Hårdkogte krimier, krimi noir

Slovenian-American Jericho Paich finds himself under arrest by snarling Cleveland police cop Keenan Mayo and forced to be a non-paid confidential informant, setting up friends and strangers to be hauled in for illegal drug use. He turns for help to his mother's live-in lover, ex-marine officer Laird Janiver. The two have never gotten along, but Jerry has nowhere else to turn. Janiver, a studious African American major who recalls how to kill, decides to help. That brings the two men into contact with a cruelly efficient albino drug lord, the suicidal memory of a lovely young college girl at OSU, and a beautiful woman with what might be a very dangerous past.

When Dick Moonlight PI is instructed by Homicide Detective Nick Miller at the Albany Police Department to investigate the double homicide of a pair of married lawyers up in Saratoga Springs during the thoroughbred racing season, he finds himself in the middle of a killing spree that just might get him and his sidekick, Fat Elvis, killed too. From New York Times and USA Today Thriller Award winning author Vincent Zandri.

'In Detective Eddie Giral, Chris Lloyd has created a flawed hero not just for occupied Paris, but for our own times, too' KATHERINE STANSFIELDParis, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his job as a policeman with his new role enforcing a regime he cannot believe in but must work under. He's sacrificed so much in order to survive in this new world, but the past is not so easily forgotten. When an old friend and an old flame reappear, begging for his help, Eddie must decide how far he will go to help those he loves. He can remain a good man and do nothing, or risk it all in a desperate act of resistance...Praise for Chris Lloyd and Detective Eddie Giral:'Terrific' SUNDAY TIMES'A gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation' ANDREW TAYLOR'A thoughtful, haunting thriller' MICK HERRON'Sharp and compelling' THE SUN

The discovery of human bones on the idyllic shores of Echo Lake forces Detective Jake Cashen to expose long buried truths.Worthington County's coldest case heats up when ground-breaking on a new luxury subdivision comes with a grisly surprise. In full view of the media and half the town, a local politician uncovers the remains of a young girl, gone missing for decades.The victim's bones speak from the grave, telling a horrifying tale of her last moments on earth. Her death was no accident. She did not die peacefully. And she had a secret not even those closest to her knew. But was it worth killing for?Jake zones in on a prime suspect with ties to a woman he cares about. Revealing the truth will destroy her. The case becomes personal and those in power think Jake should step aside. Are they right? Or is a conspiracy brewing that could allow a murderer to go free?Bones of Echo Lake is the electrifying third book in the Detective Jake Cashen thriller series. A former police detective, author Declan James brings you authentic crime fiction that will keep you on the edge of your seat with twists you'll never see coming. Perfect for fans of Connelly, Box, Dugoni and Baldacci.

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. The fifth issue contains stories by Oscar Schisgall, Frederick Nebel, Carroll John Daly, Edward Parrish Ware, and J. Allan Dunn, and includes appearances by series character such as Cardigan, Tug Norton, and Vee "Crime Machine" Brown.

Shock was launched in 1948 by Popular Publications as a companion magazine to its primary detective pulps, Dime Detective and Black Mask, concentrating on weird-mystery stories. The first issue contains stories by Frederick C. Davis, John D. MacDonald, Robert Turner, D.L. Champion, and Bruno Fischer.

New Crimeucopians Aran Myracle, Alexei J. Slater, Gerald Elias, Terry Wijesuriya, Issy Jinarmo, Larry Lefkowitz, and Vinnie Hansen smoothly rub literary shoulders with a fine collection of familiar Crimeucopia old hands: Bob Ritchie, Michele Bazan Reed, Nikki Knight, N. M. Cedeño, Wendy Harrison, Andrew Darlington, Madeleine McDonald, Joan Leotta, H. E. Vogl and Jesse Aaron.All 17 tell tales that will make you realise there's always going to be One More Thing To Worry About....And, for those who might be interested, the 'origin' of this anthology's title comes from an old cassette tape recorded off the coast of Florida, back in 1986. The newsreader closed with:"And one more thing to worry about - Bubonic Plague. It appears that a West Texas hunter contracted the disease from an infected rabbit he shot and ate..." Back then everything was so much simpler...As with all of these anthologies, we hope you'll find something that you immediately like, as well as something that takes you out of your comfort zone - and puts you into a completely new one. In other words, in the spirit of the Murderous Ink Press motto: You never know what you like until you read it.

SMALL TOWNS CONTAIN BIG SECRETSA vicious serial killer roams the Irish Midlands-his sight always set on the next victim.A successful businessman finds the perfect recipe for getting away with murder.No bodies, no evidence.No evidence, no suspect.High art and low morals collide when graduate Sharona Walters discovers a multi-million-euro art scam. She delves in, unwittingly putting herself on a direct trajectory with danger as the killer accelerates his murder spree.When Sharona gets drawn into the killer's orbit, she peels away his public persona and exposes the psychopath underneath.Suddenly, the small town has no hiding place...¿¿¿¿¿'A fast-paced narrative, with a serial killer stalking the pages right from the start.'Leigh Russell, creator of Geraldine Steel¿¿¿¿¿'A thrilling story with many different threads that made it feel like the pages were almost turning themselves! Such a gripping tale.I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the book. Be it the art side, or the murdering. Everything interlocked, creating a gripping, immersive, entertaining and, oh, so addictive read.'Beyond the Book

La sueur, la douleur physique, le découragement, représentaient le quotidien des ces sportifs venus défendre un drapeau et entendre l'hymne national sur un podium. Lorsqu'un des leurs manqua à l'appel, la rivalité décupla. Un concurrent de moins présageait une victoire. Etre le vainqueur franchissant la ligne d'arrivée. Décrocher la médaille d'or.

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through Motor City at heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turnCraig Henderson screeches onto the scene with this fast-paced debut starring ex-rally driver Spencer Burnham. Having moved his family from England to Detroit and opened a foreign car dealership, Spencer’s life was derailed by the death of his beloved wife. Now disconnected from his young daughter and losing control of the cocktail of drugs and alcohol that gets him through the day, he only just keeps Child Protective Services at bay while his business teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.Then he has a seemingly chance encounter with a charismatic but lethal gangster, Dominic McGrath. Feeling the squeeze from informants, the rise of tech surveillance, and a hotshot detective who’s made busting him a personal crusade, McGrath’s been planning a last heist that would allow a comfortable retirement, provided he can find a very special type of driver—one who’s capable, trustworthy . . . and naïve. Spencer quickly proves himself behind the wheel, with his innate sense of timing and precise, high-speed maneuvers. And McGrath even pays cash, lots of it. But it comes at a price; Spencer finds himself playing in an arena where rookies don’t last long. Wising up to the ruthlessness behind McGrath’s charming façade, he tries to break free, but McGrath has too much invested to allow him to leave.As the city swelters in a heat wave, the two men apply their considerable talents to besting each other, while mistakenly assuming they have only each other to beat.

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. The third issue contains stories by Madeleine Sharps Buchanan, Frederick Nebel, Carroll John Daly, and Oscar Schisgall, and includes another appearance by Nebel's long-running series character, Cardigan as well as Carroll John Daly's character, Vee "Crime Machine" Brown.

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. The fourth issue contains stories by T.T. Flynn, Frederick Nebel, Carroll John Daly, Edward Parrish Ware, and J. Allan Dunn, and includes an additional appearance by Nebel's character, Cardigan as well as by Carroll John Daly's Vee "Crime Machine" Brown.

Zwei rätselhafte Tode und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit …Der atemberaubend fesselnde Kriminalthriller zum Mitfiebern!Regel Nummer 1: Sprich mit keinem Fremden.Regel Nummer 2: Folge niemals einem Fremden.Regel Nummer 3: Geh nie, unter gar keinen Umständen, in das Auto oder das Haus eines Fremden.Wenn du diese Regeln befolgst, wird dir nichts passieren.Das dachte Jakob zumindest, denn schließlich hatte er diese Regeln von seiner Mutter gelernt und ihr fest versprochen, sich daran zu halten. Doch schon bald muss er lernen, dass keine Regel der Welt ihn vor dem Bösen retten kann …Zwanzig Jahre später verbrennt sich auf offener Straße ein Familienvater bei lebendigem Leib.Alles deutet auf Selbstmord hin, doch in seinem Portemonnaie wird eine über fünfzehn Jahre alte Visitenkarte von Polizist Theo Weiland gefunden. Auf der Rückseite ist ein einziges Wort notiert: „Hilfe". Weiland ahnt, dass an dem Fall nichts so offensichtlich ist, wie es scheint. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt …Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Wer Erbarmen von Jussi Adler-Olsen gelesen hat, muss hier zugreifen."„Das war Nervenkitzel pur!"„Der Krimi war so fesselnd, ich konnte ihn gar nicht mehr aus der Hand legen."

In every police officer's career, sides must be taken, and sometimes, there are no winners.Payden Beck's town was in ruins, with a police force on the take and crime rampant, but now he has a new partner, Lisa Reid, and crime rates in his town are dropping, along with more than a few criminal bodies. All's well in Payden's world, who opts to look the other way.But when a fellow detective is counted among the dead, Payden must face truths about himself and Lisa to stop the slaughter, all the while keeping their budding partnership alive.At what price does his town's safety come? And who deserves to pay it? Sacrifice is part of the job. The trick is being able to live with what you lose.EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the fourth novel in the multiple-award-winning "Payden Beck Crime Thriller" series, from the same author who brought you such greats as fiX, Home, and Missing Pieces. And be sure to check out the previous books in this series: 10-30, Dormir, and Bad.

"Dystopisch." "Packend." "Unerwartet."In der Zukunft. Ein beißender Brandgeruch liegt über New Berlin. Rauch verdunkelt die Sonne. Seit nunmehr zwanzig Jahren befindet sich die Stadt im Belagerungszustand. Bis auf das Zentrum hat der Feind alles unter seine Kontrolle gebracht. Mit repressiven Maßnahmen werden die Eingeschlossenen von der Militärregierung auf Kurs gehalten. Kopfgeldjäger spüren Überläufer und Spione auf. Einer der besten von ihnen ist Max Hofstetter. Von seiner Chefin Charlotte Fleming erhält Hofstetter den Auftrag, den Mörder eines hohen Regierungsbeamten zur Strecke zu bringen. Auf seiner Jagd dringt Hofstetter bis in die Verbotene Zone am Fernsehturm vor. Als er auf das streng gehütete Geheimnis des Regimes stößt, das alles, was er zu wissen glaubt, auf den Kopf stellt, wird aus dem Jäger ein Gejagter.Ein Sci-Fi-Thriller.

"Han løftede op i et skræppeblad. Et par øjne i et ansigt, der var plettet af mudder, så op mod ham. Men der var noget sært ved øjnene. De var tomme med et stirrende blik, der nærmest kiggede gennem ham. Det var en kvinde, der lå helt stille."Da en kvinde bliver fundet dræbt tæt ved Utterslev Mose, vækker det uhyggelige minder for drabsefterforsker Felix Jørgensen. Morderen har efterladt samme makabre signatur som den seriemorder, det aldrig lykkedes ham at finde.Den samme morder var lige ved at slå hans kollega Kathrine Nymark ihjel, og hun er stadig præget af det sadistiske overfald. Alligevel beslutter hun sig for at arbejde sammen med Felix for at stoppe den bestialske morder i at myrde flere kvinder.Som efterforskningen skrider frem, går det op for makkerparret, at morderen ikke har glemt Kathrine og kun er blevet mere snu og skruppelløs med tiden.Lotte Petri debuterede i 2009 med krimien Den 5. plage, som blev nomineret til Danske Banks Debutantpris. I den anmelderroste serie om Selma Eliassen er senere udgivet tre bøger. I starten af 2017 udkom Djævelens værk, som er hendes første bog med knogleekspert Josefine Jespersen i hovedrollen.

Stray Bullets is a scattershot of short stories and flash fiction from 'The King Of Brit Grit' Paul D. Brazill.In this short, sharp collection, you will stumble into hit men, gangsters, corrupt cops, drunks, punks, petty thieves, and all manner of lowlife criminals. The stories in Stray Bullets are vivid and violent slices of Brit Grit and noir, full of gaudy characters and dialogue sharp enough to cut your throat.Stray Bullets is a violent and blackly comic look at life seen through a dirty shot glass darkly.

There's different kinds of fire...William Randolph Packard Hearse... Dutch has his hand in at least two, maybe three kinds of fires. He's investigating the mysterious house-fire that left Fisher Pulaski in the city morgue without a single burn on him. Then there's the unknown man found burned to a crisp in a car on a desolate road. Nicknamed Bernie by the townspeople, word is he might have been with the mob. Then again, he might have been a cop.Dutch is also hired to capture an escapee from an area mental hospital, a man he knows all too well. Along the way, he decides to pull into Fast Mike's and trade his pickup truck for a Packard hearse. His friendship with Slant Face Sanders breaks down and may be irreparable, but his side hustle taxiing people around town in the hearse, christened William Randolph Packard Hearse, soon starts to pay dividends. He may be driving a glamor girl across nighttime Fort Worth, but it's Ruthie Nell that his heart burns for. And that may prove to be the most dangerous kind of fire of them all.

Disgraced prosecutor and disabled Army veteran Grace Locke is one misstep away from losing her law license for good. Fresh out of jail, living in a Fort Lauderdale no-tell-motel, and eating ramen, Grace has no option but to turn to the dark side, defending the types of criminals she used to relish locking up. With few options to salvage her career, Grace schemes to defend a trust-fund teen accused of capital murder to pay the bills. But her plan has two flaws. One-Grace believes accused equals guilty. Two-the accused is the daughter of the beauty queen who stole Grace's husband. To make matters worse, Grace discovers irrefutable evidence of her client's innocence. In a race to find the real killer, Grace plunges deep inside Florida's illegal pill mill trade where nothing and no one is what they seem. Will it be too late for Grace to save her young client from the death chamber and herself from ruin?

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. This premiere issue contains stories by Frederick Nebel and Erle Stanley Gardner, and the first appearance of Nebel's long-running series character, Cardigan.

Dime Detective magazine was the flagship detective pulp in the Popular Publications stable, running for almost 300 issues over twenty years. The second issue contains stories by T.T. Flynn, Maxwell Hawkins, J. Allan Dunn, Frederick Nebel, and Erle Stanley Gardner, and includes another appearance by Nebel's long-running series character, Cardigan.

2011: Arne Juul, indehaver af en gammel marskandiserforretning, skydes ned i sin butik med en tysk pistol fra 2. verdenskrig. Våbnet spores til den kriminelle misbruger Hugo Morling, der tilstår drabet og dømmes til forvaring. Sagen lukkes. 2014: En uidentificeret mand er skudt i en krigsbunker på Skallingen. Alt han har på sig, er tre stykker krøllet papir. Kuglen i hans hoved er identisk med projektilet fra Hugo Morlings antikke Luger, der er forseglet som bevismateriale på Politigården. Politiassistent Maya Winther forbinder sagerne med hinanden, og da en amerikansk kvinde findes skuddræbt med endnu et sjældent, tysk projek-til ti meter fra Hugo Morlings stue på Retspsykiatrisk Afdeling, ser det ud til, at en krigsinteresseret seriemorder er på spil i Danmark. Ved Hugo Morling mere end han siger? Hvad betyder de mystiske symboler, der er tatoveret bag de dræbtes ører? Og kan Maya endnu engang samarbejde med den karismatiske FBI-agent Jack DeLuca – også når -hendes karriere står på spil? Ulveland er anden del af serien om politiassistent Maya Winther.

