Police Procedural Serial Killers Mystery

Ein Set der Bücher #1(Verschwunden) und #2 (Gefesselt) der Riley Paige Krimiserie von Blake Pierce - einem #1 Bestseller mit mehr als 400 5-Sterne Bewertungen! Dieses Set bietet die Hörbucher eins und zwei in einer praktischen Datei an. In Verschwunden, werden Frauen im ländlichen Virginia tot aufgefunden - alle auf groteske Weise getötet - und als das FBI den Fall übernimmt sind sie ratlos. In Gefesselt, werden Frauen im Hinterland von New York ermordet und ihre Leichen in Ketten gewickelt aufgehängt.

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?

"L'osservatore oscuro" è l'alter ego negativo che ci portiamo dentro, quello che ci dice che non ce la faremo, quello che alimenta le nostre paranoie, gli incubi peggiori... Per Aurora Scalviati, giovane profiler della polizia di Sparvara, i colleghi Bruno Colasanti, Tom Carelli e Silvia Sassi sono diventati la famiglia che non ha mai avuto. Ma tutto è destinato a cambiare con il ritrovamento, alla Certosa di Bologna, del cadavere di un uomo senza nome né documenti di riconoscimento.

The day after Burning Lake’s notorious, debauched Halloween celebration, Detective Natalie Lockhart uncovers a heartbreaking scene - a young woman, dead and lying in a dumpster. There’s no clue to who she is, save for a mystifying tattoo on her arm, and a callus underneath her chin. She’s not from around here. No one knows who she is.

Alice Quentin returns to tackle a series of murders in the Square Mile in the thrilling sequel to Crossbones Yard. The first death looked like a suicide. But someone had tucked a picture of an angel and a handful of white feathers into the banker's pocket - before pushing him in front of a Tube. A killer is stalking the Square Mile, an avenging angel intent on punishment. But why these victims? What were their sins?

"America's best novelist" ( The Denver Post) introduces his most evil character yet in the 20th thriller in the bestselling Dave Robicheaux series. In Light of the World, sadist and serial killer Asa Surrette narrowly escaped the death penalty for the string of heinous murders he committed while capital punishment was outlawed in Kansas. But the killer escapes from a prison transport van and heads to Montana - where an unsuspecting Dave happens to have gone to take in the sweet summer air.

A wanted serial killer and his girlfriend are on a bloody killing spree across the United States. Agents Hank Rawlings and Beth Harper, along with the rest of their team, are on a nationwide manhunt to bring them to justice. Scene after scene and body after body only add to the media coverage. The wanted couple's faces are splashed across every television and cover the front pages of every newspaper, yet Hank's team remains a step behind.

When an abstract sculpture made from human body parts shows up in front of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC homicide detective Lucky Strickland and her partner are called in to catch the killer. Little do they know that this murder is only the opening gambit of a madman hell-bent on revenge. The sweltering city streets become a killing field as a new body is discovered on another block each day, with no end in sight. Can this psychopath be stopped before he reaches the end game, or has Lucky's luck just run out?

In the chilling conclusion of the Girl Who Ran trilogy, Tess McClintock and Michael Carter continue the investigation into the disappearances of young girls in the Pacific Northwest.

Alex Jarrod is a war veteran. When a flesh-eating parasite destroys his face, he returns from Afghanistan with a head full of nightmares. His world crumbles around him until he realises there is work to be done. Another war to fight. DI Rosalind Kray has her hopes pinned on becoming the new DCI after tracking down another serial killer, but those in charge have other ideas. After a small-time crook is killed in a hit-and-run and a serial burglar is brutally murdered, Kray suspects a vigilante is at work. But her bosses disregard her theory - until they discover a third victim.

In a small Midwest town, twenty-eight-year-old Krista Larson has made her mark as the youngest female police chief in the country. She’s learned from the best: her father, Keith, a decorated former detective. But as accustomed as they are to the relative quiet of their idyllic tourist town, things quickly turn with Krista’s ten-year high school reunion. With the out-of-towners holed up in a lakefront lodge, it doesn’t take long to stir up old grudges and resentments. Now a successful TV host, Astrid Lund, voted the “Girl Most Likely to Succeed” is back in town

A Walnut Creek, tranquilla cittadina della California, una studentessa viene ritrovata sgozzata, la lingua tagliata e le labbra cucite con del filo da sutura. Il capitano Jeffrey Coleman del dipartimento di San Francisco, poliziotto tenace e ostinato, credente in Dio e nel suo intervento salvifico, sarà chiamato a fare i conti con altre morti atroci, che lo getteranno in uno stato di profonda prostrazione fino a fargli smarrire la via della fede. Una via che si intreccerà fatalmente con un'altra: la via del silenzio.

The Hunted begins with a little girl witnessing a horrible crime. Due to the child's testimony, the murder is convicted. Eighteen years later the killer is released on parole, and his mission is to track down the now grown woman he feels betrayed him. A deranged dance of masked identities ensues, and it is up to newly single homicide detective Frank Russo to unravel the case.

The conclusion to the groundbreaking Level 26 trilogy, a series of edgy, unconventional thrillers about an FBI operative tasked with the ultimate search-and-destroy mission: to take down the world's most dangerous serial killers. Anthony E. Zuiker's Level 26 novels have blazed a highly successful interactive trail, with a groundbreaking cross-platform combination of novel, website, and hi-def video: There are more than 100,000 registered users on Level26.com, all of them eager to see what happens next.

On a Thursday night in February, DS Joe Romano finds himself back on home turf in Wortley, West Leeds. He’s following up on the disappearance of drug dealer Craig Shaw. It’s the start of a case that could make or break Romano’s career. Because Shaw is about to go from missing to murdered. While some don’t think Shaw’s killer should be brought to justice, Romano believes every life counts. But he’s running out of time. The killer is ready to strike again. And Romano will be forced to question whether anyone has the right to kill.

Eine junge Frau liegt ertrunken im Christianshavns Kanal, mitten in Kopenhagen. Kriminalkommissar Georg Guldmann erkennt schnell, dass es sich um einen Mord handelt und die Frau vermutlich nicht das einzige Opfer ist. Die Ermittlung führt in die Kopenhagener Restaurantbranche, in das Parlamentsgebäude Christiansborg und ins Opernhaus. Erst im Gerichtssaal kommt schließlich die ganze grauenhafte Wahrheit ans Licht.

New crimes lead FBI profiler Victor Loshak to revisit former scenes and witnesses in the Las Vegas area. The evidence suggests the return of a notorious and brutal serial killer from years ago - the one who got away. Loshak conceals his work from his partner, Violet Darger, and tries desperately to stay one step ahead of both her and the murderer. Leonard Stump is back. Maybe. And things are about to get so much worse.

Un corpo senza vita giace sulla neve nell'apparente tranquillità del bosco. Accanto al cadavere, sul tronco di un albero, c'è incisa una lettera greca. Un segno che potrebbe avere tanti significati. È la firma di chi continua a uccidere a Valdiluce, seminando il panico tra le stradine strette del paesino di montagna.

In the midst of an internal investigation, the police department is thrown into chaos when Captain Frank Morelli is gunned down on his own front lawn. Detective Jane Harper suspects that someone is tying up loose ends - a conviction that only grows stronger when she witnesses the execution of another officer in broad daylight. With no one else to turn to, Jane seeks the help of psychic Ida Lane.

LKA-Ermittler Nick Beck ist wieder da und muss sich seiner größten Angst stellen - der zweite Fall für Nick Beck und Cleo Torner. Es ist Winter in Hamburg, und entsetzliche Morde erschüttern die Stadt. Der Elbripper ist zurück, nachdem er fast zwei Jahre lang verschwunden war. Elf Opfer gehen schon auf sein Konto. Und Nick Beck hat auf der Jagd nach ihm seine Kollegin im Einsatz verloren. Daraufhin nahm er Abstand vom LKA-Dienst und ließ sich versetzen. Aber jetzt wird er reaktiviert, denn niemand kennt den Ripper so gut wie er.