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Detective Saduj faces a case that takes him to the darkest corners of memory and trauma. His client, Santiago Santana, a man haunted by a past at The Children's Home, a former orphanage with a sordid history, asks him to track down his former fellow residents. What begins as a search for lost friends quickly turns into a race against time to uncover who is behind a series of murders targeting the group of former residents. Each murder unveils new secrets and lies about life at The Children's Home. Santiago's old companions harbor grudges, traumas, and guilt that resurface in the present. ...

When 18-year-old Ben Renshaw is found dead in city woodland, DCI Robin Lyons is plunged into one of Birmingham's most controversial cases. Months earlier, Ben and his best friend gave testimony that sent a former classmate, Alistair Heywood, to prison for a vicious sexual assault. Before the trial, the boys and their families endured months of brutal witness intimidation, for which the Heywoods, a privileged and influential local family, faced no legal repercussions. Instead, they vowed revenge.

Born Bad meets Ash Park in an electrifying and darkly hilarious crime thriller that will keep you glued to the pages. A brilliant psychopath with a singular goal. A detective desperate to do the right thing—for once. What happens when their worlds collide? Poppy Pratt has spent years running from what she is. Pretending that her father wasn’t a prolific serial killer. Pretending that she doesn’t crave the stickiness of blood beneath her fingernails. Pretending to be normal. Now she’s finally free—if you don’t count the cheating husband she’s currently saddled with and the baby...

Dark, gut-wrenching, and unputdownable, Savage is a knock-the-wind-out-of-you hardboiled detective thriller that will keep you reading to the final, unforgettable page. Though Savage is the eleventh installment in the Ash Park series, all books in the Ash Park world can be read as standalones. If you liked Sharp Objects or The Wire, you’ll love Savage. “Riveting, sharp, and mercilessly suspenseful, Savage is a masterfully constructed thriller from one of the best authors in the genre.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien Petrosky’s back, and so is his most vicious rival: the man ...

Jakey escaped with his life and moved to an Essex seaside town. His rescue was a miracle but his parents know that the Collector is still out there, watching, waiting . . . Clara, the girl he left behind, dreams of being found. Her mother is falling apart but she will not give up hope. The Collector has found an apprentice to take over his family’s legacy. But he can’t forget the one that got away and the detective who destroyed his dreams. DS Etta Fitzroy must hunt him down before his obsession destroys them all.

Detektivní román, který se odehrává na horách během zimní dovolené. Kdo je pachatelem dvou vražd? Detektiv Robinson, expert na zločiny, vše rozlouskne. Svižné čtení, které udržuje čtenáře v napětí. "Vrah má možná ještě jed. Může nás otrávit všechny. Musím je vyburcovat, aby měli znovu strach, aby se začali bát jeden druhého. Pak se mně podaří je udržet pohromadě a musím, musím z nich dostat pravdu." Tak uvažuje detektiv na penzi Robinson, starší rozvážný pán, který přijíždí na horskou chatu, kde tráví zimní dovolenou skupina přátel.

A serial killer sends Detective Driver a note with a challenge: solve the clue before another woman is murdered.

Charlie Parker, detective del dipartimento di polizia di New York, era occupato a ubriacarsi mentre uno spietato killer cancellava per sempre le vite della sua giovane moglie e della loro bambina. Torturato dal senso di colpa e consumato dall'alcolismo, quando perde anche il lavoro sfiora l'orlo della follia.

A detective with a dark side goes up against vicious serial killers in this gritty detective kidnapping thriller for fans of Lucinda Berry and Loreth Anne White. An idyllic family. A detective with a past. And the sadistic kidnapper hell-bent on destroying them all. "Chilling, suspenseful, and impossible to put down." ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae WHERE YOU GO, YOUR PAST FOLLOWS. For once in his life, Curtis Morrison has it good. A newly-married detective on the Ash Park police force, Morrison spends his days working to heal the ails of society to make up for his own checkered past. But ...

A wrongful arrest. A killer who wants the credit. A gritty crime thriller with a romantic suspense twist for fans of Karin Slaughter and Lucinda Berry. "Intense and suspenseful... It captured me from the first chapter and held me enthralled until the final page." ~Susan Sewell, Reader's Favorite "A white-knuckled thrill ride from first page to last." ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins CONVICTION MEANS NOTHING WHEN YOU'RE DEAD WRONG. Shannon Taylor takes no prisoners--save the ones she tosses into lockup. Between convicting criminals as an Ash Park district attorney, dealing ...

A gruesome crime. A vicious predator. And a detective on the verge of losing everything. "Creepy and haunting... a fully immersive serial killer thriller." ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins Detective Edward Petrosky has always felt the pain of the world like a razor blade in his gut, even more so when he considers the killers who have escaped conviction. But he can't let that stop him, not after a grandmother is found murdered on her front lawn, the victim of some machete-wielding psycho. The case is strange from the outset: no one heard a thing despite the public nature of ...

