Crime Fiction Thriller Serial Killer

From the day he was born into this world, Andy never stood a chance. Raised by abusive drug addicted parents, he was brutally tortured daily. Andy became numb to the world around him and developed a disdain for the people in it. As he grew, the constant abuse caused his youthful mind to finally snap. Liberating himself from his parents at 17, he now has a new mission in life. He will be the worlds most notorious serial killer.

Fourteen years ago, Kaitlin Roe was the lone witness to the abduction of her cousin Gina. She still remembers that lonely Virginia road. She can still see the masked stranger and hear Gina’s screams. And she still suffers the guilt of running away in fear and resents being interrogated as a suspect in the immediate aftermath. Now Kaitlin has only one way to assuage the pain and nightmares—by interviewing everyone associated with the unsolved crime for a podcast that could finally bring closure to a case gone cold.

Twenty years is a long time to wait for justice. And when you're so close that you can taste it, you want to serve yourself. Special Agent Florel Ross has made a vow. She has one year, or until Jimmie Putnam is about to kill again, before she will confront him - or report him - herself. Now, with his own ice cream shop, watching him will be easier than ever before. With nothing to lose and obsession steering her, Florel is fearless. She takes the sort of risks her twin sister would be proud of. And the danger is only getting worse.

Jimmie Putnam is an ordinary man by any measure. By day, he works as a law clerk. At night, when he can't fight the cravings, he becomes a collector. He takes great care of his human things, and when they've been on their best behavior, he even takes them out of his freezers. Florel Ross has been mostly invisible since the death of her twin, who died 20 years ago at the hands of a serial killer. Obsessed with justice, Florel is willing to risk anything for the answers she craves: What goes on in the mind of a serial killer?

Das Blut des verhassten Feindes verteilte sich auf ihrer Haut wie rote Schönheitsflecken. Sie genoss es, unaufhörlich auszuholen und zuzustechen. Er sollte nicht überleben, sondern in ihren Armen sterben, hier und jetzt … Welches eiskalte Monster nimmt einer Familie den Sohn? Welche Bestie entreißt zwei kleinen Kindern die Mutter Hauptkommissar Rolf Heerse wird zu einem schockierenden Fund in der Innenstadt von Baden-Baden gerufen. Sofort steht fest, dass der Täter entschlossen und berechnend vorgeht.

Vad du inte vet kan bli din död... I Texas avrättas en seriemördare, som in i det sista lyckas hålla sin familj hemlig. I Boston hittas en nioårig flicka övergiven utanför ett sjukhus. Hon adopteras av ett förmöget par. Tjugo år senare lever Melanie Stokes ett bekymmerslöst liv. Tills en kriminalreporter börjar intressera sig för hennes förflutna och första brevet dyker upp med texten: DU FÅR VAD DU FÖRTJÄNAR.

Dit is Catherines (Kates) verhaal. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine en Mary Jane zijn vijf compleet verschillende vrouwen en hebben elkaar nooit ontmoet. Toch zijn ze beroemd om dezelfde reden: ze werden allemaal in 1888 vermoord. Hun moordenaar is nooit gepakt, maar de naam die de pers voor hem bedacht kennen we tot op de dag van vandaag. Na bijna anderhalve eeuw krijgen De vijf van Whitechapel eindelijk zelf een stem in hun wereldberoemde verhaal.

The people of Penrith are delighted when local businessman Hal Mulberry succeeds in his childhood dream of buying the world famous painting, Buttermere at Dawn. And he’s determined not to keep it to himself, but to bring it back to the Lake District where it belongs and put it on show. Hal has a plan to turn Penrith Village Hall into a cultural hotspot – with the painting at its heart. But not everyone is pleased.

When a body is pulled from the dank and dangerous fens on the outskirts of town, everybody assumes it was a tragic accident. But Detective Tara Thorpe, newly joined and determined to prove herself, suspects there’s more to the story. Tara is desperate to investigate further, but her supervisor Patrick Wilkins has other ideas. He would rather die than let this ambitious upstart show him up - even if it means some digging in Tara’s secret past to keep her under his thumb.

When homicide detective Gabe Quinn returns to the Los Angeles streets after the senseless murder of his wife Hope, he thinks he's fought off all the demons that life can throw his way. But his first case back may prove to be his last. A repeat killer is in town. A killer who is on a personal mission to bring Gabe to his knees, luring him into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Caught in the enigmatic web of an unusual case, Special Agent Tess Winnett races against the ticking clock. A suspected serial killer is on the loose hunting prey in the depths of the Everglades. Several women have vanished from the Miami coast, leaving only echoes of their existence. The clues to their fates? Locked away in the tortured mind of one survivor, TV celebrity Kiana Bayliss.

A sensitive orphan, Jane Steele suffers first at the hands of her spiteful aunt and predatory cousin, then at a grim school where she fights for her very life until escaping to London, leaving the corpses of her tormentors behind her. After years of hiding from the law while penning macabre "last confessions" of the recently hanged, Jane thrills at discovering an advertisement. Her aunt has died, and her childhood home has a new master: Mr. Charles Thornfield, who seeks a governess.

Westminster, 2013. Wole Robert is black. A Brit. His marriage is on a razor edge. He had always want to be a tattooist but his overbearing mother didn't let his passion see the light of day. He turned out a detective. Meanwhile, a clever monster glides undetected through London, leaving behind a gruesome trail of carnage but with few clues - tattoos on the victims. But this monster takes it one day at a time - strikes every Wednesday.

Since her move to the country, Melissa Craig has become firmly established in village life. So, when one of the older residents fails to show up for a drinks party, Melissa goes to check on her. What she finds chills her to the bone: Her dear neighbor has been murdered, and the killer has painted a hideous smile onto her face. Melissa soon realizes that the death in her village bears the same trademark as a series of recent murders in the Cotswolds.

In the glamorous yet gritty world of New York City, Katrina Donovan is a celebrated ballet dancer by day and a cold-blooded serial killer by night. Her life is a dangerous balancing act between the spotlight and the shadows. As her bloodlust grows, so does the suspicion surrounding her. Detective James Ryder, haunted by a personal vendetta, is determined to unmask the mysterious killer terrorizing the city. Amidst the intricate pirouettes and the deadly schemes, Katrina's worlds collide in a suspenseful tale of deceit, danger, and the darkest corners of the human psyche.

Following the clues of her sister Julie’s disappearance to Dallas, newly reinstated FBI Special Agent Patterson Blake finds herself saddled with a rookie partner she feels can only get in her way. A cocky ex-cop who thinks he doesn’t need a babysitter. But that proves to be the least of her problems....

When Eleanor Wooley's best friend Rette suddenly disappears, Eleanor abandons her job as a crime reporter for the Gold Strike Tribune in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and sets off in desperate pursuit. What begins as a search and rescue operation quickly becomes an obsession and a personal quest for truth. Spurred by gut instinct, Eleanor scours Northeastern Nevada during the worst heat wave in recorded history. Obscure signs appear-an intruder's dire warning, a casino's mysterious graffiti, a random sighting of a killer on the run.

When Manhattan South Homicide Detectives Murphy and Rico fall upon a string of Santa Claus murders, it doesn't take long for the FBI Serial Killer Task Force to figure out they're hunting the same diabolical madman. In a rush against time… they must break out their Naughty List and hunt down a psycho intent on ruining Christmas.

Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s. Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things are worse than they initially seem: patient records are in disarray, staff morale is low, and there’s something afoot that she can’t quite put her finger on As Alison starts to dig into the hospital’s past, she gradually discovers a trail of lies that runs deeper and darker than she could have ever imagined.

Felicity Armstrong’s day is shattered by the sight of a dead body. The SFPD see a connection to her, but Felicity denies knowing the dead man. When the second body is found, doubt creeps in. She is the only one who believes in her innocence...Then it all changes. No longer a suspect, Felicity fears for her life as it becomes clear that the killer has a plan. What would you do if your friends are murdered one by one?