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She was leaning against the door. Her smile was a sickly twisted grimace; the sort a prisoner gives a judge when he's asked if he has anything to say before he's sentenced. Russell Haxby is a ruthless used-car salesman obsessed with manipulating and cavorting with married women. In this classic of hard-boiled fiction, Charles Willeford crafts a wry, sardonic tale of hypocrisy, intrigue, and lust set in San Francisco in the early '50s.

Max Quercher soll diskret den Suizid eines interna tional anerkannten Neurobiologen untersuchen. Seine Nachforschungen ergeben, dass der Wissenschaftler nicht nur erhebliche Schulden bei einem ominösen Start-up hatte, sondern auch kurz davorstand, die Wirksamkeit eines natürlichen Substrats gegen Alzheimer nachzuweisen. Die neu entdeckte Substanz birgt allerdings unkalkulierbare Risiken, sobald sie in den Wasserkreislauf gelangt. Das versuchen sich Unbekannte zunutze zu machen - für einen Anschlag auf die Wasserversorgung der Millionenmetropole München.

Nicknamed Dewey Decimal for his obsessive attempts to bring order to the New York Public Library in the wake of disastrous events in the city, the hero of this series earns his keep as a bagman and enforcer for unscrupulous politicians and underworld figures. Now, he’s stumbled upon information concerning the gruesome murder of a prostitute that involves a prominent US senator - and finds himself chasing ghosts and fighting for his life, pursued by private military contractors and the ever-present specter of his own past....

Dubbed “Dewey Decimal” for his desire to reorganize the library’s stock, he gets by as bagman and muscle for New York City’s unscrupulous district attorney. He takes no pleasure in this kind of civic dirty work. He’d be perfectly content alone among his books. But this is not in the cards, as the DA calls on Dewey for a seemingly straightforward union-busting job.

The man known as Dewey Decimal works in a near-future Manhattan decimated by terrorism and plague, running dirty operations for the crooked Senator Howard - though he’d prefer to spend his time among the stacks at his beloved New York Public Library. When Dewey is tasked with disrupting unrest from a growing group of outcast civilians, and simultaneously given the assignment of protecting a pair of Saudi royals, he is forced to look within and make some impossible choices - and it will put him at odds with his benefactor and the powers that be....

Rex Stout war einer der erfolgreichsten amerikanischen Kriminalautoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine literarische Schöpfung, der Privatdetektiv Nero Wolfe, zählt bis heute zu den berühmtesten Figuren des Genres. Zusammen mit seinem Assistenten Archie Goodwin hat der Ermittler mit einer Passion für Orchideenzucht und Gourmetküche weltweit Millionen Leser in den Bann gezogen. Die Neuübersetzung der Krimireihe bietet nun dem deutschen Leser erstmals die Möglichkeit, die Kriminalromane in ihrer vollständigen literarischen Qualität zu entdecken.

A woman screams in pain. Twenty-seven times, until she dies. The sound file was sent to DCI Mark Lapslie from an anonymous email address. Why is she screaming? Why would someone record that horrifying noise? And why send it to him? He soon learns that the file was sent from the hospital where he is being treated for synaesthesia - a neurological condition that cross-wires his senses so he tastes sound - and where his new girlfriend works.

From the creator of BBC drama Silent Witness comes a gripping and sinister thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. During the murder investigation of a teenage boy, DCI Mark Lapslie's methods come under fire and, as a result, his prime suspect walks free. Meanwhile another body is discovered, and Lapslie and his team quickly find themselves on the trail of a voracious serial killer. One year earlier, dedicated young Journalist Josie Dallyn stumbles over a chain of very similar cases.

Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling has more headaches than usual. Someone is abducting men and subjecting them to horrific acts of rape and torture, but who? More to the point - why? After three days of cruelty and starvation, they are released. Why will none of them give any information which would help the police to find the perpetrator? The victims refuse even to admit they were held captive.

Brought up believing that sex is the devil's work, a killer only finds release once he has saved his victim's souls. Abiding by his vision, he marks them as his. A gift to guide his chosen ones on the rightful path to redemption. Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling is out to stop him, but Paolo has problems of his own. Hunting down the killer as the death toll rises, the lines soon blur between Paolo's personal and professional lives.

Texte susceptible de choquer. À déconseiller aux âmes sensibles. "Au nom de l'art" ou de toute autre concept présenté comme étant d'intérêt supérieur (science, patrie, religion...), certains sont prêts à tout, y compris au pire. "Au nom de la vie", la leur et celle de leurs proches, d'autres sont prêts à se surpasser, jusqu'à se mettre en péril.

