Women Sleuths

It's wedding season on Nantucket. The beautiful island is overrun with summer people - an annual source of aggravation for year-round residents. Then one lavish wedding ends in disaster before it can even begin....

After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer....

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell....

Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb.

Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast....

Her heart stutters as she draws closer. A woman’s fingertips curl over the boat’s edge. Dark crimson blood clashes with the faded blue peeling paint beneath. They’re too late, the beautiful woman within has been dead for some time.

Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors....

She said yes to Morelli. She said yes to Ranger. Now Stephanie Plum has two fiancés and no idea what to do about it. But the way things are going, she might not live long enough to marry anyone.

Ten years ago, Ryan Comeaux was convicted of killing his girlfriend and was sentenced to life in prison. Now a witness has come forward who claims she was with Ryan the entire night and it’s not possible that he was the killer.

When six childhood friends get together for their annual girl's weekend at the beach in Port Aransas, none could have believed it would be for the very last time.

As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death....

The last time homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite was in Cedar Grove, it was to see her sister's killer put behind bars. Now she's returned for a respite and the chance to put her life back in order for herself, her attorney husband, Dan, and their new daughter....

Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home....

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred....

A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

On the night when Caitlin and Olivia's parents leave them to go to a dinner party both girls are full of excitement about being old enough to stay home alone. What they don't see is the figure watching them through the open window....

Summoned to an unnerving, abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once loved. While teaching in Rome during the early days of her career, Scarpetta had an intense love affair with Sal Giordano that led to a lifelong friendship.

Janet Evanovich, the “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds in this instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

An enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate.... Now it's up to her great-niece to catch the killer....

Convicted serial killer Benjamin Fisher has finally offered to lead San Bernardino detective Daniel Ellis to the isolated graves of his victims. One catch: he'll only do it if FBI profiler Reni Fisher, his estranged daughter, accompanies them....

Secrets hide within the fog deep in the mossy forests of the Pacific Northwest, in this ninth thrilling installment in award-winning author Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series.

High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built.

On a cold, rainy morning, finance journalist Ally Linden arrives soaked to the bone at her Manhattan office, only to find that she's forgotten her keycard. When her boss shows, he's shocked to see her - because, he explains, she hasn't worked there in five years....

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee's exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.

It's the most dangerous case of Will Trent's career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floor—the body of an ex-cop....

Kira Drake has come to Paris with her highly trained Golden Retriever, Mack, to investigate the horrific bombing of a museum in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. What she doesn’t know is that one powerful man has a special reason to find the person responsible. Jack Harlan has all the money in the world, but it can’t bring his brother back. His sibling was murdered during the theft of a scientific discovery that could have made the world a better place. Now, after a four-year search, Harlan learns that this bombing was the work of the same twisted man.

When six childhood friends get together for their annual girl's weekend at the beach in Port Aransas, none could have believed it would be for the very last time. Nina Evans had been saddled with organizing the weekend each year, pulling five of her oldest friends together for a few nights of fun and reminiscing, the one time a year they saw each other. Each year was much the same—laughter, dancing, and lots of drinking. This time was no different. That is, until Jones walked out of the dance club with a stranger.

Quill has lived on the Red Pine reservation in Minnesota her whole life. She knows what happens to women who look like her. Just a girl when Jimmy Sky jumped off the railway bridge and she ran for help, Quill realizes now that she’s never stopped running. As she trains for the Boston Marathon early one morning in the woods, she hears a scream. When she returns to search the area, all she finds are tire tracks and a single beaded earring.

Following the incident that brought justice to her parents’ killers but ended her career, former FBI Special Agent Rebecca West needs a fresh start. Hoping to find peace, she decides to spend a few months in the sleepy beach town of Shadow Island, where she spent idyllic summers as a kid. However, her vacation is cut short when a seventeen-year-old goes missing with no leads or clues. When the girl’s body is found in a nearby marsh with strangulation marks around her neck, Rebecca can’t say no when the overworked sheriff asks her to help investigate.

Rose Winton wants nothing more than to work with her father, eminent naturalist Charles Winton, on his groundbreaking study of the platypus. Not only does she love him with all her heart, but the discoveries they have made could turn the scientific world on its head. When Charles is unable to make the long sea journey to present his findings to the prestigious Royal Society in England, Rose must venture forth in his stead. What she discovers there will change the lives of future generations.

Majestic mountain views, whisky by the fire and… a murder to solve? Join Ally McKinley at her cosy little guesthouse in the Scottish Highlands as she tackles her first puzzling case!For recently retired Ally McKinley, the tiny village of Locharran is the perfect place to open the guesthouse of her dreams in a lovingly restored old Scottish malthouse. Before long she is making friends with the locals, including Hamish Sinclair, the earl who owns the nearby castle. But things take an unexpected turn when her first paying guest is found sprawled across her cobblestoned courtyard.

