В Осло з особливою жорстокістю вбито кількох жінок. Убивця – нелюд, він, як леопард, підкрадається до жертви і завдає смертельного удару. У поліції немає жодних версій і підозрюваних. А найголовніше – немає Харрі Холе, який після «справи Сніговика» звільнився й виїхав до Гонконгу, де він намагається забутися з допомогою алкоголю і наркотиків. Та позаяк Харрі – єдиний норвезький детектив, який дійс…
Сонні Лофтус упродовж останніх десяти років відбуває термін за злочини, яких не скоював. В обмін за це він безперебійно отримує героїн. Інші в’язні часто звертаються до нього по розраду чи благословення, оскільки Сонні має серед них реноме напівченця-самітника. Наркоманом він став, коли його батько, офіцер поліції, вчинив самогубство і вже після смерті був визнаний винним у корупції. Сонні перебув…
В новом триллере Франка Тилье «Головоломка» герои Илан и Хлоэ, профессиональные охотники за сокровищами, внедряются в таинственную игру, где главный приз составляет триста тысяч евро, а цена ее – человеческая жизнь. Правила игры им неизвестны, они знают лишь ее название: «Паранойя». В горах на территории заброшенной психиатрической лечебницы восемь участников должны бросить вызов своим самым потае…
Крутой детектив-триллер, донельзя интригующий сюжет - жуткие преступления, кровавые убийства, наркотики. Со спрутами мафии борются полицейские... И всюду загадочная рыжая проститутка...
Загадочный период Регентства. Время элегантных денди, недоступных светских красавиц и богатых наследников, когда вопросы чести решались на дуэлях, а галантность соседствовала со злодейством. Одиннадцать остроумных историй о негодяях и повесах, поединках на рассвете, таинственных исчезновениях и неожиданных эскападах, которые перенесут в элегантную и изысканную эпоху.
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.Tommy and Tuppence Beresford wait anxiously for a letter from Russia that may contain information of international importance, surreptitiously hidden beneath the stamp. The letter is anticipated by more than just the Beresford’s, and they must fight to keep the information from getting into the wrong hands…
Dark, edgy and unbearably tense, this extraordinarily accomplished first novel is both a love story and a gripping psychological thriller of immense power.Debbie Sykes is a young college lecturer whose ordered life is about to be changed forever. One stormy winter’s night, waiting for the late train home, Debbie is acutely aware of being alone – the woman who usually shares her evening vigil is no…
A young girl's body is discovered in an alleyway in London's Docklands, brutally murdered. Police chief commander John Coffin investigates. From one of the most universally praised English crime writers, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.A young girl's body is discovered in an alleyway in London's Docklands. The brutal murder polarizes the inhabitants of the newly gentrified neighbourhood under …
Ten years since it was first published in hardback, and now for the first time as an eBook, this volume of short stories by the cream of British crime writing talent celebrates 75 years of the quintessential Detection Club.The Detection Club represents the cream of British crime writing talent. Founded on the cusp of the 1930s, the Club’s first President was G.K. Chesterton, and since then the man…
USA Today bestselling authorDear Carys, Zoe and AndreaCome and join me for my fortieth birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprisesthe like of which you can’t imagine.When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting.One of them is hiding a secret.And Joanne is planning to…
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.While staying at the Laurels with the Kingston Bruce family, Mrs Hamilton Betts discovers that her valuable pink pearl is missing. Presumed to have been stolen by another houseguest, the concerned host contacts the Beresford’s for help.
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.‘One looks for humanity in these matters’Pretty Lily Margrave, smart little black hat pinned to her golden hair, is not convinced Hercule Poirot is needed in the matter of Sir Atwell’s murder at all. At the request of her employer, the emphatic Lady Atwell, she has had to recount the precise details of wha…
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.Sir Henry Clithering returns to Mary Mead to dine with his friends the Bantrys and suggests inviting Miss Marple. Over dinner they discuss the peculiar case of a superstitious woman who is told that a blue geranium will bring about her death. When she dies, her loyal husband is in the frame for her murder…
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.On a dark evening, Mr Harley Quin appears at the door of Royston Hall under the premise that his car has broken down. Once inside, he embarks upon the tragic tale of Royston Hall’s former occupants, leading to a dramatic change in the perceptions of the current inhabitants – but has Mr Quin’s revelation co…
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.When Miss Marple dines at the Bantrys the conversation always turns to murder. Whilst Dr Lloyd was in the Canary Islands, a woman drowned in the sea. To all it seems an accident, but one eyewitness says her paid companion deliberately drowned her…