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It's Friday the thirteenth and Detective Inspector Andy Horton’s luck is about to run out. His Harley-Davidson is vandalized, a strange symbol etched into the paintwork. A convicted murderer, Luke Felton, a name he recognizes, has gone missing. A decomposing corpse washes up in Portsmouth Harbour. A mysterious phone call leads him to another in a windswept garden in Portchester. To make matters worse, Horton's nit-picking boss, DCI Lorraine Bliss, has returned early from her secondment to HQ. Horton's got a lot on his plate. Can he connect the dots before anyone else dies?

As Halloween approaches in the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow, Sophie Sayers, new to the village, is suspicious of the fierce new vicar and his ban on the villagers' seasonal celebrations. Especially when he plans to replace them with a traditional Guy Fawkes' Night party, and invites everyone to bring a guy (scarecrow) to burn on his giant bonfire. Sophie thinks the vicar's not the only one with dark secrets to hide.

Jane Tennison heeft keihard geknokt om hoofdinspecteur te worden. Ze heeft zich dubbel en dwars moeten bewijzen en zelfs nu trekken haar mannelijke collega’s nog in twijfel of ze het werk wel aankan. Al snel krijgt ze de echter de kans waar ze op heeft gewacht: een moordzaak onder haar leiding.Haar collega’s wachten op haar eerste fout. Ze zijn klaar om hun gelijk te halen en te bewijzen dat ze het werk inderdaad niet aankan. Jane weet dat ze maar één optie heeft: winnen. Om dat te doen heeft ze bewijs nodig – iets waarmee ze haar hoofdverdachte kan vast te pinnen.

In 1905 London, where glittering wealth collides with political unrest, Flora Maguire faces her most personal mystery yet. When a body is found on a train bound for Paddington and her beloved charge Viscount Edward Trent is accused of murder, Flora refuses to leave his fate in the hands of the police. Teaming up with her husband Bunny, Flora dives into a murky underworld of spies, communists, and fraudsters. And with the police surer than ever that Edward is their murderer, Flora must work fast to keep him safe.

Diamanten für den Elefanten. Zum ersten Mal seit Langem werden die britischen Kronjuwelen wieder in Indien ausgestellt. Ausgerechnet am Tag, als Inspector Chopra das Museum in Mumbai besucht, geschieht jedoch das Undenkbare: Die Krone von Königin Victoria mitsamt dem berühmten Koh-I-Noor-Diamanten wird gestohlen. Der Juwelenraub sorgt sofort für eine aufgeheizte politische Stimmung. Inspector Chopra weiß, dass der Diamant so schnell wie möglich gefunden werden muss und begibt sich zusammen mit seinem Schützling, Jungelefant Ganesha, auf Spurensuche.

"Bağımsız Polis Soruşturmaları Komisyonu'nda çalışan Roland Benito ve çalışma arkadaşı, acil bir çağrıya müdahale eden iki polis memurunu sorgulamaya giderler. Bir hapishane gardiyanı dördüncü kattaki dairesinin penceresinden atlayarak intihar etmiş, polisler ise daireden gelen gürültü için yapılan şikayetten dolayı olay yerine gitmiştir. Dışarıdan bakıldığında şüpheli bir durum görünmez, ama gardiyanın Roland‘ın torununun en yakın okul arkadaşının babası olduğu ortaya çıkar.

After a passionate affair with Agnes Keith-Wessington, Jack Pansay wearies of her and becomes engaged to Miss Kitty Mannering. However, Wessington refuses to accept the rejection and reappears in Jack’s life, trying to make him reconsider. But to her greatest regret, Pansay continues to respond curtly and brutally. Not so long after, Agnes dies of a broken heart. From this moment on, Jack's life will never be the same again.

Odottamaton joululahja herättää yksityisetsivä Kinsey Millhonen epäilykset. Hänen pankkitililleen on ilmestynyt huomattava rahasumma, ja pian alkaa kuulua syytöksiä korruptiosta. Arvoitus muuttuu hetkessä kriittiseksi, kun Kinseytä syytetään murhapolton tilaamisesta. Joku yrittää selkeästi lavastaa hänet, mutta miksi? Kun ruumiita ja väärennettyjä todisteita alkaa kasaantua, on Kinseyn ryhdyttävä uransa vaikeimpaan ja vaarallisimpaan tehtävään. Tällä kertaa hän työskentelee vain itselleen. Jos hän epäonnistuu, hän menettää kaiken: uransa, vapautensa ja mahdollisesti henkensä.

