International Mystery & Crime

During the National High School Cultural Festival ceremony, Yoshiyuki Shimizu - the current Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and a literary giant - was fatally stabbed by a man who rushed out from backstage. The arrested suspect, 37-year-old Akatsuki Nagase, began publishing his memoirs in a weekly magazine following his arrest.

James Rollins’s shocking thriller is now an Earphones Award Winner! Acclaimed narrator Simon Vance gives voice to a wide cast of characters and pulls the listener into this desperate chase to unlock one of the world’s greatest mysteries. From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of...

Susan never imagined herself an amateur sleuth, and she certainly never goes looking for trouble, preferring days spent walking her loyal dogs Libs and Rocco, and maybe even a dip in the sea to cool off after this interminable heatwave. When she hears of a break-in at the vet's where her new neighbour works, Susan's curiosity is piqued. And then, a few days later, the lead vet, Peter, mysteriously disappears. They assume it's business related until his body is washed up on the beach close to his clifftop home.

In CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron’s chillingly plausible first standalone, “there is no hiding under the desk” (The New York Times Book Review). When a gunman breaks into South Oxford Nursery School and takes a group of hostages, teacher Louise Kennedy fears the worst. But Jaime Segura...

Thirty years ago, the people of Guildford were haunted by a figure who crept into children’s bedrooms and watched them sleep. When he left, he left behind a single party balloon. And then he vanished. The visits stopped. Now it’s happening again. Has The Bogeyman returned or is a copycat terrorising a new generation of victims? With pressure mounting and panic rising, DI Stephanie Broadbent must untangle the past to stop a predator stalking the present. But what she finds may bring her closer to home than she ever expected…

Un asesinato como ningún otro. Un asesino más retorcido de lo que jamás ha visto. Un caso que lo llevará al límite. Tras recibir el aviso, Robert Hunter llega a la escena del crimen más escalofriante y brutal a la que ha acudido jamás. El horror aumenta cuando, durante la autopsia, encuentran dentro del cuerpo de la víctima una nota con el verso de un poema dejado por el asesino. Cuando poco tiempo después se encuentra otro cadáver, el método utilizado y la firma del asesino son tan distintos del primero que los forenses al principio no ven ninguna relación entre los crímenes.

“[Leon] offers a fresh, exhilarating take on that ambiguous city, with its labyrinthine alleyways and politics, its glamour, its grottiness. . . . An intelligent, satisfying crime novel.” —Sunday Times (UK) In Quietly in Their Sleep, the philosophical Venetian detective Commissario Guido...

El 2 de agosto de 2023, el cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta fue asesinado y descuartizado en la paradisiaca isla de Koh Phangan. El escritor y reportero Joaquín Campos, residente desde hace muchos años en Asia, fue uno de los primeros en llegar a la isla para cubrir el macabro suceso. Gran conocedor del terreno y de la idiosincrasia local, durante meses ha investigado y entrevistado a decenas de personas que han tenido algo que ver con Daniel y Edwin para dilucidar qué ocurrió exactamente el día del crimen y los meses previos, pero también después.

“Simenon was fascinated by peculiarities of human personality, which he described in elegant, simple prose . . . as pure as running water.” —Roger Ebert It’s the height of spring, and Maigret is grappling with doubly unfamiliar circumstances. He’s in the surreal new village of...

Jake Adams gets a heads up from an old colleague that the Chinese Communist Party has put out a hit on him. This isn't a new concept for Jake to comprehend. Many have come for him in the past, killing those closest to him. But now Jake has too much to lose. He must retreat and regroup before...

En medio de la crisis económica que sacude España, Ubaldo Contador, un psicólogo de la Policía Nacional, se ve inmerso en una investigación que lo llevará lejos de su hogar y de sus problemas cotidianos. A su lado, la investigadora checa Janka Kopecká lucha por descifrar la mente del implacable criminal conocido como el Mutilador de Praga. Tú no eres Sherlock Holmes es una novela que entrelaza las vidas de estos y otros muchos personajes, cada uno luchando por encontrar su camino en una ciudad que parece devorar a sus habitantes.

When a devastating earthquake strikes during a high-stakes economic summit, Secret Service agent Jake Mercer faces his biggest challenge yet: protecting the President from a natural disaster turned terrorist hunting ground. In Tokyo's collapsing cityscape, can he safeguard democracy's heartbeat amidst the anarchy?

Québec, du 20 juin au début juillet 2018. Jour après jour, l’étau d’une enquête se resserre—jusqu’à un basculement soudain à Hô Chi Minh. Entre prologue et épilogue, La méta enquête assemble un puzzle contemporain où les pistes s’enchaînent, les versions s’entrechoquent et la quête de vérité se heurte à la manière même de la chercher.

Une jeune prostituée, sauvagement assassinée à l'arme blanche et marquée au fer rouge, est découverte près de la gare de l'Est, à Paris. Ses recherches le conduisent à l'est du pays, à Villerupt, petite ville trifrontalière entre la France, la Belgique et le Luxembourg. Dès son arrivée, l'enquête prend une dimension bien plus vaste et complexe. Lorsque Marie, son amour de jeunesse, pharmacienne sans histoires, est retrouvée morte peu après, Lebon ne peut s'empêcher de faire de cette enquête une affaire personnelle.

In 1997, General Alexander Lebed, former secretary of the Russian Security Council, admitted on CBS' 60 minutes that up to one hundred small nuclear weapons went missing during implementation of the 1991 START treaty. Twenty five years later, three of them turn up in one of the world’s most volatile regions: Gaza. Their path is being controlled by a Saudi professor determined to disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East. Richard O’Brien, an FBI linguist who finds cocaine and women much more intriguing than his low-level job, stumbles upon the plot.

When former MI6 agent Selwin Birks is found dead in his Costa Blanca villa, police call it a suicide. A few days later, MI5 agent Chris Kane is also found dead, killed on his boat. But the local police can see no connection. Maverick Government agent Sam Taylor knows better....

Joe Reacher is used to working in the shadows. A former military intelligence operative and now a Treasury agent, he's spent years tracking dangers most Americans never know exist. But when a decorated Special Forces officer goes dark in Michigan's Upper Peninsula—and bodies begin turning up in the snow—Reacher knows this one is different. The man behind it is a soldier. A patriot. And the man who once saved Reacher's life.

Alex Morgan's first mission as a black-ops Interpol agent sends him to the war-torn streets of Africa. Tasked to evacuate innocent civilians from a coup-threatened nation, he soon uncovers a sinister plot involving a rogue MI6 agent and shadowy forces. In his first solo mission as a black-ops Interpol agent, Alex Morgan is thrust into a world of betrayal and violence. Tasked with evacuating ex-pats from a coup-threatened African nation, Morgan soon uncovers a sinister plot involving a rogue MI6 agent and shadowy forces that threaten global stability.

Maren Berger, Hauptkommissarin aus Köln, sucht Erholung in dem portugiesischen Küstenort Nazaré. Hier möchte sie gesund werden, nachdem sie bei einem Banküberfall angeschossen und schwer traumatisiert wurde. Als sie sich eines Morgens zum Praia do Norte aufmacht, findet sie die Leiche einer jungen Frau. Kurz darauf kehrt sie mit der örtlichen Polizei zurück, und die Tote ist verschwunden. Nur Inspetor Ferreira schenkt ihr Glauben – und wenig später stehen Maren und der Inspetor vor einer zweiten Leiche.

When a convoy of wealthy Americans touring France in vintage cars rolls into Merle Bennett’s quiet village, it seems like the perfect summer diversion—sunshine, old cars, and blood red wine. But when one of the drivers vanishes without a trace, the idyllic getaway grinds to a halt. Now, the glamorous château-turned-hotel is locked down by a gruff French detective, and tensions among the elite guests are rising fast.

Julian Kessler, the visionary CEO of NOVA AI, has pushed the boundaries of artificial intelligence, blurring the lines between human and machine. But progress comes at a price, and Kessler has made enemies—ones closer than he realizes. And when a ruthless smear campaign threatens to destroy his reputation, he turns to ex-CIA officer turned private investigator Matt Gage to uncover who's orchestrating his downfall and why.

Drei Erzählstimmen für drei starke Frauen, die im Untergrund Londons auf Verbrecherjagd gehen. Fünf junge Frauen verschwinden spurlos in London. Die drei Privatdetektivinnen Isla Wright, Abigail Walker und Emma Ferguson nehmen die Ermittlungen auf und folgen den spärlichen Spuren tief in die Sprayer-Szene. Dort lauert eine Wahrheit auf sie, die tödlicher ist, als sie ahnen. Wo die Polizei längst aufgibt, bleiben sie dran – selbst wenn sie dabei ihr Leben riskieren.

Jake Adams finds himself on his isolated Montana ranch enjoying early summer, when he gets a call and finds out an old friend has died in a tragic accident. This death brings back old memories for Jake, but the circumstances of the death seem unbelievable. So, together with Sirena, he takes the...

Położona w górach wieś Szremle Małe skrywa w sobie wiele tajemnic. Na trop jednej z nich trafia młody aspirujący dziennikarz Roman. Pod przykrywką pracownika sanepidu dziennikarz przybywa do chaty sołtysa, u którego ma zamieszkać. Ten składa mu nietypową propozycję. Córka sołtysa wróciła na wieś z nieślubnym dzieckiem. By chronić jej honor przed współmieszkańcami, prosi Romana, żeby udawał ojca dziecka. Niespodziewanie okazuje się, że Marta i Roman mają wspólną przeszłość.

An elderly French artist is found dead in his rooms in London clutching a miniature portrait of a little girl. Intrigued, Constable Sam Plank delves into the world of art dealing and finds himself navigating the fragile post-war relationship between England and France. What is the link between this and the recent attacks on customs officers in London Docks? And will a beautiful mademoiselle put paid to Martha Plank’s matchmaking?