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Niendorf 1961. Der brutale Mord an Helga Schütte erschüttert das beschauliche Fischerdorf Niendorf an der Ostsee. Sie war eine enge Freundin von Regina, der Frau des Polizeihauptkommissars Knut Madsen, der in diesem Fall ermittelt. Kurz nach dem Mord trifft Knut am Strand auf Mikkel Johannsen, einen Mann, der vor Jahren der Ostsee den Rücken gekehrt hat. Knut hatte gehofft, dass Mikkel nie zurückkehren würde. Sein plötzliches Auftauchen fällt mit dem Mord zusammen, und als eine weitere Frau auf die gleiche grausame Weise stirbt, wird Knut misstrauisch.

Following the sudden disappearance of his wife, a police investigation soon starts to focus on eminent surgeon Leonard Martineau. Were they the devoted couple that they appeared to his colleagues? Or was one of her friends right to suggest that she was afraid of him? Is the next-door neighbour imagining things when she reports having seen him digging a grave in his back garden? Is her sister’s antipathy towards Leonard justified? Or is she just resentful and jealous of her sister’s marriage?

Detective Inspector Jo Shaw is bored, desk-bound, and absolutely not supposed to answer the phone call that sends her to a body in an empty house. Thrown in at the deep end after an injury that almost killed her, she’s determined to prove she’s fit to work. And while a case full of unclear motives and multiple suspects isn’t quite what the doctor ordered, being back in a relationship with her favorite doctor certainly won’t hurt. When the investigation takes a chilling turn and the Serious Crime Team struggles to connect the dots, Jo asks Isla Munro to help her follow the slenderest of leads.

When a Wrexham based businessman is found murdered across the border in Heswall on The Wirral, Ruth and the Llancastell CID team must work with Merseyside Police to solve the crime. It seems that a fatal accident on a local building site might provide the motive. When Ruth discovers that a gang in Birkenhead have been using intimidation to steal valuable machinery, the focus of the investigation changes. Ruth and her CID team must pursue the dangerous suspects in a deadly game and stop them before there is another cold-blooded killing.

Der 22. Fall für Thomas Lynley und Barbara Havers In dem idyllischen Städtchen Trevellas wird der erfolgreiche Unternehmer Michael Lobb brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Hat der Mord etwas mit dem geplanten Bauvorhaben zu tun, das in Cornwall seit Monaten für Aufruhr sorgt? Oder steckt Lobbs Familie hinter der grausamen Tat? Der erste Verdacht fällt auf Kayla, Michaels wesentlich jüngere Frau, die nach dem Tod ihres Mannes ein beträchtliches Erbe erwarten kann. Aber auch sein Bruder Sebastian würde von Michaels Tod erheblich profitieren.

Ein alter Leuchtturm. Ein Toter. Ein tief verborgenes Geheimnis. Auf dem Leuchtturm Falshöft an der Flensburger Förde wird die Leiche des Standesbeamten Ole Hansen gefunden. Auch sonst steht die Polizei vor einem großen Rätsel, denn Feinde scheint Ole Hansen keine gehabt zu haben. Dafür aber großes Interesse an dem geschichtsträchtigen Gebäude, in dem er hinterrücks erschossen wurde. Die Kriminalhauptkommissare Birte Lohse und Rainer Speckmann übernehmen die Ermittlungen.

Auf den staubigen Pfaden der Black Mesa wird eine Leiche im Unterholz entdeckt, Hände und Füße geschunden. Kurz darauf wird Officer Jim Chee vor den Umrissen des Low Mountain Zeuge eines nächtlichen Flugzeugabsturzes. Eigentlich soll Chee nur einen Fall von Vandalismus aufklären, und dem zunehmenden Gerede um Hexerei in der Gegend nachgehen. Doch am Flugzeugwrack findet er etliche Spuren, die dem FBI entgangen sind. Als er den Hinweisen nachgeht, wird er vom Verfolger zum Verfolgten. Ein dunkler Wind treibt Gier und Gewalt über den Südwesten im zweiten Fall für Jim Chee.

Zu seiner Überraschung wird der junge Officer Jim Chee beim FBI angenommen, doch eigentlich will er bei der Navajo-Police bleiben und sich gleichzeitig zum rituellen Singer ausbilden lassen. Während er über einer Entscheidung brütet, wird er mit den Ermittlungen in einem scheinbar unbedeutenden Diebstahl beauftragt, für den sich aber auffällig viele Leute interessieren. Chees Nachforschungen führen ihn zu einer dreißig Jahre alten Vision und einer mysteriösen Gruppe, die sich »Volk der Finsternis« nennt.

