Police Procedurals

When a boy is found dead with the skin of a hare’s head in his hand, everyone knows who killed him—Willis Newland, just released from prison after serving twenty years for an identical murder. But what if everyone’s wrong? Detective Colly Newland reluctantly agrees to investigate a case that seems to involve the whole town, including her dead husband’s extended family. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths.

FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He also has a blind spot on the human side of investigations, a blindness that sometimes even includes people in his own life, like his beloved seven-year-old daughter Camila. Gardner and his squad of brilliant yet quirky agents make up the Patterns and Recognition (PAR) unit, the FBI’s hidden edge, brought in for cases that no one else can solve. When DNA links a murder victim to a serial killer long presumed dead, the team springs into action.

Al comenzar su trabajo como enfermera en una prisión de máxima seguridad, Brooke Sullivan enseguida aprende que hay tres normas cruciales: 1. Trata a los prisioneros con respeto. 2. Nunca reveles información personal. 3. Nunca jamás intimes con los reclusos. Lo que nadie sabe es que Brooke ya ha roto las reglas. Nadie conoce su estrecha conexión con Shane Nelson, uno de los presos más peligrosos de la cárcel.

Police Chief Jeep Mullane has been bounced back home to Long Island’s North Shore by a heartbreaking case that both earned him his NYPD detective’s shield and burned him out of the Job. Now heading up a small local police department, he finds himself navigating the same geography he did growing up there as the son of an NYPD cop. Jeep is a “have-not” among the glittering “haves,” a sharp-witted, down-to-earth man in a territory defined and ruled by multigenerational wealth and power and the daunting tribal codes and customs that come with it.

Un soir d’hiver, un corps est retrouvé dans les canaux de Venise. La victime, un ouvrier travaillant pour le palazzo Zaffo dei Leoni, semblait en apparence sans histoire. Mais la veille de sa disparition, lui et Brunetti avaient eu une discussion compromettante sur la future gérance du palais, bijou patrimonial de Venise. En menant l’enquête, le commissaire découvre avec stupeur que le défunt avait une fascination malsaine pour les années de plomb en Italie.

It is 1985. Detective Inspector Mungo ‘Bob’ Willis is being forced out of Avon and Somerset Police on medical grounds. His career is in tatters, his body broken, his mind shattered, and his partner—DS Lizzie Harper—dead in a sting operation gone wrong. Their last case is closed, but Bob is convinced an innocent man has been framed, leaving a serial killer cruising the A303 with impunity, free to target lone women who have broken down by the roadside late at night.

Er greift ein, als Scotland Yard versagt! Der Auftakt der neuen actionreichen Spannungsserie. Der ehemalige Polizist Robert Hoon kann kaum anders, als zu helfen, als ihn ein alter Freund bittet, seine Tochter zu finden. Immerhin hat ihm der Mann das Leben gerettet. Die Polizei hat den Fall bereits zu den Akten gelegt, solange es keine neuen Hinweise gibt – und die will Hoon nun liefern.

Sheriff Jed Morgan thinks his life is about to get a lot quieter when he gets voted out of office in a bought-and-paid for election rigged by his family’s long-time nemesis Arnie Williams. But when the new railroad comes to town and Jed’s neighbors, the Crawfords at the Bar C ranch, have their water poisoned and Arnie Williams’ hands try to stampede their cattle, Jed begins to find that his lawman days were far from over.

Jede Leiche hat ihre Geheimnisse ... Jayne und Steelie haben Agency 32/1 zu einem bestimmten Zweck gegründet: sie wollen ihre speziellen forensischen Fähigkeiten zu nutzen, um der Polizei bei der Aufklärung von Verbrechen zu helfen. Als ein Haufen gefrorener Leichenteile aus einem auf einem Freeway in Los Angeles aus einem Transporter fällt, weiß FBI Special Agent Scott Houston genau, an wen er sich wenden kann, um eine inoffizielle Postmortem-Untersuchung in Auftrag zu geben.

Zwei Tote werden in einer norwegischen Kleinstadt gefunden: Ein Mann am Flussufer, mit Messerstichen übersät, und eine Prostituierte, in ihrer Wohnung erwürgt. Kommisssar Konrad Sejer steht vor einem Rätsel: Zwei Verbrechen – scheinbar ohne Verbindung. Und niemand will etwas gesehen haben …. Die junge erfolglose Malerin Eva findet sich als alleinerziehende Mutter in zunehmender Bedrängnis. Ihrer kleinen Tochter kann sie kaum noch ein warmes Zuhause bieten. Da eröffnet ihr das Wiedersehen mit jemandem aus der Vergangenheit eine letzte Möglichkeit.

With the ink still drying on her Quantico diploma, FBI Special Agent Allie Bishop finds herself thrust into her very first case. A series of gruesome murders has rocked her hometown community of Gig Harbor, WA, and Allie has been entrusted with finding the villain. She's spent years clawing her way out of her father's evil shadow. No longer the frightened young girl who stumbled onto his brutal crimes, Allie must uncover a sinister evil lurking within the corridors of her old high school.

Dalton Savage, a decorated lawman with a sharp mind and a relentless drive, takes on cases where danger, deceit, and justice collide. In this thrilling box set, follow Savage as he uncovers sinister secrets, battles ruthless enemies, and risks everything to protect those who can’t protect themselves.

