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When a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body of Archie Stout is left in its wake. An unusual murder weapon, a Neolithic stone bearing ancient inscriptions, is found discarded nearby. Archie was a popular, larger-than-life character, and his death is a shocking blow to the community. Detective Jimmy Perez, no stranger to the complexity of human nature and the darkness it can harbour, is soon on the scene. He counted Archie as a childhood friend, so this case is more personal than most.

Anna thought coming to the UK would be the start of a new life for her and her daughter. But what greets her is a nightmare far beyond anything she could have imagined… DI Harry Powell is investigating a shooting, but the victim is too terrified to talk. With no leads, and mounting pressure, Harry stumbles upon a deadly operation that threatens to put countless lives at risk. As Anna's world becomes more treacherous by the day, Harry is forced to push his team to their very limit to find the answers. But as time runs out, one of them may already be paying the ultimate price…

DI Mike Nash stops a thuggish attack on a young landscape painter in Madrid. What's her secret? And is there a connection with her father's murder? The artist flees to England where she seeks Nash's protection. Mike Nash must unravel the mystery of her past and will find something darker and more evil than even he has encountered before. If he doesn't stop them, they will find her and destroy her.

After being summoned to a crime scene late one Friday afternoon, Detective Mark Turpin arrives to find the body of a man, his face obscured by a plastic sheet wrapped around his head. When the victim’s final moments are traced to a rented property in the Oxfordshire countryside, Mark discovers another body, one that has been brutally cut to pieces and left to rot.

Inspektor Bradley gehört zur alten Schule von Scotland Yard – ruhig, beherrscht, mit einem untrüglichen Gespür für Widersprüche. Seine Befragungen wirken zunächst beiläufig, fast höflich, doch sie entwickeln sich zu präzise geführten Verhören, bei denen kein Detail unbeachtet bleibt.

Als die Grundschullehrerin Inga Moorjans von einem ihrer Schüler tot aufgefunden wird, nimmt der Ausflug ins Museum ein jähes Ende. Als Hauptkommissar Fendt und sein Kollege Steinbeißer am Tatort ankommen, sind sie entsetzt. Nicht nur das Fehlen eines Motivs, auch die Tatsache, dass der Mörder die Tat im gut besuchten Museum verüben und unerkannt entkommen konnte, macht den Beamten zu schaffen. Gerade als sie denken, doch einige Verdächtige gefunden zu haben, wird der Fall immer rätselhafter.

Eva is horrified when she witnesses an attack on her best friend. She calls an ambulance and flees, fearing for her safety. DCI Helen Lavery leads the investigation into the murder. Slowly, the pieces of the puzzle start to come together. But as Helen inches towards solving the case, her past becomes caught up in her present. Someone is after them both. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Kommissarin Thea Molt ist zurück auf Mallorca. Und kaum ist sie auf der Insel angekommen, wird sie schon wieder in einen mysteriösen Fall verwickelt. Ein deutscher Student ist verschwunden. Die mallorquinische Polizei glaubt nicht an ein Verbrechen. Doch seine Freundin ist vollkommen verzweifelt und bittet Thea um Hilfe. Entschlossen, die Wahrheit aufzudecken, stößt Thea auf ein tödliches Netz aus Lügen und Intrigen.

In May 2020, fourteen-year-old Andrew Golding went out for a walk following a row with his mum. He was never seen again. Four years later, when the press discovers police errors in Andrew Golding's case, DI Ridpath is called in to investigate. As Ridpath delves into the case, he slowly discovers something much bigger and far more brutal than he ever expected – a murderer from the past who threatens his career and the lives of those close to him. Can he unravel the secrets before the killer strikes again?

When young shipping company heir Jill Fisher is found dead in her apartment, Detective Charlie Cooper and his partner Joe Quinn don't believe she was killed by a random intruder. Corporate lawyer Beth Fisher struggles to cope with the grief following her sister's murder, but she decides there's one last thing she can do for Jill – finish the ancestry research she was so passionate about. Cooper and Quinn's investigation and Beth's research uncover truths about the Fisher family and their business dealings that raise more questions than answers. Cooper must act fast before more lives are lost.

Auf einem Lavafeld vor Reykjavík ergießt sich literweise Blut aus einem Lkw auf die Landstraße. Und in einem Filmstudio wird eine schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche gefunden. Chefkommissar Elliði legt den Fall in die Hände der beiden, denen er am meisten vertraut: Dora und Rado. Während sich ein tödliches Gift im Land verbreitet, begeben sich Dora und Rado auf eine gefährliche Suche.

Rose has news for Celia – she is due to have a baby by Celia's husband, Humphrey. Soon after, the seeds of scandal bear a criminal fruit when a body is discovered in Little Venice along with Rose's handbag. Celia drafts in an old flame, Will, to root out the truth from suspicions of murder and blackmail, as the evidence starts to converge on the patrons and strange goings-on of the seedy The Odd Flamingo.

Eine Nacht in den Wäldern. Eine Party, die aus dem Ruder läuft. Eine Leiche im Morgengrauen. Am Tag nach Halloween wird in den Wäldern von Thorncombe ein Mädchen tot aufgefunden – im weißen Kleid, mit einer schwarzen Vogelmaske und rätselhaften Worten, die ihr jemand auf Arme und Beine gekritzelt hat. Handelt es sich um einen Ritualmord? Oder eine Party, die eskaliert ist?

I et nedslidt parcelhus uden for Oslo bliver der gjort et uhyggeligt fund i en fryser. Den 22-årige Ulrik Riiber mistede for tre år siden begge sine forældre i en bilulykke, og nu bor han i deres parcelhus, hvor fryseren står.

When a terminally ill man is found dead on the London Underground, it looks like suicide. But Detective Inspector Miranda Murphy suspects foul play—who kills a dying man? As Florence Weaver builds her social media empire, her father's mysterious death threatens to unravel everything. Behind her carefully curated posts lies a web of secrets, and when a second body appears, Murphy must navigate the toxic world of influencer culture to separate truth from filtered fiction.

Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared.

Born to a jailed mother convicted of murdering her husband, Anne Griffin has tried to put her past behind her. The two were always painfully estranged. But when ace Colby investigator Jack Brenner arrives at Anne’s door with new evidence, she decides to help him reexamine the thirty-year-old cold case. One clue is the journal her now-deceased mother kept, vehemently claiming her innocence. But as Anne and Jack come closer to the truth—and each other­­­­­—danger follows them. Someone wants a secret to stay buried

It's been several years since Detective Jimmy Perez left Shetland. He has settled into his new home in Orkney, the group of islands, off the northern coast of Scotland, with his partner Willow Reeve and their growing family. One stormy winter night, his oldest and closest friend, Archie Stout, goes missing. Ever the detective, Perez catches a boat to the island of Westray, where Archie worked as a farmer and lived with his wife and children. But when he arrives he finds a shocking scene.

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Eine junge Frau gibt an, ihren Mann mit einer Bratpfanne erschlagen zu haben. Was zunächst nach einer simplen Beziehungstat aussieht, entpuppt sich schnell als mysteriöser Mordfall, denn Hauptkommissarin Amaryllis Winter stößt auf immer mehr Ungereimtheiten in der Aussage der Täterin. Als ein weiterer Mord geschieht wird klar, dass es noch zahlreiche weitere Opfer gibt – und noch sind nicht alle von ihnen tot.