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When the CEO of a local casino is fished out of a lake by former police officer Andy Burns, it sours his otherwise peaceful retirement. Something about the murder weapon, a custom-made knife jutting inches above the late CEO's silk tie, sticks in Andy's mind. He's seen this blade before and Andy is not happy about the implications his admission will mean for an old friend.Sergeant Jolene Hadfield is assigned the case, and despite rampant racism, sexism...

Welcome to St. Barts, beautiful and sensual, vacation spot of models, moguls and movie stars and home to Gendarme Charles Trenet. Life is one sunny day after another and the life of the young gendarme is one of blissful tranquility-even his love life is looking up-that is, until the annual marbles tournament rolls around. The locals always look forward to the good-natured competition and this one looks to be the most exciting event yet. But what has...

Jake Smith is back. After his firing from the San Diego Police Department as a seasoned detective, he is starting his lifeover at the bottom in the Fayetteville, Arkansas force. As a rookie patrol o?cer, Smith receives the crappiest assignments and ends up on the local university campus in the midstof anti-war riots, drugs, and murder. The move certainly was not good for our man. He struggles on the job, makes too many enemies and ?nding love does...

"Secrets Among The Stones", the reviting 4th book in "The Pineworth Chronicles" series, is a story set in the small town of Pineworth. Detective Alex Bennett gets caught up in a complicated situation involving secrets, lies, and a murder. After a well-known resident named Henry Winters is discovered dead, the once-peaceful town is thrown into chaos. The story takes unexpected turns as Alex follows leads and uncovers hidden connections while navigating...

Swan Song for an Agent A band hits the big time. They become hugely successful and tour. It is taking too much out of them, so they decide to break up.Then their agent is found with her throat cut. Nick Storie investigates.Sing a Song of MurderA band becomes successful on the strength of the front man. Things are looking up!Then the man's girlfriends start getting murdered.Final TourA singer is very popular and making millions. Then there are attempts...

Del ganador del Premio L'H Confidencial, nos llega Habana réquiem, un thriller policiaco que nos arrastra por las calles de la Habana Vieja. Cuba se tensa en medio del panorama de recesión y el Estado intenta maniobrar con un falso aperturismo económico, pero la mentalidad insular ha cambiado y el ciudadano de a pie ya no parece tan dócil como ha sido durante el último medio siglo. La marginalidad amenaza con desbordar al sistema. En la Mazmorra,...

Inspector Igor Ivanov was a renowned investigator of unusual mysteries. When it came to strange enigmas arising in the city, the department turned to Inspector Ivanov, the go-to detective to solve the case.

When a woman's mutilated body is discovered in a remote countryside property, Detective Kay Hunter is faced with one of the most challenging investigations of her career. There is nothing in the victim's past to explain her brutal slaying, and no clues as to how her killer got away. Then a second body is found in a run-down storage facility, the man's remains covered in horrific injuries that bear the hallmarks of prolonged torture. With two families...

Rookie, Jake Cornell didn't know what to expect when he arrived for work as a new recruit in his home town police station, but he was excited. Afer all, how hard could it be, he lived in a quiet town, didn't he...?When the local Magistrates' Court kept releasing violent, recidivist offenders back into the community, instead of jailing them, someone in the the south-east Australian town took it upon themselves to serve up a more suitable punishment...

There are mysterious murders taking place in the woods. Why are young ladies being murdered? There are never any weapons found at the site. Will the murderer be caught before the next murder.