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An unoccupied flat. A freshly dressed bed. The body of a young woman laid out neatly on the duvet. The dead girl looks familiar troublingly familiar but Detective Inspector Cassie May cant place her. And to compound her troubles, Cassie has just started dating the flats owner, James Flynn.When her boyfriend is accused of murder, an ambitious young DI risks her career and her life by defying her bosses, the security services, and a crime syndicate, to prove the innocence of a man who seems more worried about the long-buried secrets she might unearth than the murder charge hanging over him.Set across the leafiest of Sheffield suburbs, the sink estates of South Manchester, and the bleak and snowy Pennine moors that separate them, The Wythenshawe Dandy presents a discomforting picture of a world where privilege and wretchedness coexist.

When reporter Martha Strangeways is called into investigate the discovery of body parts on a remote railway track, shes drawn into a strange case, as her own past comes back to haunt her The atmospheric, critically acclaimed series continuesMartha Strangeways has settled into a quiet life in Strathbran, after the horrific events that traumatised the village a year earlier: her son, Dougie is at university, her friend Orla will give birth at any minute, and shes becoming ever closer to her ex, Jamie.But all this is turned upside down when her friend at Glasgow CID, DI Derek Summers, calls on her to help with a truly disturbing case: a human ear, with an unusual Celtic earring, has been found next to a railway line in the Highlands.An when the body of a young woman wearing matching jewellery turns up at a landmark church shortly after, the mystery only deepens. Why has she been laid out in such a ritualistic fashion? Does her trek along the little-known Cailleach Way have anything to do with her demise? And who is running the Facebook Group where she posted details of her journey to the shrine of the Bone Mother goddess?As Martha tries to unpick the threads, she soon finds herself entwined with a ghost from her own past, and in conflict with the owner of a company committed to a huge hydro-electric scheme that threatens to destroy the goddesss sacred land.With Halloween approaching, and someone determined to protect the goddess at all costs, can Martha and Summers catch the killer before they strike again and this time much closer to home?

A double dose of gripping psychological suspense, pairing two complete novels and two rare short stories, from six-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Joyce Carol Oates. Two serial killers one female, one male murder in the name of a higher cause. Ideal for fans of Alice Munro, Ann Patchett and Anne Tyler.Celebrating 40 Years of pseudonymous suspense from JOYCE CAROL OATESFour decades ago, acclaimed literary author Joyce Carol Oates penned her first novel of psychological suspense under the name "Rosamond Smith." In the Smith books, Oates explored themes of betrayal and deception, lust and murder, through stories involving twins, doubles, and hidden second identities initially, keeping her own double identity a secret.Hard Case Crime is proud to bring these extraordinary works of crime fiction, long unavailable in bookstores, back into print in definitive double editions, each pairing two complete novels and two never-before-collected Oates short stories, all linked thematically, to weave a sinister web filled with dark reflections.In This VolumeA female serial killer seeks refuge in her twin sisters home in STARR BRIGHT WILL BE WITH YOU SOON, while a male serial killer murders for the woman he craves in SOUL/MATE -- and the echoes continue in the rare short stories "The Murderess" and "An Unsolved Crime.""A brilliant writer." TIME"Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious, and creative writer going." GILLIAN FLYNN

One city, one day, and a battle of wills reaches boiling pointJoseph Severin, a respectable North London businessman, has a lucrative side job. Hes doing the books, old school (because these days the only trail you cant trace is a paper one) for a rogue MI5 outfit, the Shadows, headed by psychopathic Sebastien. However, when the game is rumbled, Sebastien sends hitman Mr Phipps to kill Severin and get those books back. The spider web of collateral damage will be extensive, taking in Lottie, for whom Severin has developed a sudden, wild passion; Sonya, a Russian escort with a desperate deadline; and at MI5, the ambitious Ellerby, who has them all in her sights.Its the hottest summer in fifty years and in the shadows, a deadly domino effect is about to spill out into the harsh light of day.Hard-boiled, lustful, edgy - a modern noir Robert DugoniA wonderful noir carnival of mayhem. A joyful, dark rompCrime Time

Voce nasceu para algo maior mesmo que ainda no saiba disso."Zalia Vey sempre acreditou que o mundo terminava nas margens do lago do vilarejo onde nasceu. Filha de pescadores, cresceu entre redes, historias e o sonho timido de ver a capital magica, Montearcana. Mas, quando e convocada para os testes que definem o futuro dos jovens do reino, descobre que a magia que corre no reino de Myria no e apenas dom: e poder, hierarquia e guerra.Entre provas que exigem mais do que força, ela conhece aliados improvaveis, inimigos que vestem o brilho dos nobres e um ser lendario, Astrinox, cuja alma guarda o eco de um passado esquecido. Enquanto o reino se divide entre fe e ambiço, Zalia precisa escolher se seguira o caminho traçado pelos deuses ou aquele que ela mesma ousar abrir.Zalia e o sangue magico e uma fantasia arrebatadora sobre coragem, poder e o despertar de uma heroina que ninguem esperava, mas que o mundo jamais vai esquecer.

Úrsula López sabe que en Montevideo nadie está del todo a salvo. Astuta, impredecible y peligrosamente inteligente, ha logrado escapar con el botín de un asalto sangriento. Pero su libertad tiene precio: la comisaria Leonilda Lima no se da por vencida, el doctor Antinucci no olvida, y el inspector Clemen guarda secretos que podrian destruirlos a todos.Mientras tanto, una red siniestra de poder, corrupcion y violencia se extiende bajo la superficie de la ciudad, conectando a politicos, policias, mafiosos y depredadores que viven al amparo de la impunidad. En este laberinto de traiciones, fugas espectaculares, chantajes y ajustes de cuentas, la unica regla es sobrevivir.Con su caracteristico humor negro, su mirada feroz sobre la sociedad y un pulso narrativo implacable, Mercedes Rosende construye una novela coral en la que nadie es inocente, nadie esta a salvo y de la que, como advierte su titulo, nadie saldra intacto.

S.E. Reynolds is a former investigative reporter now working as a political ghostwriter. He is thrust into the center of a conspiracy investigation after an illicit romance turns deadly. His efforts to untangle himself only entangle him deeper, drawing the attention of government agents with their own agenda.An unlikely hero, candidly amoral, shunning idealism, Reynolds works for candidates at either side of the political spectrum. At the same time, he possesses a deep if complicated love for family: his beautiful, unknowable wife; his aging parents; his children.The Lizard is the story of man trapped between a relentless security apparatus and a personal reckoning from which there is no apparent escape. As the tale unfolds, the differences between the outer world and the inner inexorably dissolve, leading to psychic and physical transformation at once unimaginable and inevitable.

A twisty New York City-set mystery that sees Teddy Roosevelts daughter, Alice Roosevelt, team up with Holmes and Watson to save the president from a kidnapping and attempted assassination on the eve of international peace talks. Holmess British parlour tricks meet hard-boiled American noir in this pastiche for fans of Gareth Rubins Holmes and Moriarty.Celebrity socialite Alice Roosevelt is taking London by storm in 1905 when her letter containing sensitive details of upcoming peace talks between Japan and Russia is stolen. The case pulls Holmes from retirement, and with Alices help the letter is retrieved.After returning to the U.S., Alice goes missing. At Teddy Roosevelts request, Holmes and Watson travel to New York where they discover Alice has turned detective herself, working undercover to thwart a kidnapping plot targeting her father. Her warnings are dismissed, but then the president is kidnapped. Alice and the detective duo join forces to search for her father, only to lose Holmes to the escaping kidnappers.Alice proves herself the equal to the great detective by leading Watson in the rescue of Teddy Roosevelt as well as Holmes, but the stakes are higher than they realise. In a race against time, they must stop a plan to bomb the peace talks or risk an escalation of war on a global scale.

A masterful psychological mystery novel about the unbearable weight of maternal love, and the silences that shape a nation. In the quiet aftermath of Splits tourist season, the city is shaken by the brutal murder of 17-year-old Viktorija Zeba.

London, 1856. Ben Canaan is a young detective on the payroll of Her Majestys Executive, riding high on a string of successful cases. Then a notorious crime boss turns up murdered on the city streets, the latest in a series of brutal killings targeting the most powerful men in the global opium trade. To track down the culprits and prevent more blood from being shed, Ben is sent out to the newly-founded British colony of Hong Kong: a lawless frontier town on the southern shores of Chinas Great Qing Dynasty.Ben is plunged headlong into a labyrinthine conspiracy, set against the backdrop of an empire in collapse and a sweeping civil war. As his hunt brings him closer to the truth and the ruthless corporate interests that want him dead, Ben is forced to choose between what is necessary and what is just.

Once Ida nearly died at the hands of a killer. Now shes trying to live again, to forget the monsters in her head.But the nightmares are coming back, more terrible than ever.Because Ida, now working as a journalist, has uncovered evidence of a serial killer stalking Helsinkis streets. And no one - not Ida, not homicide officer Kerttu Leppanen, tortured by her own demons - can stop them.Sometimes the monsters are real. And hunting them can destroy you.

You didnt go to the seminary to become a priest, the rector had explained on their first morning. You went to learn what God was asking of you.When Mack OBrien left his home in Port Talbot for the seminary as a teenager, he didnt imagine hed be back a decade later, unordained and at war with his faith. Back in his childhood bedroom, he remains committed to the idea of a moral life, but isnt entirely sure what that looks like. He takes a job as a security guard at the local steelworks and begins an uneasy transition into the world of industry, brotherhood, and community he once rejected. When the men of the steelworks organise an unprecedented strike in protest against job cuts, he goes along with it. Meanwhile, his mother watches footage of past catastrophes and prays for the dead.The last person Mack expects to see in the local club is Siwan Roderick - the woman who appeared out of the blue at the seminary one day to make a confession and swore him to secrecy. Mack kept his word. But as the day of the strike nears, tensions in the town escalate and allegiances are tested. Macks loyalty to Siwan and his desperation to do the right thing will change both of their lives forever.

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWThree mobsters. Two detectives. A deadly race against time.Jackson Jones and Mackenzie Cunningham - two of the best private investigators in the business - are presented with a case they arent allowed to refuse. The heads of L.A.s three major crime families have tasked them with finding sensitive information hidden by a man in critical condition before he flatlines. Or else.The pair cant agree on how to furnish the office of their new joint venture, Safe and Sound Investigations, let alone the nature of their feelings for each other. But with a masked man on their tail, they are going to have to stick together if they are going to have any chance of solving the case.READERS ADORED SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN:A witty, fast-paced, and swoon-worthy mystery.Riveting from start to finish . . . definitely a must-read!Action packed and definitely eventful, I also found myself chuckling. A really great read. The dialogue was fast and furious and the interactions between the leads were smart and funny.

Its a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is busy teaching music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in her journey of faith. But when one of her favourite students is found dead of a fentanyl overdose, Sister Holiday and her partner-in-PI, Magnolia Riveaux, are launched on a mission to track down the drug dealers.As students continue to fall prey to this sinister drug under her watch, Sister Holiday becomes more and more desperate to stop the epidemic. All the while, she must contend with her own past with addiction, a demon that is never too far.As she goes deep undercover with a local gang, Sister Holidays darkest and most shocking case yet will test the limits of her faith-and her sanity.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOWAbsorbingThe TimesGrippingScotsman Quirkes pathology department, set deep beneath 1950s Dublin, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Until, late one evening, he stumbles across a body that should not be there.The investigation he opens uncovers a dark secret at the heart of the citys high Catholic network - a secret with the power to shake his own family and everything he holds dear.Praise for the Quirke Series:A joy to read.Sunday TimesDarkly dangerous [with] flinty humour.Daily TelegraphBeguiling characters and evocative settings . . . Impeccable.The Times

The world is counting down to the millennium and to disaster. When a childs body is found on a remote island east of London, journalist Jonny Murphy is sent to investigate. What he uncovers is more than a tragedy. Its a warning. Something catastrophic is coming and Jonny might be the only one who can stop it.A propulsive, atmospheric thriller that ratchets up the tension with every pageTM LoganA powerhouse writerJo SpainCleverly layered and beautifully atmospheric Sarah Sultoon has become an auto-buy author for meKia AbdullahThe clock ticks down towards a fantastic payoff Abandoned islands, thrilling chases, investigative journalists what more could you want?Holly WattThey feared the machines. They should have feared the peopleLondon, Christmas 1999. The world is on edge. With the new millennium just days away, fears of the Millennium Bug are spiralling warnings of computer failures, market crashes, even global catastrophe. But fifty miles east, on the frozen Blackwater Island, a different kind of mystery unfolds. A childs body is discovered on the bracken, untouched by footprints, with no sign of how he died. And no one has come forward to claim him.At the International Tribune, reporter Jonny Murphy senses something is off. Police are appealing for relatives, not suspects. An anonymous call led officers to the scene, but no one knows who made it. While the world fixates on a digital apocalypse, Jonny sees the real disaster unfolding closer to home. With just twenty-hour hours before the century turns, he heads to Blackwater driven by curiosity, desperation, and the sting of rejection from his colleague Paloma.But Blackwater has secrets buried deep in the frozen ground. More victims some dead, others still paying for past sins. And when Paloma catches up to him, they stumble onto something far bigger than either of them imagined. Something that could change everything. The millennium is coming. The clock is ticking. Can Jonny stop it? Should he?And what if Y2K wasnt a hoax, but a warning?Propulsive characters and a simmering mystery explode into a race against time it had me grippedRod ReynoldsAtmospheric, tense and all the more shocking for mirroring real state crimesEve SmithAuthenticity that demands your attentionWill CarverA distinctively chilling roller-coasterPeter Hain Readers who love mysteries, bleak landscapes and a lingering sense of dread will enjoy this, and the authors notes may haunt youMature TimesA thrilling, tightly plotted, and important readMichael J MalonePraise for Sarah Sultoon**Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger****WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award**A first-class political thrillerSteve CavanaghA bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled itFreya BerryA brave and thought-provoking debut novelAdam HamdyA taut and thought-provoking book thats all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real lifeCultureFlyA tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survivalNB...