On a warm September morning, an unconscious man is found in a cage at the entrance to the offices of one of the biggest German newspapers. Closer inspection shows he is a manager of the company, and he’s been tortured. Three days later, another manager appears in similar circumstances. Chastity Riley and her new colleague Ivo Stepanovic are tasked with uncovering the truth behind the attacks, an investigation that goes far beyond the revenge they first suspect...to the dubious past shared by both victims.

Venti racconti scritti per giornali e riviste tra il 1936 e il 1948, raccolti in "tre tempi" della carriera dello scrittore - spiega il curatore del volume Roberto Pirani cui si deve il loro ritrovamento - che documentano per la prima volta le tappe del lungo percorso "noir" di Scerbanenco, di quel "noir" da molti ancora legato esclusivamente alle opere degli anni Sessanta.

C'est l'hiver sur l'île de Sandhamn. La tempête de neige qui fait rage contraint les habitants à rester chez eux. Un matin, on découvre le cadavre d'une femme sur la plage : la célèbre correspondante de guerre Jeanette Thiels était connue pour son franc-parler avec certaines personnalités influentes, issues notamment du parti xénophobe Nouvelle Suède. Crime politique ou vengeance personnelle masquée ? L'inspecteur Thomas Andreasson n'a pas le temps de répondre qu'un nouveau meurtre a lieu.

Week-end de la Saint-Jean sur l'Île de Sandhamn. Les jeunes fêtards ont envahi les pontons, le port grouille de bateaux blancs. Musique à fond et alcool à flots. Dans la foule, une jeune fille avance en titubant avant de s'effondrer sous les yeux de la police. Pendant ce temps, Nora Linde s'apprête à célébrer la Saint-Jean avec son nouveau compagnon Jonas et sa fille Wilma. Mais la fête tourne au cauchemar lorsque, dans la nuit, Wilma disparaît. Le lendemain matin, le cadavre d'un garçon de seize ans est retrouvé sur la plage. L'inspecteur Thomas Andreasson, l'ami d'enfance de Nora, est dépêché sur les lieux.

When a dead man is lifted from the freezing waters of Oslo Harbour just before Christmas, Detective Lena Stigersand's stressful life suddenly becomes even more complicated. Not only is she dealing with a cancer scare, a stalker and an untrustworthy boyfriend, but it seems both a politician and Norway's security services might be involved in the murder. With her trusted colleagues, Gunnarstranda and Frølich, at her side, Lena digs deep into the case and finds that it not only goes to the heart of the Norwegian establishment, but it might be rather too close to her personal life for comfort.

La terza indagine dell'archivista della polizia di Boston Arthur Jelling. È stato ucciso un uomo durante una partita di caccia, e il suo compagno è reo confesso, senza dubbi, senza tentennamenti, con piena convinzione di tutti. Solo Jelling resiste all'acquietamento generale e per dimostrare la sua ragione si intestardisce nella più astrusa delle dimostrazioni per assurdo. Avendo archiviato casi su casi, lui sa benissimo che la realtà supera sempre la fantasia.

Une froide journée de septembre, l'étudiant Marcus Nielsen est retrouvé mort dans son appartement de Nacka. Tout semble indiquer un suicide. Mais sa mère, convaincue qu'il a été assassiné, supplie la police de ne pas classer l'affaire. Quand l'inspecteur Thomas Andreasson commence à enquêter, les pistes semblent mener à la base militaire de Korsö, devant l'île de Sandhamn, où le corps d'un autre homme vient d'être retrouvé. Contactée par Thomas, Nora Linde, qui passe beaucoup de temps sur l'île, essaie d'en savoir plus sur cette base fortifiée où ont été formées les unités d'élite des chasseurs côtiers.

La vérité est ailleurs. Dans l'hiver glacial du Vermont, pas très loin de Salem, une maison abandonnée, quatre cadavres de petites filles carbonisés, la cinquième a disparu... l'enquête commence. La presse joue la piste pédophile, la police, celle de la sorcellerie. Et si ce n'était qu'une chasse à l'homme dont le gibier était l'homo sapiens ? "La première chose qu'il vit, ce fut le symbole rouge au-dessus de la porte d'entrée. Une étoile à cinq branches dans un cercle dont le lieutenant ignorait la signification. L'impression angoissante d'être devant les portes de l'Enfer."

Il milionario Déravans, accecato da un incidente, può essere guarito solo dall'ardita chirurgia del professor Linden. Questi riceve una minaccia di morte prontamente eseguita, minaccia trasmessa per mezzo di una bambola cieca. Il timido archivista capisce che l'unica via da seguire è capire cosa Déravans non avrebbe dovuto vedere se restituito alla luce.