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A collection of four blackly humorous crime mysteries featuring the fictional BBC Radio crime correspondent, George Cragge. Adapted from the novel by Mark Tavener, In the Red sees the anarchic George Cragge investigate a spree of bizarre murders in the world of City finance, a small political...

Kriminalassistent George Cross bliver tilkaldt, da liget af en munk bliver fundet brutalt myrdet i et skovområde nær Bristol. Man ved intet om broder Dominics fortid. Hvordan kan Cross opklare forbrydelsen, når han ikke ved noget om offeret? De finder ud af, at broder Dominic ikke havde nogen fjender – eller i hvert fald ikke nogen, der er åbenlyse. Men hans fortid afslører, at han engang var en velhavende mand, og at han ofrede det hele for sin tro.

Depressed, lonely, and tired of life, George Thring leaves work one night but never makes it home. Before he knows it, he's driven over 200 miles in the wrong direction and finds himself in a strange little town, in the middle of nowhere, during their annual Elvis Presley appreciation festival. As he stumbles from one mishap to another, George meets the woman of his dreams, unwittingly aids in a bank robbery, and finds himself pursued by both the police and a gang of angry criminals.

Most acts of violence are pretty random. But murdering someone and impaling their head on the railing outside the Royal Courts of Justice...that takes planning. And when the pathologist finds a page from a book rammed down the dead man's throat, DI Charlie George thinks it's safe to assume that someone, somewhere, wants to send a message. But people who have the resources to plan a murder like that also have the smarts not to get caught. So Charlie knows he has a problem.

“Every generation has its iconic detective—Holmes, Poirot, Morse—but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him.”—Daily Mail Measure twice. Cut once. Detective Sergeant George Cross is nothing if not precise. When a man is found dead in the first-class toilet of a train—his...

A DS George Cross Christmas Story DS George Cross doesn't like surprises. He spends each Christmas the same way: at home eating Chinese takeout with his father, Raymond. But this year Raymond has invited George’s mother, and she intends to cook a turkey. Worse, when George asks her what she...

Khalifa's life couldn't get any worse. He's a 30-year-old detective drowning in debt, struggling to quit smoking, and still living with his parents in Dubai. But when he stumbles upon a string of global killings with a mysterious connection, he sees a chance to turn his life around. Before he can share his discovery with the authorities, Khalifa's life as he knew it is cut short by a devastating car accident that lands him in a coma. With no other options left, his parents decide to try an experimental cryonics procedure to preserve his body until a cure can be found.

Hector's parents, wealthy east coast college professors, raised him to work towards making the world a better place. In New Liberty, Arizona, gangs have ravaged the city. As a young police officer who lost his mentor, he struggles with the question. Why did his partner kill himself? Across town, a sickly-looking, small man approaching fifty is about to make a move. DeShawn "The Knife" Galloway has a reputation as a contract assassin who prefers to kill with the Japanese Tanto. It's time to take control. The war will start on his terms.

Phil has fought with his allies for many years. Out on his own, working as a detective, Phil is tasked with tracking down black market arms. His journey will take him across Smithtown, where he meets a beautiful woman named Christina and discovers details that will forever change his life.

A failed black-ops mission in Eastern Europe has retired NYPD detective and Navy SEAL Michael Keough recalled back to Washington. It’s there that a random encounter with a gunman leads Keough to uncover a conspiracy targeting the highest levels of the United States government. The case has local law enforcement, the FBI, and the Secret Service on high alert to stop a potential presidential assassination. But Keough is not convinced of the gunman’s true intentions—and the deeper he digs, the more disturbing the plot becomes.

Slander and libel in the form of office gossip spread by a disgruntled government contractor leads to a full-blown investigation. While several investigators are searching for the guilty party, he becomes unhinged and leads the authorities on a multi-state chase. Two are killed and three others die as the result of the madness.

