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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.

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.

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.

Contains books 4-6 of the bestselling, fast-paced Detective Sebastian Clifford series.

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.

"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.

Jake is poised to reopen a chilling murder case once thought closed. In just six weeks, Wesley Wayne Hall will be executed for the heinous murder of Ruby Ingall, a beloved member of the Blackhand Hills farming community. Ruby's murder tore her family apart, and it took them fifteen years to pick up the pieces. But Hall swears he's innocent and reaches out to Jake with proof he can't ignore. Against his better judgment, Jake digs into the case.

Investigator Axel Webb is drawn into an intricate web of revolution, greed, and infidelity when his Russian nemesis, gangster Vladimir Bok, pressures Axel to find a missing Fabergé Egg.

După moartea logodnicei sale, inspectorul Jimmy Perez a ieșit din sistem, dar noul caz îi trezește interesul și hotărăște să se implice în investigație. Pentru Willow, faptul că el e de-al locului se dovedește o binecuvântare – numai un om din insule poate înțelege fațada de secrete pe care o construiește această comunitate unită.

In this riveting novella that will keep you guessing until the very last word, Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger is dragged into an impossible effort to save a beautiful TV correspondent who is chasing a deadly story that is now chasing her back.

Something evil is lurking beneath the waters of Mechant Loup, and it’s up to Clint Wolf to figure out what it is. In broad daylight on a calm, sunny day in August, a young college student suddenly disappears in Le Diable Lake and never resurfaces. Despite a desperate search by her boyfriend, she is not found. While en route to the scene of the disappearance, Clint Wolf and Officer Melvin Saltzman make a grim discovery that is seemingly unrelated to the initial report.

When the body of adult film star Sammie Lant is found buried next to the courtyard pool of the Florodora, Norah McCarthy’s apartment complex, she quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. Norah was witnessed having an argument with Sammie six months ago, the last day Sammie was seen alive–the day she gained notoriety for a shocking public stunt with a college football player. But events take an even darker turn when more remains are unearthed–ones with an apparent connection to Norah’s tragic past. Is it pure coincidence that more than one person was buried by Norah’s pool?

Sam Monroe thought his steamy love affair with Manhattan socialite Laura Nielson was dead and buried, but when she didn’t show up after unexpectedly calling him late at night and asking to meet, he decides to investigate. He finds her naked on her penthouse balcony, strangled, his dog tags wrapped around her neck. With a bull’s-eye on his back as the prime suspect, Sam begins a search for the killer that reveals Laura’s involvement with several men, some with ties to a well-known crime family.

A story about privacy and its importance for happiness and personal fulfillment.

The Continental Detective Agency's Operative is sent on a case to Personville. The locals call their town "Poisonville," and the Op would soon find out why as the bodies start piling up. Dirty cops, gang wars, floozies, bootleggers, and hit men are all in Dashiell Hammett's first full-length novel featuring the Continental Op, the original hard-boiled private detective.

When a convict who is referred to as "The Monster" is released early from a maximum-security correctional prison due to the "favors" he's performed for the warden, he finds himself the target of assassination by the very cartel members responsible for his teenage son's death.

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.