When LAPD cops Hollywood Nate and Bix Rumstead find themselves caught up with bombshell Margot Aziz, they think they're just having some fun. But in Hollywood, nothing is ever what it seems. To them, Margot is a harmless socialite, stuck in the middle of an ugly divorce from the nefarious nightclub-owner Ali Aziz. What Nate and Bix don't know is that Margot's no helpless victim: the femme fatale is setting them both up. But Ms. Aziz isn't the only one with a deadly plan.In HOLLYWOOD CROWS, Wambaugh returns once again to the beat he knows best, taking readers on a tightly plotted and darkly funny ride-along through Los Angeles with a cast of flawed cops and eccentric lowlifes they won't soon forget.
There's a saying at Hollywood station that the full moon brings out the beast-rather than the best-in the precinct's citizens. One moonlit night, LAPD veteran Dana Vaughn and "Hollywood" Nate Weiss, a struggling-actor-turned cop, get a call about a young man who's been attacking women. Meanwhile, two surfer cops known as Flotsam and Jetsam keep bumping into an odd, suspicious duo-a smooth-talking player in dreads and a crazy-eyed, tattooed biker. No one suspects that all three dubious characters might be involved in something bigger, more high-tech, and much more illegal. After a dizzying series of twists, turns, and chases, ...
murder is always a bestseller…first in the new bibliophile mystery series!The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration.With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless – and supposedly cursed – copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping.Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless – but attractive – British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice.
Novela nominada al premio Edgar, del ganador de los premios Edgar y AgathaNinguno de los admiradores de Sherlock Holmes o amante de la aventura y el misterio con may?sculas debe perderse este espect?culo de magia, salpicado de suspense, comedia y romanceCuando Harry Houdini es encerrado por espionaje, v?ctima de un montaje, Sherlock Holmes se compromete a limpiar su nombre. Ambos se unen para derrotar a los criminales que quieren chantajear al pr?ncipe de Gales. El caso requiere de todas sus habilidades; y a?n m?s. Houdini consigue transformarse en ectoplasma y protagoniza una audaz huida de Scotland Yard. Watson se convierte en la ?nica persona en presenciar su fuga de una celda.Su experiencia como mago profesional, su buen hacer al documentar sus textos, su estilo llano y evocador y su amor por el misterio bien construido hacen de Daniel Stashower un digno heredero de Conan Doyle y Poe, manifestado tanto en obras de ficci?n, como en ensayos.
In a dying Pennsylvania coal town, three firends are looking for a way out. Mitch is a rebellious malcontent whose bad attitude gets him fired from a chain big box store. Doug can identify any pill by sight and any '-80s rock song by the first three notes but doesn't understand credit scores. Kevin got married and had a kid too soon and is now on parole after serving jail time for growing marijuana. The three of them dabble in petty crime and believe they have a talent for it. They start by stealing a high-definition TV, then set their sights on bigger scores. Soon things begin to get out of hand.
Alguien ha pintado un cuatro negro, invertido, con la base ancha, sobre cada una de las trece puertas de un edificio del distrito 18 de Par?s. Debajo aparecen tres letras: CLT. El comisario Adamsberg las fotograf?a y titubea: ?es una simple pintada o una amenaza?En el otro extremo de la ciudad, Joss, el viejo marino bret?n que se ha convertido en pregonero de noticias, est? perplejo. Desde hace tres semanas, en cuanto cae la noche, una mano desliza incomprensibles misivas en su buz?n. ?Se trata de un bromista? ?Es un loco? Su bisabuelo le murmura al o?do: «Ten cuidado Joss, no s?lo hay cosas bonitas en la cabeza del hombre».
A collection of storiesThis volume contains three revised versions of Elizabeth George's short stories which were originally published under the title 'The Evidence Exposed'. Here there are also two new stories and an introduction by the author to all five stories of human weakness.
Perennial grad student Veronica Gale gets more than she bargained for when her latest dissertation project puts her in the path of philosopher/assassin/carnival-ride operator Coney Bombay-and an unsolved murder that might just kill her, too.
Володимир Леонiдович КАШИН ...I ЖОДНОЇ ВЕРСIЇ! Роман ("Справедливiсть - моє ремесло" - 7) "...I жодної версiї!" - нова книга вiдомого українського письменника Володимира Кашина, що створив серiю детективних романiв, головним героєм яких є iнспектор карного розшуку Дмитро Коваль. ...
"…I жодної версiї!" — нова книга вiдомого українського письменника Володимира Кашина, що створив серiю детективних романiв, головним героєм яких є iнспектор карного розшуку Дмитро Коваль.До цiєї книги увiйшли: роман"…I жодної версiї!", повiсть "Готується вбивство" i драма "День народження". Достовiрнiсть матерiалу, гострий, напружений сюжет, проникнення в психологiю героїв, щоб пояснити їхнi вчинки, як благороднi, так i ганебнi, такi особливостi творiв Володимира Кашина.
Murder is easy-on paper.Book restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright is attending the world- renowned Book Fair when her ex Kyle shows up with a bombshell. He has an original copy of a scandalous text that could change history-and humiliate the beloved British monarchy.When Kyle turns up dead, the police are convinced Brooklyn 's the culprit. But with an entire convention of suspects, Brooklyn 's conducting her own investigation to find out if the motive for murder was a 200-year-old secret-or something much more personal.
Agatha Award“(A) SHARP-EDGED, WITTY TALE…Buoyed by intriguing characters, a wry wit, and lush Virginia atmosphere, McCrumb’s mystery spins merrily along on its own momentum, concluding that justice will triumph… but in surprising ways.” – Publishers Weekly“Elizabeth’s eighth outing has it all-a gaggle of tidy mysteries, nonstop laughs, bumper-sticker wisdom about the male animal, and some other, sadder kinds of wisdom, too. Quite a banquet-if you don’t mind all that arsenic.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“Whenever Sharyn McCrumb suits up her amateur detective, Elizabeth MacPherson, it’s pretty certain that a ...
Chester Cain, a small time hit man and ace gambler, tired of his old life, moves to Las Vegas with all his lifetime savings, only to come across a set of ruthless people who try to use him, implicate him in a crime which he does not commit, and soon the cops are after Cain,who goes on the run, along with Ms. Wonderly, a homeless wayward girl, who is also being framed like him.
Ein exklusiver Cocktail aus dem Besten, was weibliche Kriminalliteratur zu bieten hat!Erstmals pr?sentiert sich hier Bestsellerautorin Elizabeth George,»die Meisterin des englischen Kriminalromans «als Herausgeberin: 26 spannende und raffinierte Kriminalgeschichten von den besten Autorinnen der Welt, wie Dorothy L. Sayers, Ruth Rendell, Sara Paretsky, Minette Walters, Marcia Muller, Nadine Gordimer, Joyce Carol Oates und vielen anderen. Mit einer Einf?hrung von Elizabeth George!
In the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservior have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom, bringing with it the unidentified bones of a brutally murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a killer who has escaped detection for half a century. Because the dark secret of Hobb’s End continue to haunt the dedicated policeman even though the town that bred then has died – and long after its former residents have been scattered to far places… or themselves to the grave. From an acknowledged master writing at the peak of his storytelling powers comes a powerful, insightful, evocative, and searingly suspenseful novel of past crimes and present evil.
Two bodies are discovered in the middle of an ancient stone circle. Each met death in a different but violent way. As Detective Inspector Lynley wrestles with the intricacies of the case, the pieces begin to fall into place, forcing Lynley to the conclusion that the blood that binds can also kill.
"A highly intelligent thriller that burrows backward through time like Houdini explaining a trick. An automatic book-of-the-year." – Lee ChildIn the Company of Liars is a truly original thriller, strikingly fresh and unpredictable. Told in chronological reverse, from its enigmatic end to its brilliant beginning, the novel is centered on a woman who is on trial for murder-Allison Pagone, a mother caught between competing forces, each represented by someone who may not care if the pressure kills her in the end. A prosecutor wants Allison convicted and put on death row. An FBI agent believes she can squeeze ...
Kamo se ve obligado a aprender ingl?s en tres meses. Su madre le ofrece la posibilidad de cartearse con Cathy, una chica francamente extra?a, por la que Kamo empieza a sentir una fuerte atracci?n…
The vice-president of a Chicago bank hires V.I. Warshawski to find his son. She's pleased. The head of the International Brotherhood of Knifegrinders hires her to find his daughter. She's not so pleased. Who's the boss in this dangerous game of insurance fraud, murder contracts and gunmen?
From "one of the best crime writers at work today" (Michael Connelly) comes a fast,f unny, violent new noir crime classic-a Coen Brothers movie come to life.He has been compared to Lehane, Ellroy, and Pelecanos, but Ace Atkins's rich, raucous, passionate blend of historical novel and crime story is all his own and never more so than in Infamous.In July 1933, the gangster known as George "Machine Gun" Kelly staged the kidnapping-for-ransom of an Oklahoma oilman. He would live to regret it. Kelly was never the sharpest knife in the drawer, and what started clean ...
"Snappy writing, humor, and plenty of page-turning tension." – Julie HyzyDee Carmichael, lead singer of the pop sensation The Flamingoes, has been one of Brett Kavanaugh's most dedicated customers at her tattoo shop. When Dee is discovered dead surrounded by ink pots and needles, Brett is branded a suspect.It seems that someone is impersonating Brett. And if she doesn't act fast, the killer is sure to put the dye in dying once again…
When an elderly woman is found raped and brutally murdered in San Francisco, Vail heads west to team up with SFPD Inspector Lance Burden and her former task force colleague, Detective Roxxann Dixon. As Vail, Burden, and Dixon follow the killer's trail in and around San Francisco, the offender continues his rampage, leaving behind clues that ultimately lead them to the most unlikely of places: a mysterious island ripped from city lore whose long-buried, decades-old secrets hold the key to their case. Alcatraz. The Rock.
