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A mysterious woven metal artifact is found at a paleontological dig in Africa. Mystified experts, confounded by the impossible timeline they get from traditional dating methods, call upon a stubborn young man with a unique talent. Matthew Turner's gift is also his curse: When he touches any object, his awareness is flooded with the thoughts and feelings of those who touched it before him. It is a talent that many covet, some fear, and almost no one understands.

Chloe Todd believes her baby daughter is sleeping peacefully in her pram in the back garden. She lifts away the blanket to check on her – and gasps in shock. Chloe's neighbor calls the police. But all is not as it seems . . . Chloe Todd is in a loveless marriage. Her husband a villain who works for a man called Dean Rawlins. Rawlins has been missing for a year. Det Superintendent Hedley Sharp arrested Rawlins just before he went missing. Something he's had to live with. Hedley is suspicious but his inspector is on Chloe's side – a bone of contention throughout the investigation.

Winter, 1969. After a hit-and-run accident nearly kills her mother, Velda learns her father is not who she thought he is. Seeking to uncover her true heritage, Velda and Mike Hammer travel to sunny Dreamland Park, where retired law enforcement officers keep an eye on notorious criminals held under the Witness Protection Act. Just as Velda and Mike’s search leads to a dead end, a brutal attempt on their lives and a missing fortune in mob money leads them to a deadly midnight confrontation in a cemetery where secrets are buried and open graves await.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Six international artists are invited to a residency in southern Spain. One falls in lust. Two fall in love. One talks only about New York. One makes installations out of feathers and stones. And one is left for dead on the side of a mountain.

Was it suicide… or murder? When teenager Nick Buckingham tumbles from the fifth floor of an apartment block, Detective Sergeant Solomon Gray answers the call with a sick feeling in his stomach. The victim was just a kid, sixteen years old. And the exact age the detective's son, Tom, would've been, had he not gone missing at a funfair ten years ago. Each case involving children haunts Gray with the reminder that his son may still be out there - or worse, dead.

Having donated a parcel of her land for a village Victory Garden, Lady Elizabeth feels obliged to send her assistant, Polly, to tend to a plot now that its owner has passed away. Polly is happily digging in the dirt when she discovers a dead body buried there. Once more Lady Elizabeth faces a ruthless killer, putting her life in grave danger.

Everybody hates Mondays. This Monday is particularly bad for the residents on Blegevej, in the northern part of Denmark. Just before eight o'clock Monday morning, the entire neighborhood sinks into the ground in a matter of seconds when a giant sinkhole opens up underneath it. Rebekka Franck is visiting a dear friend when she is swallowed up by the hole and ends up trapped inside a limestone mine. But when the body of one of the survivors turns up inside the mines, they suddenly know that not only do they face starvation and thirst, they also have a killer among them.

Kommissær Høyer har "Indianeren" til afhøring. Han er et kendt listetyv, som egentlig havde trukket sig tilbage, så det var til politiets store overraskelse, at han lod sig tage på fersk gerning under et indbrud. Men var det nu et indbrud? Efter grundlovsforhøret bliver "Indianeren" myrdet, og Høyer og Therkelsen bliver sat på sagen.

Viv has finally gotten up the courage to introduce Charlie to her extended family and brings him to their luxurious cottage on Lake Geneva. But the visit gets off to a rocky start when Hap, an old flame of Viv's, unexpectedly turns up. Charlie clearly feels threatened by Hap, but Vivian is sure that it will all blow over - until Hap turns up dead in the game room, with Charlie standing over him, covered in blood and holding a knife. Viv knows that Charlie couldn't have killed Hap, but how can she prove it and get him released from prison?

Första delen i den spännande deckarserien Morden i Vasa. Emilia Lövdahl arbetar som polis vid polisinrättningen i Österbotten. I den annars lugna staden Vasa hittas en kvinna död i ett grönområde, och det visar sig snart att kvinnan har blivit strypt till döds. Tillsammans med kollegorna Dennis, Anna, Eskil och polischef Nygård påbörjar Emilia en utredning som visar sig bli allt mer komplicerad. Samtidigt slits Emilias tankar mellan utredningen och bekymmer på det privata planet.

The latest in this enchanting and fast-selling series, featuring the beloved ghost Aunt Dimity, opens in a picturesque English cottage where the lovable Lori Shepherd is up to her elbows in pureed carrots and formula bottles, striving to be the perfect mother to twins! Luckily, a beautiful Italian nanny arrives just in time - so Lori can help settle the local civil war stirred up by a visiting archaeologist's excavation. With Reginald, the stuffed pink rabbit, and Edmond Terrance, the stuffed tiger in tow, Lori hunts down a missing document.

"Efter en tid åbnede en ældre dame døren på klem. Hun så på ham, og han viste sit skilt. - Mit navn er Otto Vang, sagde han. - Jeg kommer fra Drabsafdelingen." Otto Vang bliver kaldt ud til et hus på Strandvejen nord for København af en politikollega, der patruljerer i kvarteret og mistænker en forbrydelse. Sammen finder de husets ejer, en afdanket, men rig musikproducer, myrdet. Naboerne skal afhøres, men de er ikke meget for at tale. Agnes arbejder i al hemmelighed med spor efter den flugtbilist, som kørte hendes søn ihjel.

"Jag kommer att hitta dig" är den sjunde boken i Lars Kjædegaards rafflande kriminalserie om utredaren Agnes Hillstrøm. En framgångsrik, före detta musikproducent hittas mördad i sitt hus på Strandvejen norr om Köpenhamn. Agnes Hillstrøms utredarassistent Otto Vang kallas till brottsplatsen för att undersöka mordet. Men när han ska förhöra grannarna visar det sig att det är lättare sagt än gjort att få någon att avslöja vad de har sett.

Det har gått tio år sedan Rebeccas dåvarande man, Solomon, fick sitt fängelsestraff - dömd för mord på grund av hennes vittnesmål. Det har varit tillräckligt lång tid för mardrömmarna att upphöra, nerverna att lugna sig och för Rebecca att bygga upp ett nytt liv med man och barn, och lämna det förflutna bakom sig för gott. Men en dag ringer det från en okänd telefon i Rebeccas sovrum. Det är Solomon som har placerat den där, han är frisläppt och har ett enkelt meddelande till henne: Lika många år som han har suttit inne, lika många brott ska Rebecca bevittna. Och hon ska själv välja ut offren.

Where Old Bones Lie is set on an isolated archaeological dig in the Cotswolds. When a body is found near the site, the suspects, witnesses, and clues all conflict, and the disappearance of a group of New Age travellers just seems to add to the mystery. Superintendent Markby and Meredith Mitchell must untangle the mess, and in doing so find themselves in a dangerous and uncompromising situation.