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Una ventosa mañana de octubre en un tranquilo suburbio de Copenhague, la policía realiza un terrible descubrimiento. Una joven ha sido asesinada y abandonada en un parque infantil. Le han amputado una mano y sobre el cadáver cuelga una pequeña figura hecha con castañas. La joven inspectora Naia Thulin es la encargada del caso. Su compañero, Mark Hess, es un inspector descontento que recientemente ha sido expulsado de la sede central de Europol, en la Haya.

¿Qué sabes realmente de tu familia? En una majestuosa casa del elegante barrio de Chelsea, la policía encuentra a una bebé en su cuna. Bien alimentada, cuidada y feliz, espera a que la cojan en brazos.

MÁS DE 10 MILLONES DE LECTORES NO PUEDEN EQUIVOCARSE. Lisa Jewell regresa con una inquietante novela que ha arrasado internacionalmente. Thriller del Año en los British Book Awards. Crime Book del Año en los Fingerprints Awards. Alix Summer, presentadora de un popular pódcast, celebra su cuadragésimo quinto cumpleaños en un pub. Allí conoce a Josie Fair, quien también está celebrando su cumpleaños, y descubren que nacieron el mismo día en el mismo hospital. Unos días más tarde vuelven a coincidir, esta vez fuera del instituto de los hijos de Alix.

La pesadilla comienza en un abrir y cerrar de ojos... Cuando alguien a quien amas desaparece sin dejar rastro, ¿qué serías capaz de hacer para recuperarlo? Un coche abandonado en un tramo desierto de la autopista de Oregón, con el motor encendido y un bolso en el asiento del copiloto marcan el inicio de la peor pesadilla del experfilador del FBI Pierce Quincy: su mujer, Rainie Conner, ha desaparecido. ¿Acaso uno de los fantasmas del turbulento pasado de Rainie finalmente la ha alcanzado? ¿O podría su desaparición estar relacionada con uno de los casos en los que han estado trabajando?

Una tras otra, sin explicación, las prostitutas de la ciudad están desapareciendo, y no parece importarle a nadie salvo a Kimberly. Como miembro del Equipo de Recogida de Pruebas, este no es precisamente el campo de especialización de Kimberly, que también está embarazada y tiene otras cosas de las que preocuparse. Mientras Kimberly lucha por obtener respuestas, un asesino psicópata está tejiendo una telaraña para atraparla.

El pasado no quedará enterrado... Un acto inenarrable ha destrozado la idílica localidad de Bakersville, en el estado de Oregón, y sus antaño pacíficos habitantes exigen una justicia rápida. Pero, aunque un niño ha confesado el horrendo crimen, las pruebas demuestran que podría no ser el responsable. La agente Rainie Conner, que dirige su primera investigación de homicidio, se encuentra en el centro de la polémica. La situación reaviva sus peores pesadillas y amenaza con sacar a la luz sus pecados secretos, pero nada le impedirá encontrar al verdadero culpable.

Un asesino inteligente con un plan escalofriante. Solo hay una forma de detenerlo… ¿Qué hacer cuando un asesino ataca a las personas que más quieres,...

¿Sabrá descifrar las pistas a tiempo para salvar una vida? Durante tres años, un asesino en serie sembró el terror en Atlanta. Cuando la temperatura se elevaba hasta máximas abrasadoras, él atacaba, siempre secuestrando a dos chicas jóvenes. A una la mataba y dejaba en su cuerpo todas las pistas que los investigadores necesitaban para encontrar a la segunda, que aguardaba… presa de una muerte lenta pero segura. La salvación era posible, pero la policía siempre llegaba demasiado tarde y nunca lograron dar con el perpetrador.

Es war eine rauschende Feier. Am nächsten Tag liegt Kira Westerlund ermordet im Ehebett, geknebelt und mit einer Plastiktüte erstickt. Der Mord an der beliebten Moderatorin versetzt das friedliche Finnland in einen Schockzustand. Kriminalkommissarin Leena Victor hat bei Gewaltdelikten gegen Frauen landesweit die beste Aufklärungsquote, die eingerichtete Sonderkommission braucht sie eigentlich. Doch sie war Gast auf der Party und hat außerdem Urlaub.

Cosa faresti se l'uomo dei tuoi sogni si rivelasse essere un assassino? Il pluripremiato poliziotto Jim Beckett era tutto ciò che Tess aveva sempre desiderato. Tuttavia, due anni dopo averlo sposato e aver dato alla luce la loro figlia, Tess scopre che il marito nasconde un oscuro segreto e collabora alle indagini per farlo arrestare con l'accusa dell'omicidio di dieci donne. Seppur rinchiuso in un carcere di massima sicurezza, Jim giura di rintracciare Tess e fargliela pagare. Ora il terribile killer è evaso e sta per cominciare il gioco più pericoloso di tutti...

A widowed writer begins to work on a biography of a novelist and artist-and soon uncovers bizarre parallels between her life and her subject's-in this chilling and singularly strange novella by a contemporary master of horror and fantasy.

According to Myrtle, Eloise Crane set her cap for Miles long ago. Although Miles is now dating Eloise, he doesn’t seem enthusiastic about it. Myrtle figures he’s simply given in after running out of plausible excuses. Eloise drives Myrtle batty, so she’s intent on avoiding her as much as possible. This isn’t easy since Eloise is determined to join in whenever Miles and Myrtle are together. When Myrtle spots Eloise at a restaurant canoodling with a different gentleman, she likes Eloise even less. And she decides that Eloise has caused no end of problems when her other suitor is found dead.

Laura Lensky's daughter has been missing for two years. For the police, it's a closed case - she wanted to run away - but for her mother and boyfriend, it's a different story. When Laura hires private investigator Ian Kennedy, it is a last-ditch attempt to find her daughter before she leaves for America. Drawn in by strange parallels to an obscure Celtic myth and his first almost unexplainable case, Ian takes the job. But his beliefs are about to be stretched to their limit - there are darker and more devious forces at work here than any of them imagined.

A Renaissance fair in rural Louisiana is not the kind of place you'd expect to encounter any real danger. All the dragons, jousting, sword fighting, and public executions are only make believe, right? Our favorite lettering artist, Mila Breaux, is not so sure about that. When she receives a mysterious note summoning her to hand letter the signage for the local Ren fair, some of the Dark Age performances seem to be way more realistic than she bargained for.

They call him Umbrella Man because he makes it rain blood. He wants to play with Lilah Love. What he doesn't know is that Lilah is a killer too, and games just piss her off. The conclusion to the second duet in the Lilah Love series. Love Kills concludes where Love Me Dead left off.

Lilah Love's latest case is making her head spin. It’s a string of brutal assassinations carried out across the country, each tied to a mysterious tattoo. Body by body, she’s followed the clues all the way back to her hometown. And every step of the way, the killer has been following her. Beneath the glamour of the privileged Hamptons community is a secret long buried but never forgotten. It’s bigger than Lilah. It’s powerful enough to escape the reach of the FBI. And it’s more personal than anyone can imagine. Because it’s hiding in Lilah’s own past.

Women are dying. The killer wants to play a game with Lilah Love. Lilah doesn't play games, she doesn't submit to demands. The love of her life, her ex-lover that isn't so ex at all, Kane Mendez, knows that all too well, but like the hero or perhaps criminal that he is, he'll try to play the game for her. ​But this killer isn't playing with Kane, demanding Lilah step up or more blood will be shed. Lilah claims her role on the game board, and she'll do it to save lives, but she isn't happy. And when Lilah isn't happy, someone is going to die, all right, and it won't be her fault.

I've just met Nina Davenport, my newest consultant, and to say she needs my help is an understatement. For starters, it turns out she's got one hell of a gnarly curse covering her. I have no idea what this curse is meant to do, but whatever it is, it's not good. To make matters worse, Nina is on the run with a nasty ex on her tail who is determined to take her daughter from her. For the icing on the cake, this isn't something that we have lots of time to figure out. According to Florry, the magical clock is ticking on this one.

Anna thought coming to the UK would be the start of a new life for her and her daughter. But what greets her is a nightmare far beyond anything she could have imagined ... DI Harry Powell is investigating a shooting, but the victim is too terrified to talk. With no leads, and mounting pressure, Harry stumbles upon a deadly operation that threatens to put countless lives at risk. As Anna's world becomes more treacherous by the day, Harry is forced to push his team to their very limit to find the answers. But as time runs out, one of them may already be paying the ultimate price ...

Clive January is a driven, self-made Black man, a ruthless, wildly successful investment banker who had it all—until he is shot and killed from behind by an unknown assailant. As Clive lies in a pool of blood, his life slowly ebbing away, he hears voices, unearthly beings tormenting him, telling him that he will burn in hell, unless he finds out who killed him. Now before it's too late, his ghost must solve the crime of his own murder and his only choice is to work with the white racist cop assigned to his case, Detective Bob Greene.