Journalistin Allie Burns im Hexenkessel Berlin: »1989 – Wahrheit oder Tod« ist der 2. Teil der rasanten Krimi-Reihe von Bestseller-Autorin Val McDermid um eine Journalistin, die kein Risiko scheut, um die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen.1989 ist ein Schicksalsjahr für Europa: Eine unheimliche neue Seuche breitet sich aus, und die Welt hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang verändert sich rasant. 10 Jahre nach einer journalistischen Enthüllung, die sie beinahe das Leben gekostet hätte, arbeitet Allie Burns als Leitende Redakteurin in Manchester.

Get ready to solve yet another fun mystery alongside Sophie Sayers! When a dead body is found in the school’s lost property over the summer holidays, it’s up to Sophie Sayers to get to the bottom of it – or face the threat of closure. But when the body disappears and the police refuse to investigate, a complex web of deceit causes trembles throughout the village.

Liv Løkke trabalha de caixa no supermercado Netto, em Paderup. Ela odeia a cidade, seu emprego, sua vida trivial e a si mesma - e mal precisa olhar para os clientes para saber quem são. Conhece a maioria das pessoas do bairro e seus hábitos de compra. Um dia, porém, ela olha para um cliente que compra um produto que a lembra do passado e do dia fatídico em que ela salvou seu irmão de um incêndio na casa, após uma explosão de gás que matou a sua mãe. É ele... o amante da sua mãe. Ele diz ter provas de que a morte da sua mãe não foi acidental.

Johan Boje, policial da corporação da Jutlândia Central e Ocidental, é morto atropelado na frente da sua casa em uma noite de março. Seu chefe, Axel Borg, é um dos primeiros a chegar à cena do crime, percebendo a brutalidade do assassinato. O filho de nove anos da vítima diz que viu o carro e o motorista, que seria um policial. Será apenas a imaginação fértil do menino? Quando uma câmera de vigilância confirma as alegações da criança, Roland Benito, investigador da Comissão Independente de Queixas contra Policiais, é encarregado do caso.

The final thrilling instalment of The Centurions, an epic historical adventure set in Ancient Rome. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have won respect in service to the Empire. Correus, an esteemed soldier in the Roman Army of Eagles, has been entrusted with the honoured task of running the Emperor’s brutal games. Flavius, a Centurion at his brother’s side, has risen to become the Emperor’s most trusted advisor. Now Correus has been given the deadly task of quelling a barbarian uprising in Germany.

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.

Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested.

Trying to process a life crisis Gothenburg policeman, Dennis Wilhelmson, decides to take a trip to his quiet childhood island, Smögen.

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Två unga män avlider under tragiska omständigheter på kort tid i Växjö. Kommissarie Pierre Hultman tar sig an fallen som rubriceras som en olyckshändelse och ett självmord. Men stämmer verkligen det? För om det inte gör det är detta kanske början på en våg av döda tonåringar.

A city united in grief. A journalist ready to kill to keep his secrets. A copper capable of darker deeds than murderers. An unworldly detective fighting to save an innocent man. Newly appointed DS McAvoy is an outsider to his new force and must confront his darkest fears, while hunting a killer that nobody else believes in. In a landscape at once tender and brutal, McAvoy must tread the path between the darkness and the light, before facing an enemy who will brand him for life.

Ein Afrikaner wird am Bijou Plage, einem der schönsten Strände der Stadt, tot aufgefunden. Anders als zunächst vermutet, ist der Tote kein Flüchtling, sondern ein fliegender Händler aus dem Senegal. Aber wer könnte ein Interesse daran haben, einen armen Straßenhändler zu ermorden? Commissaire Duval erkennt bald, dass mehr hinter der Sache steckt - zumal noch eine zweite Leiche auftaucht.