検索キーワード： ミステリー

人工知能の権威バルデルの息子を救う際に犯した違法行為のために、リスベットは女子刑務所に収容された。

Eine Frau springt in den Tod. Karen Nichols war jung, erfolgreich und bis vor Kurzem noch Patrick Kenzies Klientin. Ein harmloser Fall von Stalking, um den Kenzie nur wenig Aufhebens machte. Nun packt ihn das schlechte Gewissen, denn vielleicht hätte er Karens Tod verhindern können, hätte er sorgfältiger ermittelt. Doch sein Gegner ist ein genialer Psychopath, der selbst Kenzie das Fürchten lehrt.

Ein Auftrag, der den Auftraggeber eigentlich nicht interessieren kann. Der auch Selb im Grunde nicht interessiert und in den er sich doch immer tiefer verstrickt. Merkwürdige Dinge ereignen sich in einer alteingesessenen Schwetzinger Privatbank. Die Spur des Geldes führt Selb in den Osten, nach Cottbus, in die Niederlagen der Nachwendezeit. Ein Kriminalroman über ein Kapitel aus der jüngsten deutsch-deutschen Vergangenheit.

Selb lebt in Mannheim. Er hat eine Vergangenheit als Nazi-Staatsanwalt, eine Gegenwart als Privatdetektiv und weiß nicht, ob er mit fast 70 Jahren noch eine Zukunft hat. Er raucht. Er hat eine Freundin, Brigitte, und einen Kater, Turbo. Er spielt Schach. Aber er löst seine Fälle nicht wie Schachprobleme. Er verstrickt sich in sie, und die Wahrheit, die er herausfindet, ist stets auch eine Wahrheit über ihn selbst.

It was meant to be Caitlin's perfect summer, but betrayed by her best friend and her boyfriend, she finds herself hitchhiking home alone, heartbroken, and penniless. When a smiling family pulls up on the roadside to help her on her way, she's relieved at first - they seem friendly, normal. And when they offer her a warm bed in their cottage for the night, she's grateful - it's not safe for young women travelling alone in the dark, and she's in no rush to get home, where she knows a grave secret is due to blow her family apart.

‘To Mr Thomas Combe my sword.’ These six words in Shakespeare’s will tell us that Shakespeare had a sword. Did he wear it? Did he use it? What sort was it? When and why did he get it? What happened to it? Might it – does it – still exist? These questions plague Simon Gold, an antiques dealer. He believes he has identified the sword as belonging to a customer, an unworthy owner indifferent to cultural icons and uninterested in history. Simon is desperate to acquire the sword, but how?

Der nächste Fall der erfolgreichen klassischen Krimiserie aus Japan - "Japans Antwort auf Agatha Christie." The Guardian. Der Privatermittler Kosuke Kindaichi reist auf die abgelegene Insel Gokumon, um einer der wichtigsten Familien dort eine tragische Nachricht zu überbringen: Einer ihrer Söhne ist auf einem Truppentransportschiff, das ihn nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zurück in die Heimat bringen sollte, gestorben. Doch Kindaichi ist nicht nur als Bote gekommen - mit seinen letzten Worten warnte der Sterbende, dass nun das Leben seiner drei Stiefschwestern in Gefahr sei.

Côte d'Azur, 1956: Bernie Gunther arbeitet noch immer als Concierge im Grand Hôtel Cap Ferrat. Dort bekommt er unverhofft Besuch von Erich Mielke, dem künftigen Minister für Staatssicherheit in der DDR, der einen Auftrag für Bernie hat. Er soll nach London reisen, um eine englische Agentin aus dem Weg zu räumen - eine alte Bekannte von Bernie. Obwohl er selbst von der Dame betrogen wurde, hat Bernie keinen Augenblick vor, diesen Auftrag tatsächlich auszuführen. Stattdessen flieht er quer durch Europa. Immer auf seinen Fersen: Friedrich Korsch, ein Stasi-Agent.

The city is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it’s the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she’s got to wear shades. Between them, they know every secret in Philadelphia. Together, they prove how two wrongs can make a right. They are Lion & Lamb.

横浜の洋菓子メーカー〔ミナト堂〕の父子を誘拐した〔大日本誘拐団〕の実行犯逮捕から間もなく、神奈川県警特別捜査官の巻島史彦は、主犯格と見られる淡野を追っていた。

When the police found the first body, left on a bonfire in the forest, they worried it had the hallmarks of a serial killer. Now, as they find the second, they know for sure. Panic about the “Bonfire Killer” quickly spreads through the sedate suburban area of Southampton. Women are urged not to travel alone at night, and constant vigilance is encouraged among the local residents. But single mom Aisling Cooley has a lot to distract her: two beloved teenage sons and a quest to find her long-lost father, whom she hasn’t seen since she was a teenager.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has been listening to Alix’s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

On his way back from an ongoing investigation into a serial killer in Scotland, forensic anthropologist David Hunter is asked to examine a fire-death on the remote Hebridean island of Runa. Told only that there is something 'strange' about it, Hunter is intrigued enough to accept - despite the worsening winter weather conditions, and the strain it will put on his already troubled relationship with his girlfriend, Jenny.

With the tourist season well and truly over in South Devon, Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson is looking forward to a quieter month in the CID. But when a man is shot dead on Bonfire Night, he finds he has a disturbing and complex murder case on his hands. The body of Patrick North was found in woodland connected to Nesbaraton Hall, a grand estate dating back to the eighteenth century. North worked for the Smithson family who now own the estate.

Olivia: 22 years old. No history of running away. Last seen on CCTV, entering a dead-end alley. And not coming back out again. Missing for one day and counting. Julia is the detective heading up the case. She knows what to expect. A desperate family, a ticking clock, and long hours away from her children. But Julia has no idea how close to home it's going to get. Because her family's safety depends on one thing: Julia must NOT find out what happened to Olivia—and must frame somebody else for her murder.

Meg is relaxing in the hammock, taste-testing Michael’s latest batch of Arnold Palmers and watching the hummingbirds at their feeders when her hopes for a relaxing early summer morning are dashed. First her father recruits her to help him install a new batch of bees in the hive in her backyard. Then Mayor Shiffley recruits her to placate the NIMBYs (Not in my backyard), as she calls them—a group of newcomers to Caerphilly who have built McMansions next door to working farms and then do their best to make life miserable for the farmers.

Called in to examine what is left of a person thought to have been struck by lightning, Tempe traces an unusual tattoo to its source and is soon embroiled in something much larger. Young men—tourists—have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos. Seven years earlier, the first victim was found in a strange location with his left hand hacked off; subsequently, two other visitors vanished without a trace. But recently, tantalizing leads have emerged.

The brand-new Shimmering Sands retirement community is a beachfront paradise—until realtor Jessie Beckton plunges to her death from the penthouse suite she’s selling. When the cops rule out foul play, the Retired Detectives agree to step in. They’re certain Jessie was murdered—but how can they prove it when the apartment was locked from the inside?

Following in the footsteps of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper, a killer is stalking the streets of London. The self-dubbed Ripper King strikes at night, leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies in his wake. Fresh off a case with potential ties to the recent rash of killings, FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter are all too familiar with a slayer set to rule with a lethal fist. And they’ll stop at nothing to end his reign.

Charlie James is chasing her first big scoop as correspondent for British-based newspaper The Times, and she needs to prove to her boss that she can do this job as well, if not better, than her male counterparts. The best way to forge the necessary contacts quickly is to make well-connected British expats, Lord and Lady Ashworth, her business. Lady Eleanor knows everyone in Parisian high society, and at her sumptuously extravagant annual party, a Circus Ball, Charlie will meet them all.