International Mystery & Crime

She breathes deeply, trying to quell the rising sense of panic. A detective came to her home, drugged her and kidnapped her. She tries to make sense of it, to imagine alternatives, but only one conclusion is possible: it's the past, come to claim her....

Yuwonderie's seven founding families have lorded it over their district for a century, growing ever more rich and powerful. But now—in startling circumstances—one of their own is found dead in a ditch and homicide detectives Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan are sent to investigate....

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.

Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren’t always easy to access.

Golden sunlight bathes the rugged cliffs casting long shadows across Porthcurno’s sandy beach. Within a cove, lying on a blanket, are two bodies.

After a violent home invasion in the remote wilds of Glen Coe leaves a family of four dead, DCI Jack Logan and his team are brought in to lead the manhunt....

On her way home after an overnight shift, DI Jan Talantire hears the control room relaying an emergency.

Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are taking a fresh look at the unsolved murder of Michael Beck, found bludgeoned over the head and dead in a river near his home in 2012.

The hunter has become the hunted. Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan caught the twisted child killer known as Mister Whisper. Two days ago, Mister Whisper escaped....

When the chief suspect in the notorious Peek-a-boo cop killer case blew himself up, almost taking lead investigator DCI Duncan Bone with him, the psychologically damaged detective thought his days on the force were over.

Just when he thought he was out.... Burdened by guilt over the trauma recently inflicted on his friends and colleagues, former-Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan has spent the past nine months living in self-imposed exile....

From Mark Greaney, The New York Times best-selling author of Gunmetal Gray and a coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes a high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man....

An American mathematician’s assignment in Russia spirals into a high-stakes maze of shifting loyalties and intrigue in a propulsive short thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.

After surviving the most dangerous mission of his career, John Dempsey is back at Ember. But Ember has changed—and so has he. Meanwhile, a new adversary sees an opportunity to rise. As Dempsey and Vice President Jarvis soon discover, the world stage is about to get deadlier than ever.

This set contains books seven to nine in the gripping, fast-paced crime fiction series featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Ritual Demise, Mortal Remains, and Silent Graves....

When the whistle blows to announce the end of a paint balling session, the men regroup to assess the winning team. But when one of men fails to show, a search of the forest is carried out, and a grisly discovery is made.

Meet Fleck Parker: Mother, Crafter and Amateur Detective. Fleck loves a good puzzle. She spends most of her time feeling invisible, caring for three small children and that's fine, really. But it does make her brain itch occasionally.

A wildlife photographer plummets to his death above Fingal's Cave. A young fisherman vanishes without trace. The body of a marine scientist is pulled from the sea, his last recording a haunting piece of evidence.

When a man's dismembered body is discovered at an abandoned quarry on the north Norfolk coast, DI Tom Janssen and his team must wade through his secretive life to figure out how he met his end....

Let bestselling author T.A. Williams whisk you away to gorgeous Tuscany in this cozy murder mystery featuring a retired DCI and his loyal canine companion who gets up to all kinds of doggie mischief! It really is murder in paradise!

Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are handed an impossible case. Thirty years ago, two days before Christmas, the much-loved Reverend Keith Coltrane was hit over the head and left to die inside his own church. The killer was never caught.

A GLOBAL CABAL OF HITMEN. ONE MAN STOOD IN THEIR PATH. 'Two things to make a Summer afternoon great: a Stephen Leather novel, and a cold beer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Spider keeps getting better and better' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The best series I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A group of professional...

When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide....

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....

In Lace and Lies, the knitting shop's been chosen to appear on TV with celebrity knitting designer Teddy Lamont, but things go wrong on and off the camera, and somebody doesn't make it to the final credits....

Florenz: dunkle Geheimnisse und gefährliche Begierde in der Stadt der Medici In Florenz untersucht die Kunstexpertin Miranda Jones eine unbekannte Bronzefigur. Doch Miranda hat sich mit ihrer Expertise Feinde gemacht. Einzig der attraktive Galerist Ryan Boldari steht auf ihrer Seite. Bald wird klar, dass es bei der Bronzefigur um mehr geht, und Miranda gerät in ein Netz aus Leidenschaft, Täuschung und Mord. Zu spät ahnt sie, dass sie in großer Gefahr ist. Nur einer scheint sie retten zu können, doch ist Ryan tatsächlich ihr Freund?

Nils Shapiro embarks on an international quest to avenge his wife’s murder in this gripping, emotionally charged thriller from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author Matt Goldman.

