Showing results by publisher "SAGA Egmont" in Police Procedurals

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.

Late one night, newly promoted Inspector Cecilie Mars makes a fatal choice that has far-reaching consequences. Her misstep has been captured on film, and now an anonymous figure threatens to reveal everything unless she follows their cunning plan. Drawn into a sinister scheme involving blackmailing and vigilantism, Cecilie is forced to consider just how far she is willing to go to ensure justice. At the same time, it slowly dawns on her that the unknown figure might not be so unknown after all...

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.

Das bayerische Ermittlerduo Wallner und Kreuthner steht vor einem Rätsel: Wer schoss an einem schönen Oktobersonntag dem Kleinkriminellen Kummeder auf dem Gipfel des Riederstein mit einem Präzisionsgewehr den Kopf weg? Die Suche nach dem Täter sorgt für einigen Wirbel in der oberbayerischen Idylle. Schnell wird klar, dass das tragische Geschehen in einer Neumondnacht vor zwei Jahren während einer legendären Schafkopfrunde seinen Anfang nahm.

When a remote country house near Trige in East Jutland becomes the scene of a deadly crime, Detective Roland Benito is faced with a case that turns out to be much more than an ordinary home robbery. Meanwhile, journalist Anne Larsen has been laid off and soon after finds herself embarking on a haunting investigation of her own. As homeless people mysteriously disappear from the streets, she uncovers a dark connection that leads her back to the Viking Age. Can the cases be cracked before it's too late?

Octobre 1964. Alors que l’inauguration du Buckingham, navire de la compagnie maritime Barrington, est marquée par un attentat de l’IRA, Emma se trouve en première ligne pour affronter les conséquences de cette attaque sur la société qu’elle dirige désormais… Dans le même temps, Harry, maintenant président d’une organisation d’écrivains engagés, risque tout pour sauver Anatoly Babakov, un écrivain russe emprisonné en Sibérie. Sa quête audacieuse l’amène à traverser des territoires dangereux et met sa vie en jeu... Réussira-t-il cette mission périlleuse pendant que le sort de la compagnie familiale reste incertain ?

The game of cat and mouse begins... Following an eight month suspension for gross misconduct, Detective Inspector Andy Horton returns to his job after the charges are dropped, but the stain on his career and personal life persists. When Horton stumbles across a naked corpse, brutally bludgeoned, he sets out to find the killer. And while his colleagues want him off the case, fate has other plans.

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?

Detective Inspector Andy Horton has a lot on his plate. A celebrity receives threatening phone calls. A nursing home resident is assaulted. A man is found in a pit with several of his fingers severed. Perry Jackson and his team are filming a new TV series about wrecks in the Solent and staying at the large and luxurious Royal Hotel on Portsmouth’s seafront. Shortly after they’ve checked in, Jackson receives a series of threatening phone calls telling him to watch his back and you’ve been warned. Horton thinks it’s a publicity stunt to promote the new TV show.

Es ist Herbst auf der Insel Fehmarn, als Angler am Strand von Katharinenhof eine Leiche entdecken. Nicht weit davon entfernt wird Charlotte Hagedorn, eine ältere Dame, auf ihrer Terrasse überfallen und fast zu Tode geprügelt. Und Charlottes Nichte hat auf ihrem Weg nach Fehmarn einen Autounfall. Alles nur Zufall? Die Oldenburger Kommissare Dirk Westermann und Thomas Hartwig begeben sich auf Spurensuche, tappen aber zunächst völlig im Dunkeln. Sie ahnen nicht, welches Ziel der Täter wirklich verfolgt.

New propulsive thriller from Denmark’s King of Crime Criminal investigator Thomas Ravnsholdt—better known as Ravn—is on leave from Copenhagen’s special crime unit following the brutal murder of his wife. Racked with guilt over her death, Ravn must navigate the seedy underbelly of Stockholm he'd hoped to leave behind when he is informed of a young woman's strange disappearance. As he races to determine if the woman is still alive, Ravn's investigation takes a dangerous turn when he is drawn into the web of a sadistic murderer...

