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London, 1667. In the court of Charles II, it's a dangerous time to be alive. A wrong move could lead to disgrace, exile or death. The discovery of a murder at Clarendon House, the palatial home of one of the highest courtiers in the land, could have catastrophic consequences. James Marwood, a traitor's son, is ordered to cover up the murder. But the dead man is Edward Alderley, the cousin of one of Marwood's acquaintances. Cat Lovett had every reason to want her cousin dead. Since his murder, she has vanished, and all the evidence points to her as the killer.

Former Secret Service Agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, return in their most surprising, personal and dangerous case to date. King and Maxwell is the explosive finale to David Baldacci's phenomenal series. King and Maxwell encounter teenager Tyler Wingo when he...

Mason King had given his service to Queen and country in the SAS. Now he was running his own business with his brother and friends, King Brothers Investigation Services. With a failed engagement and a cheating fiancé under his belt, the last thing he was looking for was love and romance. That was until she walked through the door! Jessica Davis was a small town girl through and through. She was a workaholic, spending all of her time from dawn to dusk, working in the coffee shop she owned.

It gets lean between cases, so when Punk Rock Private Eye, Nick Paras gets handed a soft side-quest escorting a VIP on a spooky season tour of the LA punk scene, the last thing he expected is a tour down the dark side of the soul.

Ex-policeman Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramas. After a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas.

“Ebullient entertainment.”—Time A hotshot reporter is dead. He'd gone to take a look-see at “Miami North”—little Wheaton, Massachusetts—the biggest cocaine distribution center above the Mason-Dixon line. Did the kid die for getting too close to the truth . . . or to a sweet lady...

"I hope you haven't forgotten me. Shall we play?" Antonia Scott has an unusually gifted forensic mind. She’s the lynchpin of a top-secret project, Red Queen, created to work across borders to solve the most devious and dangerous crimes, those that are beyond the skills of the regular police...

David Baldacci's heart-stopping Hour Game is the second fast-paced thriller in the King and Maxwell series. Following their collaboration in Split Second, ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have gone into partnership and are investigating the robbery of some secret documents...

In the latest from “mystery master” Walter Mosley, a family member’s terminal illness leads P.I. Joe King Oliver to the investigation of his life: tracking down his long-lost father, and meanwhile, a new case pits King’s professional responsibility against his own moral code...

Jayden King followed in his brother's footsteps and joined the army, but that is where the similarities end. Whereas his brother, Mason, wanted to be happily married with 2.4 children, Jayden is happy to play the field and enjoy his bachelor lifestyle. That is until fate, and his current assignment, brings Sienna Young into his life. Sienna Young is a member of the country's elite. Born to privileged parents, she has always had the fine things in life. Married to a man she thought was the love of her life, she now finds he has been cheating on her, since their wedding day.

A hurricane is bearing down on the Florida coast. At one of Palm Beach’s most prestigious hotels a guest dies. Was it an accident or murder? Trapped by the storm, Miami Jones and his nemesis from the local police department must match wits in a search for the truth, before the rising water or something worse consumes them all.

Former Secret Service Agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, return in their most surprising, personal and dangerous case to date. King and Maxwell is the explosive finale to David Baldacci's phenomenal series. King and Maxwell encounter teenager Tyler Wingo when he...

Nicki Pearl is the perfect daughter - every parent’s dream. And that of strangers, too. Wherever she goes, she’s being watched. Each stalker is different from the last, except for one thing - their alarming obsession with Nicki. Nicki’s father is turning to someone who can protect her: retired private detective and ex-Navy SEAL Jon Lancaster. Unlicensed, and unrestricted, he plays dirty. But this case is unusual. Why so many men? Why this one girl? Does Nicki have something to hide? Or do her parents? Trawling the darkest depths of southern Florida, Lancaster faces a growing tide of secrets and deception.

When a body is found - dissolved in acid, a ring of finger bones cemented to the skull - Drake is floored. For more than a year, he's been telling the NYPD that the man he had killed, the man who had taken his partner's life, wasn't the real Skeleton King. Nobody believed him. Even now, with a new skeleton as proof, Drake is met with resistance. A copycat killer, they say. But Drake knows this is the work of the original Skeleton King, and he is driven to seek revenge for his dead partner. Only, like before, he has no suspects.

Five innocent hostages. Five private investigators. A fiendish ransom game. Has Detective Sam Speedman met his match? A fast and deadly Matthew Reilly thriller. A DARING ABDUCTION The richest man in the world has been kidnapped. Along with four of his children. THE DEADLY CHALLENGE The...

A tres horas de Washington, un río fuertemente custodiado sirve de frontera de dos instituciones. Una de ellas es una extraña comunidad científica cuyos objetivos y fuente de financiación nadie conoce. La otra es Camp Peary, un campo secreto donde la CIA forma a sus cuadros de élite.

Edgar Roy, un supuesto asesino en serie encarcelado en una prisión federal de máxima seguridad, aguarda el juicio. Se enfrenta a una condena casi segura. Ted Bergin, el abogado de Roy y viejo amigo y mentor de Sean, recurre a este y Michelle Maxwell para que le ayuden en el caso. Pero la investigación se desbarata antes de comenzar. De camino a su primera reunión con Bergin, Sean y Michelle descubren el cadáver del abogado.

El cadáver de una mujer es hallado en un bosque de Virginia. En su muñeca, el homicida ha dejado un reloj de pulsera con un extraño símbolo. Se trata de la primera víctima de un asesino en serie que tiene en vilo a la población de Wrightsburg. Su proceder es escalofriante y metódico: siempre deja en la escena del crimen un reloj al que detiene en una hora concreta.

Bei einer Auktion auf Monroe Manor entpuppt sich ein wertvolles Whiskyfass als Sarg für einen Mann, der dort seit den 1870er Jahren ruht. Wer war der Mann im Fass? Und warum musste er sterben? Detective Wilson will den Fall schon abschreiben, doch dann zeigen plötzlich Verstrickungen aus viktorianischer Zeit bis heute ihre Wirkung.

The hit TV show, The Lands Beyond, has become a cultural phenomenon, influencing fashion and baby name trends. Its creator, R. R. Reynard, masterminds the story each season, pitting the cast against each other in a toxic, kill or be killed, environment. But Reynard has even greater ambitions.