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After surviving the devastation of the Great Chicago Fire, Mary Hawkins awakens to a world she no longer recognizes. Her memories are lost, stolen by the flames that engulfed her past. However, her confusion deepens when a mysterious mountain man claims to be her uncle, taking her on a journey to a secluded mining village in the wild Colorado frontier.

Verbrechen, Vergnügen und Verrat in Hamburgs dunklen Gassen Hamburg, 1913. Von einem Tag auf den anderen wird Louise bettelarm: Ihr Mann verschwindet spurlos und mit ihm das letzte Geld. Zusammen mit Ella, einer ehemaligen Prostituierten, wagt sie einen Neuanfang und eröffnet auf Sankt Pauli eine Bar. Schnell geraten sie in Konflikt mit den Autoritäten: Ein Juwelier wird in der Nachbarschaft ermordet, Louise und Ella retten den vermeintlichen Mörder vor der Polizei, weil sie ihn für unschuldig halten.

Greg Bowker is a young senior constable forcibly transferred to a one-officer station in a remote and dying Mallee town. Welcomed by a brutal combination of heat, dust, isolation and primitive amenities, the new officer expects to waste years of his career in 'purgatory'. He is greeted with warmth by the community but becomes increasingly worried by the behaviour of two delinquent teenagers, one of whose family history hides a secret he can't resist investigating.

Kendrick Wroe is found dead in the frozen Shill Brook. Most suspect he has been poaching Lord Gilbert’s fish, though Sir Hugh finds reason to believe this may not be so … Then one of Kendrick’s friends is slain; another seems to be in mortal peril, and in an apparent attempt to throw Hugh off the scent, his comely daughter Bessie is abducted. As the town drops all to find her, the tension steadily increases

When Hugh and Kate’s new-born son is taken to the church to be baptized, they are astounded to find that the locked font is completely dry. The possibility of a leak is quickly ruled out, and just as Hugh is beginning to wonder if there may be a sinister explanation for the stolen holy water, Fr Robert is found lying motionless by the rood screen in a pool of blood …

In the heart of Bolivia, nestled high in the Andes, lies the ancient city of Potosí—once the wealthiest silver city in the world, now a quiet place hiding secrets that could alter the course of history. When American cardiologist Roger Jackson and his partner, Isabel, a passionate nurse born in Bolivia, set out on a routine exploration of Potosí’s historic sites, they stumble upon a discovery that defies all logic. These artifacts, with the potential to revolutionize the world, threaten to unearth dangerous secrets long buried, sparking an exciting journey of discovery.

Auf der Suche nach ihrem Ehemann gerät Molly Murphy in tödliche Gefahr ... Ein spannender Fall der Cosy Crime-Reihe von NYT Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen. Molly Murphy ist besorgt: Ihr Mann Daniel, ein Captain beim New York Police Departement, wird vom Geheimdienst für einen Undercover-Auftrag angefordert. Er reist ab, ohne ihr zu sagen, wohin er geht und in was für einem Fall er ermittelt. Mollys schlechtes Gefühl bestätigt sich, als sie einen kryptischen Brief von Daniel erhält, der sie bittet, ihn in San Francisco zu treffen.

Wenn ein altes Verbrechen selbst die erste Detektivin von Brighton vor Rätsel stellt ... Auch im zweiten Band der humorvollen Cosy Crime-Reihe ist die englische Küstenstadt voller Geheimnisse! Es ist nicht einfach Brightons erste weibliche Detektivin zu sein – schon gar nicht, wenn man für seinen Klienten schwärmt. Obwohl für Clara Fitzgerald die Professionalität an erster Stelle steht, findet sie sich im Charme des unwiderstehlich leichtsinnigen Piloten Captain O'Harris gefangen.

In the summer of 1143, William of Lythwood arrives at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, but it is not a joyous occasion—he's come back from his pilgrimage in a coffin. William's body is accompanied by his young attendant Elave, whose mission is to secure a burial place for his master on the abbey grounds.

