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When the body of a local artist is found mutilated inside a five-pointed star, DCI Tanner’s attention turns to the disciples of a Satanic cult. But when the man's body is discovered to be the cult’s leader, Tanner's interest is soon drawn to his will, and the five beneficiaries who’ve been named in it.

When Jack Quinlan’s mother dies of a drug overdose, it’s not his father that raises him, but Gus—a ruthless crime boss who sees Jack for what he is: a whip-smart kid with untapped potential. It doesn’t take long for Gus to forge Jack into a weapon. But Jack was also self-aware enough to know where this sort of life was going to lead him. When the time was right, he got out. Or so he thought. Seven years later, Jack is now Luke Harris, a regular guy putting himself through college and aiming for a real job and a real future. Falling in love.

The World Series of Poker Main Event—a battleground where legends are made, fortunes are won, and careers are shattered. But this year, something is different. Something is wrong. A mysterious villain has stormed the tournament, his dominance is borderline supernatural.

Ever since the tragic death of his parents, Porsche's life has been a balancing act between attending college and bartending to support his younger brother and pay off his deadbeat uncle's gambling debt. When he witnesses a gang of thugs attacking a handsome young man in the alley behind his bar, he's reluctant to intervene--until he's offered fifty thousand baht to help the stranger escape. The stranger is known as Kinn, the second son of a notorious crime family.

En el año 2045, donde la inteligencia artificial ya no es solo una herramienta sino una extensión de la mente humana, un hombre se convierte en el principal sospechoso de un crimen que no recuerda haber cometido. Ethan Carter, un brillante programador de inteligencia artificial, se despierta cubierto de sangre, con sus últimas 12 horas borradas. Una alerta de noticias de última hora parpadea en su espejo inteligente: se ha cometido un asesinato brutal y todas las pruebas apuntan hacia él.

Hellis, Juni 1914: Ein verwegener Plan. Eine Zerstörung, die die Welt noch nicht erlebt hat. General Iblis, den alle nur "Meister“ nennen, lässt nichts unversucht, um den geheimnisvollen Garten aufzuspüren und zu vernichten. Ein tödliches Spiel beginnt, doch gerade seine stärkste Waffe macht ihn extrem verwundbar. Verwoben in die Ereignisse des 1. Weltkriegs nimmt die Geschichte ihren Lauf. Verzweigte Lebenswege, eine unheimliche Verschwörung, berührte Seelen, fallende Masken. In einem Netz aus Gefangenschaft und Zwängen führen alle Fäden zu der Stätte, an der die Schönheit geboren wurde.

Mystery woman, Morrigan Doyle, is in prison. Finn Doyle, her son, has ties to the Irish mob in New York. He became acquainted with Harry Starke when Harry was investigating his mother’s billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. But Finn has an agenda of his own and wants to hire Harry to “find a friend,” Matteo Rossi. Rossi, a low-level thug, a soldier in the Irish mob, is missing and Finn is worried, thinking someone has “offed him,” and he wants to know who. Initially, Harry turns Finn down.

Alias the Lone Wolf, published in 1921, is the third in the 8-book series about a reformed French jewel thief, Michael Lanyard--the Lone Wolf. This story is set in the years after the Great War (World War I), and Lanyard has ended his connection to the British Secret Service. He is enjoying some leisure time in the south of France near an area called the Cévennes. He's using the name Andre Duchemin, which he used in the previous story.

Jake Stone era un recién graduado universitario que decidió mudarse a la ciudad de Nueva York para seguir una carrera en Finanzas. Jake es un hombre que está a sólo un paso de ser un tipo normal, excepto por su extraña habilidad para encontrarse en el centro de los problemas. Cuando el destino lo arroja entre las feroces agendas de la mafia y el FBI, la vida de Jake da un giro que es todo menos ordinario. Tanto la mafia como el FBI tienen un interés genuino en tener a Jake como aliado. Sus agendas en competencia no son exactamente lo que Jake imagina para su vida.

