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Charlie Rhodes has the one thing she always wanted but was afraid to admit. The parents who gave her up for adoption are back in her life, but the transition from orphan to adult child isn’t going to be an easy one. Before she can commit to the process, however, a new job pops up for the Legacy Foundation, and she’s whisked away to upstate Washington.

Charlie Rhodes is living the high life...at least for her. She lucked into a new apartment, her boyfriend Jack is attentive and sweet, and she’s about to head to the Big Easy to hunt for zombies. Yes, a multitude of dreams are about to come true. Charlie has never been to New Orleans, and she’s in awe of everything she sees. Jack is determined to make sure she has a good time, which means authentic food, music, and haunted tours. He’s happy just to be with her as she investigates the city.

Charlie Rhodes is struggling. She thought finding her family would fix everything. It hasn’t, and the threat that’s cast a long shadow over her life is only getting larger. Still, when an opportunity arises to go to Savannah—one of her bucket-list cities—she jumps at the chance. Savannah was made famous by ghosts, but five missing women—and the return of only one body—seems to point to a different sort of culprit. Whatever is going on, it’s weird…and it’s only getting weirder.

Charlie Rhodes has spent her entire life wondering who she is, why she was abandoned as a child, and what’s behind the magical powers she can wield in the blink of an eye. She’s finally getting her answers. Now that she’s been reunited with her birth mother and brother, the search is on for her father. He’s supposed to be somewhere in Boston...but where? He’s fallen out of touch, and finding him is virtually impossible. Thankfully for Charlie, the Legacy Foundation’s next assignment is in a suburb of the very city where she lives.

Charlie Rhodes life has taken a turn. Not only is she working her dream job, but she’s also taken on a dreamy co-worker and is officially dating the office security chief. Yeah, she’s still trying to wrap her head around it, too. She doesn’t have much time because a high-profile incident in Florida means the team is on the hunt, and this time the likely culprit is none other than a prehistoric shark that’s been extinct for millions of years.

Charlie Rhodes is at a crossroads in her life. Her big secret is out - at least with the most important person in her life Jack Hanson - and now they have to deal with a whole new reality. Things are going relatively well when the Legacy Foundation is sent on a mission to Charleston. It seems women are dying under strange circumstances. Charleston is a new environment and Charlie and Jack are embracing a brand new world. Things are going to be fine...as long as they live to tell the tale.

Charlie Rhodes has a lead on her past, but it just might endanger her future. Nothing can stop her from seeking answers though, which means a trip to Colorado with her boyfriend Jack. Her parents and brother are along for the ride. There’s just one problem…death has followed them to Estes Park.

Charlie Rhodes is back on her feet and ready for action. Luckily for her, the Legacy Foundation officially has its first job in weeks, and they’re on the hunt for...werewolves. It seems two campers have gone missing, the campsite littered with strange animal prints. Charlie is excited for adventure, but sometimes, wishes are more dangerous than they seem.

Charlie Rhodes has seen it all. Witches. Ghosts. The Chupacabra. Now she’s about to head down a different road...and it’s one she’s not prepared for. When three bodies show up drained of fluids in Roswell, New Mexico, the Legacy Foundation is sent out to investigate. The assumption, because of where it happened, is aliens. Charlie isn’t so sure, though.

Charlie Rhodes joined the Legacy Foundation because she was looking for information on who she was. More important, she wanted to know why she could do the things she could do. What she found out changed the course of her life. Now the big fight is almost upon her. She’s supposed to be in New Orleans practicing her new abilities so she can be ready for that fight, but a local legend might derail everything. Every state has its own version of the Bigfoot legend.

All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world...carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. That means no school, no parties - and no playmates that stick around for more than a day.

The “supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks. “Deliciously precise. . . . Built in a Chekhovian...

Rose Barnes has got curves for days—and to Angus Drummond, the big, bearded contractor working on her new house, she's the perfect thorn in his side. Little does she know Angus is perturbed on a daily basis by his attraction to this cheery woman with her sunshiny enthusiasm, her kindness, and her beautiful body. Angus feels he has a debt to pay to the world and doesn't deserve love until he pays it. Best to keep his mind on his work and his hands to himself. But the more Rose sees of Angus's gruff thoughtfulness, and the more rusty laughter she surprises from him, the more she wants him too.

It all comes down to this. Charlie Rhodes has come a long way. She started out as a young woman trying to find a reason for her magic, going as far as to hide in the one place they were looking for her. Now the final battle is here. Charlie is in Detroit, surrounded by new faces, and looking for the final piece of the puzzle.

A married couple, Fridolin and Albertine, are troubled by events and jealous of each other’s attentions the night before at a masquerade ball. Suddenly, Fridolin, a doctor, is summoned to the bedside of a dying man, an elderly councilor, whose daughter he finds attractive and vaguely sensual. So begins a series of involvements throughout the night in increasingly dangerous and deviant sexual adventures for Fridolin, who, taken by a friend to a “secret” party, is forced to make more choices that seemingly are beyond his control.

Publicado originalmente en inglés. Un B&B embrujado, una tía bruja demasiado entrometida… y un invitado que no saldrá con vida. El Garden Gnome Bed and Breakfast podría parecer un lugar pintoresco para una escapada de fin de semana. Para Lily Goode, sin embargo, representa el legado que promete un futuro estable para ella y sus hermanos. Lástima que la herencia incluya también a la excéntrica tía Polly, a unos gnomos de jardín rebeldes, a un pueblo que detesta a los Goode… y a unos poderes mágicos que nunca funcionan como deberían. Por si fuera poco, Lily ha cometido un error...

