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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, 14 of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair.

Eco -architect Olivia Wells returns from her successful life in New York to the Cornish village of Penbartha intent on fulfilling her god-father’s bequest to expand and oversee a co-working community of eco and creative entrepreneurs in a converted railway building.

Jago Trevithick KC has been busy in London with the complicated and lengthy trial of an underworld criminal. After a disastrous result, he returns to Penbartha to be with Olivia, seeking refuge and peace and to reassess his life choices. The morning after the long-awaited and eventful launch party Jago and Olivia discover a dead body and he immediately fears that his troubles in London have followed him home. As their professional lives collide, will Olivia and Jago be able to work together again to uncover the dark forces that are threatening the success of her latest venture...

Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, elegant, highly ambitious, and utterly mysterious. No man could resist her charmsnot even the hardboiled NYPD detective sent to find out who turned her into a faceless corpse. As this tough cop probes the mystery of Lauras death, he becomes obsessed with her strange power.

Tea shop entrepreneur Theodosia Browning has been tapped to host a fancy Limón Tea in a genuine lemon orchard as a rousing kickoff to Charleston Fashion Week. But as fairy lights twinkle and the scent of lemon wafts among the tea tables, the deadly murder of a fashion designer puts the squeeze on things. As the lemon curd begins to sour, the murdered woman’s daughter begs Theodosia to help find the killer.

Julia Malmros is thriving. A former police officer making her way in the world of crime fiction, she’s turning popularity into fame by writing the next book in a world-renowned suspense series. To help her research, Julia connects with Kim Ribbing. More hacker than man, Kim bears a dark past that’s the very antithesis of the promising future she has planned for herself. They share an undeniable spark—yet it’s likely to implode. That’s the least of Julia’s worries. Hounded by publicity, Julia retreats to her cottage in the Stockholm archipelago.

On Easter weekend, a guest at a luxury ski lodge in Åre is stabbed to death in her plush suite. She’s Charlotte Wretlind, a property developer who planned to restore a nearby mountain hotel to its long-gone glory days. It was not a random attack. It was an act of pure aggression leveled against a woman with plenty of enemies. As the murder spreads panic among tourists and Åre residents alike, Detective Inspectors Hanna Ahlander and Daniel Lindskog face a shady staff, a dogged press, and multiple suspects.

Jaine still hasn't found a good man - or a way to keep all those sugary snacks from going straight to her hips. But - with a little help from her best friend Kandi-she's finally landed a gig as a sitcom writer! True, Muffy 'n Me (a.k.a. "Bewitched with Tits") isn't going to win any Emmys. And her office at Miracle Studios needs a little sprucing up, and a few dozen rat traps. But it sure beats writing boring brochures and bad resumes, so Jaine's not complaining. Until the plot thickens - with murder....

Scotty Parker is a former child star who once played Tiny Tim, but now he's grown up into the role of the neighborhood Scrooge. He thinks he can stage a comeback with the screenplay he's working on, and Jaine's been reluctantly helping him edit it. So when Scotty is bludgeoned with a frozen chocolate yule log and the police start making a list of suspects and checking it twice, Jaine's name is unfortunately included.

Five thrilling tales of mystery, mayhem, and murder from an exceptional quintet of Edgar, CWA Dagger, and National Book Award winners.

Eilean Eadar - eine karge, windgepeitschte Insel, auf der in einer eisigen Nacht vor über hundert Jahren drei Leuchtturmwärter spurlos verschwanden. Als ein junger Mann tot am Fuße des Inselleuchtturms gefunden wird, sollen zwei Polizisten aus Glasgow den rätselhaften Fall untersuchen. Doch kaum auf der Insel angekommen, stoßen die ehrgeizige Georgina und ihr älterer Kollege Richie auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Was haben die eigenwilligen Bewohner zu verbergen?

Cuando una empresa especializada en limpiezas extremas entra en una vieja villa abandonada en San Sebastián, lo último que espera encontrar es un hombre degollado en medio del caos. Simón Aguado, un sintecho con síndrome de Diógenes, parecía invisible para todos... hasta que apareció muerto. La oficial Carmen Arregui, entre comidas familiares, compañeros impertinentes y el peso de la rutina, se ve arrastrada a una investigación donde los márgenes de la sociedad, la memoria y la compasión se entrelazan.

Due adolescenti svaniscono nel nulla nell'arco di pochi giorni. Per il primo, Luca Alberti, si pensa a un allontanamento volontario, ma quando scompare la seconda, Marta Moretto, e viene rinvenuta la sua bicicletta abbandonata sul ciglio della strada, si inizia a ipotizzare che possa trattarsi di rapimento. Le indagini, affidate al commissario Emma Verdelli e alla sua squadra, si concentrano all'interno della cerchia dei famigliari e dei compagni di scuola. Nel frattempo scompare una terza ragazza, Mirella Vianello.

Smarmy personals ads. Daring declarations of love. Freelance writer Jaine Austen has penned them all. But no one needs her help more than geeky, gawky Howard Murdoch. His request is simple enough: a letter proclaiming his undying love for Stacy Lawrence, a gorgeous aerobics instructor. The fact that he's never actually met the woman gives Jaine pause - yet she soon overcomes her misgivings, and the unlikely Romeo lands a date! But his triumph is short-lived. On Valentine's Day, Howard finds Stacy bludgeoned to death with a Thigh Master - and is quickly named the prime suspect.

Emma Verdelli, commissario della Questura di Varese, viene incaricata di seguire l'indagine, affiancata dall'ispettore Mariano Rossi e dal vicecommissario Oreste Del Carmine. Sono molti i sospettati del misterioso omicidio: tutti sono coinvolti, ma nessuno sembra davvero colpevole. Non si tratta di un semplice assassino, ma di un serial killer. L'omicida non si fermerà finché non verrà catturato.

Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never go back to her hometown near Marfa, Texas—but she returns when her brother needs her, only to find a town in need too, still torn apart by a decades-old crime. Leanne Everhart knows women have something to fear in her artsy hometown, especially so...

Laura Lippman, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Most Dangerous Thing, I’d Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know, returns with an addictive story that explores how one man’s disappearance echoes through the lives of the wife, mistress, and daughters he left behind...

Il Verbano Cusio Ossola, tranquilla provincia piemontese, nota per i suoi luoghi di interesse storico, per la bellezza dei suoi giardini, per il clima mitigato dalla presenza del Lago Maggiore sul quale si affaccia, nonché meta turistica e luogo di relax, si trasforma all'improvviso in un posto da incubo. Un pericoloso serial killer, che sceglie le sue vittime tra le ragazze giovani, carine, more e con i capelli lunghi, si aggira per le vie della città. Una di loro, Samara Antonioni, creduta morta dal mostro, riuscirà miracolosamente a salvarsi.

“Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.” –Tana French Highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura...

Kay Scarpetta, l'anatomopatologa più famosa al mondo, si trova a essere la riluttante testimone chiave di un processo per omicidio di grande risonanza mediatica: quasi un anno prima, il cadavere di April Tupelo, ex reginetta di bellezza, era stato ritrovato orrendamente sfigurato su una spiaggia della Virginia. Viene accusato del suo omicidio Gilbert Hooke, il fidanzato.