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People don't need to know you're a murderer. They just have to think you could be.... June 1980. Seventeen-year-old Kelly Lund is jailed for killing Hollywood film director John McFadden. Thirty years later Kelly is a free woman. Yet speculation still swirls over what really happened that night. And when her father-in-law and close friend of McFadden is found dead - shot through the head at point-blank range - there can be only one suspect.

Im München der Wilden Zwanziger riskieren eine Autorin und ihr Bruder Kopf und Kragen: ein rasanter Historienthriller der Drehbuch- und Romanautorin Katharina Lang und den Machern der Podcast-Sitcom JOUR FIXE – Die Startupper, Albert Bozesan und Robert Sladeczek.

Teenager Alison Doig disappeared from Kinloch more than 30 years ago under mysterious circumstances. Her reclusive family still live in a remote part of the Kintyre peninsula, amidst rumours of wrecking, smuggling and barbaric cruelty. Now rich American hotelier Alice Wenger has arrived in town, determined to punish those who made her suffer in the past. But someone has vowed to keep hidden sins concealed for ever. Daley’s team must race against time to expose long-held secrets and shameful lies before there are any more victims.

Roma Nova - the last remnant of the Roman Empire that has survived into the 21st century - is at peace. Carina Mitela, the heir of a leading family but choosing the life of an officer in the Praetorian Guard Special Forces, is not so sure. She senses danger crawling towards her when she encounters a strangely self-possessed member of the unit hosting their exchange exercise in Britain. When a blackmailing letter arrives from a woman claiming to be her husband Conrad's lost daughter and Conrad tries to shut Carina out, she knows the threat is real.

Hector Molina controls Gangland. From behind prison bars, he rules a ruthless gang of renegades who deal in extortion, drugs, and death. US attorney Claude Massingill is determined to expose Gangland. He's got Molina locked up as a protected witness for a trial that's sure to make headlines - and Molina couldn't ask for a better hideout than the one the government is giving him. Now, Assistant DA Mike Swanson needs to penetrate Gangland - and fast.

Prostitution has been legal in Rhode Island for more than a decade; Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter at dying Providence newspaper, suspects the governor has been taking payoffs to keep it that way. But this isn’t the only story making headlines… a child’s severed arm is discovered in a pile of garbage at a pig farm. Then the body of an internet pornographer is found sprawled on the rocks at the base of Newport’s famous Cliff Walk.

Edgar Award-winner Bruce DeSilva returns with Liam Mulligan, an old-school investigative reporter for a dying newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island. Mulligan knows every street and alley, every priest and prostitute, every cop and street thug. He knows the mobsters and politicians - who are pretty much one and the same. Inspired by a true story, Providence Rag finds Mulligan, his pal Mason, and the newspaper they both work for at an ethical crossroad.

When she witnesses a small child tumbling from a ferry into Lake Champlain, Troy Chance dives in without thinking. Harrowing moments later, she bobs to the surface, pulling a terrified little boy with her. As the ferry disappears into the distance, she begins a bone-chilling swim nearly a mile to shore towing a tiny passenger. Surprisingly, he speaks only French. He'll acknowledge that his name is Paul; otherwise, he's resolutely mute.

Dopo l’attentato subito da Veronica proprio nel giorno del loro matrimonio, il commissario Buonvino, straziato dal dolore, indaga insieme agli intrepidi e scombinati agenti del commissariato di Villa Borghese per capire se, colpendola, gli ignoti criminali hanno voluto mandare un segnale a lui o se nella vita di sua moglie si nasconde qualcosa che giustifichi una vendetta tanto efferata. Intanto, a piazza di Siena viene ritrovato il corpo di un uomo crivellato di proiettili, come se si fosse ritrovato davanti a un plotone d’esecuzione.

7 Personen, 3 Schüsse, 1 Leiche – Dramatische Rätsel-Psychothriller-Spannung vom Autor vonDie stumme Patientin! Mit reichlich Twists und Turns und einem überraschenden Ende, das atemlos macht, erzählt Alex Michaelides filmreife, raffinierte und psychologisch ausgefeilte Spannung zum Miträtseln. »Mein Name ist Elliot Chase und ich werde Ihnen eine Geschichte erzählen, wie Sie sie noch nie gehört haben. Es ist eine Geschichte über einen Mord.

When the luxury cruiser, hastily renamed Great Britain, berths in Kinloch harbour, the pressure is on DCI Jim Daley. The UK government are taking a high-powered group of businessmen and women on a tour of the British isles, golfing and seeing the sights, as part of a push for global trade. But when one of the crew goes missing, and an elderly local ornithologist disappears, will the pressure become too great?