Plasata in Calcutta, in anii '30 ai secolului trecut, actiunea romanului Palatul de la Miazănoapte debuteaza intr-o noapte intunecoasa, cind un tinar locotenent englez incearca sa salveze doi gemeni abia veniti pe lume de o amenintare inimaginabila. In ciuda vremii ingrozitoare si a pericolului teribil care pindeste la fiecare colt de strada, locotenentul reuseste sa-i aduca la adapost, insa cu pre­tul propriei vieti. Multi ani mai tirziu, in ajunul zilei de nas­tere a celor doi gemeni, amenintarea misterioasa revine in vietile lor.

Vor drei Jahren wurde Fabio "Flaco" Lozano auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Karriere als Kriminalinspektor aus dem Dienst gemobbt. Jetzt schlägt er sich als "Butlerguard" einer exzentrischen Hotelbesitzerin durch. Doch Langeweile kommt dabei nicht auf, denn immer wieder muss er seine kriminalistischen Fähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen.

Set in the fog-drenched alleys of Victorian London, The Lascar Mysteries: A Daughter’s Cry is a gripping tale of courage, loss, and the relentless pursuit of justice. B R Bhanu masterfully blends historical crime with social commentary, immersing readers in a world where power and privilege clash with the cries of the oppressed. Story Summary: When Parvathi, a lascar’s wife, is savagely murdered before her 11-year-old daughter Ayesha, hope seems lost. Witnessing the brutal attack from a hiding place, Ayesha’s world is shattered.

Think Die Hard with a Dadbod—a writer on an isolated farm sees his retreat interrupted by rekindled romance and a gang of thrill-killers.

Step into the shadowy, dangerous streets of modern-day Kiev with “Eastern Vengeance.” Meet Taras, a driven accountant thrust into a world of violence and betrayal. Entangled in a sinister web of corruption, he navigates a city where danger lurks at every corner, and morality is a luxury no one can afford. Meet Vlado, a hardened former sniper consumed by sexual desires at any cost. Finally, meet Masha, the cold-hearted assassin shackled with a deep resentment that can only be satisfied with sharp knives and explosives.

When a master thief's quest for vengeance collides with his former lover's transformed life, will the ghosts and doubts of the past overshadow their rekindled passion? Or will love find a way to ignite once more?

Monte Rio is spiraling into chaos. The once-respected Sheriff Gordo Trujillo has abandoned his post, retreating to the seclusion of his mountain cabin. With the town desperate for leadership, disgruntled Deputy Jim Crowther takes matters into his own hands—uncovering a forgotten law that forces the town’s coroner, Dr. Henry Schaefer, into an unexpected role: acting sheriff. Set against the rugged beauty of the early 1980s Southwest, In a Morada follows Doc Schaefer as he steps into a whirlwind of corruption, family tensions, and simmering violence.

Femeia în alb este un roman clasic, un thriller captivant, cu crime, intrigi, răutate şi identităţi schimbate.

A major breakdown in society has descended and everything is spiralling out of control on council ghettos across the city. The police don’t have the ability to deal with it and are demoralised.

שנתיים לאחר שאיבדה את בעלה בעירק, התובעת המחוזית לשעבר מורגן דיין חוזרת לעיירת הולדתה סקרלט פולס. שם, מוקפת בבני משפחתה, היא מקווה להשיב את חייה לשגרה ואף מקבלת הזדמנות לשקם את הקריירה המשפטית שזנחה. אבל אז השמרטפית שלה נרצחת וניק, הנער מהבית השכן ששיחק שחמט באורח קבע עם סבה ובילה זמן עם בנותיה, מואשם ברצח.

It’s 1985, what will soon become known as “The Year of the Spy,” and fourteen-year-old Peter Bennett is convinced his mom’s new boyfriend is a Russian agent. “Gary” isn’t in the phone book, has an unidentifiable European accent, and keeps a gun in the glove box of his convertible Porsche. Peter thinks Gary only wants to get close to his mom because she works at Scientific Atlanta, a lab with big government contracts. But who is going to believe him? He’s just a kid into BMX and MTV.