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Maren Berger, Hauptkommissarin aus Köln, sucht Erholung in dem portugiesischen Küstenort Nazaré. Hier möchte sie gesund werden, nachdem sie bei einem Banküberfall angeschossen und schwer traumatisiert wurde. Als sie sich eines Morgens zum Praia do Norte aufmacht, findet sie die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Kurz darauf kehrt sie mit der örtlichen Polizei zurück, und die Tote ist verschwunden. Nur Inspetor Ferreira schenkt ihr Glauben – und wenig später stehen Maren und der Inspetor vor einer zweiten Leiche.

El 2 de agosto de 2023, el cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta fue asesinado y descuartizado en la paradisiaca isla de Koh Phangan. El escritor y reportero Joaquín Campos, residente desde hace muchos años en Asia, fue uno de los primeros en llegar a la isla para cubrir el macabro suceso. Gran conocedor del terreno y de la idiosincrasia local, durante meses ha investigado y entrevistado a decenas de personas que han tenido algo que ver con Daniel y Edwin para dilucidar qué ocurrió exactamente el día del crimen y los meses previos, pero también después.

Un corpo decapitato viene ritrovato nel cuore di Madrid. La scena del crimine è ispirata all'Inferno di Dante. L'ispettrice Minerva Cadalso, insieme a Claudio Addante, un giovane seminarista esperto di simboli religiosi, si addentra in una rete di crimini dal profondo significato spirituale. Mentre la città trattiene il fiato e la Chiesa resta in silenzio, Minerva e Claudio affrontano una corsa contro il tempo in cui l'obiettivo non è solo uccidere. È punire. È giudicare. È dimostrare che l'inferno si trova già tra di noi.

In CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron’s chillingly plausible first standalone, “there is no hiding under the desk” (The New York Times Book Review). When a gunman breaks into South Oxford Nursery School and takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy fears the worst. But Jaime Segura...

When a convoy of wealthy Americans touring France in vintage cars rolls into Merle Bennett’s quiet village, it seems like the perfect summer diversion—sunshine, old cars, and blood red wine. But when one of the drivers vanishes without a trace, the idyllic getaway grinds to a halt. Now, the glamorous château-turned-hotel is locked down by a gruff French detective, and tensions among the elite guests are rising fast.

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Un asesinato como ningún otro. Un asesino más retorcido de lo que jamás ha visto. Un caso que lo llevará al límite. Tras recibir el aviso, Robert Hunter llega a la escena del crimen más escalofriante y brutal a la que ha acudido jamás. El horror aumenta cuando, durante la autopsia, encuentran dentro del cuerpo de la víctima una nota con el verso de un poema dejado por el asesino. Cuando poco tiempo después se encuentra otro cadáver, el método utilizado y la firma del asesino son tan distintos del primero que los forenses al principio no ven ninguna relación entre los crímenes.

Joe Reacher is used to working in the shadows. A former military intelligence operative and now a Treasury agent, he's spent years tracking dangers most Americans never know exist. But when a decorated Special Forces officer goes dark in Michigan's Upper Peninsula—and bodies begin turning up in the snow—Reacher knows this one is different. The man behind it is a soldier. A patriot. And the man who once saved Reacher's life.

“Simenon was fascinated by peculiarities of human personality, which he described in elegant, simple prose . . . as pure as running water.” —Roger Ebert It’s the height of spring, and Maigret is grappling with doubly unfamiliar circumstances. He’s in the surreal new village of...

When a devastating earthquake strikes during a high-stakes economic summit, Secret Service agent Jake Mercer faces his biggest challenge yet: protecting the President from a natural disaster turned terrorist hunting ground. In Tokyo's collapsing cityscape, can he safeguard democracy's heartbeat amidst the anarchy?

En medio de la crisis económica que sacude España, Ubaldo Contador, un psicólogo de la Policía Nacional, se ve inmerso en una investigación que lo llevará lejos de su hogar y de sus problemas cotidianos. A su lado, la investigadora checa Janka Kopecká lucha por descifrar la mente del implacable criminal conocido como el Mutilador de Praga. Tú no eres Sherlock Holmes es una novela que entrelaza las vidas de estos y otros muchos personajes, cada uno luchando por encontrar su camino en una ciudad que parece devorar a sus habitantes.

Drei Erzählstimmen für drei starke Frauen, die im Untergrund Londons auf Verbrecherjagd gehen. Fünf junge Frauen verschwinden spurlos in London. Die drei Privatdetektivinnen Isla Wright, Abigail Walker und Emma Ferguson nehmen die Ermittlungen auf und folgen den spärlichen Spuren tief in die Sprayer-Szene. Dort lauert eine Wahrheit auf sie, die tödlicher ist, als sie ahnen. Wo die Polizei längst aufgibt, bleiben sie dran – selbst wenn sie dabei ihr Leben riskieren.

Warning a drug dealer about a police raid isn't a mistake. Not for a detective with sixteen years on the Drug Squad. It's a choice. And Tom Kessler knows exactly what it will cost him. He has spent his career in the shadows of serious crime: surveillance, undercover work, informant handling. The kind of policing that never reaches the press and leaves marks that don't show. He knows where every line is drawn. He built his life on them.

Max Grimes is homeless, living on the streets of Auckland – among the forgotten, the invisible. But now someone is hunting the homeless, killing them one by one. Trying to put his shattered life back together, Max is pulled into a deadly game when a face from his past reappears, reopening wounds he thought were long buried. As whispers of a Grim Reaper spread terror through the city, Max must race against time – not only to find the killer, but to outrun the ghosts chasing him. Because if he fails, he'll be next.

Brought to you by Penguin. Former journalist Matt Grimshaw's life is at a low ebb. He's been 'let go' by the paper where he's worked for years, and his relationship with his long-term girlfriend has come unstuck. So when an invitation arrives from his two closest friends, Celia and Adam Murphy...

They thought it was an open and shut case, they were wrong. When former MI6 agent Selwin Birks is found dead in his Costa Blanca villa, police call it a suicide. A few days later, MI5 agent Chris Kane is also found dead, killed on his boat. But the local police can see no connection. Maverick...

Someone wants a tech CEO gone. Murder was just the opening move. Julian Kessler, the visionary CEO of NOVA AI, has pushed the boundaries of artificial intelligence, blurring the lines between human and machine. But progress comes at a price, and Kessler has made enemies—ones closer than he...

“Smuggling, sexual betrayal, high-class fakery and, of course, mafia money make for a rich brew.” —Sunday Times (London) As Venice braces for a winter tempest, Commissario Guido Brunetti, Donna Leon’s intrepid Italian sleuth, finds out that an old friend has been savagely beaten at the...

Jake Adams finds himself on his isolated Montana ranch enjoying early summer, when he gets a call and finds out an old friend has died in a tragic accident. This death brings back old memories for Jake, but the circumstances of the death seem unbelievable. So, together with Sirena, he takes the...

One night. One secret. One girl who never came back. The island welcomed four wealthy teenagers that week. By midnight, only three remained. Seventeen-year-old Lexi and her rich friends arrive at an adults-only resort in Turks and Caicos, determined to escape their parents—and indulge in sun...