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When a very rich and powerful man is murdered in Wayton, N.Y. Detective Frank Barns and Paula Cruz are called to solve the homicide. The problem is they can’t stand each other. Their investigation leads them to Gloria Storm, an extremely successful VP of Barrington Inc, who wants it all and will do anything to get it. Her desires go beyond corporate greed for money and power. She wants to marry the company’s owner and founder, Ronnie Mann. And if she can’t have him—no one will.

Born into a family of thieves, Wendy Winkworth becomes a private investigator because "you don't go to jail if you're caught." In 1950, 24-year old Wendy is hired by the mobster/owner of the Star Spangled Girls Baseball League to infiltrate the Burton City Hornettes and find the murderer of its star pitcher, a blonde bombshell of amazing physical powers and influence. First problem: Wendy's not much of a ballplayer. Second: She finds that lust, jealousy, greed, and deception are as much a part of the roster as she is. Then another body turns up.

A collapsed ceiling. A dead body. What starts as a routine 999 call takes an unexpected twist when Erika Foster arrives on the scene and discovers the body of a woman in an empty flat, with all DNA evidence scrubbed away. When forensics find cocaine residue coating every surface of the ceiling, Erika calls in the drug dogs, who lead her to a mysterious parcel locker on the outside wall of the property. Chasing down the locker’s owner leads Erika back where she never expected to be–staring into the eyes of Jerome Goodman, the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Mark, ten years ago.

Joe Copp is recovering from a three week bout of partial amnesia after a perp almost blew him away with his own gun. His doctors have assured him his memory will eventually return, but that isn't soon enough. It seems that during the last three weeks he married a lady who is now a corpse in the Los Angeles morgue.

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Small-time private investigator Ray Lovell veers between paralysis and delirium in a hospital bed. But before the accident that landed him there, he had promised to find Rose Janko. Rose was married to the charismatic son of a travelling gypsy family, Ivo Janko. When Ray starts to investigate her disappearance he's surprised that her family are so hostile towards him.

The 9th novel in James Patterson's Alex Cross series. Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realises. They are being bought and sold. And it seems The Wolf is the master criminal behind this terrible trade and is bringing a new reign of terror to organised crime.

A brand-new BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel, known to be a favourite among her own works.When Doctor Calgary visits the Argyle family, he believes he brings good news. He is there to clear the name of Jacko, who was convicted of the murder of his own mother, Rachel. But the doctor’s news is not greeted with the enthusiasm he expects, and the family seem intent on resisting both his help and the investigations of Inspector Huish.

The 3rd novel in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. One of the best-loved heroines from the Women's Murder Club is about to die. Which one will it be? Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street as a ferocious blast rips through the neighbourhood. A townhouse owned by an internet magnate explodes into flames, three people die and a sinister note signed 'August Spies' is found at the scene.

From the depths of a valley rises the city of Mahala. It's a city built upwards, not across - where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesn't mind staying in the shadows, because he's got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can't hide forever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic.

Ex-police officer Joe Copp takes a case, and he's not even sure who he's working for. Surrounded by a cast of frightened actors, and the theater's gorgeous director, he's been assigned the role of bodyguard for the leading man.

Joe Copp, ex-cop, finds himself once again pulled into the down-and-dirty back streets of Los Angeles. His new case sends him into the back lots of Hollywood, behind the glamorous facade of the movie industry, where the subjects of a stakeout begin dying, one by one.

Joe Copp is hired by old buddy, ex-cop Tom Chase, to protect him from the FBI. Chase is the security chief for a defense contractor, and Uncle Sam is following him and setting up his executives for a sting. Sure enough, two of them are stung...Permanently! Then, without warning, Chase is arrested as a spy. Now, he is not only running from the feds, but he is busting KGB skulls, and rubbing elbows with traitors while tripping over corpses. Somehow, Joe Copp has gotten himself in deep, and it is getting deeper by the minute.

In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. He has nothing but a handful of dollars, the clothes he’s wearing and an appointment with his new parole officer. After his wartime experiences in Italy and a prison sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, Archer is looking for a fresh start and a peaceful life. On his first night of freedom, Archer meets local business tycoon Hank Pittleman, who promises Archer handsome compensation to work as his debt collector.

Have yourself a scary little Christmas. In the heart of the holiday season, priceless paintings have vanished from a Park Avenue murder scene. Now, dashing French detective Luc Moncrief must become a quick study in the art of the steal - before a cold-blooded killer paints the town red. Merry Christmas, Detective.

A unique a thriller from James Patterson. Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband, David, a local doctor, Frannie throws herself into her work. It is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep.

Max and Robin Kane are hired by an old Navy friend of Max’s, who is currently the chief engineer on the cruise ship Seaside Pleasure. If ever there was a misnomer for a ship, this would be it.

A wild west drama with mayhem and more is a dusty Arizona town.

Der Täter: ein gnadenloser Mörder. Die Opfer: scheinbar wahllos gewählt. Die Ermittler: persönlich betroffen … Die packende SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Reihe aus Norwegen geht weiter. Ein Heckenschütze versetzt Oslo in Angst und Schrecken. Scheinbar wahllos schlägt er in der Sommerhitze zu. Eines seiner ersten Opfer ist eine Frau, die Blix und Ramm gut kennen: Umso entschlossener sind sie, den Mörder zu stoppen. Während die Temperaturen immer höher klettern und der Schütze die Stadt weiter terrorisiert, versucht die Polizei ein Muster zwischen den Anschlägen zu finden.

