Resultados para "4" en Crímenes de detectives aficionados

Holy Terrors dream team—actress Diana Hunt and her partner in crime (solving) young bishop Alistair Kincaid—are getting married! The plan is to hold a small ceremony with just some family and friends at a charming and secluded hotel in Cornwall. But in true Holy Terrors fashion, the Pale Rider hotel carries the legend of a killer ghost rider and his skeleton horse, which sets the perfect tone for a cheerful occasion!

È una sera umida di fine agosto, alla periferia di Milano. Sotto le luci intermittenti della balera dell'Ortica, tutti gli sguardi sono puntati sul corpo sinuoso di Katy, che danza un tango sensuale allacciata al suo cavaliere e che poi, appena la musica finisce, fugge via. Quella stessa notte, fuori dal locale, viene trovato il cadavere di un giovane uomo, assassinato a colpi di pistola: era un ex di Katy, geloso e molesto, che la pedinava e la perseguitava. Chi l'ha ucciso? Forse la stessa Katy? Forse un altro spasimante?

Life in Little Shaw is as nice as pie for librarian Ginny Cole. She’s got a tentative truce with her grumpy neighbor Detective Inspector Wallace, and Sunday quiz nights at The Lost Goat with her friends (team name: The Merry Widows). Until the young quizmaster is found dead in the cellar. The police call it an accident; Ginny suspects murder. But with Wallace strangely impossible to locate and convince, she and the other widows must step—carefully, mind—into the breach.

When a wine-country wedding becomes a murder investigation, can Daphne clear an innocent woman's name before the killer strikes again? Wedding celebrant Daphne Jones arrives at Crystal Springs Winery expecting a simple ceremony. Instead, she gets a shock: the bride is Belle, the beloved foster...

In the fourth book in the series, Dr. Peter Bannerman’s brother Sam takes in three Bengal kittens after the previous owner, his neighbor in a Winnipeg north end apartment building, is found dead. The death was originally thought to be due to accidental autoerotic asphyxiation, but after investigation, Sam is arrested and charged with his neighbor’s murder.

El protagonista de esta historia es un sexagenario llamado Pepe, Pepe Lapierre, para ser más exactos, y es cirujano plástico. Forofo hasta la médula del Real Madrid, su vida consiste en trabajar, ver el fútbol, jugar al pádel y cuidar de su madre. Todo en su...

London,1889: When a young labourer working on the construction of Tower Bridge is found fatally injured by Traitor's Gate, Scotland Yard turns to amateur detectives Emma Langley and Penny Green for help. Archie Mitchell survives long enough to reach hospital, but takes his secrets to the grave.

Cerca del templo Higashi Hongan-ji, entre callejones silenciosos y el rumor del viento sobre los tejados de Kioto, permanece abierto un restaurante sin letrero donde el tiempo parece detenerse. En sus fogones, el chef Nagare Kamogawa y su hija Koishi preparan deliciosos platos que son también fragmentos de vida. Allí, bajo la luz tenue de los faroles y el aroma del caldo recién hecho, se cruzan desconocidos que buscan algo más que un sabor secreto: un gesto que sane, una palabra que reconcilie, una emoción que devuelva sentido a las experiencias vividas.

It's the end of a long day at the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue, the three retired ladies who volunteer there, are ready to lock up for the night. The ladies watch aghast as a clapped-out ice-cream van lurches up to their door—with Daisy's daughter Bella behind the wheel! Newly divorced Bella has only just gotten rid of her rotten husband. Now, she's bought herself a van—and a whole world of trouble. 

The first body is found forced inside a huge terracotta urn on the lawn of a country manor in a remote corner of North Norfolk. A few days later, a young woman is found, tied to a golden chair with her throat slashed. At both crime scenes, the killer leaves a bizarre calling card. The victims were part of a group of friends at university back in the day. Two of them are dead. Two are still alive—but for how much longer? 

Reduce da un evento inatteso e imprevedibile che le ha certamente stravolto l'esistenza, la giovane Miss Bee, alias Beatrice Bernabò, a poco più di vent'anni si trova in una situazione inedita. Una nuova vita le si spalanca davanti agli occhi. Miss Bee si ritroverà invischiata in un enigma dai contorni ancor più foschi del solito, così come fosco le appare il suo presente sentimentale, per tacer del futuro.

