Criminal Mystery

Cosa può esserci di più spaventoso di un serial killer a piede libero? Due serial killer che uccidono contemporaneamente. Ma se fossero tre, o addirittura di più, come si potrebbe arginare la loro forza distruttrice? Il primo è chiamato la Bestia, perché sui corpi delle vittime lascia dei morsi enormi che non sembrano quelli di un uomo e neppure di un animale. Il secondo viene soprannominato il Fantasma, perché non lascia mai tracce. Uccidono in modi diversi, in zone diverse, ma entrambi firmano i loro delitti con lo stesso simbolo: un asterisco seguito da una e.

Chiara è magrissima, ha un'aria buffa, calza degli zoccoli e porta lunghi capelli scuri che contrastano col suo nome. Ogni tanto le sembra di incepparsi mentre i pensieri scorrono fuori sincrono. Per crescere ha solo la scuola della strada e le lezioni che le impartirà un destino beffardo.nDa Bari a Torino, passando per Bologna, la trilogia "Atlante freddo" è un racconto di formazione in nero, un "giro d'Italia" da Sudest a Nordovest scandito da fughe rocambolesche, incontri sorprendenti e perdite che fanno malissimo.

On August 15, 1965, the life of Nils Henrik Ellefsrud is forever changed when two police officers show up at his door with bad news. His cabin on Patricia Lake in Alberta, Canada, has exploded and burned down, two people are missing, and the only survivor is his daughter, TJ. A short time later as he sits by his daughter’s hospital bed, Nils has no idea what has happened to his wife and TJ’s nine-year-old twin brother.

AJ is on the run. He is not just a criminal, but also a billionaire, and as he saves Ally's life, he also unknowingly puts it in danger. When these two lives collide, will it be enough to break down Ally's walls and allow him into her heart, or will AJ be the whole reason she should guard her heart?

Il barone della droga Gerry Carpenter è detenuto in un carcere di massima sicurezza in attesa di giudizio, ma non è del tutto fuori gioco. Negli stessi giorni in cui la polizia ne celebra la cattura, il pericoloso criminale scatena una vera e propria campagna di terrore: i testimoni che dovrebbero deporre al suo processo vengono minacciati, gli uomini delle forze dell'ordine coinvolti nel caso uccisi, le prove raccolte contro di lui distrutte.

Raw and loony, filthy and funny gutbucket belches from Kirk Alex, author of the acclaimed and controversial LUSTMORD: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher. This collection includes tales such as the sexually graphic and outlandishly violent, “Ziggy Popper at Large,” featuring a recently released ex-con sitting in a dive bar in seedy East Hollywood nursing a beer and minding his own business, when a scrawny a-hole walks in and parks his butt on the stool next to his and offers him cash money to shag his wife. Hardboiled and packing a punch of LA attitude in its gritty realism and black humor, “...

Gemma, Mark's wife, knows she's lonely. Their marriage has been a lost cause for years now. They've even stopped their Saturday night activities. Gemma was pretty sure that ended when Mark shot a robber during a call. She didn't understand why that was relevant, but it seemed to be the final chapter of pretending the two had any notion of romance between them. When Gemma meets a new Yoga instructor, she can't ignore the sparks that are flying in both directions. It doesn't matter what her husband can justify, she simply won't cross that line. Or will she? NOTE: These books contain two ...

The nightmare returns. Harley, the cunning serial kidnapper, escapes prison transport, and Samantha's world teeters on the brink of destruction. But what drives his sinister game? Delve into Harley's twisted past and the dark forces that fuel his obsession. A page-turner that will take your breath away! A daring escape from the prison transport, and Harley is back again! As the law enforcement chases him, Samantha worries for her and her family's life. Will he find them and destroy them? Can she save her family? Finally, Harley's past is revealed. The shocking truth behind the rhyme. One, ...

In "Poirot e i quattro", il grande detective non si trova a fronteggiare i soliti assassini occasionali, ma un nemico assai più pericoloso: un'intera organizzazione, capeggiata dalle quattro più terribili menti criminali del mondo. Guidati da un diabolico mandarino cinese, questi quattro geni del male hanno un piano ambiziosissimo: impadronirsi dell'intero pianeta servendosi di misteriosi e potenti mezzi di distruzione. Una partita insolitamente rischiosa per il principe degli investigatori, un vero intrigo internazionale che potrà risolvere anche grazie a una risorsa inaspettata.

AN EDGY REVENGE THRILLER THAT WON'T LET YOU SLEEP Hannah Riley was just fourteen when intruders broke into her home. Four loud shots rang out and suddenly their home was on fire. In the blink of an eye, she was alone and her privileged life took a horrible turn. Nine years later, waiting in line at a car wash, one of the killers walks by her car. Should she tell the police or come up with her own justice for those on The List? As prepared as she is, not everything goes as planned. How will she use her quick wit to overcome an insane killer in a remote spot in the middle of the night? Never ...

Nineteen-year-old Patty has a lot of baggage. Abusive parents. A horrible boyfriend. The stifling cocoon of her Podunk town. She longs to become a travel writer—visiting exotic lands far, far away….

Holmes und Watson stoßen in der britischen Hauptstadt auf einen Ästheten, dessen Kunst mörderisch ist. Im Park hinterläßt er Fotografien von kleinen Elfenwesen, die den im Dickicht liegenden Opfern zwischen die Finger gedrückt werden.Aus einem anfänglichen Rätsel rekonstruieren Holmes und Watson mit Unterstützung der neuen Kunst der Fotografie den Tathergang und stoßen dabei an ihre Grenzen.

Die Zeit drängt für die Kommissare Jürgens und Alberts, als der Lieferant einer Pizzeria plötzlich vom Erdboden verschwindet. Als wäre der Zeitdruck nicht genug, mischt sich auch der polizeikritische Journalist Piet Müller in die Ermittlungen ein und erhöht den öffentlichen Druck auf die beiden Kommissare.

The New Truth is out there... Jack is just an ordinary college student. How has he got involved with shadowy criminals, a deep cover spy, a dodgy businessman, a mysterious internet avatar, a 14th century nun...and a squirrel? And what, exactly, is the New Truth Movement? A genre-bending tale that mixes dry humour, magical realism and new weird elements into a fantastic thriller.

Eine Leiche kommt selten allein… Der erste Fall für das Ermittler-Duo Jürgens und Alberts. Nach Jürgens Versetzung in eine idyllische Kleinstadt taucht auch schon die erste Leiche auf. Eine äußerst herausfordernde Woche für das Ermittler-Team und die SpuSi. Obendrein erschwert der Polizeikritiker Piet Müller die Ermittlungen.

What if you saw something? Something heinous. Something the police have no clue about, but should? Kyra knows she's seen the killer. Actually seen him walking around the Slip Mire before and after his kills. She needs to get her information to the cops. She kissed Det. Gabe Nichols in an alley weeks before, believing they'd never cross paths again. The idea of seeing him again puts butterflies in her stomach. But not sharing her information means she'll have blood on her hands when the killer strikes again. Gabe has his own problems. Dealing with the anniversary of his brother's ...

What should you do if the world has turned against you? When Father Anselm is asked this question by an old man at Larkwood Priory, his response is to have greater resonance than he could ever have imagined. For that evening the old man returns, demanding the protection of the church. His name is Eduard Schwermann and he is wanted by the police as a suspected war criminal.

Isabella si svegliò di soprassalto, con il presentimento che sarebbe stato meglio continuare a dormire. La camera in cui si trovava era la sua, questo lo sapeva con certezza, ma quella notte sarebbe stata diversa da tutte le altre. Perché la stanza era completamente immersa nel buio, non un lieve bagliore a fendere quell'inquietante oscurità, e le sue braccia e le sue gambe erano fissate al letto con una corda.

When Grace and Lola meet for the first time, it's at a home for young unmarried mothers. Consumed by the dark secrets that brought them there, the two forge an unlikely friendship. When the time comes, Grace is forced to give her daughter away, while Lola's parents take her son in to raise as their own. Seeking refuge after running away from home, Grace finds safety in Lola's family.

Sheila and her husband, Darren have been in a stale relationship for some time. They were caring and supportive to each other, but when one is a therapist and one is an attorney, the daily conversation leaves little more than, "Fine. Yours?" to the question "How was your day." Sheila, plagued with the guilt of crossing two forbidden lines, has left Darren, so when Darren meets a younger woman who needs his legal expertise to help save many government aides from the same harassment she went through on the job, Darren is cautious about his intentions appearing equally self-serving as the ...