Titoli in Donne detective

Dawn Cross sits motionless in her recliner, her eyes staring sightlessly at the television screen. Death is no stranger to Silver Fern House…but when Detective Lauren Pengelly arrives at the scene, it’s clear she’s got a cold-blooded murder on her hands.

Kommissarin Thea nimmt sich gerade eine berufliche Auszeit, als ihre Freundin sie um Hilfe bittet: Thea soll ihr in ihrem Feinkost-Laden auf Mallorca aushelfen. Die ersten Tage im malerischen Küstenort Paguera sind herrlich, doch dann wird ihr Nachbar ermordet! Thea ist schockiert und beginnt auf eigene Faust, Nachforschungen anzustellen. Dabei gerät sie mit dem spanischen Polizisten David Martinez aneinander. Doch Thea wird seine Hilfe noch brauchen. Denn sie ahnt nicht, was sie mit ihren Ermittlungen losgetreten hat...

Jessica's favorite nephew, Grady, asks her to visit him in New York City - and star in a commercial he's creating. But there's little time for sightseeing when there's a murder on the set, complete with a long list of suspects. And Jessica soon finds herself not just a witness in a murder case - but the only one who can uncover the killer!

Ricki James-Diaz gets the best present ever when her parents arrive in New Orleans for the holidays. Not only is it a chance to catch up, it's also an opportunity to jog her mom Josepha's memory about Ricki's adoption. The details have always been shrouded in mystery. And Ricki understands why when she learns her mother was blackmailed for years, simply for not wanting to lose her precious daughter. But digging into the past soon lands the James-Diaz clan in water hotter than a big pot of gumbo!

Come molte sue coetanee, Irene è una ragazza sveglia e piena di vita, eppure c'è qualcosa che la rende davvero speciale: lavora come spia per conto di una società segreta - la Biblioteca Invisibile - e viaggia attraverso dimensioni alternative per recuperare libri oscuri e misteriosi, sconosciuti ai più. Ad affiancarla c'è il suo enigmatico assistente, il bel Kai, con il quale viene spedita in una Londra vittoriana per rintracciare un volume molto pericoloso.

During a routine welfare check, the police find local shop owner Mr. Fitzgerald at the foot of his stairs, dead. As the town mourns Mr. Fitzgerald's death as an unfortunate accident, Margery and Clementine cannot shake the sense that there is something suspicious about the scene. They are convinced this was no accident. But why would anybody want to harm an elderly shopkeeper? And with the culprit still at large, and determined to cover their tracks, can they get to the bottom of the case before there is another victim?

Charlie may be a proud new grandfather, but he and Diesel still have work to do at Athena College and the small Mississippi town's public library. He's too busy to deal with true-crime writer Jack Pemberton, who wants Charlie as the subject of his latest book - and who won't take no for an answer. A more appealing proposition for Charlie is spending time helping a kind, elderly man navigate the library's genealogical database. But he's shocked when he learns that the visitor's search is focused on a member of his own family: his late aunt's husband.

It's Christmastime in Cottonwood, Kentucky, and Sheriff Kenni Lowry is determined to keep the peace. Vivian Lowry, Kenni's mama, is having a Christmas-size hissy fit because Kenni plans to spend Christmas in Chicago with her Deputy Sheriff-turned-boyfriend Finn Vincent and his family. If that’s not enough to dampen the Christmas spirit, the ghost of Kenni’s grandfather - the ex-sheriff - makes an appearance, and that means only one thing: There’s been a Christmas murder, and there’s a tinsel-wrapped victim at the center of it.

Una adolescente fanática del horror y de las creepypastas (historias de terror que circulan por internet) despierta maniatada en una cabaña en medio del bosque. Su secuestradora no es una desconocida, sino su maestra de Lengua y Literatura, una mujer joven a quien ella y sus amigas han...

Jessica is happy to accompany her publisher to Mexico for a little rest and relaxation. San Miguel de Allende is the perfect place for Jessica to soak up the sun, bask in Mexican culture, and spend some time with her good friends, Vaughan and Olga Buckley. But when Vaughan is kidnapped for a large ransom, Jessica must put her life on the line to find her old friend.

