検索キーワード： 国際ミステリー・犯罪

In den frühen Morgenstunden machen Krabbenfischer eine grausige Entdeckung. Auf einem Kutter wurde ein Achtzehnjähriger brutal ermordet. Doch wer hat den beliebten Teenager getötet? Hauptkommissar Mikkel Tvorsen und sein Team sind ratlos, denn es gibt weder Spuren am Tatort noch ein Motiv, geschweige denn einen Verdächtigen. Als sich mehr und mehr herauskristallisiert, dass der Täter einer der trauernden Freunde oder eines der schockierten Familienmitglieder sein muss, sind die Ermittler endgültig in einer Sackgasse gelandet. Mikkel weiß nicht, ob er seinem Instinkt noch trauen kann.

Two of the most important oil-fields in the world – one in Canada, the other in Alaska. An unknown quantity – deadly and efficient. The oil flow could be interrupted in any one of thousands of places down the trans-Alaskan pipeline. Catastrophe. One man, Jim Brady, is called in to save the life-blood of the world as unerringly, the chosen targets fall at the hands of a hidden enemy…

In the unremarkable French town of Saint-Louis, a mysterious stranger stalks the streets; an elderly woman believes her son is planning to do away with her; a prominent manufacturer drops dead. Between visits to the town’s hostelries, Chief Inspector Georges Gorski ponders the connections, if any, between these events, while all the time grappling with his own domestic and existential demons.

Im Showgeschäft wird der Begriff back to back verwendet, wenn dieselbe Veranstaltung an mehreren aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen in verschiedenen Städten stattfindet. Die deutsche Übersetzung Rücken an Rücken steht aber auch für die unerschütterliche Freundschaft zwischen dem Toningenieur Chris Mücke und Esteban Gomez, einem ehemaligen Söldner. Mücke findet zufällig eine teure Uhr. Zwei Tage später ist er mit seinem Freund Esteban auf der Flucht, bis sie entscheiden, dass Angriff nicht nur die beste Verteidigung ist, sondern auch der letzte Ausweg.

National Gallery, Londres. Maurice Rémy, un respetado coleccionista de arte, presencia cómo un hombre se desmaya ante la visión de un cuadro de Leonardo da Vinci, El salvador del mundo. Junto con una misteriosa joven transporta al hombre, que parece muerto, hasta un hotel. Paralelamente a este hecho, el periodista Bernard Mistral recibe el encargo de investigar un insólito enigma: cada una de las cuatro pinacotecas más importantes de Europa ha recibido anónimamente los pedazos de un lienzo troceado cuya autoría podría adjudicarse a Leonardo da Vinci.

It starts with the destruction of a US Coast Guard cutter and the loss of her entire crew. But the USCG Claiborne was on an innocuous mission to open a sea lane between an oil field off the coast of South America and the refineries of southern Louisiana. The destruction of the ship, tragic as it is, won't stop that mission from continuing.

DCI Kett is back, heading Norfolk Constabulary’s brand-new Extreme Crime Task Force. And it’s just in time. The body of a woman bound in thorns has been discovered in Norwich’s historic Cow Tower. In her mouth is a severed finger wrapped in a scrap of red cloth, and the first few lines of a fairy tale. “Once upon a time, a young maiden waited to be saved from a hideous monster.” The finger belongs to another missing woman, and if Kett, Porter and Savage want to find her alive they must follow a chain of blood-drenched riddles, each victim leading to the next.

19,000 years ago artists painted a message in caves that would describe a fantastic story to future generations. Now evil elements within governments are racing each other to find one last cave. They think they have deciphered the story that will change the world forever but the story is incomplete. Who will discover the last cave and what will happen when they do?

Vienna, 1893. A gravedigger at the city’s famous Central Cemetery, Augustin Rothmayer is aan unorthodox yet highly educated oddball who finds solace amongst the dead as well as in the writing the pages of the first almanac of his profession. But his fragile peace is abruptly disturbed when young inspector Leopold von Herzfeldt, an ambitious young transfer from Graz, arrives in need of help from someone expert in death. No one knows the subject better than Augustin Rothmeyer.

