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The Four Wives of the Sanibel Sunset Detective
Krimi von Ron Base
How does one detective end up married four times? A good question. Tree Callister wishes he had the answer. All he knows is that three of his ex-wives have arrived on Sanibel Island, off the west coast of Florida, much to the chagrin of Freddie, his fourth wife. What’s more, all his ex-wives are in trouble. Before Tree knows it, he is up to his neck in complications, including a jailed ex-wife, his best friend under arrest, a Russian oligarch who doesn’t like him, cops out to get him…
Ron Base, geb. 1948, ist ein amerikanischer ehemaliger Journalist und Drehbuchautor, der heute seine Leser mit amüsanten Krimis auf der touristisch beliebten Sanibel Island erfreut. “The way the author tied all the twists and turns through out the very well written book together were very enjoyable to read.” (Leser) (16 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 188 Seiten – noch gratis?
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Dandy Gilver and a Bothersome Number of Corpses
Historischer Krimi von Catriona McPherson
Before she was a detective, before she was a reluctant wife and distracted mother, before she was even a debutante, Dandy Gilver spent one perfect summer with the Lipscotts of Pereford. The golden memories of it have sustained her through many a cold snap in Perthshire. So when two of the Lipscott sisters beg her to help the third, she can hardly refuse. Sweet, pretty Fleur Lipscott: where is she now?
Band 7 der Serie. “I love the attention to historical detail. It is fun to read something where I actually
am challenged a bit to look up the references. It is as if you are there in the time period. Dandy is clever, witty, & brutally honest with herself & others.” (Leserin) (14 Rezensionen / 4,1 Sterne), 321 Seiten noch günstig?
A Queen’s Spy Historischer Krimi von Sam BurnellRichard Fitzwarren ist ein adliger Tudor mit einer zweifelhaften Vergangenheit, der sein Leben riskiert. Seine enge Freundschaft mit der Prinzessin Elisabeth führt dazu, dass er nach Frankreich verbannt wird, aber als er zurückkehrt, verhält er sich weiterhin loyal ihr gegenüber. “There are so many things going on in this book, but the author does a terrific job at making it all come together perfectly as well as grabbing and holding the reader’s attention from the first page right to the last.” (Leserin) (10 Rezensionen / 4,8 Sterne), 313 Seiten noch gratis?
Paul Butler hat das Angebot angenommen, nach Kalifornien zu ziehen und als Chauffeur für einen Milliardär und Auto-Liebhaber zu arbeiten. Paul hält eine Flotte begehrenswerter Autos im Stand und ist im motorisierten Himmel. Aber er findet sich gefangen in der intensiven Anziehung zwischen ihm und der Frau seines Arbeitgebers. “Daniel K Munroe has written a superb crime thriller here that’s filled with authentic tradecraft, a propulsive narrative and generous helpings of automobile action. It’s gritty. It’s uncompromising. It’s my kind of novel.” (Leser) (13 Rezensionen / 4,6 Sterne), 446 Seiten noch gratis?
15. August 2022: Tycho, das fortschrittlichste interplanetarische Raumschiff, das je von der menschlichen Rasse konstruiert worden ist, startet von der Erde zu einer Expedition auf dem Mars. Die Tycho transportiert vier Passagiere, die bald die berühmtesten Personen der menschlichen Geschichte werden. „The science parts were fascinating without being overwhelming and flowed perfectly with the attention-grabbing plot. Casual and descriptive writing style.“ (Leserin) (16 Rezensionen / 4,6 Sterne), 266 Seiten – noch gratis?
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Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
Historischer Krimi von Gyles Brandreth
London, 1889. Oscar Wilde, celebrated poet, wit, playwright and raconteur is the literary sensation of his age. All Europe lies at his feet. Yet when he chances across the naked corpse of sixteen-year-old Billy Wood, posed by candlelight in a dark stifling attic room, he cannot ignore the brutal murder.
Band 1 der Serie. “An amiably enjoyable Victorian murder mystery” (Sunday Times) (47 Rezensionen / 3,8 Sterne), 372 Seiten noch günstig?
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Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death
Historischer Krimi von Gyles Brandreth
‚I see murder in this unhappy hand!‘ When Mrs Robinson, palmist to the Prince of Wales, reads Oscar Wilde’s palm she cannot know what she has predicted. Nor can Oscar know what he has set in motion when, that same evening, he proposes a game of ‚Murder‘ in which each of his Sunday Supper Club guests must write down those whom they would like to kill.
Band 2 der Serie. „Gyles Brandreth has done a great job with this continuing series…I’m wild about Wilde“ (Birmingham Sunday Mercury) (26 Rezensionen / 4,3 Sterne), 448 Seiten noch günstig?
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Oscar Wilde and the Nest of Vipers
Historischer Krimi von Gyles Brandreth
The story opens in the spring of 1890 at a glamorous reception hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Albemarle. All London’s haut monde is there, including the Prince of Wales, who counts the Albemarles as close friends. Although it is the first time Oscar and Bertie have met, Oscar seems far more interested in Rex LaSalle, a young actor, who disarmingly claims to be a vampire.
Band 4 der Serie. „Bram Stoker is put into the mix as well and his Dracula format is adopted with various note books and journals from different characters telling the story.“ (Leser) (22 Rezensionen / 4,1 Sterne), 460 Seiten noch günstig?
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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders
Historischer Krimi von Gyles Brandreth
In 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle, exhausted by his creation Sherlock Holmes, retires to the spa at Bad Homburg. But his rest cure does not go as planned. The first person he encounters is Oscar Wilde, and when the two friends make a series of macabre discoveries amongst the portmanteau of fan mail Conan Doyle has brought to answer – a severed finger, a lock of hair and finally an entire severed hand – the game is once more afoot.
Band 5 der Serie. „A skilfully-written, amusing and very entertaining tale that brings Oscar Wilde, outlandish dress, bon mots and all, vividly to life.“ (Leser) (25 Rezensionen / 4,3 Sterne), 364 Seiten noch günstig?
The Half Killed
Historische Fantasy von Quenby Olson
Dorothea Hawes has no wish to renew contact with what lies beyond the veil. After an attempt to take her own life, she has retired into seclusion, but as the wounds on her body heal, she is drawn back into a world she wants nothing more than to avoid. She is sought out by Julian Chissick, a former man of God who wants her help in discovering who is behind the gruesome murder of a young woman. But the manner of death is all too familiar to Dorothea, and she begins to fear that something even more terrible is about to unleash itself on London.
Quenby Olson ist eine amerikanische Autorin, die interessante Bücher verfasst. Jeweils mit einem historischen Hintergrund, aber immer anders und auch verschiedenen Subgenres zugeordnet. “The Half Killed is a superbly-written novel. With painstaking sensory details, Quenby Olson immerses the reader in the stifling heat and filth of historic London, capturing a mood in a way few authors can. She expertly wrings meaning and nuance from every expression and gesture.” (Leser) (15 Rezensionen / 4,5 Sterne), 275 Seiten – noch gratis?
Geoffrey Trease, 1909 – 1989 war ein britischer Autor, vor allem von Kinderbüchern, aber auch Romanen und Sachbüchern für Erwachsene. Hier stellt er kurz, aber lesenswert die Geschichte Londons vor. „The author grabbed my attention within the first dozen pages and I was loath to turn the final page. He brilliantly revealed the history of people and structures in this greatest city, including the inevitable warts.“ (Leser) (1 Rezension / 5,0 Sterne), 159 Seiten – noch gratis?
