Verlag: Wildside Press
There was a higher-up behind the jewel-snatching racket at the Tropical Club, which culminated in a slashed throat for lovely Marie Marlin. And Johnny Liddell’s throat was ripe for the murderer’s knife, unless he could sift through the mass of conflicting evidence and nail Number One pronto!
Hercule Poirot is asked by Prince Paul of Maurania to solve the murder of Henry Reedburn, which has greatly distressed the Prince's fiancée, the famous dancer Valerie Saintclair. The only other witnesses seem to be a family of four who were playing bridge near an open window when she staggered in, crying ""Murder!""Zum Buch
“Thriller writing at its best... A gripping story that's hard to put down.” --Midwest Book Review, Diane Donovan (re Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars, author of the critically acclaimed Luke Stone and Agent Zero series (with over 5,000 five-star reviews), comes an explosive new action-packed espionage series that takes readers on a wild ride across Europe, America, and the world—perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Daniel Silva and Jack Carr. Museums across Europe are being plundered by audacious thieves hunting ancient artifacts that CIA Agent Jacob Snow discovers are key to an enigmatic device – the Archimedes Sphere. Alongside gutsy archaeologist Jana Peters, he must outwit a shadowy tech magnate bent on chaos, uncover the hidden gears of history, and stop a scheme that could unhinge the globe's financial markets. An unputdownable action thriller with heart-pounding suspense and unforeseen twists, TARGET SEVENTEEN is the seventeenth novel in an exhilarating new series by a #1 bestselling author that will make you fall in love with a brand-new action hero—and keep you turning pages late into the night. Future books in the series are now available! “One of the best thrillers I have read this year. The plot is intelligent and will keep you hooked from the beginning. The author did a superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the sequel.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Any Means Necessary) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zum Buch
A bundle of books #2 (A MURDEROUS MACARON) and #3 (A PERILOUS CAKE POP) in Fiona Grace’s Beachfront Bakery cozy mystery series. This bundle offers books two and three in one convenient file, with over 150,000 words of reading. Allison Sweet, 34, a sous chef in Los Angeles, has had it up to here with demeaning customers, her demanding boss, and her failed love life. After a shocking incident, she realizes the time has come to start life fresh and follow her lifelong dream of moving to a small town and opening a bakery of her own. In A MURDEROUS MACARON (Book #2), a rude tourist dies after eating his way up and down the boardwalk, and all eyes fall on Allison, as the police blame her new macarons. The macarons have a secret ingredient that is so delicious it has customers lining up and down the boardwalk—but they are not, she knows, the cause of death. Allison, forced to clear her name and salvage her customers, has no choice but to retrace the victim’s foodie trek up and down the boardwalk, and to figure out what he ate—or who he insulted—that could have gotten him killed. With her beloved dog at her side, it is a race against time to crack the mystery and solve the crime before she loses her bakery—and her budding romance—for good. In A PERILOUS CAKE POP (Book #3), after a popular food critic trashes Allison’s bakery, he ends up dead—and suspicion falls on her. With business failing, Allison’s only hope is to solve the crime and clear her name. But it’s not so simple: the dead critic infuriated a long line of people, and any of them could have gladly killed him. Will Allison—and her beloved dog—be able to solve the seemingly impossible case in time? A hilarious cozy mystery series, packed with twists, turns, romance, travel, food and unexpected adventure, the BEACHFRONT BAKERY series will keep you laughing and turning pages late into the night as you fall in love with an endearing new character who will capture your heart. Books #4-#6 are also available!Zum Buch
Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood in the home he loves has not prepared him for the brutal reality of his adult years, and in order to write the great masterpiece of his life, he has to make a crucial and difficult decision. Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976) was an English author. She was a prolific writer, most famous for her detective novels and short story collections which centred around the iconic characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Renowned as the 'Queen of Crime', she remains the bestselling novelist of all time, with her sales only second to the Bible.Zum Buch
