Ужасы и Мистика
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Bonne Nuit, Monsieur le Commissaire. Philippe Lagarde, Lebenskünstler und Kommissar im Ruhestand, wird von einer jungen Frau aufgesucht, die behauptet, der Tod ihrer Großmutter vor fünf Jahren sei kein Unfall gewesen, sondern Mord. Sie habe einen Mann beobachtet, der fluchtartig das Haus verließ, nur habe ihr niemand geglaubt. Lagardes Interesse ist geweckt – vor allem, als sich wenig später eine ähnliche Tragödie wiederholt. Eine alte Frau stürzt mitten in der Nacht die Treppe hinunter –...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
It's late spring in Winsome, and Washington Acres is alive with the sights and sounds of farm life. The flowers are blossoming, the vegetable gardens are thriving, the pollinators are buzzing, and the Pennsylvania countryside has fully awakened from its deep winter slumber. Only this season, rebirth comes with a price. College friends of Megan's beau, the handsome veterinarian Dr. Denver Finn, are in Winsome for a corporate volunteer event. They will be mentoring troubled kids from a...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
While Lilly digs into a town beautification project, her friend Tamara O'Connor has greater concerns than well-pruned geraniums. The real-estate-firm owner hasn't been shy about blaming perennial grouch Gladys Preston for thwarting her many attempts to sell off a beautiful beachside property. But accusations fly when Gladys is suddenly found dead – and Tamara is caught standing over the body with a bloody weapon in her hand. As Tamara becomes the prime murder suspect, Lilly and the...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
After surviving a horrific trauma in Nigeria, international aid worker Amanda Doucette returns to Canada to rebuild her life and her shaken ideals. There, the once-passionate, adventurous woman needs all her strength and ingenuity when a friend and fellow survivor goes missing along with his son. A trained first-aid and crisis responder, Doucette-always accompanied by her beloved dog Kaylee-joins forces with RCMP officer Chris Tymko to discover the truth about the disappearance. Their search...
| Автор | Barbara Fradkin |
While the Seaside Knitters get ready to showcase their new Danish-inspired event, locals can't stop talking about Tess Bean-a bright-eyed environmental activist with a way of charming both animals and humans alike. Birdie's granddaughter is mesmerized by ethereal Tess's passion for saving the earth and ocean, and even Izzy's old Irish setter becomes attached to the young woman's gentle touch… Except not everyone is a fan of Tess and her strong opinions, especially after...
| Автор | Sally Goldenbaum |
Commissaire Lagarde in Südfrankreich. Der geplante Urlaub von Philippe Lagarde und seiner Lebensgefährtin Odette fällt ins Wasser. Nachdem der Ehemann von Odettes Freundin in der Schlucht von Verdon verunglückt ist, reisen sie zur Beerdigung. Obwohl die Polizei von einem Selbstmord ausgeht, ist die Witwe sicher, dass ihr Mann ermordet wurde. Als sich Ungereimtheiten häufen, kommen auch Lagarde Zweifel an der Geschichte. Warum jedoch sollte die Polizei einen Mord vertuschen? Und dann gibt es...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When Sarah Winston turns Ellington, Massachusetts, into New England's largest garage sale for a day, it's the small town's biggest event since the start of the Revolutionary War – but without the bloodshed. That is, until a valuable painting goes missing?and the lifeless body of an Air Force officer is found in Carol Carson's painting studio, his face perfectly framed with the murder weapon – a metal picture frame. Sarah is mad as heck that someone used her town-wide garage...
| Автор | Sherry Harris |
When it comes to running a successful garage sale, Sarah Winston believes in doing her homework. She also believes in giving back. But when she agrees to manage an athletic-equipment swap, she doesn't bargain on an uncharitable killer. The day of the event, the school superintendent is found dead in the gymnasium. Suddenly, the murder suspects are the school-board members – including the husband of a very difficult client who's hired Sarah to run a high-end sale and demands she do her...
| Автор | Sherry Harris |
Tinseltown's awards season is in full swing, and everyone is obsessed with dressing up, scoring free swag, and getting invited to the biggest awards shows of the year. But when celebrity publicist Lyla Davis is killed, the festive mood comes to an abrupt halt. Apprentice private eye Dayna Anderson thinks she's uncovered the killer. Unfortunately, what starts as an open-and-shut case turns out to be anything but. Diving deeper into the investigation, Dayna gets a backstage look at...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage-sale business. While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman's attic, Sarah is amazed to discover a case of lost Hemingway stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922. How did they end up in Belle Winthrop Granville's attic in Ellington, Massachusetts, almost one hundred years later? Before Sarah can get any answers, Belle is assaulted, the case is stolen, a maid is...
| Автор | Sherry Harris |
Monsieur le Commissaire und der Mord aus dem Hinterhalt Nach einem Ritterturnier auf einem Schloss an der Loire machen die Gäste einen grausamen Fund: Ein Mann wurde von Pferden zu Tode getrampelt. Doch der vermeintliche Unfall entpuppt sich schnell als Mord, das Opfer wurde mit einem Pfeil erschossen. Die örtliche Polizei ist überfordert und holt sich Hilfe von Commissaire Philippe Lagarde. Kurz darauf ereignet sich auf dem Areal eines anderen Schlosses ein ähnlicher Fall. Zwischen den Opfern...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Anne Beddingfeld is always ready for an adventure. So when she witnesses a man wearing a brown suit die at a tube station in London, she searches for clues and finds a mysterious piece of paper nearby. The message it contains leads her on a confounding chase full of secret aliases and codes as she seeks to solve the case and catch the murderer. Featuring an appearance from Secret Service agent Colonel Race, this story from renowned mystery writer Agatha Christie is a true classic that blends...
