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Darlington is a small Northern town where everyone knows everyone. And Detectives Tanzy and Byrd know there’s a twisted serial killer in their midst... They find Julia Porter’s body tied to a chair in her quiet family home in the outskirts of Darlington. She’s covered in blood, and someone has cut out her eyes. Next to her is a message written in red crayon: She didn’t see it coming. Detectives Tanzy and Byrd have never seen the like of this in their town before. Then a few days later a woman is handed a package on the high street. It contains Julia Porter’s eyes ... It’s a warning.

L'ingegnere Fabio Vincenzi, amministratore delegato di un'affermata impresa industriale, muore cadendo da un ponteggio; l'ipotesi dell'incidente viene subito scartata e si pensa a un omicidio. Ma chi è e perché aveva interesse ad ucciderlo? Il commissario Baleni è costretto a interrompere le sue ferie in Sicilia e ritornare a Roma per indagare sul caso, sempre accompagnato dalle note di una celebre canzone.

Efter en serie brutala attentat signerade terrorgruppen Morfeus beslutar regeringen att slå tillbaka. Vid exakt samma tidpunkt, över hela landet, ska en rad tillslag mot gruppen ske. Operationen går under kodnamnet Sparvuggla. I en av razziorna upptäcks en anläggning för tillverkning av sprängämnen och strax därefter inträffar det otänkbara: Ölandsbron sprängs och ön isoleras därmed från fastlandet. KG Segerstedt och SNG sänds till Kalmar för att ta kontroll över situationen.

Nog worstelend met het verlies van Max besluit Elena in Napels te getuigen, vastberaden om de achtervolgingen die haar en Max' kinderen in de ban houden te stoppen. Wanneer het haar lukt ongezien Napels te bereiken, staan haar een aantal onaangename verrassingen te wachten. Ze maakt kennis met Alessio, waarmee ze samen ogenschijnlijk zorgeloze momenten beleeft, maar al snel ontdekt Elena dat hun ontmoeting allesbehalve toevallig is.

En man hittas mördad i kulturkvarteren i Snösätra i södra Stockholm. På hans bröstkorg finns ett papper fastsatt med kniv där det står bedragare. Jocke Westergren, patrullhundförare och tillfällig utredare på enheten för grova brott, ingår i gruppen som har hand om fallet. Ju mer Jocke nystar i fallet, desto mer uppdagas komplicerade trådar som leder ner i en annan tid, till ett annat Sverige. Jocke blir alltmer osäker på vart hans arbete leder, men styrs likväl som av en inre kompassnål mot ett allt värre och större mörker.

Jolanda è un'investigatrice sui generis: ha un'agenzia low cost ed è abituata a indagare su fedifraghi, figli ribelli, inquilini inquietanti. Quando viene chiamata per la scomparsa di un rappresentante di biancheria intima in un paese della Bassa capisce che si trova di fronte a qualcosa di inedito. L'intuizione è confermata dal fatto che nei paraggi è stata uccisa una dottoressa. Questo omicidio sembra collegato a quello di uno psichiatra bolognese, sul quale sta indagando lo sgradevole commissario Tommaso Pedroni.

When the local constabulary on the Isle of Wight fails to find any sign of foul play in the disappearance of Nigel Carter, his aunt, Kate Kinsella, owner of the Medical and Nursing Investigation Agency becomes involved, only to find herself the lead suspect in the murder of a new acquaintance.

Meet Kate. Nurse turned detective. Used to dealing with death. But not murder. Lorraine Farnforth just witnessed a murder — and now her own life is in danger. She saw a man shoot a woman in a local carpark, pick up the woman's limp body, and put her in the boot of his car. But Lorraine also made a mistake that night. She locked eyes with the killer, and now he knows what she looks like. Could the witness become the victim . . . ? Lorraine can't go to the police, not if there's a chance they could find out what she was doing that night, so she hires Kate Kinsella to protect her.

Sotto il cielo stellato di Papigno, un paesino dell'Umbria dove Giulio Baleni si era recato per incontrare l'amico prete, viene trovato il cadavere di una giovane professoressa. La vittima, poco prima, aveva scoperto un disegno attribuito a Leonardo da Vinci. Così, in una fredda notte invernale, il commissario Baleni si trova invischiato in una nuova indagine su cui solo lui può far luce.

“Venduta” è la storia vera, terrificante e toccante di una giovane ragazza russa che sogna una vita migliore, ma che finisce vittima della tratta di esseri umani. La diciassettenne Natascia è attratta da un'offerta di lavoro in un casinò in Lituania. Quello che crede essere il suo biglietto per la libertà si trasforma in un incubo peggiore di quanto avrebbe mai potuto immaginare. Costretta a prostituirsi con uomini diversi e, nonostante stia lentamente crollando sia psicologicamente che fisicamente, Natascia si rifiuta di arrendersi.

Sono le nove del mattino, del 20 gennaio 1964. A due passi da via Veneto, cuore della mondanità romana, una giovane segretaria scopre negli uffici della società tessile Tricotex un cadavere immerso in una pozza di sangue, crivellato da quattro colpi d'arma da fuoco. La ragazza lancia un grido disperato. Il morto è il suo principale, Farouk El Chourbagi, un giovane industriale egiziano, figlio di un ex ministro delle Finanze, protagonista delle notti della capitale.

Kate Kinsella is in her office above Humberstones Funeral Directors, contemplating her first real murder case as a private investigator. Jacky Byfield, a nurse at rundown St. Dymphna's Hospital, was stabbed to death on the grounds while running an errand on her night shift. The police have hit a dead end. Jacky's family are desperate for justice, and it's up to Kate to get results — and catch a killer. Kate decides to go undercover at St. Dymphna's. But three more people die in suspicious circumstances while she's there — including her prime suspect. Will Kate become the fifth victim?

Darlington is a small Northern town where everyone knows everyone. But Detectives Orion Tanzy and Max Byrd know that small towns can harbour deadly killers ... Anna Greenwell is walking home through the park with her sixyearold son when they come across a body. As soon as she sees the trainers and tracksuit, she knows. Her eldest was wearing those same clothes last night — and he never came home. At the postmortem, Tanzy and Byrd see that Mark Greenwell’s back is covered in deep scars. Some have healed, but others are fresh and raw. Someone was punishing this boy with regular whippings.

Late one night Danny Walters tucks his young son back into bed. He realizes the carpet is soaking wet just as he sees a man standing at the bottom of the stairs. The man lights a match. The house goes up in flames. The next day, Detectives Tanzy and Byrd witness a horrific video posted online. Someone stood in the back garden filming as Danny and his whole family burned alive. Across town, four women wake up in a dark, cold room. Every time they fall asleep, one of them is taken. People on the internet are paying good money to watch what happens to them.

Der Mann, in den ich mich verliebt hatte, und mit dem ich sogar verlobt war, war ein Betrüger, und als er durch einen dummen Zufall erwischt wurde, kam plötzlich sein Wahnsinn zum Vorschein. Mein Leben bestand nur noch aus Schikanen und es wurde immer unerträglicher. Je mehr ich nachforschte, desto mehr Scheußlichkeiten deckte ich auf.

Kate Kinsella is working as a part-time general nurse at Longborough Hospital. The Saturday night shift can be full of surprises, but she wasn’t expecting to find her next PI client among her patients. Vanessa Wootten, a fellow nurse, has taken a deadly cocktail of pills in an attempt to take her own life. As Vanessa recovers, she confides in Kate. She’s convinced she has a deadly admirer — and she needs Kate’s help. Kate is warned to stay away from Vanessa. She has a reputation for being neurotic.

"Verkauft“ ist die ergreifende, wahre und grauenvolle Geschichte einer jungen russischen Frau, deren Traum von einem besseren Leben sich in einen Albtraum verwandelt, als sie Opfer von Menschenhändlern wird. Die siebzehnjährige Natascha bekommt das Angebot, als Nanny in Schweden zu arbeiten. Ihre Fahrkarte in die Freiheit entpuppt sich jedoch als Eintrittskarte in die Hölle. Wieder und wieder wird sie an verschiedene Männer verkauft. Doch, obwohl sie innerlich zu zerbrechen droht, weigert sich Natascha aufzugeben und beginnt im Stillen, ihre Flucht zu planen.

Nurse Jenny Martin is found dead in a burned-out car. It looks like she was strangled and beaten to death before being unceremoniously crammed into the boot. The police believe Nick ‘the Ace’ Fenny to be the chief suspect. At nineteen years old, he has a reputation for being a joyrider and troublemaker. But Nick’s mum refuses to believe her son’s a murderer and seeks out Kate to help clear his name. In no position to be turning down work, Kate accepts her offer and takes the victim’s old job to find out who else might have a motive for killing.

31 ottobre 2019. Uno studente d’architettura scompare nel nulla presso Il labirinto d’Arianna, uno dei monumenti della Fiumara d’Arte, museo all’aperto collocato lungo gli argini del fiume Tusa, in Sicilia. L’indagine è affidata al maresciallo Maddalena Pulvirenti, che si troverà di fronte a una verità sconcertante: Giorgio non è il primo. Altre cinque persone sono sparite, nel corso degli ultimi anni, vicino a un monumento della Fiumara. Gli scomparsi non hanno niente in comune, se non il fatto di svanire senza lasciare alcuna traccia.

Kathleen Richards was pas zeventien toen zij en haar zus Deirdre bij een ogenschijnlijk vriendelijk echtpaar in Gloucester aanklopten: Fred en Rose West. Na een jeugd vol armoede en misbruik in Dublin hoopte Kathleen in Engeland een nieuw begin te vinden. Aanvankelijk leek 25 Cromwell Street een veilige haven, maar al snel veranderde alles in een nachtmerrie. Fred begon haar te misbruiken–met Rose’ instemming–en toen medebewoonster Shirley plots verdween, werd de dreiging ondraaglijk.