Showing results for title "The Murder House" in Literature & Fiction

Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has made up her mind: she won't be swept off her feet on a trip abroad. Despite her Aunt Millie's best efforts at meddling with her love life, the young widow would rather gaze at the Great Pyramids of Giza than into the eyes of a dashing stranger. Yet Jane's plans to remain cool and indifferent become ancient history in the company of Mr. Redvers, a roguish banker she can't quite figure out....

When a strange invitation arrives for Sam Johnson, she’s sure it must be some kind of mistake. She’s not a killer or someone with dark desires. She’s taken to a house with seemingly no way to escape. Come hell or high water, she is determined to make it out alive. If not, who will take care of that crazy cat, Taz?

The options for the penniless daughter of a deceased earl are few indeed in Regency England. So, following the suspicious death of her father, the Earl of Morton, and the discovery that she and her much younger sister have been left without income or home, Lady Caroline takes a post as a lady's companion to the wealthy widow Frogerton. Just as Caroline is getting accustomed to her new position, her aunt, Lady Eleanor Greenwood, invites her and her employer to a house party in the countryside to celebrate her youngest daughter's birthday. But all is not well at the Greenwood estate.

On a summer’s morning in 1860, the Kent family awakes in their elegant Wiltshire home to a terrible discovery; their youngest son has been brutally murdered. When celebrated detective Jack Whicher is summoned from Scotland Yard he faces the unenviable task of identifying the killer – when the grieving family are the suspects.

Claire, a divorced Atlanta psychologist travels to Louisiana with her rag doll cat, Samantha. The property is in poor condition. Soon Claire experiences visitors from another realm whose long fingers reach through time with agendas of their own. She acquires a housekeeper, Voodoo Mamou, adept in the dark arts.With Mamou's help, Claire battles spirits and ghosts.

Die junge Studentin Maja sieht jede Nacht im Traum das Bild von Blut, das an einer Wand herunter rinnt und wie sie selbst mit der Hand die noch warmen Schlieren verwischt. Bald ist ihr klar, dass der Traum mit ihrer Erzfeindin Christiane zu tun haben muss und eines Morgens findet sie eine Mordwaffe in ihrer eigenen Küche vor.