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Houston publishes so many books a year that he can't possibly write them himself. He has a ghost team; writers, agents, publishers. So when he takes a year out to write something of quality, a novel that will win prizes, a lot of people stand to lose their livelihoods. Now Houston, the prime suspect in his wife's murder, has disappeared. He could be anywhere and there are many who'd like to find him.

John Lowery was declared dead in 1968—the victim of a Huey crash in Vietnam, his body buried long ago in North Carolina. Four decades later, Temperance Brennan is called to the scene of a drowning in Hemmingford, Quebec. The victim appears to have died while in the midst of a bizarre sexual practice. The corpse is later identified as John Lowery. But how could Lowery have died twice, and how did an American soldier end up in Canada?

Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, elegant, highly ambitious, and utterly mysterious. No man could resist her charmsnot even the hardboiled NYPD detective sent to find out who turned her into a faceless corpse. As this tough cop probes the mystery of Lauras death, he becomes obsessed with her strange power.

Am Tag nach dem eskalierten Streit auf einer öffentlichen Veranstaltung um das Schicksal des Gemeindezentrums von St. Peter-Ording wird der potentielle Investor mit den besten Chancen tot aufgefunden. Oliver Falk war zu Fuß auf dem Weg nach Hause, als er seinen Mörder traf. Torge Trulsen, der ambitionierte Hobbyermittler, war an vorderster Front in die Auseinandersetzung involviert und kann sich an den Verlauf des späteren Abends nicht mehr erinnern. Nach und nach mehren sich belastende Verdachtsmomente gegen ihn.

Hartmut Krüger, der Frankfurter Bestsellerautor, hat endlich Urlaub. Zusammen mit seiner Verlobten Nicole möchte er erholsame Tage an der Ostsee genießen. Die Ruhe an der Küste, die Nähe zu Nicole und die Zeit, an seinem neuen Krimi zu arbeiten – nichts könnte schöner sein. Doch dann wird Hartmuts Welt erschüttert. Kurz nach der Ankunft wird Nicole auf perfide Art und Weise in der Ostsee ertränkt. Die Kriminalpolizei, allen voran Hauptkommissar Enno Schulz von der Mordkommission Wismar, tappt im Dunkeln. Gemeinsam mit seinem Team nimmt er die Ermittlungen auf. Wer könnte Nicole ermordet haben?

The summer of 1988 is ablaze—not just with heat, but with hysteria. As Satanic Panic sweeps the nation, innocent lives hang in the balance. Private detective Peter O’Keefe never expected to be drawn into the storm, but when his daughter’s beloved teacher "Miss Ginny" is accused of unspeakable crimes, he can’t turn away.

Ад всегда рядом. И у каждого он свой. В Голодном мире ткань реальности расползается на части, а знакомые до боли образы деформируются до неузнаваемости, обретая зловещее обличье. Здесь московская квартира оказывается порталом в иное измерение, ЗОЖ приводит жертву к хищнику, а с бандитами помогают «решать вопросики» пенсионеры-каннибалы.

Agent Richard Chance is on a relentless mission to avenge his partner's murder by bringing down master counterfeiter Eric Masters. As Chance delves into the dangerous underworld of Los Angeles, he faces a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where every move could be his last.

US Treasury Agents Charlie Carr and Jack Kelly are investigating a counterfeiting ring when cool and ruthless LA Detective Travis Bailey warns them of a plot to murder their prime witness. Unwittingly, they are involved in a phony stake out in which Kelly is seriously wounded. Deeply suspicious and determined to avenge his partner, Carr puts his life and career on the line in order to build a case against Bailey, and sets out to prove that he is the mastermind behind a series of robberies from the area's wealthy residents.

V .I. Warshawski is famous for her cool under fire, her intelligence, her humor, her unflinching courage, and her love of good coffee. But even the strongest people sometimes need a break to recharge, so her friends send her to Kansas for a weekend of college basketball where Angela, one of her protégées, is playing. And that’s where trouble finds V.I.

An old man wanted to live a peaceful life not knowing the enemy waits in the dark. A family that will repulse everyone. But look around, do we garner these families inside our homes?

Siamo alla fine di aprile del 1970 e il commissario Bordelli, ormai in pensione, può dedicarsi a un caso riaperto di recente, un’indagine mai risolta che lo tormenta da molti anni. Si tratta dell’assassinio del figlio di un noto fascista avvenuto nel 1947, che nel clima irrequieto del Dopoguerra era stato frettolosamente archiviato. Mentre, con l’aiuto del vice commissario, Bordelli scava nel passato alla ricerca della verità, sulla montagna pistoiese la Pubblica Sicurezza sta scandagliando il bosco in una frenetica lotta contro il tempo e una brutta faccenda tornerà alla luce.

Zwei rätselhafte Tode und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit... Der atemberaubend fesselnde Kriminalthriller zum Mitfiebern! Regel Nummer 1: Sprich mit keinem Fremden. Regel Nummer 2: Folge niemals einem Fremden. Regel Nummer 3: Geh nie, unter gar keinen Umständen, in das Auto oder das Haus eines Fremden. Wenn du diese Regeln befolgst, wird dir nichts passieren. Das dachte Jakob zumindest, denn schließlich hatte er diese Regeln von seiner Mutter gelernt und ihr fest versprochen, sich daran zu halten. Doch schon bald muss er lernen, dass keine Regel der Welt ihn vor dem Bösen retten kann.

The name's Lomax-Alex Lomax. I'm the one and only private eye working the mean streets of New Klondike, the Martian frontier town that sprang up forty years ago after Simon Weingarten and Denny O'Reilly discovered fossils on the Red Planet. Back on Earth, where anything can be synthesized, the remains of alien life are the most valuable of all collectibles, so shiploads of desperate treasure hunters stampeded here in the Great Martian Fossil Rush.

Nora Feller har brutit helt med Sektion M och Charlotte Victorin. I Malmö hoppas hon få en nystart, såväl privat som i jobbet. Hon blir tilldelad ett uppmärksammat mordfall, där offret tillhör den innersta, rika kretsen i en välbärgad ort söder om stan. Men det är något med fallet som inte stämmer, Nora får en kuslig känsla av att en mäktig hand styr allt. Och snart får hon veta att Sektion M ska ta över utredningen. Mot chefens uttryckliga order börjar hon göra egna efterforskningar. Men Charlotte kommer knappast tyst se på när Nora sabbar för henne.

Teresa Maritano si è finalmente decisa a lasciare la polizia. Abbandonato il suo ruolo di ispettrice, ha aperto un bar e trovato la tranquillità che tanto desiderava. Tutto però cambia quando riappare il commissario Marco Ardini, suo ex capo. Una bambina di nome Carlotta è scomparsa da giorni, una bambina che Teresa conosceva abbastanza bene. Deciderà quindi di aiutare Ardini nelle indagini. Queste porteranno i due a scavare in un caso torbido, che li condurrà dapprima a cercare informazioni su un'altra bambina amica di Carlotta, Paola, e in seguito sulla strana madre di quest'ultima.

Three young women have gone missing. They're all pretty, mid-'20s- someone clearly has a type. But no one links their disappearances until the first - Lauren Elder - is found lying peacefully on a bench in a children's playground. She is neatly dressed with a wide black velvet ribbon covering where her neck has been precisely slit. Her hands are folded over a childish sign on which is written in black crayon - 'BAD MOMMY'.

The heist was legendary, still talked about 20 years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable piece stolen, Gentlemen in Black by a Spanish master, arrives at the desk of a Boston journalist, the museum finds hope and enlists Spenser's help.

Everyone knew the kind of girl Jean Timberlake was: wild, looking for trouble. But she certainly wasn't looking for murder. She was found dead on the beach 17 years ago, and an ex-boyfriend named Bailey Fowler was convicted of her murder and imprisoned, and then escaped. Now private eye Kinsey Millhone steps into a case that should have never been closed, in a town where there's no such thing as a private investigation.

«Ragdoll, el muñeco de trapo» es el nombre con el que los medios sensacionalistas han bautizado al macabro hallazgo en un piso vacío de Londres. Cuelga del techo mediante unos hilos, apunta con un dedo hacia la ventana y está hecho con «retales» de seis personas, cosidos para formar un solo cuerpo del que solo han podido identificar la cabeza. ¿Quiénes eran las otras cinco víctimas? ¿Y por qué el dedo del Ragdoll señalaba hacia el apartamento de enfrente, donde vive el detective William Fawkes, alias Wolf?