Résultats pour "Wallace" dans Détectives privés

Monica Hardin’s badly destroyed body is discovered in the trunk of a car. She had been shot, then acid was poured on her. The bullet that killed Monica is traced to a weapon owned by Detective Jake Thomas, who previously had a relationship with Monica. Police seize Jake’s weapon and determine it had recently been fired. Based on this evidence, Jake is arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Because Jake is a local homicide cop, the Lexington police hand over the case to the Kentucky State Police. Miranda Bailey, a KSP detective, is brought in to investigate.

“Crackling dialogue, plenty of action, and expert writing.”—The New York Times Rachel Wallace is a tough young woman with a lot of enemies. Spenser is a tough guy with a macho code of honor, hired to protect a woman who thinks that kind of code is obsolete. Privately, they will never see...

Jack Dantzler is surprised when Kentucky governor Mark Baker calls and requests a late-night meeting. Dantzler is reluctant to say yes, but eventually agrees to the meeting. Dantzler is surprised to learn that the governor is being blackmailed. He’s even more surprised when the governor says he wants Dantzler to find out who is behind the scheme.

Struggling actor Danny Kafka is about to see his dream come true—he’s been hired to play a key role in a big movie to be filmed in Chicago. But when Danny, a Medal of Honor war hero, arrives in the Windy City, he is immediately arrested for the murder of United States Senator Dana Shapiro. And the evidence against him is overwhelming; he’s seen on tape announcing his intention to commit the crime, and his fingerprints are on the murder weapon.

The Detective takes place from roughly March 2683 to March 2684. Where applicable, the chapters are named to map to the action in The All-Pro (book III in the Galactic Football League series). The story actually begins, however, on unknown dates during book II, The Starter.

In the story The Treasure Hunt you can meet Mr.Reeder again and admire his brilliant criminal mind. The story has been shortened and simplified for intermediate and upper-intermediate learners of English.

Die gerissene Erpresserin Mrs. Millicent K. Yonker – besser bekannt als "Milwaukee Meg" – ist wieder auf freiem Fuß. Nach einem Formfehler im Urteil und diplomatischem Druck aus Übersee wurde sie vorzeitig entlassen. Doch Meg ist nicht gekommen, um leise zu verschwinden. Sie will nur eines: Rache am Preller, dem Mann, der sie einst überführte. Im beschaulichen Wilcombe on Sea errichtet sie ihr neues Hauptquartier, getarnt als harmlose Miss Morrison. Doch der Preller ist ihr längst auf der Spur ...

Private investigator Nick Lupin finds himself immersed in the murky depths of the Louisiana bayou as he uncovers a sinister cult lurking in the shadows. Tasked with unraveling the mysteries of the swamps, Nick navigates treacherous terrain and confronts ancient rituals as he races against time to thwart the cult's dark agenda. With danger lurking around every corner and the bayou's secrets threatening to consume him, Nick must rely on his wits and determination to survive in a world where darkness reigns supreme.

Der reiche John Mandle ist an den Rollstuhl gefesselt. Als ihn nach Jahren sein alter Freund Socrates Smith besucht, entdeckt dieser beunruhigt Alarmanlagen auf dem Landsitz. Am nächsten Morgen findet Smith den Hausherrn ermordet: Mandle wurde erschossen, und zwar: bei den drei Eichen, weit entfernt von seinem Haus. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt.