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В Осло совершено жестокое убийство. В этом деле Харри Холе играет не совсем обычную роль - он возглавляет не расследование, а список подозреваемых. Сам он ничего не может сказать по данному поводу, поскольку переживает не лучшие времена и некоторые события последних дней напрочь выпали из его памяти.

Ex-mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and powerful foe when he digs into a possible murder and a sketchy real-estate deal worth billions. Ex-majordomo and bodyguard to an industrial tycoon-cum-U.S. senator, Badja Adeyemi is in hiding and shortly...

Racine Avenue is going upscale — bad news for hand-to-mouth residents like V. I. Warshawski. As tax bills skyrocket, newcomers pressure old inhabitants into fixing up their homes or moving out. To the yuppies on the block the worst eyesore belongs to old Hattie Frizell, whose yard is “returning to native prairie, complete with hubcaps.” Their block club wants her and her five dogs gone.V. I. and Hattie have a relationship of sorts: one of those five dogs gave V. I.’s dog Peppy an unwelcome litter.

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond...

Ein neuer Auftrag für Simon Stark und sein Team steht an. Aus dem vermeintlichen Routine-Job entwickelt sich schnell ein hochbrisanter Fall. Wer ermordete die Frau, die einen Waisenjungen aufgenommen hat? Was hat es mit den Drohungen gegen den Auftraggeber tatsächlich auf sich? Je tiefer das Team um Simon Stark gräbt, desto alptraumhafter wird es. Als sie erkennen, dass sie es mit einem gewissenlosen Menschenschmuggler zu tun haben, der über Leichen geht, eskaliert die Lage.

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands' priest to St Helen's. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited island, but an ugly secret is buried among the rocks. Digging frantically in the sand, Ben's dog, Shadow, unearths the emaciated remains of a young woman. Soon Scilly is cut off by bad weather, with no help available from the mainland. Ben must look beyond the islands to find a vicious killer.

Von zahlreichen Messerstichen zerfetzt und in Blut getränkt: So findet die Polizei einen auf grausame Weise getöteten Mann vor. Der frischgebackene Leiter der Mordkommission Wolfgang Stöhrl erkennt sofort, dass dieser das Opfer ungezügelter Raserei wurde. Zunächst vermutet er eine Beziehungstat, doch als ein weiterer Mord geschieht, werden die Ermittlungen kompliziert. Beide Tote nutzten Dating-Plattformen, um nach unverbindlicher Lustbefriedigung mit einem speziellen Kick zu suchen. Trotzdem glaubt Stöhrl weiterhin an seine ursprüngliche Fährte.

Australian jewel thief Wyatt has a bounty of stolen jewels and a yacht, but nothing can stop him from returning to his life of crime. He drugs his lover, police officer Liz Redding, and escapes into the night only to discover the gems he lifted are fakes. With his luck and his resources rapidly running out, Wyatt begrudgingly joins forces with Raymond, his estranged nephew and an established criminal himself, to lift some expensive artwork.

The Continental Detective Agency's Operative is sent on a case to Personville. The locals call their town "Poisonville," and the Op would soon find out why as the bodies start piling up. Dirty cops, gang wars, floozies, bootleggers, and hit men are all in Dashiell Hammett's first full-length novel featuring the Continental Op, the original hard-boiled private detective.

Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th century, eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later, a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.

Edie Ledwell entre bouleversée dans le bureau de la détective Robin Ellacott. Cocréatrice du dessin animé à succès Sang d’encre, Edie est harcelée en ligne par un mystérieux personnage qui se présente sous le pseudonyme d’Anomie. Elle cherche désespérément à découvrir son identité mais Robin lui explique que l’agence ne peut rien pour elle. Quelques jours plus tard, survient une terrible nouvelle : Edie a été tuée dans le cimetière londonien de Highgate, là-même où se déroule l’intrigue de Sang d’encre.

Tensions have been running high in White River as it approaches the anniversary of a fatal shooting of a black motorist by a local police officer. The economically depressed, racially polarized city is on edge, confronted with angry demonstrations, arson, and looting. In the midst of the turmoil, a White River police officer is shot dead by an unknown sniper. As the town spirals out of control, local authorities approach Dave Gurney to conduct an independent investigation of the shooting. But when he zeroes in on peculiar aspects of the individual murders that follow, his involvement is suddenly terminated.

Ever since I met my handsome husband Dr Gabe Bonneville, I started playing the role of the perfect housewife. He works hard as a surgeon, so I look after our home, and throw elaborate dinner parties with champagne cocktails for his best friends Hugh and Anita. He’s my safe place and my chance to have the family I’ve always wanted. I’ve managed to hide the mornings when I wake up and see a face in the shadows. I haven’t told Gabe the truth about the woman who raised me, or told him about the therapy I’ve been getting so my secrets stay hidden in the dark.

The annual gathering of the book club at the start of December is supposed to be a time for relaxation and catching up. But this year, the convivial evening takes a sinister turn. Detective Barton is called to investigate, and he soon discovers the seemingly peaceful club harbours dark secrets and hidden resentments that go back years.

Il corpo di un pittore viene trovato in un vicolo della Firenze di primo Ottocento. Un'atmosfera crepuscolare avvolge la città, sagome patibolari si aggirano nei bassifondi dei quartieri più malfamati. Il commissario Domenico Arganti, meglio noto come Lucertolo, sarà incaricato di svolgere le indagini. "L'assassinio nel vicolo della luna" è il primo dei quattro romanzi con protagonista il commissario Lucertolo, un poliziotto a prima vista brusco e ligio alle regole ma che, sotto alle apparenze da duro, nasconde un lato estremamente umano e riflessivo.

'Once again, Michael Wood, the master of horror and suspense, has written a book that put me through the wringer with its taut, horrifying, dark and devious storyline.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From the dark mind behind the DCI Matilda Darke series, comes the next novel in a gripping new series. Dr...

In einem düsteren Tal in den Pyrenäen machen zwei Arbeiter eine verstörende Entdeckung: Ein riesiger, bedrohlich schwarzer Schmetterling...

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie erwachen aus tiefem Schlaf und man ist gerade dabei, Sie lebendig zu begraben. Sie erinnern sich, dass ein alter Mann Sie für das personifizierte Böse hielt und Sie vergiftete. Doch was steckt dahinter? Ein Wahnsinniger? Aber warum wirkte dann das Gift nicht? War es zu schwach oder ist wirklich was dran an den Worten des alten Mannes?

The hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, was also dead, the victim of a jailhouse suicide. The case is closed, as far as the NYPD is concerned. Now the murdered prostitute's father wants it opened again--that's where Matthew Scudder comes in.

DCI Tom Raven is enjoying the long summer days when an encounter with an old army pal spouting conspiracy theories reignites long-buried memories he would rather forget. A few days later, walkers crossing the North York Moors discover the burnt remains of a body beside a stone cross on a Bronze Age burial mound. When the investigation leads to a top-secret military base, Raven is drawn into a plot that threatens national security.