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Journalist Gordon Carver has uncovered something terrifying in his investigation into a local case. He’s hurrying home from the pub, calling his contact at the police, DI James Walker, to tell him the news, when he’s hit over the head from behind. But James missed the call. And Gordon Carver never wakes up from the brutal attack.

Der zwölfte Band der bekannten Krimireihe mit Capitaine Roger Blanc Juni in der Provence, mit dem Sommer kommen die Touristen – gerade auch nach Saint-Rémy, einem der schönsten Orte in Südfrankreich. Ganz in der Nähe des malerischen Städtchens erheben sich die Alpilles, ein Gebirgszug mit schroffen Felsgipfeln und dicht bewaldeten, fast menschenleeren Tälern. Und genau zwischen Stadt und Bergen, zwischen Betriebsamkeit und Einsamkeit, erstreckt sich die seit mehr als anderthalb Jahrtausenden verlassene antike Metropole Glanum, das "Pompeji der Provence".

"Jede Familie hat ein dunkles Geheimnis" In einer verlassenen Finca in der Serra de Tramuntana findet ein Wanderer einen Toten. Der Mann wurde mit einem Kopfschuss hingerichtet. Inspectora Ana Ortega und Comisario Lars Brückner übernehmen den Fall und entdecken in einer geheimen Kammer der Finca ...

DCI Beniamin Dinescu faces his darkest case yet in the heart of West Sussex. This gripping British police procedural crime thriller takes readers through dark tunnels, priest holes, and labyrinths of secrets and lies, set against the backdrop of Chichester and the Sussex Downs. When a brutal murder strikes a prestigious private school, Dinescu finds himself entangled in a complex investigation, including the mysterious disappearance of a schoolgirl in the 1980s. How are these two cases connected? Dinescu is joined by a new sergeant, DS Emily Summers, in the Chichester Major Crimes Team.

Vergiss mein nicht! 1984: Ein Landwirt macht eine schreckliche Entdeckung. Er ist gerade dabei mit seinem Pflug das Feld für die Wintergerste vorzubereiten, als er auf seinem Acker eine kleine Fläche entdeckt, auf der jemand kunstvoll Blumen gepflanzt hat. Der Landwirt steigt von seinem Traktor, um die Pflanzen herauszuziehen, damit er weiterarbeiten kann. Doch dazu kommt es nicht: Unter den Wurzelballen der Blumen entdeckt er die Leiche eines jungen Mädchens. Einunddreißig Jahre später – Erneut ein Grab in Emskirchen.

Der Londoner Detective Inspector Tom Thorne hat endlich alles, wonach er sich immer gesehnt hat: gute Freunde, eine liebende Partnerin an seiner Seite und Erfolg in dem Job, dem er sein Leben verschrieben hat. Doch je mehr man hat, desto mehr kann man verlieren ... Innerhalb weniger Tage werden mehrere Männer tot in ihren Betten gefunden. An allen Tatorten finden die Ermittler der Metropolitan Police zwei Weingläser, die auf einen romantischen Abend schließen lassen. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass jedes der Opfer online nach Liebe suchte – oder wenigstens nach einem Abenteuer für eine Nacht.

Emily thought she was leaving her money troubles behind when she inherited an old house from her great aunt who went missing the previous year. When she and her husband Jesse arrive at the house, they discover Aunt Matilda was murdered—and the culprit is still at large. Guided by the ghosts of Matilda and the orphans she raised, Emily and Jesse must catch the criminal and save themselves before it's too late.

Der Preacher mordet wieder ... Der Serienkiller, der Winters Eltern abgeschlachtet hat, ist wieder da und lässt eine Blutspur hinter sich zurück. Special Agent Winter Black hat sich ihr Leben lang auf diesen Moment vorbereitet. Sie ist entschlossen, den Mann zu stellen, der ihr alles genommen hat, und das Rätsel um ihren verschwundenen kleinen Bruder zu lösen – um jeden Preis. Obwohl man sie vom Fall abgezogen hat, findet Winter schon bald heraus, dass der Preacher seine Opfer nicht zufällig auswählt. Er hat es auf sie abgesehen.

L'autunno in Sardegna è ancora mite, con giornate perfette per uscire in barca. Tuttavia, il commissario Alvise Terranova deve mettere da parte il richiamo del mare e delle sue amate melagrane. A Carloforte, Cristiano Galileo, orologiaio e gioielliere, è stato ritrovato senza vita nel suo negozio. Sembra un suicidio... eppure c'è qualcosa che non quadra. Speranza, la figlia, racconta che la sera prima della tragedia il padre aveva un misterioso incontro e sembrava stranamente felice. Mentre il questore insiste per archiviare il caso, Alvise è determinato a scavare più a fondo.

It’s a slow August morning in King’s Cove. Lane has a book to read and a lawn that needs mowing. At the Nelson Police Station her husband, Inspector Darling, and his team are tidying their desks during a rare lull. Then Lane receives a call with news that Darling’s brother Bob has gone missing from a mining camp in Mexico and the police station is visited by the frantic mother of a boy kidnapped from his bedroom.

Nell'ottobre del 2013, mentre il commissario Vincenzo Arcadipane e il suo mentore Corso Bramard indagavano su un omicidio in una valle del cuneese, a Torino una donna di trentasette anni scompariva senza lasciare tracce. Niente di clamoroso, se la donna in questione non fosse stata Tina, pittrice di fama internazionale che da tempo viveva rinchiusa nel suo appartamento-studio all'interno della Prora, il bizzarro palazzo progettato dal bisnonno architetto.

Il Commissario Berté ha bisogno di riposo. Il caso drammatico che ha appena affrontato a Lungariva e la preoccupazione per il suo futuro professionale lo hanno messo a dura prova. La Marzia lo convince a trascorrere una breve vacanza tra letture, buona cucina e passeggiate a Montenorbo, località della Valcamonica dall'aria salubre e rigeneratrice. Ma, sotto l'apparente tranquillità, serpeggiano nel paese rancori, sospetti, maldicenze e la voglia di fare chiarezza su un passato fosco che ha segnato la vita di alcuni abitanti.

Detective Sloane Pearson is new to the Sex Crimes Division but no stranger to being treated like an incompetent blonde by her hardened male co-workers. She's also no stranger to hard-to-crack cases, and her latest is as tough as they come: A rapist is on the prowl, dragging women to deserted building sites or vacant apartment buildings peppered all over downtown Chicago, and forcing them to fight---knowing, of course, that he'll win.

Lily Bradley is a respected psychotherapist married to a distinguished professor. They live in a dream house with their two children in close-knit Story Cove. Lily lives a well-ordered life. Or so it seems. As a therapist, she knows everyone keeps things hidden. Even her. Then sensual and free-spirited Arwen Harper rolls into town in her hand-painted VW van, her sixteen-year-old son riding shotgun. Overnight, Story Cove’s secrets are no longer safe. Because Arwen might know her new neighbors better than they know themselves.

The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his victims. Now, with a single faultless shot, Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.

When a practical joke at the manor house of Chimneys takes a deadly turn, the discovery of a murdered guest and a strange clock point to a deeper conspiracy. Bundle Brent, a spirited and clever heroine, sets out to unravel the enigma of the Seven Dials Club—a shadowy group whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. As Bundle pieces together cryptic clues and faces growing peril, she discovers that the truth may come at a shocking price.

Acclaimed best-selling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he’s planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems.

It was just another after-work happy-hour bar downtown, where business professionals unwound with a few drinks, complained about the boss, maybe hooked up with someone for the night. Until something went terribly wrong. At first it was just a friction in the air. The noise intensified. The crowd seemed oppressive. Some sharp words were exchanged, some pushing and shoving. Then the madness descended. And after 12 minutes of chaos and violence, 80 people lay dead.

Detective Kyochiro Kaga of the Tokyo Police Department has just been transferred to a new precinct in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo. Newly arrived, but with a great deal of experience, Kaga is promptly assigned to the team investigating the murder of a woman. But the more he investigates, the greater number of potential suspects emerges. It isn’t long before it seems nearly all the people living and working in the business district of Nihonbashi have a motive for murder.

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’. Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.