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We're all animals...although some of us have more primal instincts than others. Ex-policeman Joe Cassidy has a keen interest in animal behaviour and how it can have a bearing on some of the most heinous of human crimes - a talent that has heavily informed his detective work over the years. Although until now, he thought that he had left detective work behind....

Within the serene wilderness of Minnesota is Dr. Jonathan Arthur's renowned clinic, promising solace for those tormented by their deepest, darkest fears. But when corporate consultant Paul Ondragon arrives seeking relief from his extraordinary phobia, his tranquility is quickly shattered. Because a series of grisly murders is sending shockwaves through the community, each victim mutilated in a manner both brutal and inexplicable. Is the culprit truly a rogue bear, as authorities insist, or does something far more malevolent lurk in the shadows?

After years of dancing in Mumbai’s bars, Tara Mondal was desperate for a new start. So when a client offered her a life-changing payout to indulge a harmless, if odd, fantasy, she accepted. The setup was simple: wear a blue-sequined saree, enter a crowded railway station, and escape from view in less than three minutes. It was the last time anyone saw Tara.

"This latest installment will likely satisfy Quinn and Costa’s loyal followers and attract those curious about the interplay between public policy, law enforcement, and politics." —Booklist When a key witness goes missing, Quinn & Costa must find her before a killer silences her for good…...

รวมเรื่องราวของมนุษย์ที่มีพฤติกรรมชวนสงสัย โดยการคัดสรรจาก 'ยชญ์ บรรพพงศ์' และ 'ธัญวัฒน์ อิพภูดม'...

’n Middelklas-meubelhandelaar is in sy voorstedelike huis met ’n blaasvlam gemartel en toe met ’n M16 doodgeskiet. Een skoot; agterkant van die kop. Laksmanstyl. Oudpolisieman Zatopek van Heerden het sewe dae om dié moord op te los en ’n testament te vind. Die enigste leidraad ’n stukkie papier waarmee hulle te lank gelede dollars toegedraai het. Miskien báie dollars . . . Hoe dieper hy delf, hoe meer lae hy van dié ding afkrap, hoe meer smeer hulle toe.

Petunia Moraleng, voormalige stasiebevelvoerder op Parys, is haar rang kwyt en oorgeplaas Mooibaai toe. Vroeg in Desember word die oorskot van twee jong vroue ontdek en oornag bevind sy haarself as die hoofondersoeker in ’n raaiselagtige moordsaak.

When I meet Bentley DeGray, I’m at the lowest point in my life because no matter how much I fight, my past won’t let me escape. Bentley makes me laugh and care and love, but what does any of that mean when I’m living a lie? Things get complicated when I find out he’s with the Vampire Related Crimes Unit, the organization looking for answers about the abductions of prominent vampires.

El cuerpo sin vida de una mujer aparece en un descampado de una zona conflictiva de Jerusalén. Todo apunta a una lapidación. A los pocos días, dos nuevos cadáveres son hallados en otra parte de la ciudad. Se encienden todas las alarmas. Sarah Toledano, una española de origen sefardí que trabaja como inspectora de policía, será la encargada de investigar los terribles crímenes.

רות פֶּרלמוּטֶר שירתה במוסד כל חייה והשתתפה באינספור מבצעים שהשתיקה יפה להם. עתה, לאחר פרישתה, זקוק לה המוסד פעם נוספת – היא מתבקשת לחקור את מותו של עמית לשעבר, סוכן מוסד בגמלאות, שנמצא ירוי לא הרחק מביתו. החקירה של רות תוביל אותה למכתבים היסטוריים שכתב בנימין זאב הרצל לאשתו ולאמו, לפרשיות ריגול שהסתבכו ולמעשים שנעשו במוסד ואולי לא היו צריכים להיעשות. היא תוביל אותה גם לסיפור אהבה אחד, קצר ונוגע ללב, שנדמה שנשכח אפילו ממנה.