After 20 years of loyal service, Detective Jane Bauer is just two months and one case away from leaving the NYPD for a cushy desk job. Her last assignment: working for a special unit that tackles unsolved crimes. At a crossroads in her personal life, Jane relishes the chance to lose herself in a challenging investigation. Four years ago, Arlen Quill was found dead in the entryway to his apartment building - leaving no clues, no witnesses, and no leads.

Liam Mulligan is as old school as a newspaper man gets. His beat is Providence, Rhode Island, and he knows every street and alley. He knows the priests and prostitutes, the cops and street thugs. He knows the mobsters and politicians--who are pretty much one and the same. Someone is systematically burning down the neighborhood Mulligan grew up in, people he knows and loves are perishing in the flames, and the public is on the verge of panic.

Wolfgang Schmitt, ex-underwear model, self-proclaimed wisecrack, and cynical copywriter turned undercover agent, is biding his time, unsure how to spend the millions he scored after his recent undercover mission for the FBI. Complicating matters is the fact that he might be called in for a new mission; if it's off the books and calls for a touch of seduction, Wolf is the man for the job.

New York, 1891: a rapidly changing city, torn between lamplight and electric light, where the burgeoning steel and railway industries attract a flood of humanity from every corner of the globe, fuelling cutthroat gangs, corruption and vice. A prostitute is found brutally murdered. Immediately fear starts to spread. The victim bears the same hallmarks as Jack the Ripper's recent killing spree in England. Could it be that the Ripper has crossed the Atlantic to fresh killing grounds? Or is this simply a copycat murder?

La sera del 3 settembre 1992, sul battello che solca le placide acque del lago d'Iseo, Pietro Rota rivede il profilo imponente di Montisola dopo dodici anni di assenza. Fuggito a Milano con l'ambizione di diventare un grande giornalista, le cose non sono andate come sperava e lui si ritrova a collaborare con una scalcinata rivista scandalistica specializzata in cronaca nera. Quello non è il trionfale ritorno a casa che aveva sempre sognato, ma la richiesta d'aiuto del padre non gli ha lasciato scelta.

UN’ANTICA DIMORA NEL SUD DELL’AUSTRALIA. UN TERRIBILE OMICIDIO RIMASTO IRRISOLTO. UNA DONNA IN CERCA DI RISPOSTE. Adelaide Hills, Vigilia di Natale 1959. Non si registra un’estate così calda da decenni. Strizzando gli occhi verso il sole, tutti si chiedono quando quel caldo torrido li lascerà in pace. È il tramonto della Vigilia di Natale, quando Percy Summer, il fattorino del paese, si avventura tra le colline e fa una scoperta agghiacciante. Nei pressi di una sontuosa tenuta di campagna, una donna e i suoi bambini si sono appisolati dopo un picnic.

Em uma noite de dezembro, o sofisticado hotel Palace de Verbier, nos Alpes Suíços, é palco de um assassinato sem solução, já que a investigação do crime nunca é concluída pela polícia. Anos depois, o escritor Joël decide tirar alguns dias de férias e se hospeda nesse mesmo local. Lá, uma surpresa o aguarda: seu quarto é o 621 bis, a nova nomenclatura do agora estigmatizado 622, e a curiosidade o leva a mergulhar em uma investigação sobre o caso emblemático.

Der erste Fall für Leonore Goldmann und Walter Brandner. Kurz vor den Sommerferien verschwindet eine Schulklasse bei einem Ausflug: acht Mädchen samt ihrer Klassenlehrerin. Der Fall landet beim Ermittlerduo Leonore Goldmann und Walter Brandner. Walter meint, einen Zusammenhang mit einem früheren Fall zu erkennen: Vor vielen Jahren verschwanden nacheinander sechs Mädchen in einem ähnlichen Alter, immer während der Sommerferien. Sie alle tauchten nie wieder auf.

"Die Menschen glauben, sie würden in ihrem Alltag viele schwere Entscheidungen treffen, aber das ist ein Trugschluss. Nichts lässt sich mit einer Situation vergleichen, in der es um Leben und Tod geht und die Entscheidung innerhalb weniger Sekunden getroffen werden muss." Kuno Seiler, Pfarrer einer religiösen Gemeinschaft, wird tot im Pool einer Münchner Villa aufgefunden. Verhaftet wird Riccarda Meiner, die direkt neben der Leiche kniet.