When the owner of a Scarborough cocktail bar is gunned down during a winter light show, DCI Tom Raven is drawn into a web of intimidation, vengeance, and a chilling connection to his own past. As a vicious crime family infiltrates Scarborough’s businesses, evidence begins to mount, pointing at Raven himself. Suspended from duty and hunted by his own colleagues, he is forced underground to uncover the truth. When his daughter Hannah is dragged into danger, the emotionally charged conclusion brings Raven full circle, forcing him to face the consequences of past choices.

Cuando el padre Damián Isún cambió de postura para acomodarse en su cama, el corazón le dio un vuelco al palpar, bajo la colcha, el cuerpo desnudo y sin vida de uno de sus pupilos. El mosén no dudó en contactar con el comisario Javier Gallardo, que aunque se había retirado hacía poco del servicio, nunca podría olvidar que le debía su vida al religioso. Así, junto al ahora inspector jefe Raúl Olaya, Gallardo intentará demostrar la inocencia del padre Damián.

A finales de 1931, poco después de la gran fiesta republicana, se descubre el cadáver de una mujer enterrado bajo las baldosas de una pequeña edificación del barrio de Llefià, en Badalona. La historia de este crimen real, que llenó durante meses las páginas de los periódicos de toda España, es recreada en esta novela, recorrida por una trama absorbente que recoge no solo el crimen de la alemana Emmy Langer, sino los primeros años de un tiempo de esperanza y de rupturas revolucionarias que pronto fueron enterradas en fosas anónimas, como lo fue el cadáver de la propia Emmy.

Primera Guerra Mundial. Mientras las principales ciudades europeas se desangran en el conflicto, Barcelona es una de las grandes perlas del Mediterráneo. A pesar de su condición de territorio neutral, nadie ignora que en la costa hay puertos donde proveerse ilegalmente de combustible y víveres, con el beneplácito de las autoridades locales, y que en el cabo de Ixent llegan submarinos alemanes donde se cuecen todo tipo de intereses y conflictos con servicios secretos, agentes dobles y espías de ambos bandos.

After a resident's death, Tore Lindahl, a former policeman, suspects foul play, but his concerns are dismissed as the ramblings of an old man. Lindahl turns to Veronika Wiklund, a young journalist stuck tracing small-town stories for the local paper. Together, the unlikely duo begins asking questions that unsettle their entire community. As Veronika searches for answers, the care home reveals itself as the battleground for power, and the hunting ground for a killer tangled in dark legacies of World War II.

When Treasury investigator Joe Reacher discovers American expats are being hunted across the globe—each killed with the same disturbing military signature—he knows this is no ordinary case. The trail leads from a Montenegro penthouse to the scorched highways of Kuwait. Partnering with brilliant analyst Ivy Harper in Washington and enigmatic Kuwaiti intelligence officer Yasmin Bukhari, Reacher races to uncover why these men are dying now, long after the war ended.

Behind every legend lies a portion of truth… The wreck of the Oro Verde has been an iconic dive in the Cayman Islands from the day she was sunk, over forty years ago… but how she came to be abandoned has been the subject of rumours, tall-tales, and conspiracy theories. So when the grandson of the Oro Verde's captain comes looking for answers about the man he never knew, dive boat operators AJ Bailey and Reg Moore help him delve into the mystery… and soon discover there are some who would rather the truth stayed hidden.

When a covert deal goes sideways in Athens, Agent James Burke is thrust into a pulse-pounding mission to recover a briefcase packed with explosive secrets. Teamed with the fierce and fearless Lyndsey Archer, Burke must navigate betrayals, ambushes, and a shadowy terrorist organization with global ambitions. From heart-stopping cliffside infiltrations to explosive showdowns in the ancient streets of Athens, Burke battles enemy agents in a game where trust is scarce—and survival is never guaranteed.

When the whistle blows to announce the end of a paint balling session, the men regroup to assess the winning team. But when one of men fails to show, a search of the forest is carried out, and a grisly discovery is made. DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage attend the scene with their team, only to find the eclectic group of men are on a stag do… and the victim, Zack Cummings was the stag. With nine suspects to investigate, and nine potential motives to consider, Freya and the team seek to understand which of the stags had the strongest motive.

Grappling with an unplanned retirement and searching for purpose, former Special Agent Mick Nassau heads to Key West for a long-overdue break and finds himself in the path of a looming hurricane — and unexpected danger. What starts as a simple visit with his best friend, Jack, takes a dark turn when Jack is found critically injured aboard his boat under suspicious circumstances.

