Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Crime Fiction

De vakantie van FBI-agent Alex Cross en zijn gezin in Disneyland wordt ruw verstoord als zijn baas hem belt over een nieuwe, brute moordzaak in Beverly Hills. Een bekende filmactrice uit Hollywood wordt voor haar huis doodgeschoten, waarna de dader een e-mail stuurt naar een journalist van de L.A. Times. In naam van de vader is het elfde deel van de bloedstollende Alex Cross-reeks, waarbij bestsellerauteur James Patterson het persoonlijke leven van Alex Cross onlosmakelijk weet te verbinden met zijn moordzaken.

It's now or never for Gemma, will she finally be able to step away from a life of crime? Mob boss Alfie has new rivals in town – and they might be more than a match for the Essex gangster. Between defending his turf, appeasing his crime lord father and holding onto the woman of his dreams, Alfie knows that something's got to give... Nathan's recovering from his coma and trying to come to terms with his wife's bombshell secret – that her son Luca was fathered by Alfie. Unconvinced of Gemma's loyalty, he turns to his estranged ex-con father for help.

Elizabeth riceve la lettera di un ex collega dei Servizi Segreti che ha commesso un grosso errore e ha bisogno del suo aiuto. È stato accusato di aver rubato diamanti per milioni di sterline agli uomini sbagliati e per questo motivo è in fuga da un mafioso violento e vendicativo. Mentre i cadaveri iniziano ad accumularsi, Elizabeth arruola gli amici di sempre del Club per dare caccia a uno spietato assassino. Questa volta si scontrano con un nemico che non farebbe una piega nel mettere fuori combattimento quattro anziani…

"In newspaper-land a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggeration drives an unimaginative rival to hysterical denunciations." When a British politician pushes through a law that will allow political refugees to be sent back to their countries of origin, he becomes the target of the Four Just Men - a group of vigilantes who set out to the punish the people who consider themselves above the law.

In tiefster Nacht steht er plötzlich an den Betten seiner Opfer, zielt wortlos mit der Waffe auf sie. Doch wer darf leben, wer wird sterben? In einer norwegischen Kleinstadt geht die Angst um: Drei Menschen haben die Überfälle des Einbrechers, den man "Nachtläufer" nennt, überlebt – aber wie lange noch, bis der Erste stirbt? Kommissar Eddie Feber ist sicher, dass die mysteriösen Zahlenkombinationen an den Tatorten einen Hinweis darauf geben.

La policía Sara Vallén se siente vacía y desgarrada tras testificar contra el hombre que la maltrató. Es llamada para investigar una muerte sospechosa en un apacible pueblo veraniego a las afueras de la ciudad universitaria de Lund, Suecia. Un trabajador social ha sido asesinado de manera despiadada. Su círculo lo describe como el hombre perfecto: empático, leal y generoso. A medida que la investigación avanza, las relaciones del fallecido revelan secretos oscuros que podrían cambiarlo todo.

Jean Angus pours the last of the lukewarm tea into her chipped cup, shivering as she looks outside into the dark night. Her eyes are drawn to a slow movement not far from her cosy farmhouse. She’s not expecting visitors. And as the back door opens with a bang, she doesn’t even have time to shout for help. On a dark winter night, the bodies of Malcolm and Jean Angus lie cold and still in a pool of blood in their kitchen. Detective Jessie Blake is called in to find out what happened to the reclusive pair.

When Adele's brother, Peter, gets banged up for GBH, she reluctantly agrees to run his nightclub, The Golden Bell. Strong opposition from Peter's thuggish number two, Glynn, who isn't best pleased about answering to a woman, isn't the only challenge she faces. The Manchester club scene of the 1990s is a dangerous place, at the mercy of illicit protection rackets and rampaging gangs, and, despite Adele's efforts to keep everything legal, the club is beginning to feel like a poisoned chalice.

It seemed like an open-and-shut case. But they couldn’t have been more wrong. When a 25-year-old woman is found dead in Stockholm, detective Vanessa Frank knows that there is more to the case than meets the eye. And when Vanessa finds herself on the trail of a dangerous internet community who call themselves "incels", her world starts to unravel. These ‘involuntarily celibate’ men have fostered hatred towards the women who turn them down, and now women are turning up dead.

Ein Anruf über sein Satellitentelefon reißt Michael Sander aus der Beziehungskrise. Golonins Lebensversicherung sind geheime Informationen zum Untergang der MS Estonia. Plötzlich steht Michael selbst auf der Abschussliste sämtlicher nationaler und internationaler Geheimdienste. Jetzt muss er nicht nur all seine operativen Fähigkeiten zum Einsatz bringen, sondern auch die Probleme mit Lene Sander lösen, wenn er überleben will.

La riscoperta delle proprie radici si accompagna a una serie inevitabile di nuove sfide, spesso estremamente pericolose… Dopo il successo del romanzo "Il cinese" (2018), Andrea Cotti torna a narrare le avventure del suo personaggio più amato, il vicequestore italo-cinese Luca Wu. Tormentato dai problemi coniugali con Anna – complici, se non altro, i ripetuti tradimenti di lui – l’investigatore trova l’occasione per allontanarsi momentaneamente da Roma e dall’amato figlio Giacomo.

Nel loro secondo romanzo, pubblicato per la prima volta nel 2003, Riccardo Parigi e Massimo Sozzi ricorrono alla stessa tipologia di intreccio che aveva reso celebre "Il caso Appiani" (1999): tessere le fila di un unico grande mistero, sospeso fra due epoche diverse e lontane fra loro. Così, i fatti del movimentato 1969 senese, costellato d'importanti manifestazioni di dissenso politico, sono segretamente legati a una vicenda accaduta nel 1799.

Murder is no game... When an intruder ends John and Caroline Coates hopes and dreams, John turns to the Connection Agency seeking justice for what happened five years ago. In the past, Tessa's pursuit of the truth had been abruptly halted by the cold case division. Reunited with Luke and assisted by DI Eileen Haughton, an old colleague from Tessa's police years, they delve deep into the sinister world of the unseen enemy.

The past will never let you go... When a four-year-old girl and her father are found dead in the Swedish city of Karlskrona, the police quickly rule it as a suicide. Believing it's a mistake, reformed criminal Luke Bergman is determined to uncover the truth. As the body count rises, Luke embarks on an investigation into his friend’s former involvement with a sinister cult, and dark secrets are exposed as Luke struggles to keep his own long-buried demons hidden.

Detective Alex Cross gaat op jacht naar de dader van meerdere brute taximoorden. Al gauw komt hij op het spoor van een werknemer van de Britse ambassade in Washington D.C. De verdachte is manisch depressief en verslaafd aan een bizar online rollenspel, dat veel meer blijkt te zijn dan een simpel spelletje. Samen met drie andere spelers vermoordt hij mensen en plotseling staan ook de levens van Cross en zijn verloofde op het spel.

Infirmière fraichement diplômée en psychiatrie, Alicia rejoint l'équipe du Center Hospital, vieille institution au cœur de New York dont les légendes précèdent la réputation. Entre secrets et phénomènes inexplicables, la bâtisse renferme son lot de mystères. À commencer par Julian, un patient au tempérament de feu qui, à peine arrivé, donne déjà du fil à retordre aux équipes en place.

Ausgerechnet am Tag seiner Pensionierung passieren im Umfeld von Inspektor Chopra mysteriöse Dinge: Chopra wird mit dem Ertrinkungstod eines kleinen Jungen konfrontiert, um den sich niemand zu kümmern scheint. Zudem findet er ein verlassenes Elefantenbaby, welchem er sich annimmt. Für Inspector Chopra beginnt eine aufregende Jagd nach dem Kindsmörder durch Mumbay, bei welcher er nicht nur einmal überrascht wird.

Five friends. One deadly obsession. The salt-scented quadrangles of St Andrews University greet misfit first-year student Finn Nethercott with indifference. It is a place where privilege counts, and those from the right backgrounds can get away with murder. Finn is quickly seduced into a new circle of friends – four history scholars obsessed with the deepest roots of ancient Scotland – who sweep him away on wild adventures to forgotten castles and faerie lochs.

Nella medievale Villabosco, nell'entroterra siciliano, le confraternite tramandano la pietas popolare con riti secolari che caratterizzano il Venerdì di passione. Nei giorni della Settimana Santa, i confratelli sfilano con la stessa aria di sacralità e solennità mutuata dal Medioevo, portando a spalla le statue dei santi, pesanti e preziosissime, indossando tuniche ricamate con fili d'oro e calando sul viso i cappucci della penitenza.

Ellie hat alles: eine glückliche Beziehung, eine kleine Tochter und ein schönes Haus. Nur Carla, ihre beste Freundin aus Kindheitstagen und seit zwölf Jahren schmerzlich vermisst, fehlt nach wie vor. Als Carla eines Tages vor der Tür steht, sind alle hellauf begeistert – bis auf Ellie, die spürt, dass hier etwas nicht stimmt. Das hier muss eine fremde Frau sein. Je vehementer Ellie versucht, ihre Zweifel zu beweisen, desto mehr steht sie allein da. Familie, Freunde und auch Carlas Mutter halten Ellie für paranoid.