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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.

When Rudd, a troubled teenager, embarks on a school research project, he runs across the secret Mormon ritual of blood sacrifice and its role in a 1902 murder committed by the grandson of Brigham Young. Along with his newly discovered half brother, Rudd becomes swept up in the psychological and atavistic effects of this violent, antique ritual. As the past and the present become an increasingly tangled knot, Rudd is found—with minor injuries and few memories—at the scene of a multiple murder on a remote campsite.

This book does fall into the same universe as my other series of books I call the Noir series. In those books you can hear about the gritty world of detectives, reporters, and gangsters. Well, that world exists here as well except here you have men and women who are willing to work outside of the law on both sides to get a job done. Whereas the other books focus on the aforementioned detectives, private and otherwise, here the focus is more on the ones that hide who they are.

Two little girls go missing on the same day in Stockholm. Their disappearances are never explained. In time, the investigations are abandoned. A chance discovery puts Detective Ewert Grens back on the trail five years later. His own personal trauma makes him determined to find out what happened to these children who were snatched from a supermarket and a car park and never seen again. His search leads him into the recesses of the dark web and the discovery of a paedophile ring that can only be cracked from the inside.

Come smascherare coloro che esercitano il potere nell'ombra? Come vendicarsi di chi ti ha inferto le ferite più sanguinose e umilianti? Ritroviamo in questo nuovo romanzo Melchor Marín, il poliziotto appassionato di libri protagonista di Terra Alta. Ad alcuni anni di distanza dalla morte dell'amatissima moglie Olga, torna insieme alla figlia Cosette nella sua Barcellona, dove dovrà affrontare l'indagine più spinosa e difficile: qualcuno infatti tiene sotto ricatto la sindaca della città, utilizzando un video hard che risale a molto tempo prima.

When the Law Goes to Sleep is about the life of an honest and hardworking undercover officer, Wyatt Owen, who was killed in the line of duty by powerful forces in his department after speaking up against corruption in the agency. His wife’s attempt at obtaining justice for him hit the wall as the same forces subverted the administration of justice. Having been denied justice in each occasion, Penelope believed that the law had gone to sleep on all cases concerning her. She was torn between living with injustice and going ahead to obtain justice for her son extrajudicially.

Private detective Peter O’Keefe, a physically scarred and emotionally battered Vietnam vet, is hired by childhood friend and attorney Mike Harrigan to investigate what appears to be a petty mink farm Ponzi scheme in the Ozarks. But quickly O’Keefe finds himself snared in a vicious web of money laundering, cocaine smuggling, and murder—all at the behest of a mysterious mobster only referred to as Mr. Canada. Also caught up in Mr. Canada’s illicit network is the exquisite Tag Parker, who seems to dance between roles as the woman of O’Keefe’s dreams—and his nightmares.

Sin duda, no hay en la actualidad ningún escritor que retrate con mayor verosimilitud el mundo de los gánsteres en Estados Unidos durante la primera mitad del siglo XX que Dennis Lehane, y esta electrizante novela —que cierra la trilogía iniciada con Cualquier otro día y Vivir de noche— es la mejor prueba de ello.

It seemed to be a cold case like any other. So much so that Stone and Dehan hadn’t even considered reviewing it—until private investigator Karl Baxter requested a copy of the police file. Then Stone got curious. Why did a second-rate PI in the Bronx want to look into the case of a low-life petty criminal found tied to a chair in his apartment, beaten and shot through the heart? And that question led to other questions, like, whose was second pool of blood on the floor? If there was a second victim, where was the body?

In the aftermath of his wife's apparent suicide, Jackson Robert Hunter wakes up outside a bar with a badly battered head and no memory. Revelations convince Jackson that his wife's death wasn't a suicide, but a murder, and he sets out to find the killer. While hunting the villain and struggling with his amnesia, Jackson discovers that his own backstory is a dark one, littered with broken hearts and dead bodies: a wife he betrayed, a lover he abandoned, a squad of crooked cops he double-crossed, and a city that lives in fear of his name.