Ex-Navy SEAL sniper Anna Gabriel is no stranger to danger. Having survived countless missions in the world’s most volatile regions, she now faces her most perilous assignment yet. Hired by a top-tier private security consultant, Anna is tasked with capturing an infamous arms dealer who has evaded authorities for decades. Known for his ruthless tactics and an iron grip on the black market, this shadowy figure has left a trail of dead bodies in his wake, deterring anyone brave enough to pursue him.

When a suspicious algorithm embedded in China’s digital infrastructure trips a silent alert across the global intelligence grid, Alex Cárdenas—a retired CIA NOC operative turned private intelligence leader—is thrust back into the shadows he thought he’d escaped. What appears to be a rogue cyber event is, in fact, the opening salvo in a calculated plan to destabilize the world economy, pit superpowers against one another, and ignite a new world order.

Jeffrey James Higgins presents Book 3 in the Nathan Burke Thrillers series.

Aus Norwegen erreichen beunruhigende Meldungen Faith und ihre Mitstreiter. Nachdem mehrere Leichen von Opfern gefunden werden, die im Hochsommer erfroren sind, kriecht alsbald auch eine eisige Nebelwand auf die nahen Siedlungen zu, die den sicheren Tod mit sich bringt. Steckt ihre Erzfeindin Pagena hinter den unheimlichen Geschehnissen? Faith und ihre Freunde haben keine Wahl. Sie dringen in den Nebel vor, wo tödliche Gefahren auf sie lauern ...

The calm of a sleepy Patagonian fishing port has been broken by murder. It’s the case of a lifetime for brilliant and headstrong forensic detective Laura Badía. The crime is brutal and baffling. The victim is Julio Ortega, a local heartthrob and an old flame of Laura’s. The apparent motive is the theft of a collection of ancient and mysterious iridescent arrowheads that Ortega had recently acquired. Carved nearly six thousand years ago out of Amazon opal, they are now missing from Ortega’s home, vanishing once again into legend.

Three charming small-town cozy mysteries set in the heart of Derbyshire — perfect for fans of Richard Osman, M.C. Beaton, and classic British whodunits. Welcome to The Bookworm Bookshop & Café, where the coffee is warm, the friendships are strong, and murder is never far from the next chapter. Join Gemma, Mavis, and the rest of Belper’s quirky residents as they turn amateur sleuths. This collection includes the first three complete novels in The Bookshop Mysteries — over 21 hours of murder, secrets, and small-town intrigue.

Per Emiliano Spezia, detto Lo Spezia, il tramonto del sol dell'avvenire ha lasciato ombre a muoversi nell'ombra. Lui stesso, ex sindacalista nei postumi della crisi dei derivati, si è cucito addosso il curioso ruolo di riparatore di torti che agisce in proprio e spesso a caso. Stranamente, però, nella sua piccola città di provincia (Viareggio), finisce per portare la risposta, quasi sempre illegale, al bisogno individuale e collettivo di rendere migliore la società.

Stanley Wentworth was no saint. He’d had his fair share of trouble with the law. He’d upset his former partners in gangs across the Midlands. And he’d abandoned more than one woman in his time. But did he really deserve a cold and lonely death in the Country Park? Charlie Jones, Annie McLeod and Rohan Banerjee are on the track of another murderer. An old friend is under suspicion once more. While a new friend has troubles of her own to contend with. And it looks like she's about to lose her greatest ally. Can the intrepid trio save their friends and find the true culprit?

Orlando Pearson mixes the Great Baker Street detective with history both familiar and unfamiliar to deliver his customary heady brew of Holmesiana.

A visit to Krakow intended to test a new relationship turns out to be fraught with danger when two Americans encounter a man pursuing a dark ambition in the waning months of the last millennium. Adam Kasper is a historian delving into the archives of an old museum; traveling with him is Joan Templeton, a journalist.

When Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica's New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her aging ex-stripper landlady has some rather odd policies.

The body of a tourist turns up frozen in Patagonia's largest glacier, killed by a gunshot to the belly thirty years ago. Of course, you have no idea that this will change your life. You’ve lived all of it in Barcelona, on the other side of the world. To grasp what’s happening, you first need to know a few things: Your father had a brother he never told you about. This brother has just died, leaving you as the sole heir to a mysterious property in El Chaltén, an idyllic town in Patagonia.

Adam Emerson always believed martial arts were about discipline, respect, and mastering the self—until he found himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy that demanded more than skill. It demanded survival. After witnessing a brutal crime connected to a powerful underground network, Adam is thrust into a world where political corruption, shadowy operatives, and ruthless killers collide. With danger closing in, Adam must rely on every lesson he’s ever learned—on and off the mat—to uncover the truth and stay alive long enough to expose it.