“Sharp and engrossing, Witness is pure suspense… an exploration of dark family secrets that reminds us that no lie is without consequence. Perfect for fans of gritty hardboiled mysteries.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae A missing victim. A deceitful family. And a detective too close to come out unscathed. Detective Edward Petrosky has seen his share of horrors—abused children, terrified assault victims, and of course, the vicious predators who don’t stop killing until someone like Petrosky puts them away. It’s no wonder he needs a little whiskey to take the edge off. So he’s ...

Wise-cracking detectives pursue a justice-driven killer with a vendetta in this shocking and suspenseful murder mystery. "A captivating hardboiled crime thriller about the power of the things we wish we could forget." ~Bestselling Author Mary Widdicks Where is the line between killer and hero? Things are finally looking up for Detective Petrosky. Sure, his daughter’s still dead, his granddaughter’s in another state, and they keep putting lemon in his freaking water, but he’s sober, his ex-wife no longer hates him—as much—and his new partner is as good at police work as she is at ...

For fans of Tana French and The Silent Wife, The Last Winter of Dani Lancing is a chilling debut thriller hailed by Sophie Hannah as "brilliant" about one murder's devastating ripple effects.

Twenty years ago, college student Dani Lancing was kidnapped and brutally murdered. The killer was never found. Dani's family never found peace.

Thrust into an intense devastation that nearly destroys their marriage, Patty and Jim Lancing struggle to deal with their harrowing loss. Patty is fanatically obsessed with the cold case; consumed by every possible clue or suspect no matter how far-fetched, she goes to horrifying lengths to help clarify the past. Meanwhile, Jim has become a shell of his former self, broken down and haunted - sometimes literally - by his young daughter's death. Dani's childhood sweetheart, Tom, handles his own grief every day on the job - he's become a detective intent on solving murders of other young women, and hopes to one day close Dani's case himself.

Then everything changes when Tom finds a promising new lead. As lies and secrets are unearthed, the heartbreaking truth behind Dani's murder is finally revealed.

The Last Winter of Dani Lancing is a shockingly disturbing and deeply powerful debut, and P.D. Viner immediately joins the ranks of Tana French, A. S. A. Harrison, and Gillian Flynn.

“A riveting and original hardboiled crime thriller that will keep you frantically turning pages to the hair-raising conclusion.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien A ruthless serial killer. A tormented detective. One chance to save his best friend. Fresh off leave after a justified shooting, Edward Petrosky is battling his own brain as much as he is the world around him. His ex-wife has finally stopped calling, and he’s even pulled away from his neighbors. The chief of police might be the only person helping to keep Petrosky sober. When a woman is found dead near a local running ...

The annual West Uist literary festival - The Gathering - always attracts the best in the business. But with the tiny island population suddenly doubling, the local police force is stretched to breaking point. And this year they have to deal with more than just drunken fights and rowdy behaviour.... Ranald Buchanan, the local poet, is found dead, with his head brutally caved in, and Inspector Torquil McKinnon is brought in to investigate. Did Ranald trip and fall, as suggested? Or is something more sinister happening?

Fiendishly clever, unique, and replete with twists and turns that keep readers glued to the pages, Imposter is a fast-paced unpredictable hardboiled crime thriller in the vein of Blake Pierce, Tana French, and Frieda McFadden. Imposter is the eighth book in the Ash Park series, though all novels in the Ash Park world can be read as standalones. A kidnapped child. A detective on the edge. And a suicide that’s anything but. “Little Greggie” Boyle was the amazing reappearing child—a boy kidnapped and returned to his parents after five years in captivity. So what would make him take his...

Nanette is on the rocks. Heartbroken and alone in New York, she finds what comfort she can in the bottom of a bottle. But her life seems to turn around when she's given a voodoo doll, so much so that Nanette seeks out the doll's creator, Ida, to thank her. That's when Nanette's luck seems to run out, and Ida ends up with a bullet in her head. Guilt-ridden, Nanette resolves to get justice for her new friend, only to find that Ida was hiding some dark skeletons in her closet.

Der umstrittene Detective William Oliver Layton-Fawkes, genannt Wolf, ist nach seiner Suspendierung wieder in den Dienst bei der Londoner Polizei zurückgekehrt. Wolf ist einer der besten Mordermittler weit und breit. Er dachte eigentlich, er hätte schon alles gesehen. Bis er zu einem grausigen Fund gerufen wird. Sechs Körperteile von sechs Opfern sind zusammengenäht zu einer Art Lumpenpuppe, einer "Ragdoll".

Dark and intense, Redemption is a gritty, hardboiled crime thriller that pits wise-cracking detectives against a brutal serial killer. A grisly murder. An unsolved cold case. And a father who’ll stop at nothing to punish the man who killed his daughter. "Smart, grisly, and unflinching...don't forget to breathe." ~Award-winning Author Beth Teliho ASHES TO ASHES… It's been five years since the Looking Glass killer terrorized the streets of Ash Park, leaving a trail of dissected victims in his wake. Five years since the Looking Glass killer kidnapped Hannah Montgomery, a woman Detective ...