Titres dans Polars

Kriminalkommissarin Pia Kirchhoff will gerade in die Flitterwochen fahren, als sie ein Anruf erreicht: In der Nähe von Eschborn wurde eine ältere Dame aus dem Hinterhalt erschossen. Kurz darauf ereignet sich ein ähnlicher Mord: Eine Frau wird durch das Küchenfenster ihres Hauses tödlich getroffen. Beide Opfer hatten keine Feinde. Warum mussten ausgerechnet sie sterben? Der Druck auf die Ermittler wächst schnell.

Quelques mois après la disparition du caïd Sir Chuck, Antoine Aubin se trouve impliqué malgré lui dans l'histoire d'un psychopathe en phase terminale qui veut partir avant de subir son procès pour meurtre. Avec l'assistance du lieutenant-détective Donald McGraw, Antoine tente d'empêcher le monstre d'arriver à ses fins.

Alla vigilia della festa di san Giuseppe, negli uffici quasi deserti della polizia arriva una strana telefonata. Giorgio Roccella dice al brigadiere che devono vedere una cosa che ha trovato in casa. L'indomani, quando il carabiniere si reca nel villino per rispondere alla chiamata, lo trova con una pallottola in testa e una vecchia Mauser sulla scrivania. Suicidio, decreta il questore. Ma Roccella, prima di morire, ha scritto su un foglio: "Ho trovato." Quel punto incongruo è il primo degli indizi che condurranno il brigadiere verso una verità molto diversa.

Casey Duncan is a homicide detective with a secret: when she was in college, she killed a man. She was never caught, but he was the grandson of a mobster and she knows that someday this crime will catch up to her. Casey's best friend, Diana, is on the run from a violent, abusive ex-husband. When...

Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her as she sets out on her short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again.

Four years later, an abandoned baby girl is found wrapped in dirty rags on a doorstep. An anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test on the baby. But nobody is prepared for the results. The newborn belongs to Deborah. She’s still alive.

Rain Christiansen isn't sure he'll ever fully understand the supernatural. But he's finally finding his groove as a reluctant medium and cold-case detective. That's not to say everything is going smoothly—there's a wedding in the works, after all. At least work is keeping Rain and the PTU plenty busy. The latest case involves Hannah Caldwell, a silent ghost who can't—or won't—speak. She still manages to request that they find her dear friend, Cherry Parker, so that she can say goodbye. Piece of cake. But when it comes to ghosts, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

Sonnige Strände, gefährliche Gewässer – Luc Verlains geheimnisvollster Fall.An einem Sommermorgen mit der ersten Fähre die Gironde zu überqueren, ist ein französischer Urlaubstraum. An diesem Tag aber bleibt beim Anlegen das erste Auto an Bord stehen und blockiert alle anderen. Der Fahrer, ein beliebter Malermeister, ist verschwunden, und keiner der Passagiere will etwas Verdächtiges gesehen haben. Dann findet man den Mann – tot, in der Tasche eine seltene Muschel. Commissaire Luc Verlain und sein Team ermitteln unter Hochdruck, als auch in Paris eine Leiche mit einer solchen Muschel gefunden wird.

A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again. The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer’s last client—Scotland’s most notorious criminal...who had just walked free. DS Max Craigie knows this can only mean one thing: they have a vigilante serial killer on their hands.

The discovery of a young woman’s body drifting down the Thames, her hair adorned with flowers and her legs wrapped in blue silk like a mermaid’s tail, presents Lord Jason Redmond and Inspector Daniel Haze with a puzzling new mystery. Who was she, why was she murdered, and what led the killer to leave her body displayed this way? Was it an act of love, meant to make the victim appear beautiful in death, or was there a more sinister reason?

