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Someone is watching... No one is safe.

A vigilante is on the loose, dishing out their kind of justice...

Someone has a secret. A secret worth killing for...

Catch the train if you dare...

A killer is playing deadly games with local students... and the only prize is murder.

Scream all you want, no one can hear you....

An uninvited guest... a deadly secret... and a terrible crime.

The game is over... there's nowhere to hide.

Nothing remains buried forever...

Wyoming private detective Reese Golden and Meadowlark Valley police detective Jeremy Savage investigate the disappearance of a local rancher's daughter, along with the brutal murder of her friend.

When the bones of a woman are dug up on a beach in Dorset whose are they? How do they connect with Nessa Halloran's present life as memories of her English post-war childhood emerge to haunt her?

As part-time Tinker’s Cove reporter Lucy Stone says oui to her daughter’s surprise wedding invitation in France, she must also make a different kind of vow—to catch a killer!When Lucy Stone arrives at a sprawling French chateau with the whole family, it should be the trip of a lifetime—especially because she’s about to watch her oldest daughter marry the man of her dreams. But while navigating the vast countryside estate owned by her impenetrably wealthy in-laws-to-be, the jet-lagged mother of the bride has a creeping feeling that Elizabeth’s fairytale nuptials to Jean-Luc Schoen-Rene are destined to become a nightmare . . .Her maternal instincts are validated the moment a body is pulled from a centuries-old moat on the property. A young woman has dropped dead under mysterious circumstances—possibly at the hands of someone at the chateau—and unflattering rumors about the Schoen-Rene line and their inner circle flow like champagne. With tensions building, personalities clashing, and real dangers emerging at the chateau, Lucy will have to locate the culprit among a list of worldly jilted lovers and potential criminal masterminds, or Elizabeth’s trip down the aisle could end in tragedy . . .

It's 1999. The cemeteries are cold. Heavy metal is wild.¿¿A detective with a deadly secret...A devilish album of hypnotizing satanic chants...A cloaked woman with hair like fire and eyes like ice...A house with a demonic hold...The burned remains of a woman are found hanging from a wooden stake near an old cemetery. Satanic symbols are branded into her flesh. Recovering from a heavy metal high after a Rob Zombie concert, Detective Stella Mahoney is thrust into the case she's dreamed of. The symbols lead her to the Devil's Track. The devilish chants entrance her, pulling her to murderous acts. Sightings of a cloaked woman with fire-red hair and ice-blue eyes plunge her into a hunt.Viviana followed the lead of her sister, Damaris, across the country, fleeing from a fire that turned their house and their parents into blackened carcasses. When they arrived at their aunt's dwelling on the edge of a forest, an evil within sent chills down Viviana's spine. She wonders if their father had been justified in banning their aunt from their family, the Coven Celeste. The house has a demonic hold over her sister. A cycle of purging begins. Viviana is torn between spiritual enlightenment and loyalty to her increasingly infernal sister.Will Det. Mahoney prevent another victim from burning alive? Will Viviana be consumed by hellish evil?

While investigating the murder of her longtime hairdresser, amateur sleuth Patricia Falcon stumbles into a crisis of epic proportions. Her city has been infiltrated and the roots go years deep. It feels like every case she's worked has been leading to this one. Because she's the only one who sees the connection and the danger.Can Patricia and her team quickly gather enough evidence to convince the FBI to take decisive action before all of Savannah falls to its knees and, perhaps, takes the rest of the nation with it?Savannah Dragon is a complex, fast-moving suspense that will capture your attention and hold you captive to the very end.

It's the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.After a very dramatic Best Biscuit Catcher competition, Fiona, Sue and Daisy, from the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, come across a shocking scene.The dog show's vet is performing CPR on a woman. The ladies rush over, but it's too late.Back at the shop, the ladies are shocked to learn that the poor woman was murdered. Someone injected Sylvia Steadman with something very nasty indeed.Then our silver sleuths uncover that Sylvia was the owner of ex-Crufts-winner Charlie. She must have had lots of very jealous competitors . . .There's barely time for elevenses. The charity shop detectives must roll up their sleeves - they have a killer to catch.Fans of The Thursday Murder Club, Janice Hallett, Simon Brett, Ian Moore and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett will adore this exciting new talent in cozy crime.

