Fresh noir from one of the most intense, congested, and overpopulated cities in the world.

Franciska ErmlereManuskriptsRīgas detektīvsJaunais sērijas “Rīgas detektīvs” darbs “Manuskripts” pievēršas rakstniecības aizkulisēm un intrigām. Vērtīgākie un padomju laikā nepublicētie Rakstnieku Savienības bibliotēkas manuskripti glabājušies pie profesora Branta, kuru izmeklētāji atrod noslīcinātu vannā. Turklāt no profesora Branta bibliotēkas pazudis slavenās rakstnieces Noras Paideres nepublicētais romāns “Kaina zīmē”. Tajā atklāts kāds noslēpums, kura iesaistīti visi Manuskripta varoņi - bibliotekāre Alīse, profesora meita Ilze, izdevējs Aigars Kalniņš, Noras Paideres dēls - nenovērtētais tulkotājs Jēkabs Paidcrs un daudzi citi.Advokāts Andrejs Vanags uzsāk elpu aizraujošu izmeklēšanu. Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lvLauku Avīze 2017

On a rainy June morning, tens of thousands of people crowd into Duluth for the city’s biggest annual event: the Duluth Marathon. Exhausted runners push to reach the finish line and spectators line the streets to cheer them on. Then, in a terrifying echo of the Boston bombing, there is an explosion along the race course, leaving many people dead and injured.Within minutes, Jonathan Stride, Serena Dial, and Maggie Bei are at work with the FBI to find the terrorists behind the tragedy. As social media feeds a flood of rumors and misinformation, one spectator remembers being jostled by a young man with a backpack not far from the bomb site. He spots a Muslim man in a tourist’s photo of the event and is convinced that this was the man who bumped into him in the crowd — but now the man’s backpack is missing.When he tweets the photo to the public, the young man, Khan Rashid, becomes the most wanted man in the city. And the manhunt is on.But are the answers behind the Duluth bombing more complex than anyone realizes? And can Stride, Serena, and Maggie find the truth before more innocent people are killed?

Varios hoteles se incendian en el Chicago de las muchas razas e infinitas tramas. Nadie sabe por qué. ¿Algo huele a corrupción? Victoria Warshawski, la elegante, dura y original detective protagonista de las novelas de Sara Paretsky, jamás rehúye una causa noble, sobre todo si se trata de evitar la explotación de cualquier minoría étnica y de esa gran mayoría marginada que constituyen las mujeres.

North Africa finally enters the Noir Series arena with a finely crafted volume of dark stories, translated from Arabic, French, and Dutch.

A walk on the wild side! In this series of collections of gritty Noir and Hardboiled stories, you’ll find some of the best writers of the craft writing in their prime.

A walk on the wild side! In this series of collections of gritty Noir and Hardboiled stories, you’ll find some of the best writers of the craft writing in their prime.

This anthology features some of the most famous authors writing at the peak of their careers!

This anthology features some of the most famous authors writing at the peak of their careers!

Desde hace tres años, Naomi Jenkins conserva un secreto que no piensa desvelar a nadie. Ni siquiera a Robert, su amante, un transportista casado con el que todos los días se encuentra a la misma hora en el mismo motel de siempre. Pero un día Robert no acude a la cita y Naomi decide buscarlo en su casa. A pesar de que el camión está allí, aparcado, ella sospecha que ha ocurrido algo terrible. Sobre todo cuando la esposa de su amante la descubre merodeando por el jardín y le asegura que a partir de ahora las dos estarán mejor sin él. Desesperada, Naomi recurre a la policía para denunciar su desaparición y decide convencerles de que Robert es un psicópata sexual y de que ella podrá ayudarles en la pesquisa, al fin y al cabo, solo necesita indagar en la intimidad de su secreto…En su nueva novela, Sophie Hannah ofrece un caleidoscopio inquietante de las complejas relaciones entre hombres y mujeres. Una trama en la que, bajo su aparente arquitectura policial, la autora de No es mi hija despliega el mapa de los vínculos marcados por la locura, la obsesión y el miedo.

