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On board the world’s finest luxury cruise ship, the days are filled with sunshine, cocktails, and incredible new places to explore. Unless you are employed as the ship’s detective, that is. That job falls to a lady called Patricia Fisher, a whip-smart sleuth whose special skills include attracting trouble, getting shot at, and running away screaming.

Martín Garrrido acaba de mudarse a un apartamento cerca a la universidad en la que estudia. Poco tiempo después de llegar empieza a recibir una insistente serie de llamadas de una empresa de mensajería que intenta localizar a Alejandro Villabona. Al principio, Martín ignora las llamadas pensando que se trata de una broma de alguno de sus amigos, pero los hechos le demostrarán que estaba equivocado.

1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM When a well-dressed man arrives in Mydworth, with a nasty head wound and no memory of who he is, or why he is there - Kat and Harry look after him. But it quickly becomes clear that this 'Lost Man' is, for some unknown reason, on the run - and his pursuers are desperate to find him. As Kat and Harry retrace the man's strange journey back to London's East End, they find themselves up against dangerous people who - with time running out - will do absolutely anything to stop the Lost Man from remembering.

Stevie 'Minto' Milloy, former star footballer-turned-rookie reporter, finds himself trailing the story of a young Eastern European student whose body has been found on remote moorland outside the city. How did she get there from her hostel at the Sovereign Grace Mission?

The Spotted Pony Casino’s head of security, Dela Alvaro, receives a late-night call that takes her to a deserted walkway along the river. After confronting a woman babbling about love and bodies being buried, Dela stumbles over a corpse and discovers her knife covered in the victim’s blood.

When their old comrade, retired veteran and decorated Royal Marine Frankie Chapman, dies during a home invasion, the 11/06 club come back together to recover his stolen military medals. After they find out the medals have fallen into the hands of a wealthy billionaire who dabbles in human trafficking, they form a plan to steal the medals back – and Frankie’s daughter, Josie, wants in on the action. But Josie wants more than just her father’s medals returned. She wants retribution, and she’s out for blood …

Der beste Freund vom Kaleu ist betrogen worden! Trickbetrüger haben ihm eine große Summe Geld gestohlen. Der alte Seebär ist außer sich und bittet Sarah und James um Hilfe. Bei den Ermittlungen wird schnell klar: Das ist nicht der einzige Fall in der Umgebung - offenbar ist da eine Bande am Werk! Doch die Suche ist gar nicht so leicht, denn der Betrogene stellt sich als Klatschmaul heraus und eine Menge Leute wusste von dem Bargeld.

Die Eifel versinkt im Schnee! Den Vorweihnachtszauber kann Tilla allerdings kaum genießen, denn sie soll den perfekten Weihnachtsbaum für ihre anspruchsvolle Mutter beschaffen. Dabei gerät Tilla zwischen die Fronten der rivalisierenden Tannenbaum-Bauern Erik und Günter. Kurze Zeit später ist Erik tot. Zu allem Überfluss scheint es auch noch im Altenheim von Elzbach zu spuken. Sind es vielleicht die Geister der Weihnacht, die dort ihr Unwesen treiben? Tilla ermittelt gemeinsam mit Polizist Ben - sie sind einfach ein perfektes Team.

Kurz vor Weihnachten feiert Fair Haven sein jährliches Eisfischer-Fest. Doch die Stimmung wird jäh unterbrochen, als ein recht unbeliebter Anwalt erfroren in seiner Fischerhütte aufgefunden wird. Bald stellt die Polizei fest, dass er in Wirklichkeit erschossen wurde. Der Hauptverdächtige ist die örtliche Eisfischerlegende Jim Campbell. Doch Maggie ist von seiner Unschuld überzeugt und beginnt mit Joshua an ihrer Seite, eigene Nachforschungen anzustellen. Obwohl Joshua ihr Chef ist, scheint er möglicherweise mehr als nur berufliches Interesse an ihr zu haben.

