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A brand new "DCI Jude Satterthwaite" crime mystery from the bestselling Jo Allen. When one-hundred-year-old Violet Ross is found dead at Eden's End, a luxury care home hidden in a secluded nook of the Lake District's Eden Valley it's tragic, of course, but not unexpected. Except for the instantly recognisable look in her lifeless eyes... that of pure terror. DCI Jude Satterthwaite heads up the investigation, but as the deaths start to mount up it's clear that he, and DS Ashleigh O'Halloran need to uncover a long-buried secret before the killer strikes again.

It's 1991, and Rita is looking forward to her return to Manchester after a few years in Greece with her husband Yansis. But once back she finds a cuckoo in the family nest – a dope-smoking 'businessman' called Leroy. Worse, he is her sister Jenny's boyfriend, and father of her unborn child. Rita and Yansis retreat to stay with friends Julie and Vinny, now living in a comfortable suburb of the city. But Rita is anxious to find out just what hold Leroy has over her family, and she'll stop at nothing to find out.

Five years after the traumatic events witnessed by Rita and Yansis in Manchester, the couple finally agree to return with their young son, Daniel, to attend her brother John's wedding to the beautiful Paula. But memories are long on the Riverhill Estate, and when Daniel goes missing, Rita realises she has many enemies with a motive for taking her child. Once more she faces a race against the clock to unmask the perpetrators, but this time she has help in the shape of her Special Task Force brother, John.

When Julie Quinley wakes up after a night out with friends to find herself accused of murder, it proves to be only the beginning of her worst nightmare. Released by the police due to lack of evidence, Julie nevertheless faces the taunts and hostility of colleagues, as more and more people – including members of her own family – seem convinced she is a cold-hearted killer. Just when it seems as if all hope has gone, and Julie's mental state reaches rock bottom, her friend Vinny announces a breakthrough; something he has witnessed that could prove Julie's innocence once and for all.

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rather to see her dead.

She's out of retirement – and out for revenge! When Georgina Garrett wakes in the night to find intruders in her house, she knows she must do everything she can to keep her children safe. But just when she thinks the ordeal is over, she realises something is terribly wrong. She arrives at her crime-lord husband David Maynard's London house to find a bloodbath. Six of David's best men lie dead and he is nowhere to be found. Georgina may have walked away from the game but she's still the best player on the street.

When the research vessel Idun arrives in Smögens harbour one early winter morning, the head of research, Kaj Malmberg, is found murdered in his cabin. For the university's rector, Regina Löfdahl, the tragedy is along leaving her short, as Kaj Malmberg is to present the research elite's top prize in marine research at Smögens Havsbad that same evening. Dennis Wilhelmson and Sandra Haraldsson are drawn into a murder investigation that puts both their cooperation and important relationships across national borders at risk.

Mrs. Pratt mysteriously dies in her sleep after a fight with her husband. He thought that she had tried to poison him. But maybe it was the other way around? After a while Mr. Pratt is found dead as well, with a skull next to his head. Those who believe in ghosts think that Mrs. Pratt finally got her revenge. What do you believe? What happened with Mr. Pratt? If you are courageous enough, find the answer in "The Screaming Skull" by Francis Marion Crawford. B. J.

Copenhagen is a mysterious city where strange and sinister things often happen. Menacing and at times darkly humorous there are echoes of Roald Dahl and Daphne du Maurier in these stories, many of which have been specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4.

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

Inspector Nick Paris – reluctant hero and part-time investigator of the bizarre – would much rather deal with petty theft than portal-hopping mayhem. But when a gruesome murder rocks the streets of Manchester and a rapping dwarf tops the suspect list, Paris finds himself dragged once more into the hidden world of magic, mischief, and mildly uncooperative elves. With old allies, odd enemies, and supernatural shenanigans in full swing, Paris must solve the case before things spiral out of this realm.

Seventeen years ago, two boys committed an unthinkable crime and vanished into new identities under witness protection. Now, a series of brutal attacks on women is shaking the city, and Ravn's client fears his old friend is the perpetrator. As Ravn digs deeper, he's drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide.

