Police Procedural Cozy

Throughout her distinguished career, Ann Granger has penned an array of hugely entertaining and gripping short stories. From a nosy neighbour who trusts no one to a jealous nephew protecting his inheritance, and from a ghostly apparition on a cruise ship to an Oxford undergraduate who cannot escape his past, Ann's short stories transport listeners from the Highlands of Scotland to the rugged coast of Cornwall and from the Victorian era to the present day.

Britain's most popular bobby turns detective! A delightful account of Constable Nick’s foray into the CID, or as he thinks of it, Constable In Disguise. Nick joins the Criminal Investigation Department to learn about the work of the detectives in civilian clothes. Asked to keep a watchful eye on a house thought to be used as a brothel, Nick quietly climbs the roof and sends a tile crashing through the window. When the woman inside and her five brothers attack the neighbours for causing the damage, the police turn out in force and arrest everybody. Meanwhile Nick lies low on the roof.

Rebecca Mayfield has been a by-the-book cop until Richie Amalfi enters her life. He's accused of murder and runs to Rebecca to help him prove his innocence. The more she learns about the case, the more convinced she becomes that he's not guilty. He's more than a little shady, but as dangers lurk and more deaths happen, Rebecca discovers there's a lot more to Richie than she thought, and a lot more to like than she imagined. Soon, she fears not only for her life, but also her heart.

Bryce Finn started out using his golden retriever Sierra's nose to win at childhood games of hide-and-seek. Now 17 and Washington state's youngest SAR dog handler, Bryce and K9 Sierra are hip deep in a series of murders that some political leaders deny is happening at all.

Jed McCain is the chief of police of Coronado Beach, Florida, a small East Coast oceanside community. One of his officers, a White man, pulled a Black man over for a broken taillight. When the man got out of his car, the officer thought he had pulled a gun and he shot and killed him. The man was unarmed. Within forty-eight hours, the city was besieged with protestors threatening looting, violence and riots if the all their demands were not met. They wanted the mayor, city manager and McCain fired and the police officer involved charged with murder. Adding to the pressure to investigate what...

Es hätte ein ereignisreicher, aber friedlicher September werden sollen für Leander Lost und Soraia: erst der Umzug in ein neues Haus, dann ihre Hochzeit. Doch die Nachsaison bringt keine Ruhe nach Fuseta. In einem Golfteich wird eine tote Frau gefunden. Kurz darauf kommt es zu einem brutalen Überfall auf einen Geldtransporter, der dunkle Erinnerungen weckt an einen alten ungelösten Fall... Sieben Jahre zuvor ist Elias, Graciana Rosados Bruder, bei einem ähnlichen Überfall ermordet worden. Ihr Vater wurde schwer verwundet. Nun erleben beide ein düsteres Déjà-vu.

When Dani and Arthur agree to cater a special dinner party in Kauai, they plan on doing nothing afterward but show Anna, Dani’s 10-year-old niece, how to surf and snorkel. It didn’t quite work out that way. They’re thrust into the investigation of the attempted murder of their host’s high-profile wife. His resort compound, where he and his wife live, is impenetrable, so who would have had access to her bedroom and her pillbox?

Ein Alptraum für Polizeikommissarin Viktoria Engel: Sie erschießt im Dienst einen Unschuldigen, den 16-jährigen Rouven Kramer. In ihrer Not inszeniert sie die Tat, als hätte sie aus Notwehr gehandelt, doch die Dorfbewohner hegen Zweifel. Als kurze Zeit später eine weitere Leiche auftaucht, bizarr inszeniert wie Rouvens Tod, bricht eine Welle von Misstrauen über das Dorf herein, bis sich niemand mehr vor dem anderen sicher fühlt.

Ein Mord in Limone, noch dazu an einem Polizisten! Ein Affront für Commissario Fabio Angelotti, der alles daransetzt, den Täter dingfest zu machen – auch der schönen Witwe wegen. Im malerischen Limone ist die Aufregung groß: Ausgerechnet ein deutscher Kriminalbeamter wird während seines Gardasee-Urlaubs mit Ehefrau Charlotte erschossen. Für Commissario Fabio Angelotti, zuständiger Ermittler vor Ort, ist es Ehrensache, den Mord an dem urlaubenden Kollegen schnellstens aufzuklären. Außerdem motivieren ihn die zauberhaft grünen Augen der Witwe ungemein.

