Dark Crime Thrillers

" 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.

"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.

هكذا صرخت (سعاد) بفزعٍ وذعرٍ وجنون، وهي تقف أمام الجثة الهامدة قبل أن تتراجع إلى الخلف خارج الغرفة الصغيرة بخطواتٍ مرتجفة وهي تغطي وجهها بكفيها، وأخذت في الصراخ بهيستريا وجنون بنبرات صوتٍ مبحوحة، وعلى ملامح وجهها ظهر الإعياء الشديد.

Winter 1940: With soldiers parading down the Avenue des Champs-Élysees, Nazi flags dangling from the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower defaced with German propaganda, Parisians have little to celebrate as Christmas approaches. Police Inspector Henri Lefort's wishes for a quiet holiday season are dashed when the Gestapo orders him to investigate the disappearance of Dr. Viktor Brandt, a neurologist involved in a secret project at one of Paris's hospitals.

When 19-year-old Charlene Major is brutally slain in broad daylight, Detective Sergeant Ewan Striker fears a connection to a spate of animal thefts to the north of the city. He knows that some unscrupulous thieves steal pets for bait. But not this time. Striker believes this thief steals to torture and kill. And that can only mean one thing. If this shocking murder is indeed an escalation from animal to human, this man kills for one reason only. Pleasure.

There are only a few weeks left before an asteroid destroys the planet. It’s the countdown, and all of humanity is just waiting for the end. In Phoenix, AZ, the sheriff’s department and National Guard are battling for supremacy, gas is as good as cash, and elementary school kids are out for blood. Most people in town have become the worst versions of themselves. Except for Dutch Kovaks, private detective. Dutch wants to right some wrongs, help a few people in need, and use the days he’s got left for good. Most of all, he wants to track down a bottle of gin.

Hipopotamia es una colección de desvelos y un manual de contradicciones. Sexo, violencia y sangre fluyendo a través de las alcantarillas de la psique colectiva, esa que carece de puentes con la lógica o el sentido común. En estos diez relatos, el lector podrá encontrar lugares sórdidos, amores raros, atmósferas inquietantes y un buen puñado de alucinaciones. Puede, incluso, que en estos diez relatos el lector corra el riesgo de encontrarse a sí mismo.

The night world of Old Town, Portland, Oregon, has gone mad in the grip of gentrification, and at the center of it all is Lucky Supreme, a seedy tattoo parlor, whose proprietor is a street-bred artist with a unique approach to problem solving. Darby Holland has enough on his radar, but when some flash (tattoo artwork) stolen from him resurfaces in California, he can't help himself. His efforts to reclaim it set him on a dangerous path, dragging along his delightfully eccentric colleagues.

When 89-year-old Emyr Isaac is found dead in his home, Drake and his team initially suspect a burglary gone wrong. Isaac was old, and his death was a tragedy, but it’s not a murder case...is it? But as the investigation develops, Drake uncovers more suspicious deaths, but with one connection: Each victim received care from the same healthcare professional. Drake must do all he can to ensure no more lives are lost...even if it means putting members of his own team in harm’s way.

What Ian Rankin is to Edinburgh David Mark is to the seaport of Hull in Northern England. This is the beginning of a dynamic, thrilling series featuring detective Sgt. Aector McAvoy, a psychologically-probing investigator who finds patterns and motives in seemingly unrelated deaths in his hardscrabble town.

Attacked at home by an unknown assailant, meek Lucille Stevenson should be dead, but she isn’t. She should have called the police, she should have told her family, she should have done a lot of things, but she didn’t. Because what Lucille did to her attacker went far beyond self-defense. It was cold, brutal, and vicious; and if anyone found out, her life would be over. Unfortunately, her biggest problem isn't getting rid of the body; it's that she really enjoyed killing the man and can't wait to do it again...

