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Gene Hawkins, investigator by trade, was expert at arranging events so that they appeared accidental to all involved. Therefore, when he himself witnessed an ‘accident’ his curiosity flared up bright, and he insisted on looking into what he regarded as a work of art. A quarter of a million pounds worth of Derby-winning stallion had vanished into the Blue Grass of Kentucky... and a young man and a girl spent a dangerous afternoon in a punt on the River Thames.

After tracking down a crazed sniper last year, homicide detective Mike Houston opted to leave Boston for the isolated mountains of Maine. He adjusted nicely to chopping his own firewood, relaxing in his log cabin, and simply enjoying the solitude of the mountains. But then his former partner, Lt. Anne Bouchard, pays him a visit and dangles the words serial killer in front of him. And suddenly he finds himself back in the game beside her - though not "officially".

The Islands Investigations International team is back! This time, Kyra Rachel and Noel Franklin are sleuthing around Quadra Island in the employ of Noel's old high school buddy, Jason Cooper. In a quiet wooded area of the island, Jason, his wife and two younger boys are worried for the oldest son in the family. Derek was discovered badly beaten in the woods by Campbell River and has remained in a deep coma for three weeks. Desperate to find out what happened to his son and why, Jason hires Noel and Kyra.

Since he got fired in spectacular fashion from his newspaper job last year, former investigative reporter Liam Mulligan has been piecing together a new life - one that straddles both sides of the law. He's getting some part-time work with his friend McCracken's detective agency. He's picking up beer money by freelancing for a local news website. And he's looking after his semi-retired mobster friend's bookmaking business. But Mulligan still manages to find trouble.

On the eve of their wedding, Jackson discovers something he can’t forgive about his fiancee Sara. As he tries to make himself disappear so that he won’t be found by her and her violent family, he connects with international art dealer Sebastian Lee who offers him an escape route – but at...

At nearly 18, easy-going Benedict Juliard has no stronger ambition than to ride in steeplechases as an amateur jockey. His father, George, driven towards a life of public service and politics, asks his son to enter into a pact that neither of them will commit any act that could destroy the father's growing reputation and career.

When he wakes in a pitch-black room with his hands bound, Roland Britten – accountant and champion steeplechase jockey – knows he’s entered a nightmare of someone else’s making. Wracking his brain to figure out who’s out to get him and why, he comes up empty, but somehow manages a death-defying escape. It isn’t long, though, before he’s recaptured.

At first glance, the small mountain settlement of Mount Big Town, or "Little Town" as the locals call it, seems to be a pleasant and peaceful rural haven. Senior Constable Tess Fuller and Sergeant Finn Maguire know better though, kept fully occupied trying to maintain some law and order in a town dominated by the huge feral Bycraft family. Can they recapture fugitive Red Bycraft before he makes good on his threat to hunt down Tess?

Milano, 2018. Due tennisti cinquantenni si affrontano in un torneo Limitato 4.1 sulla terra rossa di uno dei circoli più prestigiosi della città. Dopo uno scambio molto duro, uno dei due sfidanti si accascia al suolo per non rialzarsi mai più. Quello che sembra un semplice caso di morte accidentale è invece l’inizio di un’avvincente indagine internazionale che ha per involontario protagonista il più improbabile degli investigatori, Maurizio Verri, un Giudice Arbitro incattivito dal tempo e con molti scheletri nell’armadio.

Drei international bekannte deutsche Sportler werden im Abstand von wenigen Monaten ermordet. Gleichzeitig tauchen immer wieder Computerchips für satellitengesteuerte Waffensysteme auf dem Schwarzmarkt auf. Das Institut stellt eine Verbindung her, als in einer TV-Aufzeichnung eines der Opfer in Gesellschaft eines Waffenhändlers entdeckt wird. Markus Neumann wird auf den Fall angesetzt. Auf einer Sportgala soll er Kontakt zu einem Informanten aufnehmen.