England, 1936. On a clear autumn day, Kitty and her mischievous spaniel Bertie take a drive to a nearby village. After a long walk in the rolling country hills and lunch in a pretty tearoom, what could be nicer than to buy a couple of bottles of local cider for her husband—and partner-in-crime solving—Matt? Instead, she finds a body in the orchard… Kitty is shocked to discover Titus Blake dead, crushed by his own cider press.

Adele and Jason are childhood sweethearts. Their wedding day on the sunny Australian coast is a chance to reunite and celebrate with friends and family. But Adele isn’t telling the truth about her relationship. And some of the bridal party – still reeling from a tragic death in the group a decade before – hold secrets of their own.

Sophie vive a Parigi, ha trent'anni, lavora come babysitter del piccolo Léo. Il resto della sua vita è un mistero, anche perché Sophie dimentica cosa ha fatto nel giro di poche ore e vive in un costante stato di oblio. Una sera si ferma a dormire dai suoi datori di lavoro. Il mattino dopo si ritrova sola in casa, nella cameretta il corpo di Léo, strangolato nel sonno. Inizia così la sua lunga fuga, una discesa fin negli abissi del crimine per salvarsi da un omicidio che non ha commesso ma per il quale è l'imputata perfetta. Fino a quando scoprirà cosa è davvero accaduto quella notte.

A city gripped by fear, a detective framed by shadows. A new commander takes the helm of the homicide unit at the Copenhagen police. The controversial and reckless Cecilie Mars has unexpectedly and, with the blessing of Minister of Justice Beatrice Klerke, taken over the chief's office. But Mars soon realizes that Klerke's favour is a trap, embroiling her in an old, unsolved murder - one that now casts Mars as the prime suspect. As she grapples with betrayal in the police ranks, a crazed killer haunts the city, hunting single women in his sinister game.

What brings people together often throws them apart, especially when it involves family. Ordinarily a close and loyal unit, the relationship between detectives David Stone and Frankie Oliver is stretched to breaking point when, without her knowledge, he embarks on an investigation into the tragic open-unsolved murder of her sister. The past and present collide with devastating consequences in this unputdownable thriller that will leave readers breathless.

Attorney Craig Malcault’s special problem is a blessing in disguise: Colleagues in the intelligence community at times do not trust the mental faculties of the rogue, former special operations agent. He could have been Craig’s favorite client. The international spy rings with their own agendas need his expertise. Ara Pacis,’ the failed state’s notorious, covert leadership is preparing for another power grab, but now the complete destruction of Ara Pacis by any means is the spy rings’ ultimate goal.

June 1920, Ireland: The streets of Dublin seethe with revolution as the Irish Republican Army clashes with British authorities. Roving assassination squads mean nowhere is truly safe, particularly for Verity Kent and her war hero husband, Sidney. Given their celebrity as society darlings and intrepid sleuths, they must tread carefully to go unnoticed—nearly impossible when they are called upon to search for Verity's fellow spy and friend.

Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm.

Julia Bird loves a walk in the countryside. There’s nothing quite like the fresh air and green rolling hills of the Cotswolds to clear your head. Unless you come across a dead body, that is… When the local Berrywick vet, Dr Eve Davies, is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, the police believe it’s nothing more than a tragic accident, but Julia isn’t so sure. Just a few days earlier when she took her dog, Jake, to the vets, Dr Eve said she believed something awful was about to happen. It turns out she was right…But who would want the beloved village vet dead?

Jake Adams, former CIA officer and Air Force Intelligence captain, is back with a new thrilling adventure. This second installment pits Jake against some of the most idealistic terrorists ever to strap on a suicide bomb. Jake is hired by a Portland, Oregon company as a private security agent during an international agriculture conference in Odessa, Ukraine.

A special agent... A journalist... Only they can stop a genocide. Out of the chaotic political turbulence in Europe emerges a frightening new transnational extremist movement called Destiny, modelled on the Nazi Final Solution for the systematic removal of Europe’s Jews. In response, Israel’s government instructs the countries formidable spy agency, Mossad, to sabotage Destiny. The agency implements Operation Aleph Bet to neutralise Destiny’s leadership.