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Alina Lis, Botanikerin und Hobbygiftmörderin, vertreibt sich die Zeit damit, widerliche Männer in ihrem verdrehten Sinn für poetische Gerechtigkeit zu töten. Als sie den eingebildeten Playboy Silas Forbes ins Visier nimmt, muss sie feststellen, dass menschliche Männer das geringste ihrer Probleme sind. Die ungewöhnliche Verbindung der beiden sorgt für Klatsch und Tratsch in der wohlhabenden Gesellschaft.

'ಸಾವಿನ ಸೆರಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ' ಕೃತಿಯ ಎರಡನೆಯ ಭಾಗವೇ ಈ ಕೃತಿ, 'ಗಲ್ಲುಗಂಬದ ಆತಂಕದಲ್ಲಿ'. ಇದರ ಹೆಸರೇ ಸೂಚಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮರಣದಂಡನೆಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಈಡಾಗಿರುವ ಕೈದಿಗಳ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಗುಚ್ಛವಿದು.

'ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್' ಕುಂ.ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ಬರೆದಿರುವ ನೈಜ ಘಟನೆಯಾಧಾರಿತ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಈ ಕತೆಯ ಮೂಲ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಐಪಿಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಶಂಕರ ಬಿದರಿಯವರು ಹೇಳಿದ ನೈಜ ಘಟನೆಯೊಂದರಿಂದ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಕಾರ ಕುಂವೀ. ಶಂಕರ ಬಿದರಿಯವರು ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮ್ಲಾ ನಾಯಕ್ ಹೆಸರಿನ ಕುಖ್ಯಾತನನ್ನು ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು 1990, ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ ಮಾಹೆಯಲ್ಲಿ. ಆ ಎನ್ ಕೌಂಟರ್ ನ ನೆನಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಲೇಖಕ ಕುಂ.ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡ ಬಿದರಿ ಅವರು 'ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ ' ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯನ್ನು ಬರೆದದ್ದಾಗಿಯೂ ಲೇಖಕರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Vyšetřovatel Joachim Stein přijíždí do rodné Plzně na pozvání svého bratra Leopolda, místního hejtmana, aby se podílel na vyšetřování závažného zločinu. Vypařil se totiž synovec ruského velvyslance Vlasjeva a hrozí skandál, že zmizení nebude odhaleno. Když ale Stein s Jarošem do rodného domu dorazí, zjistí, že Leopold je taktéž nezvěstný a rozjede se nebezpečné pátrání, které několikrát ohrozí na životě i naše vyšetřovatele.

All of America knows what happened in Sanctuary - a boy lost his footing at a party and a town went mad with grief. But not everyone believes it. Now Detective Maggie Knight is forced before a congressional hearing, following a revival of persecution that hasn't been seen since Salem. Exiled witch Sarah Fenn and her daughter Harper fled, seeking refuge. Instead, they find hope carried on whispers of a dangerous magic and a centuries-old legend promising power.

When Ava, a former defense lawyer, wakes up in an empty hotel room to find her husband missing days before he is supposed to report to jail for a heinous crime he swears he didn't commit, she takes matters into her own hands. Searching for her husband herself instead of calling the police, “V” is led on a chase that ends up in her own dark past. With grit and determination, she is forced to confront her own misdeeds while coming face-to-face with her husband’s.

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author 'Brilliant' – Ian Rankin 'Full of dash and atmosphere' – The Times Venice. Winter, 1539. When Cesare Aldo learns of a conspiracy to assassinate Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, he is hired to protect the ruler of Florence – with his...

A detective desperate for revenge. A hitwoman with one last job. A killer with both on his list. Detective Matt Jackson's beloved wife, Polly, is the latest victim of a serial killer - Neon - who displays his victims amongst snaking neon lights. Suicidal but unable to kill himself, he hires...

Successful criminal defence lawyer, Jon Shaw, comes face to face with, Danny Hallam, the man he tried to murder twenty-five years ago... Then: While drug running for a local crime lord, Danny decides to call in a large debt from a young female drug addict, Micki Ashton. During a chaotic night on...

Two friends, Ambrose Merrion, a clerk of the court of Massachusetts, and Danny Hilliard, a rising politician, agree that politics is the way to help society take care of its own. With Merrion shrewdly managing his friend's campaigns, they make an excellent team, managing to revitalize the local economy and to protect the unfortunate snared in the criminal justice system. But trouble starts brewing when Merrion unexpectedly inherits ill-gotten gains from a corrupt predecessor.

In this final installment of the widely popular “Animal” series, we find our anti-hero on a hunt for the woman who forced him to pick his guns back up when she burned his entire world down. The traitorous Red Sonja. She alone holds the key to saving his children and avenging his murdered wife, Gucci, but first he has to find her.

A derelict house is being demolished when workmen discover the remains of a young girl. Detective Superintendent Michael Walker is far from happy at being assigned the 17-year-old murder case. When more skeletons are discovered, however, Walker suddenly finds himself in charge of one of the biggest investigations in years. But when a secret has been buried for 17 years, the path to justice is more tortuous than ever. Can Walker and his team dig up the truth behind one family and their shadowy past? Or is the truth buried too deep?

Sam is catapulted back to those teenage years spent with her best friends, teasing out each other's secrets by announcing things they had never, ever done. Pushing each other's boundaries, growing closer and growing up. If only they had stopped there. But they added their own rules. They went from sharing secrets to sharing firsts. First kisses, first drinks, first fake IDs. And that was before it all went spiralling out of control. Before that day in the woods ended it all.

In the heart of Southwest London, just a short stroll from the Thames, lies a single row of cottages. Residents may come and go, but they all have one thing in common: Tinderbox Lane - small, enclosed, unknown to any iPhone or supermarket delivery van - is the place they call home. Foremost among the residents is Dolly Greene: divorced and permanently broke, she shares her tiny house with her 21-year-old daughter, Pippa, who can't afford to leave. Aside from Pippa the other constant in Dolly's life is her tarot business.

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence. 'An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' – Antonia...

The Crime Writers’ Association Historical Dagger Winning Author Winner of the 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel ‘It’s hard to think of a better guide than D. V. Bishop to the brutality and glamour of Renaissance Florence’ – Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Royal Secret...

*Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger 2023* 'A great insight into Renaissance Florence. What I love about these books is the seamless weaving of factual history with a great story' – Abir Mukherjee Florence. Spring, 1537. When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the...

Di suatu malam yang sepi sepasang suami-istri tewas terbunuh. Putri mereka yang usianya sekitar satu tahun ikut menjadi korban tapi berhasil diselamatkan jiwanya. Si Kecil yang malang, begitu sebutan untuknya. Selama bertahun-tahun para pelaku kejahatan itu tak kunjung tertangkap, hingga banyak pertanyaan yang tidak terjawab. Misalnya, apakah peristiwa itu bermotif perampokan biasa ataukah ada yang lain? Baru tujuh belas tahun kemudian semua terungkap jelas berkat jasa dan semangat si Kecil yang sudah tumbuh menjadi gadis remaja yang cantik dan cerdas.

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author A religious serial killer is haunting Florence and only Cesare Aldo can stop them. A Divine Fury is an atmospheric historical thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Italy. ‘Full of dash and atmosphere’ - The Times Florence...

When India falls to her death from a bridge over a railway, her sister, Poppy, returns home to Brighton for the first time in years. Unconvinced by official explanations, Poppy begins her own investigation into India's death. But the deeper she digs, the closer she comes to uncovering deeply buried secrets. Could Matthew Temple, the boyfriend she abandoned, be involved? And what of his powerful and wealthy parents and his twin sister, Ana?