Sharp, assured . . . steeped in authenticity. Sean Watkin, author of McDermid Award-shortlisted Black Water Rising Your baby is perfect. She sleeps through the night, even in this heat. Youll keep her cool. Open the window. Anything she needs. Anything.But when you wake up in the morning, Bella is gone.Recently-promoted DI Martha Allen is furious. Her career hinges on this missing baby case, and her boss and the circling media both want a quick solve - but her key witness is lying. Allen needs the truth. Shes not going to stop until she gets it. No matter how long it takes.That detective is watching you.What have youdone? What happened to your baby?Missing grips from start to finish, with a shocking finale youll never see coming. Margot Douaihy, author of Scorched GraceDI Martha Allen is a sympathetic protagonist, drawing the threads together and discovering deceptions among the broken lives. Had me hooked immediately. Georgina Clarke, author of The Corpse Played Dead

SU VIAJE DE ESCAPADA SE CONVIRTIÓ EN UN VIAJE SIN SALIDA... ¿QUIÉN SALDRÁ CON VIDA?Tras verse envuelta en un escandaloso caso en Madrid, Fani Navarro decide huir a Ginebra en busca de una nueva vida. Pero su viaje de escapada se convierte en una pesadilla cuando la compañera que responde a su anuncio resulta serconde algo mas siniestro.En las calles de Ginebra, Fani se vera atrapada en una red de mentiras, secretos y peligros que la llevaran a una casa abandonada donde la muerte acecha en cada esquina. ¿Podra escapar de este laberinto mortal o se convertira en la proxima victima?

Un anciano aparece muerto en su casa de San Agustín. Todo apunta a un suicidio: dos cajas de ansiolíticos vacías, una botella de whisky y una vida que, tras la pérdida de su pareja, parecía haber perdido el sentido.Pero el subinspector David Juarez, aun adaptandose a su nueva vida en Gran Canaria, no esta convencido. Su intuicion le dice que hay algo mas.Mientras la agente Itahisa Calderin y el resto del equipo intentan encajar las piezas, se multiplican las pequeñas incongruencias: falta de huellas, silencios incomodos, herencias inesperadas y un tablero de ajedrez con una partida inconclusa.A medida que avanza la investigacion, Juarez debera enfrentarse no solo a un caso cada vez mas turbio, sino tambien a sus propios fantasmas.Mate de dos alfiles es un noir contemporaneo que combina el ritmo del mejor thriller policial con una mirada intima y humana sobre la perdida, la culpa y los secretos que se ocultan tras las puertas cerradas. Sergio Mira Jordan construye una novela precisa como una partida de ajedrez y tan letal como un jaque mate.Esta novela es la segunda entrega del subinspector David Juarez tras su debut con La sombra del oceano, novela ganadora del Premio Alexis Ravelo de Novela Negra 2024, y confirma a Sergio Mira Jordan como una voz a tener muy en cuenta en el panorama del genero negro actual.

In 2009, young Isla Blake disappeared from her sisters birthday party in Northumberland and she was never found.Fifteen years later, when an updated E-fit image of what Isla would look like now goes viral, everyone begins to suspect that the unassuming Ruby must be Isla Blake.Enveloped in a swarm of media attention and publicity, including that of Islas parents Keira and Finn, Ruby is thrust into the centre of a case she had never thought she would be a part of.As the case unfolds and Ruby begins to question her own identity, the same questions plague her over and over again. Is she Isla? If so, who took her? And what exactly happened to Isla all those years ago?