Suspense Law

DCI Seth Hannen had worked hard for his pension, doing his best to run from his past whilst giving loyal service in the Thames Valley and Metropolitan Police forces. He sold his soul to his career, wrecking two marriages and becoming estranged from his only son.

A Collerotondo la vita scorre tranquilla - troppo tranquilla - direbbe subito Zoe, mescolando disgusto e sarcasmo sul suo volto di quattordicenne che ha fretta di crescere. Poche case, molti vecchietti, e come sola attrattiva un ristorante stellato, La lupa e la luna, che suo fratello Achille, undici anni e un (presunto) futuro da chef, ha subito dichiarato di dover assolutamente provare. Quando però il proprietario del ristorante viene trovato morto, ucciso con un colpo di pistola, il noioso paese di provincia diventa il teatro di un mistero.

La última entrega de las hilarantes aventuras de la detective juvenil Teresa Pi, más conocida como Tres Catorce. En esta ocasión se dan cita el mundo de la moda con los bajos fondos en una trama que llevará a Tres Catorce a cruzarse con trenes descarrilados, asesinatos, millones robados y citas a ciegas.

Ibland händer det riktigt mystiska saker i Stockholms skärgård - fråga bara Tonya. När hon är ute på segeltur med lillebror Stefan och mammas pojkvän PeO så dyker det upp en ö från tomma intet. På den lilla ön står det två män och plötsligt drar den ena upp en pistol och skjuter den andre! Har Tonya och Stefan precis blivit vittnen till ett mord? Innan de hinner förstå vad som hänt så försvinner ön lika snabbt som den dykt upp. Men en ö kan väl inte bara sluta existera? Vad är det egentligen som händer i skärgården?

As a pizza detective, Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, has survived murderous criminals, bloodthirsty henchmen and some questionable modes of transport. He now has a much more worrying problem: his younger sister is working as his apprentice. Coaching seven-year-old Alicia for her exams to join the Golden Spatula League would be challenging enough. But the siblings must head to Japan to track down the missing English eccentric Lord Bobo - former host of the hit '90s gameshow Battered by the Butler - before he winds up dead.

He’s used to catching crooks, not proving their innocence. Can this Hawaiian investigator say aloha to the real killer? Edgar Allan “Poe” Rutherford knows his personal connection to a crime boss is wrong. But when she needs his PI expertise to solve a reopened cold case, he can’t refuse the woman who feels like family. The only catch...the police are convinced she’s the murderer.

Piger, der forsvinder i Echo Ridge, kommer sjældent hjem igen ... Echo Ridge er en lille by, og Ellery har aldrig været der før, men hun har hørt meget om den, for det var der, hendes moster forsvandt som 17-årig. Og for blot fem år siden blev byen landskendt, da årets homecoming queen blev myrdet. Nu skal Ellery bo der sammen med sin tvillingebror hos sin bedstemor, som hun knap nok kender. Byen er fuld af hemmeligheder, og nogen truer med at gøre årets homecoming lige så farlig, som den var for fem år siden. Efterhånden som Ellery lærer mere om Echo Ridge, står det klart: alle skjuler noget.

Det er næsten et år siden, at Makani Young flyttede ind hos sin bedstemor langt ude på landet i Nebraska, og hun er stadig ved at finde sig til rette i sit nye liv. Og hun er stadig jaget af sin fortid i Hawaii. En efter en bliver hendes medstuderende på byens lille high school myrdet i en række brutale drab, og imens politiet jagter morderen, breder uhyggen og usikkerheden sig, og Makani bliver tvunget til at forholde sig til sine egne mørke hemmeligheder. Forfatteren Stephanie Perkins er tilbage med et forfriskende bud på den klassiske slasher-genre. Fyldt med blod.

Twenty-nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln has spent his entire adult life running from his past - from the poverty of the dirt-floor log cabin where he was raised, from the dominion of his uneducated father, and from a failed early courtship. But now, Lincoln's past is racing back to haunt him. It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield's elite have gathered at a grand party to celebrate the Fourth of July. Spirits are high - until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks.

Ruby Redfort: you can count on her when the ice starts to crack. Falling through the air at 120 miles per hour? Just relax and think fast. But now even Ruby Redfort is running scared. A bunch of people want her dead, and worst of all, one of them is on her team. When your name is first on a mastermind's hit list, do you lock the doors, switch off the lights, and wait for someone else to do something? Or do you get out there and save yourself? If you're Ruby Redfort, genius code breaker and undercover agent, the choice is clear: death or glory.

Micah will freely admit she's a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she'll ever tell you. Over the years she's fooled everyone: her classmates, her teachers, even her parents. And she's always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until her boyfriend dies under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. But is it possible to tell the truth when lying comes as easily as breathing?

Myrtle Hardcastle has no desire to go on a relaxing travel excursion with her aunt Helena when there are more important things to be done at home, like keeping close tabs on criminals and murder trials. Unfortunately, she has no say in the matter. So off Myrtle goes - with her governess, Miss Judson, and cat, Peony, in tow - on a fabulous private railway coach headed for the English seaside.

Nach "Der Junge, der Gedanken lesen konnte" und "Entführung mit Jagdleopard" kommt nun der neue Detektivfall von Kirsten Boie: Bei Fee Ranzmeier, Jamie-Lees reicher Freundin, wird eingebrochen! Da versteht es sich von selbst, dass Jamie-Lee sofort in die Ermittlungen einsteigt. Als die beiden Freundinnen dann Mesut und Valentin kennenlernen, ist das Team komplett und die Einbrecherjagd kann beginnen. Die vier Spürnasen nehmen das Umfeld der Familie Ranzmeier unter die Lupe. Und wer hätte das gedacht: Sowohl der Chauffeur als auch der Bodyguard haben mächtig Dreck am Stecken.

Winner of six Lambda Literary awards, the Henry Rios mystery series is iconic and Michael Nava has been hailed by The New York Times as “one of our best” writers. Here, Rios delves deeply into his Latino identity as he defends a young man charged with assassinating a prominent Los Angeles Latino politician. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed the novel and its author: “A beautifully conceived but gritty novel.... Nava writes the kind of small, clean, powerful novels that build in emotional power almost invisibly, leaving us breathless at the end.”

Ellie Simons's delightful mother-in-law comes to visit for a simply lovely weekend of crocheted doilies, thinly-veiled insults, and passive-aggressive "suggestions." It's enough to make anyone wish their mother-in-law was dead. But it turns out the ladies of Chitterton Fells should be more careful what they wish for. Only last night Ellie and her friends raised their gin and tonics to toast an end to mothers-in-law the world over. The next day, Pamela Pomeroy's own MIL is found dead.

With ruthless criminals closing in, this K-9 is on a mission to defend. Amateur photographer Lauren Hollander narrowly escapes a kidnapping attempt—moments before a disastrous earthquake rocks her small town, destroying her store. She’s saved from the rubble by Zachery Kimball and his search...

Savannah Lincoln, a high-profile criminal attorney, has always been able to defend the indefensible and win impossible cases. Trouble arises when she gets notified by the authorities that eight of her former clients are missing and she is faced with the most challenging case of her career. To protect her life, family, and image, Savannah will go to extreme lengths to solve this mystery and ensure the skeletons of her past do not get out. She is convinced one person knows her truth.

Exploring her hidden past May rob her of her future Ansley Brookshire’s search for her birth mother takes her from the gated estate where she grew up to Lonesome, Montana. This is where she meets Buck Crawford. Determined to help, the gorgeous rancher introduces her to Colt Brothers...

Brand-new lawyer Michael O'Brien has no clue the case his law firm handed him is a total loser. That's because he would rather chase women, play basketball, or do almost anything other than practice law. O'Brien is struggling with the drudgery first-year associates face, especially since it's the swinging '70s in San Francisco.

Immediately after the death of the aunt who raised her, Joyce Radway's cousins treat her like a servant. They even attempt to block her from taking exams to qualify as a teacher and earn her own living. Angered by their constant demands, she impulsively grabs her hat and purse and runs to her aunt's grave to weep and rest. But she's not alone; thieves are using the cemetery to hide stolen goods, and she's heartsick to discover their leader is a man she once knew and admired.