Amateur burglar extraordinary — that’s what George Brokay wanted to be — and he got his wish! But he never knew there could be so many angles to a simple job of house-breaking until he stepped into that darkened room — just in.

How can you all sit there, Deming’s nerves screamed, playing poker as if you cared? Any minute, any hour, a man will walk into a trap — a man that we must kill!

"Todsicher", originaltitel: "Dead Cert". Der erste Kriminalroman von Dick Francis! Vieles muß der Held einstecken, bevor er schließlich doch noch zu seinem wohlverdienten Happy-End kommt.Daß der Sturz des Jockeys Bill Davidson Zufall war, will sein Freund Alan nicht glauben. Zu gut kennt er die Welt des Rennsports, zu gut ist er mit den düsteren Machenschaften hinter den Kulissen der Rennbahn vertraut. Alan vermutet Sabotage und macht sich auf die Suche nach den Urhebern. Bis es zu einem atemberaubenden Showdown zwischen einem Pferd und einer ganzen Taxiflotte kommt…

The word “legend” truly applies to Mickey Spillane, whose mystery novels have endured as bestsellers for more than half a century. This unique book collects several of his first-rate stories that have never appeared in a Spillane book before.

Three of the stories center on Spillane’s love of flying and his experiences as a pilot. “Hot Cat” — under the title “The Flier” — was the title novella of a rare British paperback. A typical macho mystery, it’s vintage Spillane. “I’ll Die Tomorrow” is another real find. Unseen since it was published in the January 1953 edition of Cavalier, it’s one of Spillane’s toughest, purest crime stories — no nice-guy P.I. here.

“Affair with the Dragon Lady” is an uncharacteristically warm, nostalgic piece. And “The Veiled Woman” is the controversial science fiction yarn that had input from another great pulp writer, Howard Browne. “The Night I Died” is a Mike Hammer story, with all the classic Spillane ingredients: betrayal, sex, gangsters, and revenge. Two real-life vignettes — “Toys for the Man Child” and “The Chinatown Man” — round out this collection of “lost Spillane.”

A true delight for crime fiction fans, this edition is sure to become a collector’s item.

Too many bodies... — spoil even the best of parties... unless, of course, it’s one of Miss Sedalia’s exclusive soirees — for murderers only!

As he watches criminals target a French lorry parked by the side of the road, Stones McClure thinks his plans might actually come together for once. He’s looking forward to a life full of everything he could possibly want. Money, cars, a pair of fancy cowboy boots — who could ask for more? But things aren’t always what they seem. And Stones should know it better than anyone.

It’s Nottinghamshire, England, in 1998. Derelict pits, decaying villages, rundown housing estates — all surrounded by vast, historic mansions in country parks known as the Dukeries. And there’s no sign of Robin Hood to spread a bit of the wealth around. In a world full of injustice, among people still haunted by memories of the Miners’ Strike, Stones is a man trying to put his old life behind him for good. But survival in these coalfield villages depends on the Top Hard Rule — you can’t trust anyone these days.

Now it’s all about to go very wrong for Stones McClure. Someone is out to get him. And most surprising of all, it isn’t one of the women in his life...

Told in a unique voice, with a cast of extraordinary characters, ‘TOP HARD’ is an irreverent crime story set in a memorable time and place. In 1998, it was a finalist for the Crime Writers’ Association’s New Writing (Debut Dagger) Award.

Der Fund einer Mumie sorgt für Unruhe in der laotischen Provinz.Dr. Siri, der dickköpfige, brillante und einzige Leichenbeschauer von ganz Laos, muss in die Provinz. Dort sorgt ein bizarrer Fund für Unruhe in Houaphan, einer abgelegenen Bergregion: Nach einem Erdrutsch ragt ein mumifizierter Arm aus einem frisch verlegten Betonpfad. Siri soll herausfinden, was es mit der Sache auf sich hat. Allerdings ist es nicht dieser rätselhafte Mordfall, der ihn vor Ort um den Schlaf bringt. Es ist die Discomusik, die jede Nacht an sein Ohr dringt. Woher kommt sie? Und warum scheint sie außer ihm niemand zu hören?Über den AutorColin Cotterill wurde 1952 in London geboren. Nach einer Ausbildung zum Englischlehrer begab er sich auf eine Weltreise, die viele Jahre andauerte. Er lebte lange in Australien, Japan, Thailand und Laos, wo er Englischkurse an verschiedenen Universitäten gab und sich als Sozialarbeiter engagierte. Seine in Laos angesiedelte Krimiserie um Dr. Siri Paiboun, den querköpfigen Leichenbeschauer und Ermittler wider Willen, wurde bereits mehrfach ausgezeichnet. Colin Cotterill ist heute hauptberuflich Schriftsteller und lebt in Chumphon, Thailand. Die Originalausgabe erschien 2006 unter dem Titel »Disco for the Departed« bei Soho Press, New York

Born into a rough Brooklyn neighborhood, outsiders in their own families, Nick and Todd forge a lifelong bond that persists in the face of crushing loss, blood, and betrayal. Low-level wiseguys with little ambition and even less of a future, the friends become major players in the potential destruction of an international crime syndicate that stretches from the cargo area at Kennedy Airport to the streets of New York, Belfast, and Boston to the alleyways of Mexican border towns. Their paths are littered with the bodies of undercover cops, snitches, lovers, and stone-cold killers.