La Sanità è un’isola e per navigare il mare che la circonda ci vogliono passione, abilità e coraggio. Lo sa bene padre Raffaele, da poco tornato nei luoghi dove ha vissuto i primi anni di un’infanzia rubata e dove l’ombra di Peppino, il fratello malavitoso che il destino gli ha dato in sorte, si allunga su ogni evento del quartiere. Questa volta, però, un’ombra ancora più fosca avvolge le indagini del prete e della sua perpetua: è l’ombra della storia; di una guerra lontana che sembra ancora vicina; di una Napoli che si ribella ai nazisti; di un popolo fiero che non cede al gioco dei potenti.

In Bodenheim bei Mainz wird ein uraltes Hexengrab gefunden. Durch ein Unwetter freigespült, zeichnen die Leichen einer verbrannten Frau und eines verstümmelten Kindes ein Bild des Grauens. Plötzlich versetzen nächtliche Bannzeichen, Opferrituale und ein grausamer Mord die Menschen in Angst und Schrecken. Ist der "Fluch der Hexe" neu erwacht? Einzig die Historikerin Tinne ahnt, dass die Knochen im Grab ein anderes, sehr viel schlimmeres Geheimnis hüten. Als sie endlich die Verbindung zwischen der Vergangenheit und der Gegenwart findet, ist ihre eigene Hinrichtung eine längst beschlossene Sache.

Ursula Ottway’s beautiful cottage is wanted by her landlord, politician Marcus Grenville, so he can convert it into a holiday residence. So when Ursula discovers that the illegal use of poisoned bait on Grenville’s land has killed not only a rare bird of prey but her two beloved cats, she storms to his house and threatens revenge. Shocked and saddened to find Ursula’s body the morning after this conflict, Molly and her husband, George, decide to piece together a picture of Ursula’s last days.

Summer has arrived along with a plethora of social events that keep Cleo and her cousins busy. Between balls, dinners, concerts and picnics, they attend the final match between two proud polo clubs. When the winning team’s captain is found murdered in the stables, everyone assumes the opposing team’s captain killed him. After all, he was found holding the murder weapon, and everyone knows they hated each other.

A family day out at Briar’s Hall ends in tragedy when a young boy goes missing - and his body is found at the bottom of a disused well in the orchard. It looks like a simple case of an 11-year-old exploring where he shouldn’t: a tragic accident. But Coroner Clement Ryder and Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday aren’t convinced. If Eddie had been climbing and fallen, why were there no cuts or dirt on his hands? Why would a boy terrified of heights be around a well at all?

Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend’s family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A self-proclaimed “homicidal adventurer,” Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse, or limits, to live with intensity. Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit.

Winchester, 1925. When heiress and amateur sleuth Cressida Fawcett is invited to her aunt’s mansion on Cloister Close, she is looking forward to a quiet stay in the historic town. The views of the cathedral are heavenly–and her aunt’s maid, Nancy, makes devilishly good ginger biscuits! But it seems Cressy and her pug Ruby won’t be allowed to rest in peace… On a tour of the crypt, they are shocked to stumble across the body of Anthony, the gentle, devoted verger. And a wild-eyed Nancy is standing over him, bloodied candlestick in hand…

Susan Bell spends her days within the confines of Westminster Abbey, one of many who live in the grounds of the ancient building. Her father, the kindly but foolish Dean of Westminster, is always busy keeping the many canons and vergers in check, when not being romantically pursued by forceful widows. Life at the abbey is uneventful, even after the unwelcome arrival of Susan's cousin Lindley and his unusual scientific demonstrations. That is until the Society of Antiquaries come armed with a letter from King George III.

When the quaint English town of York hosts a Jane Austen Society conference, bookseller Erin Coleridge is glad to get out of Kirkbymoorside for a while—until featured speaker Barry Wolf suddenly perishes from what appears to be a heart attack. Erin is suspicious, since Barry had no history of heart disease. But who did him in? Was it the decedent's assistant, Stephen, who was observed chatting to Barry's young wife Luca earlier that night? Might it have been Barry's ex-wife Judith, who was seen arguing with her erstwhile betrothed at the bar?

For a thousand years, Concordia has been able to maintain peace between its provinces, protected by a wall known as the Bandage. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the Goddess's mountain. Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing. Except one: Ganymedes Piscero - class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment. When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect.