A creepy, compelling thriller, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME is the fifth Thóra Gudmundsdóttir novel from Yrsa, ‘Iceland’s answer to Stieg Larsson’ (Daily Telegraph).Berglind hurried to her son and pulled him forcefully from the window. She held him close and tried at the same time to wipe the windowpane. But the haze couldn’t be wiped away. It was on the outside of the glass. Pési looked up at her. ‘Magga’s outside. She can’t get in. She wants to look after me.’ He pointed at the window and frowned. ‘She’s a little bit angry.’ A young man with Down’s Syndrome has been convicted of burning down his care home and killing five people, but a fellow inmate at his secure psychiatric unit has hired Thóra to prove Jakob is innocent. If he didn’t do it, who did? And how is the multiple murder connected to the death of Magga, killed in a hit and run on her way to babysit?

In this latest whodunit, Rita Mae

Brown and her feline partner-in-

crime-detection, Sneaky Pie

Brown, return to the scene of

their bestselling crimesâ

€”picturesque Crozet, Virginia. Love is in the air as spring

comes to the small town, but no

sooner has Mary Minor â

€œHarry†Haristeen remarried

than she is rudely interruptedâ

€”by murder. And no sooner does the trouble start than

curious cats Mrs. Murphy and

Pewter, along with corgi Tee

Tucker, sink their claws into the

case.…

After an unexpected rekindling of their romance, Harry and her

veterinarian ex-husband, Fair

Haristeen, have happily

remarried. But the excitement

of their nuptials is quickly

overshadowed by the murder of Professor Vincent Forland, a

world-famous grape and fungal

expert who was in town

visiting the local vineyards.

Within days of giving a lecture

on how distilled fungus and cattle diseases are the current

basis of chemical warfare,

Forland’s decapitated body

is discovered. After their initial

fright, the residents of Crozet

believe that this was a political murder and settle back into

their routines–until a local is

also found dead, killed in the

same gruesome manner as

Professor Forland. Now

residents can’t help wondering, is this really the

work of an

outsider—or one of their own?

No longer working in the post

office, Harry had just planted a

quarter acre of grapes, which fuels her natural curiosity over

just what the two murder

victims knew and had in

common. Once the warmth of

spring arrives, the grapevines

blossom and Harry’s furry entourage discovers the first

critical clue. But how can they

show the humans what theyâ

€™ve learned? And how can

they—or anyone—stop the

killing?

The Akashic Noir Series’ forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles’s most recognized neighborhoods.

A handsome young New York professor comes to Phoenix to research his new book. But when he's brutally murdered, police connect him to one of the world's most deadly drug cartels. This shouldn't be a case for historian-turned-deputy David Mapstone – except the victim has been dating David's sister-in-law Robin and now she's a target, too. David's wife Lindsey is in Washington with an elite anti-cyber terror unit and she makes one demand of him: protect Robin.This won't be an easy job with the city police suspicious of Robin and trying to pressure her. With the sheriff's office in turmoil, David is even more of an outsider. And the gangsters are able to outgun and outspend law enforcement. It doesn't help that David and Lindsey's long-distance marriage is under strain. But the danger is real and growing. To save Robin, David must leave his stack of historic crimes and plunge into the savage today world of smuggling – people, drugs, and guns – in Phoenix.Arizona's 'History Shamus' returns in South Phoenix Rules. It's the most gripping and personal David Mapstone Mystery yet.

Ходасевич, отставной полковник спецслужб, едва скрывал раздражение – бывшая жена позвонила ему среди ночи и попросила найти ее подругу Аллу Долинину! Женщина все лето одиноко жила в подмосковном дачном поселке, а два дня назад ушла из дома и исчезла. Заскучавший на пенсии полковник все же взялся за расследование. Его сразу насторожило поведение некоторых соседей Аллы, особенно ее задушевной подруги – художницы Любочки. Она рассказала, что пятнадцать лет назад так же необъяснимо исчез муж Долининой, и Ходасевич понял: семья Аллы многое от него скрыла.

Avery Baker and her boyfriend, Derek Ellis, are flipping a seriously stigmatized house rumored to have ghosts. Soon they'll have even bigger problems-and this renovation project might haunt them forever.

Have you ever met one of those one-armed bandits standing innocently against a wall — waiting for you to play his game? There are thousands of them throughout the country — slot machines.The notorious slot-machine rocket furnishes the background for A. A. Fair’s new murder mystery — featuring Bertha Cool and Donald Lam in as exciting and original a detective story as you’re read since GOLD COMES IN BRICKS.The setting is Las Vegas, Nevada, and later, Reno.A bod siege of flu and pneumonia has just forced Bertha Cool to slough off same hundred pounds of excess weight, and until she catches distinguished — looking Arthur Whitewell appreciatively eyeing her sleek, svelte figure, she’s not in the best of humors. To Donald Lam’s amazement, however, Berth presently begins to purr, and persist with her diet.It was Corla Burke they were looking for — the lovely Corla who disappeared so mysteriously just before she was to marry Whitewell’s son, Philip, and no one knew “why” or “how” or “where.”It didn’t look to Donald Lam as through it were going to be a particularly tough or exciting assignment. That was before he really got started, for from the moment he spotted level-eyed, smartly dressed Helen Framley coolly milking a slot machine in the big room of the “Cactus” he had pull up his belt and get on his toes.

