FBI-Agent Eliot Ness, der große Gegenspieler von Al CaponeAufregende Action-Krimis aus Chicago um Bandenkriege und Frauenmörder, erzählt von einem Schriftsteller, der sich wie kein anderer in der großen, alten Gangster-Metropole auskennt:Al Cann weiß alles über den unbestechlichen FBI-Agenten Eliot Ness und den berüchtigtsten aller Gangster, den Italo-Amerikaner Al Capone, der nicht nur Chicago, sondern das ganze Land in Atem hielt.
A set of intriguing British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and "e;most ingenious"e; author (The New Yorker).
Zagreb: Im Park einer psychiatrischen Klinik wird ein junger Mann tot aufgefunden – es ist kein Geringerer als der Vorsitzende einer rechtsextremen Jugendbewegung.
Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this captivating and compelling thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell.
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since' Paul Auster, author of The New York TrilogyRaymond Chandler was America's preeminent writer of detective fiction, and this edition of The Big Sleep and Other Novels collects three of the best novels to feature his hard-drinking, philosophising PI, Philip Marlowe.
A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age - thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween.
A dangerous case with ties leading back to the battlefields of World War I dredges up dark memories for Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge in Hunting Shadows, a gripping and atmospheric historical mystery set in 1920s England, from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd.
Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge finds himself caught in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, and secrets that lead back to World War I in the nineteenth installment of the acclaimed bestselling series.
Folkways turn fatal in a very old-fashioned English village, in this witty mystery filled with "e;ingenious"e; detective work (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Provides an original approach to the emerging practice of reparations for international crimes and a fresh analysis of the recent jurisprudence at the International Criminal Court.
Fall is the third novel in Candice Fox's acclaimed series, following Hades, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut 2014, and Eden, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel 2015.
Ruth Galloway uncovers the bones of what might be a notorious Victorian child murderess and a baby snatcher known as "e;The Childminder"e; threatens modern-day Norfolk in this irresistible mystery from Elly Griffiths.
*THE BRAND NEW DESTINATION THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER*'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' GILLIAN McALLISTER'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS'One of my books of the year' ANDREA MARA____________________________________Welcome to The Surf HouseWhere everyone's escaping something.
This tale of an actress's dramatic demise, and a police detective trying to sniff out a killer, is "e;one of Ngaio Marsh's best yarns"e; (Kirkus Reviews).
Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, one of the great fictional heroines (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.
An unmissable entry in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress to highlight the best of American crime fictionWhen the body of N'Gana Frimbo, the African conjure-man, is discovered in his consultation room, Perry Dart, one of Harlem's ten Black police detectives, is called in to investigate.
A set of perfectly puzzling British whodunits featuring Detective Inspector Sloan-from a CWA Diamond Dagger winner and "e;most ingenious"e; author (The New Yorker).
In New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Peter Robinsons brilliant thriller, Inspector Banks must solve the grisly murder of a beautiful teenage girl from a privileged family while uncovering the sordid lies that surround a village determined to keep its secrets hidden.