True Crime Thriller

In essence, this story is about how a certain person was searching his bookshelf for something to read and in the end found a book, which turned out to be the source, from which it is possible to obtain absolutely any kind of information about absolutely any person. Meaning, information to the smallest particulars and details about what his or her qualities of personality are, how he or she lives, what he or she really wants to achieve, what he or she hides, and much more.

The former career of Captain Ike Smith, a retired fire investigator, exposed him to the dreadful human beings inhabiting the world of arson...a group of people he does not miss. Since retiring, he has been chasing his new passion and career as a charter boat captain, pulling kayak fishermen out for a weekend of fishing and fun on Tampa Bay in Florida. However, a call from an old supervisor unexpectedly pulls Ike back into the life he thought he had left far behind.

Police Officer Patrick MacKenna finally gets his transfer to the Neighborhood Anti-Crime Section with the City of Syracuse Police Department. Officially beginning his investigative career with a set of soon to be lifelong friends. If the young cops can survive the harrowing experience they are all soon destined to achieve their gold shields. But trouble looms along the way as the princes of the city run around the urban metropolis with their hair on fire in this high speed, low drag anti-crime unit.

In Jonathan Kellerman’s gripping novels, the city of Los Angeles is as much a living, breathing character as the heroes and villains who roam its labyrinthine streets. Sunny on the surface but shadowy beneath, this world of privilege and pleasure has a dark core and a dangerous edge. In True Detectives, Kellerman skillfully brings his renowned gifts for breathless suspense and sharp psychological insight to a tale that resonates on every level and satisfies at every turn.

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.

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.

Detective Grainger has finally recovered from a shaky career by closing a major case in the small town of Rock City. He goes from the fringe of being kicked off the force to a local hero. During his 15 minutes of fame, bodies with familiar faces start to turn up. In Grainger's world, there were no such things as coincidences, so he immediately starts a back-door investigation. When he finally starts to piece together the pattern, Grainger realizes that a childhood secret he thought long buried is threatening to come to light. Some scars never healed.

From the moment Michael met Rachel online more than a year ago, the two of them have been inseparable. The excitement of young love is something they experience every day. In their minds, everything is perfect. When Rachel decides she’d like to meet him, Michael’s dream comes true. He’s ecstatic and can’t wait to see her. He’ll finally get the chance to hold her in his arms. In the blink of an eye, his world is torn apart. Rachel’s unexpected abduction takes Michael by storm. It’s up to him to find her, but where does he start? Who can he trust?

“No badge, no problem. Michael Lister’s first swing at the modern private eye novel is a home run. The Night Of is an instant classic with rich characters and storytelling that grips your heart from first page to last.” - #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly Burke and Blade, private investigators in the sun-soaked streets of Panama City Beach, Florida, have always had a personal stake in their work—driven by the disappearance of their own sister ten years ago. Toughened by their years in foster care and children's homes, they're no strangers to danger or heartbreak....

Dr. Fred Abel ist von seiner lebensgefährlichen Verletzung genesen, und die ersten Fälle halten ihn schon wieder in Atem. Vor allem aber freut er sich darauf, seine Zwillinge aus einer lang vergangenen "karibischen Affäre" in Berlin zu begrüßen. Doch kaum sind die Jugendlichen da, werden sie entführt. Gibt es einen rassistischen Hintergrund? Ein verbrecherisches Komplott in deren Heimat? Oder hat jemand mit Abel noch eine Rechnung offen?

She’s lost herself in his life—but what will she do without him? Tony looks from the smoking gun to me, his eyes wide with mingled grief and shock. I set the pistol down on the desk and sit. The grip bears my bloody handprint. “Is everyone ready to get to business now? Because we have a huge mess to clean up.” *** Eleni Everyone I love goes away or betrays me. I’m tired of getting my heart broken. When the empty boss’s chair offers me the opportunity to seize power and control, I don’t know how to refuse. Dante? I’m not used to taking a backseat. I’m not used to wearing my...

NONSTOP ZOMBIE ACTION! A priest protecting a woman and her child. A police chief protecting himself. A death cult hunting their next sacrifice. The dead rising to collect revenge! Erik Handy, the author of Dead Pool and The Creeping City, brings you unrelenting terror at its best. Steamy jungles. Tons of bullets. The invincible undead. This book is a grindhouse movie in print form! Hell of the Dead is a new addition to the great horror legacies of George Romero and Robert Kirkman!

INTERSTATE GHOST STORY Interstate Four. A major thoroughfare for the living . . . and the dead! Witnesses claim to have seen a woman in a white dress standing along the highway. Photographic evidence yields only blurs of light where she stands. Skeptics scoff at the very notion of such a roadside phenomenon. For a group of curious college students, there is no question whether the I-4 Ghost is real or not. Each one has been caught in the spirit's web of blind vengeance! The second book from Erik Handy, She Never Dies continues the legendary horror traditions of The Ring and The Grudge!

County Kerry, Ireland, 1825. Nóra, bereft after the sudden death of her beloved husband, finds herself alone and caring for her young grandson Micheál. Micheál cannot speak and cannot walk, and Nóra is desperate to know what is wrong with him. What happened to the healthy, happy grandson she met when her daughter was still alive? Mary arrives in the valley to help Nóra just as the whispers are spreading: the stories of unexplained misfortunes, of illnesses, and the rumours that Micheál is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley.

One case that stood out to Flowers for its sheer brutality as well as shocking aftermath was that of Karla Faye Tucker and Daniel Garrett, who used a pickaxe to hack to death two people. It began in the wee hours of June 13, 1983, in Houston, Texas, as lovers Tucker and Garrett broke into the apartment of Jerry Lynn Dean. By the time the couple left, Dean and his companion, Deborah Thornton, were dead following a vicious attack with a pickaxe and hammer.

Psychic Jeff Resnick has no expectations when investigating the disappearance of a four-year-old, until he confronts the mind responsible - a shattering experience for all involved. L.L. Bartlett's "Cold Case" tells the emotionally packed story of Jeff Resnick, a psychic, who is asked to solve the disappearance of a four-year-old boy. The conclusion to this story is bound to have you questioning those around you.

In the gold mining town of Greymouth, where drunks fell asleep smoking and burned down their houses, the town was constantly inundated with floods, and 57 hotels had sprung up in a year to accommodate the hordes of miners and gold thieves, Inspector William Henry James was tasked with keeping the town safe with a small force of troopers. In 1888, forced into retirement by government cuts, James walks home beside the Whanganui River remembering his association with a series of murders by the notorious Burgess gang: back in 1866 he had forced the gang to leave Greymouth.

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.

Dr. Zander Ride grew up a son of The Syndicate, his fate as a career criminal all but sealed. With the help of his mother, he escaped a life of crime...until the night he heard The Syndicate had shot his mother in cold blood. Zander soon finds refuge in the hands of his mother’s hacktivist group, who want his help bringing down the notorious group once and for all. But it comes with a cost. Managed by a different leader and guided by a new deadly mission, the hacktivists force Zander to confront the truth about his parents and the sacrifices they made for the cause.

Der Raubmord an dem britischen Bankier Thomas Briggs im Jahr 1864 erregte weltweit Aufsehen. Täter war ein deutscher Schneider, der über den Atlantik verfolgt, ausgeliefert und schließlich öffentlich hingerichtet wurde.