Hard-Boiled

Once upon a time, Tracy Whitney was one of the best thieves in the business....

Suffering from bald patches thanks to a hair conditioner spiked with depilatory cream - supplied by the murderess in her last investigation....

Killing Floor is the first book in the phenomenal best-selling Jack Reacher series by Lee Child. It introduces Reacher for the first time, as the tough ex-military cop of no fixed abode. Trained to think fast and act faster, he is the perfect action hero for when times get tough....

He was a hairdresser to dye for....

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

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

Private investigator and WWII veteran Aloysius Archer returns to solve a new case in Hollywood, in this riveting thriller from international number one best-selling author David Baldacci....

The gripping second historical crime novel in David Baldacci’s Private Investigator Archer series, following the Sunday Times top five bestseller One Good Deed....

In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. He has nothing but a handful of dollars, the clothes he’s wearing and an appointment with his new parole officer....

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....

Tom Keeler finds himself in the town of Promise, Indiana. He just needs to drop off a package, then he can get back to the Florida sunshine. But nothing’s ever that simple. The package gets stolen; things get complicated....

In The Lady in the Lake, hard-boiled crime-fiction master Raymond Chandler brings us the story of a couple of missing wives - one a rich man's and one a poor man's - who have become the objects of Philip Marlowe's investigation....

At first the townspeople of Cherryvale welcome the rising medium Kate Bender and her family. Kate's messages from the Beyond give their tedious dreams hope and her mother's potions cure their little ills—for a price. No one knows about their other business....

Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe's on a case: his client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to recover a rare gold coin called a Brasher Doubloon, missing from her late husband's collection. That's the simple part....

Private investigator Philip Marlowe's latest client is Orfamay Quest. She's come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or at least that's what she tells Marlowe, offering him just 20 dollars for his trouble....

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

"Puoi lasciare l'esercito, ma l'esercito non lascia te. Non sempre. Non completamente." E infatti Jack Reacher deve tornare in servizio, richiamato dal dipartimento di Stato e dalla CIA...

One winter morning, Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - goes to keep a perfectly routine business appointment and finds a hanged man. A bad start to the day by anyone's standards and an ominous portent....

She's trained to kill. He's beaten the best. This time all bets are off....

An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution; a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve....

A dark and witty work of hardboiled detective fiction set in the mean streets of New York, Chester Himes's A Rage in Harlem includes an introduction by Luc Sante in Penguin Modern Classics....

Los Angeles, 15th January 1947: a beautiful young woman walked into the night and met her horrific destiny....

A brand-new BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel, known to be a favourite among her own works...

A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in....

Could a nightmare be used as a murder weapon? That's the provocative question confronting Gurney in the thrilling new installment in this series of international bestsellers....

Hear the tale of how the mighty Sherlock Holmes was bested by a woman's wit. Included in this recording is the first story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collection, "A Scandal in Bohemia."

Six deaths mar the holiday mood as summer vacationers enjoy Wisconsin’s beautiful Door County peninsula. Murders, or bizarre accidents? Newly hired park ranger Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective, assumes the worst but refuses to get involved. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden over the loss of his wife and daughter, he’s had enough of death. Forced to confront the past, the morose Cubiak moves beyond his own heartache and starts investigating, even as a popular festival draws more people into possible danger.

Vier Städte, vier grauenvoll zugerichtete Leichen - an verschiedenen Flughäfen Deutschlands werden innerhalb kurzer Zeit mehrere Männer ermordet. Die Spuren deuten auf einen Serientäter hin, doch zwischen den Opfern gibt es keine Gemeinsamkeiten. Die Ermittler beim LKA sind fassungslos, als sie schließlich herausfinden, dass die DNA-Spuren von einer Frau stammen! Das LKA bittet den knorrigen Profiler Falk Hagedorn, ein Psychogramm der Mörderin zu erstellen.

Die Polizei nennt ihn den Network-Killer. Er sucht sich seine Opfer im Internet, ausnahmslos Frauen. Anschließend lockt er sie zu sich, vergewaltigt und erdrosselt sie und wirft sie ins Wasser. Hauptkommissar Jan Fabel und sein Team widmen ihre ganze Aufmerksamkeit den brutalen Morden. Eines Tages taucht eine weitere Wasserleiche auf: eine Frau, angespült am Hamburger Fischmarkt, nach dem großen Sturm. Der Leiche fehlen sämtliche Gliedmaßen. Ist sie ebenfalls ein Opfer des Network-Killers? Jan Fabel vertieft sich in den Fall.

Die kleine Hafenstadt Oldebeck wird von einer blutigen Mordserie erschüttert. Kommissar Norde und sein geheimnisvoller Partner Röhler ermitteln auf Hochtouren. Doch schon bald folgen weitere Opfer. Auch die schöne Lektorin Alina vom Verlagshaus Kröger & Crime steht auf der Liste des Rotlicht Rippers. Allerdings ahnt die junge Frau noch nichts von der Gefahr, in der sie schwebt, als es in der Nacht an ihrer Tür klopft.

Ich nehme dir alles. Auch dein Kind. Verena Hofer muss machtlos mit ansehen, wie ein Kind stirbt. Sie ist sich sicher, dass sie Zeugin eines grausamen Mordes wurde. Verena kann nicht anders, sie schwört, den Täter zu fassen. Ihr gelingt es, den anfangs skeptischen Profiler Carl von Wuthenow zu überzeugen, ihr zu helfen. Kurz darauf geschehen weitere Morde, die an Brutalität nicht zu überbieten sind. Sie scheinen in direktem Zusammenhang mit dem Tod des Kindes zu stehen, doch der Täter und seine Motive bleiben ein Rätsel.

Jack Reacher. Helt. Enspænder. Soldat. Søn af en soldat. I militærpolitiet var han et af hærens helt store håb. Men i enhver politimands liv kommer der et vendepunkt. En særlig sag. En rodet, kompliceret sag med mulighed for at ødelægge en karriere. Få en ordenshåndhæver til at sige fra. Og få ham til at tvivle på ord som tapperhed, ære og pligt. En sådan sag står Jack Reacher nu overfor.

I femte bind af Lee Childs bestsellerserie kommer Jack Reacher i vanskeligheder i Texas. Jack Reacher er ved at blaffe sig gennem den glohede ørken i Texas, skal ikke noget bestemt sted hen og har masser af tid til sin rådighed. Carmen Greer er på vej ud ad den samme landevej, og Reacher får et lift af de mere specielle. Carmen har en vild historie at fortælle – om sin mand, om familiehemmeligheder og en mere end almindeligt uhyggelig hjemby. Og så har hun også en plan. Som Reacher indgår i. Og inden solnedgang kan køreturen have kostet dem begge livet.

En morder er i færd med at skabe sit mesterværk… og han vil have dig med i sin samling… ”I mine enogtredive år ved politiet har jeg set rigeligt med vanvittige ting, men hvis jeg fik lov at vælge én ting, jeg kunne slette fra hukommelsen, så ville jeg vælge dét derinde.” En kvindelig topmodel bliver fundet myrdet i sit hjem. Morderen har flået hende, skåret hænder og fødder af hende og oversmurt væggene i hendes soveværelse med blod.

Apunta. Atormenta. Mata. “Buen trabajo no has encendido las luces…” Una estudiante de enfermería recibe el susto de su vida cuando encuentra a su paciente, el fiscal Derek Nicholson, brutalmente asesinado en la cama. El acto parece no tener ningún sentido Nicholson padecía una enfermedad terminal y le quedaban tan solo unas semanas de vida. Pero lo que más le impacta al detective Robert Hunter de la División de Robos y Homicidios es la tarjeta personal dejada por el asesino.

Dos niñas han desaparecido. Solo regresará una. Los padres que ofrezcan la mayor cantidad recuperarán a su hija; la pareja perdedora, no. No se equivoquen. Una niña morirá. Con la desaparición de dos niñas de nueve años —Charlie y su mejor amiga, Amy—, las familias se sumergen en una pesadilla viviente. Un mensaje de texto confirma lo inconcebible: las niñas han sido víctimas de un secuestro aterrador. Y cuando un nuevo mensaje de texto pone a las familias a competir entre sí por la vida de sus hijas, el reloj comienza a correr para la detective Kim Stone y su equipo.

At first the townspeople of Cherryvale welcome the rising medium Kate Bender and her family. Kate's messages from the Beyond give their tedious dreams hope and her mother's potions cure their little ills—for a price. No one knows about their other business, the shortcut to a better life. And why shouldn't their family prosper? They're careful. It's only from those who are marked, those who travel alone and can easily disappear, that the Benders demand their pound of flesh. But even a gifted seer like Kate can make a misstep.

Dopo "Morte a domicilio" e "Il dubbio" ecco la terza indagine per il commissario Antonio Mariani e la moglie Francesca Lucas, ingegnere informatico. La misteriosa morte a Lavagna di Luisa Lercari, scrittrice di gialli, trascina l'ispettore Mariani in una nuova e inquietante indagine che coinvolge Emma (la madre di Mariani, appassionata lettrice della Lercari) ed Enrica sua grande amica. La testardaggine delle due donne spinge l'ispettore ad interessarsi al caso e a condurre ricerche personali parallelamente a quelle dei Carabinieri.

Crime Scene Fjällbacka − die Erfolgsserie geht weiter! Zwei Ereignisse erschüttern kurz hintereinander Fjällbacka. Ein berühmter Fotograf wird brutal in seinem Showroom ermordet. Und Nobelpreisträger Henning Bauer, der gerade auf einer kleinen Insel am zehnten Band seiner weltberühmten Serie schreibt, heimtückisch überfallen. Die Ermittlungen von Kommissar Patrik Hedström und seinem Team der Polizeistation Tanumshede laufen ins Leere.

The investigation into the murder of an investment banker reveals a hidden side to sharp-suited victim Adam Sinclair—and a cast-iron reason why someone would want him dead. The problem is DS Kevin Coupland knows the chief suspect. Not a friend in the conventional sense, but certainly the closest he's had to one. Following his gut, Coupland pursues Dominic Neilson, a more likely suspect, and it helps that he keeps treading on Coupland's one remaining nerve.