Mitten in der Urlaubssaison wird im mondänen Badeort Fjällbacka eine deutsche Urlauberin tot aufgefunden. In ihrer Nähe tauchen die Skelette zweier vor Jahrzehnten verschwundener Frauen auf. Zum Entsetzen der Tourismusindustrie wird kurz darauf eine weitere Frau entführt. In ihrem zweiten Fall kämpfen Erica Falck und Patrik Hedström mit sommerlicher Hitze und religiösem Fanatismus. Die hochschwangere Schriftstellerin und der Kommissar, mit dem sie inzwischen zusammenlebt, ermitteln unter Hochdruck.

Eines Tages macht der Fischer Frans Bengtsson einen schrecklichen Fang. Mit seinem Netz holt er den leblosen Körper eines Mädchens ein. Die Autopsie ruft die Polizei auf den Plan. Im Leichnam finden sich Spuren von Süßwasser und Seife. Die siebenjährige Sara ist ertränkt worden. Patrik Hedström und seine Kollegen ermitteln. Gerade dieser Fall macht dem jungen Kommissar und seiner Frau Erica Falck zu schaffen, da sie eben erst Eltern einer Tochter geworden sind. Doch gegen alle inneren und äußeren Widerstände lösen sie Rätsel um Rätsel.

The stakes are high, and time is running out... When a charred body is discovered on a burning boat at Horsea Marina, Detective Inspector Andy Horton is called to investigate. The victim is identified as Tom Brundall, a wealthy financier from Guernsey, who was terminally ill. Puzzled, Horton wonders why a dying man would return to his hometown of Portsmouth and who would want to kill him. As Horton digs deeper, another body surfaces, forcing him to grapple with not just the victims' pasts but also the unresolved mystery of his own mother's disappearance three decades earlier.

"It was a person after all, but she was suspended in mid-air. Abi’s heart began to thump against her ribcage as the full horror of what she was seeing became apparent. Her shrill scream pierced the silence, startling birds into taking flight. ‘Help me!’ she cried. ‘Somebody please help!’" When beautiful and bright Hannah is late for their morning run, her best friend Abi thinks nothing of it. Hannah isn’t always that reliable – she’s probably just overslept.

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.

Ein neuer Fall für Heißmangelbetreiberin Martha Frisch, eine Frau, die ihrer Zeit voraus ist! Leer, 1958: Auf dem Weg zum Grab ihres Mannes entdeckt Martha Frisch die Leiche ihres Schwagers Siegfried Kaltwasser. Der Richter wurde stranguliert. Die Kripo vermutet den Täter im beruflichen Umfeld, denn Kaltwasser galt als harter Hund. Martha lauscht dem Tratsch ihrer Kundinnen in ihrer Heißmangelstube noch ein bisschen aufmerksamer und stellt selbst Nachforschungen an. Erst recht als wenige Tage später Lehrer Oltmans ebenfalls auf dem Friedhof ermordet aufgefunden wird.

Ein packender Psychothriller vor der Kulisse der schottischen Highlands! Was geschah wirklich mit Laura Tahn? Ihr Ehemann Julian, mit dem sie im Küstendorf Kinlochbervie unterwegs war, meldet sie als vermisst. Hat er etwas mit ihrem Verschwinden zu tun? Als wenig später eine Frauenleiche gefunden wird, scheint klar: es handelt sich um Mord. Sergeant John Gills nimmt die Ermittlungen auf, doch der Fall erweist sich als verzwickter als gedacht: es geht nicht nur um ein Verbrechen, sondern auch die tiefen Abgründe in der Beziehung zwischen Julian und Laura.

Something wicked has happened on court eighteen... When a double grand slam winner is found dead, newly promoted Detective Inspector Angela Costello finds herself uncovering a trail through the complicated life of the beloved victim. While she has no way of proving her many suspicions, she gets closer to the truth when a prime suspect overlooks a vital detail... A classic murder mystery in the Christie tradition, Game, Set and Murder is ideal for fans of that genre, tennis lovers, and anyone seeking a light but satisfying read.

As the top model for the Ivano King fashion house and girlfriend of the label's founder, Ian King, Kirsty was destined for stardom. But when she is found dead in her flat, D.I. Angela Costello is called to the scene. D.I. Costello's investigation leads her to the local gym, and as she delves deeper, she discovers a seedy underworld of theft, addiction, and prostitution lurking behind the glamorous façade of the fashion world.