Meet Ariadne Evans. She's the proud owner of a knitting shop. And she's just got herself in a stitch. When Ariadne enters her knitting store one day and discovers the cast-off body of longtime customer Edith Perry strangled with homespun yarn, she fears her life is about to come undone -- again, since ... more »

She's not Miss Marple. Her friends are no Charlie's Angels. Nevertheless, 75-year-old Gladdy Gold and her gang of eccentric Fort Lauderdale retirees are out, about, and hunting down a killer-one who is silently stalking them. Selma Beller was the first to go-but Gladdy and her neighbors never suspected ... more »

Ein Sommer in Schweden. In einem kleinen verschlafenen Dorf namens Kumla. Es sind die späten sechziger Jahre, und ein Hauch von freier Liebe und Rebellion hängt in der Luft. Der siebzehnjährige Mauritz träumt von der großen weiten Welt - und von einem Leben mit der attraktiven Nachbarstochter Signhild ... more »

D.O.N. Johanna Gordon is very involved with Hudson Community Hospital. She's never worked elsewhere. While struggling with the budget cuts demanded by the CEO, she suspects he has a scheme that might destroy her career. She has to discover his purpose. At the same time, her life expands with the return ... more »

Sheriff Joanna Brady is, as she puts it, nine and a half months pregnant and ready to deliver her baby any minute now. She's short-staffed at work, with officers pulled away by the Department of Homeland Security to do border patrol. The last thing she needs are two serious crimes to investigate. The ... more »

Vachss is a contemporary master.-- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Vachss' writing is like a dark roller coaster ride of fear, love and hate.  -- The Times- Picayune A hit man defies the confines of a life sentence to avenge his sister's batterer.  An immaculately dressed man hires ... more »

As Jane Marple sat basking in the tropical sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Then a question was put to her by a stranger: 'Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?' Before she has a chance to answer ... more »

Loaded with e-book extras (not available in the print edition), including Tony Hillerman's running commentary on his work, his series heroes Leaphorn and Chee, and a special profile of the Navajo nation. Moon Mathias discovers his dead brother's baby daughter is waiting for him in Southeast Asia -- a ... more »

E-book exclusive extras: 1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on 4.50 from Paddington; 2) The Marples: the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective. For an instant the two trains ran side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth McGillicuddy stared helplessly ... more »

E-book exclusive extras: 1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Nemesis; 2) The Marples: the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective. Even the unflappable Miss Marple is astounded as she reads the letter addressed to her on instructions from the recently ... more »

Dead in the Water For travel escort Emily Andrew and her fellow Iowans, aloha means hello to all the sun, surf, and scrumptious cuisine their Hawaiian cruise has to offer. But for Professor Dorian Smoker, a renowned expert on the legendary Captain Cook, aloha also means good-bye -- as in man overboard ... more »

Liz Sullivan is temping at SoftWrite and doing census interviews to supplement her freelance writing earnings. She'd met Jenifer Paston briefly that morning at SoftWrite, and in the evening she was there when the young woman's body was discovered. She's in a good position to learn insider details at ... more »