Police Adventures

Stavolta l'investigatore Giorgio Martinengo - frutto della straordinaria fantasia di Borgio - non fa i conti con una storia qualsiasi: la vittima in questione, infatti, è Vittoria Squassino, suo antico amore di gioventù. Ingaggiato poco tempo prima dalla banca tedesca per cui Vittoria lavorava, Martinengo non ha mai creduto fino in fondo alle insinuazioni sul suo conto. Anche se la relazione che la donna intratteneva con Valerio Cortese (magnetico imprenditore in campo enologico, nonché, a sua volta, vecchia conoscenza del detective) sembrerebbe aprire un paio di piste interessanti.

Detective CJ O’Hara is drowning in guilt over the death of her family and her killing of a suspect in the line of duty. So, when she’s unfairly denied a well-deserved promotion after 10 years of devoted service in Boston, she answers the Charleston Police Department’s desperate call for help. Her first assignment: Stop the serial killer known as The Lowcountry Killer.

Arsène Lupin est mort! En tout cas, c'est ce que tout le monde à l'air de croire : lors d'un cambriolage nocturne au château d'Ambrumésy, Mlle de Saint-Véran tire sur un rôdeur mais son cadavre reste introuvable. Quelques jours plus tard, la jeune femme est enlevée et son corps est retrouvé inanimé, à côté de celui d'Arsène Lupin. Comme par hasard, le document renfermant le secret de l'Aiguille creuse disparaît en même temps... Isidore Beautrelet lui ne croit ni à ces faits qui s'enchaînent trop facilement ni à la mort du gentleman-cambrioleur.

The body parts were first discovered in the bellies of sharks. Marine scientists in the Florida Keys insist sharks rarely dine on live humans, so there can be only one explanation: They were dead before they hit the water. Dr. Jessica Coran knows why. They call him the "Night Crawler". And he's out there, riding the tides with his victims, feeding the waves after his own perverse hungers are satisfied. But when similar murders surface in London on the Thames River, Jessica faces double jeopardy. One killer? Or two....

A woman’s plea to find her missing husband sends Special Agent Kurt Hunter down a road he doesn’t want to go. For all its pristine beauty, Biscayne National Park can be deadly for those lost and unprepared. Open water and inhospitable islands are the most obvious obstacles in a life or death battle, but there is something even more dangerous than nature—man. The search leads to the mangrove-lined shores of the barrier islands, where smugglers and pirates have lurked for centuries. With the clock ticking, Kurt and his team take to the backwaters of Biscayne Bay to find him.

PC Gareth Bell watches the psychopath who stabbed Bell’s partner stroll out of court a free man. Somebody on the inside tampered with the evidence, and now one of Brighton’s most dangerous criminals is back on the streets again. Bell’s personal mission for revenge takes him onto the other side of the law and into the dark, violent underworld of the glamourous seaside city. Soon he faces a horrifying choice: risk everything he holds dear, or let the man who tried to kill his partner walk free.

After suffering a traumatic head injury while playing softball, 14-year-old Deidre “Dee-Dee” Olsen is alarmed and confused when she sees unfamiliar people that no one else can see and initially dismisses her condition as a side effect of her injury. But when she sees and communicates with her deceased father, Dee-Dee realizes that the people she is seeing are the spirits of the departed.

New recruit Agent Carrie Harris is deployed on assignment at last. As the weeks go by, still not knowing her purpose and with nothing other than the mundane to report, will Carrie keep focused when the tedious veneer cracks to reveal the deplorable reason for her dispatch? Can she be ready to act, ditching the temptation to make her cover story real, or revert to be the honed, ruthless operator again? Will she make the right choices or be sucked into a different life, distracted by a passion which threatens to overwhelm her?

A rash of killings threatens “the way life should be” in Downeast Maine. The Downeast region of the Maine coast is known for its independent, hard-working people, its picturesque settings - and its seafood. But behind the thousand islands, the countless miles of coastline, and the postcard scenery, bad things are happening in Acadia National Park. Kendra Hale, fresh off a dangerous assignment in Miami, is brought in by the FBI’s Special Projects Group to assist area law enforcement in their investigation.

