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When a wealthy widow's life is put in danger and a mysterious amulet holds the key to the culprit, Jessie Harper and George Jenkins of the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency must use their wits and the help of Khan, a talking cat with magical powers, to unravel the mystery and save her. It's the 1930s in Liverpool, England and Jessie Harper and George Jenkins are partners in the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency, a small but successful business that specialises in solving crimes that the police can't or won't handle usually because of paranormal connections to the crimes.

In January, New York City inaugurates its first female mayor. In April, her son disappears. Called in by the mayor’s chief aide—a former girlfriend of private investigator Bill Smith’s—to find the missing fifteen-year-old, Bill and his partner, Lydia Chin, are told the boy has run away. Neither the press nor the NYPD know that he’s missing, and the mayor wants him back before a headstrong child turns into a political catastrophe. But as Bill and Lydia investigate, they turn up more questions than answers.

Kier Templer lives her life on the road. Dubbed 'the monster's daughter' after her mother's infamous crime, she's left her hometown and twin behind. One thing still ties her to her brother - the maps she creates and sends him of the places she's been. But then she vanishes from the Portuguese national park, with no map and no trace. Detective Elin Warner arrives in the park ready to go off-grid and forget the stalker who has been shadowing her steps. When she discovers Kier's final, disturbing map, Elin can tell Kier didn't vanish by choice, but in the wilderness she has to tread carefully.

Found bound and beaten in a warehouse, a convicted criminal leaves a cryptic message before he croaks on the way to hospital. What did he know that was worth killing for? DI McCord sets out on the icy streets of Edinburgh to look for a clue.

Despite the sweltering summer, Maddie's problems keep snowballing. A freak accident sends her K-9 search and rescue team racing to locate the victim, but a gruesome discovery makes her question everything . . . and everyone around her. Her partner, Sheriff Oliver Desjardins, is keeping secrets. Her flirtatious veterinarian friend is spending a suspicious amount of time with an enticing widow. A loathsome new deputy threatens her. And Maddie must work with wild and extraordinary Vixen.

Judith Pombo, facoltosa imprenditrice e presidente del più esclusivo tennis club di Santander, viene ritrovata morta nella cabina della goletta di proprietà del circolo, quando a bordo sta per svolgersi una cena di gala. È stata pugnalata al cuore, ma la cabina era chiusa dall’interno, non c’era nessuno oltre al cadavere e dell’arma del delitto non v’è traccia... Così alla tenente della Guardia Civil Valentina Redondo tocca affrontare il caso più complicato della sua carriera proprio mentre cerca di ricuperare un equilibrio e un senso nella vita privata, segnata da un recente dramma.

Mandy Monroe always thought she would see Paris with her husband, Darius. But since he decided to travel the open road in an RV with some hussy, Mandy is visiting Paris with her movie star daughter, Sasha, who is filming scenes for her new movie. Mandy is looking forward to a weekend of sightseeing, dining and relaxing. When a man falls to his death right in front of her, Mandy's plans change. The police say the fall was accidental, but how does that explain the blackmail note that fell from his pocket? With her British-Indian housekeeper/companion Lila along for weekend, Mandy sets out to ...

Mandy Monroe is ready for her third act. Newly retired from the school district, she and her husband plan to travel the country in an RV. Or so she thought. Her husband has other ideas. Instead, Mandy packs her suitcase along with her broken heart and joins her movie star daughter in London. Sightseeing, gala events and all the tea and scones you can manage. Things are looking up until Mandy discovers the body of an earl – with a letter opener in his back – and lands in the sights of the lead detective inspector. In a strange country with no friends, Mandy must prove her innocence. ...

Grace Midwinter is at breaking point. Following a dreadful mistake at work, her career as a probation officer is hanging by a thread. Then her clients start dying in grotesque and premeditated ways. When one ex-offender is beaten and dumped in the harbor, and another grisly corpse is discovered soon afterwards, Grace can’t help but dredge up her recent past. Rumors swirl about conspiracies and vendettas—some involve Grace and her colleagues. Grace discovers that the deaths have been made to look like the sordid results of a gangland turf war but are hiding something else.

Der erste Fall für Emma Ferrari! Aromatische Öle, feinste Weine, bunte Pasta und cremiger Mozzarella: Der kleine Feinkostladen Alimentari del Sole ist ein sinnliches Fleckchen Italien im gemütlichen Himmelsricht an der Donau. Hier schaltet und waltet die Italienerin Emma Ferrari, die ihr Lädchen heiß und innig liebt. Bald wird sie sich ihren Traum erfüllen und das blaue Haus, in dem sie ihr Geschäft hat, endlich kaufen. Doch dann macht ihr Vermieter Roland Seelig einen Rückzieher: Emma soll ihr Kaufangebot verdoppeln, sonst ist das Alimentari Geschichte und ihr Traum zerplatzt.

