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Auf Sylt ist ein altes Bauernhaus abgebrannt. Der Eigentümer, ein bekannter und exzentrischer Künstler, hatte darin den Tod gefunden. Die Journalistin Jette Johannsen soll darüber einen Artikel für das "Sylter Inselblatt“ schreiben. War es Brandstiftung oder sogar Mord? Die Polizei hüllt sich in Schweigen. Als Jette sich am Brandort umsieht, entdeckt sie eine vergrabene Metallbox im Garten, die offenbar durch das Löschwasser zum Teil freigelegt wurde. Sie nimmt die Kiste an sich und findet darin Hinweise auf Mädchen, die in den letzten Jahren auf der Insel verschwunden sind.

A brutal attack at Fakenham Racecourse plunges DI Ashley Knight into the competitive world of horse racing, where fortunes are won and lost in the blink of an eye. As the investigation unfolds, a chilling discovery reveals a darker side to this glamorous sport. In these high-stakes arenas, where winning is everything and everyone has something to hide, a few are willing to cross the ultimate line.

There's something sinister about Drumdalloch Woods in the Black Isle near Inverness. It is a place of tangled growth and shadowy darkness, it has business opportunists, biological scientists and conflicted family members all competing for a say in its future. Then a body is found, and everything starts to look suspicious. As DCI Kelso Strang's investigation grows more complex, he unearths layers of hatred, greed and revenge that cast doubt even on the local police force.

Franco Bordelli è in pensione da poco più di un mese. Non ha appuntamenti, non ha impegni, non ci sono ladri o assassini da catturare. Il suo lavoro gli manca molto: risolvere un caso intricato, frugare tra le pieghe dell’animo umano, mettere insieme intuizioni e riflessioni per rendere giustizia a chi ha subito un’ingiustizia. Non riesce a rinunciare alla sua passione. Può fare affidamento solo sul giovane vice commissario Piras, suo braccio destro quando era in servizio, che lo coinvolge nelle indagini a rischio di essere scoperto… ma se lo trasferissero?

Kriminalhauptkommissar Werthofen konfrontiert Privatdetektiv Eric Holler mit einem Ereignis aus der Vergangenheit. Angeblich will er herausgefunden haben, wer hinter dem Anschlag steckt, bei dem Holler verletzt wurde und seine Beifahrerin ums Leben kam. Es bleibt verborgen, welche Gefühle Werthofens Information in Holler weckt, könnten es Rachegelüste sein? Der Privatschnüffler verspricht zwar dem Beamten nichts auf eigene Faust zu unternehmen, um die Attentäter zur Verantwortung zu ziehen, doch wird er sich an den Schwur halten?

Over the years, David Winter’s seen his share of pain. Everything from arsenic laced potato soup to exploding outhouses. The latter wounded him and draped him in nightmares. He wanted to sell his firm and do nothing more than chase down dead-beat husbands for back alimony and live out his life in Florida, but fate turned him to Arizona.

Amid a fierce snowstorm sweeping across rural Minnesota, an isolated cabin goes up in flames, leaving a critically injured high school drug dealer and a missing girl in its wake. The disappearance propels Sheriff Red Hammergren into action to find the troubled young girl, Missy Klein, the daughter of Junior Klein—the victim of an unsolved cold case years prior.

Un thriller dal ritmo forsennato, sullo sfondo di un’estate soffocante che confonde la mente e anche gli indizi... All’interno del rimorchio di un camion abbandonato nelle campagne dell’hinterland milanese vengono ritrovati dei resti umani. La raccapricciante scoperta è in qualche modo legata al suicidio di un anonimo commercialista avvenuto nei pressi di Lambrate e alla scomparsa di un dirigente nei pressi del Monte Rosa. Toccherà al commissario Lorenzi svelare il mistero che unisce tre casi all'apparenza inconciliabili.

He picks a pocket and discovers a sinister plot. New York, 1937: The thief they call the Smoke encounters an obnoxious bully on the streets of New York. To teach him a lesson, the Smoke picks his pocket. But on opening the brute’s billfold he discovers items that arouse suspicion. A newspaper clipping, an odd blueprint, and a membership card to a secret society seem to point to a plot of unspeakable terror. Curious, the Smoke delves into the mystery and is thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.

Contains books 4-6 of the bestselling, fast-paced Detective Sebastian Clifford series.

