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In 1985, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake were spotted shoplifting. Ng escaped, but Lake's capture led police to a concrete bunker in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where they discovered the grisly evidence of an orgy of sex crimes, torture, and murder that claimed at least 16 victims. Lake committed suicide: Ng fled to Canada, where he was tracked down and extradited to California. This 14-year, $10 million legal case was the costliest and longest criminal prosecution in California history. 

A multimedia designer is hard at work. His latest computer game heralds a new era in state-of-the-art graphics. But there's only one way to ensure that the death scenes are realistic enough. In an isolated field in Philadelphia, Detective Ciccotelli's day begins with one grave, one body and no murder weapon. It ends with sixteen graves, but only nine bodies and the realisation that the killer is going to strike again. When it's discovered that the murder weapons are similar to those used in medieval torture, Ciccotelli knows he's going up against the most dangerous opponent.

For 15-year-old Gemma, it is already too late. Her body is found in the nave of a church in Ealing, West London. At first, all the signs point to suicide. But then the autopsy suggests it was not, and Detective Inspector Mark Tartaglia and the Barnes murder squad are called in.

I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And then, at the age of forty-three, I found out I would be dead before my next birthday. My mother also died young. I was seventeen, and she warned me that women would flock to my suddenly single father like stray cats to an overturned milk truck. They did. And one absolutely evil woman practically destroyed his life, mine, and my sister’s. I am not letting that happen to my family. I have three months, and I plan to spend every waking minute searching for the perfect woman to take my place as Alex’s wife.

Katherine Cole thought her fiancé was the perfect man - until he turned out to be the perfect killer. He left his victims stabbed through the heart holding a telltale single red rose and was deemed the Valentine Killer. Three years ago he vanished. Now he’s back. And he’s hunting the one who got away. In New Orleans, Katherine dared to hope she was finally safe, yet somehow he found her. This time, Katherine won’t just sit silently by; she’ll do anything to stop the monster she once loved, even trust the sexy cop promising to keep her safe.…

Abby fuit son pays afin d'échapper à son demi-frère, Sean, puissant membre de la mafia. Elle trouve refuge à Paris, où elle décroche un poste dans un night club. Mais elle déchante rapidement en réalisant que son patron est le Diable personnifié. Commence alors un jeu létal dans lequel il n'y aura aucun gagnant.

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least a little relaxing, but when she and her husband, Wally, meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory. And although the business was closed at the time of the blast, there's a body inside. As police chief, Wally is inevitably drawn into the investigation, which seems to indicate that foul play is afoot again in Scumble River, and Skye can't help but do a bit of her own sleuthing.

The bodyguard becomes the hunted in To Die For, the electrifying third Travis Devine thriller from number one Sunday Times bestselling author David Baldacci, following The Edge and The 6:20 Man. * * * * * Some secrets are too dangerous to keep . . . TWO SUSPICIOUS DEATHS When Dwayne and Alice...

Before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, stained-glass restoration artist Mira Gallier had it all: a thriving business doing work she loved and an idyllic marriage to the perfect man. But the devastating storm stole her beloved husband – his body swept away by floodwaters, never to be found.Now, after years of pain and turmoil, it looks as if Mira is finally on the verge of peace and emotional stability.

As Villanelle returns to face her childhood demons and the Russian winter, Eve finds herself on the run from the Twelve, who want her dead. As the action moves between London and St Petersburg, and Eve and Villanelle finally admit their mutual erotic obsession, the chess game approaches its lethal, unforgettable conclusion.

Harvey Mapes is a 26-year-old security guard who spends his nights in a guard shack outside a gated community in Southern California, reading detective novels, watching reruns, and waiting for his life to finally start…which happens when Cyril Parkus, one of the wealthy residents, asks Harvey to follow his beautiful wife. The lowly security guard jumps at the opportunity to fulfill his private eye fantasies and use everything he’s learned from Spenser, Magnum, and Mannix. But things don’t exactly go according to the books…or the reruns.

Das ist Darby. Kaffeesüchtig. Detective der Mordkommission. Oh, und außerdem kann sie Geister sehen. In Darby Adlers Leben gibt es nur drei Regeln. Erstens: Sprich nicht mit den Toten in Gegenwart der Lebenden. Zweitens: Bleib außerhalb des Radars des Arcane Bureau of Investigation. Drittens: Vergiss niemals Regel eins und zwei. Mit einem Mörder, der verzweifelt nach Darbys Aufmerksamkeit sucht, und einem ABI-Agenten in der Stadt wird es in Haunted Peak, Tennessee, bald sehr interessant werden.

Brought to you by Penguin. At the end of the day, only one question matters: did he do it? 'A daring concept executed to perfection' LEE CHILD A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming. But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story. It is about the woman he...

Depuis qu’un drame immense l’a frappé, Antoine ne supporte plus les injustices. Il lit les journaux, comme tout le monde, mais ça ne passe plus. Selon lui, les ordures s’en sortent. Presque toujours. Ce sont les gens bien qui perdent. Si seulement, juste une fois, il pouvait rectifier le pointage entre les bons et les salopards. Faire gagner les gentils. Bêtement.

Ein Roman über die dunklen Seiten des Internets und die Dynamiken von Social Media. Bei den British Book Awards 2024 für das Debüt Book of the Year nominiert. "O mein Gott, hast du die Liste gesehen?" Für Ola und ihren Verlobten Michael verändert sich von einem Moment auf den anderen ihr ganzes Leben. Denn auf der Liste steht Michaels Name zusammen mit vielen anderen prominenten Männern, denen sexuelles Fehlverhalten vorgeworfen wird. Und die Liste verbreitet sich im Netz in Sekundenschnelle.

**WINNER of the 2014-2015 Waverton Good Read Award** The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of If I Should Die, the astounding debut from British author Matthew Frank. Read by the actor Will Rycroft. ------- It begins with vicious, apparently motiveless attacks on down and outs in South...

The stunning spy thriller that blows the world of James Bond wide open! *A Finalist for the McIlvanney Prize: Scottish Crime Book of the Year* Six days. A bomb goes off at the BBC. But this is just the beginning. In six days' time, terrorists will strike again. Three agents. With James Bond...

The USA Today bestselling author of the Brenna Spector series returns with her most ambitious book to date, a spellbinding novel of psychological suspense, set in the glamorous, wealthy world of Hollywood—a darkly imaginative and atmospheric tale of revenge and betrayal, presumed guilt and...

Megan Ward goes missing, and suspicion falls on the stalker seen outside her house. Detective Jeff Rickman is brought in to investigate—it should be a simple missing person case. But the closer he looks the more mysterious Megan herself becomes. There are no photos, no passport, no family or friends from an earlier life.

By a freak chance John Kelly, once a reporter, always a maverick, becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding a series of disturbing deaths at a tough Dartmoor army training camp. Several young men and women stationed at the bleakly remote Hangridge have died suddenly and tragically, mostly...