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Sucia Oscuridad son 10 historias de la corriente de los asuntos humanos, para los que nos sentimos magnéticamente atraídos por lo apasionado, lo extraño y lo espantoso. Prepárese para conocer a la pareja de luna de miel que se encuentra con desolación en México; a Zack, el asesino colegial enamorado de una belleza del circo; a Miguel, que resulta ser inesperadamente peligroso; a la Rata Gigante de Sumatra, el asesino a sueldo más cruel del negocio, y a Phoebe, quizá la mujer más extraña, y seguramente la más inteligente, de la ficción.

As snow falls, a shadowy figure murders psychiatrist David Reynolds. But when Reynolds approaches the light, he suddenly finds himself seeing through the eyes of his killer, his essence imprisoned in his killer’s body. David realizes he must be in this position for a reason. First he must solve the mystery of why he was killed, then figure out a way to prevent his killer from killing again. His host is a man on a mission, trained to push aside any emotions. Learning more about him, David discovers shocking secrets about his past, and the reason why he took David's life.

Bridgette Celine is a private investigator hired by a Mafia boss to keep tabs on his daughter, who has recently been lured into an East Harlem clairvoyants' society.

Anthropologist Claire El-Badawy has spent the last 10 years of her life applying for grants for an Amazon jungle expedition. She wants to prove her theory of the transatlantic connection between Africa and South America that existed 5,000 years ago. Owen Macleod’s life has been one long trek after another, guiding tourists and aiding the indigenous people of the forest against the mining companies. When Owen hears of the opportunity to break free of the tourist trade, he jumps at it. Soon, the anthropologist and the jungle guide are thrown together in pursuit of their own dreams.

Can a painting be a link between the present and the past? Forced to return to his ancestral home in the shadows of the Scottish Highlands, such ideas are far from Andrew Lambert’s mind. His business has failed; his love life is a mess. When his friend invites him for a welcome-home drink, he accepts, and a car crash is the result. From this moment, Andrew’s life is transformed. He locks himself away inside the confines of his family castle, shrouded in secrets and untold stories from the past, and discovers far more than he ever thought possible.

A defense secretary shooting. The collapse of the Home Office secretary. London’s high-ranking civil servants are being targeted, and DCI Jack Austin is drawn out of retirement. When his wife is kidnapped, inept savant DCI Austin leads the rescue mission while trying to solve the recent mystery, and discovers the motives of the master conspirator.

Los detectives Tommy Jackson y Orrin Rampersad se encuentran en una carrera contra el tiempo para desarrollar el caso del fiscal antes de la fecha del juicio. Los doctores locos alegan que un misterioso Dr. Cíclope es el autor intelectual de la operación. Todas las pruebas apuntan a que el líder de la banda, Django Tamsulosin, secuestró a las víctimas para los trasplantes de órganos y miembros biónicos. Sin embargo, ni los sospechosos ni las víctimas aportan ningún testimonio sustancial, lo que lleva a los detectives a creer que existe una conspiración de encubrimiento.

Middle-aged widow Gwen Lindstrom is the owner of Ranchers’ Café, a restaurant in Dubois, Wyoming. When sorting through old business records belonging to her late husband, she finds something that stands out: a statement for a valuable pension that she had no idea even existed. After meeting with the private investigator Richard Stuckley, Gwen hires him to look into the disappeared pension money. Soon, they both find themselves in mortal danger. With now-defunct companies and Gabe's coworkers seemingly involved in the case, can Gwen and Richard get to the bottom of it?

Después de repartir las cartas, un jugador no pasa el corte. En un torneo de póquer local, un jugador es asesinado después del primer día de juego. Un sospechoso es fichado por el asesinato, pero algo no cuadra. Para descubrir al asesino real, Niki se une al torneo. Pero, ¿está la baraja en su contra?

Bobby Moylan wishes this shift wasn't his last. Years after a drunk driver killed his family, his life-saving distraction of work with the NYPD is coming to a close. But, when he discovers an Islamic terrorist plot against his city, his final hours on the job could turn explosive. If you like clever heroes, high-stakes action, and character-driven tension, you’ll love Robert L. Bryan’s The Last Day.

When seven-year-old Peter loses his family, he reluctantly comes to live with the girl next door, Sarah. Years later, on her 18th birthday, Sarah finds a glowing rose in the woods. When Sarah’s mother finds it, she immediately sends the two of them on the run, with nothing more than instructions to run past the new moon. While Sarah must come to grips with the loss of her parents, Peter is fighting another fight within himself: A slow change, despite his efforts to ignore it.

When antique dealer Lawrence finds out that his brother, Jimmy, has stolen a historical artifact, he hires McGill and Gropper to retrieve it. Unlicensed private investigators, the two operate out of a diner and will do whatever it takes to get the job done. Soon, they find out that the case is not as clear-cut as they expected.

Travis is the night manager at the Cross Motel in Sydney’s notorious late-night district, Kings Cross. His life takes a drastic turn after a sex worker is brutally murdered on his shift. His search for the killer takes him to Melbourne, where he also has to find two missing girls. Travis realizes there's only one way out: Find the people responsible, and bring them to justice. But can he make it out alive?

Travel writer Simone Doucet is searching for a meaningful life, but she hasn't found a purpose yet. But after she accepts an assignment that takes her to Magnolia Sunrise, a historical bed-and-breakfast on the bluffs of Natchez, Mississippi, strange, spectral events begin to take place. Frightful images of a young slave girl, Delphine, haunt her nights. Simone is transported to 1863, antebellum Natchez. Through spectral eyes, Simone sees Delphine’s history. Delphine won't stop haunting Simone until she tells her story.

Sabrina Brooks remains in a coma at Bellevue Hospital, surrounded by government agents. Meanwhile, another Nightcrawler has surfaced, continuing the struggle against the Russian mob and the Tryzub terror gang. Hoyt Wexford is now in charge of the NYPD's Nightcrawler Squad, ordered to apprehend the rogue crime fighter. Time is of the essence as a new terror cell under the mysterious Apollyon arises. Their demand: a $100 million ransom, or they unleash a mutated Ebola strain upon the populace of NYC.

It's 1969 in South Vietnam: Richard McCain is a Special Forces operative stationed at the Dong Ha combat base. The culture clash with indigenous tribes amidst mountainous terrain cloaked by feral jungles creates a high-tension atmosphere where only the strong survive. Soon, the brutal military conflict mixes with drug-fueled episodes, supernatural events and powers beyond human comprehensions, as the tale of McCain and the Green Berets takes the listener on an unforgettable journey of epic proportions.

When the heat gets too high, someone dies. But this time, Niki Dupre must investigate a different kind of heat. When young Randy Netterville dies in a warehouse fire, the insurance company asks Niki Dupre to investigate. The investigation leads to a local crime lord, Hector Gomez, and it's not the first time he and Niki have crossed paths. But is passion the fire behind Randy's death? Fighting through smoke screens, Niki races to find out the unbelievable truth.

FBI Deputy Director Walter Shaw is facing a major dilemma: One of his deep-cover field agents, Michael Harper, has been killed in a tragic car accident. Harper had spent several weeks infiltrating a militia group that was hell-bent on ridding the United States of all Muslims. Shortly before his untimely death, the agent had sent news that a major attack was being planned against several Islamic targets in America.

On a winter’s day in the Dandenong Ranges, Australia, pianist Ginny returns home to her eccentric mother, Harriet. Ginny tries to apprise the truth of her father’s disappearance. In an effort to distract her daughter from interrogations, Harriet proposes they collaborate on an exhibition of paintings and songs. Meanwhile, on the edge of Dartmoor, artist Judith paints landscapes of the Australian Outback to soothe her troubled heart, as her wayward daughter Madeleine returns and fills the house with darkness.

With his French honeymoon continually interrupted by a series of seemingly unconnected misdeeds, disaffected detective DCI Jack Austin returns to Portsmouth and attempts to find the missing link. As the arrival of an ambitious new detective infringes on his territory - and his ego - Austin resorts to illogically effective tactics to protect those who matter most.