Krimi

Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place.Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans

Troy Phelen is one of the richest men in the United States, and he's looking for a way to die. He might just have found it.

Der neue Krimi mit Harry HoleEin Serienkiller findet seine Opfer über die Dating-App Tinder. Die Osloer Polizei hat keine Spur. Der einzige Spezialist für Serientäter, Harry Hole, unterrichtet an der Polizeihochschule, weil er mehr Zeit für seine Frau Rakel und ihren Sohn Oleg habenmöchte. Doch Holes alter Chef Mikael Bellmann kennt Olegs Vergangenheit und setzt Hole unter Druck. Der Kommissar gibt schlieálich nach und arbeitet hochkonzentriert mit seinen Leuten an dem Fall. In einer Atmosphäre der Angst zögern viele Frauen, sichweiter über die App zu verabreden. Die schlimmsten Befürchtungen werden wahr, als tatsächlich eine weitere junge Frau verschwindet, ausgerechnet eine Kellnerin aus Holes Stammlokal. Und der Kommissar kann nicht länger die Augen davor verschlieáen, dassder Mörder für ihn kein Unbekannter ist.

Agatha Christie's most ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.'A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out...

On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back...An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course.

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his 'counting house' when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme

Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea - and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy.There, amongst the dark fir trees, he planned to build a house, find a girl and live happily ever after.

CAN A KILLER EVER BE ABOVE THE LAW?Deputy Stuart Kofer is a protected man. Though he's turned his drunken rages on his girlfriend, Josie, and her children many times before, the police code of silence has always shielded him. But one night he goes too far, leaving Josie for dead on thefloor before passing out. Her son, sixteen-year-old Drew, knows he only has this one chance to save them. He picks up a gun and takes the law into his own hands. In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer'sdefence lawyer comes close. Jake Brigance doesn't want this impossible case but he's the only one with enough experience to defend the boy. As the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. But, as the town of Clantondiscovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible ...

'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken FollettSometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean.Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls

Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress-bailing out of a doomed marriage-is en route to reconcile with herformer lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on. Until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins tounfold...

Agatha Christie's exotic seaside mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun she had been strangled.Ever since Arlena's arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent 'crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?

Keressetek és találtok.Ez a bibliai idézet visszhangzik Robert Langdon, a Harvard jeles szimbólumkutatója fejében, amikor felébred egy kórházi ágyon, és nem tudja, hol van és hogy került oda. Arra a morbid tárgyra sincs magyarázata, amelyet a holmija közt eldugva találtak.Langdon az életéért menekül egy őrült hajsza során Firenzén át, egy fiatal orvosnő, Sienna Brooks társaságában. Csak úgy szökhetnek meg ismeretlen üldözőik elől, hogy Langdon beveti ismereteit a történelmi homlokzatok mögött rejlő titkos átjárókról ésősi rejtelmekről.Egyedül Dante sötét, monumentális remekének, a Pokolnak néhány sora vezérli őket, amelynek segítségével megfejthetik a reneszánsz legünnepeltebb műveinek - szobroknak, festményeknek és épületeknek - mélyén rejlő kódokat, hogy eljussanak egy kirakós játékmegoldásához, melynek révén talán elháríthatják a világot fenyegető félelmetes veszélytA történelem egyik leghátborzongatóbb irodalmi klasszikusa, a Pokol ihletésére született, és díszletei között játszódó mű Dan Brown eddigi legellenállhatatlanabb és leggondolatébresztőbb regénye az Inferno

Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man...

A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret History Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends - a murder he may or may not have committed. On the dayhe's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Olivernoticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off - villain, hero, tyrant, temptress - though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story. But when the teachers change up the casting, agood-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life. When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead. The rest face their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, and themselves, that they are

Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengersmust be the murderer.Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.

A tanulmányi úton Párizsban tartózkodó Robert Langdon szimbólumkutatót telefonon riasztják egy késő esti órán.A Louvre idős kurátorát meggyilkolták a múzeumban, és érthetetlen kódot találtak a holttest mellett. Miközben Langdon és Sophie Veveu, a tehetséges francia titkosírás-szakértő a rejtvény megoldásán dolgozik, elképedten fedezi fel a rejtett utalásoknyomát Leonardo da Vinci műveiben - noha ezeket az utalásokat mindenki láthatja, a festő zseniálisan álcázta őket. A hagyományos thrillerregények kliséiből kilépő A Da Vinci-kód egyszerre villámgyors, intelligens és többrétegű

It is a freezing December night and Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a Salvation Army carol concert Then a shot rings out and one of the singers falls to the floor dead Detective Harry Hole and his team are called in to investigate but havel

Fireside Mysteries from the Queen of CrimeThere is a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter? It is the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fireplace with this winter-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts anddangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This compendium of short stories, some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect gift for mystery lovers.INCLUDES THE STORIES:The Chocolate BoxA Christmas TragedyThe Coming of Mr QuinnThe Mystery of the Baghdad ChestThe Clergyman?s DaughterThe Plymouth ExpressProblem at Pollensa BaySanctuaryThe Mystery of Hunter?s LodgeThe World?s EndThe Manhood of Edward RobinsonChristmas Adventure

Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni,to enjoy the merriment. But, as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal, Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that things aren't as they seem...Very quickly it transpires that the spit pig is in fact Gary Beech, a policeman not much loved in Winter Parva. And although Agatha has every intention of leaving the affair to the police, she rapidly changes her mind when she finds out Gary's ex-wifehas hired Toni to investigate. Cantankerous and competitive as Agatha is, she has to now join the fray and try and solve the case herself!Praise for M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin series:'I know I once vowed to read only Agatha Christie for a year but I cheated. My No. 1 mistress, M.C. Beaton and her Agatha Raisin whodunits. Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack a day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think shemay be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly.'Once again M. C. Beaton has concocted an amusing brew of mystery and romance that will keep her fans turning the pages' Publisher's Weekly.'Pure entertainment' The Guardian.

A Koromfekete szív izgalmas, ördögien okos krimi, valódi mestermű.Robin Ellacott magánnyomozót egy kétségbeesett, zilált nő, Edie Ledwell keresi fel az irodában, és könyörög,hogy hallgassa meg. Robin hirtelen nem is tudja, mit gondoljon. Edie a népszerű internetes rajzfilmsorozat, a Koromfekete szív egyik alkotója, és egy Anomie álnevű, titokzatos figura a neten pokollá teszi az életét. Edie kétségbeesetten szeretnékideríteni, kicsoda valójában Anomie.Robin arra jut, hogy ebben a nyomozóiroda nem tud segíteni - és meg is feledkezik az egészről, de néhány nap múlva döbbenten olvassa a hírekben, hogy Edie-t sokkolóval megbénította, majd meggyilkolta valaki a Highgate temetőben, ahol a Koromfekete szívjátszódik.Robin és társa, Cormoran Strike belecsöppennek az Anomie valódi személyazonossága után folyó nyomozásba. Csakhogy a netes álnevek, üzleti érdekek és családi konfliktusok bonyolult szövevényében Strike és Robin ezúttal olyan ügyben találják magukat,amelyben a szokásosnál is nehezebb helyes következtetésekre jutni - és amely újabb és még szörnyűbb veszélyekkel fenyegeti őket

In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies, billion-dollar price tags and the truth of the brutal arms trade, John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted.