Résultats pour "The Twenty" dans Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense

Als DCI Adam Bishop mitten in der Nacht am Tatort eintrifft, ist der Anblick der ausgebluteten Leiche schon schlimm genug – aber was Adam als Nächstes bemerkt, erschüttert ihn zutiefst. Weitere Leichen tauchen auf. Und die aufgesprühten Zahlen über den Leichen offenbaren die grausame Wahrheit: Der Killer zählt den Countdown. Aber mit welchem Ziel? Adam hat keine Ahnung – bis Dr. Romilly Cole mit belastenden Beweisen an seine Tür klopft, die auf eine dreißig Jahre zurückliegende Mordserie hindeuten – ein Fall, den sie aus ihrer Vergangenheit bestens kennt.

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story - a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal - is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: The victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down. When Dr Romilly Cole learns of the murders, they trigger memories of a traumatic past she has tried hard to forget. But getting involved with the case is a bad idea. She and Bishop have history – and working together could never end well. Adam and Romilly soon realise the truth lies in a decades-old case, and only Romilly holds the key.

Do you need a good Evanovich? The unputdownable new adventure for Stephanie Plum in the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich...

It is 1910, and the century is full of change. Sir Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, has persuaded his son, Daniel, to take on his first case as a newly qualified barrister. Having successfully defended his client and made a lifelong friend, Daniel is summoned to the Old Bailey to assist in the defence of renowned biographer Russell Graves, who is accused of the brutal murder and disfigurement of his wife. When the jury finds him guilty, Graves is sentenced to be hanged in 21 days.

In 1941 Hollywood, a movie studio hires a down-and-out private eye to watch one of their leading ladies, an actress who thinks she’s being stalked. Is there really a mysterious man after her? After another actress is brutally slain, the detective discovers the truth, uncovering corruption deep within the studio system.

1931 - The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man’s beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered American husband. 1941 - A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studio’s leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet. 1951 - A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail...

The FBI had one demand when they secretly teamed up Special Agent Kate O'Hare with charming con man Nicolas Fox - bring down the world's most wanted and untouchable felons. This time it's the brutal leader of a global drug-smuggling empire. The FBI doesn't know what their target looks like, where he is, or how to find him, but Nick Fox has a few tricks up his sleeve to oust this particular chocolate-loving drug lord.

The No. 1 New York Times bestseller! How far will Stephanie Plum go to protect the one person who means the most to her? The stakes have never been higher in this unputdownable thriller from Janet Evanovich. This isn't just another case. This is family. Grandma Mazur has decided to get married...

When the power dies without warning, Mel knows it isn’t just a storm. Cars stall. Phones go silent. The town goes dark. With her daughter at her side and panic spreading fast, she must turn her quiet homestead into a fortress before the world realizes it’s already fallen.

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience's attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner's office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

Magic is the name of the game for Ivy Morgan, Maddie Graves, Harper Harlow, and Rowan Gray. Love is the most important thing, though. Four magical women, four magical children. Together they will fight the good fight. Apart they will crumble. This group of powerful friends will do whatever it takes to protect their children and each other.

Thomas Greyson lived his life in the margins. A man defined by debts, half-finished plans, and the cold comfort of a flickering neon sign outside his window. He was a gambler who had long since lost the ability to gamble on anything that mattered. Thomas lives a life defined by the mundane until the number 27 begins to assert a terrifying, inescapable influence over his reality. What starts as a simple observation of a digital clock at 10: 27 PM quickly devolves into a systematic dismantling of his existence.

Recruited solely for his reputation in cyber intelligence, Luke Frankland is meant to lend his name to a cyber start-up venture, host clients, and build up the sales value of the fledgling company. However, when he is targeted by a new type of social engineering, he quickly realises that all is not as it seems in the high-tech world of commercial intelligence gathering. Thrust into an environment where corporate advantage means multi-million dollar contracts, he discovers that some within the firm will stop at nothing to protect their share of the profits.

Join Carly Turnquist as she accompanies her husband Mike to his twenty-fifth college reunion in Arizona. However, a sleepy little town is about to wake up to its first murder in over a hundred years, and Carly’s nose for a mystery is on high alert.

She thought she had lost everything. Turns out, she still has so much left to lose. In the aftermath of the raid in Ana, Dr. Raya Xander discovers that her life has changed dramatically. What seemed like a local criminal group is actually part of a larger international crime ring that’s...

Twenty-Two When Lucas Brooks was traded to the Nashville Assassins over a decade ago, he was a brash, brawling hothead without an anchor. Well, four kids and a smokin' hot wife will weigh you down real fast, but Lucas wouldn't change a minute of his happily ever after. During an epic...

Should we dig for the truth when Pandora's Box is a coffin of buried secrets? For 25 years, Diana Ferguson's killer has gotten away with murder. When rookie obit writer and newsroom editorial assistant Kris Langley investigates the cold case of the artistic young cocktail waitress who was obsessed with Greek and Roman mythology, not only does she fall in love with Diana's sexy nephew, but she must also fight to stay off the obituary page herself.

Never fear an ending. For every end is a beginning, too. Even the darkest night is broken by the dawn.... Jade Crow faces her biggest challenges yet, and the consequences just might be world-ending....

Meet Agent Blake. He's not the first Jasper Blake to work for Argus, or even the second.... He's the twenty-third Agent Blake, and he's determined to outlast his predecessors in a job where his employers are more dangerous than his enemies. He's on a mission to save the world, or end it (he's not sure which), while he simultaneously re-examines the life choices that led to his present predicament.