New Releases by Rhys Bowen

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan goes undercover in the next book in the New York Times bestselling series from Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband, Daniel, is off to work in Washington as Easter break begins in New York. Her dear friend and writer, Ryan O’Hara, is shooting a movie, one of the first to involve a real plot and actors. He invites Molly and the children to visit the set and watch the excitement. When one of the actresses is fired, Molly’s adopted daughter, Bridie, is called to replace her in the scene. Turns out she’s a natural and is asked to star in the rest of the film. Molly is skeptical about leaving Bridie alone on set, but her great friends, Sid and Gus, offer to chaperone her. The movie industry is still experimenting with ways to get the best shot, like pretending to tie Bridie to real train tracks. But soon, their special effects start to malfunction. After a few mishaps where no one is hurt, the special effects turn deadly. With rumors of a feud between studios, Molly believes these malfunctions are sabotage. She is invited to go undercover on set to investigate the burgeoning film war. Once again, Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles deliver an engaging mystery full of vibrant historical details and thrilling escapades featuring one of mystery''s most beloved sleuths.

New mother Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs while a film is being made on the grounds of her estate in a new Royal Spyness Mystery from beloved bestselling author Rhys Bowen. It''s late 1936, and King Edward is in turmoil, having fallen in love with the scandalously divorced and even more scandalously American Wallis Simpson. He wants to marry her but knows that doing so will jeopardize his crown. Edward confides in his dear friend Darcy, Georgie''s husband, and the couple agree to hide Wallis in their home while Edward figures out what to do. But unbeknownst to Georgie and Darcy, Sir Hubert, the owner of the estate, has given a film crew permission to shoot a motion picture about Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn on the grounds. Trying to keep Mrs. Simpson hidden while raising a newborn baby seems like it couldn''t be any more stressful for the Rannochs, until one of the stars of the film is found murdered on set. Georgie must solve the murder for king and country before scandal threatens to envelop them all.

Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the next book in this beloved series by New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. New York, 1908: The days are getting longer—and warmer—in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn’t want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she’s expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County. Molly tells herself it won’t be so bad, after all the countryside is pretty, and she’s determined to make the best of it. Even if she’s leaving her husband, Daniel, behind. And at least she’s not the only one heading north. Her great friends, Sid and Gus, are headed to the Catskills to visit Sid’s family. Though her mother-in-law is a surprisingly excellent host, Molly quickly grows bored. And when Sid and Gus invite her to visit, Molly jumps at the chance to stay with them at an artist’s community. What a pleasant time they’ll have, so far from the city, although Sid isn’t so enthusiastic about having to visit her family in the nearby Jewish bungalow community. But deep in the Catskills, tensions are running high, and it’s not long before a body delays Molly’s return to Westchester.

Looking for a new cozy series? In the latest edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of nine charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2024 for free for easy sampling. The twentieth edition of Cozy Case Files features cozies from the following authors: Ellie Alexander, Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles, Olivia Blacke, Jennifer Chow, Anastasia Hastings, Olivia Matthews, Gigi Pandian, Mindy Quigley, and Paige Shelton. Cook up some delicious treats with a variety of culinary cozies! On the menu, you''ll find killer West Indian pastries in Coconut Drop Dead, deadly deep dish pizzas in Public Anchovy #1, fatal fortune cookies in Ill-Fated Fortune, and suspicious spiced curry buns in A Smoking Bun. Get with the groove and catch a killer while you''re at it with Rhythm and Clues. Solve your way out of a deadly booby trap while racing against time in A Midnight Puzzle. Discover the mystery behind an antique Crusader Sword in The Poison Pen. Getaway to the Catskills with In Sunshine or in Shadow. And infiltrate a scandalous cult in historical Britain as you read Of Hoaxes and Homicide.

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house party when the festivities lead to murder… Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It''s time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden. After the dinner, Sir Mortimer approaches Georgie and asks to borrow her new chef for his upcoming party, and Georgie and Darcy, her dashing husband, are invited! The tour of the poison garden is fascinating, as is Sir Mortimer’s laboratory. Shockingly, just after the banquet several of the guests become sick. And one dies, apparently poisoned by berries from the garden. But how could this be when they all ate the same meal and the same delectable dessert? Georgie has to find the culprit to save her new chef and her own reputation—all before her bundle of joy arrives!

Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in the next mystery of the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. What a delight it is to finally be able to enjoy a simple meal again! I have been in the throes of morning sickness for the last few months as Darcy and I prepare to welcome a brand-new addition to our little family. Now that I am feeling better, I have realized I am dreadfully bored! Happily, it seems that Darcy has read my mind. When I receive a letter from my glamorous best friend, Belinda, Darcy suggests we take a trip to Paris to visit her. It seems he also has a spot of business to take care of, so I will be staying in Belinda’s flat as she works feverishly on Coco Chanel’s fall collection. I happen to know Coco from a disastrous encounter in Nice years ago, and I am hoping this visit will go much more smoothly. But I soon learn that nothing about my time in Paris is going to be simple . . . or safe for that matter. Darcy has asked me to take on a small chore as a part of his latest assignment. I am to covertly retrieve something from an attendee of Coco’s show. It seems easy enough, but I discover that this little errand could have terrifying consequences for a world on the brink of war. When things go horribly wrong, I am left to find a killer all while trying to fend off a French policeman who is certain that I am a criminal mastermind. But I have no plans to deliver my darling little one in a prison cell, and so I will muster every ounce of my courage to save the day . . . and, quite possibly, the world!

Londoner Madeleine Grant is studying at the Sorbonne in Paris when she marries charismatic French journalist Giles Martin. As they raise their son, Olivier, they hold on to a tenuous promise for the future. Until the thunder of war sets off alarms in France.

"Retired" detective and police captain''s wife Molly Murphy Sullivan tangles with Tammany Hall in the next in Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles''s New York Times bestselling historical mystery series. New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is happy with her place in the world. She and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built quite a life for themselves in Greenwich Village, in their modest-yet-beautiful-home in Patchin Place, filled with family, friends, and laughter. Molly and Daniel have a good marriage, a true partnership where they value each other’s opinions in all things. So when he tells her they’re moving to a fancy home on Fifth Avenue—and that he’s running for the sheriff of New York—Molly is left reeling. Daniel begs Molly to trust him, but why would he run for sheriff on the Tammany ticket? A party known more for kickbacks and quid pro quo than anything else, it used to be everything Daniel despised. So what’s changed? And why didn’t he discuss it with her beforehand? Molly can’t help but wonder what Daniel’s got himself tangled up in... and whether he needs her help to get out. In this next installment in this beloved series All That Is Hidden, the incomparable Molly is drawn into the dangerous world of politics, forced to navigate through the webs of lies and deceit which are hidden behind a veil of vast wealth and grandeur.

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of nine charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2023 for free for easy sampling. The seventeenth edition of Cozy Case Files features the latest cozies by the following authors: Ellie Alexander, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Blacke, Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings, Diane Kelly, Olivia Matthews, Gigi Pandian, and Paige Shelton. This editions has THREE cozy series starters for you to enjoy. Set in 1885 London, Of Manners and Murder follows Violet as she discovers that when you represent best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course. In Vinyl Resting Place, three sisters knew there could be some scratches on the track when opening Sip & Spin Records in Texas, but no one was expecting to find a body deader than disco in the supply closet. And in Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York, investigating a murder was never supposed to be on Spice Isle Bakery’s menu in Against the Currant. Catch up at what’s happening at your favorite eatery in Muffin But the Truth. Check in to see the latest renovation projects in The Raven Thief and Primer and Punishment. Travel abroad to Edinburgh and Brittany in Fateful Words and The Body by the Sea. Or visit New York at the turn of the century with the incomparable Molly Murphy Sullivan in All That is Hidden.

