Verlag: Wildside Press
Doctor Hiram Grantley, a master criminal, has escaped Sing Sing prison and is back in New York. Nick's Job: track him down and bring him to justice. Only Grantley has made a new medical discovery—a way to put his victims into a stupor, using what seems to be mental powers alone!
Sometimes quaint, cozy towns . . . Can set the scene for awkward encounters. In the small town of Seaview Rock, Maine, local pet shop owner, Will Sullivan, brings a shelter dog to the gracious home of one of the town's wealthiest families, for what should just be a routine meet-and-greet. Things get more than a bit awkward when he discovers that his ex-wife Karen is there, and the tense situation goes from bad to worse when a body is found in the shed. With five possible suspects, Will is desperate to figure out who among them was the killer. Time is ticking as he puts himself in grave danger to clear not only his own name, but that of his girlfriend as well. Can he find the culprit and live to tell the tale?Zum Buch
"You out there. You, who think you have committed the perfect crime...that there are no clues, no witnesses…listen. Somebody knows." In the summer of 1950, Somebody Knows presented, in dramatic documentary style, the facts of real unsolved homicide cases. Listeners were offered a reward of $5,000 for clues that led to an arrest and conviction. Created by James L. Saphier and written by Sidney Marshall, this fascinating series was directed - and narrated - by radio legend Jack Johnstone. Come, hear the details of true crimes from all across the country, including the infamous "Black Dahlia" case. Perhaps it is you who knows! Episodes Include: Gladys Kern Murder 07-06-50; Mary Agnes Kabiska Murder 07-13-50; Joseph P. Bohanak Murder 07-20-50; Frank J. Christenson Murder 07-27-50; Paula Kohler Eubanks Murder 08-03-50; Samuel I. Paris Murder 08-10-50; Jean Croyle Long Murder 08-17-50; Elizabeth Short Murder (Black Dahlia) 08-24-50Zum Buch
Stylish brunches are all the rage this autumn in Old Town Alexandria, and everyone's posting their parties on social media. But while Domestic Diva Sophie Winston juggles her event-filled calendar, she's approached by local designer Mitzi Lawson—who is afraid someone is following her. The very next day Mitzi loses her best friend and business partner, Denise. The two were renovating a generations-old house where Denise died unexpectedly, and Mitzi fears that it wasn't a medical condition to blame, but murder. It could just be the shock talking, but Sophie agrees to help Mitzi involve the police. Then she receives a panicked phone call from Mitzi, and when she rushes to the old house, Mitzi is nowhere to be found. Now Sophie's appetite for investigation is piqued even more than her appetite for eggs Benedict and mimosas. Could Denise's death be connected to her viper's nest of in-laws or the house she was working on which her husband just inherited? What of the self-proclaimed etiquette expert with some improper secrets, or the scheming mistress? Or does the old house harbor secrets of its own? There's a generous buffet of suspects to keep the Diva scrambling for an answer . . .Zum Buch
Holiday Cozy Mystery Series is a spin-off of Tonya Kappes's popular A Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery series! You do not want to miss Violet Rhinehammer's journey and some appearances from our beloved Laundry Club Ladies and favorite characters from A Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery crossover series! Smiling eyes aren't shining upon Violet Rhinehammer! Violet Rhinehammer finally gets the call! She's been working so hard in her hometown of Normal, Kentucky, as a reporter for Channel Two News and the Normal Gazette to get the national attention to she believes she rightfully deserves! Now is her time! Violet gets an interview of a lifetime with a huge national news network. It doesn't take her long to pack her bag and hop on an airplane leaving Normal, Kentucky, behind! While in flight, she is so busy dreaming about her opportunity. When the passenger sitting next to Violet yammers on and on about her grandchildren, Violet uses her Southern manners to excuse herself to the bathroom after the woman gives Violet a headache. After all, Violet has to keep her head in the game because she's determined to get the job so she doesn't have to go back to her small hometown. Violet's moment of bathroom silence quickly turns to chaos after she finds a dead body in the airplane bathroom, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in the small town of Holiday Junction. The NTSB grounds all flights going in or out of Holiday Junction, and every passenger is considered a suspect, which means Violet Rhinehammer is stranded until the murder is solved. Y'all know Violet! She's not going to sit on her laurels; she'll be using her keen journalist skills and possibly a little help from the Laundry Club Ladies from Normal, Kentucky, to solve the crime. After all, she's got to show up for her big interview, and her dream job is slipping through her hands.Zum Buch
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on the 30th August 1797 in Somers Town, London. Her mother, the famous feminist philosopher, educator, and writer Mary Wollstonecraft died when Mary was only 11 days old and she was raised by her father, the philosopher, novelist, journalist, and perpetually in debt, William Godwin. Though Mary received little formal education her father taught her a broad range of subjects and added to her bright and curious personality she easily absorbed a good and broad education. In July 1814, after conducting a secret affair with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who had earlier promised to pay off yet another round of her father’s business debts, the pair eloped to France. Within two months, penniless and pregnant they returned to England. Her husbands’ affairs caused her frequent heartbreak but despite all the travails, including the loss of her own child, Shelley’s recent inheritance gave them the opportunity to journey again to Europe. It was here that ‘Frankenstein’ was born and established Mary’s own name in literature. Her life hereafter was plagued with loss; the death of two further children and then her husband in a boating accident. Her writing continued through novels, travel pieces and biographies. Her short stories, some based in Europe, tackle difficult situations and genres as well the obstacles that women were burdened with in society. Her editorship of her late husband’s poetry was also widely praised. Mary’s radical politics continued to guide her journey throughout her life but, by 1840, illness had begun to haunt her years, depriving her of energy and vigour. Mary Shelley died on the 1st February 1851, at Chester Square, London of a suspected brain tumour. She was 53.Zum Buch
A deliciously sly, compulsively readable tale about greed, power and the world’s most devious family. When Alana Shropshire’s seventy-six-year-old father, Ed, starts dating Kelly, his twenty-eight-year-old nurse, a flurry of messages arrive from Alana’s brothers, urging her to help “protect Dad” from the young interloper. Alana knows that what Teddy and Martin really want to protect is their father’s fortune, and she tells them she couldn’t care less about the May–December romance. Long estranged from her privileged family, Alana, a hardworking single mom, has more important things to worry about.But when Ed and Kelly’s wedding is announced, Teddy and Martin kick into hyperdrive and persuade Alana to fly to their father’s West Coast island retreat to perform one simple task in their plan to make the gold digger go away. Kelly, however, proves a lot more wily than expected, and Alana becomes entangled in an increasingly dangerous scheme full of secrets and surprises. Just how far will her siblings go to retain control?Smart, entertaining and brimming with shocking twists and turns, The Opportunist is both a thrill ride of a story and a razor-sharp view of who wields power in the world. With a cast of unreliable narrators and a plot full of shocking twists, 'The Opportunist' is a psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. HarperCollins 2024Zum Buch