Winston, New York--a nice town, a quiet town. Sure, there's corruption, but the streets are clean, everything works, and everyone has what they need. It's a delicate balance, all held together by private investigator Tim Smith, The Operator. Until it isn't. That's when the killing starts.

A cold case. A hot gun. A charismatic convict with a story-if he can live long enough to tell it.When Rudy Prada is pulled over for a traffic violation and a gun is found beneath the seat of his car, he risks his freedom-and even his life-by breaking the code of the streets and talking to the cops. And not just any "cops," but the one who sent him to prison twice and shot him once in the process: L.A. Sheriff's Homicide Detective Josefina Sanchez. Josie and her partner Dickie Jones are already up to their holsters in unsolved murders when Prada is found with a gun. Josie is more than happy to send him back to the joint, but he convinces her that he's innocent and that he has changed his life, leaving crime and gangs and his addiction to drugs and alcohol behind him.But when the gun is found to have been used to murder an L.A. city councilman, all bets are off for the convict. Prada has no choice but to run, but it isn't only the cops who are searching for him-someone else wants him dead.The Program is book 7 in the highly acclaimed, best-selling, and award-winning Dickie Floyd Detective series. If you enjoy realistic police procedurals and unpredictable plot twists, you'll love Danny R. Smith's riveting crime novels.***"Nothing less than brilliant storytelling!" - Frederick Douglass Reynolds, award-winning author of Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man's Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement"Another outstanding work from the author of the Dickie Floyd novels." - Kay Reeves"Danny R. Smith has woven the ideal story once again, filled with characters who jump off the page and into your heart. Outstanding. Very Highly Recommended." - Michele Kapugi"Smith outdid himself! His in-depth development of Josie in this episode of the franchise really made this book enjoyable." - Jeff Schauer"One of those books you can't wait to finish and makes you angry when you're done." - Dennis Slocumb"Best book I've read in the past several years." - Bud Johnson"Few writers can take you into the minds of police and criminals. None do so as well as Danny R. Smith." - Phil Jonas

Half of DC Police Detective Ezra Simeon's face is immobilized from a persistent case of Bell's Palsy-he must drink through a straw and eat carefully to avoid chewing through his own cheek. He has been detailed from robbery to the cold case squad while he heals. "How odd to dream with one eye open, like having one foot in reality," Sim muses in the dark, bluesy vein that is typical of his Chandler-esque narration. "That's what makes dreaming dangerous and why I moved my gun farther from the bed." Detective Simeon's half-frozen world begins to heat up when a friend from his Academy days drops dead of a heart attack, and Sim is tapped to replace him, detailed now to homicide, where he inherits the high-profile case of a murdered escort he alone thinks may be the victim of a serial killer. Praise for A DETAILED MAN: "A relentless tour of DCs most crime-ridden streets, with many beautifully written surprises, and darker than the deepest noir." -Madison Smartt Bell

Après le fiasco de son expérience en Sicile, Marina rentre à Little Italy, bien décidée cependant à accroître son influence dans les milieux mafieux. Mais le mode du crime demeure implacable, et c'est tout le clan Rezzano, touché en plein coeur, qui va bientôt en faire les frais.De son côté, démasqué, sans réseau ni appuis, Wade survit tant bien que mal, et cherche en vain à fuir son passé. Mais quel avenir peut-il y avoir pour un ancien tueur professionnel traqué par les autorités ?Alors, quand les chemins des deux anciens amants se croisent, des étincelles fusent. Les intérêts communs suffiront-ils à consolider une alliance ? Plus que jamais, il faudra se méfier, négocier, enquêter, et surtout ne pas oublier que personne n'est à l'abri de devenir une cible...