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Miranda is back. She's escaped from Death Row, and her thirst for murder is stronger than ever before. Detective Henry Swales has other ideas. But will he be able to stop the woman who has caused him more heartache than anyone else in his life? As the sun sets on Death Row and the bodies continue to pile up, Miranda's bloodlust grows. Nobody seems able to stop her. Then she makes a mistake and is caught. And just when Detective Swales thinks it's all over, he finds himself involved in the most bizarre judicial farce imaginable.

Mac Danger is a 1930s-style private eye in a modern world. He’s a tough-talking, no-nonsense kind of discount detective—solving mysteries to make rent, and sometimes having to restrain himself from getting physical with his clients who have—let’s call them, issues. Danger Is his middle name—and his last name, too. You can look it up on his birth certificate. Mac Danger Danger. Kids made fun of him in school because of it. During every PTO conference, he wanted to punch his parents in the face.

An expert falconer is shot in the back in the wilds of West Virginia. The police believe he was the victim of a hunting accident, but PI Frank Pavlicek, a falconer himself, isn’t buying the story. Beatings, bombings, warnings from the FBI, and the arrest of his best friend on trumped-up charges only strengthen Pavlicek’s resolve to follow a bloody trail of lies and corpses that leads to a chilling terrorist conspiracy.

After a botched debt collection turned double murder, Eddie splits, desperate to avoid his employer, notorious L.A. crime boss Saul Benedict, and his men (and Eddie's ex-partners), Floyd and Sawyer, as well as the police. Soon he becomes entangled with the clever and beautiful Dakota, a Native American woman fresh in the City of Angels to find her missing friend—someone Eddie might know something about. Meanwhile in Texas, ex-assassin Rufus, seeking vengeance for his murdered brother, takes up his beloved daggers one final time and begins the long drive to L.A.

Den familjen Creutz står inför ännu en förlovningsmiddag. Förra gången blev familjen en medlem mindre när Ebba sköts inför alla gäster. Mordgåtan har ännu inte lösts av polisen, det finns inga misstänkta och mysteriet blev bara tätare när det visade sig att hon skjutits av en silverkula. Tidningarna spekulerade i om hon var en vampyr som måste undanröjas. Hemkommen från hemligt uppdrag ramlar Ludvig Bleck rakt in i denna historia som han mest av allt vill slippa. Han har nämligen sin egen historia med den blivande bruden, en historia han inte vill gräva i.

The Kane twins take a case in California's Central Valley, investigating the death of a mother of two grown children, who had been treated at a holistic medicine retreat on the edge of Sequoia National Park. To the surprise of the children, their mother left them nothing from her recent sale of a family business that dated back to World War Two. Was this a case of undue influence? Or was the mother simply thankful to the retreat for the comfort she got from them in her final days? Max and Robin are united with Wyoming Sheriff Sage Raven to discover the truth in this complex case.

Detective John Jordan investigates a series of baffling cases that include the body of a young woman propped against a prison fence, a series of suicides with a unique calling card, a stolen corpse, a young man fighting for his life, and a single mother who has lost her only child. Does John have what it takes to solve the crimes, catch the cunning killer, and save his favorite coworker, or will he be forced to bury yet another friend? Find out in Blood Money, but brace yourself for the shocking ending and prepare yourself for the Blood Moon that follows.

Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, and the rest of the team are back for their ninth hard-boiled tale. Consistently working out of their Lower Manhattan Irish pub and office. This time, there is no client. Instead, Mancuso has been sucked into this series of senseless murders by personal invitation. A text with the location and an invite to come over. It appears like random killings of homeless people at subway stations. But there is nothing unexpected about the texts.

Un Giappone sconosciuto e oscuro, corroso da antichissime e spietate tradizioni. Questo il teatro in cui l'ispettore nippoamericano Nishida si trova ad affrontare un caso impossibile da risolvere. Takaji Mihara, un uomo d'affari ormai in pensione, è stato ucciso nella sua casa, trafitto da un colpo di spada. La polizia è convinta di aver trovato il responsabile del delitto, un sospettato che avrebbe avuto sia il movente che l'opportunità.

Dave Robicheaux is trying to put a life of violence and crime behind him, leaving homicide to run a boat-rental business in Louisiana's bayou country. One day while fishing in the Gulf with his wife Annie, he witnesses an event that will change his life forever. A two-engine plane suddenly crashes into the sea and Robicheaux dives down to the wreckage to find four bodies and one survivor; a little girl miraculously trapped in a pocket of air. When the authorities insist only three bodies were recovered from the plane, Robicheaux decides to investigate the mystery of the missing man.

