Cozy Mystery German

As two young people from different worlds are joined together in marriage, the murmuring among the guests is that the relationship is doomed. But only one knows the form that doom will take. Etta and Dora, retired teachers from the South of Italy, arrive with their Basset Hound, the strong willed, loveable Leon, for a home swap holiday in a German mansion, just in time for the celebrations following the wedding of their hosts’ son to a beautiful Parisienne socialite. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when the bride falls face first into the wedding cake, a bullet in her heart. ...

A holiday is a time to relax, unwind and see the sights. But for two adventurous sexagenarians, the sights have a tendency to include dead bodies. Etta and Dora, both newly retired teachers, travel from their home in Southern Italy to a fairy-tale German town for their first home swap holiday, delighted by their neighbours’ warm welcome. But the welcome turns sour when the Night Watchman of Rothenburg is brutally murdered while his tour group takes photographs nearby, a halberd buried in his chest and a peculiar iron mask by his side. When the murderer claims a second victim and the son ...

It has been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside. Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting culinary tastes, decreasing mobility, and unruly grandsons), nothing prepares them for an unexpected visit from a police officer with some shocking news. A body has been discovered next door. Everyone puts on a long face for show, but they are secretly relieved the body in question is not the one they’re currently hiding in the shed (sorry, Lillith).

When the Ben Lomond Theater's best set-painter, Mac, seccumbs to summer heat in an attic locked from the outside, Josephine and her two friends take over the pro-bono time sensitive work. Naturally curious, Josephine explores the attic and questions many of the Ben Lomond residents. Mac's widow, Daisy, has a hard time dealing with the loss of her husband plus her adopted son has moved out of the house. He is a very special young man who creates potions from nature's bounty. Someone is after his formulas. Do the medicines have anything to do with Mac's death or was it a man on the Water ...

It’s a deadly game of who’s who, and who isn’t. Things get pretty sticky for PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, when their best friend, a cop, is framed for murder. And not just anyone’s murder. The victim is the fiancée of the most notorious gangster in the city, Orin Marino, Jax’s worst enemy. Laura Graystone, the budding Broadway Star and Jax’s new squeeze, proves to be an ingenious partner as they sift through clues trying to find the real murderer. But when Jax is pinched for another crime, Laura and Ace are forced to go undercover. Hang on to your seat...

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat. During the renovation of the boardwalk by a moor, workers discover a body. DNA analysis reveals a match to a missing persons case that Enna and her former boss unsuccessfully investigated in 2016. The Fleetstedt team takes on the case, forcing Enna to confront a part of her past she’d rather keep buried. Pavel, on the other hand, investigates as thoroughly as ever — but not as carefully as Enna would have liked. What neither of them suspects: The past casts ...

Miss Merkel ohne Nana Spier? Nicht auszuhören! Denn ihre vielseitige Interpretationskunst und ihr Gespür für Witz und Timing kommen in dieser Reihe voll zum Tragen. »Da ist ein toter Weihnachtsmann in unserem Kamin« gehört zu den Sätzen, die man zum Heiligen Fest eher nicht hören will. Es sei denn, man ist Angela Merkel und freut sich über ungeklärte Todesfälle in der uckermärkischen Heimatstadt. Nach einem missglückten Urlaub mit den Obamas findet das Ehepaar Merkel bei ihrer Rückkehr an Heiligabend den besagten toten Weihnachtsmann in ihrem Fachwerkhäuschen vor.

Murder in the dunes: A new mystery series where dark secrets lurk beneath the surface, with a dash of humor to keep things afloat. On a fog-drenched night, the ferry from Norderney Island collides with a mysterious obstacle just outside Fleetstedt Harbor. One of the lifeboats breaks loose and sinks, though miraculously, no one is hurt. But before long, tragedy strikes again. The owner of the shipping company is found dead in what appears to be a tragic car accident. But Enna and Pavel aren’t convinced. They suspect the crash was no accident—it was murder. The shipowner had a knack for ...

One for sorrow, two for spice triggers a game of three blind mice. While vacationing in New England, PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, bite off more than they can chew when two small-town deaths reveal two big-time killers, and the locals don’t take too kindly to strangers. Laura Graystone, Broadway star, auto expert, and Jax’s heartthrob, is once again front and center digging for clues while trying to ditch an old boyfriend. That is, until her brother becomes Jax’s prime suspect. Then all hell breaks loose, and Ace is left in the lurch, tracking down leads with ...

When my children were small, we had a scary break-in—a traumatic experience for our whole family. The police advised us to get a dog and we adopted a German shepherd. Rino came to us as a six-week-old puppy. It was love at first sight with the kids. My two-year old daughter managed to control him with her sweet voice, play with him and ride on his back around the house. Rino was a fierce protector who wouldn’t let anyone approach the kids. He almost bit a neighbor who was running after my son. I will never forget how much we cried when we moved to a different state and Rino stayed ...

