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Das Verbrechen hat viele Gesichter - ein Fest für alle Fans des klassischen englischen Detektivromans Von einer neugierigen Nachbarin, die niemandem traut, bis zu einem eifersüchtigen Neffen, der sein Erbe unter allen Umständen beschützen will; von einer Geistererscheinung auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff bis zu einem Oxford-Studenten, der seiner Vergangenheit nicht entkommen kann - Ann Grangers Krimis führen uns von den schottischen Highlands bis zur rauen Küste Cornwalls und von der viktorianischen Ära bis in die Gegenwart. Fans in aller Welt lieben die unterhaltsamen und spannenden Geschichten, die Ann Granger im Laufe ihrer langen Karriere verfasst hat. Ihr dreißigjähriges Jubiläum als Krimiautorin feiern wir mit dieser Auswahl ihrer achtzehn fesselndsten Kurzkrimis. Von der Autorin der beliebten Krimireihen um Meredith Mitchell und Alan Markby, Lizzie Martin und Benjamin Ross sowie Jessica Campbell

Napínavý příběh v tradici té nejlepší anglické detektivky Píše se léto roku 1871, když inspektor Scotland Yardu Ben Ross navštíví Jacoba Jacobuse, nechvalně proslulého antikváře, přítele padouchů a policejního informátora. Ben doufá, že od něj získá informace o případných loupežích, k nimž by mohlo dojít, když se teď nejbohatší vrstvy společnosti vrátily na sezonu do Londýna. Netuší však, že k jedné troufalé krádeži již došlo – z toaletního stolku v sídle Roxbyů někdo odcizil smaragdový náhrdelník, rodinnou památku nevyčíslitelné hodnoty, a vdova Roxbyová požaduje jeho okamžité vrácení. Benův den se ještě zhorší, když ho a jeho ženu Lizzie večer zastihne zpráva, že byl Jacob Jacobus nalezen mrtvý ve svém pokoji s podříznutým hrdlem. Je možné, aby spolu tyto dva zločiny souvisely?

Set in the world of crime fiction, this eighth installment in the Campbell and Carter series continues to blend suspense with engaging characters. Readers can expect a captivating mystery filled with intricate plot twists, showcasing Ann Granger's signature storytelling style. The novel promises to deepen the development of familiar characters while introducing new challenges that test their resolve. Fans of the series will appreciate the blend of tension and wit that Granger is known for.

Im London des Jahres 1871 ist Jacob Jacobus, ein berüchtigter Antiquar und Informant für Scotland Yard, tot aufgefunden worden. Inspector Benjamin Ross und seine Frau Lizzie ermitteln im Zusammenhang mit dem Diebstahl eines wertvollen Diamanthalsbandes und stoßen auf ein tragisches Geheimnis.

Na jaře roku 1871 doprovází Lizzie Rossová svou ctihodnou tetu Parryovou na ozdravné cestě k jižnímu pobřeží Anglie. Lizziein manžel Ben musí kvůli vyšetřování ve Scotland Yardu zůstat ve městě, a tak klade své ženě na srdce, aby na sebe dávala pozor a do ničeho se nezapletla. Když je však Lizzie spolu s tetičkou a dalšími hosty pozvána na večeři do sídla bohatého statkáře Sira Henryho Meagera, který je druhý den nalezen zastřelený ve vlastní posteli, je jasné, že Lizzie bude nakonec Benovu pomoc přece jen potřebovat. Společnými silami se totiž musí pokusit odhalit nejtemnější tajemství sira Henryho a dopadnout nemilosrdného vraha…

Highly acclaimed crime writer Ann Granger takes us on another thrilling adventure in her ninth Victorian murder mystery featuring Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie.

Highly acclaimed crime writer Ann Granger returns to her fan favourite Mitchell and Markby series with this new novel, featuring her trademark strong and appealing characters, gentle wit and engrossing intrigue.

