Editorial: TERRENCE/HARRIS
Reincarnated to the fantasy world, penance for 500 years, finally great enlightenment, ready to lie flat, the system activated. As long as you get a wife, have children, develop a family, you can get various rewards.
When Augusta Lockwood and her friends form a society to investigate crime, they don't have long to wait before a murder falls into their laps. A disappearing gardener and the discovery of a gruesome crime scene launch a series of mysterious events that soon engulf even the bravest of the amateur detectives in danger.Meanwhile, in the wake of an attempted burglary, Augusta takes a new lodger into her home. But the presence of the enigmatic Mr. Julian Hawksworth quickly proves to be anything but reassuring. Worse, with the recent death of her physician father, Augusta has old family secrets to unravel, a tangled thread that could lead her to truths she is unprepared for.With so many mysteries surrounding them, will Augusta and her society friends survive long enough to shine a light on the shadowy threats closing in?Ver libro
The Prime Minister is a novel by Anthony Trollope, published in 1876, and is the fifth installment in the "Palliser" series. The story revolves around Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, who becomes Prime Minister of a fragile coalition government formed when neither the Whigs nor the Tories can govern alone.Initially hesitant about his leadership abilities, Palliser gradually finds confidence in his role. However, he faces significant challenges due to the internal divisions within his government and his own rigid nature, which complicates his efforts to enact meaningful policies. A central subplot involves Ferdinand Lopez, a socially ambitious man of ambiguous background who marries Emily Wharton against her father's wishes. Lopez's charm initially captivates Emily, but she soon discovers his many flaws. After a failed attempt to secure a parliamentary seat—encouraged by Lady Glencora Palliser, who hosts lavish gatherings to boost her husband's political standing—Lopez's fortunes decline. He becomes embroiled in a scandal involving election expenses that leads to public outrage and personal tragedy.Ver libro
🪑 Antique shop owner Eleanor Rigby thought she'd found the deal of a century when she acquired a rare Victorian armchair at an estate sale. But when a notorious antique dealer is found dead in her shop—stabbed with a vintage letter opener and slumped in the very same chair—Eleanor's bargain becomes a death sentence. The police suspect a robbery gone wrong, but Eleanor notices the chair's upholstery has been recently disturbed and a hidden compartment reveals century-old love letters that point to a scandalous family secret. With her business reputation collapsing faster than a poorly made replica, Eleanor must polish her investigative skills. Assisted by her knowledgeable apprentice and the charming local historian, she uncovers a web of forgery, stolen heirlooms, and bitter rivalries in the tight-knit antique community. From suspicious provenance documents to hidden messages in furniture maker's marks, every clue is buried in the past. But when Eleanor discovers the killer is using antique auctions as a front for something much more dangerous, she must solve this vintage mystery before she becomes the next item on the killer's collection list.Ver libro
Sheriff Walt Longmire uncovers a cold case that hits very close to home and forces him to put his life on the line with implications that some people would kill to keep buried forever Sheriff Walt Longmire and Dog are called on a routine search and rescue to Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, where Walt finds himself on a rock outcropping remembering when his father told him about the first time he saw a man die. In the late forties, Bill Sutherland was shot but the investigation was stymied because no member of the elk camp—where he was found—was carrying the caliber rifle that killed the state accountant. When Dog discovers the missing weapon, the sheriff of Absaroka County is plunged headfirst into a cold case. His investigation quickly finds ties to a hidden mineral fund that someone is willing to kill to keep secret. The embodiment of the fair-minded detective, Walt is pushed to his ethical boundaries. In his relentless pursuit of the truth, he discovers the rifle in question belonged to none other than Walt’s infamous and uncompromising grandfather, Lloyd Longmire.Ver libro
April 1941, Romsey, England. Josephine 'Jo' Fox hasn't set foot in Romsey in over twenty years. As an illegitimate child, her family—headed by her controlling grandfather—found her an embarrassment. Now, she wants to return to what was once her home and uncover the secret of her parentage. Who was her father and why would her mother never talk about him? Jo arrives the day after the Luftwaffe have bombed the town. The local pub has been completely destroyed and rescue teams are searching for the remains of the seven people known to have been in the pub at the time the bomb hit. They are shocked, however, to uncover eight bodies instead. The eighth, unidentified, body is that of a teenage girl, who no one in the town claims to know. Who is she, how did she get there, but most importantly—who killed her? Teaming up with local coroner and old friend, Bram Nash, Jo sets out to establish the identity of the girl and solve the riddle of her death. In doing so, she also uncovers her own personal mystery. Everyone has secrets—some are just more deadly than others . . .Ver libro
Two identical murders, thirty years apart. Thirty years ago, gangland enforcer Archie Boothroyd was brutally slain in an apparent ritual killing. The case was never a high priority for the police—after all, it meant one less gangster on the streets—and his murderer was never caught. Now, almost three decades later, when Paul Bradley—a close friend of Boothroyd's—is murdered in exactly the same way, DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit are called in to investigate. Is Bradley's death the work of a copycat? Or has the original killer finally returned? As the team delve deeper, they find themselves immersed in the dark underworld of gangland Manchester, where kidnapping, torture, and murder are an everyday hazard. When a third body is found mutilated in exactly the same way, Phillips and the team realize they are in a race against time to catch the killer. But what they don't understand is the next victim could be one of their own. Can Phillips find the murderer before they strike again? Or is she about to lose everything she holds dear to the Deadly Night?Ver libro
