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Oslo, 2018. Former long-distance runner Sonja Nordstrøm never shows at the launch of her controversial autobiography, Always Number One. When celebrity blogger Emma Ramm visits Nordstrøm’s home later that day, she finds the door unlocked and signs of a struggle inside. A bib with the number one has been pinned to the TV. Police officer Alexander Blix is appointed to head up the missing-persons investigation, but he still bears the emotional scars of a hostage situation 19 years earlier, when he killed the father of a five-year-old girl.

A man with dark thoughts on his mind is racing along the remote snowy roads of Hurmevaara in Finland when there is flash in the sky and something crashes into the car. That something turns about to be a highly valuable meteorite. With euro signs lighting up the eyes of the locals, the unexpected treasure is temporarily placed in a neighbourhood museum, under the watchful eye of a priest named Joel.

Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn’t.... Long ago, Ben made a promise, and he had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn’t for the reasons he imagined.... Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that draws them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything?

Three cell phones ring in an opulent London suite. The calls go unanswered, because their recipients are dead. Earlier that night, four old friends and lovers meet for a reunion dinner. Miko and Robert haven't seen each other in 10 years; Miko hates Robert for the money he's made with shady ethics. Unbeknownst to Miko, his wife, Veera, also slept with Robert the last time everyone was together. Robert's young trophy wife, Elise, has no old grudges to bear, but will be swept up in the murderous fray.

It's 1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre. Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories of the tight-knit group of friends who took that fateful trip and the flimsy testimony of those living nearby.

An addictive debut psychological thriller for fans of "The Girl on the Train", Liane Moriarty and Lucy Foley. This is the story of Lucy and Paul. They met. They fell deeply in love. They got married. Lucy thought that she had everything she wanted. Until she found the photograph, the text messages. Until she uncovered Paul's secrets. Now Lucy realises she doesn't really know her husband. She doesn't know if she can trust her own mind. She doesn't know the lengths Paul would go to keep his perfect life. And worst of all, she doesn't know that she’s in danger.

In 1930, young Archie Goodwin comes to New York City hoping for a bit of excitement. In his third week working as a night watchman, he stops two burglars in their tracks - with a pair of hot lead slugs. Dismissed from his job for being “trigger-happy”, he parlays his newfound notoriety into a job as a detective’s assistant, helping honest sleuth Del Bascom solve cases like the Morningside Piano Heist, the Rive Gauche Art Gallery Swindle, and the Sumner-Hayes Burglary. But it’s the kidnapping of Tommie Williamson that introduces Goodwin to the man who will change his life.

When a murderer leaves a familiar pink scarf as his calling card, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is forced to dig into a cold case, not sure if she's looking for a killer or a copycat. With a growing pile of bodies, and no clues, she turns to forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish despite their relationship being at an all-time low. Can they overcome the bad blood between them to solve the unsolvable?

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.

Two immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this “utter triumph and delight” from award-winning author Richard Lange (Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll). Summer, 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the...

ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring...

Napoli, ottobre 2014. Roberto De Rosa è uno scrittore che ama lasciarsi ispirare dalla città, dalle persone che incontra per scrivere le sue storie. In un tiepido pomeriggio una strana donna entra nella sua vita per poi sparire dietro l'angolo. Una serie di eventi lo spingono ad avviare una ricerca su quella che tutti chiamano "la donna che corre".

When a mysterious woman walks into the San Francisco offices of Spade and Archer asking for help, private investigator Sam Spade expects a routine case. By the end of the night, his partner is dead—and Spade is caught between the police, a beautiful liar, and a collection of dangerous...

La seconda indagine di Annibale Canessa. Anche se sono passati tanti anni da quella torrida estate degli anni Ottanta, l'ex colonnello Canessa non vede l'ora di tornare in pista e indagare sui fatti di un vecchio attentato in stazione, quando l'Italia era ancora stretta tra le maglie della Guerra Fredda e degli opposti estremismi... Un thriller squisitamente all'italiana, che riapre ferite mai del tutto guarite, trascinandoci nel cinico gioco delle grandi potenze internazionali.

Nel lontano 1986, tre carabinieri furono massacrati nelle campagne emiliane. All'epoca, gli inquirenti catturarono e condannarono un terrorista delle Brigate Rosse. Dopo quarant'anni di carcere, il detenuto rivela in punto di morte la propria innocenza.

Bari, 1938. Mentre l'ombra delle leggi razziali inizia ad allungarsi sull'Italia, un delitto scuote la quiete apparente di un elegante palazzo del centro. In questo scenario di ordine imposto si incrociano i destini di due uomini: Nino Grimaldi, stimato pediatra e figlio di un influente gerarca fascista, e Gianni Ancona, un commerciante che tenta disperatamente di proteggere la propria famiglia dalla persecuzione.

La agente especial del FBI Kimberly Quincy sigue las pistas digitales dejadas por Jacob Ness, un secuestrador y asesino en serie ya fallecido. Un perturbador hallazgo hace que se ponga en contacto con la sargento D. D. Warren para que forme parte de una unidad especial de investigación, a la que también se incorporan la informante Flora Dane y el experto en true crime Keith Edgar. Al llegar a un pequeño pueblo aparentemente idílico en las colinas de Georgia, les invade la inquietante sensación de que no todo es lo que parece.

What began with trust, ends with betrayal and danger… I needed to escape. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe. So I decide to swap homes with Tom, a man I’ve grown close to, and fly to his villa in Crete with my best friend Keira. Winter sun. Empty beaches. Silence. At last, I can breathe. At...

After years behind bars, former drug kingpin Bosco Maximuke is back on the streets, insisting he’s turned over a new leaf, and determined to win back the trust of his daughter. But when members of the criminal network that replaced him start turning up dead, suspicion falls squarely on Bosco. With old enemies closing in, and a trail of bodies stretching from Inverness to the most remote corners of the Highlands, one thing is clear - someone is settling scores.

En enfer, il n'y a de place que pour un seul démon. Fille du plus puissant parrain de la mafia russe, Ana a grandi dans l'ombre des hommes. Belle, brillante, mais invisible dans un monde où le pouvoir ne se transmet pas aux femmes. Lorsque son père, Vladimir, annonce sa retraite, elle refuse...