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The first new Henry Rios novel in 20 years from six-time Lambda Literary award winner Michael Nava is a brilliantly plotted mystery that weaves together the gripping story of two gay men against the backdrop of 1980s San Francisco as the tsunami of AIDS bears down upon the city.

When an Armani-clad body turns up in a shallow forest grave, Nichelle Clarke is the first reporter on the scene. She soon discovers the victim is a tobacco lobbyist with powerful connections. Local politicians are pushing for a quick arrest. Nichelle thinks they seem nervous. Even more so after a second victim is found dead. Nichelle's search for the killer soon uncovers a jaw-dropping trail of malfeasance and debauchery that stretches all the way to Washington, DC. It's the kind of story that can make a crime reporter's career.

Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all - and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters - Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit.

Der erste Teil der Gardasee-Krimireihe von Bestseller-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein. Und wer zahlt jetzt die Zeche? Diese Frage kommt Paul Zeitler als Erstes in den Sinn, als der letzte Gast in seinem kleinen Café in Bardolino nicht mehr am Tisch sitzt. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ahnt er noch nicht, dass er ihn kurz darauf tot im Waschraum auffinden wird. Die örtliche Polizeidirektion nimmt die Ermittlungen auf. Paul Zeitler, ehemaliger Hauptkommissar aus München, hat es an den Gardasee verschlagen, nachdem er aufgrund einer Suspendierung den Dienst bei der Polizei quittiert hat.

Becky Kincaid ventures out in the middle of a snowstorm to buy a car seat for her unborn baby and never makes it home. When a second pregnant woman disappears, Marissa Rooney and the team at the Holt Foundation fear a sinister motive lurks behind the crimes. Lead investigator Seth Crawford desperately searches for the thread that binds the two cases together, knowing that if he fails, another woman will soon be gone. While Seth hunts for clues, a madman has Marissa in his sights and she carries a secret that could tear her whole world apart.

Reeling from the death of his great love, Karin, Varg Veum's life has descended into a self-destructive spiral of alcohol, lust, grief and blackouts. When traces of child pornography are found on his computer, he's accused of being part of a paedophile ring and thrown into a prison cell. There, he struggles to sift through his past to work out who is responsible for planting the material...and who is seeking the ultimate revenge.

Meet Rook. A middle-aged philosophy professor with a sarcastic sense of humour, an ongoing rivalry with his highly-strung colleague Jeremy, and a rocky relationship with his ex-wife. But he has far more pressing matters to attend to than domestic disputes and academic feuds. He moonlights as a private investigator. Armed with a quick, inquisitive mind, an arsenal of philosophic quotations and an addiction to fear, he is willing to embroil himself in any sticky situation which comes his way.

When a disabled Vietnam veteran, reared in that town, collides in the heart of Manhattan with a teenage girl suffering from multiple personality disorder and memories of being trapped in a locked wooden box as a child, their budding connection slowly unravels memories that neither of them can leave in the past. After two buried crates are unearthed at a remote construction site outside Cartersville with the bones of small boys inside them, and simultaneously, another local child goes missing, Nick Mannino and Paul Tarantino are drawn into the fray.

Many people had reasons for killing Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. But there are complications - like a drug addict, a disappearing suspect, and the fact that Coffin Ed's daughter is up to her neck in the whole explosive business.

Der zweite Teil der Gardasee-Krimireihe von Bestseller-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein "Manche Schuld lässt sich nicht mit Geld begleichen!" Als der ehemalige Kommissar und Neu-Barista Paul Zeitler frühmorgens an der Uferpromenade entlangspaziert, wird er auf einen Hundebesitzer aufmerksam, der in voller Montur ins Wasser springt. Grund dafür ist ein Körper, der leblos im See treibt. Doch für den Bootsbauer Vincenzo Morelli kommt jede Hilfe zu spät. Der charismatische Commissario Lanza aus Bardolino ist sich sicher, dass es kein Unfall war.

Die dänische Gesellschaft Nobel Oil kennt keine Skrupel, sich die gigantischen Rohstoffvorkommen in der grönländischen Diskobucht zu sichern. Die Einwohner sind alarmiert, Umweltaktivisten agieren zunehmend rabiat. Als der Chef-Geologe des Bohrungsgeländes tot aufgefunden wird und ein USB-Stick mit brisanten Informationen verschwindet, werden Kommissarin Lene Jensen und Ermittler Michael Sander angeheuert, den Fall aufzuklären. Alle Spuren verweisen auf einen Täter aus der militanten Umweltaktivisten-Szene.

