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The dead man is the manager of Tahiti's Paradise Coffee Plantation, producer of the most expensive coffee bean in the world, the winey, luscious Blue Devil. Nothing tangible points to foul play behind his fall from a cliff, but FBI agent John Lau, a relative of the coffee-growing family, has his suspicions. What he needs is evidence, and who better to provide it than his friend, anthropologist Gideon Oliver, the Skeleton Detective? Gideon is willing to help, but surprisingly - and suspiciously - both the police and the other family members refuse to okay an exhumation order.

Als DCI Adam Bishop mitten in der Nacht am Tatort eintrifft, ist der Anblick der ausgebluteten Leiche schon schlimm genug – aber was Adam als Nächstes bemerkt, erschüttert ihn zutiefst. Weitere Leichen tauchen auf. Und die aufgesprühten Zahlen über den Leichen offenbaren die grausame Wahrheit: Der Killer zählt den Countdown. Aber mit welchem Ziel? Adam hat keine Ahnung – bis Dr. Romilly Cole mit belastenden Beweisen an seine Tür klopft, die auf eine dreißig Jahre zurückliegende Mordserie hindeuten – ein Fall, den sie aus ihrer Vergangenheit bestens kennt.

DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down. When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past she has tried hard to forget. But getting involved with the case is a bad idea. She and Bishop have history – and working together could never end well. Adam and Romilly soon realise the truth lies in a decades-old case, and only Romilly holds the key.

Generalmajor Karl Mahrer gibt einen kleinen Einblick in sein beachtliches Entertainer-Talent, wenn er auf amüsante Weise aus den Originalprotokollen des ORF-Beschwerdetelefons von 20. April 1978 der „Kottan ermittelt“-Reihe rezitiert.

I et stille køkken, hvor to krus venter ved kedlen på at blive fyldt, ligger Sheryl Hawne i en blodpøl. Hendes eneste datter, Katie, bliver fundet ved hendes side, stadig med mordvåbnet i hånden og tilsyneladende ude af stand til at tale. For kriminalkommissær Kim Stone virker det som en åbenlys sag. Men Katie er ikke i stand til at blive afhørt, så Kim og teamet må grave dybt for at forstå, hvad der udløste den brutale handling. Snart finder de ud af, at Katie deltog i skønhedskonkurrencer som barn.

In Madison, Annie, and The Mystery of Forrest’s Cave, homicide detective Lt. Kate Gazzara faces the kinds of investigations that don’t just test her skill—they test her heart, her courage, and her limits.

Eine ganze Stadt gerät in Panik, als Radio Nordseewelle am frühen Morgen den Fund zweier Leichen meldet. Die eine wurde vor dem berühmten Teemuseum in der Norder Innenstadt abgelegt, die andere im neu eröffneten Krimimuseum. Schon sprechen die ersten vom „Museumsmörder" und fragen sich, wo und wann er wieder zuschlagen wird. Doch als Ann Kathrin Klaasen die Leiche von Helga Bornemann sieht, weiß sie, dass hier etwas viel Größeres auf dem Spiel steht und dieser Fall zu einem Wendepunkt in ihrem Leben und ihrer beruflichen Laufbahn werden wird.

Three years ago, Detective Sergeant Anjli Kapoor faced her most terrifying case—the brutal kidnapping and murder of two young girls, each found with posies in their pockets. The prime suspect, local florist Thomas Blackthorne, committed suicide, leaving the case unresolved and haunting Anjli ever since.

Scotland-Yard-Inspektor Lestrade sucht Holmes' Hilfe in einem mysteriösen Fall: Drei Männer wurden tot in ihren Wohnungen aufgefunden, ein jeder mit einem merkwürdigen Gegenstand im Mund – besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen den Fällen? Und wenn ja, welcher?

Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are handed an impossible case. Thirty years ago, two days before Christmas, the much-loved Reverend Keith Coltrane was hit over the head and left to die inside his own church. The killer was never caught. This shocking crime took place in the pretty Oxfordshire village of Lower Barton. Everyone knows everyone else in this peaceful little community. The young reverend was handsome and popular, especially with the ladies of the village. Who would have wanted to harm him?