A romantic Valentine’s evening at The Bluebird turns into a murder mystery when a dead body plummets to the bottom of the village well. There are no witnesses, but surely in a community where everyone knows each other’s business, the murderer can’t stay hidden for long? Sophie doesn’t think so, and she’s on the case, determined to restore peace to the idyllic Cotswold village once more. The latest cosy mystery from bestselling author Debbie Young is ideal for fans of Richard Osman, Katie Gayle, and Catherine Coles.

Quando Lupo Corsalti, un noto imprenditore fiorentino, scompare nel nulla, il caso sembra lontano dai soliti guai della celebre editrice in giallo. Peccato che Firenze sia ormai una seconda casa per lei, da quando Ettore lavora all’Accademia della Crusca. Così il duo Paciotti & Baldon, ora unito sia nelle indagini che nella vita privata, si ritrova alle prese con un nuovo mistero da risolvere.

Originally published in 1927, The Secret of Father Brown sees our wise and moral amateur detective navigate more tales of crime and violence. Although quiet and unassuming, Father Brown has sharp skills of deduction and – most importantly – a deep, empathetic understanding of human nature, putting himself into the minds of the criminals he faces. From a mistaken suicide and a potential culprit with two faces, to a missing aristocrat and a remorseful killer, this brilliantly unique collection of short stories cement G.K. Chesterton as a master of the mystery genre.

Love at first sight turns into newlywed bliss for former librarian Aurora Teagarden-until violence cuts the honeymoon short. Wealthy businessman Martin Bartell gives Roe exactly what she wants for their wedding: Julius House. But both the house and Martin come with murky pasts. And when Roe is attacked by an ax-wielding maniac, she realizes that the secrets inside her four walls - and her brand-new marriage - could destroy her.

Murder hits close to home for Olivia Kendrick when her annoying neighbor at Cowboy's Corral Motor Lodge turns up dead. Did one of the other guests hold a grudge against Leonard Evers? Even while she's eyeing a few shady suspects, Olivia can't help but blame herself. Maybe she really is a conjuror, and maybe she accidentally killed her downstairs neighbor with magic. With the help of her supernatural friends at Nightmare Sanctuary Haunted House, Olivia will spy on a plumber, get an eerie prediction from a psychic, and face veiled threats.

Startling new evidence in a cold case that's haunted Pete drags the exiled PI back to his hometown of Miami. But as Pete and his partner, Kathy Bentley, delve deeper into the unsolved murder, they become entangled in Miami’s obsession with a charismatic and dangerous cult leader and his even more menacing followers. At the same time, the detectives find themselves at odds with a Florida politician’s fixation on wealth, fame, and power. It all converges in the heart of the Magic City, and Pete is left scrambling to pick up the pieces—or die trying.

When Lady Cordelia, a brilliant mathematician, and her brother, Lord Woodbridge, disappear from London, rumors swirl concerning fraudulent bank loans and a secret consortium engaged in an illicit - and highly profitable - trading scheme that threatens the entire British economy. The incriminating evidence mounts, but for Charlotte and Wrexford, it's a question of loyalty and friendship. And so they begin a new investigation to clear the siblings' names, uncover their whereabouts, and unravel the truth behind the whispers.

Ellie Byrne was hoping for a quiet holiday season, filled with sugar cookies, Christmas movies, and zero dead bodies. But when a famous author drops dead during a winter storm—and his final manuscript mysteriously vanishes—her cozy bed-and-breakfast in Salem Falls becomes the center of a snow-covered scandal. Soon, Ellie and her opinionated pets are up to their eyeballs in secrets, suspects, and surprise guests with hidden agendas.

Efter upptäckten av Ilses otrohetsaffär inser Gabriella att hon måste konfrontera familjen. Hon är fast besluten att inte ge vika och den här gången lyckas hon ta sig igenom den diamanthårda sköld Ilse bär på. Gabriella får äntligen till ett möte med den mystiska kvinna som sökt henne, och hon visar sig vara ännu en person som blivit utnyttjad av Tom. Samtidigt träder Toms andra dotter Amanda, som tidigare hållit en låg profil, in i bilden.