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She should say no. She’s not a detective after all. But how can she? When Felicity Philips receives a panicked call from an old friend, there simply isn’t a way that she can turn him down. Edward, the jeweller to the crown, is in deep trouble and he cannot tell the police. His terrible truth must be kept secret. But what is his motivation for calling Felicity? Does he really believe she is the only one who can help? Or are his motivations more personal and dark than he is letting on? With her usual cast of supporting misfits, Felicity is going to see what she can do … … but when she...

Sticking their noses where they are most definitely not wanted. Despairing of their humans, these pets take it upon themselves to solve the cases they see as only cats and dogs can. Whether they sniff out the clues or fool the criminals into thinking they are harmless pets to be ignored, Rex, Amber, Buster, and more enjoy escapades a plenty in this fun collection of short stories. Grab your copy and be ready for the fur to fly! Includes: Police Dog - Day One Amber's Bust The Little Lost Dachshund Hell Cat Hell Hounds The Clown, the Witch, and the Cat The Case of the Missing Pasty

When pets investigate, you can be sure the fur will fly. When two kids go missing on Hallowe’en, the task of finding them provokes a Buster versus Amber challenge. The dog can follow the scent, but the cat will use her brains. Who will find the children first? And where are they anyway? But Felicity’s pets aren’t the only ones trying to solve this case. Her niece, Mindy, is out in the dark too. There’s a mob forming outside a suspiciously derelict and overgrown house, but is the lady inside really a witch? In the ultimate test of feline against canine and pets against humans, who ...

Marriage? It can be absolute murder. The royal wedding looms and Felicity can think of little else … until a member of her dream team is arrested for attempted murder. Doris, a long-time friend and superstar florist, stands accused of attempting to kill half a dozen brides, their bouquets poisoned with an unknown toxin. Ordered not to interfere by the hateful Chief Inspector Quinn, Felicity is determined to find the real person behind the bizarre crimes and clear her friend’s name – Doris must be innocent, right? But Felicity is not exactly known for her sleuthing skills. If anything,...

A road trip around the perimeter of the United States! It seemed like such a lovely idea, what could possibly go wrong? Recently widowed, Gemma, the chunky retired librarian, was dwelling in a cocoon of grief, isolation, and cookies, lots of cookies. She was stuck. She knew she needed to rebuild her life although she had no idea how to move forward without her beloved husband. But, her spunky best friend, Jo, was having none of it. Jo was determined to un-stuck Gemma, and she knew exactly how to do it. It would be tricky, though. This was going to require stealth and maybe a bit of deceit ...

A gripping new novel from million-selling author Bernice Bloom "This is the best book yet. I loved it." Mary Brown heads to the beautiful island of St Lucia on the holiday of a lifetime. She’s planning to relax and take things easy. But on the second evening, while walking on the beach, she finds a purse buried in the sand. Inside it is a folded map, a key, and an invitation to a party on a boat the next evening. There’s also an identity card for someone called Cara Jeffries. And...thousands and thousands of dollars. The wallet does not have a phone number, so Mary heads to the boat ...

"Stell dir vor, deine größte Lüge wird plötzlich wahr … Was würdest du tun?! Berenice ist Tierkommunikatorin und kann mit schwierigen Pferden telepathisch Kontakt aufnehmen – behauptet sie zumindest. In Wirklichkeit schummelt sie sich durchs Leben und zieht den Leuten mit ihren Lügengeschichten das Geld aus der Tasche. Bis sich eines Tages tatsächlich ein sprechendes Pony bei ihr meldet: Berenice soll helfen, einen verschwundenen Pferdekumpel aufzuspüren. Ehe sie sich versieht, ist sie einem handfesten Skandal auf der Spur, stolpert von einer peinlichen Situation in die nächste.

Es brennt im Harz. In der Gartenkolonie Grüner Daumen stehen Lauben in Brand. Polizeihauptmeister Andreas Anton aus dem idyllischen Düsterode ist nicht allzu alarmiert. Der Yogafan ist einfach nicht der Typ für Alarm. Als eine Leiche in einer der Hütten gefunden wird, macht er sich doch Sorgen. Denn der 14-jährige Sohn seiner neuen Partnerin ist verschwunden. Andreas rollt seine Yogamatte ein, nimmt Hündin Frau Krause an die Leine und ermittelt.

A poisoned politician, a gossipy journalist, and an ex- librarian with a detective dog. Welcome to Elder Grove, where the tea is steeped in secrets. Amelia Clark expected peace and quiet when she retired from library life and set off to claim her late aunt’s home. Instead, a detoured bus lands her, and her loyal hound Duke, in Elder Grove, a Southern town so charming it practically gossips out loud. Her welcome tour? A murder at the local bed-and-breakfast. Charlotte Reed, the town’s nosiest journalist with a flair for drama, helps investigate. Between Duke’s uncanny nose for clues ...

