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Vicki Delany

    Vicki Delany è una delle autrici di gialli più prolifiche e versatili del Canada, celebrata per la sua capacità di creare misteri avvincenti. Il suo lavoro è noto per le trame intricate e i personaggi coinvolgenti, che immergono i lettori in mondi ricchi di suspense e intrighi. Delany bilancia magistralmente narrazioni avvincenti con esplorazioni profonde della natura umana, rendendola una voce di spicco nella narrativa poliziesca contemporanea. Il suo approccio unico alla narrazione garantisce un'esperienza affascinante per ogni lettore che apprezzi un mistero ben congegnato.

    The Sign Of Four Spirits
    There's a Murder Afoot: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery
    There's a Murder Afoot
    Gold Web
    Nuova narrativa Newton: C'è un cadavere a Baker Street
    Mistero alla Libreria Sherlock Holmes
    • Gold Web

      • 328pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Set in 1898 Dawson City, Yukon, the story begins with a mysterious man collapsing at Fiona MacGillivray's feet, uttering the words "MacGillivray, Culloden" before dying. This encounter disrupts her tranquil July evening and raises questions about her family's connection to the infamous battle of Culloden. Fiona is drawn into a web of intrigue as she grapples with the implications of his words, which hint at a deeper historical legacy she would rather avoid confronting.

      Gold Web
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    • There's a Murder Afoot

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Gemma and her friends travel to London for a Sherlock Holmes convention in the fifth installment in the bestselling Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries Will Gemma's father take the fall for a felonious forger's fatality during a visit to historic 221 Baker Street? The 6th of January is Sherlock Holmes's birthday, and lucky for Gemma Doyle, January is also the slowest time of the year at both the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, and Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room. It's a good time for Gemma and her friends to travel to England for a Holmes Convention. For Gemma, the trip provides an opportunity to visit her parents, Jayne Wilson is excited about seeing all the sites London has to offer, and Ryan Ashburton just wants to spend some time with Gemma. But the trip is immediately derailed when Gemma's father Henry recognizes his brother-in-law Randolph Denhaugh, who disappeared more than 30 years ago on the night he stole a valuable painting from his own parents. Henry, a retired detective with Scotland Yard, has been keeping tabs on the man's career as a forger of Old Masters and he warns Randy to stay away from his family. It's up to Gemma, with the help of her friends, to plunge into the "lowest and vilest alleys" of London to save her father from prison.

      There's a Murder Afoot
      4,2
    • Set against the backdrop of a Sherlock Holmes convention, Gemma Doyle's trip to England takes a dramatic turn when her father, a retired detective, encounters his long-lost brother-in-law, a notorious art forger. With hidden family secrets resurfacing, Gemma and her friends must navigate London's dark underbelly to prevent her father from being implicated in a crime linked to the past. The story blends mystery and adventure, showcasing Gemma's determination and resourcefulness as she confronts the shadows of her family's history.

      There's a Murder Afoot: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery
      4,0
    • The Sign Of Four Spirits

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Gemma Doyle won’t be spooked when a body shows up at the psychic fair in bestselling author Vicki Delany’s ninth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery. When a psychic fair arrives in West London, Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, wants nothing to do with it. But somehow, at the urging of Donald Morris, an enthusiastic Sherlockian, she finds herself talked into attending a séance, along with baker and best friend Jayne Wilson, store assistant, Ashleigh, and former pop star Bunny Leigh. But to her surprise, Gemma finds herself banned from the séance and shown the door. Curious, she listens in from outside the room. The medium informs a disappointed Donald that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will not be able to make it tonight. Then, Gemma hears a voice cut off, a cry for help, a scream. Gemma bursts into the library to see that someone has collapsed on the table--dead. The windows are all locked, and Gemma was guarding the only door. Someone in this room is a murderer. But who? The game is once again afoot for Gemma Doyle, as she hunts a killer. But, this time, is the killer of flesh and blood or had the medium summoned doom from beyond the veil?

      The Sign Of Four Spirits
      4,2
    • Hark The Herald Angels Slay

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Santa’s summer vacation plans turn deadly in this festive mystery from the author of Rest Ye Murdered Gentlemen and We Wish You a Murderous Christmas. The town of Rudolph, New York, has the Christmas spirit all year long—but when homicide heats up a summer holiday, it’s up to shop owner Merry Wilkinson to wrap up the case. In Rudolph, Christmas in July heralds Santa’s arrival by boat to begin his summer vacation at the lake, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, is looking forward to a busy weekend. But she’s caught off guard when her ex-fiancé, Max Folger, unexpectedly arrives with a team from a lifestyle magazine wanting to do a feature on the July festivities. It’s clear that Max’s visit has less to do with business and more to do with winning back Merry’s heart. Merry has too much on her plate to deal with an old flame, but when Max is found strangled to death in Mrs. Claus’s Treasures, she must find out who wanted him dead—and stop a killer from ruining the summer holiday cheer.

      Hark The Herald Angels Slay
      4,0
    • Silent Night, Deadly Night

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Residents of Rudolph keep the spirit of Christmas alive year-round—but their joy is threatened when a group of grinches visits the town, in the charming fourth installment of the Year-Round Christmas series. It's the week before Thanksgiving, and Merry Wilkinson, owner of Mrs. Claus's Treasures, is preparing for a weekend reunion of her mother's college friends. But when the group of women comes into Merry's shop, Merry is met with frosty attitudes and cold hearts. The women argue amongst themselves constantly, and the bickering only intensifies after one of the friends is poisoned. With her father's role as Santa in danger due to his proximity to the crime, Merry will need to use all of her investigative gifts to wrap this mystery up and save Santa and her favorite holiday.

      Silent Night, Deadly Night
      4,0
    • A Curious Incident

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Young Lauren Tierney comes to the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium to beg Gemma to find her missing cat, Snowball. Gemma's dog Violet follows her nose to a neighbor's garden shed, and Gemma basks in praise for a job well done. A few days later Lauren is back for a far bigger job: Her mother has been accused of murdering her garden club rival. Sheila Tierney's garden had been vandalized the night before the West London Garden Club's early summer tour. Sheila confronted Anna Wentworth in a towering rage, and after Anna won the trophy for best garden she was found murdered. Now Sheila Tierney is the prime suspect

      A Curious Incident
      4,0
    • The Game Is A Footnote

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      Gemma Doyle and Jayne Wilson are back on the case when a body is discovered in a haunted museum in bestselling author Vicki Delany's eighth Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery. Scarlet House, now a historical re-enactment museum, is the oldest building in West London, Massachusetts. When things start moving around on their own, board members suggest that Gemma Doyle, owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, might be able to get to the bottom of it. Gemma doesn’t believe in ghosts, but she agrees to ‘eliminate the impossible’. But when Gemma and Jayne stumble across a dead body on the property, they’re forced to consider an all too physical threat. Gemma and Jayne suspect foul play as they start to uncover more secrets about the museum. With the museum being a revolving door for potential killers, they have plenty of options for who might be the actual culprit. Despite Gemma's determination not to get further involved, it would appear that once again, and much to the displeasure of Detective Ryan Ashburton, the game is afoot. Will Gemma and Jayne be able to solve the mystery behind the haunted museum, or will they be the next to haunt it?

      The Game Is A Footnote
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