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Hunters are a new breed of criminal. An aberration. Not human, not animal, but a terrifying combination. After a long absence, forensic psychologist Walter Kirino is back with the Hunter Intelligence Division, on the trail of a new Hunter. Following the bodies that the Highway Snatcher leaves...

Dashiell Hammett is best known as both pioneer and master of American hard-boiled detective fiction, but these dozen and a half stories both affirm that reputation and present him in a different light. Along with the full-length treatments On the Make and The Kiss-Off, this collection includes never before and rarely published stories that explore failed romance, courage in the face of uncertainty, hypocrisy, and crass opportunism.

Lamar Pye has escaped from Oklahoma State Penitentiary, accompanied by his idiot cousin and a vicious but cowardly artist. To have stayed in prison was certain death, but his chances on the outside are not much greater: his excesses know no bounds - one killing follows another. But one murder brings his nemesis upon him: Bud Pewtie of the Highway Patrol loses his partner in a blood-soaked shoot-out with Lamar, and from that moment on, nothing will stop him from getting even.

"Trettiosju år i kåren, och om jag fick välja en enda sak som jag skulle radera ur mitt medvetande så skulle det bli det som finns i det där rummet." Så säger en polis vid Los Angelespolisen till kriminalinspektörerna Hunter och Garcia på enheten för ultravåldsamma brott när de kommer till en av de mest chockerande brottsplatser de någonsin har sett. Efter en fullkomligt oväntad händelseutveckling blir kriminalinspektörerna indragna i ett samarbete med FBI för att spåra en seriemördare vars jaktmarker inte har några gränser.

The frozen body of a man is discovered in a used car yard on the hottest day of the year, his face contorted by fear and pain. Detective Kay Hunter and her team are assigned the case, but when they find out who their victim is, their worst fears are realized. There is another man missing–but is he a victim, or a killer?

El detective Robert hunter de la Sección Especial de Homicidios del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles recibe una llamada anónima en la que se le pide que se conecte a una dirección específica de internet, una transmisión privada. Hunter se conecta, e inmediatamente comienza un programa concebido solo para él. Pero la persona que le llamó no quiere que el detective Hunter tan solo mire; quiere que participe, y negarse a hacerlo sencillamente no es una opción.

El superventas número uno del Sunday Times. En este trepidante thriller del autor de superventas Chris Carter, Robert Hunter, el psicólogo especializado en conducta criminal y convertido en detective de la policía de Los Ángeles, se encuentra envuelto en un brutal juego contra un oponente despiadado que lo va a arrastrar hasta el límite. No importa lo que hagas, Hunter, la muerte se acerca... A los siete días de haber sido secuestrada, una chica de veinte años aparece muerta sobre una parcela de hierba a un lado del Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles.

Apunta. Atormenta. Mata. “Buen trabajo no has encendido las luces…” Una estudiante de enfermería recibe el susto de su vida cuando encuentra a su paciente, el fiscal Derek Nicholson, brutalmente asesinado en la cama. El acto parece no tener ningún sentido Nicholson padecía una enfermedad terminal y le quedaban tan solo unas semanas de vida. Pero lo que más le impacta al detective Robert Hunter de la División de Robos y Homicidios es la tarjeta personal dejada por el asesino.

Efter en hård uge glæder Tanya Kaitlin sig til en afslappende aften hjemme, men da hun træder ud af badet, hører hun sin telefon ringe. Videoopkaldet er fra hendes bedste veninde, Karen Ward. Da Tanya besvarer opkaldet, begynder mareridtet. Karen er kneblet og bundet til en stol i sin egen stue. Hvis Tanya afbryder opkaldet, eller hvis hun ser væk fra kameraet, vil hun blive den næste, siger den dybe, raspende dæmoniske stemme i den anden ende.

Confronted by a growing number of suspects and her own enemies who are waging a vendetta against her, Kay makes a shocking discovery that will make her question her trust in everyone she knows.

