С появлением новой ассистентки Изабеллы Вальдес сотрудник детективного агентства Фэллон Джонс пал сразу и окончательно. Потом он тщетно пытался разгадать тайну магнетизма этой кареглазой красавицы с тяжелым узлом блестящих темных волос. От нее исходила особая, чудесная аура тепла и света; очень скоро выяснилось, что она к тому же умна, собранна и энергична. Ну как тут не влюбиться! Вместе они — команда, которой под силу расследовать самые странные и запутанные дела, где на каждом шагу подстерегает опасность…

Что делать, если Лос-Анджелесу угрожает опасность? Конечно же Дон, агент ФБР сделает всё, чтобы предотвратить это, а его брат, профессор математических наук Чарли, ему в этом поможет. Но под угрозой находится не только весь город, но в том числе их жизни и жизнь их отца. Что делать, если преступник шантажирует Дона и каждый раз вводит его в заблуждение новыми зацепками? Какой выход братья найдут и смогут ли?

As the snow fell – and kept falling – it seemed like fate [well, at least it would have done if I believed in fate!] that I should be reading a book in which the cast of characters find themselves trapped in a remote and mountainous Norwegian hotel after a heavy storm of, you guessed it, snow. It should be pointed out that this snowstorm is considered extreme even by Norwegian standards, and far outstrips the few inches of snow that is currently sitting outside my window [I’d imagine that most Scandinavians find Britain’s inability to cope with snow highly amusing]. When the train they are travelling on crashes, the 269 passengers are forced to take refuge in a nearby hotel, Finse 1222 [the numbers are a reference to its elevation above sea level]. But upon waking the next morning, the group discovers that one of their number – a priest – has been murdered during the night and left in a snowdrift outside the hotel. Soon the feeling of togetherness and community that had bonded the passengers immediately after the crash begins to falter and Holt expertly captures the way in which mob/crowd dynamics work and how fear and anger can quickly turn people against one another. With the deaths mounting and the storm keeping them effectively imprisoned, it falls to wheelchair-bound ex-police officer Hanne Wilhelmsen to try to find the killer in their midst – a task that she undertakes reluctantly. Spiky, sarcastic and often rude, Hanne is at first a difficult character to like – something that I actually found refreshing in a literary protagonist. And I really enjoyed that Hanne is forced to use her brain and ingenuity to try to make progress – there is no forensics or recourse to criminal databases to slim down the [rather large!] suspect pool. It feels very much like Holt is paying homage to the sleuths from the ‘Golden Age’ of detective fiction. Indeed, the snowed-in hotel scenario is itself an intriguingly original take on the classic ‘locked room’ scenario, as well as bringing to mind the snowbound Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s The Shining. And Holt slowly and cleverly uses the setting and elements to build up the feeling of claustrophobia and tension that threads its way through the novel. Holt [who used to be the Norwegian minister for justice] is the foremost female crime author in Norway, and her experience – 1222 is the eighth in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series – is evident in this novel. And, whilst it’s a shame that the previous Hanne novels haven’t been translated into English yet, 1222 is such a good book that it works effortlessly as a stand-alone. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of Hanne, although I hope that they don’t bring any more snow with them – my room’s too chilly! *** 1222 metres above sea level, train 601 from Oslo to Bergen careens of iced rails as the worst snowstorm in Norwegian history gathers force around it. Marooned in the high mountains with night falling and the temperature plummeting, its 269 passengers are forced to abandon their snowbound train and decamp to a centuries-old mountain hotel. They ought to be safe from the storm here, but as dawn breaks one of them will be found dead, murdered. With the storm showing no sign of abating, retired police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen is asked to investigate. But Hanne has no wish to get involved. She has learned the hard way that truth comes at a price and sometimes that price just isn't worth paying. Her pursuit of truth and justice has cost her the love of her life, her career in the Oslo Police Department and her mobility: she is paralysed from the waist down by a bullet lodged in her spine. Trapped in a wheelchair, trapped by the killer within, trapped by the deadly storm outside, Hanne's growing unease is shared by everyone in the hotel. Should she investigate, or should she just wait for help to arrive? And all the time rumours swirl about a secret cargo carried by train 601. Why was the last carriage sealed? Why is the top floor of the hotel locked down? Who or what is being concealed? And, of course, what if the killer strikes again?

