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Jake is poised to reopen a chilling murder case once thought closed. In just six weeks, Wesley Wayne Hall will be executed for the heinous murder of Ruby Ingall, a beloved member of the Blackhand Hills farming community. Ruby's murder tore her family apart, and it took them fifteen years to pick up the pieces. But Hall swears he's innocent and reaches out to Jake with proof he can't ignore. Against his better judgment, Jake digs into the case.

Investigator Axel Webb is drawn into an intricate web of revolution, greed, and infidelity when his Russian nemesis, gangster Vladimir Bok, pressures Axel to find a missing Fabergé Egg.

După moartea logodnicei sale, inspectorul Jimmy Perez a ieșit din sistem, dar noul caz îi trezește interesul și hotărăște să se implice în investigație. Pentru Willow, faptul că el e de-al locului se dovedește o binecuvântare – numai un om din insule poate înțelege fațada de secrete pe care o construiește această comunitate unită.

In this riveting novella that will keep you guessing until the very last word, Denver homicide detective Nick Teffinger is dragged into an impossible effort to save a beautiful TV correspondent who is chasing a deadly story that is now chasing her back.

Something evil is lurking beneath the waters of Mechant Loup, and it’s up to Clint Wolf to figure out what it is. In broad daylight on a calm, sunny day in August, a young college student suddenly disappears in Le Diable Lake and never resurfaces. Despite a desperate search by her boyfriend, she is not found. While en route to the scene of the disappearance, Clint Wolf and Officer Melvin Saltzman make a grim discovery that is seemingly unrelated to the initial report.

A story about privacy and its importance for happiness and personal fulfillment.

La pesadilla comienza en un abrir y cerrar de ojos... Cuando alguien a quien amas desaparece sin dejar rastro, ¿qué serías capaz de hacer para recuperarlo? Un coche abandonado en un tramo desierto de la autopista de Oregón, con el motor encendido y un bolso en el asiento del copiloto marcan el inicio de la peor pesadilla del experfilador del FBI Pierce Quincy: su mujer, Rainie Conner, ha desaparecido. ¿Acaso uno de los fantasmas del turbulento pasado de Rainie finalmente la ha alcanzado? ¿O podría su desaparición estar relacionada con uno de los casos en los que han estado trabajando?

They have taken DS Aector McAvoy's family. They have taken DCI Colin Ray's foundation. They have taken DS Trish Pharaoh's fight. Now the ruthless criminal network that has tightened its stranglehold on Hull intends to take everything that remains from those who dare to stand in its way. Taking Pity is a police procedural thriller that pulls no punches. It is the story of three officers who can take no more and a merciless nemesis that takes no chances, no prisoners and no pity.

When a young couple takes possession of their dream home, they can't wait to remodel the neglected mansion. That is until they make a gruesome discovery of a rusted metal strongbox containing two rotting leather doctor's bags. And inside each bag, swaddled in sheets of 60-year-old newspaper, lies a tiny human skeleton. The case hits the media, and theories abound. The most likely culprit is a mysterious woman, employed as private nurse to wealthy L.A. families during World War Two.

The 5th novel in James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series. A young mother is recuperating in a top San Francisco hospital when suddenly she's gasping for breath. The call button fails to bring help in time. How and why did this happen? With help from the newest member of the Women's Murder Club, Yuki Castellano, Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer discovers that this is not the hospital's first suspicious case. Other patients have taken unexpected and devastating turns for the worse just as they're planning to go home.

The 10th book in James Patterson's Alex Cross series.Alex Cross, FBI agent, is back in his most explosive adventure yet. And so is the Wolf. And so is the Weasel. Alex Cross is on vacation when he gets the call. A town in Nevada has been annihilated and the Russian super-criminal known as the Wolf is claiming responsibility. Major cities around the globe are threatened with total destruction and the thought of such dark genius at work makes Alex's blood run cold, and he is catapulted into an international chase of astonishing danger.