Creator of the modern female private eye story, Marcia Muller has been writing novels and short stories about Sharon McCone since 1977. In the process McCone has gained a host of associates and formed her own detective agency. Some seven years ago, Marcia Muller decided to show readers different views of her sleuth by relating cases through the eyes of McCone's colleagues.McCone and Friends contains three stories told by McCone herself, as well as a novella and a short story narrated by the agency's investigator Rae Kelleher, a story from the viewpoint of its office manager Ted Smalley, an investigation conducted by McCone's nephew Mick Savage, and one by her long-term lover Hy Ripinsky. The settings range from small planes to a sweatshop which puts Asian women into virtual slavery, and the mysteries surround a 1950's jukebox in a rundown hotel, a sculpture welded together by a long-missing and now very-dead artist. In perhaps the most moving story of all, a teenage girl has vanished leaving as a clue only a collage on her wall.The McCone Files shows why Marcia Muller is one of the greatest mystery writers of our generation.

V. I. Warshawski, detective privado, intenta resolver una serie de asesinatos que comienzan con la extraña muerte de su amiga Consuelo y su bebé en una lujosa clínica, ¿Hubo negligencia? ¿Quién mató al joven médico negro que la atendía? Al mismo tiempo tiene que luchar con los problemas domésticos habituales: la dieta desordenada, los efectos del fanatismo religioso o la dura vida de Chicago.

Franciska ErmlereMeistarstiķisRīgas detektīvsmeistarstiķis veltīts teātra pasaulei, intrigai izmantojot vienu no mistiskākajiem literatūras darbiem -Mihaila Bulgakova romānu “Meistars un Margarita”. Autore teātri vārda tiešākajā nozīmē “izved ielās”. Tramvajs notriec sievieti, kuras nāvi varētu uzskatīt par nejaušu nelaimes gadījumu, ja vien viņa nebūtu Margaritas lomas tēlotāja un... bagāta īpašuma vienīgā mantiniece. Tiek uzsākta izmeklēšana, kurā piedalās advokāts Andrejs Vanags.Franciskas Ermleres romāns ir klasisks mākslas detektīva žanra romāns ciklā “Rīgas detektīvs”. Autores uzmanības lokā ir gaismas un ēnas attiecību pētīšana, īstas dzīves un teātra spēles nošķiršana, cilvēka spēja vai nespēja pieņemt savu likteni. Meistarīgi savītais un grodais sižets un smalki niansētais galveno varoņu portretējums lasītājiem ļaus baudīt īstu un satraucošu literatūru -detektīvu.“Rīga ar savu neatkārtojamo māksliniecisko kamertoni, savdabīgiem cilvēkiem un kultūrvides noslēgtību ir ideāla nozieguma vieta. Bet, par māksliniekiem runājot, vienmēr ir jāatceras, ka jebkuras lielas mākslas pamatā ir vēl lielākas kaislības. Un jebkura kaislība ir pirmais solis uz noziegumu.”Franciska ErmlereGrāmata sarakstīta un izdota ar Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda finansiālu atbalstuNoskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lvLauku Avīze 2016.

Intrigada por el silencio que se había originado a sus espaldas, lentamente, la mujer comenzó a darse la vuelta. De pronto, una luz brillante cegó sus ojos, dejándola inmóvil, en medio de la calle, como suele sucederle a las presas indefensas. En milésimas de segundo, el estrepitoso rugir de un motor y el chirriar de unos neumáticos le congelaron la sangre y le hicieron ver que no tendría escapatoria. Cuando el coche la derribó, su cuerpo y la misteriosa fotografía que llevaba en sus manos salieron disparados hacia el gélido aire de la noche londinense. Sin duda, se había tratado de un asesinato. Y de una frialdad estremecedora, como pudo constatar poco después la policía, cuando descubrió que el conductor no sólo la había atropellado, sino que había dado marcha atrás para pasar sobre su cuerpo inerte para rematarla.El problema era que, a partir de ahí, las pistas, más que apuntar hacia un asesino en el presente, parecían perderse en un confuso laberinto de crímenes, mentiras, culpas y castigos que habían rodeado la extraña muerte de una niña, hacía más de dos décadas. Como si se tratara de una máquina del tiempo, el suceso se había encargado de reabrir un lejano misterio que, por errores y debilidades humanas, nunca se había terminado de cerrar. La única verdad, si es que cabía encontrar alguna certeza, tenía que yacer en un antiguo y terrible secreto. Un secreto guardado, oculto y quizá perdido en alguna suerte de su memoria traidora.

