Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Women Sleuths

Skye Denison and the rest of Scumble River is celebrating its bicentennial in style - with reenactments, a bingo tent, and a coal-tossing contest. Best of all, the guest of honor is the town founder's great-great-grandnephew, Gabriel Scumble. But his visit turns out to be short-lived when he is found dead. The murder weapon: a pickax. Meanwhile, Skye's ex-fiancée is back in town. But is he here simply to create turmoil in her love life...or does he have a connection to Gabriel's death?

Mariko Oshiro is not your average Tokyo cop. As the only female detective in the city’s most elite police unit, she has to fight for every ounce of respect, especially from her new boss. While she wants to track down a rumored cocaine shipment, he gives her the least promising case possible. But the case - the attempted theft of an old samurai sword - proves more dangerous than anyone on the force could have imagined.

Cece Caruso—mystery biographer extraordinaire, vintage clothing enthusiast, and part-time sleuth—is in freefall. First, she calls off her wedding, for reasons even she can't explain. Second, her newest biography (of Alfred Hitchcock) is way past deadline. So Cece puts on a houndstooth suit with peplum and heads out to see Vertigo, only to come home with a cell phone belonging to a stranger named Anita Colby. Nothing if not a good citizen, Cece tries to return the cell phone—only to hear someone push Anita off a cliff.

Amateur sleuths Harley and Cordelia leave their posh London home for the wilds of Scotland where hijinks ensue. As a favour to aunt Maggie, they’ve agreed to help run a murder mystery event in a remote mansion. But when a friendly dog leads Harley to a body, it’s clear Harley has a real murder mystery on her hands. And to make matters worse, a ferocious blizzard keeps them trapped inside. Harley has to uncover the dark secrets of the guests and the mansion’s past if she’s to discover the killer. But what she discovers will rock the Frazier house to its very foundations.

In New York Times best-selling author Victoria Laurie’s newest Psychic Eye Mystery, Abby Cooper is trusting her intuition and heading to Sin City to bet on a friend’s innocence.... When police show Abby surveillance video of her best friend and business partner, Candice Fusco, shooting a man in cold blood, she can’t believe her eyes. And when the cops tell her they think the victim has ties to the Mob - and perhaps Candice does too - she can’t believe her ears. Surely there is a logical explanation. But Candice is nowhere to be found.

Samantha Moon is hired to look into the suspicious death of a popular fighter—and quickly discovers there’s far more to the story than meets the eye. As she uncovers clues into the boxer’s past, she will come face-to-face with something unexpected...and something only whispered about. Additionally, Samantha must confront the growing supernatural powers of those closest to her—and a betrayal that will rock her world.

In Vampire Sire, private investigator Samantha Moon has the sword of all swords in her pocket - and she’s going to need it.... A crack private eye for her client cases, Sam’s been tormented by her own cold-case mystery - the elusive identity of her attacker. When Sam receives a shocking letter and an unexpected windfall, she teams up with Allison, her witch BFF, to check out a spooky estate. What she discovers there sends her hurtling down a path toward the unmasking of her vampire sire - he who turned her, 12 years ago.

In Moon Angel, vampire private investigator Samantha Moon must save her telepathic daughter from the devil. When Tammy is tricked into a pact with the evil one, he invades her mind, pulling every secret from it. Except the one he wants most. Sam picks the brains of her favorite witch, werewolf, vampire, and alchemist to learn of any secret vulnerabilities of the Prince of Darkness. The odds of success seem slim until an unexpected ally unlocks the key to a strategy that could give Sam an edge.

Das Sirren der Zikaden, der würzige Duft von Lavendel und hinter sanft geschwungenen Hügeln das azurblaue Meer, von einem silbrigen Schleier aus flimmerndem Licht ins Reich der Märchen gerückt. Das Dörfchen Fragolin im Hinterland der Côte d'Azur wäre der ideale Ort, um die Seele baumeln zu lassen - doch dazu fehlt Kommissarin Isabelle Bonnet mal wieder die Zeit. Der angebliche Selbstmord eines hohen Polizeibeamten, der Besuch eines exzentrischen Bekannten und ein Überfall auf ein Juweliergeschäft an der Croisette in Cannes halten Madame le Commissaire in Atem.