Am selben Tag, als Melody Moss ihren Job als Journalistin in London verliert, erfährt sie, dass sie das Bed & Breakfast »Coastal Inn« von ihrer Tante an der Ostküste Schottlands geerbt hat. Im malerischen Örtchen Seagull Bay trauert keiner um Mabel. Vielmehr hatte die Tante es faustdick hinter den Ohren. Melodys kriminalistisches Gespür sagt ihr: Mabels Tod war niemals ein Unfall! Mithilfe des attraktiven Gärtners Dean und der anhänglichen Bulldogge Cheddar beginnt die frischgebackene B&B-Besitzerin auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln.

You can change your name. But you can't change your past . . . Eighty-one-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick lives a quiet life in the suburbs. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else’s business, few would suspect she harbours a secret she’s worked hard to bury. Because when it comes...

A billionaire, the President, fraud, bitcoin and $8 billion are the ingredients for an exciting, humorous mystery which leaves inventor J.M. Marteen trying to rescue the life savings of investors and ultimately stay alive. The high intrigue is a catalyst for romance as well when a key player changes sides.

Ex-Kommissarin Wencke Dierksen hat sich auf ihren Bauernhof im Dörfchen Sorum an der Elbe zurückgezogen und hätte eigentlich gern ihre Ruhe. Da stößt ausgerechnet der alljährliche Sorumer Angelwettbewerb, die »Aalnacht«, sie auf ein Verbrechen – denn dieses Jahr hat der »Aalkönig« nicht den längsten Aal, sondern einen Toten an der Angel! Das Opfer ist der eigenbrötlerische Tierrechtler Peter Hacke, der bekannt dafür war, des Öfteren Ställe und Gatter zu öffnen, um die Tiere der Sorumer Bauern freizulassen. Wencke und ihr Kollege Theo ermitteln im Bauern- und Fischmarktmilieu.

Fifty-something Shona McMonagle is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, but has a deep loathing for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which she thinks gives her alma mater a bad name. Impeccably educated and an accomplished martial artist, linguist and musician, Shona is thrilled when selected by Marcia Blaine herself to travel back in time for a one-week mission in 19th-century Russia: to pair up the beautiful, shy, orphaned heiress Lidia Ivanovna with Sasha, a handsome young man of unexplained origins — and all in a gorgeously Tolstoyan setting.

Die Kabarettistin und Schauspielerin Christine Prayon verkörpert Mrs Potts' und ihre Freunde so lebendig, dass es die reinste Hörfreude ist. Ein neuer Fall für Mrs Potts' Mordclub über einen Laienschauspieler mit zu vielen Feinden. Verity Beresford macht sich Sorgen um ihren Mann. Oliver ist am Abend nicht nach Hause gekommen, und deshalb wendet sie sich hilfesuchend direkt an Judith Potts und ihren Mordclub.

When a man called Bryan arrives in the Murcian village everyone is curious to know why he has come, not least Peter, the author of this account. Having arrived by taxi with one small bag, Bryan rents a house for cash, befriends both locals and expats, meets a dark mystery woman in Caravaca de la Cruz, and begins to behave very oddly indeed. Peter and his pals, eager to ascertain what this enigmatic chap is up to, begin by monitoring his every move, but Peter’s wife Carol, an initially reluctant sleuth, urges them to employ a more softly-softly approach in order to catch him out. When ...

One winter morning in 1998, Alex Martin inherits a mysterious invention from her late father. The Finding Machine solves mysteries. But the biggest mystery of all lies deep within its wiring — the unsolved disappearance of a little girl, dating back seventy years. What happened to the girl, all those years ago? Who was she? Alex and her handsome housemate, Antony, must follow the dots to solve the mystery. But, as dark family secrets are revealed, will the Finding Machine bring them together…or push them further apart?

Die frischgebackene Cafébesitzerin Lena findet lästigerweise eine Leiche in ihrem Hinterhof. Als ob sie mit der anstehenden Mieterhöhung und dem Verdacht der Fahrerflucht nicht schon Ärger genug hätte. Darüber hinaus ist da auch noch die Sache mit dem charmanten Hugo. Vor solchen Blendern hat ihre Mutter sie schon immer gewarnt. Mithilfe von Kater Misti, ungerechterweise auch Mistvieh genannt, und dem "dementen Trio", das alles andere als dement, sondern ziemlich plietsch ist, klärt die Pfälzerin Lena im hohen Norden Morde auf.

Intrepid fifty-something librarian Shona McMonagle, erstwhile Marcia Blaine Academy prefect, finds herself in an isolated French mountain village, where she must solve a mystery involving the mayor, the cheesemonger, the soprano Mary Garden, and even Count Dracula himself. Shona has been personally selected by school founder Marcia Blaine to travel back in time for this important mission in fin-de-siècle France – a curiously Gothic setting. But she finds it all very confusing.

Beatrice Hyde-Clare est unique : sous la Régence anglaise, les jeunes filles de son âge sont rares à être encore célibataires... Et encore moins nombreuses à enquêter sur des meurtres. Beatrice a désespérément besoin de détourner ses pensées du séduisant mais inaccessible duc de Kesgrave. Miracle : monsieur Skeffington surgit du passé avec une demande peu orthodoxe. Il voudrait que ce soit Bea qui enquête sur la mort suspecte de l'amant de sa future belle-mère, plutôt que de faire appel aux autorités.