Resultados para "John" en Procedimientos policiales

¿Qué ocurre cuando tu verdugo parece saber todo lo que pasa por tu mente? No hay escapatoria: vas a morir. Un hombre recibe una carta que le urge a pensar en un número, cualquiera. Cuando abre el pequeño sobre que acompaña al texto, siguiendo las instrucciones que figuran en la propia carta, se da cuenta de que el número allí escrito es exactamente en el que había pensado.

Julia Malmros is thriving. A former police officer making her way in the world of crime fiction, she’s turning popularity into fame by writing the next book in a world-renowned suspense series. To help her research, Julia connects with Kim Ribbing. More hacker than man, Kim bears a dark past that’s the very antithesis of the promising future she has planned for herself. They share an undeniable spark—yet it’s likely to implode. That’s the least of Julia’s worries. Hounded by publicity, Julia retreats to her cottage in the Stockholm archipelago.

Por primera vez, Dave Gurney está investigando un asesinato ya resuelto y juzgado en los tribunales, aparentemente de forma impecable. Llevado al límite y acusado de asesinato, Gurney deberá enfrentarse a su mayor adversario para resolver un misterio que está acabando con su mundo. Ziko Slade, una superestrella del tenis mundial, cumple veinte años de condena por el espeluznante asesinato del delincuente de poca monta Lenny Lerman. Los hechos del caso, y el pasado accidentado de Slade, parecen indiscutibles.

As a professional wizard, Harry Dresden knows firsthand that the “everyday” world is actually full of strange and magical things—and most of them don’t play well with humans. And those that do enjoy playing with humans far too much. He also knows he’s the best at what he does. Technically, he’s the only at what he does. But even though Harry is the only game in town, business—to put it mildly—stinks. So when the Chicago P.D. bring him in to consult on a double homicide committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. 

En un degradado barrio proletario de Edimburgo aparece asesinado un sin papeles. ¿Podría tratarse de violencia racista o de algo distinto? Sin dudarlo, Rebus se vuelca en el caso. Sin embargo, el inspector se enfrenta en esos momentos a otros problemas: han cerrado su antigua comisaría y sus jefes quieres que se retire, pero Rebus es más obstinado que nadie.

Debido a su insubordinación, Rebus es enviado a un centro de "reeducación" para policías. Allí llegan otros cinco agentes en su misma situación, y juntos deberán resolver un antiguo caso sin cerrar. Sin embargo, Rebus guarda sus propios secretos sobre el caso y empezará a dudar de la verdadera finalidad de su reeducación y la sinceridad de sus ocasionales colegas. Pronto descubrirá sombras que emborronan el pasado.

Los buenos nunca son tan buenos y los malos nunca son tan malos pero hay un punto en que ambos se encuentran, y es entonces cuando el asunto puede ponerse interesante. Un accidente de tráfico en el culo del mundo. Implicados: la heredera de un magnate londinense y el hijo de un ministro, adalid de la secesión escocesa. Justo cuando el país se parte en dos ante el referéndum para la independencia. Algo en la escena no cuadra, y el veterano John Rebus, recién vuelto al cuerpo de policía, se pone a investigar.

The "maddog" murderer who is terrorizing the Twin Cities is two things: insane and extremely intelligent. He kills for the pleasure of it and thoroughly enjoys placing elaborate obstacles to keep police befuddled. Each clever move he makes is another point of pride. But when the brilliant Lieutenant Lucas Davenport, a dedicated cop and a serial killer's worst nightmare, is brought in to take up the investigation, the maddog suddenly has an adversary worthy of his genius.

Un exmilitar entra en una escuela de un pueblo costero al norte de Edimburgo, mata a dos jóvenes de diecisiete años y, luego, vuelve el arma contra sí mismo. En su investigación, el inspector Rebus descubre que el asesino y homicida tenía tanto amigos como enemigos en la comunidad, y que el mismo Ejército está poniendo trabas a su investigación.

