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En Conocerán tu verdadero nombre —ópera prima de Luis García-Manríquez—, «la violencia histórica se entrelaza con la memoria personal, y la herida familiar con la pregunta imposible: ¿qué queda de nosotros cuando hasta el nombre se vuelve campo de batalla?», Pedro Ángel Palou. En...

Private investigator Harry Starke owes his career to Frank Callahan, the tough-as-nails detective who trained him as a young cop. But when Frank is found brutally murdered in his own home, Harry can’t let it go. The crime scene reveals a chilling connection: photos from the unsolved Riverside Strangler case—ten women killed along the Tennessee River a decade ago. Frank had spent his retirement obsessed with the case, convinced something vital had been overlooked. His final note left Harry reeling: “Catherine Wells is still alive.” Wells was supposed to be the fourth victim.

As Detective Kay Hunter begins to investigate, the case quickly reveals itself to be anything but routine. The local farming community is tight-lipped, the victim’s background is unclear, and the evidence uncovers a trail of conflicting stories and long-held secrets.

Am Ostersonntag verbreitet sich die Nachricht wie ein Lauffeuer im Dorf: Janice Heckler ist tot in der Greve gefunden worden, halbnackt und offensichtlich ertränkt. Sechs Jahre später kommt Alex frühzeitig aus der Haft frei. Sein erster Weg führt ihn zurück an den Ort des Geschehens – in sein Elternhaus. Wenig später wird die Leiche von Heike Jentsch gefunden.

When a cloaked, disfigured man leaves a dead woman in a garbage bag on Dave Robicheaux's property, he knows his world and family are about to change. With Valerie Benoit, a detective new to the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Department who is grappling with sexist and racist harassment from their colleagues, and the volatile but fiercely loyal Clete Purcel, Dave embarks on an investigation that brings him into the most dangerous moments of his career and threatens the lives of Valerie and his daughter Alafair.

Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he can see everything. After a lifetime of bad decisions PI Caleb Zelic is finally making good ones. He's in therapy, his business is recovering and his relationship with his estranged wife Kat is on the mend. But soon Caleb is drawn into the tangled life of his troubled ex partner Frankie, which leads to a confrontation with the cops. And when Frankie's niece is kidnapped, she and Caleb must work together to save the child's life. But can Caleb trust her after her past betrayals?

Bloomsbury presents Behind Sunset by David Gordon, read by Stephen Bowlby A struggling writer follows a missing person mystery into Los Angeles’ darkest corners. A brand new crime thriller from the author of the acclaimed Joe the Bouncer series. For generations, Hollywood has attracted all...

Zwei kleine Kinder, ausgerissen von zu Hause, verirren sich im winterlichen Berlin und geraten an die falschen Freunde. Unterdessen hat Anna als erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau nur wenig Zeit für die Familie. Bis ihr zehnjähriger Sohn Manuel spurlos verschwindet. In einem Nobelhotel wird Kommissar Kalkbrenner zu einem Mordfall gerufen. Die Ermittlungen konfrontieren ihn mit den menschlichen Abgründen.

Als der renommierte Pharmazieprofessor Konstantin Uhlken in einem Park erschlagen wird, ahnt zunächst niemand, dass der vermeintliche misslungene Raubüberfall ein kaltblütig geplanter Mord war. Doch Uhlken hatte sich kurz zuvor Hilfe suchend an Nik Pohl gewandt – der Privatermittler hat einen neuen Fall. Nachdem ein Mitarbeiter einer Pharmafirma bei einem Autounfall ums Leben kommt, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse. Als auch sein engster Vertrauter in Lebensgefahr gerät, wird Pohl klar: Er muss die Hintermänner finden, bevor es weitere Tote gibt.

Legendary mystery writer Dashiell Hammett only wrote one novel about detective Sam Spade: The Maltese Falcon, the most famous private eye story ever told. But the case was never really solved—the priceless golden, bejeweled bird that men and women had been dying to possess turned out to be a fake.

