Rzeźbiarka sądowa Eve Duncan posiada rzadki – i czasem nieprzyjemny – dar. Jej genialna zdolność rekonstrukcji twarzy dawno zmarłych osób jedynie na podstawie kształtu czaszki przynosi ukojenie rodzicom zaginionych dzieci. Dla Eve, której córka została porwana i zamordowana, a jej ciała nigdy nie odnaleziono, jest to sposób na pogodzenie się z własnym koszmarnym losem. Pewnego dnia milioner John Logan proponuje Eve, aby zrekonstruowała twarz dorosłej ofiary morderstwa. Eve zgadza siętylko dlatego, że Logan ofiaruje ogromną sumę pieniędzy na cel dobroczynny. Wkrótce okaże się, że była to najbardziej niebezpieczna decyzja jej życia.

Przeszło dwa lata po tym, jak schwytano go wybiegającego z mieszkania, w którym pozostał trup zamordowanej Niny Peterson, Ronald Thompson ma zostać stracony. Choć nigdy nie przyznał sie do zbrodni, oprócz matki nikt nie wierzy w jego niewinność. Kontrowersje budzi natomiast sam problem kary śmierci. Jej przeciwniczką jest młoda pisarka Sharon Martin, natomiast kochający ją Steve Peterson, mąż zamordowanej kobiety i ojciec siedmioletniego Neila, przychyla się do opinii zwolenników przeprowadzenia egzekucji. Jest jednak jeszcze ktoś, kto doskonale wie, że Roland jest niewinny. To prawdziwy morderca Niny, który planuje porwanie Sharon i Neila. Zamierza on wyłudzić od Steve'a 82 tys. dolarów, a następnie zamordować kobietę i chłopca.

Jest rok 1886. W Moskwie od pewnego czasu grasuje sprytny oszust, Walet Pikowy. Ofiarami jego żartów padają różne osoby, ale dopiero kiedy ośmielił się zadrzeć z generałem-gubernatorem Moskwy, Władimirem Andriejewiczem Dołgorukim, na pomoc wezwany zostaje Erast Pietrowicz. Jego pomocnikiem zostaje posłaniec Anisij Tulipanow. Razem toczą batalię przeciwko sprytnemu Waletowi.

Jeden z napastników zatrzymał się przy wejściu. Drugi szybko przeszedł, a właściwie przebiegł przez salę i stanął w drzwiach skarbca. Trzebi brodacz wybrał miejsce na środku sali. Podniósł pistolet i dwukrotnie strzelił w sufit.

– Wszyscy wstać! Ręce do góry!- zakomenderował.

Wybuchła panika. Jedna z urzędniczek zaczęła krzyczeć. Napastnik skierował lufę swej broni w jej kierunku.

– Cisza! Bo strzelam – powiedział dobitnie.

Brand-new stories by: John Burdett, Henry Blodget, Peter Blauner, Jason Starr, Megan Abbott, Reed Farrel Coleman, Stephen Rhodes, Twist Phelan, Tim Broderick, Jim Fusilli, David Noonan, Richard Aleas, Lawrence Light, James Hime, Mark Haskell Smith, Peter Spiegelman, and Lauren Sanders.

From a distance — on television, say, or in the pages of the business section — it looks like such a clean, well-lighted place, a place where decisions to buy or sell are guided by formulas and subtle strategy, and thorough, dispassionate consideration of all available facts. A place where cool reason prevails. And sure, that’s one version of Wall Street — call it the CNBC edition. But this book is about another place, just beneath that shiny surface — a place where fear and greed have always held sway. Think WorldCom or Tyco; think Enron. Think Gordon Gekko.

Wall Street Noir illuminates a place whose boundaries have spread well beyond Trinity Church and the East River. In today’s relentlessly global economy, Wall Street is everywhere: a borderless, virtual city encompassing Midtown Manhattan, Main Street, U.S.A., the maquilas of Honduras, the office towers of Shanghai, and the brothels of Bangkok. It’s a shadowy metropolis, as the stories in this exciting collection reveal, and one that’s far more Jim Thompson than Warren Buffet.

“Eccentric characters, complex but gripping plots and a nice wit… Vargas weaves her story expertly.” – Toronto Sun

“Bizarre and fascinating.” – Edmonton Journal

“Vargas has a wonderfully offbeat imagination that makes each of her novels a refreshing delight.” – The Observer

“A gripping chase thriller.” – The Economist

“There is a haunting quality to Vargas’s writing.” – Scotland on Sunday

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Internationally acclaimed and bestselling crime writer Fred Vargas will be published for the first time in Canada in hardcover by Knopf Canada.

