Résultats pour "1" dans Thrillers et œuvres à suspense

Byton Cove est l'une des villes les plus hantées des États-Unis : ses bois seraient habités de fantômes et de sorcières vengeresses… Ruby Gautier, Française de 20 ans, en a rêvé, d'étudier ici. C'est là que sa grand-mère, décédée, a vécu soixante ans auparavant. Et c'est là qu'elle a promis d'honorer sa dernière volonté : déposer un médaillon sur la tombe d'une dénommée Emily Nolan. Sur place, Ruby découvre l'horreur : ladite Emily est la supposée meurtrière d'un célèbre écrivain, né à Byton Cove ! Sûre que quelque chose cloche, Ruby décide d'enquêter sur cette vieille affaire.

Evangeline Bright est la fille illégitime du roi d'Angleterre Alexander II et a grandi loin de la famille royale aux États-Unis. Mais peu avant ses 18 ans, elle emménage dans le palais de Windsor, où elle se sait détestée de tous, et particulièrement de sa belle-mère et sa belle-sœur. Alors que contre toute attente Alexander souhaite nouer des liens avec Evangeline et rattraper le temps perdu, la jeune fille se retrouve exposée aux yeux de tous par la presse qui découvre son existence, et accusée de meurtre.

Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial. To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray...even as love complicates everything. 

Kaz Brekker, un genio del crimen que regenta un antro de juegos de azar y apuestas conocido como el Club Cuervo, debe reunir a un grupo de seis personas con las habilidades necesarias para entrar (y salir) de la Corte de Hielo, una fortaleza inexpugnable que mantiene bajo llave un secreto que podría dinamitar el equilibrio de poder en el mundo. Es probable que nadie sobreviva a esta misión, pero si quiere hacerse rico más allá de lo que alcanza su imaginación, Kaz va a tener que jugárselo todo a una sola carta. Y esa carta es un Seis de Cuervos.

Marfil tiene 20 años y vive en Nueva York, pero no todo es tan idílico como parece: hace unos días fue secuestrada mientras paseaba por Central Park. Su padre tiene muy claro que la razón del secuestro ha sido para mandarle un mensaje: podemos llegar a ella.

Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor's Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration—his mom is cancer free, and she's determined to have the best summer ever—but Ollie's (now ex) best friends think he abandoned them, and he's returning with a lot questions. Because for a place that's perfect on the surface, a secret rots below the waves. A secret that could explain his mom's illness, and the illness of so many other locals.

Kamila Hamilton lo tenía todo bajo control... o eso creía: no entraba en sus planes que los hermanos Di Bianco volviesen de nuevo para poner su mundo al revés. Thiago fue quien le dio su primer beso. Taylor el que siempre la protegió.

Una nueva app está acorralando a la élite del instituto Bayview para estudiantes de perfil elevado. Las filtraciones de la vida privada de los estudiantes corren como la pólvora por la nueva red social creada por Simon Kelleher, alumno de la misma institución.

Año 2118, una supertorre se alza sobre el skyline de Nueva York. Es una sociedad en sí misma, en la que las plantas superiores están habitadas por familias inmensamente ricas, mientras que en las inferiores subsisten las clases más bajas.

Hope ucieka z domu, by wyrwać się spod władzy ojca tyrana – nie wie jeszcze, że najgorsze dopiero przed nią. Ulice Bronksu stają się jej nowym domem, a codzienność wypełniają głód, strach i uzależnienie. Gdy wydaje się, że nie ma już ratunku, spotyka Nathaniela – mężczyznę, który sam zmaga się z nałogiem, ale daje jej to, czego nie miała nigdy wcześniej: czułość. Ich więź staje się dla niej ostatnią deską ratunku. Wkrótce Hope dostaje kolejną szansę – schronienie na farmie dziadków w Teksasie i wsparcie brata.