El cuerpo sin vida de una mujer aparece en un descampado de una zona conflictiva de Jerusalén. Todo apunta a una lapidación. A los pocos días, dos nuevos cadáveres son hallados en otra parte de la ciudad. Se encienden todas las alarmas. Sarah Toledano, una española de origen sefardí que trabaja como inspectora de policía, será la encargada de investigar los terribles crímenes.

A newspaperman of the people, by the people, and for the people - that's Randy Stone of the Chicago Star, pounding the city streets night after night on the trail of crime, corruption, and haunting human interest stories! Frank Lovejoy stars as Stone in these 16 digitally restored and remastered episodes from 1950. Sheldon Leonard, Joan Banks, William Conrad, Lurene Tuttle, Gerald Mohr, Betty Lou Gerson, Bill Johnstone, and more portray the complex characters in his intriguing adventures.

Ethan is living a solid, rational life as a bail bondsman in Florida when he’s compelled to make a seemingly irrational decision: abandon his job and his girlfriend and head south to rescue the daughter of his ex-lover, Michelle. She appears to have been kidnapped by the Mara - vicious street gangs ripping apart the fabric of Central American life - and there’s every reason to believe the girl is dead already. Except for the one that Ethan has been hiding from everyone: she is calling to him in his dreams with three desperate words…I’m still alive.

For the past year, Chloe St. John has been working as a K-9 cop with her German shepherd partner, Hank. After being dumped by her fiance for another woman, Chloe has decided Hank is just about the only male she likes. She's over the whole romance thing and focuses her attention on doing her job because a serious case of human trafficking with connections to her missing cousin just landed in her lap.

Perfect People is a compelling and thought-provoking thriller from bestselling Peter James. John and Naomi are grieving the death of their four-year-old son from a rare genetic disorder. They desperately want another child, but they realize the odds of their next child contracting the same...

On a late summer evening, the train from Malmö to Ystad is involved in a crash. The deaths at the scene seem straightforward, until one of the bodies is identified as a well-known conman. It's someone who had crossed swords with Chief Inspector Moberg in the past, and he is keen to find out what the dead man was up to. Before long, it develops into a far more sinister investigation for Inspector Anita Sundström and the team at Skåne County Police.

Hollywood influencer and super-secret spy Poppy Fields is finally taking a well-deserved vacation with her partner Thor. A woman. A man. A private Greek island. What could go wrong? When a storm washes six teenage girls onto the island, trouble comes knocking. The men who trafficked the girls will do anything to get them them back, including killing Poppy and Thor.

Ella Neser, befaamde speurder uit die Abel-trilogie en Die verdwyning van Billy Katz, is weer op die spoor van 'n raaiselagtige moord. In 'n voorstad van Johannesburg word Clara Heyns, voorbeeldige moeder van twee, dood gevind met engelvlerke aan. Te midde van kantoorpolitiek probeer Ella die leidrade naspeur, maar dan draai haar wêreld inmekaar: wie is die rooikop wat by haar geliefde Lou uithang?

Kaptein Mat Joubert moet ’n sjarmante rower vastrek wat die een bank ná die ander teister, en terselfdertyd moet hy ook die bloedspoor vat van ’n laksman. Maar op 34 is Mat oorgewig en hy rook en drink te veel. Bart de Wit, Moord en Roof se nuwe politiek korrekte bevelvoerder, pas terug uit exile, plaas druk op hom. Daar is nog hierdie één kans om homself te bewys en weer voor te begin.

’n Moord by die Kaapse Waterfront. Wat dalk skakel met geheimsinnige briewe wat geskorste luitenante Bennie Griessel en Vaughn Cupido ontvang het. Maar eers moet Bennie-hulle op Stellenbosch soek na ’n verdwene student, en die spoor vat van die eiendomsagent wat die kooptransaksie van Donkerdrif, korporatiewe swendelaar Jasper Boonstra se peperduur wynplaas, behartig het. En al hul ondersoeke het ’n gemene deler: die donkerste drif, gierigheid.