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Forced out of the police department after the disappearance of a dangerous suspect, Rainer Hase finds himself at a crossroads. When his former Lieutenant offers him a chance to extract a college girl from a cult, he sees it as a shot at redemption. Rainer soon finds that Cainstown is hiding monstrous secrets.

Sherlock Holmes bekommt einen sonderbaren Brief. Der Name des Absenders ist Daniel Drake. Er bittet Holmes um Hilfe. Jedoch geht aus dem wirren Schreiben nicht hervor, in welcher Angelegenheit. Wie Holmes herausfindet, ist Drake der Autor eines Schauerromans. Die Geschichte spielt in dem Ort, in dem der Brief abgestempelt wurde. Es geht um einen Schriftsteller, der aufgrund von Einsamkeit den Verstand verliert. Holmes entschließt sich, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen.

Damage’s club has had an offer it can’t refuse, to patch over to join The Brethren MC. But as the bikes rumble and roar across the wild Northern fells, what does this mean for Damage and his brothers? What choices will they have to make as they ride through the wind? What bloody oil stained history might it reawaken? And why are The Brethren making this offer? Loyalty to his club and his brothers has been Damage’s life and route to wealth, but what happens when business becomes serious and brother starts killing brother?

Le indagini del tenente Roversi. Agosto 1962. Il corpo della giovane Luisella Chessa viene ritrovato sugli scogli, ai piedi della rocca di Castelsardo. Augusto Oggiano, il nonno della vittima, è convinto che la nipote sia stata uccisa, ma i carabinieri non trovano riscontri alle sue accuse e archiviano il caso come suicidio. Due mesi dopo, anche Oggiano muore, apparentemente per un malore. Ma il tenente Roversi ha delle perplessità.

Che cos'è la terapia psicanalitica se non un racconto, un racconto infinito? Andrea G. Pinketts ce lo dimostra lasciandoci assistere ai propri incontri con la dottoressa B., analista transazionale. Invece di Edipi, traumi e scene primarie, in luogo di madri e padri ci vengono incontro nani, serial killer, premi Nobel affamati, licantropi, vedove malandrine e golem assassini: il fantastico caravanserraglio della mitologia pinkettsiana.

"Mi occupo dei corpi." È così che Nathan Waymaker risponde quando gli chiedono che lavoro fa. Ex marine, ex vice sceriffo, ora lavora nell'agenzia funebre del cugino a Queen County, Virginia. Ma chi lo conosce sa che non è solo un becchino: se la polizia non vuole o non può aiutarti, è lui l'uomo giusto a cui rivolgersi. Quando il reverendo Esau Watkins viene trovato morto, alcuni fedeli della sua chiesa gli chiedono di indagare. Ma a Queen County, Virginia, la giustizia ha molte facce e quasi nessuna è pulita.

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.

The highly-anticipated fourth installment in the Kapamentis Crime series, from bestselling science-fiction author T.W.M. Ashford.

England, 1914. Die Welt ist von Konflikten gezeichnet. 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.

A story about privacy and its importance for happiness and personal fulfillment.

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.

20 years ago, Imani’s best friend Kaitlin vanished. Now, Kaitlin’s crumbling childhood home is up for auction. Buying this house is Imani’s chance to finally resolve her grief. It might even ease her guilty conscience surrounding Kaitlin’s disappearance. But fixer-uppers always come with nasty surprises. And as Imani throws herself into the renovations, she discovers secrets that make her question all her memories of Kaitlin, and of the night she never came home.

ডিটেক্টিভ ইন্সপেক্টর মি. মরিস-এর দেখা সেই নিস্তব্ধ অন্ধকারের রাত যেন এক দুঃস্বপ্নের মতো. জানলায় সবুজ আলোর সাংকেতিক বার্তা, প্রকান্ত কালো মোটরের আবির্ভাব, তার উপরে, এক অদ্ভুত খেচর প্রাণীর উপস্তিতি. এই রহস্যের সমাধান কি করে হবে?