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Trapped in a cage and left for dead, Adam Harding narrowly survives his enforced captivity. Fast forward three years and the peaceful towns of Truscombe and Tewkesbury are shaken by the appearance of bodies bearing shackle marks. Fear ripples through the community. With the police resources stretched thin, seasoned investigators Sean and Saskia are called to help, soon realizing they are up against a twisted and methodical killer. But the arrival of Sean's newly separated friend strains the partnership, causing him to become increasingly distracted, while Saskia feels pushed aside.

Ruby zieht für den Sommer zu ihrer Zwillingsschwester in die idyllische Kleinstadt in den Rocky Mountains. Umso geschockter ist sie, als sie später die Leiche von Vivian Burton, der Besitzerin einer umstrittenen Schönheitsklinik in Paradise, findet. Bevor sie weiß, wie ihr geschieht, findet sich die New Yorkerin zusammen mit ihrer Schwester erneut mitten in den Ermittlungen wieder.

Although Bianca LaBelle, star of the wildly popular silent movie serial The Adventures of Bianca Dangereuse, and Rudolph Valentino, the greatest screen idol of all time, have been friends for years, in the summer of 1926, they are making their first picture together, a steamy romance called Grand Obsession. One evening after dinner at Bianca's fabulous Beverly Hills estate, a troubled Rudy confesses that he has received anonymous death threats. In a matter of days, filming comes to an abrupt halt when Rudy falls deathly ill. Could it be poison?

Cecil Younger never thought it would come to this: providing surveillance for a chicken coop being raided by a fowl thief. But things have not exactly been breaking right lately for the Alaskan P.I. The logical thing to do? Take a vacation, of course. Well, it's not exactly a vacation. Younger has been paid to investigate a doctor aboard a luxurious first-class cruise ship up the Alaskan coast. Except passengers are dying. Now Younger finds himself trapped on a ship of fools with a murderer who is leaving a trail of well-to-do passengers in his wake...and leaving evidence pointing an accusing finger at Cecil!

Morden für die Menschheit. Eine kunstvoll inszenierte Mordserie führt die ehemalige Polizistin Sabina Lindemann von der Schweiz quer durch die Alpen bis nach Italien. Was haben der Tod eines jüdischen Rohstoffhändlers in Luzern, die Hinrichtung eines Fleischindustriellen bei Innsbruck und die Ermordung eines Professors für Künstliche Intelligenz bei Turin miteinander zu tun? Und welche Rolle spielt dabei das ominöse Z, das allen Opfern in den Körper geritzt wird? Sabina ahnt nicht, dass die Antwort auf diese Fragen in ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit liegt.

It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up, ready to dismiss it as a hoax against the newspaper. But the next Wednesday, the stalker makes another move - and it becomes clear that this is all about Alice. Someone wants her to suffer, but for what? Her articles have made her a popular local champion - could it be her past rather than her work that’s put her life in danger?

At the request of Her Majesty's government, private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker agrees to take on his least favorite kind of assignment - he's to provide security for a secret conference with the French government. But shortly after the parties land at the island, Lord Hargrave is killed by a sniper shot, and the French ambassador's head of security is found stabbed to death. The only means of egress from the island - a boat - has been sent away, and the means of signaling for help has been destroyed.

In 1890, the first Japanese diplomatic delegation arrives in London to open an embassy. Cyrus Barker, private enquiry agent and occasional agent for the Foreign Service Office, is enlisted to display his personal Japanese garden to the visiting dignitaries. Later that night, Ambassador Toda is shot and killed in his office and Cyrus Barker is discovered across the street, watching the very same office, in possession of a revolver with one spent cartridge.

At the lush Villa Calypso on the French Riviera, a dying billionaire launches a devious plan: at midnight each day he appoints a new heir to his vast fortune. If he dies within 24 hours, that person takes it all. If not, their chance is gone forever. Yet these are no ordinary beneficiaries, these are men who crossed him, women who deceived him and distant relations intent on reclaiming the family fortune. All are determined to lend death a hand and outwit their rivals, and retired Scotland Yard detective Jasper, in pursuit of the prize.

