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Seventeen stories from the gritty crime series created by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Hugo Speer as Manchester detective John Stone. This collection brings together Series 1 to 4 of this intelligent detective drama, tackling morally ambiguous, complex and challenging subjects. DCI Stone and his...

Audible prastut karta hai Crime Stories by Delhi Press ka sankalan. Akhbaar ki surkhiyon mein kayi apraadh ke qisse dil dehla dete hain. Aakhir sach kya hai, koi hadsa kaise hua, uske peechhe kiska haath tha, apraadhi bach kar kaise nikla? Ek ghatna ke peechhe kayi raaz hote hain, chhupi huyi kahaniyan hoti hain aur gupt kadiyan hoti hain. Har kirdaar ki alag maansikta hoti hai, jise samajhne ke liye unki duniya mein jaana padta hai.

When a drone uncovers a dead cyclist in the West Wales countryside, DCI Evan Warlow is pulled into a case where the clues are scarce, the suspects slippery, and the motive buried deep beneath layers of power and deceit. From a silent hospital ward to a shadowy woodland path, this is a mystery that exposes more than murder—it unravels a community.

The first book featuring Ben, the lovable, humorous ex-sailor and down-at-heels rascal who can’t help running into trouble. Ben is back home from the Merchant Navy, penniless as usual and looking for digs in fog-bound London. Taking shelter in an abandoned old house, he stumbles across a dead...

Successful florist Mildred Faulkner finds that the flower business is no bed of roses when arch-competitor Harry Peavis secretly buys stock in her small, family-owned business. To keep from being muscled out of her own company, Mildred goes to Perry Mason. But the legal eagle is stymied when Mildred's company is plundered by her brother-in-law to pay off gambling debts. The money trail leads to a nightclub hostess and her boss. When both are found dead, the trail of evidence leads back to Mildred.

In den Tiefen der Elbe... Der packende Hamburger Kriminalroman »Die Tote von Pier 17« ist der erste Tei Ole Hansens neuer Krimi-Serie. Claasen war der beste BND-Agent des Landes, Hendriksen führt die erfolgreichste Privatdetektei Hamburgs. Jetzt gehen sie den Verbrechen der Hansestadt gemeinsam auf den Grund. Und ihr erster Auftrag bleibt nicht lange aus: Die junge Irakerin Zureina Azis bittet die beiden, in einem Mordfall zu ermitteln, der bereits abgeschlossen zu sein scheint. Einige Wochen zuvor, wurde die Ex-Freundin ihres Stiefbruders ertränkt am Pier 17 aufgefunden.

When writer Frank Theydon emerges from a London theater, he notices an attractive young woman and an older man waiting for their car. He arrives home after a short delay and notices the older man, whom he’d overheard tell his companion he was stopping at his club, outside the building.

Jones finally has his number called. Someone from his past is gunning for him. What's really worrisome is that whoever it is, might have skills that even surpass Jones'. After finding out that their secret office isn't as secretive as they thought, the team has to assume that they're being watched, and listened to, at all times. Recker will have to call on old friends, and some new ones, in order to help find the identity of the person who's after his friend and partner. Can he accomplish that before Jones is eliminated?

Ännu en ung människa ligger död, offer för en uppgörelse mellan kriminella gäng. Men den här gången är något annorlunda: offret är en ung kvinna, utan kriminell bakgrund. Poliserna Lina Kruse och Jack Karlberg är först på plats. På brottsplatsen finns tretton år gamla Eddie, yngre bror till en ökänd gängledare. Snart visar det sig att skjutningen bara är början. När våldet eskalerar slits Eddie mellan lojaliteten till sin bror och rädslan att själv bli nästa offer.Ska Eddie välja gänget eller ska han våga vittna?

When his old friend and former colleague is shot dead at his home, Detective Superintendent William Lorimer is devastated. And his problems are only just beginning. It's not long before two further deaths are reported: both victims ex-policemen. It's clear this is a targeted campaign against their own, yet with no other link between the victims to identify the killer, Lorimer's police team are starting to panic. Who will be next? Lorimer knows he must keep his cool if he is to solve the case.

Een oude verkrachtingszaak herleeft in deel 17 van de populaire politieserie met Anne Kramer. Een jonge studente is slachtoffer van een groepsverkrachting. De daders worden niet gepakt. Twintig jaar later krijgt de zaak een staartje. De politie heropent het onderzoek onder de codenaam Magnolia. Anne Kramer, chef recherche, heeft haar eigen sores; zij wordt gestalkt en bij haar vriend Thomas doemt een spook uit het verleden op. Toch raakt Anne Kramer op verschillende manieren bij de zaak betrokken.

Widow walks the side of the road at night when a pair of headlights is headed his way. It’s the first car in hours. With a thumb out, he hopes to get a ride. But when the car drives erratically at high speeds, Widow dodges, nearly being rammed to death. The driver barrels the car into a tree. It turns out the driver had a heart attack. Waiting for help to arrive, the driver enlists Widow’s help. The driver is a US Marshal. He was on his way to stop an attack on one of his witnesses. She’s been in the witness relocation program, hiding, living a new life.

Als Julia Durant an einen Tatort in Frankfurt gerufen wird, erwartet sie dort ein wahres Blutbad. Eine Frau wurde mit einer Grausamkeit ermordet, wie sie selbst die erfahrene Ermittlerin selten erlebt hat. Und: Sie wurde sexuell verstümmelt. Ein Ritualmord? Zunächst steht Durant vor einem Rätsel. Doch dann entdeckt sie, dass es in der Vergangenheit bereits ähnliche Fälle gegeben, jedoch niemand eine Verbindung zwischen ihnen erkannt hat.

A chilling message from the capital drags Emily Slate out of safety and back into the storm, to confront her greatest threat yet. After receiving a devastating call, Emily and Zara are forced to return to D.C. to confront the conspiracy that has splintered the FBI and put their lives at risk. But the city of magnificent intentions hides more than just political secrets. Two agents, sidelined like Emily, are found dead under suspicious circumstances, signaling the sinister forces at work are escalating their plan.

Die italienischen Alpen stehen zu Recht im Ruf, ihrem Besucher ein unvergessliches Erlebnis zu bereiten. Mimi Rutherfurt genießt jeden Augenblick Ihres Urlaubes, fern der Heimat. Und sie trifft in einem Gipfelrestaurant einen interessanten Mann: einen Kämpfer für Recht und Gesetz. Doch selbst ein so abgelegener Ort kann zu einer Todesfalle werden.

The Golden Ratio killer's strange web of deception, double-backs, and doppelgängers grows ever more tangled, and as those twisted threads ensnare Malcolm and Seong-Jae, they find themselves pulled ever further apart. Not even Malcolm's patience may be able to save them, their relationship a painful casualty of their job. That doesn't mean he won't try.

Matt Helm is unexpectedly rich, and he doesn’t like it. Twenty thousand mysterious dollars appear in his bank account, but this is no time for celebration. Another secret agent with an unexplained surplus is murdered, and Helm figures he better work out who his “benefactor” is before he becomes the next target.

Nach der Überführung und Inhaftierung des Verräters schweigt dieser beharrlich. Was zunächst nach verblendetem Fanatismus und Selbstaufopferung aussieht, hat in Wirklichkeit komplexere Hintergründe, wie Holmes herausfindet.

17. In the Laboratory: Holmes and Watson discover a secret laboratory. Soon they realize that not only chemical, but also questionable medical experiments have been conducted on the premises.

The Saint is back – 50 audiobooks are now available starring the debonair classic crime hero. Simon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. The Saint never asks for adventures, but they will keep happening to him, and these three classic stories force him into action once more.