Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Brothers. Emperors. Deadly enemies... An unputdownable novel of intrigue and combat in Ancient Rome. Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani, the secrete network of spies and assassins, is thrown into the maelstrom. Back in Ancient Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys. Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial Assassin, Silus’ loyalty will be tested to breaking point.

"The 120 Days of Sodom" is "the most impure tale that has ever been told since our world began". It was written by the Marquis de Sade, a french noble man, in the space of 37 days, while imprisoned in the famous parisian Bastille. Fearing confiscation, the Marquis de Sade, Donatien-Alphonse-François, had to write it on a continuous roll of paper, made up of small pieces glued together. The original manuscript is now on display in Paris, and is the third most expensive kept in France, insured for 12 million euros.

The local mayor has a dinner date with death... With school out for the summer, dinner ladies Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are off on holiday to the picturesque village of St-Martins-on-the-Water. But on their first night, their meal at the hotel ends in disaster, when the local mayor is found dead on the restaurant floor, supposedly poisoned by his dinner. The village has a history of poisoning, and the locals are convinced the Poisoner is back. Immediately suspicion turns on Margery and – in particular – Clementine.

Summerview Secondary School is holding its annual charity auction. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are on hand to prepare delicious baked goods for the big day - with the assistance of Clementine's mysterious sister, Maria. As the auction begins, chaos erupts when Eleanor Black, the owner of Dewstow Museum, is found murdered in the stage storeroom. Maria has vanished. Her fingerprints cover the crime scene. Clementine refuses to believe her sister is capable of murder and is sure they need to widen the search – Eleanor has a long list of enemies.

Dastardly deeds, daring deceptions and a dress to die for... Epiphany Bloom is back on the case! Epiphany "Pip" Bloom, would-be detective and London’s unluckiest woman, finds herself in a real costume drama when she unearths a theft at a fashion museum. The missing dress is a proper piece of Hollywood history, worth a fortune. And as Pip investigates, she finds the museum staff all had reasons to want the garment gone. From fancy boutiques to sketchy back alleys, Pip discovers the fashion world is not all glitz and glamour as she hunts down her prize.

In San Francisco heeft een seriemoordenaar het gemunt op daklozen, maar vanuit het politiekorps blijft het stil. Klokkenluider Millie smeekt detective Lindsay Boxer om hulp. De weg naar de moordenaar leidt Lindsay ver buiten de kaders van haar bevoegdheid, en daarmee zet ze niet alleen haar eigen veiligheid, maar ook die van Millie op het spel. Ook officier van justitie Yuki Castellano speelt met haar carrière. Wanneer een zaak die ze verwacht had makkelijk te kunnen winnen de verkeerde kant op gaat, moet ze alles op alles zetten om haar reputatie en de waarheid te beschermen.

Disgraced city banker Malachite Peck seeks a fresh start in the quiet Cornish village of Golden, but when renovations of her bookshop unearth a body, the village is thrown into turmoil. With her only friend arrested for the crime, Mal is determined to clear his name, no matter the cost. Desperate to uncover the truth, Mal must confront ancient family feuds and suspicions, and navigate the dark secrets of the village. But when her life is threatened, she must decide: trust the police or follow her instincts? The last time she did the right thing, she ended up in jail.

A lost girl. A mysterious house in Ireland. An invitation that changes everything. Twenty years ago, at the end of a hot long Irish summer, three sisters walk down to the cool lake at their home, Swan Hall. As Maeve and Aisling watch their beautiful younger sister Nuala laughing and splashing, it is hard to hide their envy of her. But later that morning, when Nuala drowns, they are devastated. Now, as Iris scatters the ashes of her beloved mother Aisling onto the golden leaves of Central Park, she feels very alone.

A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares.

DON CAVELLI UND DER TOTE KARDINAL: Obwohl er kein Mann der Kirche ist, hat Geschichtsprofessor Don Cavelli im Vatikan lebenslanges Wohnrecht und genießt zahlreiche Privilegien. Vertraute hat er wenige, umso schockierender ist die Nachricht vom Tod seines Freundes Eduardo Fontana: Was trieb den Kardinal dazu, in der israelischen Wüste den Tod zu suchen? Cavelli beginnt nachzuforschen – und kommt einer Verschwörung auf die Spur, die die ganze Welt erschüttern könnte...

