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When 19-year-old Scott Travis is found battered to death, the police are baffled. Probationary police officer Clare Coppola delves deeper into Scott's past and a murky history emerges. Scott was a blackmailer. His victims included a medical student, a former prostitute and even a police officer. Which of them was desperate enough to kill to keep their secret hidden? Could it be somebody very close to home?A fast paced mystery from the author of the...
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Racist cops, bent lawyers and broken romances confront Ben Shipman in this gripping, hard edged mystery from the author of 'Bone and Cane'. A violent attack on an alternative bookshop leads to an incendiary situation on the streets of Nottingham, where young police officers confront prejudices of every kind. With a new afterword by the author describing the events that this story was based on.'David Belbin is one of the finest crime writers around...
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There is a serial arsonist at large, going by the name of Phoenix. First Clare Coppola's old school is hit and then Hyson Green library. What will be the next target? Clare is determined to find Phoenix, but it is hard to track down someone with no apparent motive. A slow burning mystery that features the return of Ian Jagger and introduces dubious politician Roger Wellington. With a new afterword by the author about the writing of the novel.
4) The God App
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When Greg Louden is called in to investigate a theft of intellectual property at a software firm, he has no idea what is at stake. He can't imagine that lines of code are things people will kill and die for. But after he stumbles upon a brutal murder in the past that links to the present he starts to believe it.Who invented this program that calculates the future with godlike precision? How can it do what it does?It won't take Louden long to see that...
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The Clone Murders takes place in 2031 when the ability to clone people has been perfected with the ability to rapidly grow clones to a mature adult in two years. The National Research Council has built a machine to transfer knowledge from a donor to a clone. Five of the first clones are declared national treasures. Senator Morgan suspects foul play when one clones turns up dead from exposure to anthrax. He asks his old campaign manager, Cas Novak...
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Centro histórico de Bologna. El agente de policía Stefano Zamagni se encuentra envuelto en un intento de robo que consigue desmantelar. Enseguida se conoce la identidad del atracador y de esta manera comienza la investigación para encontrarlo. Pero la actividad de las Fuerzas del Orden se ve impactada por auténticas amenazas e intimidaciones. ¿Qué se oculta debajo de esto? Compete a Zamagni y a sus hombres descubrirlo, acabando inevitablemente...
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A 13-year-old girl is raped, and Neil is assigned to the case. Shortly afterwards, a university student is attacked in a similar way, though this time the rapist wore a mask. Could the two crimes be connected? Or is it just coincidence? Neil must get to the bottom of the case before the attacker strikes again. One of the hardest hitting Beat novels makes for a gripping read, full of twists. Also features the first appearances of series characters...
8) Divine Help
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It comes as no surprise that Jacob is quite happy with the current state of his life. Aside from the fact that Jacob's girlfriend, Rachel, is pregnant with Isaac, his unborn son, the detective is extremely close to foiling the most recent assassination order by The Butcher. No form of authority has been able to stop the notorious crime lord until Jacob comes along. Sadly, The Butcher soon reaffirms his power by ordering Rachel's murder. What the crime...
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Sinossi
Innamorarsi di lei non ha mai fatto parte del piano, ma tutto ciò sta per cambiare.
Smitty
Non sboccerà nessun amore.
Sono un uomo determinato, so cosa voglio e come ottenerlo, e di certo non desidero che una donna mi entri sotto pelle.
C'è una buona ragione se ho eretto dei paletti e un dannato muro intorno al mio cuore.
Zoey
Innamorarmi non è mai stato nei miei piani.
Quell'uomo mi fa impazzire nel migliore dei...
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Die Provence war noch nie so düster – Der fünfte Fall für Commissaire Albin Leclerc von Bestseller-Autor Pierre Lagrange
Eine Mordserie erschüttert die Provence. Drei Männer sind bereits tot: ein Bankier, ein Priester und ein Restaurant-Besitzer. Sie alle haben vor 25 Jahren gegen Louis Rey ausgesagt. Jetzt kommt der ehemalige Gangsterboss aus dem Gefängnis. Und er rächt sich. Als Albin Leclerc die Ermittlungen aufnimmt, glaubt er noch, dass...
