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Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings reunite for their most difficult case yet. When Poirot receives a letter warning him that a crime is about to be committed by the writer: 'A.B.C' the friends find themselves in a race against time to decipher the killer's twisted logic as he taunts the great detective by announcing the next murder location alphabetically. With every new killing a new pool of suspects is uncovered. Can Poirot and Hastings unmask the killer before a final letter seals an innocent victim's fate?

The explosive series begins with The Night Shift, where ex-sniper Sam Pope leads his own investigation into a bombing at the London Marathon, setting himself on a collision course with some of the most dangerous criminals in London.

Johannesburg, 1980s Apartheid South Africa. Augustine flees her vengeful ex-boyfriend with nothing but her child and the clothes on her back, terrified he will find her. Because she also possesses a dangerous secret. One he will kill for. One he will never stop hunting her for. But Augustine is rescued by a wealthy white housewife who takes pity on her, offering both employment and refuge. Or so she thinks. It might seem that she is safe inside the walls of the prosperous Diamond family home, but outside her every move is watched. Her sanctuary has become her prison.

Sam Johnstone was hoping for renewal when he took a job at a boutique law firm in rustic Wyoming. The mountains and streams of the West would be a refreshing, quiet place to start over after years of war and turmoil in his personal life. But after a local woman is brutally murdered, Sam realizes that things aren’t so quiet in this rural American town. The accused is one Tommy Olsen, a known delinquent who had been sleeping with the victim. Sam is repulsed by the crime and wants nothing to do with the case but meets with Tommy to make sure he has legal representation.

Zufällig stolpert Detective Kit McKittrick eines Abends regelrecht über eine verstümmelte Leiche – ausgerechnet während ihres zweiten Dates mit dem Polizeipsychologen Sam Reeves. Nach und nach kommen Kit und Sam hinter die finsteren Machenschaften des Ermordeten. Dabei dringen sie immer tiefer in die ebenso abgeschottete wie gefährliche Welt der reichsten und mächtigsten Bürger San Diegos ein. Gleichzeitig läuft Kit und Sam die Zeit davon, denn jeder ihrer Informanten wird grausam ermordet.

DCI Cara Elliott wird gerufen, um den Selbstmord eines Mannes zu untersuchen, der bei voller Fahrt von einem Zug erfasst wurde. Cara, die bei jedem Fall ihr Bestes gibt, spürt, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Als sich die Suizide häufen, weiß sie, dass sie richtiglag. Doch wer ist derjenige, der hier hinter den Kulissen die Fäden zieht? Es scheint, als würde ein grausamer Killer seine Opfer beobachten und sie so manipulieren, dass sie ihr Leben selbst beenden. Cara und ihr Team arbeiten fieberhaft an dem Fall, doch immer ist ihnen der Täter einen Schritt voraus …

Debauched, divorced, and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to laugh. Over the course of seven spun-out days across the American Southwest, he travels from from hell gig to hell gig in search of a reason to keep living in this bleak and violent glimpse into the psyche of a thoroughly ruined man. Ex-inmate, ex-husband, ex-father - comedian is the only title Schafer has left. Trapped in the wreckage of his wasted career, Billy Ray knows the answer to the question: What happens when the opportunity doesn't come - or worse - it comes and goes?

Sixteen years after a murder on Chicago's Green Line went unsolved, exiled detective Sam Laska returns to the city to confront the broken promise that has haunted him. As he delves into the dormant investigation, Laska discovers a former partner's suspicious death and narrowly escapes an attempt on his own life. With danger lurking around every corner, Laska must navigate a treacherous web of corruption and deceit to uncover the truth binding the two cases together.

With My Annihilation, Fuminori Nakamura, master of literary noir, has constructed a puzzle box of a narrative in the form of a confessional diary that implicates its reader in a heinous crime. Delving relentlessly into the darkest corners of human consciousness, My Annihilation interrogates the unspeakable thoughts all humans share that can be monstrous when brought to life, revealing with disturbing honesty the psychological motives of a killer.

