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NYPD detectives Gemma Capello and Sean Logan are cutting through Grand Central Terminal on their way to a nearby pub when all hell breaks loose. Masked men gun down police officers and round up a group of commuters—including Gemma and Logan—taking their cell phones and binding them hand and foot in zip ties. They are members of the paramilitary group known as Sinister 13, seeking the release of their imprisoned soldiers. Their leader wears a vest covered with C-4 plastic explosives, threatening to detonate it if their demands are not met.

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.

Armand Gamache, ehemaliger Chief Inspector der Sûreté du Québec, hat sich in Three Pines zur Ruhe gesetzt.

Un nuevo caso de John Puller, el protagonista de Día Cero. En el Paraíso nada es lo que parece. John Puller es el mejor. Veterano de guerra y agente especial, es el hombre en quien el ejército de Estados Unidos confía para investigar los delitos más complicados a los que se enfrenta la nación. Ahora debe resolver un nuevo caso, pero esta vez el delito lo afecta personalmente: su tía ha sido hallada muerta en Paradise, una ciudad muy bonita situada en la costa del golfo de Florida, que prospera gracias a los turistas ricos, atraídos por sus estupendas playas y su clima maravilloso.

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 Hauptkommissar David Büttner und sein Assistent Sebastian Hasenkrug die in einem Sarg aufgebahrte Leiche des Groothuser Bestattungsunternehmers Suntke Mennen in Augenschein nehmen, liegt ein weiteres Opfer bereits tot in den Trümmern eines abgebrannten Stallgebäudes in Woltzeten. Alles deutet daraufhin, dass im zweiten Fall wieder der Feuerteufel am Werk war, der in den vergangenen Wochen bereits mehrfach sein Unwesen in der Krummhörn trieb, und dessen Taten nun sein erstes menschliches Opfer forderten.

Von einem Tag zum anderen ändert sich alles, denn die Sünden der Vergangenheit holen die Menschen in der beschaulichen Schwarzwaldgemeinde ein. Hauptkommissarin Franziska Erlang befasst sich mit den Ermittlungen und versucht zusammen mit ihrem Kollegen Oberkommissar Arent, die Wahrheit hinter all den Lügen zu erkennen. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit wird den beiden klar, dass jeder der Beteiligten etwas zu verbergen hat.

When Detective Maria Miller walks up creaking stairs into the attic of the old brownstone she senses this isn’t an ordinary crime scene. The brutality of the murder is enough to shock even an experienced detective like Maria. But there’s something else. An unsettling presence seems to lurk in the shadows sending a chill through Maria’s bones, making her desperate to run back down the stairs and never return. The killing is identical to the murder of an actress sixty years before, a crime that tore a family apart and sent shockwaves through New York City.

The Tower of London: Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London. For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warwick – together with his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan – has been in charge of the operation. And for four years it’s run like clockwork. But this year, everything is about to change.

In this frantic thriller from acclaimed author R. J. Jagger, an up-and-coming associate attorney discovers that she's on a murder list and frantically searches for answers, not only to save her life but also to find out whether she was tricked into participating in a murder herself. Jim Michael Hansen, sometimes also writing as R. J. Jagger, is the author of over 25 hard-edged mystery and suspense thrillers, including the Nick Teffinger thrillers, the Bryson Wilde thrillers, and the Nicole Stone thrillers. In addition to his own books, he also ghostwrites for a well-known, bestselling author.

There are two sides to every story, the truth and the lies… Twenty years ago, two women from the village of Parton, vanished, sending shock waves through the tranquil seaside Cumbria community. Now, with the horrors of the past a distant memory, a body washes up on the beach and sends a haunting shock wave through the tight-lipped village. Long-buried secrets. A devastating past. A terrifying lie that must never be told. As Fenella and her team delve deeper into a twisted world of deceit and treachery, the investigation takes a sinister turn, and one thing becomes clear.

Mercy and Troy are looking forward to baby Felicity’s first holiday season, and they’re determined to make it a Christmas to remember. At Northshire’s annual Solstice Soirée, hosted by Northshire’s finest and funded by Mercy’s billionaire pal Feinberg, Amy’s little girl Helena is sitting on Santa Claus’s lap. She’s telling him she’d like a Bitty Baby doll just like little Felicity when the bearded man leaps up, thrusts the toddler at her mother Amy, and staggers away from the festivities.

When DCI Lesley Clarke is called upon to investigate a death on the banks of the River Frome in Wareham, she initially suspects a straightforward drowning. But when she discovers that the victim went missing years ago and that his family have a dark past, the mystery deepens.

DI Zoe Finch has been in Cumbria long enough to know who’s pulling the strings in organised crime, and who’s helping them from within the police. But just as she’s closing in on the evidence to prove it, she finds herself scrambling in the fallout from the murder of a key witness, and struggling to keep the case out of the hands of the very man she suspects of orchestrating it.

In the quiet town of Lost Trail, Montana, the apparent abduction of long-time librarian Sybil Tombe shakes community to its core. An elderly neighbor reports seeing a gray-haired, bearded man driving up to Sybil’s house the night she disappeared. New sheriff Zak Waller plunges into the investigation, but keeps uncovering more questions than answers.

After a botched high-profile murder investigation, Corporal Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights. His bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. As Cole's life unravels - and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation - he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider.

The quest to apprehend a notorious killer leads FBI Agent Maya Gray through a gallery of vanishing ink, where tattoo removals end in tragedy. Navigating the blurred lines between artwork and evidence, Maya races against time to sketch out the killer's hidden motif before another life is permanently erased.

Inspektor McLeod ist schwer erkältet und will eigentlich nur seine Ruhe haben und das Bett hüten. Doch die Ereignisse in Maidenfield überschlagen sich. Nicht nur dass eine Leiche auf einem Acker gefunden wurde, auch Mister Stringer scheint spurlos verschwunden zu sein. Aus diesem Grund stehen erst Konstabler Simmons und schließlich noch Margaret Rutherford vor dem Haus des Kranken und erhoffen sich von ihm Rat und Tat. Zunächst will McLeod ablehnen und verweist auf den Inspektor des Nebenbezirks. Doch als der Name eines wohlbekannten Buchhändlers fällt, hat er keine Wahl mehr.

La placida città di Trani è sconvolta dalla morte violenta di un antiquario britannico. Gaia Innocenti, trasferitasi in Puglia per lasciarsi alle spalle una macchia nel suo stato di servizio, dà inizio alla propria indagine, tra fiere di antiquariato, oscuri bar e un intero sottobosco criminale con cui dover fare i conti.

DI Andy Horton – a Harley-riding maverick with a nose for trouble and a knack for uncovering the truth – is back in this twisty murder mystery! Supposedly on holiday, Horton can't resist the lure of flashing blue lights at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. There, he finds the body of naval historian Dr. Douglas Spalding. His boss is quick to dismiss it as suicide, but Horton's gut says otherwise. When a second body turns up in eerily similar circumstances, Horton knows this is no coincidence. With his superiors unwilling to act, he risks his career to dig deeper.