"Nichts ruiniert ein Familientreffen schneller als ein Mord ..
Alles, was Eve Holdsworth will, ist Zeit mit ihrem Vater, seiner Frau und deren Katze zu verbringen und gemeinsam Halloween in der malerischen Kleinstadt Hemlock Grove im pazifischen Nordwesten feiern. Nach Jahren der Entfremdung und einem Herzinfarkt ihres Vaters haben sie viel nachzuholen.
Doch als der Moderator des Lokalradios vor dem Mikrofon Beleidigungen ausstößt und Bill Holdsworth über seine Leiche stolpert, wird Eves Vater zum Hauptverdächtigen.
Eve wird nur allzu klar, dass sich hinter der Fassade von Golf, gutem Willen, Handarbeiten und Nachbarschaftssinn etwas Böses verbirgt.
Da das Schicksal ihres Vaters auf dem Spiel steht, beschließt Eve, ihre eigene riskante Show zu inszenieren. Aber kann sie den Mörder fangen, bevor sie für immer zum Verstummen gebracht wird?
Eine Leiche zum Abspann ist das zweite unterhaltsame Abenteuer in der Eve Holdsworth-Cosy-Krimireihe."
"Eine dörfliche Idylle ... Eine beginnende Romanze .. Und ein alter Mord!
Die Amerikanerin Eve Holdsworth lebt ihren typisch englischen Traum in einem malerischen Dorf auf dem Lande. Neue Freunde, darunter ein Hund, Vogelbeobachtung, ein gemütlicher Pub - ihr neues Zuhause bietet alles, was sie sich nur wuenschen kann. Die Begegnung mit einem attraktiven Fremden macht die Sache noch reizvoller.
Doch Ben Dryden ist in Eves neuer Nachbarschaft ein Ausgestoßener, seit seine Frau vor fünf Jahren ermordet wurde und er der einzige Verdächtige war. Eve, die sich absolut sicher ist, dass jemand, der so charmant ist wie Ben, niemals ein Mörder sein kann, ist entschlossen, den Fall zu lösen und Bens Namen reinzuwaschen, selbst wenn es gegen seinen Willen geschieht.
Je mehr sie in der Vergangenheit gräbt, desto schwieriger wird es, einige Verdachtsmomente zu ignorieren.
Schon bald findet sich Eve in tiefen Gewässern wieder, und da ihr Leben auf dem Spiel steht, kann sie nur beten, dass ihre romantischen Vorstellungen nicht ihr Ende bedeuten ...
Alter Mord und junge Liebe ist der erste Fall in der humorvollen Cosy-Krimireihe um Amateurdetektivin Eve Holdsworth."
"Could quaint Cobblewood Cove be a hotbed for black magic?
Genie and her ghostly great-great-aunt Adriana have been too busy with their gelato business and helping with the restoration of the old speakeasy to notice that something isn't quite right in their small town.
Until pranks with touch of the macabre haunt the neighborhood, right before Halloween.
But it gets worse.
When a locked room murder case points straight at a connection to dark forces, the sleuthing duo fears for the living—and the not-quite so departed.
Can they root out the evil in their midst before it ends Adriana’s happy afterlife—forever?"
"A ghost with an unbeatable nose.
A killer recipe.
Genie Darling's new life is reaching boiling point.
Genie has her hands full. First, there’s her new gelato-making business. Sure, she has a tireless helper in her great-great-aunt Adriana, and the ghostly flapper is also responsible for their recipes.
Second, there's her relationship with Matt. So far it's great, but then he doesn't know about Adriana's presence.
To make matters worse, Genie stumbles over the dead body of her mentor Pierre. Was the much-loved owner of Cobblewood Cove's oldest diner murdered for money or was the culprit after Pierre's closely guarded family recipes? And why is Genie under suspicion?
With new restaurants in town and a gastronomical fair ahead, Genie and Adriana have to concoct something special to make sure the killer's goose is cooked . . ."
"New York jewelry designer Genie Darling has returned to her childhood home in quaint Cobblewood Cove for one reason only: to sort through generations of old family heirlooms and hand anything of historical interest over to the local museum.
