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It's 1985, and Joe Stone is excited to be joining his old school friend, and lifelong crush, Chris, for a long weekend in London's Soho—home to a vibrant, developing gay scene, and a million miles from the small town where Joe and Chris grew up. When Chris is found brutally murdered, the police write his death off as just another rent boy fallen foul of a bad hook up. But Joe knows his friend was killed deliberately, and joins forces with former police detective, Russell Dixon—Chris's flatmate—to find out why.

It's 1986, and Adam Cave, lead singer of the pop sensation Loose Lips, is struggling to stay in the closet, especially as his group is going through a messy split, and media speculation about the reasons behind the break up are high. Joe Stone has been assigned to Adam as a runner for the behind-the-scenes, warts and all expose of the recording of the band's last album, and an unlikely friendship begins to form.

It's Christmas Eve, 1988 and Russell and Joe are among the guests at a lavish party in a celebrity mansion in the heart of Soho. Television presenter and national treasure, Nathan Bentley has a formidable reputation for legendary parties—with wall-to-wall celebrities, drink flowing, drugs, dancing, ill-tempered Cordon-Bleu chefs laying on the food and world famous musicians providing the entertainment. What could be better for a bunch of waifs and strays on Christmas Eve?

Tony is a young man who has always been an outsider in life. He grew up with a sick and alcoholic mother who had once been Iceland's leading ballet star. When her dreams of fame in the world of dance are dashed, she tries to pass them on to her son through cruel methods—and dire consequences. A body is found in Öskjuhlíðin that has clearly been lying there for a long time. Investigating lawyer Valdimar gets the case under review and is joined by Ylfa, who is taking her first steps within the police. It soon becomes clear that a brutal killer is on the loose and that all is not what it seems.

Marguerite Gray is a lifestyle icon known for her garden parties, high-end business ventures, and being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting, Marguerite by the Lake. Her presence is overpowering, her taste, legendary. For the last few years, Phoenix has been the gardener on the famed Rosecliff grounds, home of the Gray family: Marguerite and her husband Geoffrey. Phoenix came from humble beginnings, and now she works hard to craft the landscape that underpins Marguerite's brand.

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. When the CPD informs his nephew Ivan Ramirez and closes the case he refuses to believe it’s true. Convinced of foul play Ivan is referred to Ashe Cayne by his friend and socialite Penny Packer. After agreeing to take the case on pro bono he quickly discovers that things are not always what they seem. As Ashe investigates, he learns that Juaquin was last seen getting into a white van belonging to a heating and cooling company before he disappeared.

For Dash Fuller, Hollywood's underbelly is home sweet home. He's spent years helping to disappear the film industry's worst secrets, and it's left him a cynical burnout who loves bourbon a little too much. But when a young woman named Madeline Ironwood comes to him with a peculiar quest, Dash sees it as a chance for redemption. Madeline is the daughter of Ken Ironwood, a notorious smuggler and murderer who disappeared 20 years ago. Ken's skeleton was recently discovered in a barrel at the bottom of a dried-up lake, and Madeline wants to know who killed him.

In the bustling streets of New York, a killer is on the loose, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. But this isn't just any ordinary murderer—they're using an explosive rune, a powerful magic that should only exist in the pages of Alex Lockerby's own lore book. As the city descends into chaos and fear, Alex finds himself in a race against time to catch the culprit before they strike again. With his own abilities temporarily gone, he must rely on his wit and determination to solve the case.

DALL’AUTORE AL PRIMO POSTO NELLE CLASSIFICHE MONDIALI, UNA NUOVA MISSIONE PER GABRIEL ALLON. UN OMICIDIO BRUTALE. UN CAPOLAVORO SCOMPARSO. UN CASO CHE SOLO GABRIEL ALLON PUÒ RISOLVERE. Provetto restauratore e spia leggendaria, Gabriel Allon è a Londra per partecipare a un ricevimento alla Courtauld Gallery in onore del ritrovamento di un autoritratto rubato di Vincent van Gogh. Ma quando un amico del Devon e la polizia della Cornovaglia chiedono il suo aiuto per risolvere uno sconcertante caso di omicidio, si ritrova suo malgrado a dare la caccia a un nuovo avversario, potente e pericolosissimo.

Madrid, estate 1962. Mentre la Spagna soffoca sotto il pugno di ferro del generalissimo Francisco Franco, le morti misteriose di alcuni bambini vengono archiviate troppo in fretta. L’ispettore Florentino Abedes non è convinto della versione ufficiale: per lui, a colpire è un imprendibile infanticida. Uomo di destra, ma dai valori non negoziabili, Abedes crede a un’idea di giustizia spesso in contrasto con la legge applicata dai funzionari del regime. Così, non ci pensa due volte a coinvolgere nell’inchiesta Camilo Blanco, professore di filologia.

