International Police Procedurals

Ein gestrandeter Wal, eine tote Frau und das kalte Schweigen des Nordpolarmeers - dieser Thriller, der in der rauen Natur Spitzbergens und der Lofoten spielt, entfaltet einen unentrinnbaren Sog. Longyearbyen auf Spitzbergen, die nördlichste Siedlung der Welt: In einer entlegenen Bucht wird neben einem gestrandeten Pottwal die Leiche einer Studentin der Meeresbiologie gefunden. Ist die junge Frau einem Eisbären zum Opfer gefallen? Die ermittelnde Polizistin Lottie hat immer stärkere Zweifel.

Special Agent Stan Powell of the Portland, Oregon office of the FBI is brought in to consult on a case involving human remains discovered in the remote wilderness near Mount Hood. Little does Powell know, but what follows is the case of his young career and a roller coaster ride through the dark underworld of the tennis industry, with more twists and turns than he can count.

“I’ve read a lot of Simenon, who’s a favorite writer of mine.” —Sigrid Nunez In a run-down Paris suburb, housebound widow Juliette Boynet is strangled. For Inspector Maigret, this murder hits home more than most: he’s well acquainted with Juliette’s live-in carer, her selfless...

"Wie unsichtbare Masken tragen sie ihre Gleichgültigkeit vor sich her, mustern mich beinahe feindselig, als hätte ich ihr Unglück zu verantworten. Da ist sie wieder, diese Mauer." Maresciallo Pietro Carminati wird in ein kleines Dorf in einem engen Tal versetzt. Vierzig Jahre lang war dort Ruhe, aber bereits am Tag seiner Ankunft liegt der Dorfsäufer Sepp tot im Bach. Alles sieht nach einem Unfall aus. Doch als tags drauf ein Bauer an ein Marterl geflochten tot aufgefunden wird, ist klar: Ein Mörder treibt sein Unwesen im Tal.

Lucy Jarrett is terrified. Someone is watching her every move, following her home from work and making threatening phone calls. But her husband doesn't believe her and no one else is listening. Lucy's married life is proving anything but blissful. Her musician husband is perpetually away on tour and doesn't want to start a family. Lucy finally calls on Detective Tom Mariner for help, and he takes her fears seriously because of the recent murder of another young woman by her ex-partner.

A young woman is found dead in the village church. Shot through the heart with a crossbow. She thought she was safe there, but they found her in the end. DI Jemima Huxley thought Leighton Meadow was a safe place to raise her adopted ten-year-old son. But this is a village with many hidden secrets. And this case is hitting really close to home. The victim turns out to be a Czech student who went missing on a night out in Prague. How did she end up dead in a Welsh church?

Detective Mary Hume stares at the crime scene in confusion. She's in an empty flat. Peeling wallpaper. A bloodstained chair in the middle of the room. But no body. Her sergeant hands her a burner phone. On it is a video clip. It shows a woman. Tied to the chair in the flat, a carving knife pressed to her throat. Placed in the woman's lap is a piece of cardboard. Written on it in blood-red is one word: DEADTOWN.

Ein mörderischer Segeltörn auf der Flensburger Förde – der fünfte Fall für Boisen & Nyborg von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Anette Hinrichs. Dauerregen und Starkwind über der Flensburger Außenförde. Während eines Kundenevents auf einer Segeljacht geht die junge Bankerin Saskia Niekamp bei einem Wendemanöver über Bord. Wenige Tage später wird ihr Leichnam in Sønderby an der dänischen Küste angespült. Was zunächst wie ein tragischer Unfall aussieht, erweist sich als heimtückischer Mord.

The Cornish village of St. Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. But when a seventeen-year-old runaway named Lila breaks into Tom’s house, she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his new identity. He also knows that Lila is in danger from the travelers’ commune she has been living at. Something sinister has been going on there, and Lila knows more than she realizes. But to find her, he risks not only giving away his location to the gangs he’s in hiding from but also becoming a target for whoever is hunting Lila.

Un detective experto en celos que debe dar caza a un hombre sospechoso de haber asesinado asu hermano. Un padre afligido que se plantea cuál es el lugar de la venganza en una sociedad que ha sucumbido a los más bajos instintos. Dos amigos que, de camino a los Sanfermines en Pamplona, se enamoran de la misma chica. Un basurero que, mientras se recupera de una profunda resaca, tiene que averiguar qué pasó exactamente la noche anterior. La historia de dos pasajeros en un avión entre los que surge la chispa del amor... o quizá un sentimiento más siniestro.

