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When Jack Taylor awakes from a coma following an attack that left him in hospital, much of the world has changed. The Covid pandemic has devastated the lives of many in his beloved city of Galway and beyond. As Jack tries to absorb the incredible changes, a woman approaches him with a particularly distressing case. Two local nuns have been bludgeoned by a mysterious man wielding a hammer. As the police fail to act while the violence against the Sisters escalates, Jack seems like their only hope.

Lorraine would say afterwards that she was smitten straight off with Paddy Farrell. You could tell that he was occupying the room in a different way, he found the spaces that fitted him. She was the kind of girl the papers called vivacious, always a bit of dazzle to her. Could she not see there was death about him? Could he not see there was death about her?

Red Harvest is a hardboiled classic that set the standard for gritty, no-nonsense crime fiction. Written by Dashiell Hammett, this explosive novel follows an unnamed detective—referred to only as “The Continental Op”—as he arrives in a corrupt industrial town known as “Poisonville.” Hired to clean up the city, he quickly finds himself in the middle of a brutal gang war. Betrayals, double-crosses, and brutal power plays spiral into chaos as the Op’s relentless quest for justice leads to a blood-soaked reckoning.

Amid a fierce snowstorm sweeping across rural Minnesota, an isolated cabin goes up in flames, leaving a critically injured high school drug dealer and a missing girl in its wake. The disappearance propels Sheriff Red Hammergren into action to find the troubled young girl, Missy Klein, the daughter of Junior Klein—the victim of an unsolved cold case years prior.

Sie sind Außenseiter und kämpfen gegen Dämonen – nicht zuletzt ihre eigenen. Der erste Fall für Dora und Rado, Kriminalpolizei Reykjavík. Vom Oscar-nominierten Autor Jón Atli Jónasson. Als im Thingvellir-Nationalpark ein Teenager verschwindet, wird Polizistin Dora mit den Ermittlungen betraut. Eigentlich soll sie nur Schreibtischarbeit leisten, da sie mit den Folgen einer Hirnverletzung aus einem Einsatz kämpft. Aber die Kollegen sind mit einer riskanten Razzia in der Unterwelt beschäftigt. Dora zur Seite steht Rado, Sohn serbischer Einwanderer.

Thorn’s parents died the day he was born, run off the road by a drunk driver on their way back from the hospital. The baby lived, the offender beat the rap, and both went on with their lives—until nineteen years later, when Thorn took revenge, hunting down his parents’ killer and taking his life in a vain attempt to bring back those who had been lost. Two decades later, Thorn remains scarred by his crime. He lives in Key West, selling fishing flies and keeping an eye on Kate Truman, the woman who adopted him.

退職を決めた新宿署の佐江に、管轄外のH県警から未解決殺人に関する依頼が持ち込まれた。三年前に姿を消した重要参考人の女が「佐江の護衛があれば出頭する」と申し出たというのだ。

消えた重要参考人・阿部佳奈は、命を狙われていた。H県で彼女を保護しようとする佐江と川村に、謎めく殺し屋『中国人』の魔の手が迫る――。県警内の裏切り者、地元大企業の乗っ取り計画……。

Un thriller dal ritmo forsennato, sullo sfondo di un’estate soffocante che confonde la mente e anche gli indizi... All’interno del rimorchio di un camion abbandonato nelle campagne dell’hinterland milanese vengono ritrovati dei resti umani. La raccapricciante scoperta è in qualche modo legata al suicidio di un anonimo commercialista avvenuto nei pressi di Lambrate e alla scomparsa di un dirigente nei pressi del Monte Rosa. Toccherà al commissario Lorenzi svelare il mistero che unisce tre casi all'apparenza inconciliabili.

Kriminalhauptkommissar Werthofen konfrontiert Privatdetektiv Eric Holler mit einem Ereignis aus der Vergangenheit. Angeblich will er herausgefunden haben, wer hinter dem Anschlag steckt, bei dem Holler verletzt wurde und seine Beifahrerin ums Leben kam. Es bleibt verborgen, welche Gefühle Werthofens Information in Holler weckt, könnten es Rachegelüste sein? Der Privatschnüffler verspricht zwar dem Beamten nichts auf eigene Faust zu unternehmen, um die Attentäter zur Verantwortung zu ziehen, doch wird er sich an den Schwur halten?

