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Dein Körper ist seine Leinwand - und seine Absichten sind mörderisch. Liverpool: Ein perfider Frauenmörder hält die Stadt in Atem. Seine Opfer findet man stets sorgfältig arrangiert und von Kopf bis Fuß mit kryptischen Tätowierungen bedeckt - die ihnen vor ihrem Tod mit einem Dorn beigebracht wurden. Detective Greg Carver und seine Kollegin Ruth Lake machen seit Monaten Jagd auf den "Dornenkiller" - ohne Erfolg. Dann wird erneut eine tätowierte Leiche gefunden. Das Opfer sieht Carvers Frau zum Verwechseln ähnlich, und Carver wird klar: Der Killer jagt auch ihn...

Ken Hideyoshi is the new guy in Halawa Correctional Institute. He’s tough looking, a hard case. His cellmate is Cal—the mute tattoo artist of the prison who murdered his own wife. Ken, already inked with a gang symbol and a Japanese emblem, eventually asks Cal to create an elaborate tattoo on his back, in kanji script, of Musashi’s Book of the Void.

When Brighton tattoo artist Marni Mullins discovers a flayed body, newly-promoted DI Francis Sullivan needs her help. There's a serial killer at large, slicing tattoos from his victims' bodies while they're still alive. Marni knows the tattooing world like the back of her hand, but has her own reasons to distrust the police. So when she identifies the killer's next target, will she tell Sullivan or go after the Tattoo Thief alone?

Washington D.C. wird von einem Serienmörder im Bann gehalten. Ein indianisches Tattoo soll dem FBI-Agenten Chase Ryan ermöglichen, den Täter endlich aufzuspüren. Ein gewagter Plan, denn das Tattoo schafft nicht nur eine Verbindung zum fieberhaft Gesuchten, sondern öffnet diesem umgekehrt auch den Weg in Chase Verstand. Bald muss Chase untertauchen und kidnappt dabei eine Journalistin. Von der Polizei verfolgt nehmen die beiden einen ungleichen Kampf auf gegen einen unberechenbaren Killer und ein immer mächtiger werdendes Tattoo. Rasant, fesselnd, romantisch.

Washington D.C. wird von einem Serienmörder im Bann gehalten. Ein indianisches Tattoo soll dem FBI-Agenten Chase Ryan ermöglichen, den Täter endlich aufzuspüren. Ein gewagter Plan, denn das Tattoo schafft nicht nur eine Verbindung zum fieberhaft Gesuchten, sondern öffnet diesem umgekehrt auch den Weg in Chase Verstand. Bald muss Chases untertauchen und kidnappt dabei eine Journalistin. Von der Polizei verfolgt nehmen die beiden einen ungleichen Kampf auf gegen einen unberechenbaren Killer und ein immer mächtiger werdendes Tattoo.

“I jostled her shoulder and noticed when I did that her skin was cold to the touch, her entire torso was covered in tattoos of kimono motifs.” This ghastly scene was the last thing Ruth Bennett expected to encounter when she agreed to translate a novel by a long-forgotten Japanese writer. Returning to her childhood home in Kyoto had promised safety and solitude, but Ruth soon finds the storyline in the novel leaking into her everyday life. Fictional characters turn out to be frighteningly real.

He's out of control Dougal Kincaid has something to prove. After being injured in a battle with the Malcontents, he's ready for active duty protecting unsuspecting mortals from these villainous vampires who want to rule the world. But first he has to get control of himself . . . because just the...

A counter-terrorist organization stops the murder of a French politician in the Pyrenees. The would-be assassin is killed at the scene. He has a disturbing tattoo on his arm. Eric Ward meets Ben Shaw at a bankers’ dinner. Ben hires him to look into his old rival and Eric’s ex-wife’s probable new lover, Jason Sullivan. Jason’s disappeared and so has the money for a project he was working on.

Harriet Vanger, putri salah satu keluarga paling berpengaruh di Swedia, hilang 40 tahun lalu. Kasusnya tak terpecahkan. Tak ada mayat. Tak ada saksi. Tak ada bukti. Semua petunjuk mengarah ke jalan buntu. Henrik Vanger, sang paman, yakin keponakannya itu dibunuh dan pelakunya adalah salah seorang keluarga Vanger. Ia menyewa Mikael Blomkvist, seorang jurnalis investigatif sekaligus pemilik majalah Millenium, untuk menyelidiki kasus Harriet.