The wilds are unforgiving, but Beth Rivers has already faced worse. Join her as she uncovers Alaska's mysteries and escapes into the wilderness in the first three books of the Alaska Wild series: Thin Ice, Cold Wind, and Dark Night.

Claire måste få veta sanningen för att kunna rädda sin son. Hon anar inte vilka starka krafter hon kämpar mot … Claire, som är läkare och ensamstående mamma till Noah, flyttar från storstaden till den lugna lilla badorten Tranquility. Plötslig spricker idyllen. En av skolans elever öppnar eld i klassrummet och skjuter sin lärarinna till döds. Händelsen följs snabbt av fler fruktansvärda våldsbrott och staden invånare drabbas av panik. Claire misstänker att det finns en gemensam nämnare hos förövarna.

Den unga, ambitiösa läkaren Abby DiMatteo har med en kombination av skicklighet och järnhård vilja lyckats få fast anställning som kirurg på det ansedda Bayside Hospital i Boston. Och hon är nära att nå sina drömmars mål – att få ingå i sjukhusets berömda transplantationsteam. Men så inträffar något som äventyrar hennes utnämning, hela hennes karriär. Ett trafikoffer, en hjärndöd kvinna, kommer en kväll in till sjukhuset, där en sjuttonårig pojke väntar på hjärttransplantation.

Jagad av en mördare ... En tid efter dotterns födelse inser Theresa att mannen hon har gift sig med är en kallblodig seriemördare. Theresa tar fram bevisen som hjälper polisen att sätta maken, Jim Beckett, bakom galler. I fängelset svär Jim att han ska hämnas och trots hård bevakning lyckas han fly. Theresa vet att han kommer att söka upp henne, var hon än befinner sig. Jim Beckett är en ond man – utan samvete.

When a renowned local tea shop owner dies mysteriously during a special tea tasting event, Lyndy Walsh sets out to investigate alongside the handsome sheriff Cody Remington, with whom she becomes romantically involved. As Lyndy delves into the case, she uncovers threatening letters warning the victim not to pursue a new tea blend, suggesting personal sabotage. Her snooping soon implicates several suspects, including a jealous rival, an estranged relative, and a well known critic. Lyndy's investigation leads her to track down exotic poisonous plants and analyze the financial disputes ...

Two days ago, FBI Agent Val Costa came face to face with a serial killer known as the Bear. One of only two women ever to survive, she's forever branded with his signature: a curling “S” carved into her skin. Val knows it’s only a matter of time before he takes another victim. Forced home to recover, Val returns to Red Rose County, California, to be with her son. But the very next day she finds the close-knit community panic-stricken over the disappearance of blonde-haired, freckled-faced local teen, Scarlett Douglas.

New love, old heartache, and an unsolved murder become more than Jessie, Theo, and Muttley can handle as they investigate odd occurrences on the local college campus. When Jessie's best friend begins being plagued by missing papers, moved books, and forgetful moments, everyone becomes concerned, but is it just wedding jitters? When Jessie's friend calls frustrated by her new offices seemingly random mishaps, Jessie laughs it off but a heart sore Paul Higgins is willing to check it out. No one is prepared for the danger and intrigue a few missing papers will reveal. Can they stop old lies ...

Im większe zło, tym bardziej niebezpieczna gra... W brutalnym ataku zostaje okaleczony gwałciciel. Detektyw Kim Stone i jej zespół muszą szybko rozwiązać sprawę. Jednak mściciel dokonuje kolejnych zabójstw i szybko staje się jasne, że chodzi o coś znacznie więcej. Śledztwo nabiera tempa, a Kim znajduje się w wielkim niebezpieczeństwie - staje się celem niebezpiecznego przestępcy, który prowadzi własny, przerażający eksperyment. W starciu z socjopatą, który zna wszystkie jej słabości, detektyw Stone na każdym kroku ociera się o śmierć. Liczba ofiar rośnie.

Inte ens de mörkaste hemligheter förblir begravda för alltid ... Fem personer står samlade runt en grund grav. De har turats om att gräva. Ett hål stort nog att passa en vuxen skulle ha tagit längre tid. Ett oskyldigt liv har tagits, men en blodpakt har ingåtts. Deras hemligheter kommer att begravas och skulden binda dem samman för alltid. Många år senare hittas en rektor mördad i ett badkar. Det är det första av en rad hemska mord som skakar Black Country. Och när mänskliga kvarlevor upptäcks nära ett före detta barnhem kommer oroväckande hemligheter i dagen.

