Titres dans Polars

Join the T'ang Dynasty detective Judge Dee on his very first full-length mystery! Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. This book kicked off Robert van Gulik's long-running series and introduced countless listeners to a cozy, clever series and the incredible detective at its center. Listen to this one, and you'll quickly find yourself seeking out the whole series.

El esperado regreso de Eva García Sáenz de Urturi. El thriller que más de 2.000.000 de personas están deseando leer. Alguien que lleva muerto cuarenta años no puede ser secuestrado y, desde luego, no puede sangrar. Vitoria, 2022. El exinspector Unai López de Ayala —alias Kraken— recibe una llamada anónima que cambiará lo que cree saber de su pasado familiar: tiene una semana para encontrar el legendario Libro Negro de las Horas, una joya bibliográfica exclusiva, si no, su madre, quien descansa en el cementerio desde hace décadas, morirá.

Embauchée à titre d'aide-entraîneuse par un camp de gymnastique de la ville de Québec, Kelly entrevoit un été bien chargé. Toutefois, l'adolescente verra son emploi d'étudiante chamboulé lorsqu'elle apprendra qu'un violeur-meurtrier qui s'en prend aux jeunes filles de 17 ans sévit dans la région. Assistée de ses amis, Kelly tentera d'élucider cette enquête criminelle à sa façon en espérant ne pas y laisser sa peau. Mais cette fois, Derek réussira-t-il à la protéger?

1940. It's been a month since rector's daughter Billie Harkness left her rural village to make a fresh start in the northern city of Hull. Now she has a new home and an exciting new job as one of only two female police constables in the whole city. But Hull still feels like a foreign country, and some people are less than impressed by the idea of a woman doing a "man's job". But determined to do her bit for the war effort, Billie throws herself into her work. The chance to prove her worth comes during a search for a missing air raid shelter inspector, when Billie makes a shocking discovery.

Manger tue. Avec ce premier polar coécrit par un chef deux étoiles au Michelin, le thème de la femme empoisonneuse est revisité et modernisé. Ici, ce n'est pas le poison mais la molécule qui donne la mort. Entre la France et le Japon, un roman qui fait voyager, découvrir une autre culture et des recettes de cuisine...mortelles. Tokyo. Deux hommes morts empoisonnés par une substance indécelable embarrassent la police japonaise. Paris. Un commandant de la brigade criminelle est chargé d'élucider la mort d'un riche Japonais lui aussi victime d'un mystérieux produit.

A crime of passion strikes close to home when Gemma and her best friend, Hazel Cavendish, travel to Scotland, a land of mists and fine whiskey, of hidden pasts and dangerous secrets, or so Gemma discovers when an unexpected meeting with Hazel's old flame yields shocking—and mortal—consequences. Hazel is the logical suspect, but Gemma knows nothing is simple in this place of secrets and long-seething hatreds.

Der 7. Fall für Madame le Commissaire und ihren Assistenten Apollinaire. Der siebte Fall für Isabelle Bonnet - Provence-Krimi mit Wohlfühlatmosphäre vom Bestsellerautor.

Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn't count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest. Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who'd been loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler's enemies, she's also dealing with her Christmas shopping list - plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband's upcoming holiday bash.

Hinter der bürgerlichen Fassade lauert das Grauen... Thriller-Fans und Freunde der "Taunus-Krimis" von Nele Neuhaus kommen hier gleichermaßen auf ihre Kosten! In Teil 6 der "Bodenstein & Kirchhoff"-Reihe kommen die K11-Kommissare einem furchtbaren Geheimnis auf die Spur. Sprecher Oliver Siebeck erschafft mit seiner Stimme eine ruhige, aber doch mit Spannung aufgeladene Atmosphäre, die perfekt zu dem dunklen Geheimnis, das hinter der vermeintlich heilen Welt steckt, passt.

"Les tueurs voient l'enfer que nous avons sous nos pieds, tandis que nous, nous ne voyons que les fleurs..." Dans les montagnes sauvages du Frioul, en Italie, le commissaire Teresa Battaglia, la soixantaine, la langue acérée et le coeur tendre, est appelée sur les lieux d'un crime pour le moins singulier : un homme a été retrouvé mort, les yeux arrachés. À côté de lui, un épouvantail fabriqué avec du cuivre, de la corde, des branchages... et ses vêtements ensanglantés. Pour Teresa, spécialiste du profilage, cela ne fait aucun doute : le tueur frappera à nouveau.

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara can't really help - Azhar had never married Angelina, and his name isn't on Hadiyyah's, their daughter's, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold. Azhar is just beginning to accept his soul-crushing loss when Angelina reappears with shocking news: Hadiyyah is missing, kidnapped from an Italian marketplace.

Il mondo reale ha poco a che fare con le trame dei romanzi polizieschi o delle serie tv. Esiste davvero, ed è un posto pericoloso. Pietro Fenoglio, un vecchio carabiniere che ha visto di tutto, e Giulio, un ventenne intelligentissimo, sensibile, disorientato, diventano amici nella piú inattesa delle situazioni. I loro incontri si dipanano fra confidenze personali e il racconto di una formidabile esperienza investigativa, che a poco a poco si trasforma in riflessione sul metodo della conoscenza, sui concetti sfuggenti di verità e menzogna, sull'idea stessa del potere.

On a hot July morning on Sweden's idyllic vacation island of Sandhamn, a man takes his dog for a walk and makes a gruesome discovery: a body, tangled in fishing net, has washed ashore. Police detective Thomas Andreasson is the first to arrive on the scene. Before long, he has identified the deceased as Krister Berggren, a bachelor from the mainland who has been missing for months. All signs point to an accident - until another brutalized corpse is found at the local bed-and-breakfast.

The Oxford Literary Festival is in full swing, but Detective Inspector Bridget Hart isn't there to learn about books. Instead, she's been given the task of protecting Diane Gilbert, a controversial author who has received a death threat. Diane doesn't seem to think she needs Bridget's protection, but when the worst happens, Bridget's role switches to running a murder enquiry.

Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles - the crime-solving duo who inspired the smash hit TNT series - return to investigate the gruesome staged murder of a horror film producer in this edge-of-your-seat thriller.

It's Christmastime in the tiny French village of St. Denis, and Police Chief Bruno Courrèges is busy playing Père Noël for the children. But when money raised for charity goes missing, Bruno trades in his bag of toys for his badge and sets out to find the thief.

Working undercover allows FBI Art Crime Team agent Jason West the illusion of safety as he investigates the supposed discovery of a legendary lost 1950s private eye movie known as Snowball in Hell. But the complicated relationship between film preservation and piracy is nothing to preserving the delicate balance of Jason's ongoing relationship with BAU Chief Sam Kennedy.

Untermalt vom Summen der Zikaden und Lavendelduft gleiten die Tage in Fragolin in der Provence friedlich vorüber. Bis das Undenkbare geschieht und das Städtchen jäh aus dem sanften Sommerschlummer reißt: Eines Morgens findet man den Bürgermeister Thierry - tot, mit durchschnittener Kehle. Zwar waren er und Kommissarin Isabelle Bonnet schon länger kein Paar mehr, dennoch trifft sein Tod Isabelle zutiefst.

When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave off Scotland's North Coast 500 tourist route, it looks like a tragic accident–another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle. But Police Scotland detective–and secret Freestone fan–Jack Logan isn’t convinced that the star's death was an accident. As Logan delves into Johnny's final days, he uncovers a trail of bitter rivalries, broken promises, and a comeback tour that wasn’t quite what it seemed.

Es hätte ein ereignisreicher, aber friedlicher September werden sollen für Leander Lost und Soraia: erst der Umzug in ein neues Haus, dann ihre Hochzeit. Doch die Nachsaison bringt keine Ruhe nach Fuseta. In einem Golfteich wird eine tote Frau gefunden. Kurz darauf kommt es zu einem brutalen Überfall auf einen Geldtransporter, der dunkle Erinnerungen weckt an einen alten ungelösten Fall... Sieben Jahre zuvor ist Elias, Graciana Rosados Bruder, bei einem ähnlichen Überfall ermordet worden. Ihr Vater wurde schwer verwundet. Nun erleben beide ein düsteres Déjà-vu.