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Following his resignation as an investigator with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Macklin is working part time as a reserve deputy and trying to decide what to do with his life. He’s drawn back into investigating against his will when his friend, Shantel Williams, asks for his help to find her missing niece, Tonya.

We all like to know the distasteful secrets of others but it can be difficult to get them at first hand. Yet, something seemingly detached and innocent can be the receptacle and the exposer of those hidden truths about lies. Most of us will know that with other people we hear the stories they want to share but not the ones they want to forget. I do not know your story, but for others their tales are an open book for all to see. There are stories about criminals, cheats and lovers, and one about a man who tricked his way into a care home, fell in love and got thrown out.

Criminal psychologist Bridget Bishop’s worst nightmare comes true when the Backroads Butcher returns to terrorize the small town of Mount Destiny, Virginia. Working with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to track down the depraved serial killer, Bridget soon discovers her old nemesis isn’t the only killer in town. Desperate to unravel the terrifying truth behind the series of grisly murders, Bridget comes face to face with a remorseless killer who will stop at nothing to hide his evil past.

In 1998, an apparently ordinary Australian man is arrested and charged for a series of brutal murders. The news shocks the nation, bringing both horror and resolution to the victims’ families, but its impact travels even further: into the past, as the murders rewrite personal histories, and into the future, as true crime podcasts and biopics tell the story of the crimes. Highway Thirteen, Fiona McFarlane’s newest collection, takes murder as its starting point, but it unfolds to encompass much more.

A woman has been murdered and mutilated in her own home, with her liver cut out and a message left within it. Tasked with leading the case, DI Tudor Manx identifies several suspects, including the victim’s estranged husband. But all trails run cold. Then, another victim dies—and from the modus operandi. It seems that North Wales Police are dealing with a serial killer. But who would target the inhabitants of such a peaceful island?

The story of a daughter being raised by a single father, who happens to be a serial killer. As the series progresses, Deicide will grow older. In this thrilling sixth book, experience the sights, smells, and sounds through the eyes of 19-year-old Deicide. With each book, Deicide will grow older, giving us an inside look at how her life has been affected due to her upbringing.

Sie verschwinden spurlos: Junge Frauen, die in Schleswig-Holstein auf dem Elberadweg unterwegs waren. Dann wird eine von ihnen grauenhaft verstümmelt aufgefunden. Bald sind sich die Beamten der Mordkommission sicher, dass sie es mit einem Serienmörder zu tun haben. Aber wie gelingt es ihm, sich der Frauen völlig unbemerkt zu bemächtigen? Und wo bringt er sie hin? Eine neue Bewährungsprobe für die junge Polizistin Sarah Sandring.

Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they're ex-serial killers. They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to kill. Not many power couples know how to get away with murder. Then Hazel fell pregnant and they gave it all up for life in the suburbs; dinner parties instead of body disposal. But recently Hazel has started to feel that itch again. When she kills someone behind Fox's back and brings the police to their door, she must do anything she can to protect her family.

Five years after the death of Stan “Cutter” Clark, the worst serial killer the town has ever known, residents in Munday, Texas are still trying to cope with nightmares of the morbid acts that occurred in Clark’s basement. When Elaine Miller, a dynamic new real estate agent moves to Munday, she ignites fury, ignoring the town’s pleas, and sells the house the town believes is evil.

Wenn dich die Satansmaske holt... Ganz Blankenese zittert vor dem unheimlichen Serienkiller, der nachts im Treppenviertel junge Frauen abschlachtet. Warum schafft es die Hamburger Polizei nicht, in einem so kleinen Areal für Sicherheit zu sorgen? Für Kommissarin Heike Stein wird der Fall zur persönlichen Herausforderung, als sie sich schließlich selbst als Lockvogel zur Verfügung stellt. Zu spät begreift sie, dass der satanisch intelligente Täter ihr eine Falle gestellt hat.

A madman is on the loose in Texas. Two homicide detectives in Fort Worth are on the hunt for a sadistic serial killer who enjoys toying with his prey. For You Have Sinned is an exploration of good and evil, cause and effect, and crime and punishment--in this life and the next. It's a popular thought that those who commit bad deeds now will suffer endlessly for them later. But to one jaded soul, the next life is not punishment enough.

Joel freut sich nach Feierabend auf die Ankunft seiner Freundin Nicole. In einer romantischen Botschaft hatte sie versprochen, ihm eine unvergessliche Nacht zu bereiten. Während er in seiner Wohnung auf sie wartet, bricht ein Unbekannter bei Nicole ein und tötet sie erbarmungslos im Badezimmer. Doch damit ist sein Blutdurst noch lange nicht gestillt. Er macht sich auf den Weg zu Joel. Als die Ermittlungen zu dem spektakulären Doppelmord in der Sackgasse stecken, zieht das New York Police Department Henry Baker hinzu. Die Polizei erhofft sich einen neuen Ansatz, denn der externe Berater verfügt über eine besondere Gabe.

Du kannst frei wie ein Nachtfalter sein. Kommissar Jo Hagelkorn und sein Kollege Leif Svensson jagen ein Phantom, das von der Presse als ›Nachtfalterkiller‹ bezeichnet wird. Der Gesuchte hinterlässt keine Spuren und alles, was die beiden Polizisten haben, sind tote Frauen und ein Hinweis, den sie nicht zu deuten wissen. Der Serienmörder legt seinen Opfern einen Nachtfalter in den Mund und wartet darauf, dass sie daran ersticken.

Ein durchtriebener Serienkiller und ein Psychologe unter Mordverdacht: "Kaltblütige Lügen" ist der erste Band der San-Diego-Thriller-Reihe der Bestseller-Autorin Karen Rose, in dem die fieberhafte Killer-Suche der toughen Polizistin Kit McKittrick und des sympathischen Psychologen Sam Reeves für knallharten Nervenkitzel sorgt.

Florence. Autumn, 1539. Cesare Aldo was once an officer for the city’s most feared criminal court. Following a period of exile, he is back but demoted to night patrol when only the drunk and the dangerous roam the streets. Chasing a suspect in the rain, Aldo discovers a horrifying scene beneath Michelangelo’s statue of David. Lifeless eyes gaze from the face of a man whose body has been posed as if crucified. It’s clear the killer had religious motives. When more bodies appear, Aldo believes an unholy murderer is stalking the citizens of Florence.

Her fingers numb with cold, Jo rushes to search for footprints in the empty parking lot before they are covered in snow. Her cousin and her little daughter never came home tonight and she is desperate to find them. With temperatures dropping, no-one can survive outside for long. When Detective Jo Fournier’s cousin goes missing with her sweet five-year-old Alexia, Jo heads straight to where they were last seen. Her heart stops when she finds their unlocked car—one door has been left open and Alexia’s beloved teddy is lying in the snow.

A pause-resisting and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Harley Cole series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you listening late into the night.

During a buffalo photo shoot, wildlife photographer Nikki Lancaster snaps a picture of an odd man who later follows her to her car. She races away, only to have a vehicle run her off the road and leave the scene of the accident. When the first officer on the scene is DCI Agent Xavier Palinski, her ex-fiancé, Nikki figures things can’t get any worse. She’s wrong. Days later, Nikki discovers a dead body in that same area. After search teams find the bodies of three other women, Nikki suspects she hasn’t just photographed a crazy tourist. Instead, she’s captured a serial killer on film.

Ein grausiger Leichenfund schreckt das beschauliche Jütland im Süden Dänemarks auf. In die Brust des Toten, der aus dem Leichenschauhaus entwendet wurde, ist "Grandberg" eingeritzt, der Name der mächtigsten Familie im Dorf – und des örtlichen Polizeichefs. Und neben der Leiche steckt eine Schaufel im Boden, die ein mörderisches Geheimnis enthüllt: das Massengrab eines Serienkillers, der seine jungen Opfer mit kochender Milch verbrühte.

He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one, he’s just like anyone else. But in the other he’s the caretaker of his family’s macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is ready to feed his obsession, and he is on the hunt. Jakey Frith and Clara Foyle have something in common. They have what he needs. What begins is a terrifying cat and mouse game between the sinister collector, Jakey’s father and DS Etta Fitzroy, a detective investigating a spate of abductions.

Der Tod vergisst nicht. Als Polizistin in Auckland und getrennt lebende Mutter einer Teenie-Tochter, hat Hana Westerman sich angewöhnt, stets nach vorn zu blicken. Doch ihr schwierigster Fall hat gerade erst begonnen: Ein mysteriöser Tippgeber weist ihr den Weg zu einem Toten, aufgehängt in einem geheimen Raum. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ahnt Hana noch nicht, dass sie es mit dem ersten Serienkiller in der Geschichte Neuseelands zu tun hat. Doch warum hat der Täter ausgerechnet sie auf seine Fährte gelockt? Um eine Antwort auf diese Frage zu finden, muss Hana sich ihrer Vergangenheit stellen – und damit dem dunkelsten Kapitel ihrer Vergangenheit.

