Hannah Smith returns in the stunning new adventure in the New York Times – best-selling series from the author of the Doc Ford novels.The house is historic, some say haunted. It is also slated to be razed and replaced by condos, unless Hannah Smith can do something about it. She's been hired by a wealthy Palm Beach widow to prove that the house's seller didn't disclose everything he knew about the place when he unloaded it, including its role in a bloody Civil War skirmish (in which two of Hannah's own distant relations had had a part), and the suicides – or were they murders? – of two previous owners.Hannah sees it as a win-win opportunity: She can stop the condo project while tracking her family history. She doesn't believe in ghosts, anyway. But some things are more dangerous than ghosts. Among them, as she will learn, perhaps fatally, is human obsession.

Haunted by mystery. Haunted by music. Haunted by murder….A grisly discovery is made deep in an Irish peat bog—the perfectly preserved severed head of a red-haired young woman. Has she been buried for decades, centuries, or longer? Who is she and why was she killed? American pathologist Nora Gavin and archaeologist Cormac Maguire are called in to investigate, only to find that the girl’s violent death may have shocking ties to the present—including the disappearance of a local landowner’s wife and son. Aided by a homicide detective who refuses to let the missing be forgotten, Nora and Cormac slowly uncover a dark history of secrets, betrayal, and death in which the shocking revelations of the past may lead to murder in the future….

In the stories of Havana Noir, authors uncover crimes of violence and loveless sex, of mental cruelty and greed, of self-preservation and collective hysteria, in a city characterized by ironic and wrenching contradictions.

The second Inspector Sejer mystery from "Norway's Queen of Crime". Superb plotting, fresh style and compassionate, detailed treatment of characters have made the Insepctor Sejer Mysteries bestsellers in their native Norway. A twelve-year-old boy runs wildly into his local police station claiming to have seen Halldis Horn's brutally murdered corpse. Errki Johrma, an escaped psychiatric patient and known town misfit, was sighted at the scene disappearing into the woods. The next morning the local bank is robbed at gunpoint. Making his escape the robber takes a hostage and flees and, once again, a suspect takes to the woods. As the felon's plans begin to fall apart he is, in contrast to his quiet hostage, rapidly losing his control and power. Meanwhile the search for Halldis Horn's killer continues. All fingers of suspicion point to Errki – except one. Errki's doctor refuses to believe that he could have committed such an horrific act and, for the first time since his wife's death, the quiet Inspector finds himself intrigued by another woman. Despite all assumptions a lack of concrete evidence holds back the case to convict Errki for murder. But in a novel that will keep you desperate to turn each new page to find out more, Fossum brilliantly ensures that things are rarely as they would at first appear. From the deeply sympathetic policeman to the social outcast of Errki and the bank robber thoroughly unsuited to his profession, Fossum writes from within the minds of her characters with great lucidity… but she never gives too much away.

James Hadley Chase gives us a tough, hard-boiled story crammed with action, grotesque situations, and weird characters. Not a word is wasted. From the first page to the last you are involved in a sinister and compelling situation, that will hurtle you forward with the speed of an express train.

Roger Brown is a corporate headhunter, and he's a master of his profession. But one career simply can't support his luxurious lifestyle and his wife's fledgling art gallery. At an art opening one night he meets Clas Greve, who is not only the perfect candidate for a major CEO job, but also, perhaps, the answer to his financial woes: Greve just so happens to mention that he owns a priceless Peter Paul Rubens painting that's been lost since World War II – and Roger Brown just so happens to dabble in art theft. But when he breaks into Greve's apartment, he finds more than just the painting. And Clas Greve may turn out to be the worst thing that's ever happened to Roger Brown.

A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape from a brazen attack. Mobsters and moguls with no shortage of reasons to kill trot out their alibis. And then, in the suffocating grip of a record heat wave, comes another shocking murder and a sharp turn in a tense journey into the dirty little secrets of the wealthy. Secrets that prove to be fatal. Secrets that lay hidden in the dark until one NYPD detective shines a light.Mystery sensation Richard Castle, blockbuster author of the wildly best-selling Derrick Storm novels, introduces his newest character, NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat. Tough, sexy, professional, Nikki Heat carries a passion for justice as she leads one of New York City’s top homicide squads. She’s hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York’s Finest. Pulitzer Prize-winning Rook is as much a handful as he is handsome. His wise-cracking and meddling aren’t her only problems. As she works to unravel the secrets of the murdered real estate tycoon, she must also confront the spark between them. The one called heat.About the AuthorRichard Castle is the author of numerous bestsellers, including the critically acclaimed Derrick Storm series. His first novel, In a Hail of Bullets, published while he was still in college, received the Nom DePlume Society’s prestigious Tom Straw Award for Mystery Literature. Castle currently lives in Manhattan with his daughter and mother, both of whom infuse his life with humor and inspiration.

The harsh streets of South London are the setting for this story of Cooper, a bank robber, who meets his match in Cassie who likes guns, money and poetry.

