Psychological Police Suspense

For months, Doctor Rowan Dupont has been staring death in the face. It followed her back to her hometown of Winchester, Tennessee 10 months ago, cloaking the walls of her family’s Victorian funeral home like a shroud. In investigating the mysterious deaths of her loved ones, Rowan has unearthed enough family secrets to bury everything she’d previously thought true. But each shocking discovery has only led to more bodies and more questions; the rabbit hole is deeper than she ever imagined.

Twenty-five years ago, on Halloween night, eight-year-old Kelly Doherty went missing while out trick or treating with friends. Her body was found three days later, floating face down, on the banks of the Creggan Reservoir by two of her young classmates. It was a crime that rocked Derry to the core. Journalist Ingrid Devlin is investigating—but someone doesn’t want her to know the truth. As she digs further, Ingrid starts to realise that the Doherty family are not as they seem. But will she expose what really happened that night before it’s too late?

When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in more than three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin's innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he's ever known.

In Das Perfekte Haus (Band 3) kehrt die Kriminalprofilerin Jessie Hunt, 29, frisch von der FBI-Akademie zurück und wird von ihrem mörderischen Vater gejagt und ist dadurch in einem gefährlichen Katz - und Mausspiel gefangen. In der Zwischenzeit muss sie ihr Bestes geben, um einen Mörder in einem neuen Fall aufzuhalten, der sie tief in die Vorstadt und an den Rand ihrer eigenen Psyche treibt. Der Schlüssel zu ihrem Überleben, so erkennt sie, liegt darin, ihre Vergangenheit zu entschlüsseln - eine Vergangenheit, der sie sich nie wieder stellen wollte.

She's been told time and again to stay out of the woods and away from the old mine, but eleven-year-old Tessie Rowe has an imagination bigger than her mother's back yard. Since she was old enough to read, she's done nothing but absorb information about monster lore from across the globe- and she's become convinced that the area surrounding her tiny hometown of Adelaide, Virginia has just about one of everything.

On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairytale princess. At first glance, one might not even notice that she is dead, coated in a patina of ice. Homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano take the lead on the case, uncovering a plethora of eerie clues, each more warped and spine-chilling than the last.

Nine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They’ve never met. But at the same time, they run and leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today. That is how they knew they had been chosen to become a part of the People of Choice: a mysterious suicide cult whose members have no knowledge of one another.

The victims are all found face-down in the murky waters of the creek that runs through Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. They are naked, except for the black satin ribbon tied around their necks. And each murdered woman shares a single characteristic... they are all redheads... Socialite Reve Sorrell has come to Cherokee Pointe seeking answers about her family history and her shocking connection to wrong-side-of-the-tracks Jazzy Talbot. With their stunning good looks and shining red hair, the two are mirror images of each other—twins abandoned at birth and raised in very different worlds.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Chosen Ones by Howard Linskey. Eva Dunbar wakes in a large metal box. She has no idea who has taken her. She has no way out.... Eva isn't the first young woman to disappear. Detective Ian Bradshaw, heading up the search, has no leads - and precious little time. When at last a body is found, the police hope the tragic discovery might at least provide a clue that will help them finally find the kidnapper. But then they identify the body - and realise the case is more twisted than they ever imagined....

A wave of apparent suicides hits a string of seaside resorts, but when a police officer is named as the latest to die, DI Amy Winter suspects there may be more than mere coincidence to these tragic deaths. But what dark motive could cause someone to throw themselves into the cold depths of the North Sea? Someone in the community knows more, but Amy’s questions are met with resistance. A group of mysterious teenagers might hold the key, but why are they so afraid to talk? Meanwhile, after the release from prison of her serial killer mother, Amy is fighting her own demons.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other, and from you.... This audiobook won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. Whose story do you believe? Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago.

When the body of a teenage girl is found in a London hotel, DI Patrick Lennon is mystified. Nobody saw her or her killer enter the hotel, and there is no apparent motive - until a second teenager is found and Lennon realises somebody is targeting fans of the world's biggest boy band.

