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A darkly funny and profoundly moving new novel by award-winning author Patrick Cottrell. And who did I think I was, trying to teach the troubled youth how to write?... I would say I was Dan Moran, a Korean adoptee, single, approaching forty, once plain-in-appearance as a woman, now ugly as a man...

One man's war against the cartel takes him to the border. Where justice has a price. Haunted ex-cop John Sole is still hunting the cartel that butchered his family. His search drags him into Creosote, a dusty Texas border town built on secrets. There he finds Isabella, a café owner fighting to...

Reality TV and pop superstardom are billion-dollar industries built on image, ego and ruthless ambition. When former chart-topping pop star Jillian Moore launches a hit reality show designed to create the next music sensation, the spotlight burns hotter than ever… and attracts dangerous attention. Threats begin to surface cryptic warnings, unexplained sabotage, and signs that someone wants Jillian’s comeback stopped permanently. With her newly reborn career hanging in the balance, she turns to Orlando private investigator Scott Jarvis for protection.

Ontspoord is het eerste deel in een suspense-serie over ex-detective Thomas Ravnsholdt, ook wel Ravn genoemd, die als privé-detective wordt ingehuurd om vermiste personen op te sporen. Ravn wordt uit zijn verdriet gerukt wanneer een goede vriend hem om hulp vraagt bij het vinden van een jong meisje dat een paar jaar eerder spoorloos is verdwenen. Het onderzoek dwingt Ravn om terug te gaan naar zijn oude werkplek en dus ook naar de Kopenhaagse onderwereld. Hier wijst alles erop dat het meisje is verkocht aan de grote crimineel Slavros, die een netwerk van bordelen in Europa heeft.

Il caso di Messaggeri dell'oscurità parte da una serie di lugubri reperti che arrivano per posta, frutto di orrende mutilazioni. L'impresa di una mente turbata, di un sanguinario maniaco, che lancia i suoi messaggi dall'inferno della psicosi. Un passo dietro l'altro Petra e Garzón si inoltrano nell'imbuto di un mondo più complesso e inquietante. Che lancia i suoi messaggi dall'inferno della storia.

Ravn raakt opnieuw betrokken bij een verdwijningszaak, maar dit keer leiden de aanwijzingen hem naar Berlijn. Een eenzame man heeft geld verduisterd om naar een geheimzinnige bijeenkomst in Berlijn te kunnen reizen, waarna hij spoorloos verdwijnt. Ravn raakt bij de zoektocht betrokken via de zus van de man, Louise. Verschillende alleenstaande mannen zijn op mysterieuze wijze verdwenen in Berlijn, en de zaak lijkt terug te gaan tot de Stasi-tijd. Ravn brengt zichzelf in groot gevaar als hij het mysterie probeert op te lossen door de gruwelen uit het verleden tot leven te brengen.

The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! FBI Special Agent Kim Otto picks up where Lee Child leaves off in novel #21 of the Hunt for Jack Reacher!

I clienti eccentrici non sono una novità per Cormoran Strike. Ma la donna che lo accoglie nella sua fatiscente e isolata casa nel Kent, Decima Mullins, sembra un po' più che eccentrica. Visibilmente agitata, vuole che Strike indaghi sul cadavere dell'uomo che mesi prima è stato trovato, nudo e orribilmente mutilato, nel caveau di un negozio di argenti a Covent Garden. Il corpo è stato subito identificato dalla polizia, ma lei è convinta che si tratti di un'altra persona, più precisamente del suo fidanzato, di cui aveva perso le tracce proprio in quei giorni.

Man sagte von ihr, sie besäße ein so rassig-schönes, fast schon engelsgleiches Antlitz, dem kein lebender Mann jemals widerstehen könne. Doch davon war jetzt nicht mehr viel zu sehen. Denn das bizarre mexikanische Muster aus schwarzer und weißer Farbe, das sie wie eine Kriegsbemalung trug, verbarg ihre natürlichen Gesichtszüge. Die aufgemalte, furchterregende Skelett-Fratze war alles, was sie ihren Gegnern präsentierte.

When a hostage situation turns deadly, Billy Knight loses everything—his wife, his daughter, and his career in law enforcement. Devastated, he heads to Key West to put down his gun and pick up a rod and reel as a fishing boat captain. But former co-worker Roscoe McAuley isn't ready to let...

A riveting, quirky, and authentic tale of a disgraced former Texas sheriff who takes it upon himself to investigate the murder of a hog trapper, and in doing so try to atone for the sins of his past. Still reeling from the scandal that cost him his badge, Randy Mayhill—fallen lawman, dog...

Alonzo Crash survived the zombie apocalypse to be appointed police detective in a world where the victims re-animate and the perpetrators have done so much worse to survive than commit one murder. Dashiell Hammett meets Brian Keene in a neo-detective noir that dares ask how you define murder after the zombie apocalypse. A pulp detective story set in a late 50s science fiction zombie world with post-modern aspirations, but that may be overthinking it! An existential noir inside a post-apocalyptic pulp tale inside a post-modern zombie fright fest!

Vier Morde, vier meisterhaft inszenierte Tatorte – Berlin wird von einer rätselhaften Mordserie erschüttert. Kommissariatsleiter Christian Hartwich setzt alles auf eine Karte und holt einen mysteriösen Berater ins Team, ohne zu ahnen, wie tief dieser in das Netz aus Lügen und Geheimnissen verstrickt ist. Während Hauptkommissarin Stefanie Piehler dem undurchsichtigen Berater misstraut, wagt Professor Hornoff den riskanten Schritt in die Abgründe der Täterpsyche – und erkennt: Wer den Mörder stoppen will, muss das Kind in ihm retten.

ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE THRILLER FROM THE MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to the Crazyhouse. Where unwilling contestants play the game of death. The north of England is rocked by two horrifying but bewildering crimes: a £600,000 drugs heist, the couriers and the buyers all slain. And the...

À la suite d’un AVC qui la laisse paralysée du côté droit, Astrid, 75 ans, n’est plus capable de vivre seule dans sa maison isolée en pleine forêt jurassienne. Elle refuse de quitter son havre de paix malgré l’insistance de sa fille Mélanie, vétérinaire rurale au bord du burn out. Elles parviennent à un compromis en embauchant Aurore, une jeune aide à domicile timide et dévouée. Mélanie est vraiment soulagée. Mais très vite quelque chose cloche sérieusement. Qui est Aurore ?

After a high-profile model is found dead, FBI Special Agent Tess Winnett finds it hard to accept the findings that it was suicide and pushes for an investigation. But as she delves into the case, she uncovers things she never expected to find.

“Goes a long way to confirming Donna Leon’s claim to have taken literary possession of Venice . . . A Noble Radiance finds her at the height of her power. It gives the reader a delightful foretaste of summer holidays to come, but it also offers much more than that.” —Independent on...

La Suède est frappée par une série de meurtres barbares. Seul point commun entre les victimes, leur âge : 44 ans. À première vue ces personnes ne se connaissent pas, mais à mieux y regarder, leurs chemins se sont bel et bien croisés, il y a longtemps, dans la petite ville de Katrineholm. À l'époque, tous fréquentaient la même école. Et le souffre-douleur de la classe s'appelait Thomas Karlsson. Aujourd'hui, Thomas est un homme effacé, asocial, et aigri : autant dire le coupable idéal.

En una ciudad pequeña donde se ocultan muchos secretos, la misteriosa muerte de una chica sacará a la luz las más desgarradoras verdades Una joven es encontrada sin vida en la ciudad costera de La Línea de la Concepción. ¿Suicidio, homicidio o accidente? Olivia, una brillante psicóloga...

Lifelong friends Lori Graham and Stephanie Lyle are sitting on the balcony of Lori's flat in Glasgow, chatting, drinking, enjoying the summer's warmth. Until the peace is shattered by the sound of gunshots from a drive-by shooting. Running to investigate, the women find both their worlds shattered. One of their sons is the shooter, and one is the victim. As Lori and Stephanie try and pick through the pieces, they discover that they themselves hold the key to why their boys have turned on each other.