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Ausgerechnet im Finale der deutschen Meisterschaft verliert Robert Stein seinen ersten Box-Kampf. Dabei zieht er sich eine schwere Kopfverletzung zu, die das Aus seiner Karriere bedeutet. Durch Zufall erfährt er von einem Auswanderer, der in Nordamerika Schaukämpfe veranstaltet und damit jede Menge Geld verdient. Stein nimmt den Namen Rob Stone an und geht den Deal seines Lebens ein, der sein Leben für immer verändert.

Eine Reise in die Vergangenheit für Privatermittler Nik Pohl von Bestsellerautor Alexander Hartung. Beim Ausheben eines Grabs wird die Leiche von Rachel Preuss gefunden, sechs Jahre nach ihrem Verschwinden. Für Nik Pohl ist es wie eine Reise in die Vergangenheit. Zu seiner aktiven Zeit bei der Kripo war er als Einziger davon überzeugt, dass sie einem Verbrechen zum Opfer gefallen war. Er beschafft sich die neusten Informationen der Kripo, ist er doch fest entschlossen, den Mörder dieses Mal zu finden.

After three pregnant patients go missing after last being seen at Dr. Marsh's OB-GYN office, he becomes a prime suspect in the missing-person cases. Dr. Marsh prides himself on being an upstanding citizen. Not only does he donate time and money to several charities, he is also a caring doctor. Is he a nice person? Or is he as evil as the police suspect? Extreme Horror: There are multiple scenes of violence, blood, gore, and torture. Most of the torture is against a pregnant woman being held captive against her will.

The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. 

Mit kalter Präzision hat der Täter sein Opfer ausgesucht, es verfolgt und umgebracht. Und er scheint am selben Tag noch ein weiteres Mal zugeschlagen zu haben. Obwohl für Inspector Tom Thorne der Zusammenhang zwischen den beiden Morden sofort deutlich wird, bleiben immer noch Unstimmigkeiten. Je weiter Thorne vordringt, desto klarer wird, dass er es hier mit etwas Schrecklicherem als einem einzelnen Serienkiller zu tun hat.

Kein Laut dringt aus Alisons Mund, kein Muskel bewegt sich. Dennoch ist sie hellwach und versucht verzweifelt, Kontakt zu ihrer Umwelt aufzunehmen. Dieses grausame Schicksal verdankt sie einem Unbekannten, der sie betäubt und mit einem gezielten Druck auf die Halsschlagader gelähmt hat. In den Augen von Kriminalinspektor Tom Thorne hat Alison noch Glück gehabt - sie lebt. Doch als drei Frauenleichen entdeckt werden, erkennt Thorne die furchtbare Wahrheit.

When seven-year-old Alyssa is kidnapped, Deputy Noah Harper decides he will do what it takes to find her - but that means crossing lines he can never come back from. Finding the girl safe isn't enough to stop Noah from losing his job, his wife, and from being kicked out of Acacia Pines. He's told if he ever returns, he'll be put in jail and left there to rot. Now, 12 years later, comes a phone call. Alyssa is missing again and her father wants him to honour the promise he made to her all those years earlier - that he would never let anything bad happen to her again.

The Outer Worlds are engulfed in conflict. The Solar Assembly are preparing to send troops to intervene, a move which threatens to thrust the entire Solar System into civil war. On Mars, Emile Chandraskher and his Formist Faction, are preparing the final stages of their decades-long plan for ultimate control. In the midst of this, an unlikely group of dissenters and misfits emerge. And they have a score to settle!

A moment of violence - a snap judgement - a life changed to the core. Ed Runyon bolted from the NYPD after a runaway teen case fell through the cracks and turned into a nightmarish murder. Now, he's learned to bury the rage that consumed him, cope with depression, and enjoy life as a Mifflin County sheriff's detective in rural Ohio. Ed is trying to relax on his day off when Columbus PD Detective Shelly Beckworth comes to Mifflin County in search of a girl who vanished after a pop-up party.

The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more. Award-winning New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Diane Capri does it again in another blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher series novel.

The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana, are not your typical family. Follow them on their journey to the dark and dangerous side of love in a series of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. Raised by a single mother after their father’s mysterious disappearance 18 years ago, the six grown siblings live in a small town with all kinds of hidden secrets, lies, and deception. This boxed set collection in The O’Connells series includes The Neighbor, The Third Call, and The Secret Husband.

Al Vacarro is a made man, with all the honors and responsibilities that entails. But after a literal lifetime of violence in service to the Castella crime family, Al’s past is catching up with him, and neither his present nor any future he can imagine seems to hold any hope for salvation. For the sake of his family and his very soul, he needs out of “the life”.

Reminiscent of Goodfellas, American Trash is a gritty tale of organized crime. Only in this story, it is not the Italian mafia; it is the largest crime organization in the state of Missouri. Running their operation out of Funland - a stationary carnival outside Branson - these violent criminals are carnies by day, killers by night.

An 18-year-old boy lies dying of leukemia. Kyle's only hope is a bone marrow transplant, but no one in his wealthy Virginia family can safely supply it. His last chance lies in finding his father, a man who disappeared before he was born. Police and private investigators can find nothing on a trail that has been cold for 18 years. Kyle's family has nowhere to turn until they learn of a certain troubleshooter - that self-styled knight errant in dark glasses - Hannibal Jones. 

When a local fisherman hires Weston Wolf to find out what happened to his talented daughter, the savvy detective and his partner Angie Stallone discover a series of clues that lead to salacious crimes and celebrity scandal. Along the way, Wolf meets Freyja Beck, a unique and beautiful woman who was once an aspiring singer and actress. Her connection to the movie industry could be the key to unraveling the mystery of the missing girl and acquiring the evidence to nail one of Hollywood’s most celebrated producers.

The only thing worse than being the girl raised by a serial killer is being the girl he blames for getting caught...and now, Morgan Ames’ father has escaped prison. Morgan knows she’ll be at the top of her father’s hit list. After all, she dared to defy him, abandoning him to rot in jail while she escaped to live a normal life. Every instinct screams at Morgan to run and hide, but she’s as much a predator as her father, and she refuses to allow him to turn her into prey.

When reporter Nick Bancroft's protégé, Bobby Scalf, is found murdered with a large spike in his head, Nick, while trying to find out who killed the boy and the reason why, discovers a conspiracy that includes the town council, the school board, the police chief, and the local newspaper publisher. He survives several attempts on his life and that of his stormy lover to nail the killer and expose the town's secrets. 

Twenty-five years ago, Billy Jo was born to a meth addict and spent her first few months being weaned off the drug. Labeled a difficult baby, she was bounced from foster home to foster home. That was before she was adopted by Chase McCabe. Billy Jo feels resentment for the woman responsible for her 15 years of hell. That has her seeking out leads as to where her real mother is, her last known whereabouts based on the sealed file she isn’t technically supposed to access. Following the rules is not something Billy Jo is known for, especially not when she’s playing amateur detective.

A clue is left at a murder scene: A page from a paperback novel. The title of the book is Murder by the Dozen, and local author, T.L. McGinnis, cannot provide any leads. Detectives Josh Riddell and Clint Weller of the Ottawa Police Service are worried about what lies ahead. It soon becomes evident their worst fears have been realized, and a serial killer is using the novel as a guide. It’s impossible to foresee and safeguard all the potential victims, and time is running out. But who is the killer’s real target?

Serena McKay, PI, lives in a post-apocalyptic time, where the rich get richer and the poor become destitute. In August city, you are either rich or poor. Existence there is nightmarish and chilling for most of its residents.