The BRAND NEW psychological thriller from #1 bestseller Rona HalsallHe killed my husband. Now I’ve promised to be his wife. After my first husband died, I thought my heart was completely broken, and that I’d never feel happy again. Until I met Theo. He’s a doctor. A man who seems good and caring and kind. Soon after we start dating, he says he wants to marry me. And even though his grown-up children are less sure about me, to everyone else it’s the second chance for love and happiness I deserve. But the truth is maybe his children are right to be suspicious. Because I know something about Theo. That he was there in the operating theatre the day my first husband died. And I think it was his fault. Am I in exactly the right place for revenge? Or am I living with a killer? A pulse-pounding cat-and-mouse psychological thriller, full of the most jaw-dropping twists and turns. Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden Bestselling authors are loving The Fiancé: ‘Wow. Wow. Wow. A fantastic read. Just my sort of thriller. Twisty, moved along apace, and I was desperate to see how it would play out… Amazing.’ Diana Wilkinson ‘A thrillingly twisty rollercoaster of a read!’ Valerie Keogh ‘OMG THIS BOOK!!! What a rollercoaster of a read! From the very first page… I was drawn into Anna’s story and couldn’t wait to get to the heart-pounding ending. A masterful and twisty tale. I literally had no idea who to trust and who to fear until the very end – I was suspicious of everyone. Just my kind of book! A psychological thriller that’ll keep you up late – guaranteed!’ Samantha Hayes ‘Unputdownable… literally. I shouldn’t have started it because that was my afternoon gone! A really gripping read, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and now my brain is scrambled…The twists just keep rolling.’ Karen King ‘A gripping, fast-paced thriller that ramps up the tension with every chapter… A twisted game of cat and mouse in which everyone has something to hide. Shut your door and turn off your phone – you won’t want to put this book down until you’ve reached the end!’ AJ McDine ‘Wow – what a totally gripping thriller. I was on the edge of my seat! … One of the best thrillers of the year.’ Ruby Speechley ‘I was gripped! Well-plotted, twisty and unputdownable… I would highly recommend!’ Maria Frankland ‘The Fiancé has a killer hook… A twisty, thrill-filled game of cat and mouse!’ Victoria Jenkins ‘Ingeniously plotted… Leaves the reader guessing every step of the way.’ Lesley Sanderson ‘Twists and turns aplenty! Psychological thriller fans will definitely not be disappointed!’ L. H. Stacey ‘This tale of revenge kept me turning the pages!’ Keri Beevis Readers are completely gripped too! ‘WOW WOW WOW I absolutely loved this book… Brilliant and the twists you would never guess!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow… Somany twists and turns that made me devour this book in one sitting! Wow… what an ending – really wasn’t expecting it!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘One of those books where you need to make sure your free for a few hours cause once you start you won’t be able to put it down… I loved the many twists and turns throughout and WOW the ending was amazing… A fantastic thriller.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zum Buch
⛸️ Event planner Holly Berry is organizing the annual Frost Fair in the picturesque town of Snowflake Valley when the festival's star ice sculptor is found frozen solid inside his own masterpiece—an intricate ice castle. The police suspect a tragic accident, but Holly notices the ice pick lodged in the sculpture isn't the artist's usual tool and the frozen victim's expression suggests anything but accidental death. With the festival's future on thin ice, Holly must skate through a suspect list as long as the winter is cold. Assisted by the town's handsome new baker and her team of enthusiastic festival volunteers, Holly discovers the victim had melted plenty of hearts and made even more enemies. From sabotaged ice blocks to mysterious thermal camera footage, every clue points to a killer who knows their way around subzero temperatures. But as Holly gets closer to the truth, the killer sends a chilling warning by leaving a threatening message carved into her own ice sculpture. Now Holly must melt the icy hearts surrounding her to uncover the truth before she becomes the next frozen casualty at the Frost Fair.Zum Buch
