Showing results for "Jasmine" in Crime Fiction

Afghanistan, 1970s. Born to an American mother and a late Afghan war hero, Daniel Sajadi has spent his life navigating a complex identity. After years in Los Angeles, he is returning home to Kabul at the helm of a US foreign aid agency dedicated to eradicating poppy fields. But on a drive out of Kabul for an anniversary trip with his wife, Daniel accidentally hits and kills a young Kochi girl named Telaya. He is let off with a nominal fine, in part because nomad tribes are ignored in the eyes of the law, but also because a mysterious witness named Taj Maleki intercedes on his behalf.

Una joven estudiante de Criminalística, Cris Abello, decidida a presentar su tesis de grado basada en un hecho de la vida real, se ve inmersa, más que en su investigación, en la obsesión por resolver el crimen mismo. Su cerebro, educado en los aromas y reconocimiento de las esencias de flores y plantas, la hizo reparar en la macabra coincidencia de que los sospechosos eran además los asesinos de sus padres y quienes atentaron contra su vida, cuando apenas contaba con 9 años de edad.

When young London professional Alex Evans is informed that his sister's body has been pulled from an icy lake in Northern Lapland, he assumes his irresponsible sister accidentally drowned. He travels to the wealthy winter resort where Vicky worked as a tour guide and meets Agatha Koskinen, the detective in charge. Agatha is a no-nonsense single mother of three who already thinks there's more to Vicky's case than meets the eye. As the two form an unlikely alliance, Alex also begins to suspect the small town where his sister lived and died is harbouring secrets.