Verlag: Legorreta
The Thing on the Doorstep by H.P. Lovecraft A chilling story about possession and dark sorcery. The protagonist recounts his friend's descent into madness after marrying a woman with occult ties, leading to eerie body-swapping and the horror of identity loss. Themes of manipulation and arcane power dominate.
Voted one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association of America In this delectable debut that earned her instant acclaim, award-winning author Dorothy Cannell serves up a cozy murder mystery to be savored . . . Ellie Simons stands to inherit her Uncle Merlin's huge English country house. But on three utterly bizarre conditions. One: she must lose sixty-three pounds (rude!). Two: she must marry the fake fiancé she's been passing off as her true love all weekend. And three: she must catch whoever killed Uncle Merlin in the first place. Her family constantly mock her single status (and her weight!), so Ellie hired a boyfriend for this latest awful family reunion at Merlin's Court. Bentley T. Haskell is devastatingly handsome and so annoying—and he's making this fake engagement very difficult . . . But Bentley and her catty family are the least of Ellie's worries. Uncle Merlin's death looks more than a little bit like murder. Which can only mean one thing. One of her horrid relatives is the killer . . . AN UTTERLY CHARMING ENGLISH COZY MURDER MYSTERY TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO.Zum Buch
The Mardi Gras season has come to South Louisiana, and it should have been a happy one. But when Rex, King of Carnival collapses from his parade float, a dark cloud forms over the Fat Tuesday festivities. What's even weirder is that he has passed a strange coin to Mila Breaux in his final moments. With her best friend Critter Girl at her side, Mila will have to untangle a Mardi Gras mystery of epic proportions—one that will take her from the crawfish fields to the streets of the Big Easy. Can she make sense of a series of clues that are too strange to be believed? Jump into the cozy world of the Lettering Detective, featuring Creole cooking, art and stationery, and a cute and quirky cast of characters. Put on your Mardi Gras mask (and your thinking cap) while you join Mila and her crew as they let the good times roll and get to the bottom of things once and for all!Zum Buch
She married a stranger. Now someone wants her dead. After a brutal breakup leaves her emotionally shattered, librarian Morgan Sloane joins Eden—a secretive matchmaking program promising marriage at first sight. Her new husband Henry Langford is utterly perfect: wealthy, charming, and waiting at the altar of a private island paradise. Then she meets a woman who won't stop staring at Henry. Every time Morgan turns around, she's there, watching and smiling like she knows something Morgan doesn't. When Morgan confronts Henry about her, he becomes evasive. He's hiding something. If Morgan wants to survive her honeymoon, she needs to find out what he's hiding before she learns why this perfect man was still unmarried. The Newlywed is an addictive psychological thriller full of jaw-dropping twists, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, and Kiersten Modglin. Warning: Don't read this on your honeymoon.Zum Buch
Mixing high fantasy and urban fantasy, the second novel of the Streets of Maradaine series follows the Rynax brothers' crew of outlaws as they attempt their biggest heist yet and restore justice to the common people. The neighborhood of North Seleth has suffered—and not just the Holver Alley Fire. Poverty and marginalization are forcing people out of the neighborhood, and violence on the streets is getting worse. Only the Rynax brothers—Asti and Verci—and their Holver Alley Crew are fighting for the common people. They've taken care of the people who actually burned down Holver Alley, but they're still looking for the moneyed interests behind the fire. The trail of breadcrumbs leads the crew to Lord Henterman, and they plan to infiltrate the noble's house on the other side of the city. While the crew tries to penetrate the heart of the house, the worst elements of North Seleth seem to be uniting under a mysterious new leader. With the crew's attention divided, Asti discovers that the secrets behind the fire, including ones from his past, might be found in Lady Henterman's wardrobe.Zum Buch
Bailey Burke has had a rough six months—it’s not easy thinking your romantic overtures toward your best friend caused him to kill himself. Except that’s exactly what happened. Ryan is very much dead, having shot himself with his own police-issued gun. Guilt and grief shouldn’t cause hallucinations though, but six months after Ryan went into the ground, Bailey is freaking out and swearing his ghost is standing in her kitchen. Which he is…Ryan claims he didn’t commit suicide, but was murdered, and he needs Bailey to help him find his killer so he can earn his ticket out of purgatory. Ryan’s counting on a stairway to heaven, as opposed to wings, since that might be a little unmanly for a cop, even a dead one.An expert in home design, with her own staging business, Bailey can tell you where to place a couch to improve flow and comfort, but solving a crime? Not her area of expertise. But with help from Ryan’s former partner, Marner, she is unraveling the mystery of what happened to Ryan that day… and unwittingly putting herself in grave danger.Zum Buch
This recording has been digitally produced by Kate Bold, using a synthesized version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. FBI Special Agent Nora Price is haunted by the childhood memory of being abducted, with her sister, by a notorious serial killer—and escaping, while her sister was never found. Now, a series of gruesome crimes leaves the community in fear as victims are discovered suspended upside down in trees, resembling chrysalises undergoing a horrifying transformation. In every case, Nora can’t help but search for parallels to her own, determined to see if it’s the same killer—and if her sister is still out there…. “This is an excellent book… When you start reading, be sure you don’t have to wake up early!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CAN’T HIDE is book #2 in a new series by #1 bestselling mystery and suspense author Kate Bold, whose bestseller NOT ME (a free download) has received over 1,500 five star ratings and reviews. A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the NORA PRICE series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll, and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are now available. “This book moved very fast and every page was exciting. Plenty of dialogue, you absolutely love the characters, and you were rooting for the good guy throughout the whole story… I look forward to reading the next in the series.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Kate did an amazing job on this book and I was hooked from the first chapter!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I really enjoyed this book. The characters were authentic, and I see the bad guys as something we hear about daily on the news... Looking forward to book 2.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was a really good book. The main characters were real, flawed and human. The story went along quickly and wasn't mired in too many unnecessary details. I really enjoyed it.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Alexa Chase is headstrong, impatient, but most of all brave with a capital B. She never, repeat never, backs down until the bad guys are put where they belong. Clearly five stars!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Captivating and riveting serial murder with a twist of the macabre… Very well done.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “WOW what a great read! Talk about a diabolical killer! Really enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading others by this author as well.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Page turner for sure. Great characters and relationships. I got into the middle of this story and couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to more from Kate Bold.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Hard to put down. It has an excellent plot and has the right amount of suspense. I really enjoyed this book.” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Extremely well written, and well worth buying and reading. I can't wait to read book two!” —Reader review for The Killing Game ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Zum Buch
