Showing results by author "Neil Richards"

Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill, upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season? Jack and Sarah are on the case - and soon discover there are secrets about this Santa that no one could have imagined.

"The Song Never Dies": When Alex King, leader of legendary 90s rock group Lizard, hosts a party to get the band back together, old grudges surface. At dawn Alex is found floating in the pool of his Cherringham mansion. To the police it's a drug-fueled accident. But when Jack and Sarah get involved, they quickly discover that while a song may never die - the person, who wrote it, might have been murdered.

Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all - from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 1 - 3: MURDER ON THAMES, MYSTERY AT THE MANOR and MURDER BY MOONLIGHT.

"A Lesson in Murder": When Jack and Sarah are called in to investigate mysterious pranks at Cherringham Girls School, it seems at first that it might be the work of a few mean pupils with a grudge. But things quickly turn serious when a popular teacher meets a sudden, violent death. "The Secret of Combe Castle": When the penniless FitzHenrys find themselves victims of a threatening campaign to oust them from their ancestral home, Jack and Sarah are called in to track down the culprit.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 19 - 21: "GHOST OF A CHANCE": Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous 'Ghost-Hunters Dinner', complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions and things that go bump in the night. But this year's event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders... Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel?

The Last Puzzle: When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first who can solve an intricate 'Cherringham crossword'. That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 7 - 9: THE BODY IN THE LAKE, SNOWBLIND and PLAYING DEAD.

Here local priest Father Byrne meets his unexpected demise. Jack and Sarah investigate - who could harm the beloved Father? And what secrets did he take to the grave? The Cherringham Regatta is shaken when vandalism of boots turns into bloody murder. And when a murder suspect is freed from prison after 25 years, it's apparent someone in Cherringham wants him to continue serving his sentence - to death. But Jack and Sarah start to question... did he commit the crime in the first place?

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 4 - 6: THICK AS THIEVES, LAST TRAIN TO LONDON and THE CURSE OF MABB'S FARM.

When an American tourist goes missing in Cherringham, the local police don't see reason for concern - people often wander away from such tours. But when that tourist's sister shows up from New York, desperately looking for answers, Jack and Sarah become convinced there's more to the disappearance than meets the eye. Soon, they are entangled in a mystery with a secret history of betrayal, sacrifice, dishonor... and death.

The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.

When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first to solve an intricate "Cherringham crossword". That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was... and the biggest mystery of them al... was he - in fact - murdered?

When a big movie production comes to Cherringham, complete with lords, ladies, and flashing swords, the whole village is abuzz with excitement. But when a series of dangerous accidents threatens the life of the young lead, Zoe Harding, Sarah and Jack get involved. Are these really accidents? Or could they be something more sinister - even deadly? Who is trying to destroy the career of the beautiful young star - and why?

In time for the one-year anniversary of the Trump inauguration and the Women's March, this provocative, unprecedented anthology features original short stories from 30 best-selling and award-winning authors - including Alice Walker, Richard Russo, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Cunningham, Mary Higgins Clark, and Lee Child - with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Drei Mädchen und ein großes Abenteuer: Die Wanderung zum Abschluss der Highschool hat Tradition in Cherringham. Auch Holly, Amy und Jasmine beschließen, fünf Tage lang durch die dichten Wälder der Cotswolds zu wandern und nachts unter dem Sternenhimmel zu zelten. Doch dann verschwindet eines der Mädchen mitten in der Nacht und wird am nächsten Morgen tot aufgefunden. Zunächst sieht alles nach einem schrecklichen Unfall aus. Doch Jack und Sarah sind davon nicht überzeugt. Schon bald finden sie heraus, dass Lügen furchtbare Folgen haben können - und immer Spuren hinterlassen.

Folge 28: Eine delikate Feindschaft: Das "Spotted Pig" bekommt Konkurrenz! Bislang unangefochten das beste Restaurant in Cherringham verspricht das neu eröffnete "Bayleaf" nun ebenfalls ganz besondere Gaumenfreuden - und das mit einer sternegekrönten amerikanischen Küchenchefin. Doch dann wird das Bayleaf Ziel immer dreisterer Anschläge und aus der belebenden Konkurrenz wird eine verhängnisvolle Feindschaft. Jack und Sarah wollen herausfinden, was und vor allem wer hinter den Angriffen auf das neue Spitzenrestaurant steckt. Und entdecken, dass Küchenchefin Anna ein dunkles Geheimnis mit nach Cherringham gebracht hat, das nicht nur sie in Gefahr bringt...

Bernard Mandeville liebt Züge. Jeden Sonntag kauft der elegante ältere Herr ein Ticket für die Great Cotswolds-Dampfeisenbahn. Und jedes Mal nimmt er im Erste-Klasse-Abteil Platz und genießt die Fahrt in dem prächtigen Museumszug. Doch an diesem einen Sonntag geschieht etwas Merkwürdiges: Bernard verschwindet spurlos und die Zeugen sind sich sicher, dass der alte Herr den Zug nie verlassen hat! Die Familie engagiert Sarah und Jack, um nach dem vermissten Bernard zu suchen. Wurde er entführt? Die beiden Ermittler sind entschlossen, das Rätsel um den verschwunden Gentleman zu lösen, doch ihre Zugfahrt in der historischen Bahn birgt eine Menge Überraschungen...

Folge 29: Ein krummer Deal - Als Charlie Clutterbucks Leiche in der Themse gefunden wird, überrascht das zunächst niemanden: Der Überlebenskünstler wohnte auf einem heruntergekommenen Hausboot, hatte ein Händchen dafür, sich in Schwierigkeiten zu bringen und schaute häufig zu tief ins Glas. Doch Charlies Kumpel Ray ist sich sicher: Charlie hatte keinen Unfall - es war Mord. Er bittet seinen Nachbarn Jack um Hilfe. Gemeinsam mit Sarah trifft dieser bei seinen Ermittlungen auf eine ganze Reihe zwielichtiger Gestalten, die mit Charlie eine Rechnung offen hatten. Doch für die Lösung des Falls müssen die beiden in noch viel tiefere Abgründe blicken.

Edward Townes, berühmter Autor historischer Romane, gibt eine mittelalterliche Party anlässlich der Veröffentlichung seines neuesten Bestsellers. Jede Menge illustre Gäste sind eingeladen. Obwohl während der Feier ein schlimmer Schneesturm über Cherringham hereinbricht, macht sich der angetrunkene Edward spät in der Nacht allein auf den Heimweg. Als der Schriftsteller am nächsten Morgen tot auf dem Marktplatz aufgefunden wird, beginnen Jack und Sarah zu ermitteln. Durch das Unwetter ist Cherringham von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten - das heißt der Mörder muss immer noch im Dorf sein.