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Axis Stone Mysteries book 1, a contemporary hard-boiled, international crime fiction series.

Axis Stone Mysteries - Aussie PI takes on a perilous case the police can't solve.

Aussie private detective Axis Stone takes on the mafia in an international case concerning a fraudulent film production deal and a famous opal.

When debts are paid, secrets become unveiled...Tony Flaner, the ultimate sleuth-turned-slacker, has traded in his life as a detective for a job as a dog sitter. However, he quickly realizes that his new career path may not be as mundane as he hoped, and that the very mischief he wishes to avoid is right around the corner.When the pampered pooch he's watching gets kidnapped and his aunt Vicky is murdered, Tony reluctantly dives into action and heads back to his childhood home of Moah, Utah, where he discovers that he must learn the ways of his once-town's most iconic residents-elves, goblins, motorcycle maniacs, Nordic Indians, and hated rivals included.But traversing the treacherous waters of tourist town politics, wrestling with lingering guilt, and untangling a web of lies in order to unravel both his aunt's murder and the dognapping mystery may be a hopeless endeavor.Can Tony Flaner navigate his hometown, solve a murder, and finally figure out what's thicker than water?

"The final, posthumous installment of the ground-breaking Harlem Detectives series, a novel of explosive, apocalyptic violence, and a startling vision of the effects of racism in America. The roots of racism and persecution in Tomsson Black's ancestry are deep and staggering. In his own lifetime, his misfortunes have become unbearable and, as they mount, serve as an impetus for a final and cataclysmic act of vengeance-the violent overthrow of white society. When acclaimed crime writer Chester Himes died in Spain in 1984, it was rumored that an unfinished story in the Harlem Detective series existed that had all but extinguished his heroes and their fraught city in an explosive paroxysm of racial strife. Completed from his notes by Michel Fabre and Robert E. Skinner, Plan B is that harrowing story"--

"In this page-turning installment of the classic Harlem Detectives series, a woman dies at a con man's religious street revival, and her elusive pile of cash vanishes. Alberta Wright drops dead on the street during a sermon by the charismatic con man Sweet Prophet. Her partner rushes home to avoid the cops, only to find her apartment looted by someone looking for her stash of cash. But soon it becomes apparent that there are number of players in the race for Alberta's dough when a furniture salesman who bought much of her belongings is murdered at his shop. Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones are called in to investigate, but they know full well the bodies haven't stopped dropping yet"--

¿By 2:27 on a Thursday afternoon, the one-legged man from Room 8 at 147 Loxitor Avenue had been beaten to death with a lead pipe. Twenty-eight minutes later, Detective Mike O'Shea is testifying in a stuffy courtroom, unaware that, within an hour, he will be standing in an alleyway littered with beer cans and condoms while his new partner uses a ballpoint pen to flick bugs off of a battered corpse. When a rogue undercover copper leaves Mike balancing what is legal with what is right, an unlikely rapport develops between Mike and the lead homicide investigator, a cop's cop in stilettos. At the end of his seventy-two-hour shift, three men are dead, and Mike O'Shea is floating in and out of consciousness in an emergency room hallway, two women by his side. In the second book of The Mike O'Shea Series, Death Before Coffee weaves a homicide investigation through the life of an inner-city police detective intent on balancing his responsibilities as a son, brother, and newly single father with his sworn oath of duty and the promise he made himself to find the man who murdered his former partner.

Based on a true story… For fans of Raymond Chandler, Sunset Boulevard, and all things noir... It's Los Angeles. Michael is a brilliant seventeen-year-old with a mind for numbers and a habit of staying out late. Jake Logan, a struggling actor, is his private tutor. Curious, he follows the boy across the city one night-and discovers the unexpected. A team of teenagers is learning how to count cards in blackjack. They're led by an elderly but devious mastermind, Father McCauley. He's a Jesuit priest helps kids finance their college educations by teaching them how to fleece casinos. It's a noble goal. But soon Jake finds himself drawn into the priest's web of trickery, deceit, and blackmail. When disaster strikes, the group begins to fall apart. Will Jake let the team dissolve-or will he try to save it?It's a new twist on your favorite old story. It's fast and fun. It's a Jake Logan Private Tutor Mystery!

