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Railroad worker Woodson Fulk wants nothing more than to keep his head down, do his job, and live out his days in peace. However, when his sister comes to him covered in bruises that her husband gave her, Fulk’s rage drives him to murder the wife-beater. With his brother-in-law’s blood on his hands, Fulk goes on the run, looking for a place that he can lay low and wait out the law. He soon finds an old shepherd and his grandson who are being harassed by local cattlemen. Fulk offers to scare off the ruffians in exchange for room and board.

1990. A woman’s body is found brutally murdered in the woods, and next to it, a shallow grave hiding a terrified young girl. 2021. When Mia and Rich move to an eco-village in Spain, they’re looking for a new start. Val Verde is everything they wished for—at least to begin with. But when someone is murdered in an olive grove, Mia realises the village isn’t the safe haven she was hoping for.

DCI Warren Jones is deep into the investigation into an apparent murder-suicide when another case is thrust onto his desk. Winnie Palmer, missing for two months, has been found dead, her body stripped and propped against a tree in the woods. Two cases are more than enough to handle—but things get even harder for the team when they realise the cases might be linked. And when a third suspicious death is added to the pile, it raises a horrible question. Is there a serial killer on the loose? 

Maggie was born into a world that had yet to ever experience someone like her. The gift of seeing was a gift that was bestowed upon her straight from the heavens. But one day, her gift of seeing would turn her world into a living hell. That day came when she touched the wrong person, and she saw a nightmare that she was soon to live in. Being accused of a murder that she did not commit, only Maggie had the ability to know who the actual killer was. This began the fight of her life to regain her credibility, her life, and her sanity.

¿Qué haría usted si un día despertara amnésico en un cuerpo que no es el suyo? ¿Qué haría usted si cada vez que se quedara dormido su alma cambiara de cuerpo y se viera así obligado a ser, sucesivamente, un perista tramposo, una actriz bellísima, una niña solitaria, un policía mafioso, una yonqui reenganchada?

The Wildbird family has dedicated themselves to wildlife protection for generations. This passion turns mission when a politically potent hunter slays two family members. These brutal murders demand revenge. Distinctive retaliation, guided by family elders, generates a new religion. An illicit enterprise linking Yellowstone to Glacier National Park becomes their single-minded creed in honor of the slain. This distinctive reprisal bolsters the Wildbird’s quest to build their illicit wildlife corridor, unwittingly subsidized by Montana state taxpayers.

En la fachada del emblemático edificio de La Pedrera de Gaudí aparece colgado un cuerpo en llamas a pocos días de la consagración de la Sagrada Familia por el papa. Cuando los investigadores del crimen se encuentran en un callejón sin salida, el inspector Milo Malart —apartado del servicio por un expediente disciplinario— es reincorporado al Departamento de Homicidios para ayudar a aclarar el brutal asesinato.

¿Hasta dónde somos capaces de llegar si cruzamos los límites? Lis de Fez es una psicóloga diferente. Por sus cualidades, fue elegida para participar en un proyecto secreto que podría revolucionar el análisis de la mente humana. Pero eso fue antes de que una misteriosa mujer se suicidara delante de ella en un autobús y su vida cambiara para siempre. Ella está convencida de que la pesadilla que acaba de empezar tiene relación con el proyecto en el que trabajó, pero tendrá que demostrarlo. Y el primer paso para hacerlo es huir.

PC Gareth Bell watches the psychopath who stabbed Bell’s partner stroll out of court a free man. Somebody on the inside tampered with the evidence, and now one of Brighton’s most dangerous criminals is back on the streets again. Bell’s personal mission for revenge takes him onto the other side of the law and into the dark, violent underworld of the glamourous seaside city. Soon he faces a horrifying choice: risk everything he holds dear, or let the man who tried to kill his partner walk free.

Jede Menge Action und Spannung garantiert der Thriller "Der Tempel" des australischen Bestseller-Autors Matthew Reilly! Professor William Race wird darin unvermittelt zusammen mit Soldaten der US-Armee auf einen geheimen Einsatz nach Südamerika geschickt. Er soll ein altes Schriftstück entziffern, welches wahrscheinlich den Aufenthaltsort einer Inka-Statue verrät. Die Zeit drängt, denn mithilfe des alten Artefakts könnte der kürzlich gestohlene Prototyp einer gefährlichen Waffe funktionstüchtig gemacht werden.

