True Crime Mystery Thriller

It's the run-up to Christmas, 1998. On the Isle of Mull, Sergeant Ivor Punch is losing himself in his vinyl collection, a tragic anniversary and too much single malt whisky. But news of a missing child soon brings him back to his senses. And as word spreads of more strange disappearances, an aircraft vanishing from the sky and a famous classical musician gone with it, it seems a sinister plot holds the island in its grip. Punch thought he knew the secrets of this place, its people and stories.

Ride along with the New Orleans police department as the officers work together to solve unusual happenings in this unique, historic city. You’ll meet Zack Nelson, a former police officer, now living in a retirement center because of his daughter-in-law’s illness. While he’s not keen to move, he does so temporarily to help his son, Tom, and Patty cope with the medical issues.

If not for the bodies discovered in the woods behind their new home, Garrick and Olivia Lockwood couldn't have afforded to buy number 25 The Avenue. It's the fresh start they and their two children badly need. Soon, these terrible crimes will be solved, they tell themselves, and once Garrick has remodeled, he's confident they'll sell the house for a profit. But the darkest secrets can reside on quiet, ordinary streets like this - behind the doors of well-kept houses and neighbors' friendly faces....

Im Umkreis mehrerer europäischer Hauptstadt-Flughäfen geschehen Morde an Frauen - an alten wie jungen, Raubmorde wie Sexualdelikte. Das Bindeglied: Der Täter markiert die Beine der Opfer mit blutroter Schrift. Bei der Haplotyp-Genanalyse (einer speziellen Untersuchung, die man auch mit winzigsten Mengen DNA durchführen kann) stößt der Rechtsmediziner auf einen Verdächtigen - und es ist ausgerechnet ein alter Kumpel von ihm aus Bundeswehrzeiten.

When 28-year-old San Francisco Daily Morning Call reporter Mark Twain met Tom Sawyer at a local bathhouse in 1863, he was seeking a subject for his first novel. As Twain steamed, played cards, and drank beer with Sawyer (a volunteer firefighter, customs inspector, and local hero responsible for having saved 90 lives at sea), he had second thoughts about Shirley Tempest, his proposed book about a local girl firefighter, and began to envision a novel of wider scope.

Detective Rembrandt Stone doesn’t recognize himself in the mirror. Doesn’t recognize the world he’s returned to. Doesn’t even know his own name. But he knows one thing: Living in this world is impossible. Good thing he has an ally - an unexpected friend from the past. And together, they just might be able to unravel the entire mess. But first, Rembrandt will have to return to the past one final time and intercept himself before he makes a lethal mistake.

Rechtsmediziner Dr. Fred Abel ist zurück - in einer nervenzerreißenden Mischung aus True Crime, klassischer Ermittlung und hartem Thrill. Dr. Fred Abel muss vor Gericht in einem besonders schweren Fall von Misshandlung aussagen. Bei dem Opfer, einem kleinen Mädchen, handelt es sich ausgerechnet um die Nichte seiner langjährigen Kollegin Sabine Yao. Das Verhältnis zwischen den beiden Rechtsmedizinern ist dadurch äußerst angespannt. Währenddessen findet Privatermittler Lars Moewig, Fred Abels alter Freund, in seinem Kickboxclub eine grausam zugerichtete Leiche in einem Boxsack.

Twenty years ago 21-year-old Sophie Collier vanished one night. She left nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier - and a hole in the heart of her best friend, Francesca. Now a body's been found. And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget. Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out. Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned. Everywhere she turns are ghosts from her past. The same old faces and familiar haunts of her youth.

When a billionaire heiress is brutally murdered in the glamorous streets of Monaco, seasoned detective Alexandre Moreau is thrust into a deadly web of secrets, power, and betrayal. As he unravels the truth behind her assassination, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy reaching into the highest echelons of wealth and influence. But the deeper he digs, the more dangerous the game becomes. With powerful enemies closing in, Moreau must race against time to expose the mastermind before he becomes the next target. Inspired by a true story, Murder of a Monaco Billionaire is a gripping thriller of ...

Die eisige Kälte des Bösen: Zwei Freunde, 27 und 25 Jahre alt, beide verheiratet, beide Familienväter, begehen zwischen 1995 und 2001 eine Reihe kaltblütiger Morde an Unschuldigen, die das Pech hatten, zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort zu sein. Die beiden Täter agieren ohne erkennbare Skrupel oder Gewissensbisse, teils sogar vor Zeugen. Die Polizei braucht lange, um dem Duo auf die Spur zu kommen, zu lange.

Jack McCreesh. A high school student who feels a powerful calling to be a priest. Due to family circumstances, he decides to take time for discernment and join the military. Years as a Navy corpsman and working with the United States Marines have toughened Jack, but it may not be enough. He's heard the whispers, like everyone else. He's seen the news and it makes his blood boil to know evil has permeated the sanctuary. With good in his heart, he enters the seminary to battle dark forces and the Lavender Mafia. What Jack doesn't know is that he's in the minority.

As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...'Memories define us.So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story.Welcome to Christine's life.

BKA-Rechtsmediziner Dr. Fred Abel arbeitet unter Hochdruck an einem großen Fall: Ein winziger Einstich in der Kniekehle eines Toten verrät ihm, dass einer der gefährlichsten Killer der letzten Zeit weiterhin sein Unwesen treibt. Doch bevor Abel ihn stoppen kann, wird er in heikler Mission in den osteuropäischen Pseudostaat Transnistrien geschickt. Dort soll er zwei Mordopfer identifizieren, die in Kalkfässern gelagert wurden und fast vollständig zersetzt sind.

In Southeast Minnesota, a school board meeting is coming to an end. The board chairman announces that the rest of the meeting will be closed due to personnel issues. Issues is correct. The proposal up for a vote is whether to authorise the killing of a local reporter. Meanwhile, Virgil Flowers is helping out a friend by looking into a dognapping when he gets a call from Lucas Davenport. A murdered body has been found, and the victim is a local reporter....

Liz Catalano is shocked when a DNA ancestry test reveals she’s adopted. But she could never have imagined trying to connect with her unknown family would plunge her into an FBI investigation of a notorious serial killer. The Tri-State Killer has been abducting pairs of women for 40 years, evading all police efforts and leaving barely a trace behind. Can Liz figure out who in her new family is the cold-blooded killer? And can she save his newest victims before it’s too late?

Following a fight and a stabbing, the four inmates who are held responsible are being transported from a minimum security location to the main prison when they escape. The escape convicts come up with a plan to take over a rest-area on Interstate 15. It was just a few miles from Las Vegas. They figured that the people going to Vegas would have lots of cash on them. Their plan was to rob them and use the money to get out of the country.

The small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town's golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season Three of her true-crime podcast a success, Rachel throws herself into interviewing and investigating - but the mysterious letters keep showing up in unexpected places. Someone is following her, and she won't stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister 25 years ago.

In the quiet, close-knit town of Benning, North Dakota, single mother Susan Groves is living a simple life—until her son Gus disappears from school without a trace. As rumors swirl and unsettling secrets about the townspeople come to light, Susan turns to her best friend, Ryan, a local detective, for help. Together, they uncover eerie clues pointing to a mysterious woman who has been watching Gus. In a town where everyone knows everyone, Susan must unravel the dark secrets hidden in plain sight before it's too late.

When a man called Bryan arrives in the Murcian village everyone is curious to know why he has come, not least Peter, the author of this account. Having arrived by taxi with one small bag, Bryan rents a house for cash, befriends both locals and expats, meets a dark mystery woman in Caravaca de la Cruz, and begins to behave very oddly indeed. Peter and his pals, eager to ascertain what this enigmatic chap is up to, begin by monitoring his every move, but Peter’s wife Carol, an initially reluctant sleuth, urges them to employ a more softly-softly approach in order to catch him out. When ...

When late-blooming petty criminal John Lindow feels the noose begin to tighten, he decides to make a speedy exit from his Cumbria home and flee to Spain. Rather than heading for the ‘Costa del Crime’ the resourceful loner travels inland to seek his fortune and improve his language skills. As he blazes a trail of delinquency from Alicante to Asturias our self-educated anti-hero always finds time to see the sights, before pressing on to inflict further distress on his unsuspecting victims. On becoming entangled with international malefactors, however, the stakes suddenly become much ...