A wild cult with murder and blackmail thrown in.

Deep in the swamps of Louisiana, Detective London Carter investigates a double murder in Magnolia Parish. A father and son are watching television in their living room when they are suddenly and brutally gunned down. It doesn’t take London long to develop possible suspects, but all of the motives are weak, and London is left wondering if there’s someone else out there with an axe to grind. The murder weapon is a rare one, and it might help identify the killer… if only London could find it.

Get ready for a thrilling ride through the icy wilderness of Juneau, Alaska. Private investigator Tyrese Randolph and his forensic investigator girlfriend Nicole White are heading to her hometown for a holiday with her eccentric family. But as soon as they arrive, things take a sinister turn. A ferocious wolf attacks them, and they learn about a string of disappearances in the area. Nicole goes missing in the snowy woods when they think it cannot get any worse. With his love in danger, Tyrese must unravel Juneau's dark secrets and navigate Nicole's complicated family dynamics.

Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. As the only witness, Alison has spent her life trying to remember the details of that fateful summer day and discover the truth about what happened to her sisters and why, a few months later, her father also disappeared.

Der Preis des Todes: Der packende Thriller »Königsallee« von Horst Eckert. Dieser Fall soll dem ehrgeizigen Kommissars Jan Reuter endlich den lang ersehnten Karrieresprung verschaffen: Nach zwei Jahren intensiver Ermittlungen steht er kurz davor, dem berüchtigten Düsseldorfer Clubbesitzer Manfred Böhr den Diebstahl eines wertvollen Gemäldes nachzuweisen – doch ausgerechnet jetzt wird sein Informant ermordet aufgefunden. Kurze Zeit später taucht das verschwundene Kunstwerk wieder auf ... und Böhr scheint plötzlich seinen gesamten Besitz verkaufen zu wollen.

Sechs Tote, drei Ermittler, ein Tatort: Der packende Polizeithriller Die Zwillingsfalle von Bestseller-Autor Horst Eckert.Kurz vor Feierabend macht der Besitzer eines Düsseldorfer Fitnessstudios eine grausame Entdeckung: Sechs Leichen liegen in der Sauna, ihre Körper von unzähligen Schüssen durchlöchert. Wer steckt hinter diesem Blutbad? Die ehrgeizige Kriminaloberkommissarin Ela Bach wird mit dem Fall beauftragt – und bekommt dabei unerwartete Unterstützung: Der strafversetzte SEK-Beamte Leo Köster und Kommissar Martin Zander haben ihre ganz eigenen Gründe,sich den Ermittlungen anzuschließen.

Von Afghanistan nach Düsseldorf: Der packende Thriller Purpurland von Bestseller-Autor Horst Eckert. Nach zwei gescheiterten Geiselbefreiungen, bei denen ein Unschuldiger ums Leben kommt, lässt sich SEK-Polizist Felix May in den Streifendienst versetzen. Seine Hoffnung auf einen ruhigeren Job wird jedoch schnell zunichte gemacht, als er bei einem Einsatz eine entstellte Frauenleiche findet – und wiedererkennt: Es handelt sich um Julia, die Frau des Bundeswehrsoldaten Tim Sander, den May erst kürzlich in der Reha kennenlernte.

Der Fall, der sie nie losgelassen hat: Der packende Polizei-Thriller 617 Grad Celsius von Bestseller-Autor Horst Eckert. Nach zwei Jahren in Bosnien kehrt Kommissarin Anna Winkler wieder zurück in ihr Düsseldorfer Jagdrevier – und wird schon kurz darauf zu ihrem ersten Tatort gerufen: Bei einer Gasexplosion in einem leerstehenden Wohnhaus kommen mehrere Menschen ums Leben, unter ihnen ein Videokünstler mit Verbindungen zur rechtsextremen Szene.

When a woman is found dead on her doorsteps—shot through the heart with an arrow—Clint Wolf and Susan Wilson go to work trying to track down the sadistic killer. On the very next day, a second victim is murdered in his driveway (killed in the same manner) and it's now a race against time to uncover the motive behind the killings and identify the murderer. What they know so far is that he's a skilled archer preying on human targets, and they have no clue where he'll strike next.

Die Sylter Journalistin Jette Johannsen will gemeinsam mit ihrem früheren Kollegen Ben Dahl aus Stuttgart einen Skandal aufdecken, der aus seiner Heimatstadt direkt nach Sylt führt. Doch dazu kommt es nicht, denn Ben wird bereits am zweiten Tag mit durchschnittener Kehle am Strand von Westerland aufgefunden. Jette glaubt, dass sein Tod mit den Recherchen zusammenhängt. Der Polizist und Ex-Ehemann Falk Richter ermittelt in dem Fall. Die angereiste Witwe des Opfers hat kein Vertrauen zu ihm, sondern den Eindruck, dass die Polizei den Mord eher als eine Zufallstat ansieht.

Irene ha ucciso, forse. Ne è convinto il tribunale che l’ha condannata a quindici anni di detenzione, ne era convinta l’opinione pubblica anche prima che la sentenza venisse pronunciata, e persino lei si ritiene colpevole benché la sua memoria di quel giorno sia molto sfocata. Del resto Irene aveva il migliore dei moventi, dato che la ‘vittima’, se così si può chiamare, era l’assassino di Giulio, suo figlio. Caso chiuso. Ora, scontata l’intera pena, la donna è di nuovo libera e può provare a ricostruirsi una vita nella sua città, Genova.