In einer regnerischen Nacht macht sich Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George auf den Weg zu einem Tatort mitten im Westerwald: Eine Frau wurde anscheinend totgebissen - von einem Wolf! Handelt es sich also um einen tragischen Unfall? Bald wird klar: Die Tote hatte mit einem Vorfall vor über 30 Jahren zu tun. Damals verschwanden zwei Schwestern nach einer Vergewaltigung spurlos. Die weiteren Beteiligten von damals schweben nun in Lebensgefahr. Aber niemand kennt die ganze Wahrheit... Lina setzt alles daran, den Fall aufzuklären. Doch der Killer ist ihr und ihren Liebsten näher, als sie ahnt.

El Inspector Lynley, Deborah y sus amigos Helen y Simon pasan unos días en la casa familiar del primero, en Cornualles. Su visita coincide con un hecho que perturba la placidez de la vida pueblerina: el asesinato y castración de Mick Cambrey, un conocido donjuán local. Su muerte, y la posterior de Justin Brooke, biólogo y novio de la hermana de Simon, parecen deberse a las drogas. Pero la investigación de Lynley y Simon desvelará un universo de ambiciones más oscuras, más implacables.

With the largest terrorist plot on American soil since 9/11 in the making, Detective First Grade Louis Castillo of the Joint Terrorist Task Force is called into the case. Castillo must race against time to prevent the attacks and save thousands of American lives. When Castillo gets his biggest break in the case, it comes with a hefty price; a two decade old skeleton in his closet is revealed, threatening not only the investigation, but also his career.

Annalena ist jung, hübsch und auf dem besten Weg, als Influencerin Karriere zu machen - doch dann wird sie brutal ermordet. Der Tatort ist in Blut getränkt, die Szenerie erinnert an ein makabres, modernes Kunstwerk. Die Koblenzer Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George und ihre neue Praktikantin Lucy finden heraus, dass der Fall in Zusammenhang mit ungeklärten Verbrechen in Köln und Freiburg steht. Doch das Morden geht weiter, und ausgerechnet Lucys Bruder Tristan rückt in den Fokus der Polizei.

A serial killer is roaming the streets of New York City…the madman’s target—New York City police officers. An incident in a Queens housing project hurls highly decorated detective Tommy Galvin not only onto the front pages of the newspapers but also into the crosshairs of the sociopath.

The world is on the brink of economic collapse. Tom is an unhappily married journalist from London, seeking to advance his career. Sally is single, ambitious and independent, visiting from Australia. They're both chasing the same story. After several incidents rock the Royal National Bank to its core, its share price tumbles and world stock markets begin to ripple. International economic stability is at risk. Timing and diversity of the events makes it impossible for them to be coincidence or incompetence.

El cadáver de Kenneth Fleming, auténtica estrella del críquet en Inglaterra, aparece en la casa de campo de Miriam Whitelaw, una profesora retirada que años antes había sido mentora de Ken. Al principio, todo parece señalar que se trata de un desafortunado accidente, pero los indicios que encuentra la policía apuntan más bien hacia un homicidio premeditado.

Ein glutheißer Sommer im Westerwald: Elena Steiner, eine bekannte Anwältin mit besten Kontakten zur Unterwelt, wird ermordet in ihrem Schlafzimmer aufgefunden. Der Täter hat sie offenbar tagelang dort festgehalten und gefoltert. Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George und ihr Team von der Mordkommission der Koblenzer Kriminalpolizei haben kaum Ermittlungsergebnisse in der Hand, als bereits der nächste Mord passiert - wieder dasselbe, grausame Vorgehen. Und es sind weitere Frauen in Gefahr, darunter eine alte Bekannte von Lina.

Die erfolgreiche Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George fängt von vorne an: Sie trennt sich von ihrem Mann und kehrt zurück in ihre Heimat, den Westerwald. Doch kaum dort angekommen, erschüttert eine Reihe von bestialischen Morden die ländliche Region. Unter den Opfern sind auch alte Bekannte Linas. Eigenmächtig schaltet sie sich in die Ermittlungen des Teams um Kriminalhauptkommissar Manfred Neuer ein. Damit macht sie sich Feinde bei der Polizei - und gerät selbst ins Visier des Killers... Der erste Fall für Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George: ein spannender Thriller von Doris Litz!