What could go wrong when Agatha Harley and her best friend Heather Cartwright decide to attend a billion-dollar bash in the ritziest part of Dallas, Texas? A Dallas oil tycoon, who makes JR Ewing look like a boy scout, seems to still burn a flame for his fifth ex-wife. Unfortunately, his Independence Day mega-celebration ends with fireworks and his murder. Heather goes from belle of the ball to cell block inmate before the last sparkler burns. It’s up to Agatha and Hank to prove Heather’s innocence. SERIES READING ORDER The Farmer’s Slaughter A Tisket A Casket I Saw Mommy Killing ...

There’s just something about “bad boys” that fascinates people. But there’s a reason they’re called “bad boys”. Is that why Kade, the one with the “bad boy” reputation, was murdered? Of course, there were a lot of people who had a reason to want him dead. Like Harper, his ex-girlfriend, whose parents told her no more partying with him and put her on a short financial leash.

When sixteen-year-old Jenny James goes missing, and the local police are unable to find her, the girl’s frantic mother hires private investigators Jake and Annie Lincoln to search for her daughter. When the body of Jenny’s boyfriend is discovered, the mystery of her disappearance deepens. Shaken out of their comfort zone of Internet searches and poring over public records, the couple soon find themselves facing the frightening possibility they are looking for the latest victim of a serial killer. As more bodies pile up, the town is gripped with fear. ...

Fame comes at a price. Some pay with their privacy. Others pay with their pride. Khloe Everest paid with her life. Determined to get her pretty face in front of the cameras, Khloe Everest fakes an abduction only to make a grand entrance in the midst of a press conference held by Spencer's Police Chief David O'Callaghan.

Discover how Meghan Truman, Sandy Bay's latest resident and new bakery owner, navigates her way through three murder mysteries as she gets to know the quirky characters in her adopted hometown after failing to make a career as an actress in Hollywood. She's finally started a relationship with Jack Irvin, a detective, but will she find time to build a romance while she has to deal with betrayals, ungrateful staff, culture clashes, and murder? Three complete best-selling cozy mystery stories in one boxset!

Nachts auf dem Gletscher, da gehört der Mensch nicht hin. Da sind nur die Geister der Toten und der Sturm und der Schnee. Trotzdem entdeckt Skipisten-Toni hoch oben im Dezember ein seltsames Licht - und wenig später die Leiche eines Einsiedlers. Mit einer Pfeilspitze in der Schulter. Ähnlich wie der weltberühmte Steinzeitmensch Ötzi, der Jahre zuvor fast am selben Ort gefunden wurde. Commissario Grauner, der an manchen Tagen lieber "Viechbauer" wäre, macht sich mit seinem jungen Kollegen Saltapepe aus Neapel an die Ermittlungen.

When Homicide Detective Cameron Gates befriends Dolly, the little old lady who lives across the street, she is warned not to get lured into helping the elderly woman by investigating the unsolved murder of one of her girls. "She's senile," Cameron is warned. "It's not a real murder." Such is not the case. After Dolly is brutally murdered, Cameron discovers that the sweet blue-haired lady's "girl" was a call girl who had been killed in a mysterious double homicide.

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.

Malerische Abgründe - Dupin ermittelt auf der traumhaften Belle-Île. Die Hitzewelle hat in diesem August sogar die Bretagne fest im Griff, keine Aussicht auf Abkühlung für Kommissar Dupin. Und zu allem Überfluss plant Nolwenn auch noch die große Feier seines zehnjährigen Dienstjubiläums. Doch dann wird eines Morgens ein Toter an der Küste bei Concarneau aus dem Meer gefischt, ein Bewohner der legendären Belle-Île - und ehe sich Dupin versieht, befindet er sich an Bord eines Schnellbootes auf dem Weg zur "schönsten Insel der Welt".

Leuchtender Lavendel und ein totes Schneewittchen in der Provence. Lavendel-Sturm ist der 6. Band der Urlaubskrimi-Reihe Die Lavendel-Morde von Carine Bernard und bietet wieder ganz viel Frankreich-Flair zum Miträtseln. Aufgebahrt wie Schneewittchen, so wird Angeline Cravasse gefunden, im Drogenrausch erstickt in einer geheimnisumwitterten Höhle am Rocher du Rocalinaud. Für die junge Kommissarin Lilou Braque bekommt der Fall besondere Brisanz: Bei der Toten handelt es sich um die Schwester ihrer Kollegin Valerie – und obwohl alles auf einen Unfall hindeutet, sucht Valerie die Schuld bei Angelines Freund Pascale.

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.