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When a young man is found lying on a station platform with a hole in his head, DI Kate Young is called in to investigate the grisly murder. But the killing is no one-off. As bodies start to pile up, she is faced with what might be an impossible task - to hunt down a ruthless killer on a seemingly random rampage.

Dismembered bodies of women for hire litter the sides of the road in rural Tennessee. It has happened before, 30 years prior. Not knowing if the murders are that of a copycat or the original killer making a reappearance, Agent Hank Rawlings, along with Agent Beth Harper, is once again dispatched to the scene. With little help from the local authorities and limited resources at their disposal, Hank, Beth, and a local agent are tasked with pulling back the layers of deceit to circle closer to the man responsible.

You have six seconds to view this suicide note and 24 hours to save the girl's life. The brand-new novel from rising star Angela Clarke and the second in her chilling and provocative Social Media Murders series. Feisty young journalist Freddie Venton and ambitious police officer Nasreen Cudmore are up against a depraved killer who takes pleasure in taunting them online.

With virtually identical women being murdered in Minnesota, panic is causing huge political pressure to get the killer off the streets. Celebrated investigator Cade Dawkins is given the hot potato case and hopes to get it wrapped up before the governor has his head. But the killer has his own agenda—one that goes beyond simply murdering knockout blondes. As it becomes a cat and mouse game between killer and investigator, Dawkins begins to realize he just may be the mouse.

Hüte dich vor verlassenen Orten! Mit ihren Kameras filmen junge Leute leer stehende Villen und Fabrikgebäude. Doch an den "Lost Places" lauert eine tödliche Gefahr. Jonas Starck von der Lübecker Kriminalpolizei findet in einem alten Herrenhaus nahe der Ostsee die erste Leiche. Auf den ersten Blick sieht alles nach einem Unfall aus, doch dann wird klar: Ein Serienkiller treibt an den verlassenen Orten sein Unwesen. Es gibt weitere Tote - und plötzlich wird der Mörder sogar zur Bedrohung für Starcks Familie.

When Hannah Allen was fourteen years old, she was abducted by an elusive serial killer, Peter Harris. Intended to be his eleventh victim, she was his only survivor. Ten years later, therapy and friendship have helped Hannah overcome the trauma of her past. But then a body is found, a body bearing eerily similar injuries to Peter’s victims, complete with the numerical brand he forced upon his captives. Soon it becomes clear that somewhere someone is continuing Peter’s work. Somewhere someone wants Hannah dead.

When Felicity Springer is reported missing after a police training conference, the countdown to find her begins.... On her way home after an exhausting weekend, with colleagues she can’t wait to escape, Felicity notices something odd about the white van in front of her. A hand has punched through the car’s rear light and is frantically waving, trying to catch her attention. Desperate to help, Felicity dials 999 and calls it in. But whilst on the phone, she loses control of the car on the icy road, crashing straight into the vehicle ahead.

When the body of mother Charlotte Brannon is discovered by her husband, Adam, in their bedroom, Detective Natalie Ward is first on the scene. The killer has left a chilling calling card: The word Why? written on the wall in blood. As Natalie begins to delve deeper into the couple’s lives, she discovers that Adam has a dark past he’s been hiding, and she’s sure that the Brannons' teenage babysitter, Inge, has secrets of her own.

They are the most violent, blood-thirsty, and vicious of criminals. While hunting for them, FBI profilers call these monsters UNSUBS, short for "unknown subjects of ongoing investigations". At any given time, in the United States there are more than 50 serial killers at large, preying on vulnerable, unsuspecting victims. Until yesterday, no one knew Florida had another serial killer on the loose. Special Agent Tess Winnett calls this particularly elusive one the "Taker of Lives".

In the bleak countryside around Blithfield Reservoir, a serial murderer and rapist is leaving a trail of bloodshed. His savage calling card: the word ‘MINE’ carved into each of his victims. DI Kate Young struggles to get the case moving - even when one of the team’s own investigators is found dead in a dumpster. But Kate is battling her own demons. Obsessed with exposing Superintendent John Dickson and convinced there’s a conspiracy running deep in the force, she no longer knows who to trust.