Frühjahr, 1871. Lizzie Ross beschließt, ihre Tante Parry auf einen Erholungsurlaub an die Südküste Englands in den New Forest Nationalpark zu begleiten. Ein Dinner im Haus des reichen Großgrundbesitzers Sir Henry Meager endet allerdings mit dessen reichlich unerwarteten Tod. Schon bei Lizzies letztem Besuch im New Forest kam es zu einem brutalen Mord. Kein Wunder, dass die abergläubischen Ortsansässigen in ihr ein böses Omen sehen und ihr mehr als misstrauisch begegnen. Lizzie stellt rasch fest, dass Sir Henry eine ganze Reihe erbitterter Feinde hatte, von denen mehr als einer ihm den Tod wünschte. Damit ist der Urlaub vorbei, und Lizzie muss wieder einmal ermitteln!

Highly acclaimed crime writer Ann Granger takes us on a thrilling adventure to the New Forest in her eighth Victorian murder mystery featuring Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie.

Ann Granger is the author of four highly accliamed crime series. This gripping collection of 18 short stories has been brought together for the first time to mark her 30th anniversary as a hugely popular crime writer.

Als der Obdachlose Miff Ferguson Zeuge eines Mordes wird, entbrennt zwischen ihm und dem Mörder ein gnadenloses Katz-und-Maus-Spiel. Schließlich sucht Miff Zuflucht bei seiner Tante in Weston St Ambrose. Doch als man eine zweite Leiche in einer Scheune entdeckt, wird klar: Miff schwebt nach wie vor in höchster Gefahr. Die Uhr tickt, und um den Fall zu lösen und zu verhindern, dass noch ein Mensch sein Leben verliert, müssen Inspector Jessica Campbell und Ian Carter sich erneut mit der Polizei in Bamford verbünden - und mit Mitchell und Markby ...

A MATTER OF MURDER is the seventh Cotswold village crime novel in Ann Granger's Campbell and Carter series. Sure to appeal to fans of Midsomer Murders and M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries. Two years ago, Miff Ferguson chose to opt out of the rat race. Since then he's been living rough and happily so. That is until now. For, as the first signs of winter approach, everything changes. While looking for shelter, Miff stumbles across the dead body of a young woman inside a dilapidated warehouse. Quickly realising he's not alone, and what's worse he's been spotted, Miff becomes embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse with a killer that forces him to abandon his life on the streets and take refuge with his aunt and uncle in the village of Weston St Ambrose. But, despite his best efforts to lie low, trouble seems to follow him and when another dead body is discovered at a local farm, it's clear Miff is not free from danger.With the clock ticking, Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter must join forces once again with the team of police at Bamford to piece together the puzzle before another innocent life is lost... Praise for Ann Granger's crime novels: 'Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent' The Times'Her usual impeccable plotting is fully in place' Good Book Guide'A clever and lively book' Margaret Yorke'This engrossing story looks like the start of a highly enjoyable series' Scotsman

Dense fog masks foul play in the streets of London, as Ann Granger brings us her seventh Victorian mystery featuring Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie. It is March 1870. London is in the grip of fog and ice. But Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross has more than the weather to worry about when the body of a young woman is found in a dustbin at the back of a Piccadilly restaurant. Ben must establish who the victim is before he can find out how and why she came to be there. His enquiries lead him first to a bootmaker in Salisbury and then to a landowner in Yorkshire. Meanwhile, Ben's wife, Lizzie, aided by their eagle-eyed maid, Bessie, is investigating the mystery of a girl who is apparently being kept a prisoner in her own home. As Ben pursues an increasingly complex case, Lizzie reveals a vital piece of evidence that brings him one step closer to solving the crime... Praise for Ann Granger's crime novels: 'Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent' The Times 'Her usual impeccable plotting is fully in place' Good Book Guide 'A clever and lively book' Margaret Yorke 'This engrossing story looks like the start of a highly enjoyable series' Scotsman

