Titoli in Detective dilettante

Jaine has been hired by uber-pushy stage mom Heather Van Sant to write lyrics for her daughter Taylor's song in the talent competition for the Miss Teen Queen America pageant. It's different from anything Jaine has done before, but if nothing else, she's looking forward to a free weekend in a swanky hotel and a chance to see what really goes on backstage at a beauty pageant. But the hotel is a dump, the cattiness is out of control, and Candace - the perfectly coiffed, whip-cracking pageant director - is making even Jaine's life miserable.

La vida cambia inesperadamente para Berta Mir con dieciocho años recién cumplidos. Su padre, detective de profesión, sufre un accidente que resulta ser un intento de asesinato. Luchando contra el tiempo, Berta deberá resolver, con su ingenio y su valor, los tres casos en los que trabajaba su padre antes de que el asesino vuelva a intentarlo. Tras ellos se esconde el culpable: ¿una mujer que engaña a su marido?, ¿un chico al que su padre hace seguir para evitar que tome drogas?

Un efferato delitto avvenuto in una rinomata località sciistica. Due amici di scuola che si ritrovano dopo tanti anni e che iniziano un'indagine per conto proprio mettendo a rischio le loro stesse vite. Numerosi colpi di scena e un finale inaspettato e spiazzante. "Le stagioni apparivano insabbiate, l'inverno si era sfilacciato in una primavera esangue. In quel periodo mi sentivo sempre più inquieto."

French's department store was famous for the rare merchandise it offered its elite clientele. But no one there could be proud of its latest exclusive window display: the bloodstained corpse of the owner's wife. Ellery Queen and his father, Inspector Richard Queen, soon discover that this palace of commerce is a viper's nest of fear, jealousy, suspicion, and hatred, where love is cheap and the price of honor marked down. But worst of all is the mysterious mocking mastermind who is out to turn the glittering store into a bargain basement of murder.

In a momentous period of British history, Donald Thomas' latest Sherlock Holmes adventure pits the great detective and his faithful biographer, Dr. John Watson, against an international conspiracy led by a disgraced English officer. Colonel Hunter Moran bears upon him the "Mark of the Beast"; his satanic ingenuity leaves a spectacular trail of devastation. It runs from the annihilation of a British armored column by Zulu tribesmen - armed only with shields and spears - to a life-and-death struggle on the sinking passenger steamer Comtesse de Flandre.

Since she started penning dialogue for Some Day My Prince Will Come - a cheesy dating show that features bachelorettes competing for the heart of Spencer Dalworth VII, a very distant heir to the British throne - Jaine's life has been a royal pain. She's been fending off golf-ball-size bugs on the sweltering tropical island and having her patience tested by an irritable production crew and the fierce contestants who will do anything to get their prince. But Jaine never expected murder to enter the script.

When Emma Langley discovers a mysterious symbol in her late husband's diary, she uncovers a connection to a secretive treasure-hunting group with powerful members. Her investigation takes an unexpected turn when Lord Charles Harpole, a society member, is found dying in his hotel room. The authorities rule it suicide, but Emma and her friend Penny Green aren't convinced. As they follow a trail of cryptic clues leading from St. Paul's Cathedral to Hampton Court, they find themselves caught in a deadly game.

After witnessing a murder, William and Anna find themselves embroiled in a web of lies and deceit that threaten to destroy their entire family. With the help of Detective Raines and their good friend and Private Investigator, Danner Ellis, they are led through a tangled web that finally leads them to the perpetrator behind the violence.

Ein Heiratsschwindler und Frauenmörder treibt sein Unwesen in Paris, doch die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln. Erst als eine Frau, die ihm entkommen konnte, behauptet, den Mann an seinem Eau de Toilette wiedererkennen zu können, öffnet sich eine Spur, die für keine Geringere als die Herstellerin von Chanel No 5 von Bedeutung ist: Coco Chanel. Nach der Trennung von ihrem Geliebten Dimitri Romanow und einer kurzen Affäre mit Picasso ist sie zudem einsam. Wird die Hobbydetektivin das nächste Opfer sein?

Nicolas Hollmanns Überraschung könnte nicht größer sein. Sein 1974 nach Portugal ausgewanderter Onkel Friedrich hat ihm ein Weingut hinterlassen. Das Erbe ist jedoch an eine Bedingung geknüpft: Der 30-jährige Architekt soll das Weingut selbst führen. Nicolas, der weder etwas von Weinbau versteht noch Portugiesisch spricht, nimmt die Herausforderung an. Auf der Quinta do Amanhecer, wo die ganz großen Portweine wachsen, heißt man ihn nicht gerade freundlich willkommen. Nicolas lässt sich jedoch nicht beirren. Beharrlich lernt er alles über die Herstellung und den Vertrieb von Portwein.

In the quiet town of Percyville, secrets linger like shadows, waiting to be unearthed. As genealogist, Ellie McLellan, takes the helm of the Percyville Historical Society, she unwittingly embarks on a journey that will unravel one of the town's deepest mysteries. With her trusty group of senior genealogy enthusiasts by her side, Ellie's adventures in uncovering the town's past are just beginning. But it's not all dusty archives and forgotten tales.

When an American stranger turns up claiming to be the rightful owner of the school’s magnificent country estate, it could spell trouble for everyone at St Bride’s. No one can believe it when the headmistress, Hairnet, instantly accepts the stranger’s claim. Only fickle maths teacher Oriana Bliss isn’t suspicious of the stranger, after all she can just marry him and secure St Bride’s future forever. That's if inventive pranks by the girls—and the school cat—don't drive him away first.

After hitting rock bottom mentally via a road sign in Bedford, Danny Murdo bounces back and straight into the Serbian mafia, the Hungarian aristocracy, and an American film producer, amongst others, as he flounders through an Eastern Europe lurching worryingly to its right. He somehow solves crimes, aided by his heroic homosexual brother and hindered by his devoutly pious brother-in-law.

With my life back to normal - normal being a very relative word - one would think I’d catch a break. One would be very wrong. With an angel gunning for me and a demon in my bed, life couldn’t be more complicated. Not to mention, I’m going to have to make a rather large life choice. Do I want to live forever? Does anyone? Forever is a very long time. Whatever. I’ll think about it tomorrow...or next week...or next month. As long as I have my girlfriends, my dogs, a super-sized case of merlot, and my deceased squatters, I’m good to go.

New York City, 1899. Tillie Pembroke’s sister lies dead, her body drained of blood and with two puncture wounds on her neck. Bram Stoker’s new novel, Dracula, has just been published, and Tillie’s imagination leaps to the impossible: the murderer is a vampire. But it can’t be - can it? A ravenous reader and researcher, Tillie has something of an addiction to truth, and she won’t rest until she unravels the mystery of her sister’s death.

The London summer of 1854 is drawing to a close when a deadly outbreak of cholera grips the city. Florence Nightingale is back on the scene marshaling her nurses to help treat countless suffering patients at Middlesex Hospital as the disease tears through the Soho slums. But beyond the dangers of the disease, something even more evil is seeping through the ailing streets of London. It begins with an attack on the carriage of Florence's friend, Elizabeth Herbert, wife of Secretary at War Sidney Herbert. Elizabeth survives, but her coachman does not.

Lacy Marie Crocker's whimsical pet couture has gained a following in New Orleans' cozy Garden District, and word of mouth has traveled all the way to her favorite fashion designer, Annie Lane. Lacy is thrilled when Annie schedules a private session at her home to discuss a companion line for her evening wear, but when Lacy arrives for the appointment, she enters the kitchen to two mewling Siamese cats - and one very dead Annie.

The island fishing village of Eastport has plenty of salty local character. It also has a sweet side, thanks to Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, her best friend Ellie, and their waterfront bake shop. This summer, Eastport's favorite lovebirds, kindergarten teacher Sharon Sweetwater and Coast Guard Captain Andy Devine‚ are getting married. The gala reception is sure to be the fête of the season, especially with a wedding-cake-sized whoopie pie. But the celebratory air, and sweet smell of success‚ are ruined by foul murder.

With her shy manner and baggy jeans, Rose Malone becomes an unlikely superhero the night she stumbles into Izzy Chambers' shop and inadvertently saves a shipment of yarn from water damage. When the Seaside Knitters help the enigmatic handywoman settle into town and find work at a popular real-estate company, Rose proves she can fix just about anything - until a potential homebuyer is killed, and she becomes entangled in murder.

Twenty-nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln has spent his entire adult life running from his past - from the poverty of the dirt-floor log cabin where he was raised, from the dominion of his uneducated father, and from a failed early courtship. But now, Lincoln's past is racing back to haunt him. It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield's elite have gathered at a grand party to celebrate the Fourth of July. Spirits are high - until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks.