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Venus Preserved: The Secret Books Of Venus (The Secret Books of Venus #4)
by Tanith LeeThe final novel in the alchemical thriller series set in an alternate Venice by the World Fantasy Award–winning author of A Bed of Earth. Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place. Conducted by geneticists at the university, the test consists of the resurrection of two lost souls, both murdered in their times: Jula, a first-century gladiatrix, and Cloudio del Nero, the eighteenth-century composer who met his fate in Lee&’s acclaimed first volume of the Secret Books of Venus series. An unexplained catastrophe occurs, claiming several lives. Was it merely an accident, computer failure, or has the trial unleashed an airborne virus? Or is there an even more sinister danger afoot, a force from beyond that threatens the survival of Venus itself? To answer these questions, a traveler from the surface is forced to confront mysteries in his own past that have remained buried, and to reveal the connection that ties him to the unavenged spirits wreaking havoc on the doomed city. &“The last of the four Secret Books of Venus is a tale of suspense and mystery.&” —Booklist
Venus in Copper (Marcus Didius Falco #3)
by Lindsey DavisIn the heyday of the Roman Empire, a small accounting error has left Marcus Didius Falco sharing a cell with a large rat. But the Empire's most beleaguered investigator is finally bailed out, and promptly accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves fend off a professional bribe. This is the third Falco mystery, set in first-century Rome. It follows Shadows in Bronze.
Venus triste: Una novela sobre la primera Miss México y la pasión que la condujo al crimen
by Ana RomeroMaría Teresa Landa ocupó en dos ocasiones las portadas de los principales periódicos del país: por ser reina de belleza y por ser una asesina. María Teresa Landa fue la ganadora en 1928 del concurso de belleza Señorita México, que la convirtió en la primera Miss México de lahistoria. Poco después contrajo nupcias con Moisés Vidal, un general de la Revolución venido a menos, que le ocultó que ya estaba casado con otra mujer, también llamada Teresa, con quien además tenía dos hijas. La mañana del 25 de agosto de 1929, María Teresa comenzó su día como cualquier domingo, serena y desenfadada, hasta que se encontró con este titular en Excélsior: «Acusan de bigamia al esposo de Miss México». Su vida dio un vuelco. Presa de la tristeza, la ira y los celos, tomó el revólver de su marido y descargó seis balas sobre él. La reina debelleza era ahora una asesina. La prensa nacional hizo eco de lo ocurrido bajo titulares que se referían a ella como la Viuda Negra. Ana Romero narra la historia de María Teresa con maestría y sensibilidad. No sólo hace eco de las notas de la época, sino que se mete en la piel del personaje para tratar de comprender su psiquis, sus anhelosy sus miedos, y nos ofrece un retrato fascinante de una mujer a quien la belleza llevó tanto a la gloria como a la ruina. «De manera ingeniosa, desnuda el proceso de escritura exhibiendo no sólo las reflexiones del narrador, sino combinando recursos y fuentes hasta convertirlos en parte fundamental de la trama.» -MÓNICA LAVÍN«Con un estilo fresco en que participan el humor y la ironía, invita a una reflexión sobre el devenir de las mujeres en México a lo largo de los últimos cien años.» -EDUARDO ANTONIO PARRA
Venus's Vanishing Vase: An I.P.P.I. Mystery Story
by Kristin O'Donnell TubbIn this story, four friends who are members of the InterPlanetary Private Investigators solve a mystery that takes place on the planet Venus.
Vera (Domaine Etranger Ser. #2)
by Elizabeth Von ArnimA handsome stranger enters Lucy Entwhistle's life on the very day of her father's death. Everard Wemyss is mourning the recent loss of his wife, and he and Lucy are drawn together in their shared experience of grief. A remarkable bond forms between the despairing couple, the thought of separation proves intolerable, and they are quickly married and settled into Everard's isolated country home, The Willows. But everything about the mansion is shadowed with the specter of Vera, its previous mistress. As Everard gradually becomes increasingly overbearing and abusive, Lucy begins to wonder about the circumstances of Vera's "accidental" death. This darkly comic novel by the author of Enchanted April is believed to have inspired the Daphne du Maurier classic Rebecca. Elizabeth von Arnim based Vera on her own ill-starred marriage to a member of the British aristocracy. Her 1921 novel offers a witty and compelling look at a sinister possibility of a marriage in which a self-absorbed bully can exploit a naïve young woman, and romantic delusions can keep a wife in thrall to her husband's tyranny.
Vera Kelly Is Not a Mystery (A Vera Kelly Story #2)
by Rosalie KnechtWinner of the 2021 Edgar Award – G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards The “splendid genre-pushing” (People) Vera Kelly series returns in full force as our recently out-of-the-spy-game heroine finds herself traveling from Brooklyn to a sprawling countryside estate in the Caribbean in her first case as a private investigator. When ex-CIA agent Vera Kelly loses her job and her girlfriend in a single day, she reluctantly goes into business as a private detective. Heartbroken and cash-strapped, she takes a case that dredges up dark memories and attracts dangerous characters from across the Cold War landscape. Before it’s over, she’ll chase a lost child through foster care and follow a trail of Dominican exiles to the Caribbean. Forever looking over her shoulder, she nearly misses what’s right in front of her: her own desire for home, connection, and a new romance at the local bar. In this exciting second installment of the Vera Kelly series, Rosalie Knecht challenges and deepens the Vera we love: a woman of sparkling wit, deep moral fiber, and martini-dry humor who knows how to follow a case even as she struggles to follow her heart.
Vera Kelly: Lost and Found
by Rosalie KnechtA Star Tribune Best Book of Summer An iBooks and ALTA Journal Best Book of the Month and a Book Riot Best Crime Book of the Month One of Crime Reads' Most Anticipated Books of the Year Everyone’s favorite sleuth—Vera Kelly—is back and put to the test as she searches for her missing girlfriend. It’s spring 1971 and Vera Kelly and her girlfriend, Max, leave their cozy Brooklyn apartment for an emergency visit to Max's estranged family in Los Angeles. Max’s parents are divorcing—her father is already engaged to a much younger woman and under the sway of an occultist charlatan; her mother has left their estate in a hurry with no indication of return. Max, who hasn’t seen her family since they threw her out at the age of twenty-one, prepares for the trip with equal parts dread and anger. Upon arriving, Vera is shocked by the size and extravagance of the Comstock estate—the sprawling, manicured landscape; expansive and ornate buildings; and garages full of luxury cars reveal a privileged upbringing that, up until this point, Max had only hinted at—while Max attempts to navigate her father, who is hostile and controlling, and the occultist, St. James, who is charming but appears to be siphoning family money. Tensions boil over at dinner when Max threatens to alert her mother—and her mother’s lawyers—to St. James and her father’s plans using marital assets. The next morning, when Vera wakes up, Max is gone. In Vera Kelly Lost and Found, Rosalie Knecht gives Vera her highest-stake case yet, as Vera quickly puts her private detective skills to good use and tracks a trail of breadcrumbs across southern California to find her missing girlfriend. She travels first to a film set in Santa Ynez and, ultimately, to a most unlikely destination where Vera has to decide how much she is willing to commit to save the woman she loves.
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (A Vera Wong Novel)
by Jesse Q. SutantoVera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.…Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She&’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend! All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is slightly...bored.Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman who is obviously in need of her kindly guidance. The young woman is looking for a missing friend. Fortunately, while cat-sitting at Tilly and Selena's, Vera finds a treasure trove: Selena's briefcase. Inside is a file about the death of an enigmatic influencer—who also happens to be the friend that the young woman was looking for. Online, Xander had it all: a parade of private jets, fabulous parties with socialites, and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer. The only problem is, after his body is fished out of Mission Bay, the police can't seem to actually identify him. Who is Xander Lin? Nobody knows. Every contact is a dead end. Everybody claims not to know him, not even his parents.Vera is determined to solve Xander's murder. After all, doing so would surely be a big favor to Selena, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for her future daughter-in-law.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. SutantoA lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco&’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn&’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops like any good citizen would, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could, because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer. What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. As a protective mother hen, will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police?
Veracity
by Laura BynumHarper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of the country's population. Out of the ashes rose a new government, the Confederation of the Willing, dedicated to maintaining order at any cost. The populace is controlled via government-sanctioned sex and drugs, a brutal police force known as the Blue Coats, and a device called the slate, a mandatory implant that monitors every word a person speaks. To utter a Red-Listed, forbidden word is to risk physical punishment or even death. But there are those who resist. Guided by the fabled "Book of Noah," they are determined to shake the people from their apathy and ignorance, and are prepared to start a war in the name of freedom. The newest member of this resistance is Harper -- a woman driven by memories of a daughter lost, a daughter whose very name was erased by the Red List. And she possesses a power that could make her the underground warriors' ultimate weapon -- or the instrument of their destruction. In the tradition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Laura Bynum has written an astonishing debut novel about a chilling, all-too-plausible future in which speech is a weapon and security comes at the highest price of all.
Verano de Kalashnikovs
by José Ignacio CabanaItzel y su hija Olga viven escondidas del mundo en una playa cercana a Acapulco. Huyen de algo terrible que les sucedió meses atrás en la Ciudad de México. Pero el paradisíaco estado de Guerrero nunca ha sido un sitio tranquilo. Su nombre y su historia se asocia a fiestas sin fin y numerosas estrellas que han pasado por aquí. Ahora las mafias pelean ferozmente por el privilegio de proveer al turismo de los paraísos artificiales que buscan sin saciedad. Y como en todas las grandes historias, lo más importante son sus protagonistas. Carlos es un expolicía español al que la Ciudad de México ha convertido en el guardaespaldas de un mirrey aficionado a las drogas duras y el dinero fácil. Violeta es la antigua compañera de patrulla de Carlos, una mujer que prefiere los clubs swinger al amor y que necesita sentir en su piel la adrenalina junto a su placa de policía. Cristina es un temible sicario que tomó su nombre de la primera prostituta a la que mató y que pondrá en contacto a todos los personajes de esta novela. En esta inolvidable novela de prosa hipnótica, se entrelazan los barrios más salvajes con los clubes más exclusivos de la Ciudad de México, en una red de historias sobre lo peligroso que resulta para sus personajes buscar los amores perdidos.
Verano negro (Serie Washington Poe #Volumen 2)
by M.W. CravenLa fascinante y nueva entrega de la serie protagonizada por Washington Poe. M.W. Craven, autor ganador del Premio CWA Gold Dagger al mejor thriller del año. Tras El show de las marionetas, la nueva tormenta se aproxima. Jared Keaton, el chef de las estrellas. Encantador. Carismático. Psicópata...Jared se encuentra cumpliendo cadena perpetua por el brutal asesinato de su hija Elizabeth. Su cuerpo nunca fue hallado y Keaton fue condenado en gran parte por el testimonio del detective Washington Poe. Cuando una joven mujer se presenta a las puertas de una remota comisaría de policía con evidencias irrefutables de que ella es Elizabeth Keaton, Poe se encontrará con el dilema de una investigación que bien podría costarle mucho más que su propia carrera profesional.Con la ayuda de la única persona en la que confía, la brillante pero socialmente compleja Tilly Bradshaw, Poe emprende una carrera contra reloj para responder la única pregunta que importa: ¿Cómo puede una persona estar viva y muerta al mismo tiempo? Y de pronto, Elizabeth desaparece de nuevo, y todas las pistas de la investigación señalan otra vez a Poe. Reseñas:«Un thriller brutal y apasionante.»The Sun «La mejor trama de misterio del año.»Morning Star «Magistral e ingeniosamente sangriento, con un gran sentido de lugar.»Sunday Mirror «Los giros de la trama son brillantes y muy inteligentes, los toques de humor funcionan a la perfección, el lector disfrutará de este novela desde la página uno.»Michael J. Malone «Mike Craven es la nueva voz con más fuerza de la ficción criminal británica.»Caro Ramsay «Verano negro encierra un mecanismo muy inteligente.»La Vanguardia «Una trama retorcida y fascinante que te hipnotizará de principio a fin.»Marta entre libros«Una segunda entrega excelente donde M. W Craven comete un crimen casi perfecto.»LJ Zapico, Fantasymundo «Destinado a mantener al lector desvelado hasta horas intempestivas.»Mis lecturas reto «Tiene lo que hay que tener para que pases un buen rato, es muy absorbente,emocionante y adictiva y te deja buen sabor de boca incluso cuando temes por Poe.»El armario de Lu by Jane «Sin duda la segunda parte de la serie no defrauda.»El Mesón de Tiana «Un libro adictivo y sorprendente con una trama compleja, sangrienta y llena de girosque llevan el lector a dudar continuamente de la inocencia o culpabilidad de la persona condenada.»Hormiguero de libros «No hay ni una página en este libro que decepcione, el ritmo es perfecto.»Donostia Book Club «Por la trama, la ambientación en Cumbria, los personajes increibles, la forma de escribir, los capítulos cortos, la intriga, los giros, por todo ello, un libro más que recomendado e imprescindible para amantes de la novela negra.»Blog literario «Muy buena novela negra, con una trama muy compleja que se resuelve sin trucos, con un psicópata muy malo y unos personajes que te hacen sonreír más de una vez.»La isla de las mil palabras
Verdade ou Consequência (M. J. Arlidge)
by M.J. ArlidgeAutor bestseller do Sunday TimesMais de 1 milhão de livros vendidos A cidade de Southampton vê-se a braços com uma onda de crimes violentos sem precedentes. Fogo posto num ferro-velho. Um assalto a um carro que termina em tragédia. Um homicídio num dos parques da cidade. A polícia tenta alcançar respostas a todo o custo, mas, sem pistas, parece ser impossível descobrir o que liga todos estes casos. Para a inspetora Helen Grace, no entanto, os problemas estão apenas a começar: dentro da própria esquadra, os obstáculos acumulam-se, deitando por terra qualquer avanço nas investigações, ao mesmo tempo que a pressão sobre si não para de aumentar — e quando as peças do puzzle se começam a encaixar, revelando uma hábil e perversa teia de crimes, a inspetora Grace vê-se obrigada a enfrentar algo que talvez seja impossível de travar… Sobre Verdade ou Consequência:«Verdadeiramente excecional.»The Sun«Um livro impossível de pousar.» Sunday Mirror
Verdades ocultas
by Hans RosenfeldtSérie Sebastian Bergman 5 milhões de exemplares vendidos A série policial nórdica de maior sucesso internacional Três assassinatos em poucos dias. A tranquila cidade sueca de Karlshamn é tomada pelo terror. Vanja e os seus colegas estão sob pressão para parar o atirador antes que ele mate mais pessoas. Mas não há pistas nem testemunhas nem ligações claras entre as vítimas. Três anos após os acontecimentos que vivenciaram em Mentiras consentidas, Vanja, Torkel, Ursula, Billy e o resto da equipa da Unidade de Homicídios de Estocolmo têm lidar com um assassino em série que deixou um rastro de cadáveres na pequena cidade costeira de Karlshamn. Mas não há pistas, testemunhas ou ligações claras entre as vítimas. Sebastian Bergman escolheu uma vida mais tranquila desde que se tornou avô, regressando ao trabalho de psicólogo e terapeuta. No entanto, o seu mundo abala quando um australiano lhe pede ajuda para processar a experiência que viveu no tsunami de 2004, durante o qual o próprio Sebastian perdeu a esposa e a filha. Desde o assassinato em Uppsala, três anos atrás, Billy, o ex-colega de Sebastian, nunca mais parou de matar, mas, ao tornar-se pai, decide parar. Mas as circunstâncias não permitirão que o passado seja esquecido. A questão é: até aonde irá Billy para se certificar de que não será descoberto? Críticas internacionais sobre a série:«Hjorth & Rosenfeldt só conseguem escrever romances policiais surpreendentes e emocionantes.»Neue Westfälische, Alemanha «Hjorth e Rosenfeldt são capazes de criar suspense e de o manter ao longo de centenas de páginas. As suas personagens são muito ricas e o enredo elaborado com precisão, conseguindo sempre mais uma reviravolta inesperada.»Der Standard, Áustria «Uma série brilhante e tremendamente viciante, graças a uma mistura de histórias engenhosamente tecidas e personagens realistas.»El Periódico, Espanha «Uma série excelente.»Het Parool, Holanda «A dupla de autores representa qualidade garantida.» Verdens Gang, Noruega «Hjorth & Rosenfeldt são mestres a criar suspense e enredo. São particularmente habilidosos no jogo psicológico.» Upsala Nya Tidning, Suécia
Verde
by Ted DekkerAl fin, el Círculo renacido.La historia de cómo Thomas Hunterentró por primera vez en la Selva Negra y por siempre cambió nuestra historiacomenzó en una fecha cuando los ejércitos estaban reunidos para una batallafinal en el valle de Migdon. Verde es una historia de amor, traición yaplastantes reveses que ocurren en medio de la catástrofe. Es el principio: Laverdad detrás de una saga que ha captado la imaginación de más de un millón delectores con los Libros de Crónicas de Historia.Pero aún más, Verde traesignificado completo a la Serie del Círculo como un todo, lectura como lahistoria preliminar para Negro y la secuela literaria para Blanco,completando un círculo completo. Este es el Libro Cero, el Círculo Renacido,ambos el comienzo y el fin. El preferido punto de partida para lectores nuevosy el clímax perfecto para los incontables admiradores quienes han experimentadoNegro, Rojo y Blanco.
Verdict Suspended
by Helen NielsenIntricacy, expertise, substance--all are here in this latest of Helen Nielsen's absorbing mysteries."Homicide, by person or persons unknown," was the judgment of the coroner's jury--but for Jaime Dodson, brother of the murdered woman, the ordeal was just beginning. There was that crucial period that had begun when he stood over his sister, enraged, ready to strike. Only one course was open--to investigate for himself the events of the fatal evening, teasing the memory. His young wife, his friends watched in painful fascination; for two of them knew that already, under narcosis in the hospital, Jaime had confessed that he was the killer ...
Verdict Suspended
by Helen NielsenIntricacy, expertise, substance--all are here in this latest of Helen Nielsen's absorbing mysteries."Homicide, by person or persons unknown," was the judgment of the coroner's jury--but for Jaime Dodson, brother of the murdered woman, the ordeal was just beginning. There was that crucial period that had begun when he stood over his sister, enraged, ready to strike. Only one course was open--to investigate for himself the events of the fatal evening, teasing the memory. His young wife, his friends watched in painful fascination; for two of them knew that already, under narcosis in the hospital, Jaime had confessed that he was the killer ...
Verdict Suspended
by Helen NielsenIntricacy, expertise, substance—all are here in this latest of Helen Nielsen’s absorbing mysteries.“Homicide, by person or persons unknown,” was the judgment of the coroner’s jury—but for Jaime Dodson, brother of the murdered woman, the ordeal was just beginning. There was that crucial period that had begun when he stood over his sister, enraged, ready to strike. Only one course was open—to investigate for himself the events of the fatal evening, teasing the memory. His young wife, his friends watched in painful fascination; for two of them knew that already, under narcosis in the hospital, Jaime had confessed that he was the killer …
Verdict Unsafe
by Jill McgownDetective Inspector Judy Hill anxiously watched the trial of serial rapist Colin Arthur Drummond from the public gallery--never forgetting his chilling threat that she would be his next victim. The prosecution should have an open-and-shut case. But sixteen months later Drummond is back on the streets, threatening Judy once more. And as Judy sets out to prove Drummond's guilt for the second time, Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd is called to a horrifying scene. It appears Colin Drummond has struck again. . . .From the Paperback edition.
Verdict Unsafe
by Jill McgownDetective Inspector Judy Hill anxiously watched the trial of serial rapist Colin Arthur Drummond from the public gallery--never forgetting his chilling threat that she would be his next victim. The prosecution should have an open-and-shut case. But sixteen months later Drummond is back on the streets, threatening Judy once more. And as Judy sets out to prove Drummond's guilt for the second time, Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd is called to a horrifying scene. It appears Colin Drummond has struck again. . . .From the Paperback edition.
Verdict of 13: A Detection Club Anthology
by Julian Symons13 mysteries by P. D. James, Gwendoline Butler, Dick Francis, Michael Gilbert, Christianna Brand, Michael Innes, Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin, H. R. F. Keating, Michael Underwood, Ngaio Marsh, Peter Dickinson, and Julian Symons.
Verdict of Twelve: A British Library Crime Classic (British Library Crime Classics #0)
by Raymond PostgateA woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome. In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through the eyes of the jurors as they hear the evidence and try to reach a unanimous verdict. Will they find the defendant guilty, or not guilty? And will the jurors' decision be the correct one? Since its first publication in 1940, Verdict of Twelve has been widely hailed as a classic of British crime writing. This edition offers a new generation of readers the chance to find out why so many leading commentators have admired the novel for so long.
Verdict of the Court: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland (Burren Mysteries #11)
by Cora HarrisonA festive celebration turns into a fight for survival when Mara and her clan come under attack... Christmas 1519 is the twentieth anniversary of King Turlough Donn's reign over the three kingdoms of Thomond, Corcomroe and Burren, so Mara and her scholars are spending the festive period in her husband's principal court, the castle of Bunratty in Thomond. However, in the midst of celebrations, the Brehon of Thomond is found dead, slumped across a table with a knife protruding from below his shoulder blade, while all around him Turlough's relations and friends dance and feast. Mara's difficult task in probing the motives of the multiple suspects, made worse by her suspicion that someone near and dear to her is involved, is interrupted by a dramatic attack on the castle. Turlough's cannon has been sabotaged and now a trebuchet batters the castle with huge rocks and the lives of all are at risk. Has this treachery and betrayal anything to do with the mysterious death of the Brehon, but most importantly how will Mara's husband answer the call for surrender...?
Verhext und abgedreht: (Verhexte Westwick-Krimis #3) (Verhexte Westwick-Krimis #3)
by Colleen CrossLICHT, KAMERA, MORD! Ein Hollywood-Blockbuster soll in Westwick Corners gedreht werden und Reporterin Cendrine wittert ihre große Chance. Ihre Hexenfamilie will sich die Action keinesfalls entgehen lassen, doch das Geplänkel mit den Hollywoodgrößen führt schon bald zu einer handfesten Tragödie in der Traumfabrik. Ein Mord geschieht schneller, als dass die Kamera ihn einfangen kann, und alle Hinweise zeigen auf Cennys ruhmsüchtige Familie. Nichts und niemand kann die rivalisierenden Tanten auf ihrer Jagd nach übernatürlichem Starruhm aufhalten, nicht einmal eine Mordermittlung. Die Hexen fabrizieren ein filmreifes Chaos und lassen dadurch beinahe einen Mörder entkommen. Cenny muss auf ihre eigenen Kräfte zurückgreifen, um ihre Familie im Zaum zu halten. Wird sie jedoch den Mörder zur Strecke bringen können, bevor er erneut zuschlägt? Willkommen im Wilden WESTen! Wenn Sie unterhaltsame Krimis mit einem Schuss Humor und etwas Zauberkraft mögen, dann wird es Ihnen in Westwick Corners gefallen. ***** Westwick Corners ist keine typische Kleinstadt. Auch keine typische Geisterstadt. Hierher zieht es Menschen, die nicht gefunden werden wollen, und Hexen, die ihrer Arbeit nachgehen können, ohne viel Aufsehen zu erregen. Diese Mischung sorgt für spannende und zugleich humorvolle Kriminalgeschichten, in denen die Hexen im Mittelpunkt stehen! Rubys Kochkünste, Cendrines Aktivitäten als Hobbydetektivin und Tante Pearls Zauberschule – alle sind drauf ausgerichtet, endlich diesen einen Funken zu finden, um die Kleinstadt Westwick Corners wiederzubeleben und ihren Lebensunterhalt verdienen zu können. Ständig erarbeiten die Hexen neue Geschäftsideen, wie das Westwick Corners Inn (Bed & Breakfast), den Scheiterhaufen (Bar) und natürlich Pearls Schule der Zauberei. Schade nur, dass sie bei ihrem Bestreben ständig abgelenkt werden – von all den merkwürdigen Dingen, die in Westwick Corners so v
Verhext und ausgespielt (Verhexte Westwick-Krimis #2)
by Colleen Cross Daniela MaiznerEin weiterer verhexter Krimi aus Westwick Corners! Cendrine West kommt einfach nicht zur Ruhe. Sie steht kurz davor, endlich einen bezahlten Job zu finden und mit dem gutaussehenden Sheriff Gates läuft es mehr als gut. Das alles ändert sich schlagartig, als ihre rebellische Tante Pearl sie entführt und sie auf eine geheime Mission mitnimmt, um den Tod einer Freundin zu rächen. Alles oder nichts… und so landet Cenny unfreiwillig in Las Vegas. Rocco Racatelli ist eine große Nummer in Vegas – und das nächste Ziel der örtlichen Mafiosi. Die Glücksfee hat ihm schlechte Karten zugespielt und er ist auf Rache aus. Tante Pearl ist mehr als motiviert, ihm unter die Arme zu greifen und ihre Mission Vegas Vendetta endet beinahe in einem Bandenkrieg. Während die Hexen immer tiefer in die Unterwelt der Stadt der Sünde eintauchen, stolpern sie über Leichen und andere Geheimnisse. Aber nicht nur die Hitze von Vegas bringt die Stimmung zum Kochen… Rocco will Cennys Herz für sich gewinnen. Wäre da nicht ihr Herzblatt in Westwick Corners… Doch zuerst muss sie erst einmal einen Mordfall lösen, ihre halsbrecherische Hexentante im Zaum halten und die Vegas-Mafia zu Fall bringen. Was kann dabei schon schief gehen? Wenn Sie unterhaltsame Krimis mit einem Schuss Humor und etwas Zauberkraft mögen, dann wird es Ihnen in Westwick Corners gefallen.