Somebody is intent on murdering Hollywood's A-list. A well-known actress has been shot outside her Beverly Hills home. Shortly afterwards, the Los Angeles Times receives an email describing the murder in vivid detail. It is signed Mary Smith. More killings and emails follow - the victims are all major Hollywood players. Is it the work of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something far more terrifying?

When a bird flu pandemic reaches the picturesque yet uncanny island Gotland, panic spreads among the inhabitants who are frantic for an elusive cure. As the community becomes more desperate, the hunt for scapegoats begins. Extremist and anti-immigrant groups gain ground while nurse Sandra Hägg makes a gruesome discovery at the health clinic where she works — a discovery that will cost her life. Soon Detective Inspector Maria Wern is handpicked to investigate the case.

Ein Mörder auf einem sehr persönlichen Rachefeldzug: Jetzt werde ich mich für ihren Tod rächen und ihnen dabei zusehen, wie sie für ihre Sünde sterben müssen, ohne dabei um Gnade flehen zu können. Weil ich es so bestimmt habe.

Jimmy’s relationship with the police seems to have taken a turn for the worse, but it’s not just him. Some of his associates have had strange confrontations with law enforcement. Could someone be manipulating their AugMonitor feeds?

Fanny a 17 ans. Elle fuit vers l’Allemagne, sans un regard en arrière. Seul l’avenir compte. L’avenir avec Maïa, sa meilleure amie, son âme-sœur. Au cœur du Jura, dans le village paisible et idyllique de Malmaison-le-lac, les habitants sont en état de choc. La famille Parrisot a disparu. Le capitaine de gendarmerie Bruno Albertini se rend dans la bâtisse isolée désormais vide, dont les premiers indices laissent à penser qu’un massacre s’est déroulé en ces lieux et que le contenu du coffre-fort a été dérobé.

In St. Peter-Ording, dem beliebten Urlaubsort an der Nordsee, wird eines Morgens mitten in der Saison ein Toter am Strand gefunden. Niemand scheint ein Motiv zu haben, den Leiter der Schutzstation Wattenmeer Michael Schwertfeger, der sehr zurückgezogen gelebt hat, zu erschlagen. Kommissarin Charlotte Wiesinger aus Hamburg verstärkt das Team vor Ort, das nicht zuletzt auch aus dem schrulligen Hausmeister Torge Trulsen des Feriendorfes Weiße Düne besteht. Er weiß nicht nur genau, was auf der Halbinsel Eiderstedt passiert, sondern ist auch mit jedem per Du.

When Arsène Lupin and two of his criminal associates try to rob the villa of Deputy Daubrecq, things do not go according to plan and Lupin’s two partners are arrested and sentenced to death, leaving him to try and save them from the guillotine. To achieve this, Lupin must not only evade Daubrecq but also outwit a ruthless blackmailer who holds incriminating evidence in a crystal stopper.

Simon Bloomberg, aliéniste, est approché par un couple qui s'accuse mutuellement de violences et de cruauté mentale. Leurs troublantes confessions le tourmentent et le plongent dans des abîmes de doute. À son tour, il est aspiré dans un maelström de sauvagerie qui l'entraînera au cœur des ténèbres...

Auf Sylt ist ein altes Bauernhaus abgebrannt. Der Eigentümer, ein bekannter und exzentrischer Künstler, hatte darin den Tod gefunden. Die Journalistin Jette Johannsen soll darüber einen Artikel für das "Sylter Inselblatt“ schreiben. War es Brandstiftung oder sogar Mord? Die Polizei hüllt sich in Schweigen. Als Jette sich am Brandort umsieht, entdeckt sie eine vergrabene Metallbox im Garten, die offenbar durch das Löschwasser zum Teil freigelegt wurde. Sie nimmt die Kiste an sich und findet darin Hinweise auf Mädchen, die in den letzten Jahren auf der Insel verschwunden sind.