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It's October 1814. London suddenly finds itself in the grip of a series of heinous murders eerily similar to the Ratcliffe Highway murders of three years before. In 1811, two entire families were viciously murdered in their homes. A suspect - a young seaman named John Williams - was arrested. But before he could be brought to trial, Williams hanged himself in his cell. The murders ceased. But when the lead investigator is killed in the same brutal way three years later and others possibly connected to the original case meet violent ends, the city is paralyzed with terror once more.

An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike" (Sarah McCarry). In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival...

The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered in the arms of the Prince Regent. Around her neck lies a necklace said to have been worn by Druid priestesses - that is, until it was lost at sea with its last owner, Sebastian St. Cyr's mother. Now Sebastian is lured into a dangerous investigation of the marchioness's death - and his mother's uncertain fate.

The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, into a macabre and increasingly perilous investigation. The discovery near the body of an aged lead coffin strap bearing the inscription King Charles, 1648 suggests a link between this killing and the beheading of the deposed seventeenth-century Stuart monarch.

The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian' s past puts him to the ultimate test. Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr. Damion Pelletan in one of London' s worst slums, Sebastian finds himself caught in a high-stakes tangle of murder and revenge.

C.S. Harris’ best-selling Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries transport listeners back to the elegance and courtly drama of Regency England. When a wealthy diamond merchant turns up dead, Sebastian sets out to prove the innocence of the man accused - his former lover Kat’s husband. A missing gem seems to be the key, but as Sebastian traces its origins, he discovers unsettling ties to black magic.

Still struggling to define the nature of their new marriage, Sebastian and Hero find themselves occasionally working at cross-purposes as their investigation uncovers dark secrets at the heart of the Tennyson family and an enigmatic young French lieutenant who is concealing mysteries of his own.

Junie and Ethyl had been best friends since they could remember and after one last lingering Kansas blizzard and their graduation from high school, they left the midwest behind to enjoy the sunshine-drenched shores of Southern California.

Officer Jax Diamond doesn’t always play by the rules, and he’s in the hot seat again with the captain of his precinct. So, when a brazen little puppy alerts him of a crime, Jax is ordered to stand down or get canned. On the city streets, broke and alone, Jax beats himself up for making the wrong decision. Even the little tramp who keeps trailing him everywhere can’t lift his spirits. But crime never stops in New York City and a string of deadly Christmas capers spirals out of control.

Il primo capitolo delle indagini del maggiore Morosini nell'Africa coloniale italiana. Un viaggio nel tempo suggestivo e avvincente. Eritrea, 1935. L'Italia mussoliniana prepara la guerra d'Abissinia. Massaua - perla del Mar Rosso e fiore all'occhiello della prima colonia italiana - è scossa da due brutali omicidi: un noto imprenditore cittadino e un impiegato di banca vengono trovati decapitati. I sospetti si concentrano sugli agenti del Negus etiopico Hailé Selassié, coinvolti nelle settimane precedenti in sanguinosi scontri di frontiera con le truppe italiane.

Between 1940 - 41, in Berlin, nine women are killed during the blackouts. One of these is a young girl. Her face is covered in snow and it looks as if she is smiling. This murder differs from the others and detective Johann Braunmann is ordered to solve it. However, he quickly senses that he is...

Miami, 1951. With a flurry of UN engagements bringing Mrs. Roosevelt to vibrant South Beach, Kay Thompson is thrilled to escape the post-Christmas blues in Washington DC—and distance herself from the sting of her recent breakup with private investigator Tim O’Malley. The dizzying sights and sounds of Miami reach their peak at the Copa City Club, where a late-night meeting with singer Josephine Baker reveals a troubling truth: Baker's bold stand against segregation has made her a target.

In a land where justice is a memory and vengeance carves the roads, one man walks the fog-wrapped edge of myth. Callum—warrior, wanderer, reckoning—has freed towns, buried tyrants, and turned mercy into blade. But when a coastal haven reveals the brutal trade that stole his family, his path sharpens into purpose. From haunted highlands to slave ships sailing toward Spain, Volume I: The Blade and the Hollow traces the birth of legend in the silence left after violence. Love flares and fades. Enemies rise and fall. And the double-edged axe waits, buried in soil where stories begin.

Berlin, 1932. Hulda Gold ist als Hebamme im berüchtigten Frauengefängnis Barnimstraße in der Nähe des Alexanderplatzes tätig. Als innerhalb der Gefängnismauern die junge Insassin Martha völlig unerwartet stirbt, kann Hulda nicht untätig bleiben. Hulda und die Kommissarin Irma Siegel müssen endlich zusammenarbeiten, um gemeinsam gegen das Unrecht zu kämpfen – in einem gesellschaftlich zunehmend radikalen Umfeld.

Cassie Woods's tenacity has helped her achieve a modicum of success in the male-dominated world of journalism in 1880s New York City. Despite her father's recent downfall, her courtship with gruff but handsome Detective O'Neill is going well. Now she has the opportunity to earn a place at the second-biggest newspaper in the city--if she can prove herself with an undercover story exposing the dangers of life in the city's garment factories.

The world is changing at the dawn of the twentieth century, but respectable English families still dread a public scandal. So Minnie agrees to accompany her reckless sister, Delia, for a night on the town with her Bohemian friends. The evening involves a raucous house party, a visit to a fortune-teller, and an encounter with a flirtatious baron, but none of that unsettles Minnie more than running into Stephen Dorian, her former employer in Corfu, who stirs in her a mix of resentment and attraction.

Delve into the shadowy world of political intrigue with Secrets in the Shadows: Political Conspiracy Theories. This gripping collection features over 20 thought-provoking mini-stories that explore the hidden agendas, covert operations, and mysterious events that have shaped political landscapes across history.

Thomas Finbow is sent to London by Lady Margaret on a sensitive mission - to seek out and persuade her husband - his master - Sir Robert to give up his foolish infatuation with Lady Imogen - a notorious woman of the Court. But once there, Thomas is thrown into a much graver situation - the body of a young woman is found washed up beside the Thames, terribly mutilated, and soon Thomas becomes caught up in a bizarre series of events including the theft of a corpse, and even his own imprisonment.

Immerse yourself in the gripping world of STRONGWOOD: An Audio Crime Dossier, the seventh installment in Larry Millett’s Minnesota Mysteries Audiobook series. Set in 1903 Minneapolis, this multi-voice audiobook masterfully unravels the harrowing tale of Michael Masterson, a privileged heir whose relationship with the enigmatic Addie Strongwood spirals into tragedy.

Hades: From Neglected Child to Lord of the Dead is a dark mythological epic that reimagines the origins of the god of the underworld. Cast out by his divine family and buried beneath Olympus, Hades begins a savage journey through pain, exile, and transformation. But this is no hero’s tale. This is the unspoken legend of a god who was never meant to rise—and yet, built an empire from ash.