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In the fifth installment of the Ashe Cayne series the smooth Chicago private eye stumbles into the city's internecine (and deadly) world of politics. The death of immigrant Juaquin Escobar has been ruled an accidental drowning in Lake Michigan. The only problem is he never drinks and never swims...

Вот и трое жителей сонного американского городка, затерянного среди холмов Пенсильвании, независимо друг от друга принимают судьбоносные решения, которые разделят их жизнь на «до» и «после». Пересекаясь, сплетаясь и снова расходясь, линии трех героев — пожарного Нейтана, нашедшего мешок с деньгами, самоотверженной медсестры Келли, страдающей от внешнего уродства, и бывшего наркомана Энди, потерявшего всех, кого он любил, — двигаются к неизбежному финалу, где всем воздастся по грехам их.

Tra i vicoli stretti dei caruggi genovesi e le pieghe nascoste della memoria, ti avventurerai tra delitti irrisolti, confessioni tardive e verità che nessuno sembra voler raccontare. Tra giornalismo, amicizie complicate e amori sfuggenti, ogni storia è quindi un viaggio nel cuore di una città che non smette mai di sorprendere.

When Game Warden Etienne “Tee” Arceneaux’s oldest friend goes missing, all signs point to a tragic accident. But the boat turns up empty, and Tee discovers a body tied like bait. What begins as a quiet investigation in the marshlands of southern Louisiana quickly unravels into something far more sinister. The deeper Tee looks, the more he realizes that the people responsible may wear badges of their own.

In the shadowed city of Dunsmore, where secrets bleed through the cracks of old theaters and the spotlight hides more than it reveals, private investigator Thomas Kaine thought he’d seen the worst the stage could offer. But when a cursed revival of Dracula draws blood from its cast and whispers of a forgotten fire resurface, Kaine and his sharp-witted partner Lana Drexler are pulled into a world where the line between performance and ritual blurs.

Les affaires de Glen Garber allant mal, il a pour seul réconfort sa femme Sheila et leur fillette Kelly. Un soir, Sheila meurt dans un accident de voiture, ivre. Pourtant, elle ne buvait jamais. Quand une voisine est à son tour retrouvée morte dans des circonstances troubles, le doute n'est plus possible : leur paisible banlieue cache une réalité bien plus sombre. Glen réalise alors que la mort de Sheila était tout sauf un accident et qu'il devient urgent de mettre Kelly à l'abri.

Der Höllenhund ist zurück: In drei neuen Kurzromanen und zahlreichen Stories und Artikeln richtet Ellroy sein Mega-Spotlight vor allem auf L.A. und erzählt bissig und schonungslos über dunkelste Obsessionen, korrupte Bullen, ungelöste Mordfälle und seinen eigenen Werdegang. Er berichtet über seinen Vater, die Todesstrafe, die Justiz und die Opfer von vierzig Jahre zurückliegenden Verbrechen. Wir begegnen einem verrückten Detective, der von einer Schauspielerin aus Hollywood besessen ist, und auch Danny Getchell läuft uns über den Weg.

A novel in The L.A. Quartet. Murder, mayhem and dirty cops on the make against the backdrop of anti-communist hysteria in L.A. in 1950. It’s Los Angeles in the new year of 1950. The Communist Scare is heating up. Gangsters vie for control of the town. The Hollywood studios are feuding with the...

When officers answer a 911 call at a high-rise office building, it's immediately clear that a crime has occurred. Gallons of blood soak the walls and carpet of a posh corner office... and yet there's no body. What's more, the security system makes abundantly clear that no one came or went from the room after the apparent victim's arrival earlier that day. With the smell of brimstone lingering on the air, and gouges clawed in the floor and furniture, it almost seems possible that a creature out of myth was responsible for the horrific event.

Er war der erste Mann, der sie geliebt hat und der ihr sagte, für ihn sei sie schön. Angelika, die sich selbst hässlich und viel zu dick findet, nimmt einiges in Kauf, um Bruno zu halten und an sich zu binden. Mit seiner Untreue kann sie sich arrangieren, solange die Frauen kein Gesicht haben. Als sie ihn zum ersten Mal mit einer anderen sieht, ändert sich schlagartig alles.

Die 15-jährige Ámbar lebt zwischen einsamen Landstraßen und heruntergekommenen Motels. An der Seite ihres Vaters Víctor Mondragón, einem gefährlichen Gangster, ist sie Gewalt und Kriminalität gewöhnt. Doch je tiefer sie in die Welt und die Vergangenheit ihres Vaters eintaucht, desto mehr Zweifel kommen ihr.

Один воспитанник сиротского приюта вырастает и мстит всем, кто его бросил. Одного изощренного вора крадет картина, которую он украл. Одна книга смотрит с полки на то, как один будущий нобелевский лауреат сходит с ума в день своего долгожданного триумфа. Один писатель сочиняет роман и грозит издателю покончить с собой, если книгу не напечатают. Один бывший солдат, уже совершенно лишившись рассудка, все не может забыть проигранную битву и гибель товарищей на поле боя.... Жауме Кабре (р.

When a troubled young comic meets a bold, unpredictable woman, their story spirals into dark comedy, spiritual questions, and the unexpected hope of redemption. This short-form audiobook delivers a cinematic punch — part redemption story, part black comedy, all heart. Chris is a young alcoholic who wants nothing to do with his family’s bizarre mortuary business. He dreams of being a comedian, of making people laugh — but the economy is brutal, his drug habit is getting worse, and his life is unraveling fast. Then there’s Zoie.

When the death of a reclusive real estate mogul is ruled a heart attack, private investigator Thomas Kaine smells something fouler than the Dunsmore sewers. The man had secrets—powerful ones. And a deed. A single forgotten property deed that could unravel a decades-old web of corruption. As Kaine digs deeper, he finds himself entangled with city officials, land sharks, and a woman in black who plays both sides of the moral line. The deeper he goes, the more dangerous it gets. The ledgers don’t just expose the guilty—they tempt the desperate.

Our Dave has been running Avenue Cars on Chanterlands Ave, Hull, for as long as anyone remembers. You can depend on Our Dave... but it wasn’t always like that. Back in the seventies he did things he isn’t proud of, and buried under the shed on his allotment behind Newland Ave, is a shotgun. There are dark forces in this city. Leatherhead controls the heavy drugs that come through Hessle Road. The Mancs are trying to muscle their way in, and then you’ve got the bent coppers. If Our Dave is to keep his drivers safe, he’ll have to go back to his old ways. It’ll be murder.

L'ex investigatore Marco Tanzi ha lasciato Milano da più di due anni. Fino a quando una telefonata lo informa di qualcosa che è accaduto in Italia. Luca Betti sta affrontando il periodo più nero della sua vita. Per loro la città sta per trasformarsi in un territorio di guerra. Ma i legami di sangue tornano sempre a reclamare i loro crediti, e per Marco non c'è altra scelta se non quella di tornare a Milano, dove dovrà combattere una guerra impari contro una pericolosa organizzazione criminale.

Dieci autori per dieci racconti noir.

Un'indagine pugliese, collinare e provinciale attraverso piazze e latifondi, bar e archivi giudiziari, violenza e pettegolezzo. Con la prefazione di Giuseppe Paternò Raddusa.

Während Barcelona von einem ungewöhnlich kalten Winter heimgesucht wird, entdeckt die Kripobeamtin Nuria Badal die Leiche eines Bankiers, der auf sadistische Weise ermordet wurde. Doch es ist nur der erste Fall in einer Reihe von ebenso abscheulichen wie unerklärlichen Verbrechen, die die ganze Stadt in einer unkontrollierbaren Spirale der Gewalt an den Rand des Chaos stürzen.

London, 1943. The streets of Hounslow hide more than ration books and blackouts. A killer is working to a quiet rhythm of death, leaving behind bodies drained of blood and arranged with disturbing care. The press have their theories. The police have few leads. Theodore Nash doesn’t believe in monsters. He sees detail, intent, and the human mind behind every crime. A forensic consultant by trade, and a man more comfortable with puzzles than people, Theo has made a life of distance and control.