Morag Joss Knihy

Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen lässt grüßen Jean ist 64, Beruf: Housesitterin. Und sie sieht überhaupt nicht ein, dass sie bald in Rente gehen und nicht mehr auf die schönen Anwesen reicher Leute aufpassen soll. Besonders das herrschaftliche Walden Manor, das sie gerade hütet und liebt, als wäre es ihr eigenes, zieht sie einem bescheidenen Ruhestand entschieden vor. Doch ein neues Leben kommt nicht von ungefähr. Lästige Störenfriede müssen aus dem Weg geräumt werden ... Ausgezeichnet mit dem wichtigsten englischen Krimipreis, dem Silver Dager.

Mit einem Konzert im englischen Bath will die berühmte Cellistin Sara nach einem Schicksalsschlag einen neuen Start versuchen. Doch als sie bei ihrem Morgengang den Museumsdirektor tot im Römischen Bad findet, wünscht sie sich meilenweit fort. Sara kennt die korrupte Kulturszene der Stadt gut genug, um einen grausamen Verdacht zu hegen...Gut genug, um sich selbst zu retten?

The story unfolds with a woman grappling with the shock of her husband's infidelity, leading to a tragic accident on a country road where she fatally strikes a cyclist. In a moment of panic, she chooses to flee the scene, setting off a chain of events that explores themes of guilt, betrayal, and the complexities of human emotions. As she navigates the aftermath of her actions, the narrative delves into her internal struggles and the moral implications of her choices.

International cellist Sara Selkirk regrets becoming involved with the local amateur opera group, as the other members of the group continue to bicker and squabble. What she doesn't expect to encounter is sudden, violent death.

Jean, Michael and Steph are three reluctant loners who are just getting by. Damaged and fearful of life, they cannot survive alone for much longer. A mixture of deceit, good luck and misfortune draws them together to Walden Manor, a secluded and gracious country house that promises sanctuary and freedom from impending destitution. 

Out of an invented past they shape a beautiful present, full of hope and happiness. And, beguiled by the gentle passing of time itself, all three of them, for the first time in their lives, lose their dread of the future.If their sense of safety is built on a delusion, does it matter?
 When the idyll is threatened, Jean, Michael and Steph discover that because their lives are now worth living they are now also worth preserving, although at appalling cost.

The discovery of a murdered Japanese tourist in a Bath pub appears to be just another complication in Sara Selkirk's life. Her developing relationship with DCI Andrew Poole is under enough strain already, ever since she brought her former teacher Joyce Cruikshank under her roof. Not to mention her dog Pretzel. Sara seems to have found the perfect solution when she finds a job for Joyce at a private health clinic where her distinguished pianist friend James Ballantyne is a reluctant patient. The Sulis Clinic, combining naturopathy, modern medicine, creative therapies and the beautiful surroundings of the historic spa town of Bath, enjoys a remarkable success rate. So why isn't James getting any better? And where is Joyce slipping off to every day? As Sara delves into the mysteries surrounding the clinic, one thing becomes clear: Pretzel the Dachshund isn't the only one in danger.

It is the summer of 1960 and fifteen-year-old Lila's life is about to change forever. Set free from the confines of school, her prison is the small unremarkable town of Burnhead, on the west coast of Scotland. She dreams of escape: from Burnhead, from the damp, from her mother's hysterics, her father's stolidity, and her parents' loveless marriage. Salvation arrives in the form of her beloved Uncle George, a music teacher from London who decides to stage an amateur production of Puccini's Turandot. Lila, in love for the first time, maps out a future for herself in which reality and fantasy fuse to form a dangerous mixture, threatening to destroy herself and all those around her. Beautifully written novel and intently observed, Morag Joss's new novel about conscience and consequence is an stunning, complex journey into the dark, claustrophobic heart of a family in crisis.

Across the Bridge is a captivating novel by award-winning author Morag Joss, exploring themes of identity, reinvention, loss, and reparation.

Seit die Cellistin Sara Selkirk ihre tatterige Lehrerin Joyce und deren Dackel Pretzel unter ihrem Dach beherbergt, hat sich ihre Beziehung zu Detective Chief Inspector Poole merklich abgekühlt. Als die alte Dame zufällig auf die Leiche einer japanischen Touristin stößt, wird alles nur noch komplizierter. Sara ist deshalb heilfroh, als sie für Joyce endlich einen Job in der Klinik findet. Doch dort gehen eigenartige Dinge vor sich. Und als Sara ihnen auf den Grund zu gehen versucht, wird schnell klar, dass nicht nur Pretzel, der treue Dachshund, in Lebensgefahr schwebt...