by Nikolaĭ Leonov, Alekseĭ Makeev (2014)
On the day of his arrival in Samara for routine inspections of local law enforcement agencies, Detective Gurov must investigage the murder of one of the district heads.
Lesley Thomson
Kate Rokesmith's decision to go to the river, that hot July morning of 1981, changed the lives of many. Her murder shocked the nation. Her husband, never charged, moved abroad under a cloud of suspicion. Her son, just four years old, grew up in a loveless boarding school. And Detective Inspector Darnell, working constantly to solve a case that was growing colder by the day, vowed to leave no stone unturned in the search for her killer.
Andrea Camilleri
After witnessing a seagull's odd dance and sudden dropping dead, Inspector Montalbano stops by his office and notices that Fazio is missing; the Inspector sets out to find him and learns that Fazio was last seen on the docks, secretly working on a case.
Kathleen Kaska
In 1952, reporter Sydney Lockhart checks into the historic Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas and discovers the murdered body of the hotel's bookkeeper. Sydney becomes a suspect and is determined to clear her name and prove herself a reporter deserving more than just travel assignments. She soon becomes embroiled in the underworld of gangsters and gamblers and in the fight for the truth.
Eric Van Lustbader
"In the stunning follow up to Father Night, Jack McClure faces a choice: help the woman he loves, or destroy her as the enemy she is. Shortly after McClure leaves a late night meeting with Dennis Paull, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Paull is found--shot dead. The President is furious but equally frightened of a scandal, since Jack McClure is one of their own--an operative and Paull's friend. Who will protect the country if even McClure cannot be trusted? With top officials in the CIA and FBI after him, McClure, still devastated over his friend's death, goes on the run. Someone framed him for Paull's murder, possibly to prevent him from accomplishing Paull's last request--a task vital to U.S. National Security. Someone in the intelligence community has gone rogue and is reporting to The Syrian, one of the most cruel, aggressive terrorists McClure and Paull have ever come across. McClure has been charged with securing the name of the mole, but when Paull's informant goes missing, McClure realizes his mission has only begun. Jack may be setting off after a mole, but he knows that ultimately he will have to confront The Syrian. Which also means confronting The Syrian's lover, Annika Dementieva, the woman Jack once loved and lost. On a quest to find the mole before cloaked agents around the world are exposed and murdered, Jack will soon find himself facing his own beloved enemy ..."--