Crime Fiction Thriller Serial Killer

How do you catch a killer who knows your every move? She drew the curtains and returned to the kitchen where she removed the bottle of vodka from the freezer and reached for the large kitchen knife. If he dared to come back, she'd be ready for him. When a body is found hanging in the remains of a dock-side warehouse, detective Kate Matthews is called to the scene.

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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?

A caravan of cars drives down Route 66, each passenger bearing a photograph. They are the parents of missing children, all brought together by word that children's grave sites are being discovered along the road. Kathy Mallory drives with them. The child she seeks, though, is herself. During the next few days, she will find herself hunting a killer like no one she has ever known, and will undergo a series of revelations of stunning intensity and effect.

"What could go wrong?" is what a group of teenagers wonder about before breaking into an abandoned house at the edge of town. They seal their fates on the darkest night of the year, Halloween. Listen as history comes alive in front of their own eyes in a series of terrifying events. Broken families, lives tortures by those that had happened in the past. And in the middle of it, is the one person that was never supposed to come back in the first place. Allowing her to roam free is what will cause the demise of them all. But what if there is a way?

After the body of a brutally murdered young woman is recovered from the Gulf of Mexico far from shore, FBI Special Agent Tess Winnett is called in to assist with the profiling of the murderer. Although only one body has been found, every detail about the gruesome crime points to the work of a serial killer. Have there been others left to die far at sea, where no one will ever find them? Is there a connection to be found, or is Tess searching for evidence that doesn’t exist?

Meet Sly Verdict. A successful realtor with a special hobby. He follows a specific set of rules to aid in his serial killing hobby. If you ever buy or sell a house, beware of who might have a spare key to your home. The "rules" are in place to keep his identity a secret. But when a member of a policeman's family goes missing, Sly's rules don't protect him as much as he thought they would. Proceed with caution.

The story of a daughter being raised by a single father, who happens to be a serial killer. As the series progresses, Deicide will grow older. In this thrilling fifth book, experience the sights, smells, and sounds through the eyes of 18-year-old Deicide. After finding herself back with Pops, Deicide seeks out her own freedom. With each book, Deicide will grow older, giving us an inside look at how her life has been affected due to her upbringing.

Deine Zeit läuft ab ... und du kannst nichts dagegen unternehmen. Drei Morde innerhalb weniger Stunden erschüttern das Team um Sommer und Drosten. Einem Opfer malt der Mörder mit Blut ein Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dem nächsten Toten ritzt er mit scharfer Klinge ein Herz in die Haut. Am dritten Tatort hinterlässt er einen Countdown. Lukas Sommer erkennt, dass sich die Hinweise auf seine eigene Vergangenheit beziehen. Bevor die Polizei dem Täter jedoch näherkommt, endet die Frist.

Ein Serienmörder foltert seine Opfer in den uralten Steinkreisen der Grafschaft Cumbria und verbrennt sie bei lebendigem Leibe. Der Täter hinterlässt keinerlei Spuren – bis die scheinbar willkürlichen Foltermale des dritten Opfers bei einer genauen Untersuchung den Namen "Washington Poe" ergeben. Könnte Detective Poe das nächste Opfer sein?

Ein Samstag im Jahr 1978 in Florida: Mitten in der Nacht dringt ein Mann in ein Studentinnenwohnheim ein. Er geht von Zimmer zu Zimmer und tötet mehrere Bewohnerinnen. Schon bald wird er als einer der bekanntesten Serienmörder der USA bekannt sein. Doch er wurde bei seiner Tat beobachtet. Die Überlebenden, darunter Hauptzeugin Pamela Schumacher, wird diese Nacht für immer verändern. Sie sind alle zum Opfer geworden. Aber sie erzählen hier ihre Perspektiven, sie bleiben Herrinnen ihrer Geschichten.

Tinsley Jensen survived the torturous clutches of an elusive masked killer dubbed the Skull, only to be held hostage by her nightmares. She’s terrified of leaving her cottage on Seahawk Island, knowing that the madman is still out there. FBI special agent Wyatt Camden knows it too. He may have rescued Tinsley, but her captor got away. Now he’s driven by guilt, the need for vengeance, and the desire to protect - at any cost - the woman he’s come to love.

De vijf van Whitechapel is een fascinerend en bloedstollend geschiedenisboek over victoriaans Londen, en een prijswinnende moderne klassieker over de slachtoffers van de moordzaak die de wereld al anderhalve eeuw in haar greep houdt: de zaak-Jack the Ripper. 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: Jack the Ripper.

Toda su vida ha intentado superar el tortuoso pasado de su familia: ser la hija de un asesino en serie. Ahora se encuentra preparando su boda, todo ha quedado atrás… aunque parece que no será tan fácil. Un asesino imitador ha surgido 20 años después. ¿todo se repite? Chloe Davis solo tenía doce años cuando se encontraron evidencias que culpaban a su propio padre del asesinato de seis niñas del pueblo. Ya nunca más sería su protector, sino un asesino en serie.

Esta novela narra la trayectoria de un asesino en serie entre los años 1973 y 2003; sus travesías permiten delinear una cartografía de la ciudad de Santiago y las respectivas características de la sociedad, mientras el río Mapocho es aquel sitio de desechos que atrae al asesino.

Nirgends wirst du sicher sein! Sie sind Frauen, die mitten im Leben stehen, doch als jemand ihre Vernichtung beschließt, müssen sie untertauchen. Die ersehnte Sicherheit finden sie trotzdem nicht, und am Ende ihres Weges lauert der Tod.

Das Sterben hat erst begonnen. Jakob Krogh und Mila Weiss stehen mit ihrer Sonderermittlungsgruppe 4 schon ein halbes Jahr nach ihrem traumatischen Fall der Krähenmorde wieder vor einem Rätsel: Sie erhalten eine kryptische Nachricht, versehen mit einer unheilvollen Botschaft: Das erste Sterben hat begonnen. Was Teile des Teams zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz halten, erweist sich als sehr ernstzunehmende Spur. In der brütenden Sommerhitze – die seit einiger Zeit über der Stadt liegt – stößt die Gruppe 4 auf einem verlassenen Bauernhof auf zwei Leichen.

Join Marsha and Danny Jones as they face the greatest threat yet to the Sea Empress and her passengers on a wonderful cruise to the Caribbean - with a serial killer on board! A fascinating group of people have joined the cruise to the warm and sunny islands, from famous authors to stalking reviewers, a country music legend and a top FBI agent sent to help track down a killer. Danger lurks every day as the body count begins. When will it all end? Only The Shadow knows for sure!

Yorkshire Dales, Summer 1997. Vicky Mott slips out the door of her remote cottage, and into the pale dawn light. She scrawls a note for her friends. Gone to see the sunrise. V xxx That's the last anyone ever hears from twenty-year-old music lover Vicky. Another victim of the Fellside Strangler? That would make Vicky the fourth young woman to lose her life this summer. Snatched by a mysterious killer who stalks the fells . . . But Vicky's body is never found.