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She is the perfect assassin. A Russian orphan, saved from the death penalty for the brutal revenge she took on her gangster father's killers. Ruthlessly trained. Given a new life. New names, new faces - whichever fits. Her paymasters call themselves The Twelve. But she knows nothing of them. Konstantin is the man who saved her and the one she answers to. She is Villanelle. Without conscience. Without guilt. Without weakness. Eve Polastri is the woman who hunts her. MI5, until one error of judgment costs her everything.

A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family....

When the body of Bonita Key’s former attorney washes ashore in Pine Cay, Layla Leslie’s new job as the village attorney takes a chilling turn. Drawn in by the village’s charm, sun drenched beaches, and a magnetic county sheriff—Layla thought she’d found her dream escape from the scandal she’d left behind in Miami. But Bonita Key hides more than just tropical secrets.

With the summer season on Sandhamn comes an unsettling mystery for Detective Inspector Thomas Andreasson. A bullied young boy has vanished from a sailing camp on neighboring Lökholmen Island. Has the terrorized eleven-year-old run away? Or, in this isolated vacation spot where strangers lurk, is it something more ominous?

Detective Josie Quinn lifts the baby from the pram, holding her close and gently soothing her. Josie scours the scene for the sweet little girl’s mother, but the park is deserted. Glancing down, something catches her eye. Nestled amongst the child’s soft pink blankets is a polaroid photo, the corner smudged with blood. The search for Cleo Tate has Josie and her team in a chokehold; the abandoned newborn needs her mother, and every second counts now lab results show the blood belongs to her. The blurred photo of a body of water is Josie’s only lead. But what does it mean?

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The UK’s answer to Liane Moriarty. Amazing.’ Claire McGowan Innocent? When Carrie was accused of brutally murdering her husband’s lover, she denied it. She denied it when they arrested her, when they put her in front of a jury, and when they sent her to prison...

Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of No Name Lane by Howard Linskey, read by David Leon. The hunt for a serial killer unearths an unsolved cold case from over sixty years ago. Young girls are being abducted and murdered in the North-East. Out of favour Detective...

FBI Agent Margot Phalen refuses to think about serial killers until at least her second cup of coffee in the morning. Margot thought she'd escaped her past when she moved to a remote California ranch with her partner Wes and their motley crew of rescue animals. But when Wes is arrested for the...

Lena Meister hilft Menschen zu verschwinden. Als Privatermittlerin mit einer Agentur für besondere Fälle unterstützt sie Personen, die ein neues Leben beginnen wollen – aus welchen Gründen auch immer. Doch als die junge Michelle in ihrem Büro erscheint und von einem Stalker berichtet, ignoriert Lena alle Warnzeichen. Zu sehr erinnert Michelle sie an ihr eigenes Schicksal. Ein fataler Fehler: Drei Tage später findet Lena die junge Frau tot auf – mit einer unheilvollen Botschaft, die direkt in Lenas eigene Vergangenheit weist. Jemand kennt ihr Geheimnis und verfolgt eine tödliche Mission.

Devereaux Huxley has a problem his billions can’t fix…me. He's the owner of Club Greed, an adult club that caters to the fantasies of the rich and powerful, Devereaux’s the prime suspect when the girls employed at his club start turning up dead.

Bexley Simon and Sam Farmer aren't detectives, but they play them on TV. Well, played, past tense. The iconic cult hit that was Craven's Daughter ended five years ago, and their friendship died along with it. Fans were disappointed that the pair's legendary chemistry went unfulfilled—and other fans were crushed that the actual spark between actresses Bex and Sam didn't pay off, either. The network never intended for two women to get romantic, in life or onscreen, despite the fans. But the bigger tragedy was the loss of their dear friend, makeup artist Jen Arnot.

Her Codename is Hammett. She assassinates targets for a secret government agency. But sometimes work becomes personal. His name is Tequila. He's a leg breaker for the mob, currently retired. But sometimes retirement doesn't stick. They say that no one knows what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. They also say that bad attracts bad.

Tara Strong has risen to become her county’s deputy sheriff through her bravery and her brilliant capacity to enter a killer’s mind. Small-town life in the mountains, centered around their picturesque lake, should be idyllic. But Tara has already seen enough to know that there is a dark side to everything.

No way, not a chance. I’m officially in “retirement”. Not that I’m anywhere near old enough. I’m just done facing off against the dregs of humanity and looking filth right in the eye. And now it’s time to trust the one man who makes it all worthwhile—the one who makes me lose control. He’s chaos and mayhem, and I cannot get enough.

It’s a bad week to be one of Murder’s exes. She rushes to the aid of her 71-year-old ex-girlfriend Lucy who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. After Murder leaves to prepare for Levi’s big Hawaiian wedding, a YouTube video reveals a terrorist attack and execution of magical people. This includes one Jackson Kingcade, an Ageless being and magical items dealer who also has a past with the magical musician.

Zyankali im geweihten Wein? Der neue Fall für Eve Dallas! Als Pater Miguel Flores bei einer Trauerfeier den Abendmahlkelch an die Lippen setzt, fällt er plötzlich tot um - vergiftet durch Zyankali im geweihten Wein? Lieutenant Eve Dallas wird mit dem Fall betraut und ist fest entschlossen, den Mord an dem Priester aufzuklären. Dieser scheint allerdings nicht der heilige Mann gewesen zu sein, für den ihn seine Gemeinde hielt. Dann geschieht ein weiterer Mord an einem Geistlichen. Was verband die beiden Gottesmänner, und warum mussten sie sterben? Eve Dallas kommt einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur und sieht sich bald mit ihren eigenen verdrängten Dämonen konfrontiert...

When Detective Katelyn Rush is sent in to oversee the investigation, she knows nothing about Mitokoa, only its reputation. When she arrives, she soon finds more out of place than a murder. Something else has hit this town, something more horrendous than a killer. Worse still, it doesn't seem to have left. From the second she arrives, time is ticking - to uncover the murderer, the source of the madness, and the connection between them before she is swallowed up in the insanity as Mitokoa's next victim.

Eight colonists were killed at the original Battle of Lexington, but just before Thanksgiving, at the Pittsburgh Museum of American History, the life-sized diorama of that battle has nine bodies.

Im Namen des... Volkes wird Martin Scharner freigesprochen. Doch im Namen der Rache werden er und zwei weitere Männer von einem Unbekannten zum Tode verurteilt und brutal hingerichtet. Maria Fortmann und ihr Kollege Goselüschen beginnen die Jagd auf den eiskalten Racheengel, doch dieser ist ihnen stets den entscheidenden Schritt voraus. Die Ermittlungen geraten ins Stocken und schon bald stoßen die Kommissare an ihre persönlichen Grenzen.

She's an elite spy, working for an agency so secret only three people know it exists. Trained by the best of the best, she has honed her body, her instincts, and her intellect to become the perfect weapon. Codename: Chandler. Before special operative Chandler was forced to flee, she executed the most difficult missions - and most dangerous people - for the government. So when she's ordered to eliminate a crooked corporate CEO in a manner that looks like natural death, it's a regular day at the office.