Brooklyn Noir is back, this time with a true-crime vengeance.Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This volume presents the first nonfiction collection in the series, curated by acclaimed novelists Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock.Brand-new stories by: Robert Leuci, Dennis Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, Patricia Mulcahy, C. J. Sullivan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Kim Sykes, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu.

When a young woman commits suicide, Detective Sergeant Nick Miller follows a hazardous trail to find the powerful man responsible for the girl’s fate, only to watch him walk out of court a free man. But the dead girl’s father swears to exact justice — with or without the law on his side.

A century ago, Charles Darwin's revolutionary theory of evolution rocked the civilized world, and the outraged Anglican church went on the warpath against it. In a mansion in London 's affluent Brunswick Gardens, the battle is intense, as that most respected clergyman, the Reverend Ramsay Parmenter, is boldly challenged by his beautiful assistant, Unity Bellwood – a "new woman" whose feminism and aggressive Darwinism he finds appalling. When Unity, three months pregnant, tumbles down the Parmenter's staircase to her death, Thomas Pitt, commander of the Bow Street police station, is virtually certain that one of the three deeply devout men in the house committed murder. Could it have been the Reverend Parmenter, his handsome curate, or his Roman Catholic son?

For Lizzie Bartholomew, a holiday in Morocco will change life forever. But not in the way she had hoped… Lizzie had planned her trip to Marrakech as the perfect escape from her life – and her nightmares – in Northumberland. Abandoned as a baby, and having spent her childhood moving between foster homes, Lizzie certainly has much to escape from. And for Lizzie, Morocco is the exotic paradise that she had imagined. Especially when she finds herself on a bus sitting next to a fellow tourist, who is also travelling to fulfil his dreams. After a brief affair, Lizzie returns to England. In the days that follow, she is distracted by thoughts of her mysterious lover, hoping against hope that Philip might come and find her. But suddenly she receives a letter from a firm of solicitors. Philip Samson has died. In his will, he has left Lizzie a gift of [pound]15,000. But there are conditions attached to this unexpected legacy. Conditions that will alter the course of Lizzie's life forever.

When her seedy and importunate Aunt Elena turns up on her doorstep at midnight having been burned out of her old people's home, V.I. Warshawski is exasperated rather than curious. Her interest is aroused however, when an old friend, now a politician, puts pressure on her to investigate.

Traumatized by a recent life-or-death investigation, Sharon McCone flees to her ranch in California's high desert country to contemplate her future. Deep depression shadows her days and nights, and a chance encounter with a troubled, highly secretive Native American woman begins to haunt her dreams. Even though she is determined not to investigate anything during her stay-and perhaps not ever again-McCone is drawn into the plight of the young woman and her dysfunctional family. A murder and traces of violence at a deserted resort lead her across the desert and into Nevada, and finally to a remote and isolated ranch, where danger lies closer that she expects and where her future and life itself may hang in the balance.

Defending an African-American farm family from local mobsters who want their land, Cajun detective Dave Robicheaux travels from his native New Orleans to Central America in pursuit of a notorious gambler and hit man.

Lord Peter Wimsey arranged a quiet country honeymoon with Harriet Vane, but what should have been an idyllic holiday in an ancient farmhouse takes on a new and unwelcome aspect with the discovery of the previous owner's body in the cellar.

Angela is busy as a beaver right now...When Gloria, Buster's owner, becomes the victim of a home invasion that leaves Buster with a broken leg, Angela is horrified. Still, with Chief Gary on the case, she's sure the guilty party will be found. But when Gloria asks her to look into it, Angela can't say no. After all, Buster is practically family at this point.What Angela thinks is a simple home invasion turns out to be more when another victim appears, this time way up in Portland. As Sophie and Angela struggle to find a link between the two victims, they soon find themselves with more questions than answers. And why does Angela keep getting the feeling Jason is hiding something from her?Will Angela be able to solve the crimes and find the killer before yet another body is discovered?Busy as a Beaver is the eighth and final book in the Willow Bay Witches series of paranormal cozy mysteries. It's a full-length novel full of funny and sarcastic best friends, a touch of magic, a snarky talking cat and a little bit of romance.

From the national bestselling author of Batter Off Dead, the newest Pennsylvania Dutch mystery!Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is at the bank with her four-year- old son when three armed Amish men burst in and start shooting and-more surprisingly-cursing. Magdalena protects Little Jacob, and the robbers flee at the sound of police sirens.When Jacob wonders why the bandits had mustaches-unlike all the other Amish men he knows-Magdalena springs into action to catch the thieves. They may be armed, but they may not be Amish!

From the national bestselling author of Batter Off Dead, the newest Pennsylvania Dutch mystery!Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is at the bank with her four-year- old son when three armed Amish men burst in and start shooting and-more surprisingly-cursing. Magdalena protects Little Jacob, and the robbers flee at the sound of police sirens.When Jacob wonders why the bandits had mustaches-unlike all the other Amish men he knows-Magdalena springs into action to catch the thieves. They may be armed, but they may not be Amish!

Things have been quiet in the

coastal town of North Harbor,

Maine, since Sarah Grayson and

her rescue cat, Elvis, solved their

first murder. Sarah is happy

running Second Chance, the shop where she sells lovingly

refurbished and repurposed

items. But then she gets

dragged into a controversy over

developing the waterfront. Most

of the residents—including Sarah—are for it, but there is

one holdout—baker Lily Carter.

So when Lily is found murdered

in her bakery, it looks like

somebody wanted to remove

the only obstacle to the development. But Sarah soon

discovers that nothing is as

simple as it seems. Now, with

the help of her cat’s uncanny

ability to detect a lie, Sarah is

narrowing down the suspects. But can she collar the culprit

before the ruthless killer

pounces again?

Более полувека прошло со дня убийства Джона Кеннеди в Далласе.

Более полувека тысячи людей гадают, кто и почему убил тридцать пятого президента США.

Но такой теории, какую предлагают читателям Кринг и Пек, еще не было…

Факт: американские спецслужбы в начале 1960-х работали над секретным проектом по изменению человеческого сознания.

Факт: они планировали делать из обычных людей телепатов, способных управлять чужим сознанием и превращать других в послушных зомби.

Официально считается, что проект завершился неудачей. Но что, если это было не так? Что, если именно один из «идеальных солдат», контролируемых чужой волей, спустил курок в Далласе?..

Манхэтон. Детективы полиции Глория Берч и Брайн Уйэн, готовы рискнуть жизнью, чтобы выйти на след сумасшедшего художника, который с необъяснимой жестокостью, безжалостность и методичностью, убивает молодых девушек необычным способом. Ситуация осложняется тем, что сама детектив Берч, может стать следующей жертвой убийцы. Детективы не сразу понимают, как далеко в прошлое уходят корнями эти леденящую душу преступления. Каждый в городе становиться подозреваемым, тем самым осложняя поиски убийцы.

In this "prequel" to the popular David Mapstone mysteries, author Jon Talton takes us back to 1999, when everything dot-com was making money, the Y2K bug was the greatest danger facing the world, and the good times seemed as if they would never end.It was a time before David and Lindsey were together, before Mike Peralta was sherriff, and before David had rid himself of the sexy and mysterious Gretchen.In Phoenix, it's the sweet season and Christmas and the new millennium are only weeks away. But history professor David Mapstone, just hired by the Sheriff's Office, still finds trouble, chasing a robber into an abandoned warehouse and discovering a gruesome crime from six decades ago.Mapstone begins an investigation into a Depression-era kidnapping that transfixed Arizona and the nation: the disappearance of a cattle baron's grandsons, their bodies never found. And although the kidnapper was caught and executed, Mapstone uncovers evidence that justice was far from done. But this is no history lesson. The cattle baron's heirs now run a Fortune 500 company and wield far more clout than a former-professor-turned-deputy. Then one of the heirs turns up dead…

Workers demolishing a building in Colchester make a horrifying discovery in the basement: a cage made of human bones…with a feral child inside. As Phil Brennan and Marina Esposito investigate, they expose the trail of a serial killer who has been operating undetected for thirty years – a killer with a disturbing connection to Brennan's father.

JanuaryJanus, the god of two faces, and a college alumni class introduce Ellery to a secret society...FebruaryEllery wrestles with the ghost of a President of the United States to solve a buried coin mystery...MarchA stolen income-tax form, a kleptomaniac, a bookie, and an artist become the ingredients of a murder...AprilEllery unravels an old crime with the help of the Roman Emperor, Caligula, and a pair of dice...MayA battle-scarred bugle and three Civil War veterans almost baffle Ellery...JuneThe goddess Juno, shades of the Borgias, and a modern Helen of Troy play havoc with a June wedding...JulyA stone gargoyle, falling from a gloomy, Gothiclike tower, nearly causes sudden death... AugustIn the moonstone month, Ellery hunts for buried treasure... SeptemberA Missouri professor, interested in Edgar Allen Poe, leads Ellery to a frightening conclusion... OctoberA Halloween party turns out to be more grim than expected... NovemberEllery and Nikki deliver Thanksgiving baskets to the needy and discover a dangerous secret... DecemberThe famous jewel thief, Comus, nearly outwits Ellery in a Christmas mystery of dolls, danger and deception...

Dagger Awards (nominee)Inspector Konrad Sejer returns on the trail of a violent killer in small-town Norway. Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian town, thinks that his life is made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his Indian bride is due to join him, he is called to the hospital to his sister's bedside. The local taxi driver sent to meet the Indian bride at the airport comes back without her. Then the town is shocked by the news of an Indian woman found bludgeoned to death in a nearby meadow. Inspector Sejer and his colleague Skarre head the murder inquiry, cross-examining the townsfolk and planting seeds of suspicion in a community which has always believed itself to be simple, safe and trusting. For what can only have been an unpremeditated and motiveless act of violence, everyone is guilty until proven innocent.

W Nightingale House, szkole dla pielęgniarek, w tajemniczych okolicznościach giną dwie studentki.Adam Dalgliesh ze Scotland Yardu musi znaleźć działającego z chirurgiczną precyzją zabójcę. Jego śledztwo prowadzi nas w mroczny świat kłamstwa, głęboko skrywanych tajemnic, tłumionej seksualności i szantażu.Kunsztownie skonstruowana fabuła, po mistrzowsku scharakteryzowane postacie, dickensowska słabość do szczegółu i nieoczekiwane zakończenie – to atuty tej książki.