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As a mysterious fire rages through the hills above a privileged town in Southern California, Lew Archer tracks a missing child who may be the pawn in a marital struggle or the victim of a bizarre kidnapping. What he uncovers amid the ashes is murder - and a trail of motives as combustible as gasoline. The Underground Man is a detective novel of merciless suspense and tragic depth, with an unfaltering insight into the moral ambiguities at the heart of California's version of the American dream.

Twenty-one years ago, Harry Starke, on his first case as lead detective made a mistake, a mistake that sent an innocent man to prison for life. Now, haunted by the past, and with new evidence, he must finish what he started and find the real killer. A killer that will do anything to hide the past.

Mark was the most dangerous killer-for-hire in the world. But after learning the hard way that his life’s work made him more monster than man, he left all of that behind, and joined a twelve-step group for reformed killers. When Mark is viciously attacked by an unknown assailant, he is forced on the run. From New York to Singapore to London, he chases after clues while dodging attacks and trying to solve the puzzle of who’s after him. All without killing anyone. Or getting killed himself. For an assassin, Mark learns, nonviolence is a real hassle.

Susana Macaya, de padre gitano pero educada como paya, desaparece tras su fiesta de despedida de soltera. El cadáver es encontrado dos días después en la Quinta de Vista Alegre del madrileño barrio de Carabanchel. Podría tratarse de un asesinato más, si no fuera por el hecho de que la víctima ha sido torturada siguiendo un ritual insólito y atroz, y de que su hermana Lara sufrió idéntica suerte siete años atrás, también en vísperas de su boda.

Ist mein Vater ein Mörder? Die Antwort darauf hat Ninas Mutter mit ins Grab genommen, doch Nina kann mit dieser Ungewissheit nicht leben. Bei ihren Nachforschungen stößt sie auf eine Mauer des Schweigens und findet sich plötzlich in einem Albtraum wieder, aus dem es kein Entkommen gibt. Zur gleichen Zeit macht Simon Jagd auf einen grausamen Mörder, auf dessen Liste er selbst ganz oben steht. Er glaubt, ihn zu kennen - ein Irrtum, für den er teuer bezahlen muss.

An exciting coming of age journey. Sports betting and manipulation of gambling odds. Relationships at risk. Real life education of a would-be Investigative Journalism student, at University.

Stuck working at a backwater convenience store in the middle of northern Florida, Mattie longs for a cigarette. She longs for her days as a marine biologist at the Queen Aquarium down south. She longs for her best friend Hank the Manatee. Her colleagues blamed her for his death, and now, she blames herself. She should have done something sooner.

An arranged marriage was always in Natalya Conte's future. Luca Moretti is charming and considerate. Handsome like the devil, he dotes on her and spoils her. But when two pink lines should have brought them unbridled joy, her husband ices her out. An arranged marriage gives Luca great power. To cement that power, he needs an heir. The quickest way to do it is to make Natalya fall madly in love with him. He will have her loyalty without risking his heart because love to him means weakness.

Una muerte en plena partida. Un equipo a contrarreloj. Un misterio que pondrá a todos en jaque. Durante la final del campeonato femenino de ajedrez en Hondarribia, la joven ucraniana Oksana Adrianova cae fulminada sobre el tablero. La escena, tan impactante como inexplicable, despierta todas las alarmas. En plena guerra del Donbás, Oksana había sido acogida por una familia local para escapar del conflicto, pero su muerte revela una verdad más oscura.

Join Jack and Shay as they go International to take down a worldwide sex trafficking ring. During this challenging and dangerous mission, they will also attempt to recover a valued member of their team and the younger sister of another team member. During their mission, the team will suffer a tragic loss. Will this loss be the end of the Omega group? Follow the team as they uncover how all three missions are intricately linked.

Jake Crosby has traded in a stockbroker's suit and tie for a standard-issue uniform. As a newly minted Mississippi game warden, he has two tough cases to cut his teeth on - the ongoing robbery of wealthy hunters and the ruthless search for a rumored hidden fortune.

