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When love hit Cutler, it knocked him down. That’s when life kicked him in the teeth. Police officer John Cutler knew better than to fall in love. He should have walked away because she was dangerous. Cutler instinctively understood why, yet he couldn’t say no. That only led to him begging her to stay. When his world fell apart, Cutler lost everything—his job, his friends, and his self-respect. Now, he’s getting a chance to rebuild, and he’s making the most of it. John Cutler isn’t the man he wants to be, but he’s working on it.

A brutal attack at Fakenham Racecourse plunges DI Ashley Knight into the competitive world of horse racing, where fortunes are won and lost in the blink of an eye. As the investigation unfolds, a chilling discovery reveals a darker side to this glamorous sport. In these high-stakes arenas, where winning is everything and everyone has something to hide, a few are willing to cross the ultimate line.

Der berühmte Dichter Leonard Quinton hat sich das Leben genommen. Aber war es denn wirklich Selbstmord? Welche Rolle spielt der geheimnisvolle Fakir, der im Haus der Quintons wohnt? Pater Brown und Hercule Flambeau gehen der Sache nach. Und dabei stolpern sie über mehrere Dinge, die laut Aussage des Paters über die "falsche Form" verfügen.

In Paris findet der größte Jahrmarkt Frankreichs, der Foire du Trône statt. Lupin erhält den Auftrag, dem reichen Schausteller Samuel Plabon eine wertvolle goldene Schatulle zu stehlen. Lupin bewirbt sich bei Monsieur Plabon und darf schließlich als Clown verkleidet die Jahrmarktsbesucher dazu animieren, Plabons Buden, Stände und Karussells aufzusuchen. Gerade als Lupin den ersten Versuch unternehmen will, die Schatulle zu stehlen, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Schließlich kommt es sogar soweit, dass sich Arsène Lupin dazu entschließt, Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allen Poe um Hilfe zu bitten.

Everyone at the party had a secret. Someone killed to keep theirs. London, 1922. Draper’s daughter Marjorie Swallow is 24, independent, and determined to live life to the full. A secretarial post with enigmatic American detective Mrs Jameson looks just the ticket. And soon she’s in the thick of it. When the bohemian party they attend ends in murder, there is no shortage of suspects. Half of Bloomsbury wanted Mrs Norris dead – but who wielded the knife? Was it the handsome but troubled artist? The vivacious young actress? Or even the aristocratic lady novelist?

Sunny Randall is hired to investigate the disappearance of an energy drink company’s CEO, Dylan. As she gets closer to finding Dylan, she learns not only of his bad behaviour toward numerous women, but of his bad behaviour within the business world – and his energy drink that, despite its marketing, has proven dangerous and even deadly.

Growing up in Torquay, Agatha Christie’s love of the West Country never left her and many of her finest stories are set on the moors and shores of Devon and Cornwall. This collection celebrates some of her finest countryside stories featuring a cast of Christie’s most iconic characters: Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and Parker Pyne.

Moriarty ist mit dem Wissenschaftler Jason Lightman einen gefährlichen Pakt eingegangen: Er bewahrt den Doktor vor dessen drohender Hinrichtung und erhält im Gegenzug dessen Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Feld der Kryokonservierung. Nachdem Moriarty seinen Teil des Versprechens eingehalten hat, reist er zusammen mit Frankenstein und Lightman an einen abgelegenen Kanal, auf dem ein rostiger Kahn, die Persephone, vor Anker liegt. Alles dort scheint friedlich. Doch der Schein trügt.

A dark secret from her past has come back to haunt Barbara Hollis. When Deputy Elwood finds out the truth about her, Barbara flees Cobbsville, returning to the city where all her troubles began. Going undercover, she tries to catch the one person who can prove her innocence and restore her reputation—but tracking down answers won't be easy when pursuing a dangerous villain who will stop at nothing.

Written by Scottish-Canadian author John Buchan (The Thirty-Nine Steps), The Runagates Club is a collection of twelve short stories focusing on members of the eponymous London dining society.