Daniel Owen is coming to terms with not being a cop. He's happy to find a bunch of like-minded people at the town allotments—until one of them is brutally murdered. Mal Kent is settling into his new job as the man-in-charge of Melin Tywyll CID. The fly in the ointment is bigoted, lazy DI Carey, Daniel's replacement. Carey wants to blame Daniel's new friends for the murder, and with Daniel as their only alibi, accusations fly.

'Hypnotically good ' Lee Child 'A stunning debut' Daily Mail 'A life-affirming read' Daily Express 'A gritty debut thriller' Irish Independent 'One of the finest debuts of the year' Donald Ray Pollock 'Rich in atmosphere and relentlessly suspenseful' Michael Koryta...

Follow private detective Sam Spade as he navigates a web of deceit, betrayal, and murder in pursuit of the elusive black bird. With Vendetti's commanding narration and Howlett's evocative portrayal of Brigid O'Shaughnessy, this audiobook delivers the tension, intrigue, and drama of Hammett's classic like never before. Experience the sharp dialogue, unforgettable characters, and twists that defined the golden age of detective fiction. Perfect for fans of crime thrillers and timeless mysteries.

Discover the first of the two masterful hit novels adapted for the massive new BBC One Drama series In The Dark, featuring brilliant heroine Helen Weeks. 'Clever and inventive' Financial Times Two schoolgirls are abducted in the small, dying Warwickshire town of Polesford, driving a knife into...

HVIS DU TROR, DU ER ALENE, TRO OM IGEN. En skraben mod vinduet. En banken på døren. Hvad hvis der, denne gang, er nogen derude? En tavs morder kaster en skygge over byen, vælger dem, der er alene hjemme om aftenen, og leger et dødeligt spil katten efter musen med ofrene. Mens panikken breder sig, leder kriminalkommissær Helen Grace efterforskningen, men hun er selv en jaget kvinde. For hvert skridt, hun tager, bliver hun skygget af en hensynsløs psykopat, opsat på at få hævn. Mens hun leder efter morderen, får Grace mistanke om en chokerende barsk sandhed, der forbinder de brutale forbrydelser.

Er kennt all ihre Ängste und all ihre Geheimnisse. Er weiß, wovor sich seine Opfer fürchten. Das, was sie einst geliebt haben, verwandelt er in einen Alptraum. Psychologe Johannes Hornoff und Hauptkommissar Breuer stehen vor einem Rätsel: Warum lässt der Serienkiller seine Opfer wieder frei, nachdem er sie gefangen und gefoltert hat, um sie dann später doch zu töten?

Venezia. Nella notte tra Carnevale e Quaresima viene commesso un orribile delitto. L’identità del cadavere è celata da un costume carnevalesco. Anche colui che rinviene il corpo è mascherato. Chi si nasconde sotto i travestimenti? La polizia brancola nel buio. Nessuno sa dove si trovi il commissario Enzo Fellini e il questore Badalamenti prende in mano la situazione.

Parigi, marzo 1831. Non ha ancora ventiquattro anni, Valentin Verne, l’ispettore di polizia dal volto angelico ma dal cuore pieno di ombre che è il responsabile dell’Ufficio degli affari occulti, un reparto non ufficiale creato per risolvere i crimini sovrannaturali, o presunti tali. Un giorno al suo cospetto si presenta una donna elegante, Madame Mélanie d’Orval, moglie del ricco Ferdinand d’Orval che ha un peso sul cuore.

A modern, Southern reinvention of The Maltese Falcon, Crossroad Blues won noir fans with its nod to the masters and thrilled readers with a wild ride along Highway 61. It’s here that we first meet Nick Travers, an ex-New Orleans Saint turned Tulane University blues historian. Nick searches for the lost recordings of 1930s bluesman Robert Johnson—and a missing colleague—and finds trouble at every turn.

Outlaw Bikers, strippers, murder. When you hang around a strip club run by bikers, you have to play by their rules.