Showing results for "Barns" in Police Procedurals

Former police chief Katherine Sullivan has been called brilliant, brave, compassionate, and quirky, but after decades of crime fighting, this resilient grandmother with an artist's soul is discovering that retirement can be just as deadly as being on the job. When Katherine returned to her hometown, her only thought was to comfort her recently divorced daughter. That was before a young woman was found murdered on the estate of the town's richest family.

Det er en iskold vinterdag, og sneen fyger. Da 10-årige Albin ikke kommer hjem til aftensmad som aftalt, bliver både hans plejeforældre og hans biologiske mor urolige. Albin plejer altid at holde sine aftaler. Samtidig er vejene sneet til, og sporene forsvundet, hvilket gør eftersøgningen næsten umulig. Kriminalassistent Mija Wadö er flyttet sammen med sin kæreste, men det nye samliv slider på hendes tålmodighed. Den forsvundne dreng og hans familie bor også i den lille landsby Oravais, og Mija bliver fuldt engageret i sagen.

Polisen hittar två barnkroppar vid ett industriområde i Oslo. Det visar sig vara två ensamkommande från asylmottagningen. På den efterföljande presskonferensen skjuts en journalist och en polis. Hon måste leta efter svar där andra inte vill att hon ska vara inne och nosa.

Fjerde bind i den finlandssvensk krimiserie om kriminalassistent Anna Glad.På byens legeplads er der oversvømmelse, fordi kloakken tilsyneladende er stoppet til. Samtidig er sekretæren på den lokale skole, Yrsa Manner, sporløst forsvundet. Kriminalassistent Anna Glad kæmper for at få sit hektiske liv som politibetjent og småbarnsmor til at hænge sammen. Hendes mand Tomas er en klippe, men er han ikke lidt for involveret i sin nye veninde Mimmi Sandbergs familiesituation? Mimmis verden er brudt sammen, fordi hendes adopterede datter Veeras biologiske mor kræver barnet tilbage.

For five long years, Detective Barnes has been hunting the killer of the person he cared about the most. Now, the one man who could have revealed the truth is dead. His charred and blackened body is all that remains in his burnt-out flat. A week later, a desperate, emaciated young woman hammers on the door of a late-night convenience store. She speaks no English—but it’s clear that she’s terrified—and running for her life. It's only Barnes who connects the two events. He and his new boss, Superintendent Samson Kane, team up to uncover the truth.

DC Barnes is back on the job after an eighteen-month suspension. He’s offered this case no one else wants—and he’s in no position to refuse. A one-punch homicide. The accused is Mandy’s partner James. An honest, upright citizen and a firefighter. The victim is Mandy’s ex, an aggressive alcoholic. James’s acquittal is a sure thing. No jury will convict this good man defending his girlfriend.

A body is discovered with her throat cut and her daughter believed missing. DCI Foster quickly sees parallels with the disappearance of a teenager three years earlier. With hopes fading, he calls on genealogist Nigel Barnes to piece together the links between the families of the two girls. The trail leads back to 1890, and a young couple fleeing a terrible crime in their past....