Nina Cole thought escaping a serial killer would be the hardest thing she ever had to face. When a reporter comes sniffing around wanting her to relive the trauma, she feels she has no choice but to pack up and move to a place where no one knows her. Starting over in her 40s is easier said than done. Bad memories aren’t the only thing chasing her. The killer might be in jail, but now it looks like something much more sinister from beyond the grave is hunting her.

Første gang, Thomas Lynley og overbetjent Barbara Havers fra Scotland Yard arbejder sammen, er på mordsagen om den halshuggede mand i laden. Det er ikke en sag for sarte sjæle. Da Cromwells soldater for trehundrede år siden tromlede gennem Keldale Valley i Yorkshire, søgte hele landsbyen tilflugt i Keldale kloster. Og sagnet fortæller, at et barn begyndte at skrige, og at landsbyboerne kvalte det af frygt for at blive opdaget. Nu er dalen atter hjemsøgt af et brutalt mord.

Someone is taking New York's children. The police assume they know who the predator is, but an overzealous detective and a lieutenant in over his head allow a serial killer to walk free. When the FBI sends profiler Scarlett Bell to catch the murderer, the deputy director demands she investigates the case alone. No partner to help solve the mystery. No one to watch her back.

The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink, even before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces, something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.

Ein neuer Fall für den eigenwilligen Kryptologen Arne Stiller von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller. Sobald er fertig ist mit seinen Opfern, bleiben nur noch Schmerzen und seine Schrift. Wer sie entschlüsselt, erkennt, was er will. Für die Prostituierte Lena Karasek wird der Anruf eines vermeintlichen Kunden zum Albtraum. Nackt und gefesselt findet sie sich bald in der Gewalt eines Psychopathen wieder. Zwar ist dieser an ihrem Körper interessiert, jedoch auf eine unvorstellbar grausame Weise. Für die Dresdner Polizei scheint dem Vermisstenfall ein Streit im Milieu vorausgegangen zu sein.

Wie stoppt man einen Serienkiller, der seit 100 Jahren tot ist? Im 21. Abenteuer-Thriller der Bestseller-Autoren Preston & Child um FBI Special Agent Aloisius Pendergast geht es weit in die Vergangenheit zurück – buchstäblich! Nach außen ist Constance Green eine ebenso kluge wie bildhübsche Mittzwanzigerin – doch das Mündel von Special Agent Pendergast ist 140 Jahre alt! Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts ermordete Pendergast wahnsinniger Vorfahre, der Serienkiller Dr. Enoch Leng, nicht nur die Geschwister von Constance, er führte auch düstere Experimente an der jungen Frau durch, die sie bis heute nicht mehr altern lassen.

Seit zwei Jahren wartest du auf ein Lebenszeichen von deinem Bruder. Sein Wohnmobil-Trip sollte unvergesslich werden. Aber seither keine Spur von ihm. Bis die Morde geschehen... Der neue Psycho-Thriller von Nr.1-Bestseller-Autor Arno Strobel. Evelyn Jancke ist nur noch ein Schatten ihrer selbst, seit ihr Bruder Fabian zwei Jahre zuvor auf einem Wohnmobil-Trip spurlos verschwand. Es gibt kein Lebenszeichen von ihm, die Ermittlungen wurden eingestellt.

Daisy-Mae is now sure she’s awake. It’s not the cutting breeze or the musty smell that has her convinced, it’s the pain. You can’t dream pain. She is being held down, something tight over her arms, her chest too. She turns her head for a different view: a whitewashed wall, faded by time, scuffed to add to the impression of a building deserted in a hurry. But there is something in the room that looks fresh: graffiti. The letters spell out three words that are enough to have her retching again: DON’T WAKE UP. The next day Daisy-Mae’s friend also disappears.

Saturday morning, a rare day off for Detective Maddie Ives. She's about to have a relaxing shower with her boyfriend Vince when she gets the call: There's been another one... Ron and Sandy Blackman's brutalised bodies are found in the hallway of their isolated rural home. They've been stabbed multiple times; Ron's hands are tied tightly behind his back; Sandy has several fingernails ripped out. The safe has been forced open. This is the second house of horrors that Maddie and her team have been called out to in a matter of days.