Mystery genre books (278)
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Oxen. Noctis (#5) by Jens Henrik Jensen DE
DenmarkDescription:
Über Niels Oxen bricht die Nacht herein …
Alles könnte gut werden: Flashbacks und Albträume quälen Niels Oxen seltener und er denkt darüber nach, was ihm in seinem Leben fehlt: Beziehungen. Und Liebe. Da bittet Ex-PET-Chef Mossmann ihn um Unterstützung. In einer verlassenen Kiesgrube sind die Leichen ermordeter Veteranen gefunden worden. Bedroht das Land ein Sniper? Unachtsam geworden, wird Oxen verschleppt – und dort, wo er erwacht, gibt es nur Dunkelheit …
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Oxen. Pilgrim (#6) by Jens Henrik Jensen DE
Description:
Oxen hat wochenlange Gefangenschaft und grausame Kämpfe in den Katakomben überlebt, aber er ist nicht mehr derselbe. Zum ersten Mal hat er getötet, um zu leben. Um Abstand zu gewinnen und seine Taten zu sühnen, begibt er sich auf Pilgerreise.
Auch Margarethe Frank muss sich neu orientieren, denn nach einem Zerwürfnis wird sie vom dänischen Geheimdienst PET suspendiert. Da kommt die Anfrage von Axel Mossmann gerade recht. Er braucht Hilfe bei einem unbedeutend wirkenden Fall. Doch was zunächst nach einem kleinen Finanzbetrug aussieht, erreicht ungeahnte Dimen... continue
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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay EN
Country: Asia / 
Philippines
Philippines
Description:
A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of Presi... continue
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Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay EN
AustraliaDescription:
St. Valentine's day 1900 and a party of schoolgirls go for a picnic at Hanging Rock, some never return.; This title is also available as a film.
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Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon EN
BelgiumDescription:
“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster’s true identity Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a br... continue
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Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction World Fantasy Awards Finalist From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands t... continue
Ecuador148.
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Perfect for fans of the Lady Janies and Stalking Jack the Ripper, the first book in the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series is a clever retelling of Pride and Prejudice that reimagines the iconic settings, characters, and romances in a thrilling and high-stakes whodunit. When a scandalous murder shocks London high society, seventeen-year-old aspiring lawyer Lizzie Bennet seizes the opportunity to prove herself, despite the interference of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, the stern young heir to the prestigious firm Pemberley Associates. Convinced the authorities have imprisoned the wrong person, Lizzie ... continue
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Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf EN
MalaysiaDescription:
Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
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Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh EN
FijiDescription:
In this gripping thriller set in New Zealand, New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes you into the twisted world of an exclusive cul-de-sac located on the edge of a sprawling forest. My mother vanished ten years ago. So did a quarter of a million dollars in cash. Thief. Bitch. Criminal. Now, she's back. Her bones clothed in scarlet silk. When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace, everyone wrote it off as another trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But now her bones have turned up in the shadowed green of the forest that surrounds her elite neighborhood, a haven of ... continue