Crime City

As the boss of a high-end nightclub in the West End and with a never-ending string of gorgeous women on his arm, Tony is the darling of the tabloids. However, despite his success, the little boy who lived on the streets is never far away. Desperate for respect, he’s driven to achieve more and more. Most of all, he craves the acceptance of Ralph Gold and to become a bigger part of his extensive web of organised crime.

After a botched debt collection turned double murder, Eddie splits, desperate to avoid his employer, notorious L.A. crime boss Saul Benedict, and his men (and Eddie's ex-partners), Floyd and Sawyer, as well as the police. Soon he becomes entangled with the clever and beautiful Dakota, a Native American woman fresh in the City of Angels to find her missing friend—someone Eddie might know something about. Meanwhile in Texas, ex-assassin Rufus, seeking vengeance for his murdered brother, takes up his beloved daggers one final time and begins the long drive to L.A.

En marzo de 2016, en un apartamento situado a las afueras de Roma, dos jóvenes de buena familia se pasaron varios días de fiesta, poniéndose hasta arriba de cocaína, pastillas y alcohol. Decidieron invitar a alguien y tras llamar a varios amigos que no podían o no contestaban, dieron con Luca Varani, un chico al que apenas conocían.

It’s the worst year of the Great Depression, and America needs all the hope it can get. The Chicago World’s Fair, a glittery city-within-a-city, becomes a symbol of the good that’s yet to come. But every utopia has a seedy side—and that’s Rosa Mancuso’s world. As the mysterious Madame Mystique she mixes magic with a dose of bare skin burlesque, bringing customers to the home of the Fair’s carnival rides and spectacles.

In the future, Las Vegas is nearly destroyed. Rebuilt under a dark cloud that blocks all sunlight, Sin City takes on a whole new meaning. Beneath the neon, The Pagliacci Serial Killers are on the loose and a new drug called “Colors”, infused with nanotechnology, is killing thousands. Violence erupts as the mutant population take to the streets to protest working conditions and the disappearance of their loved ones.

Ahora que su bando está perdiendo la sangrienta guerra criminal en la Costa Este, Danny Ryan se da a la fuga. La mafia, la policía y el FBI lo quieren muerto o en prisión. Emprende la clásica migración estadounidense a California —con su hijo pequeño, su viejo padre y el cansado séquito que le queda— para empezar una nueva vida.

Adam and his sister, Leila, are Nons—second-class citizens, living under the Permitted ruling class. Though their life in the Stone City is filled with family, stories, and music, they must carefully follow the rules, have all paperwork on hand, and never, ever do anything to anger a Permitted. When their father unexpectedly dies, they are even restricted in how they are allowed to grieve.

Worn down by a job he hates and a stressful family life, middle-aged, middle-class Bradley picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime. Now she's tied up in his warehouse and he doesn't know what to do. Max is homeless, sleeping rough and barely existing - known for cadging a cigarette from anyone passing and occasionally even the footpath. Nobody really sees Max - but he has one friend, and she's gone missing. In order to find her, Max is going to have to call on some people from his past and reopen wounds that have remained unhealed for a very long time.

An intense and brilliantly realised crime thriller set in the myth-soaked streets of Girona.

A killer targets hate figures in the Catalan city of Girona – a loan shark, a corrupt priest, four thugs who have blighted the streets of the old quarter – leaving clues about his next victim through mysterious effigies left hung on a statue. Each corpse is posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom.

Esta historia sucede en calles calientes, húmedas y oscuras, propicias para criminales y sicarios, tanto privados como a sueldo del Estado. La ciudad duerme intranquila, respira como una fiera peligrosa que no conviene despertar. Hay un clima de rencor concentrado, de deseos de venganza, una danza de malos espíritus que se ocultan entre las sombras. Siluetas furtivas que espían desde sus escondrijos con ojos fosforescentes. Seres dispuestos a matar por una chaqueta o un reloj, por cualquier botín mínimo que permita reducir el hambre constante. Hay odio en cada latido de estas calles sin alma.

When Dorothy Martin and her ex-policeman husband Alan are asked by some friends to look into a series of petty crimes that are perplexing the local Mounties in the picturesque Canadian city of Victoria, they immediately jump on a plane to British Columbia and settle themselves into the heart of the local community. Drinking champagne with the local businessman and would-be politician as well as cups of tea with the local recluse, they infiltrate all ranks of Victoria society. But when a young woman goes missing and a body is discovered, it would appear that the petty crimes have turned deadly.

هذا ما أخبر به أمير الرجل المتبقي في منزل والده بعد أن نجا هو ونورا من عملية إطلاق رصاص كثيفة، في تلك الأثناء سمعا صوت أنين سيدة فهبّا لنجدتها، أسرعت (نورا) إلى السيدة التي كانت تبكي بجنونٍ وضمتها إليها بعد أن لاحظت الشبه الكبير بين ملامحها وملامح (خالد)!

فبينما هما يجلسان في أحد المقاهي على الضفة الشرقية للنهر الذي يقسم المدينة الصغيرة طولًا إلى قسمين فور إلقاء القبض على الجاني رن هاتف (أمير)، وكان اللواء (سعد الهاشمي) هو من يتحدث معه من قلب العاصمة، ولم تكن (نورا) أبدًا في حاجةٍ لأي مقدار من الفطنة والذكاء لتعرف أن هناك كارثة قد حلت..

وفجأة أظلم المصعد تمامًا وكأنه أحد القبور المدفونة تحت الأرض وسط مقبرةٍ مهجورة في ليلةٍ مظلمة، ثم اهتز بعنفٍ كأرجوحة أطفال وهبط فجأة إلى الأسفل بسرعةٍ شديدة قبل أن يتوقف بشدة مع صوت صريرٍ عالٍ لم يعلُ عليه سوى صرخة صرخة عالية تحمل كل ما يمكن أن يشعر به أي شخص في هذا العالم من ألمٍ وفزعٍ وذهول..

أين أنت يا حارسة الجحيم؟ سألت نورا نفسها هذا السؤال وهي تغادر مكتبها في مبنى التحقيقات الجنائية، وكان عليها أولاً أن تجد إجابة قاطعة لهذا السؤال قبل أن تنتقل إلى التفكير فيما يجب أن تفعله في عملية (خادمة القصر) التي لم تدم فرحتها بحلها أكثر من بضع دقائق قبل أن تتعقد أحداثها وتتشابك من جديد...

"أمير الوكيل" ضابط شُرطة ومحقق بمكتب البحث الجنائي، وهو في منتصف الثلاثينات من العُمر يميزه شعره الأحمر الناري والذي بسببه ينسبونه إلى جهنم، قامته لطويلة وطلته وسيمة في حين دائمًا ما تكتسي ملامحه بالجدية، فلا أحد من كل من يعيشون حوله رآه يبتسم ولو مرة واحدة فقط.

Homicide Detective Iris Williams and her partner, Detective Annette, are assigned to a case so baffling that it will leave them dumbfounded. In the meantime, a storm - more powerful than Hurricane Sandy - is headed toward the East Coast. Will Detectives Williams and Toni be able to unravel the perplexing murders that plagued the city, or will the perpetrator disappear with the storm?

" أرجو يا سيدي، أن تكون على علم بمدى خطورة الموقف الذي نواجهه جميعًا بعد الأحداث المؤسفة التي وقعت في منزلك قبل يومين، فوجود جثة مقتولة ببشاعة يجعل الكثيرون في حالة استنفارٍ تام، لا يهدأ لهم بال حتى يخرج أحد رجال الشرطة إلى الصحافة ذاكرًا اسم شخص سيلتف حول عنقه حبل المشنقة.

This first book in a new series is set in and around the Portland, Maine, waterfront. It introduces Brandon Blake, a loner who lives on his old wooden cruiser. Raised by his alcoholic grandmother after his mother was lost at sea, Blake learned to depend on himself. During an assignment for a law-enforcement class, Blake gets involved in a fight and is marked for payback by a soon-to-be-released convict. Meanwhile, questions surface about his mother's disappearance.

In the sprawling urban labyrinth of Hollow City, Halloween night is no longer a time of joy and candy-filled streets. It’s a night of fear, where parents lock their doors, and children dare not venture out in costume. For years, a shadow has loomed over the city, a figure known only as "The Reaper." He is a serial killer who targets trick-or-treaters, leaving behind nothing but eerie messages and grisly scenes. The police are helpless, taunted by his chilling clues and unable to stop his reign of terror.