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‘Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world’ - LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series Discover the darkness that lurks around every corner in the latest instalment of the award-winning Grace series by Peter James, now a major ITV...

Ben the tramp’s uncanny knack of running into trouble is unsurpassed in the final crime thriller written for him by J. Jefferson Farjeon. On a grey afternoon he was destined never to forget, Ben sat down on a park seat and proceeded to think, not of cabbages and kings, but of numbers, lucky...

In a quiet suburb of New York City, a mansion on a gated estate houses one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the United States - an elite Mafia whose dons belong to the finest families that the WASP establishment has to offer. Millions of dollars flow in and out of 19 Purchase Street, toted by bagmen who gladly risk everything to share in the syndicate's profits. Nothing disrupts operations - until a courier gets a dangerous idea.

Onno Svenken, einer der reichsten Sylter Immobilienunternehmer, wird am Abend seines 71. Geburtstags erhängt in seinem Arbeitszimmer aufgefunden. Hauptkommissarin Bente Brodersen und ihre Kollegin Heike Röder schließen einen Selbstmord aus. Die Mordermittlungen konzentrieren sich auf die Angehörigen, von denen keiner zu trauern scheint. Sowohl die zerstrittene Familie als auch eine altnordische Rune stellen Bente und ihr Team vor ein Rätsel. Was haben die Götter der Nordischen Mythologie und die Helden der Wikingerzeit mit dem Mord zu tun?

"Puoi lasciare l'esercito, ma l'esercito non lascia te. Non sempre. Non completamente." E infatti Jack Reacher deve tornare in servizio, richiamato dal dipartimento di Stato e dalla CIA. Qualcuno ha colpito il presidente francese mentre teneva un discorso a Parigi. Un solo colpo, sparato con estrema precisione da una distanza eccezionalmente lunga, un colpo che sarebbe stato letale se non l'avessero fermato le barriere protettive.

Just who is this strange woman at number 19? And why is Esther so obsessed with her? Esther lost her husband, Julian, and her children, Harriet and Dexter, in a car accident and is struggling with her grief. Spurred on by her own loneliness and a need to make amends for not being able to save her own children, Esther takes it upon herself to watch the woman who lives at number 19. But when inexplicable incidents begin to happen in Esther’s house, she begins to fear for her safety. Meanwhile, over at number 19, the woman’s behaviour is becoming more explosive and unpredictable.

Jones finally has his number called. Someone from his past is gunning for him. What's really worrisome is that whoever it is, might have skills that even surpass Jones'. After finding out that their secret office isn't as secretive as they thought, the team has to assume that they're being watched, and listened to, at all times. Recker will have to call on old friends, and some new ones, in order to help find the identity of the person who's after his friend and partner. Can he accomplish that before Jones is eliminated?

Der neue Thriller von Bestsellerautor Marc Raabe. Ein Snuff-Film sprengt die Eröffnungsveranstaltung der Berlinale. 1800 Stars und Prominente sehen einen Mord vor laufender Kamera. Das Opfer: die Tochter des regierenden Bürgermeisters Otto Keller. Der Täter droht: Bei diesem Mord wird es nicht bleiben. Tom Babylon vom LKA und die Psychologin Sita Johanns ermitteln unter Hochdruck. Doch eine Gruppe von Prominenten um Otto Keller mauert. Der Bürgermeister hat etwas zu verbergen.

• هل يمكن لبشر أن يعود إلى الحياة بعد الموت بإرادته ؟ • ما سر العيون التى تبرق فى الظلام ، وتبعث الهلاك فيمن تريد ؟ • تُرى ، هل ينجح نور وفريقه فى تحدى هذا الرعب ، وكشف لغز عيون الهلاك ؟ !!!!!

