Mystery

When former journalist turned café owner Kate Jackson abandons her six-month-old baby and disappears without a word, the quirky offshore community of Cook's Basin quickly steps in to salvage a delicate and difficult situation.

When the body of a missing teenager is discovered at Neist Point close to the famous lighthouse, battered and bruised, D.I. Duncan McAdam and his small team must determine how he died.

When washed-up 80s rock legend Johnny Freestone is found dead in a cave off Scotland's North Coast 500 tourist route, it looks like a tragic accident–another celebrity lost to a reckless lifestyle.

The peaceful little village of Saltern-le-Fen is buzzing with excitement. A film crew are in town, shooting a new TV police drama, Fen Division Five. But Detective Jackman receives a disturbing tip-off that something is wrong....

An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult.

Seven years ago, Tobias Lachlan and his fiancée Cora Stevens went out for a romantic dinner together. They left the restaurant smiling and holding hands, Cora sent a text message to say they were on the way home… but they were never seen again.

DS Lucas Walker is on assignment for the AFP, and it couldn't be more personal. This is his last chance to take down Stefan Markovich - the Vandals leader who tried to have him killed after Walker uncovered his drug operation, and has evaded justice for years.

The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit.

In this prequel to the international best seller The Ruin, set 10 years prior, bright-eyed Carrie Ryan is at the very start of her career...

In the shadow of the Pentland Hills, a man has been callously struck down in front of his home. Tyre marks suggest it was no accidental hit-and-run. Somebody wanted him dead and as the man fights for every breath, they might still get their wish....

On a cold New Year’s Eve night, a young woman lies slumped on a park bench. Snow gathers on her hair. If her glazed eyes were closed, she might be sleeping. Nobody will find her for hours…

Nine years ago, 30-year-old Chelsea Taylor left the small country town of Barker to rise to the top as a concert pianist....

Saffy is waiting to go into an important meeting when she receives a missed call and then a text message from her best friend, Leona: Please help...come now. Of course, she races to her friend’s house. But when she arrives, she notices something strange....

DS Lucas Walker is off duty. He's supposed to be showing his little sister Grace the Australian outback, on her visit from Boston, but instead they're headed out bush- where Walker's cousin has been mining for boulder opal.

Fiona, Sue, and Daisy, three retired ladies who volunteer at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes, can’t believe their favorite customer is dead....

DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, looking after his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers vanish from the area on their way to a ranch, he finds himself unofficially on the case....

The body of a monk is found savagely beaten to death in a woodland near Bristol. Nothing is known about Brother Dominic's past, which makes investigating difficult....

As DS Lucas Walker recovers from his injuries, he heads from Caloodie, Queensland, to the Gold Coast....

Twelve-year-old Lewis Stevens disappeared from a seafront arcade. Eleven-year-old Noah Reid vanished from the pier stretching out over the beach.

A chilly morning mist blankets the Cornish countryside, shrouding the barn in an eerie silence. Inside, a woman lies motionless, her unseeing eyes fixed on the rafters above. A blood-stained note flutters in the breeze. Her death is only the beginning…

Contains books 4-6 of the bestselling, fast-paced Detective Sebastian Clifford series.

Was the biggest case of his career the worst mistake he ever made? Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed "Mister Whisper", earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process....

A string of murders around a frozen lake on the American-Canadian border leads the FBI and Canada to create an elite unit to tackle cross-border killers....

When Daryl Brackstone approaches private investigators Sebastian Clifford and Lucinda "Birdie" Bird about her mother's decades-old murder, she's hoping to finally uncover the truth. Her father died in prison for the crime, but Daryl has never believed in his guilt.

Wild swimming in February? No, thank you. It sounds like torture to Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue, the retired ladies behind the counter at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Still, no one ever died of plunging into the icy waters around the sleepy little English town of Southbourne. Until now.

FBI agent Sarah Cole is stunned to receive an invitation to the “Game of Nines,” the most secretive and longest-running murder puzzle in history. Thrust into a mystery that has confounded law enforcement for decades, she proves to be an unexpectedly formidable "player"—and might finally end the deadly game once and for all.

Middlebridge Mysteries follows Violet Wilner (Anna Cathcart) kicking off her first year at Middlebridge University, living her dream of attending her mom’s alma mater. Inspired by watching her dad, a cop, solve crimes in her hometown, she studies criminology under a renowned but demanding Professor Bellows (Eric McCormack). She has her hands full, juggling her coursework, her social life and her insecurities as she embarks on this next chapter.

The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Lynne Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Lynne's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers.

Immobilienmaklerin Laura Hofmann erhält den Auftrag ihres Lebens: Sie soll dreißig Einfamilienhäuser mit Grundstück in der schicken Hamburger Neubausiedlung Elbwiesen verkaufen. Doch direkt an ihrem ersten Tag findet Laura Drogen in einem der Musterhäuser und stolpert auch noch über die Leiche eines Nachbarn. Schon bald muss sie feststellen, dass hinter jeder der perfekt gepflegten Fassaden Geheimnisse schlummern. Und eines ist delikater als das andere.

1983. Pregnant teenager Felicity finds support from the caring, courageous protestors at the women's peace camp at Greenham Common. But when she's arrested and thrown into the cells, her worst nightmare comes true: she goes into labour and her baby is swiftly taken away from her. 2024. Locked away for manslaughter, Emma is haunted by the night where her carelessness caused her adopted father to die in a fire. With her adopted mother unable to forgive her, Emma is completely alone in the world.

Quando un'esplosione devasta la stazione di Bologna, Marta, una militante di 25 anni dell'organizzazione di destra "Terza Posizione", perde sua figlia Rosa di 3 anni. Devastata dal dolore, inizia a indagare per screditare la pista neofascista, ma le sue ricerche la portano a scoprire una verità ben più inquietante. Quando l'ex compagno di Marta viene trovato morto, lei e Cabrini, tormentato dai suoi doveri e dalla malattia del figlio, si ritrovano coinvolti in una cospirazione che coinvolge la massoneria, i servizi segreti e il potere bancario internazionale.

Er ist eingewickelt wie eine Mumie: In seiner Wohnung in Hamburg-Altona wird ein Toter gefunden. Verdurstet, so hat es den Anschein. An der Zimmerwand eine kryptische Botschaft: "Das Andere der Vernunft“. Was soll das? Kommissar Knudsen, leitender Ermittler des LKA in Altona, tappt im Dunkeln. Und schon bald werden weitere Leichen gefunden – erfroren, vergiftet, eingesperrt in einer dunklen Schreckens-Kammer. Und an den Wänden immer geheimnisvolle Botschaften, die nur schwer zu deuten sind. Gewiss ist nur eins: ein Serientäter treibt sein Unwesen.

警察官を定年退職し、妻と共に四国遍路の旅に出た神場。旅先で知った少女誘拐事件は、16年前に自らが捜査にあたった事件に酷似していた。手掛かりのない捜査状況に悩む後輩に協力しながら、神場の胸には過去の事件への悔恨があった。

背筋が寒くなるどんでん返しの快感ミステリ・ランキング常連の注目作家による、新境地連作ミステリ。地獄は始まる。あなたの隣の小さな悪意から……。

Sarah Olmes es una inspectora de policía con una increíble capacidad de deducción… que solo ha servido para ganarse la enemistad de toda la comisaría. Desterrada a un despacho sin ventanas —y sin futuro—, se plantea si debería dimitir y dedicarse a repartir propaganda. Hasta que su comisario, el inaguantable José Demás, se deshace de ella enviándola a un nuevo, y en apariencia resuelto, caso: el accidente de un célebre cocinero durante la décima edición del International Competition for Torreznos Unique from Soria.

Meet DCI Lesley Clarke. She’s a straight-talking city copper who doesn’t suffer fools gladly… and she’s been transferred to rural Dorset. After being injured in a bomb attack, Lesley is presented with a choice — early retirement, or a period of respite in a calmer location. But things don’t stay calm for long. Before she’s even started her new job, Lesley is dragged into investigating a murder at one of England’s most iconic landmarks, the imposing Corfe Castle.

Peter Lovesey is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. Lovesey's novels are entertaining puzzlers in the "Golden Age" tradition of mystery writing.

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Every year, for the past four decades, Dr. John Perry, head of the Twinkleton Paranormal Society, hosts a gala ball and invites the quaint Oregon village’s most notable citizens (both living and dead) to attend a Ghost Walk. This year is no different—with one exception. This year, John Perry will vie for the role of Ghost of Honor.

Es sollte ein erholsamer Urlaub im süßen, sonnigen Cape Cod werden – nur Taylor Bassey und ihr geliebter Bruder –, aber eine Leiche in ihrem gemieteten Haus bringt ihre Pläne durcheinander. Myles Sumner ist nur da, um einen Job zu erledigen, nicht um eine Amateurdetektivin zu babysitten. Sie ist stur, lenkt ihn ab und kann sich nicht aus der Schusslinie halten. Bevor Myles noch tiefer in diese gefährliche Anziehungskraft gezogen werden kann, muss er den Mord aufklären und sich wieder auf den Weg machen.

