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Een jonge Britse agente, in opleiding voor een groep ter profilering van Onbekende Misdadigers, concludeert uit haar oefenstof dat een televisiester als moordenaar actief is.

Een jonge topvoetballer sterft door vergiftiging. Inspecteur Carol Jordan heeft weinig aanknopingspunten. Vanaf zijn ziekbed moet Tony Hill machteloos toekijken, maar dat lukt niet helemaal. De zaak escaleert als er meer gifmoorden plaatsvinden en ook de voetbalclub letterlijk onder vuur komt te liggen. Tijdens een grote wedstrijd breekt de hel los.

Op een ijskoude dag in december 1963 verdwijnt de dertienjarige Alison Carter uit het geïsoleerde gehucht Scardale in Derbyshire, een in zichzelf gekeerde gemeenschap waar door iedereen de buitenwereld gewantrouwd wordt. Van het meisje ontbreekt ieder spoor. Voor de jonge inspecteur George Bennett zal dit meteen zijn moeilijkste en aangrijpendste zaak worden. Een moord zonder lijk, een onderzoek met vele impasses en met een uitkomst die hem niet meer zal loslaten....

De manier waarop een prostituee is vermoord, wijst naar een bekende moordenaar, maar deze zit reeds in de gevangenis.

Kit Martin is een van de populairste thrillerauteurs van Engeland. Professor Fiona Cameron, Kits vriendin, is een ervaren psycholoog die geavanceerde computertechnologie gebruikt om de politie te helpen misdadigers op te sporen. De scheidslijn tussen fictie en werkelijkheid, Kits wereld en die van Fiona, wordt heel dun als een nieuw soort moordenaar toeslaat. Zijn prooi? Auteurs van misdaadromans die daderpofileerders tot de nieuwe helden van de jaren negentig hebben gemaakt. Zijn werkwijze? Inventief en gewelddadig. Zijn identiteit? Een mysterie.

Een Britse klinisch psycholoog jaagt in Nederland en België op een seriemoordenaar van collega's, terwijl een politievrouw infiltreert in een meedogenloze bende drugs- en mensensmokkelaars in Berlijn.

Tijdens de beruchte mijnstaking in Schotland, in 1984, ging een mijnwerker ervandoor die zijn kameraden verraden zou hebben. Hij is nooit meer gezien. Kort daarna verdween een jonge vrouw, Catriona Grant, dochter van een steenrijke Schotse zakenman. Beide verdwijningen zijn omgeven met mysterie, met familieproblemen, met schande, met de dood. Wanneer rechercheur Karen Pirie van de afdeling Cold Cases zich op deze onopgeloste zaken stort, blijken ze allebei huiveringwekkend actueel.

Een seriemoordenaar maakt jacht op auteurs van thrillers en doodt hen op de manier die zij in hun verhalen hebben beschreven.

Wanneer een jonge vrouw na een auto-ongeluk met geheugenverlies uit een coma ontwaakt, blijken haar verloofde en haar beste vriendin vermoord te zijn.

Maak kennis met Aector McAvoy, rechercheur te Hull. Niet aan de drank, geen verborgen agenda, geen machoman, maar een aimabele familyman met een feilloos gevoel voor rechtvaardigheid. Meer bedreven met computers dan met wapens en altijd bereid iets voor een ander te doen. McAvoy is de hoofdpersoon in een serie thrillers van debutant David Mark. Hull, twee weken voor kerst, drie lijken in het mortuarium. De slachtoffers zijn omgebracht op een manier die herinnert aan de tragedie waaraan ze eerder in hun leven ontsnapten. Iemand heeft het gemunt op ‘overlevers’ en die iemand speelt voor God. Het is aan rechercheur McAvoy om dit dodelijke spel te stoppen.

Het vermoedelijke lijk van de muiter van de Bounty in het Lake District geeft een onderzoekster hoop dat nu ook een dichtwerk van Wordsworth bij de nazaten zal opduiken, maar zij sterven opeens wel erg snel na elkaar.

