Klassiske krimier

When the owner of a Portree gallery is found dead at the foot of the Storr, D.I. Duncan McAdam and his small team must piece together what took him there... and who had a reason to kill him.

Charlie and Diesel must catch a killer before he strikes another deadly note in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Cat in the Stacks Mysteries.Charlie Harris remembers Wilfred “Wil” Threadgill as one of the outsiders during high school in Athena. Although Wil was a couple of years ahead of him and his friend Melba Gilley, Melba had a big crush on Wil, who dropped out after his junior year. An aspiring musician, Wil hit the road for California and never looked back. Wil eventually became a star, fronting a band and writing award-winning songs.Coming back to Athena to work with students in the college music department, Wil is now the big man on campus. Not everyone is happy to have him back, however. Wil and his entourage have been the targets of several acts of petty harassment. At first they're easy for Wil to shrug off, but the incidents escalate and become more troubling. When one of the band members is killed, Charlie worries that Melba, now deeply involved with the man at the center of the attacks, could be in deadly danger. It’s up to Charlie and Diesel to find out who hates Wil Threadgill enough to silence his song…forever!

»Papa, schau mal! Da taucht einer!« »Wohl kaum«, murmelte der Vater, der keine Lust hatte aufzustehen, und dann lauter zu seiner Tochter. »Unsinn, Pia. Das Wasser ist viel zu kalt. Warum sollte da einer tauchen?« »Da taucht aber einer«, beharrte Pia. »Aber wie kann der atmen? Der hat sein Gesicht im Wasser.« Wer ist der Tote? Selbstmord oder Mord? Das herauszufinden ist die Aufgabe der Polizei­inspektion Oldenburg unter Leitung von Kriminal­oberkommissarin Rieke Breken. Doch auch Lars Dierksen, der Leiter des LKA, wird eingeschaltet sowie das zuständige Hauptzollamt in Hannover. Ein brandaktueller, gesellschaftspolitischer Krimi, in dem es um die illegale Einfuhr von Luxuslimousinen von Nordafrika nach Deutschland geht.

Puck Bure har glædet sig til en hårdt tiltrængt sommerferie, da hun med sin fire måneder gamle baby og en barnepige flytter ind i tante Otties idylliske sommerhus.Men her – i augustnætternes rungende mørke – kommer hun til at opleve et uhyggeligt og makabert drama, hvis hovedperson er den svimlende rige, excentriske enke Adèle Renman. Og omkring enken er en mondæn kreds af smilende fjender ...Den svenske forfatter Dagmar Maria Lange (1914-1991) skrev en lang række krimier under pseudonymet Maria Lang. Efter sin debut i 1949 med krimien "Morderen lyver" udgav Maria Lang én krimi om året og bliver i dag betragtet som Sveriges første krimidronning. Maria Lang havde en doktorgrad i litteratur og ved siden af virket som krimiforfatter skrev hun filmmanuskripter og skuespil samt avisartikler om blandt andet opera.

Roman PolicierSimone n'a pas le choix. Elle va devoir accueillir chez elle sa vieille amie Georgette, qui se remet d'un accident de la route.Elle va également héberger Sarah, femme d'un policier tué, qui a échappé de justesse à une tentative de meurtre. Simone va donc devoir jongler entre la cohabitation difficile avec Georgette et la protection de Sarah. L'humour et la patois charentais tout au long de cette enquête , ne laissera pas le lecteur indiffèrent.

"Les Patriotes de 1837-1838" offre une analyse approfondie des causes, des événements et des conséquences des rébellions des Patriotes. Laurent-Olivier David retrace les tensions politiques, sociales et économiques qui ont conduit à ces soulèvements. Il explore également les figures clés du mouvement, telles que Louis-Joseph Papineau, et les diverses batailles et conflits qui ont marqué cette période tumultueuse de l'histoire du Canada.L'auteur met en lumière les idéaux et les aspirations des Patriotes, qui luttaient pour l'égalité, la représentation démocratique et la justice. David examine les répercussions politiques, sociales et culturelles des rébellions et la manière dont elles ont façonné le développement ultérieur du Canada."Les Patriotes de 1837-1838" est une ¿uvre importante qui contribue à la compréhension des luttes politiques et sociales au Canada au XIXe siècle. Cet ouvrage reste un document clé pour quiconque s'intéresse à l'histoire politique du Québec et du Canada.

In Killer in a Winter Wonderland, the much-anticipated holiday-themed fourth book in the Rosalie Hart Cozy Mystery Series, Wendy Sand Eckel once again brings the fictional town of Cardigan, Maryland to life and delights with suspense, humor, and mouth-watering menus. Holidays are fickle things - often good, but sometimes not so good. It's December in the quirky town of Cardigan, and Rosalie Hart has been thrown several curve balls. For one, her ex-husband has booked a semester break vacation to Dubai with their only daughter, Annie, leaving Rosalie alone for Christmas. And following a renovation, Rosalie's restaurant, the Day Lily Café, is open for business with an expanded dining room and a chef with an inflated ego. To make matters worse, when her head waiter and best friend Glenn Breckinridge is concerned about a neighbor who hadn't returned home, they learn he had been murdered while riding his bike on River Road. In the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle, Rosalie and Glenn pair up once again to uncover who killed Bill Rutherford on that raw wintry night. With delectable menus, high stakes sleuthing, and the rich atmospheric scenes only the holiday season can provide, Killer in a Winter Wonderland is a cornucopia of delicious fare, compelling new and returning characters, and a fast-paced tale that will keep one riveted to the last page.

