Forensic Mystery Fiction

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Andrea Kane brings fans a brand new series with her romantic thriller The Girl Who Disappeared Twice. Forensic Instincts—a team of independent maverick investigators comprised of a techie-genius, a former Navy SEAL/FBI agent, a psychic, and a retired FBI dog—must rescue a kidnapped five-year-old girl. But with so many people who could have benefited from the girl’s abduction, tracking down the culprit will push the team to the limit.

In this third novel of the Cree Black mystery series, a friend and homicide inspector asks Cree to help investigate a human skeleton recently unearthed in the foundation of a fine Victorian home, apparently the bones of a victim of the 1906 earthquake. The bones have intrigued the forensic anthropology team at UC Berkeley with their peculiar anatomical deformities. They call the skeleton "Wolfman". Who was the Wolfman?

Cases of random violence have erupted across the country - murderous acts committed by previously non-violent people. Detective Adam Boedecker, grieving brother to one of the suicide-murderers, has discovered that all the suspects had taken a new breakthrough anti-depressant, Valazine. Elizabeth Barnes has devoted her heart and soul to pharmaceutical research. She's at the top of her game and slated to be awarded top honors for her latest breakthrough drug. Until a detective contacts her about a recent wave of homicides.

Was wäre, wenn...? Der Katastrophen-Thriller "Das Labor" bietet rasante, top-recherchierte Hochspannung rund um einen ruchlosen Plan, ein ehrgeiziges Pharma-Unternehmen und Viren-Manipulation. "Pass auf den Stick auf, Paul..." Nach ihrem Autounfall kann Lotte Gerlach, PR-Managerin der aufstrebenden Pharmafirma ClarTop, ihrem erschütterten Mann nicht mehr sagen, was es mit dem Stick auf sich hat. Nur eines erscheint Paul in den nächsten Tagen immer sicherer: Der Unfall seiner geliebten Lotte wurde gezielt herbeigeführt. Aber weshalb?

Physician Cathy Moreland needs time to heal, having recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder while struggling with a painkiller habit. The little village of Kinnaven promises respite, but after Cathy attempts to get an opiate prescription, things don't go well. When she discovers the body of the local Dr Cosgrove, her sanctuary is shattered. Before long, Cathy is swept up in local gossip about the death.

If you were dying of cancer, would you risk entering a game that saved you from pain, even if you chanced dying early? Dorothy Hunt is not willing to go out with a whimper, but rather a bang. The main problem? Not all of her family will support her decision. This time, she gets to choose a body that isn't pretty, isn't bound by the social customs of her family and generation. "Make me ugly." Unused to video games and fighting cancer, Dorothy Hunt is focused on providing the scientists something they can't acquire without her. Data on an older human who is about to die.

Boston District Attorney Will Sullivan seems destined for greatness...until his daughter, Sydney, becomes seriously ill. Now, both parents resolve to do anything to save their daughter's life. But in the twilight world of Briarwood Medical Center, nothing is as it seems. Patients on the brink of death are not only surviving but thriving, while others wither away...and the recoveries all revolve around the ministerings of a mysterious counselor, who takes an unsettling interest in Joanna.

Thirty-year-old UNPOL officer Richard Warren has been embedded with the BBC, and not seeing eye-to-eye with journalist Sarah Dyer is just the start of his problems. News of an Ebola pandemic is being withheld, and when it’s discovered Sarah’s artistic savant brother is involved, Richard’s determination to get to the truth takes an unexpected turn. But what if the truth must never be known?

Die Welt, wie wir sie kannten, existiert nicht mehr! Ein fremdartiges Toxin verbreitet sich rasend schnell. Wer damit infiziert wird, verwandelt sich innerhalb von Sekunden in einen vor Wut rasenden Berserker, der seine Mitmenschen anfällt und zerfetzt, bevor er selbst stirbt. Niemand weiß, wer hinter der Verbreitung des Gifts steckt. Klar aber ist: In einer Gesellschaft am Rande des Zusammenbruchs sind die Infizierten nicht dein größer Feind.

X Ways to Die continues the tense, multi-stranded story which begun with Motive X. It is at once an explosive, high-voltage thriller and a fearless exploration of the darkest side of human nature. To enter Stefan Ahnhem's world, with its interwoven plot-lines and sprawling cast of characters, is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller.

Agent Pendergast erhält Besuch aus der Vergangenheit - in Form einer Leiche. Sein neuester Fall führt den Kult-Ermittler tief in die eigene Familiengeschichte. Alles begann Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts, als Hezekiah Pendergast, ebenso genial wie niederträchtig, ein Elixier entwickelte, das seine teuflische Wirkung über Generationen entfaltet, bis in die Gegenwart. Und das bekommt Agent Pendergast nun am eigenen Leib zu spüren.

Adam's father has had a heart transplant. Now he goes missing at night, coming back dirty, with torn clothes and wounds, not remembering what he was doing. And in the meantime there are more and more young women missing in the area...

At first the rules were simple: quarantine the city and let the plague die. So men and women closed their doors and lived in lockdown, fighting for survival against a disease as contagious and destructive as the Black Death. A disease for which there was no known cure. But the plague did not die. And so, at lunchtime on a Friday afternoon, the president announces the new rules. Every American should take up arms to protect the disease-free zones. Anyone attempting to leave the plague-zone must be shot.

Each day is a struggle for Amanda Gleason's newborn son as he battles a rare immune deficiency. Justin's best chance for a cure lies with his father—who was brutally murdered before Amanda even realized she carried his child. But, after seeing a recent photo of a man who looks exactly like Paul, Amanda becomes frantic to find out the truth.

Dr. Jack Forester has seen his share of trauma as an emergency physician. He's now the dean of a medical school and a single father grieving the death of his wife. But the real abyss opens when a brilliant former colleague that Jack had flushed from cover as a psychotic serial killer a few years before conspires to destroy Jack and his hospital with the help of a cybercriminal. Jack is also faced with the need to somehow aid his beleaguered niece, Kaitlyn Anderson, a valiant teenager struggling to navigate a horrific home environment.

Derfor begraver hun sig i jagten på en morder, der har tortureret sit offer grusomt. Da et nyt lig dukker op på Julias obduktionsbord, antager kriminalkommissær Florian Kessler, at der er tale om en ny sag.

The Archbishop of Chicago and his faithful St Bernard, Chaucer, beloved by the community, are found brutally murdered in their humble home in Hyde Park. The manhunt for the killer is on, drawing the respected Dr. Jude Avery, M.E. onto the case. Alongside Sybil Shanley, Dr. Avery discovers key environmental DNA (e-DNA). This new science points to a troubled grocery boy who was well-liked by the Archbishop, his eDNA all over the scene, particularly in the hair of the dog.

An electrifying secret. A pharmaceutical giant is on the verge of a revolutionary medical breakthrough. But behind the promising new treatment lurks a dangerous secret that the company will do anything to protect. Every move is tracked. Lincoln Webber, a renowned cyber professor, is looking forward to some time off to binge on reality TV shows. But when he finds his apartment under surveillance, he soon discovers he is caught in a web of national security, espionage, and deceit.

On the brink of curing cancer, Gracie Green is eager to advance to human trials and share her findings with the world. But the FDA, special interests in Big Pharma, and a host of other people who stand to lose billions if cancer is cured, have other ideas. They hire Jaco Ivanov, an expert assassin and ex-CIA operative, with one mission - wipe Greentech from the face of the Earth! Hunted by an expert killer and framed for a terrible crime, Gracie finds herself on the run. There's only one thing none of them accounted for - the Black Ghost.

Michael Bello has dedicated his life to helping others. Born into a home filled with turmoil, he's held on to his one blinding gift, and that's to do good. Now, as a father and a husband, he's finally happy. But when bodies turn up on his doorstep at the height of his prestigious career, things start to unravel...and the high profile detectives from the Federal Capital Territory start to look at him more closely.