An accident can end a life.The same accident can begin one.Three lives collide in the wake of an unforeseeable tragedy. When a bridge collapses in the Highlands of Scotland, dozens of commuters vanish into the freezing river below, swept by the currents toward the sea, and only an amateur video and the bridge’s security camera record their last moments.A woman tourist, whose car was filmed pulling onto the bridge seconds before it fell, is assumed to...

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SACRAMENTO BEEAward-winning author Morag Joss has penned a beautifully rendered, meticulously crafted, and terrifyingly gripping novel of suspense—ideal for the fans of Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Rendell, and Barbara Vine.**One night, two strangers.A damage that cannot be undone.For thirty years, Howard and Deborah Morgan have poured all their energy and modest savings into Stoneyridge, a small...

On a blustery April day, the quiet, rather private wife of a doctor discovers that her husband has been having an affair. Moments later, driving along a winding country road and distracted perhaps by her own thoughts, perhaps blinded by sunlight, she fails to see sixty-one-year-old Ruth Mitchell up ahead, riding her bicycle. She hits her, killing her instantly. And drives away.The hit-and-run driver is never found. But the doctor’s wife, horrified by what she has done, begins to un...

To the ancient Romans, the healing waters of Bath belonged to the goddess Minerva. Today they belong to the gods of commerce, as tourists teem, shops prosper, and the incense of gourmet food rises to the English skies. Among the throng is Sara Selkirk, a world-class cellist who came undone in a Paris performance. For Sara, taking a break from performing has given her a chance to look at what’s missing from her life– and even at a case of murder.…The killing occurred in the famous R...

IN A CITY OF BEAUTY AND HISTORY, A LITTLE NIGHT MURDER IS BEING COMPOSED…For world-class musicians, Bath is no mecca. But to cellist Sara Selkirk it is home, now invaded by an unbearably sexy Czech composer and his unheralded protégée, who is scoring an opera for a local company. Between the notorious composer and his untried student, Sara does not expect great music. Nor, however, does she expect murder….With Sara caught up in a stormy relationship with a music-loving and ...

In Bath, England, good health is an ancient tradition and a booming business. One local font of wellness is the Sulis Clinic, where the rich come for rest, repair, and repasts of strictly organic–and not terribly pleasant–cuisine. World-famous cellist Sara Selkirk has come to Sulis to admit her former music teacher. The poor dear has fallen into decrepitude, and has lately been the unlikely suspect in the shocking murder in a local pub.Distracted from her upcoming Dvorak performanc...

A gripping tale of psychological suspense perfect for the readership of Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell, Half Broken Things is a novel that peers into the lives of three dangerously lost people…and the ominous haven they find when they find each other.Jean is a house sitter at the end of a dreary career. Steph is nine months pregnant and on the run. And Michael is a thief. Through a mixture of deceit, good luck, and misfortune, these three damaged loners have come...

Die Abgründe hinter der englischen Idylle: Der Krimi-Sammelband »Die Toten von Bath« von Morag Joss jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Drei eiskalte Verbrechen – ein außergewöhnliches Ermittlerduo … Erhaben thront der englische Kurort Bath in den Hügeln von Somerset, doch hinter der perfekten Fassade drängen dunkle Geheimnisse ans Tageslicht. Ein Leichenfund in den alten römischen Bädern erschüttert die ganze Stadt – wer hat den angesehenen Museumsdirektor auf so kaltblütige Weise hingerichtet?...

Eine idyllische Stadt zeigt ihr dunkles Gesicht ... Der fesselnde Kriminalroman »Des Grabes stumme Melodie« von Morag Joss als eBook bei dotbooks. Die Stadt Bath in Somerset: Inmitten romantischer Hügel gelegen, ist die altehrwürdige Kurstadt schon seit Jahrhunderten für ihre heilenden Quellen bekannt und beliebt bei der britischen Oberschicht. Doch wo Glanz und Glamour herrschen, dort lauern auch Abgründe ... Das weiß die gefeierte Cellistin Sara Selkirk nur zu gut. Als ihre ehemalige Mus...

CWA Silver Dagger Award winner Morag Joss peers into the soul of a wounded family in this haunting, harrowing masterpiece of psychological suspense. With equal parts subtlety and menace, Joss takes us on a dizzying journey toward a collision between fantasy and reality—and an astounding moment of revelation that shatters illusions, hopes, and lives forever.The year is 1960. The place is a Scottish seaside town utterly devoid of culture and charm. Here, Lila lives as the third playe...

Rot wie Blut strömt das Wasser von Bath durch die Stadt: Der fesselnde Kriminalroman »Der Klage dunkles Lied« von Morag Joss als eBook bei dotbooks. Eiskalt wie die Schuld – dunkel wie der Tod … Seit Jahren versucht die junge Sara Selkirk ihrer Vergangenheit zu entkommen – und endlich zeigt sich ein Hoffnungsschimmer. Im englischen Kurort Bath will die berühmte Cellistin einen Neuanfang wagen. Doch dann wird die Idylle der kleinen Stadt jäh erschüttert: Sara findet den Museumsdirektor im W...

Die Musik des Todes ist ebenso zart wie eiskalt … Der fesselnde Kriminalroman »Des Todes heller Klang« von Morag Joss als eBook bei dotbooks. Berauschend, mitreißend – und dunkel wie der Tod bricht die tosende Ouvertüre über ihre Zuhörer herein … Die junge Cellistin Sara Selkirk ist begeistert, einen gefeierten Nachwuchskomponisten im beschaulichen Städtchen Bath willkommen zu heißen – und bei der Uraufführung seines neuen Werks mitzuwirken. Die atemberaubende Oper scheint jedoch ein dunkl...