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And then there were none / Agatha Christie
80th anniversary ed.
London : Harper Collins, 2019
Abstract: Un gruppo di persone, tra di loro estranee, riceve l'invito del misterioso Mr Owen a recarsi per un fine settimana in una villa su un'isola. Il padrone di casa non è, però, presente ad accoglierli. Poco dopo, gli invitati cominciano ad essere assassinati uno alla volta seguendo le strofe di una filastrocca per bambini... Il capolavoro di Agatha Christie celebra il suo ottantesimo anniversario.
No cure for love / Peter Robinson
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2015
Abstract: Sarah Broughton has come a long way from the days when she went by her real name—Sally Bolton. Now an up-and-coming actress on a hit TV cop show, Sarah is living the life most people dream of. But in her beautiful California beach house, someone is watching Sarah’s every move…someone who is obsessed with her and is poised to do whatever it takes to make her his…someone who’s ready to kill and kill again to prove his love for her. When Sarah begins receiving letters that are mysteriously signed with just the letter "M," she thinks they’re from some harmless admirer. Then her real name—"Sally"—appears in the third letter, and she knows there’s more to the sinister letters. Could someone from her dark past be stalking her? And when Sarah stumbles upon a corpse on the beach and a heart with her name drawn in the sand next to the body, she realizes her life is in danger. Detective Arvo Hughes of the LAPD Threat Management Unit specializes in hunting down the most dangerous stalkers. But even his many years of experience haven’t prepared him for the depraved mastermind he’s up against. When someone close to Sarah becomes the next murder victim, Arvo must learn to think like the diabolical killer who won’t stop until his obsession is sealed with one final, lethal act of love.
London : Penguin, 2014
Second honeymoon / James Patterson & Howard Roughan
London : Century, 2013
Abstract: A walk down the aisle, a resort hotel, a drink on the beach ... for these unlucky couples, the honeymoons over. A newlywed couple steps into the sauna in their deluxe honeymoon suite--and never steps out again. When another couple is killed while boarding their honeymoon flight to Rome, it becomes clear that someone is targeting honeymooners, and it's anyone's guess which happy couple is next on the list. FBI Agent John O'Hara is deep into solving the case, while Special Agent Sarah Brubaker is hunting another ingenious serial killer, whose victims all have one chilling thing in common
Gone / James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
London : Century, 2013
Abstract: Forced into hiding from a mass murderer seeking vengeance, Detective Michael Bennett must decide whether to stay and protect his family, or hunt down the man who is hunting them. When Bennett arrested Manuel Perrine, he thought he had brought an end to the drug cartel boss' reign of terror and would get justice for the murder of his best friend. But then, during the trial, Perrine escaped. In a bloody shoot-out, Bennett killed Perrine's wife. Now he wants nothing more than to make Bennett suffer, to make him pay. The whole family are moved to a safe-house in California. But as Perrine's attacks on US soil become more vicious and more daring, it's clear there is a war coming. No one, anywhere, is safe
9th Judgement / James Patterson ; with Maxine Paetro
London : Century, 2010
Abstract: A young mother and her child are gunned down while returning to their car at a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one shred of evidence: a cryptic message scrawled across the windshield in blood-red lipstick.
London : Simon & Schuster, 2010
Abstract: Helping to investigate a series of killings, Detective Inspector Anna Travis accepts an offer of assistance from Cameron Welsh, a convicted murderer she helped arrest in the past, but Welsh's obsession with Anna brings terrible consequences.
Postcard killers / di James Patterson e Liza Marklund
ondon : Century, 2010
Abstract: NYPD detective Jack Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jack's daughter and her boyfriend
Whispers of the dead / Simon Beckett
London [etc.] : Bantam books, 2010
Abstract: The victim has been bound and tortured, the body decomposed beyond recognition... A second body is found. A nightmare is about to begin... A serial killer is at work and the death toll is rising... A brutal abduction - a helpless victim is taken... And for forensics expert David Hunter, it's become a terrifying race against time
The Devil's Star / Jo Nesbo ; translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett
London : Vintage Books, 2009
Abstract: A young woman is murdered in her flat and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star is found behind her eyelid. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case, alongside his long-time adversary Tom Waaler and initially wants no part in it. But Harry is already on his final warning and has little alternative but to drag himself out of his alcoholic stupor when it becomes apparent that Oslo has a serial killer on its hands
Swimsuit / James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
London : Century, 2009
Abstract: A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniel's parents recieve a horrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first fllight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter. Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the LA Times, get the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief - Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim MacDaniels to have a prayer
The broken window / Jeffrey Deaver
London : Hodder, 2009
Abstract: Lincoln Rhyme is back, in the gripping new thriller from number one bestseller Jeffery Deaver - and this time it's close to home ...
