Police Procedural Cozy

A computer app that was going to bring in millions, developed by four young techies, the founder of the group is murdered, but was it murder or a burglary gone terribly wrong? Even though Liz vows not to become involved in the case, when the new chief of police and his assistant both come down with pneumonia, she has no choice, because the killer may get away. And could the murderer be one of the guests staying at her Red Cedar Lodge and Spa?

A weekend visit to picturesque Newfoundland by a large crew of outlaw bikers leaves behind another mess for Sgt. Windflower to clean up. This time, he’s facing violence, murder, mystery, and intrigue. This adventure has Windflower questioning everything he thought he knew. There are troubles on the home front, cutbacks in the policing budget, old friends leaving, and new ones not quite here yet. Windflower is seeking to find answers in territory that is both dangerous and unfamiliar.

When the body of Rufus Moorcroft, a middle-aged widower with a distinguished war record, is found in his summerhouse, the verdict is suicide. But both reporter Jill Francis and her lover, Detective Richard Thornhill, approaching the case from different angles, discover there's more to it than that. The sixth instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth series.

On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer's night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykjavik to investigate on her own, unaware that an innocent person's life hangs in the balance. Dark, terrifying and complex, Blackout is an exceptional atmospheric thriller from one of Iceland's finest crime writers.

Joshua's eldest son, Joshua Thornton Jr. (J.J.) has graduated at the top of his class from law school and returns home to spend the summer studying for the bar exam. However, to Joshua's and Cameron's shock and dismay, J.J. moves into the main house at Russell Ridge Farm and Orchards, the largest dairy farm in the Ohio Valley, in order to rekindle a romance with Suellen Russell, the one-time leader of a rock band who is twice his age. Quickly, they learn that she has a deep dark secret.

The teenage daughter of a wealthy Kendal family is found strangled in Serpentine Woods. This is only DI Andy Hall's third ever murder case, leads are hard to come by, and his personal life is in crisis. Meanwhile, his Sergeant, ex-Marine Ian Mann is faced with a very puzzling investigation, involving a local bad lad who suddenly seems to be scaling the ladder of criminality. Are the two cases connected? Can Hall and his team crack the murder case, and offer the very coldest of comfort to the bereaved family? Separated at Death is the second book, and the first full-length novel, in the ...

Sommer in der Provence. Ein dreifacher Mord. Commissaire Albin Leclerc ermittelt. Drei Leichen liegen an einem Waldparkplatz bei Caromb. Die Feriengäste wurden mit einer seltenen Waffe hingerichtet. Die Polizei steht vor einem rätselhaften Fall, in den sich zu allem Übel Ex-Commissaire Albin Leclerc einmischt. War es das Werk eines Auftragsmörders? Geht ein Killer in der Provence um, der Touristen tötet? Leclerc erkennt Parallelen zu einem früheren Fall - und sticht in Begleitung von Mops Tyson in ein Wespennest.

Eine verschwundene Extrembergsteigerin, zwei rätselhafte Morde im oberen Vinschgau und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit: In seinem neunten Fall ermittelt Südtirols beliebtestes Duo in luftigen Höhen. In Sulden, an der eisigen Nordwand des Ortler, hat sich die internationale Kletterszene versammelt. Eine Italienerin und eine Iranerin, die besten Eiskletterinnen der Welt, treten gegeneinander an, um einen neuen Rekord aufzustellen. Commissario Grauner und sein neapolitanischer Kollege Saltapepe haben derweil andere Sorgen: Unten im Tal wurde ein Toter gefunden.

Constable Nick has come to know and love the host of characters who live and work on the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors. The amiable constable handles every encounter with his characteristic humor and professionalism, whether he’s investigating a plot to scare away a troublesome suitor or helping a neighbor return his late wife’s ashes to her beloved moors. But when Ted Williamson’s sheep start disappearing, can Rhea find the culprit without making enemies of the farmers of Yorkshire?

*Updated, if you downloaded months back you may have to manually process to receive the latest version.* A Murder Mystery that keeps you guessing to the very end! Investigator Buck Arnold isn't expecting to work another murder case after he's forced to retire from the police department. When Artie, a prominent attorney in a small upscale Georgia town with a reputation as a "Fixer" is killed, his fiancée Michelle hires him to solve the murder. Buck has worked for Artie's law firm Adcock and Adcock over the years, so he's someone she can fully trust. There are many suspects for him to dig ...