AN UNFINISHED MURDER is the sixth Cotswold village crime novel in Ann Granger's Campbell and Carter series. Sure to appeal to fans of Midsomer Murders and M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries. Mitchell and Markby come out of retirement to crack a cold case... As young children, Josh Browning and his sister, Dilys, stumbled across a dead body while playing on the outskirts of their Cotswold village. Terrified by what they'd seen, neither of them told a soul. Now, twenty years later, Josh finds the dead woman's charm bracelet among his sister's possessions. Who better to tell than his trusted friend, the man he gardens for, retired Superintendent Alan Markby? As Markby listens to Josh's confession, alarm bells start to ring. The dates and details tie in with a missing person case that was never solved. Joining forces with Superintendent Ian Carter, who also investigated the original case, and Inspector Jess Campbell, from the region where the missing girl was last seen, Markby delves into the unsolved mystery. Together, they are determined to catch a clever killer who almost got away with murder...

Rooted in Evil by Ann Granger is set in the Cotswold village of Weston Saint Ambrose and features Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter in their fifth murder mystery. When the body of a man, with his brains blown out, is found in a Cotswold wood it looks like suicide. But looks can be deceptive and it doesn't take long for the police to identify that there's more to the case than meets the eye. People's stories don't add up and when Superintendent Ian Carter and Inspector Jess Campbell start probing it becomes clear that the dead man had ruffled more than a few feathers in this close-knit community. His stepsister had been bailing him out of his financial troubles - much against her husband's wishes - but, with his money worries still mounting, the victim had become a desperate man... As Jess and Ian dig deeper and deeper into the case, a cover-up is exposed and bitter resentment rises to the surface to reveal a killer.

THE DEAD WOMAN OF DEPTFORD is the sixth Inspector Ben Ross mystery set in Victorian London by much-loved crime writer Ann Granger. On a cold November night in a Deptford yard, dock worker Harry Parker stumbles upon the body of a dead woman. Inspector Ben Ross is summoned from Scotland Yard to this insalubrious part of town, but no witness to the murder of this well-dressed, middle-aged woman can be found. Even Jeb Fisher, the local rag-and-bone man, swears he's seen nothing. Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie is trying to suppress a scandal: family friend Edgar Wellings has a gambling addiction and no means of repaying his debts. Reluctantly, Lizzie agrees to visit his debt collector's house in Deptford, but when she arrives she finds her husband is investigating the murder of the woman in question. Edgar was the last man to see Mrs Clifford alive and he has good reason to want her dead, but Ben and Lizzie both know that a case like this is rarely as simple as it appears...

Lorsque Thomas Tapley, voisin de Benjamin Ross, est retrouvé mort dans son salon, l’inspecteur de Scotland Yard se rue sur la scène de crime. Tapley est revenu récemment de l’étranger et on connaît peu de choses à son sujet. Quand son cousin, Jonathan Tapley, conseiller de la Reine, se présente, la vérité au sujet de son passé tragique remonte doucement à la surface. Benjamin et Lizzie découvrent que plus d’une personne a tiré les bénéfices de cette mort.

Inspector Ben Ross is summoned to Newgate Prison by James Wills, a man about to face the gallows, Ben is shocked to hear his account of a brutal murder that he witnessed on Putney Heath, sixteen years ago. Unable to halt Wills's execution, Ben is ordered to forget the matter and instead to investigate the abduction of a wealthy London gentleman's wife and child. Meanwhile, Ben's wife Lizzie, and her maid Bessie take a trip to Somerset House followed by a cab ride to Putney Heath that convinces them that the testimony of the hanged man was true and a murderess is roaming free.

The fourth murky murder in the Campbell and Carter Mysteries As Christmas approaches in the sleepy English village of Weston Saint Ambrose, the rains bring the wettest winter on record and the farmer’s fields are left under several feet of water. The water washes up all manner of things, including a dead body, dredged up from its watery grave. Snagging on the jetty of Isolde Evans, the reclusive writer is shocked to recognise the victim. And she’s not the only one. When Inspector Jess Campbell investigates, she recognises the body of Courtney Higson, a local barmaid with a doting, ex-con father. Terry is set on finding his daughter’s killer, and Jess must get to the bottom of this quickly, before he takes the law into his own hands... Dead in the Water is perfect for fans of T E Kinsey, Ann Cleeves and the Midsomer Murders.Praise for Ann Granger:'Set in the familiar mode of traditional country crime novels, there is nothing old-fashioned about the characters...Granger is bang up to date' Oxford Times'Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent' The Times'Entertaining and lifelike characters...a satisfying and unexpected twist' Mystery People'Lovely characterisation and a neat plot' Yorkshire Post