Georgie is back and hanging the stockings with care when a murder interrupts her Christmas cheer in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen. Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his new bride for Christmas. Aunt Ermintrude hints that the queen would like Georgie nearby. Georgie had not known that Aunt Ermintrude was a former lady-in-waiting and close confidante of her royal highness. The letter is therefore almost a royal request, so Georgie, Darcy, and their Christmas guests: Mummy, Grandad, Fig, and Binky all head to Sandringham. Georgie soon learns that the notorious Mrs. Simpson, mistress to the Prince of Wales, will also be in attendance. It is now crystal clear to Georgie that the Queen expects her to do a bit of spying. There is tension in the air from the get-go, and when Georgie pays a visit to the queen, she learns that there is more to her request than just some simple eavesdropping. There have been a couple of strange accidents at the estate recently. Two gentlemen of the royal household have died in mysterious circumstances and another has been shot by mistake during a hunt. Georgie begins to suspect that a member of the royal family is the real target but her investigation will put her new husband and love of her life, Darcy, in the crosshairs of a killer.

Christmas at Patchin Place wraps two Molly Murphy Christmas mysteries in one. From New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, spend Christmas with the incomparable Molly Murphy Sullivan in Away in a Manger and The Ghost of Christmas Past. In Away in a Manger, it’s Christmastime in 1905 New York City, and Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. As she and her children listen to carolers in the street, they hear a lovely voice, and see a beggar girl huddled in a doorway, singing “Away in a Manger.” Molly’s ward, Bridie, is touched by the girl’s ragged clothes and wants to help her if they can. They give her a quarter, only to watch a bigger boy take it from her. But Molly discovers the boy is the girl’s older brother. They’ve come from England and their mother has disappeared, and they’re living with an aunt who mistreats them terribly. Molly is soon drawn into an investigation that will take her up to the highest levels of New York society. In The Ghost of Christmas Past, it’s 1906 and Molly and her family gratefully accept an invitation to spend Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Not long after they arrive, however, they start to feel the tension in the house’s atmosphere. Then they learn that the host couple’s young daughter wandered out into the snow ten years ago and was never seen again. Molly can identify with the mother’s pain at never knowing what happened to her child and wants to help, but there is so little to go on. No ransom note. No body ever found. But Molly slowly begins to suspect that the occupants of the house know more than they are letting on. Then, on Christmas Eve, there is a knock at the door and a young girl stands there. “I’m Charlotte,” she says. “I’ve come home.”

London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks''s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash. Josie''s beloved tearoom boss has been killed, and Josie herself is injured, with nothing left and nowhere to go.

New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, now writing in partnership with her daughter, Clare Broyles, transports and enthralls readers through the incomparable Molly Murphy Sullivan. Wild Irish Rose is the next novel in this beloved mystery series, a cause for celebration for readers and critics alike. New York, 1907: Now that she’s no longer a private detective—at least not officially—Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to a time of settled tranquility with friends and family. Back in New York, where her own story began, Molly decides to accompany some friends to Ellis Island to help distribute clothing to those in need. This journey quickly stirs up memories for Molly. When you’re far from home and see people from your country, every face looks like a family member. That evening Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: there was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

Looking for a new cozy series? In the new edition of Cozy Case Files, Minotaur Books compiles the beginnings of six charming cozy mysteries publishing in Winter 2022 for free for easy sampling. The fourteenth edition of Cozy Case Files features the latest cozies by the following authors: Korina Moss, Gigi Pandian, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, and Paige Shelton. Feeling hungry? Check out these two series debuts. In Cheddar Off Dead, a cheesemonger discovers that her new home in a small Sonoma Valley town is ripe for murder... something here stinks to high heaven, and it''s not the cheese. An impossible crime. A family legacy. The intrigue of hidden rooms and secret staircases. Under Lock & Skeleton Key layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked-room mysteries. Continuing with the architecture theme: Nashville’s killer real estate market returns in Batten Down the Belfry: Here is the church, here is the steeple... Open the doors, and see all the trouble. Celebrate the greats in these next two offerings. Bake, Borrow, and Steal finds Oregon’s favorite bakery, Torte, catering an authentic feast to celebrate a museum’s unveiling of Shakespeare’s lost manuscript. After being invited to a traditional Scottish celebration to honor poet Robert Burns, bookseller Delaney Nichols faces off against an elusive arsonist in The Burning Pages. Travel to 1907, New York: Beloved heroine Molly Murphy returns in Wild Irish Rose, from New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen, now writing in partnership with her daughter, Clare Broyles.

Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper . . . Venice. Caroline''s quest: to scatter Juliet "Lettie" Browning''s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years.

Lady Georgie und Darcy ziehen in ein Herrenhaus, in dem es nicht mit rechten Dingen zu geht … Der spannende neue Fall der Cosy-Krimi-Reihe von Rhys Bowen Wäre Lady Georgie doch bloß mit ihrer großen Liebe Darcy O’Mara durchgebrannt! Stattdessen muss sie jetzt eine „kleine“Hochzeit organisieren, auf der das gesamte Königshaus anwesend sein wird. Apropos Haus, nun wird es auch höchste Zeit, einen geeigneten Landsitz für das Paar zu suchen. Doch Darcy ist mal wieder auf geheimen Missionen unterwegs und Georgie muss das Herrenhaus alleine herrichten. Es ist in so schlechtem Zustand, dass einem Besucher und auch Georgie selbst einige „Unfälle“passieren … oder hat es etwa jemand auf sie abgesehen? Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Die königliche Spionin (ISBN: 9783960878117) Adel verpflichtet ... zum Mord (ISBN: 9783960878124) Königliche Verschwörung (ISBN: 9783960878131) Adel unter Verdacht (ISBN: 9783960878148) Ein königliches Geheimnis (ISBN: 9783960878155) Dem Adel auf der Spur (ISBN: 9783960879220) Ein königlicher Todesfall (ISBN: 9783960879237) Juwelenraub in den Hollywood Hills (ISBN: 9783960879244) Ein Prinz auf Abwegen (ISBN: 9783960879251) Zur Krönung: Mord (ISBN: 9783960879268) Rache Royal (ISBN: 9783960879275) Mord in der High Society (ISBN: 9783960879299) Ein mörderisches Erbe (ISBN: 9783986372200) Ein Mord unter Gentlemen (ISBN: 9783986376369) Mörderische Mission (ISBN: 9783987782848) Erste Leserstimmen „Auch Staffel 2 der Cosy Crime-Reihe konnte mich rundum begeistern!“ „Ein echter Wohlfühlkrimi zum Versinken.“ „Ich fiebere schon lange mit Lady Georgie mit – meine allerliebste Ermittlerin!“ „Rhys Bowen erzählt wieder mit viel Spannung und Humor.“

Molly Murphy kann nicht mal in ihren Flitterwochen die Finger von einem Mordfall lassen … Die spannende Cosy-Crime-Reihe von Rhys Bowen geht weiter Molly Murphy, jetzt Molly Sullivan, und ihr Mann Daniel, Captain bei der New Yorker Polizei, sind eingeladen, ihre Flitterwochen auf dem Anwesen von Stadtrat Brian Hannan in Newport zu verbringen. Molly traut dem Angebot allerdings nicht ganz. In ihrem Gästehaus scheint es zu spuken und Hannan, der in Politik und Bauwesen seine Finger im Spiel hat, möchte Daniel um einen Gefallen bitten. Noch bevor das junge Paar erfährt, worum es dabei geht, wird Hannans Leiche am Fuß einer Klippe gefunden und Molly ist sich sicher, dass hier jemand mit falschen Karten spielt … Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Heiße Spur im Central Park (ISBN: 9783960876250) Mord auf Ellis Island (ISBN: 9783960878018) Verbrechen am Columbus Circle (ISBN: 9783960879060) Mord in feiner Gesellschaft (ISBN: 9783960878025) Mord am Broadway (ISBN: 9783960879084) Mord am East River (ISBN: 9783960878032) Mord in der Pell Street (ISBN: 9783960879091) Mord an der Upper East Side (ISBN: 9783960878049) Mord auf Coney Island (ISBN: 9783960878056) Mord auf dem Atlantik (ISBN: 9783960873501) Erste Leserstimmen „Rhys Bowens beste Reihe – humorvoll, sympathisch und zum Mitfiebern.“ „Neben Nell Sweeney meine absolute Lieblingsermittlerin!“ „Die Cosy Krimi Reihe geht unterhaltsam, charmant und gewohnt rätselhaft weiter.“ „Molly Murphy Mysteries sind durch den tollen Schreibstil, das historische Setting und die liebenswürdige Detektivin durchweg empfehlenswert.“