The authorities have finally captured Somsak Ritthirong, the most dangerous human trafficker in Southeast Asia. Agent Gray takes the opportunity to interview him, hoping to gain insight into the man who committed so many human atrocities. When he’s invited to tag along for Ritthirong's extradition to Thailand, Gray doesn’t expect to use any of his new knowledge—until Interpol Liaison Lillie Pratt is taken hostage. Gray joins forces with a local detective to use his profiling skills to track down the people behind the missing agent.

A high-profile double homicide immediately pits Detective Madison Knight against her sergeant. Both victims were found in the home of a prominent businessman. His wife is quickly identified as one of the deceased, but the man she was with is a John Doe. It has the makings of a scandal, but Madison’s boss is determined that nothing gets out that will tarnish the family’s reputation. Sergeant Winston doesn’t even want her questioning the widower or his children.

Esiste il delitto perfetto? Gastmann, ne è convinto, e per dimostrarlo al commissario Bärlach getta uno sconosciuto dal ponte di Galata. Ormai i due sono incatenati l'uno all'altro. Per oltre quarant'anni il commissario seguirà imperterrito le orme di Gastmann, nel vano tentativo di fornire le prove dei delitti via via più audaci, efferati e sacrileghi che costui ha commesso per capriccio. Finché un giorno l'assassinio dell'ispettore Schmied della polizia di lo metterà nuovamente di fronte al suo nemico.

Teresa Maritano, ex ispettrice di polizia, si trova in vacanza in Liguria con Paola, la bambina di cui ha ottenuto l'affido. È estate, la città è lontana e Teresa confida che l'aria di mare farà bene a entrambe. Quasi per caso, però, l'ex ispettrice si imbatte in un indizio che sembra fare luce sull'omicidio irrisolto dell'artigiano Remo Valsi, avvenuto d'inverno. Avvertito il commissario Ardino, i due si getteranno a capofitto in questa nuova indagine rendendosi presto conto che il tempo a loro disposizione sta per scadere.

Kate Anderson, a young woman on the run for a murder she didn’t commit, longs to come home. Her mentor’s funeral creates the chance, but the lies of a powerful law enforcement officer stand in her way to freedom. She must rely on a secret network of women, a troupe of Dolly Parton impersonators, and an old friend with a crop duster plane to escape. J. J. Clarke, award-winning author and best seller on Amazon, brings it home with Dared to Fly, a short thriller that is like a highlight reel from a movie script.

Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller. A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as he battles to save Europe from another World War!

Following the success of the popular BBC Drama series, Norman Conquest is back! Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour, our fast-talking, hard-hitting adventurer with a nose for trouble keeps up good cheer while he biffs the baddies in four action packed adventures.

Three more mystifying cases perplexing Det. Luca. This box set contains: Book four, Third Chances - the clock is ticking...as the hunt for a serial killer continues. Book five, A Cold Hard Case - half the time, the killer gets away with it...and the case goes cold. And book six, Cop or Killer? - breaking the law to protect your family is reasonable...until it's not.

Seit zwanzig Jahren ist Wyatt Berufsverbrecher alter Schule. Er hat seine Regeln, und er lässt niemals zu, dass sie gebrochen werden. Aber Wyatt hat auch seine Zweifel, wie das Leben weitergehen soll. Denn mittlerweile laufen seine Coups nicht mehr gut, er ist pleite, und nun hat auch noch eine Bande von Autoschiebern und Betrügern aus Melbourne ein Kopfgeld auf ihn ausgesetzt. Schnell wird der Jäger Wyatt zum Gejagten.

Honderden doden en geen spoor van de dader... De hele wereld kijkt geschokt toe wanneer in het pretpark Tivoli in Kopenhagen een bom afgaat die meer dan twaalfhonderd levens eist. De kwaadaardige aanval wordt echter door niemand opgeëist. Na zeven maanden komt politie-inspecteur Lene Jensen telefonisch in contact met een jonge serveerster genaamd Ain, die beweert samen te wonen met een zelfmoordterrorist . Maar kort daarna wordt Ain dood gevonden... Samen met Michael Sander begint Jensen een race tegen de klok om een volgend bloedbad te voorkomen.