Concarneau, die "blaue Stadt" am Meer, kurz vor den Pfingsttagen. In der berühmten Altstadt Ville Close feiern die Bretonen mit Musik und Tanz den Auftakt des Sommers, und alles könnte so wunderbar heiter sein. Gäbe es nicht plötzlich einen Toten – genau vor Kommissar Dupins Lieblingsrestaurant L'Amiral. Wer hatte es auf Docteur Chaboseau abgesehen? Einen Arzt, der großes Ansehen genoss und aus einer der einflussreichsten Familien der Gegend stammte. Während Dupin noch fieberhaft nach Anhaltspunkten sucht, kommt es zu einem Anschlag, der die gesamte Stadt in Aufruhr versetzt.

La Dolce Vita is anything but for DI Nick Jellicoe... It’s 1959, Detective Inspector Nick Jellicoe has been suspended by the police pending a re-opening of an investigation into the murder of his wife. Jellicoe goes to London to clear his name and find the ‘Black Cab Killer’ he believes responsible for the murder. Chief Inspector Burnett comes along for the ride and before they know it they are neck deep in murder and deceit. The trail leads to Rome where they follow the killer through the back streets of the city and onto the film set of Federico Fellini’s new film. But who is ...

After a shooting party on a Scottish estate, one of the participants is found dead, having been unceremoniously hit on the head with a rock. Getting nowhere when interviewing the arrogant son of the wealthy landowner, DI Russell McCord is quietly relieved that with her family connections, bothersome journalist Amy Thornton might help the investigation. But with a new partner to train—one who, to his dismay, seems to have won the affections of Amy—McCord wastes no time putting the most likely suspect in jail.

Fresh off a new, high-pressure publishing contract and another solved cold case under her belt, Agatha Harley tempts Hank with an arson case that might have landed an innocent man in prison for murder. All the clues lead to those at the top, but money and power make it easy to get away with murder. Cracking this case won't be easy, but Hank and Agatha are on the job. After all, solving a crime is much easier than meeting a deadline or being retired.

Ein heißer Sommer in der Provence. Die Landschaft flirrt unter der erbarmungslosen Mittagssonne. Doch irgendwo im Dunkeln geschehen eiskalte Morde... Commissaire Albin Leclercs neuester Fall lässt seine Hörer frösteln: Commissaire Albin Leclerc bekommt einen Anruf. Ein alter Freund bittet ihn um Hilfe, denn dessen Tochter Isabelle ist verschwunden. Sie kellnerte in einem Café in Gordes, doch eines Abends kam sie nach der Arbeit nicht mehr nach Hause. Albin begibt sich gemeinsam mit seinem Mops Tyson auf Spurensuche.

Constable Nick patrols his rural Yorkshire beat on foot or on his trusty Francis Barnett motorcycle. But as beautiful as the villages are, they conceal real human drama. Nick is on hand to help out when Aidensfield decides to enter the Best Kept Village competition and finds itself the victim of a dirty tricks campaign by its rivals. Then there is the mystery of the spontaneously combusting hen-house, and Nick has to cope with the consequences when the vicar tries a novel way of keeping the churchyard tidy.

What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

Ari Thor returns to investigate a chilling series of crimes that are rooted in tragic events from the past. Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a local policeman whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him.

Idyllic Misty Creek; Where there’s tranquility, beauty, and a dead body . . . After three years of marital bliss, Robin and Lee are searching for the perfect place to settle down and start a family. Despite Robin’s commitment to her vacation rental business and Lee’s role as deputy sheriff in Starry Hill, they both desire a bigger property that offers serenity and space. Misty Creek fits the bill . . . until they stumble on the remains of a man and his dog on their property. Their seemingly perfect neighborhood suddenly takes a sinister turn. With their dream home under construction ...

When Octavia Garamond passed away, she left explicit instructions in her will: The police must be present at her funeral, and the coroner should be exceptionally thorough when examining her body. Amelia Kennerly is perplexed to find herself the sole executor of her great-aunt's will, as she barely knew her. Further questions arise when the local parson is anything but happy to conduct Octavia's service. Then someone breaks into Octavia's home and tears the house apart. It seems the old lady's words may have been eerily prescient: "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here."