An epic Wild West detective story as a group is hired to clean up a corrupt town. A model for many later Westerns & Detective stories.

Griffin Knight, alongside his brother Alister and hacker companion Ashe, establishes the Knight Chasers investigation agency. Together, they face their most challenging case yet: The perplexing death of Barney Ragsdill’s wife, Zoe. As bodies pile up, DNA evidence points to a killer unlike anything Griffin has encountered before—one that leads them down a treacherous path. Navigating the shadowy realms of both his own demons and the unexplained, Griffin must muster the focus to bring truth to light.

La pesadilla comienza en un abrir y cerrar de ojos... Cuando alguien a quien amas desaparece sin dejar rastro, ¿qué serías capaz de hacer para recuperarlo? Un coche abandonado en un tramo desierto de la autopista de Oregón, con el motor encendido y un bolso en el asiento del copiloto marcan el inicio de la peor pesadilla del experfilador del FBI Pierce Quincy: su mujer, Rainie Conner, ha desaparecido. ¿Acaso uno de los fantasmas del turbulento pasado de Rainie finalmente la ha alcanzado? ¿O podría su desaparición estar relacionada con uno de los casos en los que han estado trabajando?

El cambio transformará su vida... O supondrá su muerte. Cuando Jamie Mills, un chico de diecinueve años, aparece colgado de un árbol en un parque local, se determina que su muerte ha sido un suicidio. Tras un caso desgarrador que dejó su cuerpo y mente destrozados, la inspectora Kim Stone debería reincorporarse al trabajo de manera gradual, pero siente que algo en este caso no encaja, y cuando descubre que los padres de Jamie lo enviaron a una clínica para "curar" su homosexualidad, rápidamente toma las riendas de su equipo.

Para atrapar a un asesino, puede que tengas que convertirte en uno... La vida del sheriff Cohen se está desmoronando: su padre ha quemado por accidente la residencia de ancianos donde vivía, su mujer se ha mudado porque no soporta tener a su suegro en casa y su hijo está haciendo bullying a otros chicos. Cuando secuestran al adolescente Lucas Connor en el instituto, Cohen ve una oportunidad para hacerse con el dinero de la recompensa ofrecida por la captura del secuestrador y así volver a encauzar su vida y recuperar a su mujer.

Siete víctimas, tres asesinos y el secreto que los une. Tres meses después de encontrar los restos de sietes mujeres en una granja remota en lo que los medios han bautizado como el Campo de Huesos, las víctimas siguen sin ser identificadas. Un testigo que puede ser clave ha desaparecido. El agente Ray Mason y la detective privada Tina Boyd deben encontrarlo antes de que lo hagan los asesinos. En una carrera a contrarreloj repleta de cadáveres y traiciones a cada paso, Ray está dispuesto a arriesgarlo todo para dar caza a los culpables. Pero a veces el precio a pagar es demasiado alto…

They have taken DS Aector McAvoy's family. They have taken DCI Colin Ray's foundation. They have taken DS Trish Pharaoh's fight. Now the ruthless criminal network that has tightened its stranglehold on Hull intends to take everything that remains from those who dare to stand in its way. Taking Pity is a police procedural thriller that pulls no punches. It is the story of three officers who can take no more and a merciless nemesis that takes no chances, no prisoners and no pity.

When a young couple takes possession of their dream home, they can't wait to remodel the neglected mansion. That is until they make a gruesome discovery of a rusted metal strongbox containing two rotting leather doctor's bags. And inside each bag, swaddled in sheets of 60-year-old newspaper, lies a tiny human skeleton. The case hits the media, and theories abound. The most likely culprit is a mysterious woman, employed as private nurse to wealthy L.A. families during World War Two.

The 5th novel in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. A young mother is recuperating in a top San Francisco hospital when suddenly she's gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. How and why did this happen? With help from the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer discovers that this is not the hospital's first suspicious case. Other patients have taken unexpected and devastating turns for the worse just as they're planning to go home.

The 10th book in James Patterson's Alex Cross series.Alex Cross, FBI agent, is back in his most explosive adventure yet. And so is the Wolf. And so is the Weasel. Alex Cross is on vacation when he gets the call. A town in Nevada has been annihilated and the Russian super-criminal known as the Wolf is claiming responsibility. Major cities around the globe are threatened with total destruction and the thought of such dark genius at work makes Alex's blood run cold, and he is catapulted into an international chase of astonishing danger.