Wanneer de psychiater Charlie Flint een mysterieus pakketje krantenknipsels over een gruwelijke moord ontvangt, is haar interesse meteen gewekt. Het betreft een bruidegom in Oxford, die slechts een paar uur na de plechtigheid is vermoord. Charlie heeft genoeg tijd om op onderzoek uit te gaan: haar professionele leven is immers op een laag pitje gezet. Als getuige-deskundige heeft ze in de rechtszaal een psychopaat vrijgepleit die daarna vier vrouwen vermoordde. Sindsdien nagelt de pers haar aan de schandpaal en heeft de beroepsvereniging haar verboden haar vak uit te oefenen. Charlie gaat terug naar de gesloten wereld van de universiteit van Oxford. Hoe dieper ze graaft, hoe meer ze overhoop haalt. En dat is gevaarlijk…

This was the summer he discovered what he wanted—at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage—or the power—to stop it...

Wanneer het spoor van de politie naar een seriemoordenaar die het op homoseksuele mannen heeft gemunt, doodloopt, wordt er een daderprofiel opgesteld.

The mermaids singing: "A serial killer is on the loose in the northern city of Bradfield. Four men have been brutally killed by savage knife wounds. In each case, the men have been mutilated and tortured, though the mutilations are not identical and nothing obvious appears to connect the victims. Fear grips the city; no man feels safe. Clinical psychologist Tony Hill is brought in to profile the killer, to work alongside Detective Inspector Carol Jordan."

The gripping new Lloyd and Hill mystery, following BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES February 13th: what seemed like Wilma Fenton's lucky night, when she scooped her biggest-ever win at bingo, turned out to be the night she died at the hands of someone lurking in the dimly-lit alleyway leading to her flat. And what seems to be a lucky break - there was an eyewitness to the whole incident - turns out to be a complication, for the man who saw the murder committed is Tony Baker, a well-known journalist and TV personality who, almost twenty years ago, single-handedly tracked down a serial killer who had eluded the police. Did Baker see more than he claims? Does he want to beat the police to the punch again? What seems like a minor complication turns out to be the trigger for a deadly chain of events, as the man the media will come to call the Anonymous Assassin publicly announces he will kill again, and challenges Baker to catch him before he does. In the full glare of the national media, Bartonshire police are to mount a dangerous, force-wide hunt for the killer, with Detective Chief Inspectors Lloyd and Hill and their hastily constituted team spearheading the investigation.

Forensics draws on interviews with top-level professionals, ground-breaking research, and McDermid's own original interviews and firsthand experience on scene with top forensic scientists.

Criminal profiler Tony Hill and his ally Detective Chief Inspector Carol Jordan are back in a terrifying psychological thriller in which the team tracks down a brutal killer targeting a group of young people through a social networking site.

Wildfell Cottage is a serene weekend oasis for three career women whose lives have taken sudden turns. But they are barely acquainted before one of them is dead—and another is determined to find out why. Between the worlds of academia, art, and politics, someone slipped into a woman's life and snuffed it out in a burst of rage, leaving Laura Principal to untangle a wicked web of secrets and hypocrisy. What Laura finds is the perfect suspect. Unfortunately, a better one has found her. . . .

'Somebody has been here before us. And he's still here . . .' When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own . . . Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid returns with her most breathtakingly atmospheric and exhilarating novel yet.

On a freezing winter morning, fishermen pull a body from the sea. It is quickly discovered that the dead man was the prime suspect in a decade-old investigation, when a prominent civil servant disappeared without trace. DCI Karen Pirie was the last detective to review the file and is drawn into a sinister world of betrayal and dark secrets. But Karen is already grappling with another case, one with even more questions and fewer answers. A skeleton has been discovered in an abandoned campervan and all clues point to a killer who never faced justice - a killer who is still out there. In her search for the truth, Karen uncovers a network of lies that has gone unchallenged for years. But lies and secrets can turn deadly when someone is determined to keep them hidden for good...

First in the popular series featuring Lindsay Gordon, a self-proclaimed 'cynical socialist lesbian feminist journalist' with a penchant for hanging around police interrogation rooms under suspicion of some crime or other.

'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent 'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express Someone is brutally killing women. Women who bear a striking resemblance to former DCI Carol Jordan. The connection is too strong to ignore and soon psychological profiler Tony Hill finds himself dangerously close to the investigation, just as the killer is closing in on his next target. This is a killer like no other, hell-bent on inflicting the most severe and grotesque punishment on his prey. As the case becomes ever-more complex and boundaries begin to blur, Tony and Carol must work together once more to try and save the victims, and themselves. Breathless, gripping and thrilling - the Queen of the Psychological Thriller is back with her most spine-chilling novel to date. __________________ Don't miss the electrifying new Tony Hill & Carol Jordan thriller - HOW THE DEAD SPEAK is out now ___________________ Praise for Queen of Crime Val McDermid: 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail 'So gripping it puts your life on hold' The Times 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'McDermid remains unrivalled' Observer The eighth book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from No. 1 bestselling author Val McDermid

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver's seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable. As other victims are found to have met the same terrible fate, and with more women at risk, Tony and Carol are drawn into a dark and twisted web of fear and revenge that will force them to question their own ideas of justice...

'That day, waiting had been almost unbearable. He wanted something more spectacular, something that couldn't be ignored. These deaths needed to make a mark . . .' Psychological profiler Tony Hill is trained to see patterns, to decode the mysteries of human behaviour, and when he comes across a series of suicides among women tormented by vicious online predators, he begins to wonder if there is more to these tragedies than meets the eye. Similar circumstances, different deaths. Could it be murder? But what kind of serial killer wants his crimes to stay hidden? Former DCI Carol Jordan has her own demons to confront, but with lives at stake, Tony and Carol begin the hunt for the most dangerous and terrifying kind of killer - someone who has nothing to fear and nothing to lose . . . **The new Tony Hill and Carol Jordan thriller, Insidious Intent, is available now**

Therese is een doodgewone verkoopassistente in een warenhuis in New York. Op een dag loopt de prachtige, verleidelijke Carol - een vrouw van in de dertig - naar haar toonbank: Therese is volledig overrompelt door haar verschijning. Carol is een verveelde huisvrouw, verwikkeld in een echtscheiding en bijkomend voogdijschap; Therese is een ongemakkelijke negentienjarige met een baan dei ze haat en een vriend waar ze geen liefde voor voelt. Tussen de twee vrouwen ontvouwt zich een indringende, maar onmogelijke liefde.

The seventh book in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, from No. 1 bestselling author Val McDermid. 'The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent There is one serial killer who has shaped and defined police profiler Tony Hill's life. One serial killer whose evil surpasses all others. One serial killer who has the power to chill him to the bone: Jacko Vance. And now Jacko is back in Tony's life. Even more twisted and cunning than ever before, he is focused on wreaking revenge on Tony - and DCI Carol Jordan - for the years he has spent in prison. Tony doesn't know when Jacko will strike, or where. All he knows is that Jacko will cause him to feel fear like he has never known before - and devastate his life in ways he cannot imagine...

This first in a series of anthologies sponsored by the British Crime Writers Association features 22 short stories with urban themes. The editor notes that he was looking for stories that offered imaginative takes on the familiar idea of big-city cr

Number one bestseller Val McDermid is back with her most gripping, chilling and suspenseful novel yet.

KAREN PIRIE RETURNS. A MASTERFUL THRILLER BY THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER VAL MCDERMID __________ Edinburgh, haunted by the ghosts of its many writers, is also the cold case beat of DCI Karen Pirie. So she shouldn't be surprised when an author's manuscript appears to be a blueprint for an actual crime. Karen can't ignore the plot's chilling similarities to the unsolved case of an Edinburgh University student who vanished from her own doorstep. The manuscript seems to be the key to unlocking what happened to Lara Hardie, but there's a problem: the author died before he finished it. As Karen digs deeper, she uncovers a spiralling game of betrayal and revenge, where lies are indistinguishable from the truth and with more than one unexpected twist . . . The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is at the top of her game in her most gripping and fiendishly clever case yet. Praise for Val McDermid 'McDermid is at her considerable best' GUARDIAN 'Irresistible' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre' PETER JAMES 'Outstanding' SPECTATOR 'Another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI 'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Wickedly entertaining' DAILY MAIL

Her name is Orfamay Quest and she�s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or least ways that�s what she tells PI Philip Marlowe, offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege. But Marlowe�s feeling charitable � though it�s not long before he wishes he wasn�t so sweet. You see, Orrin�s trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks. When trouble comes calling, sometimes it�s best to pretend to be out�

Dead Beat introduces Kate Brannigan, a Thai boxing, rock-and-roll female private detective from Manchester. As a favor to her rock journalist boyfriend, Kate agrees to track down a missing song-writer Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realise that finding Moira is only a prelude to murder. Juggling her other cases, including a search to uncover the source of counterfeit luxury goods, Brannigan finds herself for the first time on the trail of a killer. In Kick Back, Kate Brannigan investigates the bizarre case of the missing conservatories. Before long she’s up to her neck in crooked land deals, mortgage scams, financial chicanery and murder. But when a favor for a friend puts Kate’s own life in danger, bizarre is not the first word she thinks of…

This was the summer he discovered what he wanted—at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage—or the power—to stop it...

"With Tony behind bars and Carol finally out of road as a cop, he's finding unexpected outlets for his talents in jail and she's joined forces with a small informal group of lawyers and forensics experts looking into suspected miscarriages of justice. But they're doing it without each other; being in the same room at visiting hour is too painful to contemplate. Meanwhile, construction is suddenly halted on the redevelopment of an orphanage after dozens of skeletons are found buried in the grounds. Forensic examination reveals they date from between twenty and forty years ago, when the nuns were running their repressive regime. But then a different set of skeletons are discovered in a far corner, young men from as recent as ten years ago. When newly promoted DI Paula McIntyre discovers that one of the male skeletons is that of a killer who is supposedly alive and behind bars - and the subject of one of Carol's miscarriage investigations - it brings Tony and Carol irresistibly into each other's orbit once again."--Publisher description.

It was a winter morning in 1978, that the body of a young barmaid was discovered in the snow banks of a Scottish cemetery. The only suspects in her brutal murder were the four young men who found her: Alex Gilbey and his three best friends. With no evidence but her blood on their hands, no one was ever charged.Twenty five years later, the Cold Case file on Rosie Duff has been reopened. For Alex and his friends, the investigation has also opened old wounds, haunting memories-and new fears. For a stranger has emerged from the shadows with his own ideas about justice. And revenge.When two of Alex's friends die under suspicious circumstances, Alex knows that he and his innocent family are the next targets. And there's only way to save them: return to the cold-blooded past and uncover the startling truth about the murder. For there lies the identity of an avenging killer...

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. · Naomi Alderman · Leigh Bardugo · Alyssa Cole · Lucy Foley · Elly Griffiths · Natalie Haynes · Jean Kwok · Val McDermid · Karen M. McManus · Dreda Say Mitchell · Kate Mosse · Ruth Ware Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

I need to find somebody and I might need a little help looking ... The summer of '48 in the city of Angels and there's heat on the streets when Daphne Monet hits the sidewalk. Heat when she disappears with a trunkload of somebody else's cash.Easy Rawlins is a war veteran just fired from his job. Drinking in a friend's bar, he wonders how to meet his mortgage when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will locate Miss Monet, a blonde with a reputation. It's a simple decision, but for one thing. Nobody warned him - better the devil you know ...

When a skeleton is discovered hidden at the top of a crumbling, gothic building in Edinburgh, Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is faced with the unenviable task of identifying the bones. As Karen's investigation gathers momentum, she is drawn deeper into a dark world of intrigue and betrayal. Meanwhile, someone is taking the law into their own hands in the name of justice and revenge -- but when present resentment collides with secrets of the past, the truth is more shocking than anyone could have imagined . . . From number one bestseller, Val McDermid comes an atmospheric, spine-chilling tour de force -- her richest and most accomplished psychological thriller to date.

1979. It is the winter of discontent and ambitious young journalist Allie Burns is on the hunt for the story that will change her career. The only woman working the Glasgow newsdesk, she needs a ground-breaking scoop for the boy's club take her seriously. But the stakes are raised higher than Allie could ever have imagined when her journalism partner, Danny, is found murdered in his flat. Together they have been investigating stories that nobody wants exposed, and in doing so they have made some powerful enemies. As she embarks on her quest for the truth and justice for Danny, Allie is forced to tread carefully. After all, she is a woman in a man's world and - with her greatest ally dead - nobody can be trusted. This is the atmospheric, heart-pounding first novel in a gripping new series by the Queen of Crime Val McDermid.__________Praise for Val McDermid:'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express'Compulsively readable' Irish Times'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

"Young Jimmy Higgins is snatched from an airport security checkpoint while his guardian watches helplessly from the glass inspection box. But this is no ordinary abduction, as Jimmy is no ordinary child. His mother was Scarlett, a reality TV star who, dying of cancer and alienated from her unreliable family, entrusted the boy to the person she believed best able to give him a happy, stable life: her ghost writer, Stephanie Harker. Assisting the FBI in their attempt to recover the missing boy, Stephanie reaches into the past to uncover the motive for the abduction. Has Jimmy been taken by his own relatives? Is Stephanie's obsessive ex-lover trying to teach her a lesson? Has one of Scarlett's stalkers come back to haunt them all?"--Www.fantasticfiction.co.uk (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).

THE SECOND THRILLING NOVEL IN VAL MCDERMID'S NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIESIt's 1989 and Allie Burns is back. Older and maybe wiser, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media.But there's plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service to the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction.The world of newspapers is undergoing a revolution, there's skulduggery in the medical research labs and there are seismic rumblings behind the Iron Curtain. When kidnap and murder are added to this potent mix, Allie is forced to question all her old certainties.Praise for 1979'McDermid is at her considerable best' GUARDIAN'Irresistible' PATRICIA CORNWELL'A brilliant novel by a supremo of the genre' PETER JAMES'Outstanding' SPECTATOR'Another masterpiece' DAVID BALDACCI'Sensational. One of Britain's most accomplished writers' SUNDAY EXPRESS'A thrilling snapshot of a fascinating era' JANE HARPER'Allie Burns is off to a flying start, and well worth following' SCOTSMAN'A brilliant thriller' LINWOOD BARCLAY'A nail-biting new series' OBSERVER'Full of wit, thrills and incisive social observation' MICK HERRON'Her best book in years' THE TIMES

When an identical twin apparently commits suicide, the incident is clearly tragic but straightforward. Straightforward to most, with the exception of novelist Emma Winter, whose friend Lily, a capable investigator, discovers a killer is on the loose.

In the fifth book in the critically acclaimed Darkland Tales series from Polygon Val McDermid plunges into medieval Scotland. Overturning Shakespeare's propaganda, the reader will encounter a new Lady Macbeth amidst a web of vicious intrigue. číst celé

‘This is crime writing of the very highest order … Kate Brannigan has turned into the most interesting sleuthess around’ The TimesBodyguarding had never made it to Manchester PI Kate Brannigan’s wish list. But somebody’s got to pay the bills at Brannigan & Co, and if the only earner on offer is playing nursemaid to a paranoid soap star, the fast-talking computer-loving white collar crime expert has to swallow her pride and slip into something more glam than her Thai boxing kit.Then offstage dramas threaten to overshadow the fictional storylines till the unscripted murder of the self-styled ‘Seer to the Stars’ stops the show, leaving Kate with more questions than answers.And you just can’t get the help these days. Her process server keeps getting arrested; her tame hacker has found virtual love; her best friend is besotted with baby; and the normally reliable Dennis has had the temerity to get himself arrested for murder as a result of his latest dodgy business venture. Nobody told her there’d be days like these…

In an effort to clear Meredith, Lindsay Gordon delves beneath the glittering facade of the seemingly glamorous world of London publishing in search of a murderer.

Lindsay Gordon finds herself dragged into a sordid world of blackmail, prostitution, lies and murder when she investigates the case of a former colleague jailed for killing a notorious Glaswegian journalist. Third in the popular mystery series.

Kate Brannigan's having a bad week. Her boyfriend's death notice is in the paper, her plans to capture a team of fraudsters is in disarray and neo-punk band want her to find out who's trashing their flypostings. Kate can't even cry on her best friend's shoulder, for Alexis has worries of her own. Her girlfriend's pregnant, and when the doctor responsible for the fertility treatment is murdered, Alexis needs Kate like she's never done before. Delving into the alien world of medical experimentation and the underbelly of the rock-music business, Kate confronts betrayal and cold-blooded greed as she fights to save not only her livelihood, but her life as well...

Private investigator Kate Brannigan should have known better than to involve her boyfriend Richard in an operation to expose a scam in the car trade. Soon he is under arrest and a murder is committed.

Kate, a Manchester-based private investigator, is definitely not amused when thieves steal a Monet painting from a stately home where she has arranged the security. The theft is clearly the work of professionals: they penetrate alarm systems, enter quickly, grab only what they have come for, and disappear into the night. Kate feels responsible. And, according to her contract, she owes Henry Naismith, owner of Birchfield Place, thirty hours of her time to try to find his Monet. The police will search, too, but Kate has sources that the authorities could never touch. And if finding a missing Monet isn't difficult enough, Kate must also confront a deadly case of industrial sabotage. Someone may be intent on putting the Kerrchem company out of business. What seems at first to be a simple instance of blackmail soon turns into a shocking case of murder.

A gritty, dark tale of infectious disease gone wrong - the timely graphic novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Val McDermidIt's the summer solstice weekend, and 150,000 people descend on a farm in the northeast of England for an open-air music festival. At first, a spot of rain seems to be the only thing dampening the fun - until a mystery bug appears. Before long, the illness is spreading at an electrifying speed and seems resistant to all antibiotics. Can journalist Zoe Meadows track the outbreak to its source, and will a cure be found before the disease becomes a pandemic?A heart-racing thriller, Resistance imagines a nightmare pandemic that seems only too credible in the wake of COVID-19. Number one bestseller and queen of crime Val McDermid has teamed up with illustrator Kathryn Briggs to create a masterful graphic novel.

The second gripping thriller in the Kate Brannigan series, from No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Val McDermid. 'No one can plot or tell a story like McDermid' Express

Hostage to Murder, the long-awaited sixth Lindsay Gordon mystery, is a lightning-paced story spliced with crackling action and an intense emotional dimension. schovat popis

Fourth in the series featuring investigative journalist Lindsay Gordon. When union leader Tom Jack falls to his death from her bedroom window after a spectacularly public row with Lindsay, it seems the only way to prove her innocence is to find the real culprit. Leaving her new home in California for a trade union conference in Sheffield, Lindsay Gordon finds herself in the company of old friends - and enemies, including Tom Jack. When this unethical union leader is found dead, having catapulted out of Lindsay's tenth-floor hotel room, she is taken in for questioning by the police

The Times Dead Beat introduces Kate Brannigan, a female private detective who does for Manchester what V.I. Warshawski has done for Chicago. As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moira Pollock, a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford. But little does she realize that finding Moira is a prelude to murder!

Second novel in the series featuring reporter Lindsay Gordon. When her former lover is accused of murder in a women's peace camp, Lindsay must bring all of her expertise as an investigative reporter into play.

'There are stories here which will make you shudder, and which will linger long in the mind' Ian Rankin Passion. Obsession. Revenge. A stunning collection of chilling short stories from the queen of the psychological thriller. White nights of passion and revenge in St. Petersburg. A bingo-hall tyrant trapped by masked intruders. The sleazy flipside of the international publishing scene. Nineteen nail-biting, intense and intricately plotted crime stories from one of the UK's greatest psychological thriller writers, this diverse collection demonstrates the scope of Val McDermid's imagination and her immense powers as a storyteller.