Eine griechische Prinzessin, falsche Gerüchte und echte königliche Fehltritte – das kann nur Lady Georgie retten Die Cosy-Krimi-Reihe von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen geht weiter … Zwischen ihrer hohen Geburt und ihrem leeren Geldbeutel gefangen ist Georgie, die Fünfunddreißigste in der Thronfolge Großbritanniens, erleichtert, einen neuen Auftrag von der Königin zu erhalten. Der jüngste Sohn des Königs, George, soll Prinzessin Marina von Griechenland heiraten und die Königin wünscht Georgie als ihre Begleiterin: Sie soll ihr das Beste von London zeigen – und alle Gerüchte über Georges wüstes Leben zerstreuen. Der Prinz ist für seine vielen Affären bekannt, aber wirklich kompliziert werden die Dinge erst, als eine seiner angeblichen Geliebten ermordet wird. Nichts ruiniert eine Hochzeit mehr als ein Mord, daher möchte die Queen, dass die ganze Angelegenheit vertuscht wird. Doch während Georgie in dem Fall ermittelt, kommt sie dem Prinzen selbst unerwartet nah … Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Die königliche Spionin (ISBN: 9783960878117) Adel verpflichtet ... zum Mord (ISBN: 9783960878124) Königliche Verschwörung (ISBN: 9783960878131) Adel unter Verdacht (ISBN: 9783960878148) Ein königliches Geheimnis (ISBN: 9783960878155) Dem Adel auf der Spur (ISBN: 9783960879220) Ein königlicher Todesfall (ISBN: 9783960879237) Juwelenraub in den Hollywood Hills (ISBN: 9783960879244) Zur Krönung: Mord (ISBN: 9783960879268) Rache Royal (ISBN: 9783960879275) Zur Hochzeit ein Mord (ISBN: 9783960879282) Mord in der High Society (ISBN: 9783960879299) Ein mörderisches Erbe (ISBN: 9783986372200) Ein Mord unter Gentlemen (ISBN: 9783986376369) Mörderische Mission (ISBN: 9783987782848) Erste Leserstimmen „Es geht weiter – endlich! Ein neuer Fall für Lady Georgie.“ „Auch dieses Mal wird es wieder royal und Rhys Bowen schafft es immer die Stimmung perfekt einzufangen!“ „britischer Humor, eine sympathische Protagonistin und königlicher Flair" „Rhys Bowen weiß genau, wie man den Leser fesselt“ „von Band zu Band wird die Geschichte einfach noch besser“

Auf dem Weg zurück nach Irland stolpert Molly Murphy über einen Mord ... Ein spannender Fall der Cosy Crime-Reihe von New York Times Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen Molly Murphys Freund Captain Daniel Sullivan ist zwar auf Kaution aus dem Gefängnis entlassen worden, aber immer noch weit davon entfernt, seinen Namen reinzuwaschen. Seine miese Laune sorgt dafür, dass Molly eine Auszeit braucht und nicht widerstehen kann, als das Schicksal ihr eine Chance gibt, nach Hause nach Irland zurückzukehren. Tommy Burke hat sich in vielen Jahren am New Yorker Theater eine goldene Nase verdient, jetzt will er seiner in Irland zurückgebliebenen Schwester etwas davon zukommen lassen. Zumindest, wenn Molly es schafft, die verschollene Frau in Irland aufzuspüren und dabei dem Haftbefehl zu entgehen, der sie damals zur Flucht nach New York zwang. Das kann doch nicht so schwer sein, oder? Doch als schon auf der Überfahrt eine berühmte Schauspielerin spurlos verschwindet und ihr Dienstmädchen ermordet wird, weiß Molly, dass sie bereits mittendrin in einem neuen Fall ist ... Erste Leserstimmen „Molly Murphy ist und bleibt meine Lieblingsermittlerin!“ „Sehr unterhaltsamer Cosy Krimi, den ich nur ans Herz legen kann.“ „Ein sehr spannendes Ende der ersten Staffel. Ich kann die zweite nicht abwarten!“ „Genau das richtige E-Book für einen gemütlichen Nachmittag auf dem Sofa.“ „Molly kehrt in diesem Teil der Cosy Crime Reihe nach Irland zurück – darf man sich nicht entgehen lassen!“ Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Mord auf Ellis Island (ISBN: 9783960878018) Mord in feiner Gesellschaft (ISBN: 9783960878025) Mord am East River (ISBN: 9783960878032) Mord an der Upper East Side (ISBN: 9783960878049) Mord auf Coney Island (ISBN: 9783960878056)

