Here we present you new reading material that will provide plenty of fun for crime and thriller friends and should not be missing in any holiday luggage or bookshelf – or in any e-book library. Grab one of our bestsellers from many local – but also foreign – authors, sit back and immerse yourself in creepy, murderous worlds. The editors hope you enjoy reading!
Kaiserschmarrndrama – Rita Falk (Franz Eberhofer, Volume 9)
The Eberhofer is facing a piquant investigation. A naked body was found in the forest of Niederkaltenkirchen. During her lifetime she earned her money with strip shows on the Internet – and one of her customers was Simmerl! In addition, Franz has to struggle with a number of private problems. Then: the second dead person in the forest. A serial killer in Niederkaltenkirchen?
Poppy Death – Lina Bengtsdottir (The Charlie Lager Series, Volume 3)
A nine-month-old baby is kidnapped in Karlstad. The rich parents are in shock, the media are reporting sensationally about the futile search. There is no ransom demand, promising clues are lost in the sand – but then the brilliant Stockholm Commissioner Charlie Lager receives a tip that changes everything: The case seems to be linked to her own family and her past, which she wanted to bury forever. With every hour that passes, the chances of saving the young life diminish.
Danube Melodies: Baptism of the Dead – Bastian Zach
Vienna, autumn 1876. A series of murders of doctors and their helpers shakes the imperial city. But nobody suspects that this is just the tip of the iceberg. The ghost photographer Hieronymus Holstein is called in to look for the serial killer where the police have only limited access – in the lowest social milieu. When he and his friend, the “hunchbacked Franz”, are being chased for their lives, the two of them know that they are on their own …
The Hornet – Marc Raabe (Tom Babylon Series, Volume 3)
Celebrated rock star Brad Galloway is found bled to death and bedridden in the police guest house. LKA investigator Tom Babylon is looking for the stranger together with the psychologist Sita Johanns. The trail leads back thirty years – to an insidious child abduction with the code name “Hornet” – and to a woman who stood between two men. Both were ready to kill. One still seeks revenge today. And that can cost Tom Babylon everything he loves.
Dünenzorn – Edith Kneifl (Laura Mars Series, Volume 2)
Laura Mars travels to the Canary Islands – but instead of throwing herself in a bikini and relaxing between palm trees and wild and romantic gorges, she messes with the local drug mafia. She followed her father’s call for help: Mischa Mars has been writing about the flourishing drug smuggling in the Canary Islands for years. Now Laura’s stepmother Ramona has disappeared. Was she kidnapped to blackmail him into silence? Laura begins to investigate, with private detective Alfredo Diaz at her side. And it’s not as rough as it seems at first …
Lies Can Kill – Harriet Tyce
Sadie recently moved into her late mother’s old, ivy-clad house in London. Her daughter is said to be attending an exclusive school in town. This elite institution is extremely sought-after, and there is competition among the students – and their parents. While Sadie tries to make it as easy as possible for her daughter to settle in, she also wants to get her job back as a lawyer in her old law firm. In fact, she has the opportunity to represent the defendant in a scandalous, falsely executed case. She stands up for her client – almost too much – and runs the risk of losing her professional distance. And even in her private life, Sadie hardly sees through what lies and what is truth. But this realization comes too late …
The silent dancer – Helga Glaesener
Hamburg, 1928: For a year there has been a female criminal police in the Hamburg town hall under the direction of the resolute Josefine Erkens. The freedom-loving Paula is also hired there. When a dancer is murdered and obscenely disfigured, Erkens manages to get Paula and another detective into the homicide squad, which until now has been all male. This investigation group is led by Martin Broder, who is marked by the horrors of the Great War and who initially struggles with the “incompetent women” …
The dice killer – Stefan Ahnhem (Dice Killer Series, Volume 1)
Brutal murders are increasing in Helsingborg. Even Commissioner Fabian Risk cannot see any connection between the murders. The murder in the refugee home shows no signs of xenophobia. The dead man in the mall is a gruesome execution. All that remains is a long line of bloody murders with no motive. But what if that is exactly the context? What if the killer just wants to kill? But how do you catch a murderer who has no motive? Note: This thriller was published by Ullstein Verlag in 2019 under the title “10 Stunden tot”.