In the Western Australian wheatbelt, refugees Anushey, Shahab and their daughter find safety in the sleepy town of Nunich. But when their daughter disappears without a trace and the town is plunged into chaos and violence, their newfound sense of security is shattered. Suspicions flare, slurs are hurled and tensions rise. Suddenly, Nunich and everyone in it find themselves caught in a storm of media frenzy, political corruption and even terrorist threats.

When Fauzia's brother turns up with a dead body, her perfect life is shattered. She'll protect him to the ends of the earth, but who is he running from? Keisha knows all too well that family comes first. Reeling from rejection, she's determined to make Malton pay. And she'll hurt him in the worst way imaginable. Craig Malton is on the hunt for a violent drug lord who's wreaking havoc and destruction in Manchester. Little does he know what's coming for him.

A sleep-deprived new mother approaching her 40th birthday, the very last thing Louisa wants to do is celebrate. But when her friend Tiff organises a surprise party, inviting the entire list of Louisa’s Facebook friends, Louisa is faced with a room full of people she hasn’t spoken to in years - including someone she never expected to see again: her ex-boyfriend, Oliver Dunmore. When Oliver’s wife, Melissa, goes missing after the party, everyone remembers the night differently. Someone knows what happened to Melissa, and Louisa is determined to find them....

'My name is Alice. And my son is a murderer.' Deborah’s son was killed four years ago. Alice’s son is in prison for committing that crime. Deborah would give anything to have her boy back, and Alice would do anything to right her son’s wrongs. Driven by guilt and the need for redemption, Alice has started a support group for parents with troubled children. But as the network begins to grow, she soon finds out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control.... They call it mother’s intuition, but can you ever really know your own child?

The Postmaster looked over my shoulder. As I turned to look I saw a flicker of movement from across the street. I felt unseen eyes peer at me. He walked away without another word. I watched as he climbed onto his bicycle and sped away down the street. I turned back and looked over my shoulder. Someone had been watching us.

Journalist Ruth Porter is hungry for a story. Nothing good ever happens in Manchester. Until she discovers a string of murders that have recently been attributed to the notorious Craig Malton. There are lots of people that want Malton behind bars - and that's exactly why his arrest seems too convenient . . .

Craig Malton rules Manchester, solving crimes for criminals and flying under the police's radar. When he's called to a murder scene before the cops can get their hands on it, he senses something is wrong. Someone is trying to make Zak Alquist's murder look like something it's not. Lesha's son was murdered years ago, so when a local boy goes missing, she feels the sting only a bereaved mother can. But this is more than just a teenage runaway. On the missing boy's phone is a photo of him - and murder victim Zak Alquist. Can Lesha and Malton uncover the rot at the heart of the city?

En la primera saga de sus aventuras, el detective Sam Numit se verá abocado a la investigación de las circunstancias que rodean la muerte de Frank Powell, el cantante que le ayudó a entrar en el mundo de la música, pues le cuesta creer que haya muerto por sobredosis, que se trate de un accidente, o incluso de un suicidio.

Dashiell Hammett created the character Sam Spade for his crime story The Maltese Falcon. Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and an unflinching determination to exact his own justice. For most people, Spade is most closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who played him in the third and most famous film version of The Maltese Falcon. In 1946 one of radio's top producers, William Spier, brought Sam Spade to the airwaves in a radio show starring newcomer Howard Duff.

Ha llegado por fin el momento de desvelar el secreto mejor guardado de la historia. Nadie sabe de dónde procede la Sábana Santa ni cuándo fue creada. Pero el mayor misterio religioso del cristianismo alberga la clave para comprender los motivos de un asesino en serie que crucifica a sus víctimas. Y solo dos policías, siguiendo una pista que va de California al Vaticano, pueden revelar el secreto de la Sábana Santa.

It is August, 1645, one year since York fell into Puritan hands. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, Bridget Hodgson and Martha Hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. In order to appease God’s wrath—and end the heat-wave—the city’s overlords have launched a brutal campaign to whip the city’s sinners into godliness. But for someone in York, this is not enough. First a prostitute and her client are found stabbed to death, then a pair of adulterers are beaten and strangled.