Mystery genre books (677)
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Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor EN
AustraliaDescription:
In Hayley Scrivenor's Dirt Creek, a small-town debut mystery described as The Dry meets Everything I Never Told You, a girl goes missing and a community falls apart and comes together. When twelve-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small town in rural Australia, the community is thrown into a maelstrom of suspicion and grief. As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives in town during the hottest spring in decades and begins her investigation, Esther's tenacious best friend, Ronnie, is determined to find Esther and bring her home. When schoolfriend Lewis tells Ronnie t... continue
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Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD WINNER OF THE PETER LOVESEY FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST Friday Night Lights gone dark with Southern Gothic; Eli Cranor delivers a powerful noir that will appeal to fans of Wiley Cash and Megan Abbott. In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his mother’s abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he faces suspension. Without Billy Lowe,... continue
143.
ScotlandDescription:
Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and settles on a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the capital - the National Gallery of Scotland. So, together with two close friends from the art world, he devises a plan to lift some of the most valuable artwork around. But of course, the real trick is to rob the place for all its worth whilst persuading the world that no crime was ever committed...
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk EN
PolandDescription:
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century "A brilliant literary murder mystery." —Chicago Tribune "Extraordinary. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about human behavior. My sincere admiration for her brilliant work." —Annie Proulx In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplifi... continue
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El crimen del lago by Charlie Donlea ES
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Algunos lugares parecen demasiado hermosos para ser tocados por el horror. Summit Lake, ubicado en las montañas de Carolina del Norte, es ese tipo de lugar con atractivas casas a lo largo de la costa al borde de un lago de agua prístina. Pero hace dos semanas, Becca Eckersley, una joven estudiante de derecho fue brutalmente asesinada en una de esas casas. Hija de un poderoso abogado, Becca era una chica brillante y ambiciosa. Ahora, mientras la ciudad se tambalea por el dolor y los conmocionados residentes especulan e intercambian sus teorías, la policía se encuentra perdida. La periodista Kel... continue
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El maestro del Juicio Final by Leo Perutz ES
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
Viena, 1909. Cuando aparece el cadáver del célebre actor Bischoff, que aparentemente se ha suicidado, todas las sospechas recaen sobre un oficial del ejército enamorado de la mujer del difunto, el barón Von Yocsch, como inductor de la muerte, pese a que este clama desesperadamente su inocencia. La sucesión de nuevos suicidios cada vez más enigmáticos que se producen en los siguientes días llevan a una indagación detectivesca que se remontará varios siglos para descubrir el origen maléfico de tan macabra epidemia... Esta deslumbrante joya literaria, que fusiona la literatura policiaca y la fant... continue
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El niño resentido by César González ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
«Una banda de arrogantes adolescentes sancionando sus propias leyes. Los ojos de nuestros amigos muertos nos miraban a toda ahora. Eran espíritus protectores aguardando nuestra visita. Montañas de ofrendas al dios más inmoral desperdigadas a nuestros pies. Un lago lleno de papeles de merca abiertos y lamidos. Dormíamos solo como breve tregua en la guerra contra la sociedad».
Investido por delincuentes venerados, blindado con ropa de marca, henchido de cadenas de oro el pecho y montado en una moto ajena, el protagonista doma el agravio de que algunos ten... continue
Spain149.
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro EN
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In a single day, a journey across Buenos Aires reveals a daughter to her mother, a mother to herself, and the oppressive weight of received ideas to women connected by a fleeting encounter, twenty years before.
150.
Enter A Murderer by Ngaio Marsh EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
The crime was committed on stage at the theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the victim was an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the suspects included two unwilling girlfriends and several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases.