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La chiesa di San Giacomo è stata finalmente restaurata e restituita alla città di Savona, dopo secoli di abbandono. Ma nel corso dei lavori si scopre un raccapricciante segreto: i cadaveri di una donna e di un neonato. Solo una medaglietta al collo della poveretta e il suo orologio da polso potranno consentire agli inquirenti, grazie all’aiuto dei cittadini, di ricostruire la vicenda e dare un nome alle misteriose mummie.

Estate 1982. L’Italia intera vive con il fiato sospeso le partite dei Mondiali. Anche al Bar Marco l’entusiasmo è contagioso, tra bandierine e bicchieri che tintinnano a ogni rete. Ma proprio quando la gioia sembra unire tutti, un fatto inatteso scuote la piccola comunità: un omicidio misterioso porta ombre nel luogo più luminoso del quartiere.

In the rain-drenched streets of 1937 Louisville, Kentucky, a city drowning in the Great Flood, private investigator Charlie Parker is a man with debts to repay and secrets to bury. Haunted by his past and pursued by a relentless storm, Charlie's world collides with corruption, crime, and the shadowy underbelly of the city he calls home.

Detective Bec Whitfield thought she'd found paradise in tropical Mission Beach—and maybe even love with charming local developer Jake Morrison. But when Cyclone Meredith threatens the coast, emergency preparations uncover a twenty-year-old secret buried in concrete. The skeletal remains belong to Marcus "Moondog" Sullivan, a former Sydney property developer turned environmental activist who vanished in 2004 during heated battles over coastal development. Marcus had made powerful enemies on both sides of the conservation debate, and someone wanted him silenced permanently.

Rolson McKane thought his crime-solving days ended the night he lost his badge in a drunken accident. But when he discovers the body of a young Black man near his property—and the dead man visits Rolson in his dreams—he realizes this case is personal. As Rolson digs deeper, he collides with a corrupt police force, a ruthless local politician, and a town determined to bury the truth, not just with this case, but with something that happened decades ago. Every step pulls him into a darkness he may not be able to escape.

Lasciate Parigi, Verne è giunto tra le alture della Vandea, in un clima di rivolta imminente, per indagare su due morti misteriose. Molte sono le voci sui presunti assassini: spie di Luigi Filippo, oppure sostenitori della duchessa di Berry, aspirante al trono di Francia; messaggeri del diavolo che solcherebbero i mari su imbarcazioni avvolte nella nebbia, oppure adoratori di culti arcani che lanciano maledizioni.

Legendary mystery writer Dashiell Hammett only wrote one novel about detective Sam Spade: The Maltese Falcon, the most famous private eye story ever told. But the case was never really solved—the priceless golden, bejeweled bird that men and women had been dying to possess turned out to be a fake.

Классика крутого детектива от прославленного английского писателя. Первые три романа о расследованиях агента ФБР Лемми Коушена.
Этот человек опасен. Две соперничающие гангстерские шайки готовят похищение дочери американского миллионера. По их мнению, удобнее это сделать в Англии, куда взбалмошная и неразборчивая в знакомствах любительница острых ощущений отправилась «познавать жизнь». Казалось бы, все продумано до мелочей, но тут появляется агент ФБР Лемми Коушен, которого принимают за гангстера-одиночку, имеющего свой интерес.

Future London 2531 AD: Detective Lynx Wu may have rare restoration magic, but even he can't restore what was lost—his brother, snatched during a freak attack. Caught fleeing the scene is Lynx's arch-nemesis, the Magic Thief. Who is she? How is she involved? Lynx only has one clue: her signature masquerade mask.

In The Big East—a volatile, alternate universe city plagued by gang warfare and political corruption—hot-tempered, old school Detective Charlie Dawson is handed three untested rookie detectives he doesn’t trust to investigate the brutal kidnapping case that’s haunted him for years. With his trusty old revolver and instincts sharper than most A.I., Dawson reads suspects’ body language like case files — frown lines, posture, blink speed. What other agents call minor clues, Dawson calls evidence. He doesn’t do politics. Doesn’t ask for backup.

Kirusk hat sich für Jarek nach dem Mordanschlag zu einem Alptraum entwickelt und die große Stadt ist fremder und bedrohlicher für ihn als je zuvor. Er muss sich der Frage stellen, ob er unter diesen Umständen seinen Kontrakt als Memo Ebangas weiter erfüllen kann – und ob er das überhaupt noch will. Denn er fühlt sich nach den blutigen Vorfällen im Siebten Kreis überhaupt nicht mehr willkommen. Doch dann geschieht etwas, das wieder einmal alles verändert und völlig unerwartet finden Jarek und seine Freunde und Gefährten eine Spur zu Ollo, wo sie diese als letztes vermutet hätten.

A Ritual of Innocence is a twisting international political crime story full of keen satire and rich character studies that paint a winding tableau that ranges from New York's crime-laden underbelly to the shadowed corruption of global businesses and political leaders. The assassination of the wife of the CEO of the world's largest energy company triggers intense interactions between a cadre of characters with diverse backgrounds, cultural norms, and motivations.

Along this desolate stretch of highway, mere miles from Los Angeles, female drivers have a strange tendency of disappearing. The problem is: nobody knew that the killings were connected until one of his victims was lucky enough to survive. Of course, when Charli Nguyen escaped the grasp of the prolific killer, she only made it a few miles down Pearblossom before an ill-timed car accident claimed her life.

È domenica 22 marzo 1981 e al bar Marco tra i tavoli da carte e il rumore dei flipper riecheggiano le partite di calcio. Tutti seguono la radiocronaca e controllano la schedina, in attesa del tredici che potrebbe cambiare per sempre la vita di uno di loro. Quando la voce dello speaker annuncia la combinazione vincente, un’esplosione di gioia travolge il bar: proprio lì, tra i i giornali e il profumo di caffè, c’è una schedina milionaria. La felicità sembra contagiosa, fino a quando il sogno si infrange di colpo: la schedina sparisce misteriosamente.

Everyone knows the first 48 hours are the most important after a homicide. But for Detective Luke Guillory, the first 48 hours are all he gets—over and over and over. The same victim, the same crime scene, the same long list of suspects. Each reset erases his progress and resets the clock—but only for him.

In this New York Times bestseller with over 1M copies sold, a Muslim detective struggling with sobriety and the violence of his job on the Indianapolis force must solve the murder of his teenage niece. Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who can't stand the thought of handling another...

Als der renommierte Pharmazieprofessor Konstantin Uhlken in einem Park erschlagen wird, ahnt zunächst niemand, dass der vermeintliche misslungene Raubüberfall ein kaltblütig geplanter Mord war. Doch Uhlken hatte sich kurz zuvor Hilfe suchend an Nik Pohl gewandt – der Privatermittler hat einen neuen Fall. Nachdem ein Mitarbeiter einer Pharmafirma bei einem Autounfall ums Leben kommt, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse.

There was a time when being a “made man” meant something. Angelo Cipriani was a member of the inner circle of the powerful Fortunato Crime Family, which controlled the Upper Ohio Valley. Of course, Angelo would never admit that such an organization existed, let alone to all of the bodies he dropped for his boss. Angelo was a loyal soldier, even after a rival family strafed him with bullets and put him in a coma for three weeks.

Hamburg in der Vorweihnachtszeit. Adventslieder erklingen, der Duft von Spekulatius liegt in der Luft, und Martina Fechner hängt tot von einem Deckenbalken in ihrer noblen Elbvorortvilla. Der Anblick der Leiche verlangt den erfahrenen Ermittlern einiges ab. Die Spuren am Tatort werfen Fragen auf. Trägt der Killer etwa ein Nikolauskostüm? Was geht in seinem Kopf vor? Und vor allem: Wann wird er wieder zuschlagen? Der Druck auf das Kripo-Team um Kommissarin Mara Abels steigt fast stündlich, doch der "Weihnachtsmann" hat sein nächstes Opfer bereits so gut wie im Sack.

Auch diesmal hängen scheinbar unterschiedliche Fälle miteinander zusammen und Corinna Dupont weiß geschickt, sie zu entwirren. Kommissar David Schmelzer hat nicht nur mit einem brutalen Mord zu tun, sondern erlebt auch privat einige Turbulenzen. Zu guter Letzt treibt Corinnas Ex-Chef Hannes Jochimsen weiter sein Unwesen. Veilchenpastillen-kauend wird er mit einem Fall aus seiner Vergangenheit konfrontiert und scheint, mal wieder Grenzen zu überschreiten.