‘HELP! I am addicted to this series! Unputdownable’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Alex Pine has done it again! Another excellent crime thriller… I was hooked from the first page. Read it – you won’t be disappointed’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely...

Oberst Morris Black hat nicht den besten Ruf in der Finanzwelt. Black ist das, was man heute eine "Heuschrecke" nennen würde. Er kauft Unternehmen preiswert auf und verkauft sie gewinnbringend weiter. Allerdings kommen immer wieder dabei, zufällig, wie es zunächst den Anschein hat, seine Geschäftspartner ums Leben, sobald sie hinter seine Machenschaften kommen und sich ihm in den Weg stellen. Ganz gleich, ob es sich um Entführer, Erpresser, Mörder, korrupte Politiker, Ärzte oder Geschäftsleute handelt.

HUNTED. ALONE. AFRAID... A heart-in-the-mouth and utterly addictive adventure thriller from a phenomenal debut Australian talent. UN surgeon Rachel Forester is posted at a remote medical clinic deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With violence escalating in the region, Dr...

Vincent Garrel is dragged from covert operations in the Balkans and reluctantly thrust into a UN war crimes investigation. His objective is to locate a vicious militia officer responsible for ethnic cleansing, now thought to be a major player in the modern slave trade. Conspiracy and betrayal stalk the mission, and Vincent is abandoned just as a breakthrough delivers him a witness. With assassins closing in, Vincent must gain her trust before they face the gauntlet and RUN!

When DS Joe Romano first meets Ana Dobrescu, she’s nervous, in serious danger and clearly needs help. The next time Romano sees her, she’s dead. There was nothing more he could have done, but that’s cold comfort for Romano. He’s determined to catch Ana’s killer. Although the prime suspect, her millionaire boyfriend, is in a coma. With the help of his larger-than-life partner Rita Scannon-Aktar, Romano begins to piece together a puzzle that places Ana at the centre of something much bigger than they could have imagined.

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s new thriller. Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his...

Allison Parker is on the run with her teenage daughter, Hannah, and Colter Shaw has been hired by her eccentric boss, entrepreneur Marty Harmon, to find and protect her. Though he’s an expert at tracking missing persons - even those who don’t wish to be found - Shaw has met his match in Allison, who brings all her skills as a brilliant engineer designing revolutionary technology to the game of evading detection.

A detective’s job is to learn the truth - but in 1983 Los Angeles, narcotics detectives Bat Poe and Fran Gomez are having a hard time even figuring out what’s real, much less true. After having one of their suspects disappear in a mysterious jailbreak, they find themselves cast into a world of espionage, and international intrigue that is a long way from an LA cop’s job description. Come along as they wager their careers, and lives, on the streets of the City of Angels, and the runways of LAX.

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now. ‘I love DS Max Craigie and his team… Wildly entertaining and really pacy’ Liz Nugent He’ll watch you. A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost...

The Sky Thieves have conquered their worst enemy. Now they face an even greater threat: the ruthless mentor who brought him to power. Uncovering the mentor’s identity is their first step to staying out of jail and exercising their own personal brand of justice - by stealing from the mentor's incalculable wealth. But they aren’t the only ones looking for clues, as their new opponent activates a vast web of connections to hunt them down.

Ernest Calvo, fill d'una família immigrant vinguda del sud d'Espanya, neix i creix en una ciutat industrial del Vallès Occidental, en la qual s'integra com el més català dels catalans. Mentre va relatant, amb nostàlgia i humor, la seva infantesa i la seva joventut -en què descobreix una cultura i una llengua que el fascinen i l'inquieten alhora-, es confessa autor d'una sèrie d'assassinats comesos entre el període que va del cop d'estat de febrer de 1981 fins als Jocs Olímpics de Barcelona del 92.

