Ergebnis für "Memento" in Krimis

Everett Larkin works for the Cold Case Squad: an elite - if understaffed and overworked - group of detectives who solve the forgotten deaths of New York City. Larkin is different from others, but his deduction skills are unmatched and his memory for minute details is unparalleled. So when a spring thunderstorm uproots a tree in Madison Square Park, unearthing a crate with human remains inside, the best Cold Case detective is assigned the job.

The Cold Case Squad of the NYPD is overworked, understaffed, but receiving great press due to star detective Everett Larkin. His uncanny memory and Holmesian-like skills of deduction have already led to the capture of one serial killer. Now he’s identified a second predator and brought an end to their 20-plus-year reign of terror. Routine construction at a Broadway souvenir shop leads to the discovery of a mummified woman in the wall. And when Larkin receives a mysterious VHS tape that same night, he knows it’s no coincidence.

Detective Everett Larkin of New York City’s Cold Case Squad has been on medical leave since catching the serial killer responsible for what the media has dubbed the “Death Mask Murders.” But Larkin hasn’t forgotten that another memento—another death—is waiting to be found.

A scandal is threatening to engulf the popular spa town of Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath). The wife of Ruso's best friend, Valens, has been found dead in the sacred hot spring, stabbed through the heart. Fearing the wrath of the goddess and the ruin of the tourist trade, the temple officials are keen to cover up what's happened. But the dead woman's father is demanding justice, and he's accusing Valens of murder. If Valens turns up to face trial, he will risk execution. If he doesn't, he'll lose his children.

Septiembre de 2010. Aquella mañana de domingo nada le hacía presagiar al inspector de homicidios de Valladolid Ramiro Sancho que acababa de dar comienzo una pesadilla que lo dejaría marcado para el resto de sus días. La investigación del asesinato de una joven ecuatoriana a la que le han mutilado los párpados y en cuyo cuerpo han encontrado unos versos amenazantes, ocupa las primeras páginas de esta novela negra narrada con un dinámico y atrevido lenguaje cinematográfico.

Ett paket med okänd avsändare anländer till den rättsmedicinska avdelningen. När sekreteraren som tagit emot det öppnar kartongen möts hon av en vidrig stank och en fruktansvärd syn: inne i lådan ligger ett människohuvud! Det är vanställt av förruttnelse men kulan i skallen vittnar om en våldsam död. Till en början kan personalen inte förstå varför huvudet levererats just till dem. Men när identifieringen är klar går den fasansfulla sanningen upp för dem.