When Mick is almost killed by Oxford's influential chief planner Conrad, the near-miss and ensuing violence awaken his sense of justice. Conrad colludes with venerable St Mark's College in their sale of a 650-acre farm for development. Strategically located in the OxCam Growth Arc, the development will involve bulldozing a nature reserve and its dormice. Mick joins in the protest. Meanwhile Conrad's wife Kimberly demands a divorce and extends a helping hand to Mick. But tragedy strikes when two people, believed to be Conrad and Kimberly, die in a suspected arson attack on their home.

Nero Wolfe and Archie are paid $1000 to witness the execution of a will. A simple case soon involves a corpse and twin brothers.

Bizarre enthusiasm, unusual inheritors, $300,000, and a map are some of the details that made the radio broadcast perfect. When the will was read, everybody figured she'd been crazy when she wrote it. And that included me. But I changed my mind after spending a night on an island with a pig, a cat, and an ape. Because in reality, they were people.

“Mesmerizing and haunting.”—Lisa Gardner “T. Jefferson Parker is the poet of American crime fiction, and The Room of White Fire absolutely proves why.”—C.J. Box In this stirring thriller from New York Times bestseller and award winner T. Jefferson Parker, P.I. Roland Ford must...

University student Daniel is shattered when his best friend Rick is found dead in their Manchester halls. Becky, Daniel’s fiercely loyal friend, is determined to uncover the truth behind Rick’s death. Juggling her own personal struggles with a manipulative tutor and a troubled home life, Becky dives headfirst into a dark investigation. Desperate and spiraling into grief, Daniel turns to Alan, a charismatic Kabbalistic leader, for answers. But Alan’s help comes at a dangerous price.

Retired detective Arn Anderson never thought he'd be broke enough to take on a cold murder case. Or desperate enough to team up with a TV reporter. Or pathetic enough to go back to his rundown childhood home after he swore he'd left Cheyenne for good. But here he is, hunting a serial killer who also appears to have come out of retirement. On the anniversary of the Five Point Killer's crimes, Arn's only option is to survive the carnage of a murderer who may be too twisted - and too brilliant - to catch.

In this incendiary thriller from three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker, Roland Ford is hunting down a mysterious killer, jockeying for position with the FBI, and risking everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy. Returning hero and private...

This quartet of crime stories about deadly books, penned by award-winning contemporary mystery writers, includes The Little Men, What's in a Name?, The Book of the Lion, and From the Queen.

Dylan Thomas, a former Maine State Police officer who obtained a private-investigator license to support himself while attending law school, receives a phone call from his sister, Caitlin, telling him that her youngest daughter, Sandra, has gone missing.

In Brooklyn geht ein Serienmörder um. Siebenmal schlägt er zu, immer auf die gleiche Weise. Die Polizei in Gestalt von Detective Sergeant Caruso ist wie immer ratlos. Nach der Rückkehr von Professor van Dusen und Mr. Hatch aus dem wilden Westen bittet er die beiden um Hilfe. Aus der Arbeitsweise des Täters zieht die Denkmaschine die konkreten Schlüsse, stellt dem Vampir eine Falle und lässt sie zuschnappen.

Der Professor, im Londoner East End unterwegs auf den Spuren Jack the Rippers, gerät in eine unglaubliche Hintertreppen-Geschichte. Ein Sack enthält einen Menschen, es wimmelt von Templern in weißen Mänteln, immer wieder taucht eine Person in immer neuen Verkleidungen auf. Es geht um den Schatz der Tempelritter. Van Dusen als Vertreter der Vernunft durchschaut schnell das ganze Theater, findet sich aber zum Schluss gefesselt auf den Schienen vor dem heranrasenden Express - und wäre nicht Mr. Hatch und seine Leidenschaft für Zigarren, wäre es ihm übel ergangen.