Austin Drake struggles with his newfound sobriety as his conscience keeps bothering him over his last major case. When a teenage boy arrives in the office asking for Austin and Maria’s help in tracking down the people who murdered his parents, all fingers point to the very woman who assisted the investigators in the past. But as Austin and Maria investigate, they find themselves at the middle of a war over the Miami drug trade. The team must navigate the Miami underworld and seek out the truth before they’re caught in the crossfire.

A dead body can ruin a vacation...It was a suicide, wasn’t it? Maybe the on-board production of Chicago isn’t the only place people are getting murdered! NYPD homicide detective Mike Stoneman and medical examiner Michelle McNeill just want a relaxing cruise. But, Michelle is convinced that there is foul play at work in the death of a Broadway talent agent’s wife. The ship’s head of security wants to keep it quiet. But, how many bodies can he cover up during one sailing?

A Massachusetts state game warden’s body turns up under a pile of brush in the deep woods. They find a decapitated bear carcass on top of him. It’s paws are missing, too. Captain Larry Jamison’s personal life is a mess. But he is compelled to investigate the murder of one of his own. Officer Sam Travis, the victim's longtime partner, wants vengeance. They both get in over their heads to find out what these poachers are after. And why.

There is a new broom at Scotland Yard: Nimrod Frost. His first “little job” for Lestrade is to investigate the reported appearance of a lion in Cornwall. This is hardly a task for an Inspector. Yet even as Lestrade questions a witness, a man is reported dead - horrifically mauled. Having solved that case to his own satisfaction, Lestrade returns to London and to more suspicious deaths - all old men who should have died quietly in their sleep. Is there a connection? Lestrade's superiors discount his speculations....

Top Texas Ranger investigator Jake Morgan heads home to wait out an administrative leave of absence from the Rangers, but Jake’s return to his Midwest town turns perilous when he asks probing questions about the bizarre death of his best friend, Gage Burnell. Morgan’s return home fans the embers of his first love, Pam Mitchell, whose family members are the most likely suspects in the murder of Burnell.

On the laid-back island of Bonaire, every day is paradise until a seaweed-entangled human leg washes ashore. Combing the beach, retired cop Roscoe Conklin examines the scene and quickly determines that the leg belongs to the nephew of a close friend. The island police launch an investigation, but with little evidence and no suspects, their progress comes to a frustrating halt. Then, thanks to a unique barter with the lead detective, Conklin finds himself in possession of the case file. He can now aggressively probe for his own answers.

When the Cayman Islands police investigate a burglary, Constable Nora Sommer recognizes the victim from a past she's desperate to forget. As thefts continue, consuming the department's focus and resources, Nora can't shake her newfound knowledge—a guilty man living a happy life…behind a lie. A missing girl adds further strain, and with little evidence in either case, Nora develops an improbable theory she's determined to prove. How far will Nora go to right the wrong one man will do anything to hide?

The fragile ecosystem of Biscayne National Park is at risk. The only person standing between its pristine waters and the irreversible harm caused by being located in Miami’s shadow is Special Agent Kurt Hunter. Stuck in the middle of a war being fought between those who just want to enjoy the park and those who want to preserve it, Kurt is working in an unwinnable situation. When the dialogue turns violent, Kurt’s forced to face off against both groups.

Un productor de Hollywood aparece muerto dentro del maletero de su coche. Parece que la mafía está detrás del asunto. Harry Bosch lleva dieciocho meses sin investigar un homicidio: ha sido apartado temporalmente del cuerpo. Junto con Jerry Edgar y Kiz Rider forma un equipo de tres detectives. El primer caso al que se enfrentan es el asesinato de Tony Aliso, productor de películas porno en Hollywood, encontrado muerto en el maletero de su Rolls Royce.

Harry Bosch, detective de la Policía de Los Ángeles, ha sido siempre un solitario. Hijo de una prostituta asesinada, fue criado en orfanatos y quedó luego marcado por la dura experiencia de Vietnam. Ahora, un caso rutinario de muerte por sobredosis le devuelve a su pasado. La víctima, Billy Meadows, había servido en su misma unidad. Ambos eran "ratas de túnel", ambos combatieron en los túneles del Viet Cong y ambos habían experimentado el horror del "eco negro".

Wibble & Pplimz, the Crucible's most unusual private investigators, must set off from their office in Hub City to clear the name of a former client. Along the way, their investigation broadens from a simple accusation of theft to include a missing person, a potential murder, and a highly unusual gem.