Evil Mystery

Having escaped New York with the hopes of finishing his latest mystery novel in peace in Los Angeles, Ellery Queen is shocked when a knock on his door lands him right in the middle of yet another mystery. Leander Hill, a prominent Hollywood jeweler, recently died of a heart attack after receiving a package containing a dead dog, a sight that literally frightened him to death. Hill's daughter is convinced the act was premeditated murder and enlists Queen's help to catch the killer

PECCAVI. The Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman's brutal murder: I HAVE SINNED. It's a chilling Christmas greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli, who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce O'Donnell, Jane's professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the Mephisto Club.

Skye is at her wit's end. After years of searching, she finally found her father, Gwydion, but not before Drik was blasted from the magic his father, Zaryn, laid out. He's out cold and she has no idea if he will wake up. Skye is only one person. All she ever wanted was to be normal. Now she has all of these people counting on her to fix the balance that was tilted because of Zaryn. A balance that has been out of whack for a long time thanks to a meddling goddess who couldn’t keep from interfering in the lives of humans. With hidden secrets around every corner, she can only handle so much ...

Ever since mankind first stepped forth from Paradise to inhabit the earth there were evil spirits who were already scattered to the four winds. Whether Jinn or some other form of extra-dimensional species, those spirits were so adept at avoiding the gods that Zeus laid out a plan for capturing them. He assigned Pandora, a demigod, with a special task. She was given a magical box which, when opened, would capture evil spirits and trap them inside for eternity. Few believe the story to be true. Archaeological detective and relic hunter, Danna Sharma, isn’t one of them. After all, she has a ...

”Classy Anna’s second cozy showcases Manhattan as it keeps you guessing.”—Kirkus Reviews BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from by DARK ALLEY Evan Marshall The “Ankh Killer” has everyone in Manhattan too terrified to shop…meanwhile a copycat killer waits for the perfect moment to strike…. TERROR STALKS THE CITY Terror stalks the streets of Manhattan as a murderer the tabloids have dubbed “The Ankh Killer” leaves a trail of mutilated bodies across the city. New York Sanitation Department supervisor Anna Winthrop is shocked to learn that the serial killer’s latest ...

Jack Ketchums beunruhigender, grenzüberschreitender Horrorthriller gilt unter Experten als eines der großen Meisterwerke des Genres. Die Geschichte eines Jungen, der inmitten einer amerikanischen Vorstadtidylle mit unvorstellbaren Grausamkeiten konfrontiert wird, steigt tief hinab in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche. Nachdem der brillant geschriebene Roman viele Jahre unter der Hand als geheimer Klassiker die Runde gemacht hatte, erhält er jetzt nicht zuletzt dank Stephen King, der zu diesem Werk auch eine ausführliche Einleitung verfasst hat, die verdiente Aufmerksamkeit und erscheint nun endlich auch als deutsche Erstausgabe.

When Ida Averbach, a mysterious Russian, hooks up with Walker and Chelsea Van Buren, a couple on vacation, their night of three-way pleasure leads to the unimaginable... Like waking up the next to a corpse. While investigating the bloody scene, vampire Veronica Melbourne is stumped. She hasn’t a clue what supernatural evil she finds herself up against. Which is why she enlists the help of a witchy friend for answers. And the answer she receives is disturbing at best. Someone want her dead... and they are willing to use the most evil, vile creature to do it. Veronica Melbourne is in for ...

An intense tale of success and betrayal, Under Cover of Darkness is a frightening look into the darker side of the human psyche. Gus Wheatley is the youngest lawyer ever to grab the helm of Seattle's most prominent law firm. Nothing can interfere with his meteoric rise to the top, until his wife, Beth, vanishes. Her disappearance comes just as FBI profilers are called in to examine a bizarre and emerging pattern of brutal serial murders that rocks Seattle: first two men killed, then two women.

When Walter Hartright encounters the "solitary figure of a woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments" on a lonely road, he is haunted by her. He falls in love with his employer's niece, Laura, because she resembles the mysterious woman. Laura, however, is betrothed to the evil Sir Percival, who wishes to marry her for her money. The woman in white, it turns out, is Anne Catherick, who was confined in an asylum by the evil Sir Percival because she knew a devastating secret about him.

On the face of it, representing a widow in an accidental death case should be routine. Sergeant Maynard, a Royal Air Force policeman, died in a simple motorcycle accident. The problem is, Mrs Maynard insists her husband was murdered. Sceptical at first, Charles realises she could be right; something much more frightening is happening at the airbase.

It started out with a missing child, then came the slaughter of wild animals and now—what exactly? People are being brutally murdered in the town of Centerpoint and Sheriff Ted Colson has no idea who is behind it. He is unpopular and needs to get a handle on this soon. Some people feel it is the start of a new wave of evil over the town like that of almost two years previous, but Ted doesn't want to believe this. He can't believe this.

Nestled in the heart of the Green Hills Forest in Texas lies the small town of Red Oak Falls. It’s a place full of secrets, where the unusual is normal and everyone understands one another. If you stay too long, you’ll find yourself believing in things you never knew were possible. Two years ago, Dani was forced to move to the small town of Red Oak Falls when her grandmother passed away. It was a big change for her, but she soon fell in love with the small cozy town. On her sixteenth birthday, Dani’s mother gifts her with a simple, elegant box. The gift carries a long, dark family ...

When a fiery-haired Dover women is found dead in a remote mountain campsite, the matriarch of the hill people demands justice. The gruesome murder scene is like nothing Sheriff Sadie Mills has seen before and as she navigates backwoods' politics, her search for the truth becomes a fight for survival. Surrounded by wilderness is Possum Gap, the isolated town in Kentucky where dark secrets and violence runs rife among its people.

What happens when three college freshmen accidentally wake a cursed vampire in a crypt? Veronica, Kyle, and Cy thought their Sunday archaeological excursion would be just another extra-credit adventure—until they accidentally crack open an ancient crypt and summon vampire Kane Spencer, setting him free. He’s tall, dark, and terrifying… but also cursed, hunted, and in desperate need of Veronica’s help. Giving him her blood was meant to save him, but now she’s tied to a world of danger she never imagined. Kane’s past is coming for him—deadly twisted vampires, cryptic prophecies,...

Dylan Foster’s carefully constructed, orderly world begins to fray, thread by thread, the day the eyes of hell turn upon her. After a chance encounter with a creepy, sickly looking stranger, her days become punctuated with disturbing, inexplicable events. Desperate for answers, Dylan seeks not only to extricate herself from the nightmare, but to separate the spiritual from the earthly, friend from foe, angel from devil, good from evil. She’s smack in the eye of the battle with only God-issued spiritual armor and her own wits to protect her.

Reb started to say something when they saw the bear, and it wasn’t just any bear. “Big bear,” Khanty said. They watched as the bear raised up on its haunches. The brown bear stood at least ten feet high. “Shit,” Reb said to himself. The Mansi started throwing their spears at it from a distance. The spears weren’t even close. They spun around to run away. “Stop.” They stopped and stared at Reb. “The bear will kill you.” Khanty spoke up, “No, it won’t.” They screamed as the bear charged after them. The dogs growled at the bear, and the Mansi backed away. Reb thought ...

Call her a petite princess or a paranoid neurotic, either way, Ana Devlin has the instincts of a chameleon. She can disappear into the woodwork, share tea with a queen, or flatten a thug with one swift kick, but what she really wants is to provide her dysfunctional younger siblings with the security of the home she’s been denied. When her sister's VIP father is accused of murdering his aide, she decides it's time to go home.

Shane Hanson is living a nightmare. Not only is his mother an escaped prisoner out to kill him, but he also suspects that his precocious half sister, four-year-old Neera, has inherited their mom's psychopathic tendencies. When Neera's father suddenly dies from a heart attack, Shane's even more convinced that Neera is a budding psychopath; after all, she triggered the deadly heart attack. The authorities reject the idea that Neera tried to hurt her father on purpose, but Shane sees increasing signs that something is wrong. Then Neera suddenly disappears.

A rosary once passed from Queen Isabella of Spain to King Charles disappeared long ago. While Queen Isabella possessed it, she claimed to receive spiritual visions from the Virgin Mary, which may have begun the Inquisition. Chyna Stone and her remaining Found History team partners go on a quest for Queen Isabella’s rosary. While it’s believed to possess great spiritual power, legend has it that anyone outside her bloodline who touches her rosary will go mad. When Chyna and the Found History team hear reports of a growing disturbance that mimics the legend, they fly to Cordoba to seek ...

A child's body in an unmarked grave. A killer waiting to strike again. A young boy's body is found in a meadow beside the River Mersey. No DNA. No witnesses. No clues. It brings back painful memories of the Moors Murderers.