International Mystery & Crime

Helen Appleby just wants a quiet life. Recently released from prison for the manslaughter of her partner, she's trying to forget her past mistakes—all of them—to rebuild her life and move on. When she decides to open a bookshop, she’s certain this is the perfect new start. Here, amongst the quiet shelves of her shop and between the covers of her books, she can hide away from the real world and begin again. But the past can never stay hidden…

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.

Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier. Still grieving for her dead husband and trying to pull together the pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation, when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer home.

When Mila’s sister is murdered, her life is destroyed. Framed for the crime, with her homeland at war and her young niece and nephew missing, Mila flees to an English village. But her presence stirs prejudice, gossip, and hidden tensions . . . As a human rights lawyer, Mila is determined to avenge her sister’s death and clear her name. Fabien, the troubled heir to Farlington Hall, becomes entangled in her mission, even as he battles his own scandals. And when one of Mila’s adversaries is found dead in suspicious circumstances, her position grows even more precarious.

Sara Dunn is an Irish registered nurse working at a busy ICU in Portland, Oregon. When a German man is admitted to her unit after nearly dying on a transatlantic flight from Tokyo, doctors are confused and don't understand how to treat the man. Before he dies that evening, he tells Sara a sequence of numbers that mean nothing to her. Soon the FBI is questioning her about the murdered man, she's put on administrative leave, and her house is trashed

The new United Nations headquarters building is under construction. However, a motivated and skilled operator, code name “Pakistan,” has influenced and altered its design so it becomes a giant bomb set to explode on opening day, assassinating leaders of the world's largest economies in attendance. The sudden vacuum in leadership will hugely benefit the one country behind it all. To support this cause, a shocking fund-raising scheme is devised.

DALL’AUTORE AL PRIMO POSTO NELLE CLASSIFICHE MONDIALI, UNA NUOVA MISSIONE PER GABRIEL ALLON. UN OMICIDIO BRUTALE. UN CAPOLAVORO SCOMPARSO. UN CASO CHE SOLO GABRIEL ALLON PUÒ RISOLVERE. Provetto restauratore e spia leggendaria, Gabriel Allon è a Londra per partecipare a un ricevimento alla Courtauld Gallery in onore del ritrovamento di un autoritratto rubato di Vincent van Gogh. Ma quando un amico del Devon e la polizia della Cornovaglia chiedono il suo aiuto per risolvere uno sconcertante caso di omicidio, si ritrova suo malgrado a dare la caccia a un nuovo avversario, potente e pericolosissimo.

Pour la première fois dans sa calamiteuse carrière de petit consul, Aurel Timescu fait l’objet d’une promotion. Le voici en Europe ou presque. Il est nommé en Albanie. Cet État voisin de la Grèce et de l’Italie n’est pas un pays comme les autres. Son territoire somptueux entre mer et montagne donne une trompeuse apparence de paix. Mais il a subi au fil des siècles bien des invasions, souffert sous des dictatures terribles. Le peuple s’est protégé en se forgeant ses propres lois.

Aspiring author Bryce Connor had always dreamt of writing his debut novel in the romantic city of Paris. Little did he know that his last night in the U.S. would take an unexpected turn, one that would change his life forever. After Bryce witnesses a brutal murder, he is faced with a difficult decision—stay and testify at the trial or catch his flight to Paris. Choosing the latter, he leaves a note for the police and boards his flight with a heavy heart.

A pop star is accused of murdering her manager just before going on stage in Germany. She asks Olivia Streete to help her, but powerful forces are intent on covering up what really happened backstage that night. The singer’s ambitious sister, the arrogant CEO of Bluecoat Records and a dangerous underworld figure are all intent on ensuring that crimes from the past and from today remain hidden forever. After a second body is found on the rainy streets of Berlin, Olivia has to fight hard to ensure that the innocent are set free and the guilty are brought to justice.

"Walter, you old rascal," chuckled the barista as she placed the steaming cup of black coffee on the counter. Walter Shively raised an eyebrow, his eyes twinkling with amusement. "I've told you, young lady, it's not polite to call an old man a rascal," he said with a wink, taking the coffee in his weathered hands. The warmth was a comforting contrast to the chill outside, and he took a sip, savoring the bitter taste that brought him back to life every morning. The barista, barely in her twenties, giggled.