For fans of Raymond Chandler, Sunset Boulevard, and all things noir...It's Los Angeles.Jake Logan, a struggling young actor with a Harvard background, hasn't gotten a part in months.A chance meeting with an old friend leads to an unusual new gig-as a private tutor for April Kim, a highly intelligent seventeen-year-old from a wealthy Asian family.Her life goal: to attend Harvard University.But there's a big problem. Jake soon discovers that April is a devious, manipulative, backstabbing overachiever who will stop at absolutely nothing to get what she wants. It's a battle of wills, and what starts out as a simple relationship between teacher and student quickly turns much more complicated.Jake tries to escape, but the family's dark gravity pulls him back, plunging him even deeper into April's twisted psyche.Will he survive long enough to discover the family's deepest secret?It's a new twist on your favorite old story. It's fast and fun. It's a Jake Logan Private Tutor Mystery.

Now a fully-fledged private investigator, Sloane Donovan is bored by her latest task of keeping a debauched starlet alive and out of the headlines as she films a movie in Vancouver. When she and her partner Wayne Capson are contacted by a grieving mother looking to resurrect the cold case of her missing daughter, Sloane finds herself inexorably drawn into a clandestine world of disappearing girls, illegal narcotics and loose ends dating back forty years.Careening from the hardest edges of the city to creepy rural backroads where cries go unheard, Sloane's relentless quest places the people closest to her at risk, while her own personal demons threaten to devour her. Lightning-paced and unputdownable, Call of the Void cements Sloane Donovan's position amid the new generation of hard-boiled sleuths.

In November, 2018, with legalization of sports betting on the horizon, WagerEasy, a Euro sports betting conglomerate, has set up shop in the Chicago market looking for shortcuts. Eddie's old friend, an employee of WagerEasy, has been murdered. The sports gambling market is on a knife's edge: the illegal black market bookies backed by the mob against the well-funded foreign invader. Eddie and his uncle, retired police detective Mike O'Connell with the right contacts, sets up a meeting with a Chicago gambling boss suspected of ordering the murder. The Chicago gambling boss claims he's being framed by WagerEasy, the new threat in town.Eddie decides to go undercover and secures a job at WagerEasy. With the assistance of industry insider Tara Reilly, Eddie discovers that ruthless factions within the mob are fighting to overthrow the old guard and upend WagerEasy's move into Chicago. Eddie finds enemies coming at him from all angles and must risk everything to get justice.

Finally accustomed to his new job with the Allegheny County Police, Detective Vic Lenoski is asked to solve the high-profile murder of the Pittsburgh Symphony's beloved president. Very quickly, Vic and his partner, Liz Timmons, identify two likely suspects.But, unknown to Vic, a detective from China-Chen Yun-has surreptitiously arrived in Pittsburgh, sent to target one of the symphony's violin players. Vic then learns that his lead suspects aren't who they seem, and worse, that he's the target of an FBI investigation. As Vic scrambles to resolve these new problems, Chen's plans implode and he tailspins into Vic's investigation, bringing the personal and professional lives of both men to a breaking point. Can they each find a solution to their cases, and a way to protect their personal lives?