Sie hatten ein Geheimnis. Sie mussten sterben. An einem Sonntag. Im Wohnhaus einer stillgelegten Fabrik wird eine Leiche gefunden. Es handelt sich um den ehemaligen Betreiber des Werks, Theodor Reifenrath, wie Kriminalhauptkommissarin Pia Sander feststellt. In einem Hundezwinger machen sie und ihr Chef Oliver von Bodenstein eine grausige Entdeckung: Neben einem fast verhungerten Hund liegen menschliche Knochen verstreut und die Spurensicherung fördert immer mehr schreckliche Details zutage. Reifenrath lebte sehr zurückgezogen, seit sich zwanzig Jahre zuvor seine Frau Rita das Leben nahm.

"Tra i boschi e le pareti rocciose a strapiombo, giù nell'orrido che conduce al torrente, tra le pozze d'acqua smeraldo che profuma di ghiaccio, qualcosa si nasconde. Me lo dicono le tracce di sangue, me lo dice l'esperienza: è successo, ma potrebbe risuccedere. Questo è solo l'inizio. Qualcosa di sconvolgente è accaduto, tra queste montagne. Qualcosa che richiede tutta la mia abilità investigativa. Sono un commissario di polizia specializzato in profiling e ogni giorno cammino sopra l'inferno."

Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and influential Bernard Fairclough. The death has been ruled an accidental drowning, and nothing on the surface indicates otherwise. But when Lynley enlists the help of his friends Simon and Deborah St. James, the trio's digging soon reveals that the Fairclough clan is awash in secrets, lies, and motives.

A horrific crime that defies explanation, a rookie FBI agent in uncharted territory, and an extraordinary hero for the ages: an investigation spirals out of control in this heart-pounding thriller. Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, Walt Leppo...

A crime wave has hit town. The target is a highly sought-after brand of streetwear called Hybird X, clothing that costs a fortune and resells for unbelievable prices. Houses are burgled, kids mugged on the streets...and finally a young man dies, all for the sake of his shoes. Then another boy’s body is found in a pile of rubbish. Meanwhile illegal steroids are flooding the streets. And there are dark movements on the marshes.

When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation. The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. Yet when Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes, all found strangled, hands bound, and dumped in water around London.

Yesterday, Special Agent Pendergast still mourned the loss of his beloved wife, Helen, who died in a tragic accident in Africa twelve years ago. Today, he discovers she was murdered. Tomorrow, he will learn her most guarded secrets, leaving him to wonder: Who was the woman I married? Why was she...

Saint-Tropez hat Brigitte Bardot. Fragolin dagegen den Film- und Gesangsstar Colette Gaspard - auch wenn kaum einer weiß, dass die Diva hier geboren wurde. Schließlich hat sie das provenzalische Dorf schon in jungen Jahren verlassen. Einziger Kontakt zu ihrem Geburtsort ist ihre Zwillingsschwester Yvonne, die noch immer in Fragolin lebt. Genauso wie die Kommissarin Isabelle Bonnet.

When nine-year-old Rosalie Marshall vanished from her bed one summer night, her disappearance tore her family apart. Now, sixteen years later, her mother Helena is found dead, her husband by her side. It looks like a straightforward murder-suicide but DS Maeve Kerrigan and DI Josh Derwent soon discover nothing about this case is straightforward. The Marshalls have been keeping secrets, and they aren't alone. Josh has been holding something back too – something that could change everything for Maeve.

A USA TODAY Bestseller | An NPR Best Book of 2024 | A Goodreads Best Thriller of 2024 In this “page-turning suspense novel, shrewd character study, and captivating mystery” (Stephen King) Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call that Ellie Black, a girl...

Ein tödliches Geheimnis - in Blut geschrieben. Der neue Krimi von Nr.1-Bestsellerautorin Nele Neuhaus! Eine Frau wird vermisst. Im Obergeschoss ihres Hauses in Bad Soden findet die Polizei den dementen Vater, verwirrt und dehydriert. Und in der Küche Spuren eines Blutbads. Die Ermittlungen führen Pia Sander und Oliver von Bodenstein zum renommierten Frankfurter Literaturverlag Winterscheid, wo die Vermisste Programmleiterin war.