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"Kate Parker knows what she's getting into when she marries billionaire businessman Hank Tudor--she's his sixth wife, after all, and was by his side as his assistant when his fifth marriage to actress Caitlyn Howard fell apart. But honeymoon plans go awry when a headless body is discovered near Hank's summer home, forcing Kate to contend with two more of his exes: Catherine Alvarez--the first--who lives as a shut-in with her computers, carefully following...
2) Torn asunder
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Julia's best friend and business partner, Zoey, is about to marry her policeman boyfriend. Of course, a gorgeous white wedding dress shouldn't be within fifty yards of a plate of buttery lobster--so that treat is reserved for the rehearsal dinner. Julia is a little worried about the timing, though, as she works around a predicted storm. When a guest falls to the floor dead, it turns out that no one seems to know who he is, despite the fact that he's...
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When women are being kidnapped and murdered, including a bright young college student he bought coffee from every morning, in the dead of an Alaskan winter, Anchorage homicide detective DeHavilland Beans and his team are determined to stop a serial killer's spree before it's too late.
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A lost in Paris mystery volume 2
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"Expat Zoe Barlow has settled well into her artist's life among the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris. When a too-tipsy guest at her weekly poker game breaks Zoe's favorite clock, she's off to a Montparnasse flea market to bargain with the vendor Laurette for a replacement. What Zoe didn't bargain for was the lost Chagall painting that's been used like a rag to wrap her purchases! Eager to learn whether Laurette has more Chagalls lying about like trash,...
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"When a community center opens in town, many embrace it as a space where locals of all ages can gather and create. Others view it as a waste of taxpayer dollars. The director, Darleen Busby-Platt, is no less controversial. Intense and showy, Darleen has huge plans for her new role. But Lucy believes the woman isn't exactly as warm hearted--or qualified--as she seems. That hunch deepens when Darleen and a young employee vanish... and dismembered remains...
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When a local pickleball player is shot in the head while practicing at an abandoned tennis court with his partner-slash-lover, Sheriff Lew Ferris suspects that the bullet was a stray shot from hunters in the area. It's not until a second player-the first victim's mistress and pickleball partner-is killed that Sheriff Ferris realizes this is no hunting accident. Someone is hunting people, and it's up to her to find out who. With the first victim's...
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Five years after working for the Office of Strategic Services with Nick, whom she gets close to until the World War II' end brings with it an act of deep betrayal, former spy Evelyn, now working as a PI, finds herself back in Nick's orbit when her latest case brings the war to her doorstep.
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London, 1894. Albertine Honeycombe never wanted a husband and certainly not the one with fifteen children that her cousin, Aubrey, is trying to marry her off to. She reinvents herself as Countess Von Dagga, a private detective aiding the upper echelons of women in society. As the Countess, she is a married woman, with a conveniently absent husband who doesn't exist, which allows her far more freedom than being single. When Lord Grendel, from whom...
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Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how: by selling her intricately crafted dollhouses. Business is off to a good start--until Maple discovers her first customer dead, his body hanging precariously in his own barn. Something about the supposed...
10) Eine alte Schuld
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Ein Verbrechen, das vor vielen Jahren geschah - kein Problem für Jack und Sarah! Es ist Jahrmarkt in Cherringham. Der ganze Ort fiebert der Regatta, der Parade und dem Feuerwerk entgegen. Na gut, fast alle, denn Jack und Sarah interessieren sich viel mehr für die menschlichen Überreste, die ganz in der Nähe bei einer archäologischen Ausgrabung entdeckt wurden. Anders als zunächst vermutet handelt es sich bei dem Fund nicht um einen römischen...
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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each reader includes: • A CD with a reading of the adapted story• Helpful notes...
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"With the August heat strong enough to melt solid chocolate into syrup, Jake and Ellie crave a break from the bakery ovens, despite tourist season promising a sweet payday. But they never envisioned spending the last weeks of summer drifting around Passamaquoddy Bay searching for pirate's treasure--and a dead body. Sally Coates believes her husband was murdered off the coast, and begs Ellie, a trusted childhood friend, to locate his remains. It's...