24 HOURS TO KILLThey were bringing in Jack Kelty. Though young, he had killed two men during a botched robbery. Thanks to reporter Martin Hillary, he is now something of a hero. Hillary is pursuing the caravan, followed by Kelty's young gang. But as the police caravan drives Kelty to justice, a savage storm floods the area, stranding them all in the small town of Blue Valley. Most of the men of Blue Valley are fighting the flood elsewhere. Only a handful are left in town to deal with Kelty's arrival. There's Steve Michaels, engaged to Mayor Ben Blake's daughter Sue; and Ben himself, who quickly appoints Steve sheriff as the flood cuts the town off from the rest of the country-and Ben's younger daughter Gretchen, who is very curious about this renegade in their midst....very curious indeed. BLUE MASCARA TEARSJack Cummings is a San Francisco cop, an honest cop. Which is why he resents the way Knocko Cutter gets away with murder. Oh sure, nothing can be proved. But Cummings knows who killed the prostitute a few weeks ago, just like he knows who's behind the killing of a small time gambler in a downtown hotel. But Knocko has got the fix on his side. Cummings can't even trust his own partner. He doesn't even know if he should trust his captain. But one thing's for certain-he knows what he has to do. Cummings is an angry cop, a desperate cop, and he is going to get Knocko no matter what it takes.

Mens København sveder under rekordtemperaturer, dukker et lig uden hoved op i havnens grumsede vand. Et andet sted i byen forsvinder den syriske flygtning Aziz Almasi, chauffør for parlamentsmedlem Esben Nørregaard, sporløst. Af frygt for en lyssky kontakt fra sin fortid appellerer Esben til Jensen om at undersøge Aziz’ forsvinden. Kan liget i havnen være Aziz? Jensen og Henrik får endnu engang brug for hinanden for at afsløre sandheden - en, der er farligere, end de kunne have forestillet sig. Om forfatteren:Heidi Amsinck (f. 1967 i København) er uddannet journalist og har siden 1992 boet og arbejdet i London, bl.a. som korrespondent for Børsen og Jyllands-Posten. I dag er hun kommunikationsansvarlig i en større bank. I 2023 modtog hun Det Danske Krimiakademis pris for bedste debut med "Mit navn er Jensen".

Andet bind i svenske Rebecka Aldéns Søredderne-serie er skærgårdskrimi og intens psykologisk spænding i ét. På en stenstrand i Stockholms skærgård ligger liget af en kvinde, skyllet op fra havet. For Søredderne Annika og Simon ligner det en ulykke. Men da kvindens datter dukker op, viser det sig, at hendes mor havde ringet kun få timer før og afsløret en frygtelig sandhed. Ægteparret Charlotte og Fredrik tager på en romantisk sejltur, bare de to. Men mødet med en gruppe gamle venner bringer velbevarede og fatale hemmeligheder op til overfladen. Om forfatteren: Rebecka Aldén (f. 1972) er svensk journalist og forfatter. Hendes krimiserie Søredderne foregår på en søredningsstation i Stockholms smukke skærgård og blander klassisk krimidrama med intens psykologisk spænding.

When half measures don't get you the whole truth...Tony Flaner is a part-time comedian and full-time commitment-phobe who has never been able to stick with anything in his life. After his fourteen-year marriage ends in divorce, Tony's life takes a dramatic turn when a drunken party ends in murder.With his life on the line, he must uncover the identity of the mysterious girl who was murdered and how they ended up together in the first place. This undertaking is not just about clearing his name-Tony needs to prove to himself and everyone else that he can finish something for once in his life.But when Tony discovers that his fate is intertwined with that of the mysterious girl he hardly knew-and that their lives are connected like a Chinese finger trap-he unknowingly embarks on a journey full of twists and turns around every corner.Can Tony Flaner finish this one task and clear his name before he gets sent to prison for a murder he didn't commit?

"Los Angeles, 1965. Tempers have boiled over in the Watts neighborhood, sparked by the traffic stop of two Black motorists, the Frye brothers, by the Highway Patrol. Freelance crime photographer Harry Ingram is on the scene, capturing images of the cops as they unleash batons, dogs, and water hoses on the predominantly Black crowd. When he snaps proof of an unarmed man being shot down by the LAPD, he winds up in the hospital, beaten, his camera confiscated. Proof of the killing seems lost--until Ingram's girlfriend, Anita Claire, retrieves the film roll in a daring rescue, and the photo makes front-page news"--

