Splinter. Sebastian Fitzek

Arnaldur Indridason

A man is found murdered in his Reykjavík flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Detective Erlendur is forced to use all the forensic resources available to find any leads at all. Delving into the dead man's life he discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime. Did his past come back to haunt him ? Finally, Erlendur's search leads him to Iceland's Genetic Research Centre in order to find the disturbing answers to the mystery. This prizewinning international bestseller is the first in a new series of crime novels set in Iceland. Lire plus…

Zoran Drvenkar; Shaun Whiteside

One. Two. Three. That's all it takes to drive the nail into her head, to leave her hanging on the wall. She deserved to die. Now all he needs is absolution for his sins, and he knows just the people who can help. We know what you should say. We say what you want to hear. Kris, Tamara, Wolf, and Frauke. Four young friends with too much time on their hands and one big idea: an agency called Sorry. Unfair dismissals, the wrongly accused, jilted lovers: everyone has a price and the Sorry team will find out what that is. It's as simple as that. The idea catches on like wildfire and the quartet are soon raking in the cash, doing the emotional dirty work for fat cats, businessmen, and the romantically challenged. But what they didn't count on is that their latest client would be a killer. Standing face-to-face with a brutally murdered woman, Kris and Wolf suddenly realize that the philosophy that has brought them so much success may have a flaw in it. And what they are compelled to do by the person who has contracted them is to dispose of the body. But who is the killer and why has he killed her? Someone is mocking them for playing God, and hell is only just beginning. Intricately plotted, breathtakingly paced, utterly original, Sorry plunges the reader into a world whose connections dazzle the mind. Once you have read it, you will never be able to say "sorry" in quite the same way again. From the Hardcover edition Lire plus…

Ceder, Camilla

One cold morning in December, in a small rural town on the Swedish coast, Ake Melkersson is on his way to work when his car breaks down. Luckily he spots a garage nearby, but as he approaches he realizes something is wrong. The owner of the garage lies dead, sprawled on the ground, his lower body crushed where a car has repeatedly driven over him. The murder investigation is led by Inspector Christian Tell who is something of a lone wolf. But he has very few clues to go on and the deceased's wife is out of the country on holiday. Ten years earlier Maya Granith is living at a college for troubled teenagers after escaping her shattered home and her neurotic mother. But when an older student takes an overbearing interest in her things begin to go wrong. Back in the present, another murder occurs when a man is shot in the head; again his body has been driven over several times. Tell is becoming increasingly involved with a female reporter but as she witness on the first case, their relationship is complicated—especially when aspects of the case remind the reporter of someone she knew who went missing 10 years earlier. Lire plus…

Bauer, Belinda

In bleak midwinter, the people of Shipcott are shocked by the murder of an elderly woman in her bed. As snow cuts off the village, local policeman Jonas Holly is torn between catching a brutal killer and protecting his vulnerable wife, Lucy. When the inquiry is commandeered by an abrasive senior detective, Jonas finds himself derided by his colleagues and ashamed to admit to Lucy that he?s been sidelined. It seems his first murder investigation may be over before it?s begun. But when he receives a series of increasingly sinister anonymous notes, Jonas is thrust back into the center of the case. Someone in the village is taunting him, blaming him for the tragedy. Someone thinks he?s not doing his job; someone seems to know every move he makes. And soon Jonas has to ask: Who?s hunting who? Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

Marc Lucas had it all, and lost it all. He is only slowly putting his life back together after the car crash that killed his pregnant wife, when things start to go strangely wrong for him. Nothing too sinister to begin with: his credit cards stop working. But then his key no longer fits his door, and he discovers someone else working in his office. Much worse is to come: he returns home to find himself face to face with his once-dead wife, and she doesn’t have a clue who he is. The next day, there is no trace of her. Could this have anything to do with the clinic? They wanted to test their ability to remove traumatic memories from live subjects. Marc had met them, just once, but declined their experimental technology. He now fears they may have begun their tests illicitly... Can he discover just what is happening to him before the waking nightmare he finds himself living overwhelms his sanity? About the Author Sebastian Fitzek has worked as a journalist and author for radio and TV stations all around Europe, and is now head of programming at RTL, Berlin's leading radio station. His first and subsequent novels have become huge bestsellers in Germany, and he is currently working on his fifth. Lire plus…

Nesser, Hakan

The master of Swedish crime fiction returns with this latest entry into the internationally acclaimed, award-winning mystery series—one of the darkest tales yet in the series that is, as well, an electrifying stand-alone novel.In the middle of the night, a boy is struck by a car after leaving his girlfriend's house. The driver, drunk, leaves the boy's body by the side of the road and, wrestling with guilt, tries to put it all out of his mind—until a blackmail note arrives. In the meantime, Reinhart, the new chief inspector of the Maardam police force, has set his team to work. But a second, possibly related killing proves that this is no ordinary case. The police, desperate for answers, struggle to decipher the clues to these appalling crimes, but as the killer becomes increasingly unhinged and unpredictable, Van Veeteren, now retired, is compelled to re-enter the world he left behind. He will face the greatest trial of his career as he seeks vengeance for the death of someone who was close to him. Told with Håkan Nesser's trademark eye for detail, breakneck plotting, and gut-wrenching moral tension, Hour of the Wolf finds the Nordic noir superstar spinning one of his most spellbinding tales yet. Lire plus…

Sigurdardottir, Yrsa

International superstar Yrsa Sigurdardottir has captivated the attention of readers around the world with her mystery series featuring attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir. Now, with I Remember You, Yrsa will stun readers once again with this out-of-this-world ghost story that will leave you shivering.In an isolated village in the Icelandic Westfjords, three friends set to work renovating a rundown house. But soon, they realize they are not as alone as they thought. Something wants them to leave, and it's making its presence felt. Meanwhile, in a town across the fjord, a young doctor investigating the suicide of an elderly woman discovers that she was obsessed with his vanished son. When the two stories collide, the terrifying truth is uncovered.In the vein of Stephen King and John Ajvide Lindqvist, this horrifying thriller, partly based on a true story, is the scariest novel yet from Yrsa Sigurdardottir, who has taken the international crime fiction world by storm.I Remember You won the Icelandic Crime Fiction Award and also was nominated for The Glass Key Award. Lire plus…

Carrisi, Donato

A gripping literary thriller and smash bestseller that has taken Italy, France, Germany and the UK by storm. Six severed arms are discovered, arranged in a mysterious circle and buried in a clearing in the woods. Five of them appear to belong to missing girls between the ages of eight and eighteen. The sixth is yet to be identified. Worse still, the girls' bodies, alive or dead, are nowhere to be found. Lead investigators Mila Vasquez, a celebrated profiler, and Goran Gavila, an eerily prescient criminologist, dive into the case. They're confident they've got the right suspect in their sights until they discover no link between him and any of the kidnappings except the first. The evidence in the case of the second missing child points in a vastly different direction, creating more questions than it answers. Vasquez and Gavila begin to wonder if they've been brought in to take the fall in a near-hopeless case. Is it all coincidence? Or is a copycat criminal at work? Obsessed with a case that becomes more tangled and intense as they unravel the layers of evil, Gavila and Vasquez find that their lives are increasingly in each other's hands. THE WHISPERER, as sensational a bestseller in Europe as the Stieg Larsson novels, is that rare creation: a thought-provoking, intelligent thriller that is also utterly unputdownable. Review ''THE WHISPERER is one hell of a ride. This story screams high tension, high stakes and high velocity. Superb.'' ( Michael Connelly ) ''Brilliant... Lire plus…

Lemaitre, Pierre

For Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irène. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him - his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before - that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname... The Novelist... With both men in the public eye, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner - whoever has the least to lose... Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

Josy, la fille de douze ans du célèbre psychiatre Viktor Larenz, souffre d'une maladie inconnue qu'aucun médecin ne parvient à diagnostiquer. Un jour, alors que son père l'accompagne chez l'un de ses confrères, elle disparaît mystérieusement...Quatre ans ont passé, et Josy n'a toujours pas donné le moindre signe de vie. Afin de surmonter ce drame, Viktor Larenz s'est retiré sur une île du nord de l'Allemagne, où il reçoit l'étrange visite d'une inconnue. Anna Spiegel, romancière, souffre d'une forme rare de schizophrénie : les personnages qu'elle invente prennent vie...Fait troublant, son dernier ouvrage raconte l'histoire d'une fillette souffrant d'une maladie inconnue qui disparaît sans laisser de trace... Aussi Viktor entreprend-il sa thérapie dans l'espoir un peu fou de découvrir la vérité sur la disparition de sa fille...L'inconcevable est-il possible ? Le récit d'Anna permettra-t-il d'élucider le mystère ? Entre flash-backs et hallucinations, le lecteur se laisse entraîner dans une atmosphère angoissante qui va crescendo. À la toute fin seulement, il comprendra qu'il s'est fait piéger par l'auteur, machiavélique et talentueux. Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

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Fitzek, Sebastian

Ready Or Not, Here He Comes. He Plays The Oldest Children's Game In The World, Hide And Seek. Only The Eye Collector Plays It To Death. It Is The Same Each Time. A Woman's Body Is Found With A Ticking Stopwatch Clutched In Her Dead Hand. A Distraught Father Must Find His Child Before The Boy Suffocates - And The Killer Takes His Left Eye. Alexander Zorbach, A Washed-up Cop Turned Journalist Has Reported All Three Of The Eye Collector's Murders. But This Is Different. His Wallet Has Been Found Next To The Corpse And Now He's A Suspect. The Eye Collector Wants Zorbach To Play. Zorbach Has Exactly Forty-five Hours, Seven Minutes To Save A Little Boy's Life. And The Countdown Has Started. Sebastian Fitzek ; Translated By John Brownjohn. Translated From The German. Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