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DANS L'OMBRE, UNE SECTE DE PÉDOPHILES SADIQUES SEMBLE AGIR. Ils ont infiltré la société, ils ont du pouvoir et savent comment l'utiliser. C'est la leçon que le commissaire Stig Alm apprend peu à peu. La situation devient finalement personnelle lorsque c'est sa propre famille qui est menacée.
L'affaire Bromander marque le début d'une trilogie o Stig Alm découvre progressivement la vérité.
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The Phoenix Police department is reeling from the shocking murder and mutilation of one of their own.Lt. Nick Greer and Sgt. Sonny Madison are on the case, and discover this is not an isolated incident, but part of a series of murders reaching thousands of miles away.Though hampered by a vindictive superior, job changes, and estranged relationships, Nick and Sonny race to stay ahead of the FBI, as this mystery takes them from the deserts of Phoenix...
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The Phoenix police are called in when the body of a Catholic priest is found slumped over a desk with a gun in his hand. Lt. Nick Greer is assigned to this case of an apparent suicide.But trusting his gut feelings, Lt. Greer comes to believe this case involves much more than anyone had imagined. Despite pressure from his boss, department heads, local government officials, and the bishop, Nick follows his instincts. This leads him to a trail of murder,...
14) Brotherly Love
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Romo Lindy had recently retired as a homicide detective when he received a phone call from his nephew, Tyler, who lived in Philadelphia, telling him that, Paul, Tyler's dad and Romo's brother, had been murdered. Paul was an Internal Affairs Officer with the Philadelphia Police Department. He had been working on a case that involved corruption within the department, knowing it could lead to his own death. Paul knew Romo would take over if he were to...
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Ein Anschlag bei einem Saarbrücker Volksfest ruft die Kommissare Antonia Kuppertz und Wolfgang Forsberg auf den Plan. Ein Artist wird von einer Drohne attackiert und stürzt metertief in die Saar. Nur mit viel Glück überlebt er. Weitere Attentate machen mehr als deutlich: Der Verbrecher kennt keinerlei Skrupel. Als der Saboteur sogar Kommissar Forsberg ausschaltet, muss seine Kollegin Antonia ungewöhnliche Wege gehen. Auf der Jagd nach dem Täter...
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Violet has a simple life, go to work, come home play a few games on her cell phone. Little does she know that answering a message is going to turn her world upside down.Rafi has been chasing an internet scammer for years when he gets called to a new case that parallels the scammers signature. He's about to be blindsided and his life will change after meeting Violet and trying to help her find the person that is trying to scam her. Little does he know...
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A governor's life is not an easy one. It is spring when everything starts going wrong for Akitada. The town is full of unruly festival visitors, three brutal murders remain unsolved because the suspects depart, and two rice merchants plot to defraud his administration. When his own trusted retainer rebels and embarks on a murderous vendetta, complaints multiply and Akitada faces not only dismissal but his family turns against him. In a desperate attempt...
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Set in the late 1980s, just before the fall of the Wall that divided Germany - as the world into two distinct civilizations, the crime novel Beyond the Smoke unfolds the story of Bruno Fischer, a quiet taxi driver in West Berlin, who becames entangled in a plot involving obscure international organizations. His life takes a dramatic turn when he picks up a charming and mysterious brazilian passenger, Ingrid Bergunson, eager to cross the border and...
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Auf einem beliebten Aussichtspunkt im Tösstal wird ein junger Mann erschossen. Der jüngere Sohn von Kantonspolizist Arnold »Noldi« Oberholzer findet den Toten und stellt fest, dass er ihn kennt. Noldi muss sich auf die Suche nach einer Wahrheit machen, die ihm nicht gefällt. Dabei trifft er eine Schlange, macht leidvolle Bekanntschaft mit dem Turm eines Schachspiels, spürt windigen Alibis nach und landet bei den Kühen im Stall, bis ein Sonntagszopf...
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El audaz detective Jerónimo Ghalia enfrenta el último caso de su exitosa carrera: demostrar que la máquina de la felicidad es un fraude e investigar los supuestos ilícitos financieros de la corporación internacional Felicidad Máxima. Además, hay extrañas cifras de suicidios, año tras año, de los afiliados a esta empresa, que parecen seguir un patrón predeterminado.
Sin embargo, el caso no es tan sencillo como parece, otros diez investigadores...