'No one can plot or tell a story like she can' Daily Express __________ The Queen of Crime Val McDermid is a master of the dark and sinister story, and these powers are demonstrated in full force in Christmas is Murder, a festive collection of chilling tales. From an irresponsible baron whose body is discovered beneath a silver birch tree, to an author who is haunted by the spiteful presence of a jealous writing partner, the characters McDermid conjures are enigmatic and dangerous, never above suspicion. Follow Tony Hill and Carol Jordan as they track a deadly killer who is preparing to strike on Christmas Day, and lose yourself in a festive exclusive - a recently unearthed case for a classic detective duo, set as the lights are going out across Europe. These evocative, atmospheric tales will shock and delight. This is the perfect book to curl up with as the frosty winter draws in and each night gets darker than the last, written by one of our greatest living crime writers. __________ Praise for the Queen of Crime Val McDermid: 'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian 'Compulsively readable' Irish Times 'One of today's most accomplished crime writers' Literary Review 'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express 'It grabs the reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail

The follow up to the bestselling crime collection Murder under the Christmas Tree

Seventeen-year-old Catherine 'Cat' Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns. So when Cat's wealthy neighbours, the Allens, invite her to the Edinburgh Festival, she is sure adventure beckons. Edinburgh initially offers no such thrills: Susie Allen is obsessed by shopping, Andrew Allen by the Fringe. A Highland Dance class, though, brings Cat a new acquaintance: Henry Tilney, a pale, dark-eyed gentleman whose family home, Northanger Abbey, sounds perfectly thrilling. And an introduction to Bella Thorpe, who shares her passion for supernatural novels, provides Cat with a like-minded friend.

Set in the gripping world of the Karen Pirie series, this new thriller follows the tenacious detective as she navigates a complex case that intertwines past secrets with present dangers. With a blend of suspense and intricate plotting, the story promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats. The adaptation into a major TV series adds an exciting layer to its appeal, drawing in both fans of the books and new audiences alike. Expect a captivating mix of mystery, character depth, and unexpected twists.

Blood in the Glens Murders and unexplained deaths happen wherever there are people and, despite its sparse population, the Highlands have had more than their fair share. Now Jean McLennan, a honorary Sheriff from Wick, investigates some of the most chilling crimes committed in the north over the last sixty years. Full description

‘He’d waited for her outside her flat that night, but Lloyd had come home with her, and he’d had to let it go. But he’d get her. One day. He’d get her.’ Four young women. Four horrific rapes. Committed, it is claimed, by Colin Arthur Drummond, a privileged young man from Malworth. Certainly Detective Judy Hill will never forget his chilling description of a fifth unreported rape—or his threat that she was to be his sixth. The prosecution has an open-and-shut case against him—or do they? For very soon, Drummond is threatening Judy again. As she sets out to prove his guilt for a second time—and save her own job—Detective Chief Inspector Lloyd is called to a horrifying scene. It appears Colin Drummond has picked his next victim...

Dreizehn prominente amerikanische Krimiautorinnen, von Mary Jane Clark bis Val McDermid, liefern in einem Wellness-Center in Phoenix einen packenden Thriller. Nach dem Mord an der exzentrischen Besitzerin wird deutlich, dass der Schein trügt und nicht alles Gold ist, was glänzt.

Stephanii Harkerovou cestou na idylickou dovolenou při rutinní kontrole na letišti zadrží bezpečnostní rám. Pětiletý Jimmy prošel detektorem kovu před ní. Stephanie v panice sleduje, jak uniformovaný zaměstnanec letiště odvádí chlapce pryč – a ona uvízla na opačné straně brány, hysterická strachy. Obsluha rámu nechápe Stephaniino chování, neví o Jimmyho existenci, vidí jen ženu, která jedná vyšinutě. Muži Stephanii brutálně strhnou k zemi a zpacifikují paralyzátorem, aby ji udrželi na uzdě. A než dostane příležitost vysvětlit, co se stalo, je Jimmy dávno pryč. Když ovšem zadržená líčí svůj příběh agentce FBI, začíná být jasné, že s touto napohled normální rodinou není všechno tak, jak se zdá. Jaká je Jimmyho minulost? Proč by ho někdo měl chtít unést? A jak čas rychle běží, klesá šance, že by Stephanie mohla chlapce dostat zpátky. Nesmírně hutný a poutavý psychologický román Konec hry je zatím nejpropracovanějším autorčiným samostatným románem, chytlavou a brilantní prací.

hlavní roli Kate Branniganová Seznamte se s Kate Branniganovou, soukromým očkem z Manchesteru, sympatickou hlavní hrdinkou série detektivek skotské autorky. Napínavé příběhy se odehrávají v atraktivním prostředí šoubyznysu i v pochybných čtvrtích severoanglických měst. Val McDermidová je skutečnou mistryní napínavých psychologických románů. Nikdo nedokáže vystavět takové zápletky nebo vyprávět příběhy jako ona. Budou vám vstávat vlasy hrůzou na hlavě.

