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In the 26th novel in the New York Times bestselling series, Brunetti’s retreat to a quiet island in the laguna is interrupted by a case of guilt and grief. Donna Leon’s bestselling mystery novels set in Venice have won a multitude of fans for their insider’s portrayal of La Serenissima...

“The ever-incredible Leon’s twenty-fourth stunning entry in her stellar mysteries . . . brings the series full circle.” —Library Journal (starred review) In Death at La Fenice, the first novel in her beloved series, Donna Leon introduced readers to the glamorous and cutthroat world of...

In the twenty-seventh novel in Donna Leon’s bestselling mystery series, a suspicious accident leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to uncover a longstanding scam with disturbing unintended consequences. The memorable characters and Venetian drama that have long captivated Donna Leon’s many...

The blade slices deeply into her neck, and arterial spray sweeps across her vision. She puts her hand over the wound, feeling the fight already leaving her. In a moment of surrender, she must believe something marvelous will come after she takes her last breath. Otherwise, she’ll be left with nothing but the blackness that is edging in. After therapist Sidney Callahan is found dead in her home office, Detective Madison Knight drives out to her remote cabin.

Park Service Investigator Doug Fletcher moves to Padre Island National Seashore to investigate hazardous waste dumping during the Hurricane Harvey clean up. While orienting himself to Texas and the waste dumping investigation, Doug and his rookie partner recover a body from the surf. After they identify John Doe, they coordinate kidnapping and murder investigations with the Corpus Christi Police. Doug’s search for the waste dumpers takes an unexpected twist, putting him at odds with the local police, his boss, and the FBI.

In Knuckle Sandwich, years of drought come to a crashing end, but when it rains in New York, people get wet -- when it rains in L.A., people get killed. Ne’er-do-well punk rocker, Nick Paras accidentally becomes a private detective and has to find a missing goth girl. From ivory office towers to no-name clubs, the rain slick streets of Los Angeles won’t give Rachael up without a fight. Her family wants Nick to find her • But someone wants to kill him for trying.

Am Grunde des Sees erwartet sie nicht nur ein versunkenes Dorf, in dem eine Diebesbande vor über 20 Jahren ihre Beute aus einem Juwelenraub versteckt hat, sondern auch ein schreckliches Geheimnis. Unheimliche Wächter wachen über den Schatz. Und wer sich seinem Versteck nähert, wird das blanke Grauen am eigenen Leibe erleben.

Mr. Saltz—known only as The Undertaker—runs a funeral parlor with secrets hidden beneath every floorboard. Emotionless, tasteless, and cold by nature, Saltz disposes of bodies for the city's most powerful crime boss, Manford Van Johnson. But when a relentless detective begins to connect the dots, and rival families move in to clean house, the quiet shadows start to stir.

Abgrundtiefer Hass treibt den Mörder an, der in der sonst so beschaulichen Stadt Baden-Baden seine blutigen Spuren hinterlässt. Welche Verbindung besteht zu Stefan Wenberg, der nach Jahren wieder in seine Heimatstadt zurückgekehrt ist? Und welche Rolle spielen seine geheimnisvollen Begleiterinnen? Hauptkommissar Heerse wird mit den Ermittlungen betraut und stößt schnell auf ein undurchdringliches Gespinst aus Lügen, Angst und falschen Versprechungen. Je tiefer er in der Vergangenheit gräbt, desto mehr wird ihm klar, dass es weitere Opfer geben wird.

They shattered his mind. Now he’s solving crimes one catnap at a time. Luis Cannon was a hardboiled detective: trench coat, gravel voice, bad attitude. Then he touched the Cognichonk—a cursed, possibly divine cat toy from beyond time. Now his psyche is scattered across a psychic network of orange cats. When they sync, they become him: noir-narrating, claw-swinging sleuths. When the connection fades? They go back to licking power cords and screaming at ceiling fans. But something’s wrong in the network. Forgotten horrors are waking. An old rival is clawing for control. And the Cognichonk?

A dead security guard and a missing client are just the beginning… Alexis Parker's temporary relocation to sunny California isn't something she ever saw coming, just like the homicide victims she stumbled upon while conducting a security check. Before she can even call for help, Alex realizes the shooters are still inside the building and she’s the only one around to stop them. But showing up to a gunfight without a gun is foolish, if not downright suicidal, and she made Martin a promise that she’d try to be more careful.

The thrilling new binge-worthy Michael Flint novel from Best Selling Author Diane Capri!

Betty Foster is known as a socialist, wife, and ballerina. But no one knows the real Betty Foster. The story unfolds when her car is found one morning but Betty seems to be missing. A search begins as questions arise. Is Betty dead? Or is this just a game to her? With every truth comes another lie. At the heart of this mystery there is one big question that needs answered; Who is Betty Foster?

Nella cornice di una cupa Milano di fine degli anni Quaranta, il commissario Maugeri deve indagare su un duplice omicidio che sembra legarsi, in qualche modo, alle vicende di un famoso pianista russo giunto in Italia per un concerto. Milano, 1949. Il pianista Ivan Golubev, dopo uno dei suoi concerti, incappa in un cadavere. Unico indiziato di quell’oscuro omicidio, viene però scagionato poco dopo. Tuttavia, la successiva uccisione di un critico d’arte, seguita dalla scomparsa di Golubev, spinge il commissario Maugeri a rimettersi sulle tracce del musicista.

Ich habe sie getötet, weil mir mein Mädchen genommen wurde... Meine Atmung geht gleichmäßig. Klick... Klack... Klick ... Klack... Ich stehe auf dem Dach und sehe zu, wie eine junge Frau mit einem Baseballschläger totgeprügelt wird.

After a kidnap-for-hire plot results in the death of a young boy, Burr police chief Emmett Hardy blames himself and has an alcohol-fueled breakdown. His life at a crossroads, Hardy checks into the hospital for treatment, only to discover upon his release that he's been suspended from duty. When a dying prisoner contacts him about a long-forgotten unsolved case, Emmett—temporarily at loose ends—begins an informal investigation.

The latest 10 stories in the continuing saga of the Cooper, P.I. series.

A decade ago, it had been unthinkable when Joe Turner's life-long friend, Owen Prescott, was charged with a grisly murder. Then Owen disappeared, leaving behind a brilliant career and budding romance to live as a fugitive from justice. Now, haunted by the memory and clinging to a belief in Owen's innocence, Joe dives in to solve the cold case as the FBI closes in on his friend. The award-winning Joe Turner Mystery series returns with a haunting, serpentine tale that pushes the snarky defense attorney to the brink.

Innerhalb von wenigen Tagen werden zwei Kajakfahrer im Kieler Hafen tot aufgefunden. Die Wasserschutzpolizei geht in beiden Fällen von Gewaltverbrechen aus und schaltet die Mordkommission Kiel ein. Zunächst kommt man mit den Ermittlungen gut voran, es gibt vielversprechende Hinweise. Doch mit dem zweiten Toten zerplatzen jegliche bisher sicher geglaubten Theorien und Zusammenhänge. Andresen geht ungeachtet dessen davon aus, dass es einen gemeinsamen Auslöser für die Taten geben muss, zumal die Opfer eng miteinander befreundet waren. Reichlich Arbeit also für das Kieler Team.

Ellos harán lo que sea para salir. Ella hará lo imposible por mantenerlos dentro. Grace y Dominic están felizmente casados; por lo menos, eso es lo que piensa Grace. Pero una noche, cuando vuelve temprano a casa después de un evento de trabajo, descubre a su marido con otra mujer en la cabaña en el fondo de su jardín. Conmocionada, enfadada y con ganas de venganza, Grace actúa rápidamente, encerrando a la pareja desnuda en la cabaña hasta decidir qué hacer con ellos.