A disillusioned nurse suddenly learns how to care. An injured young sportsman wakes up find that he can see only in black and white. A desperate old widower takes too many pills and believes that two angels have arrived to usher him through purgatory. Two agoraphobic men called Dave share the symptoms of a brain tumour, and frequently waken their neighbour with their ongoing rows. Separate lives, running in parallel, destined to collide and then explode.

One of Case City's most skilled assassins, Jackson Cole is a wanted man. After annihilating his latest target, he quickly learns the prominent man's identity. Now, a perilous enemy seeks revenge, and rival guilds look to take advantage of his vulnerability. For Jackson, it's become kill or be killed, but will a steady aim be enough to take on the entire city?

Una novela negra que sigue los pasos de Zoilo Pollès, un hombre egoísta, aprovechado y sin ética alguna. Cuando un inspector de policía franquista le ofrece trabajo como ayudante de detective, Zoilo acepta sin dudar: al fin y al cabo, le encantan las armas y es una mejora a su puesto de guardia de seguridad. Pero al poco tiempo, el hombre aparece asesinado. Zoilo va a desalojar el despacho, pero antes de irse, investiga la mesa del inspector. Lo que descubrirá ahí le cambiará la vida.

Jessica James is back in the saddle in this fast-paced and funny whodunit. Facing life as an unemployed philosopher, a pair of pocket rockets in Texas Hold 'Em sends her to Italy, where she takes a crash course in art crimes. She lands an internship with the FBI. But wouldn't you know it, her new boss is Federal Marshal Lexington Colt. Does sharing an old boyfriend count as a conflict of interest? Jessica and Lexi once again have to team up to catch a killer and solve one of the biggest art heists in history. Grab it now and start the fun.

La nuova avventura raccontata da The Hawk ci porta nel mondo delle gare automobilistiche, dove la durezza e la perizia tecnica sono caratteristiche imprescindibili dei piloti e dei loro navigatori. Sullo sfondo di un Rally si svolge una complicata vicenda ambientata tra Washington, Milano e l'Ossola. Sono coinvolti il Presidente degli Stati Uniti e la sua Intelligence.

Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are on holiday in the idyllic English village of Broadway when they stumble across the body of a man who appears to have fallen down a disused quarry. When it is revealed that the man, a local farmer, was probably pushed over the edge, and that the police have failed to find any suspects or motives for the murder, Dorothy can’t help but get involved...

This story originally appeared in the anthology Protectors 2, edited by Thomas Pluck. It is based loosely upon several cases I worked during my years riding with Bikers Against Child Abuse. The influence of my mentor, Andrew Vachss, is clearly evident. It is about a member of a motorcycle club similar to BACA who went above and beyond, throwing it all away for a girl under his protection, who died when he was prevented from helping her. This is a hard story to hear and will leave a lasting impact.

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.

Vladimir has always been the oddball among the Frazier kids. With his love for reptiles, gothic appearance, and devil-may-care attitude, he can be easily separated from the rest of the Frazier bunch. At 22, he is standing on solid ground and trying to create a life of his own. However, it does get lonely sometimes. He is young, but knows his days of partying and sleeping around cannot last forever. He is slowly running out of options when it comes to the female population of Tyler, Texas. Until Carrisa Abbott walks into the pet store where Vladimir works.

Gerald LaPlant’s life changes forever the day he accidentally witnesses a murder and discovers an alien artifact in his pocket. Forced to flee, he is chased across the stars by desperate men who want what he has and are willing to stop at nothing to get it. If Gerald has any hope of surviving, he must rely on his wits and avoiding the one thing that could get him killed more than the rest: trust. For he has the key to the galaxy’s greatest treasure. Half want him dead. Half need him alive. It’s a race against time to see which wins.