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Brought to you by Penguin. Writer, Samson Young, is staring death in the face, and not only his own. Void of ideas and on the verge of terminal decline, Samson’s dash to a decaying, degenerate London has brought him through the doors of the Black Cross pub and into a murder story just waiting...

Pewnego dnia Filip Kowalewski otrzymuje tajemniczy list, a w nim zaproszenie do odwiedzenia rodzinnej posiadłości kolekcjonera Karola Jana Łąckiego. Na miejscu okazuje się, że przed swoim nagłym zgonem zmarły zainteresował się bursztynami, co zapoczątkowało serię niepokojących zdarzeń. Komu nie na rękę była nowa pasja Łąckiego? I kto stoi za jego śmiercią? Rodzina postanawia zlecić śledztwo właśnie Filipowi.

Echinacea, Extortion, and a Deadly Bake-Off Cedar Grove’s Spring Bake-Off is famous for sweet pastries, herbal creations, and friendly rivalries. But when one of the judges suddenly collapses before the competition begins, the festival turns from celebration to crime scene. Florist Iris Bennett never meant to solve a murder between arranging bouquets at Perfect Petals. But when her curious one-eyed Persian cat Winston uncovers a suspicious clue and her spirited assistant Sadie starts connecting unsettling details, Iris begins to suspect the bake-off is hiding far more than secret recipes....

Shears of Suspicion at Cottage Row A Gracie Bloom Cozy Mystery Welcome to Cottage Row… Where the tea is warm, the neighbors are friendly— …and secrets don’t stay buried for long. Gracie Bloom thought she was opening her shop for another peaceful morning of teacups, linens, and friendly conversation. But when she steps into the hardware store next door, she finds something no small town expects— A body. With a beloved neighbor arrested and the entire town ready to settle on an easy answer, Gracie isn’t convinced. Something doesn’t feel right. The story is too neat. The clues ...

Un grido spezza la quiete di Mircester e la camminata di salute che Agatha Raisin sta facendo nella pausa pranzo. Sono stati i signori Swinburn a gridare e ne avevano ben donde: davanti a loro, disteso sull'erba, c'è infatti il cadavere di un uomo. Si chiamava Harold Nelson, però tutti lo conoscevano come l'Ammiraglio, ed era noto non soltanto per la sua passione per le bocce, ma soprattutto per la sua spiccata tendenza ad alzare il gomito in ogni occasione, pubblica e privata.

In the fourth book in the series, Dr. Peter Bannerman’s brother Sam takes in three Bengal kittens after the previous owner, his neighbor in a Winnipeg north end apartment building, is found dead. The death was originally thought to be due to accidental autoerotic asphyxiation, but after investigation, Sam is arrested and charged with his neighbor’s murder.

Everyone loves Summer Ryan. A model student and musical prodigy, she's a ray of light in the struggling small town of Grace, Alabama - especially compared to her troubled sister, Raine. Then Summer vanishes. Raine throws herself into the investigation, aided by a most unlikely ally, but the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous her search becomes. And perhaps there was always more to Summer than met the eye . . .

When Lily Wilson fails to appear for her usual morning visit to the stables, Kara Quinn knows something is wrong. Everyone else in town is ready with soothing explanations: Lily is elderly, confused, probably just wandered off. But Kara’s horse, Markle, knows better. And when a lavender-scented glove, a silent cottage, and a trail that vanishes into the woods lead Kara to signs of a planned abduction, she realizes Lily hasn’t disappeared by accident. She’s been taken. As Kara pushes against a wall of small-town gossip, polished lies, and a manipulative niece determined to control ...

The only survivors of a shipwreck off a Pacific island are Cambridge professor Edward Bowden and an orphaned baby girl. When Valentine Ryven is discovered 20 years later, Edward has recently died, and she is relieved and excited to be taken to England, where she believes her loving family awaits. Valentine is sure of a warm welcome because among the papers retrieved from the wreck is a letter from her Aunt Helena saying so. But in 20 years things change ... especially when money is involved.

Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are—seeing as it’s actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero’s childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car—it won’t be all fun and games. When Finlay’s ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride.

The Adventures of Ellery Queen is a radio detective program broadcast between June 1939 and May 1948. The program invited a panel of armchair detectives to solve cases during its broadcast. Adapting a technique that had been used earlier in the Author! Author! radio program, when an episode's script reached a point at which all of the clues had been revealed, the scripted portion stopped, and the panel was challenged to identify the culprit.

Join retired insurance investigator Hank Peavey and his sharp-minded wife Flo as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime—traveling scenic Route 1 from Florida to Maine. But their dream retirement journey takes unexpected detours when murder follows them through five charming Southern towns. From sunny Florida beaches to Virginia’s historic landscape, this fun-loving couple discovers that small-town secrets run deep. Hank’s methodical detective skills and Flo’s uncanny ability to read people make them an unbeatable team as they unravel mysteries the local police can’t crack. If ...

It's an evening like any other when an explosion rips through the leafy Oxford suburb Sarah Tucker calls home. In the aftermath, a house now stands devastated, with two adults dead and a young girl missing. With the police more interested in keeping the neighbors from rubbernecking than in searching for the missing child, Sarah becomes obsessed with finding her, and enlists the help of Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm. But Sarah's and Zoë's search reveals more secrets than answers.

Hope Walker is a big city investigative reporter who finds herself back home in the quirky and lovable town of Hopeless, Idaho. Along with getting reacquainted with her Granny and her best friend Katie, Hope finds herself investigating dead bodies. It appears that murder has arrived in Hopeless!

Westleham Village, May 1948 The villagers of Westleham are excited for the first village cricket match since the end of the war. But Martha Miller has more pressing concerns - namely, the sudden reappearance of her husband, Stan, missing for two years and acting as though nothing has happened. Martha doesn’t know what to feel, especially now that his return threatens her growing fondness for the kind-hearted village vicar, Luke. Yet she’s not the only one unsettled by Stan’s return…

When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove - a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan - to help her half brother, Jeff, on his cranberry farm, the last thing she expects to harvest is a dead body. It seems that Sam Culbert, who ran the farm while Jeff was deployed overseas, had some juicy secrets that soon prove fatal, and Jeff is ripe for the picking as a prime suspect.

By day, Florrie Fox manages Color Me Read bookstore in Georgetown, Washington D.C. By night, she creates her own intricately detailed coloring books for adults, filling the pages with objects that catch her eye. There's plenty of inspiration in her new apartment - a beautiful carriage house belonging to Professor John Maxwell, Florrie's boss. He offers the property to Florrie rent-free with one condition - she must move in immediately to prevent his covetous sister and nephew from trying to claim it. When the professor's nephew, Delbert, arrives, he proves just as sketchy as Florrie

After Viv's Desert Doula agency goes bottom up, she’s eager to put the work into rebuilding. Unfortunately, Rex Redondo keeps getting in the way. Ever since the pair solved a mystery together, Viv is convinced his only interest in her is as a partner in the private investigator business he’s determined to launch. Little does she know, his feelings for her run far deeper than friendship.

Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn't do house clearances. So when Tamara Nicklin, owner of a local gastropub, asks Ellen to clear her late father's house, she's not interested... even when Tamara admits that the real reason she wants to hire Ellen is to find his missing will. Then Ellen discovers Tamara's husband has plans for the house. Plans Tamara doesn't know about. And it's clear to Ellen that this is the right job for her, after all.

Murder Never Tasted So Sweet Ivy Sinclair thought life in Maplewood, Maine, would be quiet—newspaper columns. Dog walks with her beagle, Watson. Friendly neighbors and cozy town traditions. But when the fiftieth annual baking competition begins, celebration turns deadly. Luna, a sharp-tongued judge, collapses—poisoned before dessert was served. The police might ignore Ivy’s instincts, but she trusts her gut—and Watson’s bark. A strange bottle of mead, a cryptic note, and a victim with far too many foes tell her this case is anything but simple. Luna was notorious for feuds and ...