Resultados para "Jam" en Novela negra

Una noche, Michael Fitzgerald descubre a una joven muerta en su bañera al volver del supermercado. Al lado del cadáver hay una pluma de gorrión. Aterrorizado, llama a la policía, que le interroga sobre la víctima, Alyssa Tepper, a la que él asegura no conocer. El detective Dobbs y la...

Un hecho cotidiano hace que una familia caiga en las redes de una peligrosa organización. Cuando Tom Bryce encuentra un CD que alguien ha olvidado en el asiento contiguo del tren en el que viaja, hace lo que cualquier persona decente haría: lo recoge y, cuando llega a casa, intenta averiguar a quién pertenece para poder devolvérselo. Sin embargo, su buena fe topará con el escalofriante contenido del disco: un estremecedor asesinato. A partir de ese momento, su vida y la de su familia comienzan a correr peligro.

A lethal assassin seeks peace, but first, he must confront the ghosts of his past and the man who shattered his world. Adrian Hell, a hitman haunted by tragedy, believes his time in the underworld is coming to an end. But before he can find solace, he must embark on a bloody crusade against...

La vida de Lynn Barrett se convierte en una pesadilla cuando a su hija Caitlin se le diagnostica un cáncer de hígado terminal. La escasez de órganos hace que la desesperada Lynn recurra a un traficante de órganos, quien casi enseguida le confirma que ha encontrado a una donante perfecta. Entretanto, Roy Grace está trabajando en un caso en que a los restos de tres jóvenes que han aparecido en las profundidades de la costa de Brighton les faltan los órganos vitales.

Adam Mulvaney lives a double life. By day, he’s the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he’s an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing. Noah Holt has spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can’t escape. His father was a monster.

Cuatro cadáveres. Un sospechoso. Ninguna pista … Primera novela de la serie de misterio del detective Roy Grace, un hombre atormentado por el recuerdo de su mujer muerta. A Michael Harrison pretenden gastarle una broma inolvidable en su despedida de soltero; algo que jamás pueda olvidar: enterrarlo vivo durante unas horas. Todo se complicará cuando sus amigos, que son los únicos que conocen el verdadero paradero de Michael, mueran esa misma noche en un accidente de tráfico.

It's 1958. America is about to emerge into a bright new age - an age that will last until the 1,000 days of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. Three men move beneath the glossy surface of power, men allied to the makers and shakers of the era. Peter Bondurant, Howard Hughes’ right-hand man, Jimmy Hoffa’s hit man. Kemper Boyd, employed by J. Edgar Hoover to infiltrate the Kennedy clan. Ward Littell, a man seeking redemption in Bobby Kennedy’s drive against organised crime.

Upstate, Nueva York, 1982. En toda ciudad de dimensiones modestas como Fell, en el estado de Nueva York, existe un motel como este, el Sun Down. Hay gente que se aloja en él cuando va de paso, es gente de fuera que se dirige a otro lugar, un lugar mejor. Pero otros son gente de la localidad; gente que acude allí para guardar sus más oscuros secretos. Viv Delaney trabaja en el Sun Down como recepcionista de noche, pues necesita dinero para mudarse a la ciudad de Nueva York.

FBI agent Sarah Cole is stunned to receive an invitation to the “Game of Nines,” the most secretive and longest-running murder puzzle in history. Thrust into a mystery that has confounded law enforcement for decades, she proves to be an unexpectedly formidable "player"—and might finally end the deadly game once and for all.

Amy Nicols (Lizzy Caplan) was an FBI agent with a dogged need to protect everyone—until that instinct caused her to mishandle a crisis, lose innocent lives, and lose her job. Now a civilian working in private security, that mistake still haunts her. One morning on the commuter train, she overhears a young couple plotting a murder. Ignoring warnings from her family and friends, Amy’s instinct to protect and serve compels her to investigate. But the further she goes, the more she finds her own life in danger.

Cold case reporter Sloane Grayson has come to a small mountain town in Virginia to solve a mystery. Thirty years ago, her mother was one of four women who vanished during a music festival. The event’s promoter was eventually convicted of their murders, and Sheriff CJ Taggart closed the case. But for Sloane, it’s still open. Because the bodies were never found. With Taggart now long dead, Sloane must make do with questioning the victims’ families and the few remaining witnesses once again. If they’re still willing to dredge up memories of a crime that made their town notorious.

When Mandy Gibson, a teenage schoolgirl, disappears in the affluent East Lothian town of North Berwick, DC Scott Cullen finds himself caught in the cross-fire of competitive police politics. When her body is found, the heartbroken parents don’t hesitate to point the finger of suspicion at young Jamie Cook, a tearaway teen with a long history of run-ins with the police. But where is he now?

As Acting DC Scott Cullen works with DC Craig Hunter to track down a witness who didn’t show during a court case, they stumble upon another crime–two homeless women, dying of a suspected heroin overdose. As they investigate, they uncover a far-reaching criminal empire, dealing death and misery to Edinburgh’s underclass. And come across another investigative team who may not be exactly on the same side. As the case brings two cops together and drives a wedge between another pair, can Cullen and Hunter rescue the witness and bring her assailant to justice?

After Evan’s latest case ends in disaster, he’s at the end of his tether — until fate throws him headlong into Linda Clayton's desperate world and a long-dead investigation that everybody wants to stay that way. But Evan never does what everybody wants, and he vows to find answers for her that he can’t find for himself. As the suspense ratchets up, he’s caught in a desperate fight for his life with a stone-cold killer who will stop at nothing to protect his secrets....

Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.

Pochi romanzi hanno inciso nell'immaginario collettivo come questo. Nel crime, c'è un prima e un dopo American Tabloid . Una rottura che è una sorta di perdita dell'innocenza: con le sue frasi cadenzate come raffiche di mitra, la vastità dell'impianto e la durezza dello sguardo, James Ellroy ha portato il noir nell'età adulta e costretto i suoi lettori a fare i conti con il passato. American Tabloid mette in scena gli uomini e le donne che hanno contribuito all'ascesa e alla caduta di John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

The final masterpiece by James Sallis, author of the cult classic Drive When an old friend from his days on the police force makes a plea for him to come and help with what seems to be a murder case, jazz guitarist Bishop steps back into a former life. Two major problems, though. The job’s in...

Drowning in the murky waters of the mafia, I’m determined to find a way out. I have my sights set on becoming a film producer and won’t let anything or anyone stand in my way. Then my mother marries a retired Godfather, and I get the head of the Greek mafia as a stepbrother. Nikolas Stathoulis is set on ruining my well-laid plans. His ruthless reputation has me running for the safety of my apartment. But he’s always there. On campus. In my apartment. Expecting me to play by his rules.

The wicker coffin remained upended where it had been dropped headfirst in the open grave. But it was the pale arm reaching from beneath – fingers curled around the woven edge – that froze the mourners where they stood. In the rain-soaked Scottish Highlands, Detective Inspector James...

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby, writing as NATALIE KANE, comes an arranged marriage, age-gap, ex’s dad novel in her Kings of Vegas series, Blood King. Natasha Being a Bratva princess is not as glamorous as it sounds. Or glamorous at all. I’ve known since I was a child...