Animal Crime

What could be better than going to Northern England to visit the places where famous authors such as Bram Stoker, Beatrix Potter, and Catherine Cookson lived and worked? It was something Kat had always wanted to do. Her dream became a reality when her friend, Marion, decided such a trip should be a payback to her friends for helping her discover the truth about her husband. But having the popular pub employee, Sam, murdered the night they arrived at the pub/hotel where Kat and her friends were staying, was not a preferred way to start a vacation.

[This revised edition addresses feedback from readers!] Can a young widow clear her name and save her hometown's livelihood when its beloved wine festival turns deadly? When the annual Winter Wine Festival in charming small-town Los Robles comes to a shocking halt with the discovery of a dead body, amateur sleuth Avery Parker finds herself thrust into a twisted murder mystery. Having recently returned to run her family’s vineyard after her husband’s untimely death, Avery must navigate complex small-town social politics and quirky characters to uncover clues, clear her own name, and ...

Dora Holler ha tredici anni e le idee chiare su ciò che non va nel mondo. Adesso si è data una missione: salvare il nido di una lince. Perciò scappa di casa con Gert, uno che ha conosciuto su Internet. Solo che Gert è un adulto e, soprattutto, il movimento ecologista di cui dice di far parte non esiste. Gert le ha mentito; mente sempre, perfino a sé stesso. Una fuga che doveva essere un viaggio iniziatico si trasforma in un incubo, impigliandosi nelle maglie di un disegno spaventoso che parte da molto lontano.

A gift turns into a curse, drowning in the uncontrollable horror of his abilities, can Tommy save his classmates from a hidden killer? Tommy Harris is in turmoil. Although his new abilities to view thoughts and teleport were exciting two years ago, now they’ve become a source of ongoing panic. When a nightmare figure from his past returns, the shaken ten-year-old struggles to suppress his growing powers so as to avoid the murderous specter. Ignoring Snowy, his magical cat’s urging to reach out to those in need of help, Tommy discovers his deceased father’s good luck charm can ease his...

Urged to solve the Murder on the Tesco Express, Buscemi gets to work at the crack of lunchtime. With the help of sassy streamwise duck Drake, Stanley the deathless guardian of Barnes Bridge, and the irrepressible cocker spaniel puppy Puddles, the forces of darkness don't stand a chance! Except something is wrong. Somehow, Buscemi is tasked with solving a murder which hasn't happened yet... or has it?

There ain’t no huntin’ in Heaven. The hunter becomes the hunted in this gripping tale of animal vengeance. Animal Killer is the story of Louie Pastore’s journey into the afterlife where he is hunted and tormented by the animals he murdered while alive. Upon his passing into the next world Louie is put on trial for his cruelty. The jurors who will decide his fate...the souls of every animal that had ever walked the Earth. At stake...the eternal destination of his soul. Will Louie escape and save his soul, or will he be lost to the abyss?

Former Crime detective and University Professor, Claire Lane has joined the SOE – Special Operations Executive. Has she intentionally run away from Daroonga Castle and Lord Ralph McGinniss? In France, Aunt Avery is running a successful brothel in Saint Brieuc, next door to the German Radar Station. Ralph mounts an operation to rescue his wife from the beaches of Brittany. Have the commandos made a mistake and who have they brought back to England? Claire or a German informant. And what are those two children doing in the Library at Daroonga? Will the Lady Margarethe welcome them with open...

Act It Out's re-enactments of scenes from the life of Mary Queen of Scots are not as innocent as they seem. Are the Act It Out historic tours a cover-up a for a Scottish drug distribution gang…? Tasked by HM Revenue & Customs to investigate, undercover agent D J Smith and her sniffer cat Gorgonzola join a tour. Posing as Shelagh Macbeth from Historic Scotland, our intrepid heroine—and her cat ‘Lady M’—become suspicious of their fellow guests.

Donut Lady has a knack for being at the wrong place at the right time. After two murders, the killer targets her. It’s personal. Donut Lady witnesses a friend’s estranged husband in a sketchy incident, then he’s found dead. After a second murder, she falls under suspicion, but is she the target? Donut Lady’s nightmares saved her once, but the murderer takes it to a personal level. She’s on her own. The killer intends to watch her die.

