Résultats pour "Das Talent" dans Thrillers et romans à suspense

Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of horrifying depravity. Assault, theft, sexual abuse, slavery, and murder are commonplace. And a zealous, bigoted tyrant has won his way into the White House. Directly opposed is Lauren Olamina, founder of Earthseed - a new faith that teaches "God Is Change". Persecuted for "heathen" beliefs as much as for having a Black female leader, Earthseed's followers face a life-and-death struggle to preserve their vision.

Ein Mann, eine Schicksal, eine Chance, zur Legende zu werden. Das 17-jährige Basketballtalent Samuel Sooleyman stammt aus dem Südsudan, einem vom Bürgerkrieg zerrissenen Land. Eines Tages erhält er die Chance seines Lebens: Mit einem nationalen Jugendteam darf er in die USA reisen und an einem Showturnier teilnehmen. Talentscouts werden auf ihn aufmerksam, doch dann erhält er schreckliche Nachrichten von daheim. Sein Dorf wurde überfallen, seine Familie ist auf der Flucht. Nur wenn er den Erfolg in Amerika erzwingt, kann er sie retten.

The joint NSA/CIA school worked, although not as its designers intended. Some did, indeed, develop usable telepathy. Others were partially successful, able to communicate mind-to-mind, but only with others like themselves. And some gained abilities the school’s designers never intended - psychokinesis or the ability to move objects by mental power alone; levitation, which in practical terms, is the ability to fly; and much more. Much, much more.

Witt's End is in trouble. The small town of artists is at risk of disappearing from the map if Serenity Makepeace can't expand her small grocery store into a mail order enterprise to sell her neighbors' handcrafted goods. High-priced start-up advisor Caleb Ventress was intrigued by Serenity's impassioned letter. A small town grocer wasn't high profile enough for him, but her request earned her a meeting. And Calebs' attraction to her earned her a few more.

Two years ago, Martha didn't know that Alan existed. Now, they're married - it was easy to say yes to someone so sweet. But when Martha thinks she sees Alan's mask slip, she starts to fear that the conferences he travels the country to attend might be a cover for something far more sinister. As her research unearths a string of dead women, she enlists the help of Lily Kintner, an old friend from grad school. What Martha doesn't know is that Lily has a dark side of her own . . .

After an injury, Carlton Marsh leaves his federal position to work security. His first assignment is protecting paranoid author Mara Shore, pen-name for Leah Beach. When the threat becomes real, he will do his best to keep her safe. The cane he walks with becomes an asset for her protection. At a Comic-Con the criminals threaten Leah for information about a mule that Leah's rescue ranch acquired. Sylvester the mule was malnourished and in poor health when he came to her. She recently added his picture to the comic strip she creates for each weekday.

In this brutal, fast-moving thriller from Ralph Dennis, the author of the legendary Hardman series of crime novels, Kane finds himself caught between the mob, Cuban revolutionaries, and his own government as he seeks retribution for a man murdered for uncovering small-town corruption...and justice for another man on death row, falsely convicted of raping and murdering a child.

"What a killer read! A Talent For Murder is the thrilling tale of a woman who suspects her husband is a serial killer. As the bodies stack up, so does the paranoid tension until I was feverishly turning pages in the dark, desperate to know what happens next. A fast, exciting read with twist...

Pass dich ihnen an. Sonst wirst du es bereuen. Die forensische Psychologin Rebecca Lekmann kehrt nach vielen Jahren wieder in ihre Heimatstadt Djursholm zurück, um sich um ihre kranke Mutter zu kümmern. Dafür lässt sie ihre Ehefrau und auch eine glänzende Karriere in den USA zurück. Eines Nachts erhält sie einen Anruf von ihrem ehemaligen Kollegen Leo: Rebeccas alte Highschool-Freundin Louise wurde in ihrer luxuriösen Villa brutal getötet. Rebecca beginnt, auf eigene Faust den Mord um Louise aufzuklären. Wer hat sie getötet und warum?

Agatha Christie, in London to visit her agent, boards a train preoccupied with the knowledge that her husband Archie is having an affair. She feels a touch on her back, loses her balance but is pulled to safety from the rush of the incoming train. So begins a sequence of terrifying events. Her rescuer is no guardian angel but a blackmailer, and Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf.

The unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A series of shocking murders has occurred, the victims far too innocent and defenseless. For Detective Kate Martinelli, just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop who’s less than thrilled to be handed a green partner, it’s a difficult case that just keeps getting harder. Then the detectives receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd colony is Vaun Adams, arguably the century’s greatest woman painter and a notorious felon.

His music could have made Damien Cantwell the star of his generation. But living fast has its consequences, and Damien soon finds himself spiraling into a dark world full of unfettered debauchery and brutal violence.

The Algie family are held in high esteem within the small Murray Valley town, Howard and Elizabeth being pillars of society. Yet all is not what it seems. Mother and daughter have a strained relationship; father and one of the sons are antagonistic to each other, to the point of murderous intent; and the youngest child is introverted. What dark family secret lurks beneath the happy facade that is so carefully nurtured by Howard and Elizabeth? A secret so soul-destroying that hatred threatens to turn to murder—and madness.