En la costa gallega, donde el mar esconde leyendas y las meigas aún caminan por sus calles, un asesino convierte sus faros en altares. Aine, una joven que vive entre la razón y la superstición, se verá arrastrada a un enigma tan oscuro como las aguas que chocan contra sus costas. ¿Te atreves a acercarte a sus acantilados? ¿Estás preparad@ para cruzar la línea entre el mito y la muerte?

Quando la scena del crimine non parla e tutti gli indizi conducono a un vicolo cieco, arriva lei: arma segreta di una scienza pionieristica, indagatrice solitaria capace di svelare ciò che all'apparenza sembra invisibile. È la botanica forense Lena Malinverni, che esplora l'ambiente alla ricerca di tracce impercettibili restituite da radici, steli, pollini, frammenti vegetali. Instabile e ostinata come una pianta che cresce in un terreno avverso, ha imparato a leggere ogni minimo dettaglio della natura in grado di dischiudere verità celate.

In una zona malfamata di Montelusa, la mànnara, due munnizzari trovano in un'auto il cadavere di un uomo con gli abiti discinti. E non è un uomo qualunque, ma un prominente uomo politico locale: l'ingegner Lupariello. Camilleri mette in campo per la prima volta il commissario Salvo Montalbano, poliziotto dalle straordinarie doti umane e investigative, che faranno del suo personaggio il più grande successo letterario italiano degli ultimi vent'anni.

Le indagini del tenente Roversi Febbraio 1963. Un giornalista torinese, Francesco Gallo, viene trovato privo di vita alle pendici di Monte Forte, nella Nurra. Le indagini condotte dal tenente Roversi sembrano indicare che il movente sia legato a un reportage che il giornalista stava ascoltando nella zona e abbia a che fare con le tensioni per la crisi mineraria in atto in tutta l'isola. A capo dell'inchiesta subentra il Nucleo Investigativo Regionale di Cagliari, mentre il tenente, estromesso dal caso, chiede e ottiene di occuparsi di un'indagine in apparenza secondaria.

A murder victim dumped at the dead end of a lonely country road, face and hands obliterated by a shotgun blast, is not the way sheriff’s detective Nick Fourcade wants to start his week. His only lead takes him to the family of a hometown hero suddenly gone missing. Marc Mercier left his home for a weekend hunting trip and hasn’t been seen since.

When brilliant young student Jessica Mowbrie is left in a coma after being abandoned in a remote patch of New Zealand bush, the local Masterton police don't have a clue what happened. Isolated and under resourced, the detectives struggle to even begin piecing it together. Police records clerk Lorraine Henry will not accept that Jessie simply had a lucky escape. She thinks whoever hurt her needs to be hunted down, and worries that her employers are a bit hopeless. As Jessie's life hangs in the balance, it looks like Lorraine will do the hunting. She's not getting any younger, of course.

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DI Kelly Porter soon digs up a bitter history between the two brothers who own the farmland the quarry sits on: Arthur and Samuel inherited half each and have been locked in a feud for decades. Their reluctance to cooperate with inquiries makes answers hard to come by. Privately, Kelly has other concerns about the family. Her elderly friend recently moved to a care home on the old farm that is managed by Arthur’s steely wife. Kelly senses there is more than meets the eye with this case, but will searching for the truth put others in harm’s way?

Moving Sideways, another spell-binding mystery from acclaimed author Jerry W Martin. Kari Cole, wife of prominent attorney Tyler Cole, is missing. New Detective Debra Thomas and her seasoned partner Eugene Willis are tasked with unraveling the high-profile, thrilling case. District Attorney Hector Hernandez applies pressure on Debra and her partner to arrest Tyler Cole for Kari’s murder. Hector has resented Tyler since college and is eager to bring him to his knees. As the wheels of justice turn, Tyler is arrested, and his children are taken from him.

One cold January morning in 1980, on a beach in Kerry, the body of a newborn baby is found in its most sheltered sand dune. When local police are called to the incident, Garda Mary Shea is first on scene. The Dublin major crimes team are called to investigate and because Mary is able to get crucial, female witnesses to cooperate, lead detective Matt Foley takes her under his wing in his bid to solve the biggest case of his career. More questions than answers are found when it becomes clear many locals conduct secret lives—but who would do such a thing?