Just nachdem sich der Capitano der sizilianischen Carabinieri auf unbestimmte Zeit beurlauben lassen hat, sorgt ein mysteriöser Mord im Rotlichtmilieu für Aufruhr in Villabosco. Wieder mal steht Maresciallo Saverio Bonanno mit den Ermittlungen allein da. Trotzdem gelingt es Bonanno, die Nerven zu bewahren und einer skrupellosen Organisation auf die Spur zu kommen, die ihre dunklen Botschaften übers Internet verbreitet. Aber als Bonanno herausfindet, wer hinter der Organisation steckt und dass ihre Opfer noch Kinder sind, ringt er nicht nur einmal um Fassung ...

Gavin Cain, an SFPD homicide inspector, is in the middle of an exhumation when his phone rings. San Francisco's mayor is being blackmailed and has ordered Cain back to the city; a helicopter is on its way. The casket, and Cain's cold-case investigation, must wait. At City Hall, the mayor shows Cain four photographs he's received: the first, an unforgettable blonde; the second, pills and handcuffs on a nightstand; the third, the woman drinking from a flask; and last, the woman naked, unconscious, and shackled to a bed.

Reid Garrett is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. He’s also a serial blackmailer, extortionist, and murderer. His good looks, charm and personality mask his sociopathic obsession to prey on Hollywood celebrities and other “A-listers.” Cameron Haines, a top talent agent with a dark secret is Reid’s agent. He’s also one of his victims. Cameron hires former CIA agent Alton Price to end Reid’s extortion and protect his secret. Alton has a reputation for making celebrity problems “go away” quietly and discreetly.

When a series of cryptic messages begin appearing in the homes of prominent city officials, forewarning their brutal murders, Detective Olivia Hart is thrust into a chilling investigation. Each message, eerily handwritten and left near the victims' bodies, seems like a taunt from the killer—someone who strikes without warning and leaves no trace behind. As the bodies pile up, Olivia realizes the murders aren’t random but part of a sinister pattern, and the messages are more than simple warnings; they’re connected to a powerful and secretive society operating in the shadows of the city.

Two envelopes. Two holocaust survivors. Two anonymous bearer bonds - each worth one million pounds. Corporate forensic investigator Cydney Granger, with help from beyond the grave, enters a world previously unknown to her to unravel the truth behind a web of secrets, lies, corruption, blackmail, and hidden Nazi loot, as new horrors of the Third Reich come to light.

Starr Wyman is hedged in on all sides: caring for her war-broken brother, tormented by her crooked father, still in mourning for the disappearance of her mother. Her father, the Bible-quoting “Wint” Wyman, dismisses her herbalist work as witchcraft, but when a body drops and her brother is responsible, Wint calls on Starr to make the corpse disappear. As the town's chief Alderman and drug kingpin, he can do that. Enter the mysterious Jase Patton, hunting an ivory artifact owned by Wint Wyman.

A continually bullied runt of a youngster, Chas Larkin discovers his chutzpah and decides to take on the London gangs. In the sleazy and violent East End, he is unwittingly assisted by Scotland Yard and MI5, who use the boy to delay an IRA campaign in the city. Together with the mysterious DCI Casey, an enigma amongst the bomb-damaged slums, they stir the pot of fermenting disquiet.

If stealing a half million dollars from the Mafia is a bad idea, then using the money to pay off a homicidal Russian loan shark is an insane idea. Elliot Becker realizes this a little too late as his well-intentioned South Florida real estate scam starts to fall to pieces. He needs a Plan B - and he needs it now - because when Ponzi schemes fail, they tend to fail fast. Complicating matters is Logan Treverrow, an aspiring sculptor and newly-returned veteran from Afghanistan trying to figure out who took out a $200,000 loan in his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s name.

After serial killer Randall Burton is diagnosed with a terminal disease, he decides to jump bail and go out in a blaze of glory. One woman stands in his way. Her name is Counsel Fungo, and she’s an exceptionally talented bounty hunter, if a little eccentric. Officially, her two canine companions are therapy dogs. But she considers them partners. Counsel will do anything to stop criminals from preying on the vulnerable, and she’s intent on stopping Randall Burton. Randall’s trail leads to sleepy Rancor, Pennsylvania.