Pour la première fois en audio, un chapitre bonus inédit. Inclus, un entretien exclusif avec le vétérinaire Norin Chaï. Adam et le singe capucin se regardent droit dans les yeux. Lui ne voit plus en Clara un animal, mais un homoncule, une sorte d'enfant dépravé, une version dégradée et corrompue de tous les ancêtres de l'homme. L'animal en lui jauge l'homme en elle. Ce regard si sombre lui fait perdre ses repères. La peur le gagne, non celle des sévices qu'elle va lui faire subir, mais l'épouvante de ne plus savoir à quelle catégorie du vivant il appartient.

Shadow Dancer is a horse, an all-black, all-Arabian thoroughbred. Her owner, Cody Lang, discovers a murder has taken place on his ranch, and the chief suspect is next-door neighbor Donna Louise Stattler, who had the ribbon found next to the body. An FBI agent, Carol Flynn, comes to the small town of Clark, Montana, to investigate the murder and is amazed to hear the name Stattler. The Stattlers are believed to be the main source of methamphetamine in Montana. Agent Flynn goes after the Stattlers, and Shadow Dancer watches it all come to an explosive climax on the Fourth of July.

When three desperate strangers come looking for help, they are met with immediate resistance. But a fourth is coming, eager to extinguish their light, and spill blood in the shadows. Tommy Harris wants out. After suffering the greatest loss of his young life, the young man with abilities is ready to cut out who’s left and disappear with his companion cat as soon as school is over. But when three strangers with similar powers arrive looking for help, the tortured teenager comes face to face with someone far more tortured than himself. Someone who has chosen a darker path. A new enemy ...

Meet Atticus Grammatticus Cattypus Claw, the world’s greatest cat burglar. He’s a tabby who spells trouble. And he’s been hired by the fiendish Jimmy Magpie to steal all the jewels in Littleton-on-Sea. Atticus needs a temporary home – preferably one with lots of sardines provided. But when he adopts Inspector Cheddar and his family, Atticus starts to wonder, is a life of crime really for him?

Ex-policeman Colin Butcher had just set up his own pet detective agency. It was running smoothly, but he realised he needed a partner. And that's when inspiration struck.... Enter Molly, an unloved and unwanted cocker spaniel rescued from a classifieds website. Clever and charismatic, she melts Colin's heart, and the two are soon inseparable.

They might be cold-blooded, but they get the job done. Join these four Lizards in finding out who-done-it before they become a pair of boots. This collection includes Scarlet Crop, The Lamarre Curse, The Persian Penguin, The Crystal Screw, and The Lean Male.

Drei kleine Fünf-Freunde-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 6 Jahren. Ob wildgewordene Rennpferde, heimtückische Entführungen oder fiese Einbrecher: Die Fünf Freunde scheuen keine Gefahr und stürzen sich in jedes Abenteuer. Zum Glück hat Hund Timmy eine hervorragende Spürnase und ist immer an ihrer Seite, wenn es darum geht, spannende Geheimnisse zu lüften. Drei Kurzgeschichten aus "Fünf Freunde meistern jede Gefahr" (Band Nr. 22) von Enid Blyton.

Ten people, each with a dark past, are invited to an isolated mansion on Hare Island by a mysterious host. Once on the island, they are cut off from the outside world. Accusations are made and secrets revealed as guests die one by one, indicating one of them to be the culprit.

En un lugar de la región del Cibao de la República Dominicana mejor conocido como El Sitio, vivía un joven llamado Pedro, al que todos conocían como Pedro Animal. Conoce a Pedro y a sus ocurrentes amigos en esta sabrosa aventura dominicana.

Blech! Lola’s new pet cat stinks, so she gives him a bath and discovers the shocking truth. Her “cat” is a smelly pet skunk! But Lola is one smart cookie, and she quickly realizes the power of having a skunk for a pet. Together, they set out to fight crime in Lola’s neighborhood, with hilarious results. Join Lola’s adventures with her crime-fighting pet skunk, but be sure to hold your nose tight!

Bess, the highway pony, is very good at robbing the carriages and loves life just the way it is. Can Olivia and Eliza help break the spell that is making Bess so naughty, and prove that crime really doesn’t pay?