When 17-year-old Claire Halloway moves to the quiet, mist-shrouded town of Clearwater, she expects nothing more than another lonely school year---until she meets Adrian Lockwood, a beautiful and distant stranger that seems to carry winter in his veins. Drawn to Adrian despite every warning sign telling her to stay away, Claire soon uncovers the truth: Adrian is a vampire who is bound to an ancient Covenant that slumbers just beneath the frozen lake bordering the town.

Jimmy's world collapses as he sees his mother being arrested. Before he knows what is happening, he's taken to live with strangers that he's told are his biological family. His Grandfather rules the family with an iron first. While Jimmy tries desperately to reconnect with his mom and sister, he must adapt to the abuse of his new wealthy family, a new school, his new job with the family business, and all of the lies and secrets that are uncovered.

EmVee refused to believe in monsters, until she became one. They say you can't run away from your problems. EmVee knew from experience it was true. She and her father tried to run, until the truth came and got them. Now with nothing to lose, she must confront the monster that changed her life forever.

Danny Watts' grandfather, Fergus, was a traitor, one of the worst sort: an SAS explosives expert who betrayed his country and his regiment for drug money. He was arrested and left to rot and die in a Columbian jail. At least, that's what 17-year-old Danny is told when his hopes of becoming a soldier are destroyed forever. But he knows something the army doesn't seem to know.

Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She’s a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago’s swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money, Julep runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average. She's a fixer, and she's good at it. But it's not what she wants. And soon, she'll hang up her grifter skills for good.

Princess Kyra Calmora was only fourteen when she watched her brother die. Vowing to hunt down the rebels who murdered him, she spends her nights flying across the fractured halves of her country, searching for justice. But after four long years, she has nothing to show for her hard work. Worse still, not even her parents seem to care about their fallen son anymore. When Kyra meets a mysterious servant boy whose sister was kidnapped by those same rebels, she sees a chance to finally find closure. Defying her parents, she leaves the comfort of her old life behind and runs away with Lewis.

Nach Jahren kehrt Kit Sterling in die Londoner Billionaires' Row zurück, um die Wahrheit über ihren verstorbenen Vater herauszufinden. Inmitten der Reichsten der Reichen hat Kit sich schon immer wie eine Außenseiterin gefühlt, doch bei der einflussreichen Milliardärsfamilie Melville erhofft sie sich Antworten. Dafür nimmt sie einen Job bei Titan Media, dem Imperium der Melvilles, an – und muss ausgerechnet mit deren unausstehlichem Sprössling Killian zusammenarbeiten. Zwischen ihnen entflammt eine unerwartete Anziehung, doch die Geheimnisse der Billionaires' Row drohen, alles zu zerstören …

Shay Remby arrives in Hollywood with $58 and a handmade knife, searching for her brother, Odin. Odin’s a brilliant hacker but a bit of a loose cannon. He and a group of radical animal-rights activists hit a Singular Corp. research lab in Eugene, Oregon. The raid was a disaster, but Odin escaped with a set of highly encrypted flash drives and a post-surgical dog. When Shay gets a frantic 3 a.m. phone call from Odin - talking about evidence of unspeakable experiments, and a ruthless corporation, and how he must hide - she’s concerned.

Te damos la bienvenida al Gran Juego, una competición deslumbrante que te cambiará la vida. Organizada por la multimillonaria Avery Grambs y los cuatro célebres hermanos Hawthorne, la competición ofrece fama y riquezas a los siete afortunados jugadores de esta edición. Cuando les llevan a una isla privada con todos los lujos imaginables y unos cuantos acertijos a resolver, Lyra, Gigi y Rohan tendrán que hacer todo lo que puedan para superar a sus rivales y ganar un juego que solo los más inteligentes pueden conquistar.

Bayla, Heaven's Soul Collector, has been given two tasks; make sure the earthquake happens according to plan, and also make certain Gray Ellison, a teenaged human, survives. Bayla has a perfect record for completing missions; so, when another angel is added into the mix, she begins to question the Head Council's faith in her. Just as she is getting used to working with Hadraniel, her unasked for back-up, she has to face another hurdle. When Declan shows up with the mission to make sure Gray doesn't survive the earthquake, he starts to challenge all of Bayla's beliefs and plans.