Eighteen-year-old Jenny Moore is looking forward to a fresh start at college. There’s just one problem: the people in her life won’t let her go. When Jenny is viciously stabbed and left for dead, it’s her mother who finds Jenny’s body underneath the pines outside their home in the upscale town of Lewisboro, New York. State police investigator Susan Adler and her consultant partner Liam Dwyer are called to investigate the crime scene, but they sense something’s off right away. The clues contradict the story Jenny’s parents keep telling.

By-the-book Detective Asante Royo can only sweep up Fall River’s filth for so long without getting dirty. When he’s called to an apparent suicide at an apartment complex notorious for its prostitution racket and drug trade, he doesn’t shed a tear for the life wasted. Yet, something about the scene haunts his thoughts, and when his investigation gets swept under the rug, he has a hard time living with its stain.

DI Fleet is up against some of the most powerful people in the country as he attempts to discover the truth about what happened on the day of the game.

Der Anruf kommt unerwartet. Eine Ex-Kollegin bittet Fallanalytiker Max Bischoff um Hilfe. Ihr Neffe wurde des Mordes beschuldigt und hat sich daraufhin das Leben genommen. Mit 22. Ein Schuldeingeständnis? Oder die Tat eines Verzweifelten? Max sichtet die Fakten, die Beweislast ist erdrückend, aber nichts passt zusammen. Kein Motiv, vollkommene Willkür. Und dann die vage Verbindung zu einem anderen Fall. Ist das der Durchbruch? Max Bischoff lässt nicht locker, aber das Finden des Mörders wird zu einer unerträglichen Herausforderung, die ihn bis an seine Grenzen bringt.

Du hast alles, wovon andere träumen. Ein Leben, für das jemand sogar töten würde. Und zwar jeden, der dir nahe steht. Jeden, den du liebst. Helsinki: Eine Frau stürzt aus dem achten Stock eines Wohnblocks. Für Hauptkommissarin Leena Inola sieht alles nach Selbstmord aus, doch dann wollen Zeugen gesehen haben, dass die Frau nicht alleine war, als sie gesprungen ist.

Max Bischoff, begnadeter Fallanalytiker, ermittelt in seinem 3. Fall – Der neue Thriller von Nr. 1-Bestseller-Autor Arno Strobel. Damit hat Fallanalytiker Max Bischoff nicht gerechnet. Keine andere als die Leiterin des KK 11 in Düsseldorf, Polizeirätin Eslem Keskin, die bislang kein gutes Haar an ihm gelassen hat, bittet Max um Hilfe. Er soll in dem kleinen Weinort Klotten an der Mosel inoffiziell in einem nie gelösten Vermisstenfall ermitteln.

Abby Mullen muss um das Leben ihrer Tochter verhandeln. Schüsse in einer High School, Schüler und Lehrer als Geiseln. Abby Mullen, Verhandlungsspezialistin der New Yorker Polizei, muss die Geiselnehmer zum Aufgeben bewegen. Die "Wächter" sind Verschwörungstheoretiker, die fest davon überzeugt sind, dass in der Schule schreckliche Verbrechen begangen werden. Aus ihrer Vergangenheit weiß Abby, wohin psychopathische Gedankenwelten führen können: zum Tod Unschuldiger. Während die Anhängerschaft der "Wächter" aufmarschiert, entgleist in der Schule die Situation.

Ein schrecklicher Mord, eine Stadt in Aufruhr und eine junge Frau auf der Suche nach Antworten. Vor zwanzig Jahren wurde Emily Mills' Vater brutal ermordet. Dass der Mörder gefasst wurde, ist kaum ein Trost, denn die Tragödie trieb Emilys Mutter in den Selbstmord und ihre ältere Schwester Tara verschwand über Nacht aus der Stadt. Als ein Mord mit ganz ähnlicher Handschrift geschieht, ist Emily wieder die Erste am Tatort. Zufall? Agent Zander Wells vom FBI ermittelt.