Résultats pour "Sinner" dans Policier

For vibrant, lovely Jean Suttman, the fellowship to study in Rome was the culmination of her dreams, until she undertook an innocent expedition to the ancient Temple of Mithra. From the moment she stepped into the pagan darkness and discovered the corpse of Albert, one of her fellow students, she was afraid. Not even the comforting presence of the perceptive and practical Jacqueline Kirby could erase the fear that was nourished by one small accident after another, "accidents" that came dreadfully close to killing her.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Apprentice comes a chilling new novel of suspense featuring Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles, on the deadly trail of an anonymous madman who’s committed an unholy crime. Not even the icy temperatures of a typical New...

No one's life should be reduced to random items in an evidence box, only to collect dust for decades. Seeking justice for the forgotten will bring a temporary partner into Sawyer's life who threatens his carefully curated peace. Alec Bishop, the son of a serial killer, arrives in Savannah with an audacious ego, an unwillingness to accept boundaries, and an overzealous fan club. Calling it quits isn't part of Sawyer's character, but he might not have a choice when the circumstances surrounding the sinner's son take a dark twist.

Cora Bender killed a man. But why? What could have caused this quiet, lovable young mother to stab a stranger in the throat, again and again, until she was pulled off his body? For the local police it was an open-and-shut case. Cora confessed; there was no shortage of proof or witnesses. But Police Commissioner Rudolf Grovian refused to close the file and began his own maverick investigation.

Guilt and desire battle within Hughe, Lord Oxley’s, soul. When the enigmatic leader of the Assassin’s Guild learns that the widow of one of his targets is at the mercy of a cruel man, he does the only thing left in his power to do. He marries her. Then the worst thing happens. He falls in love with her. With more than one person trying to kill him and a family to rescue, Hughe needs the help of all his Assassins Guild friends to stay alive and keep his wife from learning the truth. Because he knows, and dreads, what will happen when she discovers what he did.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon and The Apprentice comes a chilling new novel of suspense featuring Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles, on the deadly trail of an anonymous madman who’s committed an unholy crime. Not even the icy temperatures of a typical New...

1970, Bristol. What's buried doesn't always stay buried. It's a new decade, and J.T. Ellington has taken himself out of the investigation game. But when an old friend asks him to help a doctor whose son disappeared hours after his wedding, J.T.'s commitment to a life lived under the radar is tested. His quest hurls him back into the underworld he's worked so hard to leave behind. Charred remains in a churchyard, the savage beating of a Hindu priest and a series of cold-blooded threats are stark warnings to J.T. and to everyone he holds dear.

To escape punishment for a murder he didn't mean to commit, insurance man Don Barshter has to take on a new identity: Nathaniel Crowley, ferocious up-and-comer in the New York mob. But can he find safety in the skin of another man...a worse man...a sinner man?

The decomposing body of a friendless slumlord is discovered in his mansion. His favorite granddaughter is a no-show at the funeral. In the blistering heat of a Dallas summer, Jake Tomek accepts the job to track her down, but is full of second thoughts about himself as a PI, wondering if he shouldn’t just stick to more pleasant things: morning walks, picking out great wine values, listening to jazz, and learning how to paint. Problem is, he just can’t keep his nose out of other peoples’ business.

När han tänker på dig... är du dödsdömd. En märklig olycka på Wyomings landsbygd leder till att en man grips för ett möjligt dubbelmord. Men när utredningen går vidare verkar det handla om något ännu hemskare en seriemördare som har kidnappat, torterat och skändat offer över hela USA i minst tjugofem år. Den misstänkte hävdar att han är en bricka i ett spel, en omfattande härva av lögner och bedrägerier, och den enda han nu vill prata med är kriminalinspektör Robert Hunter.

There's a dead man in Miki St. John's vintage Pontiac GTO, and he has no idea how it got there. After Miki survives the tragic accident that killed his best friend and the other members of their band, Sinner's Gin, all he wants is to hide from the world in the refurbished warehouse he bought before their last tour. But when the man who sexually abused him as a boy is killed and his remains are dumped in Miki's car, Miki fears death isn't done with him yet.