It's autumn down south, and An'gel and Dickce Ducote are in Natchez, Mississippi, at the request of Mary Turner Catlin, the granddaughter of an old friend. Mary and her husband, Henry Howard, live in Cliffwood, one of the beautiful antebellum homes for which Natchez is famous. Odd things have been happening in the house for years, and the French Room in particular has become the focal point for spooky sensations.

Dev Sinclair is the happy new owner of the old-fashioned shop in her small Missouri town. But if she doesn't focus on finding the killer of her ex's fiance, this five-and-dime owner may find herself serving 25 to life.

When Lori Shepherd's husband, Bill, is summoned to a will reading at the Earl of Harrisford's resplendent Palladian home, Lori herself thinks she is just along for the ride. But this gathering of the entire Harrisford clan, all of them affected by the earl's new will, devolves into a dangerous family dispute. Burning topiaries, threatening notes, suspicious maids, and family intrigue lead Lori to seek her phantom aunt's help in identifying the culprit before he or she can torch the whole house and its guests within.

Set in Amsterdam, the novel introduces Lotte Meerman, a Cold Case detective still recovering from the emotional devastation of her previous investigation. A tip-off leads Lotte to an unresolved 10-year-old murder case in which her father was the lead detective. When she discovers irregularities surrounding the original investigation that make him a suspect, she decides to cover for him. She doesn't tell her boss about the family connection and jeopardises her career by hiding evidence.

Lady Georgiana continua sendo a 34ª na linha de sucessão ao trono inglês. E continua falida. Como se não bastassem as preocupações com dinheiro, sua cunhada detestável e seu irmão ingrato ainda resolvem aparecer de mala e cuia–e sem nenhum criado–para passar uma temporada em sua casa em Londres. Para escapar da situação extenuante, Georgie aceita o convite de Sua Majestade para representar a realeza britânica em um casamento na Transilvânia, a lendária terra dos vampiros.

Claire Brackett spent years searching for ways to avoid the pain of her past. Following her father’s direction, she traversed the globe, seducing allies and adversaries to further his agenda. He used her as a pawn to maintain power and thwart enemies. William Brackett made one major mistake. He sent Claire on a mission to get close to FBI Agent Alex Toles. That decision would set Claire on a path that would change her life forever.

Die fünfzehnjährige Melody schleicht sich heimlich fort, um den Geburtstag ihrer Freundin Simone zu feiern. Als sie heimkommt, steht der Reiterhof ihrer Mutter in Flammen. Ihre Mutter, ihr kleiner Bruder und eine Pferdewirtin kommen ums Leben. Der Brandstifter wird nicht gefasst. Zwanzig Jahre später kehrt sie nach Martinsfehn zurück und ist erneut auf Simones Geburtstag eingeladen. Simone verkündet auf der Feier, dass sie den Brandstifter kennt.

Florist Fiona Knox left behind her gloomy life for a magical garden in Scotland, but a murder on her shop’s opening day spells doom. Fiona Knox thought she was pulling her life back together when she inherited her godfather’s cottage in Duncreigan, Scotland - complete with a magical walled garden. But the erstwhile Tennessee flower shop owner promptly found herself deep in danger when she found a dead body among the glimmering blossoms.

As a travel escort for seniors, Emily Andrew-Miceli has led her feisty Iowa clan all over the world. This time, they're off to see historic windmills, classic Rembrandts, and picturesque canals in Holland - if they can ever unplug from their smartphones, that is. Joining them is the high school class from Bangor, Maine, whose 50th reunion celebration goes south faster than a fallen Brussel sprout souffle as old rivalries start heating up.

White House executive chef Ollie Paras has to put her own interests on the back burner when a kindly electrician is electrocuted to death, and the First Lady’s nephew dies in an apparent suicide less than 24 hours after cleaning shrimp with Ollie. Ollie suspects something fishy is going on. She’ll have to watch her back - and find a killer unlikely to be pardoned.

It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.