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Winner of the 2020 Dashiell Hammett Award for Literary Excellence in Crime Writing Acclaimed author and "remarkably gifted storyteller" (The Charlotte Observer) David Joy returns with a fierce and tender tale of a father, an addict, a lawman, and the explosive events that come to unite them.When his addict son gets in deep with his dealer, it takes everything Raymond Mathis has to bail him out of trouble one last time. Frustrated by the slow pace and limitations of the law, Raymond decides to take matters into his own hands. After a workplace accident left him out of a job and in pain, Denny Rattler has spent years chasing his next high. He supports his habit through careful theft, following strict rules that keep him under the radar and out of jail. But when faced with opportunities too easy to resist, Denny makes two choices that change everything. For months, the DEA has been chasing the drug supply in the mountains to no avail, when a lead-just one word-sets one agent on a path to crack the case wide open…but he'll need help from the most unexpected quarter. As chance brings together these men from different sides of a relentless epidemic, each may come to find that his opportunity for redemption lies with the others.

Styrsö was such a beautiful and usually very peaceful place. Whoever set foot on the island would quickly fall in love; some would stay forever. That peace had been brutally disturbed by the police presence. Would people ever forget? Forgive?A successful PR executive living in Stockholm, Anna is in the middle of a major campaign when she receives the news that her father, seventy-two-year-old Lennart, has disappeared. She returns to her native Styrsö, where a painful search-and-rescue operation slowly turns into an investigation into Lennart's death. Now Anna and her estranged dad, Lennart's widower Tore, not only have to come to terms with their loss but must also face the possibility that there is a murderer on the island.Anna and the Lost Zorn is a story of perseverance and how even the most shattering events in our personal lives can evolve into the foundation of something stronger. It's a tale of love and second chances amid a family tragedy set on a small, idyllic island off the West Coast of Sweden.

Detective Kate Morgan isn't impressed with her latest case. A terrorized woman walks into the police station, with a message for Kate. Actually a message that drags Simon into the middle of it-no, make that front and center. A challenge has been issued, one that Kate is determined to solve, hopefully keeping Simon on the sidelines.Blindsided, Simon doesn't understand the message or the hate being directed his way. And the last thing he wants to do is revisit his past. Yet being in the middle of one of Kate's cases doesn't give him an option. If he can't get to the bottom of this, his life will be, once again, torn apart-all to appease a madman's new game.But the answer, ... when it comes, is closer to home than anyone realizes.

Juin 2003, une jeune femme est sauvagement mutilée et violée. Elle est laissée pour morte dans le garage de son domicile. Juin 2014, Chabanière, petit village des côteaux du Lyonnais est sous le choc et fait face à un nouveau drame. Le cadavre d'un enfant de la commune est découvert dans un pré. L'adjudant-chef Martin Bellamy et son coéquipier, l'adjudant Joseph Maurici de la Section de recherches de Lyon, sont en charge de l'enquête qui s'avère complexe. Malgré les minces indices en leur possession, ils vont mettre à jour un lien entre les deux affaires. Mais lequel ? Des personnages sombres et intrigants jalonnent les investigations des deux enquêteurs.Les apparences trompeuses, le mutisme ou encore le passé troublant de certains protagonistes de l'histoire vont-ils compromettre les avancées de cette enquête captivante ? C'est dans ce climat oppressant et inquiétant que Martin et Jo explorent méticuleusement et sans relâche, toutes les pistes exploitables afin de reconstituer ce puzzle macabre. Un sujet dérangeant, dont le lecteur ne sortira pas indemne !

Tout me désigne comme le coupable. Ne suis-je pas l¿assassin idéal¿? Ma parole a-t-elle une portée¿? Dans les yeux des enquêteurs, je perçois que ma vérité a le reflet du mensonge. Je m¿appelle Auguste. Je suis auteur. Mes romans sont devenus les jalons de ma vie. Après une union chaotique, j¿avais cru donner un nouvel élan porteur à ma vie. Hélas, le meurtre qui s¿est déroulé dans ma longère m¿a jeté au fond du puits de mes espérances. J¿ai perdu le sens du réel, même si une main généreuse est venue à mon secours. Après « Les larmes du désert » ou « L¿ombre de Marrakech », découvrez le dernier roman à suspens de Alain Maufinet dans la collection Magnitudes chez JDH Éditions.

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. The April 1932 issue contains stories by Frederick Nebel, Carroll John Daly, John Lawrence, and J. Allan Dunn, and includes appearances by series characters such as Cardigan and Vee "Crime Machine" Brown.