ACHTUNG: SPORT KÖNNTE IHR LEBEN BEENDEN! Was haben ein Bowlingcenter, eine Kletterhalle und ein Fitnessstudio in Bremen gemeinsam? Genau, sie alle haben plötzlich einen Toten. Die Polizei ist schnell vor Ort und sieht ihre Überzeugung mal wieder bewiesen: Sport ist Mord! Begleiten Sie Kommissar Morthau und erleben Sie 16 teils skurrile Todesfälle, die Ihren Puls, wie beim Joggen, in die Höhe treiben. Tod Mord Sport ist in jedem Fall zwar nicht immer Mord, Tote gibt es aber trotzdem. Sie glauben ein entspanntes Minigolfen hat noch kein Herz zum Stillstand gebracht?

Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she gave up her dream and never looked back. Fourteen years later, she’s a successful defense attorney, revered for her work with minors. But when her former coach turns up dead, Ana lands right back where it all began, and abruptly ended: The Palace, a world-renowned skating facility nestled high in the mountains of Colorado.

Das Ruderteam der Oxford Universität hat im Hastings House ihr Winterquartier bezogen. Das Hotel liegt am Rand von Gutt's Hill und ist bei Sportlern sehr beliebt. Aber das Wintertraining nimmt eine tragische Wendung, als plötzlich einer der jungen Ruderer hinterhältig erschossen wird. Inspektor Wingate ist schnell vor Ort und entdeckt vernichtende Beweise, die sofort zur Verhaftung eines der anderen Teammitglieder führen.

What if the most dangerous thing you did this weekend was go for a run? *** On a bright spring Saturday, hundreds gather in a park as usual for their weekly community 5k run. An hour later, one of the runners is dead. The next week a runner training for a 10k event dies. And then another, a half...

Ein „Kottan ermittelt“ Kriminalrätsel, wer ist der Mörder? ››Wissen Sie, wen ich am wenigsten mag?‹‹ Diese Frage richtet Polizeipräsident Pilch an seinen Major Kottan vom Morddezernat. ››Mich vermutlich‹‹, sagt Kottan. ››Franz Oberhofer‹‹, ist Pilchs überraschende Antwort. ››Den kenne ich nicht‹‹, gibt Kottan zu. ››Was hat er angestellt?‹‹ ››Nichts‹‹, antwortet Pilch, der im grauen Jogging-Anzug hinter seinem Schreibtisch sitzt. ››Oberhofer ist mein Trainer.‹‹ ››Beim Tarock?‹‹ ››In der Kraftkammer! Er schindet mich. Tag für Tag.‹‹ ››Und wozu der Aufwand?‹‹ ››Ich muss meinen Körper stählen, um eine imposante Figur abzugeben.‹‹ ››Wollen Sie heiraten?‹‹

In Skin and Bones, an original short story in the Paul Doiron's bestselling Mike Bowditch series, the killing of a bald eagle unearths ties to a tragic case from mentor Charley Steven’s past. When Maine game warden Mike Bowditch discovers a bullet-ridden bald eagle in the Maine woods, he is...

The first in the chilling STAGS series! STAGS 2: DOGS is out now and STAGS 3: FOXES is coming out in the summer. It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is struggling to settle into the sixth form at the exclusive St Aidan the Great boarding school, known to its privileged pupils as S.T.A.G.S...

"Henry Leyva's narration shapes the story wonderfully..." -AudioFile on Hatchet Island An eerie, windswept island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in the next thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron. A call for help from a former colleague leads...

In Paul Doiron's riveting novel Widowmaker, Game Warden Mike Bowditch is on the trail of a ruthless vigilante amid the snow-covered mountains of Maine When a mysterious woman in distress appears outside his home, Mike Bowditch has no clue she is about to blow his world apart. Amber Langstrom is...

Football, corruption and dark secrets collide in the thrilling sequel to the award-winning Keeper by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet. In the second of the Paul Faustino novels by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet, teenage football prodigy El Brujito, "the Little Magician", has...