In this remarkable addition to the Commissaire Adamsberg series, has a serial killer followed Adamsberg to Canada on his training mission?

Between 1943 and 2003, nine people have been stabbed to death with a most unusual weapon: a trident. In each case, arrests were made, suspects confessed their crime and were sentenced to life. One slightly worrying detail: all the presumed murderers lost consciousness during the night of the crime and cannot remember whether they actually did it or not. Commissaire Adamsberg is convinced all the murders are the work of one person: the terrifying Judge Fulgence. Years before, Adamsberg's own brother had been the principal suspect in a similar case and avoided prison only thanks to Adamsberg's help. History now repeats itself when Adamsberg, who is temporarily based in Quebec for a training mission, is accused of having savagely murdered his young lover. In order to prove his innocence, Adamsberg must go on the run from the Canadian police and find Judge Fulgence. The heir to Maigret, Commissaire Adamsberg is back in a new investigation that will keep the reader spellbound until the very last word.

Deep in Pennsylvania’s Blue Ridge Mountains, a woman befriends a mysterious newcomer from Uzbekistan, setting in motion this suspenseful, atmospheric, politically charged debut.

After surviving a car crash that left her widowed at twenty-two, Kathleen has retreated to a remote corner of a state park, where she works flipping burgers for deer hunters and hikers—happy, she insists, to be left alone.

But when a stranger appears in the dead of winter—seemingly out of nowhere, kicking snow from his flimsy dress shoes—Kathleen is intrigued, despite herself. He says he’s a student visiting from Uzbekistan, and his worldliness fills her with curiosity about life beyond the valley. After a cautious friendship settles between them, the stranger confesses to a terrible crime in his home country, and Kathleen finds herself in the grip of a manhunt—and face-to-face with secrets of her own.

Steeped in the rugged beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with America’s war on terror raging in the background, Sarah St.Vincent’s Ways to Hide in Winter is a powerful story about violence and redemption, betrayal and empathy… and how we reconcile the unforgivable in those we love.

Sitting Marsh, a World War II town threatened by invasion, is overdue for a celebration. But when a stranger appears at a wedding-and is stabbed-sleuth Lady Elizabeth is on the case, and there's no shortage of suspects.

Он хорошо видел девушку сквозь стекла бинокля. Он лежал на крыше и улыбался, разглядывая ее. Красивая, в шелковом до щиколоток одеянии, она выглядела величественно, словно королева. Но больше всего поражали ее глаза. Чуть раскосые, ярко-зеленого, как изумруд, цвета. Девушка смотрела на вечерний город. Мужчина усмехнулся и достал мобильник. Он хотел увидеть выражение ее лица, когда она получит sms. В послании был лишь вопрос: «Так кто убил Че?» Он отложил бинокль и громко произнес: «Добро пожаловать в прошлое!..»

Serge Maisky has a record as long as your arm. In and out of jail all his life, he has dreamed for years of the Big Steal, that would set him up good. He recruits four professional accomplices and bribes one of the girls who works in the underground vaults of the Paradise City casino - for the take is going to be real heavy. No one is going to stand in his way, including the punk of a guard who appears at the time of the robbery. And it is just the tough luck of one of his partners-in-crime, if he gets shot in the belly, by the girl he was trying to rape. Or another partner, who is shot down by the cops. In fact, the lesser the number of partners, the more the share for Maisky. So when lovely, but sluttish Sheila and her unassuming husband, unwittingly take off with Maisky’s loot and bury it in their own garden, Maisky gets mad. Real mad….

Chet Logan, known as the Axe Killer, escapes from custody while being escorted to jail. Disguised as a police officer, he meets up with movie writer Perry Weston and persuades him to drive to Weston’s remote fishing lodge. Once there, and somewhat to Weston’s surprise, Logan agrees to talk about his life and how he came to murder six people.

The police become suspicious and put a watch on the lodge. Then Weston’s wayward wife visits him and promises a fresh start. Logan wants money and a chance to start again...

Can either of them deliver or will Weston and Logan share a double funeral?

When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just good war stories. When movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company in postwar Austria, shows up, Evie is suddenly caught in a complicated web of lies that she only slowly recognizes. She finds herself falling for Peter, ignoring the secrets that surround him ... until a tragedy occurs that shatters her family and breaks her life in two.