Weiß wie Schnee und blau wie Blut – ein neuer Fall für Lady Georgie Die neuste Fortsetzung der Cosy-Krimi-Reihe von New York Times Bestseller Autorin Rhys Bowen Schottland, 1933: Während ihre große Liebe Darcy sein feliz navidad in Südamerika verbringt und ihre Mutter sich in einem kleinen Nest namens Tiddleton-under-Lovey verkriecht, steckt Lady Georgie dank einem Schneesturm in Schloss Rannoch fest – zusammen mit ihrem verstockten Bruder Binky und seiner miesepetrigen Frau Fig. Es scheint wie ein Weihnachtswunder, als sie es schafft, eine Stelle als Gesellschaftsdame bei einer vornehmen Weihnachtsparty in Tiddleton zu ergattern. Doch sobald Lady Georgie in dem idyllischen Dorf ankommt, nehmen die Dinge einen tödlichen Verlauf. Nachdem es innerhalb weniger Tage zum dritten mysteriösen Unfall kommt, beginnt Georgie sich zu fragen, ob in diesem Winterwunderland nicht etwas Böses lauert … Weitere Titel dieser Reihe Die königliche Spionin (ISBN: 9783960878117) Adel verpflichtet ... zum Mord (ISBN: 9783960878124) Königliche Verschwörung (ISBN: 9783960878131) Adel unter Verdacht (ISBN: 9783960878148) Ein königliches Geheimnis (ISBN: 9783960878155) Ein königlicher Todesfall (ISBN: 9783960879237) Juwelenraub in den Hollywood Hills (ISBN: 9783960879244) Ein Prinz auf Abwegen (ISBN: 9783960879251) Zur Krönung: Mord (ISBN: 9783960879268) Rache Royal (ISBN: 9783960879275) Zur Hochzeit ein Mord (ISBN: 9783960879282) Mord in der High Society (ISBN: 9783960879299) Ein mörderisches Erbe (ISBN: 9783986372200) Ein Mord unter Gentlemen (ISBN: 9783986376369) Mörderische Mission (ISBN: 9783987782848) Erste Leser:innenstimmen „Für Cosy-Krimi-Liebhaber ist auch dieser Fall wieder ein absolutes Muss!“ „Lady Georgie bei ihren skurrilen Ermittlungen zu begleiten, macht einfach Spaß.“ „Rhys Bowen hat es geschafft, mich von Seite 1 an in den Bann zu ziehen. Ich kann ihre Romane nur weiterempfehlen.“ „Ich habe bei diesem E-Book oft gelacht und dennoch kam die Spannung nicht zu kurz. Ein sehr unterhaltsamer Krimi!“

Georgie is just back from her honeymoon with Darcy when a friend in need pulls her into a du Maurier-like murder in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen Georgie''s best friend, Belinda, inherits a spooky old house in Cornwall and asks Georgie to go with her to inspect the property. When they arrive, they meet Rose, a woman Belinda knew as a child when she spent her summers with her grandmother in Cornwall. Belinda never liked Rose, who has always been bossy and a bit of a bully, but when Belinda''s house proves to be uninhabitable, Rose invites them to stay with her. Rose is now married to Tony Summers, Belinda''s childhood crush, and lives in the lovely house on the cliffs that he has inherited. Rose confides that she thinks Tony killed his first wife and now she is afraid. She asks Georgie and Belinda to observe Tony''s behavior and their surroundings. Is Rose imagining things? Is Tony dangerous? In their quest for answers, they encounter a creepy housekeeper, Mrs. Manners, and learn that some kind of forgotten tragedy occurred on the property years ago involving them all. There is a lot of strange to go around and things only get weirder--and deadlier--when one night a member of the household is found dead. All clues point to Belinda as the prime suspect. Now Georgie must uncover some long buried secrets that may prove the victim was really a villain before Belinda takes the fall for the murder.