Reader's Digest Im Schatten Der Gotter; Funf Minuten Verspatung; Mutter Macht Geschichten; Zerreissprobe

Ein unvollendetes Manuskript und ein ungelöster Cold Case: Die schottische Ermittlerin Karen Pirie löst ihren 7. Fall. Vor Jahren verschwand die Studentin Lara Hardie in Edinburgh spurlos. Trotz intensiver Ermittlungen gibt es bis heute keine brauchbaren Hinweise oder eine Leiche. Der entscheidende Wendepunkt kommt mit einem Anruf einer Bibliothekarin, die DCI Pirie über ein Manuskript informiert, das im Nachlass eines verstorbenen Schriftstellers entdeckt wurde. Die Handlung des Manuskripts weist erschreckende Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Fall von Lara auf und könnte der Schlüssel zur Aufklärung sein. Doch der Autor konnte das Werk nicht vollenden. Bei ihren Recherchen stößt Karen auf ein Netz aus Verrat und Rache, in dem Lüge und Wahrheit untrennbar miteinander verwoben sind und die Ermittlungen eine unerwartete Wendung nehmen. Val McDermid präsentiert in diesem clever geplotteten und spannenden Krimi erneut ihre Meisterschaft. Die Reihe um die Cold-Case-Ermittlerin Karen Pirie ist psychologisch ausgefeilt und bietet fesselnde Einblicke in die dunklen Seiten Edinburghs.

Längst ist der Name Val McDermid auch in Deutschland ein Begriff für Spannung mit dem gewissen Etwas. Diese Sammlung von frühen und neueren Crime Stories, von der Autorin eigens für dieses Taschenbuch zusammengestellt, bestätigt einmal mehr das Können der Bestsellerautorin und zeigt sie als Meisterin auch der kurzen Form. Unsere Garantie: Keine Geschichte ist abgekupfert! Alle Stories sind bisher unveröffentlicht, auch in Großbritannien, und erscheinen hier zum ersten Mal in Buchform.

Die Gedanken von Mördern zu entschlüsseln, ist die Spezialität von Dr. Tony Hill. Als ein skrupelloser Killer beginnt, Psychologen in Nordeuropa zu jagen, wird Hill ausgewählt, um die mentale und physische Reise des Mörders zu verfolgen. Doch Tony, der unter den Narben vergangener Fälle leidet, möchte sich dieser Herausforderung nicht mehr stellen. Die Situation eskaliert, als der Killer unheimlich nah an sein Zuhause herankommt und sein nächstes Opfer ein Freund und Kollege wird. Gleichzeitig steht Tonys ehemalige Partnerin, Detective Carol Jordan, direkt im Fadenkreuz des Mörders, während sie verdeckt in einer gefährlichen Welt arbeitet, in der menschliches Leben kaum etwas zählt. Sie benötigt Tonys Hilfe, ebenso wie die überforderten europäischen Polizeibeamten. Die Bedrohung wird greifbarer, während sie sich mit den schlimmsten Aspekten der modernen Kriminalität auseinandersetzen müssen, die tief in der traumatischen Vergangenheit von Nazi-Gräueltaten und Stasi-Missbrauch verwurzelt sind. Tony und Carol kämpfen ums Überleben gegen überwältigende Widrigkeiten, in einem Umfeld voller Doppelspiel und Betrug, wo sie nur einander vertrauen können. McDermids neuestes Werk verbindet geschickt forensische Psychologie mit der düsteren Nachkriegswelt Europas und führt Tony Hill tiefer in den Geist eines Mörders, als er je gewagt hat.