Próximamente

Eine junge Frau liegt tot am Strand von Markgrafenheide. Schnell ist klar, das war kein Badeunfall. Doch wer hatte Interesse daran, die angehende Influencerin umzubringen? Ein weiteres Tötungsdelikt so kurz nach dem Fischbrötchenmord unweit von Warnemünde setzt Kriminaloberkommissar Sören Fries unter Druck, schließlich sind Morde schlecht für den Tourismus. Verdächtige müssen her! Die ersten sind auch schnell gefunden, doch nach und nach scheinen alle Spuren im Sand zu verlaufen. Was übersieht der Ermittler? Auch privat läuft es für Fries nicht optimal.

Das gab es in Warnemünde auch noch nicht. Ein Mord direkt vor der Kirche. Zunächst sieht alles nach der Arbeit eines Profikillers aus. Aber was macht das Fischbrötchen im Mund des Opfers?Kriminaloberkommissar Sören Fries, gerade erst wieder nach Rostock zurückgezogen, wird der Fall übertragen. Er ermittelt in alle Richtungen. Wurde Andreas Ricker von einem geprellten Geschäftspartner ums Leben gebracht? Oder spielt seine Vergangenheit im Hamburger Rotlichtmilieu eine Rolle? Ausgerechnet der Sohn des Rostocker Polizeipräsidenten wird Fries als Partner an die Seite gestellt.

Vanetta (Vinnie) Taylor isn’t a cop anymore. Once a decorated detective, after 25 years in law enforcement, Vinnie left her job in a blaze of scandal—working undercover to bust a sex trafficking ring in her own Homicide Unit. Nearly beaten to death by her former colleagues to prevent her testimony from crossing the thin blue line, she’s found peace in the small town of Wills Harbor, Maryland. Or so she thought.

Es ist kurz vor Weihnachten in Oxford und Detective Inspector Bridget Hart genießt einen seltenen freien Tag auf dem Oxforder Weihnachtsmarkt. Eine Geistertour scheint eine lustige Art, den Abend ausklingen zu lassen. Bis ein brutaler Mord dem Abend ein tragisches Ende setzt. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen Arbeit und familiären Verpflichtungen über die Feiertage, entdeckt Bridget bald, dass der Geist der vergangenen Weihnacht in die Gegenwart eindringt–mit fatalen Folgen.

Grausame Morde auf Istrien: Eine junge Ermittlerin kommt an ihre Grenzen. Schuldig ist nicht nur der Täter, sondern auch der, der den Unschuldigen zum Täter macht. Als in der Provinz Istrien, inmitten des kroatischen Hinterlandes, die Leiches eines jungen Mannes gefunden wird, steht die junge Kommissarin Ana Novak vor ihrem ersten Kriminalfall: Der nackte Tote ist blutüberströmt, die Beine von sich gespreizt, das Herz durchbohrt.

Bonnie Hunter is done with creeps who treat their families like possessions. Sidelined and angry after a domestic violence call-out went horribly wrong, the detective finds herself seconded to a team tasked with finding a missing young woman. According to her husband, Juliet Keller went to the grocery store and never returned. The husband demands action, but his violent outbursts and controlling behaviour have Bonnie’s family-violence radar on high alert. Convinced he’s responsible for Juliet’s disappearance, Bonnie is single-minded in her mission to disprove his story.

When San Remo County Acting Sheriff Buddy Steel is deputized by the California Coastal Commission to investigate a reclusive Russian billionaire who has repeatedly violated state law by obstructing public access to his vast beachfront property, he makes a shocking discovery. This makes Buddy, a former LAPD cop dragged home by his Sheriff father's ALS diagnosis to "temporarily" head the department, dig in his heels and face down the Russian's imported goon squad.

When legendary Sheriff Burton Steel summoned his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agreed. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not an assignment he wants, the clincher is it's his last chance to connect with his proud, overbearing parent. What Buddy didn't expect was to encounter crime in Freedom, a privileged coastal community a hundred miles north of Los Angeles, as vicious and challenging as that of the city.

Eigentlich befand sich Hauptkommissar Karl-Wilhelm Fendt im Urlaub. Ein schönes Wochenende mit seiner Frau auf Norderney zu genießen, das war sein Ziel gewesen. Doch kaum auf der Insel angekommen, wird das morgendliche Strandyoga von einem Leichenfund unterbrochen. Die unterbesetzte Inselpolizei zählt auf den erfahrenen Kriminalbeamten, und so findet sich Fendt gemeinsam mit seinen Kollegen Steinbeißer und Hansen mitten in einer weiteren Mordermittlung wieder. Der Tote, Georg Langenfeld, hatte keine Feinde und befand sich mit Ehefrau und Freunden im Urlaub.

Rookie police officer Rachel Hoffman has never seen a dead body before. It will not be her last. Her first murder case is a young woman - sent off to sleep with a mysterious note that quotes from an eight-hundred year old book: Dante's Divine Comedy. So begins an investigation that will haunt her for the rest of her life, and lead Rachel on a descent into obsession that upends everything she thought she knew about justice.

Detective Inspector Tom Brand has moved from London to his childhood home in the sleepy village of Relby to look after his elderly father and take a job as lead detective in the village's new police station. Before he has a chance to settle into his new life, tragedy strikes. Two twelve-year-old boys pretending to be detectives in a mysterious game disappear. Tom is thrown into the most important case of his career. Families are torn apart by the disappearance of the boys, and the only clues are frustratingly indecipherable.

Thaddeus Murfee's life takes a shocking turn when he discovers a long-lost sister charged with murder, desperately needing his legal expertise. Already juggling the demands of raising a young family and his own legal troubles, Thaddeus finds himself defending three felony crimes, including his own, as the mob seeks retribution. Vengeful and defiant, the mob's brutal attacks hit closer to home with each passing day. With everything to lose and the weight of the world on his shoulders, Thaddeus must navigate a treacherous path to protect his family and seek justice for his sister.

When Alice Lewis is found murdered, the case becomes personal for DI Steel, as Alice was the niece of her childminder, Lisa. Despite Lisa's earlier pleas for help, Geraldine hadn't acted in time to save Alice. Now, driven by guilt and a thirst for justice, Geraldine dives headfirst into the case. But the deeper she digs, the more layers of secrets and lies she uncovers about Alice's life, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew. With an elusive killer watching her every move, Geraldine finds herself caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Cleared of involvement and returned to active duty, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray nonetheless finds herself at a crossroads when it becomes clear not everyone believes she’s innocent. Partnered with rookie Billy Drocker, Casey works a shocking daytime double-homicide in downtown Rockport with the two victims seemingly unknown to one another. And when a third victim is gunned down on her doorstep shortly after, it appears an abusive ex-boyfriend holds the key to the killings.

Mick Hardin returns to the trials and tribulations of local sheriff duties, whilst the previous sheriff, his sister Linda, recovers from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty. Living in Linda's house in Rocksalt, Mick finds himself entwined in the trials and tribulations of being a sheriff in the perturbing Kentucky community. Unable to retire from a world of dubiousness and violence, Mick Hardin is back with determination to deliver retribution.

Thaddeus Murfee finds himself entangled in a web of deceit when the wife of a prominent District Attorney confesses to murder. As Murfee delves deeper into the evidence, he uncovers a twisted tale that challenges everything he believes. When a traumatized teenage girl seeks his help, Thad must make a choice that will not only determine the fate of his clients, but his entire career.

DI Cass Jones is still dealing with the fallout of uncovering a major conspiracy within his own police station when a terrorist attack rocks London and he finds himself called on to help with the investigation. At the same time he has his own investigation to worry about: young people are dying, apparently committing suicide — and they're all linked by the phrase Chaos in the Darkness, scrawled or sent as their last message to the world.

The body of a naked woman is discovered in a Manchester park. Her murder has all the hallmarks of a notorious killer known as the Suffolk Strangler. But there's a problem—the Strangler is serving a life sentence in prison.

On a weekly Zoom call with her most valuable client, Antonia Berry is beyond horrified when she witnesses his murder—four hundred miles away—live on her laptop screen. DCI Jane Phillips and the Major Crimes Unit begin to investigate and at first it seems the victim is just a regular guy with no obvious enemies or connections to crime. But then, when a woman is killed in a seemingly random hit-and-run, they discover the two victims are closely connected. A coincidence? Or a double murder?

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