Titoli in Donne detective

For Julie Holt, travelling to the beautiful but ravaged coast of Biloxi, Mississippi, is a journey into a secret past, and a life she never expected.... Julie first knew loss at the age of 12, when her sister disappeared, never to be found. As her once close-knit family grew apart, Julie's mother obsessively searched for the girl, and when her mother died, Julie took up the search, never letting go of the hope. Then, at an art exhibition in New York, she meets Monica....

Mia moglie è morta tra le mie braccia, vittima di un proiettile di un assassino senza nome. Avrei dovuto morire con lei. Ma Dio aveva altri piani per me. Quindici anni dopo, sono tornato dove tutto è accaduto. Voglio solo dimenticare, ma il passato non mi lascia in pace. Ora chiedo a una donna...

Nel tanto atteso seguito delle avventure di Sofia, la brillante psicoterapeuta fiorentina si trova nuovamente al centro di un'indagine che la porterà a svelare un terribile omicidio. Con l'imprescindibile supporto della detective Cinzia Pennati, le tre giovani donne affrontano il macabro mistero del cadavere ritrovato in una soffitta di una sontuosa villa, all'interno di un grosso baule. Chi è la vittima? E quale oscuro segreto la circonda? Mentre la rete di menzogne si stringe attorno ai sospettati, tre giovani ragazze si uniscono alla ricerca della verità.

The respectable ladies of the Knitters' Guild plan to spring a surprise on the quiet cathedral city, but murder isn't part of the scheme. The last thing Libby Forest needs is another investigation into a mysterious sudden death. There's enough on her plate already. The fast-growing cake and chocolate business takes all her time, her apprentice has problems, and even Bear, her beloved dog, is determined to create havoc. She'd like to leave detection to the police, but the prime suspect begs for help, and once more, Libby takes on the role of amateur sleuth.

Connie MacAdair è una donna piuttosto insolita. Così almeno la considerano molte delle persone con cui ha a che fare. Lavora come matematica presso una prestigiosa università inglese, in un ambiente, si sa, quasi interamente popolato da uomini, e i suoi capelli, rossi come il fuoco, non la aiutano certo a passare inosservata. Tra i suoi colleghi c'è Luke Beith, la persona più singolare che abbia mai conosciuto, un genio dei numeri affascinante e allo stesso tempo sfuggente, verso cui sente un'inspiegabile attrazione.

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She's no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes by the media, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation.

Dos niñas han desaparecido. Solo regresará una. Los padres que ofrezcan la mayor cantidad recuperarán a su hija; la pareja perdedora, no. No se equivoquen. Una niña morirá. Con la desaparición de dos niñas de nueve años —Charlie y su mejor amiga, Amy—, las familias se sumergen en una pesadilla viviente. Un mensaje de texto confirma lo inconcebible: las niñas han sido víctimas de un secuestro aterrador. Y cuando un nuevo mensaje de texto pone a las familias a competir entre sí por la vida de sus hijas, el reloj comienza a correr para la detective Kim Stone y su equipo.

Upon finding a mysterious note at the scene of an accident, spunky Ann Beddingfeld throws caution to the wind and sets sail for an adventure to South Africa. She gets more thrills than she bargained for when she finds herself embroiled in a crooked diamond scheme, a murder, and in the clutches...

While vacationing in Tokyo, archaeologist Annja Creed is approached by a man who desperately needs her help. Kennichi Ogawa, the last descendant of an ancient warrior family, is trying to locate a stolen artifact. Legend has it that the vajra was mystically endowed by a warrior's spirit to help the Yumegakure-ryu family forever be a source for good. But the vajra could help the forces of evil if it gets into the wrong hands. And now the bloodthirsty Yakuza and a group of hired ninja are after it. 

Archaeologist Annja Creed narrowly escapes an attack by unknown figures when she tries to collect a package near her loft. She later learns that the sender — an old colleague named Fellini — has been brutally murdered. Fellini had been researching the Hammer of Thor, the Norse god of thunder, and had linked it to a Viking warrior and a 12th-century Latvian village. A coded message in Fellini's package leads Annja on a wild chase along the canals of Venice to Latvia for more clues to an ancient treasure.

