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На станции метро убит сын крупного чиновника. Убит цинично, старым воровским способом – шилом в спину. Полковник МВД Лев Гуров подозревает подругу убитого, Ларису, которая вытягивала деньги у доверчивого мажора и тратила их на любовника, законченного наркомана. Возможно, он и есть убийца? Но эта версия рассыпается после того, как на той же станции метро тем же способом убивают другого мужчину… Опы…
Вор в законе Седой награбил антиквариата и бесценных икон столько, что на две жизни хватит. Но второй у него точно не будет, а эту он не дожил и до старости. Перед смертью запрятал он свои сокровища так, что теперь две бандитские кодлы ищут их и найти не могут. Только мочат друг друга почем зря, подбираясь к кладу. Но они еще не знают, что муровский опер Лядов держит все под контролем и ждет не до…
Совершено нападение на конвой, перевозивший опасного преступника по кличке Хамелеон. Охранники убиты, заключенный пропал без вести. Что это – хорошо спланированный побег или дерзкое похищение? Полковники МВД Гуров и Крячко выясняют, что Хамелеон был владельцем уникальной картотеки, в которой хранились досье на самых богатых людей города. Похоже, кому-то понадобился этот архив, чтобы потрясти толст…
Совершено нападение на конвой, перевозивший опасного преступника по кличке Хамелеон. Охранники убиты, заключенный пропал без вести. Что это – хорошо спланированный побег или дерзкое похищение? Полковники МВД Гуров и Крячко выясняют, что Хамелеон был владельцем уникальной картотеки, в которой хранились досье на самых богатых людей города. Похоже, кому-то понадобился этот архив, чтобы потрясти толст…
The start of a brand new series from the global bestselling author of the DI Hillary Greene series.Oxford, 1960. There's a murderer on the loose and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case.Meet Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday – smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated.In the hope of getting her out of the way, Trudy’s senior officer assigns her to help coroner Clement Ryder as he re-o…
The USA Today bestseller‘AMAZING. I read it in one go. I was totally hooked.’ MARIAN KEYES‘Utterly addictive. Compulsive, twisty, tense.’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS, author of Local Girl MissingHer name was Rose. You watched her die. And her death has created a vacancy. When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car…
Some people deserve to be taught a lesson… A gripping thriller with a shocking twist, from the Top Ten Kindle bestselling author of The Perfect Neighbours. This riveting story about a murdered teacher is perfect for fans of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. Even the good have to die. A beloved teacher is murdered and left in a ditch beside a country lane. His wife is found beaten and gagged in their suburba…
’Remarkable’Paul Finch;‘Impressive’Daily Mail;‘Fresh and enthralling’Roz Watkins’Wonderful… a fresh, modern, realistic and page-turning crime fiction book’ Lisa CuttsA headmistress is found strangled in an East London school, the victim of a ritualistic act of violence. Found at the scene is a single piece of card, upon which is written an ancient Buddhist precept:I SHALL ABSTAIN FROM TAKING THE U…
Critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author J. T. Ellison delivers another riveting novel featuring the incomparable Dr. Samantha OwensWaking to sirens in the night is hardly unusual for Samantha Owens. No longer a medical examiner, she doesn't lose sleep over them, but a routine police investigation in her neighborhood has her curious. When her homicide detective friend, Darren Fletche…
Agatha Christie’s first Tommy and Tuppence mystery adventure, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme – Young Adventurers Ltd.Their advertisement says they are ‘willing to do anything, go anywhere’. But their …
A dark psychological thriller featuring Diane Fry and Ben Cooper, in which a small community is ripped apart by arson and murder. ‘Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric’ – Reginald Hill.An assassination in the night – an open window and three bullets from the darkness – the victim a harmless middle-aged woman. But can she really be quite as innocent as she seems? The death of Rose Shepherd swa…
In this special 20th anniversary edition, Lee Child introduces the Gold Dagger award-winning serial killer thriller that began the Number One bestselling crime series featuring clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill, hero of TV’s much-loved Wire in the Blood.You always remember the first time. Isn’t that what they say about sex? How much more true it is of murder…Up till now, the only serial killers T…
Dark, intense and utterly compelling, ‘Black Dog’ was an extraordinary first novel from a writer who has rapidly become the most promising crime author to emerge in the genre in years.‘Where Cooper stood was remote and isolated … but the smell that lingered under the trees was of blood’The long hot Peak District summer came to an end when they found Laura Vernon's body. But for local policeman Ben…
An atmospheric Fry and Cooper thriller for fans of Peter Robinson and Reginald Hill.A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl in picturesque Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Neilds, the dead girl's …
Terrifyingly authentic, London-set debut crime novel with a psychological edge, by an ex-Met detective. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride.NO MOTIVE. NO MERCY. NO REMORSE.A series of brutal killings leaves South London’s Murder Investigation Unit struggling to connect the crimes: no recognizable method; no forensic evidence; and the victims have nothing in common.…