Follow a vicar's daughter's innocent deception at a glamorous house party in A Change of Hearts. Witness a proud Marquis, spurned by one woman, entangled in a scandalous charade with another in A Battle of Love. And familiarize yourself with bookish Leonora, who finds herself torn between arrogant Mr. Chandos and the captivating Señor de Guarda in Hiding from Love. With scandalous secrets, hidden identities, and desires that cannot be denied, this collection is filled with unforgettable love triangles that will leave you breathless.

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.

London, 1903: Glamour thrives, but so do deadly secrets.Amid the dazzling theatres and opulent restaurants of fashionable Knightsbridge, Flora Maguire is drawn into a web of intrigue that stretches far beyond London’s polished facade.When the body of a prominent socialite and leader of the women’s suffrage movement is discovered, Flora’s curiosity leads her to uncover mysterious letters, cryptic ties to the Foreign Office, and a chilling connection to the assassination of a Baltic king.As she pieces together the clues, Flora realises this is no ordinary murder.

The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man. After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla’s ally Marcellus is captured by Syrian warriors. They wish to use his son, Avitus, as a puppet emperor to affirm a new Eastern Empire. Caracalla orders Silus to track down and rescue Avitus, rumoured to be Caracalla’s child.

The game of cat and mouse begins... Following an eight month suspension for gross misconduct, Detective Inspector Andy Horton returns to his job after the charges are dropped, but the stain on his career and personal life persists. When Horton stumbles across a naked corpse, brutally bludgeoned, he sets out to find the killer. And while his colleagues want him off the case, fate has other plans.

Home is where the horror is... Jilted thriller writer Lady Violet Thorn has withdrawn to the Suffolk market town of Montford with two servants and her leading character, the adventuress Ruby Gibson, for company. Violet’s peace is disturbed when a stranger asks her for help, claiming that a friend is being kept prisoner in her own home. Her visitor seems so afraid that Violet, despite her scepticism, is persuaded to investigate.

La porte de la chambre fermée à clef "à l'intérieur", les volets de l'unique fenêtre fermés, eux aussi "à l'intérieur", pas de cheminée. Qui a tenté de tuer Mlle Stangerson et, surtout, par où l'assassin a-t-il pu fuir de la chambre jaune ? C'est le jeune reporter Rouletabille, limier surdoué et raisonnant par "le bon bout de la raison", qui va trouver la solution de cet affolant problème.

Ganz Neuharlingersiel steht unter Schock: Postbote Henner hat die Inhaberin der kleinen Reederei «Meeresglück» erschossen auf ihrem Schiff gefunden, inmitten der Blumendeko für eine Seebestattung. Sofort vermutet die Kripo in Wittmund einen Mafia-Mord, denn Tjalda war mit einem Italiener verheiratet und die erste Vorsitzende des neuen Cannabis Socialclubs «Ostfriesischer Hanf-Himmel». Die Ermittlungen laufen auf Hochtouren, und obwohl man schon einige Mordfälle aufgeklärt hat – mit dem organisierten Verbrechen hatten Polizist Rudi und seine Kollegen noch nie etwas zu tun.

Fans of Kimberley Chambers’ Queenie and Martina Cole will love this unputdownable crime thriller from bestselling crime author Emma Tallon. Sometimes revenge is the only option. Anna Davies is young, smart and successful, plus she’s the head of one of London’s biggest crime networks. She’s seen off her abusive ex-boyfriend and cut her teeth managing clubs around London’s West End. But nothing could have prepared her for what’s around the corner... Beautiful, rich and powerful, Sophia Ivanov has been sniffing around Anna’s business empire and she’s got only one thing on her mind – revenge.

Die ersten drei Thriller um den moralischen Psychopathen Dexter Morgan in einer Sammelausgabe. Dexter Morgan ist ein anerkannter Forensiker, charmant zu seinen Mitmenschen und – ein Serienmörder. Doch ihm wurde von seinem Ziehvater ein strenger Verhaltenscodex auferlegt. Er darf seinen dunklen Trieb nur an denen auslassen, die es verdienen: Menschen, die scheußliche Verbrechen begangen haben. Durch seine Arbeit erfährt er immer wieder von grausigen Morden.