Virginia Barkeley spoiled child of a wealthy family, sat it a Michigan jail cell and refused to answer even her lawyer’s questions. Her husband knew that she had been intimate with Claude Margolis. Her mother knew that Virginia was capable of killing a man with a knife. Even Meecham, her lawyer, believed that she was guilty, so far as he believed anything at all.

Then Meecham was approached by a young man with a weirdly distorted body and death in his face. His name was Earl Duane Loftus. and he brought with him a signed confession which the police were unable to pick to pieces. If Loftus was lying, his lie seemed as unshakable as truth itself. But if Loftus was telling the truth, he had killed on impulse a man he had never seen before.

Meecham, a doubter by nature, doubted this. He resolved to probe the lives beneath the obvious police case: the ingrown hatreds which flourished subtly behind the social facade which Virginia Barkeley’s family tried to maintain; the side streets and dark alleys of frustration where Earl Loftus had developed his twisted idealism. Somewhere, he suspected. he would find a link between these two lives and the death of Margolis. But the truth he found was unexpected and shocking. In the climax of his search, Meecham caught a flashing glimpse of a tragic reality, redeemed by a love which was literally stronger than death.

Here is a mystery novel in the great tradition. Its author, Margaret Millar, has forged two reputations in the past ten years, one as a brilliant writer of mystery stories, one as a serious novelist. In this book her diverse talents have merged completely to produce a baffling mystery which is also a first-rate novel.

When an eccentric widow claims she is being stalked by her former lodger, Detective Jack Warr is the only person who believes her wild claims.

Days later, she is found brutally murdered in her home.

When the investigation uncovers an international drugs operation on the widow’s property, the case grows even more complex. And as the hunt for the widow’s lodger hits dead end after dead end, it seems that the prime suspect has vanished without a trace.

To find answers, Jack must decide how far is he willing to go — and what he is willing to risk — in his search for justice. Because if he crosses the line of the law, one wrong move could cost him everything...

Fünf Kriminalgeschichten, in denen Elizabeth George ihr ganzes meisterhaftes Können entfaltet: Vom plötzlichen Touristentod im Herrenhaus bis zur Tragödie einer jungen Witwe, vom mörderisch eifersüchtigen Ehemann oder dem kleinen Schullehrer mit fiesem Karrieretick bis zu einem veritablen Spukhaus in bester Wohnlage. Dazu liefert die Autorin jeweils ihre ganz persönliche »Geschichte zur Geschichte«, die sich mitunter selbst wie ein Krimi liest.

When May Laval, a hostess able to satisfy most appetites, decides to “go public” with her diaries, her good friend Dan Riordan hires public-relations expert Jake Harrison to defend his honor. But when May is found murdered, Jake’s suspicions of Riordan’s perfect alibi send him on a roller-coaster ride through Riordan’s murky past. And even Jake’s hard shell begins to crack as the secrets exposed tell more about “society” than any memoirs might reveal.

Артур Таболов, автор романов «Водяра» и «Кэш», всегда пишет о том, что хорошо знает — о российском бизнесе. Его романы напоминают детективы. Но ему нет нужды встраивать в них детективную составляющую, потому что бизнес в России полон такими крутыми поворотами сюжета, до каких ни один беллетрист не додумается. Чтобы писать такие книги, нужно обладать непростым опытом прожитой жизни. У Артура Таболова такой опыт есть. Еще на заре перестройки он занимался строительным и водочным бизнесом в Северной Осетии, сегодня он владелец многопрофильного холдинга в Москве. Он знает о чем пишет.

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When Nameless is hired by Cory Beckett, a beautiful young woman who claims to be a model, to find her missing brother, Kenneth, it seems to be a routine matter. Kenneth has fled San Francisco in a drug-induced panic to avoid trial on a charge of stealing a valuable necklace from the alcoholic wife of the man for whom he works, wealthy yachtsman Andrew Vorhees. When agency operative Jake Runyon locates and questions the frightened young man, Cory Beckett's motives come into question and the case takes on darkly sinister complexities.Cory lied to Nameless about her livelihood, her relationship with Vorhees, her brother's alleged drug use, and the nature of his alleged crime. Not only is she Andrew Vorhees’ mistress, Cory has a secret second lover, factory owner Frank Chaleen, with whom she conspired to frame Kenneth. This bizarre sibling betrayal is part of a diabolical plan that reveals her to be a deadly, designing woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her warped desires.

VULGATA — это Библия современного мира, создающая правила, по которым мы все живем. VULGATA — это тайный код, известный лишь избранным, который управляет нами. Даже если вы не знаете о ЕЕ существовании, она все равно незримо присутствует в вашей жизни. Это религия алчности, жестокости и цинизма. Одно можно сказать точно. VULGATA существует, и она всесильна.В произведении присутствует ненормативная лексика18+

Alice told the psychiatrist about her blind sister.

“She has built a wall of eyes around her, the good eyes of the rest of us, the eyes of the people who hate her and watch her and wait for her to die. That’s what she says, that the eyes are watching and waiting.”

Soon the waiting would be over.

Соня смотрела на труп любовника и ловила ртом воздух, как рыба, выброшенная волной на горячий песок. Хотелось кричать.Но надо было бежать. Бежать от этого ужаса. Скрыться с места преступления. Это она преступница. Это от ее рук гибнут люди. Нет никакого невидимого врага. Есть только безумие… И страсть… И надо жить дальше…