Résultats pour "Emma" dans Policier

Gordon Tilson is a lonely widower who befriends a young woman online. When her sister is injured in a car accident, he sends her thousands of dollars to cover the hospital bill and runs off to Ghana to surprise his new love. But he soon disappears without a trace. Frustrated by the inadequacies of the local police in Accra, his son Derek turns to a PI agency for assistance where there is a new detective on the scene determined to prove her worth. 

This is the first of 37 Emma Lathen best sellers. The Sloan receives a request for an advance against a trust that does not permit it. John Putnam Thatcher gets involved by one heir, Arthur Schneider, President of Schneider Manufacturing, and grandson of the founder who left a trust for his grandchildren upon the death of all of their parents. The last parent is about to die from natural causes. One heir is missing and Thatcher, Trinkam, and Nicholls, all Emma Lathen regulars, work to find the missing heir. Soon they learn a murder is involved....

Wall Street banker John Thatcher is drawn into this mystery as a financial man seeking to get his bank repaid. In this case it relates to a trust fund administered by the Sloan with an heir missing and then killed.

Ein Mord – zwölf Verdächtige – vierundzwanzig Stunden Dunkelheit! Notärztin Kate North zögert nicht lang, als sie das Angebot erhält, auf einer UN-Forschungsstation in der Antarktis einzuspringen und den Stationsarzt Jean-Luc zu ersetzen, der bei einem tragischen Unfall im Eis ums Leben gekommen ist: Sie ist am Tiefpunkt ihres Lebens angekommen und will nur noch weg. Doch bald schließt der gnadenlose Winter die 13-köpfige Crew in der Forschungsstation ein, und die monatelange Dunkelheit bringt nach und nach alle an ihre Grenzen.

When Emma Lawson, the youngest lead government-ethics investigator in California's capital, takes a day off to help her best friend, Kate, prepare for the opening of her new preschool, the morning takes a shocking turn. The school's most high-profile enrollee - Vivian Lange, the governor's granddaughter - is kidnapped at the same time Kate's teenage son, Luke, goes missing.  

Less than one year into her marriage to respected magistrate George Knightley, Emma has grown unusually content in her newfound partnership and refreshed sense of independence. The height of summer sees the former Miss Woodhouse gracefully balancing the meticulous management of her elegant family estate and a flurry of social engagements, with few worries apart from her beloved father's health . . . But cheery circumstances change in an instant when Emma and Harriet Martin, now the wife of one of Mr. Knightley's tenant farmers, discover a hideous shock at the local church.

Intrigue, illusions, and insidious motives... Still recovering from testifying against her abuser, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén is called out to investigate a mysterious death in an idyllic allotment on the outskirts of Lund. The victim - a beloved social worker - is found brutally murdered inside one of the potting sheds. But when Sara and the police dig deeper into the case, they begin to unravel a web of dark secrets surrounding the victim's seemingly perfect life.

Move fast. Stay dark. These are the instructions sent to new operative Emma Makepeace. She's been assigned to track down a man wanted by the Russians and bring him into MI5. It should be easy. But the Russians have eyes everywhere. Emma knows that if spotted she and her target will be killed. What follows is a perilous chase through London's night-time streets. But in a city full of cameras, where can you hide?

We all know that high school reunions can be a daunting and, sometimes, horrifying experience. Well, for Emma Frost, that is exactly what it becomes when she is invited to meet with all of her old classmates at a desolate hotel in the most northern part of Denmark. Soon, she will learn that there was more to this reunion than just them catching up on old times, as a dark secret from their mutual past is revealed. Fasten your seatbelt as Willow Rose takes you on a crazy and very surprising ride.

The body of a woman found in front of Nordby City Hall has a message for Emma Frost carved into the skin. Behind this ruthless murder stands a ghostly figure that likes to play childish games. Soon, this killer brings a reign of terror to the small Danish island—and especially to the life of Emma Frost. While Emma's personal life is in a mess, she also has to hunt down a cruel predator who seems to be targeting people with serious mental illnesses. It's spring break in Cocoa Beach, and evil is lurking everywhere.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling thriller writer, discover the emotionally gripping new novel about a young woman who plans to do the unthinkable in order to change the world. You—all of you—are sleepwalking through global catastrophe. And I intend to wake you up. What Emma...