Things are getting serious between Sophie Mae and Detective Ambrose. But there's another love in her life – spinning. Pursuing her newfound passion is great fun… until fellow co-op member Ariel is found strangled to death with Sophie Mae's first skein of yarn.Every male in Cadyville noticed Ariel. Young, pretty, and a pro at wielding her sexual powers, she preyed on married men. Was the murder victim truly a gold digger in hot pants? Or a troubled girl who lost her parents at the age of sixteen? Can Sophie Mae unravel the truth and solve this tightly-knitted murder mystery?

On a winter's evening, a trio of unruly teenagers board a bus, ganging up on Luke Murray, hurling abuse and threatening to kill him. The bus is full but no one intervenes until Jason Barnes, a young student, challenges the gang. Luke seizes the chance to run off the bus, but he's followed. Andrew Barnes is dragged from the shower by his wife Valerie: there's a fight in the front garden and Jason's trying to break it up. As Andrew rushes to help, the gang flees. Jason shouts for an ambulance for Luke, but it is he who will pay the ultimate price. Split Second, Cath Staincliffe's insightful and moving novel, explores the impact of violent crime – is it ever right to look the other way?

Eudžens О. KirovičsSpoguļu grāmataKā tu rīkotos, izmeklējot slepkavības lietu? Vai tu uzticies citu cilvēku atmiņai? Vai uzticies savējai?Vai atmiņai vispār drīkst uzticēties?Prinstona, 1987. gads.Ir nežēlīgi noslepkavots slavens psiholoģijas profesors Džozefs Vīders. Slepkavība tā ar! paliek neatrisināta, un vainīgais netiek atrasts.Ņujorka pēc 25 gadiem.Ietekmīgs literatūras aģents Pīters Kacs pa pastu saņem manuskriptu “Spoguļu grāmata”, kurā atainota profesora Vīdera slepkavība. Kacam rodas aizdomas, ka teksta autors vēlas atklāt, kurš ir vainojams slepkavībā... Vai varbūt - ATZĪTIES?Šodiena.Izdibini “Spoguļu grāmatas” noslēpumus un atklāj, kāpēc TAVA ATMIŅA ir visbīstamākais IEROCIS!No angļu valodas tulkojusi Silvija Brice 2017Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv

It's Labor Day in Blewestown, Alaska, and it seems most of the town's thirty-five hundred residents have turned out to celebrate – or to cause trouble. Not Liam Campbell, though. He's checking out the local watering hole in his new town. He's finally made it out of Newenham and is ready for a quiet life with his wife. He's been in town for about a week when an archaeologist invites him out to his dig site outside of town. He's on the verge of a momentous discovery, one he says will be worth the State Trooper's time. Two days later, the archaeologist is dead, murdered on his own dig site. And Liam Campbell is about to learn that he's traded one troubled bush town for another

Dick Francis "Sporen", originaltitel: "Driving Force".Seit ein Sturz seine Jockeykarriere jäh beendet hat, betreibt Freddie Croft ein Pferdetransportunternehmen in Südengland. Eines Tages nehmen seine Fahrer einen Anhalter mit; am Ziel ist er tot. Die Leiche macht Freddie in den Augen der Polizei verdächtig, zumal kurz darauf ein ihm anvertrautes Rennpferd auf mysteriöse Art verendet. Der ehemalige Jockey muß nun um sein Geschäft und sein Leben kämpfen.

Молодой сенатор Деций Луцилий Метелл-младший вызван в Рим из дальних краев своей многочисленной и знатной родней. Вызван в мрачные, смутные времена гибели Республики, где демократия начала рушиться под натиском противоборствующих узурпаторов власти. Он призван расследовать загадочную смерть своего родственника, консула Метелла Целера. По общепринятому мнению, тот совершил самоубийство, приняв порцию яда. Но незадолго до смерти Целер получил в проконсульство Галлию, на которую претендовали такие великие мира сего, как Цезарь и Помпей. Помешать такому назначению может лишь смерть, причем, как правило, от чужой руки – Деций убежден в этом…

Zapadł zmierzch. Tego dnia wcześniejszy niż zazwyczaj, bo chociaż minęła dopiero połowa września, było chłodno, a czarne chmury wędrowały po niebie. Kilka razy dobrze popadało, lecz teraz, wieczorem, jezdnie i chodniki obeschły. Przy tak niepewnej pogodzie nikt bez wyraźnej potrzeby nie wychodzi z domu. Nic więc dziwnego, że na ulicy Wilczej, nawet na jej najruchliwszym odcinku, tym pomiędzy Marszałkowską a Kruczą, było dość pustawo.

