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A woman is found naked, badly beaten and barely alive in the New Mexico mountains. The shocking discovery plunges Albuquerque Detective Alyssa Wyatt into a case that will test her to the limit. It appears that Callie McCormick is the latest plaything of a shadowy psychopath that leaves a long shadow on the streets of New Mexico - an individual linked to a string of deaths but leaving no evidence. But when Alyssa makes a breakthrough that just might reveal the killer, she unknowingly puts herself in the crosshairs of a brutal maniac - one with an old score to settle.

At a reunion of old school pupils and friends, recently retired Belle Harrington overhears a story about a gang of seven bullies, who blighted her life decades earlier. Over the course of 25 years, six of the seven have died or disappeared. One every five years, three months after each reunion. All seemingly accidental. Co-incidence...or something else?

Edinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson’s housemaid and has all of Raven’s intelligence, but none of his privileges. As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh’s underworld. And if either of them are to make it out alive, they will have to work together to find out who’s responsible for the gruesome deaths.

In the small village of Fortbridge, it's hard to keep a secret. But bestselling crime writer Camilla Harton-Gray is faced with a twist she couldn't see coming: her very own stalker, whose behaviour seems to take a leaf out of Camilla's own novels. Grappling with a bizarre set of clues, stubborn coworkers and a crisis of confidence, DS Alice Washington knows this is her chance to get it together and prove herself. But as the pressure builds and Alice's grip on her instincts hangs by a thread, it becomes clear that Camilla's stalker will do anything to keep their identity hidden...

This is a fact: Ryan Summers walked into Three Rivers College and killed 13 women, then himself. But no one can say why. The question is one that cries out to be answered - by Ryan's mother, Moira; by Ishbel, the mother of Abigail, the first victim; and by DI Helen Birch, put in charge of the case on her first day at her new job. But as the tabloids and the media swarm, as the families' secrets come out, as the world searches for someone to blame...the truth seems to vanish.

Gemma is about to risk it all for the man she loves. Will she survive entering into a life of crime? Gemma has always been there for Nathan. He's the love of her life and she made a commitment to him, one she'd never consider breaking... until smooth-talking gangster Alfie Watson comes into their lives and changes everything. Alfie doesn't care about true love – he wants Gemma, and the gangster always gets what he wants. When Nathan ends up owing him money, Alfie gets payback by recruiting Gemma to carry out a jewelry heist. To everyone's surprise, she's a natural.

When a local girl falls prey to a sadistic serial killer, Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson and her lover, FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin, find themselves in a joint investigation pursuing a vicious murderer. The Southern Strangler is slaughtering his way through the Southeast, leaving a gruesome memento at each crime scene – the prior victim’s severed hand.

One email is all it takes to turn Eve’s world upside down. It contains a picture of her true birth mother, Stella, and proves that Eve’s entire life with her adoptive parents has been a lie. Now she must unravel the mystery of Stella’s dark past. But what Eve finds will force her to take enormous risks, which put her – and her new-born baby – in immediate danger.

Kaum angekommen, verbringen die beiden einen unbeschwerten Nachmittag zusammen – bis die Rückfahrt in der Pariser Métro abrupt endet. Der Zug stoppt zwischen zwei Stationen, die Lichter gehen aus, der Waggon erbebt. Als der Strom zurückkehrt und der Zug weiterfährt, ist Marie verschwunden. Ihre schwangere Schwester wurde entführt – vor aller Augen! Lucas Lievens, ein in Ungnade gefallener Ermittler, erfährt von dem Vorfall und beschließt, sich dem Fall anzunehmen.

Nach dem Tod von Papst Leo XIII. findet im Vatikan das Konklave statt, bei dem ein Nachfolger gewählt werden soll. Als eine Gruppe von Verschwörern die Kardinäle mit dem Tod bedroht, reisen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson nach Rom.

Contains the complete All the Lies trilogy: All the Lies, book 1; All the Secrets, book 2; and All the Doubts, book 3.