Quando nel laboratorio chimico della multinazionale farmaceutica Farma Koeler viene rinvenuto il cadavere di un giovane ricercatore, è la squadra omicidi di Anika Miller ad accorrere sulla scena del crimine. A prima vista non ci sono indizi rilevanti: nel laboratorio non compaiono segni di scasso né di furto, e non viene ritrovata l’arma del delitto. Eppure già dai primi interrogatori emerge che nel laboratorio si stava lavorando ad un farmaco sperimentale.

A settembre le sere romane sono ancora calde e accoglienti, i giovani si riversano per le strade per vivere gli ultimi giorni d'estate. All'alba il risveglio ha il colore del sangue: sul lungotevere viene trovato il corpo senza vita di una ragazza, atrocemente mutilata. La fine delle vacanze si trasforma in un incubo per l'ispettore Mariella De Luca, che si trova catapultata nell'universo fragile e crudele dell'adolescenza.

New York, 1942, notte fonda. Willowjean "Will" Parker racimola qualche soldo facendo la guardia in uno spettrale cantiere edile armata di una spranga di piombo. Nonostante le apparenze, sembra proprio che si trovi nel posto giusto al momento giusto. Abile tuttofare del circo e destrissima lanciatrice di coltelli, senza saperlo ha appena salvato la vita alla detective privata più famosa e meno ortodossa della città: Lillian Pentecost, una distinta signora in tailleur che, a causa di una malattia degenerativa, si aggira sostenendosi con un bastone.

Charmian Karslake, bella e famosa attrice americana, viene trovata morta il giorno dopo un ballo organizzato da Sir Arthur Penn-Moreton. La donna, ospite nell'aristocratica dimora di campagna di Hepton Abbey, è stata uccisa con la propria pistola nella sua stanza, chiusa dall'interno. L'unico oggetto mancante dalla stanza è uno zaffiro prezioso da cui Charmian non si separava mai ma che era considerato un autentico porta sfortuna. Il furto del gioiello è stato il movente dell'omicidio?

Less than one year into her marriage to respected magistrate George Knightley, Emma has grown unusually content in her newfound partnership and refreshed sense of independence. The height of summer sees the former Miss Woodhouse gracefully balancing the meticulous management of her elegant family estate and a flurry of social engagements, with few worries apart from her beloved father's health . . . But cheery circumstances change in an instant when Emma and Harriet Martin, now the wife of one of Mr. Knightley's tenant farmers, discover a hideous shock at the local church.

When single mum Clio’s ex Gary turns up dead on the doorstep of her caravan – the one she’s been forced to live in ever since he stole every penny she had – there’s only one suspect. Her. What’s more, she doesn’t remember much about the night he was killed – not just because of the forgetfulness that’s been plaguing her along with the hot flushes – but because she definitely had one too many cocktails with her two best friends Amber and Jeanie. Clio does remember them talking about how much they all hated him though.

Charlie Carter's new life in idyllic Sunrise Bay is beachy keen. A wedding could be the big break Charlie's fledgling photography business needs—she's got all her fingers and toes crossed for a perfect day. Beautiful bride: check. Gorgeous weather: check. Dead guest at the reception: definitely not part of the plan.

Molly Murphy freut sich auf ihr erstes Weihnachtsfest mit ihrem Mann Daniel und ihrem Sohn Liam als Familie. In weihnachtlicher Nächstenliebe möchte sie aber auch den Straßenkindern helfen: Beim Lauschen der Sternensinger bemerkt sie ein kleines Mädchen mit vornehmen englischen Akzent, das so gar nicht hierher zu passen scheint. Sie und ihr Bruder sind mit ihrer Mutter nach New York gekommen, doch diese ist seither verschwunden. Molly will den beiden bei ihrer Suche helfen, doch schon bald wird sie in eine Verschwörung hineingezogen.

Maisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan’s friend, Maurice Blanche, often retained as an investigator by the European elite, recognized Maisie’s intuitive gifts. The outbreak of war changed everything. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive.

Nancy Dampier, una giovane ragazza inglese, arriva a Parigi dopo aver trascorso tre settimane di luna di miele con John, un pittore inglese naturalizzato francese. La coppia ha deciso di restare qualche giorno all'hotel Saint Ange. Sfortunatamente, è l'anno dell'Esposizione universale, l'albergo è quasi al completo e i due giovani sono costretti a trascorrere la notte in due camere separate. Il mattino dopo, per Nancy inizia l'incubo.