European Mystery Crime

FBI Agent Sarah Brightwater and journalist Tyler Ford must team up once more to stop the evil machinations of mass serial killer Dwight Spalding. Two sets of unrelated murders in Virginia begin to become entwined as Spalding's web begins to be unraveled. Sarah is working both cases but can't let the link be known for fear of being taken off them and losing her chance to catch the man who killed her mother. Tyler's involvement in the case become more personal than he imagined possible. Will he be able to escape the plans of the vile murderer who is using him a plaything?

Dave Kellock is a pillar of the community in Portobello, Edinburgh. A tireless volunteer who never misses a chance to help others, he's just been recognised on the King's Honours List. Dave Kellock is also a fraud. A moment of panic, violence and blood twenty years ago plagues his dreams. He's been hiding himself in Portobello, terrified that his past will catch up with him. Now that his photo has been in the paper, collecting his award, the truth won't stay buried for long.

A woman has been murdered and mutilated in her own home, with her liver cut out and a message left within it. Tasked with leading the case, DI Tudor Manx identifies several suspects, including the victim’s estranged husband. But all trails run cold. Then, another victim dies—and from the modus operandi. It seems that North Wales Police are dealing with a serial killer. But who would target the inhabitants of such a peaceful island?

Par une nuit d'hiver glacée, deux flics de la criminelle, partis pour surveiller un parrain de la drogue en banlieue parisienne, mettent pieds dans une étrange affaire. Leur principal suspect est mort brûlé vif dans son appartement et les méthodes employées ne ressemblent pas à un règlement de compte. Eva Svärta, la policière albinos, dominée par le désir obsessionnel de retrouver le meurtrier de sa mère et de sa sœur jumelle, pressent un danger imminent. Et si les fantômes du passé se mettaient à reprendre vie ? Hallucination ou réalité ?

When celebrity chef Brede Ziegler is discovered stabbed to death on the steps of the Olso police headquarters, it sends a shockwave through the city. Police investigator Billy T. takes on the case, but it seems nobody really knew the dead man. While Billy T. struggles to break the case, Hanne Wilhelmsen returns to Oslo after a six-month absence following the death of her partner. Hanne discovers that not only had Ziegler been stabbed, but he had also ingested a lethal dose of painkillers.

Melchor Marín, il poliziotto appassionato di libri con un passato da galeotto, dopo la morte della moglie Olga ha lasciato la divisa e lavora come bibliotecario a Gandesa, in Terra Alta. Con lui vive la figlia Cosette, ora adolescente, che non perdona al padre di averle nascosto per quattordici anni il vero motivo della morte di sua madre, causata dall’ostinazione di Melchor nel perseguire i colpevoli durante la sua prima indagine.

Chief Prosecutor Sigurd Halvorsrud's wife is found dead in front of the fireplace in the family living room. The cause of death is instantly apparent – she has been brutally decapitated. Halvorsrud immediately falls under suspicion. Then a journalist at one of Oslo's largest newspapers is found beheaded. What links these two horrifically violent crimes?

In Brussels, the past isn’t just preserved—it’s alive, mysterious, and sometimes deadly. Nicolas De Wever, a passionate antiques dealer with an uncanny knack for unearthing history’s secrets, finds his world upended when a rare oriental artefact arrives at his quaint shop on Korte Boterstraat. This isn’t merely an object of beauty; it carries the ancient curse of Zuljanah, the two-faced dragon whose legend foretells both fortune and devastation. As whispers of looted treasures, high-stakes art exhibitions, and a brutal murder ripple through Brussels’ elite circles, Nicolas is ...

Antique salvager, counterfeiter, and former art forger Jota knows his newest commission pays suspiciously well, but it’s too easy to turn down. All he has to do is find an old clock that apparently has disappeared after being sold in the auction of a bankrupt estate. In Madrid’s El Rastro market, where whisper networks of shady and ambitious hustlers promise generous rewards for minimal favors, what sounds too good to be true usually is, but the last thing Jota is expecting to uncover is his own past.

The stunning debut from thriller writer Lloyd Otis. When a woman's body is found, a special team is called in to investigate, and prime suspect Alex Troy is arrested for the murder. Desperate to remain a free man, Troy protests his innocence but refuses to use his alibi. Trying to protect the woman he loves becomes a dangerous game - questions are asked, and suspicions deepen. When the prime suspect completes a daring escape from custody, DI Breck and DS Kearns begin the hunt.