When archaeologist Annja Creed is hired to find the lost city of Promise in Brazil, she is more than intrigued. Legends abound of a magical place where slaves were rumored to have discovered the secret to eternal youth and life. But strangers are not welcome in Promise. Annja soon learns that the residents have gone to extreme lengths to guard their precious secret. Making her way from the steamy port of Belém to the brutal slums of Northeast Brazil, Annja faces unexpected peril, from poisoned arrows to Amazonian anacondas.

Quando nel laboratorio chimico della multinazionale farmaceutica Farma Koeler viene rinvenuto il cadavere di un giovane ricercatore, è la squadra omicidi di Anika Miller ad accorrere sulla scena del crimine. A prima vista non ci sono indizi rilevanti: nel laboratorio non compaiono segni di scasso né di furto, e non viene ritrovata l’arma del delitto. Eppure già dai primi interrogatori emerge che nel laboratorio si stava lavorando ad un farmaco sperimentale.

After decoding an ancient scroll — one that purports to pinpoint the treasure of the Jewish Temple, lost for 2,000 years — archaeologist Annja Creed agrees to lead the party to recover the find in Judea. It’s a perilous desert journey through sandstorms and bandits, and complicated by mysterious sabotage within the group, to arrive at a long-forgotten fortress deep beneath a mountain.

It was the kind of internet posting guaranteed to attract the attention of the American cable TV show Chasing History's Monsters: "Dog-headed men sighted by tourists in Avignon." Drawn to France to explore the myth of Saint Christopher and the cynocephalus, or the dog-headed, archaeologist and television host Annja Creed finds herself repeatedly and inexplicably targeted by vicious mercenaries. Her best defense is to trace this brutal violence back to its source, which she soon discovers to be a millionaire and self-professed descendant of King Charlemagne.

He was one of Russia's most infamous rulers, and he alone held the key to a legendary Byzantine collection of books, given to him in the dowry of Princess Sophia of Constantinople. Ivan Vasilyevich - otherwise known as Ivan the Terrible - owned a library filled with rare and priceless tomes that men would kill for. Would die for. But the czar carried the knowledge of its whereabouts to his grave. And it falls to archaeologist Annja Creed, almost 500 years later, to discover the secrets of the Library of Gold. 

The stranger could be insane. Or he just might be our salvation. Archaeologist Annja Creed is more than curious when a decrepit, ancient-looking man visits her, claiming the end of the world is near. The stranger spins wild tales and speaks as if he actually knew King Arthur. But, strangest of all, he insists that Annja is the only one who can stop the horrible event that is about to happen. 

When a mysterious man orchestrates an attack on archaeologist Annja Creed and then offers her an assignment, Annja is baffled. But the mission is too intriguing for her to refuse. She must find an object that possesses a sacred and powerful secret offering atonement to anyone who uncovers it — or wreaking havoc on the world.

Annja Creed jumps at the chance to join a fellow archaeologist on a quest to find a relic. But she's not so thrilled about northern Siberia, where they are hoping to discover something buried in the long-undisturbed soil of Russia's frozen terrain. When they reach the town of Jakutsk, Annja is put off by its gray landscape and highly superstitious inhabitants. They claim they are being hunted. Then one of the Villagers goes missing.

Working on a dig on the southern coast of India, the last thing Annja Creed expects is to be hit by a tsunami. Or to strike archaeological gold. But that's exactly what happens when several objects wash ashore in the storm. The relics carry unfamiliar markings that hint at a legendary city. Excited by the prospect of discovering a culture believed lost to civilization, Annja embarks on a perilous journey deep into the heart of danger.

DCI Whitney Walker’s in trouble. She’s threatened with demotion if she screws up another case. So, when a killer starts murdering female students, it’s a chance to redeem herself. Forensic psychologist, Dr. Georgina Cavendish, has spent her life inside the university walls, but when one of her students is murdered, she steps out from behind the text books and puts her skills to the test.