When Hollywood comes to small-town Connecticut, it should be the stuff of dreams-but when a fading movie star ends up dead, a whole different kind of stuff hits the fan. Unity Historical Society head and antique household items-stuff!-expert Christian Shaw is on set when actor Brett Studebaker falls from the pulpit during a streaming service shoot in an old church. She, the "dads she should have had," Garrett and Ed, her son Henry, who has a photographic memory and Type-1 Diabetes, and her colorful friends end up helping Assistant State's Attorney Joe Poli track the killer. Along for the ride: her giant tuxedo cat, Cookie, Ed and Garrett's big red mutt, Norm, and Joe's tiny dog, Cannoli. Woodworking, embroidery, old poisons, and vintage weapons all figure in the case, which comes together in a wild scene at the Historical Society on Fourth-Grade Field Trip Day.

Du er ikke den, du udgiver dig for at være.Men det er hun heller ikke.Olive Anderson spiser for sig selv i hotellets restaurant, da en glamourøs fremmed kommer hen til hendes bord og præsenterer sig som Olives hustru. Det begynder som en spændende leg, men udvikler sig hurtigt i en farlig retning. Men uanset hvor mange hemmeligheder den falske hustru måtte have, så har Olive formentlig flere …Falsk forførelse er en spændingsroman, man bare ikke kan lægge fra sig, og som vil chokere og overraske læseren. ---“En veldrejet, helt igennem fængslende thriller. Forrygende læsning!” - Caroline Green”Du gætter aldrig, hvordan denne bog udvikler sig” - Samantha Downing”Totalt medrivende og fuld af interessante karakterer” - J.P. Delaney”En krimi, som fik mig til at gætte med hele vejen. Jeg elskede den!” - Harriet Tyce“En glimrende psykologisk thriller fra den talentfulde Sharon Bolton, som har skabt et komplekst, yderst spændende og sammenhængende plot, der udvikler sig i høj fart … Et af de mest medrivende domestic noir-dramaer, jeg har læst i lang tid” – Goodreads anmeldelse “En forrygende bog! Det må helt ærligt være en af de bedste bøger, jeg har læst i år!” - Goodreads anmeldelse“Halvt politiroman, halvt domestic noir-drama, og begge historier fangede mig takket være de mange forviklinger, skurke og farverige karakterer. Jeg måtte virkelig anstrenge mig for at regne ud, hvem af dem man kunne stole på – hvis overhovedet nogen” - Goodreads anmeldelse

HIBIYA PARKAprès quatre années aux stups, Pauline nous embarque dans une aventure tout à fait improbable où la cyber sécurité et les hackeurs sont omniprésents. Des rues de Bath à un roof top de Lisbonne, de la plage de Copacabana à Hibiya Park qu'elle ne visitera pas, l'ex jeune et belle lieutenant de police va parcourir le monde.Flic un jour, flic toujours. Sa réussite insolente dans sa nouvelle vie lui fera-t-elle oublier d'où elle vient?

"I was ten years old when I found a murder weapon...it had killed 'The Girl with the Opal Fingers'..."Welsh Canadian professor of criminal psychology Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are visiting Cait's sister, Siân, and brother-in-law, Todd, in Australia. They're enjoying the bustling delights of Sydney, and looking forward to a few quiet days in the famed Blue Mountains.However, soon after it's revealed that Todd once worked closely with a man convicted of a brutal slaying, the decades-old murder casts a threatening shadow over the foursome. Cait and Bud must discover the truth behind that case, as well as understanding the complex reasons for an ever-growing number of deaths they fear might be associated with it, before tragedy can engulf Cait's family. Packed with local color, and quirky, memorable characters, this thirteenth book in the series is certainly unlucky for some. Will it prove to be the same for Cait and Bud...and for Cait's family?

A friendly game of poker leads three detectives and a lawyer to tell some tall tales about a case. Murder, mayhem, and a missing toaster are all on the menu. Are they playing liar's poker, or merely bluffing?Three novellas come to light, that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Im eisigen Norwegen lauert tödliche Kälte - und ein Mörder in der DunkelheitDer packende Kriminalroman vor der düsteren Kulisse SkandinaviensIm hohen Norden Norwegens verschwinden Forscher von einer arktischen Wetterstation - ohne jede Spur. Kommissar Karl Sortland und sein neuer Partner Mats Samuelsson werden nach Bjørnøya entsandt, um das Mysterium zu lüften. Vor Ort erwarten sie eine verwüstete Forschungsstation, eine Leiche und eine schwer verletzte Stationsleiterin. Schnell werden die Ermittlungen zu einem Überlebenskampf gegen die eisige Wildnis und gegen die eigene dunkle Vergangenheit. In einer verzweifelten Jagd nach der Wahrheit enthüllen die Kommissare ein Netz aus Geheimnissen und Intrigen, das sie bis an ihre Grenzen bringt …Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Fesselnder Skandinavien-Krimi. Ein Page-Turner bis zum Schluss!"„Ein rätselhafter Mordfall auf der eisigen Bäreninsel. Absolutes Muss für alle Krimi-Fans."„Intrigen, dunkle Geheimnisse und spannende Wendungen. Ein Thriller, der mich so in den Bann gezogen hat, dass es mir schwerfiel in die Realität des herbstlichen Deutschlands zurückzukehren."