Résultats pour "The Descendant" dans Thrillers et romans à suspense

It’s been eighteen years since the outbreak of “Infected” and the events from We’re Alive: A Story of Survival. Once an embattled “Colony” of survivors, the thriving stronghold of Westport celebrates the graduation of its latest class of Guardians, including Nicholas Tink. The son of the late great Saul Tink, Nick yearns to step beyond his father’s shadow and become a hero in his own right, a destroyer of the Infected.

In this supernatural thriller, U.S. counterintelligence officials approach James Falcon to hunt down strigoi murderers--undying vampires--in war-ravaged Europe. Even after the threat is driven away, James will uncover more secrets about the immortal predators--secrets that come ever closer to home.

It has been two years after the black element was discovered; two years since Jay disappeared, believed to be dead. The revelations continue for the Somvanshis, as they deal with the changes that the black element caused in their bodies. As Karan makes discoveries that shake him to his core...

Beatrice Monroe is still getting used to the knowledge that she was born a champion for Good and Evil. She spends her days combing through her great grandmother’s journals trying to find answers to what this newfound ability means for her as a member of law enforcement. When a woman walks into her precinct claiming her aunt was murdered, Beatrice discovers a link between their families that may just have the answers she needs. But those answers are not easy to find. Because this mystery’s roots are buried in the past with five young girls and what they gave birth to…in The Big House.

The mission is simple. The Trinity - a mysterious device found in the tomb of a forgotten Atlantean king - has been stolen. It's up to Captain Eric Collier and his elite team of Navy SEALs to recover the artifact or destroy it. But the first rule of battle is that nothing ever goes as planned. Restored to life by the Trinity itself, Collier is given a new mission: unite the world's faithful to hear the revealed will of the Wise Father, the timeless entity who brought humanity out of the Stone Age with the power of the Trinity.

Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in. She knows that she must stay calm and go back in her mind to find out how she got where she is…and where she might be. Meanwhile, an eerie phone call comes in at Krewe headquarters, warning them all that Angela has been kidnapped, describing her ordeal, and lamenting the fact that she can't be saved.

Three days before a key election, US Senator Diane Cragin is electrocuted on her own doorstep - a shocking twist in an already brutal political race. Cragin’s chief of staff is quick to blame rival Joey Green, a city development director who’s had his hand in every till in town for over 20 years. Maggie and Jack have their own theories, especially after discovering a fortune in cash in the senator’s safe. But as they follow the money through the treacherous landscape of Cleveland politics, they find many more millions in play - and more suspects.

A daughter sent away never to be heard from again, a father’s lifeless body found in a snow storm, and Daniel, the angry brother who has lived with the pain of it all, for more than 70 years. As Maggie begins to build her life in the community, she slowly unravels a story of love and deceit. Will Maggie be able to find the home she has been longing for in the house above the orchard? Will she be the key to a brother’s redemption?

When Michelle receives a call from a Richmond historian, she sees the chance for a much-needed adventure. All she has to do is find a century-old key. Three others - a guitarist, an engineer, and a retiree - receive similar calls. Each family possesses a key to a four-lock safe found buried in a Virginia courthouse, though their connection is as mysterious as the safe itself.

USA TODAY best-selling author Natasha Brown blends urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and supernatural suspense in the Half-Bloods, an adventure for lovers of shifters, vampires...and more. Jax never stays anywhere long enough to put down roots. He’s a shapeshifter - the only one of his kind, or so he thinks. While prowling on his landlady’s property, he is stunned to find a man feeding on her neck. Although he frightens away the blood-sucker, Jax leaves behind a paralyzed woman and a trail of blood in his wake.

The Descendant, written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1927, is a brief and tantalizing fragment that hints at a larger, untold story steeped in ancient horrors, forbidden knowledge, and the weight of ancestral guilt. Unpublished during Lovecraft’s lifetime, this unfinished piece explores themes central to his mythos, such as the peril of delving into arcane mysteries and the fragile boundary between human understanding and cosmic terror.

Leagues below the sparkling blue water of the Caribbean Sea lies the mysterious wreckage of the Grave Descend. Protected by a wall of coral reef and blood-thirsty sharks, the corpse of the sunken yacht has been deemed unrecoverable by every diver in the world. Until James McGregor is offered a shot at it. For McGregor, a thirty-nine-year-old diver with a long history of unsavory salvage jobs, it's his last chance at a big payday. But the more he learns about the wreck, the more questions he uncovers—because none of the survivors are telling the same story.

Thirty-two and a half hours: It is all the time this world has left.Kaka has rung the Dhwansnaad, bringing upon earth an evil that will ruin all. Vyas ji has barely managed to save a chosen few. Karan has lost his father. Antima has lost her courage. And no one knows what has become of Jay.In...

Sarah Mitchell barely made it home—but home is no longer safe. As New York plunges deeper into chaos, the streets outside are ruled by gangs, desperate survivors, and those willing to kill for power. The ruthless warlord who seized control of the city’s underworld isn’t done yet, and now he has Sarah in his sights. With food running low and the first brutal night behind them, Sarah and her survivalist neighbor, Jake Cooper, must prepare for what’s coming. When a simple rescue mission turns deadly, Sarah faces a horrifying truth: the darkness isn’t just outside—it’s spreading everywhere.

New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee brings a modern twist to an ancient mystery surrounding Elizabeth Bathory, the most notorious female serial killer of all time. Emily Jacobs is the descendant of a serial killer. Now, she’s become the hunted. She’s on a quest that will take her to...

National Peace Organization operative Paul Stepola walks a dangerous tightrope as a double agent; a new believer assigned to enforce the ban on religion. Three major cities have been attacked by terrorists and thousands have died, all in the name of God. Paul must somehow find a way to expose the source of the terrorism without endangering fellow believers. And with his unbelieving wife's powerful connections, Paul faces danger on every front.

Cuando Wesley O'Keefe se dio cuenta por primera vez de que no envejecía, supo podían ahorcarlo por considerarlo un brujo. Ahora, desea ser estudiado por una microbióloga que busca una cura para el cáncer. Lo único que quiere Wesley es compartir su milagro con el mundo. En el año 2042, la tecnología le ha impedido asumir nuevas identidades y, después de trescientos años, está cansado de ver cómo sus seres queridos envejecen y mueren.