Children run through the streets in their Halloween costumes, giggling happily, not noticing the blood on the house is real. A baby girl is tucked up asleep in her room. Her mother’s body lies motionless in the front yard, pink petals on the ground beside her… Arriving in the quiet community of Mulberry Creek, Special Agent Nikki Hunt is shocked that amongst the chaos of costumes and fake, silver spider webs, a new mother called Kiania Watson has lost her life. A blooming rare flower placed carefully in her cold, bound hands.

Division Chief Seraphine Thomas got knocked on her ass when a witch bespelled the people she cared for most to attack her. But a month later and she’s glad she listened to her best friend that it was well past time to focus on herself and build a better foundation for her life. And that’s why she’s testifying before Congress to make the vampire SWAT idea a reality. It’s also the season for love, and as a new Alpha, she’s about to experience her first Valentine’s Day as a highly sought after woman. None of that matters to her and instead, she’s excited to start over with the ...

Division Chief Seraphine Thomas is finally handling the snowballing situation in New York. She survived her first Valentine’s Day as Alpha and a whole new mess of problems, but is feeling more confident in her roles now that she’s laid a better foundation. The problem is there’s no safe way to handle what she needs to, and alone she’s not enough. But help comes in a very surprising away. The Alpha of one of the New York City packs sent a hitter to take care of Sera when she started forcing the system to work and he was on the wrong side of that. Though months ago, Sera still has a ...

Lizzie Fox is the story about a courageous and determined young woman, who grew up in foster care. She has suffered terrible injustice in her life and so hates it when she encounters it. In the small South Texas town of Seclusion, that injustice takes the form of racial and economic injustice violently controlled and policed by the county’s rich and powerful, including the local sheriff, the wealthy oil barons and the hierarchy within the church.

Kim has long since given up any detective work. But when Commissario Tommaso asks her for advice on a very troublesome case, not only does she provide advice, but she also follows it herself. Soon she’s up to her neck in a strangely mysterious investigation. Who killed the victim on the flight to Verona and why?

Annie O'Malley has been signed off work and forced to take a holiday. With a lead on her missing sister, Annie travels north with DI Swift and together they rent a small cottage in the village where Mim was last spotted. Only, the village has a dark history of its own. The cottage was home to a family who haven't been seen in over forty years. Their things still packed away in the basement, awaiting their return. It's a macabre destination for the dark tourist, and the rest of the village isn't much more welcoming.

Just a few weeks ago, PI Miranda Steele thought the love of her life was dead. Parker believed the same about her. Miraculously, they made it through the worst ordeal of their lives, and have retired to the peace and quiet of the North Georgia Mountains. But it’s a little too peaceful here, and Miranda is getting restless. As a diversion they decide to attend a high school reunion party in Chicago. Nothing dangerous about that, right?

The actor finally got the death scene right, now he was dead, Taylor was sitting right there watching. A locked room mystery where the locked room is a Hollywood soundstage containing one hundred and eleven possible suspects. Nia is visiting ancient Mayan ruins and digging up old secrets. It is either a horrible coincidence or a replay of an old crime. Dill is working on completing three degrees and worried about the conversation he overheard on the bus. Three stories unfolding in three countries.

Although an icy January wind knifes through the streets of Southwest Harbor, Maine, Ann Kinnear is snug in the warmth of her favorite Mount Desert Island bar. But when an overheard conversation draws her to the town docks, Ann finds trouble. Will she have the strength to save a young woman from a threatening presence that only Ann can perceive?

Auf Sylt werden die letzten Vorbereitungen für das legendäre Motorradtreffen, die Harley-Days, getroffen, als Anna Zeugin eines tödlichen Verkehrsunfalls wird. Im Gegensatz zu ihr geht die Polizei von einem tragischen Unglück aus. Erst als ein weiterer Todesfall zu beklagen ist, nehmen die Beamten die Ermittlungen auf. Besteht zwischen den Todesfällen ein Zusammenhang? Was führt Frank Gustafsons alten Studienkollegen Jörg Neritz wirklich nach Sylt? Anna macht derweil eine brisante Entdeckung, und ein furchtbarer Verdacht kommt auf.