’A brilliant read’ B A Paris Two sisters go missing. Only one returns. Getting people to believe you is easy. If you tell them what they want to hear. When my sister and I disappeared three years ago, they found Emma’s car at the beach. Some people believed she had gone there to find a...

Eine mutmaßliche Mörderin bricht aus der Strafvollzugsanstalt Lübeck aus: Karina Pohl soll ohne erkennbares Motiv ihren Ex-Freund umgebracht haben und nun bei Wismar untergetaucht sein. Die dort ansässige Privatdetektivin Emma Klar hilft der zuständigen Staatsanwältin bei der Suche nach der Flüchtigen.

Thomas van Norden, een onderzoeksjournalist, sluit zich aan bij het coldcaseteam van de politie met een persoonlijk doel: het onderzoeken van de mysterieuze verdwijning van zijn nichtje Emma, tien jaar geleden op 13-jarige leeftijd. Anne Kramer, destijds betrokken bij de zaak, staat hem bij en biedt haar volledige steun. Samen ontdekken ze vergeten details die leiden tot nieuwe aanwijzingen. Waarom ging Emma met de man mee? En, nog belangrijker, hoe kunnen ze haar terugvinden?

Brought to you by Penguin. The festive season is fast approaching. Jane Austen fears that without her siblings at home, there won’t be much Christmas cheer in the Austen household this year. But when she uncovers a skeleton in the cellar of Deane Rectory, Jane soon forgets her woes. Who needs...

Two breathtaking tales from the Amazon all-star, best-selling author Willow Rose: Where the Wild Roses Grew and Waltzing Mathilda.

Emma's spirits are elevated after she and husband George Knightley host a joyful holiday celebration at the Hartfield estate. But it's instantly a bitter January when her father makes an unexpected announcement—he and Miss Hetty Bates have decided to marry. Not only must Emma relinquish her role as mistress of the household, but also accept the reality that the excitable Miss Bates will become her stepmother . . .

Nyinspelad ljudbok med förbättrat ljud och populär inläsare! En oväntad vändning på en möhippa leder Emma in i ett nät av intriger och anonyma brev. När en högt uppsatt forskare hittas mördad på Västgöta universitet, dras Emma åter in i en mörk och farlig utredning. Filip Alexandersson försöker hålla sig borta, men fallet är för stort för att han ska kunna stå utanför när fler mord inträffar. "Liv i överflöd" är en spännande pusseldeckare i samma anda som Maria Lang och Morden i Midsomer, och den tar Emma Lundgren-serien till nya djup och vändningar.

Nyinspelad ljudbok med förbättrat ljud och populär inläsare! Emma Lundgren, nytillträdd rektor på Västgöta universitet i Skövde, kastas direkt in i ett mordmysterium när hennes sekreterare Vera Nilsson hittas brutalt mördad. För Emma blir första tiden på nya jobbet en kamp för att rädda sitt universitet från skandaler och hålla ihop sig själv. Samtidigt dyker en mystisk schackpjäs från 1300-talet, tidigare stulen från utgrävningarna i Varnhem, oväntat upp i mordoffrets tillhörigheter. Finns ett samband mellan schackpjäsen och mordet?

London, 1890. When the body of a wealthy widow is found in the neglected graveyard of St Anne’s Church, Soho, Emma Langley and Penny Green soon discover her respectable façade concealed a web of bitter enemies. From a disgraced doctor stripped of his livelihood to a governess whose reputation was destroyed by lies, the victim, Mrs Melbourne, left a trail of devastation in her wake. Then Mrs Melbourne’s Belgravia mansion is consumed by a mysterious fire. Emma and Penny must race to decipher water-damaged papers salvaged from the ruins that could hold the key to the truth.