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Death beneath the Pines

Tired of big city life and fatigued by the flu, Molly Fraser arranges a quiet sabbatical in a Scottish village by the sea, hoping to finish writing her long-neglected novel. But her peaceful respite is interrupted when, while exploring the countryside with her dog, she happens upon skeletal human remains.

FASHION GOES TO THE DOGS

In February, the kennel club show week in NYC is a special time for dog lovers. Kate Killoy is here for the first fashion show of her designs for dog fanciers and to exhibit her champion Samoyed.

Finding Harmony

A dead body at the gate. A missing husband.

Fool's Gold

Set in New York City in the autumn of 1980, Fool's Gold is the story of twenty-year-old Nina Esposito. No family of her own, and yearning to fit in somewhere, Nina takes a new restaurant job where she uncovers clues about the father she never knew.

The Lamp of the Wicked

Does Your Mother Know?: A Christine Morris Mystery

Christine Morris has been sent to Edinburgh to attend a conference on the latest in police methodology.

Echoes of Lies

Brodie Farrell finds things for a living, and when she's asked to locate the whereabouts of Daniel Hood, she sees nothing suspicious in the request.

Divas Do Tell

Lights! Camera!

Deadly Baggage

When a body is discovered in the trunk of a car, heads roll. Poppy Pepper's old paramedic instructor turns out to be the victim.

Called Home

The national bestselling author of the Orchard Mysteries presents this short prequel that started Meg Corey's mysterious adventures on the apple orchard in the small town of Granford, Massachusetts.

Fresh Slices

Slices of life beyond the tourist's view. By turns funny, tough, and somber, the twenty-one helpings of New York attitude in Fresh Slices reveal neighborhoods both rich and poor, where oldtimers desperately protect their secrets and brand new arrivals indulge dangerous appetites.

MordsmäBig schön

Schönheit geht unter die Haut. Der Tod trifft ins Mark.

Cornwall and Redfern Mysteries 2-Book Bundle: Corpse Flower / A Shroud of Roses

This two-book bundle gathers both novels of Gloria Ferris's darkly comic mystery series, starring the inimitable Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall and her boyfriend, fellow sleuth, and often reluctant accomplice Neil Redfern.

Lainee Delanee: Bathing Beauties

Lainee Delaney Series, Vol. 2Lainee Delaney, private investigator by choice and substitute teacher by necessity, is back in action.

Avoidable Contact

Racecar driver Kate Reilly is suited up and ready for the start of the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona. But what lies ahead is not just a racing challenge but a harrowing test of her will and nerve off the course.

The Right Royal Bastard

Alleged true heir to the British throne, a Black Australian singer is murdered on the eve of inheriting a fortune. To unmask the killer, bumbling amateur sleuth Sheil B.

To Brew or Not to Brew

An all-new mystery series set in a Pittsburgh craft brew pub, featuring a brewmaster with a head for sleuthing. Recipes included!

Cut!

Der erste Roman der Mattie Junghans Reihe Als im Vorführraum des alten Programmkinos der letzte Meter Film von der Spule läuft, ist das auch für Madita Junghans die letzte Vorstellung in ihrem Traumberuf. Was nun?

Death in Rio

Murder! Mystery and MayhemConvinced that her cousin's death was not an accident Kate Berrisford travels to Rio de Janeiro, determined to uncover the truth.

Prodigy

James "Jimmy" Martin IV should never have been released from the mental institution. But thanks to incredible wealth and a devoted twin sister, that's just what happens.

Christmas Panto Murder

Another Miss Tayke murder mystery; she retires to enjoy a peaceful life in a sleepy village but finds herself embroiled in discovering who brutally murdered a young actress appearing in a local Christmas pantomime.

Mistletoe Medium

No sooner does psychic Lottie Baldwin pull up stakes and move to Cheyenne, North Dakota, than she finds herself up to her neck in a series of mysterious robberies.

Mama Sees Stars

My stars and garters-Hollywood has descended on little ol' Himmarshee, Florida. As animal wrangler for a cowboy film, Mace is on the set when she discovers the arrogant executive producer shot dead, his body on display in the horse corral.

The Boy in the Suitcase (Nina Borg #1)

Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can't say no when someone asks for help-even when she knows better.

Vermoorde harten

Een vermoorde zwerver wordt gevonden, zijn hart met chirurgische precisie uitgesneden. Luitenant Eve Dallas vermoedt dat deze moord in de doofpot gestopt zal worden en dat wil ze voorkomen.

Killerground

Righteous Rewards Retreat has its own unique aura-one of death.

The Glass Ceiling

Alex Tanner, TV researcher and private investigator, is more than a little curious when she receives a parcel from someone calling herself 'Mrs X'. Inside the package are £200, a list of four famous feminists and a grisly surprise.

Clutches and Curses

Life is looking good for amateur sleuth/professional fashionista Haley Randolph. She's even close to getting her hands on the Delicious, the season's hottest purse-until she's hit with a curse from an irate customer at Holt's department store.

You Don't Know Jack

JACQUELINE BOUVIÉR SMART has sworn off men and murder. But when she stumbles over a dead body and into the arms of her irresistible former lover, and then gets her best friend accused of murder, she has no choice.

Death by Thunder: A Murder in the Mountains

After several years on the West Coast, photographer Janet Upton is home, relieved to be newly unmarried and with her family in the mountains of her Hudson River hometown.

The Bride Wore Crimson

EVERY BRIDE WANTS A KILLER WEDDINGWeddingville, Washington, is in the throes of its annual bridal fair. For Daryl Anne Blessing, that means soothing the high-strung brides-to-be who have taken her family's dress shop by storm.

Scaring Crows

There was a hole in his chest. A big hole.

Murder in Melaque

Garnet longs for a restful vacation on the sunny coast of western Mexico. Needing to recuperate from personal and professional tragedies, she escapes to the tranquil town of Melaque.

The Dead Don't Get Out Much: A Camilla MacPhee Mystery

Remembrance Day is a proud day for Camilla MacPhee's good friend, Mrs. Violet Parnell, one of five thousand Canadian women to go overseas during World War II.

Once Upon An Island

There are two story lines running through Once Upon An Island, both taking place on the same landscape, Manitoulin Island. An ex-convict determined to get his revenge on society by committing unsolvable crimes.

The House

All Susan Owens wants after getting her Master's degree is to take a break. Instead, she's dragged into helping her family of eight move across the country to her grandma's ancestral home in Florida.

The Dollmaker's Daughters: Bo Bradley Mystery, #5

Fifth in the Bo Bradley series, in this psychological thriller Bo reaches out to 15-year-old Janny Malcolm, a foster child found frozen in terror at a popular Goth hangout. An exquisite but battered doll is chained to Janny's wrist.

Medusa: Naissance

In the United States, over 680,000 rapes occur each year. But that number is merely a statistic, and this novel isn't about statistics.

Firebreak: A Mystery

Texas is experiencing its worst season of wildfires in a decade, forcing police chief Josie Gray to evacuate the citizens of Artemis and the surrounding ranchlands. Not everyone makes it out alive, however.

Weserdonner: Bremen-Krimi und Rotenburg-Krimi

Ein rätselhafter Mord an einem älteren Mann, der erdrosselt aufgefunden wird, beschäftigt in diesem Milieukrimi die Bremer Mordkommission. Bei ihren Recherchen stoBen die Kriminalisten immer wieder ins Leere.