After a stressful winter, DSI William Lorimer is enjoying some time away from Glasgow. He and his new friend, Daniel Kohi, have retreated to the wilds of the Scottish Highlands to unwind. But what awaits them is far from a holiday. Despite its troubled history, the mountain village of Glencoe is now a popular resort, famed for its close-knit community, its breath-taking scenery and the warm welcome it offers weary travellers. So it's particularly shocking when two bodies are discovered in quick succession on the nearby peaks.

The House of Four is the brand-new Istanbul crime thriller featuring Inspector Ikmen, from Barbara Nadel. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon. Everyone in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Moda knows the Devil's House. A crumbling Ottoman mansion, and once the home of a princess, it is a place associated with ill fortune. The princess' four children, now in old age, still live in separate apartments on different floors and are rumoured never to speak to each other.

When Special Agent Lacey Sherlock foils a terrorist attack at JFK airport, she thinks her job is done and turns the reins over to the New York FBI. But stopping the grenade-carrying crazy was only the beginning. Another plot unfolds nearly simultaneously with a bomb at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The terrorist at JFK refuses to speak to anyone but Sherlock. She heads back with counterterrorist Special Agent Cal McLain to try to get him to talk.

Jack Reacher går sine egne veje, men må sande, at militæret aldrig forlader én fuldstændigt, ikke for altid. Det lykkes en særlig enhed at spore ham, og snart befinder han sig i tjeneste igen. En snigskytte har forsøgt at ramme den franske præsident under en tale i Paris. På tretten hundrede meters afstand. Og kuglen var amerikansk. Kun ganske få skytter i verden ville kunne skyde på så lang afstand med selvtillid nok til at ramme, og en af dem er John Kott, en tidligere militærskytte. Og Reacher er manden, der kan finde ham.

Auf dem Hammersmith-Friedhof suchen Holmes, Lestrade und Watson die finale Konfrontation mit dem letzten Täter, doch es kommt anders. Was zunächst nach einer glücklichen Fügung aussieht, entpuppt sich allerdings als Falle.

Deine Zeit läuft ab ... und du kannst nichts dagegen unternehmen. Drei Morde innerhalb weniger Stunden erschüttern das Team um Sommer und Drosten. Einem Opfer malt der Mörder mit Blut ein Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dem nächsten Toten ritzt er mit scharfer Klinge ein Herz in die Haut. Am dritten Tatort hinterlässt er einen Countdown. Lukas Sommer erkennt, dass sich die Hinweise auf seine eigene Vergangenheit beziehen. Bevor die Polizei dem Täter jedoch näherkommt, endet die Frist.

A killer Mike Hammer's old friend Captain Pat Chambers had put away many years ago is suddenly freed on new, seemingly indisputable evidence, and Hammer wonders if this outwardly placid, very odd old man might somehow be engineering cop killings that all seem to be either accidental or by natural causes. At the same time, Hammer and Velda are dealing with the fallout - some of it mob, some of it federal government - over the $89billion cache the detective is (rightly) suspected of finding not long ago.

When prominent defense attorney Madison Lombardi drops dead on the street outside her office of a perceived heart attack, no one pays much attention . . . Except for her husband. When a second attorney, her law partner, drops dead a week later in almost the exact same spot, more people begin to pay attention, including police chief Wesley Johnston. Homicide detective Kate Gazzara, much to her dismay, is assigned what appears to be little more than a case of coinciding medical events. However, appearances can be deceiving, and Kate remains unconvinced by the notion of mere coincidences.

Als sich die Kardinäle neuerlich zu einem Wahldurchgang in der Sixtinischen Kapelle versammeln, kommt es zu einem abermaligen Attentat. Die Verschwörer verstehen es, das entstandene Chaos für ihren nächsten Schritt zu nutzen.

19. Confession of a Dead Man: The Anglican Priest from Teddington visits, as promised, the Abbey. Their meeting, however, is overshadowed by another death.

The Anglican Priest from Teddington visits, as promised, the Abbey. Their meeting, however, is overshadowed by another death.