Von dieser Autorin bekommt man nicht genug: Der "New York Times"-Bestseller von Freida McFadden, der für schlaflose Nächte sorgt. Eigentlich hat Eve Bennett ein gutes Leben. Sie ist Mathelehrerin an der örtlichen Highschool und verheiratet mit Nate, der dort Englisch unterrichtet. Doch letztes Jahr wurde die Schule von einem Skandal erschüttert, in dessen Zentrum eine Schülerin stand. Und dieses Jahr ist diese Schülerin in Eves Klasse. Addie kann man nicht trauen, sie lügt und verletzt Menschen. Aber niemand kennt die wahre Addie. Niemand kennt das Geheimnis, das sie zerstören könnte.

Two dead students. A coded reference to Shakespeare. And the promise of darker things to come. Near a small college campus, a student is found strangled in an abandoned barn on the outskirts of town. She's been posed to look like a painting of Ophelia from Shakespeare's Hamlet, the scene taunting the police with a message they don't understand.

Lauren is een toegewijde en vastberaden agent, hoewel haar privéleven op instorten staat. Sinds ze de ontrouw van haar man ontdekt heeft, hebben woede en lust er namelijk voor gezorgd dat een kwaadaardig spel tussen hen is begonnen: Wie kan wie het meeste pijn doen? Maar het loopt snel uit de hand en voor ze het weet moet de prijs betaald worden. Haar man, een lijk, en een zaak waarvan ze in haar ergste nachtmerries niet had durven dromen...

Abbie, Winnie, Serena en Bryah besluiten tot een spontane vakantie naar Monte Carlo. Ze geven zich volledig over aan de luxe van het hotel, het zwembad, de sashimi, de champagne - en de mannen. Hun weekend van grenzeloos genot neemt echter een duistere wending als ze wakker worden op een jacht, omsingeld door de politie. De vrouwen worden gearresteerd en beschuldigd van verschrikkelijke misdaden die ze niet hebben begaan - toch?

Het is 1817 en "something is rotten in the state of England". Mensen worden opgehangen voor kleine misdrijven, of ze nu schuldig zijn of niet. Kapitein Rider Sandman, een verarmde edelman, heeft de taak om te onderzoeken of Corday inderdaad onschuldig is. Hij beseft niet dat hij het zal moeten opnemen tegen een machtige groep edelen, die er alles voor overhebben om de waarheid binnenskamers te houden.

Frankrijk, Gascogne, de 14de eeuw. Thomas van Hookton is een uitzonderlijk begaafde boogschutter in het leger van de Engelse koning Edward. Thomas redt een jonge vrouw van de brandstapel en wordt daardoor beschuldigd van de misdaad die voor haar tot de doodstraf leidde: ketterij. Thomas en Vrouwe Geneviève slaan op de vlucht. Heel ver wegvluchten wil Thomas echter níet, want in Gascogne hoopt hij de moordenaar van zijn vader te vinden.

Terwijl brigadier Lindsay Boxer bevalt van haar dochter, vindt er een moord plaats. De hoofdverdachte; een aanstormend football-talent. Nauwelijks een week later roept deze moord Lindsay terug naar de werkvloer en wordt ze benaderd door een professor. Hij zegt afschuwelijk realistische nachtmerries te hebben. Lindsay hecht er geen waarde aan, totdat er een schietpartij plaatsvindt die tot in detail overeenkomt met wat de professor haar heeft verteld... Als de zaken zich ontwikkelen zoals de professor die voorspeld heeft, zouden de gevolgen niet te overzien zijn.

Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst. She’s also a loner who prefers a safe and familiar path. Until her mother disappears in the wake of a brutal murder, leaving behind a cryptic warning of threats to come. Forced out of her safe zone, Salem embarks with her best friend, Bel, on a dangerous quest that reaches back centuries into America’s hidden history.

India, 1803. We bevinden ons aan de vooravond van de Slag bij Assaye, een grote veldslag in de Tweede Anglo-Maratha-oorlog tussen het Maratha-rijk en de Britse Oost-Indische Compagnie. Soldaat Richard Sharpe krijgt de opdracht een verrader op te sporen. Dit voert hem diep in de gevarenzone. Bovendien wil een oude vijand van de gelegenheid gebruik maken om Sharpe uit de weg te ruimen.

In het koninkrijk Dumnonia dreigt grote chaos wanneer kroonprins Mordred in een veldslag met de Saksen om het leven komt. Alle ogen zijn nu gericht op Norwenna, de zwangere vrouw van de overleden prins. Het verhaal volgt Derfel, een voormalige krijger die nu door het leven gaat als monnik. In een reeks flashbacks vertelt Derfel over hoe hij als kind geadopteerd werd door Merlijn en vervolgens in dienst stond van de bekende koning Arthur die ten strijde trok om zijn neefje Mordred te beschermen.