Ein betrunkener Siebzehnjähriger rast nachts mit einem gestohlenen Auto durch Dundee. Für seine drei Kumpels endet die Fahrt tödlich. Der Hooligan überlebt - im Koma, für immer schwer gezeichnet. Überraschend fördert ein Routine-DNA-Test eine Verbindung zu einem zwanzig Jahre zurückliegenden, ungelösten Mordfall zutage. Wie kann das sein? Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie von Police Scotland ist sehr erfolgreich darin, verzwickte alte Fälle aufzuklären. Doch schnell stellt sich heraus, dass der Fall mindestens so viele Windungen hat wie die DNA-Helix.

General Ransom Jarvis is writing his memoirs about a distinguished career that spanned five continents and three wars. Along the way, he stumbles upon a scandal about a philandering ancestor - America’s ambassador to England who went on to become president of the United States. But a very clear and present danger embroils the irascible retired general in a deepening quagmire of deceit, fraud, and murder.

Magische Kristallkugeln und nebulöse Ereignisse... Der spannende Auftakt der zweiten Staffel der beliebten Cosy Crime-Reihe! Als eine glamouröse Amerikanerin im beschaulichen walisischen Dorf Llanfair auftaucht und von faszinierenden spirituellen Kräften spricht, ist die Bar-Dame Betsy Edwards begeistert. Sofort nimmt sie eine Stelle im neu eröffneten New-Age-Center Sacred Grove an. Natürlich denken alle anderen Dorfbewohner – inklusive Constable Evan Evans –, dass Betsy den Verstand verloren hat.

After spending 10 years of her life hunting her sister's killer and barely surviving, Allie Krycek is ready to move on. She's got a new job, in a new city, with a new man in her life. Things are finally looking up. Too bad there are people determined to ruin Allie's second chance. Arriving at her boyfriend's isolated house in the countryside, masked gunmen interrupt what was supposed to be a romantic getaway. It's a good thing that fighting is something Allie Krycek knows how to do well. And this time, she's not alone.

Der Priesterdetektiv Pater Brown wird von Scotland Yard beauftragt, einen mysteriösen Fall zu lösen, bei dem sein Glaubensbruder Gabriel verschwunden ist. Da Pater Brown in dieser Angelegenheit persönlich involviert ist und ihm der nötige Weitblick fehlt, bittet er Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson um Unterstützung. Gemeinsam durchsuchen die Drei die Klosterzelle von Bruder Gabriel und entdecken dabei einen Hohlraum im Boden...

Nachdem Pater Brown, Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson in Bruder Gabriels Klosterzelle wichtige Unterlagen zu seiner Pflanzenforschung sichergestellt haben, stoßen sie in seinem Chemielabor auf einen entscheidenden Hinweis auf die mittelalterlichen Ruinen im Epping Forest. Schnell machen sie sich auf den Weg dorthin, da sie befürchten, dass Bruder Gabriel dort einem lebensbedrohlichen pflanzlichen Experiment unterzogen wird...

Der Priesterdetektiv Pater Brown wird von Scotland Yard beauftragt, einen mysteriösen Fall zu lösen, bei dem sein Glaubensbruder Gabriel verschwunden ist. Da Pater Brown in dieser Angelegenheit persönlich involviert ist und ihm der nötige Weitblick fehlt, bittet er Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson um Unterstützung. Gemeinsam durchsuchen die Drei die Klosterzelle von Bruder Gabriel und entdecken dabei einen Hohlraum im Boden.

Nachdem Pater Brown, Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson in Bruder Gabriels Klosterzelle wichtige Unterlagen zu seiner Pflanzenforschung sichergestellt haben, stoßen sie in seinem Chemielabor auf einen entscheidenden Hinweis auf die mittelalterlichen Ruinen im Epping Forest. Schnell machen sie sich auf den Weg dorthin, da sie befürchten, dass Bruder Gabriel dort einem lebensbedrohlichen pflanzlichen Experiment unterzogen wird.