Haruki Murakami 1Q84 TREŠĀ GRĀMATA OKTOBRIS DECEMBRIS No japaņu valodas tulkojusi Ingūna Beķere Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis "Beigu beigās viņa nenospieda gaili. Pašā pēdējā brīdī atlaida labās rokas rādītājpirkstu, izņēma stobru no mutes. Tad dziļi ievilka elpu kā cilvēks, kuram kaut kā izdevies iznirt no dzīlēm… Ja Tengo tā arī neparādīsies, Aomame domāja, tad es līdz pat galam palikšu šajā mīklainajā 1Q84. gada pasaulē. Gatavošu ēdienu, trenēšos, pārbaudīšu, kas jauns ziņās, pāršķirstīšu Prustu, gaidot, kad parkā parādīsies Tengo. Gaidīšana kļūs par manas dzīves vadmotīvu." ir apliecinājums Haruki Murakami lieliskajam rakstnieka talantam. Mūsdienu Japāna, pateicoties Murakami, šajos romānos kļuvusi par mītisku vietu, kur iespējams pilnīgi viss. Murakami spēlēšanās ar sava romāna varoņu likteņiem lasītājus savaldzina un ievilina arvien dziļāk jocīgajās pasaulēs, kas atklājas kārtu pa kārtai. Spīd divi mēneši, un pēc samaksas ir atnācis NHK abonentmaksas iekasētājs… Haruki Murakami (1949) dzimis Kioto Japānā. Viņa darbi tulkoti un izdoti vairāk nekā četrdesmit valodās, viņš ir ieguvis dažādas literārās balvas. Taču vislielākā balva ir tā, ka Murakami kļuvis par kulta rakstnieku jau divām japāņu, amerikāņu un eiropiešu pa­audzēm. Latviski iznākuši šādi H. Murakami darbi: "Kafka liedagā", "Aitas medīšanas piedzīvojumi","Dejo, dejo, dejo","Skarbā brīnumzeme un pasaules gals"u.c. Arņa Kilbloka vāka dizains Haruki Murakami 1Q84 Trešā grāmata Oktobris-decembris 3

A short novel featuring Aberdeen’s finest investigative duo, Acting DI Logan McRae and DCI Robert Steel. CID isn’t what it used to be... It’s a been a bad week for acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae. Every time his unit turns up anything interesting, DCI Steel’s Major Investigation Team waltzes in and takes over, leaving CID with all the dull and horrible jobs. Like dealing with Mrs Black — who hates her neighbour, the police, and everyone else. Or identifying the homeless man who drank himself to death behind some bins. Or tracking down the wife and kids of someone who’s just committed suicide. But when the dead bodies start turning up, one thing’s certain — Logan’s week is about to get a whole lot worse

From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE MISSING AND THE DEAD comes the short novel: 22 DEAD LITTLE BODIES, plus two short stories: STRAMASH and DI STEEL’S BAD HEIR DAY, and a novella: THE 45 % HANGOVER, all featuring his most popular characters — DS Logan McRae and DCI Roberta Steel. They say ‘small is beautiful’, but as Stuart MacBride demonstrates in these four tales, it can also be dark, violent, disturbing, and sometimes really quite rude. So pour yourself a wee dram, curl up on the sofa and enjoy DS Logan McRae and his sometime boss, friend, mother substitute, and nemesis, DCI Steel at their best. Here you’ll find Logan’s week from hell; Steel’s own personal nightmare before Christmas; an explosive shootout on a remote Scottish island; and the ultimate test of their relationship

«300 миль на схід» – новий історично-кримінальний роман Богдана Коломійчука. Відень, 1920 рік. В Австрії післявоєнна економічна та політична криза. Вулиці щоразу спалахують комуністичними демонстраціями. Директорові віденської поліції надходить повідомлення про те, що одночасно дві молоді держави, Польська Республіка і Радянська Росія вимагають видачі такого собі Адама Вістовича, оберкомісара, що походить з　галицького Лемберга. Чому скромний поліціянт зацікавив найвищі дипломатичні кола? Чи вдасться уникнути міжнародного конфлікту? І що врешті комісарові приготувала доля і буремний початок XX століття?

It's the night of the big Referendum, and all Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to do is find a missing ‘No’ campaigner. Should be easy enough... But, as usual, DCI Steel has plans of her own. As the votes are counted, there’s trouble brewing in the pubs and on the streets of Aberdeen. Logan’s picked up a promising lead, but all is not quite what it seems, and things are about to go very, very wrong

В небольшом городе недалеко от Токио похищена и убита девочка. Спустя четырнадцать лет за год до истечения срока давности генеральный комиссар полиции намеревается нанести визит безутешному отцу и принести извинения за то, что преступник так и не был найден. Визит большого начальника будоражит полицейское управление и заставляет всех участников расследования вернуться к старому делу. Внезапно происходит новое похищение, на этот раз – юной девушки, причем злоумышленник в точности повторяет дело четырнадцатилетней давности…

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Welcome to the Misfit Mob... It’s where Police Scotland dumps the officers it can’t get rid of but wants to: the outcasts, the troublemakers, the compromised. Officers like DC Callum MacGregor, lumbered with all the boring go-nowhere cases. So when an ancient mummy turns up at the Oldcastle tip, it’s his job to find out which museum it’s been stolen from. But then Callum uncovers links between his ancient corpse and three missing young men, and life starts to get a lot more interesting. O Division’s Major Investigation Teams already have more cases than they can cope with, so, against everyone’s better judgment, the Misfit Mob are just going to have to manage this one on their own. No one expects them to succeed, but right now they’re the only thing standing between the killer’s victims and a slow, lingering death. The question is, can they prove everyone wrong before he strikes again?

Terry McCaleb's enforced quiet lifestyle on the island of Catalina is a far cry from the hectic excitement of his former role as homicide detective in L.A. However, when a small time criminal is found dead McCaleb is persuaded to profile the killer. Six years ago the victim had been arrested by Harry Bosch for murder but was later released uncharged. In doing what he does best, reviewing the crime scene tapes and investigative records, McCaleb picks up a clue the sheriffs missed, and discovers that the killer left a message at the crime scene – a message that seems to implicate Detective Harry Bosch… 'A brilliant piece of writing that wrings every bit of emotion from the contrast between the two detectives' Daily Telegraph

From the author of STILL LIFE comes the second novel featuring the irresistible Chief Inspector Gamache...The falling snow brings a hush to Three Pines -- until a scream pierces the air. A spectator at the annual Boxing Day curling match has been fatally electrocuted. Heading the investigation, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache unravels the dead woman's past and discovers a history of secrets and enemies. But Gamache has enemies of his own. As a bitter wind blows into the village, something even more chilling is sneaking up behind him! 

When a bloody, pulverized body is found lying beneath the rustic timbers of an authentic torture device so vicious and complicated as to be blood-curdling, there's sufficient unrest in tiny Forbes Abbot to call in Chief Inspector Barnaby. Was Dennis Brinkley done in by crooked business partners, a teenage seductress, a couple of would-be publishers who've just inherited - and then lost - millions, or perhaps by tired, timid little Benny Fraye, who wouldn't hurt a fly - would she? Barnaby will soon find out just who set in motion the gruesome machine that crushed the unfortunate victim. Caroline Graham's delightful cozy village mysteries, which inspired the continuing Midsommer Murders series starring Inspector Barnaby on A&E Television, have long been fan-favorites; A Ghost in the Machine is sure to cement her reputation as one of the best crime writers in the mystery business today

Edinburgh is a city steeped in history and tradition, a seat of learning, of elegant living, known as the ‘Athens of the North’. But here are twelve stories which will open your eyes to another Edinburgh, a city of grudges, blackmail, violence, greed and fear: a city where past and present clash. A student, hanging, from a gallows in Parliament Square... A telephone summons to murder... An arson attack on a bird-watcher... The witnessing of a miracle... Plus Five Nations Cup, Hogmanay, the Auld Alliance, the Festival and more - all in the company of the popular and redoubtable Inspector John Rebus. If you like whodunnits, whydunnits or howdunnits, if you like your crime with a twist of wry, if you’re the kind of traveller who likes to step off the tourist trail... then this is the collection you’re been waiting for

The first novel in the "Inspector Lynley mystery" series. Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse. Her first words are "I did it. And I am not sorry". As Lynley investigates, he uncovers a series of shocking revelations that shatter the peaceful Yorkshire village

John Rebus stands accused: on trial for a crime that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Although it’s not the first time the legendary detective has taken the law into his own hands, it might be the last. What drove a good man to cross the line? Or have times changed, and the rules with them? Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke faces Edinburgh’s most explosive case in years, as a corrupt cop goes missing after claiming to harbour secrets that could sink the city’s police force. But in this investigation, it seems all roads lead to Rebus — and Clarke’s twin loyalties to the public and the police will be tested to their limit. A reckoning is coming — and John Rebus may be hearing the call for last orders

Christmas is an ancient Roman festival, not to be celebrated by decent folk in the Scottish Highlands. Police Constable Hamish Macbeth has always loved the festivities, but this year his family is vacationing in sunny Florida. He is stuck with the long, lonely Christmas shift in freezing Lochdubh. A cranky old lady kicks off the holidays by reporting her cat missing. Then the Christmas lights and tree in a nearby village disappear soon after the local council voted to allow decorations. As Hamish finds a way to bring Christmas to the Highlands and make a little girl's dreams come true, he finds – to his delight – that he has the best Christmas ever

‘The Kyrgyz winter reminds us that the past is never dead, simply waiting to ambush us around the next corner’. When Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad arrives at the brutal murder scene of a young woman, all evidence hints at a sadistic serial killer on the hunt for more prey. But when the young woman’s father turns out to be a leading government minister, the pressure is on Borubaev to solve the case not only quickly but also quietly, by any means possible. Until more bodies are found… Still in mourning after his wife’s recent death, Borubaev descends into Bishkek’s brutal underworld, a place where no-one and nothing is as it seems, where everyone is playing for the highest stakes, and where violence is the only solution

When a young police constable is stabbed to death at an anti-nuclear demonstration, Chief Inspector Alan Banks confronts a hundred suspects, anyone of whom could have wielded the murder weapon. And the arrival of Superintendent "Dirty Dog" Burgess to oversee the case just makes things worse

Charlie Leathers was not the most popular man in the charming English village of Ferne Basset, but few people seemed to hate him enough to murder him. Still, that was his fate one night, and it brings Inspector Barnaby to the scene to investigate. What Barnaby doesn't know is that before his death, Charlie witnessed what might have been the suicide--or murder--of a young woman whose troubles with the law have landed her in the home of a local retired minister and his none-too-pleased wife. Now a man is dead, a girl is missing, and a town is in chaos as long-kept secrets begin to unravel, with deadly repercussions

After finding himself caught up in one of Louisiana’s oldest and bloodiest family rivalries, Detective Dave Robicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary he has ever encountered: a time-traveling superhuman assassin. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime enemies in the New Iberia criminal underworld and show each other no mercy. Yet their youngest heirs, Johnny Shondell and Isolde Balangie, rock and roll-musician teenagers with magical voices, have fallen in love and run away after Isolde was given as a sex slave to Johnny’s uncle. As he seeks to uncover why, Detective Dave Robicheaux gets too close to both Isolde’s mother and the mistress of her father, a venomous New Orleans mafioso whose jealousy has no bounds. In retribution, he hires a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his longtime partner, Clete Purcel. This hitman is unlike any the “Bobbsey Twins from Homicide” have ever faced. He has the ability to induce horrifying hallucinations and travels on a menacing ghost ship that materializes without warning. In order to defeat him and rescue Johnny and Isolde, Robicheaux will have to overcome the demons that have tormented him throughout his adult life — alcoholism, specters from combat in Vietnam, and painful memories of women to whom he opened his heart only to see killed. A Private Cathedral, James Lee Burke’s fortieth book, is his most powerful tale, one that will captivate readers — mixing crime, romance, mythology, horror, and science fiction to produce a thrilling story about the all-consuming, all-conquering power of love

