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The Paris Affair

Teresa Grant

The Paris Affair

From the ashes of war rise the secrets of its darkest hearts. . . In the wake of the Battle of Waterloo, Paris is a house divided. The triumphant Bourbons flaunt their victory with lavish parties, while Bonapartists seek revenge only to be captured and executed. Amid the turmoil, British attaché and Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, discover that his murdered half-sister, Princess Tatiana Kirsanova, may have borne a child—a secret she took to the grave. And Malcolm...

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Teresa Grant

Imperial Scandal

Teresa Grant

Imperial Scandal

Amid the treachery of war and the whirl of revelry, no one is what they seem. . .Nights filled with lavish balls. . .lush, bucolic afternoons. . .. Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake of Napoleon's escape from Elba, Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, warily partake in the country's pleasures. But with the Congress of Vienna in chaos and the Duke of Wellington preparing for battle, the festivities are cut short when Malcolm is sent on a perilous mission that...

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Teresa Grant

The Bunting Quest

Steven Marcuson

The Bunting Quest

'When Bunting drew this in 1581, absolutely no one in the world could have known what the coast of Western Australia looked like…' Nick Lawrance, an antique map dealer, is shocked to find his gallery has been burgled. However, this isn't an ordinary robbery: the thieves have ignored priceless maps and have only taken Bunting's World Map. All of a sudden, Nick is thrown into a four-hundred-year religious mystery where strange people around him will do anything for this map…...

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Steven Marcuson

The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery

Arthur W. Upfield

The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery

Melbourne during the depression. A seedy, corrupt city.<br /> <br />Someone has struck at the heart of Australia's soul: they have killed the horse that would have won the Melbourne Cup. For what motive? Profit, blackmail, a betting scam? Only Tom Pink, the rider of the murdered horse can find out.<br /> <br />Tom, born into the underworld he now tries to defeat, exposes graft and blackmail that reaches to the upper echelons of Melbourne society. His life and the...

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Arthur W. Upfield

Mr Campion's Seance

Mike Ripley

Mr Campion's Seance

The truth is stranger than fiction for Albert Campion in this gripping mystery where murder, detective novels and the supernatural collide. 1946, London . The eagerly anticipated new detective novel from Albert Campion's godsibling, bestselling author Evadne Childe, is proving to be another runaway success. Unfortunately, it has also caught the attention of Superintendent Stanislaus Oates for reasons that go beyond its superior plotting. The crime at the heart of The Bottle Party Murder...

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Mike Ripley

Queen's Promise, The

Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Queen's Promise, The

The enthralling story of two remarkable women caught up in the maelstrom of the English Civil War. February, 1642. With the King and Parliament at loggerheads, England is rushing headlong into a brutal and bloody war. Caught up in the turbulence are two formidable women who face difficult and dangerous times ahead.Forced to abandon her children and leave for foreign shores, the extravagant and unpopular Queen Henrietta Maria discovers that she cannot rely on the loyalty of her former...

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Brenda Rickman Vantrease

Good Cop, The

Peter Steiner

Good Cop, The

Impressive … A precisely written, carefully plotted novel, all the more dramatic for its understated tone Booklist In a world of growing nationalism, a quiet few are determined to resist. This gripping historical mystery explores the darkest days of the early 20th century. Munich, 1920. Detective Willi Geismeier has a problem: how do you uphold the law when the law goes bad? The First World War has been lost and Germany is in turmoil. The new government in Berlin is weak. The police...

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Peter Steiner

The Music Box Enigma

R.N. Morris

The Music Box Enigma

Could a mysterious music box hold the key to unlocking the puzzle behind a gruesome murder for Detective Inspector Silas Quinn? London, 1914. Despite a number of setbacks, rehearsals for The Hampstead Voices' Christmas concert are continuing apace. The sold-out event is raising funds for war refugees, and both Winston Churchill and Edward Elgar are expected to attend. But the most disturbing setback of all occurs when the choirmaster, Sir Aidan Fonthill, is discovered dead at a piano, a...

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R.N. Morris

The Deadly Hours (Unabridged)

Ксюша Ангел

The Deadly Hours (Unabridged)

From Italy in 1733 to Edinburgh in 1831 to a series of chilling murders in London in 1870 and a lethal game of revenge decades later, a watch touches lives with misfortune-until it comes into the hands of one young woman who might be able to stop it for good. This outstanding collaboration between four outstanding novelists follows characters who are irrevocably linked by fate, each one playing a key role in breaking the curse once and for all.

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Ксюша Ангел

President Lincoln's Secret

Steven Wilson

President Lincoln's Secret

It is 1863, the year of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, when a nation savagely tears at its soul. At the center of the carnage stands the calm, enigmatic figure of President Abraham Lincoln. In this extraordinary thriller, Lincoln sends his most trusted agent to turn the course of the War. . .Twelve miles from Wilmington, Delaware, a heavily guarded ammunition dump has exploded–and lit up the night sky for miles around. On a newly christened ironclad in the Potomac, Lincoln meets with Colonel Fitz...

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Steven Wilson

The Life and Death of Lord Erroll:...

Errol Trzebinski

The Life and Death of Lord Erroll: The Truth Behind the Happy Valley Murder

The true story of the life and mysterious murder of the most talked-about and glamorous member of Kenya’ s notorious Happy Valley set.Since Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, was discovered dead in his car with a bullet through his head just outside Nairobi in 1941, speculation has not ceased as to the culprit and motive for his murder. The authorities seemed satisfied with the highly sensationalised trial of the only suspect, Jock Broughton, the cuckolded husband of Erroll’s last lover, Diana. A...

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Errol Trzebinski

Trouble in Paradise: Uncovering the...

Kathy Marks

Trouble in Paradise: Uncovering the Dark Secrets of Britain’s Most Remote Island

A shocking exposé of the terrible secrets at the heart of the Pitcairn Island community – a tale of systematic child abuse and rape which stretches back over 40 years.Pitcairn Island – home to the descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty – has long been thought of as a tropical paradise. Wild and remote, it is Britain’s most isolated outpost and a fantasy destination for many.But in 1999, British police, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation...

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Kathy Marks

Violation: Justice, Race and Serial...

David Rose

Violation: Justice, Race and Serial Murder in the Deep South

Columbus, Georgia, has been run by the same tiny clique for over 100 years – the members of the all-white Big Eddy Club. This is the story of a fascinating and rotten community whose victims pay the ultimate price.Over eight terrifying months in the 1970s, seven elderly women were raped and murdered in Columbus, Georgia, a city of 200,000 people whose history and conservative values are typical of America's Deep South. The victims, who were strangled in their beds with their own stockings, were...

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David Rose

The Sweethearts Collection

Linda Finlay

The Sweethearts Collection

‘A gripping tale’ MY WEEKLY ‘Thrilling’ WOMAN ‘A truly gripping read of mystery, love and heroism’ FROST MAGAZINEThe Lost Girls of Paris is an emotional story of friendship and betrayal during the second world war, inspired by true events – from the international bestseller Pam Jenoff.Featuring:• The Very White of Love by SC Worrall•The Flower Seller by Linda Finlay• The BonBon Girl by Linda Finlay• Paris By The Book by Liam Callanan• The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff

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Linda Finlay

Krypta Hindenburga

Krzysztof Beśka

Krypta Hindenburga

Kto strzeże tajemnicy najmroczniejszego miejsca na Warmii i Mazurach? W styczniu 1945 roku z powierzchni ziemi zmiecione zostało mauzoleum Paula von Hindenburga. Po wielu latach okazało się, że w budowli, upamiętniającej też żołnierzy poległych podczas bitwy pod Tannenbergiem w sierpniu 1914 roku, poza trumnami marszałka i jego żony przechowywano coś jeszcze. Wygląda na to, że ludzie, którzy dziś tego szukają, nie cofną się przed niczym, by zdobyć tajemniczy artefakt. Gotowi są porywać,...

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Krzysztof Beśka

Amber Gold

Krzysztof Beśka

Amber Gold

Rok 1895. W życiu Stanisława Berga trwa nie najlepszy okres. Kiedyś był znanym łódzkim detektywem, dziś załatwia brudne sprawy dla wszystkich możnych przemysłowego miasta. Pewnego dnia zostaje wezwany do miejscowego przedsiębiorcy, Johanna Wolfganga Grossa, którego syn nie wrócił z wakacji. Detektyw odnajduje ślad w Königsbergu. Wspomagany przez tureckiego kupca, córkę konsula i miejscowego policjanta polskiego pochodzenia, trafia na trop zaginionego Grossa, ale też afery finansowej na...

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Krzysztof Beśka

Duchy rzeki Pregel

Krzysztof Beśka

Duchy rzeki Pregel

Kiedy mrok przejmuje duszę… Czwórka studentów rozpoczyna rok akademicki w Königsbergu. W trakcie beztroskiego spaceru natykają się na pływające w Zamkowym Stawie zwłoki kobiety. Przebywający w tym czasie w mieście detektyw Stanisław Berg, właśnie zakończył sprawę małżeńskiej zdrady i zamierza wyjechać. Jednak niespodziewanie zostaje uwikłany w wydarzenia, które każą mu podjąć stanowcze działania. Detektyw dandys ze śledztwa na śledztwo coraz bardziej zbliża się do mrocznej strony ludzkiej...

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Krzysztof Beśka

Suicidio Policial: Guía Para Una Pr...

Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

Suicidio Policial: Guía Para Una Prevención Eficaz

En este libro se aborda una de las problemáticas menos tratadas en la actualidad que no por ello deja de ser un tema preocupante en cuanto que afecta al personal encargado de velar por la protección y seguridad de la ciudadanía. Una profesión, la de policía, que en ocasiones no está valorada socialmente de forma adecuada, a pesar del importante papel que juega en el mantenimiento del orden y la convivencia social. Un cuerpo que se enfrenta a una realidad cada vez más habitual con la pérdida de...

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Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

The Sterling Directive

Tim Standish

The Sterling Directive

Captain Charles Maddox returns secretly to London from an exile in disgrace only to be arrested, imprisoned and threatened with the death penalty. He is rescued by a shadowy government agency called the Map Room who give him a choice: return to prison or become an agent, codenamed Sterling, and help them uncover a government conspiracy connected to the Ripper murders.  Led by the coolly calculating Milady and her associate Collier, and aided by fellow agent Church and mechanical...

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Tim Standish

Madame empfängt

Ursula Neeb

Madame empfängt

Frankfurt, 1836. Eine Serie von Giftmorden an jungen Dienstmädchen, die alle nebenbei der Prostitution nachgingen, lässt die heile Fassade der Stadt am Main bröckeln. Augenzeugen haben keine Zweifel, dass der Täter der besseren Gesellschaft angehört. Der ebenso verschlafenen wie korrupten Polizeibehörde unter der Leitung von Oberinspektor Brand gelingt es aber nicht, dem Mörder auf die Spur zu kommen. Nach dem Dafürhalten von Presse und Obrigkeit handelte es sich bei den Opfern ohnehin um...

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Ursula Neeb

Suicidio In Polizia: Guida Per Una...

Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

Suicidio In Polizia: Guida Per Una Prevenzione Efficace

Questo libro affronta uno dei problemi meno discussi ai giorni nostri, ma che non smette di essere un tema preoccupante poiché riguarda il personale incaricato di garantire la protezione e la sicurezza dei cittadini. Una professione, quella di agente di polizia, che a volte non viene valorizzata adeguatamente, nonostante l'importante ruolo che riveste nel mantenimento dell'ordine e della convivenza sociale. Un corpo che affronta una realtà sempre più comune con la perdita dei suoi agenti per...

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Dr. Juan Moisés De La Serna

Wenus umiera

Aleksander Sowa

Wenus umiera

Dwa ciała na sudeckim szlaku. Ofiary to Miss Polski i syn generała… Ta podwójna zbrodnia wydarzyła się naprawdę! Schyłek lat dziewięćdziesiątych, Park Narodowy Gór Stołowych. Na szlaku zostają znalezione dwa ciała w zaawansowanym stadium rozkładu. Wszystko zdaje się wskazywać na atak niedźwiedzia. To, że ofiarami byli Miss Polski i syn wysokiego rangą oficera Wojska Polskiego, nie ułatwia zadania skierowanemu w góry miejscowemu śledczemu. Tymczasem w Warszawie Emil Stompor bierze udział w...

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Aleksander Sowa

Die Giftmischerin

Bettina Szrama

Die Giftmischerin

Die Hansestadt Bremen im frühen 19. Jahrhundert. In ärmlichen Verhältnissen aufgewachsen, intelligent und schön, sehnt sich die junge Gesche Margarethe Timm nach Glanz und Reichtum. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, ist ihr jedes Mittel recht. Frühzeitig bestiehlt sie ihre Eltern und beginnt, skrupellos und heimtückisch alle zu töten, die ihrem Erfolg im Weg stehen. Manche ihrer Opfer pflegt sie dabei bis zum Gifttod aufopferungsvoll – als „Engel von Bremen“. Der erste historische Kriminalroman über...

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Bettina Szrama

Schönbrunner Finale

Gerhard Loibelsberger

Schönbrunner Finale

Italienische Flieger über Wien! Während alle gebannt in den Himmel starren, geschieht in der Nähe des Naschmarkts ein Mord. Joseph Maria Nechyba übernimmt die Ermittlungen. In Riesenschritten naht mittlerweile das Ende Österreich-Ungarns. Oberinspector Nechyba ist schließlich persönlich anwesend, als Kaiser Karl im Schloss Schönbrunn die Verzichtserklärung auf die Teilnahme an den Regierungsgeschäften unterzeichnet und die Republik ausgerufen wird. Kommt Nechyba auch dem Mörder auf die Spur?

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Gerhard Loibelsberger

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