BRICKS AND MORTALITY is the third Cotswold village mystery by Ann Granger, featuring Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter. It is sure to appeal to fans of Midsomer Murders. In the cold light of dawn, a dead body is found entombed in the smouldering remains of a burnt-out Cotswold manor. Key House has stood empty for years, but its owner, Gervase Crown, is rumoured to have been seen in Weston St Ambrose prior to the blaze. Could he be responsible for the fire and the tragic death that followed, or was he in fact the intended target? As Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter begin their investigation it becomes clear that Gervase wasn't the most popular and his return reawakens old memories, not all of which are good.

The fourth Victorian crime novel to feature Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie

When old Monty Bickerstaffe finds a dead body in his drawing room it comes as a nasty surprise - the first of many. Monty lives alone in a crumbling Cotswold manor house and the last thing he wants is the police sniffing around his property. Not that he has anything to hide.

The third Victorian crime novel to feature Inspector Ben Ross and his wife Lizzie

Lucas Burton hates the countryside. He hates it even more when, pursuing a business deal at a deserted farm in the middle of nowhere, he stumbles across the body of a dead girl. And that's just the start. A case for Inspector Jess Campbell and her new boss Superintendent Ian Carter.

The second novel in Ann Granger's wonderfully atmospheric Victorian mystery series. Lizzie Martin, lady's companion, has been sent from London to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. A sad enough task, but things take an even darker turn when a rat-catcher is found murdered in the garden, and the young woman is discovered beside the body, crying and covered in blood. Not knowing where else to turn, Lizzie calls upon her friend Inspector Ben Ross from Scotland Yard to solve the horrific crime.

Rattling the Bones is the last in the popular Fran Varady crime series by Ann Granger, the author of the acclaimed Mitchell & Markby mysteries

Fran Varady, Schauspielerin und Teilzeitschnüfflerin, ist misstrauisch, als ein schmieriger Privatdetektiv ihr erzählt, dass eine Frau namens Eva ihn geschickt habe - Frans Mutter, die fortlief, als Fran sieben Jahre alt war. Nun liegt Eva im Sterben und möchte sie sprechen. Binnen kürzester Zeit ist Fran wieder mit der Mutter vereint, die sie seit 15 Jahren nicht gesehen hat. Doch der größte Clou kommt erst noch: Ihre Mutter hat noch eine Tochter, und Fran soll sie finden. Dass der schmierige Detektiv Fran offenbar hinterherschnüffelt, erleichtert ihr die Sache nicht gerade. Und als er schließlich vor Frans Wohnung gefunden wird - tot in seinem Auto -, geht der Ärger erst richtig los ? Der vierte Fran-Varady-Fall.

The gripping first novel in Ann Granger's stunning historical crime series set in the heart of Victorian London

Mickey Allerton has a problem. The best dancer at his night club has deserted him, and he wants her back. Which means amateur sleuth Fran Varady has a problem too. Unless she agrees to find Lisa, Fran's dog Bonnie will be for it, courtesy of one of Mickey's bouncers. Following Lisa's trail to Oxford, Fran stumbles on a floating corpse. Suddenly she's got the full attention of the Thames Valley police - they want to know why she's been sneaking around. When Fran meets Losa she realises there's more to her disappearance than Mickey let on, and decides to help her. But Fran's got herself mixed up in something dangerous, and if she doesn't want to end up in a watery grave, she'd better watch her back...

That Way Murder Lies is the fifteenth cosy English village mystery in Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series

Když jednou večer sveze Meredith Mitchellová na opuštěné silnici před Bamfordem stopařku, vyvolá to v ní podivný neklid. Sebejistá, a přece uzavřená mladá žena si přeje vysadit u Tudorovské rezidence, krásného starého sídla právníka Andrewa Penhallowa. Nešťastnou souhrou okolností je pán domu nazítří ráno nalezen na zahradě mrtvý. K potměšilé radosti místních, kteří si rychle vzpomenou na staré spory, vyjde po jeho smrti najevo, že vedl dvojí život. V minulosti Andrewa Penhallowa, jehož znal superintendant Alan Markby již jako malého chlapce, se skrývaly přízraky – vrátil se teď některý z nich, aby ho pronásledoval?

Watching Out is the latest mystery featuring young amateur sleuth Fran Varady, by the author of the acclaimed Mitchell & Markby mysteries, Ann Granger schovat popis

Die Nacht der Masken - Neue Halloween Geschichten - bk363; Bastei Lübbe Verlag; Ann Granger, Arthur Conan Doyle, Peter Millar, u.a.; pocket_book; 2003

Praised for her strong and appealing characters, her gentle warmth and her engrossing plots, Ann Granger presents A Restless Evil, the fourteenth English village murder mystery in the Mitchell & Markby series

When ambitious hotelier Eric Schucmacher announces he is to turn Springwood Hall, near the market town of Bamford, into a smart Cotswold country-house hotel, the news is greeted by a chorus of local disapproval, led by the redoubtable Hope Mapple. So the gala opening, to which all the disaffected parties have been invited, promises to be quite an event - not least because the amply upholstered Hope Mapple is planning a disruptive streak protest. But Hope's lightning dash is unexpectedly upstaged by a far more shocking event: the discovery of a recently murdered body on the premises. The victim is a local woman, and for Chief Inspectory Markby and his guest Meredith Mitchell what had promised to be a diverting summer treat suddenly turns into a horribly serious affair ...

Granger once again sets the standard for village mysteries with the 13th installment of her acclaimed Cotswald series. A mysterious young man shows up on the eve of the sale of Cora Oakley's ancestral home, claiming to be a long-lost grandson.

Meredith Mitchell investigates the murder of local lawyer after giving a mysterious hitchhiker a ride to his house the night before he was murdered. Original.

Mitchell Markbys 1. FallDer verkrümmte Leichnam einer Siam-Katze und die des dazugehörigen Besitzers: Das ist Meredith Mitchells erster Eindruck von dem kleinen Städtchen Westerfield, wo sie eigentlich nur an der Hochzeit ihrer Nichte teilnehmen wollte. Nun aber wird sie in einen komplizierten Mordfall verwickelt und beginnt auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln - sehr zum Missfallen von Inspektor Markby, der sich nicht nur beruflich für Meredith interessiert. Mord ist aller Laster Anfang ist der Auftakt einer Reihe von Kriminalromanen im klassisch englischen Stil um das liebenswerte Detektivpaar Meredith Mitchell und Alan Markby.

Beneath These Stones is the twelfth cosy English village crime novel in the thrilling Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger

Running Scared is the third thrilling Fran Varady mystery from the author of the acclaimed Mitchell & Markby mysteries, Ann Granger

Im idyllischen Bamford wird eine junge Drogentote und ein nicht zu identifizierender nackter Toter gefunden. Keine leichte Aufgabe für Inspektor Markby, der auch noch einen tolpatschigen Londoner Kollegen ertragen muss

When private investigator Fran Varady is ridiculed by the police, she must take matters into her own hands in Keeping Bad Company, the second crime novel in the Fran Varady series by Ann Granger

Meredith Mitchell, britische Konsulin in Ungarn, fährt zur Hochzeit ihres Patenkindes Sara nach England. Kaum dort angekommen wird sie mit den dunklen Punkten aus dem Leben von Saras Mutter konfrontiert und es geschieht ein Mord.

A Word After Dying is the tenth compelling English village crime novel in Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series

Asking for Trouble is the ingenious and lively first novel in the gripping Fran Varady crime series by Ann Granger

Investigating the murder of a teenage girl in Bamford, Chief Inspector Alan Markby seeks out the unknown companion who became the last person to see the victim alive and enlists the help of Meredith Mitchell, who works with another troubled teen.