Over the years, David Winter’s seen his share of pain. Everything from arsenic laced potato soup to exploding outhouses. The latter wounded him and draped him in nightmares. He wanted to sell his firm and do nothing more than chase down dead-beat husbands for back alimony and live out his life in Florida, but fate turned him to Arizona.

Jimmy Bliss’s first unsolved case is proving to be a puzzle. Despite an original investigation and subsequent case reviews, the police still do not have a suspect in the 1999 murder of a local authority worker. The only lead Bliss and his three new colleagues have is the recent unearthing of the murder weapon. But when that takes them no further, they realise their only chance of success is to find fresh evidence missed in the original case.

La pesadilla comienza en un abrir y cerrar de ojos... Cuando alguien a quien amas desaparece sin dejar rastro, ¿qué serías capaz de hacer para recuperarlo? Un coche abandonado en un tramo desierto de la autopista de Oregón, con el motor encendido y un bolso en el asiento del copiloto marcan el inicio de la peor pesadilla del experfilador del FBI Pierce Quincy: su mujer, Rainie Conner, ha desaparecido. ¿Acaso uno de los fantasmas del turbulento pasado de Rainie finalmente la ha alcanzado? ¿O podría su desaparición estar relacionada con uno de los casos en los que han estado trabajando?

He picks a pocket and discovers a sinister plot. New York, 1937: The thief they call the Smoke encounters an obnoxious bully on the streets of New York. To teach him a lesson, the Smoke picks his pocket. But on opening the brute’s billfold he discovers items that arouse suspicion. A newspaper clipping, an odd blueprint, and a membership card to a secret society seem to point to a plot of unspeakable terror. Curious, the Smoke delves into the mystery and is thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.

After years of turmoil, things are finally looking up for Columbus, Ohio, private eye Andy Hayes. As Sick to Death opens, Andy is relishing his new gig: a drama-free, family-friendly stint as a guard at the Columbus Museum of Art. What could be better than regular hours, a steady paycheck, and an attractive coworker who may be just as interested in him as he is in her? Right on schedule, Andy's newfound equilibrium comes crashing down when he interrupts the theft of a valuable painting—and is promptly fired for breaking protocols.

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.

Griffin Knight, alongside his brother Alister and hacker companion Ashe, establishes the Knight Chasers investigation agency. Together, they face their most challenging case yet: The perplexing death of Barney Ragsdill’s wife, Zoe. As bodies pile up, DNA evidence points to a killer unlike anything Griffin has encountered before—one that leads them down a treacherous path. Navigating the shadowy realms of both his own demons and the unexplained, Griffin must muster the focus to bring truth to light.

双葉文庫40周年を記念した大沢在昌はじまりのシリーズ「佐久間公シリーズ」4か月連続刊行第4弾。佐久間公の親友であり「六本木の帝王」の異名をとる沢辺が失踪した。

"The Dain Curse" by Dashiell Hammett, narrated by the captivating voice of Mike Vendetti. This gripping tale follows a crafty detective, The Continental Op, as he unravels a web of murder, mystery, and a supposed family curse. From the dark alleys of San Francisco to the eerie Temple of the Holy Grail, The Continental Op's relentless pursuit of truth amidst a series of baffling deaths. With Vendetti's compelling narration, experience the suspense and intrigue of Hammett's classic detective story like never before.

Everyone has a past, and everyone has secrets, no more so than Annie Munroe. In the quiet town of Pineville, Annie Munroe escapes from a thirty-year captivity, igniting a desperate search for her sadistic abductor. Meanwhile, three teenage friends, after witnessing their friend's abduction, team up with a retired detective haunted by the town's dark secrets. Together, they race against time to unravel a web of hidden horrors and bring the monstrous kidnapper to justice. With every twist and turn, the small town's facade crumbles, revealing a chilling past that refuses to stay buried.