Hard-Boiled

Sechs Moorleichen und ein über Jahrzehnte gehütetes Geheimnis... Der spannende erste Fall für das Cold Case Ermittlerduo Montag und Effi Lu...

Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th century, eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village....

Harry attacked his commanding officer and is suspended indefinitely, pending a psychiatric evaluation....

The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time. This collection includes Web of Lies, Speak No Evil, and Never Too Late....

Her heart is thumping now, only just distinguishable from the roar of the water and the wind. This is not safe. She is not safe…She realises then, only one of them is coming back out alive.

Fall, 1947. New York City. Private Investigator Ida Davis has been called to New York by her old partner, Michael Talbot, to investigate a brutal killing spree in a Harlem flophouse that has left four people dead....

No Orchids for Miss Blandish was crime author James Hadley Chase’s first novel....

Isaiah Coleridge is a mob enforcer in Alaska - he's tough, seen a lot, and dished out more. But when he forcibly ends the money-making scheme of a made man, he gets in the kind of trouble that can lead to a bullet behind the ear....

Profoundly deaf since early childhood, Caleb has always lived on the outside - watching and picking up tell-tale signs people hide in a smile, a cough or a kiss....

In the sixth book in Lawrence Sanders's best-selling Archy McNally series, a twisting tale of sizzling family secrets proves that murder isn't just for the birds...

When Bergen PI Varg Veum finds himself at the funeral of a former classmate on a sleet-grey December afternoon, he’s unexpectedly reunited with his old friend Jakob – the once-famous lead singer of 1960s rock band The Harpers – and his estranged wife, Rebecca, Veum’s first love....

The Edgar-nominated author of Gun Monkeys is back with a thrill-a-minute suspense novel that mixes crime and academia - with hilarious results....

A million-pound heist. A man on the run. A gang hellbent on seeking revenge....

Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford is quickly finding that life as a private investigator is never quiet. His doors have only been open a few weeks when DCI Whitney Walker approaches him to investigate the brutal attack that left her older brother, Rob, with irreversible brain damage....

Ex-police officer Sebastian Clifford had decided to limit his work as a private investigator, until Detective Constable Bird, aka Birdie, asks for his help....

Hundreds of writers have tried to capture life inside the mob, but no one has ever had the inside access to write a book like this one....

Three gripping crime fiction thrillers featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Deadly Games, Fatal Justice, and Death Track....

Many people had reasons for killing Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls....

Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant....

What secrets hide behind the razzle-dazzle of the entertainment industry? V.I. Warshawski is about to find out...

Delhi Noir offers bone-chilling, mesmerizing takes on the country's chaotic capital, a city where opulence and poverty are constantly clashing....

When a murderer leaves a familiar pink scarf as his calling card, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is forced to dig into a cold case, not sure if she's looking for a killer or a copycat....

Marlowe is back...and he's married to a rich, beautiful society lady who wants him to settle down in the posh desert community of Poodle Springs....

Six entertaining thrillers feature slovenly sleuth Chief Inspector Dover, Scotland Yard's most unwanted man....

The once tranquil woods in a picturesque part of Lenchester have become the bloody stage to a series of ritualistic murders. With no suspects, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is once again forced to call on the services of forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish....

Inexplicably, Cash has become troubled, depressed, irrationally angry with his friends, and worried unaccountably about the safety of his daughter and grandson. Callie suggests he see Abe Stein, the therapist who helped her son, Lew. Reluctantly, Cash agrees, and the two men begin to explore his largely forgotten past—particularly the story of his parents, who died in a car accident when he was seven.

Es sollte eine spannende Live-Story für ihr Publikum werden und endet in einer Katastrophe. Nach ihrer Entführung findet sich die junge Influencerin Lara Girsch schlimmster Folter ausgesetzt. Doch ihr Entführer ist damit noch nicht fertig. Er zeigt ihr einen möglichen Ausweg, der letztlich zu einem Desaster führt. Felix Stark und Carolin Funke von der Nürnberger Polizei übernehmen Hals über Kopf den Fall, aber es werden Fehler gemacht und der Aufschrei in der Öffentlichkeit ist groß.

Im noblen Kieler Stadtteil Düsternbrook wird auf dem Gehweg die Leiche eines bestialisch ermordeten Mannes gefunden. Die Art der Tötung und anschließenden Schändung lässt auf eine höchst emotionale Tat schließen. Nur einen Tag später wird in der Kieler Rechtsmedizin eine tote Frau eingeliefert, die Selbstmord begangen hat. Doch so einfach ist der Fall nicht. Rechtsmediziner Dr. Nowak kann feststellen, dass es zwischen beiden Toten auf rätselhafte Weise eine Verbindung gegeben hat.

すべての始まりは何だったのか。結末はいったいどこにあるのか――。「魔法の鼻を持つ犬」とともに教え子の秘密を探る理科教師。「死んでくれない？」鳥がしゃべった言葉の謎を解く高校生。

Clete Purcel—private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots—is Dave Robicheaux's longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete leaves his car at the local car wash, only to return to find it ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade from Mexican cartels to Louisiana, it feels personal—his grandniece died of a fentanyl overdose, and his fists curl when he thinks of the dealers who sold it.

In einem Netz aus Lügen und Verrat ist Vertrauen tödlich... Die Krimi-Reihe rund um Profiler Nick Stein geht spannend weiter! Die Stille seiner Auszeit wird jäh unterbrochen, als der Profiler Nick Stein zu einem Mordfall gerufen wird: Ein renommierter Architekt wurde in München brutal getötet und Nick erkennt sofort, dass hinter der blutigen Tat mehr steckt als ein gewöhnliches Verbrechen. Gemeinsam mit seiner Partnerin Luisa und einem Team von ehemaligen Kollegen begibt er sich auf die Jagd nach dem Täter.

Megan and Cisco Flynn are back in town. Nobody had ever been caught for the Klan murder of their father, Jack, and Detective Dave Robicheaux knows that trouble cannot be far behind. Particularly when the Flynns get mixed up with the case of a small-time hustler named Cool Breeze Broussard. As the Flynns find themselves deeper and deeper in trouble, Robicheaux is trying to keep Cool Breeze alive. Something ties Breeze to the Flynns, and all three of them to local plantation magnate Archer Terrebonne. Something long past is poisoning all their lives, bringing death in its wake.

Sgt. Bren Allred has seen all manner of criminality in beautiful Graham County, Arizona. He has managed to keep the worst of it from his wife, Monica, who is having a troubled pregnancy. But it will be difficult to keep the devils at bay as a new kind of trouble erupts across the region . When deputies Sanchez and Haley go undercover to investigate a rash of copper theft, they unwittingly stumble across a shadowy spy network. Meanwhile, Apache Police Sgt. Al Victor is confronted by a murder case involving a diplomat as he grapples with the ever-present problem of alcohol on the reservation.

Theodore Tate har aldrig kunnat glömma sin första brottsplats – tioåriga Jessica Cole hittades död i ett gammalt övergivet slakthus. Mördaren greps och dömdes. Rättvisa var skipad. Eller? Femton år senare härjas Christchurch av en ny mördare som verkar utgå från en lista med människor som var inblandade i Jessica Coles fall. En av dem är den olycksalige doktor Stanton, psykiatriker och pappa till tre små flickor. Om Tate ska lyckas hjälpa dem måste han hitta kopplingen mellan mördaren, slakthuset och stadens brant stigande mordstatistik.

Att människor försvinner i Christchurch är inte ovanligt, men när psykologiprofessorn Cooper Riley plötsligt inte dyker upp på sitt arbete och studenten Emma Green spårlöst försvinner efter sitt skift på ett kafé, börjar oron växa. Deras försvinnanden sammanfaller med att den tidigare kriminalinspektören Theodore Tate friges efter ett fyra månader långt fängelsestraff. Emma Greens far anlitar Tate som privatutredare för att hitta dottern, en skuld Tate bär på efter att ha varit inblandad i en rattfylleriolycka som nästan kostade Emma livet året innan.

Che cosa può avere in comune la morte di una studentessa del liceo classico di Savona con quella della quarta prostituta assassinata a Genova? Tocca a una Maria Viani liceale scoprirlo. Siamo alla fine degli anni Sessanta, un attimo prima che scoppi la contestazione studentesca e l’autunno caldo degli scioperi operai, nella quiete solo apparente di una provincia addormentata. Il commissario Marongiu, alle soglie della pensione, aiutato dal giovane ispettore Cantini, si trova a dover districare una matassa di enigmi.

La prima indagine dell'eccentrico giornalista Pompilio Nardini. Versilia, estate 2012. Pompilio Nardini è un Don Chisciotte contemporaneo con una spiccata, seppur strampalata, passione per "Pinocchio" e per la risoluzione di crimini. Quando scopre che l'amico Tardelli è stato trovato morto per una presunta overdose di eroina, Nardini stenta a crederci. Conosceva troppo bene Tardelli per non andare più a fondo. Inizia così un'indagine parallela che lo porterà faccia a faccia con magnati russi e individui loschi.

When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer’s morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man’s identity–and where he came from. The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child’s belongings. Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time–but they have no leads, and no motive for the events that have taken place.

Confronted by a growing number of suspects and her own enemies who are waging a vendetta against her, Kay makes a shocking discovery that will make her question her trust in everyone she knows.

The frozen body of a man is discovered in a used car yard on the hottest day of the year, his face contorted by fear and pain. Detective Kay Hunter and her team are assigned the case, but when they find out who their victim is, their worst fears are realized. There is another man missing–but is he a victim, or a killer?