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In his sixteenth Matthew Scudder novel, New York Times bestselling author Lawrence Block takes the award-winning series to a new level of suspense A man in a Virginia prison awaits execution for three horrific murders he must have committed but swears he didn't . . . An aging investigator in New...

From the author of #1 New York Times bestseller American Tragedy. Nothing written about the death of JonBenet Ramsey can possibly prepare the listener for the revelations in this audiobook. Here, acclaimed writer Lawrence Schiller reveals for the first time the uncensored true story of the...

Ein Mann kommt in eine Bar und ab da nimmt sein Leben eine Kehrtwendung. Der Mann bringt eine Frau um, flieht vor dem Gesetz und fängt ein neues Leben an, in einer anderen Stadt, und unter einem anderen Namen. Wird ihn seine Vergangenheit irgendwann wieder einholen? Oder schafft er es, mit einem Mord davonzukommen?

Cambodia—seething hotbed of desperation and vice. The Khmer Rouge fighters are long dead but their murderous legacy has left a population gripped by violence. Into this cauldron of psychosis and trauma steps Carl Meissner, a 32-year-old unemployed investigative journalist recently fired over his reporting of a pedophile scandal involving a prominent Sydney judge. Carl has been hired by a wealthy Sydney businessman to find his missing twin brother, last sighted in Cambodia. Forced to face his own demons, he sinks into Cambodia's dark underworld.

Gemma und Danny sind ein perfektes Paar, das jedenfalls denkt Gemma. Gerade erst sind die beiden von London nach Bristol in ein hübsches Cottage am Stadtrand gezogen, um dem Lärm der Großstadt zu entfliehen. Alles scheint wunderbar. Aber als Gemma eines Abends nach Hause kommt, ist Danny nicht da, obwohl er versprochen hatte, an diesem Abend für sie zu kochen. Aber er hat nicht einmal eingekauft. Auch in der Nacht und am folgenden Tag taucht er nicht wieder auf.

Keller ist ein Killer. Durch und durch Profi, cool, selbstsicher, kompetent, zuverlässig. Aber er ist auch eine vielschichtige Persönlichkeit: in sich gekehrt und zurückgezogen, eiskalt und gnadenlos effizient, aber zugleich anfällig für Selbstzweifel und Einsamkeit, Albträume und Zukunftssorgen. Seinem Therapeuten gegenüber gibt er sich als "Troubleshooter" eines großen Unternehmens aus, aber sein eigentliches Metier ist Mord.

FBI Special Agent Nick Lawrence is in hot pursuit of a brilliant serial killer. He’s also the next target on the killer’s list. The serial killer is known as The Ferryman. His series of unpredictable and horrific murders have terrified the residents of Austin, Texas, and stymied local law enforcement. Special Agent Cheryl Simmons of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit is known throughout the Bureau as a legend among their elite profilers.

Nick Lawrence rejoins his old unit, the FBI’s Violent Crimes against Children task force. The career move puts him in Austin, Texas - and onto the case of a young girl on the run. She has been thrust into a foreign land against her will. Armed only with a set of skills bestowed by her father, she embarks on a perilous journey to keep a promise - as she is hunted by a ruthless human trafficking ring. Nick teams up with local law enforcement, intent on saving the girl and dismantling the criminal organization trying to reach her first.

Sadie Nicholls has been found dead, brutally and strangely murdered, in her South East London flat. Her little boy is missing. DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen know that, in the case of a missing child, it's the first 24 hours that count. They don't have many left to find out where Sadie's son might be and the identity of her killer. Why would anyone want a struggling single mother, loved by many, dead?

It felt like any other evening before Karl and his daughter were ambushed by a figure in a blank mask. A knife is put to her throat and Karl is forced to make an impossible decision. Stay and die, or walk away and take this thug's word that they will both live. It's not long before more seemingly unconnected and innocent people across London are offered a deal in exchange for their life. More blood is spilled, more families shattered and more people are left to suffer with the consequences of their decisions.

When a high-rise development in South London catches fire mid-construction, a close-knit team of fire fighters tackle the blaze. The building should be empty, but they find a man, unconscious, next to several cases of money. The fire crew make a fateful decision: leave the man, take the money, quit the service and never speak of this again. But five years later one of them is set alight at his own wedding. Soon after, a second is found in the burnt-out remains of his Maserati. It appears that someone knows what they did. And there are still three firemen left to go....

When Megan loses her beloved husband, Rick, in a tragic car accident, she feels like it’s her own life that has ended. She feels too young to be a widow. Walking around the house that had been their home – so quiet without him – nothing feels the same. But at his funeral, she sees a face she doesn’t recognise. A heavily-pregnant young woman, with a sweet heart-shaped face that is somehow a little familiar. This stranger introduces herself as Emily, Rick’s estranged sister. She explains how she’s been searching for her brother for years, but she knows she’s too late now.

When Daisy Kennedy risked everything to rescue her twin sister, Lily, from the clutches of a ruthless gang, she thought it would finally mend the cracks in their fractured relationship. But Lily sees it differently. She’s convinced Daisy’s reckless choices are what put her in harm’s way to begin with, and forgiveness feels as far away as ever. Then Daisy is kidnapped by another notorious gangland boss. His demand? Repay their father’s crippling debt by working as a prostitute in his seedy club. Trapped, terrified, and with no one to trust, Daisy clings to the hope that Lily will come for her.

This sixth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time offers a variety of works by some of the most lauded writers in the field of suspense and literature.

Nearly ten years ago, five Ohio university students were murdered in an off-campus Victorian home. The media dubbed it the Midnight House Massacre. Ever since, survivor and novelist Margot Davis has wanted to forget it, and never again utter the killer’s name. Until she’s compelled to write her side of the story. To do that, she’s returning to Midnight House.

Alice Ingold has been kidnapped. Call the police. Alert the media. You can’t play this game without all the pieces. Beautiful, blond, and immensely privileged, Alice Ingold is the perfect victim for a true-crime obsessed culture—and for a masked duo with a singular purpose. Instead of a demand for ransom, her captors have a riddle, and they’re inviting the entire country to solve it.

With her twin sister still missing, Daisy Kennedy is determined to do all she can to bring her sister home. She’s sure she knows who’s to blame – her old boos and renowned nightclub owner, Samson Fox - but she’s going to need help if she’s going to make Samson pay. And so Daisy joins forces with Samson’s biggest rival – Roscoe Allen – a man who has seen and done things that makes Daisy shiver. But if she wants Lily back safe, she’s going to have to make a deal…even if it is with the devil himself.

Twin sisters Lily and Daisy Kennedy live a life ruled by their controlling father, Des. Desperate to salvage his own shattered dreams, he forces his girls to perform in seedy London club, Eden's, in the hopes they will finally hit the big time. Their double act instantly pulls in the punters, but in the shadow of the spotlights, danger lurks. Lily, the golden girl, is stressed out by their new life, but rebellious Daisy relishes the freedom and excitement it brings.

After spending decades in a mental health hospital, Dee knows that people find her creepy. They tell her so. Once the reluctant star of an infamous documentary, she is trying to blend back into the outside world. But when a string of local girls disappear, only to be found dead days later, she becomes fixated on the case and decides to film her own true crime documentary. There is a serial killer on the loose – the Righteous Wraith. Girls are being found one by one, their bodies gruesomely staged in innocent public spaces.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Miss Nightingale's Nurses by Kate Eastham, read by Dorothy Lawrence. Liverpool 1855. Ada Houston is alone. Her grandfather has recently passed away and her brother is missing, last seen working on the Liverpool docks. Everyone assumes him to be dead. But...