A dark spirit threatens the Pennyfoot's shiny and bright Christmas…The Christmas Angel is a welcome sight during the winter season-but not this year. A killer is afoot in Badger's End, cutting a lock of hair from his victims and sticking a gold angel on their foreheads. Cecily Sinclair Baxter already promised her husband that she'd take a hiatus from sleuthing. But three killings have created a blizzard of bad publicity-and guests are canceling their hotel reservations. She will have to find the angel of death before he strikes again, leaving murder under the tree…

‘A taut, beautifully observed slow-burner with an explosive finish.’

Peter May

‘Original, compelling and highly recommended. S. R. White is the real deal.’

Chris Hammer

HE DISAPPEARED FOR 15 YEARS… SHE HAS 12 HOURS TO FIND OUT WHY.

After a puzzling death in the wild bushlands of Australia, detective Dana Russo has just hours to interrogate the prime suspect – a silent, inscrutable man found at the scene of the crime, who disappeared without trace 15 years earlier.

But where has he been? Why won’t he talk? And exactly how dangerous is he? Without conclusive evidence to prove his guilt, Dana faces a desperate race against time to persuade him to speak. But as each interview spirals with fevered intensity, Dana must reckon with her own traumatic past to reveal the shocking truth…

Compulsive, atmospheric and stunningly accomplished, HERMIT introduces a thrilling new voice in Australian crime fiction, perfect for fans of Jane Harper and Chris Hammer.

Im idyllischen Crozet, Virginia, ist man ganz auf Pferderennen kon­zentriert. Kein Wunder, kaum ein gesellschaftliches Ereignis bietet soviel Gelegenheit zu Klatsch und Tratsch, zur Befriedigung von Eitelkeiten und Rivalitäten. Doch gelten nicht immer die Regeln sportlicher Fairneß: Nach einem Rennen im nahe gelegenen Montpe­lier wird der englische Jockey Nigel Danforth tot aufgefunden - auf­gespießt nicht nur sein Herz, sondern auch eine Spielkarte: Kreuz­dame. Die Ermittlungen haben kaum begonnen, da trifft es Nigels Kollegen Coty Lamont. Seine Karte: Pikdame.Ein Gruß aus dem Zockermilieu? Crozets Posthalterin Mary Minor >Harry

A hot summer on the Northumberland coast, and Julie Armstrong arrives home from a night out to find her son murdered. Luke has been strangled, laid out in a bath of water, and covered with wild flowers. This stylized murder scene has Inspector Vera Stanhope and her team intrigued. But then a second bodythat of beautiful young teacher Lily Marshis discovered laid out in a rock pool, the water strewn with flowers. Now Vera must work quickly to find this dramatist, this killer who is making art out of death. Clues are slow to emerge from those who had known Luke and Lily, but Vera soon finds herself drawn towards the curious group of friends who discovered Lilys body. What unites these four men and one woman? Are they really the close-knit, trustworthy unit they claim to be? As local residents are forced to share their private lives and those of their loved ones, sinister secrets are slowly unearthed. And, all the while, the killer remains in their midst, waiting for an opportunity to prepare another beautiful, watery grave

From the BAFTA award-winning creator of Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren, comes the blistering follow-up to the best-selling Tennison.Jane Tennison, a young, inexperienced WPC, learns the hard way never to take anyone – or anything – at face value, whether in her dealings with her police colleagues or when confronted by seemingly innocent suspects.Hidden Killers sees Jane acting as a decoy prostitute, with the hope of capturing a suspect wanted for numerous sexual assaults. The attacker is drawn in and put under arrest. Commended for bravery in the case, Jane is given CID status and moves from Hackney to Bow Street Station as detective. Her first call-out is to a nonsuspicious death. The victim is a young mother drowned tragically in her bath, leaving a bereft and doting husband and a young child.The two storylines interweave as Jane begins to doubt the evidence against her assailant in East London and becomes certain that the young woman in the bath did not drown in tragic circumstances. Two entirely different cases but one common thread – the lingering doubt in Jane's mind around the evidence…and around her colleagues.

A cache of diamonds is stolen in Phoenix. The prime suspect is former Maricopa County Sheriff Mike Peralta, now a private investigator. Disappearing into Arizona's mountainous High Country, Peralta leaves his business partner and longtime friend David Mapstone with a stark choice. He can cooperate with the FBI, or strike out on his own to find Peralta and what really happened. Mapstone knows he can count on his wife Lindsey, one of the top "good hackers" in law enforcement. But what if they've both been betrayed? Mapstone is tested further when the new sheriff wants him back as a deputy, putting to use his historian's expertise to solve a very special cold case. The stakes turn deadly when David and Lindsey are stalked by a trained killer whose specialty is "suiciding" her targets. In depressed, post-recession Phoenix, every certainty has become scrambled, from the short hustle of the powerful real-estate industry to the loyalties Mapstone once took for granted. Could Peralta really be a jewel thief or worse? The deeper Mapstone digs into the world of sun-baked hustlers, corrupt cops, moneyed retirees, and mobsters, the more things are not what they seem. Ultimately, Mapstone must risk everything to find the truth. High Country Nocturne is an ambitious, searing, and gritty novel, with a fast-paced story as hard-edged as the stolen diamonds themselves.

