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La libreria Les Chats Noirs di Marzio Montecristo è stata scelta come “libreria galleggiante” per un evento esclusivo: il celebre giallista Aristide Galeazzo, uno degli autori più amati e discussi del panorama italiano, scriverà i capitoli finali del suo nuovo romanzo Maestrale di sangue proprio a bordo di una nave da crociera. La casa editrice Polpicella ha organizzato un tour che circumnavigherà la Sardegna, facendo tappa nei principali porti. A ogni sosta, i lettori saliranno a bordo per assistere a presentazioni sotto le stelle e tornare a terra con una copia autografata.

Brought to you by Penguin. Richard Osman’s globe-trotting series ‘We Solve Murders’ returns this September with the thrilling new mystery, We Chase Shadows. In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio, Amy, Rose and Steve...

As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing she has seen prepares her for the horror of the honeymoon murders, when a brutal maniac begins viciously slaughtering newly wed couples on their wedding nights. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths...

A classic Poirot mystery read by Hugh Fraser. An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirot’s interest. But when he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items – including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of...

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery – an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd was about to be married. He had a life of wealth and privilege. First...

Now available to preorder: Moonflower Murders, the latest fiendish murder mystery from Anthony Horowitz _________________ SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER? A woman is strangled six hours after organising her own funeral. Did she know she was going to die? Did she...

With swollen feet and a swelling belly, pregnant Ellie bravely joins the nation's tourists in seeing the sights in Washington, DC. But a fatal incident at the Metro station convinces Ellie that something is rotten in the capital city. Should she do the safe thing and pack her bags? Not likely when too many people are telling lies, hiding secrets, and acting suspiciously. Luckily, Ellie Avery is just the right woman to clean up the most mysterious cases of murder - even if she has to brave the most dangerous byways in the corridors of power.

The first in an explosive trilogy of thrillers from Michael Marshall. This book takes the serial-killer book ands adds a chilling new dimension, combining pace, narrative and a genuinely disturbing conspiracy story. Sarah tries to struggle, but the man holds her. The scream never makes it out of...

Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said ‘I can't go on'. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner? 

'My favourite current crime series . . . a pleasure from start to finish' Val McDermid Boiled human bones have been found in Norwich's web of underground tunnels. When forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway discovers the bones aren't as old as originally thought, it's time for DCI Nelson to...

Ha sido un año tranquilo para el Club del Crimen de los Jueves. Joyce está volcada en los preparativos del banquete y el primer baile. Elizabeth se muestra más reservada de lo habitual. Ron lidia con problemas familiares, e Ibrahim sigue prestando terapia a su criminal favorito. Pero cuando Elizabeth conoce a un invitado que teme por su vida, la emoción de la investigación vuelve a encenderse. Un villano quiere acceder a un código imposible de descifrar y no se detendrá ante nada. Sumidos en su caso más explosivo hasta la fecha, ¿logrará el grupo resolver el enigma —y un asesinato— a tiempo?

Der zweite Fall für Bodenstein und Kirchhoff. Ein Tierpfleger des Opel-Zoos im Taunus macht eine grausige Entdeckung: im Elefantengehege liegt eine menschliche Hand. Die dazu gehörige Leiche finden Kommissar Oliver von Bodenstein und seine Kollegin Pia Kirchhoff von der Hofheimer Kripo in einer frisch gemähten Wiese gegenüber dem Zoogelände. Der Tote war ein Lehrer und vehementer Umweltschützer, der wegen seines Charismas von vielen Schülern glühend verehrt wurde - und von einigen Einwohnern der Stadt ebenso sehr gehasst.

Her modern-day life turns into a tangle of secrets when a fall lands her back in time. When a mundane mishap propels Ellie into a bygone era – the Roaring Twenties, she’s not only stuck in time, but she lands smack dab in the middle of another mystery. Steeped in history, a local landmark’s haunting becomes Ellie’s prime objective as she navigates a society of guys and dolls in the hopes of finding her way home. As she delves deeper, she finds out that not all is as it seems and the past is filled with secrets, puzzles, and intrigue she didn’t expect.

A hugely enjoyable, must-listen murder mystery sure to appeal to fans of Elly Griffiths, Anthony Horowitz, and Agatha Christie, with one of the best and most satisfying conclusions you'll ever hear. A classic in Japan, available in English for the first time.

As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...'Memories define us.So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.Welcome to Christine's life.

It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun...she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena's arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent 'crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?

January 1910. A journalist has been killed in a suspicious blaze. Everything points to a group of suffragettes, but the apparent culprit insists she is innocent. When Lady Hardcastle receives a letter from a suffragette requesting her urgent help, the retired spy turned sleuth knows only she stands between an accused young woman and the gallows. Evidence at the scene makes Lizzie Worrel’s innocence difficult to believe, and with the police treating it as an open-and-shut case of arson, Lady Hardcastle faces a barrage of resistance as she tries to dig out the truth.

Brought to you by Penguin. Am I a murderer? You tell me . . . You probably already know my name. Lucy Chase, the woman who doesn’t remember murdering her best friend. Even though they couldn’t find enough evidence to charge me, I know you all think I did it. That’s OK. I realise being...

Un cosy crime dans l'univers des Trois Mousquetaires ! Paris 1624. La jeune Aude de Mantégnac a rendez-vous avec la propriétaire d'un magasin d'un genre nouveau : une boutique de thés. Mais derrière les feuilles et les odeurs enivrantes de cette plante qui vient d'arriver en France, se cache une femme intrigante, capable de résoudre les mystères les plus épineux, et qui utilise le pseudonyme de Milady. C'est cette femme que Aude vient rencontrer afin de lever le voile sur des apparitions étranges qui troublent la quiétude du château familial.

A Wall Street Journal "Best Mystery of 2024" “If The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair read like Gatsby by way of David Lynch, then The Alaska Sanders Affair recalls True Detective: there's something both classic and daring about it. One of the world's most original voices in crime fiction...