Candle of a Corpse is the eighth mystery in the gripping English village crime series by Ann Granger, combining intelligent plotting with warmth and humour

Meredith's old friend Sally Caswell and her scientist husband have moved from London to the quiet of Oxfordshire and find nothing but trouble. Quarrels between the moody scientist and a cranky neighbor, goats in the backyard, and a letter bomb in the mail all add to malice, mystery, and murder--and another case for Meredith and Markby to solve. Martin's Press.

Skandální obchod- Emily Westonovou rozčiluje chování Adama Harcourta. Prohlíží si ji, jako by byla nějaké zboží. Brzy pochopí, že je skutečně předmětem obchodu mezi synem svých pěstounů a jeho přítelem – Adamem. Co jí asi tento skandální obchod přinese? Bude to láska a vášeň, po které tolik touží? Fingované zásnuby- V Londýně začíná plesová sezóna a lord Mark Desmond má problémy: spousta svobodných dívek na něho uspořádá hon – jako obvykle! Aby se jim vyhnul, domluví se Samanthou Scarboroughovou na fingovaném zasnoubení – a všechno klape až do chvíle, kdy zjistí, že se do ní opravdu zamiloval!

When Meredith Mitchell bumps into her old schoolfriend Rachel Hunter at the Chelsea Flower Show it doesn't take Meredith long to realise that she and the effortlessly self-confident blonde have even less in common now than they had as teenagers. Apart from one thing - Meredith's companion, Chief Inspector Markby. For to the embarrassment of all concerned, except of course the self-possessed Rachel, Meredith's old schoolfriend turns out to have been Markby's former wife, from whom he was divorced years before in less than friendly circumstances. The meeting with Rachel is not the only surprise the Flower Show has in store for Markby - before the afternoon is out he has a death on his hands. All too quickly he and Meredith find themselves drawn into the plush, apparently well-run world Rachel and her second husband created for themselves in their Cotswold home, Malefis Abbey, a world which Markby becomes increasingly convinced harbours a highly skilled murderer ...

A Fine Place for Death is the sixth compelling English village crime novel in Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series

A body is found and a killer is on the loose in Where Old Bones Lie, Ann Granger's fifth English village murder mystery in the Mitchell & Markby series

Murder Among Us is the fourth English village murder mystery in the thrilling Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger

When a man's body is found buried in the foundations of a new Cotswolds housing development plot, Chief Inspector Markby is called. The dead man remains a mystery: the laborer who dug up his body has disappeared and the farmers whose lands abut the burial site are little help. Can Meredith Mitchell help Markby ferret out the truth?

A Season for Murder is the second cosy English village whodunit in the thrilling Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger

Say it with poison is the first cosy English village crime novel in the thrilling Mitchell & Markby series by Ann Granger

Her heart finally convinced her of what her mind refused to admitMiss Harriet Stanton was independent, outspoken and fiercely attached to her ancestral home, Monkscombe, in the West Country. She already loathed and despised Benjamin Stanton, her American cousin, who was also heir to Monkscombe, since her father died one year ago.Unexpectedly and unconventionally Benjamin makes his appearance and stakes his claim. He is unspeakably brash and arrogant, but not totally without scruples. Knowing that losing Monkscombe is like losing her soul, Benjamin proposes marriage to Harriet in order that she remain mistress of the house.After much consideration, Harriet accepts the terms of Ben's agreement. But by the time he declares it's only fair for him to return to America, Harriet is not at all sure she wants to see him go.

Just when Dona Marian Alvarez believes that war is over and Napoleon's troops are in retreat, she is captured by French officer Guy Dupre. He intends to hold her hostage so that the man he believes to be her lover, the infamous guerrilla leader Felipe Marquez, will attempt to rescue her. It should be easy for Mariana to hate Dupre, whose compatriots have already killed her brother and now threaten the man to whom she is pledged. Instead, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to her captor... It seems that if she is to find happiness Mariana must turn traitor, but which will she betray her country or her heart?