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Dan Turells hovedperson - den navnløse journalist-detektiv - får en chok-meddelelse om, at hans ex-kone Helle er myrdet på en ferierejse på Malta. Undersøgelsen af Helles bungalow i Bellieha Holiday Centre giver intet resultat, men da journalisten og Ehlers begynder at stille ubehagelige spørgsmål blandt den lokale befolkning, tager tingene fat. Snart er de i hælene på en morder, der efterlader sig et blodigt spor af friske lig tværs over øen. En maltesisk familie mistænkes for kynisk narkotikahandel, og hele øens politistyrke sættes ind i en ubarmhjertig menneskejagt på én mand.

Da Dan Turèlls navnløse journalist-detektiv og politiinspektør Ehlers finder et foto af den forsvundne pige på den dræbte mands værelse, og da en anden pige kidnappes, indleder Ehlers og journalisten deres hidtil mest indædte menneskejagt - en jagt, hvor to børns liv står på spil. På Vesterbro bliver en mand skudt ned på åben gade. I Lyngby er datteren af sangerinden Veronica Wool - "Den Tyndes enke" - forsvundet.

Fourteen years ago, one hot Dublin summer, a little boy was snatched from his garden. Six weeks later, a girl was abducted from her mother's car. The case of these stolen children has haunted DS Lucy Golden ever since. But now, a breakthrough... DNA recovered from a recent robbery is matched to the missing boy. Lucy begs to reopen the case, even though it means returning to Dublin, which she left in disgrace over a decade ago. As she digs into the past, long-buried secrets begin to surface, and Lucy's trust and belief in those closest to her shatters.

Dan Turèlls navnløse journalist-detektiv sendes på en opgave i provinsbyen Rodby. På massageklinikken Dueslaget er en prostitueret blevet myrdet, og en ung, evnesvag mand er anholdt for drabet. Både journalisten og den smukke advokat Gitte Bristol, som skal forsvare den sigtede, tror, at manden er uskyldig. Da den anholdte foretager en desperat flugt, og da endnu en massagepige myrdes, begynder en livsfarlig lavine at rulle.

On Christmas Eve, Reverend Steve Rainforth leads midnight mass in his quiet Yorkshire village. Among the congregation sits a nervous young woman, a stranger to most—yet before the night is over, she will be found dead in the churchyard, and Steve's world will be shattered forever.

Discover the twist that changed mystery fiction forever! Step into the quiet village of King's Abbot, where secrets lurk behind every door and everyone's a suspect. Hercule Poirot's little grey cells are hard at work, and just when you think you know the killer--everything changes.

When prominent defense attorney Marcus Halloway is found murdered in his study, the irony isn’t lost on anyone—he made his career saving guilty men with airtight alibis. But now, every one of his former clients is a suspect, and each of them swears they were nowhere near him the night he died. Detective Clara Jennings is called to the case, but the deeper she digs, the murkier it becomes. Marcus kept secrets: hidden files, hushed meetings, and an alibi of his own that doesn’t quite add up. With enemies on both sides of the law, the question isn’t who wanted him dead—it’s who got to him first.

Compelling dialogue, rich, gritty prose, and characters you won’t forget — if you loved The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson, or Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger, you’ll love The Serpent’s Bridge. Recovering alcoholic Detective Anaya Nazario remains haunted by her father's murder. Lucas Nazario was the highest-ranking Puerto Rican LAPD detective, and his case has gone unsolved for twenty-four years since his murder. When Mexican immigrants are targeted by a serial killer, Nazario senses a connection and fights to keep the leadless case open.

When a killer targets the minds behind an artificial womb, FBI Agent Rachel Gift delves into a world where science and morality collide. Amidst religious uproar and corporate greed, can she catch the murderer before another genius falls and progress is lost forever?

She glances in the rearview mirror as the stranger walks towards her broken-down car. The wicked look on his face sends a chill up her spine and she knows he’s not here to help. She doesn’t have time to scream before she falls to the ground, and the darkening sky goes black.

A fatal stabbing in a local park appears to be a mugging gone wrong – but Detective Charlie Cooper suspects there's more to this murder than meets the eye. The victim worked at a local pharmaceutical plant, where protesters against the company's manufacture of vaccines are becoming increasingly vocal.

»Stuart MacBride ist ein Lektüre-Muss für mich ... immer schnell, hart, authentisch – und anders.« Lee Child Eine dunkle Nacht in einer abgelegenen Gegend Schottlands. Professor Nicholas Wilson, ein so prominenter wie lautstarker Verfechter streitbarer politischer Thesen, verlässt wie jeden Abend mit seinem Hund das Haus. Doch dieses Mal kommt er nicht zurück. Und die zahlreichen Blutspuren auf seinem Küchentisch lassen das Schlimmste befürchten. Inspector Logan McRae würde diesen brisanten Fall gerne anderen überlassen, doch dann verschwindet ein zweiter Mann unter ähnlichen Umständen.

Ex-Polizist Gerhard Beckmann lebt auf Sardinien mit den quälenden Gedanken an seine tote Frau. Eines Tages trifft er sich mit dem Journalisten David Richter, der eigens aus Berlin angereist ist und Genaueres über Beckmanns vorzeitige Pensionierung erfahren will. Waren dessen Ermittlungen zu Korruption am Flughafen BER zu brisant geworden? Der Besuch des Journalisten scheint schlafende Hunde zu wecken, denn Beckmann wird in seinem Refugium auf der Insel überfallen, und schon bald geht es um Leben und Tod ...

All good things must come to an end . . . Acting Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all set for her twilight years to feature gardening gloves, afternoon tea, crosswords puzzles, and...

Mit der ostfriesischen Ruhe ist es in Greetsiel vorbei: Die norddeutsche Schauspielerin Leonie Altinga kehrt in ihre Heimat zurück und eines Abends werden Schüsse auf sie abgegeben. Sie bleibt unverletzt, aber bald darauf werden mehrere Bürger des idyllischen Fischerdorfes zum Ziel weiterer perfider Anschläge. Bei allen beteiligten Personen finden sich Verbindungen zu Leonies Leben. Doch wer ist hier Opfer, wer ist Täter? Vor vielen Jahren hatte Leonie in Greetsiel ihre Tochter und ihren Mann verloren.

London mobster and diamond enthusiast DB Parrish is on the hunt for a skilled safecracker. The right man for the job is proving hard to find. Genius locksmith Sean Freeman has fallen on hard times. Bankrupt and desperate, he's looking for a lucrative opportunity. When Freeman crosses Parrish's path, he gets an offer he can't refuse. But with great reward comes even greater risks.

When Detective Callahan's instincts scream that a suicide is actually murder, she knows there's more at play—especially when the victim's employer is tied to international smuggling. Uncovering the truth will put her life at risk; these criminals have tried to kill her before and won't hesitate to try it again. Now, as a mother with a two-year-old daughter, Callahan faces a difficult choice: risk everything to expose the killers, or walk away to protect her family. With each new lead, the danger only grows.

DI Shona Oliver watches in horror as her fellow officer is pronounced dead. PC Hayley Campbell drowns during a triathlon race in the Solway Firth. The postmortem reveals drugs in Hayley's system, perhaps self-administered performance enhancers. But a puncture wound in the back of her wetsuit suggests something darker. Shona makes slow progress on the case. There are other demands on her attention. The death of her old boss brings Shona under scrutiny. And the drug-related death of a teen at a festival–one which Becca is attending–has Shona on-edge.

Every night at 11:59 p.m., the phone rings. And every night, Detective Sam Rennard listens to a stranger’s voice whisper the same words: “One hour left.” When the body of a local journalist is found exactly at midnight, Rennard realizes the calls aren’t a prank—they’re a countdown. Each night brings another call. Each night, another victim. And the killer seems to be moving closer to Rennard himself.

Kit McCarthy hasn't seen her identical twin sister, Billie, in more than a decade. The sisters don't see eye to eye, which is understandable, considering Kit's a police officer and Billie followed their violent father into a life of crime. Kit is no angel. Burnt out by years working in child protection, she has been accused of using excessive force in the arrest of a violent drunk. Kit has just been ordered to take time off work when she gets a frantic message from Billie, telling her she has a young son and that somebody is trying to kill her. And then Billie disappears.