Modern Thrillers

When cowboy artist Willie Russell is murdered on the Branding Iron Ranch, Sheriff Charles Matthews faces a mystery that seems built on the bones of the past. Willie Russell leaves behind sketches that illustrate a century-old legend of a brutal outlaw, a beautiful young woman, and the lost Santiago Crucifix, a three-foot-tall cross of solid gold. With only the sketches, the footprints of Johnny Brentwood, and very little else, Charles focuses on the eerie links between past and present events. Were Willie's sketches the story of the past, or a portent of the future?

Crawford County, Texas, hadn't had a deliberate homicide in 80 years, and Sheriff Charles Matthews liked that statistic just fine, particularly since his department wasn't generously endowed with manpower. Folks in Crawford County didn't altogether understand Charles Matthews. It wasn't his law degree - lots of folks had law degrees and were still respectable - and it wasn't the fact he was from Dallas. It wasn't even because he never told anybody why he left Dallas. It was because Charles had no nickname in an area where nicknames were as common as sagebrush.

 By day, he wears a mask, concealing his true nature from the world. By night, he conducts his plans, carefully composing death for those deemed less worthy in his eyes of existence. When bodies of convicted felons start turning up, Detective Gregory Shaw is called upon to investigate. His suspicions fall on a well-known attorney, but can he prove his hunch holds merit? 

After moving into the exclusive gated community of Highland Estates, Derrick Marlow and Ethan Reynolds thought their lives would be perfect. With their wedding only a few weeks away, these childhood sweethearts knew they were ready for anything. What they weren’t ready for was the appearance of a mysterious figure who seems hell-bent on ruining their big day. Wrapped up in wedding details, Derrick and Ethan don’t have time for negativity, but when a harmless prank turns into something more sinister, they turn to the one man who may be able to find who is behind the harassment.

In book six of this true crime series, someone is knocking off the homeless of NYC. There don't appear to be any motives: what could a bum have that anyone would want? Their lifestyle affords the killer plenty of opportunity, who would care what happened to these shadow people? O'Roarke and Garcia quickly realize that they have another serial killer on their hands as more bodies are found at an alarming rate. 

Der Schweizer Sigurd Willemsen vermittelt der jungen Anwältin Katharina Tenzer einen ungewöhnlichen Auftrag: Der 37-jährige Bernhard Fillinger lebt seit Jahren in Costa Rica, denn er ist ein mit internationalem Haftbefehl gesuchter Steuerflüchtling. Allerdings leidet er an einer tödlichen Krankheit, seine einzige Hoffnung ist eine neue Therapie in Hamburg. Katharina soll nun einen Deal aushandeln: Im Tausch für eine Haftverschonung will Fillinger sein Wissen über im Zuge der Wende verschwundenes DDR-Geld offenlegen.

It’s a bittersweet reunion for Mac Faraday when members of his former homicide squad arrive at the Spencer Inn. While it is sweet to attend the wedding of the daughter of a former colleague, it is a bitter reminder that the mother of the bride had been the victim of a double homicide on her own wedding night. The brutal slaying weighing heavy on his mind, Mac is anxious to explore every possibility for a break in the cold case - even a suggestion from disgraced former detective Louis Gannon that one of their former colleagues was the killer. 

A murder occurs every day in the Big Apple. It follows that homicide detectives carry a case load of three to seven cases at all times. In this new thriller, Video of Murder, NYPD homicide Detectives O’Roarke and Garcia investigate seven killings. They must enter the unknown world of the Tongs, the Chinese Mafia, when one of its members is beaten to death, sparking a string of retaliation-type homicides. At the same time, they investigate the random murder of a cross-country trucker only to be interrupted by a domestic-disturbance case gone horribly wrong. 

A military-trained PI struggles to protect a beautiful woman from the Russian mob while plotting revenge on the killer who murdered his army brother and two children. Connor Marin and five team members had been part of a Ranger squad fighting the cartels in South America when their communications got hacked. That meant that Sanchez, Connor's closest friend, a man he had laughed and drank with, had been butchered by the cartels. The army brass never suspected the murders were more than simple executions. But Connor found a trail back to the real killers. How could this have happened?