A hit and runA deserted country road.A parents worst nightmare.On a warm fall morning in Gardiner, Washington, Richard and Maggie celebrate happy couple Sam and Marcie's return. What happens next changes their lives forever. A hit and run driver on a deserted country road, and Richard and Maggie suffer a parents worst nightmare.Now a year later Maggie McCafferty struggles to put her life back together...hiding her pain with outrageous behavior and her own secret she's unwilling to share. Until her friends step in and her strong willed soon to be ex-husband sets out to bring Maggie home- the only way he knows. Just as Maggie begins to trust again, Dan McKenzie calls after disappearing for over a year. But now he's back. And instead of Richard coming clean with the truth of their involvement, Richard digs himself in deeper, with mounting debts, a partner who refuses to buy him out-secrets shared only with Dan. Until one night a mysterious 911 caller witnesses a fight and Richard shooting Dan. But when the police arrive at the deserted construction site the only evidence of a crime is a pool of blood, and a surveillance video.Under mounting pressure from the police Richard's arrested and interrogated-except fiery secretive Richard is adamant he was home all night. In this bizarre twist of fate, Sam, Marcie and Diane work against the clock and wonder how well they really know their evasive friend. With Maggie by his side, Richard stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Richard didn't do it, where is Dan? And who is the mysterious 911 caller?

Kane Kulpa is now the most influential criminal on the south side, which makes him one of the most influential criminals in the city. As Kane's competition works to consolidate power in the vacuum created by Tran Van Kahn's death, Detective Vincent Bayonne investigates the death of the mayor's son. The mayor's justice and Bayonne's goals appear to coincide, but in Central City, nothing's as simple as it seems. To keep the city from falling into chaos, Kane must acknowledge the truth about himself and Bayonne must support Kane, even as he struggles to accept the men he and Kane have become.

Go ahead. Shoot the messenger. See what happens. USA Today Bestselling Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child Reacher sent a messenger. They stopped him with two bullets. An unidentified man breaches all security and is executed by a skilled assassin on FBI Special Agent Kim Otto's doorstep. In his pockets she finds an advanced encrypted cell phone. Nothing else. Kim arranges to extract the body and removes it to a private morgue for secret autopsy. None of the man's biometrics match the databases. His identity remains concealed. With nothing else to go on, questions multiply. Kim absolutely needs to know. Who was this guy? Why was he trying to reach her? Who killed to stop him? What will they do next? As the bodies pile up, Kim's search leads her to Jack Reacher's former lover in Lee Child's Make Me. Michelle Chang knows Reacher well enough to be reliable, but Chang's explanations are cryptic. When Kim presses harder for intel, Chang bolts. The deadly investigation leads Kim from Detroit to Canada's treacherous Niagara Falls region where expert killers and powerful government agents are not bulletproof-but Jack Reacher is. Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including The Killing Floor, Never Go Back, and Better Off Dead. The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

1948. I tre år har politiefterforsker Villy Falk jagtet de danske SS-vagter, som slog hans svoger ihjel i kz-lejren, hvor de begge sad. Men da hævnens time endelig oprinder, får Villy Falk ansvaret for opklaringen af et bestialsk dobbeltmord på Peter Bangs Vej, hvor et ægtepar er fundet dræbt på tilsyneladende rituel vis. Sagen trækker spor dybt ned i den københavnske underverden og helt op i magtens højborg, og Villy Falk forstår pludselig, at han ikke er alene om at kæmpe med livet som indsats i en krig, som for længst er slut. Han må slås på flere fronter, både for at skelne sandhed fra løgn i den indædte magtkamp om fremtidens Danmark – og for at holde sammen på sin knuste familie og redde ægteskabet med sangerinden Anne.MANDEN FRA MØRKET er en vidt forgrenet spændingsroman om magt og ubodelig skyld, om hævn og dyb kærlighed og om fredens fatale konsekvenser. Det er beretningen om en mand, der er hjemsøgt af sin fortid og leder desperat efter sin fremtid.Romanen er første bind i Ole Christian Madsens dekade-serie inspireret af en dramatisk kriminalsag fra hvert årti. Andet bind i serien foregår i 1958.

Au retour d¿une mission très spéciale, Archie Larson, First Lieutenant, héros de l¿armée américaine retrouve sa jeune femme allongée dans l¿entrée de son appartement de Manhattan, le crâne défoncé par la balle d¿un révolver lui appartenant. Accusé de féminicide par Jo Griffing, le policier en charge de l¿enquête, Archie s¿enfuit chez son ami Spencer, un correspondant de guerre qüil découvre entre la vie et la mort, attaché au radiateur de sa cuisine, avec deux balles dans le ventre.La tueuse de Manhattan aurait-elle encore frappé ?Avec la suite de « La tueuse de Manhattan », Pierre Vaude, romancier et scénariste, vous replonge au c¿ur d¿une sombre histoire de vengeance. Un thriller palpitant à découvrir dans la collection Nouvelles Pages de JDH Éditions.

Some people can't start over.Some pasts you can't outrun.And when Rachel Hatch's past comes back to haunt her,The only thing she can do is what she does best.Fight.Rachel Hatch returns to Hawk's Landing after closing the chapter on her father's death. She wants nothing more than to reconnect with her family and to find a new sense of normal. But sometimes the gap between what you want and what you get is as wide as a canyon.A death on a neighboring reservation has Sheriff Dalton Savage and his small department working overtime to figure out the truth. Hatch tries to maintain her distance from the case.As the case investigation progresses, Hatch's past comes crashing back. To save the people who matter most in her life, Hatch must make the ultimate sacrifice.

