Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Police Procedurals

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 spannender Fall für Lacroix, der viele geheimnisvolle Rätsel mit sich bringt. Wird Lacroix es schaffen die Rätsel zu lösen oder wird ihm die Zeit zum Verhängnis? Seit seine Frau Dominique für das Amt der Bürgermeisterin von Paris kandidiert, steht auch Lacroix im Rampenlicht. Dabei scheut der Commissaire nichts so sehr wie die Öffentlichkeit! Als Lacroix vor den neugierigen Blicken in sein Stammbistro flieht, tritt ein noch viel berühmterer Mann durch die Tür: Éric Seignosse, siebenmaliger Gewinner der French Open und Präsident des französischen Tennisverbands.

Ginko, all'anagrafe Giuliano Casablanca, sembra tutto tranne che un poliziotto. Non che la sua squadra sia molto meglio: tra Panettone che non vede l'ora di andare in pensione, Marco Zhong che parla il romanesco di Trilussa, e Minimo Sindacale che se si presenta al lavoro è già tanto, questo Ufficio Passaporti della Questura di Milano pare più un gruppo delle superiori che un corpo di Stato. In quest'ufficio Ginko ci è arrivato dalla Omicidi.

Run. When the body of seventeen-year-old student Melanie Pirt is found, DS Gabe Martin is more than ready to take the lead on her first murder case. Determined to prove herself to the cold and mysterious DI Juliet Stern, Gabe can’t afford any distractions – especially not ones that wake her in the night, reminding her of a past she’d rather forget. Because while Gabe and Juliet have few leads, there are plenty of suspects. And every one of them is lying.

Two detectives under fire. One missing student. No answers. When gunfire erupts outside Southampton Crown Court, DS Gabe Martin and DI Juliet Stern are caught in the crossfire, narrowly escaping the assailant who disappears without a trace. Injured but unyielding, Gabe takes on the case of missing art student Henry Garside. But as she probes deeper, the lines between a simple vanishing and a complex conspiracy blur. Pressured by Juliet to track down their assailant, Gabe's dedication teeters on the edge of obsession, threatening to pull her over a perilous line...

The girl in the photo was laughing, her head thrown back, her lips painted a bright red. Jessie could feel the simple joy reflected in that moment. And as she looked closer, she saw the same gold cross and chain that had adorned the first victim’s neck. When a young woman falls to her death from a parking garage, the Boston police department rule it as a suicide. But when Jessie Novak examines the scene, she isn’t so sure... The girl’s delicate hands are bruised and her fingernails torn: evidence of a struggle.

He gazes at the bodies. Young men, probably in their early thirties. The wooden flooring around them has been stained dark red. He wonders what kind of monster could have done this. And why. As a murder detective in the Met Police, D.I. Matthew Denning is used to seeing the very worst of humanity. But when a young woman's body is discovered in an East London churchyard, her face obliterated by blows, he is plunged into his most shocking case yet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kletterunfall oder perfektes Verbrechen? Mordermittlungen in den Berchtesgadener Alpen Für ein Urlauber-Ehepaar endet die Bergtour auf den Watzmann tödlich: Kurz unterhalb der Mittelspitze stürzen sie in die Tiefe. Keiner der beiden überlebt. Ein Fall von Selbstüberschätzung? Gestolpert, ausgerutscht – oder gestoßen? Der junge Kommissar und Polizeibergführer Simon Perlinger glaubt nicht an einen Zufall. Als routinierter Kletterer und angstfreier Bergfex ist er Spezialist für Alpinunfälle.

La Milano degli anni Sessanta è un organismo in attesa di qualcosa. Gli studenti si riuniscono, chiacchierano nei bar all'ora dell'aperitivo, sognano ribellioni. È estate, e i Beatles hanno cantato da poco in città. Il commissario Caronte si trova ad indagare sulla sparizione di una studentessa, Ersilia, parente del prefetto, di cui non si hanno più notizie da diversi giorni. Caronte si getterà a capofitto in questa nuova indagine, portando alla luce verità insabbiate e segreti destinati a rimanere tali.

Die Stockholmer Staatsanwältin Anna Magnusson kehrt zu ihren Wurzeln zurück - als Rechtsbeistand für ihren samischen Cousin. Ihm wird Vergewaltigung vorgeworfen. Als das Opfer wenig später ums Leben kommt, wird Anna misstrauisch. Was steckt hinter der Geschichte? Ihre Suche führt sie mitten in einen archaischen Konflikt in Lappland.

A woman appears on the streets of Shanghai. She has thousands of cuts - and is screaming for Inspector Danilov... Days later, the woman is dead. But another body is left waiting for the Inspector. Someone is playing with Danilov... someone prepared to kill, just to get their message across. At first, the victims seem unconnected. But with each body bringing a new message for Danilov, he knows this is a riddle especially designed for him. As more bodies start appearing, time is running out to solve the deadly puzzle.

Il misterioso omicidio di un avvocato milanese porta due investigatori molto diversi a collaborare alla risoluzione del caso. Ascolta il nuovo avvicente giallo firmato Paolo Roversi. Durante i giorni dell’Expo, mentre la città freme di attività, un cadavere viene inspiegabilmente ritrovato in pieno centro a Milano. Camilla Farina, giovane ispettrice di polizia, è la prima a raggiungere la scena del delitto, fiduciosa di poter dimostrare una volta per tutte le proprie capacità.

Aarhus, Dänemark: Die 16-jährige Iris verschwindet spurlos von ihrer eigenen Geburtstagsfeier. Mehr als zwei Monate lang suchen Familie, Freunde und Polizei fieberhaft nach ihr. Doch nur ihre Leiche kann noch geborgen werden, am Ufer des Norsminde Fjords: abgelegt in einem alten Ruderboot, mit Eis bedeckt, gefoltert und misshandelt. Kommissar Roland Benito und die Journalistin Anne Larson ermitteln mit Hochdruck, aber niemand kann sich vorstellen, warum man dem schönen und beliebten Mädchen schaden wollte.

Als in der Provence eine Deutsche erschossen wird, bittet die französische Polizei die Berliner Kommissarin Florence Labelle um Hilfe. Nach vielen Jahren in Berlin ist Kommissarin Florence Labelle nach Frankreich zurückgekehrt. Ihr aktueller Fall führt sie in den kleinen Ort Montcastin. Der vermeintliche Verkehrsunfall entpuppt sich als kaltblütiger Mord des achtzehnjährigen Raymond Lapalut.

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.

La repentina muerte de un residente en la apacible residencia de ancianos Ömheten despierta las sospechas del expolicía Tore Lindahl. Algo no encaja: una figura sombría en el bosque, indicios de encubrimiento... La muerte de Viking Holbach podría ser algo más que natural. Veronika Wiklund, una joven periodista en busca de su gran oportunidad, se une a Tore para investigar. Juntos descubren una trama criminal que se remonta a los años oscuros de la guerra.