Ready Or Not, Here He Comes. He Plays The Oldest Children's Game In The World, Hide And Seek. Only The Eye Collector Plays It To Death. It Is The Same Each Time. A Woman's Body Is Found With A Ticking Stopwatch Clutched In Her Dead Hand. A Distraught Father Must Find His Child Before The Boy Suffocates - And The Killer Takes His Left Eye. Alexander Zorbach, A Washed-up Cop Turned Journalist Has Reported All Three Of The Eye Collector's Murders. But This Is Different. His Wallet Has Been Found Next To The Corpse And Now He's A Suspect. The Eye Collector Wants Zorbach To Play. Zorbach Has Exactly Forty-five Hours, Seven Minutes To Save A Little Boy's Life. And The Countdown Has Started. Sebastian Fitzek ; Translated By John Brownjohn. Translated From The German. Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

Ready Or Not, Here He Comes. He Plays The Oldest Children's Game In The World, Hide And Seek. Only The Eye Collector Plays It To Death. It Is The Same Each Time. A Woman's Body Is Found With A Ticking Stopwatch Clutched In Her Dead Hand. A Distraught Father Must Find His Child Before The Boy Suffocates - And The Killer Takes His Left Eye. Alexander Zorbach, A Washed-up Cop Turned Journalist Has Reported All Three Of The Eye Collector's Murders. But This Is Different. His Wallet Has Been Found Next To The Corpse And Now He's A Suspect. The Eye Collector Wants Zorbach To Play. Zorbach Has Exactly Forty-five Hours, Seven Minutes To Save A Little Boy's Life. And The Countdown Has Started. Sebastian Fitzek ; Translated By John Brownjohn. Translated From The German. Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

My Name Is Simon. I'm 10 Years Old. I'm A Serial Killer. Robert Stern, A Successful Defence Lawyer, Doesn't Know What Lies In Store For Him When He Agrees To Meet A New Client In A Derelict Estate On The Outskirts Of Berlin. To His Astonishment, The Defendant Is A Ten-year-old Boy - Simon - A Fragile Child With A Chronic Illness Who Insists That He Was A Murderer In A Former Life. Stern's Surprise Quickly Turns To Horror As He Searches The Cellar Simon Has Directed Him To And Discovers The Skeletal Remains Of A Man, The Skull Split With An Axe - Just As Simon Told Him He Would. But This Is Only The Beginning, As Simon Tells Stern Where To Find Even More Victims Whose Bodies Have Lain Undisturbed For Years. Suddenly, The Present Feels Murderously Dangerous As Well... The Child Is A Darkly Twisting, Page-turning Thriller That Will Make Your Heart Pound With Adrenaline. Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian

Overview: Robert Stern, a successful defence lawyer, doesn't know what lies in store for him when he agrees to meet a new client in a derelict estate on the outskirts of Berlin. To his astonishment, the defendant is a ten-year-old boy - Simon - a fragile child with a chronic illness who insists that he was a murderer in a former life. Stern's surprise quickly turns to horror as he searches the cellar Simon has directed him to and discovers the skeletal remains of a man, the skull split with an axe - just as Simon told him he would. But this is only the beginning, as Simon tells Stern where to find even more victims whose bodies have lain undisturbed for years. Suddenly, the present feels murderously dangerous as well... Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian; Lee, Jamie (Translator)

Overview: As a young man, Leon Nader suffered from insomnia. As a nightwalker, he even turned to violence during his nocturnal excursions and had psychiatric treatment for his condition. Eventually, he was convinced he had been cured - but one day, years later, Leon's wife disappears from their flat under mysterious circumstances. Could it be that his illness has broken out again? Lire plus…

Fitzek, Sebastian; Lee, Jamie (Translator)

Overview: As a young man, Leon Nader suffered from insomnia. As a nightwalker, he even turned to violence during his nocturnal excursions and had psychiatric treatment for his condition. Eventually, he was convinced he had been cured - but one day, years later, Leon's wife disappears from their flat under mysterious circumstances. Could it be that his illness has broken out again? Lire plus…

Gerritsen, Tess

In the twelfth gripping novel featuring Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles, the crime-solving duo—featured in the smash-hit TNT series Rizzoli & Isles—are faced with the gruesomely staged murder of a horror film producer.The crime scene is unlike any that Detective Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles have ever before encountered. The woman lies in apparently peaceful repose on her bed, and Maura finds no apparent cause of death, but there is no doubt the woman is indeed dead. The victim’s eyes have been removed and placed in the palm of her hand, a gesture that echoes the terrifying films she produces. Is a crazed movie fan reenacting scenes from those disturbing films?When another victim is found, again with no apparent cause of death, again with a grotesquely staged crime scene, Jane and Maura realize the killer has widened his circle of targets. He’s chosen one particular woman for his next victim, and she knows he’s coming for her next. She’s the only one who can help Jane and Maura catch the killer.But she knows a secret. And it’s a secret she’ll never tell. Lire plus…