Steven Scott owned nine racehorses and delighted in them, and he had friend, Jody Leeds, who trained them. Gradually, unwillingly, Steven discovered that Jody had been systematically cheating him of large sums of money.

Not unnaturally he removed his horses from Jody’s care, but this simple act unleashed unforeseeable consequences Steven’s peaceful existence erupted overnight into a fierce and accelerating struggle to retain at first his own good name but finally life itself.

This book takes a look at several all too-possible fiddles and frauds, some of them funny, some vicious, but all of them expensive for the fall guy.

"Sharyn McCrumb is a born storyteller." – Mary Higgins ClarkAttending a Scottish festival in West Virginia, Elizabeth MacPherson, an amateur detective, investigates the murder of Dr. Colin Campbell.

Tokiais pirmais užhipnotizuoto berniuko žodžiais prasideda stingdantis psichologinio detektyvo košmaras. Po žiaurių šeimos skerdynių Stokholmo priemiestyje liko vienas liudininkas – penkiolikametis sūnus Josefas Ekas. Jo būklė neleidžia apklausti, todėl komisaras Jonas Lina mato vienintelę išeitį ekstremalioje situacijoje – ieškoti hipnotizuotojo pagalbos. Erikas Marija Barkas jau dešimt metų neužsiima šia praktika, tačiau padaro išimtį Josefui, tikėdamasis, jog taip išgelbės dingusią jo seserį Eveliną. Kai hipnotizuotojas sulaužo sau duotą priesaiką ir pasineria į vaikino sąmonę, išaiškėja tiesa, kur kas labiau šokiruojanti, nei jis galėjo įsivaizduoti. Ir paties gydytojo šeimai iškilusi grėsmė priverčia Eriką sugrįžti į siaubingą savo praeitį.

Tarptautinės sensacijos, tapusios bestseleriu kiekvienoje iš 37 šalių, kurioje buvo išleista, autoriaus Larso Keplerio paieškos taip pat primena detektyvą. Kai net du garsūs švedų rašytojai oficialiai atsižadėjo Hipnotizuotojo autorystės, vieno dienraščio žurnalistai atkapstė, jog po Larso Keplerio slapyvardžiu slepiasi Alexanderis ir Alexandra Ahndorilai, švedų rašytojų pora. Priremti prie sienos ir apakinti blyksčių, jie pareiškė: „Parašyti knygą – ne nusikaltimas.“ Netgi atvirkščiai, pora atrado bendrą pomėgį šalia „rimtų“ profesijų ir netrukus išleido naują istoriją su detektyvu Jonu Lina – Paganinio kontraktas. Kad jie gali drąsiai pretenduoti į Stiego Larssono įpėdinių vardą, liudija ir kitas netiesioginis faktas: švedų režisierius Lasse Hallströmas (Sidro namų taisyklės, Šokoladas) ėmėsi ekranizuoti Hipnotizuotoją.

In this Sunny & Shadow Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Last Licks, a fat-cat wedding is making waves in Kittery Harbor, Maine. Political heiress Priscilla Kingsbury is about to marry Carson de Kruk, son of business mogul Augustus de Kruk, at the Kingsburys’ waterfront compound. For reporter Sunny Coolidge, an assignment from the Harbor Courier to cover the event is like catnip. But when Sunny photographs men pulling the body of a dead woman out of the water, the Kingsburys’ private security isn’t happy. They claim the woman’s death was an accident, but the story seems fishy. Now, with a little help from her police officer boyfriend and her cunning cat Shadow, Sunny is determined to get the scoop on a killer.

Beloved authors Rita Mae Brown

and her feline co-conspirator,

Sneaky Pie Brown, sow the

seeds of an all-new mystery

featuring Mary Minor "Harry"

Haristeen, sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and that

incorrigible corgi Tee Tucker.

This time around, the onset of

spring ushers in more than hay

fever as the animal friends must

come to the aid of an ailing Harry to sniff out the season's

first blossom of murder. Ah,

spring! The redbuds open, the

robins return, and the days

lengthen. People's spirits lift--as

do those of their animal companions. As a wave of tilling

and planting sweeps over

Crozet, Virginia, Harry is

especially excited: This year is

her first harvesting grapes to

sell. But then a health crisis sends her reeling into the

forbidding world of hospitals

and doctors, treatments and

procedures. Surviving this

journey will be tough, but Mrs.

Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker will do their best to steer Harry in

the right direction--as will her

ever-helpful husband, Fair.

Others will have worse luck: An

especially promising nurse's

lifeless body is discovered without a mark on her. Then

another hospital employee, who

had seemed in perfect health, is

also found dead. It's clear

there's a mystery afoot--and

that's one thing Harry and her menagerie can't keep their

noses out of.

Lucille Aitkin was the kind of woman who encouraged men to run around after her and most men were more than happy to do so—so why did she suddenly want to learn to drive rather than being chauffer-driven in style? And why was Chester Scott's Cadillac covered with bloodstains on the wrong side? And at the same time, why was patrol officer O'Brien run over on a deserted beach road when he should have been on duty on the highway? It seems that somebody knows how these events are connected, and whoever it is seems intent on blackmail.