Hinter Wiener Schmäh, Lebenslust und Zauberkunst lauert ein grausamer Mörder. Wien, 1896: Ausgerechnet bei dem Zaubertrick "Die zersägte Jungfrau" stirbt die junge Bühnendarstellerin vor dem schockierten Publikum. Inspektor Leopold von Herzfeldt ermittelt, ihm dicht auf den Fersen ist die Reporterin Julia Wolf, seine unglückliche große Liebe. Rund um den Prater werden weitere Frauen getötet. Junge Dirnen und Dienstmädchen, die keiner groß vermisst. Jede der Toten ist anders verkleidet. Ist es ein und derselbe Mörder? Leo braucht Unterstützung und wendet sich an seinen Freund Augustin Rothmayer.

Sylvia and Miles travel to London to investigate the murder of Miles's late wife. At last, Miles is about to solve the crime that has haunted him for so long. There's just one problem. The killer is dangerous and cunning. With Miles tracking down leads in the city, can Sylvia uncover the truth during a deadly weekend in the English countryside? Or will the killer strike again one final, terrible time?

Step into the eerie world of Unsolved Mysteries of Germany: Murders, Mysteries, and the Paranormal, where the unexplained meets the unbelievable. Author Theodore F. Johnboro invites you to delve into the shadows of German history, uncovering chilling tales that have haunted the nation for generations.

When Kate goes to look after her estranged sister’s children in their creepy old house, she takes a photo of what seems to be a ghost. Frightened yet intrigued, Kate undertakes to uncover the secrets of the house and the two mysterious sisters who lived there over a hundred years before. But like the illusions of light and shadow in the sisters’ strange and disturbing Victorian post-mortem photography, Kate discovers that all is not what it seems. Someone – or something – has their own plans for Rookswood House – and for Kate.

In 1796, the men at Fort Kenay or Russian Redoubt Saint Nicholas are terrified. A ghost, a woman in a tattered white dress, screams nightly along the banks of the Kenai River below the bluffs where the fort stands. Young Nicholas arrives with Captain Zaikov on his fur trading ship from Russia at the fort. Nicholas is sent by powerful people in Russia to accomplish a task, yet no one knows anything about him. An Orthodox priest is among the arrivals in search of a missing missionary.

Rosemary Simpson presents Book 9 in the Gilded Age Mystery series.

As the Vanderbilt Ball approaches, a series of unexplained earthquakes have New York City on edge. Miriam's attempts to understand their cause lands her in the place she least wants to be. Confronting her deepest fears may be the only way to find the missing Pembroke Girls and save her sister. But the question that haunts Miriam most is whether Gwen can still be saved.

Los Angeles 1947: Auf einem verlassenen Grundstück wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau entdeckt – nackt und bestialisch zugerichtet. Der Mord der Schwarzen Dahlie macht Schlagzeilen und löst die größte Verbrecherjagd in der Geschichte Kaliforniens aus. Für Bucky Bleichert und Lee Blanchard vom Los Angeles Police Department wird die Suche nach dem Mörder zur Obsession.

La seconda indagine del commissario Stefania Valenti, pubblicata originariamente con il titolo Omicidio alla Stazione Centrale, si apre, al termine dell’estate più calda del secolo, con lo schianto di un’auto nei pressi di Villa D’Este, sul lago di Como. Un’utilitaria distrutta, quattro spari di pistola, un uomo in coma, dei documenti falsi: ma chi è davvero la vittima? E perché la moto dei sicari lo inseguiva a folle velocità? Qual è l’oggetto misterioso che gli aggressori cercavano, e perché sono disposti a uccidere per impossessarsene?

Tre soldati morti ammazzati, un movente nebuloso e tanti dubbi: torna il delegato Beretta in un giallo storico che vi terrà incollati fino all'ultima pagina. Lugano, Vigilia di Natale 1941. Su un pendio nelle vicinanze del campo internati di Vico Morcote vengono trovati, sepolti nella neve, tre soldati polacchi morti ammazzati. Il delegato di polizia Ezechiele Beretta si trova tra le mani un nuovo e oscuro caso, ma a complicare maggiormente l’indagine compare la polizia giudiziaria dell’esercito svizzero, la quale ha totale giurisdizione sui campi internati e il relativo compito investigativo.

One night, in a corridor of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, nurse Hester Monk is approached by a terrified girl. She's from a hidden ward of children, all subject to frequent blood-letting, and her brother is dying. While William Monk's River Police fight to keep London safe from gun-runners, Hester takes on a new role at the hospital, helping to administer a secretive new treatment. But she slowly realises that this experimental cure is putting the lives of the children at risk.