Kaitlin Maverick has become a bored housewife. After leaving a thriving life in Toronto to accompany her husband, Paul Maverick, on his professional pursuits in the scenic yet slower-paced life of Stavanger, Norway, Kaitlin's newlywed bliss subsides faster than she would have thought. Lacking stimulation and purpose, Kaitlin impulsively gravitates towards the thrills that ensue the moment she runs into mysterious Finn Du Feu and his peculiar group of friends working and living in the Scandinavian woods.

When a crazed elderly man and his sister begin firing bullets from their balcony down onto the Vigàta street below, Inspector Montalbano finds himself a reluctant television hero. A few days later, when a letter arrives containing a mysterious riddle, the Inspector becomes drawn into a perplexing treasure hunt set by an anonymous challenger. As the hunt intensifies, Montalbano is relieved to be offered the assistance of Arturo Pennisi, a young man eager to witness the detective's investigative skills firsthand.

It's 1978. Ponte, a small community in Northern Italy: peaceful woods, discarded rubbish, a closed-down factory. An unbearably hot summer like many others, wilted flowers and trips to the waterfalls. Elia Furenti is 16, living in a secluded house with his parents, a life so unremarkable that even its moderate unhappiness has been accepted as normal. That is until the day the beautiful, damaged Anna returns to Ponte and firmly propels Elia to the edge of adulthood. But then everything starts to unravel.

Detta är den 3: dje och avslutande delen av trilogin Kriminalkommissarie Leah Quiller skipar rättvisa två gånger, Uppgörelsen. Leah Quiller har vid ett flertal tillfällen varit hemma på sitt gods på Österlen, där hon alltid är känd under sitt rätta namn, grevinnan Caroline von Steinberg, och för varje gång får hon en allt större längtan att återta sin rätta identitet. Men hon är också väl medveten om att för att återfå friheten måste hon hitta mannen som både våldtog och misshandlade henne brutalt och lämnade henne att dö i ett dike.

Den 2 delen av tre. Gärningen. I över ett decennium har kriminalkommissarie Leah Quiller försökt att skapa sig ett tryggt liv efter den våldsamma våldtäkten som nästan ändade hennes liv. Samtidigt arbetar hon och åklagare Jeanette på den nya sexbrottsroteln i Göteborg för att få till åtal och att sätta så många våldtäktsmän i fängelse som det bara är möjligt, och i vissa fall tvekar inte Leah att skipa rättvisa två gånger i sin privata rättssal.

La collection audio Crème de Crime rassemble des polars emblématiques de la littérature policière. Qui sont les 4 justiciers, ces mystérieux personnages châtiant les criminels impunis et réparant les injustices à travers le monde ? La question agite toute la presse anglaise car les 4 individus menacent d'exécuter le ministre des affaires étrangères s'il n'abandonne pas le projet de loi qu'il prépare. Les 4 justiciers, dotés d'une habilité et d'une audace inouïes, multiplient les avertissements publics.

Nigel Bird and his stories have appeared in so many places that it’s about time the best of them were brought together in one collection. His work has also received so much praise that this collection should be a must for the fan of the short story, particularly those fans with a taste for noir, crime or unusual fiction. Praise for his work and, indeed, for some of the stories collected here includes: 'A tremendous writer.' Donald Ray Pollock (The Devil All The Time) 'A rare talent.' Allan Guthrie (Bye Bye Baby) ‘I was surprised by every story. These are short, punchy, thoughtful, hard ...

Une jeune fille se réveille entièrement nue et entravée sur un matelas couvert de sang. Elle sait qu'elle va mourir, toute tentative de fuite semble inutile. La douleur n'est rien en comparaison de la peur panique qui s'est emparée d'elle.

Shortly before Christmas, Chief Inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is called to the scene of multiple murders. Four people are found shot dead at the home of the wealthy Stahlberg family. Three of the dead are members of the family, and the fourth victim is an undistinguished author, seemingly out of place. As Hanne and her longtime police partner, Billy T., investigate, they unearth many motives for the murders. But Hanne doesn't believe that the full story has been revealed.

Since the death of his father by a drunk driver, Giulio Rodari has touched alcohol only twice—and the second time was the night his ex-girlfriend, Patrizia, was murdered. The morning after, the celebrated children’s author awoke to a black hole in his memory—and to accusations of the crime. He had been known to stalk her. He had confronted her in an intoxicated rage on her last night alive. Beyond that, Giulio doesn’t remember a thing.