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A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Rex Stout meets Agatha Christie with a fresh twist in the new Pentecost and Parker Mystery, a delightfully hardboiled high-wire act starring two daring women sleuths dead set on justice as they set out to solve a murder at a traveling circus...

A gripping historical thriller set in sixteenth-century England and centered on the highly secretive cult of Saint Thomas Becket, the twelfth-century archbishop murdered in Canterbury Cathedral. London, summer of 1584: Radical philosopher, ex-monk, and spy Giordano Bruno suspects he is being...

Wien im Juli 1921: Die Stadt ächzt unter einer Hitzewelle, Wasser wird rationiert, und der Asphalt schmilzt. Kriminalinspektor August Emmerich macht jedoch ein ganz anderes Problem zu schaffen: Er wird vom Mordfall an zwei Nackttänzerinnen abgezogen und in einer Kadettenschule interniert. Dort soll er bessere Umgangsformen lernen. Als in der Schule ein Kollege auf mysteriöse Weise zu Tode kommt, muss Emmerich allerdings erneut alle Regeln brechen, um den Mörder zu finden. Denn er sieht sich mit einer blutigen Intrige konfrontiert, die ihn bis in die höchsten politischen Kreise führt.

Bath 1942: Bomben fallen, ein Kind verschwindet. April, 1942. Bath wird von den Deutschen bombardiert. In den Wirren einer Kriegsnacht verschwindet der sechsjährige Davy Noyle. Die junge Frances, die auf ihn aufpassen sollte, wird von Schuldgefühlen geplagt und will nicht wahrhaben, dass er tot ist. Dann wird unter den Ruinen der Stadt ein Mädchenskelett gefunden - Frances Kindheitsfreundin Wyn, die vor über 20 Jahren verschwand. Als Frances die Suche nach Davy vorantreibt, führen die Spuren zurück in ihre eigene Kindheit und zu einem ungeklärten Verbrechen, das einen Schatten über ihr ganzes Leben warf.

Bestsellerautorin Minette Walters kehrt nach über 10 Jahren zurück. Juni 1348: In England bricht die Pest aus. Binnen kürzester Zeit werden ganze Landstriche entvölkert, Angst und Panik regieren. Allein Lady Anne, die Burgherrin von Develish, bleibt ruhig. Als die Pest auch ihr Gebiet erreicht, bringt sie kurzentschlossen all ihre Schutzbefohlenen in der Burg in Sicherheit und lässt die Zugbrücke verbrennen. Nicht einmal ihren Ehemann, der von einer Reise zurückkehrt, lässt sie ein.

Bonus feature includes an original afterword by James Ellroy, titled "Hillikers," read by Stephen Hoye. On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia–and so begins the greatest manhunt in...

A stylish and suspenseful historical page-turner following an up-and-coming journalist who stumbles onto a web of secrets, deceptions, and mysteries at a popular new literary magazine--inspired by the true story of CIA intervention in Cold War American arts and letters. "Sly and delightful...

Jane Austen as sleuth continues to delight in her latest adventure (after Jane and the Genius of the Place), which sheds new light on the author's travels in 1806. While enjoying a ramble in the Derbyshire hills near Bakewell (a town Eliza Bennett visits in Pride and Prejudice), Jane discovers...

There’s no one and nothing the great detective Nero Wolfe wouldn’t take on if the price was right. That’s something wealthy society widow Rachel Bruner is counting on when she writes him a check for a whopping hundred grand. But even Wolfe has a moment’s doubt when he finds out why the...

I swore not to tell this story while Newton was still alive. 1696, young Christopher Ellis is sent to the Tower of London, but not as a prisoner. Though Ellis is notoriously hotheaded and was caught fighting an illegal duel, he arrives at the Tower as assistant to the renowned scientist Sir...

Wien 1923, eine Stadt zwischen Elend und Hoffnung. Als der ehemalige Unterweltboss Veit Kolja spurlos verschwindet, beginnt für seinen Weggefährten, Inspektor August Emmerich, eine fieberhafte Suche. Kurz darauf werden zwei frühere Schwarzmarkthändler ermordet – stehen die Taten mit Koljas Verschwinden in Verbindung? Eine Spur führt Emmerich zu einem frisch aufgeworfenen Grab auf einem Wiener Friedhof, das ein düsteres Geheimnis birgt.

In her sixth engrossing outing, Jane Austen employs her delicious wit and family ties to the Royal Navy in a case of murder on the high seas. Somewhere in the picturesque British port of Southampton, among a crew of colorful, eccentric, and fiercely individual souls, a killer has come ashore...

An all-female crime gang runs havoc in 1920s Glasgow. The first policewoman is determined to bring them down. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE UNPICKING When whispers of abuse at Arrol's department store reach Mabel, a determined policewoman, she knows she must act. Enlisting the help of Johnnie, a...

Three generations of ‘hysterical women’ take on systemic corruption and injustice, despite all odds. Open-hearted but naive Lillias Gilfillan is sixteen when she elopes with an older man with ulterior motives. When her expectations of married life are shattered, Lillias must hold onto her...

In this debut mystery, DCI Lilian Wyles, the first woman detective chief inspector in the CID, is determined to find a killer with the help of the four queens of crime, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham, perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths and Claudia Gray...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers a secret that brings the greatest shock of her life. “I love the Flavia de Luce novels! Flavia is the best female detective I’ve...

In 1930s Glasgow, partners Jimmy Dreghorn and Archie McDaid face a danger that threatens to set their city aflame—the second novel in the acclaimed mystery series that began with Edge of the Grave. “This is Peaky Blinders territory. . . . Packed with dramatic action and unforgettable...

The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The latest action-packed installment in the Nero Award–winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series follows Lillian and Will tracking the suspicious disappearance of a woman who might have known too much. From the author of Fortune Favors the...

Two detectives hunt a killer amidst the lawless streets and high society of 1930’s Glasgow in this “brawling series debut” (The New York Times Book Review) that “serves up a delicious slice of gangster noir” (Adrian McKinty)—inspired by the true story of the Scottish Untouchables...

An urgent, immersive alternate history set in an imperial Russia on the brink of disaster, following a surprising cast of characters seeking a better future as Saint Petersburg struggles in the wake of Napoleon’s failed invasion. Saint Petersburg, 1812. Russian forces have defeated Napoleon at...