| Автор | Agatha Christie |
Miss Daisys gefährlichste Reise. Miss Daisy will in Schottland für einen Artikel recherchieren. Der legendäre Luxuszug Flying Scotsman soll sie in den kalten Norden bringen. Zufällig trifft sie während der Reise auf eine alte Schulfreundin, die einen reichen Verwandten besuchen will, der im Sterben liegt. Doch plötzlich ist eines ihrer Familienmitglieder tot – war es Mord aus Habgier? Heimlich macht Miss Daisy sich unter den Mitreisenden auf die Suche nach dem Mörder. Für Fans von Agatha...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When Sarah Winston's estranged brother Luke shows up on her doorstep, asking her not to tell anyone he's in town – especially her ex, the chief of police – the timing is strange, to say the least. Hours earlier, Sarah's latest garage sale was taped off as a crime scene following the discovery of a murdered Vietnam vet and his gravely injured wife – her clients, the Spencers. All Luke will tell Sarah is that he's undercover, investigating a story. Before she can learn more, he...
| Автор | Sherry Harris |
Callie Aspen can't think of a more appropriate place to spend Valentine's Day than her adopted hometown of Heart's Harbor, Maine. When she's not helping out at Book Tea, her great-aunt Iphy's vintage tearoom, Callie's adorning Haywood Hall with hearts and roses for the big Valentine's event, where townspeople will fall in love with sweet treats, heartwarming music, and delightful books. But tension is brewing: The librarian argues with the expert who is on hand...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
For once, Ivy Culpepper feels fulfilled. An apprenticeship at Yeast of Eden has opened her world to time-honored baking techniques under owner Olaya Solis's guidance – as well as the freshest small-town gossip, courtesy of chatty regulars known as the Blackbird Ladies. Ivy even begins accepting that she and restaurateur Miguel Baptista may never again rekindle their romance – despite the undeniable tension between them. But she's tied to Miguel again when his trusted produce supplier...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Struggling photographer Ivy Culpepper has lots of soul-searching to do since returning to seaside Santa Sofia, California – that is, until the thirty-six-year-old enters a bread-making class at Yeast of Eden, the Mexican bread shop in town. Whether it's the aroma of fresh conchas in the oven or her instant connection with owner Olaya Solis, Ivy just knows the missing ingredients in her life are hidden among the secrets of Olaya's bakery. But Ivy's spirits crumble when a missing...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
With her career in tatters and her marriage receding in the rear-view mirror, ex-RCMP corporal Lacey McCrae trades her uniform for a tool belt, and the Lower Mainland for the foothills west of Calgary. Amid the oil barons, hockey stars, and other high rollers who inhabit the wilderness playground is her old university roommate, Dee Phillips. Dee's glossy life was shaken by a reckless driver; now she's haunted by a nighttime prowler only she can hear. As snowmelt swells the icy river,...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Der unbekannte Tote auf den Klippen. Die junge Gärtnerin Mags Blake wird von dem Historiker Sam Hawthorn um Hilfe gebeten. Er arbeitet an einer Festschrift über die Klosterinsel St. Michael's Mount, und Mags soll ein Kapitel über die Gärten der Insel schreiben. Bei ihren Recherchen stößt sie in einer Kapelle auf die nackte Leiche eines alten Mannes – niemand scheint ihn zu kennen. Als ein Freund von Mags unter Verdacht gerät, mischt sie sich mit Sam in die Ermittlungen ein. Dabei stoßen...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man's grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his own. Both are determined to unlock the mystery of the list. But the truth is deadly. Analiese is a descendant of the God of Death, known as a Riser, with the power to raise the dead and control them. Finding out she has hidden powers? Cool. Finding out she turns corpses...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Sarah Winston's garage sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing-but when an intruder breaks in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her plate right now since she's investigating...
| Автор | Sherry Harris |
Out for a bicycle ride in the hills beyond Inversgail, Janet Marsh discovers the body of Dr. Malcolm Murray. The elderly Murray and his own bicycle went off the road and down a steep slope – he's sprawled in the burn at the bottom, his damaged bike in a patch of thistles on the bank. Tire tracks at the side of the narrow road suggest a vehicle might have been involved. But who would want the well-loved retired doctor dead? A few days after the death, a box of vintage first editions is left...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Meg Langslow is pregnant with twins when Michael asks if she wouldn't mind having a houseguest. One of his doctoral students is directing his new translation of a play by a minor Spanish playwright, who has agreed to come to town for the production. Surely they can spare some room for such an important academic cause? Senor Mendoza turns out to be a partygoer who loves to spend raucous evenings among adoring students…at Casa Langslow. Into this chaos arrives the dean of the English...
| Автор | Donna Andrews |
Anna Winslow, her husband Burt, and their teenage son have deep roots on Quarry Island. Burt and his brother, Carl, are lobstermen, just like their father and grandfather before them. And while some things on the island never seem to change, Anna's life is about to take some drastically unexpected turns. First, Anna discovers that she has a younger sister, Izzie Jordan. Then, on the day she drives to Portland to meet Izzie for the first time, Carl's lobster boat is found abandoned and...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |