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Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the thrilling spin-off to the bestselling Alex Cross series... now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross. Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson must divide and conquer when they’re sent to...

Janie is the last person Hannah and Christopher Bauer want to see again. But Janie’s moved back to Clarksville. She’s no longer the frail child Hannah and Christopher adopted over eleven years ago. The child who destroyed their lives. Now Janie is out of juvenile detention—a beautiful, confident young adult—and publicly promoting her new tell-all memoir.

Celebrity chef Ian Curley is found dead in his walk-in freezer. The prime suspects are his three ex-wives, who meet up every Friday evening in their favorite corner booth of his restaurant. It’s a tradition for Anita, Mary-Jane, and Rosie to drink, dine, and commiserate. But commit murder? All aggrieved, each one has a motive and an alibi. And a brilliant detective has reservations. Who did it? The night will tell.

When vandals destroy beach hut 512 on Brighton’s iconic seafront, they reveal a dead body that has apparently lain undisturbed for two months. But according to the hut’s owner, Sims, its locks rusted shut three months ago and she hasn’t had access to it since. So how could the man have got in, and why is there no evidence of the murderer?

One is Paul Offenbach, a sadistic crime boss with a life-threatening bullet wound. The other is his hostage, Dr. Stuart Collier, now faced with a harrowing ethical quandary. Mile by mile, as a calculated battle of wills and wits plays out, the killer plots his next move. So does the doctor, sworn to do no harm but desperate to escape.

Rituals and routines are safe places for delivery driver Lenora Sforza. Until her schedule is turned upside down by the bludgeoning death of a regular customer—a shocking crime that has left the authorities perplexed. The quietly observant Lenora can’t help but feel that she holds the key to unraveling the mystery. After all, a clever killer has gone to calculated lengths to make her an accomplice to the crime.

Special Agent Constant Marlowe is tasked with taking over the investigation of an obsessed serial killer trolling the small town of Clark Valley in the quiet—and eerie—plains of the Midwest. Two female victims in quick succession, the same brutal MO, and every indication that victim number three is only days away. Also in the killer’s scope is Constant herself. When she interviews a local family who may be potential witnesses, she leads the devil to their doorstep, throwing their lives into chaos.

Private investigator Rae Donovan’s relationship with her father is distant to the point of estrangement. But when she learns he’s dying in hospice, she drops everything to be at his side. By the time she arrives, he’s already too far gone to speak, and a doctor says his death is consistent with poisoning. As she scours his isolated Adirondack home for clues, she discovers a hidden room filled with surveillance equipment, weapons, and a safe full of cash—maybe her father wasn’t the unassuming retiree she’d imagined.

It’s an offer Grace Logan can’t refuse: ghostwrite the memoir of Claudia Blackwood, a successful novelist once accused of a ghastly triple murder. Did she really do it? In self-imposed exile in her island mansion, the frail Claudia is finally bringing her notorious past to a close. But for Grace, the end of Claudia’s story may be more than a sinister reveal…

Steven Ross, a family man from a small midwestern town, has been arrested for murder. Evidence suggests he’s an accomplice of the sadistic killer Paul Offenbach. County district attorney Evan Quill believes in his heart that Ross is guilty, but as the trial unfolds, doubts emerge. He presses forward anyway, in a legal fencing match against a brilliant big-city defense attorney. Will Quill’s uncompromising beliefs put an innocent man in jail? Or will a misstep let a killer go free?

A robbery goes awry. A female deputy is tortured and murdered. The killer, hiding in plain sight, has officials in rural Wisconsin under his thumb—except for Special Agent Constant Marlowe, on an unsanctioned mission to avenge her friend’s death. Constant isn’t letting a notorious sadist like Paul Offenbach get away. Traps are set. A cat-and-mouse game begins. Both hunter and hunted are ready to play.

Tiana Carter has just started college and is determined to make the most of it. She’s thrilled to be posting videos about dorm-room cooking and campus fashion for a small but loyal band of followers. When she dips into the online dating pool, her first swipe right raises a huge red flag. Tiana’s polite rejection is met with scorn, and now a group of self-proclaimed “high-value men” are hell-bent on ruining her life.

After a long run as a respected journalist, Edward “Fitz” Fitzhugh is on his way out when he stumbles across the story of a lifetime. The Gravedigger is a serial kidnapper who taunts the police with riddles. The other puzzle is his motive, which Fitz is determined to piece together. When an eyewitness to the latest abduction leads Fitz closer to the facts, he realizes that the last great story of his career is not at all what it appears to be.

Ein altes Verbrechen, eine nie entschlüsselte Todesanzeige – Arne Stiller auf der Spur eines Kindesentführers. Hochspannung von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller Bei Bauarbeiten im Dresdner Zwinger entbrennt zwischen zwei Männern ein blutiger Streit. Eine vergrabene Zeitkapsel hat ihre Gier geweckt. Doch statt erhofften Reichtümern offenbart der Fund menschliche Knochen. Besteht ein Zusammenhang mit dem Säugling Jan Köpke, der vor siebzehn Jahren spurlos verschwand? Ein Fall für den Kryptologen Arne Stiller, denn in die Kapsel ist ein Code eingraviert.

Tick ... tack ... deine Zeit läuft ab. Ein hochexplosiver und rätselhafter Fall für den Kryptologen Arne Stiller – von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller. Blutbad im LKA: Ein Sprengsatz explodiert bei der feierlichen Einweihung des neuen Kriminaltechnischen Instituts. Sechs Menschen finden den Tod. Obwohl Kryptologe Arne Stiller einen rätselhaften Anruf kurz zuvor richtig gedeutet hat, kann er die Katastrophe nicht verhindern. In aller Eile versucht die Kripo, weitere tödliche Anschläge zu verhindern. Dabei tauchen mehrere Geheimbotschaften auf, die Stiller persönlich herausfordern.

Der Hunger nach Vergeltung ist unstillbar – Der neue Fall für den Kryptologen Arne Stiller von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller Dresden ist im Karnevalsfieber, doch die Feierlaune weicht blankem Entsetzen. Ein maskierter Mörder schlägt zu, foltert seine Opfer auf grausame Weise und hinterlässt rätselhafte Botschaften. Schon am ersten Tatort, einem Imbissrestaurant, wird der Kryptologe Arne Stiller mit einer Szene konfrontiert, die selbst ihn an seine Grenzen bringt. Der Tote ist bis zur Unkenntlichkeit verstümmelt – und ein scheinbar harmloses Foto bleibt als einziger Hinweis zurück.

In this explosive short story, international bestselling author Jeffery Deaver brings listeners a classic tale of star-crossed lovers who defy the boundaries of enemy territory. When an underworld kingpin gets taken out, his prime turf is up for grabs. For Irish crime lord Brendon Nagle and archrival John Yung, head of a forty-man tong, it’s war. For Nagle’s son, Andrew, and Yung’s daughter, Loi, it’s love at first sight. But others are watching as their secret love unfolds.

Der neue Provinzkrimi von BILD-Bestseller- und #1-Kindle-Humor-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein »Da hat man das ganze Leben lang gespart, und dann ist der Tod umsonst!« Hauptkommissar Tischlers Nachbarin ist nervös. Denn ihre Freundin, die sie zu einer gemeinsamen Wanderung mit dem Frauenbund abholen wollte, hat sie versetzt und ist nicht erreichbar. Ungewöhnlich für die sonst so verlässliche Filialleiterin einer Privatbank. Da die alte Dame nicht locker lässt, schaut Tischler mit ihr zusammen nach dem Rechten. Wie sich schnell herausstellt, ist Frau Zettlwieser zu Hause. Leider tot.

Swan is a tattoo artist new to a community in the California desert when a mourning desert dweller named Kurt requests a tribute tattoo to his dead wife. Swan agrees, but the locals warn her: don’t indulge Kurt in his tragic memories. No wonder. As Kurt returns for more tattoos, the truth about his wife’s death begins to emerge in the ink. And it isn’t pretty.

Fay Roper is a divorced single mom and a globally famous actress. She’s also unlucky in love. Maybe because the last thing Fay wants in a man is yet another superfan. But somehow, every time she has a boyfriend who isn’t a stalker, he abruptly disappears from her life. With the help of her best friend and right-hand woman, Poppy, Fay decides to change the game and join an exclusive new dating app under a false identity. A subscriber named Oliver takes the bait. But Oliver likes to play games too. And only one of them can win.