Showing results for "Inferno" in Crime Fiction

This dark and gripping noir adaptation takes listeners on a journey through the underworld like never before. In this bold reimagining of Dante Alighieri's classic Inferno, the realms of Hell are recast in the shadowy style of 1940s film noir.

Rescued seconds before a Don Council coup, he has just learned that the man he trusted most in the world has been lying to him his entire life. He trusts no one, and his concerns for the safety of his new wife and daughter grow by the hour. Especially when he learns that Michael Valentine, the presumed-dead and psychopathic head of the Two-Headed Dragon, is very much alive and is out for blood. His blood. What's more, a rogue FBI agent now stalks Jaxon's every move, insisting that there is far more is going on within the crime syndicate than Jaxon is aware of.

El profesor de simbología Robert Langdon se despierta en un hospital en mitad de la noche, desorientado y con una herida en la cabeza. No recuerda nada de las últimas 36 horas. Ni cómo ha llegado hasta allí, ni el origen del macabro objeto que los médicos descubren entre sus pertenencias. El mundo de Langdon pronto se convierte en un caos y se ve obligado a huir por las calles de Florencia junto a una inteligente joven, Sienna Brooks, cuyas hábiles maniobras le salvan la vida.

In the hellish city of Miscordia, a serial killer stalks the shadows, leaving a trail of brutal murders each more sadistic and depraved than the last. Enter Detective Valentina Nero, determined to unmask this savage killer before his final, chilling masterpiece is revealed to the world. To navigate this killer's twisted psyche, she must turn to Dr. Renee DeVilliers, a brilliant yet notorious murderer in his own right.

As the V.P. of a dangerous MC, I knew the moment I was handed my patch, my life would forever change. I no longer belonged to myself, but I belong to the Royal Bastards, MC, Los Angeles. Do or die by the patch. Blood on my hands for my club. Several girls missing puts my club on alert. Danyella, my only family left, has disappeared right along with them.

In Crimson Embrace, Aqsa Masood and Kareem Ali are forced to face their enemies in dangerous nightclubs and secret bars. As they dig deeper into the criminal world, the conspiracy threatening the city becomes even clearer—and more deadly. With every step, they uncover more pieces of the plot, realizing their enemies are closer than they thought. At the same time, the connection between Aqsa and Kareem grows stronger, even as danger surrounds them.

Die Idylle auf Wiens Weihnachtsmärkten ist trügerisch, jeden Tag wird dort ein Obdachloser entführt. Inspektor Karl Öhlinger vom Wiener Landeskriminalamt erhält regelmäßig anonyme Briefe, wo der nächste Sandler verschwinden wird.

Sommaren är hetare än någonsin och en bit norr om Gävle hotar en våldsam skogsbrand. Samtidigt har flera kvinnor blivit förföljda i Boulognerskogen i stadens utkant. Ingen av kvinnorna har skadats, inte förrän nu. Ambulanssjuksköterskan Erik Sandström och kollegan Karin bistår poliserna Patrik och Janne på ett uppdrag där en kvinna hittas brutalt mördad. Kvinnans hals har skurits av och från buken har mördaren avlägsnat hennes lever. När ytterligare en kvinna hittas mördad på ett liknande sätt levererar den minst sagt udda personen Tomas Svensson en teori som inte går att säga emot.

In a quiet village surrounded by ancient woods and the imposing Italian Alps, a man is found naked with his eyes gouged out. It is the first in a string of gruesome murders. Superintendent Teresa Battaglia, a detective with a background in criminal profiling, is called to investigate. Battaglia is in her mid-60s, her rank and expertise hard-won from decades of battling for respect in the male-dominated Italian police force. Soon she finds that buried deep in these mountains are whispers of a dark and dangerous history, possibly tied to a group of eight-year-old children.

Una Milano come non ve l'hanno mai raccontata. Pietro Mai, coriaceo ex pugile con burrascosi trascorsi, e l'ispettore Liana Sestini sono più che un istruttore e un'allieva. Uniti da vincoli d'onore e di passioni inconfessate, sono al centro di una guerra. La mala vecchia contro quella nuova. L'Antico, il Truce, il Riccio, il Serpente, Roxy, Milky Sex, mafiosi ucraini, russi e turchi: un girone infernale che schiera tutti contro tutti per il potere, la vendetta e un favoloso malloppo che riemerge dopo anni. Milano è lo scenario vibrante di un "nero criminale".

Cosa accade quando le trasgressioni di un gruppo di giovani satanisti si saldano - tra omicidi, rapimenti e traffico d'organi - alle trame di misteriosi circoli esoterici e di laboratori di ricerca coperti da segreto militare? Enrico Bonetti, cronista di nera in un giornale di provincia, si trova suo malgrado coinvolto in una catena di delitti terribili che aprono scenari insospettabili. Con l'aiuto di un maresciallo dei carabinieri e di un frate davvero fuori dal comune (esorcista e pirata informatico) proverà a combattere il disegno criminale.

Il quinto volume della serie "Factory", una guida nel Museo dell'inferno, attraverso i corridoi più oscuri di una mente omicida.

Quali abissi deve aver attraversato l'anima di un uomo capace di fare a pezzi i corpi delle proprie vittime per ricomporli poi con dedizione maniacale, estatica, come un artista che plasmi la sua materia per l'allestimento di una galleria degli orrori?

Gino Cataldi is a man hanging on by a thread. Cancer took his wife, and drugs put his son in rehab. All he has left is his badge. When a teenage girl is kidnapped it brings back nightmares from the worst case he ever worked - the one that tore his life to shreds and forced him out of Philadelphia. Gino doesn't want this case but he knows he has to take it. Not just to save the girl, but to earn redemption for what went wrong in Philly.

After being married for 25 years, I realized that I no longer wanted to be married. What should I do? The simple answer was file for divorce, but life was seldom that simple, and mine certainly wasn't. There was the house to consider, two cars, the jewelry - and the safe deposit box. I thought about the options and finally decided that murder was the best solution - not the easiest, but the best - and I knew just how to do it.