In 1875, sixteen-year-old Card Jordan returns from his first solo hunting trip to a scene of unimaginable horror—his family has been slaughtered by a gang of ruthless thieves. Scrawled in the dirt beside his mother's lifeless body are the chilling words: CARD, KILL THEM ALL. Driven by vengeance, Card must shed his youthful innocence and step into a world of danger and retribution. Adorned with his father's old Cavalry hat, he sets out to track down the murderers and exact justice, determined to uphold the honor of his family.

The stunning new thriller from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Stuart MacBride. One down… A dark night in the isolated Scottish countryside. Nicholas Wilson, a prominent professor known for his divisive social media rants, leaves the house with his dog, as he does every night. But this time he...

Rookie cop Carrie Santero has always been fascinated by serial killers. As a teenager, she wrote a letter to Charles Manson in prison - and received a chilling reply. Then she came face to face with a child murderer in her small Pennsylvania town, an encounter that haunts her to this day. Now, as a detective in training, she finally has her chance to make a difference; to hunt down a psychopathic sadist who embodies the very nature of evil itself.

An einem Sonntagmorgen werden Jan Tommen und seine Freundin Betty von Jans Kollegen der Berliner Mordkommission aus dem Bett geklingelt. Er steht unter dringendem Tatverdacht, die Beweislage ist eindeutig: Sein Auto wurde am Tatort gesehen, die Tatwaffe ist mit seinen Fingerabdrücken übersät und seine DNA wurde am Opfer gefunden. Bei dem Toten handelt es sich um Richter Georg Holoch, der Jan vor Jahren wegen Körperverletzung im Dienst verurteilte. Damit gibt es auch ein Motiv...

‘I couldn't wait to turn the next page – brilliant and what an amazing twist!’ – Donna Maguire Years ago there was a silent witness to an act of evil. Now, a twisted killer is on the loose fuelled by revenge. Called to the brutal murder of a priest, it is immediately clear to DCI Claire...

Ein kleines Kind und ein großes Verbrechen. Der erste grandiose Solo-Fall von Volker Klüpfel für das ungewöhnliche Ermittlerduo Svetlana und Tommi. "Halt an, Tommi! Kind ist ganz nass bei diese scheußliche Wetter, muss sich doch kümmern jemand." Svetlana deutete energisch auf eine Stelle am Waldrand ... Die erstaunliche Svetlana liebt russische Literatur und Detektivgeschichten. Ihre Lebensweisheiten sind so legendär wie ihre Grammatik.

Der Hochstapler Pony Nelson plant nach einem erfolgreichen Raubzug, sich nach Schottland abzusetzen. Am Vorabend seiner Abreise kommt er mit seiner Ganovenbande in deren Stammlokal zum Abschiedsdinner zusammen. Als er am Tresen des Lokals zwei lauthals grölende junge Männer entdeckt, beschließt er, noch einen letzten Coup zu drehen, um seine Reisekasse aufzubessern. Was soll da schon schiefgehen.

Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate when the body of an Italian diplomat is discovered in the River Thames, his torso horrifically mutilated. Fearing the political repercussions - the diplomat being in London to initiate talks regarding a secret naval treaty between the two nations - the Government entrust Holmes with the delicate task of uncovering the truth behind the brutal murder. Events take a shocking turn, however, when a young solicitor is found slain in the East End, his body similarly mutilated.

In Roms Unterwelt kommt es zu brutalen Massakern. Offensichtlich will ein unbekanntes Syndikat die Macht an sich reißen und schreckt dafür auch vor Hinrichtungen und Morden in der Öffentlichkeit nicht zurück. Commissario Maurizio Ferro wird selbst Zeuge einer solchen Bluttat und ahnt schon bald, dass sich hier Schlimmes anbahnt. Die Lage spitzt sich gleichwohl für den "Superbullen" wie auch seinen Erzfeind, Don Dino Margheriti, derart zu, dass Ferro und der Mafia-Pate notgedrungen einen Pakt eingehen, um die Bedrohung für die Stadt abzuwenden.