When the body of a snatched schoolgirl is found in an abandoned biosciences building, the case is first treated as a kidnapping gone wrong. But Detective Kay Hunter isn’t convinced, especially when a man is found dead with the ransom money still in his possession.

When the body of a naked man is found in the middle of a barren field, a rural community is left in shock–and fear. Discovering that someone is offering money in return for information about the dead man and anyone connected to him, Detective Kay Hunter realizes there is a dark side to the victim’s past.

When a brutal attack on a business owner is followed by a suspicious death, the police first suspect the beginning of a new underworld drugs war. Then a second victim is found dead, and the truth starts to look like something much worse. With the death toll rising and her career under scrutiny from the media and her own superiors, Kay Hunter is running out of time to unravel the deadly secrets hiding behind ruthless ambition and treachery. But Kay isn’t going to give up easily. Because this time, the first victim is closer to home…

When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer’s morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man’s identity–and where he came from. The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child’s belongings. Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time–but they have no leads, and no motive for the events that have taken place.

When a packed commuter train runs over a body on a stretch of track known to locals as ‘Suicide Mile’, it soon transpires that the man was a victim of a calculated murder. As the investigation evolves and a pattern of murders is uncovered, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter realises the railway’s recent reputation may be the work of a brutal serial killer. With a backlog of cold cases to investigate and attempting to uncover who is behind a professional vendetta against her, Kay must keep one step ahead of both the killer and her own adversaries.

Under en rutinemæssig obduktion af, hvad der ligner et offer for en flugtbilist, opdager den ledende retsmediciner på Los Angeles’ Retsmedicinske Institut, doktor Carolyn Hove, nogle mystiske uoverensstemmelser. Hun kontakter derfor kriminalassistent Robert Hunter fra LAPD‘s Ultravoldsenhed og beder om hjælp. Ikke nok med, at doktor Hove har opdaget, at døden ikke skyldtes påkørslen – hun har også fundet tegn på, at offeret blev udsat for intens tortur, inden han døde.

Former bodyguard D Hunter has moved to Los Angeles to become a talent manager. Business is good: He has signed a hot Atlanta rapper named Lil Daye for management and negotiated a lucrative endorsement with a liquor band. However, when D learns of the liquor CEO's unsavory sexual habits and reactionary political views, he worries that he has sold his soul. Back in Brooklyn, a body has been found in the waters near the Canarsie Pier, a body that connects D and the retired hit man Ice to incidents from back in The Plot Against Hip Hop, the second book in the series.

En morder er i færd med at skabe sit mesterværk … og han vil have dig med i sin samling... ”I mine enogtredive år ved politiet har jeg set rigeligt med vanvittige ting, men hvis jeg fik lov at vælge én ting, jeg kunne slette fra hukommelsen, så ville jeg vælge dét derinde.” En kvindelig topmodel bliver fundet myrdet i sit hjem. Morderen har flået hende, skåret hænder og fødder af hende og oversmurt væggene i hendes soveværelse med blod. På hendes ryg har morderen snittet en besked. Snart viser det sig, at hun ikke er det eneste offer. Der er tale om en seriemorder, og han har mange overraskelser i ærmet.

En morder er i færd med at skabe sit mesterværk… og han vil have dig med i sin samling… ”I mine enogtredive år ved politiet har jeg set rigeligt med vanvittige ting, men hvis jeg fik lov at vælge én ting, jeg kunne slette fra hukommelsen, så ville jeg vælge dét derinde.” En kvindelig topmodel bliver fundet myrdet i sit hjem. Morderen har flået hende, skåret hænder og fødder af hende og oversmurt væggene i hendes soveværelse med blod.

When a road traffic accident on a dark autumn night uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter’s investigation exposes a ruthless serial killer exploiting vulnerable young women. With her enemies unmasked and her career spiralling out of control, Kay’s determination to seek vengeance for the victims brings her dangerously close to those who want to silence her. Undeterred, she uncovers the real reason behind a plot to destroy her career and sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.