Tercera entrega de la Serie "Black Rock". ¿Cuál es la peor condena que le puede caer a un preso de Illinois? Ni la cadena perpetua, ni la inyección letal. El peor castigo es el destino a la prisión de Black Rock, una fortaleza de negros muros cuya localización exacta nadie conoce.

Uno de los grandes maestros en el arte de contar historias nos trae esta colección de catorce fascinantes cuentos repletos de elaborados timos, argucias políticas, comportamientos inmorales y aventuras peligrosamente ilícitas; todas ellas aderezadas de los sorprendentes giros inesperados que son signo de identidad de Jeffrey Archer. Una caterva de historias que cautivarán y dejarán pasmado al lector, pobladas de un variopinto grupo de personajes memorables.

Cuatro hombres de distinta procedencia y nacionalidad, (un coronel español, ex director del servicio paralelo de Inteligencia, un catedrático musulmán egipcio, un comandante, ex agente de los servicios israelitas y un obispo copto) inician una investigación, localizando y escuchando a las pocas familias que existen llamadas "de los ojos cerrados" que han mantenido desde el año 34 las palabras de Jesús y de algunos de sus apóstoles.

En un mundo delirante que parece haber salido de la imaginación de los Monty Python, un asesino ruso harto de su trabajo planea un golpe contra su jefe. Sin embargo, tendrá que enfrentarse a un justiciero empeñado en frustrar los planes de todos los criminales sobre la faz de la tierra, que no son pocos. Una novela a velocidad de vértigo sobre el amor, el desamor, la venganza y los patitos de goma.

¿Qué relación hay entre un atraco a mano armada y un crimen nunca resuelto? Descúbrelo en una nueva entrega de la serie de Gotland. Protagonizada por Anders Knutas, Karin Jacobson y Johan Berg, esta trepidante novela policiaca se adentra en los traumas de la infancia y en cómo su sombra puede alcanzar el futuro. Una mañana de finales de verano tres encapuchados atracan un banco a mano armada en pleno centro de Klintehamn, una pequeña localidad en la costa oeste de la isla de Gotland. En su huida en un coche robado, los ladrones atropellan a una niña de seis años.

Ezra yet lives and is creeping around Greece, while Colin and Aella begin their life together in America. Who else is involved?

Primera entrega de la original serie de crímenes y jazz del afamado autor Andreu Martín. Óscar Bruch, joven músico que va tirando como puede con su grupo de jazz en la Barcelona contemporánea, ve cómo su suerte cambia cuando una misteriosa mujer los contrata para tocar en su bar. Sin embargo, pronto Óscar se verá envuelto en la desaparición del detective privado Pepe Orvallo. Para salir del atolladero tendrá que hacer lo que mejor se le da: improvisar.

En esta nueva novela del maestro absoluto del género negro, Andreu Martín, nos acercamos a un mundo oscuro, lleno de envidias, traiciones movidas por intereses monetarios y venganzas: el mundo del fútbol. En ella nos esperan narcotraficantes, mujeres fatales, esposas cornudas y cuentas saldadas en la monedas más antigua del mundo: la sangre.

Un crimen más en el supuesto paraíso de Benidorm. Pero cuando la atractiva heredera de la pareja asesinada se presenta en la redacción de la revista madrileña "Reporter", Carlos Albert, periodista de investigación desterrado a la sección de sucesos, no dudará en seguirla por las rutas sinuosas de la memoria. Un periplo que les conducirá a los fantasmas de 1962, cuando los miembros del Estado Mayor de la OAS, tras perder la última batalla contra la independencia de Argelia, encontraron en la España de Franco un santuario desde donde desatar la violencia y los negocios sucios.

Eve Duncan attempts to unearth one of history’s most intriguing lost secrets in this adventure ripped from the pages of Greek mythology, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen. Archaeologist Riley Smith has been obsessed with Helen of Troy since she was a small girl, trailing...

Filled with action, intrigue, and suspense, The Fourth Prophecy is a nonstop adventure that proves Glenn Cooper is a master at thrillers. A beloved professor of theology and archaeology at Harvard, Cal Donovan has achieved renown – but he drops everything when he is called by his friend Pope...