DI Geraldine Steel knows people go missing all the time; sometimes because they don't want to be found. So when her partner Ian asks her to look into the disappearance of his football-buddy's girlfriend, her first instinct is to reassure him there's no need for concern. Until she's called to a suspected murder, and all her instincts tell her she's right about the identity of the victim. The young woman has earth and leaf mould and fragments of twigs in her long fair hair, her nose, her mouth, under her finger nails, clinging to her clothes. It's as if she'd been completely encased in earth. 

In 1982, ten-year-old Emma Jacobs disappeared while on her way home from school. Almost four decades later the case file lands on Kate Gazzara’s desk. A cursory review of the case quickly turns into a personal nightmare for her team member, Detective Anne Robar. Haunted by vague, shadowy memories, of her own abduction more than thirty-seven years ago, Anne becomes consumed by them.

Una serie di delitti insanguina Torino nei giorni intorno a Ferragosto, rovinando giornate che il commissario Crema sperava tranquille e senza complicazioni. Tutti gli omicidi sembrano opera di un serial killer e si verificano in giorni sempre più ravvicinati: il commissario Crema e la sua squadra torinese si impegnano in una lotta contro il tempo per individuare il colpevole o, almeno, per evitare nuovi delitti. L’obiettivo sembra raggiunto ma quattro anni dopo, a Genova, il commissario Mariani si trova a indagare su un omicidio che presenta singolari analogie con i casi torinesi.

Ein „Kottan ermittelt“ Kriminalrätsel, wer ist der Mörder? Ausnahmsweise liegt kein aktueller Mordfall vor. Polizeipräsident Pilch hat deswegen dem Morddezernat sofort Gymnastik verordnet. Begründung: Ein mutmaßlicher Mörder konnte sich im März seiner Verhaftung durch einige Sprints entziehen. Verhaftet wurde er dann in einer Likörstube ohne Hinterausgang. – Schweißgeruch breitet sich in der Polizeiturnhalle aus. Schrammel ist überhaupt kein Training gewohnt. Normalerweise werfen ihn zehn Kniebeugen schon für drei Tage mit Muskelkater aufs Krankenlager.

No affairs. No criminal connections. No DNA. No clues. Eve Dallas may be the best cop in the city - not to mention having the lavish resources of her husband Roarke at her disposal - but the Swisher case has her baffled. The family members were murdered in their beds with brutal, military precision.

The wife of a prominent local judge is shot and killed on Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett's turf. But as Joe investigates, all signs point to the shot having been taken from an impossibly long distance. Joe has seen a lot in his time as warden, but he's never seen a killing like this. At the same time, just as he's adjusting to the arrival of a new baby, Joe's best friend Nate Romanowski is attempting to decipher a startling grizzly attack in the area. Beset by threats both man-made and natural, the two men must go to great lengths to figure out how to keep their loved ones safe.

When a child's severed hand is found, DC Toks Ade and DS Philip Dean are put on the case. Thrown into a world of Nigerian traditional customs, ritual sacrifice, and international trafficking, they must find the guilty parties before more children are lost and more limbs are found. A chilling new thriller introducing Detectives Toks Ade, Philip Dean, and investigative author Coretta Davis.

Called out to the scene of a house fire, Jason and Vanessa begin the task of solving their biggest case yet. Starting with little to go on, soon, one shocking clue after another has them playing catch-up to a sinister killer. Their new case will change everything and everyone around them, as Jason and Vanessa attempt to sort through the destruction of a killer whose life is burning down.

No parent should outlive their child. But in the small rural community of Maples, Kansas, that’s exactly what’s happening. With authorities unable to explain the mysterious deaths of several children, one detective turns to an old friend, whose history is intertwined with the misfortunes of the town.

FBI agent Olivia Knight moved to the charming town of Belle Grove. A place hidden by lush greenery and away from the hustle of big-city living. She never imagined she would meet her match in her FBI partner, Brock. Now newly engaged and searching for the perfect home. Her ordinary life feels extraordinary, far from the troubles of the past. When Violet Sawyer goes missing from a psychiatric hospital. Olivia and Brock are called to the strange town of Millstone Creek.