Resultados para "George" en Crímenes de detectives aficionados

With Tally's Old Tyme Sweets finally - well, almost - turning a profit, Tally Holt is taking one busy Saturday off to host a grand party for her parents, traveling performers who spend most of their time on the road. Tally's counting on the publicity and free treats to attract new customers. And the event is a sweet success - at least until Fran Abraham, the town's foul-tempered theater director, drops dead after a bitter confrontation with Tally's mother. Murder was definitely not on Tally's menu, but it's clear that Fran's death wasn't natural.

Novelist Anne George injects murder, mayhem, and laughs into her popular mysteries. Nominated for an Agatha Award, this hilarious tale of two “60 something” sisters reveals the deadly consequences of a hasty real estate purchase. Retired Alabama school teacher Patricia Anne thinks her older sister, flamboyant Mary Alice, has lost her cotton-pickin’ mind. On a whim, Mary Alice bought the Skoot ’n’ Boot, the local country western night spot where she and her boyfriend hang out. Mary Alice insists it will be easy to run the club - until the previous owner is found executed.

New Mexico, 1935. Painter Georgia O'Keeffe is at her friend Mabel Dodge Luhan's home, Los Gallos, a house inhabited by a colorful range of artists, authors, and society figures, to attend the memorial service of the renowned writer D.H. Lawrence. Georgia has been commissioned to design the stained-glass windows for the small memorial chapel in Lawrence's honor. But when she checks to see how the light comes through the glass, another much more horrible sight awaits her: beloved Navajo potter Flora Namingha is dead, her face smashed in with a stone . . .

In all his travels across the state, there is one place that Hubie hasn’t been able to access: Trinity Site at the White Sands Missile Range, where the first atomic bomb was detonated. Deep within the range are ruins once occupied by the Tompiro people, whose distinctive pottery is incredibly rare and valuable. When an old associate claims to have a buyer interested in spending big money on a Tompiro pot, Hubie resolves to finally find a way into the heavily guarded military installation.

As Hazel settles into the tranquil South Carolina campground, whispers hint that her mother's death was only the beginning of the darkness. In the rural serenity of a South Carolina campground, Hazel finds unexpected solace and a potential new beginning after the loss of her mother. But as she settles into the seemingly idyllic property, eerie encounters and unsettling secrets buried deep in the land begin to surface. With the property's mysterious past closing in on her, Hazel must confront the chilling truth before she too becomes a part of its haunted history.

As a high-level consultant at an investment firm, Cash Kristiansen is used to the isolation of big-city corporate life—and the growing distance from family. So when his estranged aunt makes a series of desperate calls, urging him to return to Salt Cliff Isle, he reluctantly agrees to visit. But what was supposed to be a short family visit quickly spirals into a dark mystery when Cash arrives to find the island shaken by a brutal death.

Accused of murdering the Mayor, her former lover, Ellie, the esteemed Golden Retriever trainer in the town of Hound Haven, must prove her innocence. As she digs for answers, Ellie discovers ominous clues that hint at a larger conspiracy. With the help of Max, an antique shop owner in town and amateur sleuth, they embark on a perilous journey to uncover the truth and unmask the real killer.

‘Compelling, addictive…brilliant’ B A Paris It was just a party. But it turned into a nightmare. When Rachel wakes up in a strange room, the morning after a neighbour’s party, she has no memory of what happened the night before. Why did her husband leave her alone at the party? Did they...

Kaum mit dem Schiff angekommen, bittet man ihn, sich an die Fersen eines mysteriösen Erpressers zu heften. Dieser bedroht das Leben des Millionärs Merton. Und die Sache ist überaus dringend, denn der Unbekannte hat bereits zwei Menschen auf dem Gewissen. Aber noch bevor Pater Brown mit dem Millionär sprechen kann, wird dieser ermordet.

Kunibert Eder hat seine Heimat Hennigsen noch nie für eine Fernreise verlassen und plötzlich befindet er sich auf Spurensuche in Kanada. Wie konnte das passieren? Hätte ein Kunibert Eder das von Anfang an abgekartete Spiel bemerken können oder ist es Zufall, dass er auf der Reise auf Alissa und Pätrick trifft? Sie laden ihn zu einem App-Spiel und zur Jagd auf Mr. X ein. Kuniberts Schnurrbart kitzelt wieder. So lange, bis er nicht mehr kitzeln kann.

Der junge Jack Gallow, Angestellter einer Galerie, kommt aufgeregt zu Pater Brown gelaufen. Denn der Inhaber der Galerie, Mister Gordon, wird von Lord Avebury mit dem Gewehr bedroht. Sofort bricht Pater Brown nach Avebury Manor auf, um ein Unglück zu verhindern. Es gelingt ihm die Gemüter zu beruhigen - vorerst. Aber Lord Avebury bezichtigt den Galeristen, ihm eine Fälschung verkauft zu haben. Und tatsächlich, das vermeintliche Original ist nur eine ausgezeichnete Kopie. Der Lord gewährt Pater Brown eine dreitägige Frist, um den wahren Schuldigen zu überführen, bevor er sich an die Polizei wenden wird.

The New York Times-bestselling author and master of the medical thriller returns with another heart-pounding story of medical intrigue. With her young son's potentially fatal neuroblastoma in complete remission, New York City medical examiner Laurie Montgomery returns to work, only to face the...