En 1978 una joven llamada Maria Turquand fue asesinada en una habitación de hotel. Se investigó a los sospechosos, pero el culpable nunca apareció. John Rebus siempre tuvo la sensación de que algún detalle importante se le escapaba a la policía. Ahora ha decidido recuperar el caso y parece que eso aún puede acarrear imprevisibles consecuencias. No es lo único que le preocupa al exinspector Rebus. Darryl Christie, aspirante a controlar las actividades delictivas en Edimburgo, ha recibido una paliza que lo ha dejado fuera de combate.

In Shadow Prey, the crackling sequel to Rules of Prey, Twin Cities sleuth Lucas Davenport teams up with NYPD Lieutenant Lily Rothenberg to track down an elusive killer known only as Shadow Love. Among the victims are a Minneapolis slumlord, a judge from Oklahoma City, and a Manhattan politician. The murder weapon is a Native American ceremonial knife.

El implacable empresario de éxito Ennis Fultz ha muerto asesinado en su hogar. Conforme avanza la investigación, los inspectores P. T. Marsh y Remy Morgan descubren que la lista de sospechosos es más larga de lo que imaginaban. Demasiado para una pequeña ciudad de Georgia como Mason Falls. Sin embargo, Fultz puede ser tan solo el menor de los problemas de Marsh, que ve cómo una tragedia de su pasado vuelve a emerger con fuerza, al estar relacionada con una serie de crímenes. Marsh nunca hubiera imaginado que cruzaría ciertas líneas rojas.

La prima raccolta degli audiolibri di Raymond Connolly con protagonista Charlie Parker riunisce i seguenti titoli: "La rabbia degli angeli", "Gente che uccide" e "Il lupo in inverno".

1986: A consignment of illicit diamonds en route to London vanishes, along with the couriers. It isn't long before East End gangster Max Perry is found dead, having suffered horrific torture. Present Day: Max's nephew, Ray, was sentenced to life in prison for taking his revenge. He is released after twenty-five years and heads for Helmsdale.

FRAUD, MURDER, AND MAYHEM Dean Wilson's sister Linda vanished four years ago, around the same time as millions of pounds of investors' money disappeared from the company she worked for. IS SHE DEAD AND GONE? Then Dean is charged with assault in a nightclub and Detective Mike Nash's inquiries...

Alone in an isolated Yorkshire cottage, Vanda Dawson waits for her sister Jo to come keep her company. Her husband Brian is away on holiday. Outside, as storms lash the country, Jo struggles to reach the house. But she finds it deserted and in darkness. Where has Vanda gone? With Mike Nash on leave, Detective Sergeant Clara Mironova leads the investigation. The missing woman's husband is also unaccounted for. Is he responsible, or has she been abducted by the sadistic serial killer nicknamed The Cremator?

Andrew Myers was wrongly convicted of killing his wife by slashing her throat. Finally freed, but not exonerated, he just wants a quiet life far from where the tragedy happened. He goes to work as a forester on an isolated estate in Yorkshire. Andrew has a terrible chainsaw accident while cutting trees. He manages to staunch the bleeding while he drives himself to hospital. His erratic control of his car attracts a policewoman, Lisa Andrews, to stop and help him. But she soon finds out there is more to him than just a hermit-like forester living in the woods.

A counter-terrorist organization stops the murder of a French politician in the Pyrenees. The would-be assassin is killed at the scene. He has a disturbing tattoo on his arm. Eric Ward meets Ben Shaw at a bankers’ dinner. Ben hires him to look into his old rival and Eric’s ex-wife’s probable new lover, Jason Sullivan. Jason’s disappeared and so has the money for a project he was working on.

Sarah Kelly goes for a night out at a club. She leaves around 2 a.m. No one sees her again. Detective Mike Nash has nothing to go on, until a chance remark causes him to look deeper into other cases. Young women who have vanished without a trace.

Jean Garnier lives on the fringes - a lonely nobody who has lost everything dear to him. His girlfriend was killed in an unexplained accident, his mother has just been sent to prison - he has even lost his job after the sudden death of his boss. In one last, desperate cry for help, Jean sets up...