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Wenn der Santa Ana, der heiße Wüstenwind, durch die Stadt fegt, geschehen die seltsamsten Dinge und die Menschen drehen durch. Hätte Privatdetektiv Dalmas nicht gerade zufällig in der Kneipe gesessen, in der ein Betrunkener scheinbar wahllos einen hereinkommenden Mann erschießt. Und hätte Dalmas nicht ausgerechnet die Dame getroffen, nach der der Tote gefragt hatte, es wäre so manches nicht passiert. Doch so lässt er sich von ihr einen Auftrag geben und gerät dabei selbst in größte Gefahr.

Privatdetektiv John Dalmas hat einen delikaten Auftrag übernommen: Er soll den reichen Erben Gerald Jeeter aus den Armen der schönen, aber geldgierigen Miss Huntress befreien - so jedenfalls stellt der Vater die Sache dar. Als erstes stößt Dalmas auf eine Leiche, dann entpuppt sich Miss Huntress als längst nicht so hartgesotten, wie sie tut. Von etwas härterem Kaliber sind die beiden Burschen, die Dalmas unmissverständlich klar machen, dass er die Finger von dem Fall lassen soll. Doch nach und nach findet Dalmas heraus, was wirklich hinter seinem Auftrag steckt.

Detective Kate Morgan isn’t impressed with her latest case. A terrorized woman walks into the police station with a message for Kate. Actually a message that drags Simon into the middle of it—no, make that front and center. A challenge has been issued, one that Kate is determined to solve, hopefully keeping Simon on the sidelines. Blindsided, Simon doesn’t understand the message or the hate being directed his way. And the last thing he wants to do is revisit his past. Yet being in the middle of one of Kate’s cases doesn’t give him an option.

It’s already been a rough year for first-rate journalistic sleuth, Deuce Mora. After two agonizing investigations—one of which won her a Pulitzer, the other of which forced her to kill a man—she claims she’s sworn off action-packed chases that cause nightmares. Still … from the moment she hears the earliest details of the first fire, her detective-instincts say the pieces don’t fit, and every other instinct tells her she can’t walk away from the story—even though she knows she’ll regret it.

To britiske miljøaktivister bliver fundet myrdet efter et grindedrab i Tórshavn. Nyheden spredes som lynild over hele verden, og en lang række dyreværnsorganisationer blæser til kamp mod færingernes grindedrab. Organisationen Guardians of the Sea vil have Hannis Martinsson til at opklare mordet på deres to medlemmer. Han siger kun modstræbende ja til opgaven, da han ikke er tryg ved at skulle arbejde for udenlandske grindedrabsmodstandere.

“Quella mattina, le mani comodamente affondate nelle tasche dei jeans, saliva per una scalinatella insinuata tra piccole case bianche di pietra, abbagliata dal sole ma percorsa da una fresca brezza. L’andatura era tranquilla, contemplativa. A ogni passo il piede indugiava un po’, come per esser certo di aderire per bene a ogni piccola asperità dei gradini” ... Il commissario Prisco non può neanche godersi una meritata passeggiata, come quelle che ama fare ogni volta che ne ha il tempo, senza che si presenti l’ennesimo omicidio su cui indagare.

"Heksejagt" er den 11. bog om V.I. Warshawski. I kølvandet på 11. september påtager V.I. Warshawski sig en opgave for en tidligere klient. Hun skal overvåge et gammelt familielandsted, der står tomt, men en nat overrasker hun en ubuden gæst og styrter i guldfiskebassinet. Da hun griber ud efter noget at holde fast i, lukker hendes fingre sig om en iskold hånd. Et lig er dukket op til overfladen. Opdagelsen hvirvler V.I. ind i to store Chicago-familiers historier, hvor der tegner sig et kompliceret spil om blod, sex, penge, skandaler – og mord.

In einem treibenden Boot wird eine Frau gefunden, ein Stilett in der Brust. Die Tote hat eine goldene Münze im Mund – so wie bereits drei andere Mordopfer. Kommissar Lorenz Leuwen wird mit den Ermittlungen beauftragt, doch Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen den Toten scheint es nicht zu geben – abgesehen von der goldenen Münze. Dann erfährt Leuwen, dass seine Tochter Laura eine identische Münze gekauft hat. Kurz darauf verschwindet Laura.

Febbraio, 1956. Una coltre di neve è scesa su Roma, ma questo non impedisce ai ladri di fare il loro lavoro. Alla stazione Termini, un uomo è seduto su una panchina in attesa del treno, quando improvvisamente qualcuno alle sue spalle afferra il grande baule a rotelle che ha lì accanto e corre via. Il giorno dopo il questore Passalacqua convoca il commissario Agostino Clodoveo per affidargli un incarico delicatissimo: trovare Clara Tebaldi, moglie di un uomo ricco e importante, Fulco Tebaldi.

History is written by the victors, and the powerful rewrite the rules in their favor. These are simple facts that the dysfunctional have decided to accept, if not embrace. After all, what's the point of fighting something as fundamental as gravity? The end result is always a fall. When it comes to Pain and Agony, conforming is just not an option. Challenges to these age-old proverbs will be taken on as the powerful, shifting on top of the pile, seek to stamp out any nonconformity. There's nothing left for Pain and Agony to do but punch hard enough to bring it all down.

I have no idea why they think I had anything to do with Danielle’s accident. My only crime was being there when she fell down the stairs. My therapist, Justine, thinks I'm hiding something. She's quite the character, but I know what she wants to hear. She's the least of my problems. Because, yes. Maybe I am hiding something. But it's not what she thinks. And if people found out, it wouldn't be just my own life in danger...

Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she’s running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as ‘The Saucer People’; a space-age, evangelist cult who believe their compound to be the site of an extraterrestrial Second Coming.

Paris, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his job as a policeman with his new role enforcing a regime he cannot believe in but must work under. He's sacrificed so much in order to survive in this new world, but the past is not so easily forgotten. When an old friend and an old flame reappear, begging for his help, Eddie must decide how far he will go to help those he loves.

A young woman has been murdered in River City. Police Detective John Tower is assigned to the case, but there are few clues to go on. As he digs into the case, he's soon picking up hints that this murder may not be the killer's first...or his last.

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.

After a highly decorated police officer is found brutally murdered in the ski resort town of High Peaks, the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation steps in. Upon hearing the news, homicide investigator Noah Sutherland returns to his hometown in the Adirondacks, believing his brother's death to be more than just a cold, methodical ambush.

New York, 1934. The cat burglar called The Smoke turns good Samaritan. A down-on-his-luck boxer has been swindled, beat up, and tossed to the streets. Using his special skill set, The Smoke is determined to help the poor sap. But after he stumbles over the body of a fight promoter with a freshly crushed skull, the Smoke and his new boxer friend become prime suspects for murder.

When Ania Kozak hits Vegas, she’s only looking for a place to relax and lay low with her stolen cash and diamonds. But Sin City has other plans for “Annie".

Sandy Banks is the last of The Four Horsemen, a vigilante group of ex-cops determined to right the injustices of a broken court system. But now, the project is disintegrating, putting him in the middle of chaos.

Jack “Mac” McCrae is about to retire. Without children or any family, he looks back over his career and his life and finds himself wondering what, if any, impact he’s had on this world.