Sanningen döljer sig i mörkret. Privatdetektiven Kate Marshall förs i ilfart till sjukhus efter att ha dragits ut till havs av en kraftig ström och denna nära döden-upplevelse påverkar henne starkt. Medan hon återhämtar sig lär hon känna Jean, en äldre kvinna på samma avdelning. Jean berättar den fruktansvärda historien om hur hennes treåriga barnbarn Charlie försvann elva år tidigare under en tältsemester på Dartmoor.

It's been years since screenwriter Georgie Johansen last visited her Aunt Olivia's farm in the coastal town of Twilight Cove, and things have certainly changed. First of all, it's now an animal sanctuary, and then there's the new farmhand who's as mysterious as he is handsome. Her first day on the farm, Georgie encounters the eccentric Dorothy Shale, an older woman who lives in a cabin in the woods. There are rumours that Dorothy's a witch, but Georgie doesn't believe that. Although, Dorothy does have an unusual magical presence around her.

It was a quiet night, like any other, when Abi went for her usual night-time run. It was her escape from all the stresses of life, the thing she did so she was stronger than the man who’d once hurt her so badly. But then – as she turns a quiet corner – she sees a car hitting somebody. Rushing forward, as the driver screeches off into the night, she realizes the man in the road has already died. After rushing to call for help, Abi returns to find a policeman already waiting. But there’s no body. No one is there.

What Happened In the Root Cellar is a murder mystery and love story. The setting is a house on a hill overlooking Lookout Mountain in Rising Fawn, Georgia. All of the book is fiction. This book was written in fun as a "Who Done It?" type of book. I hope I gave you enough clues to see if you can figure out which character did it. I have this little book in a 4" x 6" pocket or purse size. Good luck in guessing!

Susan didn’t plan on being an amateur sleuth and, after two successful investigations, she’s looking forward to a quiet Christmas. So, when local businesswoman Meera is in desperate need of help, Susan agrees rather reluctantly. The task should be easy enough. The infamous press mogul Duncan Fern is coming back to the Isle of Wight, the scene of his family’s childhood holidays, to celebrate Christmas with his grown-up children and their partners, his new glamorous wife Kirsten who is forever dripping with diamonds, and the spikey editor of his paper the Morning Flame, Antoine.

The secrets that have lain dormant for far too long have resurfaced a killer. Tangled in a net of secrets, Abigail Stone, owner of Shelter Mountain's only ice cream shop, discovers her innocent fishing excursion unearths a chilling legend from a long-buried mystery. While scooping up the latest sweet treat, Crime Scene Cappuccino Crunch, with a dash of cinnamon, a charming but enigmatic pharmaceutical rep from England makes a startling revelation as her uninvited plus one to the midnight fishing trip. With her loyal ferret Flick sniffing out clues and VSPO Tucker Glen diving into the murky ...

Widowed genealogist Ellie McLellan has spent years healing her ravished heart by carefully constructing a new and quiet life away from the hungry glare of the paparazzi. She now fills her days with genealogical research for various clients, safe in the small town of Percyville, Quebec. Until her bid to save a child's life is caught on camera and ambitious tabloid reporter Diane Cooper recognizes her. Turns out Ellie is not safe at all. With Diane sniffing around for dirt and her "big break" story, Ellie learns a dark family secret with the power to destroy the only family she has left.

Cat Conway has recently returned to Port Ellis to work as a reporter at the Quill & Packet. She's fled the tattered remains of her high-profile career and bad divorce for the holiday town of her childhood, famous for its butter tarts, theater, and a century-old feud. One of Cat's first assignments is to interview legendary actor Eliot Fraser, the lead in the theater's season opener of Inherit the Wind. When Eliot ends up dead onstage on opening night, the curtain rises on the sleepy town's secrets.

Bitte geben Sie dem Buch ein paar Sterne, wenn es Ihnen gefällt.Wie weit wird Tanja gehen, um die Wahrheit zu finden, wenn ihr Leben bereits am Zerfallen ist?

In the bustling heart of Chicago, where deep-dish pizza meets cutthroat business, Ivy Rowe thought her biggest challenge would be landing the next big marketing contract. She was wrong. When Ivy's client and friend, Celeste Green of Chicago Dogs, is found murdered at a high-stakes Blackhawks game, the savvy marketing executive finds herself thrust into a world of danger she never expected. With the police eyeing the wrong suspect, Ivy knows she must uncover the truth – but at what cost? As she digs deeper, Ivy unravels a conspiracy that goes far beyond a simple business rivalry. From the ...