Don’t you see – Georg Haderer
When Helena Sartori, whose parents and son are found dead, Philomena Schimmer is called in: Sartori’s teenage daughter, Karina, has disappeared without a trace – and Schimmer is supposed to look for her. Was she kidnapped or did she flee herself? Tormenting questions for Schimmer, who finds it harder and harder to maintain professional distance the longer there is no trace of Karina. And then suddenly an old case knocks on Schimmers door, a young woman from Schimmers past whom she could not save back then …
Silence in Perchtoldsdorf – Christian Schleifer
Charlotte Nöhrer is investigating again – this time in her own family history. Before breakfast, Charlotte is served the first corpse in front of her own door. Her archenemy Herbert Zaitler dies a few hours later while entering the Hiata. In the Perchtoldsdorf vineyards, the ex-police officer comes across a secret Nazi bunker and the corpse of the long-lost Hertha Zaitler. Basically all bad news. And then one more thing: why does Grandma behave so strangely – and what is she hiding?
Die more beautifully in Vienna – Dagmar Hager
Revenge from the past: years ago, the Viennese reporter Lilly covered up the accidental death of her husband and his lover. Now the shock: someone knows. While searching for the background, Lilly and her quaint cameraman Ferdl and his clever niece Marlena come across a murderer who kills with botox. Their hunt leads them to a dubious beauty clinic on the Attersee – and to years of hatred, deadly vanity and one truth: those who die more beautifully are still dead.
A pious murderer – Liam McIlvanney
Glasgow, 1969. A brutal serial killer terrifies the city. When the authorities decide to involve the public in the search, the situation spiraled completely out of control. While the citizens panic, the police sink into useless clues. A call for help reaches the talented investigator DI McCormack. He should steer the investigation back on track. But the city officials are hostile to the newcomer from the Highlands. McCormack fights for the truth against all odds.
Ischgl snow – Gert Weihsmann (Commissioner Selikovsky)
A series of murders keeps Ischgl, Austria’s most famous high-energy ski resort, in suspense. After some mysterious deaths occur, local investigators begin to guess the true extent of the crime. Since the local officials are making slow progress, the Viennese commissioner Harald Selikovsky, who grew up in Tyrol, is summoned to Ischgl to investigate the ever more devious murders. The race with an equal offender begins …
The plotter – Un-Su Kim
Raeseng has been a killer by profession since Old Raccoon took him in and trained him as a child. Raised in a secret retreat in Seoul, a library full of old books, he belongs to Korea’s killer elite. Because Old Raccoon is a plotter. But as the power of the dictatorship waned, the influence of the plotter began to falter – and a new generation began to set up their own deadly network. When Raeseng deviates from the plotter’s plan when executing a job, things get out of hand – and Raeseng himself moves to the top of the list of deaths …
Salzburg rib stitch – Katharina Eigner (doctor’s assistant Rosemarie Dorn)
A dead man with a disfigured face: The crime has arrived in Grödig on the legendary Untersberg. Before medical assistant Rosmarie Dorn can prove the first murder, the second corpse appears. The tracks lead into the past of the most unpopular villager. Does he want to avenge his mother’s death? Rosmarie does not have much time because the date of death for victim number three has already been set. But then a fatal mistake happens …
North Sea Night – Hannah Häffner
The coastal town of Hulthave, 1987. Little Friederike disappears from a tent camp without a trace. Commissioner Wedeland is investigating feverishly, but in vain. The catastrophic event casts a shadow over the town by the sea and the life of the supervisor Sascha, who threatens to break because of her feelings of guilt. 25 years later, an unconscious woman is found on the beach; when she wakes up, she can’t remember anything. The rumor quickly arises that it is Friederike. Sascha and Commissioner Wedeland then return to Hulthave – because it is time to finally find out the truth about that fateful night …
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