Publisher: Ktoczyta.pl
Hide and Seek is a story about love, betrayal, hardship and forgiveness. Mr. Valentine Blyth is an artist. While working in the countryside, painting portraits of babies and sometimes portraits of horses, he meets a deaf-mute girl named Mary.
🎄 The annual Christmas gala at the historic Evergreen Manor is the social event of the season in the small town of Pineville. But the festive atmosphere shatters when the town's most-hated real estate developer, known for buying up local landmarks, is found dead beneath the grand mistletoe. The cause: a poisoned candy cane from the dessert table. Holly Berry, the owner of a struggling local bakery catering the event, finds herself at the center of the scandal when the police trace the toxin to her kitchen. With her business crumbling faster than a gingerbread house and the whole town watching, Holly must find the real killer. With help from her Saint Bernard, Noel, and a mysterious out-of-town writer researching small-town Christmas traditions, Holly uncovers a list of suspects longer than Santa's naughty list. From betrayed business partners and displaced families to secret affairs and a decades-old grudge, everyone has a motive. Can Holly solve this Christmas conundrum before the killer strikes again and ruins the holidays for good?Show book
Join Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of fiction" (Boston Globe), and his human partner Bernie as they scramble to solve a case exposing the dark side of internet fame. Chet the dog is less than enthusiastic about the Little Detective Agency's next case. Chet and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, have been hired to find a missing person--only the missing person is a cat. Miss Kitty, an internet sensation, has disappeared, and Chet and Bernie have been hired to find her before her many followers realize something is wrong. Miss Kitty belongs to Bitty, a sweet teenage girl who lives with her mom. Bitty and her mother are struggling financially, but the arrival of Miss Kitty and the chance discovery of her social media appeal has changed everything. Bitty now has sponsors, a high-powered agent, and all the tools needed to thrive online, and real money is flowing in. At least, it was. With Miss Kitty gone, the family's income is on the line. The case presents a slew of challenges for Chet and Bernie. For one thing, a potential witness is a pig named Senor Piggy who may be in possession of an important piece of evidence. For another, it seems like a possible perp has been killed twice--and there's evidence implicating Bernie in the crime.Show book
Marjorie Swallow is called to investigate when a garden designer suspects that someone is sabotaging her Himalayan Sapphire Lilies, ahead of the 1923 Chelsea Flower Show. But soon it's not just the flowers that are dying. Rival gardeners, intrepid plant hunters and King George V himself are caught up in a poisonous bouquet with its roots deep in the mountains of Tibet. Death At Chelsea is a twist-filled cozy mystery set in 1920s high society, from an English country estate to the famous Chelsea Flower Show.Show book
Jemma Nox, holler witch in training, has discovered that there's more to Kalhoun County than meets the eye. Could things be about to get even stranger? Old hurts and buried skeletons refuse to stay in the shadow of the past. Buckle up, darling. It's going to be a bumpy ride. The county is divided when company men start crawling over the Mountain, but that's not the worst of it. Illness sweeps through the younger residents, while everyone else in town takes sides over whether this is their big break or the beginning of the end for their way of life. Mama B insists that she's the only one who can end the division, but Jemma isn't sure that she's cut out for the job. Even with her friends Easter and Val helping, she's going to have her hands full. All Jemma can do is put her shoulder to the wheel. The wheel keeps on turning as Jemma dives deeper into the lore of her newfound calling. Yet, the deeper she goes, the more questions she has. Not just about Kalhoun County, but about herself. Is this really who she is? What she's meant to do? If not, why has she taken to it like a duck to water?Show book
Mark Rowley is the former head of UK Counter-Terrorism and has continued involvement in the national policy debate. Mark drew on his experience of major police investigations, COBRA meetings and encounters with cabinet ministers and the PM.Show book
Another day, another kidnapping...or so it appears. A programmer's wife is abducted from her home under suspicious circumstances. The only clues are a missing kitchen knife and some blurry security cam footage. It is up to Julian Mercer and his team to identify the kidnapper and negotiate the woman's release. However, things don't go as planned. The kidnapper is methodical and careful. He only wants one thing in exchange for the woman, but obtaining it will be nearly impossible. Forced to make some hard decisions, Mercer and his team must split up, but it's uncertain if they'll succeed or if someone will betray them.Show book
