Verlag: Legorreta
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft This gothic horror novel follows Charles Ward, obsessed with resurrecting his ancestor through ancient necromantic rituals. As dark secrets unfold, the narrative reveals sinister occult practices and the chilling consequences of tampering with forbidden knowledge.
Mystery Writers of America grand master Phyllis A. Whitney— author of more than 70 best sellers— presides over a salon of the wittiest writers of mystery in this fifth sparkling entry in the Malice Domestic series. The contributors to this collection deliver skillfully plotted crime writing that is a credit to the Agatha Christie tradition. Short stories include: • " A Parrot Is Forever" by Peter Lovesey • " Accidents Will Happen" by Carolyn Wheat • " Bugged" by Eve K. Sandstrom • " The Bun Also Rises" by Jill Churchill • " Hill People" by Dean Feldmeyer • " Double Jeopardy" by Eileen Dreyer • " Vivian by Moonlight" by Medora Sale • " Crossed Keys" by Patricia Moyes • " Barbecued Bimbo" by Susan Rogers Cooper • " Honeymoon" by Nancy AthertonZum Buch
Not-quite-newlywed Angela Marchmont is having a belated honeymoon on the idyllic Greek island of Rhodes, but has barely even unpacked her bathing-suit before an unwelcome encounter with the dead body of a young archaeologist draws her into a tangled web of murder and blackmail. Everyone thinks Roy Cavell drowned accidentally, but after receiving a cryptic note under her door Angela isn’t so sure. Cavell had fallen in love with his employer’s beautiful wife Sophia Delisi, leaving a heartbroken fiancée behind him and creating tensions up at the local archaeological dig. Mrs. Delisi is thought to bring bad luck: superstition has it that any man who gets close to her dies. Was Cavell the latest victim of the curse? But then why has someone been searching his luggage? Who is signalling from up at the acropolis? And why is somebody trying to put Angela out of the way? When a second body turns up Angela becomes even more determined to find out the truth—despite the additional complications of a rival detective she can’t shake off, a would-be blackmailer who knows the secrets of her past life, and a husband she’d trust more if only he didn’t keep disappearing in the middle of the night. Investigating a murder wasn’t in Angela's plans, but if she wants to survive her honeymoon she has no choice.Zum Buch
Archery coach and occasional amateur sleuth Di is looking forward to a relaxing weekend chaperoning a tournament with her Great Dane, Moo. But when a rival’s coach is taken away in an ambulance, Di suspect foul play. How will she prove her suspicions when everyone thinks it’s an accident? A Target Practice Mini MysteryZum Buch
What drives a man to obsession? In a secret laboratory, funded by the military, one man is about to break the shackles of linear time and go back. Back to his past, to his youth and to his love. Back with the intention to make things right, but can the flow of time be altered so easily?Zum Buch
Five more minutes. That was all the woman standing outside his floundering business, Todd Jones Realty, wanted. Just five minutes. What could go wrong? Surprisingly, everything. And that’s what Todd Jones is about to learn when he allows the enigmatic Caterina Kadlec to enter his office. He’s hoping that her wealthy client, and the big fat commission he’ll earn, will be the answer to his prayers. Unfortunately, Caterina has other plans and those plans include grand larceny. As for the murder, well, sometimes things don’t go as planned, do they? Nope, they sure don’t. And that’s what Todd is also about to learn and learn the hard way. No matter, Todd always has plans of his own and has no qualms about implementing them. Because when it comes to ethics and morality, it’s all a gray area as far as Todd is concerned. To complicate matters, his girlfriend has left him. Again. And his live-in mother, who already insists on keeping an annoying pet pig named Mr. Squeals, has invited a homeless Russian woman to take up residence, thus kicking him out of his home office. If it wasn’t for downhill, it seems Todd’s life would have nowhere to go. And he’s going to have to do something about that…Zum Buch
When his girlfriend, Jillian Russo, washes up on the shore of the Merrimack River in Essex County, Massachusetts, Carmen Vaughn immediately finds himself the main suspect in her murder investigation. Desperate, he turns to his college professor and former criminal prosecutor, Timothy Pickering, for help clearing his name and figuring out what really happened.Against his family's wishes, Pickering decides to help and recruits Adrian Watson, a private investigator who's worked on other government cases in the past. Despite their diligent work, the prosecutors on Jillian's case manage to stay one step ahead as lead attorney Victoria Donovan conspires to bury vital evidence that could acquit Carmen of the charges. As the investigation progresses, Pickering and Watson suspect that someone else was dating and likely killed Jillian . . . but knowing it and proving it are two different matters, and time is running out.Zum Buch