On the dangerous journey back to Nicaragua from their Honduran exile, Inspector Morales and his old revolutionary comrade Serafín witness the brutal murder of their guide. Agents of the secret police are on their tail, forcing them to take temporary sanctuary with leftist priests, loyal friends, and common Nicaraguans, all swept up in the deranged cynicism, graft, and violence of a dictatorship built on the lies of a long-since-abandoned idealism. As Managua heaves with student protests, and hundreds die at the hands of police and paramilitary units, the inspector continues his dogged quest, uncovering a murky network full of secrets, betrayals and dark maneuvers that he will have to face, or be overwhelmed by. Dead Men Cast No Shadows's unsparing portrait of a society shaped by corruption and poverty led to its author's exile--but Ramírez's vision of the Ortega regime's savagery never overwhelms his exuberance or appreciation of the Nicaraguan people's humanity, and their capacity for irony, resilience, and resistance.

In spring 2020, the pandemic shuts down Calgary. Paula Savard's insurance adjusting firm struggles to survive. Shaken by her last encounter with murder, Paula vows to stay away from all suspicious death cases. After thieves break into a store and steal two bicycles, a psychic phones Detective Mike Vincelli and urges him to bring Paula onto the case to save someone's life. Mike offers Paula an opportunity-the new burglary claim. Paula scoffs at the psychic's prediction. She investigates the burglary, and slowly becomes aware of the psychic's hidden motive for wanting her involved. Evidence leads Paula to suspect the store is a front for illegal activities. She worries a child is at risk. A murder draws Paula in deeper. To save an innocent life, Paula abandons her plan to stay safe and she leaps into danger.

Bogen er et tilbagekig fra nutid til en aften i 1979.To klasser får lov til at holde en klassefest. Samtidig stikker fire uhyggelige fanger af fra et ellers flugtsikkert fængsel. Tre af de fire fanger kommer forbi skolen mens der er fest, og de beslutter at deltage i festen ...

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky.

When an old friend calls in a favor, Blake Brier has no choice but to accept.A runaway in over her head proves not what she seems. Brier must navigate UNCHARTED waters if he's to bring her back alive.The latest installment from USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan & former Detective Gregory Scott, Blake Brier returns in the thrilling sequel to Unleashed."A FIVE STAR story that grabs you immediately and you do not breathe until the book ends."When Blake Brier gets a call from FBI Special Agent Andrew Harrison asking for help, he's obligated to assist. Looking out for a family member in need whose daughter has run away, Harrison asks Brier if he can use his unofficial channels and unorthodox approach to bring this to resolution.Brier agrees, but after arriving quickly finds there's a lot more going on in the sleepy New England town. If he's not careful, he might end up among the missing.Lives hang in the balance as Brier's investigation guides him into uncharted territory. And if he's not careful, he may never find his way back.Uncharted pits Brier against a deadly adversary unlike any other he's faced.An epic adventure awaits with all the non-stop action, suspense and thrills of an L.T. Ryan and Gregory Scott collaboration.Fans of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne will be glued to the pages of the Blake Brier Thriller series.

Hope is the last thing ever lost...New from from Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author L.T. Ryan & Gregory Scott! Blake Brier returns in Contrail!After an unexpected turn of events puts the teams' plans on hold, Blake is consumed by one objective: bringing Haeli home.But when two worlds collide, Blake finds himself fighting for a cause bigger than himself while an innocent life hangs in the balance.How far will Blake go to set things right? And at what cost?One thing is for sure.. when the dust settles, nothing will be the same."A wonderfully engaging and wild ride!"The fifth installment in the Blake Brier thriller series, Contrail is chock-full of intrigue, adventure and surprises.

If you're going to take aim at Blake Brier, you better not miss.Returning to Rhode Island, Blake finds a Dear John letter and his house empty. Haeli is gone. Is it history repeating itself? Or is this something different?A search for answers about a past operation has come back to haunt her. Haeli finds she's in for more than she bargained for. Her past is on a collision course with her future. Will Blake be collateral damage?Caught in the crosshairs, Blake is forced into action. A heart-pounding race-against-all-odds thriller awaits."You'll hold your breath until the very last page."