"Hon tittade länge på en bil som hade stannat uppe på bilparkeringen bakom varuhusen och matade in bilnumret i hjärnan. I förarsätet satt en man i fyrtioårsåldern. En liten flicka, kanske sex år, satt i framsätet..." Advokaten Inga-Lisa Östergren är tillbaka och den här gången möter hon sitt svåraste fall hittills. Staffan Westerlund (1942-2012) var en svensk författare, jurist och professor i miljörätt. Han debuterade med "Institutet" 1983 och skrev sedermera sammanlagt 10 deckare.

Tvåbarnsmamman Kerstin Sundström försvinner spårlöst. Har hon råkat ut för något eller gett sig av frivilligt? Polisens efterforskningar övergår snart i en brottsutredning och kriminalreporter David Weber intervjuar personer i Kerstins närhet. Kan svaret finnas i hennes privatliv, eller har det något att göra med jobbet på socialkontoret?

Jessika Ströms dröm om lesbisk kärlek leder henne in i ett äventyr där hon utsätts för svåra prövningar. När en kvinna omkommer i en villabrand blir hon inblandad trots att polisens utredning tyder på att det handlar om ett tragiskt självmord. Men vissa omständigheter får polisinspektör Lennart Wennström att reagera, hade kvinnan kanske ändå blivit mördad?

When a woman is found murdered by hunting arrows in a woodland clearing, Detective Jane Harper is left to determine who is responsible. But when revelations about the victim's true identity surface, Harper soon realizes all is not as it seems - and that the killer's motivations are more complex than she could have imagined.   

While on a stakeout to catch the cretin who’s stalking a client, Private Investigator Candice Shane finds a house on fire - at midnight. A pink tricycle in the yard prompts her hasty decision to break-in, saving a sleeping woman and her three children. Her ex-boyfriend, Sergeant Alex Delaney, thinks she’s insane to take on the woman as a client. But with the husband out of town during the incident, he’s the prime suspect, and Candice has a gut feeling he didn’t do it. Who would want a woman and three children dead? 

It's been two years since the invasion. Two years since the slicks came to our planet and herded humanity together like cattle, placing us under constant watch in the few cities that remain. The lucky ones are left to their own devices. The unlucky few are rounded up and carted off to labor camps to face an unknown fate. Former homicide detective Adrian Grace was cut off from his family, but has somehow managed to survive. When one of the slicks is murdered, they ask him to find the killer.

Undercover and using moves she didn’t learn at the Detroit Police Academy, Harlee races to identify the cold case murderer who has struck again. While juggling a charming ex-fiancé, a friend with benefits, and a partner who is too darn handsome for his own good, Harlee begins socializing with the potential suspects outside of work...until the killer learns of her double identity. This mystery has a perfect blend of humor, sexiness, and suspense. 

Lik leder till andra lik. Det vet Lars Nord, hård hemlig agent. Ett söndertrasat lik på en bakgård leder till två andra lik. Lars Nord förstår att det hänger på honom att få fatt mördaren. Men klockan tickar ner. Och mördaren visar sig vara mycket svår att komma åt... Den hårdkokte agenten Lars Nord ställs här inför ett av sina mest hisnande äventyr hittills. Frits Remar (1932-1982) var en dansk författare som skrev spänningslitteratur. Han är framför allt känd för sina romaner om den hårdkokte spionen Lars Nord.

Eddie Monroe is a detective in Melview, and he is looking for a murderer. Finding this murderer is difficult because the murderer looks just like Eddie Monroe. Eddie was adopted, and he hopes that he has a twin brother who is the one murdering people. Instead, he finds a twin sister. This causes Eddie to question his sanity, especially since he was shot in the head a few years ago while on duty. Is Eddie killing the women in Melview? A daughter of one of the victims recognizes him running from the murder of her mother. 

Cierra Caldwell is a curious young lady who loves her special chatroom. You will most certainly find her chatting there most days. She suddenly finds herself swept away in a murder mystery only she can solve. Slowly, she finds the answers to unravel each puzzle she encounters. The cause of all the deaths is a bombshell to Cierra's sensibilities, but she is determined to see justice prevail! 

New York antiquities appraiser Annalisse Drury recently lost her best friend to murder. The killer's identity may be linked to her friend's expensive missing bracelet, a 500-year-old artifact that carries an ancient curse, one that unleashes evil upon any who dare wear the jewelry created for the Persian royal family. Weeks later, Annalisse sees a matching necklace at a Manhattan gallery opening. She begs the owner to destroy the cursed piece, but her pleas fall on deaf ears, despite the unnatural death that occurs during the opening.