Hay solamente dos posibilidades: o la pobre anciana señorita Beresford de Earlsraven sufre de demencia o hay algo que no cuadra. ¿Y qué pinta Nathalie en todo esto? La joven acaba de mudarse de Liverpool al tranquilo pueblo de Earlsraven para hacerse cargo de la posada The Black Feather, que ha heredado de su tía. Cuando la señorita Beresford descubre un cadáver en su jardín, Nathalie y su cocinera ponen todo su arte en resolver el misterio. Inesperadamente, la joven Nathalie Ames hereda de su tía no solo esta acogedora posada, sino también su doble vida secreta.

Este libro tan fascinante como misterioso fue escrito en 1975, cuando Enrique Vila-Matas vivía en París. Allí descubrió que a Unamuno se le había ocurrido la idea de escribir una novela "criminal" en aquella ciudad… y que con ella mataría a sus lectores. Cuando Vila-Matas expuso sus...

El lujoso hotel Mena House en El Cairo se convierte en el escenario de un asesinato en un cozy crime que arrancará más de una sonrisa a los lectores. De la autora ganadora del premio Agatha 2021 Egipto, 1926. Jane Wunderly, una joven viuda, y su tía Millie se alojan en el lujoso hotel Mena House, donde la alta sociedad de todo el mundo puede olvidarse de las secuelas de la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Agatha Raisin se lía la manta a la cabeza y decide marcharse de Londres para saborear las mieles de una jubilación anticipada en un tranquilo pueblo de los Cotswolds, donde no tarda en aburrirse como una ostra. Desplegar su talento para la alta cocina en el concurso gastronómico de la parroquia tendría que convertirla, por fuerza, en una celebridad. Sin embargo, al primer bocado de su exquisita quiche, el juez del concurso cae desplomado y Agatha se ve obligada a confesar la amarga verdad: la quiche letal era comprada.

★ Ganadora del premio Goodreads al Mejor Libro de Misterio ★ ★ Bestseller de The Sunday Times y de The New York Times ★ ★ Publicada en más de 40 países. ★ Un cadáver sobre la cama. Esta vez no será tan fácil dejarlo todo impoluto. Bienvenidos al hotel Regency Grand, donde nada es lo que parece. Molly es una joven camarera en un hotel de lujo. Es tímida y torpe en el trato social. Es también aplicada, comprometida, profesional. Una perfeccionista. En su trabajo, mulle almohadones y arregla los desastres que ocasionan los huéspedes, barriendo sus secretos

La historia comienza con una joven llamada Norma Restarick, quien visita la residencia de Miss Marple en St. Mary Mead. Norma está preocupada y le cuenta a Miss Marple que siente que algo extraño está sucediendo en su vida y que alguien podría estar tratando de dañarla. Miss Marple, intrigada por la historia, decide investigar. A medida que indaga, descubre que Norma comparte un apartamento en Londres con dos otras mujeres y que ha habido tensiones entre ellas, especialmente después de la aparición de una muñeca extraña en su habitación.

Hay dos formas de pasar el verano en un apacible pueblecito costero: haciendo turismo o investigando crímenes. ¡El Club Cotilla vuelve a la carga! Cuando un joven muere en extrañas circunstancias, estas adorables ancianitas no pueden dejar la investigación en manos de la policía. Nadie sabe cómo lo consiguen, pero si en El Azahar ocurre algo inusual, ellas siempre están en el lugar adecuado. Sin descuidar su exigente vida social ni sus habilidades culinarias, las investigadoras más descaradas de la región desentrañarán una compleja red de amoríos y rivalidades, venganza y ...

Cuando un concurso de tartas se vuelve mortal, una instructora de repostería se convierte en una detective inesperada... Sarah Cooper pensó que el mayor desafío del concurso de tartas de Millfield sería calmar los nervios de sus estudiantes. Pero cuando el crítico gastronómico Donovan Moore colapsa después de probar la creación de su amiga Olivia, todo cambia. El veredicto: asesinato. La sospechosa: Olivia. El problema: Sarah sabe que es inocente. Intercambiando cuencos de mezcla por trabajo detectivesco, Sarah descubre una conspiración que amenaza todo lo que Millfield aprecia. ...

Una obra singular que se estructura en tres partes que contienen diversas historias. Se entrelazan a través de una intriga protagonizada por una mujer que emprende la búsqueda del autor de las historias, que ella encontró en Internet. Un misterioso autor que oculta su paradero y cuyo estilo de escritura, sus referencias, su s deseos, sus demonios, coinciden con los de un antiguo amor.

Dirigió Alemania con mano firme. Ahora no le temblará el pulso para resolver un caso de asesinato. Angela Merkel se retiró hace seis semanas y acaba de mudarse con su esposo, el guardaespaldas y su perrito Putin a una despoblada pero encantadora región del interior de Alemania. Acostumbrada a una vida turbulenta que le llevó a enfrentarse a duros líderes mundiales, situaciones límite y unos tres mil banquetes de Estado, ahora tiene dificultades para concentrarse en la tranquilidad del campo. Dedicarse sólo a hacer pasteles y senderismo va camino de convertirse en un soberano aburrimiento.

Estamos a principios de la primavera de 2016 en el castillo de Windsor, donde Isabel II ultima los preparativos de las celebraciones de su nonagésimo aniversario mientras saborea una matutina taza de té.