Résultats pour "River" dans Polars

When a man is found dead on the banks of the Edward River, Detective Sergeant Nick Vada is forced to return to Milford – the farming town he swore he'd left behind for good. The victim is someone Nick knew from school. Teaming up with his partner, the unflinching Detective Joanna Gray, together they dig into the dead man's life – and his own past. But Milford isn't just a town with long memories. It's a place where the truth gets murky fast, and the river has a habit of hiding more than just bodies.

The Cold Case Squad has a problem: Someone won’t stop taunting Detective Everett Larkin. He’s been able to apprehend some of the worst criminals to ever stalk the streets of New York City, thanks in great part to forensic artist and boyfriend, Ira Doyle, but after their last case, events have taken a turn for the worse. A body recovered from the Hudson River bears a message addressed to Larkin and another token from Victorian mourning culture.

Brought to you by Penguin. The New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month KENSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA: THE FIRST PLACE YOU GO FOR DRUGS OR SEX. THE LAST PLACE YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR YOUR SISTER. Mickey Fitzpatrick has been patrolling the 24th District for years. She knows most of...

The peaceful little village of Saltern-le-Fen is buzzing with excitement. A film crew are in town, shooting a new TV police drama, Fen Division Five. But Detective Jackman receives a disturbing tip-off that something is wrong. Detective Marie Evans meanwhile is looking forward to moving into her dream home. But there’s no time to celebrate. The naked body of a young man is found at the river’s edge. He’s been strangled, his skin massaged in expensive oil. Two days later, another handsome young man is discovered in a shallow lake.

In 1921, the bloodied bodies of Colonel Fletcher, his wife and two staff are found in a manor house in Surrey. The police have put the murders down to a violent robbery, but Detective Inspector Madden from Scotland Yard has his own suspicions. In the meantime the killer is plotting his second strike.

Commissario Luca führt ein beschauliches Leben in einem kleinen Dorf in der Toskana, umgeben von wunderschönen Olivenhainen und drei anhänglichen Eseln. Doch dann wird eine Olivenbäuerin erschossen aufgefunden. Wer hätte sie ermorden sollen und aus welchem Motiv? Um diesen Fall aufzuklären wird dem Commissario eine Ermittlerin aus Florenz an die Seite gestellt. Neben ihren detektivischen Fähigkeiten ist sie auch wunderschön – ein Umstand, der den Commissario nicht ganz kalt lässt. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach dem Mörder.

London, 1878. One April morning, a small boat bearing a young woman’s corpse floats down the murky waters of the Thames. When the victim is identified as Rose Albert, daughter of a prominent judge, the Scotland Yard director gives the case to Michael Corravan, one of the only senior inspectors remaining after a corruption scandal the previous autumn left the division in ruins. Reluctantly, Corravan abandons his ongoing case, a search for the missing wife of a shipping magnate, handing it over to his young colleague, Mr. Stiles.

Pruitt County, Georgia. Cassie Nash has endured her share of pain. Losing her baby to SIDs seven years prior, the newly promoted detective uses her empathy and knowledge of human nature to earn the trust of both witnesses and perps. So when she gets the call to her first homicide, she vows to bring justice to the poor teen found in the river wearing a beautiful handmade white gown. Surprised when the coroner declares the girl died of poisoning and wasn’t drowned, the concerned cop fears for the community when she discovers the M.O. is identical to a previous murder.

With his first case in Stone County under his belt, former big city detective Dan Cutter is settling into rural life. While enjoying an early spring afternoon on the river bank, he makes a stunning discovery. Within hours, the entire Stone County Sheriff's Department becomes embroiled in a search for the truth that is missing on the river.

As the low winter sun begins to rise over the river Deben, a body is found, caught up amongst the reeds in the river that runs through the small Suffolk town of Deben Quay. Detective Inspector Morgan could never have imagined the secrets that are about unfold, as he finds himself caught up in a web of lies and deceit that reaches far beyond his life as a detective.

Vollmond der Streitigkeiten. Alle zehn Jahre geschieht in den Hügeln der Toskana ein Naturschauspiel: Der Vollmond steht dann so hell am Himmel, dass er zum Greifen nah erscheint. Dieses Mal hat das katastrophale Folgen: Erst rast ein Markthändler ungebremst einen Hügel hinab und kommt dabei fast ums Leben, dann wird ein Bürger der Stadt tot aus dem Fluss gezogen. Er wurde brutal erschlagen. Was haben die beiden Fälle miteinander zu tun? Commissario Luca ermittelt unter Hochdruck, in seiner idyllischen Stadt, in der sich auf einmal alle spinnefeind sind.

A honeymoon couple disappear while canoeing the St. Croix River. With visiting VIPs due in days and quick searches revealing no sign of the missing couple, U.S. Park Service Investigators Doug and Jill Fletcher are dispatched to the scene. The Fletchers quickly determine the honeymooner's disappearance is not an accident and the search becomes more complicated than the simple rescue everyone hoped for. Jill and Doug are caught on the river as thunderstorms loom on the horizon. With lightning crackling around them, their canoeing skills are pushed to the limit.

A murder in the wings. A cold case resurrected. And a killer ready for an encore. The curtain rises on Lykkins Lake's community theater production of The Music Man—but the show turns deadly before the first line is spoken. During auditions, director Amanda Brodie spots someone on stage and...

In 1964, when Ned Parker, farmer and part-time constable, is summoned to a cornfield one hot morning to examine the remains of a tortured bird dog, he discovers that there is a dark presence in their quiet community of Center Springs, Texas. Ned is usually confident handling moonshiners, drunks, and instances of domestic dispute. But when it comes to animal atrocities—which then turn to murder—the investigation spins beyond his abilities.

The novels that inspired the Channel 5 TV series COOPER AND FRY, starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) An atmospheric Fry and Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill. A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic...

It is 1921 and a terrible discovery has been made at a manor house in Surrey - the bloodied bodies of Colonel Fletcher, his wife and two of their staff. The victims have all been stabbed and the lack of disturbance in the house suggests that the attack was one of terrifying speed. The Surrey police force seem ready to put the murders down to robbery with violence, but Detective Inspector madden from Scotland Yard sees things slightly differently.

Ein Mord an einem Obdachlosen in der Innenstadt von Pori. Das Opfer wurde mit Benzin übergossen und angezündet. Die Ermittlungen in diesem heiklen Fall übernimmt Kommissarin Susanna Manner. Die Spur führt sie schon bald in die Welt der Ausgegrenzten, in Drogenhöhlen und Waldlager, unter Brücken und in Nachtunterkünfte.

1925. Elspeth Valentine dreams of leaving Strathallyn Station to pursue an equestrian career in England. Instead, a fateful decision ties her to World War I veteran Thomas Delaney, setting off a series of events that ripple through generations. Present day. When policewoman Bec Whitfield accepts a transfer to Bowen River in remote Northern Queensland, she braces for a challenging return to her hometown and the strained relationship with her father.

Who's killing the girls of Willow Bay? When the body of a missing girl washes up on the banks of the Willow River, the killing is linked to two cold case murders, and the investigation must uncover the twisted motive of a serial killer before he kills again.

Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared. Two eventually turned up, bound and left for dead on the Columbia River’s rocky shore. Only Devin Bonner miraculously survived, but with no memories of what happened in the Oregon forest. After decades, the cold case generates heat for FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her husband, Police Chief Truman Daly. They’re investigating the murder of a true-crime podcaster found at the river’s edge in the same location, and with the exact same manner of death.