The inspiration for A&E'sLongmirefinds himself in the crosshairs in the ninth book of theNew York Timesbestselling series  The success of Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire series that began withThe Cold Dishcontinues to grow after A&E’s hit showLongmireintroduced new fans to the Wyoming sheriff.As the Crow Fliesmarked the series’ highest debut on theNew York Timesbestseller list. Now, in his ninth Western mystery, Longmire stares down his most dangerous foes yet.  It’s homecoming in Absaroka County, but the football and festivities are interrupted when a homeless boy wanders into  town. A Mormon “lost boy,” Cord Lynear is searching for his missing mother but clues are scarce. Longmire and his companions, feisty deputy Victoria Moretti and longtime friend Henry Standing Bear, embark on a high plains scavenger hunt in hopes of reuniting mother and son. The trail leads them to an interstate polygamy group that’s presiding over a stockpile of weapons and harboring a vicious vendetta

When a famous film actress is found dead on a secluded beach, it appears to be an open and shut case… except that Inspector Alan Grant’s intuition says otherwise. And when Grant’s investigation reveals the starlet’s hidden past, the murderer must hurry to cover his tracks. A Shilling for Candles is the second novel in Josephine Tey’s Inspector Alan Grant series. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library

‘He’s gone...’ When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it’s not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. Rebus fears the worst — and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn’t the best father — the job always came first — but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective? As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast — and a small town with big secrets — he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn’t want to find

We uncovered the last of the bodies in the red hour before dusk, as the sun stained the snowcaps of the Tian Shan mountains the colour of dried blood and the spring air turned sharp and cold… Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad has been exiled to the far corner of Kyrgystan, but death still haunts him at every turn. Borubaev soon finds himself caught up in a mysterious and gruesome new case: several children’s bodies have been found buried together—all tagged with name bands. In his search for the truth behind the brutal killings, Borubaev hits a wall of silence, with no one to turn to outside his sometime lover, the beautiful undercover agent Saltanat Umarova. When Borubaev himself is framed for his involvement in the production of blood-soaked child pornography, it looks as though things couldn’t get any worse. With the investigation at a dangerous standstill, Borubaev sets out to save his own integrity, and to deliver his own savage justice on behalf of the many dead who can’t speak for themselves…

"He doesn't kill for thrills, for sex, or even for power.It's far more twisted than that.... " Cody McFadyen, acclaimed author of The Darker Side, The Face of Death," " and Shadow Man," "delivers this shocking new thriller that brings to light a psychopath unlike any we've ever seen--a killer who thrives in absolute darkness and doesn't derive pleasure from the kill. And only one woman has the ability to see him coming...even if it's already too late to stop her own murder. For FBI Special Agent Smoky Barrett, the wedding of one of their own was cause for celebration. Until a woman staggered down the aisle, incoherent, emaciated, head shaved, and wearing only a white nightgown. No one knows who she is or where she's come from--or why she's chosen to appear in a church filled with law enforcement agents. Then a fingerprint check determines that the woman has been missing for nearly eight years--that once she was someone's wife, someone's mother...and a cop. Imprisoning her in a dark cell, depriving her of any contact with the outside world, her enigmatic captor was a man she didn't know and who seldom spoke, who punished her only when she failed to follow his most basic instructions designed to keep her alive. Cold, businesslike, seemingly indifferent to his victims, he's a predator with an M.O. as terrifyingly inscrutable as any Smoky has ever encountered. As she fits together the pieces of what remains of his victim's fractured life, a chilling picture emerges of a killer every bit as calculating, masterful, and professional as Smoky and the team she leads--a professional psychopath who doesn't take murder personally and never makes a mistake. There's a reason he let one of his victims go free. And by the time Smoky pierces the darkness of his twisted mind, it may cost her more than she can bear to lose to escape. For a trap snapped closed the moment she took this case too much to heart