"Tödliche Rache.
Es ist Halloween-Nacht in Cedar Valley. Während des alljährlichen Stadtfestes nutzt Detective Gemma Monroe die Gelegenheit, den pensionierten Richter Caleb Montgomery in seiner Anwaltskanzlei zu besuchen. Zu Gemmas Überraschung wirkt Caleb besorgt, geradezu verängstigt, und er vertraut ihr an, dass er anonyme Drohungen erhält. Als Gemma zu ihrem Auto zurückgeht, erschüttert eine heftige Explosion in Calebs Büro die Nacht.
Sofort beginnen Gemma und ihr Team mit den Ermittlungen, als ein weiterer Mann getötet wird. Schnell wird klar, dass hier ein Nachahmungstäter am Werk ist. Ähnliche Morde gab bereits in der Vergangenheit. Und wenn Gemma diesen Mörder nicht aufhalten kann, wird er seine tödliche Mission vollenden ..."
"Eiskalte Lügen.
Detective Gemma Monroe wird zu einem Vermisstenfall am Lost Lake in der Nähe der Kleinstadt Cedar Valley, Colorado, gerufen. Dort trifft sie auf drei Freunde, die am Seeufer gezeltet haben. Die Vierte aus der Gruppe, Sari Chesney, ist in der Nacht spurlos verschwunden. Sari ist stellvertretende Kuratorin im örtlichen Museum, in dem an diesem Abend eine Gala stattfinden soll. Ein Projekt, an dem sie monatelang gearbeitet hatte und das sie niemals absichtlich verpassen würde.
Als Gemma beginnt, die komplexe Dynamik der vermeintlich engen Freundesgruppe zu verstehen, wird klar, dass mehr als eine Person lügt und dass das stille Wasser des Lost Lake noch weitere schrecklichere Geheimnisse bergen könnte ... ."
"Der Tote von Cedar Valley.
Cedar Valley, Colorado, ist ein kleiner idyllischer Skiort. Ausgerechnet hier wird in einem Wanderzirkus ein Clown ermordet. Die schwangere Polizistin Gemma Monroe nimmt sich der Sache an, die gleich eine unerhörte Wendung erfährt: Der Tote ist der Sohn des Bürgermeisters, der vor drei Jahren in einen reißenden Fluss stürzte und für tot erklärt worden war. Je intensiver Gemma ermittelt, desto rätselhafter wird die Angelegenheit. Bis sie erfährt, dass der Tote sich vor seinem Verschwinden mit einem dreißig Jahre alten Mordfall beschäftigt hat ...
Eine Heldin wie aus dem Film 'Fargo' - menschlich und hochintelligent.
Dieses Hörbuch erschien ursprünglich unter dem Titel 'Die Totenflüsterin'."
"'Das ist erst der Anfang'.
Gemma Monroe kehrt nach der Geburt ihrer Tochter in den Polizeidienst zurück, wo sie gleich an ihrem ersten Tag zu einem schaurigen Tatort gerufen wird: Vor einer Privatschule wurde der bekannte Autor Delaware Fuente erstochen, seine Leiche mitten in einem heftigen Schneesturm zur Schau gestellt. Bei dem Toten entdecken Gemma und ihr Kollege Finn eine beunruhigende Nachricht: 'Das ist erst der Anfang.' Von einem Studenten erhalten sie den Hinweis, dass ein Unbekannter die Schüler drangsaliert. Als einer der Lehrer verschwindet, ahnt Gemma, dass ihnen nicht viel Zeit bleibt, um den Mörder zu finden ...
Ein packender Kriminalroman mit einer einfühlsamen und starken Heldin.
Dieses Hörbuch erschien ursprünglich unter dem Titel 'Die Totensucherin'."
"An enthralling, atmospheric new novel from the author of acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, featuring Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe.
It's Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town's annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family to visit an old family friend, retired Judge Caleb Montgomery, at his law office. To Gemma's surprise, Caleb seems worried―haunted, even―and confides in her that he's been receiving anonymous threats. Shortly after, as Gemma strolls back to her car, an explosion at Caleb's office shatters the night.
Reeling from the shock, Gemma and her team begin eliminating suspects and motives, but more keep appearing in their place, and soon another man is killed. Her investigation takes her from a chilling encounter with a convicted murderer at the Belle Vista Penitentiary, to the gilded rooms of the renovated Shotgun Playhouse, where Shakespeare's cursed play Macbeth is set to open in a few weeks.
Yet most disturbing of all is when Gemma realizes that similar murders have happened before. There is a copycat killer at play, and if Gemma can't stop him, he'll carry out his final, deadly act."
"An enthralling, atmospheric new novel from Emily Littlejohn, the author of acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, featuring Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe.
"Recommend to fans of Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache novels." Booklist
On a bright Saturday in early spring, Detective Gemma Monroe responds to a missing person call at Lost Lake, near the small town of Cedar Valley, Colorado. With its sapphire waters and abundance of wildflowers, the lake is a popular camping destination in the summer. But for now, ice still grips the lake and snow buries the flowers.
When Gemma arrives at the shore, she meets three friends who have been camping there: the fourth of their group, Sari Chesney, has disappeared in the night without a trace. Sari is an assistant curator at the local museum, which is set to host a gala that night―a project she's worked on for months and would never intentionally miss. As Gemma begins to understand the complex dynamics of the supposedly close-knit friendship group, she realizes that more than one person is lying to her―and that the beautiful, still waters of Lost Lake may hide more terrible secrets . . ."
""Small town Colorado police detective Gemma Monroe is a human and fallible heroine I can't wait to meet again, and Littlejohn's prose is lyrical and gripping."―Deborah Crombie
In Emily Littlejohn's follow-up to her acclaimed debut Inherit the Bones, a twisted killer stalks his prey in the dead of winter.
On a cold dark night in February, as a blizzard shrieks through Cedar Valley, police officer and new mother Gemma Monroe responds to an anonymous report of a prowler at the local private high school, The Valley Academy. In her idyllic Colorado small town, Gemma expects the call was just a prank by a bored teenager.
But there in the snow lies the savaged body of a man whose presence in town was meant to be a secret. And a disturbing message left by his killer promises more death to come.
This is only the beginning . . .
Nothing is as it seems in Cedar Valley and stories, both fact and fiction, ensnare Gemma as her investigation moves from the halls of an elite academy to the forests that surround Cedar Valley.
Against a backdrop of bleak winter weather, stymied by those who would lie to protect what is dearest to them, Gemma hunts a ruthless killer before he strikes again in A Season to Lie."
""I couldn't put down Inherit the Bones. Small town Colorado police detective Gemma Monroe is a human and fallible heroine I can't wait to meet again, and Littlejohn's prose is lyrical and gripping―the book is a sure bet for one of the finest debut novels of the year."
―Deborah Crombie
Secrets and lies can't stay buried forever in Cedar Valley.
In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town's meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep.
Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that began almost forty years ago. Detective Gemma Monroe's investigation takes her from the seedy grounds of a traveling circus to the powerful homes of those who would control Cedar Valley's future.
Six-months pregnant, with a partner she can't trust and colleagues who know more than they're saying, Gemma tracks a killer who will stop at nothing to keep those secrets buried.
Beautifully written with a riveting plot and a richly drawn cast of characters, Inherit the Bones is a mesmerizing debut from Emily Littlejohn."
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