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When Brian Foley is charged with the murder of his next-door neighbour, the fastidious Arthur Cranham, it seems the case against the blustering showman is cut and dried: prints, DNA, CCTV footage – there can't be any doubt. After all – Brian and Arthur have famously been at war for years. But Jack and Sarah are convinced that the police have it wrong. With time running out, can they prove …
Even in a lovely town like River Bluffs, Indiana, flipping houses can be a challenge. Especially when there's the proverbial skeleton in the closet-and a literal corpse in the driveway . . . House-flipper Jazzi Zanders has her work cut out for her. Her latest flip, which she co-purchased with her fiancée Ansel and cousin Jerod, is a three-story fixer-upper that's more of a droopy-downer.…
It&#39;s winter in Cherringham, and petty thief Charlie Topper&#39;s life is in danger. Desperate, he reaches out to Jack and Sarah for help: last summer – during a robbery – he witnessed a cold-blooded murder, and now he fears the killer is after him. Can Jack and Sarah solve this very cold case – before the desperate murderer comes for them too? <br/> <br/> <br/> Set in the sleepy Englis…
"The Rats in the Walls" is a short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft. Written in August-September 1923, it was first published in Weird Tales, March 1924. Plot summary: Set in 1923, «The Rats in the Walls» is narrated by the scion of the de la Poer family, who has moved from Massachusetts to his ancestral estate in England, the ruined Exham Priory. To the dismay of nearby residents, he…
Behind the scenes, nothing is what it seems. <br/> Gord Stewart, 40 years old, single, moved back into his suburban childhood home to care for his widowed father. But his father no longer needs care and Gord is stuck in limbo. He's been working in the movie business as a location scout for years, and when there isn't much filming, as a private eye for a security company run by ex-cops, …
«Где-то в подвалах банка „Кокс и Ко“ на Чаринг-Кроссе покоится видавшая виды помятая жестянка вализа с моим именем „Джон Х. Ватсон Д.М., служ. в Индийской армии“ черной краской на крышке. Она набита бумагами, и почти все они – записи, посвященные примечательным проблемам, которыми мистеру Шерлоку Холмсу приходилось заниматься в то или иное время. Некоторые, и отнюдь не наименее интересные, заверши…
The Longer the Thread: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!* 13th of 37 Emma Lathen Best Sellers. Features John Putnam Thatcher, SVP of the Sloan Guaranty Trust. An American company has trouble in its Puerto Rican plant when a foreman is murdered and only management could have done it. Thatcher figures it out, rescues the $3 million loan fo…
It&#39;s just days before the Cherringham Regatta – an annual event that draws luxury yachts from across the country, as well as the local boat crowd, all looking to party on the river. But it&#39;s no party when boats are vandalized, and a wealthy executive turns up missing, with his blood on the deck. As the Regatta date looms, Jack and Sarah discover that what&#39;s happening on the…
Cherringham parish council has invited Laurent Bourdain, mayor of a French village on the Brittany coast, to a gala reception to join the two villages in a mutually beneficial &#39;twinning.&#39; The venue: Lady Repton&#39;s manor house, which her Grandson hopes to turn into a world-class conference center. An elaborate dinner worthy of the French dignitary has been prepared. But as th…
Маленькую деревню в Озерном крае Англии потрясает убийство молодой девушки Энни Ховард. Ее находят задушенной, тело почти сутки пролежало в воде одного из знаменитых озер. Тетя девушки убита горем. Полиция объявляет в розыск жениха убитой, так как свидетели утверждают, что видели, как молодые люди ссорились накануне трагедии. Злые языки обвиняют парня в убийстве на почве ревности, и инспектор поли…
Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. <br/> <br/> <br/> In "Deadlier than Fiction”, amateur sleuth Alfie McAlister enjoys his volunteer work in Bunburry’s community library, set up in the mansion of the formidable Miss Radford. The library is home from home for eleven-year-old Noah, an Agatha Christie fan who sees m…
The elderly owner of Mogdon Manor, Victor Hamblyn, dies in a mysterious fire. But was it really an accident? Jack and Sarah are skeptical … The victim&#39;s three middle-aged children, who all live in the village of Cherringham, are possible heirs. And possible murderers … Did one of them set the fire? Cherringham is a serial novel à la Charles Dickens, with a new audio episode released every …
Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. <br/> In «Murder at the Mousetrap,» the first Bunburry book, fudge-making and quaffing real ale in the local pub are matched by an undercurrent of passion, jealousy, hatred and murder – laced with a welcome dose of humour. Alfie McAlister has retreated from London to the peace a…
Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. <br/> <br/> <br/> The picturesque village of Bunburry is about to be enhanced by the late Mrs Benson&#39;s mansion being transformed into a luxury hotel. But when the project is sabotaged, who is responsible? Careless workers, a disgruntled rival, a vengeful ex-husband, Mrs …
A SANDAL FROM EAST ANGLIA. To Sherlock Holmes she will always be The Nun. But is this brilliant young woman carrying on a secret double life – a life far too sensual for a member of a holy order? She is helping archeological excavations at the ruined Abbey of St. Edmund, where a sealed canister has been unearthed. In it is a document that has the potential to change the course of the British Empir…