Showing results for "George" in Police Procedurals

Set in rural South Carolina in 1995, a veteran detective is forced to reconcile the errors of a past case when a woman she convicted of murder is exonerated after 10 years in prison. Meanwhile, a series of grisly and ritualistic murders rock their decaying town, and our heroine is put at odds against her ambitious partner as they race to put the pieces together.

Detectives Coleen Clayton and Lester Pruitt are searching for a missing person when they turn up a dead body. Fitting into a pattern of gruesome homicides hitting South Carolina, the case bears an unnerving resemblance to one from 30 years ago—one that still haunts Exeter. The killer has become a legend, spawning countless ghost stories and Halloween costumes. A killer named Crouchback. But Crouchback died in prison 30 years ago, right?

Following the shocking reveals of season one, Colleen and Pruitt are forced to reopen a highly controversial cold case, which happens to be one Colleen could never solve. During the investigation into the murder of a pair of beloved local teens, they are forced to investigate their own friends and family. In order to finally put the case to rest, they must find new leads from an eight-year-old case, sift through long-buried secrets, and get to the shocking truth of what really happened.

DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. So when his police colleagues dismiss the death of a man as a squabble among Bristol's homeless community, Detective Sergeant George Cross is not convinced.

Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force. An outsider himself, having been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, DS Cross is especially drawn to cases concerning the voiceless and the dispossessed. Now, Cross is untangling the truth about a young woman who died three days ago.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Inspector Thomas Lynley travels to Scotland to solve the untimely demise of a renowned playwright in the second novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley! “George writes like Agatha...

The investigation of a vicious murder exposes a quiet community’s sinister web of secrets—the “spellbinding” (Chicago Sun-Times) first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley! “Pure entertainment from...

The best mysteries have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations - and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure.

Hailed by The New York Times as ""a master of the British Mystery,"" award-winning author Elizabeth George is cherished by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the lengths to which people will go to get...

DS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now she is back in his life, he suddenly has answers. But this unexpected reunion is not anything he's used to dealing with. When a disturbing case lands on his desk, he is almost thankful for the return to normality. The body of a monk is found savagely beaten to death in a woodland near Bristol. Nothing is known about Brother Dominic's past, which makes investigating difficult. How can Cross unpick a crime when they don't know anything about the victim? And why would someone want to harm a monk?

Hercule Poirot is a guest at a weekend house party, given at the Cornish cliff top home of the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright. The other visitors include keen amateur detective Mr Satterthwaite and distinguished Harley Street nerve specialist Sir Bartholomew Strange. Death visits the...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox! “Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.” —Entertainment Weekly One of the most acclaimed entries...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series streaming September 4 on BritBox! #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers an explosive, ""absolutely riveting"" novel (Entertainment Weekly) that delves into the events leading up to the shocking murder of Inspector Lynley’s wife. The...

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...

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox! “Exceptional. . . . Intelligent, surprising, sexy, funny, compassionate and wise.”—Washington Post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George, a stunning mystery featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley that...

Der 22. Fall für Thomas Lynley und Barbara Havers In dem idyllischen Städtchen Trevellas wird der erfolgreiche Unternehmer Michael Lobb brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Hat der Mord etwas mit dem geplanten Bauvorhaben zu tun, das in Cornwall seit Monaten für Aufruhr sorgt? Oder steckt Lobbs Familie hinter der grausamen Tat? Der erste Verdacht fällt auf Kayla, Michaels wesentlich jüngere Frau, die nach dem Tod ihres Mannes ein beträchtliches Erbe erwarten kann. Aber auch sein Bruder Sebastian würde von Michaels Tod erheblich profitieren.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers must navigate fraught politics and explosive secrets in this “rich [and] addictively readable” mystery in the renowned Inspector Lynley series. Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series...

The investigation of a vicious murder exposes a quiet community’s sinister web of secrets—the “spellbinding” (Chicago Sun-Times) first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series Don’t miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley! “Pure entertainment from...

Der 22. Fall für Thomas Lynley und Barbara Havers. In dem idyllischen Städtchen Trevellas wird der erfolgreiche Unternehmer Michael Lobb brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Hat der Mord etwas mit dem geplanten Bauvorhaben zu tun, das in Cornwall seit Monaten für Aufruhr sorgt? Oder steckt Lobbs Familie hinter der grausamen Tat? Der erste Verdacht fällt auf Kayla, Michaels wesentlich jüngere Frau, die nach dem Tod ihres Mannes ein beträchtliches Erbe erwarten kann. Aber auch sein Bruder Sebastian würde von Michaels Tod erheblich profitieren.

Thomas Lynley torna a indagare affiancato dalla sua collega Barbara Havers e da Winston Nkata, da poco promosso detective, e il caso che devono affrontare richiederà tutte le loro abilità deduttive. Per le strade di Londra si muove un sinistro assassino. Sulla sua strada ha lasciato il corpo nudo e mutilato di un giovane adolescente e una serie di macabri indizi lasciano pensare all'opera di un serial killer. Lynley scopre presto che l'assassino ha già colpito altre tre volte, senza che la polizia sia arrivata a collegare i casi o a dare loro importanza.