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A 3-in-1 audio bundle of New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock's Moonlighter series, Truth Stained Lies, Distortion, and Twisted Innocence.
Sisters Cathy, Juliet, and Holly moonlight as private investigators in Terri Blackstock's Moonlighter series: Truth Stained Lies, Distortion,and Twisted Innocence-now available as a 3-in-1 audiobook!
"Crisp prose, an engaging story, and brisk pacing make this thriller another home run for Blackstock."...
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As the Siren of the Seas nears its next port of call, a group of disgruntled crewmembers circulate a petition to have the ship's purser fired.
Millie is shocked to learn that not only is her close friend's name at the top of the list, but other loyal crewmembers' names are listed as well.
Her friend swears she never signed the petition, and Millie jumps in to investigate after suspecting there's more going on than having the purser removed.
Millie's...
15) Peculiar Poison
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As the Siren of the Seas continues their British Isles cruise season, Millie can't wait for her first ever visit to a castle – and Blarney Castle at that.
She and Amit plan to visit the castle to pick up some Hawthorne berries for Annette, hoping they'll help her friend's heart condition.
Unfortunately, all of the tours are booked and taxis nearly impossible to get by the time they are able to get off the ship.
Sophia reaches out to a friend...
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Will Robie und Jessica Reel sind die zwei tödlichsten Auftragskiller der US-Regierung. Während ihrer gefährlichen Missionen in Übersee hält ihnen ein Mann zu Hause den Rücken frei: Blue Man, ihr Führungsoffizier bei der CIA. Als Blue Man im Heimaturlaub spurlos verschwindet, machen Robie und Reel sich sofort auf den Weg nach Colorado. Dort, in dem kleinen Kaff Grand, stoßen sie rasch auf gewaltbereite Hinterwäldler. Im Hintergrund jedoch...
17) Brandmal
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Bevor der Mann aus dem Moor erneut das Tageslicht erblickte, würden mehr als sechzehnhundert Jahre vergehen, und das Gold seiner Haare würde sich ein in brennendes Rot verwandeln.Ein Bahnhof in Deutschland, irgendwann in den Siebzigerjahren. Ein Paar wartet auf den Zug. Der Mann, auffallend durch seine pechschwarzen Haare und sein blasses Gesicht, ist nervös. Dann macht einer eine falsche Bewegung. In dem Feuergefecht sterben zwei Menschen, und...
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"Es ist wie sterben, jeden Tag. Immer und immer wieder." Ohne Erinnerung sind wir nichts. Stell dir vor, du verlierst sie immer wieder, sobald du einschläfst. Dein Name, deine Identität, die Menschen, die du liebst - alles über Nacht ausradiert. Es gibt nur eine Person, der du vertraust. Aber erzählt sie dir die ganze Wahrheit?
Als Christine aufwacht, ist sie verstört: Das Schlafzimmer ist fremd, und neben ihr im Bett liegt ein unbekannter...
19) Die Witwe
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Wie viel willst du wirklich wissen?
DIE FRAU
Jean Taylor führt ein ganz normales Leben in einer englischen Kleinstadt: Sie hat ein hübsches Haus und einen netten Ehemann. Glen und sie führen eine gute Ehe.
DER MANN
Dann kommt der Tag, der alles ändert: Sie nennen Glen jetzt das Monster. Er soll etwas Unsagbares getan haben. Und Jeans heile Welt zerbricht.
DIE WITWE
Jetzt liegt Glen auf dem Friedhof, und Jean ist frei. Frei, das Spiel endlich...
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(Autorisierte Lesefassung) Monteperdido, ein abgelegenes Dorf in den Pyrenäen: Ana und Lucía machen sich nach der Schule auf den Heimweg. Doch die beiden 11-Jährigen kommen nie zu Hause an. Fünf Jahre später wird in einer schwer zugänglichen Schlucht in der Nähe des Dorfes ein Auto gefunden. Der Fahrer ist tot, aber ein Mädchen hat schwer verletzt überlebt. Schon bald stellt sich heraus, dass das Mädchen die inzwischen 16-jährige Ana...
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