Der neue Provinzkrimi von Bestseller- und #1-Kindle-Humor-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein. "Vertrauen Sie mir, ich bin Arzt!" Diesen Satz hatte Sebastian Burgegger bestimmt oft gesagt, bevor er in seinem Gästezimmer im KRAUSE tot aufgefunden wird. Es gibt keinen Zweifel, dass er ermordet wurde. Grund seines Aufenthalts in Brunngries war ein Motorradtreffen, zu dem er mit seinem Club auf seinem Zweirad angereist kam. Nun verlässt er den wunderschönen Ort im Chiemgau auf vier Rädern im Kofferraum eines Leichenwagens. Hauptkommissar Tischler nimmt die Ermittlungen auf.

Wegen dem Golfclub ist Niederkaltenkirchen eh schon gespalten wie ein Holzscheit, aber jetzt liegt auch noch der Steckerlfischkönig höchstselbst und mausetot in der clubeigenen Spa-Landschaft. Der Franz ermittelt unter dubiosen Volksfestclans und golfenden Schickimickiarschlöchern, während seine Susi ganz andere Pläne hat: Sie kandidiert als Bürgermeisterin, was beim aktuellen Dorfoberhaupt hochgradig nervöse Zuckungen auslöst.

Es hätte die perfekte Urlaubsaffäre sein können–bis eine Leiche auftaucht.

Penny is invited by Alex Adamas, her secret crush, to a glamorous evening at the Vienna State Opera. But she quickly discovers that there are no romantic motives behind this rendezvous. Alex is on the trail of a poisoner at the opera house, and soon Penny is up to her ears in a new case. One that's going to challenge her in every way…

“I now pronounce you husband and…” New York City, 1923. The most talked-about wedding is quickly approaching, and PI Jax Diamond is on top of the world. The tuxedos are freshly pressed and hanging in their closets. His good friend is busy decorating the nightclub for a glorious reception, and the newspaper reporters are anxiously waiting to print the front-page headlines. Even Ace, his courageous canine partner and best man, is prancing around, anxious for the event to begin. The only thing missing is the bride. Three days before the wedding, a group of mastermind criminals pull off ...

Spannender Auftakt zur neuen Reihe Tatort Waterkant von Bestsellerautor Thomas Herzberg. Der Mord an Hajo Petersen erschüttert ganz Nordstrand. Aber wer hat den alten Widerling auf dem Gewissen? Auf Nordstrand wird ein Urgestein der Halbinsel und allseits bekannter Mann erschossen. Verdächtige gibt es reichlich, denn Hajo Petersen hat zu Lebzeiten nichts unversucht gelassen, sich Feinde zu machen. Da kommt Verstärkung für die Husumer Mordkommission in Form von Kommissaranwärterin Michi Greve gerade recht.

Ein neuer Fall, der das Leben der Inselkommissarin auf den Kopf stellt. Marten Hilmer, schwerreicher Immobilienbesitzer auf Amrum, wird vergiftet auf seinem Anwesen aufgefunden. Hauptkommissarin Lena Lorenzen reist in ihre alte Heimat, um zu ermitteln. Ist der Täter unter den Frauen zu finden, mit denen Hilmer über die Jahre eine Affäre hatte? Oder wurde jemand beim Immobilienkauf übervorteilt?

Urlaub von der Rente. Seit über einem Jahr gibt es in dem beschaulichen Klein-Freudenstadt keine ungeklärten Todesfälle mehr. Eigentlich eine gute Nachricht für alle Bewohner des Örtchen in der Uckermark, nur für Angela Merkel nicht. Sie sehnt sich nach dem Thrill der Ermittlung, denn nichts hatte der Rentnerin so viel Freude bereitet wie die Detektivarbeit. In ihrer Verzweiflung hat sich Angela ein neues Hobby gesucht, von dem sie allerdings noch nicht einmal ihrem Ehemann Achim erzählt hat. Die gebuchte Ostsee-Kreuzfahrt soll etwas Abwechslung verschaffen – und ganz nebenbei Erkenntnisse für ihr neues Hobby liefern.

Christmas with the family? Penny Küfer is quite surprised when she is invited to a fancy celebration with her estranged mother, of all people. Waldenstein Castle, the party location and home to Penny's latest stepfather, turns out to be a palace right out of a fairy tale. The assembled guests, however, seem rather eccentric, and what's more, one of them is a ruthless killer. But he hadn’t reckoned with Penny....

Florence, Ex-Partygirl, wählt stets den leichtesten Weg. Nach dem Ende ihrer Girlband-Karriere lebt sie stets pleite und alleinerziehend in London. Der einzige Lichtblick: ihr Sohn Dylan, ein sensibler Zehnjähriger an einer versnobten Eliteschule – und ihr einziger Grund, morgens überhaupt aufzustehen. Doch als Alfie, Dylans Mobber und Erbe eines Tiefkühlimperiums, während eines Schulausflugs spurlos verschwindet, gerät Dylan unter Verdacht.