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Three years after quitting her job as a homicide cop, Sam moves to Denver as a named partner with a boutique private investigation firm. She's finished with the violence and trauma that have marked both her personal and professional lives. But when a zealous eco-terrorist begins a killing spree with plans to escalate, Sam is once again hunting a serial killer whose past too closely resembles her own.

The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter is a tense story from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Cambridge rugby star Godfrey Staunton, known as the "missing three-quarter," vanishes on the eve of a crucial match against Oxford, leaving his team in crisis. His friend and teammate Cyril Overton seeks Holmes's help. Holmes soon discovers that Staunton had secretly married a woman against the wishes of his wealthy and domineering uncle, Lord Mount-James, and that her sudden serious illness is the reason for his disappearance.

Toby is a magical talking dog with a problem. Actually, several problems. Clarissa's favourite teapot has suffered an unfortunate magical incident, and it turns out the money to replace it is surprisingly difficult for a dog to earn.

Am einsamen Nordseedeich wird aus einer Lösegeldübergabe ein Albtraum. Ein neuer Fall für Jan de Fries von BILD-Bestsellerautor Dirk Trost. Die Überraschung beim ehemaligen Strafverteidiger Jan de Fries ist groß, als er vom Anwalt der Unternehmerfamilie Hansen kontaktiert wird: Die Firmenchefin Ilona Hansen wurde entführt und ausgerechnet Jan soll als Lösegeldbote agieren. Die Übergabe der Millionen an einer einsamen Stelle am Nordseedeich mündet in einer Katastrophe und plötzlich gerät Jan selbst unter Verdacht.

Sherlock Holmes bekommt einen neuen Auftrag: Ein gewisser Dr. Jekyll hat Ärger mit jemandem, der sich für ihn ausgibt und seine Patientinnen besucht. Es ist Mr. Hyde, der seine bösen Spielchen auch mit Dr. Watson treibt.

In einer Kopenhagener Pension beziehen zwei scheinbar unauffällige Herren Zimmer – doch hinter ihren falschen Namen verbergen sich der Detektiv Harald Harst und sein treuer Begleiter Max Schraut, die dem rätselhaften Tod eines mysteriösen Engländers nachgehen. Was als diskrete Observation beginnt, entwickelt sich rasch zu einem gefährlichen Spiel aus falschen Identitäten und nächtlichen Verfolgungen mit einer grotesken Gestalt im Nebel.

A family breakfast. A casual remark — "the only husband I ever had." And a man whose heart, by lunchtime, will have stopped for reasons that have nothing to do with his heart. Reggie Fortune doesn't investigate. He drawls, he sighs, he says "my dear chap" — and somewhere underneath all that languor, he's already counting the lies. There were two victims that morning. Only one of them was found in the wood.

A missed train. A late-night walk. And an umbrella where no umbrella should be. The narrator only wanted to do the decent thing — put it back where he found it. He had no idea what else was lying on the line. Five minutes. That's all it takes. Five minutes, a railway crossing, and a debt twenty years in the making.

The Elusive Bullet by John Rhode is a finely crafted Golden Age detective story that showcases the author's hallmark precision, ingenuity, and methodical approach to crime-solving. Featuring the meticulous Dr. Lancelot Priestley, one of classic detective fiction's great analytical minds, the story presents a baffling case in which science and logic are the keys to the truth. When a seemingly straightforward shooting results in a death under circumstances that defy explanation, the physical evidence tells an impossible story: the bullet that should solve the crime appears to have vanished.

La nuova indagine del "Tomba", il solitario vicequestore milanese con la passione per gli Eagles, lo porterà a remare contro le apparenze e contro i suoi colleghi. La cena del Tomba viene interrotta quando un giovane con ferite da arma da fuoco entra nel ristorante e racconta al vicequestore di essere stato aggredito nel vicino Parco Lambro. Il Tomba, però, non è convinto del resoconto del ragazzo.

Nat Pinkerton war einer der berühmtesten Detektivhelden der frühen Unterhaltungsliteratur des 20. Jahrhunderts und wurde als „König der Detektive" weit über den deutschsprachigen Raum hinaus bekannt. Eine wertvolle Erfindung wird gestohlen, und Nat Pinkerton folgt einer Spur aus Lügen, Gier und Verrat. Doch je näher er der Wahrheit kommt, desto deutlicher wird: Hinter dem Diebstahl steckt weit mehr als ein gewöhnliches Verbrechen.

Véridelle – eine pittoreske Kleinstadt an der französischen Côte d'Azur wird von einem tragischen Tod heimgesucht. Die aufstrebende Parfümeurin Clairé Desfleurs wird leblos in ihrem Atelier aufgefunden. Die Polizei geht von einem natürlichen Tod aus, doch eine Clique an Künstlerfreunden glaubt nicht daran. Allen voran Julie, die vor ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit nach Südfrankreich geflohen ist und endlich einmal entspannen wollte.

In the hallowed city of Tours, the death of a sixteen-year-old dressed as an 'Immortal Knight' appears to be a tragic overdose. Juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard is called in to investigate. When, weeks later, a provocative author is found brutally murdered, Lombard suspects the two deaths are connected by a sinister, coercive force. As he digs deeper, the case begins to challenge his loyalties and unearth disturbing echoes from his own past. What started as apparent roleplay turns into something far darker — and far deadlier.

In "Red Harvest" we follow the Op as he arrives in the corrupt mining town of Personville (nicknamed "Poisonville"). Hired to investigate threats against a newspaper publisher, the Op finds himself in the middle of a war between rival gangs and corrupt officials. He orchestrates a brutal campaign to pit the criminal factions against each other, cleansing the town through violence and manipulation. The Dain Curse involves the Op investigating a diamond theft that spirals into a complex case involving the Dain family's supposed curse.

Private investigator Rae Donovan’s relationship with her father is distant to the point of estrangement. But when she learns he’s dying in hospice, she drops everything to be at his side. By the time she arrives, he’s already too far gone to speak, and a doctor says his death is consistent with poisoning. As she scours his isolated Adirondack home for clues, she discovers a hidden room filled with surveillance equipment, weapons, and a safe full of cash—maybe her father wasn’t the unassuming retiree she’d imagined.

Ein Star-Anwalt, eine Ex-Soldatin und ein Kind in Gefahr: Band 2 der ebenso explosiven wie emotionalen Thriller-Reihe aus New Orleans von Bestseller-Autorin Karen Rose! Zwar hat der brillante Anwalt Kaj Cardozo damit gerechnet, dass sein aktueller Fall für ungewollte Aufmerksamkeit sorgt: Es geht um sexuelle Nötigung – und um einen bekannten Star. Aber als sein 10-jähriger Sohn Elijah nur knapp einer Entführung entgeht, ist Kaj geschockt. Um Elijah zu beschützen, schaltet er die Privatdetektei Broussard Investigations ein.

Detective Superintendent Jack Hawksworth is seconded by counter-terrorism to investigate a spate of domestic events. There are no leads, no DNA, no witnesses, no CCTV footage. Jack and his team must work on instinct to figure out why someone would want to harm innocent victims, each of them curiously linked to a single blood transfusion. Then a hospital bomb threat erupts, and it's up to Jack's team to prevent the inevitable bloodshed.

Der Buchclub des englischen Küstendorfs St Tredock ist eine eingeschworene Gemeinschaft: Die Rentnerin Phyllis kennt alle Agatha-Christie-Krimis in- und auswendig, Arthur liest seiner Frau Liebesgeschichten vor, und der schüchterne Teenager Ash flüchtet sich am liebsten in Science-Fiction-Romane. Eines Tages bekommt die bunte Runde unerwarteten Zuwachs: Der geheimnisvolle Michael taucht auf – und verschwindet während eines Treffens genauso plötzlich wieder. Kurz darauf wird seine Mutter tot aufgefunden, und 10.000 Pfund fehlen in der Kasse des Gemeindezentrums.

A secret island-enclave for the super rich. A dead billionaire. A one-of-a-kind detective. "Bless Jo Firestone's quiet, mad genius."—Vulture Marie Jones has hit rock bottom. Just three months ago, her crime solving alter-ego Luella van Horn cracked the case of a murdered contestant on the hit...

The Eternal Child is a thrilling mystery set in a 19th Century Britain plagued by an oppressive regime and the living dead. When a dangerously beautiful woman asks for her help, Alice McInnes, private investigator, must discover how it all connects to a child thought long dead. This steampunk...