Amos Decker’s life changed forever — twice.The first time was on the gridiron. A big, towering athlete, he was the only person from his hometown of Burlington ever to go pro. But his career ended before it had a chance to begin. On his very first play, a violent helmet-to-helmet collision knocked him off the field for good, and left him with an improbable side effect — he can never forget anything.The second time was at home nearly two decades later. Now a police detective, Decker returned from a stakeout one evening and entered a nightmare — his wife, young daughter, and brother-in-law had been murdered.His family destroyed, their killer’s identity as mysterious as the motive behind the crime, and unable to forget a single detail from that horrible night, Decker finds his world collapsing around him. He leaves the police force, loses his home, and winds up on the street, taking piecemeal jobs as a private investigator when he can.But over a year later, a man turns himself in to the police and confesses to the murders. At the same time a horrific event nearly brings Burlington to its knees, and Decker is called back in to help with this investigation. Decker also seizes his chance to learn what really happened to his family that night. To uncover the stunning truth, he must use his remarkable gifts and confront the burdens that go along with them. He must endure the memories he would much rather forget. And he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

What does it mean to be a father?

What does it mean to be a son?

What does it mean to be a man?

In Men From Boys seventeen masters of crime fiction answer these questions in a multitude of ways. Here are worlds that are instantly recognisable and believable, yet set widely apart. From a deprived London housing estate to the trenches of the First World War, from the claustrophobic confines of a late-night back room poker game to a rundown jazz joint in Manhattan, the writers address just what it means to be a man.

The characters who inhabit these stories strive to determine what is right, what will give them dignity, what will earn them self-respect. Some succeed, some fail: little is perfect.

Gathered together in this anthology are some of the very best names in contemporary crime writing, introduced and edited by John Harvey.

Former Black Ops Army sniper Mercy Gunderson is back with a vengeance in the third book in Shamus Award-winning author Lori Armstrong's gripping mystery series.Six months have passed since Mercy Gunderson went to work for the Indian Country Special Crimes Unit (ICSCU) division of the FBI. Stationed in South Dakota with her partner Shay Turnbull, their first case involves a possible serial killer on the Eagle River Reservation, where the latest victim is the tribal chief's niece.As more victims turn up, conflicting information about past cases throws the FBI into a tailspin. Mercy digs into tribal archives, uncovering startling information that leads her to suspect that the tribal police know more about the deadly assaults than they're letting on – and may have been protecting the murderer for years.When the FBI arrests Mercy's friend Rollie Rondeaux for the brutal crimes, Mercy quickly realizes that the real killer, a highly trained former soldier, is still at large – and he now has his sights set on Mercy as his next victim. In order to save herself and her family, Mercy must unleash the cold, dark, efficient killer inside her and become the predator, rather than the prey.

Former Black Ops Army sniper Mercy Gunderson is back with a vengeance in the third book in Shamus Award-winning author Lori Armstrong's gripping mystery series.Six months have passed since Mercy Gunderson went to work for the Indian Country Special Crimes Unit (ICSCU) division of the FBI. Stationed in South Dakota with her partner Shay Turnbull, their first case involves a possible serial killer on the Eagle River Reservation, where the latest victim is the tribal chief's niece.As more victims turn up, conflicting information about past cases throws the FBI into a tailspin. Mercy digs into tribal archives, uncovering startling information that leads her to suspect that the tribal police know more about the deadly assaults than they're letting on – and may have been protecting the murderer for years.When the FBI arrests Mercy's friend Rollie Rondeaux for the brutal crimes, Mercy quickly realizes that the real killer, a highly trained former soldier, is still at large – and he now has his sights set on Mercy as his next victim. In order to save herself and her family, Mercy must unleash the cold, dark, efficient killer inside her and become the predator, rather than the prey.

Jussi Adler-Olsen is Denmark's premier crime writer. His books routinely top the bestseller lists in northern Europe, and he's won just about every Nordic crime-writing award, including the prestigious Glass Key Award-also won by Henning Mankell, Stieg Larsson, and Jo Nesbo. Now, Dutton is thrilled to introduce him to America.The Keeper of Lost Causes, the first installment of Adler- Olsen's Department Q series, features the deeply flawed chief detective Carl Morck, who used to be a good homicide detective-one of Copenhagen's best. Then a bullet almost took his life. Two of his colleagues weren't so lucky, and Carl, who didn't draw his weapon, blames himself.So a promotion is the last thing Carl expects.But it all becomes clear when he sees his new office in the basement. Carl's been selected to run Department Q, a new special investigations division that turns out to be a department of one. With a stack of Copenhagen's coldest cases to keep him company, Carl's been put out to pasture. So he's as surprised as anyone when a case actually captures his interest. A missing politician vanished without a trace five years earlier. The world assumes she's dead. His colleagues snicker about the time he's wasting. But Carl may have the last laugh, and redeem himself in the process.Because she isn't dead… yet.