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On a bitterly cold winter's night, Liverpool is left stunned by a brutal murder in the grounds of the city's Anglican Cathedral. A killer is on the loose, driven by a chilling rage. Put on the case, DS Nathan Cody is quickly stumped. Wherever he digs, the victim seems to be almost angelic - no one has a bad word to say, let alone a motive for such a violent murder. And Cody has other things on his mind, too.

'Sara! Remember! Victoria and Albert. All I can say. They're here. They're - ' These are the last words Sara Prior will ever hear from her husband. As DS Nathan Cody struggles to make sense of the enigmatic message and solve the brutal murder, it soon becomes clear that Sara is no ordinary bereaved wife. Taking the investigation into her own hands, Sara is drawn into a world of violence that will lead her in a direction she would never have suspected. For Cody, meanwhile, things are about to get personal in the darkest and most twisted ways imaginable.

An "Old Money" Family Meets MurderShakespearean scholar and philanthropist Ezra Bainbridge, patriarch of one of Erin, Ohio's wealthiest old families, lives quietly and happily at his Stratford Court compound with three triplet daughters until accusations of elder abuse roil the family. Amateur sleuth Sebastian McCabe and his friend Jeff Cody are drawn into the controversy as objective observers but are soon ensnared in a puzzling series of horrendous murders, each one of which is marked by the presence of a flower.

Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it looks like the suicide of a man who's fallen off the wagon, but Cody knows Hank better than that. Sober for fourteen years, Hank took pride in his hard-won sobriety and never hesitated to drop whatever he was doing to talk Cody off a ledge. When Cody takes a closer look at the scene of his friend's death, it becomes apparent that foul play is at hand.

In the mist-shrouded marshlands of northern England, something ancient awakens with clockwork precision. By day, Patience Worth appears merely a meticulous London librarian, but as dusk falls, she transforms into something else entirely—a relentless investigator with an attic sanctuary where newspaper clippings form a tapestry of mysterious disappearances spanning generations. With forensic precision and a mind that catalogs the smallest details, she ventures to Bolam Village, where whispers of "the cycle" hang in the air like the bog's perpetual fog. The village holds its secrets close.

Der zweite Band der aufregenden Thriller-Serie um den Liverpooler Ermittler DS Nathan Cody: Auf dem Gelände der anglikanischen Kathedrale wird ein brutaler Mord verübt. Das Opfer ist die unschuldigste Person, die man sich vorstellen kann. DS Nathan Cody wird klar, dem Killer reicht es nicht, einfach nur ein Leben zu nehmen, er muss seiner unbändigen Wut freien Lauf lassen. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn schon bald will der Killer den nächsten Unschuldigen auswählen.

When popular mystery writer Sebastian McCabe agreed to take part in a literary debate in London, he had no clue that he would wind up as both investigator and suspect in the strangest case of his amateur sleuthing career. Arthur James Phillimore, investment guru to the stars and member of an elite Sherlock Holmes society, steps back into his home to fetch an umbrella one rainy day and is never seen alive again. The mystery is eerily evocative of one of Dr. Watson’s most famous untold tales, the disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore. But this Phillimore soon reappears - dead.

Writer-actor-director Peter Gerard's latest film was a smash hit, but some fans of Sherlock Holmes were outraged. Why? Because 221 B Bourbon Street portrayed the beloved detective as a goateed, saxophone-playing Southern American working in 1920s New Orleans!

Small town controversies can be murder. When a newcomer to Erin, Ohio, proposes to tear down the historic Bijou Theater and erect in its place a boutique hotel, Sebastian McCabe adds “civic activist” to a long resume that already includes magician, mystery writer, professor, and amateur sleuth. With the strategic help of brother-in-law Jeff Cody, Mac launches a far-reaching campaign to “Save the Bijou.”

Mystery writer, magician, Sherlockian, and sleuth-at-large: that's Sebastian "Mac" McCabe. This collection introduces the series of light-hearted but mysterious adventures of Mac and his brother-in-law as they uncover small-town secrets to solve murders that would stump the great Holmes himself.

Tricked. Hoodwinked. Swindled. Betrayed. Take your pick. Once upon a time, the inhabitants of Earth got hosed. Not long ago, GameChangers released their newest virtual reality game - Manifest. A game of exotic magic and fantastic adventure. A game where each player "manifested" with their optimal race, class, and attributes. A game of infinite possibilities where you could be your truest self. The game was an instant success, drawing countless players from across the globe. Manifest turned out to be much more than a mere game, however.

Auftakt der aufregenden Liverpool-Serie mit DS Nathan Cody: In Liverpool wird eine Frau durch ein anhaltendes Klopfen an ihrer Hintertür gestört. Beunruhigt stellt sie fest, dass der Übeltäter ein Rabe ist. Als sie versucht den Vogel zu verscheuchen schlägt der Killer zu... Detective Sergeant Nathan Cody, der immer noch die Narben eines schiefgelaufenen Undercover-Einsatzes trägt, wird auf den Fall angesetzt. Doch die Polizei hat keine Spuren, außer dem toten Körper des Vogels - und den fehlenden Augen des Opfers.

As the Moore family and friends prepare for the annual Cody Bay Inn Halloween party, an unexpected guest arrives to stir up things at the Bay. Strange things start to happen around the Inn and the town, coinciding with the arrival of James Argent. A tall, dark, handsome man with silver eyes, a soothing voice, and an erased past. His distinguished accent, attire, and his valet make him look like he stepped out of the nineteenth century. But that's not all... On the night of James’ arrival at Nantucket, a storm blows in, knocking out the power on the island.

She lives in a utopian town, where nothing bad ever happens. But when officers Zachary Leebow and Annalise Baker are invited to join a new special-task team, the Smoky Mountain Investigative Force, their lives become even more intertwined than before. With everything around them changing and an unnamed body on their hands, they must decipher the clues to their individual cases, before kidnapping turns into murder.

In the town of Stark, Texas, Tanner faces ghosts from his past as he tries to keep history from repeating itself.

Das Grauen war in diesem Haus, und es hat Spuren hinterlassen. FBI-Agentin Smoky Barrett riecht den Tod bereits, als sie die Schlafzimmertür öffnet. Der Boden ist mit Blut getränkt; auf der Decke und den Wänden prangen Blutgemälde. Neben den beiden entstellten und geschändeten Opfern kauert ein Mädchen. Sie hält sich eine Pistole an die Schläfe. Der Todeskünstler hat sie besucht, und das nicht zum ersten Mal.

When a young man with Down syndrome witnesses a bank robbery, Jessica Ramirez discovers that the detectives investigating the case are underestimating the most observant eyes in the room. As she gleans information from Cody Harris, the two perps begin to figure out that Jessica is working with the one witness who could send them to jail.

A midnight escape in a crippled aircraft carrying a rescued child. Jagged peaks below, dodging bullets, losing altitude. And she asks herself, “Is this what it means to do God’s work?” Knoxi Musket has a scholarship to play basketball for Texas University, but that must wait. International power brokers are enslaving thousands of children with impunity. Someone must bring them down. The three-year-old boy she is protecting holds the key.

Brandi is a gutsy investigative journalist and single mom who has a price on her head after exposing a child trafficking ring. Cody is a professional athlete and decorated marine with a dark military past. When Brandi is attacked by three hooded individuals at a public theater, Cody, a stranger, steps from the crowd and saves her, but the violent encounter unlocks the malignant demons of Cody's past. Is there a pit so deep that even God cannot find you? Brandi and Cody must deal with the cartels who want them dead while battling their own painful issues with the past.

Sara Durell is missing. Sara was the best friend of Carol, Jack Cody’s late wife. Cody now shares a deep platonic bond with Sara, whose compassion and counsel have contributed to his emotional recovery in the wake of that traumatic loss. Jack owes Sara...and Sara has gone missing on a deep-cover mission in Afghanistan. When a SEAL team rescue operation goes terribly wrong, Sara and Cody have no one but themselves to rely on as they forge their way across a harsh desert frontier in a desperate trek for survival against the elements and a relentless Taliban hit team on their trail.