When a man is arrested for a long-unsolved murder, Detective Bridgette Cash is tasked with closing the investigation. But powerful forces are determined to secure a conviction, and as Bridgette uncovers evidence pointing to the man’s innocence, she realizes the real killer is still out there. With her life and career on the line, Bridgette races against the clock to unravel a web of lies and corruption. Can she expose the shocking truth before it’s too late?

Charlie Crawford’s ex-wife, Jill, is the target of her abusive husband’s cruel rage and would love to have Charlie back. Meanwhile, a very rich man is being held captive in his own home and unless he comes up with twenty million dollars quick, he’s a very rich very dead man.

In the cutthroat world of biohacking, where the quest to reverse aging teeters on the edge of madness, the line between success and disaster is razor-thin. Stephen Kline, a powerful sponsor of the Rejuvenation Royale Tournament, is found dead in his cryotherapy chamber—a brutal murder that sends shockwaves through the elite competition. As DCI Declan Walsh and his team delve into the high-stakes world of biohacking, they uncover a labyrinth of cutting-edge science, where competitors push the boundaries of biology and technology in their quest to cheat time.

The beautiful town of Llangollen is rocked by the brutal shooting of a local farmer, Aaron Jenkins. DI Ruth Hunter is called in to track down the murderer. When she and the CID team discover that both Aaron and his wife were having affairs, their focus is on this.

In early 2102, Psi-Judge Cassandra Anderson sacrificed herself to trap the spirit of the terrible Judge Death, holding him in her mind as her fellow Judge Joe Dredd encased her in an impenetrable polymer. Her comatose body was laid in a place of honour in the Justice Department’s famed Hall of Heroes, to be remembered forever for her supreme sacrifice. For eighteen months, Anderson lay trapped, sharing her tomb with the monster she had defeated. For eighteen months, an epic battle raged silently within the Psi-Judge’s skull, between her and an ancient avatar of hate and decay.

When Detective Riley Quinn receives a bloody letter, a note filled with peculiar riddles arranged like a crossword, she launches an investigation against her peer’s advice. Some believe that it’s a prank, but Riley is convinced it holds vital clues to a murderous case.

Madison hesitates before hitching her pink tulle prom dress and running as fast as she can into the wilderness. The ripped edge of her skirt snags on a tree root and she falls to the forest floor. As she catches her breath, she hears the unmistakable sound of heavy boots closing in on her. He knows where she is…

When a string of fatal accidents on the notorious A9 road catches the attention of DI Alec McKay, he uncovers something far more sinister than just bad luck. As the body count rises, McKay stumbles onto a decades-old conspiracy involving corruption and a murder case that should’ve been buried a long time ago.

Billy and Sandra were childhood sweethearts. Writing their names on a lovelock. Fastening it to the end of Whitby pier. Throwing the key into the sea. A lifetime together. A happy retirement in a peaceful hamlet on the North Yorkshire Moors. Until the day they were brutally murdered.

Manche Schuld tilgt nur der Tod – ein neuer Fall von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautor Thomas Herzberg. Der Zirkus Bernadetti schlägt sein jährliches Winterlager nahe Husum auf. Doch ein Leichenfund macht die Pläne für die erste Vorstellung zunichte. Ein neuer Fall, der die Kripo Husum und vor allem die junge Polizistin Michi Greve vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen stellt. Ihr eigensinniger Chef kennt die Zirkusleute schon seit seiner Jugend. Parallel muss sich Michi um einen ganz besonderen tierischen Pflegefall kümmern. Sämtliche Spuren führen in den Zirkus.

She heard the knock, dread settling on her shoulders. A glance at the clock told her it was touching midnight. She glanced out of the window into the inky darkness and saw something that made her blood freeze solid with fear. Her time had come. She deserved to be punished. When a call comes in about a vulnerable woman found dead in a remote cottage, Detective Lottie Parker feels a deep sadness for this abandoned girl, who died alone with no family.

Everyone has secrets. And many people do a good job hiding them. So when an unknown killer assassinates Jasmine Carter, a renowned abstinence speaker and upstanding citizen, and posts scandalous photos of her online, detectives Otto Haines and Serena Grimm are baffled. When it happens a second time, it is clear a serial killer is on the loose.