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August 1920, Dublin, Ireland: A fraught task keeps Verity and her husband Sidney in the country after their initial clandestine mission has been completed: the traitor Lord Ardmore is scheming to employ the deadly phosgene gas he's stolen for some terrifying purpose, and the couple will need both the Crown forces and the rebels' help to thwart him. As they pursue their quarry, they are drawn into a case involving a series of cunning and brazen jewel thefts.

It is 1918. Coming out of retirement, an aging Sherlock Holmes travels to Palestine with his 19-year-old partner, Mary Russell. There, disguised as ragged Bedouins, they embark on a dangerous mission. If they fail, the holy city goes up in flames.

When two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one of Venice’s campi, the son of a local hero is implicated. But when Commissario Guido Brunetti is asked by a wealthy foreigner to vet this man, Monforte, for a job, he discovers that Monforte might not be such a hero after all. This seeming contradiction, and a brutal attack on one of Brunetti’s colleagues by a possible gang member, concentrate Brunetti’s attentions. Soon, he discovers the sordid hypocrisy surrounding Monforte’s past, culminating in a fiery meeting of two gangs and a final opportunity for redemption.

Professional treasure hunter EDEN BLACK is no stranger to action. After all, the artifacts she spends her life returning to their rightful owners aren’t always easy to access. When Eden’s father dies in a plane crash, her life’s turned upside down. Grief turns to fear when she learns that it wasn't an accident. Everyone involved in an archaeological dig twenty years ago has met with a similar untimely end. Everyone that is, but Eden who was ten at the time.

When Jake Jackson inherits his reclusive uncle’s property in the country, the detective seizes the opportunity for a new life away from the hustle of London. The new home in this charming rural idyll is beautiful and the surroundings are stunning. While the locals are a bit eccentric, they’re also friendly and invite the newcomer to join their annual treasure hunt. When a young woman’s bones are discovered, Jake finds himself pulled back into the role of detective, and on the trail of a dangerous killer hiding within this most unlikely of settings.

For Vish Puri, India’s most private detective, the news that he has won the long-coveted International Detective of the Year award, to be presented in a glitzy ceremony in London, makes this the best day of his life. But to his deep dismay, a senior bureaucrat from the Ministry of Finance gives him a secret mission he can’t refuse: to track down India’s most-wanted fugitive. Dr. Bhatt’s medicines caused the deaths of hundreds, and the billionaire fraudster—code named the Bombay Duck—fled for the United Kingdom before he could be arrested.

For centuries, the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits.

En la vida todo suma, lo bueno, lo malo y lo regular. Es una sucesión de desajustes que conseguimos falsear hasta enderezarlos, creyendo que cuanto nos ocurre conviene, animados por un falso eslogan de bienestar. Pero ¿qué pasa si no te sientes dueña de tus decisiones? ¿Si amas tu profesión, mas no ejerces como deseas? ¿Si las mentiras comienzan a ser menú de plato fijo? ¿Si piensas más en Thor que en tu marido? ¿Qué sucede cuando ya no eres feliz? Yo vi mi tiempo tan «desliz» que de nuevo me guie por la sabiduría de Coral, experta en cómo disfrutar bajo cualquier ...

Dire questions inevitably linger when someone disappears from a troubled marriage… from a troubled life… from the entire world. When Efren Sinclair’s wife takes a permanent vacation from their comfortable existence, all eyes turn to him, accusatory and condemning. Everyone is certain he murdered her. Nobody believes the ‘woman’ calling his children each night before bedtime is Leah Sinclair. Instead, his family and friends suspect her husband has alibied himself with an industrial grade Live-Jack, an artificially intelligent system capable of passing the forensic Turing Test for ...

Following on from the People Traders, this story meets the same Trafficker who purchased and sold Karen Marshall. He desperately needs money, and hit's on a brilliant idea to abduct, not just a one English girl, but five girls in one go! The plan had given him at least ten days in which no one would know the girls are missing and by then the trail would be cold. Every one of these girls has been carefully selected, perfect for his clients, with a potential sale value of over a quarter of a million dollars. But the trafficker had not realised just how bigger outrage he would generate, ...

LA NOVELA Alemania, 1980. Los diarios de Hitler han sido hallados. Han sobrevivido al accidente de aviación que sufrieron los documentos privados del Führer en 1945 y están a buen recaudo en la Alemania del Este. Otto Weilern es enviado a negociar el pago que las grandes multinacionales ofrecen a cambio de su publicación. Pero las cosas no saldrán como se había previsto y las dotes de observación del antiguo oficial de las SS serán puestas a prueba una vez más. Una novela policial protagonizada por Otto Weilern, personaje principal de las novelas de Cosnava sobre la Segunda Guerra ...

A tropical island makes one think of green palms and scented breezes and sunshine like warm gold—and Castle Reef was all of that; but, amid the beauty of it, a perilous drama of real life was going on, with five white people, one a woman, as the actors.

Jack Drake shares a Malibu beach mansion with a gorgeous movie star but hates his life. The depressed private eye can't shake the death of his wife and can't end his toxic relationship with Hollywood heartthrob Amanda Bigelow. But an at-risk sixteen-year-old who is injured in an inner-city shooting gets Jack unstuck. As a favor to a friend, Jack sequesters Game in the mansion, keeping him safe.

An old photograph will unearth a dark secret that resonates with some strange crimes. A barren region of Spain, immersed in a cultural festival that will suffer indiscriminate attacks from an unknown source. Young college students struggle with their own fears and insecurities, while investigating a plot of hidden interests rooted in the fabric of society. An intriguing thriller of mystery , surprise and revelation. RETURN TO SAD HILL Sandra decides to spend a few days of vacation with her friend Ana in a small village in Burgos. There she discovers a curious photograph taken in the ...

When a mysterious young woman walks into the FBI office and asks for a Russian-speaking agent, Special Agent Cosgrove is drawn into a high stakes game with no clear rules. Her chilling question—"Can you protect me?"—is only the beginning. The danger is more powerful—and hidden—than anything he’s ever encountered. Diamonds, corruption, and deadly forces from his past collide in this electrifying thriller that will leave him questioning who, and what, he can trust.

Nicolas De Wever, a renowned antiques dealer in Brussels, is thrust into a deadly mystery when he discovers a hidden masterpiece. The find quickly turns perilous when an art historian examining the piece is murdered in Nicolas's locked shop, and the painting disappears. Teaming up with Inspector Léonie Martens, Nicolas delves into a labyrinth of clues that link the painting to a secrets from the Belgian revolution era. As they uncover the mysteries that weave through the fabric of Belgian history, their investigation becomes a dangerous race against time to catch a murderer who will stop ...

In Brussels, the past isn’t just preserved—it’s alive, mysterious, and sometimes deadly. Nicolas De Wever, a passionate antiques dealer with an uncanny knack for unearthing history’s secrets, finds his world upended when a rare oriental artefact arrives at his quaint shop on Korte Boterstraat. This isn’t merely an object of beauty; it carries the ancient curse of Zuljanah, the two-faced dragon whose legend foretells both fortune and devastation. As whispers of looted treasures, high-stakes art exhibitions, and a brutal murder ripple through Brussels’ elite circles, Nicolas is ...

You've got feel for Constable Patrick Painter. He's just lost his beloved mother, he's estranged from his violent father, and he hasn't had a date in months. And then the soft-hearted, small-town cop meets the feisty woman of his dreams...during the most disturbing murder investigation of his life. Can Patrick find love while tracking and capturing a deranged child killer? Fans of Sue Grafton, LJ Ross, Joy Ellis, Sue Fortin and L.T. Vargus will embrace the tension, humour and suspense of A Hemorrhaging of Souls. Experience it with just one click.

Murder Mystery: 1871 somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean. The passengers and crew of the merchant brigantine sailing ship Mary Celeste are being murdered one-by-one. Which of their number is perpetrating these hideous crimes. Alone on an tumultuous sea the finger of suspicion points from one to the next. Can they find the unseen assassin before its too late?

Beneath the scorching heart of a Brazilian gold mine, a deadly secret is about to be unearthed. A chance encounter in Rio plunges ex-police commissioner Peter Craig into a deadly game of cat and mouse amidst the scorching depths of a Brazilian gold mine. Tasked with uncovering the source of unusually-coloured diamonds, Craig traces their origins to Horst Graben, a former adversary with a shady past and a talent for disappearing. Their paths collide in Rio, sparking Graben's suspicion and igniting a chain of events that leads to murder. Following a trail of clues to a remote mining town, ...