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When a gruesome discovery is uncovered in the attic of the White House Inn, Detective Inspector Graham and his team are thrust into a mystery four decades in the making. As they are propelled into a labyrinth of secrets, power, and deceit, the investigation probes painstakingly into the affairs of the past.

Detective Inspector David Graham has just arrived on the island of Jersey, with orders to take over the constabulary in the small resort town of Gorey. But molding this rag-tag team of misfits into a cohesive investigative unit may be a greater challenge than he bargained for....

A secret from the past. A scandal that leads to murder. Who knew antiques could be so deadly? The priceless Satterthwaite Desk has found its way to the island of Jersey and is on display at the local museum. This valuable antique is rich with history, exquisitely crafted, and hides a secret that could destroy the lives of powerful politicians and prominent citizens alike.

Dark secrets. An artist’s retreat. Unimaginable wealth. When a group of artists congregates to paint a local scene, all is calm and peaceful. But after an apparently unremarkable local man is attacked, Inspector David Graham and his team snap into action. As suspects surface, the Gorey police team must piece together a puzzle that can’t be solved without delving into the secrets of the town’s upper crust, taking them down a dark and unexpected path.

Inspector David Graham knows all about history. After moving to the island of Jersey to recover from a tragic loss, he has done his best to leave painful memories behind. But sometimes it is not so easy to forget... When Mia, a promising young actress, turns up dead beneath the jagged cliffs known as Sampson’s Leap, suicide seems the obvious answer. But after Inspector Graham interviews the victim’s conniving clan of associates, he’s not so sure.

When a body is found in the fire-ravaged remains of a block of flats off Morecambe Promenade, DI Keegan and his team are sent in to investigate. But injuries to the body show that this was no accident. When the landlord of the building is found badly beaten, Keegan realises there might be a connection to a high-profile armed robbery at the nearby university. As the case unravels, DI Keegan must come face to face with an old enemy and risk his family’s safety, his life and his career in order to ensure justice is served.

Inspector David Graham wanted to get away from the crime and corruption of the big city. Now, he is content to lead a small group of officers in the tiny coastal town of Gorey. But Inspector Graham’s peaceful life is about to come to a screeching halt.

La muerte sorprende a Juanjo rodeado de sus votantes y de la prensa. ¿Fue la fatalidad o alguien intervino? Parece una muerte natural, pero los acontecimientos dan un giro inesperado.

Picardie, France, 1964, the exclusive Clos du Lac sanitarium: A man is discovered standing in the therapy pool. But he's not there for his health; someone has chained him to the bottom and left him to die very, very slowly. Inspector Lucas Rocco believes it's an unusual and elaborate method of execution. But nobody seems to have heard or seen anything, the staff are resolutely unhelpful - or dead - and ministry officials sent from Paris to 'assist' attempt to impede Rocco's efforts to find answers.

Luisa se disponía a coger el autobús para regresar a su casa, pero nunca llegó. La muerte se interpuso en su camino.

¿Quién esconde cadáveres debajo de millones de litros de agua? Un pantano lleno de secretos. Una sequía que destapa un fondo oscuro. Una verdad difícil de...

Si eres observador y te gusta investigar el inspector Duarte tiene un nuevo caso. Apúntate al desafío del inspector Duarte e intenta encontrar la solución antes de que él descubra al culpable. ¿Quién es el responsable del secuestro de Mónica? ¿Qué turbios asuntos esconde la constructora...

London 1895. Im Garten eines Hauses im vornehmen Londoner Stadtteil South Norwood werden zwei Leichen gefunden. Offenbar wurden die Opfer zunächst erdrosselt und anschließend auf ihrem eigenen Grund und Boden in Särgen bestattet. Wer hatte ein Motiv, das in der Nachbarschaft als sonderlich geltende Geschwisterpaar zu ermorden? Und warum sind sämtliche Schuhe aus dem Haus verschwunden? Die Spuren führen Chief Inspector Swanson und sein Team schließlich zu einem berüchtigten Pub in Colnbrook.

Mientras en noviembre de 2008, el inspector Monfort disfruta de unos días de descanso en Madrid con la magistrada Elvira Figueroa, en el Casino Real de Castellón se inaugura la exposición del famoso cuadro de Goya Perro semihundido. Cuando el mecenas que ha financiado la exposición, el empresario Carlos Sorli, desaparece, el comisario Romerales le encarga la investigación a Monfort, que tiene la mente puesta en otro delito, el de un conductor kamikaze.

Unos extraños versículos bíblicos son la única pista para detener a un asesino en serie, en una carrera contrarreloj. La tranquila vida de la ciudad de Castellón se ve alterada por un macabro asesinato, el de un hombre cuyo cuerpo aparece brutalmente mutilado en un piso del centro. Para resolver el caso, el comisario Romales pide ayuda al inspector Bartolomé Monfort, con quien ya colaboró en el pasado, como se narra en Asesinato en la plaza de la Farola.

Una noche de octubre de 2007, Barcelona se prepara para otra velada violenta. El Tatuador, un perturbado que tatúa la piel de los héroes y tiene conmocionada a toda la ciudad, retiene en un sucio almacén a su nueva víctima con la intención de utilizar su piel para lanzar un mensaje al mundo. Fuera, las revueltas y los saqueos amenazan con tomar las calles. Todo parece encaminado a la destrucción cuando se produce un acontecimiento único. El gran apagón evitará que la violencia alcance su clímax y hará tambalear el mundo que conocemos.

The irascible Inspector Anderson is investigating a break-in at a medical testing laboratory at Paradise Woods, deep in the heart of Scotland's rural Cairngorms. However, when the dead don't seem to want to stay dead, Anderson soon realizes something else has escaped from the research facility. Something terrible. Something that threatens not only the peaceful surroundings of Paradise Woods but also the entire country.

On the hunt for a missing government official, Inspector Anderson arrives at picturesque Loch Morar. All is not as tranquil as it seems. A psychopathic farmer is intent on keeping an outbreak secret. A young American is searching for his missing sister. And there is something lurking in...The Loch.

While the rest of the country is worrying about the Falklands Conflict, an escaped mental patient drags Inspector Anderson away from his desk to the remote Orkney Islands. The Special Branch detective believes it's no threat to national security and is looking forward to wasting his expenses and spending a few days relaxing.

It is 1896 in Chicago - which means it has been three years since Inspector Alastair Ransom beat the charge of murder of a cleric, but his enemies have been working behind the scenes to hang him for the very same crime. Such a thing may appear impossible given double-jeopardy laws, but the Chicago Archdiocese and other powerful groups want Ransom's head. The book opens with this battle being waged by Ransom from behind bars.