But after a failed mugging attempt, and the appearance of a beautiful but ghostly young stranger in a vintage evening dress, Genie realizes there's something suspicious—and spooky—going on.
The glamorous and friendly specter turns out to be Genie's own great-great-aunt Adriana, who died in 1929 in mysterious circumstances.
When there are more attempts on Genie and her home and her main suspect dies in a suspicious accident, she decides to get to the bottom of the mystery.
Does it have anything to do with Adriana's death and reappearance?
With her unflappable, pet-whispering aunt and cat Cleo by her side, Genie sets out to lay this ghost to rest by solving the mystery and unmasking the culprits.
But digging up the past can be deadly . . ."
"Arson and old lace.
When your not so very departed great-great-aunt relies on her old belongings to cling to her particular form of spectral life force, what do you do when some of them come up for auction in Tuscany?
Travel to Italy, of course!
But what Genie Darling expected to be a smooth, if expensive operation, soon becomes a haunting experience.
The auction house goes up in flames, there's a dead body, and her great-great-aunt Adriana's evening gown from Chanel is a pile of ashes . . . or is it?
So much for la dolce vita. And when it looks like the wrong man will be suspected of arson and manslaughter, it's time for Genie and her merry ghost sidekick to sleuth again!"
"It's a dream come true for Frances Palmer: a voyage from Australia to England on the Empress of the Sea, together with her fiancé Jack Sullivan and her Uncle Sal, aka 'Salvatore the Magnificent'. They've been hired to entertain the passengers with magic tricks and daring stunts.
But all is not well below deck, with jealousy and larceny ruffling the cheerful atmosphere. Frances and Jack soon find themselves in stormy seas, together with newfound allies.
When a passenger is found dead after a costume ball and one of Frances's new friends is accused of murder, they decide to secretly dive into the case.
Nothing is plain sailing, though, against a cunning murderer. Will Jack and Frances and their friends get to the bottom of the truth, or will they drown in the sea of deception?"
"1909, Quail Island. On a small, wind-blasted island off the east coast of New Zealand a small colony of leprosy patients is isolated but not abandoned, left to live out their days in relative peace thanks to the charity of the townspeople and the compassion of the local doctor and matron of the hospital.
Jimmy Kokupe is a miracle: he's been cured. But he still carries the stigma, which makes life back on the mainland dangerous and lonely. To find a refuge, he's returned to the camp to care for his friend, fellow patient old Will, and disturbed young Charley. Healed of his physical ailments and dreaming of the girl he once planned to follow to a new life in Australia, Jimmy meets 'the lady', the island caretaker's beautiful but troubled wife who brings their food. Can she help Jimmy forget his difficult past and overcome his own prejudices towards his mixed parentage, and find the courage to risk living in freedom?"
"1931. Frances Palmer is overjoyed when her brother Rob returns to Adelaide as a racecourse veterinarian. But all is not well on the turf, and when a man is murdered, there is only one suspect - Rob. Frances and her boyfriend, charming night club owner Jack Sullivan, along with ex-vaudevillian Uncle Sal and their friends, have only one chance to unmask the real murderer by infiltrating the racecourse. The odds are against them...luckily, putting on a dazzling show where everything depends on sleight of hand is what they do best. But nothing is a dead cert against a cold-blooded killer. And with time running out for Rob, the race is on."
"Adelaide, 1931: Telephone switchboard operator Frances' life is difficult as sole provider for her mother and adopted uncle. But it's thrown into turmoil when she overhears a suspicious conversation on the phone, planning a murder. If a life is at risk, she should tell the police; but that would mean breaking her confidentiality clause and would cost her the job. And Frances soon begins to doubt the evidence of her own ears – it was a very bad line, after all... She decides to put it behind her, and meets slightly dangerous nightclub owner Jack. Jack's no angel – but when Frances' earlier fears resurface, she knows that he's the person to confide in. Frances and Jack's hunt for the truth puts them in grave danger, and soon enough Frances will learn that some things are a matter of love and death…"
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