Georgie and Darcy are finally on their honeymoon in Kenya''s Happy Valley, but murder crashes the party in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling series. I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley—the center of upper-class English life—we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects. Now that I am a sophisticated married woman, I am doing my best to sound like one. But crikey! These aristocrats are a thoroughly loathsome sort enjoying a completely decadent lifestyle filled with wild parties and rampant infidelity. And one of the leading lights in the community, Lord Cheriton, has the nerve to make a play for me. While I am on my honeymoon! Of course, I put an end to that right off. When he is found bloodied and lifeless along a lonely stretch of road, it appears he fell victim to a lion. But it seems that the Happy Valley community wants to close the case a bit too quickly. Darcy and I soon discover that there is much more than a simple robbery and an animal attack to contend with here in Kenya. Nearly everyone has a motive to want Lord Cheriton dead and some will go to great lengths to silence anyone who asks too many questions. The hunt is on! I just hope I can survive my honeymoon long enough to catch a killer. . . .

As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. Emily''s lover an Australian pilot has left her with child. As Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs, the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster, but may open a path to her destiny

Thirty years after her British bomber pilot father parachuted from his stricken plane into German-occupied Tuscany, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to learn about her father''s hidden wartime past.

From Rhys Bowen, the author of In Farleigh Field, comes the next Molly Murphy mystery: The Ghost of Christmas Past. Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a miscarriage following her adventure in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1906. She and her husband, Daniel, are invited for Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, and they gratefully accept, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Not long after they arrive, however, they start to feel the tension in the house’s atmosphere. Then they learn that the host couple''s young daughter wandered out into the snow ten years ago and was never seen again. Molly can identify with the mother''s pain at never knowing what happened to her child and wants to help, but there is so little to go on. No ransom note. No body ever found. But Molly slowly begins to suspect that the occupants of the house know more than they are letting on. Then, on Christmas Eve, there is a knock at the door and a young girl stands there. "I''m Charlotte," she says. "I''ve come home."

Lady Georgiana Rannoch knows nothing is simple when you’re thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, but her upcoming marriage proves to be the ultimate complication in the tenth mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series. As Lady Georgiana''s beloved Darcy drives her out of London, she soon discovers that he isn’t planning to introduce her to the pleasures of sinning in secret—as she had hoped—but to make her his wife! Of course, she''ll need special permission from the king to marry a Roman Catholic. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke as Georgie. Even his family’s Irish castle has been sold to a rich American who now employs his father. Nothing will deter them from their mission—except perhaps the news that Georgie''s future father-in-law has just been arrested for murdering the rich American. With the elopement postponed, they head for Ireland, where the suspect insists he’s innocent, and it’s up to them to prove it—for better or worse.

When royal sleuth Georgie Rannoch receives a letter from her dearest friend Belinda, who''s in an Italian villa awaiting the birth of her illegitimate baby, she yearns to run to her side. If only she could find a way to get there! But then opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - her cousin the queen asks her to attend a house party in the Italian Lake Country. The Prince of Wales AND the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding. What luck! A chance to see Belinda, even if it is under the guise of stopping unwanted nuptials. Only that''s as far as Georgie''s fortune takes her. She soon discovers that she attended finishing school with the hostess of the party - and the hatred they had for each other then has barely dimmed. Plus, she needs to hide Belinda''s delicate condition from the other guests. And her dashing beau, Darcy is (naturally) working undercover on a dangerous mission. Then her actress mother shows

Thirty-fifth in line for the British throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch becomes embroiled in royal wrongdoing in the ninth mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Crowned and Dangerous. Caught between her high birth and empty purse, Georgie is relieved to receive a new assignment from the Queen. The King’s youngest son, George, is to wed Princess Marina of Greece, and the Queen wants Georgie to be her companion: showing her the best of London—and dispelling any rumors about George’s libertine history. The prince is known for his many affairs with women as well as men—including the great songwriter Noel Coward. But things truly get complicated when one of his supposed mistresses is murdered. The Queen wants the whole matter hushed. But as the case unfolds—and Georgie''s beau Darcy, as always, turns up in the most unlikely of places—their investigation brings them precariously close to the prince himself.