Nancy’s dog, Cody was barking; when she went to get him, she found a body on the side of the road Linda, a 38-year-old single mom, was injured severely by a hit and run driver. Nancy ran home to call an ambulance and get help. There are many suspects including the men playing cards and drinking at the Roadhouse, a new man in town whose car is dented and the ex-boyfriend Linda recently kicked out of her home. Linda’s daughter, Brenda, saw her grandfather, Tom, driving drunk in the area Linda was found and thinks he did it.

Der skrupellose Arzt Dr. Joshua Laffin wittert die Gelegenheit, aus dem Geheimbund "Die stolzen Söhne von Ragusa" unermesslich viel Kapital zu schlagen. Dafür scheint ihm jedes Mittel recht. Aber warum zwingt er seine Ziehtochter Betty, sich in einem Schaufenster begaffen zu lassen? Was hat es mit den Prioren des Bundes auf sich? Und worum geht es wirklich? Reporter Bill Holbrook und Inspector Bullott versuchen, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen - mit Hilfe aus zwielichtigen Kreisen.

In Irland gelingt es Irene Adler und Mr. Wu in letzter Sekunde, dem wütenden Mob zu entkommen. Ihre Flucht treibt sie jedoch direkt in die Arme von Theodora Sachs. - In Edinburgh folgen Oscar Wilde und Sherlock Holmes einer Spur, die sie zu einer geheimnisvollen Sekte mit dem Namen "Kinder des Feuers", führt. Die beiden sind sich sicher, dass Rasputin der Anführer dieser Gemeinschaft ist. Doch um ihm das Handwerk zu legen, müssen sie sich auf ein gefährliches Spiel einlassen, dessen Regeln Rasputin allein bestimmt.

Book 1: The Icehouse A Murderer on the Loose. A Detective Haunted by the Past. A Race Against Time. DCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective for the Lancashire Constabulary in North West England. He’s haunted by events of the past and hell bent on redemption.

Una notte unica. Quella del 19 marzo a Valencia è una notte che nessun altro al mondo festeggia seguendo questo rituale. Tra la musica delle bande e i fuochi artificiali, a rapire gli sguardi e l'immaginazione della gente sono le Fallas, le statue colorate che a centinaia si contendono il premio per il migliore allestimento e che secondo la tradizione vengono bruciate nelle strade, in un infernale tripudio di fiamme e fumo che ricorda una città in guerra. È come l'inizio di un nuovo anno, ma più profondo, più intimo.

They have taken DS Aector McAvoy's family. They have taken DCI Colin Ray's foundation. They have taken DS Trish Pharaoh's fight. Now the ruthless criminal network that has tightened its stranglehold on Hull intends to take everything that remains from those who dare to stand in its way. Taking Pity is a police procedural thriller that pulls no punches. It is the story of three officers who can take no more and a merciless nemesis that takes no chances, no prisoners and no pity.

At 11 years old, Morgan Sheppard solved the murder of his maths teacher when everyone else believed it to be a suicide. Twenty-five years later... Morgan Sheppard wakes up handcuffed to a bed in an unfamiliar hotel room, with five strangers waking up around him. In the bathroom - a corpse. One of the people in the room is the killer, and Sheppard has three hours to solve the murder. If he doesn't find the killer, they all die.

Chicago Detective Jack Fallon in The Mystery of the Exotic Escort Murders is set in the bustling metropolis of Chicago, Illinois, where crime looms large, hiding within the shadows. One young detective emerges onto the scene, determined to prove himself and make a difference. Meet the charismatic young Chicago Detective Jack Fallon, who confronts his first murder case with his new partner, Elaina Rodriguez. The dynamic duo is part of an elite task force who are also dealing with dire threats from a southside Chicago street gang.

Author Bob Kelly returns with the second installment of the Chicago Detective Jack Fallon series. Packed with suspense, crime, mystery, and unforgettable moments, this legal thriller fiction delivers a high-octane adventure that fans of crime thrillers won't want to miss. An Artifact of Chaos, A Murder Most Uncanny. In Chinese tradition, the Yin Yang symbol, the Egg of Chaos, represents the universe's opposing forces: light and dark, male and female, harmony and discord.

An epic Wild West detective story as a group is hired to clean up a corrupt town. A model for many later Westerns & Detective stories.