Den 67-årige mangemillionær Guy Brouard bliver fundet død på en strand på den engelske kanalø Guernsey, kvalt af en mærkelig talisman. Han har i nogle år levet alene med sin søster, men har flere ægteskaber og børn bag sig.Det amerikanske søskendepar China og Cherokee River har fået til opgave at transportere nogle vigtige tegninger fra Californien til Guernsey og ankommer til den engelske kanalø få dage før mordet. Det der blot skulle have været en fredelig tur over Atlanten, tager pludselig en helt anden drejning, da China bliver arresteret for mordet på Guy Brouard.Cherokee opsøger Chinas ungdomsveninde, fotografen Deborah St. James og hendes mand Simon, og beder om deres hjælp. Da Guy Brouards testamente læses op, viser det sig, at han har gjort sine nærmeste arveløse, flyttet noget af sin formue til udlandet og testamenteret en stor sum penge til den fattige dreng Paul Fielder. Deborah og Simon erfarer snart, at adskillige mennesker på Guernsey har haft grund til at ønske Guy Brouard død: hans tidligere hustruer, hans forretningsforbindelser, hans elskerinde og Paul Fielder.I deres søgen efter morderen får Deborah og Simon et indblik i øens dystre historie under Anden Verdenskrig og en uhyggelig indsigt i nogle af øboernes lidelser.Elizabeth George (f. 1949) er en amerikansk krimiforfatter. De fleste af hendes romaner udspiller sig i Storbritannien, og hun er særlig kendt for krimiserien om Thomas Lynley og Barbara Havers fra Scotland Yard. George debuterede som forfatter i 1988 med "En fars begær", som indbragte hende en Agatha Award. Hendes bøger er oversat til flere sprog.

Barbara Havers er taget på rekreation i Balford-le-Nez, en søvnig badeby på Sydenglands kyst. Da Haytham Querashi, et medlem af byens lille men hurtigt voksende pakistanske befolkning, bliver fundet død på stranden, vågner det lille samfund. Det viser sig hurtigt, at ikke ret meget er, som det syner på overfladen. Det bliver en af de hårdeste sager Havers har været på, for hun skal ikke kun undersøge en morders sind men også sag, som ligger foruroligende tæt på hendes eget hjerte. Mens spændingen og temperaturen i den hedebølge, som har ramt landet, stiger, må Havers tage kampen op med lokale politiske konflikter, betændte familieforhold og spændte racekonflikter. "Skinnet bedrager" har kommisær Lynleys assistent Barbara Havers i hovedrollen. Inspector Lynley-serien er den amerikanske krimistjerne Elisabeth Georges mest kendte bøger. Sammen med sin klodsede og irriterende, men glimtvis geniale assistent, Barbara Havers, opklarer den aristokratiske kriminalkommissær, Thomas Lynley, mordsager i London. De første 11 bind i serien blev filmatiseret af BBC i perioden 2001-2007.Elizabeth George (f. 1949) er en amerikansk krimiforfatter. De fleste af hendes romaner udspiller sig i Storbritannien, og hun er særlig kendt for krimiserien om Thomas Lynley og Barbara Havers fra Scotland Yard. George debuterede som forfatter i 1988 med "En fars begær", som indbragte hende en Agatha Award. Hendes bøger er oversat til flere sprog.

"With the houses of Arborville, New Jersey, decked out in festively frightening decorations, it's easy to mistake a real dead body for a fake. But Pamela and Bettina are alerted by the screams of teenage trick-or-treaters to the corpse next door. Their neighbor Adrienne's sister, visiting from New York City, is slumped on the porch, fatally stabbed. And with countless people traipsing around in costume, the killer might be as elusive as an apple in a bucket of water. The victim was a charismatic college professor and fierce feminist, and soon the women are infiltrating her social and academic circles to collect clues. But some scandalous local gossip also suggests that Adrienne, not her sister, might have been the target. Now, Pamela and Bettina will need all their creative skills to solve this ghoulish crime..."--

