Maison d'édition: Austin Macauley Publishers
The bureau has an adapted hiding place, known only to a possible six people. One of them, John Algarkirk, an old friend of the owner, now sadly deceased, tries to clear his name from accusations that he stole cash from this secret compartment by the others' names, but the more he digs, the more he reveals. Who really took the money?
Hollis Brannigan is a personal shopper at a prestigious Los Angeles concierge service, but has her sights set on a position in the company's investigations department. To hone her skills, she takes on discreet investigations for fellow employees. Hollis becomes embroiled in a murder when she walks into one of LA's upscale consignment shops and discovers a young woman on the floor, draped in designer gowns. When Hollis rushes to give aid, another woman shows up and snaps her picture kneeling over the body. With her photo, fingerprints, and DNA at the crime scene, Hollis is now the prime suspect. While trying to keep her clients happy and prove her innocence, Hollis takes on a case investigating a cheating boyfriend whose mysterious midnight trips confound her. She finally gets a lead on her sister who vanished without a trace, but fears she'll disappear again before Hollis can get to her. Now shopping for a killer in LA's most exclusive stores, Hollis discovers revenge, deceit, and ambition turned deadly. A murderer lurks nearby plotting another crime—this time against Hollis. She soon learns that pursuing a murderer and discovering the truth about her sister aren't what she bargained for!Voir livre
A killer with a blood lust that is centuries old After a lengthy leave of absence, DCI Jane Phillips is back in Major Crimes, neck deep in the most macabre murder investigation of her career. The naked body of a famous sportsman has been laid out in a churchyard, wrapped in a white shawl, surrounded by flowers. Stranger still, his heart is missing. With such a high profile victim, the pressure to find the murderer is instant and extreme. And it only increases when the killer strikes again—leaving behind another mutilated body, posed in exactly the same way. With no obvious connection between the two victims, Phillips turns to profiler Dr. Siobhan Harris. Can she help to identify the perpetrator or discover the motive behind these brutal murders? But no one could have prepared Phillips for what the doctor is about to reveal. Everything points to a killer on a mission, and a body count that's likely to double within days—unless Phillips can stop the murderous psychopath, hell bent on satisfying his own Deadly Craving.Voir livre
A lot of people want Victor Valance dead. But only one is willing to pull the trigger...and is about to do it again. Bloodson Bay has a dark history soaked in blood and revenge. When a murder is linked to three friends, it's tough to prove their innocence when they each have a motive. Tara: the town troublemaker with a heart of gold. Ginger: the wild grandma whose fashion is stuck in 1986. Sloane: the deaf entrepreneur thrust into fame after her husband is murdered. All three women have one thing in common—a disturbing connection to the body buried on Tara's horse ranch. Everyone in Bloodson Bay heard about the bad blood between Tara and the victim. And rumor has it Ginger's been holding a grudge of her own. But only Sloane knows her own dark connection to him that she wishes would disappear...a secret she's buried as deep as his body. When they stumble on a 1990s cassette tape exposing clues from the past, the trio must work together despite their strained history to catch a killer. As if! Not even the Girl Power of the Spice Girls can prove their innocence, no matter how much they wannabe free from suspicion. One of the women knows too much...and it's only a matter of time before it gets them killed.Voir livre
On the wild west coast of Ireland, a neolithic burial chamber is uncovered. Inside, and perfectly preserved, is the image of a fabled Nemean lion and its cub drinking from a bubbling fountain of pure fire. The image matched the one found on an ancient scroll that warned of a Celtic Prophecy. It foretold of an approaching disaster of unimaginable scale hurtling toward the modern world… Sam Reilly needs to solve the Celtic Prophecy and find the fabled Nemean Lions, whose secret may be the only thing that can save his life. Racing from Ireland’s peat-laden vaults to a sealed druidic chamber hidden beneath a basalt sea cave, Sam and his team must piece together the lost prophecy before its final verse becomes reality. The past is calling. And its secrets may cost the very future Sam Reilly’s trying to protect.Voir livre
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Business is booming for gourmet cook Angie Amalfi. Her latest venture, Comical Cakes, is delighting San Francisco with outrageous, laugh-out-loud creations guaranteed to steal the spotlight at any party. Life should be sweet—except someone is killing people in disturbingly unfunny ways. At the same time, Inspector Paavo Smith is knee-deep in a baffling homicide case involving ritualistic murders, ominous symbols, and whispers of satanic worship. The trail leads to a decadent after-hours Goth club where secrets run high and the atmosphere is as dark as midnight frosting. When Angie is commissioned to create a custom cake for the club’s mysterious owner, her professional curiosity pulls her straight into Paavo’s most dangerous investigation yet. As bodies pile up, Angie discovers that beneath the club’s theatrical devilry lurks something far more real—and far more deadly. Meanwhile, Paavo is juggling more than a serial killer. He’s ready to take the next step in his relationship with Angie—if only he can find the right moment before she lands herself in mortal peril. With sinister clues, poisoned secrets, and temptation at every turn, Angie and Paavo must stop a killer before the final slice is served.Voir livre
Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth installment of the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series. It's the week before Thanksgiving, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus's Treasures, is preparing for a weekend reunion of her mother's college friends. But when the group of women comes into Merry's shop, Merry is met with frosty attitudes and cold hearts. The women argue amongst themselves constantly, and the bickering only intensifies after one of the friends is poisoned. With her father's role as Santa in danger due to his proximity to the crime, Merry will need to use all of her investigative gifts to wrap this mystery up and save Santa and her favorite holiday.Voir livre