Il commissario Antonio Mariani è appena ritornato da due settimane di ferie quando gli viene affidata un’indagine che, secondo il questore, verrà presto archiviata come “caso irrisolto”. In una cantina sulle alture di Sestri Ponente viene ritrovato il corpo di un uomo sulla settantina. Privo di documenti, è stato assassinato, ma non di recente: il dottor Torrazzi stabilisce che l’omicidio risale a circa due anni prima. È quindi un “Caso Freddo”. Come il freddo che avvolge Antonio quando riconosce il nome della via e poi quando entra nella cantina.

There’s a killer lurking in all of us. Sometimes you just don’t know it. Take Phil Mercer, for example, what dark secret from his past changes a decent man, and respected professional into a man with murder on his mind? Down to earth Northerner, Phil Mercer, begins to question why so-called university friends failed to help him establish a practice at London’s Criminal Bar.

When the body of a homeless man is discovered on Southend seafront, wedged between the beach huts of Thorpe Bay, the people of Essex don’t raise an eyebrow. But when the post-mortem reveals the identity to be that of local MP, Herbert Tucker, the town begins to sit up.

A medio camino entre la novela negra y la crónica social de una América en crisis, Los hombres tienen miedo a la luz es sobre todo un poderoso retrato de un hombre y una mujer atrapados por la violencia y los extremismos de nuestro tiempo.

A Milano, nei pressi di Lambrate, viene assassinato l'ennesimo extracomunitario. Semplice resa dei conti o vero e proprio crimine d'odio? La giovane Layla vuole sapere la verità su suo marito, un richiedente asilo barbaramente ucciso. Fra depistaggi e falsi indizi, questa volta il commissario Lorenzi avrà bisogno di aiuto per far emergere l'inquientante verità. Parola-chiave: memoria.

Creía que había escapado de él. Hasta que le pidió matrimonio a su hija. —Hay alguien a quien quiero que conozcáis —dice Belle. Un hombre se acerca...

Rouen, aprile 1983. Ophélie, sette anni, ha visto tutto o quasi. Ma il padre non è l’unico colpevole. Un altro uomo avrebbe potuto salvare la madre. Da allora Ophélie ha un solo obiettivo, ritrovare i testimoni, mettere insieme i pezzi del puzzle che le rivelerà la verità e, con pazienza, compiere la sua vendetta... Orfanella in un centro di accoglienza, alunna ribelle, poi universitaria che si muove con una falsa identità, ogni tappa della vita di Ophélie sarà segnata dalla sua ossessiva e sconvolgente ricerca.

After losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has found a new calling as the Tracker, a private investigator who can locate anything—or anyone. Now famed French alchemist Nicholas Flamel needs Crispin to locate his wife, Perenelle, and his apprentice, Thomas Cornhill. But the case takes a sinister turn when Flamel's apprentice is found murdered. The kidnapper promises that Flamel's wife will be next...unless he hands over his precious Philosopher's Stone, a magical object that can turn lead into gold.

In November 1944, Bologna's bomb-scarred streets are filled with starving refugees fleeing the advancing Allies. The Fascist Black Brigades, S.S. officers, and Italian Resistance partisans compete for control. Comandante De Luca, once Bologna's most brilliant investigative officer, now works for the Political Police in a torture facility. He faces three murders: a professor shot through the eye, an engineer beaten to death, and a German corporal gnawed by rats in a flooded cellar. De Luca must solve these cases to save ten Italian hostages from a Nazi firing squad.

In this riveting pulp noir thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last word, private investigator Bryson Wilde finds himself spiraling into the dangerous world of a beautiful movie star who is being blackmailed for murder.

Todo Personal es una novela negra que toma lugar en El Salvador. Los asesinatos de una mamá y una niña de siete años frente a un colegio en San Salvador, llevará al esposo y padre, Darwin —un ex pandillero convertido en redentor— a formar una alianza poco común con un investigador de la policía y una periodista. ¿Quién está detrás de los asesinatos? ¿Y por qué? ¿Serán las pandillas? ¿Será un triángulo amoroso? ¿O algo personal? Esta novela de suspenso te atrapará entre lo que debería ser, la justicia salvadoreña y la justicia divina.

Când în Pratoni de Vivaro, o localitate din apropiere de Roma, o mamă dispare împreună cu fiul ei, inspectorul-șef adjunct al Unității Mobile din capitala Italiei își cheamă în ajutor asistenta cea mai de încredere, pe Colomba Caselli. Împreună cu neobișnuitul Dante Torre, Colomba Caselli pornește fără voie o anchetă care le pune amândurora viața în primejdie. Ce încredere poate avea cu adevărat în ciudatul ei aliat? Ce legătură există între răpirea unui copil în urmă cu peste treizeci de ani, un atentat cu bombă la Paris și dispariția din Pratoni?

Deputy Billy Lafitte is not unfamiliar with the law—he just prefers to enforce it, rather than abide by it. But his rule-bending and bribe-taking have gotten him kicked off the force in Gulfport, Mississippi, and he’s been given a second chance—in the desolate, Siberian wastelands of rural Minnesota. Now Billy’s only got the local girls and local booze to keep him company. Until one of the local girls—cute little Drew, bassist for a psychobilly band—asks Billy for help with her boyfriend.

England, 1914. Die Welt ist vom Krieg zerfallen. Der verletzte Captain Hastings wird ins Anwesen Styles Court eingeladen, um sich von seinen körperlichen und seelischen Wunden zu erholen. Styles ist ein prachtvolles Landhaus und Heimat seines Kindheitsfreundes. Für Hastings ein Ort der Ruhe … glaubt er. Doch an den heißen Sommertagen braut sich etwas Finsteres zusammen.

Un caso único para Bevilacqua y Chamorro. Una de las sagas policiacas en español más exitosas. El subteniente Bevilacqua y la brigada Chamorro tendrán que enfrentarse a no de los mayores retos de su carrera: el esclarecimiento simultáneo de dos muertes en el momento más crítico que ha vivido nuestra sociedad en las últimas décadas. Dos casos que dejan huella en una novela que nos habla sobre cómo con ocasión de la pandemia se hacen sentir las fuerzas adversas a nuestro bien común, a nuestro futuro, a nuestra esperanza; unas fuerzas que vienen de más atrás y van más allá de la acción del virus.

Sam Monroe thought his steamy love affair with Manhattan socialite Laura Nielson was dead and buried, but when she didn’t show up after unexpectedly calling him late at night and asking to meet, he decides to investigate. He finds her naked on her penthouse balcony, strangled, his dog tags wrapped around her neck. With a bull’s-eye on his back as the prime suspect, Sam begins a search for the killer that reveals Laura’s involvement with several men, some with ties to a well-known crime family.

תיק החקירה נוחת על שולחנה של ליאורה דגני, בלשית משטרה שמכורה לעבודה ולסיגריות, חובבת מגפיים שחורים ומתגעגעת קשות לסבתא שלה. ליאורה כבר פיצחה בחייה כמה תיקים מסובכים. שיטות החקירה שלה - שילוב של אינטואיציות מעולות וחיבה עיקשת לפרטים - ניצחו לא פעם. עכשיו יש לה שורה של חשודים לחקור; סודות של מתבגרים לפענח; ארוחת ערב אצל הוריה שאין דרך להבריז ממנה; וקצין חקירות ששרירי הגב הבולטים שלו עושים לה דברים. ובתוך כל אלה היום הגורלי של אַיָּה משתלט עליה ושואב אותה למערבולת שהאישי והמקצועי מסתחררים בה בלי יכולת לעצור.

Dublino, metà anni Cinquanta. Non è un bel periodo per l’anatomopatologo Quirke: una sua ex fiamma muore, un uomo che in passato stimava è in fin di vita e il rapporto con la figlia non è certo dei migliori. E quando Billy Hunt, una vecchia conoscenza del college, gli chiede un favore personale legato all'apparente suicidio della moglie Deirdre, Quirke non sa tirarsi indietro, nonostante senta che l'incontro gli porterà solo guai. Guai che non tardano ad arrivare: l'anatomopatologo si trova lentamente risucchiato in un mondo tenebroso.

Ex-Iranian police detective Rebwar hides from his past behind the wheel of his London Uber. But when an enigmatic organization threatens to expose his identity, he has no choice but to lend them his skills. And when his missing persons assignment leads only to a severed foot, he’ll have to connect it to a body to prevent being deported. When he finds his quarry’s wife in bed with another man, Rebwar is forced to revive his old interrogation methods to extract a confession.

La France de 1834 est une poudrière. Sourde à la colère du peuple, la monarchie réprime de plus en plus durement les émeutes qui gagnent le pays. À Paris, au milieu de la nuit du 14 avril, l'armée abat les habitants d'un immeuble situé au 12 de la rue Transnonain. Un repaire d'insurgés ? Les victimes sont pourtant des vieillards, des femmes, des enfants… Une paire de bas gît au fond d'un des lits taché de sang ; ils appartiennent à une fille des rues portée disparue. Elle sait. Le préfet de police lance l'agent Joseph Lutz sur sa trace.