International Police Procedurals

A mysterious wooden cross appears on a hilltop, towering over the craggy Baltic Sea coastline. The body of a young man hangs from the cross, nailed by the hands and feet. Detective Johannes "Hannes" Niehaus arrives at the scene, hoping to make quick work of this grisly case and prove himself to his new partner. But this is not a simple incident of religious fanaticism. The killer's motive proves elusive, and the tracks are well covered.

Detective Inspector Karen Eiken Hornby is not the only person to have returned to her native island nation, Doggerland, after years abroad. Following a ten-year hiatus, Luna has chosen to secretly record her comeback album where she was born and raised. Spirits are high among her team at the wrap party, though Karen is less than impressed with the simpering singer. The next morning, Luna is nowhere to be found. Nothing goes unnoticed in the tight-knit community—certainly not the arrival, or disappearance, of a world-famous singer.

Kurt Wallander resolverá un horrible crimen y descubrirá un nuevo amor en la turbulenta Letonia de la transición del comunismo a la democracia. En esta segunda entrega, tras haber familiarizado a sus lectores con la fría región de Suecia donde Wallander es jefe de policía, Mankell traslada al inspector fuera de su jurisdicción, al vecino país de Letonia. En la capital debe investigar la muerte de dos letones, cuyos cadáveres llegaron a la costa sueca, paradójicamente, a bordo de un bote salvavidas.

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.

Der schwedische Reporter Alf Matsson verschwindet auf einer Reise nach Ungarn spurlos. Gepäck und Pass hat er im Hotel zurückgelassen, doch von ihm fehlt jede Spur. Die ungarische Polizei tappt im Dunkeln. Kommissar Martin Beck von der Stockholmer Kriminalpolizei reist inoffiziell nach Budapest, um den rätselhaften Fall aufzuklären. Doch kaum angekommen, wird er von Unbekannten brutal zusammengeschlagen. Jemand versucht mit allen Mitteln zu verhindern, dass die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt.

Spring 1941. It is the third year of war, and when the siren sounds the people of Cambridge trudge to the city's public bomb shelters. Crowded, smoky, often raucous, the shelters have become a way of life for the poor. At dawn the body of a young man is found in a shadowy corner of the Trinity Shelter, one of three on the city's great open space—Parker's Piece. Detective Inspector Eden Brooke searches the body and finds no wallet or papers, save for a cinema ticket dated six months earlier.

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?

There's a secret, that much is certain, but who knows? The missing actress? The executive producer, his eavesdropping assistant? Or the actor who portrayed her fictional brother on the Soap Opera? DCI Isaac Cook of the Murder Investigation Team at Challis Street Police Station in London is searching for the missing woman. Why has he been taken away from more important crimes to search for the woman? It's not the first time she's gone missing, and why does everyone assume she's been murdered?

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 eiskalter Doppelmord führt auf die Spur eines nie gesühnten Verbrechen... Boisen & Nyborg ermitteln wieder! Eiswinter 1978/79: Sturm und extreme Schneefälle versetzen Schleswig-Holstein in den Ausnahmezustand. Der Strom ist ausgefallen, die Infrastruktur zusammengebrochen, ganze Dörfer sind von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. In dem kleinen Ort Wanderup kämpfen die Nachbarn unermüdlich gegen die Schneemassen, legen mit ihren Schaufeln Zufahrten und Wege frei – und stoßen dabei auf eine Leiche. Über vierzig Jahre später erschüttert ein grausames Verbrechen die Bewohner der dänischen Insel Als.

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.

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.

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?

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.