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With its roots in the American private-detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private-eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are thirty of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye. The characters in this collection range from the tough, cynical, hard-drinking Philip Marlowe type to hard-hitting female sleuths and the one-armed intellectual Dan Fortune. This collection features old favorites and new contributions from masters of the genre, past and present, including Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Michael Collins, Ed McBain, William Campbell Gault, and many more.

Prim and pampered, Lucina Snow knew little of men and nothing of danger, until the fog-shrouded night she found herself abducted--and at the mercy of the legendary Captain Doom. Ruthless and mocking, tender and virile, the notorious pirate awakened all Lucy's passionate longings, then abandoned her with nothing but a kiss... Now safely at home, the alluring waif is tormented by treacherous memories--and by the presence of Gerard Claremont, her mysterious new bodyguard. Everything about him, from his forbidding size to his impertinent manner, sparks her defiance. And even when Gerard's smile turns seductive, no one can make her forget Doom. Yet only when Lucy's path crosses the captain's once more, will she learn who is on a voyage of retribution, and who is out to steal her heart...

Sue Jackson has the perfect family but when her teenage daughter Charlotte deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality. Retracing her daughter's steps she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte's diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte's private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter and she's forced to look further, into the depths of her own past. There is a lot that Sue doesn't know about Charlotte's life. But then there's a lot that Charlotte doesn't know about Sue's.

Innocent people are dying. Who will be next? Find out in the second Detective Mark `Heck' Heckenburg from #1 ebook bestseller Paul Finch.

Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. A grisly whodunit you won't be able to put down, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and TV series `Luther'.

Keep your friends close ... Haunting, compelling, this psychological thriller will have you hooked. Perfect for fans of Before I go to Sleep and Daughter.

Get hooked on Heck: the maverick detective who knows no boundaries. The perfect read for fans of Stuart Macbride and Luther.

Czasem twoja pierwsza miłość nie pozwala ci odejść... Kiedy Lou Wandsworth uciekała ze swoim nauczycielem, Mikiem Hughesem, do Francji, była przekonana, że jest on miłością jej życia. Jednak Mike nie był tym, za kogo go uważała. I zrobił coś, co sprawiło, że jej życie legło w gruzach. Teraz trzydziestodwuletnia Lou dowiaduje się, że Mike jest związany z nastolatką, Chloe Meadows. Nie mogąc pozwolić na to, by historia się powtórzyła, kobieta wraca do domu, by skonfrontować się ze swoim byłym i wszystkim, co jej zrobił. Jednak Mike jest drapieżcą najgorszego gatunku i chociaż Lou próbuje walczyć o sprawiedliwość, może znów stać się jego ofiarą...

A much-loved woman's dead body is found in her apartment, victim of horrendous overkill even as her dining room table is perfectly set for a romantic dinner. Turns out her devoted boyfriend has an alibi and, with few clues leading to a suspect, LAPD's Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware for help. Then another woman's shot execution style; three bullets in the back of her head leave her husband with a profitable business. He's got an alibi too. As the body count builds, Alex and Milo make the horrible realization that they're dealing with a diabolically manipulative killer intent on playing the most twisted and bloodiest kind of game with the cops -- and with Milo, specifically.

A pacy international thriller with a historical twist, from the New York Times bestselling author.

Cotton Malone zrezygnował z pracy w agencji Departamentu Sprawiedliwości USA . Niebezpieczną służbę w środowisku elitarnych agent�w zamienił na beztroski żywot antykwariusza. Jednak jego spokojną egzystencję przerywa anonimowy e-mail: ?Masz coś, czego pragnę. Aleksandryjskie ogniwo. Jeśli się nie odezwiesz przed upływem 72 godzin, staniesz się bezdzietnym rodzicem?.Przerażona eks-małżonka potwierdza, że zagrożenie jest realne ? ich nastoletni syn został uprowadzony. Kiedy księgarnia Malone'a w Kopenhadze zostaje puszczona z dymem, staje się jasne, że odpowiedzialni za porwanie nie cofną się przed niczym, byle tylkodotrzeć do zaginionych zbior�w Biblioteki Aleksandryjskiej. Jedynie Malone dysponuje wiedzą, kt�ra pozwoli im podjąć trop. Stawką w grze są starożytne dokumenty, kt�rych ujawnienie może doprowadzić nie tylko do diametralnej zmiany sytuacji na Bliskim Wschodzie, ale nawet wstrząsnąć posadami trzech wielkich religii monoteistycznych?Malone wyrusza na poszukiwanie odpowiedzi, mając u boku wynajętego przez kartel zab�jcę. Trop zaczyna się w Anglii, prowadzi do Portugalii, zahaczając po drodze o najwyższe szczeble rządowej administracji w USA i prowadząc w końcu na pustynię Synaj. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że światu grozi poważny konflikt?

