Marzio Santoni left behind the brutal crimes of the big city long ago.Valdiluce is a quiet ski resort, where all he needs is the peace, quiet and his trusty vespa.At first glance, the town inhabitants are as perfect as their postcard scenery. But under the surface, nothing is as it seems...So when four women are discovered dead, seemingly by their own hand, Marzio can sense that something isn't right. Fighting against his police chief, his own emotions and the evide...

Varg Veum is persuaded to take on the case of a missing teenager, by a half-sister he didn't know he had, in a case that quickly becomes personal … A dark, chilling and startling relevant new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.***Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year***'Staalesen continually reminds us why he is one of the finest of Nordic novelist...

It was the one place she should have been safe.Angela was just a baby when she was abandoned, and a children's home is no place to grow up. When manager Ray takes girls off to his 'den' in the garden, they always come back crying...So, when wealthy couple James and Rosemary come to choose a child to adopt, Angela is desperate to escape.Years later, Angela starts to search for her birth mother, Evelyn, hoping to heal the scars of her childhood. But strange and siniste...

A gripping thriller full of twists you won't see coming... The next serial killer read from the author of Missing and Hunted. Perfect for the fans of Angela Marsons and Jeffrey Deaver.It's been two years since mass murderer, Giacomo Riondino, disappeared after killing Greta Alfieri...Dr Claps, devastated and guilt-ridden by Greta's death has been on a man-hunt for Riondino ever since.Meanwhile, an ...

I know everything about you.And you know everything about me... exceptWHO I AM.Andi met Camilla at university. Instantly best friends, they shared everything together. Until their long-planned graduation celebration ends in tragedy...Years later, Andi is living a seemingly perfect life on the rugged Cornish Coast with her loving husband, happy children and dream home. Yet Andi is haunted by a secret she though...

A kidnapped child. A coded message. A burning car...A nine-year-old boy crawls from a burning car and is left fighting for his life. Young children go missing in the dead of night. Something sinister is at work on this London estate.Then DCI David Rosen and his team find a sinister eye carved into the site of the wreckage. Nearby, mysterious markings are etched onto the wall. Every second counts. Can Rosen and his team crack the code in time? Or will these ...

Gangland fictionwith characters to die for – discover the Queen of Urban Crime, Heather Burn****side.Standing by your family can be deadly.Adele Robinson is locked up – convicted for the murder of her abusive father. She quickly realises that she'll have to play it tough if she's going to survive, and soon gains a reputation for standing her ground.Meanwhile, her brother Peter is building h...

As Bergen PI Varg Veum investigates two different cases, it becomes clear that they are uncannily similar to harrowing events that took place thirty-six years earlier… A gripping instalment of the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.`As searing and gripping as they come´ New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors´ Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler´ ...

Kelly's search for a missing friend draws her into a sinister underworld.Talented but unstable photographer Day Randall has been living rent-free in Kelly Durrell's Colorado condo for eight months. Day needs someone to keep an eye on her. Kelly needs someone to draw her out of her stable but not spectacular life. The arrangement works for both of them.Then Kelly comes home one day to find Day gone. There's no note, no phone call. Day's car is still parked o...

You love a good mystery. The first one is: which book do you start with?FORTUNE (Mia)Mia’s daughter is missing, stolen from her own front yard. Though Fortune is having a grand adventure, Mia is watching her whole life fall apart. When Fortune disappears, the police converge on their home. They are supposed to be helping, but they are holding her back from finding her daughter.When the FBI shows up, it seems there are even more secrets she didn’t kn...

When Bergen PI Varg Veum becomes involved in the disappearance of a young activist, he comes up against one village's particular brand of justice … The international bestselling, critically acclaimed Varg Veum series returns…`As searing and gripping as they come´ New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors´ Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler´ Jo NesbøWhen Va...

On the path to self-destruction after the death of his girlfriend, things take a turn for the worse, when child pornography is found on Varg Veum's computer and he must battle to prove his innocence … the chilling new instalment in the award-winning Varg Veum series, by one of the fathers of Nordic Noir.'Mature and captivating' Rosemary Goring, Herald Scotland'Moving, uncompromising' Publishers Weekly...