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En el Berlín de 1865 una mujer es asesinada de manera brutal. Julius Bentheim, un joven estudiante de Derecho que, gracias a su talento como dibujante, gana algo de dinero realizando bocetos de escenas de crímenes, colabora con la investigación. Todos los indicios apuntan a la culpabilidad del excéntrico profesor de filosofía Botho Goltz, empezando por su propia confesión. Pero cuando el presunto asesino es finalmente llevado ante la justicia,...

In this future adventure, Gardai inspector Declan McGuinness leads a team that includes an Ethiopian inspector and a very sophisticated robot. The body of Daryl McGivern, the retired and eccentric CEO of an Irish American robotics company, is missing. The mystery of his whereabouts opens the door to the disappearance and apparent theft of hundreds of soldier robots. These robots, called soljabots, are internationally banned as weapons of war but,...

For Detective Inspector Alex Menzies the first day in her new job starts with a call to the scene of a terrible murder. A young man has been left on a funeral pyre with a hole in the centre of his skull. The investigation into the mysterious murder is lead by Detective Superintendent Tom Russell but within days the city is shocked by the discovery of another mutlilated and burned body. A religous motif is part of the killer's signature and the...

L'île de Groix, à la fois charmante et sauvage, fait rêver et attise les convoitises, y compris celles de gens peu scrupuleux… C'est le cas d'un promoteur immobilier qui projette d'y construire un htel de grand standing. Mais la disparition de son fils Jules sur l'île vient bouleverser ses plans. Katell Le Scornec, du commissariat de Quimper, est chargée d'enquêter. Coïncidence, Perrot est lui aussi dépêché sur Groix pour une série de...

Take that! Three thrillers that pack a helluva punch! Xuan Lang's family was killed in cold blood. Seven American soldiers must pay. The time is now and Xuan Lang won't rest in his grave until every last falls. Debare Balogun, a conman who fast talks his way out of any situation. Now, MI6 has him and his mission is to uncover who's behind biggest heist of the century. His dear life dangles in MI6's hands. Jason Smith, American teen kidnapped in Canadian...

To solve the murder of a Galway professor involved in investigations into ancient Irish history, a Philadelphia police detective in Ireland must first confront his own truths. Visiting Galway in an effort to strengthen his struggling romance and explore his family legacy, Philadelphia police detective Adam Kaminski stumbles onto a murder scene. Quite literally. Now he must solve the grisly murder of a university professor before he becomes a convenient...

"This one deserves a thousand stars . . . THE BEST BOOK I'VE READ . . . blown me away . . . Amazing!!" -Amazon reviewer, five stars A police detective follows a trail of gruesome murders through London-while someone else follows him-in this dark thriller by the author of The Demons Beneath. Two victims. Brutally murdered in their own home. Body parts taken. DI Daniel Graves faces his toughest challenge yet when he is given a murder case...

1932. After being left at the altar, free-spirited Ginny Weltermint boards a train and heads back home to Hollywood. But when she stumbles across a body in one of the carriages, she unwittingly becomes involved in a murder mystery. Stopping in a small village to investigate the crime, Ginny soon clashes with the surly, old-school detective who comes aboard to solve the murder. With the clock ticking, it's clear that there will soon be another victim....

Redemption never hurt so good.The Valentino brothers rule the city of Chicago with closed fists and iron wills. But even kings fall. And the curvy women meant for them are about to drop these crime bosses to their knees. But the story doesn't begin with them. It starts with Nico, the brother who escaped a life chained to the mafia.For the first time ever, get all four books in the series in one giant bundle, complete with three brand-new bonus scenes.Physical...

Craig Campbell leaves his native city to investigate the disappearance of a young woman from St Andrews. Initially, it appears to be a simple case of a girl escaping to start a new life, but it soon becomes apparent that there are ominous undertones. When a woman's body is found on a nearby beach the case takes an even darker turn. Craig focuses his attention on the seedy world of escorts and their clients. A pimp with a violent history and a number...