Im Grenzland zwischen Dänemark und Deutschland geschehen grausame Morde – der erste Fall für Mads Lindstrøm und Thomas Beckmann und atemberaubender Auftakt der Grenzland-Trilogie. Die Thriller-Sensation aus Dänemark! Es ist früher Morgen, als an der Küste von Nieby eine Leiche gefunden wird. Die Tote entpuppt sich als vermisste Dänin, und der Ermittler Mads Lindstrøm wird zur Identifizierung nach Kiel geschickt. Dort hat die Gerichtsmedizin eine erschütternde Entdeckung gemacht: Spuren an dem toten Mädchen deuten darauf hin, dass sie nicht das erste Opfer eines bestialischen Mörders ist.

A split-second decision has life-changing consequences for Metropolitan Police firearms officer Jessica Raker when she fatally wounds the son of a notorious organized crime chief during a robbery in Greenwich - and discovers her husband has been having an affair. With her career, her marriage and her life in danger, Jess is sent back to her home town of Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley to take up a sergeant role in Lancashire police.

In the small village of Fortbridge, it's hard to keep a secret. But bestselling crime writer Camilla Harton-Gray is faced with a twist she couldn't see coming: her very own stalker, whose behaviour seems to take a leaf out of Camilla's own novels. Grappling with a bizarre set of clues, stubborn coworkers and a crisis of confidence, DS Alice Washington knows this is her chance to get it together and prove herself. But as the pressure builds and Alice's grip on her instincts hangs by a thread, it becomes clear that Camilla's stalker will do anything to keep their identity hidden...

Mehr als dreißig Jahre nach dem ominösen Tod ihres Bruders im Kummersee kehrt Lena an den Ort ihrer Kindheit und ihres Traumas zurück. Als Polizistin ist sie für den Schutz eines hochumstrittenen Bauprojekts zuständig. Sie trifft auf militante Umweltaktivisten, eine verflossene Jugendliebe und düstere Familiengeheimnisse. Als bizarre Morde geschehen, deutet alles darauf hin, dass in den Tiefen des Kummersees etwas erwacht ist.

A drug rip turns terribly wrong for four hapless men. A bored housewife plays a dangerous game of cat and mouse with her retired neighbor. A father learns the realities of street life while searching for his daughter. A cop breaks the law to find a missing child. These are just a few citizens embracing mayhem as a part of their lives. Many more wait in the shadows, around the corner, or down the next alley. It’s time to see the 509 in a way you never expected.

A town full of secrets. A detective haunted by her past. A betrayal that could cost her everything. When beloved schoolteacher Rachel Mason is found dead under suspicious circumstances, the once-peaceful town of Blackwood becomes a center of suspicion and fear. FBI Special Agent Olivia Ryan is called to investigate, but the deeper she digs, the more dangerous her search for the truth becomes.

Das Böse sprengt jede Grenze – der fünfte Band der SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Serie um das deutsch-österreichische Ermittlerteam Alexa Jahn und Bernhard Krammer ...

The first three mysteries in the Inspector Marco series: The Cardiff Bay Murders, The Cardiff City Murders and The Roath Park Murders. Have you met Inspector Marco? He’s a detective in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. He loves his mother and football - not always in that order. And he loves to lock up the bad guys.

Maine State Police detective, Doug Bateman, is struggling to keep his life together after the death of his son and the unraveling of his marriage. But when a mutilated corpse is discovered in the local lake, he sees a chance for redemption. Teaming up with a talented new deputy from the Sheriff's office, Bateman throws himself into the investigation, only to discover that the killer is playing a twisted game with them.

Mind the blood, hide any weapons, and get an alibi. Murder is not for the faint of heart, nor is this collection of stories set in Eastern Washington. Join an array of characters as they struggle through the worst moments of their lives. A husband hides his wife’s terrible crime. Two contract killers deliver a final punishment to a mob informant. A remorseful man is forced to share his prison cell with a homicidal maniac. A serial killer vacations through the Pacific Northwest.

EL RELEVO DEL THRILLER ESPAÑOL. Mi vida se rompió en pedazos en tres ocasiones: la primera, con siete años, cuando murieron mis padres. La segunda, con veintidós, cuando desapareció mi hermana Rachel. La tercera, hace dos meses, cuando reapareció. La vida de la sheriff Sarah Colbert ha estado marcada por la pérdida y el dolor. Tras once años desaparecida, han hallado a su hermana muerta en el bosque. La autopsia dictamina que se trató de una muerte accidental, pero apenas llevaba unas horas así cuando la encontraron.

Detective Eric Caid and Detective Maria Ortega, seasoned investigators from the Nashville Police Homicide Unit, find themselves in this dichotomy of a city. As they tread through the streets, they must wade through the facade of joyous revelry to uncover the truth lurking in the shadows.

Welcome to the tranquil yet precarious town of Indigo Flats, nestled in the vast expanse of west Texas. Its peaceful façade shatters when a prominent businessman is brutally murdered, unearthing a cache of guns and drugs that send shockwaves through the region, putting the feared Mexican Ortega Cartel on high alert. However, the stakes intensify exponentially when a second murder rocks the town—a member of the cartel’s own family falls victim, igniting a relentless race against time for determined Detective Sharon Case.