Er tötet dich. Und alle schauen zu. Video an, Mikrofon aus. Eine weitere Videokonferenz. Doch dann huscht ein Schatten über den Bildschirm. Du zoomst ran – und plötzlich ist überall Blut. Ein Teilnehmer wird mit einem Messer angegriffen. Du hörst seine Schreie, siehst wie er langsam und präzise vor laufender Kamera gequält wird. Und das Schlimmste ist: Du darfst nicht wegschauen... "Seelenleser" Tom Bachmann und sein Team vom BKA vernehmen mehrere traumatisierte Zeugen, die mitansehen mussten, wie ihr Kollege zu Tode gefoltert wurde. Doch wieso braucht der Killer ein Publikum?

A late summer heatwave seems to have triggered an unusually high number of suicides. As the dead bodies pile up, DS Jack Mackinnon and the rest of MIT realise things aren’t as straightforward as they seem, and when similar letters are found at the scene of each "suicide", Mackinnon is convinced they are dealing with a serial killer. A killer who is determined to deliver his own deadly justice.

Sheriff Sadie Mills navigates the challenges of single motherhood while solving crimes in the rural community of Possum Gap, Kentucky. The recent trailer shootings in her jurisdiction have her on edge, and the new coroner, a Yankee transplant from the east coast, is still adjusting to life in the wilderness when all hell breaks loose. Cases stemming from an out-of-control hillbilly clan, sex trafficking, and a murder in the nearby Amish community collide, and Sheriff Mills finds herself in a race to stop a serial killer before they strike again.

A decorated police officer is found dead in a farmer's field, covered in what appear to be wasp stings. Except it's almost Thanksgiving in New York, and three inches of snow cover the ground. Days later, a prominent businessman with a fear of heights leaps from Harmon's tallest skyscraper. Are the deaths related?

Sofia, Bulgaria. In una gelida domenica d’inverno, mentre una bufera di neve imperversa sulla città, un ragazzo si presenta al commissariato centrale e chiede dell’ispettore Dimitrov. Sa già che da là dentro non uscirà vivo, ma ha un’importante missione da compiere: consegnare una chiavetta usb che contiene il filmato di un brutale omicidio. L’ispettore, noto per i suoi scoppi d’ira e per una certa propensione ai traffici illeciti, non fa in tempo a interrogare il ragazzo perché quest’ultimo si toglie la vita mordendo una capsula di cianuro.

El verano en Lipowo se encuentra en su máximo esplendor. El inspector Daniel Podgórski siente que es el mejor momento de su vida gracias a Weronika, con quien está viviendo una bonita historia de amor. Mientras tanto, dos chicas han sido asesinadas.

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.

A taunting letter, claiming violence and death to the vile people of Washburn County, puts Sergeant Jade Monroe and her staff of detectives on high-alert. The letter states they will see the author's work soon, but, without forensic evidence, Jade has no way of knowing who wrote the letter or its validity. When the first victim is discovered, the carnage promised in the letter is realized, and as the body count escalates, so does the depravity of the murders.

Amber Young, genius puzzle editor turned FBI special agent, is summoned to a new crime scene: a serial killer has left a mysterious drawing as his signature, clearly hinting at his next victim. And unless Amber can crack its riddle in time, another life is waiting to be claimed. Once again, Amber may just be the only one who can stop him.

It’s a brutal winter in Des Moines, Iowa, and the city is gripped by fear. A serial attacker known as the Sin Eater is stalking women and has just struck again. It’s a tough time and a tough place for Riley Fisher, a former small-town sergeant, to be reporting for duty as an FBI agent on her first assignment. Teamed with a man she’s not sure she can trust and struggling to prove herself—while fighting the pull of her old life and family dramas—Riley is tasked with investigating a vicious death threat against the newly elected female state governor.