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“George’s mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today.” —The Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s award-winning series...

In the scorching heat of the Turanian summer, Thraxas is doing his best to avoid working. His plans for a spell of uninterrupted beer drinking go wrong when the Civil Guards arrest a man for murder, right in Thraxas's office. Outraged at this insult to his dignity, Thraxas goes into action. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a deadly war between rival bands of warrior monks. The situation becomes more complicated when a consignment of the King's gold goes missing.

Der furiose Auftakt der Thriller-Serie um Strähnchen und den Killer! Ermittler. Saboteur. Spion. Mörder. Seine Feinde würden wohl entweder das Wort Krimineller oder Verräter benutzen, um ihn zu beschreiben. Falls sie ihn je zu sehen bekommen, natürlich. Der zwielichtige Problemlöser Robert Capou wird engagiert, um einen verschwundenen Enthüllungsjournalisten zu finden. Schnell wird Capou klar, dass er sich mit einem äußerst gefährlichen Gegner angelegt hat, der bereit ist, alles zu tun, damit seine Verbrechen niemals ans Licht kommen.

From bestselling and Emmy-nominated writer George Pelecanos comes the tale of an ex-offender who must choose between helping the man who got him out of prison and embracing a life with the woman who showed him another path. Michael Hudson spends the long days in prison devouring books given to...

Four blistering novellas, drawn together by themes of strife, violence, and humanity. "Every time I read one of George Pelecanos's novels, I'm left a little awed." —Dennis Lehane, #1 bestselling author of Shutter Island When the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home...

The Devil's Chair is a place of dark legend, a brooding rock formation in a bleak and forbidding landscape. For Marianne Leonard, it is also the home she built on a lie, offering a hard-won peace she has fiercely protected. But a brutal murder at her bunkhouse pulls her back into a world to which she swore she would never return.

A crew’s captain turns up dead, but it’s the evil eye that haunts them—Inspector Maigret must navigate stone-faced sailors to solve the fishy sequence of events. A fishing boat docks at a port in Normandy—and hours later its captain is floating in the harbor, strangled to death. When...

A glamorous woman suddenly turns up dead in the middle of nowhere in a tragic, mysterious puzzle that only Georges Simenon’s legendary detective can solve. It’s just another slow, rainy day on a French canal, until the discovery of a woman’s body disrupts the placid scene. Inspector...

Hvordan kan han bevise at det var mord? Ingen fingeraftryk. Intet våben. Ingen vidner. Kan kriminalassistent Cross bevise at det var mord? Kriminalassistent George Cross stoler ikke på gætterier, og han har ikke tid til falske formodninger. Han er en betjent som arbejder ud fra de beviser der er for næsen af ham, ikke 'intuitioner' eller 'mavefornemmelser'. Han ved ikke hvad de er. Da en ung kvinde bliver fundet død, er Bristols Efterforskningsenhed hurtig til at erklære at der er tale om et selvmord da kvinden havde en fortid med stofmisbrug.

Bienvenue à Barfleur! Ein Fahrgast beobachtet durch das Zugfenster, wie ein Mann eine junge Frau überfällt. Als die Polizei eintrifft, findet sie weder ein verletztes Opfer noch eine Leiche. Tage später wird unweit des Bahnhofs eine junge Frau tot aufgefunden. Die Suche nach dem Täter bleibt ohne Ergebnis. Doch die Eltern der Toten bitten Philippe Lagarde um Hilfe. Was er in den Akten liest, macht ihn fassungslos: Ermittlungsfehler in allen Bereichen. Er begreift, dass er einen ungewöhnlichen Weg wählen muss, wenn er herausfinden will, was geschehen ist.

He's the man you call when you need it done—no matter what "it" is. Freelance troubleshooter George Valentine is likely to catch absolutely any kind case—from the silly to the sinister. Bob Bailey stars radio's jack-of-all-mysteries in sixteen exciting exploits from 1950. Virginia Gregg co-stars as Brooksie, along with Ken Christy as Lieutenant Johnson and Joseph Kearns as Caleb, the sardonic elevator attendant.

It's not been a good morning for Thraxas. A vindictive judge has just fined him every guran he has, and two old enemies have threatened his life. And to cap it all, the rainy season has started and it's as wet as a mermaid's blanket in the magical city of Turai. He desperately needs a winner in the big chariot race. And he needs a job. But not even Thraxas with his sorcerous investigating skills could have predicted that his two requirements might just be connected in a strange and potentially disastrous way.

Paul Temple star Francis Matthews gives his best Cary Grant impression as suave PI Dick George in these three comedy adventures, with Margaret Robertson channelling Katherine Hepburn as his glamorous ex-wife, Dora; 'Man in Black' Edward de Souza as his valet, Blore; and Ronald Herdman as Pasta the dog.

Als Sherlock Holmes während seiner verdeckten Ermittlungen Zeuge eines nächtlichen Überfalls wird und einem jungen Mann das Leben rettet, gerät er unversehens zwischen die Fronten zweier verfeindeter Schmugglerbanden. Je tiefer er in die Geheimnisse der Firma Monteverdi eindringt, desto klarer wird ihm: Hinter den lokalen Machtkämpfen verbirgt sich ein weitaus größeres Netzwerk, und die Fäden führen zurück zu seinem alten Erzfeind Moriarty - oder vielmehr zu dessen Erben.

Hector's parents, wealthy east coast college professors, raised him to work towards making the world a better place. In New Liberty, Arizona, gangs have ravaged the city. As a young police officer who lost his mentor, he struggles with the question. Why did his partner kill himself? Across town, a sickly-looking, small man approaching fifty is about to make a move. DeShawn "The Knife" Galloway has a reputation as a contract assassin who prefers to kill with the Japanese Tanto. It's time to take control. The war will start on his terms.

Blændende smukke, men blinde Sherry Moore har været indhyllet i mørke, så længe hun kan huske det. Selvom hun har været blind siden barndommen, har hendes usædvanlige talent for at ”se” døde menneskers sidste erindringer hjulpet til at løse mange forbrydelser og redde utallige liv. Hendes liv har været alt andet end normalt, men på grund af sit forhold til Brian Metcalf, NAVY SEAL i Søværnet, som hun mødte under en dramatisk redningsaktion på Mount Denali, har Sherry aldrig været lykkeligere.

Robert Capou hat seine professionelle Distanz verloren. Er hasst es, wenn das passierte, aber die Sache war zu etwas Persönlichem geworden. Die Jagd auf den sadistischen Söldner Karsten Bläsberg führt den eigenbrötlerischen Ermittler nach Somalia und in den Jemen. Seine Beute aufzuspüren ist fast zu einfach, und plötzlich beginnen die Ereignisse, sich zu überschlagen.

Crime fiction writer George Pelecanos introduces Spero Lucas, an anti-hero making his place in the world one battle at a time. Includes a bonus work of short fiction focusing on Spero's early life. Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home to Washington, D.C. after serving in...

In this epic showdown from the writer of the award-winning US crime series, The Wire, police officer Derek Strange hunts his brother's killer through a city erupting with rage. Derek Strange is a rookie cop, the job he's dreamed of since he was a boy. His brother, Dennis, has not been as...

In this hard-boiled noir, former police officer turned private investigator Derek Strange's search for a lost ring leads him down a twisted path of crime and corruption—and on the chase for a dangerous killer. Washington, DC, 1972. Derek Strange has left the police department and set up shop...