Il secondo capitolo delle avventure di Saverio Lamanna, protagonista che ha ispirato la serie Rai Màkari, vede il protagonista Saverio Lamanna impegnato a risolvere l'omicidio di un archeologo nel suggestivo Giardino della Kolymbetra ad Agrigento. Tra segreti storici e atmosfere siciliane, l'opera esplora le tensioni del mondo accademico legate alla Valle dei Templi. Il successo del libro ha portato alla sua trasposizione televisiva all'interno della nota serie Rai Màkari.

Roma – Augusto Maria Orsini, numismatico e bibliofilo, viene trovato ucciso con due monete antiche in bocca. Tutto lascia supporre si tratti di un giro di "falsi" finito male. Ma quando il rituale si ripete in altre città europee il maggiore Marco Visconti, contro il parere dei suoi superiori, comincia a seguire una nuova pista, aiutato da Lavinia Alibrandi, una bella esperta in monetazione antica, e da un professore di Storia delle Religioni in pensione.

Dario Corbo è un ex giornalista di cronaca nera ora addetto stampa di una potente fondazione d'arte. Viene trascinato in una storia di intrighi che ruotano attorno a un enigmatico ritratto di Thomas Beckford e a una sfinge etrusca contesa da collezionisti senza scrupoli. Nel gioco di ricatti e manipolazioni orchestrato intorno alla fondazione e al clan Currè, Dario deve proteggere chi ama mentre si riapre la ferita mai chiusa della sospetta morte della ex moglie: un libro in cui passato e presente sono legati da una stessa, pericolosa trama.

Saverio Lamanna è un giornalista disilluso, passato alla comunicazione politica. Licenziato dal sottosegretario di cui era il portavoce, è costretto a tornare nella sua Sicilia e a rifugiarsi nella villetta di famiglia sul mare di Màkari. In questo approdo provvisorio, Lamanna ritrova Peppe Piccionello, esemplare locale in mutande e infradito, carico di una saggezza pratica e antica. Per campare si inventa piccoli mestieri, decide addirittura di farsi scrittore di gialli.

Un giovane militante dell'estrema destra viene trovato morto nel centro storico di Catania. Le indagini del pm Biondi e del commissario Miceli si concentrano da subito sui centri sociali della sinistra antagonista. Ma il lettore, che grazie al narratore conosce risvolti della storia ignorati dai due "investigatori", capisce da subito che la pista non è quella giusta. La spiegazione è più complessa e va cercata ai piani alti, tra politica, imprenditoria e Cosa Nostra.

In una caldissima estate, il corpo di una ragazza viene ritrovato in un container nella periferia milanese. L'inchiesta è affidata all'ispettore Agatino M., detto anche Bad Panda, poliziotto siciliano con un passato oscuro e da tempo trapiantato a Milano. Agatino vive da anni sul filo del rasoio, a cavallo tra normalità e follia, alternando lunghi momenti di lucidità a brevi "assenze" dalla realtà. Questa indagine, che lo coinvolgerà da vicino, lo farà precipitare "dall'altra parte dello specchio", e le conseguenze saranno irrimediabili.

Pour la justice texane, Jason Mahomes est le coupable idéal du meurtre de Carmen Ortiz. Son ADN a été formellement identifié sur la scène de crime. Seul problème : au moment des faits, Mahomes purge une peine dans un pénitencier en Alaska pour un autre homicide commis cinq ans plus tôt. Persuadée de son innocence, la détective privée Karen Blackstone se lance dans une course contre la montre pour expliquer l'inexplicable. Alors que son client risque la peine capitale, elle n'a qu'une poignée de jours pour déceler la vérité et, elle l'espère, le sauver.

La Suède est frappée par une série de meurtres barbares. Seul point commun entre les victimes, leur âge : 44 ans. À première vue ces personnes ne se connaissent pas, mais à mieux y regarder, leurs chemins se sont bel et bien croisés, il y a longtemps, dans la petite ville de Katrineholm. À l'époque, tous fréquentaient la même école. Et le souffre-douleur de la classe s'appelait Thomas Karlsson. Aujourd'hui, Thomas est un homme effacé, asocial, et aigri : autant dire le coupable idéal.