Crime Fiction Thriller Serial Killer

Winter 1893. Im Bayerischen Wald treibt ein Serienmörder sein Unwesen. Auf der Flucht vor der Obrigkeit verschlägt es ihn auf den einsamen Thannerhof. Noch ahnt die hübsche Köhlerstochter Maria nichts von der gefährlichen Leidenschaft des unheimlichen Besuchers.

They call him the Jackdaw. On each body, he leaves a chilling signature: five scratches. And each time he kills, he takes a trophy, an eerie collection that grows with every strike. No one knows what he looks like, where he'll strike next, or why. He could be your neighbour, your boss… your husband. There’s only a paralysing fear that, whoever he is, he's out there: watching, waiting.

A decorated police officer is found dead in a farmer's field, covered in what appear to be wasp stings. Except it's almost Thanksgiving in New York, and three inches of snow cover the ground. Days later, a prominent businessman with a fear of heights leaps from Harmon's tallest skyscraper. Are the deaths related?

When a toddler goes missing in the middle of a bustling Bradford park in broad daylight, Detective Daniel Ward is put on the case. It ought to be an open and shut investigation, but the hours tick by, and Millie Thompson is nowhere to be found. There’s only one conclusion DI Ward can come to: She was taken. When a known child-killer is spotted in the vicinity, Ward fears the worst. He has to catch up with the only lead he has before the infamous Hunters - merciless vigilante justice seekers who will seek retribution at any cost - catch up with his suspect first.

Brilliant FBI forensic examiner and entomologist Fiona Red has never encountered a case she couldn't crack before—until now. Why are recent bodies showing up and appearing to be years old? What does this killer’s mysterious signature mean? And who will he strike next?

Polizeihauptmann Felix Bojko wird zu einem Tatort in die ukrainische Geisterstadt Pripyat gerufen und mit einer grausam verstümmelten Leiche konfrontiert. Da Kanyukov den ukrainischen Ermittlungsbehörden misstraut, schickt er den russischen Polizisten Alexej Markow in die Ukraine, um den Täter ausfindig zu machen. Hauptmann Bojko wird von Mo Celta begleitet, die an einem Austauschprogramm der EU-Ermittlungsbehörden in Kiew teilnimmt und in der Ukraine ihre Schwester sucht.

Рут явно родилась под счастливой звездой. Как еще объяснить ее спасение из лап убийцы, который похитил ее и продержал в плену более суток? Прошло почти двадцать лет, но пережитый в раннем детстве ужас не забылся. Более того, Рут являются призраки погубленных маньяком девочек, правда они не рассказывают ничего такого, что было бы ей неизвестно. А известно ей то, что в родном городе опять пропала маленькая девочка, хотя преступник давно умер в тюрьме. Неужели у этого монстра нашелся подражатель? А может, у него есть сообщники? Рут полна решимости помешать ему.

Билли Сэлинджер и Адам Миддлтон понимают: он не остановится. Его аппетиты растут, он хладнокровен, расчетлив и всегда на шаг впереди. Чтобы выманить убийцу, она готова войти в его игру и дать ему то, чего он так сильно хочет. Адам против: он понимает, насколько опасной становится игра и не готов подставлять Билли под удар, но, возможно, это единственный шанс остановить монстра.

An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike" (Sarah McCarry). In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival...

A bundle of books number one (Next Door) and number two (A Neighbor’s Lie) in Blake Pierce’s Chloe Fine Psychological Suspense Mystery series! This bundle offers audiobooks one and two in one convenient file. In Next Door, Chloe Fine, 27, finds herself forced to confront her own dark past when her troubled twin sister needs her help. In A Neighbor’s Lie, FBI Violent Crimes Division Special Agent Chloe Fine, still reeling from the secrets of her past, finds herself thrown into her first case: The murder of a nanny in a seemingly perfect suburban town.

Can murder ever be justified? When a prominent judge is found stabbed to death on Valentine's weekend in what appears to be a crime of passion, homicide detective Maggie Novak knows her skills are about to be put on trial. Bobby Russell is everybody's favorite judge, and at first Maggie is hard-pressed to find anyone with anything bad to say about him, let alone someone harboring a hatred so deep that they will kill him over it.

Hüte dich vor verlassenen Orten! Mit ihren Kameras filmen junge Leute leer stehende Villen und Fabrikgebäude. Doch an den "Lost Places" lauert eine tödliche Gefahr. Jonas Starck von der Lübecker Kriminalpolizei findet in einem alten Herrenhaus nahe der Ostsee die erste Leiche. Auf den ersten Blick sieht alles nach einem Unfall aus, doch dann wird klar: Ein Serienkiller treibt an den verlassenen Orten sein Unwesen. Es gibt weitere Tote - und plötzlich wird der Mörder sogar zur Bedrohung für Starcks Familie.

From the wicked imagination of award-winning writer Warren Ellis comes DEAD PIG COLLECTOR, a love story with a classic Ellis twist. So while it might be a love story, it's also about killing people and disposing of their bodies in the most efficient manner possible. DEAD PIG COLLECTOR introduces...

In the city of Glendale, darkness lurks as a relentless figure with a deadly agenda strikes fear into the hearts of the innocent. Murder is just a tool in their pursuit of power. But within the formidable walls of the House of Calamari, the city's largest appeal service, a glimmer of hope remains. Meet Alfred, your guide through the labyrinth of justice and redemption. Let me introduce you to the team of Redemption seekers, which now includes my faithful dog, Bonnie. Together, we navigate a world where secrets unravel and danger is ever-present.

Eva Raes far, som hun ikke har set i 36 år (siden han kidnappede hendes søster i et supermarked), er i Florida og har brug for hendes hjælp. Hendes yngre bror, som hun ikke vidste noget om, er blevet anholdt på Amelia Island. Han er i koma efter at være blevet skudt af politiet i selvforsvar. Men faderen tror ikke på politiet.

Prima avventura investigativa della coppia Petra Delicado suo vice Fermín Garzón. Petra, emersa da poco da una crisi esistenziale - il naufragio di due matrimoni, un lavoro di avvocato che non l'appagava -, è entrata in polizia dove, in quanto donna - sostiene lei - è stata parcheggiata negli archivi, fino a questo caso spinoso e scabroso: un violentatore seriale che lascia un tatuaggio sulle sue vittime.

Sherlock Holmes ist mit einer aufsehenerregenden Mordserie konfrontiert: Der Täter scheint sich bei der Opferauswahl an den sieben Todsünden des christlichen Glaubens zu orientieren. Die Ermittlungen gestalten sich zunehmend schwierig und überaus gefährlich.

Una piscina abbandonata piena di cadaveri. Un serial killer che ha agito per anni senza destare sospetti. Barcellona è il terreno di caccia di un nuovo predatore, che diventa l'obiettivo principale della polizia. Il Commissariato di Travessera de les Corts riceve l'incarico di risolvere il caso. Riusciranno a identificarlo e catturarlo prima che colpisca di nuovo?

In 1985, Kat McCann was six years old when renowned Austrian detective Alik Lisser solved her mother’s murder. And unfortunately proved Kat’s father as the culprit. Ten years later Kat is still obsessed with the heroic criminologist. She’s also addicted to the bestselling novels inspired by Alik’s ingenious deductions—penned by the grande dame of whodunits, who’s a bit of a mystery herself. Kat has devoured them all. Even the one based on her father’s crime.

Special Agent Zoe Storm’s heartbeat quickens when she sees the body of a young woman found in the woods, her tangled locks sprawled around her lifeless face. Just days before, a lock of hair was sent to Zoe’s FBI office with a note pointing to a missing young mother in Pineview Falls. Is this the woman the killer wanted her to find?