"It takes a lot for Salem locals to get excited about their historic Massachusetts town being known as 'the witch city.' But when a major studio arrives to shoot a witchcraft-themed movie, folks go Hollywood. For WICH-TV'S program director and chief documentary-maker, Lee Barrett, however, the project may come complete with a real-life death scene"--

Not goodbye, Auntie. Just 'til next time.A little girl is missing. Homicide Detective Sergeant Liz Moorland has seen this before. Another child, eighteen years ago. Same colour hair and eyes. Same sweet smile. The same park. They never found her.Liz has a connection to both disappearances and is convinced they are linked. But if she's to find this child then she has to keep her head. And with the chance of being removed from the most important case of her life, Liz can't make a mistake.All signs point to a serial kidnapper but when the abductor calls, he'll only deal with Liz. Is this a cruel coincidence or a well-laid trap, planned for decades?Haunted by the last words of her niece, Liz makes a promise to both girls.She'll do whatever it takes to bring them home. Even if it means risking her career. And her life.

Kriminalhauptkommissarin Ewa Kuschka aus Essen würde zurzeit keinen Beliebtheitswettbewerb gewinnen. Sie untersucht einen schweren Stromunfall in einer Adventurespiele-Firma, deren neues Level RUHRTOPIA viel Geld in die Kassen spült. Dann wird ein Toter mit einer Kopfverletzung aufgefunden.Im Lauf der Ermittlung bringt Ewa sich immer mehr ins Abseits. Zunehmend stellt sie sich Fragen, die weg von dem Fall zu führen scheinen.Woher kam das Wasser, in dem der Mann mit der Kopfverletzung ertrunken ist, und wohin ist es wieder verschwunden?Wieso überhaupt so viel Wasser in dieser lang anhaltenden Dürreperiode?Warum verenden plötzlich so viele Tiere?Und was hat das mit dem Abstellen der Pumpen und der Flutung der Bergwerke im Ruhrgebiet zu tun?Dabei erhält sie Unterstützung von unerwarteter Seite.Von Ursula SternbergAutorin des Fracking-Thrillers RUHRBEBEN

In the space between what you can see, and what you believe.Uncle Roscoe's sudden death is believed to be an accident, so what is Aunt Alice hiding? With holes appearing in her story, and her behaviour going from odd to bizarre, it isn't just the police who are growing suspicious. Is she protecting someone, or does she have a guilty conscience?When the family try to help their favourite aunt, they're accused of covering up for her. Now that detective is closing in. And where is Ceefer? Hettie's at wits' end. To top it off, the Bowls Club is delaying her request for more land for her club, but if she can't uncover the truth behind Uncle Roscoe's death, she'll be visiting Aunt Alice behind bars. And a trillion new croquet courts won't compensate for that.

An inheritance of villainy. Masterful forgeries of art. An unusually handsome inspector. Pomona Moriarty must unravel it all to prevent a crime that could rock the world. Pomona Moriarty, the artistic, quirky, half-American daughter of the notorious Professor James Moriarty, finds herself on the trail of clues, puzzle pieces, and artwork that taxes her mind and creativity to the limit. Her journey exposes her to danger at every turn throughout Victorian England as old confederates of her father attempt to steal her inheritance. Can Pomona utilize her knowledge of art to unravel the mystery and prevent her father's last, most dastardly crime being committed from beyond his watery grave? With her faithful lady's maid and the distractingly fascinating Inspector Liam Lestrade to aid her through her worst scrapes, Pomona doggedly pursues each clue to complete the puzzle and prevent her father from executing his final, most vicious deed.

Penelope Sutherland and her Red Carpet Catering Crew have landed in sunny California for their latest gig, a blockbuster action movie starring Sebastian Beauregard, the hottest new actor out of Australia. Movie industry buzz and the studio boss, Calvin Pope, a seasoned producer who's seen it all, say he's about to be the next big breakout star. When a stunt gone wrong endangers the lives of everyone on the set, Penelope wonders if it was really an accident or if someone was trying to snuff out that bright star. When Calvin's wife goes missing in the middle of the night after a violent altercation with Calvin, Penelope sets out to uncover a killer, who might be hiding in plain sight.