***Previously published as BURNT PAPER SKY***

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother's search for her missing son, weaving a taut psychological thriller as gripping and skilful as The Girl on the Train and I Let You Go. Will also appeal to fans of The Missing.

Rachel Jenner turned her back for a moment. Now her eight-year-old son Ben is missing.

But what really happened that fateful afternoon?

Caught between her personal tragedy and a public who have turned against her, there is nobody left who Rachel can trust. But can the nation trust Rachel?

The clock is ticking to find Ben alive.

WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

Praise for WHAT SHE KNEW:

'What an amazing, gripping, beautifully written debut. Kept me up late into the night (and scared the life out of me)' Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of The Husband's Secret

'Every parent's nightmare, handled with intelligence and sensitivity, the novel is also deceptively clever. I found myself racing through to find out what happened' Rosamund Lupton, international bestselling author of Sister

'A nail-biting, sleep-depriving, brilliant read' Saskia Sarginson, Richard and Judy bestselling author ofThe Twins

'Heart-in-the-mouth excitement from the start of this electrifyingly good debut…an absolute firecracker of a thriller that convinces and captivates from the word go. A must read' Sunday Mirror

'One of the brightest debuts I have read this year' Daily Mail

Jefferson Halliday leads a life of penury, playing a piano at a nondescript bar. Jeff’s troubles start when he rescues a junkie, Rima Marshall, from being cut open in the bar, by a drug-crazed maniac. After hearing Rima's voice, he is convinced that she can be groomed into a singer with himself as manager. But Jeff needs money to launch Rima, and what can be an  easier way than a quick robbery to get the money? But a guard gets in the way and is shot dead by Rima. Since then, both are on the run. Jeff manages to return home, complete his engineering education and land a coveted contract with the city administration. He is also happily married, when out of the blue, Rima appears with a blackmail proposition…..

1955. Forensic pathologist Richard Pryor uses his 'golden handshake' to set up in private practice with scientist Angela Bray. A friendly coroner gives them a start, and when two women both claim that human remains found near a reservoir are their relatives, the dilemma is given to them to investigate. Written by a former Home Office pathologist, the story carries the stamp of forensic authenticity.

When the body of a retired Sheriff is discovered in his grand house in the New Town of Edinburgh, Detective Sergeant Alice Rice finds herself hunting his killer. The search leads her to an unfamiliar world where wind farm developers – with millions of pounds at stake – and protestors face each other with daggers drawn. And just as Alice thinks an answer is beginning to emerge, the Sheriff's lover is killed in an apparent hit-and-run accident. It's an unlikely coincidence, and the investigation widens as she now seeks a double murderer.

Secret Agent Mark Kirkland has been given the task of locating and retrieving three pornographic films. His mission must remain top secret as the films, rather embarrassingly, feature the daughter of the future president of the United States. His quest leads him to the depths of Bavaria where he finds Soviet agent, Malik, and sidekick Lu Silk also rather interested in the whereabouts of the films. Who will find them first? And once found, who’s to say they won’t immediately disappear again?

Whiskey Mattimoe never thought the skill set of her Afghan Hound Abra – stealing purses and farting – might interest a professional dog breeder. But that's exactly what's attracted Susan Davies, who wants Abra to participate in a canine competition… as a Worst-In-Show example of how not to train an Affie.

Soon, Whiskey finds herself bored and embarrassed in Northern Indiana Amish country, watching Abra wreak havoc at the Midwest Afghan Hound Show. But when two champion pooches vanish and a handler turns up dead, the sleepy community's rustic charm disappears… along with Abra.

Its mid-summer in Shetland, the time of the white nights, when birds sing at midnight and the sun never sets. Artist Bella Sinclair throws a party to launch an exhibition of her work and to introduce the paintings of Fran Hunter. The Herring House, the gallery where the exhibition is held, is on the beach at Biddista, in the remote north west of the island. When a mysterious Englishman bursts into tears and claims not to know who he is or where hes come from, the evening ends in farce. The following day the Englishman is found hanging from a rafter in a boathouse on the jetty, a clowns mask on his face. Detective Jimmy Perez is convinced that this is a local murder. He is reinforced in this belief when Roddy, Bellas musician nephew is murdered too. But the detectives relationship with Fran Hunter clouds his judgement. And this is a crazy time of the year when night blurs into day and nothing is quite as it seems.

Nancy sets out to have a fun and exciting white water rafting trip, but when someone starts sabotaging the trip, her life is in danger, so she needs to investigate.