When the body of local architect James McCallum is found hanging in the grounds of his former school one cold, dark night, DI Danny Stowe and forensic psychologist Rose Lainey suspect foul play behind his apparent suicide. To their astonishment, the trail leads to a 20-year-old cold case of a missing girl and a teenage party. But what was James’ fascination with the case, and how is it linked to his death? Secrets don’t stay buried forever - but the real killer will stop at nothing to hide theirs....

Una mort accidental destaparà els secrets més foscos d'un petit poble i els seus habitants. La novel·la comença amb un accident de caça que sembla desafortunat, on el jove Claudi, un noi deficient molt conegut al poble, mor. Els quatre implicats en l'accident intentaran desviar l'atenció de les indagacions policials, però a mesura que van apareixent les dificultats i els problemes, obriran la capsa de Pandora i alliberaran secrets que mai havien vist la llum.

There comes a time in some investigations where a cop should do the smart thing and cut his losses. The problem Detectives Bat Poe and Fran Gomez have is that they’re many miles beyond that point, and never noticed when it passed. They’re stuck chasing a gang of drug dealers they’ve been after for years and have finally pushed things to the point where failure might cost them their careers and lives. Join them on the bad guys’ trail in the summer of 1978, as what should have been a routine case devolves into a study in vendetta and survival.

En "Campo de muerte", Poe y Tilly están desayunando, preguntándose cómo pasarán el resto de sus vacaciones, cuando su presencia es solicitada en un aeródromo de Cumbria. Un aeródromo que durante la crisis de la fiebre aftosa de 2001 se conocía como el campo de la muerte... En "¿Por qué no encogen las ovejas?" una pandemia global obliga a Poe y a Tilly a aislarse juntos. Las cosas no salen bien. Discuten y están a punto de pelear cuando Poe encuentra un viejo expediente: un misterio en el que ha estado reflexionando durante años.

An American King unfolds during a violent rash of crime in Whicher's hometown. Working for the Abilene US Marshals Office, Whicher investigates a baffling murder, part of an outbreak of lawlessness that threatens to escalate out of control. Assigned a new partner to help work a case unlike any he's known, what starts in shadow soon burns a path across the city, ever closer to home.

In the highly competitive modern world, doing well in any competition is not enough. Being number one is what counts. This book traces the lives of five colorful individuals. They are winners in their unique ways from the early stages of their lives. We experience, intimately, the twists and turns that occur as they enter early adulthood and get embroiled in a contest anchored in the pursuit of business success and love. At some point, each character realizes that things can get highly complex, emotionally draining, and even dangerous when love is in the mix.

"En caída libre" supone el regreso de uno de los personajes emblemáticos de la imprescindible autora de novela negra Rosa Ribas: Cornelia Weber-Tejedor, inspectora de policía medio alemana, medio española a caballo entre sus dos raíces y la sangre mezclada que corre por sus venas. En esta ocasión, Cornelia tiene que infiltrarse en el complejísimo sistema del aeropuerto de Fráncfort, con 70.000 trabajadores activos y un trasiego de más de un millón de personas diarias, para destapar una turbia trama de drogas.

After vanquishing his enemies in Moscow, former Special Ops legend, Xander King returned home, finally feeling free of his violent existence. But, the next morning, when he is greeted by a blood-soaked tragedy and the shocking message that the woman he loves has been taken, his vengeful past pulls him right back in. Armed with only a cryptic text message from an unknown source, Xander goes on the hunt for revenge in Paris. It's a race against the clock to save Natalie, and the ransom is Xander's life for hers; a price he's more than willing to pay.

Desde el inicio de la alerta sanitaria, Manuela Mauri no ha tenido un respiro y por primera vez en su vida se siente desbordada por los acontecimientos. En medio del caos, un doble crimen ocurrido en Alcalá de Henares le quitará el sueño: Carlota, una joven de diecinueve años, avisa a la policía al encontrar a su padre y a su madrastra muertos a tiros en su casa. Una fiesta ilegal y el testimonio de diez jóvenes en guerra con la sociedad serán claves en la resolución del caso. Una novela policial que va mucho más allá de la investigación de un homicidio.