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Georgie, or Lady Georgiana Rannoch, is busy planning her upcoming nuptials to Darcy O'Mara. Unfortunately, what has started as a simple wedding has become quite a royal headache and grand affair, thanks to a guest list that includes the queen and the appointment of princesses as Georgie's bridesmaids. “If only Darcy and I had eloped!” she thinks, as she attempts to organize her wedding and find a place for her and her husband-to-be to live. Just as she despairs of ever finding a home, her godfather offers his fully staffed country estate. But something sinister is afoot....

Magische Kristallkugeln und nebulöse Ereignisse... Der spannende Auftakt der zweiten Staffel der beliebten Cosy Crime-Reihe! Als eine glamouröse Amerikanerin im beschaulichen walisischen Dorf Llanfair auftaucht und von faszinierenden spirituellen Kräften spricht, ist die Bar-Dame Betsy Edwards begeistert. Sofort nimmt sie eine Stelle im neu eröffneten New-Age-Center Sacred Grove an. Natürlich denken alle anderen Dorfbewohner – inklusive Constable Evan Evans –, dass Betsy den Verstand verloren hat.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

Hohe französische Küche und verdorbene Absichten... Constable Evans ermittelt wieder vor der Kulisse des idyllischen Wales. Die Bewohner des walisischen Dörfchens Llanfair sind hellauf begeistert, als die glamouröse Madame Yvette ein französisches Restaurant eröffnet. Der ein oder andere beäugt die Errungenschaft allerdings kritisch und die charismatische Besitzerin muss sich Mühe geben, alle Dorfbewohner für sich zu gewinnen.

At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad.

Mord verjährt nicht. Constable Evans sorgt für spannende Stunden. Als Constable Evan Evans in den Bergen von Llanfair ein wunderschönes Hirtenhaus entdeckt, sind er und seine Verlobte begeistert. Es sind nur noch wenige Monate bis zu ihrer Hochzeit und sie können es kaum erwarten, ihr gemeinsames Leben zu beginnen. Doch seine Entdeckung geht weit über die Schönheit eines Berggipfels und eines gemütlichen Traumhauses hinaus... Als Evan das Skelett eines Kindes im Vorgarten begraben findet, will er nicht ruhen bis er dessen Identität aufdeckt hat.

Friedliche Heimat und grausame Gerechtigkeit. Ein neuer Fall für Constable Evans: Cosy Crime vom Feinsten. Alles was Constable Evan Evans möchte, ist eine ruhige Zeit bei seiner Mutter mit seiner Verlobten zu verbringen. Doch kaum angekommen, warten schockierende Neuigkeiten auf das frisch verliebte Paar: Der Mörder von Evans Vater wird einer weiteren Tat beschuldigt. Nach vier Jahren Jugendstrafe soll er nun die Tochter seines Arbeitgebers getötet haben.

When Constable Evan Evans is persuaded to join the local male choir for the upcoming eisteddfod (cultural festival), he doesn't think the addition of his mediocre voice will do them much good. In spite of all the effort that choirmaster Mostyn Phillips puts in to the choir, it is not exactly first class. Hope arrives in the form of world-renowned tenor Ifor Llewelyn, come home to Llanfair to rest, on doctor's orders.

Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric - and deadly - characters.

Evan Evans is settling into his role as Constable of Llanfair, a small town nestled in the mountains of North Wales. Here, he has been a mediator of the minor disputes of the locals, between competing ministers, country merchants, and seemingly every Welch eccentric throughout the region. But an unusual series of events brings unseen hostilities to light, and Evan realizes just how deep the townsfolk's passions and hostilities lie.

Agatha Award-winning author Rhys Bowen’s charming combination of intrigue and romance blended with a touch of humor shines when performed by Audible Hall of Fame narrator Katherine Kellgren, whose deft range and impeccable accent work make it hard to believe this isn’t a multicast performance.

Georgie may be figuring out what it means to be a new mother but she does know one thing for sure: she absolutely despises the strict nanny who was foisted upon her by her meddlesome sister-in-law. In search of a new nanny, Georgie travels to London to see her old friend ZouZou only to find her about to depart for a funeral, after the unexpected death of a young man in her social circle. It quickly becomes clear there’s more than one mysterious death around town, when another friend reveals he’s also just returned from the funeral of a school friend, who seemingly died in a boating accident.

The charming village of Llanfair, the setting for Rhys Bowen's beloved Constable Evans mysteries, sits amid lush, rolling Welsh meadows populated with quaint cottages and is considered by many of its colorful locals to be a kind of paradise. Unfortunately, there aren't many opportunities for young people in Llanfair, so when an exciting and glamorous American woman breezes into town talking of dormant psychic powers and important social research, barmaid Betsy Edwards is quick to take her up on an offer of employment at the recently opened Sacred Grove New Age center not far away.

New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is happy with her place in the world. She and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built quite a life for themselves in Greenwich Village, in their modest-yet-beautiful home in Patchin Place, filled with family, friends, and laughter. Molly and Daniel have a good marriage, a true partnership where they value each other’s opinions in all things. So when he tells her they’re moving to a fancy home on Fifth Avenue—and that he’s running for the sheriff of New York—Molly is left reeling.

Das walisische Dörfchen Llanfair gerät in Aufruhr, als der örtliche Chor an einem Sängerwettstreit teilnimmt und dafür Unterstützung des gastierenden Star-Tenors Ifor Llewellyn bekommt. Nicht nur das Medieninteresse schnellt in ungekannte Höhen, sondern auch immer mehr Fremde besuchen das verschlafene Dorf. So dankbar die kauzigen Dorfbewohner anfangs für die Hilfe des berühmten Sängers sind, so schnell sind sie dessen Starallüren, Schürzenjägerei und Streitigkeiten leid.

Eine Feindschaft mit dem Nachbarort hat tödliche Folgen... Band zwei der Cosy Crime-Reihe von New York Times Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen! Langsam gewöhnt sich Evan Evans an seine Rolle als Constable des walisischen Dorfs Llanfair. Vor allem die beschauliche Arbeit als Schlichter von nebensächlichen Streitigkeiten der Dorfbewohner – seien es konkurrierende Geistliche, Gewerbetreibende oder ganz normale walisische Exzentriker – sagt ihm zu.

I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley, we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.

Detective Constable Evan Evans and his new bride, Bronwen, are settling into married life in their little cottage above the village of Llanfair when they meet the daughter of one of the village's newest families, a 16-year-old Pakistani girl named Jamila. Bronwen and Jamila are becoming good friends when Jamila finds out from her parents that they have arranged a marriage for her back in Pakistan.

Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: Her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden.

Jack and Maggie Harris are adrift on ravaged streets during the London Blitz. Their home is gone. They have nowhere to go and nothing left to lose. With only the memories of their greatest loss - the death of their child during a Christmas years before - Jack and Maggie settle in a seemingly deserted mansion for the night.