International Mystery & Crime

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.

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.

Former soldier. Ex-copper. Current man on the edge. Shunned by his old colleagues, and dividing his time between a dead-end job and the bottom of a whisky bottle, former Police Scotland detective superintendent Bob Hoon’s life is a mess....

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....

How far would you go to bury the truth? While searching for a missing hill walker, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team uncovers a body - just not the one they were looking for....

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....

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....

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....

As the sun sets into the sea over the pretty Cornish town of St Ives, a young woman, Freya Kempston, hasn’t returned home after a day out in the mall at St Austell. Panicking, her husband begs Detective Lauren Pengelly and her team to find her....

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

A mother calls for her child repeatedly in the soft summer air, her voice rising with panic. She runs across the decking to lean over the thick glass balustrade, her eyes searching the dark waters of the loch. Her only child is missing, and nothing will ever be the same again....

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....

The first time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul Mulchrone finds himself on the run with nobody to turn to except a nurse who has read one-too-many crime novels and a renegade copper with a penchant for violence. Together they must solve one of the most notorious crimes in Irish history....

When Italy’s greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is killed in a terrible car accident, the police initially rule his death a tragic accident or suicide. But his elderly mother, Violetta, believes this to be poppycock! Her son was a brilliant driver and had too much to live for.

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....

Detective Dave Burrows and his partner, Constable Mia Worth, set out to discover the truth about the accidents in the Flinders Ranges.

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.

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....

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

My dog once took a bullet that was intended for me. A bullet that ripped through his chest, narrowly missing his heart, and exited through his shoulder blade. This left him unconscious on the floor of my home. Amazingly, this bullet did not kill him....

A magnificent seaside hotel, striped deckchairs, strawberry ice cream...and a rather familiar dead body? Lady Swift is on the case....

When Lenchester’s most famous sportsman is shot dead, DCI Whitney Walker and her team are thrown into the world of snooker. She calls on forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish to assist, but the investigation takes them in a direction that has international ramifications....

When the body of a church warden is discovered, DI Tom Janssen and his team must investigate the circumstances that led to his death.

Hours of non-stop suspense from Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author L. T. Ryan. Books 4-6 are heart-pounding, addictive, and thrilling.

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.

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.

In Japan's high-pressure exam world, truth is the hardest test of all Eighteen-year-old Mana pulls an all-nighter at her juku, a private Japanese cram school that specializes in helping students pass the once-a-year exams. She failed the year before but feels sure she’ll get it the second time—if she can stay awake. The Japanese saying, “Four pass, five fail,” presses her to sleep just four hours a day, and study the rest. When she wakes up in the middle of the night, head pillowed on her notes, she takes a break down the silent hallway.

Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell are in desperate need of a holiday—and the Cotswold village of Parsloe St John seems the perfect choice. Their neighbour, retired journalist Wynne Carter, is as convivial as the village itself and, over a glass of blackberry wine, indulges in her latest obsession, Olivia Smeaton, a racy old lady whose life—and death—she is convinced are not all they seem.

DI Jade Tanner's new Complex Crimes Unit is finding its feet. DS Mo Uddin is settling into his new Scottish home, Dr Petra McBride has stopped receiving anonymous calls, and Jade is working to support her son over the loss of his dad. But then a mysterious crime is added to their workload. The body of a young man is discovered at the top of Dunsinane Hill, with soil from Birnam Wood in his pockets. The two sites are sixteen miles apart, so this is no fluke. Petra and Jade immediately spot the Macbeth reference.

All it takes is one fateful flight for Jake Mercer's day to shift from standard protection detail to a full-blown survival mission.

Un assassin hanté par son passé. Deux jeunes réfugiés en eaux troubles qui ont besoin de ses talents. John Milton n’est pas étranger au monde glauque des bas-fonds. Mais confronté à un impitoyable réseau de traite d’êtres humains, l’ancien agent des services secrets britanniques devra se battre plus dur que jamais pour vaincre le mal qui se dresse sur son chemin.

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.

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 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.

Richard Hannay is an ordinary man caught in extraordinary circumstances. A bored expatriate returning to London, he finds his life upended when a mysterious American stumbles into his flat with a terrifying secret—a secret so dangerous that men are willing to kill for it. When the man is murdered, Hannay becomes the prime suspect, forcing him to flee for his life. Pursued by both the police and a shadowy network of spies, he races across the rugged landscapes of Scotland, deciphering cryptic clues and dodging deadly enemies.

DI Maggie Dent is thrust into a major investigation when three members of the same family are found murdered, but her team is hard pushed to uncover motives and links. What they discover are secrets, hidden lives and harboured jealousy. This police procedural will have you wondering, not only about the case, but about the lives of Maggie and her team, about loyalty, trust and respect. Throughout the investigation Maggie's life is itself, about to take another devastating twist … will she cope … or be completely broken … ?

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.

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?

A sting operation in Tampa to capture the elusive Chinese operative known as "Leopard" ends in chaos, forcing FBI Agent Nathan Burke and his boss, Meili Chan, to pursue a volatile lead to Macau. There, in the maze of glittering casinos and dark corners of China's southern coast, an enigmatic intelligence source delivers a chilling revelation: the Ministry of State Security's Second Bureau has embedded itself in the very fabric of American society―compromising politics, law enforcement, and beyond.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Christmas isn’t just about joy. It never was. Behind the carols, the candles, and the carefully wrapped lies hides a history soaked in blood and superstition.

It may have changed its name, but the KGB is up to its old tricks, only this time with a new puppet—the American Public! Steve Nguyen, a newly minted homicide detective with the San Francisco Police Department, is cut loose on his first solo case—the mysterious death of a young accountant with a public-interest foundation.

Leningrad 1989. The Cold War is over. Or is it? Amid the euphoria over the looming US-Soviet presidential summit, forces conspire to destroy the peace process…

Jack Kovar spent years operating in the gray zones of international intelligence. Now living off the grid, he is dragged back into the world he escaped when a Hollywood starlet becomes the target of a calculated smear campaign. What looks like a tabloid scandal quickly reveals itself as something far more dangerous: a coordinated operation stretching from Los Angeles studios to corporate boardrooms to the upper floors of the nation’s capital.