Seeking answers to her father's death.Hatch finds herself in a small town outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico.Controlled by a vicious street gang.A family caught in the crossfire.Hatch sets out to make things right.The quaint town of Luna Vista, turns out to be anything but. A ruthless gang runs a section of the town. In searching for the truth about her father's past, she's pitted against a criminal network that exposes the town's dark secret. Hatch puts her life on the line to help a boy escape the clutches of the gang. Her act puts her in peril.She finds herself in a battle as treacherous as any she's faced before, against an enemy hellbent on stopping her. Danger lurks around every corner. Hatch 's code, a simple one, Help good people and punish those who hurt others, may prove more difficult a task as the forces against her mount. A whirlwind of threats converge like the unpredictable desert weather and threaten to crash down upon her.Not afraid of a good fight, Hatch prepares herself for her most difficult battle of her life.Downburst is designed with the dynamic pacing and story telling fans of Wall Street Journal bestselling authors L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea have become accustomed to. This sequel is filled with twists and turns, and the relentless pacing that will keep readers turning pages until the very last word.

A US Marshal is held hostage.An ex-convict on a missionHolds a small Alaskan town under siegeHatch looks to set things right,And must be careful not to get swept up in the After Shock.Rachel Hatch closes a major chapter in her life. A new one begins with an offer from an old friend. This offer puts Hatch at odds. The agency responsible for her father's murder and who nearly took her life in the mountains of Colorado is now offering her a job opportunity. Lives hang in the balance as Hatch sets out to honor her code. She quickly finds that things are not what they seem in the small town of Breakneck, Alaska. Hatch finds an ally in the most unlikely of places.An explosive new addition in the Rachel Hatch saga. Brace yourself for the Aftershock!

Seeking justice for her father's murder,Leads Hatch halfway across the world.A ruthless warlord stands in the way.Hatch is forced to take a stand.And it very well could be her last.On the trail of her father's killer, Hatch finds the path leads to a remote village in Africa. A vicious warlord controls the area in a stranglehold of violence. Hatch finds a fight she never sought, but one her personal code won't let her walk away from.Outnumbered and outgunned, Hatch is forced to hold nothing back if she ever hopes to get out alive.

Hatch sets out in relentless pursuitTo save the one that got away.She finds herself surrounded by a sea of enemies,And the price for keeping her promiseMight just cost Hatch her life.Don't miss the explosive sixth installment of the Rachel Hatch thriller series!Failure has never been an option for Rachel Hatch. A promise made to a teenage girl trapped by a powerful human trafficking ring must be kept.Hatch's search takes her deep into Mexico where the rules are different and the enemies are numerous. Finding the girl is only half of the problem. Getting her back home proves to be just as difficult, if not more so.With two rival cartels on the brink of war and Hatch caught in the middle, she must use everything in her arsenal to survive.

Starting over is never easy.For Hatch, nothing ever is.Seeking a connection to her past,Hatch crosses paths with a girl in need.And she'll risk everything to save her.In the most intense novel to date, ex-military police officer Rachel Hatch faces off with a criminal enterprise trafficking girls. Hatch can't look the other way and is called by her code of justice to seek resolution. With her back against the wall and innocent lives held in the balance, Hatch does what she does best and brings the fight to the enemy. Only this enemy is unlike any she's ever faced. And she'll have to walk through fire if she plans to come out alive.

The second, breath-taking crime novel in the acclaimed Lee Henry Oswald series. "Truly satisfying...Hunsicker's characters take on a life of their own and his action is amazing." Crimespree Magazine Dallas PI Lee Oswald is busy working for a preacher, looking for a stolen file, when he agrees to help a state senator who is being threatened - if the politician doesn't change his vote on a controversial environmental bill, his family will be killed, one by one, until he does. The two cases violently converge, making Oswald both a target for killers and wanted by the police for a murder he didn't commit. The only way out is to confront a dark secret from his past that could destroy him. "Complex, interesting characters [and] relentless narrative drive. Compelling reading." Booklist "Hunsicker is a slick, smooth writer and Oswald is a great noir character." Omaha World Herald "Hunsicker provides solid characterizations and great descriptions. You can almost feel the sweat off of the brows or see the drops of blood as they splatter." Lansing State Journal "Hunsicker has a wonderfully ironic sense of Dallas society and an even funnier take on those pretensions." The Dallas Morning News "Lee Henry Oswald should earn Dallas a colored pushpin on the wisecracking-gumshoe map." Texas Monthly

Boston might be white with snow, but there's nothing but a winter's darkness for Shane Cleary, a former cop, veteran, and reluctant PI. There's an international war within the mafia over drugs, and he has been asked to find the nephew of the local crime boss. When federal agencies descend on the city and order the police department to stand down on a homicide, the BPD reaches out to Shane for answers.Shane's past in Vietnam comes to haunt him when the corpse of a veteran is found on Boston Common, frozen to death in front of the State House. Then, a former army buddy comes to town looking for justice. His presence endangers all that Shane holds dear.Shane must come to terms with a side of himself he thought he had left behind. The mounting body count and circumstances compel him to play a game of Liar's Dice. Can he deceive and detect deception around him? Protect those he loves, while he solves the cases?