A violent attacker is on the loose. His calling card: a tattoo on his victims' skin. With no witnesses and no evidence left at the crime scenes, it will take all of the National Crime Agency's resources to track him down. At the head of the investigation, codenamed Operation Juniper, Senior Investigator Joanne Stuart knows that the clock is ticking. The time between abductions is decreasing and the perpetrator grows ever more brazen. She fears it won't be long before his assaults turn deadly.

Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Fergus Humes crime novel. Meet Mr. Fanks, a Scotland Yard detective with a secret double life as wealthy socialite Octavius Rixton. When the whiff of murder catches his attention, the detective in him springs into action. His investigation is convoluted by a devious innkeeper known as Queen Beelzebub and a dubious doctor named Renshaw. The corpse, a man with a half-erased tattoo, further thickens the plot. In a world where appearances are deceptive, the mystery only deepens before finally unwinding. - Summary by Don W. Jenkins

When a British businessman and his family are killed in Japan by a virulent form of West Nile disease, James Bond suspects a mass assassination. Investigating with the help of beautiful Japanese agent Reiko Tamura and his old friend, Tiger Tanaka, Bond searches for the killers and the one surviving daughter, Mayumi.

On the tropical island of Paraiso, Plum Lockhart has a new zest for life. Not only is her new villa rental company growing like a weed, but things are also finally heating up between her and the handsome Director of Security at Las Frutas Resort. Plum's thrilled when she gets an invite to dinner on the yacht of a wealthy music executive, grateful for a luxurious night on the water, surrounded by A-listers. But days later, one of the servers from the yacht—a girl with a dragonfruit tattoo—washes up dead, and Plum's sweet bit of paradise quickly goes rotten.

A woman’s body is discovered at New Delhi Railway Station—no identification, no clues, except for a striking butterfly tattoo etched into her skin. That single detail launched a complex investigation that would haunt the force for years. The Quint's gripping new podcast series is a dramatised retelling of the true crime case.

Assistant District Attorney Alec Pierce wants a future with the sexy, tough-talking biker who came to his rescue six months ago. But when evidence capable of destroying his future comes to light, Alec sets a plan in motion to keep the man he loves from a district attorney bent on vengeance. Six months into what started as a one-night stand, both men must navigate their developing feelings as they remain bound by differing oaths that threaten to drive them apart.

Discussions with tattoo artists about true crime stories, events, and people. Hosted by Amanda Lee @viragothevixen of Tattoos and Tarots.

فتاة ذات وشم التنين، أو كما يعرفها البعض باسم فتاة لا يحبها الرجال، وهو العنوان الذي عُكست ترجمته، حيث أن العنوان بلغته الأصلية السويدية " Män som hatar kvinnor" والذي يعني الرجال الذين يكرهون النساء، وهذا العنوان يلخص وبشكل كبير الهدف الذي اتخذته بطلة الرواية "ليزبيث سالاندر" لحياتها أو بالأحرى هدفها هو اقتناص الرجال الذين يكرهون ويعنفون النساء.

Mikael Blomkvist, un jurnalist căzut în dizgrație, este angajat să investigheze un caz neobișnuit. Însă când acesta face legătura între dispariția Harrietei și un lanț de crime terifiante, săvârșite cu 40 de ani în urmă, misiunea lui devine imposibil de finalizat fără ajutorul unui asistent. Lisbeth Salander, o tânără de 24 de ani, cu o înfățisare de hacker și o inteligență de geniu, pare a fi candidatul perfect pentru această poziție.

Anne Beddingfeld is a young woman who is aching for adventure and that is exactly what she gets when she witnesses the death of man on the London Underground. Her notice of a mysterious man who suspiciously leaves the scene embarks Anne on a mystery that will take her all the way to Cape Town in South Africa. With a love interest also in her future, it will take all her faculties to set everything straight. The Man in the Brown Suit is an early publication in Agatha Christie’s long and illustrious career.

All through the town of Pine Deep, people are having their most precious memories stolen. The monster seems to target the lonely, the disenfranchised, the people who need memories to anchor them to this world. Something is out there. Something cruel and evil is feeding on the memories, erasing them from the hearts and minds of people like Patty and Monk and others.