The name on the computer screen is James Barbour Matlock, college professor and Vietnam veteran. He’s Washington’s choice to stop a far-reaching conspiracy in an undercover assignment destined to put his neck against the razor’s edge of danger. But the faceless men behind the scenes don’t care if it means savaging the woman he loves or trapping him in a maze of unrelenting terror. They just care about one thing: Matlock is the perfect man for the job—and the reason why is disturbing, explosive, and extremely deadly.

La tercera entrega de la saga policiaca del agente William Warwick contiene todas las emociones a las que el bestseller Jeffrey Archer nos tiene acostumbrados: acción, romance, corrupción, sorpresas, traiciones y giros inesperados. En este nuevo volumen, William Warwick recibirá el encargo de investigar un caso de corrupción dentro del propio Departamento de Policía. Warwick y su equipo seguirán los pasos de Jerry Summers, un detective cuyo estilo de vida está muy por encima de sus posibilidades. La trama se complicará cuando una de las colaboradoras de Warwick se enamore del sospechoso...

Within the confines of Johnny's mind comes a twin sister named Joanny. Between the two of them, they go on a killing spree to right a wrong they felt. Will they get caught, killed, or escape?

My life has become a nightmare. A stalker intent on having me permeates my waking moments. Gifts and threatening messages greet me at every turn. Every cam session is filled with the fear of them watching me in my most intimate moments. One day, my stalker takes it a step further than words and attacks me in my home. Just when I think I won't make it, a stranger with a blue-green stare saves me from my fate.

TWO’S COMPANY is an action-packed crime thriller that will appeal to fans of Lee Child, Vince Flynn and Mark Dawson. Trent Rivera’s free-spirited lifestyle is a reaction to years in uniform. His only constants: a campervan; a cat, and the desire to atone for past sins. When he secures work in the small village of Castlethwaite, the ex-soldier believes he’s found the perfect place to wait out the winter and disappear from the world. But Trent Rivera doesn’t go looking for trouble. It finds him… Behind its respectable façade, his new place of employment is not what it seems.

Als Alexandra Grafe auf einen alten ungelösten Mordfall aus Ostfriesland stößt, lässt sie sich spontan nach Aurich versetzen – in der Hoffnung, dort heimlich in einer privaten Angelegenheit ermitteln zu können. Doch der Einstieg in die neue Dienststelle gestaltet sich schwieriger als erwartet: ihr Chef ist skeptisch und ihre Kollegen begegnen ihr kühl. Als ein Schließtechniker erschossen auf der Straße aufgefunden wird, scheint der Fall schnell gelöst – aber Alexandra hat Zweifel. Sie beginnt auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln, überzeugt davon, dass der wahre Schuldige noch nicht gefasst ist.

An ominous gunslinger teams up with two contemptible criminals to try and achieve financial freedom. The three go all over the US to fight and run against gangs, the law, the military, even crazed bounty hunters. The US is recovering from the wars with the South American and other European powers. While the Union are preoccupied with storing wealth to all parts of the country, Glenn, Jane and Beck will have their sights on the Government’s resources. In the Southwest, the rules and standards tend to vary wildly depending on the small towns the three land on.

My husband is planning to leave me soon, and he thinks that I don't know. Can you believe that after fourteen years of marriage and three kids, he simply wants to discard me like I am trash? Not going to happen. Throughout our entire marriage, he lied and I ignored it, he cheated and I still stood by his side. But now, he has double-crossed me, and dragging him through a messy divorce simply won't cut deep enough. No. I want my pound of flesh. Not literally, of course, because I'm no killer, but then again, thanks to my husband, I've developed a knack for lying.

When Lonnie Bowers returns to the Reservation, he finds a grandfather he doesn't want, a brother he despises, and a sister addicted to crystal meth. He'd like to walk away. The Indian side of his heritage has never brought anything but pain, so why would he want more? But it's not that simple; not when it's in his power to strike a blow against La Familia, Mexico's largest producer of methamphetamines. Lonnie's had the best training any agent could have, but he never reckoned on the charismatic, twisted power of Nazario Moreno, and nobody told him that to stay alive--he'd have to pray.