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Det er en bagende hed sommer i Boston. Byens plager forstærkes yderligere af en række chokerende forbrydelser, som ender i bortførelse og død. Fremgangsmåden peger på én mand – ’Kirurgen’, seriemorderen Warren Hoyt, der er berygtet for delvist at dissekere sine ofre, og som for nylig er blevet sat bag tremmer.

IN THE HUNT FOR A KILLER THE SCARS OF DEATH DON'T LIE FROM IRELAND'S FORMER STATE PATHOLOGIST MARIE CASSIDY COMES A GRIPPING THRILLER WHERE THE SECRETS OF THE MORTUARY ARE UNCOVERED WITH SCALPEL-LIKE PRECISION. Dr Terry O'Brien has recently arrived in Ireland from Scotland to take up a position...

Fünf ermordete Paare, keinerlei Beweise... Kay Scarpetta jagt den Pärchenmörder. In Williamsburg, Virginia geht ein Serienmörder um, der es auf junge Liebespaare abgesehen hat. Vier Pärchen sind in den vergangenen zwei Jahren vermisst gemeldet und erst Monate später tot aufgefunden worden – immer im Wald und schon so verwest, dass selbst eine erfahrene Gerichtsmedizinerin wie Kay Scarpetta keine Todesursache feststellen konnte.

Es ist nicht alles so wie es scheint. Pass auf wem du vertraust! Dr. Kay Scarpetta, Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond, Virginia, wird in einen besonders aufsehenerregenden Fall verwickelt: Die erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin Beryl Madison ist bestialisch ermordet worden. Und obwohl sie sich schon seit längerem bedroht fühlte, hat sie ihren Mörder anscheinend freiwillig ins Haus gelassen. Scarpettas einziger Anhaltspunkt ist ein verschwundenes Manuskript, an dem Beryl lange gearbeitet hat. Sein brisanter Inhalt scheint kostbarer zu sein als ein Menschenleben.

Following her harrowing pursuit of sinister cybercriminal Dantalion, and her life-changing decision to pursue personal vengeance over her case, Ericka Blackwood hit rock bottom. The only way she can find redemption is through the relentless hunting down of her former quarry. But Ericka is not the only one seeking Dantalion, whose scope has extended from orchestrating murder via the Dark Web and entered the world of international terrorism.

Meet Elsa Zero: Bad neighbour. Single mother. Ex-deep cover agent. And right now, the most dangerous person on Earth. When Elsa's dull but dedicated boyfriend proposes in a packed restaurant, she doesn't think her evening can get any worse. But as the clock strikes midnight, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly Elsa is running for her life, trying to keep her children safe, and desperate to discover what the hell is going on.

Jerry Grey skrev om mordmysterier.

Men opdigtede han blot ugerningerne?

Eller begik han dem også?

Jerry Grey er kendt over det meste af verden under sit krimiforfatterpseudonym Henry Cutter – et navn, der gennem mere end et årti har holdt læserne fanget helt ude på kanten af stolen. For nylig har han fået diagnosticeret begyndende Alzheimer i en alder af kun niogfyrre, og Jerrys forfatterkarriere nærmer sig afslutningen. Hans tolv bøger fortæller historier om brutale drab begået af ondsindede mænd, om en verden ude af balance, hvor ofrene på dyster vis ydes retfærdighed.

Mid-winter, St. Andrews, Scotland: When a university lecturer fails to turn up for class, he is found dead at home, with evidence of having committed suicide. A female student reports to the police that she was having an affair with him and knows he would never commit suicide. Toxicology results...

Durch ein lapidares Instagram-Posting beendet Profi-Fußballspieler Janus Blaubart die toxische Beziehung mit Influencerin Louisa Starenberg. Kurz darauf ist sie tot. Louisas Nachbarin, die Bad Ischler Ärztin Marie Giesinger, glaubt als Einzige nicht an einen Zufall und bittet ihren Ex-Freund, den Linzer LKA-Ermittler Benedikt Achleitner, nachzubohren. Tatsächlich stößt der bald auf Ungereimtheiten. Und eine zweite Tote. Statt Urlaub im Salzkammergut macht Ben nun Jagd auf ein raffiniertes Verbrechen, das offiziell nie eines war.

The fifth heartwarming instalment in the Cornish Girls saga series perfect for fans of Ginny Bell and Elaine Everest Can love still thrive in the uncertainty of war? Cornwall, Summer 1943 Eighteen-year-old Alice receives a mysterious work summons for a special unit in Bude. Nervous but excited...

Julia is the perfect spouse, mother, cook, cleaner and speech writer to her husband, James. But behind it all is a stifled woman trapped in a gilded cage. When she meets Laurel, a therapist who promises fulfilment, Julia opens herself up to the hope of a different future. But what happened in Greece all those years ago that binds these two women together? And will uncovering the truth destroy everything…or set them free?

Former police officer and DNA expert Dr Sian Love has settled into running her own detective agency and cohabiting with her partner, Kris. Then her life is thrown into chaos once again when a teenage girl shows up at her office, claiming to be Courtney Johnson - a child who went missing in Nottingham over 15 years ago - but refusing to allow Sian to test her DNA. Wary but intrigued, Sian reluctantly revives the undercover skills she learned in her days in the police force and begins investigating. But revisiting the past has consequences.

Dr. Meiling Chen, a brilliant young virologist from the Hong Kong Medical School, is on the verge of a major breakthrough for manipulating the entire class of RNA viruses that would make gain of function hardly more than child’s play. She is offered an attractive postdoctoral fellowship at the Wuhan Institute of Virology to complete her work, and she accepts.

A talented and devoted anesthesiologist with a coveted academic position. A lovely, accomplished financial analyst with a glamorous social life, a high-rise apartment, and a dirty little secret. A chance encounter, a night of passion, and a confessed preference for opioids.

Die Pest war eine der größten Geißeln in der Geschichte. Von der Antike bis weit ins 17. Jahrhundert forderte sie Millionen von Menschenleben. Daniel Defoe schildert in einer Mischung aus Roman und Augenzeugenbericht die große Pest zu London im Jahre 1664, eine der letzten großen Pestepidemien in Europa, der weit über 100.000 Londoner zum Opfer fielen.

Forensic anthropologist Christine Prusik has a knack for solving the most unusual cases – and for bending the rules in the process. When the bodies of young women start appearing in the caves of Indiana and Illinois, Christine immediately jumps into action. But her Chicago field office is undergoing a reorganization, and the boys’ club at the top seem more interested in getting all the paperwork in order than solving the murders.

Dr Anna McBride’s life is starting to unravel. The mother of two boys and a dedicated GP, she is being sued for medical negligence—a case of delayed diagnosis. Deeply ashamed of her mistake, she doubts her abilities at work and retreats into family life, only to find that her husband seems preoccupied with a younger colleague. As the date for mediation draws closer and the lawyers’ demands become ever more pressing, Anna also senses someone else’s cries for attention—someone who wishes her harm.

Rättsläkaren Julia Schwarz förstår sig på döden. På det rättsmedicinska institutet är hon känd för att vara kallhamrad, och ingenting bringar henne ur fattning. Åtminstone inte så länge hon klarar av att hålla sitt dystra förflutna i schack. Kriminalkommissarie Florian Kessler kallar Julia till en brottsplats vid en myr, då en ung kvinna har hittats mördad. Men mitt under brottsplatsundersökningen händer något ofattbart – Julia hittar ytterligare en ung kvinnas lik. De inser snart att de har att göra med en farlig seriemördare med en djävulsk plan.

Ben Church has never done anything extraordinary in his life -- until now. Now, he needs to fulfil as many of his dreams as possible while he still can. That's why he's standing in front of his favourite painting by Leonardo da Vinci when he should be at work. Vita Ambrose's life of parties and fabulous clothes looks wildly glamorous but in reality it has no meaning. She's seen too much, lived too much and lost too much. That's why she's come back to the gallery, to seek solace in her favourite painting.

I en hamn i Köpenhamn hittas en ung kvinna död. Hon har blivit brutalt uppskuren på ett sätt som utredaren Felix Jørgensen vet att han aldrig kommer att kunna glömma. När ett lik av en kvinna iförd våtdräkt hittas vid Norges sydkust tror först den lokala polisen att det är en drunkningsolycka. Men under våtdräkten göms tecknen på en ovanligt sadistisk tortyr. Det är till en början inte självklart att de olika morden hänger ihop, men det går snart upp för norsk polis att mordet i Oslo är en internationell angelägenhet. En internationell varning, en black notice, utlyses.