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After two London men end their business partnership, one of them is savagely murdered in a medieval tithe barn on his estate in Somerset. Investigating the killing, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge discovers that the victim was universally despised in Cambury - even the victim's wife and the town's police inspector are suspect. And yet in London circles, the man was highly regarded. What triggered his death?

Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must contend with two dangerous enemies in New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd's Proof of Guilt. Can Rutledge solve the apparent murder of a top wine merchant while dealing with interference from his superior, the new Acting Chief Superintendent? Readers...

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Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ian Rutledge brought the Great War home with him, and its horrors haunt him still. On New Year’s Eve 1919, he finds a brass cartridge casing, similar to countless others he’d seen on the battlefield, on the steps of a friend’s house. Soon there are more, purposely placed where he is sure to discover them. Unexpectedly drawn away from London to a small Northamptonshire village, he investigates the strange case of a local constable shot with a bow and arrow.

Called out by Scotland Yard into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector Ian Rutledge finds himself confronted with one of the most savage murders he has ever encountered. Rutledge might have expected such unspeakable carnage on the World War I battlefields, where he’d lost much of his soul - and his sanity - but not in an otherwise peaceful farm kitchen in remote Urskdale. Someone has murdered the Elcott family at their table without the least sign of struggle.

In 1912 Ian Rutledge watched as a man was condemned to hang for the murders of elderly women. Rutledge helped gather the evidence that sent Ben Shaw to the gallows. And when justice was done, Rutledge closed the door on the case. But Shaw was not easily forgotten. Now, seven years later, that grim trial returns in the form of Ben Shaw's widow Nell, bringing Rutledge evidence she is convinced will prove her husband's innocence. It's a belief fraught with peril, threatening both Rutledge's professional stature and his faith in his judgment. But there is a darker reason for Rutledge's reluctance.

In her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and...

The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. What were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation? That story...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox! “Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” —Seattle Times The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s chilling 13th novel in the Inspector...

Harald Uteng, ein pensionierter Kripos-Beamter, arbeitet an einem Podcast über den Mord an der 17-jährigen Malin, die 1991 in der norwegischen Kleinstadt Aremark grausam getötet wurde. Doch kurz bevor der Podcast veröffentlicht wird, wird Uteng ertrunken aufgefunden. Anton Brekke nimmt die Ermittlungen auf. Hängt Utengs Tod mit dem alten Fall zusammen? Wurde damals gar der Falsche für den Mord an Malin verurteilt? Ist der wahre Mörder von damals wieder aktiv? Während Brekke den alten Fall aufrollt, fühlt sich in Aremark die junge Emily von jemandem beobachtet.

In der Kältekammer des Todes. Gleich zwei brutale Morde beschäftigen Kriminalkommissarin Vanessa Lux und ihren Kollegen Falk Wolff: Unter Bergen von Schnee wird im Harz ein Mann gefunden. Sein dürftig bekleideter Leichnam weist schwerste Misshandlungen auf. Einige Tage später wird in einem Schlachthof die Geschäftsführerin ermordet und furchtbar zugerichtet entdeckt. Die Opfer haben offensichtlich nicht das Geringste miteinander zu tun, genauso wenig wie die Tatorte. Oder vielleicht doch? Irgendetwas sagt Vanessa, dass es eine Verbindung zwischen den beiden Taten gibt.

Bestseller-Autor Andreas Winkelmann schreibt unter dem Pseudonym Frank Kodiak "Amissa. Die Überlebenden" - den 3. und finalen Teil der harten Thriller-Reihe um die Privatermittler Rica und Jan Kantzius: Der Kampf gegen das organisierte Verbrechen fordert Opfer, auch von Privatermittlerin Rica Kantzius. Sie muss die Urne ihres Mannes Jan zu Grabe tragen und zerbricht fast an ihrem Schmerz. Der Wunsch nach Rache und Gerechtigkeit hält sie jedoch aufrecht.

Detective Reed Mattox, just three months removed from the death of his partner, has turned invisibility into an art form. Switching to the K-9, taking over the graveyard shift, moving to a farmhouse miles outside of Columbus - his every move has become predicated on putting as much distance between himself and the outside world as possible. That distance is shattered, though, when bodies begin turning up in The Bottoms, the poverty-stricken section of town he is assigned to patrol.

Wer Geld hat, kann sich alles kaufen - auch dich! "Amissa. Die Vermissten" ist der 2. Teil der harten Thriller-Reihe um die Privatdetektive Rica und Jan Kantzius von Bestseller-Autor Frank Kodiak: Nur ein wildes Gerücht - oder grausame Realität? Wer genug Geld hat, kann sich alles kaufen und bestellen - angeblich auch Menschen, und zwar jede beliebige Person. Die hübsche Nachbarin, den Kellner, das Mädchen aus dem Bus: Wer an "Missing Order" die richtige Summe überweist, bekommt, wen er will, ohne je verdächtig zu erscheinen.

Ein Coup, der die Buchwelt erschüttert. In einer spektakulären Aktion werden die handgeschriebenen Manuskripte von F. Scott Fitzgerald aus der Bibliothek der Universität Princeton gestohlen. Eine Beute von unschätzbarem Wert. Das FBI übernimmt die Ermittlungen, und binnen weniger Tage kommt es zu ersten Festnahmen. Ein Täter aber bleibt wie vom Erdboden verschluckt und mit ihm die wertvollen Schriften. Doch endlich gibt es eine heiße Spur.

1839, and Bow Street Runner Pip Shepherd is out of a job. The Runners have been disbanded, merged with Sir Robert Peel's new Metropolitan Police - and there's no way Pip's signing up with them. But when he befriends 'Peeler' Thomas Tedman, and hears about an upcoming detective division, he has second thoughts, and soon the duo are investigating their first cases together.