Political Crime

Colonel Dan Blake's 18-year career in the British Army comes to an abrupt end when he fails a psychiatric evaluation when in line for the top job in counterterrorism at MI5. Finding himself unexpectedly unemployed, Blake travels to Moscow to visit his one real friend, Edwin Mallory, himself a high-achieving Cambridge peer 18 years into a high-flying career with MI6. In Mallory's Moscow circle, Blake meets oil billionaire Sheikh Mohammad al Hussein. The meeting leads to a job offer for Blake's unique skill set.

Vit sorg utspelar sig till stora delar i Göteborgsmiljö där huvudpersonen, Kent Mortland, får möjlighet att klara ut vad man trodde var en rad självmord. Mordmisstankarna har koppling till en nynazistisk grupp och utredningen visar sig bli både dramatisk såväl som svår. När Mortlands dotter blir indragen och utredningen eskalerar det hela och situationen känns med ens mer farlig ... - Peter Gissy, född 1947, är en svensk författare från Landskrona. Han är numera bosatt i Göteborg, där även flera av hans böcker utspelar sig.

En spänningsladdad politisk deckare skriven av före detta partiledaren Jonas Sjöstedt. En spansk EU-parlamentariker och en kvinnlig tjänsteman hittas mördade i en lägenhet i Bryssel. När polisen kommer till mordplatsen möts de av scen som påminner om en slaktplats. Parlamentarikern har torterats och mördats genom garrottering – en fruktad spansk avrättningsmetod som inte använts sedan Francos tid vid makten.

"- Det här som jag säger nu är mycket känsligt. Ni måste lova att inte sprida uppgifterna vidare." David, Johannes och Carina sitter på ett möte inför Västsaharakonferensen när de hör nyheten. Agenten Ali från den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten har hoppat av och tagit kontakt med Polisiaro. Han har ett viktigt avslöjande att förmedla på konferensen: han kan bevisa att högt uppsatta officerare i den marockanska säkerhetstjänsten organiserar och tjänar stora pengar på narkotikasmuggling. Men alla är inte lika entusiastiska över situationen.

Red Square, 1985. The naked body of a young man is left outside the walls of the Kremlin: frozen solid - like marble to the touch - and missing the little finger from his right hand. A week later Alex Marston, the headstrong 15-year-old daughter of the British ambassador, disappears. Army intelligence officer Tom Fox, posted to Moscow to keep him from telling the truth to a government committee, is asked to help find her. It's a shot at redemption. But Russia is reluctant to give up the worst of her secrets.

When a prominent land developer is brutally murdered on the US-Mexico border, it's not just another cartel killing to journalist Kyle Dawson. The dead man is his father. Dawson, a veteran war correspondent, vows to uncover the truth. To do that, he must confront the ghosts of his past, including his cousin and confidant DEA special agent Raoul Garcia, his former high school sweetheart Anita Alvarez, his mystical Mexican Indian mother, and his estranged children and ex-wife.

"Der Hundeflüsterer" ist der Auftakt der rasanten Thriller-Reihe mit dem ehemaligen BND-Ermittler David Stein von dem Bestsellerautoren B.C. Schiller. David Stein lebt zurückgezogen auf Mallorca und nennt sich selbst einen Hundeflüsterer. Was niemand weiß: Er hat als ehemaliger Geheimdienstmitarbeiter eine neue Identität angenommen, um nach dem Tod seiner Frau weit weg von Gewalt, Tod und Lügen ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch bald holt ihn die Vergangenheit wieder ein.

Craig and Cate are wealthy, smart, driven business professionals who have their idyllic world shattered and turned upside down. Their two children are killed during a hate crime. They are devastated and consumed by grief. After the killers are set free, the two take matters into their own hands. They embark on a calculated quest to avenge their children while finding out who was really behind the shooting. Unsatisfied with their revenge taken, Craig and Cate plan the destruction of the neo-Nazi organization that sponsored and planned the shooting.

When a bomb is discovered in the White House during the first year of Phillip Grand’s tenure as president of the United States, press secretary Jamie Carter takes her daughter, Faith, to the one place she believes to be safe - an address in Wyoming given to her years before by reputed mobster Don Bailino. Bailino - thought to be dead by just about everyone, except recently retired FBI special agent Paul Wilcox - has been laying low out west for more than three years, but is propelled out of hiding to protect the woman he loves and the daughter he’s fathered.

FBI Profiler Sean Kruger must follow a trail of deceit and murder to protect his family, friends, and the country from a Russian oligarch! After the horrific murder of an attorney and a Washington Post reporter on a park bench in Washington, DC., Kruger and company must determine the reason for the murders and who committed the crime. When it is discovered the reporter and attorney were trying to uncover a dark secret hidden within the highest ranks of the United States government, Kruger enlists the help of his trusted friend JR Diminski.