Executive Privilege / Phillip Margolin
New York : Harper Collins, 2008
Abstract: When private detective Dana Cutler is hired by an attorney with powerful political connections, the assignment seems simple enough: follow a pretty college student named Charlotte Walsh and report on where she goes and whom she sees. But then the unexpected happens. One night, Cutler follows Walsh to a secret meeting with Christopher Farrington, the president of the United States. The following morning, Walsh's dead body shows up and Cutler has to run for her life. In Oregon, Brad Miller, a junior associate in a huge law firm is working on the appeal of a convicted serial killer. Clarence Little, now on death row, claims he was framed for the murder of a teenager who, at the time of her death, worked for the then governor, Christopher Farrington. Suddenly, a small-time private eye and a fledgling lawyer find themselves in possession of evidence that suggests thatsomeone in the White House is a murderer. Their only problem? Staying alive long enough to prove it. Executive Privilege, with its nonstop action, unforgettable characters, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, proves once again that Phillip Margolin—whose work has been hailed as "frighteningly plausible" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) and "twisted and brilliant" (Chicago Tribune)—belongs in the top echelon of thriller writers.
A simple act of violence / R. J. Ellory
London : Orion, 2008
Abstract: Washington, embroiled in midterm elections, do not want to hear the truth about an unsettling series of murders. When the newspapers report a fourth killing, when they give the killer a name and details of his horrendous crimes, few people can ignore it. Detective Robert Miller is assigned to the case and rapidly uncovers a complication; the victims do not officially exist. Their personal details do not register on any known systems, and as Miller unearths ever more disturbing facts, he starts to face truths about the corrupt world he lives in.
7th heaven / James Patterson ; with Maxine Paetro
London : Arrow, 2008
Abstract: Edizione in lingua inglese.
Written in bone / Simon Beckett
London : Bantam, 2007
Abstract: Dr. David Hunter should be in London with the woman he loves and a past he can't quite shake off. Instead, as a favor to a beleaguered cop, Hunter travels to a remote island in the Outer Hebrides to inspect a baffling set of remains. A forensic anthropologist, he has seen bodies destroyed by all forms of violence, but even he is surprised at what he finds: human remains burned beyond recognition -- all within the confines of an otherwise undamaged, unoccupied cottage. Local police want to rule the death accidental. But Hunter's examination of the victim's charred skull tells him that this woman, no doubt a stranger to the close-knit island of Runa, was murdered by someone nearby. Within days, two more people are dead by fire. Hunter's job is to coax the dead into telling their stories -- but now that he's beginning to hear them, he is staggered by the truth. Working with only the barest of clues, he peels back the layers of mysteries past and present, exposing the tangle of secrets at the heart of this strange community -- from the deceptions of a wealthy couple to the bitterness of an ex-cop and the secrets of a lonely single mother -- as a tale of rage and perversion comes full circle ... then explodes in a series of violent acts and shocking twists
Death message / Mark Billingham
London : Little, Brown, 2007
The bone garden / Tess Gerritsen
London [etc.] : Bantam press, 2007
Abstract: The discovery of the skeleton of a woman murdered two centuries earlier sends medical examiner Maura Isles on the trail of a long-dead serial killer who terrorized Boston with crimes in which Norris Marshall, a Harvard Medical School student, had become the prime suspect
Invisible prey / John Sandford
London : Simon & Schuster, 2007
Abstract: Lucas Davenport returns in this 18th instalment of the bestselling PREY series
The naming of the dead / Ian Rankin
London : Orion, 2006