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Cleveland Noir joins Columbus Noir as the Akashic Noir series continues its tour of Ohio and navigates the dregs of the North Shore.

Parvati, a few years after her mother’s death, gets dragged into prostitution by her stepmother and stepmother’s brother. She accepts it as fate and starts living as a prostitute. Soon after, her life takes a turn when the son of a merchant who exploited her for the first time, falls in love with her.

Even perfect mothers have secrets... Meet Leah, the perfect wife and mum with a closet full of skeletons - and if the secret gets out, her carefully crafted world could crumble. Then there's Annie, the gangster's moll with a sharp mind. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, but no one knows the devastating secret haunting her. And lastly, Terry, the king of Glasgow gangland. He's ruthless when it comes to growing his empire, but his weakness is women.

En medio de las gélidas estepas mongolas, la inspectora Oyun, ayudante del comisario Yeruldelgger, se topa con una escena difícil de interpretar: un jinete y su caballo yacen aplastados bajo el lomo de una hembra de yak que parece haber caído del cielo. La misma sorpresa experimenta su jefe cuando, en un desfiladero del macizo del Otgontenger, se descubre el cadáver de un hombre que sólo puede haber acabado ahí... precipitándose desde las alturas.

The body of a homeless woman is found in the river, viciously beaten and with all her teeth removed. A young immigrant, the prime suspect in a recent spate of robberies in Umeå, was seen running in the vicinity around the time the body was dumped. Trouble is, he hasn’t been seen since. When he does appear, in the town square, he’s wearing an explosive vest and holding a detonator.

Il prequel delle indagini del commissario Mariani. Subito dopo la nomina il giovane Mariani viene assegnato alla questura di Genova. Qui, nel quartiere di Sampierdarena, a ridosso della linea ferroviaria, viene ritrovato il cadavere di un uomo anziano. È senza documenti ma il commissario Mariani lo riconosce subito, è un vecchio amico di famiglia, un ex partigiano che aveva come nome di battaglia Primo.

For 200 years, pastors of unknown origins have set up tent revivals on the outskirts of small towns, preaching their messages of salvation and healing. Are they really seeking to save your soul? Are they hustlers who just want your money? Or is it something even more sinister? Although he’d attended many such revivals as a child, city morgue pathologist Cornelius never gave it much thought–until the dead woman on his table spoke to him.

When a young woman who calls herself Suzie Q. approaches Luke to find her missing cat, Luke takes the job and winds up getting hold of a Magic 8 Ball that correctly predicts the future and answers any question, so long as it has nothing to do with lotto picks or love.

It all started harmlessly enough. An egged window, a deflated car tire, and a few garden gnomes knocked over. But then, the silent calls began–late nights and early mornings to landlines and mobiles, and numbers that no one should have access to.

Niall Howell's Only Pretty Damned is a taut noir that takes you behind the big top, revealing rough and tumble characters, murderous plots, and crooked schemes designed to keep Rowland’s World Class Circus afloat for another season. When Toby, former trapeze artist turned disgruntled clown, begins seeing Gloria, a young and beautiful dancer longing for a bigger role under the spotlight, his hardboiled past resurfaces.

Los años de lucha contra el crimen y el dolor por la muerte de su hija Koshi han hecho mella en Yeruldelgger. Encerrado en un misticismo a ultranza, hace cuatro meses que el incorruptible comisario ha abandonado la policía de Ulán Bator y ha plantado su yurta en el desierto de Gobi, donde, gracias al silencio y la belleza del lugar, espera reencontrarse con las tradiciones ancestrales y recuperar la paz espiritual.

Bloomsbury presents Best Friends Forever by Dawn Goodwin, read by Matt Lowe. Have you ever wanted to kill your best friend? Anna was the perfect wife. Perfect mother. Perfect woman. And now she's dead. Leaving behind her husband, David, and two young children their lives will never be the same...

Discover the TOP 20 BESTSELLING smash hit thriller from O. J. Mullen One chance meeting. A night that changes everything. The Kennedy sisters, Molly, Alex and Sam, have a Christmas tradition – a night out, just the three of them, sisters together. Lewis Stone can’t face the work Christmas...

Gran Bretagna, 1984. Il governo annuncia la chiusura di venti miniere di carbone. È l'inizio dell'ultima guerra civile inglese: cinquantatré settimane di sciopero ininterrotto che contrappongono i minatori al primo ministro Margaret Thatcher. Cinquantatré settimane di picchetti e arresti, violenze e intimidazioni, famiglie disperate, licenziati e crumiri, corruttori e corrotti, solidarietà e tradimenti.

Two years ago, Sarah’s husband was jailed for her murder; her body was never found. Now, her grieving mother, Claire, spends her sleepless nights running a helpline for vulnerable women. Claire takes many calls, but one caller isn’t like the rest. She isn’t calling for help – she’s calling because she claims to know what happened to Sarah. But when Claire hears the terrifying news that her daughter’s killer has escaped from prison, she realises her nightmare is far from over – and her family are in danger yet again.

Questa storia inizia un lunedì, come ce ne sono tanti, quando il protagonista esce di casa dopo l'ennesimo litigio con la moglie. È una serata di pioggia, e dopo aver girato per la città nel tentativo di sbollire un po' la rabbia, si ritrova in uno strano centro dove promettono soluzioni efficaci per combattere lo stress. Il passo che compie per varcare la porta di quel luogo lo porterà a essere risucchiato in una spirale di crescente follia, dove il prezzo da pagare per ottenere sollievo, sarà sempre maggiore.

Dove, a recovering alcoholic covered in Emily Dickinson tattoos, serves up drinks and small talk at a casino in Vegas. Russell is a man on a roll. He claims to be a chain-restaurant manager, yet his tells point to different skills. The two leave together at the end of the night, but when all pretense is stripped away, they find themselves in a fight for their lives.

Un noir elegante, divertente, letterario e popolare insieme, dove spiccano i dialoghi e il taglio cinematografico, l'ironia e la voglia irresistibile del lettore di sapere come andrà a finire. Storie che si intrecciano in una Torino che - come ha detto De Chirico - "è la città più profonda, più enigmatica, più inquietante non d'Italia ma del mondo". Totò ha diciassette anni, un padre che è sparito nel nulla anni prima, una madre che mantiene entrambi lavorando da parrucchiera.

My name’s Jack Mason. I made a mistake. I took home the wrong girl, and now she’s dead. Cut up. And they’re telling me I did it. It’s the same cop that tried to take me down 10 years ago. Now, he’s coming at me hard. And he’s not the only one.

Ein atmosphärischer, wendungsreicher und preisgekrönter Australien-Thriller: Im Sommer 1999 verschwand Mina McCreerys Zwillingsschwester spurlos in den Weiten Australiens. Der Fall ging durch alle Medien und machte Mina zur unfreiwilligen Berühmtheit, für einige sogar zur Hauptverdächtigen. Heute lebt sie allein auf der abgelegenen Farm ihrer Familie. Als der junge Privatdetektiv Lane Holland ihr anbietet, den Cold Case neu aufzurollen, lehnt sie zunächst ab. Erst nachdem Lanes unkonventionelle Methoden rasch zu einer neuen Spur führen, beginnt sie, ihm zu vertrauen. Doch Lane hat seine eigenen, dunkleren Gründe, den Fall lösen zu wollen.