All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty… To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests have a secret but one of them is lying – about who they are and why they’re on the island. There’s a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they’ve set their sights on Anna. Seven strangers. Seven secrets. One deadly lie. Someone’s going to sleep and never wake up…

Detektyw sierżant Mark „Heck” Heckenburg prowadzi śledztwo w sprawie zniknięcia 38 kobiet. Każda z nich wiodła szczęśliwe, pełne sukcesów życie, zanim zniknęła bez śladu. Trop prowadzi do sekretnego klubu, w którym możliwe jest wszystko, za co klienci chcą zapłacić. Ale gdy próbują dowiedzieć się czegoś o tak zwanym `Nice Guys Club” trafiają na mur milczenia.

The Sunday Times bestseller and No.1 Kindle bestseller returns... Praise for C. L. Taylor: 'The Missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. Loved it' Fiona Barton, Author of THE WIDOW "Look after your daughter's things. And your daughter..." When a stranger asks Jo Blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn't. The stranger knows Jo's name, she knows her husband Max and she's got a glove belonging to Jo's two year old daughter Elise. What begins with a subtle threat swiftly turns into a nightmare as the police, social services and even Jo's own husband turn against her. No one believes that Elise is in danger. But Jo knows there's only one way to keep her child safe - RUN.

Weiner's witty, original, fast-moving debut features a lovable heroine, a solid cast, snappy dialogue and a poignant take on life's priorities.For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.

The third thriller in the Location Scout trilogy takes John Pellam to New York City.

Fascinujúce príbehy z pera majstrov napínavého čítania, ktorí dali dokopy celý hárem nebezpečných žien každého druhu. Publishers Weekly Ani Hitchcock by nezostavil lepší výber. Times Literary Supplement Najnebezpečnejšie ženy sú tie neodolateľné. Niekedy si žena svoju moc jasne uvedomuje, inokedy nemá o nej ani tušenia. Jedna ju použije ako nabrúsenú zbraň, druhá ako záchranný pás. Nebezpečné ženy s nami boli od úsvitu čias. Muži kvôli nim zabíjajú, zrádzajú vlasť, vzdávajú sa trónu a berú si život. No niekedy za to tieto ženy stoja. Mnohí detektívi vedia o nebezpečných ženách svoje. Ale ani Sherlock Holmes, ani Nero Wolfe nikdy nestretli nebezpečné ženy, aké sa vyskytujú na stránkach tejto knihy. Boli by z nich zhrození, ale dozaista aj fascinovaní. Autori zastúpení v tejto zbierke príbehov dokázali, že aj oni vedia ponúknuť širokú škálu typov femme fatale.

Rune seems to have finally made the first real step towards her dreams - she has secured a job working for a major network news department. From there, her career as a budding documentary maker can really take off. However, nothing in Rune's life is ever that simple. She quickly becomes fascinated by the brutal murder of the network boss, and just as swiftly comes to the conclusion that the guy in the frame for the crime must be innocent. This, despite the mountain of evidence against him. But, trying to prove his innocence starts to become hazardous to her own health when a hitman comes to town with her name on a contract... Full of twists and turns, and with a incredibly engaging central character, this is classic Deaver...

Nakręcenie filmu dokumentalnego to skomplikowana i poważna sprawa. Ale Rune nie poddaje się tak łatwo. Zwłaszcza gdy fanatycy religijni podkładający bomby sami podsuwają jej temat historii. Cykl powieści kryminalnych o sprawach, w które wplątuje się Rune, Jeffery Deaver napisał jeszcze przed stworzeniem najsłynniejszej pary detektywów - Amelii Sachs i Lincolna Rhyme'a - i są one , ku zaskoczeniu wielu czytelników, najbardziej kobiecymi thrillerami w dorobku Deavera.