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A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge kills the wrong person. The young woman in the car behind is spared. But only for a while... A few weeks later, George Marshalson lives every father's worst nightmare: he discovers the murdered body of his eighteen-year-old daughter on the side of the road. Wexford steps into the case but soon a second teenage girl is murdered - a victim unquestionably linked to the first - and another family is shattered...

Having delivered a particularly stirring speech at his recently deceased colleague's funeral, Monsieur Pamplemousse is more than a little disturbed when the coffin explodes during the ceremony. Luckily, his faithful hound Pommes Frites gave out a warning cry just in time, so there were no casualties. But, who exactly is behind this explosion? And was the same person responsible for his late co-worker's demise?

As the Second World War nears its end, a man is stabbed to death on the shoreline of Kinloch, in the shadow of the great warships in the harbour. Many years later the postman on Gairsay, a tiny island off the coast of Kintyre, discovers that the Bremner family are missing from their farm. When DCI Daley comes into possession of a journal written by his wartime predecessor in Kinloch, Inspector William Urquhart, he soon realises that the Isle of Gairsay has many secrets.

The First Lord Nanther, expert in blood diseases, particularly the royal disease of Heamophilia, and favoured physician to Queen Victoria, clearly hoped to be the subject of an admiring posthumous biography. But when his great-grandson, Martin Nanther begins to research his life for a biography, the Martin comes to suspect that his great-grandfather’s old records conceal more than they reveal.

After his adventures in Cosi Fan Tutti, Aurelio Zen finds himself back in Rome, sneezing in a damp wine cellar and being given another unorthodox assignment - to release the jailed scion of an important wine-growing family.

It is 73 AD in Ancient Rome and inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. In one night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead. Naturally there is no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil production. Political intrigue, an exotic Spanish dancer and impending fatherhood, all add to Falco's troubles.

Autumn has come to the small town of Glastonbury. Lance Bradley is contemplating his own idleness when he receives an unusual phone call from the disabled sister of an old friend. Apparently, Lance’s old friend Rupert has gone missing and there are some pressing debts left unpaid. Travelling to London, Lance falls victim to an unfortunatestring of events before he realizes the only way out is to dig deeper and uncover Rupert’s secret.

Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo. And yet there he was, back in Kingsmarkham, still with that cocky, strutting walk. Years earlier, when Wexford was a young police officer, a woman called Elsie Carroll had been found strangled in her bedroom. Although many still had their suspicions that her husband was guilty, no one was convicted.

A missing man leads Jack Haldean straight into danger... Mark Helston, the rising star of Hunt Coffee Limited, was successful and popular, with plenty of money and everything to live for. Yet at half past seven on the evening of the ninth of January, 1925, he walked out of his Albemarle Street flat and disappeared. Desperate to know what happened to Mark, his uncle, old Mr Hunt, appeals to Jack Haldean. Inspector Bill Rackham of Scotland Yard thinks it’s a thankless task.

A woman ahead of her time, Molly Murphy is determined to be a private detective. Having inherited the cases of her deceased mentor, Paddy Reilly, she's following philandering husbands, tracking down a runaway Dublin debutante, and working in a sweatshop to discover who's purloining dress designs. None of her jobs seem dangerous...at first.

When a parcel bomb explodes on Charles Denham's doorstep he realises that an enemy from the past is out to destroy him. This is the thrilling story of a man being hunted by an unidentified assassin across rural Buckinghamshire and then the Cotswolds in the mid 1950s.

Maigret sets the record straight and tells the story of his own life, giving a rare glimpse into the mind of the great inspector - and the writer who would immortalise him. 'I can still see Simenon coming into my office the next day, pleased with himself, displaying even more self-confidence, if possible, than before, but nevertheless with a touch of anxiety in his eyes.... He trumpeted these last words as if they were a sensational discovery. Making it seem truer than life, that's the crux of it. Well, I've made you truer than life.'

The Gyrth family had guarded the Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for collecting render them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens.

When a school teacher from a small coastal town near La Rochelle asks Maigret to help prove he is innocent of murder, the Inspector returns with him to his insular community and finds the residents closing ranks to conceal the truth.

The sequel to Eye of the Red Tsar. It is 1939. Facing the secret threat of Nazi Germany, Stalin has placed his hopes on the F-34 tank, a 30-ton steel monster known as the 'Red Coffin' to those men who will soon be using it. But the design is not yet complete. And when the weapon's secretive and eccentric architect is found murdered, Stalin sends for Pekkala, his most trusted investigator. However, Pekkala is not the only one whose loyalty is divided....

With a newborn and two children, Molly Murphy Sullivan is tackling motherhood. Her husband is off to work in Washington as Easter break begins in New York. Her dear friend and writer, Ryan O’Hara, is shooting a movie, one of the first to involve a real plot and actors. He invites Molly and the children to visit the set and watch the excitement. The movie industry is still experimenting with ways to get the best shot, but soon, their special effects start to malfunction. After a few mishaps where no one is hurt, the special effects turn deadly.

Ein tödlicher Sommer an der Ostsee: Finkel und Silber ermitteln in einem neuen brandheißen Fall. In Stralsund bricht eine Privatdetektivin in ein schäbiges Motelzimmer ein, am nächsten Morgen wird sie tot aufgefunden. Das erfahrene Ermittlerduo Greta Silber und Hardy Finkel übernimmt den rätselhaften Fall, der sich für die Kripo bald zu einem wahren Albtraum entwickelt. Denn irgendjemand will mit allen Mitteln die Aufklärung verhindern. Die beiden Ermittler stoßen auf verschiedene vom Schicksal gebeutelte Menschen, die offensichtlich ein neues Leben beginnen wollten.

Der Herbst an der Ostseeküste beginnt mit einem dramatischen neuen Fall für Silber und Finkel. Bei einer privaten Feier auf der Insel Rügen herrscht ausgelassene Stimmung, bis die Gastgeber bemerken, dass ihre Kinder Finn und Frieda verschwunden sind. Da der Familienvater Landtagsabgeordneter ist, werden umgehend die erfahrenen Kommissare Hardy Finkel und Greta Silber mit der Vermisstensuche beauftragt. Mitten auf dem Meer werden in einem Ruderboot zwei Kinder geborgen – eines ist tot, das andere schwer traumatisiert. Die Ermittler bringt das auf eine grausame Spur zu weiteren Verbrechen ...

Der zweite Teil der Gardasee-Krimireihe von Bestseller-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein "Manche Schuld lässt sich nicht mit Geld begleichen!" Als der ehemalige Kommissar und Neu-Barista Paul Zeitler frühmorgens an der Uferpromenade entlangspaziert, wird er auf einen Hundebesitzer aufmerksam, der in voller Montur ins Wasser springt. Grund dafür ist ein Körper, der leblos im See treibt. Doch für den Bootsbauer Vincenzo Morelli kommt jede Hilfe zu spät. Der charismatische Commissario Lanza aus Bardolino ist sich sicher, dass es kein Unfall war.

Schwarzhumorig, bissig und herrlich unkorrekt. Violetta Morgenstern, pensionierte Lehrerin und Auftragsmörderin im Namen des Staates, hat ihre mörderische Berufung an den Nagel gehängt und genießt den Ruhestand. Doch dann wird sie für einen letzten Auftrag vom Killerministerium "Tell" zurückgeholt: Ihr Ex-Kollege Miguel Schlunegger hat ohne ersichtlichen Grund einen Menschen umgebracht. Nun sitzt er im Gefängnis, schweigt eisern – und soll bald eliminiert werden. Morgenstern versucht verzweifelt herauszufinden, warum er gemordet hat.