Private Detective

Nearly two dozen girls are found dead in a shipping container on the shores of New York City. No one knows where they came from or how they got there. But one man is compelled to find out why they died, no matter the cost.... Ex-NYPD detective Damien Drake has no business meddling in a police case, especially with what happened on the last one. But when the only survivor from the shipping container shows up at their doorstep with a horrific tale of drug smuggling, human trafficking, and links to a dangerous cartel, there's no way they can turn her down...can they?

Cosy-Crime mit echt schottischem Flair und geballter Frauenpower: Die neue Serie für Fans gemütlicher Krimis! Finola MacTavish und Anne Scott sind die Lady Detectives von Edinburgh! Gemeinsam mit dem Computergenie Lachie lösen sie die erstaunlichsten Kriminalfälle - und machen mit Herz, Mut und ungewöhnlichen Methoden den Verbrechern der Stadt das Leben schwer. Doch auch in ihrem eigenen Leben geht es mitunter turbulent zu: Finola hat eigentlich die Nase voll von der Liebe, läuft dann aber doch dem einen oder anderen attraktiven Mann über den Weg.

A simple case of blackmail gets lethally complicated when "Nameless" exposes a nasty scam that involves junior accounts executive Jay Cohalan, his unhappy wife, and a mistress with a serious drug problem. It's the kind of case Nameless likes, because bleeders - the blackmailers, extortionists, small-time grifters, and other opportunists who prey on the weak and gullible - sit near the top of his most-worthless-human-beings list. But soon Nameless finds his client shot dead in the middle of a four-poster bed.

A 16-year-old girl has disappeared. The police believe she is a runaway. Her parents believe she has been taken and is being held against her will. When the parents enlist the services of Frank Rozzani, a former police officer turned private detective, a series of events begins to unfold that implicates a popular local pastor and the religious stronghold of the ultra-conservative community. Frank Rozzani, a transplant to Jacksonville, Florida from Syracuse, New York, must find the young girl despite the obstacles launched at him.

There was only one case out of hundreds of cold cases that Vincent James Gideon never wholly solved, Rosenthall. If that should happen in Volume 2 of the Case of the Ace of Spades, his son could walk down that lonely hallway to the electric chair. Watching her take a sip, it took the assassin every urge not to swat the glass away, but he knew it was the only way to save his life. He stared at the beautiful woman and wondered how long it would take to go into effect.

In the stack of envelopes on top of Gideon's desk, one was curiously unlabeled, the same as any random piece of junk. He slid it open nonetheless. All the envelope contained was a simple leaf...dark green with serrated edges, finely divided and lacy. It was almost triangular, broad at the base with the tip tapering to an almost point. No sooner did he lay the envelope down on his desk, his phone rang. It was the Chief of Police requesting his service on another case.

August Chase is an ordinary man plagued by extraordinary precognitive dreams. When he foresees the brutal murder of a young woman, he tracks her down to warn her. His warnings go unheeded, and the dreamed murder becomes a reality. The victim’s sister, frustrated by slow police work, enlists August’s help, and he is launched into his first case as a private investigator.

Ex-con Bart Hodgkins is abducting women at random in the windy city. A man without conscience; bold and high on drugs and alcohol, he is self-assured when he manipulates girls like Chelsea Rohrman into his web of evil and certain death. His "silent partner" in subsequent serial killings is a former Cook County judge and university professor Lewis Lisecki, who is bald, unflappable, and soft-spoken.

The Greer Agency tells the story of Mike Greer, private eye, in 15 connected stories. Greer, the only PI in the Altoona phone book, scratches out a living in the decaying railroad town. With the help of an anonymous benefactor, Greer gets interesting cases that he solves with pluck and determination. All the while, his romance with Susan grows increasingly more intimate.

In the days of Marco Polo, men risked their lives for spices. And in an age when black pepper was so valuable that it was sold one peppercorn at a time, there was no spice more valuable than the legendary Ko Feng. Known as the Celestial Spice, it supposedly vanished five centuries ago, and its name lives on only as culinary myth. But now a sack of it has turned up in New York City, and the leading experts of world cuisine will kill for a taste.

Fama, deudas, amantes y un montón de secretos. La desaparición de un famoso actor de cine pone a Maldonado como principal sospechoso de una investigación. El detective pronto descubrirá que nadie está interesado en encontrar al actor con vida. Dar con él, será su única salvación. Después de una accidental noche de desenfreno, el destino de Maldonado se cruzará con el del famoso actor Ponce Sanz. Tras su desaparición, una prueba lo señalará como la última persona que estuvo con él.

Era el mejor inspector de Madrid encontrando a personas desaparecidas. Un trágico accidente acabó con su carrera. Ahora es detective privado. Investigando una aparente infidelidad matrimonial, Maldonado se involucra en un siniestro crimen rodeado de mentiras que hará peligrar su reputación y la de uno de sus mejores amigos. Tendrá que sacrificar su vida para resolver el caso que acabará con sus problemas personales.

Sebastian Westfield, the grandson of Connor Westfield, is living life in style with the hefty allowance given to him monthly by his grandfather. The problem is, one night started like all the rest, with his arrival at Sid’s Cabaret in Portland, the home of famed theater star Valentina Clemente. When the evening first started, he could remember everything. However, the next instant, his mind goes blank. He can’t remember what happened the rest of the night.

When Howie Cummins, Mick Brunner, and Adam Trexler open the MAC detective agency, they are determined to handle any case that comes their way. When their first customer comes through the door requesting they find her lost cat, the three young men initially feel that they could be investigating more important things. Little do they realize they are about to be thrown into a world filled with missing persons, lying relatives, theft, deceit, and a possible satanic cult.

When Dead Detective Seamus is asked to investigate the death of wealthy businessman William Dunbar, he's more than willing. Seamus finds the Afterlife pleasant but a little boring and looks forward to chances to return to Life and learn why murder victims died and who is responsible. This time there's an additional request: Will he take a detective-in-training along? Reluctantly he meets Mildred, who seems charming if a little headstrong.

Cosy-Crime mit echt schottischem Flair und geballter Frauenpower: Die Serie für Fans gemütlicher Krimis! Die junge Schottin Finola MacTavish zieht von der malerischen Isle of Skye nach Edinburgh, um dort in der Kanzlei von Anne Scott als Detektivin zu arbeiten. Gemeinsam mit dem Computergenie Lachie lösen die beiden Lady Detectives die verblüffendsten Fälle. Finola merkt dabei schnell, dass sie ein Händchen fürs Ermitteln und Beschatten hat - am liebsten in Verkleidung. Noch dazu hat sie immer die Kräutermedizin ihrer Granny zur Hand, die nicht nur bei Kopfschmerzen hilft.

Music legend Baz Carson is ready to welcome his closest friends and family to celebrate his seventieth birthday at Rockpool House, his stunning mansion set high on the cliffs on the Cornish coast. But the festivities come to an abrupt end when Baz is found dead, floating fully clothed in his infinity pool. Tallulah, a boho-chic Californian and Baz’s first love, is convinced that his death wasn’t an accident. He’s just published his tell-all memoir, and the list of those who might wish him harm is long. But with just eight guests at Baz’s luxury, gated home, who could have killed him—and why?

When a local fisherman hires Weston Wolf to find out what happened to his talented daughter, the savvy detective and his partner Angie Stallone discover a series of clues that lead to salacious crimes and celebrity scandal. Along the way, Wolf meets Freyja Beck, a unique and beautiful woman who was once an aspiring singer and actress. Her connection to the movie industry could be the key to unraveling the mystery of the missing girl and acquiring the evidence to nail one of Hollywood’s most celebrated producers.

The gourmet detective realizes that the Alpine Springs health resort is not a typical spa somewhere in the middle of his first cocktail. For this epicure, it is paradise - and it may also be his doom. He has come from London to speak about fine dining, but while here, he fully intends on enjoying himself. One night, he arranges a tryst with a fellow expert. When he comes to, Kathleen has vanished, and the detective begins to suspect that life in the Alps is not as healthful as it appears.

When single mom and recent widow Cameron Chandler takes a much-needed job at Penny-wise Investigations, a detective agency conveniently located in a suburban shopping mall, she grabs the chance to reinvent herself. Her first case is to locate a runaway girl, something her predecessor had been pursuing before he disappeared. Following in his footsteps, the trail leads to a survivalist camp on a remote island in northern Puget Sound. Armed with only a Swiss Army Knife and her quirky on-the-job training as a suburban sleuth, Cameron uncovers more than she bargained for.