European Thriller

Christmas with the family? Penny Küfer is quite surprised when she is invited to a fancy celebration with her estranged mother, of all people. Waldenstein Castle, the party location and home to Penny's latest stepfather, turns out to be a palace right out of a fairy tale. The assembled guests, however, seem rather eccentric, and what's more, one of them is a ruthless killer. But he hadn’t reckoned with Penny....

Now, Bram Stoker's Dracula - the pinnacle of Gothic horror for generations - rises again. When young English lawyer Jonathan Harker arrives in Transylvania on the eve of Saint George's Day, he cannot shake a strange feeling of uneasiness. The air grows colder as he arrives at his destination: the castle of Count Dracula. Jonathan has been summoned by the count for business, and while he finds his new host obliging and polite, he can't help but notice the man's pallid skin, odd lack of appetite, and long daytime absences.

When murders in the poverty-stricken Liberties are credited to a savage dark beast with the soul of a recently deceased serial killer, Alderman James knows he must take on the case. He sees an all too human hand at work and is determined to win over the people he once let down so badly. With only the duplicitous and deceitful Hellfire Club member, Mr. Edwards, for assistance, James ventures out in the cold, snowy streets in search of the true killer. Can he solve the case and redeem himself once and for all? Or will the fear and anger in the streets finally boil over into chaos?

Searching for a more romantic, unscripted, and exciting life that she feels sure exists out there somewhere, London Rose accepts a job as a tour guide on a high-end European cruise line that travels through a country a day. London is elated. She gets to see a new port every night, sample an endless array of new cuisine, and meet a stream of interesting people. It is a traveler’s dream, and it is anything but predictable. But when a wealthy, high-maintenance passenger suddenly turns up dead outside of Budapest, the cruise has become a bit too unpredictable.

In book three, Crime (and Lager), the cruise takes them into Germany, into its historic towns and fabled beer festivals. But when a festival goer - a loud, arrogant local - turns up dead from drinking too much beer, suspicion falls on the touring passengers. The death is quickly ruled a murder, and London realizes her future - and that of the ship - hinges on her solving the crime.

When London Rose, 33, is proposed to by her longtime boyfriend, she realizes she is facing a stable, predictable, pre-determined (and passionless) life. She freaks out and runs the other way - accepting instead a job across the Atlantic, as a tour-guide on a high-end European cruise line that travels through a country a day. London is searching for a more romantic, unscripted, and exciting life that she feels sure exists out there somewhere.

While she was out enjoying her senior prom, Sarah Brighwater's mother was murdered in their home. The serial killer was known to the police but never caught. Now, 15 years later, Sarah is an FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit tracking down killers like the one who killed her mother. When a new string of murders begins and bodies are dumped near her old home town, Sarah wonders about the reemergence of her lifelong tormentor. Could it be him?

One desperate student. One remote cabin. One decision that changes everything. Jenna never wanted to be a cheater, but college life led her down a dark path. Now someone knows her secret, and they want $2,000 to keep quiet. The meeting place: an abandoned ranger station deep in the forest where no one will witness the exchange. But when FBI Agent Sarah Brightwater gets the call about a murder at that same location, she knows her seven-year hunt is about to take a deadly turn. In the shadow of the mountains, predator and prey will meet. Not everyone will leave the forest the same way they ...

Par amour pour un enfant, que seriez-vous prêt à faire ? Maddi, elle, ira jusqu'au bout... Une intrigue magistrale, un twist virtuose pour le nouveau suspense 100% Bussi. 2010. Maddi est médecin généraliste à Saint-Jean-de-Luz, une vie comblée avec Esteban, son fils de 10 ans. Ce jour d'été là, elle le laisse quelques minutes seul sur la plage. Quand elle revient, Esteban a disparu. 2020. Maddi a refait sa vie, et revient sur cette plage en pèlerinage. Au bord de l'eau, un enfant est là. Même maillot de bain, même taille, même corpulence, même coupe de cheveux.

Lastrado por una última misión policial en Madrid que no acabó de la mejor manera, el policía Lucas Acevedo regresa a Galicia para poner en orden su cabeza. Cuando cree que lo ha conseguido, una noche conoce a una mujer que le hará plantearse la solitaria existencia que ha llevado hasta entonces. Sin embargo, pronto se complican sus planes. Mucha gente comienza a morir en su entorno y, en el momento en que se da cuenta de que él también está en el punto de mira, se verá obligado a librar una batalla de la que no conseguirá salir indemne.

Lucy Hall arrives in the Seychelles determined to leave her worries behind. The tropical paradise looks sun-soaked and picture-perfect - but as Lucy soon discovers, appearances can be very deceptive. A deadly secret lurks in the island's history, buried deep but not forgotten. And it is about to come to light. As black clouds begin to gather over what promised to be a relaxing family break, Lucy realises that her father stands in the eye of the coming storm.

Corrupt elements of the South African Intelligence Services are stalking Morne Delport, a South African industrialist and his eclectic band of friends. When no one is watching, their phones are tapped, they are followed, and violence is sanctioned against them. They are in a race to save their countrymen, and forever separate themselves from the legacy of Apartheid, but powerful forces have other plans. They are watching and wanting their wealth for their own.

Lady Audley is universally adored: Beautiful, kind and charming, she enamors all whom she meets. It is not until the strange disappearance of widower George Talboys that her behavior takes an odd turn. George's friend, Robert Audley, Lady Audley's nephew-in-law, is on the case; an upper-class layabout turned detective, he is determined to get to the bottom of things.

Drei Kriminalromane, drei Mal Meistersprecher Hans Korte. In "Der Verdacht" liegt Kommissär Bärlach im Krankenhaus...

When Charlotte McKay wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there, all she wants is to go back to the perfect London flat she shares with her husband, and the impressive career she’s worked so hard to build. But something’s not right. Her husband David is at her bedside - but so is a three-year-old girl, and she’s calling Charlotte "Mummy"....

Sophia’s quest to uncover the mystery surrounding her great-aunt Lily takes a dramatic turn as she delves deeper into the past. As she uncovers shocking revelations, Sophia is forced to confront the truth about her own life and the choices she has made. Meanwhile, Lily’s own story takes a surprising twist as she returns to England a changed woman, struggling to reconcile her past and present. Her unresolved feelings for Winston only add to the complexity of her situation. As Sophia and Lily’s lives intertwine, they must confront the secrets that threaten to tear them apart. With ...

A psychological thriller set in 19th century Europe. What drives a man to gamble everything for love and fortune?A Mind Obsessed delves into the intense and tumultuous world of 19th century Europe, blending psychological thriller, historical romance, and literary fiction. Follow the gripping story of a man caught between his love for Polina and the seductive allure of the roulette wheel. In this riveting novel: Explore the luxurious yet perilous world of high-stakes gambling. Witness the protagonist's internal battle with obsession and desire. Uncover the secrets and manipulations within a ...

In Book 2, Death (and Apple Strudel), the cruise takes London Rose and friends into Vienna and Salzburg, home of Mozart and the birthplace of music, and all seems picture-perfect. Until, that is, their tour guide turns up dead after giving the passengers a tour of Mozart’s theatre. Suspicion falls on them. Who could have killed her? And why?

A killer who stages his victims like art. A message hidden in a dead man’s throat. And a detective on the edge of breaking. The footsteps stopped on the stone floor. Then came a low, scornful laugh. A blade traced her calf. “Mariella, my beautiful one... It’s time.” In the sun-drenched vineyards near Stuttgart, Germany, a brutally mutilated corpse is found—slashed, disemboweled, and theatrically posed. Chief Inspector Lola Lindberg and her team are stunned. But the horror doesn’t end there. Inside the victim’s throat, forensic pathologist Hettkamp discovers a chilling message ...

Tariq Khan is a Pakistani born and raised in Norway. An outsider in his own country - adrift between two worlds divided by class, race, and culture - he’s always been searching for home. Alongside a flock of other streetwise young men, each looking for direction and each easily susceptible, Tariq finds his cause in the Muslim revival. Idealistic, driven by faith, and empowered with purpose, he’s drawn to radical Islam - his last resort for achieving a sense of belonging. It’s only when he enlists in the war against Assad that Tariq’s eyes are truly opened.