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Tritt ein in eine Welt voller Geschichten

Hören und Lesen

Charles Atkins

First in a New England mystery series featuring a formidable pair of widow-sleuths and “a baffling mystery that will keep readers turning the pages” (Publishers Weekly).
 
 Something wicked has come to Grenville, Connecticut, where high-end antique dealers are being murdered in gruesome—yet fitting—ways. It’s shaking up the lives of Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss, widows who have become best friends in a gated community for seniors. Not only are they finally confronting long-held heart-felt feelings for each other, but Ada’s been named executrix of a late friend’s estate. And all her vintage valuables are drawing Ada and Lil into a dangerous circle of suspects and potential new victims.
 
 Lacing up their sensible gumshoes, they’re all too eager to help homicide detective Mattie Perez in the investigation. But as Lil and Ada dig deeper, the determined duo begin to expose festering small-town secrets, and unravel a mystery that proves all is not well in a town famed for its postcard-perfect charm.

Severn House

The Lillian and Ada Mysteries

Vultures at Twilight

New England’s lesbian senior sleuths return in “this winning second entry in a thriller series you simply must try” (Library Journal).

Widows Lil Campbell and Ada Strauss are exploring their newfound romance when they are woken early by the sound of sirens. The local nursing home in their quaint Connecticut town is ablaze. Thankfully, the residents are safe and sound, including Ada’s mother. Administrative director Delia Preston, who appears to have jumped from the roof, isn’t so lucky. But when Delia’s death is ruled a homicide, suspicion spreads like wildfire that it was arson.

Compelled to investigate, Lil and Ada discover Delia’s ties to three of the wealthiest and most respected men in town—one of whom was just about to flee the country. But that’s just the first flicker of a clue. These three former local football heroes share a very dark past and they aren’t the only ones who want to keep it buried. As Lil and Ada get closer to the truth, the case gets hotter and more dangerous with every revealing hour.

Best Place to Die

New England’s sexagenarian sleuths are back to solve a reality-show murder in this “fast-paced mystery with two unforgettable leading ladies” (Booklist Online).

Desperate TV producer Barry Stromstein’s career depends on his latest brainstorm: “Antiques Roadshow meets The Hunger Games on the set of Gilmore Girls. ” When he enlists Connecticut antiques columnist Lil Campbell for help, he unexpectedly hits pay dirt. Lil’s irrepressibly charming partner Ada Strauss is the perfect woman to host it. Now, making it a success is all in the execution … until Barry’s impossible-to-please boss, Lenore Parks, is gunned down in her dressing room.

Who’d want to kill television’s most powerful and popular lifestyle guru? Her wild-child daughter? Her practically perfect son? Try anyone who ever suffered Lenore’s wrath. To narrow down a growing network of suspects, Lil and Ada go behind the scenes to dig into the superstar’s private life. And for a woman as beautiful as Lenore, her secrets are very ugly. And for Lil and Ada, very dangerous.