Uczennica Winnie Maas spotyka się z dużo od siebie starszym Jürgenem. Pragnąc za wszelką cenę miłości, nie zauważa, że jest w jego rękach tylko zabawką. Wkrótce zachodzi w ciążę, a Jürgen usiłując wyłudzić pieniądze, żąda, by 'wrobiła' w nią Arnolda Maagera, żonatego nauczyciela łaciny. Między Winnie a Maagerem rozpoczyna się 'romans'. Rozdarta pomiędzy idealizowaną miłością, a rzeczywistością – ośmiela się w końcu zaprotestować. Wkrótce potem w dziwnych okolicznościach zostaje zamordowana – wszystko wskazuje na to, że sprawcą jest Arnold Maager. Nauczyciel łaciny zostaje uznany winnym a w konsekwencji trafia do zakładu psychiatrycznego. Po latach, odwiedza go córka, przed którą dotychczas ukrywano tożsamość jej prawdziwego ojca. Opuszcza zakład zdenerwowana, a w drodze powrotnej przepada bez wieści. Sprawą zajmuje się detektyw Ewa Moreno, energiczna i profesjonalna, ale też pełna empatii. Sprawa Ewy Moreno to powieść kryminalna, gdzie winę i karę nie tylko określają paragrafy, ale i ludzka potrzeba współczucia. Jednak czy poszukując sprawiedliwości można kierować się sercem? Hakan Nesser – szwedzki pisarz (ur. 1950 r.). Debiutował w 1988 r. powieścią Koreografen. Popularność przyniosła mu seria dziesięciu powieści kryminalnych (każdy z tomów stanowi zamkniętą całość, powiązaną z innymi jedynie osobą komisarza Van Veeterena), które zostały przełożone na kilkanaście języków (tylko w Niemczech i Szwecji sprzedano po 1,5 miliona egzemplarzy!). Pierwszy tom Det grovamaskiga nätet – uznano za najlepszą książkę roku 1993, kolejne, m.in. Sprawa Ewy Moreno zyskały entuzjastyczne recenzje krytyki i nagrody literackie, a serial filmowy opowiadający o przygodach komisarza Van Veeterena bije rekordy popularności.

Based on the Dale Earnhardt Memorial Pilgrimage after the NSCAR legend's death, Sharyn McCrumb has crafted a tale of transformation and everyday miracles. Suffused with incisive Southern wit and unforgettable characters, "St. Dale" looks into the heart of America-its secular saints and cereal-box heroes, wild dreams and unrealized ambitions, heartbreaking losses and second chances-and celebrates its unbreakable spirit.

“The Russian soul is well suited to a style defined by dark, hard-edged moodiness in underground settings. With St. Petersburg, the tsar’s ‘Window on Europe’, we get European-style existential angst as well—not to mention the scary sociopolitical realities of the new Russia… For all sophisticated crime fiction readers.”—Library Journal“Fourteen uniformly strong stories in this outstanding noir anthology devoted to Russia's second city, St. Petersburg. With its rich if often tragic history, deep literary traditions, inspiring landscape, famous architecture, and an aging population stuffed into overcrowded ‘kommunalkas’ amid a post-Soviet decline and soaring crime rates, the city provides an ideal backdrop for crime fiction… The diversity of these skillfully crafted tales testifies to the vigor of contemporary Russian writing.”—Publishers WeeklyOriginal stories by: Lena Eltang, Sergei Nosov, Alexander Kudriavstev, Andrei Kivinov, Julia Belomlinsky, Natalia Kurchatova, Kseniya Venglinskaya, Evgeniy Kogan, Anton Chizh, Konstantin Gavrilov, Vladimir Berezin, Andrei Rubanov, and others.Natalia Smirnova was born in 1978 in Moscow, Russia. In 2006 she co-founded the Goumen & Smirnova Literary Agency with Julia Goumen, representing Russian authors worldwide. She and Goumen were also the co-editors of Moscow Noir.Julia Goumen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1977. With a PhD in English, she has been working in publishing since 2001, and since 2006 has run the Goumen & Smirnoval Literary Agency with Natalia Smirnova.

A new collection of seven short stories and an original introduction by one of the genre’s most prolific writers and editors. Includes stories about the Nameless Detective.

Stay Dead is the heartstopping sixth book in Jessie Keane's bestselling Annie Carter series. Annie Carter finally believes that life is good. She and Max are back together and she has a new and uncomplicated life sunning herself in Barbados. It's what she's always dreamed of. Then she gets the news that her old friend Dolly Farrell is dead, and suddenly she finds herself back in London and hunting down a murderer with only one thing on her mind…revenge. But the hunter can so quickly become the hunted, and Annie has been keeping too many secrets. She's crossed and bettered a lot of people over the years, but this time the enemy is a lot closer to home and she may just have met her match…

Stockholm Noir joins Copenhagen Noir and Helsinki Noir in powerfully representing the Akashic Noir Series in Scandinavia.