Rural Police

Im tiefsten Sauerland einen Bauernhof voll verrückter Tiere hüten? Davon ist Stadtpflanze Sabin nicht sonderlich begeistert, denn im wahren Leben sucht sie Schwerverbrecher und keine verschollenen Esel. Aber was tut man nicht alles, damit die beste Freundin beruhigt in die Flitterwochen fliegen kann. Dass Sabin gleichzeitig vor Ort ihrem neuen – und sehr heißen! - Kollegen dabei hilft, in einer Diebstahlserie zu ermitteln, braucht ja niemand zu erfahren.

Mack Peters enjoys the good life now, but it always wasn’t that way. Twelve years before, tragedy struck on a lovely Sunday morning, as Mack and his father, Beverly Hills Police Chief Bill Watson, finished their breakfast on the patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant. At the time, Mack was a member of the LAPD. In his quest for peace of mind, he resigned from the LAPD and backpacked through Europe for an extended time.

In questo secondo titolo della serie, che ha per protagonisti i detective Gigi Sambuco e Selmo Dell’Oro, Pavia è oscurata da un incessante manto di pioggia, che sembra quasi riportare a galla le perversioni, altrimenti represse, di un’intera città. Questo, almeno, sembrerebbe essere il caso di Giorgio Grechi, insegnante da una vita al liceo classico e ora in pensione. Animato da pulsioni sessuali mai soddisfatte, così come da un generale, insopprimibile malessere, l’uomo si ritrova invischiato nelle manipolazioni di Silvia, una bella e annoiata rampolla dell’alta società.

Daniel Kind's relationship with Miranda is on the rocks. After the bright lights of London, Miranda feels isolated in the Lake District and Daniel fears that she will just up and leave. And Miranda wouldn't be the first: ten years ago Emma Bestwick left her cottage and never returned. Her disappearance went unaccounted for, much to the chagrin of DCI Hannah Scarlett, head of the local Cold Case Review Team. But in a small, rural community, someone is bound to know something. And that someone has recently started calling the local newspaper and dropping hints about Emma's death.

Die Zeit heilt keine Wunden! Es sieht ganz klar wie ein Selbstmord aus, als in einer Fischerhütte in dem kleinen Ort Biddista eine Leiche gefunden wird, erhängt und mit einer Clownsmaske über dem Gesicht. Doch Shetland-Kommissar Jimmy Perez glaubt nicht daran. Er erkennt das Opfer - der Mann, der offenbar an Gedächtnisverlust litt, war am Abend zuvor bei einer Vernissage unter Tränen zusammengebrochen und dann plötzlich verschwunden. Je mehr Perez ermittelt, desto tiefer gräbt er im Morast der kleinen Gemeinschaft von Biddista.

In the peaceful village of Old Sawrey, a murderer strikes. Warren Howe, a husband and father of two, is brutally slaughtered with his own scythe by a mysterious hooded figure. The police identify several suspects, but due to the lack of evidence they fail to make an arrest. Years later an anonymous tip-off sparks the interest of DCI Hannah Scarlett, who heads the local Cold Case Review Team. Scarlett's investigations lead her to suspect Howe's widow, Tina. Meanwhile, someone is sending vicious poison pen letters to Tina and her two children.

Nella Via Privata Vassallo, a Sestri Ponente, il tempo passa lentamente, le tradizioni si rispettano e il clamore del mondo arriva attutito. Regine di questo regno, chiunque vi abiti lo sa, sono le signorine Devoto: Santa, Mariannin e Siria, uguali eppur diverse, e convinte che il genere umano si divida in due: le persone per bene, rispettabili, cristiane e all'antica, e quelle poco raccomandabili, cioè tutte le altre.

In a small town in rural America, murders of little girls have been going on for a long time. Can the FBI stop him before he kills again?

In einem kleinen Dorf in Yorkshire geschieht ein brutaler Mord: In einer Scheune entdeckt der Dorfpfarrer die enthauptete Leiche William Teys'. Neben dem Toten kauert Roberta, seine leicht debile Tochter. Sie behauptet: "Ich war's." Und verstummt. Scotland Yard schickt Inspector Thomas Lynley und Sergeant Barbara Havers. Die beiden arbeiten zum ersten Mal zusammen und sind ein eher ungewöhnliches Team. Doch der Fall lässt ihnen keine Eingewöhnungszeit.

Sean McCarthy lives with the guilt of his father's failure to solve a crime. Years back, a child was abducted, and as a boy Sean witnessed the abduction. He always remembered the vehicle. Now 40 years later, he sees it again. If he cannot unravel the mystery, a heinous crime will go unsolved, and he will never have closure.

He was a CPA with a practice run from his house. He lived quietly with his dog Lucy. Friendly guy, but secretive about his life. A very private person with no local friends except Danny Osgood, a neighborhood kid who played video-games on the CPA's high-speed computer. He had little contact with the neighbors or folks in town. How did he end up with two bullet holes in his head? A simple murder in a small upstate NY town - or something much bigger? The extent of the crime goes far beyond this quiet town. Other states come into play. Then, outside of the country.

He came out of the woods at the back of the rural bank in upstate New York. He was wearing a baseball hat, sunglasses, and a balaclava. Nothing of his face was visible. He was also wearing nylon basketball warm-up pants with snaps to allow for easy removal while standing and a loose-fitting nylon top. He went around the side of the small stand-alone building, avoiding the drive-through window on the other side. No customers were in the bank. The manager and her assistant were at the two teller windows.

Ausgerechnet in Frankreichs schönster Straße gerät Luc Verlain in ein Dickicht aus Lügen, Neid und wohlgehüteten Geheimnissen. Bei einer schweren Sturmflut wird in einem kleinen Ort an der Atlantikküste eine Straße vom Wasser stark beschädigt. Die Rue de Paradis hätte nie bebaut werden dürfen. Nun sollen die Anwohner gegen ihren Willen umgesiedelt werden. Luc Verlain soll vermitteln - und findet sich bald in seinem kniffligsten Fall wieder. Nicht nur gibt es eine bei dem Unglück verunfallte Tote, sondern man findet auch den Bürgermeister des Ortes leblos. Ermordet.

A hit-and-run or something else? The district attorney does not like what she sees, and the police report is not conclusive. She assigns her part-time investigator Brad Petronella to look into the case. The case quickly expands into much more than just a possible road accident. Ranging over a number of upstate NY counties, a major drug network is uncovered.

The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana, are not your typical family. Follow them on their journey to the dark and dangerous side of love in a series of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. Raised by a single mother after their father’s mysterious disappearance 18 years ago, the six grown siblings live in a small town with all kinds of hidden secrets, lies, and deception.

Roccabusambra. Paesino dell'entroterra palermitano, fine anni 70. Un paesino tranquillo viene scosso da un delitto di una efferatezza inaudita. Il ritrovamento del cadavere di una ragazza all'interno del confessionale dell'unica chiesa del paese è un fatto che sconvolge l'intera comunità sia per le modalità del delitto sia per l'età della ragazza, 17 anni. Il fatto criminoso porta in paese un'ondata di curiosi e giornalisti. I carabinieri non riescono a trovare il colpevole, anche se i sospettati sono in molti.

Back in 1950 Pamela Rhodes became one of the first policewomen in the country. But the force's new female recruits faced a sceptical public in rural Yorkshire and even before they stepped out on the beat there were the prejudices of older male officers to overcome. Yet from the first Pam was thrust into the front line. From runaway bulls to investigating ladies of the night and cases of vice, her innocent eyes were quickly opened.