Father–son relationships are rarely easy and certainly not when the son’s first love is Shakespeare and the father is the kingpin of a drug empire. Esteban Velasquez, however, manages to forge a frosty détente with his father—he studies literature abroad while his father grooms his older brother as the heir.

Step into the shadowy, dangerous streets of modern-day Kiev with “Eastern Vengeance.” Meet Taras, a driven accountant thrust into a world of violence and betrayal. Entangled in a sinister web of corruption, he navigates a city where danger lurks at every corner, and morality is a luxury no one can afford. Meet Vlado, a hardened former sniper consumed by sexual desires at any cost. Finally, meet Masha, the cold-hearted assassin shackled with a deep resentment that can only be satisfied with sharp knives and explosives.

Restoration artist Sean Quinn is perfectly content spending his downtime devouring classical literature, while keeping his OCD and fourth-degree black belt under wraps. But when his FBI agent brother coerces him into investigating stolen artifacts, Sean becomes the target of a ruthless smuggling ring that funds terrorists. Gretch Allen, a beautiful man-magnet, hides a world of hurt under her icy exterior. When Sean rescues her from a stalker, she discovers her co-worker has an alpha-hot fire burning beneath his geeky exterior.

Han är regissören på gränsen till sitt stora genombrott. Snart ska han bli pappa och tillsammans med sin fru flyttar han ut till ett ensligt renoveringsobjekt på landet. En mörk kväll lämnar någon en låda med ett avhugget gethuvud utanför deras dörr. Varför? Under skrivandet av tv-serien Inferno har han gått med i ett hemligt sällskap. Till en början handlar det om research inför serien, men sakta men säkert blir han alltmer hänförd av de mörka sekteristiska ritualerna och framgången de lovar. När han till sist vill backa ur är det redan alltför sent.

When CIA agent Adam Darby is abducted and left stranded in the wilderness, he never expected it would lead him to a group of retired operatives, a dangerous conspiracy, and the love of his life. Betrayed by his boss and abducted during a routine stakeout, Adam finds himself lost in the rugged landscape of northern Montana. In his search for civilization, he stumbles upon some unlikely friends. The shock of betrayal and a new organization of retired operatives give Adam a determination to save his parents from blackmail, but soon finds himself fighting for the safety of all Americans.

Drei atmosphärische Provence-Krimis in einem Sammelband. Mörderische Machenschaften: Peter Smith hat ein bewegtes Leben als Unternehmensberater, Kunsthistoriker und Geheimdienstler hinter sich. Der knurrige Brite beschließt, den englischen Regen zurück und sich in Arles niederzulassen, denn er sehnt sich nach Sonne, französischem Essen und Ruhe. Doch kaum hat Smith das berühmte Amphitheater nach einem Stierkampf verlassen, wird er niedergeschlagen. Als er zu sich kommt, findet er sich unter einer auffallend gut gekleideten Leiche wieder.

Watching his people suffer years of appalling violence has made human rights defender Patrice Le Congo grow weary and cynical. But when schoolteacher Aurélia Mukunda turns to him for help after a mutilated body is found in a village, he can’t say no.

Charlie Greene's life is unraveling…. Dismissed from Scotland Yard, she's jobless, aimless, and living with her father in London. But as she struggles to get her life in order, he mysteriously disappears while on a business trip to Florida. With nothing more than a duffel bag and an uneasy feeling, Charlie flies to Miami and quickly discovers… someone has their sights set on her too.

Ein brutales Verbrechen erschüttert die historischen Mauern von Carcassonne Eine Leiche blockiert die Schleuse des Canal du Midi. Ganz in der Nähe tummeln sich die Touristen in der Festungsstadt Carcassonne. Auch Alain Olivier, einst Kommissar für das BKA, nunmehr Restaurantbesitzer des "Chez Isabelle", verfolgt, wie die Police Nationale und Ermittlerin Julie Saidi den Toten bergen. Für Chloé Voltaire, die kurz darauf tot an einer Burgruine aufgefunden wird, scheint sich Julie hingegen nicht zu interessieren.