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In the heart of Harlem, a deadly turf war rages between the Kings of Harlem and the Shades Syndicate, led by ruthless leaders T-Bone and Shade. Detective Marcus Thompson races against time to bring justice to the streets, uncovering corruption and violence that cut deep into the community. When a young girl becomes an innocent casualty in the crossfire, the pressure mounts for Thompson to apprehend the gang leaders. In a daring raid, the leaders are...
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On the tranquil shores of Crystal Bay on the tropical island of Koh Samui, a woman's body floats to shore on the afternoon tide. Unnoticed, she drifts close to the many tourists taking advantage of the tepid water to try to cool down in the hot mid-afternoon sun. She is naked except for a Buddhist amulet around one of her wrists and a silk scarf tied tightly around her neck and she has distinctive Sak Yant tattoos down her back. It looked like a straightforward...
3) THE SURGEON
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A maniacal religious fanatic, a physician following the preaching of his reverend and mentor uses quotes the bible to go on a crusade against the LGBTQ+ community. He becomes a serial killer and is sought by the FBI and investigators Vic Gonnella and Raquel Ruiz who are recurring characters in the Vic Gonnella detective series. Twists and turns take place as the killer is chased to prevent further murders.
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A commercial airliner disappeared on a regular flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March eight 2014.The mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 and the fate of those on board remains unsolved and the final resting place of the crew and passengers remains unknown.This is despite a massive effort by a number of nations to locate the missing plane. It seems unthinkable, to most of us, that a large commercial aircraft cannot be quickly and accurately...
5) Acqua alta
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As Venice braces for a winter tempest, intrepid Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an archaeologist and old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of opera singer Flavia Petrelli.
Then, as the floodwaters rise, the corpse of a museum director is discovered-and Brunetti must wade through the chaotic city to solve his deadliest case yet.
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Fantômas strikes again in this third installment in the intoxicating crime series On Rue Norvins, the police find a famous heiress poisoned to death in the studio of a ceramics painter. The artist, in a state of partial paralysis, remembers nothing. These bare and baffling facts will lead newspaperman Jérôme Fandor from the magnificent ballrooms of the aristocracy to the scrubby pubs of the Parisian underworld as his search for the truth uncovers...
7) Resurrection
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Kjersti, Norwegian extreme runner and journalist, arrives in Cyprus to run the 350 kilometres across the island in a fortnight. Aris and Iphi, two ambitious but junior local journalists, must report on every stage of Kjersti and her ex-boyfriend's run.Eleni is the architect niece of the head of the local Orthodox Church. Archbishop Ioannis has her constructing an immense building to dominate Nicosia and make his memory immortal, although he must find...
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When good and evil come home***Following the violent murder of his father, John Ray is getting his life back on track, and putting the criminal past of his family behind him. But when Shirley Kirk of the West Yorkshire Police asks him for a favour, he's sucked into a mystery that is as confusing as it is devastating.Allegations of historical abuse have emerged at a Catholic Boys' Home in the city. They involve a prominent businessman who is keen to...
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Davide returns to Spain to grow an American company's client list. Realising the chances of success are diminishing and suspicious about why, he invites previous business partner Caterina to Madrid to explore what might be wrong. Caterina brings Emilia, her multi-talented and bi-sexual friend.The three work with Ana, who is from Madrid. She introduces her cousin, a senior policeman investigating national crimes involving corruption and money laundering....
10) The Kitchen
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Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women ... as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge.
When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation.
As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards...
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Prime Minister Peter Fraser is back in New Zealand in 1945 before he continues to lead the small counties pushing to remove colonialism and great power veto from the fledgling United Nations. A plot is under way to kill him. If successful, New Zealand's influence on the international stage ends and the country could descend into chaos, a divided country ripe for international manipulation.Detective Dan Delaney has returned from the war seeking a peaceful...
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The most evil book ever conceived falls into the hands of the leader of the Spanish Inquisition in this ingenious bibliomystery from the bestselling creator of Repairman Jack. In the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition spreads terror throughout the land, with Prior Tomás de Torquemada serving as the ultimate judge of who will live and who will be consigned to the purifying flames. Never has Torquemada questioned his own faith or his sacred...
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Shocking evidence is unearthed in the cellar of a British couple's mansion-and the crimes of the past may lead to tragedy in the present . . .
Its name is Laurieston, but the villagers call it Sausage Hall-a Victorian mansion belonging to tycoon businessman Kevan de Vries and his ailing wife, Joanna. The couple is staying at their St. Lucia house until Kevan gets a call from DI Tim Yates saying that the mansion has been broken into-and insisting...
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The Carlswick Mysteries Box-Set: Books 1 - 3An enemy who won't be stopped, a legacy that can't remain hidden.Three fast-paced mysteries packed with action, romance and intrigue. The Carlswick Affair (Book #1)When 18-year-old student Stephanie Cooper investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding her great aunt's death, she discovers a painting thought stolen by the Nazis and destroyed during WWII, hanging in the home of the intriguing James...
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A haunting romantic mystery from the renowned author of the Albert Campion detective novels: "Allingham stands out like a shining light" (Agatha Christie).
Robin Grey is Scotland Yard's inside man. He handles matters which require a delicacy and secrecy outside the jurisdiction of regular government offices. While lurking about Waterloo station on a mission for the Foreign Office, Grey's interest is piqued by a suspicious character. And those...
17) The Congo Venus
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When a Belgian beauty dies in the Congo, "sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued Dr. Mary Finney" is on the case in this "witty, well-written" mystery from 1950 (The New York Times).
It doesn't take a lot to be the belle of the expat community in Leopoldville, a tiny outpost in the Belgian Congo. A pulse and a pair of pumps will do the trick. Liliane Morelli brought more than that to the party, but it apparently wasn't enough: She's still dead of what the doctor...
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When a serial killer chooses prey to torment a former cop, the clues spell more than disaster… Saratoga Springs, New York. Cop-turned-true-crime-author Dusky Anne Wild can't resist flirting with danger. So when a ranch hand and two jockeys are found dead at a horse farm, she jumps at the opportunity to investigate. But even after discovering that all three victims were killed with the same poison, the case quickly grows cold and leaves Dusky without...
19) The Guilty Child
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He viciously killed his mom and dad fifteen years ago… or did he? True crime author Dusky Anne Wild can't resist a provocative murder. So when a Scotland Yard captain asks for her help, the former cop heads to London to poke around an old double homicide that's already been solved. But despite his insistence it was a wrongful conviction, Dusky struggles to find evidence the police got the wrong man. Trevor Chapel can't escape his nightmares. Able...
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LA NOVELA COMPLETA EN ESPAÑOL Y EN VERSIÓN ORIGINAL (INGLÉS)"Una apasionante lectura ... Un estudio fascinante de la oscuridad y de la maldad... Barlow da multitud de giros y vueltas antes de que la verdad se revele. Pero lo que engancha más no es la estructura de la historia sino los personajes, el diálogo y el ambiente... Bellamente cinematográfico ... mucho más cinematográfico que McDermid o Rankin."Crimefictionlover"Barlow da un gran número...
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