Elisabeth Caspersen, steinreiche Erbin eines dänischen Industrieimperiums, findet im Tresor ihres verstorbenen Vaters einen Film, der eine grauenvolle Menschenjagd zeigt. Einer der im Film zu sehenden Jäger hat unverkennbare Ähnlichkeit mit Elisabeths Vater. Um der Sache nachzugehen, heuert sie Michael Sander an, einen exklusiven Privatdetektiv, der auf brisante Fälle spezialisiert ist. Als Sander sich auf die Suche nach der Identität der Opfer macht, stößt er auf eine perfide Welt aus Gewalt und Größenwahn, in der er bald selbst zum Gejagten wird.

The Eye of the Beholder is a cult classic that inspired both French and English film adaptations. Joanna Eris has a bad habit of marrying men that wind up dead. An unnamed private detective, known simply as The Eye is hired to investigate the death of her husband. The story charts the development of the detective s dangerous obsession with a femme fatale, as he pursues her across the United States.

Bill, the "Nameless Detective," and his wife Kerry were in the Sierra foothills, just outside of Six Pines, falling in love with a cabin. It was all perfect, until Kerry went missing. They'd seen Balfour at breakfast at the diner and Kerry remembered his name - PR people are like that. Which was unfortunate, because when she ran into him along the trail on that sunny afternoon and called him by name, he panicked. And that's when Bill's nightmare began.

Das gab es in Warnemünde auch noch nicht. Ein Mord direkt vor der Kirche. Zunächst sieht alles nach der Arbeit eines Profikillers aus. Aber was macht das Fischbrötchen im Mund des Opfers?Kriminaloberkommissar Sören Fries, gerade erst wieder nach Rostock zurückgezogen, wird der Fall übertragen. Er ermittelt in alle Richtungen. Wurde Andreas Ricker von einem geprellten Geschäftspartner ums Leben gebracht? Oder spielt seine Vergangenheit im Hamburger Rotlichtmilieu eine Rolle? Ausgerechnet der Sohn des Rostocker Polizeipräsidenten wird Fries als Partner an die Seite gestellt.

Dopo il fortunato esordio de 'La briscola in cinque', ritorna la squadra investigativa del BarLume di Pineta. Nel corso di un congresso, si trova ucciso un vecchio professore giapponese. La chiave pare sia in un computer che non contiene niente di significativo. Una indagine corale condotta con maestria e allegria.

San Diego Homicide Detective Seamus Moynihan thinks he’s seen it all when it comes to human violence, but a naked man killed in a snakebite ritual might be his most gruesome case yet.... Moynihan’s search for the killer will propel him on a journey through the underground world of ancient eroticism, black-market reptiles, and religious cults, ultimately leading him to a Biblical scholar whose theories about the dawn of time provide a surprising link to the current investigation. But can Moynihan preserve his own sanity while delving into a secret as old as Cain?

Klein lavora per l'Ente, gigantesca multinazionale del petrolio. È un geologo, per anni ha scovato giacimenti da cui far spillare soldi, ma oggi si è persuaso che il futuro è nelle rinnovabili. I vertici dell'Ente sono invece convinti che la conversione alle energie pulite farebbe crollare i profitti della compagnia. Per questo motivo inviano Klein nel Delta del fiume Niger. In apparenza appoggiano il suo progetto, ma in realtà tramano per eliminarlo facendo ricadere la colpa sui ribelli locali.

Ci sono giorni in cui all’odore del mare di Napoli si mischia l’afrore del sangue. Lo sa bene Willy Calone, l’ingestibile detective assunto dal ricco ingegner Capuana perché lo scagioni da un’accusa di omicidio più pretestuosa che altro. Il ritrovamento del Magnificus mago Leonardus senza testa rischia infatti solo di comprometterne la corsa a governatore della regione. Un complotto ordito ai danni di un candidato troppo ingombrante? Eppure una lunga storia extraconiugale legava la seducente moglie dell’ingegnere all’illusionista ucciso così teatralmente.

Il cadavere di un'artista cinquantunenne, sposata con uno degli avvocati più influenti di Roma, viene ritrovato a piazza delle Muse. Seduta su una poltrona di vimini, sembra contemplare il panorama incantevole e romantico. In realtà è stata uccisa. Nel suo braccio uno squarcio, un morso; all'anulare una vera di diamanti. Sono gli stessi elementi di un omicidio ancora irrisolto avvenuto diciassette mesi prima. Le donne assassinate non si conoscono tra loro, ma hanno in comune segreti inconfessabili.