Costa cantábrica, 1970. Después de tres días desaparecida, el cuerpo de Alma Mateo, de trece años de edad, es encontrado en la orilla del mar a los pies de un acantilado. Aún llevaba puesto el uniforme del internado El Bosque donde cursaba sus estudios de verano. La investigación oficial llevada a cabo por la Guardia Civil establece en su informe final, que el fallecimiento de Alma pudo deberse a un suicidio o a algo más simple: un fatal accidente. Sin embargo, todo apunta a que las causas reales fueron otras bien distintas.

Versicherungsvertreter Oswald Oberngruber ist ein Loser und wird vom Pech verfolgt. Nach einer durchzechten Nacht fabrizierte der Endvierziger ein schlüpfriges Nackt-Selfie, schickt es an eine dubiose Kontaktadresse und wird damit erpresst. In seiner Verzweiflung, das Lösegeld unbemerkt von seiner Frau aufzubringen, raubt er die nächstgelegene Tankstelle aus. Der Überfall verläuft stümperhaft und der Verzweiflungstäter nimmt unfreiwillig Alois Hofer als Geisel.

A famous Hollywood director arrives in Bologna to remake a cult film and the city's renown cinema archive decides to mark the occasion with a screening of the original, only to discover it has disappeared. After English detective Daniel Leicester follows the trail of Love Upon a Razorblade to an apparent murder-suicide, he begins to suspect there may be more at stake than missing negatives—could the film contain a clue to one of the city's most enduring mysteries?

During a stifling summer in Sydney, the body of a chaplain’s daughter is found wrapped in black plastic on the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. Is it the work of the killer who’s been stalking the privileged neighborhoods along the Parramatta River? Gut instinct tells Detective Sergeant Rose Riley something even more devious might be at play.

When Sir Reginald Sinclair, one of Britain's greatest actors, is found dead at his country estate along with his housekeeper and the local vicar, the pressure is on Detective Inspector Malcolm Goode and his team to solve the case quickly. But with very few clues and no obvious suspects, the investigation just seems to uncover the many secrets hidden away by the Sinclair family. With every new line of inquiry leading to another dead end and no motive to be found, finding a solution seems impossible.

En lo alto de una montaña, en los páramos de Noruega, hay un viejo caserón habitado por un hombre solitario. Se llama Roy, es experto en pájaros, lleva la gasolinera del pueblo y en cada casa corre un rumor sobre él. Su vida gris se reabre con la vuelta de Carl, su hermano pequeño. No se ven desde que se fue a estudiar a Estados Unidos hace quince años, tras la muerte trágica de sus padres en un accidente de coche.

If Alison Girling, former principal of England's Holm Coultram College, died in an avalanche in Austria, why has her skeleton been unearthed on campus? While no love is lost between conservative detective Andrew Dalziel and the entirety of Liberal Arts, his attention to the grim discovery must be paid. But when he and Peter Pascoe scour the ivory tower for answers, they discover that the shady faculty and creepy student body have more to bury than just one corpse. Try two-and counting.

Novela clave en la literatura latinoamericana del siglo veintiuno, Vivir abajo es un audiolibro de aventuras, un relato de horror, un misterio policial, una historia hecha de mil historias y una crónica de viajes por los territorios de la locura y el espanto. También es una novela de humor quijotesco, poblada por artistas enloquecidos, espías eruditos, poetas fantasmales y venganzas equivocadas. Comienza en Perú, cuando un cineasta americano comete un tenebroso homicidio en el sótano de una casa el día de la captura de Abimael Guzmán, líder de Sendero Luminoso.

Un nuevo hito, la novela más esperada y ambiciosa de Camilla Läckberg. Fíjate bien. Nada es lo que parece. No te fíes del título, de la portada ni de la sinopsis. La última novela de Camilla Läckberg tampoco es lo que parece. Resuelve el enigma de La bruja.

If any day calls for a soothing glass of wine, it's today. One moment, Capitol Hill lobbyist Karina Cardinal is having a heated discussion with Senator Harper, who just torpedoed her latest health care legislation initiative. The next, after a cryptic remark, the senator is dead at her feet. Hours later, she's still so rattled she wakes to a freezing apartment because she forgot to close her back door. Or did she?