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Clarice "Shocker" Ares retired from a sensational pro-boxing career to focus on her family and growing mechanic business.

Just as young journalist Lark Chadwick is about to begin her new job on the cops and courts beat, she discovers the body of a strangled girl - the first victim of a serial killer. Lark's got the inside track, but there are complications: jealous rivals in the newsroom, her job in danger, a hunky colleague who becomes a suspect, a superstar athlete with anger issues. And just who is that mysterious bag boy at the local market? With the help of her friend and mentor Lionel Stone, Lark's nerve is tested like never before in a dramatic life or death showdown with the killer.

This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted… When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is found… Not frozen in the snow, but brutally...

When detectives John Stone and Carmen Dehan, who run the Cold Cases Department at the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx, choose their honeymoon together, there are three things they are very clear on: There must be good steak and whisky, it must be remote, and they must forget about work, cold cases, and murder for two weeks.

Detective CJ O’Hara is finally getting a grip on life. Recently promoted and in a promising relationship, her instincts scream foul play when she responds to a reported heart attack at a bed and breakfast. Smelling a hint of vanilla in the air and noticing scratches on the victim’s back, she suspects she’s looking for a murderess.

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.

For four relentless years, Jack Noble has been pursued by an unseen enemy, a phantom that's been a step behind him and a breath away from his neck. Now, the tables are turned, and the hunted becomes the hunter. Joining forces with a stranger—the very woman he once aimed to assassinate—Jack plunges headfirst into the fray, threading a deadly needle between loyalty and deception. The stakes have never been higher, and every move could be his last.

When Kennedy Logan arrives for an interview with the mysterious organization known only as TUBE, her eyes are wide open. Her reward for passing the tests—and she will pass the tests—is her first assignment. A man is being blackmailed. But his story doesn't quite hang together. Kennedy must uncover the truth. And, once she knows everything, only then will she be ready to be his judge and jury.

In the streets of our cities, the evil people seemingly walk freely. It seems that the laws of the land slide off of them like water off a duck's back, but imagine, if you can, the presence of hunters. Hunters of evil. Hunters who not only can but enjoy removing the evil element from the streets. Would you sleep better knowing there are such hunters out there? Would you walk the streets of your city just a little less afraid? It's something to think about, is it not? Hunters who remove the threat with a finality that the law never can.

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.

CIA-Agent Frank McIntyre erhält kurz vor Beginn des Irakkrieges einen brisanten Auftrag: Er soll den irakischen Präsidenten Saddam Hussein aus Tikrit entführen und unbemerkt außer Landes bringen. McIntyre entwickelt einen Operationsplan und macht sich gemeinsam mit seinem Kollegen Sommerfeldt auf den Weg durch die irakische Wüste. Bis zum Ende der Operation werden die beiden nicht wieder zu Atem kommen.

Der Gangsterboss Alex Kraft entwickelt den riskanten Plan einen Geldtransport zu überfallen. Das Gangstertrio Adrian, Michael und Dragan lässt sich darauf ein. Das nötige Kleingeld besorgt die kaltblütige Isabella bei einem Überfall auf ein Schnellimbiss-Restaurant. Auch sie ist an dem Überfall beteiligt, der zunächst zwar gelingt. Doch schon bald ist den Gangstern die Polizei auf den Fersen und keinem der Verbrecher gelingt es, die Kombination des Safes zu knacken.

Un romanzo che affronta una tematica estremamente delicata e attuale: la prostituzione minorile. Asha è la terzogenita di una famiglia di immigrati albanesi, in Italia da vent'anni, che a stento riescono ad arrivare a fine mese con i loro lavori. Vedere le amiche vestire bene e ottenere tutto ciò che desiderano, mentre lei veste abiti lisi e abita in una casa fatiscente, le fa provare invidia. Trascinata da un'amica, accecata dalla prospettiva di avere ciò che i genitori non possono darle, scappa e decide di vendere il suo corpo per ottenerle.

When Jess accepts an offer to caretake a luxury property in the Australian outback, the isolated, all-inclusive solo trip is just what she needs. But Jess isn't as alone as she thinks. As bushfires rage in the distance, strangers start showing up to seek refuge. And as the fires start closing in, tensions in the group begin to rise. Then, the phones stop working. All exits are cut off. There's no way out. Quickly, Jess's guests begin to panic. And when the first person goes missing, she realises that someone in the house isn't who they say they are.

You'll never find him. The Taskforce – a highly clandestine Special Forces unit – weren't meant to get involved. The ex-Mossad agent, Aaron Bergman, has gone missing. Even if it goes against the Taskforce's direct orders, Pike Logan is determined to locate his friend. Yet Aaron's...

She’s known as the Gypsy. And teams with Case Lee for a mysterious client. They uncover a crime family aligned with corrupt politicians and deadly shadowland spies. Par for the course–until those involved go too far.

A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale set in wartime Italy where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—that “has the ring of truth and the echo of myth…[deserving of] all the lucky readers who...

„Das besondere Erlebnis für Bücherliebhaberinnen - Wellness, Literatur und sinnliche Abenteuer.“ Ein mysteriöser Todesfall in ungewöhnlicher Umgebung. Als Kommissarin Magdalena Schwarz zu einem Tatort gerufen wird, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass dieser Fall ihre Sicht auf die ‚reale’ Welt auf den Kopf stellen wird. Denn das ‚Literary Passion‘ birgt mehr als nur ein Geheimnis und vieles ist nicht, was es zu sein scheint.

Soy Julián y me convertí en un monstruo hace 10 años, 4 meses y 8 días. Si os preguntáis como puedo saberlo con tanta precisión, os diré que hay sucesos tan abyectos que convierten a simples humanos en aberraciones. ¿No es acaso la apariencia de los monstruos tan humana como la tuya? Sí, amigo lector, los monstruos viven en el interior, escondidos en lo más oscuro de la conciencia, en ese lugar al que jamás se deja entrar a nadie.

Donny was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. His life has been nothing but perfect. Until that day when a stranger walks into his life and turns it upside down. In a few weeks, Donny's life transforms to be chaotic and unpredictable. What is the secret his sister had been carrying on her shoulders? Why was his mother murdered? A shocking twist throws everything into question.