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Vampires and humans live side by side thanks to an uneasy peace maintained by the Assembly. As an Arbiter for the powerful organization, Miles Watson is authorized to act as judge, jury, and executioner for anyone—living or undead—who breaks the law. But now Miles is up against a threat more sinister than anything he's seen in his centuries as a vampire. A criminal network in London is offering wealthy humans the chance to become vampires without the Assembly's consent. When the process goes disastrously wrong, the Boss wants to eliminate any trace of the fiasco.

L'ispettore Alan Banks della polizia dello Yorkshire sta dando la caccia al Camaleonte, un maniaco responsabile della scomparsa di cinque ragazzine. Il mistero sembra risolto quando una pattuglia della polizia si presenta a una tranquilla coppia borghese, dopo la telefonata di una vicina che ha segnalato una lite coniugale. La cantina della casa rivela una scena raccapricciante: un'adolescente violentata e uccisa, materiale pornografico, tracce di riti satanici.

Yorkshire, Inglaterra, verano de 1969. Al finalizar un concierto de rock, un grupo de jóvenes encuentra el cadáver de una chica en el interior de un saco de dormir. Todo apunta a que ha sido brutalmente asesinada y a que su muerte guarda cierta relación con la banda de psicodelia Mad Hatters. Al menos, eso quedó reflejado en el expediente del caso, que en su momento fue investigado por un tal Stanley Chadwick.

In a web of lies, one mother fights for the truth… For popular true crime author Margo Box, the past six months have been a waking nightmare. Ever since her five-year-old daughter, Poppy, vanished—abducted by her own father—Margo has tortured herself the way only a mother could: with...

Before the fire, it was the perfect place to raise a family. An idyllic community where neighbors knew one another… or so they thought. Jenna Abbott’s life went up in flames even before the fire started in Tenmile, Oregon. She was still coping with her husband's affair—and the revelation...

THE ALL-NEW KGI NOVEL from the “incredibly awesome" (Jaci Burton) #1 New York Times bestselling author of When Day Breaks. The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business. Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background. Mission...

En el verano de 1965, el adolescente Alan Banks se enfrentó a la desaparición y el posible asesinato de su mejor amigo, Graham Marshall, quien se esfumó un domingo mientras hacía el recorrido habitual del reparto de periódicos. Treinta y cinco años más tarde, el inspector jefe Banks se encuentra en Grecia intentando recomponer su vida cuando, en su ciudad natal, son hallados los restos óseos de un joven al que pronto identifican como Graham Marshall.

Según cómo se mire, la imagen del fuego que consume dos barcas en el agua puede resultar hermosa. El inspector Banks, un hombre curtido por las tragedias extraliterarias, sabe que no se trata de un accidente, sino de una puesta en escena. A pesar del patrón evidente, y aunque los primeros resultados de la investigación indican que la intriga se sitúa en el mundillo de los falsificadores de obras de arte y estafadores varios, puede que estos crímenes no sean un fin en sí mismos.

Still recovering from the case of a serial-killer spirit in Lyme-Regis, Dr. Ribero’s agency is soon confronted with an even greater threat: a reckless cult conspiring with an ancient and powerful Daemon to open a permanent spirit door so that spirits will have unfettered access to the human realm. Having just witnessed the lethal consequences uncontrolled spirits can have on the unsuspecting, the agency joins forces with several others to prevent the cult from unleashing chaos and ending the world’s fragile protection from dangerous spirits.

Sarah Avery had spent years carefully reconstructing her broken life back together, after her husband Thomas, the love of her life, had drowned 14 years earlier. When suddenly she comes face to face with a man named Collin, who is Thomas's exact look-alike, on the streets of Wilmington, North Carolina, she convinces herself that he is, somehow, actually Thomas himself. Yet in response, he has no recognition of her or their life together. However, the attraction between the two of them is powerful and immediate.

A baffling murder on a remote country lane puts Alan Banks and his team to the test in the detective’s most intense and gripping case yet – from an author hailed by Louise Penny as “a writer at the top of his game.” With Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigating the young woman’s...

New York Times bestselling and Edgar award-winning author Peter Robinson—a riveting double homicide leaves two seasoned detectives baffled as they race against the clock before more corpses surface. Two murders . . . two towns . . . A woman sits in a wheelchair perched on a cliff high above...

Published in the United Kingdom and Canada as Abattoir Blues Louise Penny calls In the Dark Places "brilliant." Tess Gerritsen says it's "thrilling." And Michael Connelly describes Peter Robinson as "amazing." One of the world's greatest suspense writers returns with this sensational new novel...

Peter Robinson, the acclaimed author of the bestselling series Stephen King calls “the best now on the market,” returns with a gripping, emotionally charged mystery in which the revered detective Alan Banks must find the truth about a murder with possible racial overtones—and save a friend...

Cold-hearted Keema takes the world by storm as she navigates her way through every trick and scam she can pull off. With four kids in tow, living off the welfare system had become her life along with the extra cash, sex, and violence her gangsta boyfriend Dupree brought into her life. Soon, chaos erupts, causing Keema’s secret past to become a problem. When the chips fall, they fall hard, leaving Keema willing to do whatever it takes to keep money in her pocket. She’s willing to go that extra mile, even if it means selling her kids or setting up her man.

His fans include Stephen King, Michael Connelly, Tess Gerritsen, Ian Rankin, and Louise Penney. He has won acclaim and numerous international prizes and awards, including the Edgar. Now, Peter Robinson, one of the world’s greatest suspense writers, returns with a powerful mystery in which his...

Whoever said the king has to be a man? In this gritty tale of money, sex, and mayhem, Chetti Bishop must protect her family empire at all cost, despite the violence launched against her. As a self-proclaimed b---h, her sights are set on becoming untouchable. Nothing gets in her way…not even Nessa, a sexy outsider who secretly plots her revenge. The stakes soon become treacherous, while loyalty becomes nonexistent. As unsuspecting enemies emerge, murder is eminent, and the last one standing will walk away with millions.

After an unsuspected raid destroys the Bishop family empire, many hands fight to take over the territory now up for grabs. While Nessa thinks she’s won against her cheating, womanizing ex-man, Luke plays a few chess moves of his own. His plan to win at a game his father instilled in him, while testifying against those he once loved, backfires terribly. Chetti simply isn’t having it, and she’ll do whatever it takes to remain in control and live in the lap of luxury, while taking down her very own family.

The award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling Inspector Alan Banks novels, Peter Robinson dazzles with his first collection of short fiction, The Price of Love and Other Stories. Marked by the piercing psychological insight, brilliant characterization, and riveting suspense that are...

Bestselling author Robert Whitlow explores the meaning of family and home—and how faith forms the identity of both—in this breathtaking sequel to Chosen People. Despite their Israeli citizenship, Hana and Daud cannot safely return to their homeland because a dangerous terrorist ring is...