Al Sentier, un quartiere parigino di immigrazione turca, è in corso uno sciopero dei lavoratori stranieri: chiedono il permesso di soggiorno e il libretto di lavoro. In un laboratorio clandestino di confezioni, viene rinvenuto il cadavere di una baby prostituta thailandese. Durante il sopralluogo, i due poliziotti che s'incaricano dell'inchiesta scoprono tracce di eroina. Questo connette l'omicidio al lavoro della squadra speciale del commissario Daquin, che indaga su una "rete turca" in seguito alla soffiata della polizia tedesca.

This thriller begins with Special Agent Rick Clark recovering from a traumatic loss that has turned his world upside down. Determined to discover the truth behind the grisly murder of his dear friend, he departs for Peru where his key witness has mysteriously fled. With the help of the Peruvian intelligence services and a charming Peruvian special agent, Clark hunts down clues that bring him into direct confrontation with those who possess the means and the will to crush any opposition. Mercilessly and completely. This is a powerful story about courage, commitment, and personal loss.

A obra traduz um alerta fundamental sobre a infiltração do crime organizado nos tecidos político, econômico e social do país, a confluir numa perigosa tendência de indistinção entre o Estado, o mercado e o crime. Por meio de uma narrativa objetiva e contundente, o autor faz um diagnóstico das causas pelas quais corremos o risco do crime organizado se apoderar do Estado brasileiro e lança bases para as discussões de um Projeto Nacional de Segurança Pública, um tema central da nossa democracia.

Elitsoldaterna Simon och Ahmed får ett topphemligt uppdrag: Sök upp Gamen och döda honom. Den svenske IS-jihadisten "Gamen" är ett hot mot rikets säkerhet. Han har blod på sina händer. Varken regeringen eller militären vill att han ska komma levande hem från kalifatet. Men ordern att döda en svensk medborgare strider mot grundlagen - och är politisk dynamit. I Syrien går allt åt helvete. Ahmed avrättas. Simon får djupa sår i både kropp och själ. Ett år senare får Simon syn på Gamen på en kebabsylta hemma i Sverige. Eller såg han i syne?

"Cuidado con lo que deseas", cuarta entrega de las crónicas Clifton de Jeffrey Archer, comienza con la carrera desesperada de Harry Clifton y su esposa Emma al hospital para saber qué destino ha corrido su hijo Sebastian después de un fatal accidente de tráfico. Pero, ¿quién ha muerto, Sebastian o su mejor amigo, Bruno?

Was du denkst. Was du fühlst. Wer entscheidet das? - Frigiliana, ein idyllisches Dorf in Andalusien. Hier säubert Alejandro für die Firma CleanContent das Internet vom digitalen Giftmüll, von Pornographie, Hass und Gewalt. Als sich seine Kollegin Maria von einer Brücke stürzt, wird Alejandro klar, dass sein Job nicht nur brutal, sondern lebensgefährlich ist. Dann tauchen auf seinem Bildschirm Fotos auf, die verschüttete Erinnerungen wecken und seine Mutter in Panik versetzen. Jemand will ihm Angst machen. Doch Alejandro lässt sich nicht einschüchtern.

Los Angeles den 4. december, tre uger før første juledag. Den erfarne lommetyv Angela Wood er netop blevet færdig med dagens arbejde. Seks hundrede syvogfirs dollars. En god løn for femten minutters arbejde. Da hun fejrer sin indbringende dag med en drink, fanger en af barens gæster hendes opmærksomhed, da han er ubehøvlet over for en ældre mand. Angela beslutter sig for at give ham en lærestreg og stjæler hans dyre lædertaske.

As the lives of two characters intertwine around a single defining event, a series of utterly chilling experiences is revealed, sparking a nail-biting race to find the truth...and justice. A riveting, searing and devastatingly dark thriller, The Source is also a story about survival, about hopes and dreams, about power, abuse and resilience...an immense, tense and thought-provoking debut that you will never, ever forget.

Years ago, police detective Kevin McClain was captured and tortured when he was an airborne ranger in Somalia. Now, years later, the mutilation murder of a homeless man brings back a flood of unpleasant memories. At the same time, FBI agent Felicia Knight is busy tracking down a terrorist cell purportedly set to strike in our nation’s capital on the eve of the presidential election. What neither McClain nor Knight realizes is the two cases are secretly connected by a sinister plot more diabolical and far-reaching than either of them can imagine.

Der Autor Thomas Kiehl nutzt in seinen Thrillern verhaltensbiologische Phänomene als Ansatz für die Ermittlungen. So zeigt er interessante Parallelen zwischen menschlichem und animalischem Verhalten. In diesem Politthriller entwirft er ein beängstigendes Zukunftsszenario, das sich als überraschend realitätsnah herausstellt: So konnten wir während der Corona-Pandemie das Entstehen neuer Parteien und politischer Bewegungen ebenso beobachten wie einen kleineren Börsencrash im März 2020.