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The Petrosyan trafficking operation is in tatters and Interpol and the NCA are working furiously to build their case. They want put the people responsible behind bars once and for all, but before the dust can even settle following their latest bust, key witnesses begin to die. Three suspicious deaths in a week has everyone scrambling. But the NCA are closing the cases faster than Detective Jamie Johansson can even look into them. Someone is killing those who can name the people pulling the strings, and the few witnesses who are still alive are running scared.

Hellis, Juni 1914: Ein verwegener Plan. Eine Zerstörung, die die Welt noch nicht erlebt hat. General Iblis, den alle nur "Meister“ nennen, lässt nichts unversucht, um den geheimnisvollen Garten aufzuspüren und zu vernichten. Ein tödliches Spiel beginnt, doch gerade seine stärkste Waffe macht ihn extrem verwundbar. Verwoben in die Ereignisse des 1. Weltkriegs nimmt die Geschichte ihren Lauf. Verzweigte Lebenswege, eine unheimliche Verschwörung, berührte Seelen, fallende Masken. In einem Netz aus Gefangenschaft und Zwängen führen alle Fäden zu der Stätte, an der die Schönheit geboren wurde.

Former Detective Hillary Greene is off on holiday. For a blissful two weeks, her life will be free of murder victims, murder suspects—and, best of all, no paperwork. She’s heading for the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, where she plans to spend her time browsing old bookshops and generally relaxing. Hillary arrives at the picturesque Riverside Inn where the other guests are an eclectic bunch: a charming Irishman, a rich American and his spoilt daughter, a thrice-married Canadian influencer, a wealthy widow and a taciturn taxidermist.

Vor drei Jahren wurde Fabio "Flaco" Lozano auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere als Kriminalinspektor aus dem Dienst gemobbt. Jetzt schlägt er sich als "Butlerguard" einer exzentrischen Hotelbesitzerin durch. Doch Langeweile kommt dabei nicht auf, denn immer wieder muss er seine kriminalistischen Fähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen.

After undergoing many weeks of training during the harsh winter months in the frozen north, Jesse McDermitt and Rusty Thurman are ready for some time off, their last leave period in their first year in the Marine Corps. Only this time, it’s not palm trees and sunny tropical beaches they’ll be unwinding at, but diving in the frigid and treacherous coastal waters off the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the famed Graveyard of the Atlantic, thought to hold great wealth in the cold embrace of her murky depths.

Vietnam veteran Max Donovan is in Bangkok, and very hungover, when his friend “Fat” Freddie Fields is arrested in San Francisco for the murder of an Australian diplomat. He knows his old buddy would never hurt a fly, so he rushes back to the Bay Area to help. There he locks horns with the District Attorney who seems intent on pursuing the case. Suspecting Freddie is being framed, Donovan tries to rustle up some cash to bail him out, but only succeeds in getting into trouble with the local mob. He’ll have to solve the case on his own.

An unwanted daughter is betrothed to a reclusive man. She arrives at his beautiful home on a lonely island, to find there is no husband, only a forbidding housekeeper. A mysterious locked door; an oddly-behaved cat; perhaps she didn't come here to be a bride...

―過去に重大犯罪を犯した人間が、会社の同僚だとわかったら?― ジャーナリストを志して夢破れ、製作所に住み込みで働くことになった益田純一。同僚の鈴木秀人は無口で陰気、どことなく影があって職場で好かれていない。

Luke Angel is on a routine cargo flight in the Bahamas, anticipating an icy beer waiting for him on the far side, but when a distress call diverts him into a watery landing in the turquoise Caribbean waters, he ends up with a dead pilot and a mysterious unconscious woman on his hands. The island town of Hooper’s Haven is a refuge for the wealthy and glamorous. And their secrets.

“Wicked and irresistible….Elmore Leonard is a literary genius.” —New York Times Book Review Before U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens began electrifying TV viewers across America (in the hit series Justified), he “starred” in Elmore Leonard’s Riding the Rap—an explosive, twisty tale of a...

Neapolis, 22 a.C. Dalla vasca delle murene di una lussuosa villa situata nella meravigliosa località di Pausilypon affiora una carcassa umana. È del ricco e spregevole eques romano Lucio Popilio Lepido, ospite del proprietario della villa, il cavaliere Publio Vedio Pollione, più feroce del morto. Pollione e Lepido non sono gli unici equites di Pausilypon: altri cinque loro sodali, con cui hanno sancito un patto segreto, si sono dati appuntamento nella dimora per un simposio. A pochi giorni – non è un caso – dall'arrivo in città dell'imperatore Augusto. Accanto al corpo di Lepido, un messaggio oscuro.

Starting in New York City, The Plan quickly moves to the Mississippi Delta and winds up in Ecuador. Based on a true story of two murdered civil rights lawyers, Susan Klopfer’s intriguing work weaves factual history through alternative or paranormal fiction themes.

Jesse McDermitt is back, just as he promised. This time, he is thrust into the heart of the Florida Panhandle's Tate's Hell State Forest, where the tranquil surroundings belie a dangerous secret—a network of clandestine meth labs hidden against the backdrop of the Forgotten Coast’s natural beauty. Jesse, a retired Marine turned charter boat captain, has brought his family to Apalachicola “for the oysters.” But being who he is, the leisurely cruise soon spins into a gripping quest to unravel the truth behind the illicit operations threatening the region.

Ralph Core, non più direttore del Worldwide Chronicle ma finalmente scrittore a tempo pieno, presenta a Londra la sua ultima opera, Vite giocate, che tratta della tragica spedizione inglese del 1924 per la conquista dell’Everest, in cui persero la vita il capo degli scalatori George Mallory e il compagno di cordata Andrew Irvine.Il suo libro, che esplora il dramma umano dei protagonisti di quella tragedia, suscita presto l’interesse di due importanti produttori che intendono trarne un film e chiedono a Core di partecipare alla sceneggiatura.

Hochsommer auf Usedom: Sonne. Meer. Tod! Vor der Ostseeinsel Usedom wird im Fangnetz eines Kutters ein Toter gefunden. Zunächst sieht es so aus, als sei der Fischer ins Wasser gestürzt und in die Schiffsschraube geraten, doch schnell stellt sich heraus, dass er ermordet wurde.

I was well on my way to the top as one of Nevada's fastest-rising defense attorneys. That is, until I caught a high-profile case with a client known for . . . neutralizing his enemies. My firm asked me to do the impossible, a task I was sure to fail from the beginning. But that misstep would lead to deadly consequences. I somehow managed to escape my client's clutches, but only to end up with an unlikely savior; a sexy biker with the city's most lethal motorcycle club. A dangerous man who lets no one stand in his way.

When prominent defense attorney Madison Lombardi drops dead on the street outside her office of a perceived heart attack, no one pays much attention . . . Except for her husband. When a second attorney, her law partner, drops dead a week later in almost the exact same spot, more people begin to pay attention, including police chief Wesley Johnston. Homicide detective Kate Gazzara, much to her dismay, is assigned what appears to be little more than a case of coinciding medical events. However, appearances can be deceiving, and Kate remains unconvinced by the notion of mere coincidences.

Mystery woman, Morrigan Doyle, is in prison. Finn Doyle, her son, has ties to the Irish mob in New York. He became acquainted with Harry Starke when Harry was investigating his mother’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. But Finn has an agenda of his own and wants to hire Harry to “find a friend,” Matteo Rossi. Rossi, a low-level thug, a soldier in the Irish mob, is missing and Finn is worried, thinking someone has “offed him,” and he wants to know who. Initially, Harry turns Finn down.

Manche Sünde ist tödlich! In Flensburg ist Jahrmarkt angesagt. Dazu gehören dumpfe Bässe, Neonlichter, Zuckerwatte ... und in diesem Jahr auch eine Leiche. Doch was hat der Tod des 17-jährigen Mädchens mit dem Schiller-Gymnasium, gefälschten Noten und einer brisanten Liebschaft zu tun? Ina Drews und Jörn Appel, die ihren Polizeidienst in Flensburg bald beenden werden, starten sofort mit den Ermittlungen. Hilfe bekommen sie dabei von ihren beiden Nachfolgern, die sich ein paar Tage zu früh dienstbereit melden.

All Bob Hoon ever wanted was a good whisky, and some peace and quiet. But, when Hoon hears that his friend and MI5 agent, Miles Crabtree, has gone missing in the United States, he is dragged back into action once more. The hunt leads him to the Florida Everglades, and into conflict with the violent locals, the terrifying wildlife, and a Sheriff with a sinister agenda of his own.