Showing results for "Élisabeth" in Crime Thrillers

Winter in Montana. Ein Psychopath fesselt seine weiblichen Opfer an einen Baum, um sie bei eisiger Kälte erfrieren zu lassen. Seine Nachricht an die Polizei: die Initialen der Toten und ein Stern. Es fehlen noch Buchstaben, um die Botschaft zu entschlüsseln. Als Detective Regan Pescoli verschwindet, ist deren Kollegin Selena Alvarez in höchster Alarmbereitschaft. Immer noch ist der "Unglücksstern-Mörder" nicht gefasst und nun vermutet sie ihre Partnerin in den Fängen des Killers. "Meidet des Skorpions Zorn" – so könnte seine kryptische Botschaft lauten.

Judith Kepler kennt den Tod wie wenige andere - denn sie ist Tatortreinigerin. Gerade beginnt sie, über ihr weiteres Leben nachzudenken: Ihr Chef will, dass sie die Firma übernimmt, und ihre Beziehung zu einem Waisenmädchen entwickelt sich auf unerwartete Weise. Doch dann stirbt Eva Kellermann, eine frühere Stasi-Spionin. Ihr letztes Geheimnis setzt eine tödliche Jagd in Gang, auf einen der größten Verbrecher dieser Zeit: Bastide Larcan. Er ist Judiths Vater - der so viel Leid verursachte und sich nie dafür verantworten musste.

With his dying breath, Carl Venable, head of the CIA task force on terrorism and Jude Brandon's final link to terrorist ringleader Max Huber, gives Brandon a mandate: to keep his daughter, Rachel, safe at any cost. But Rachel Venable has a shocking, twisted past of her own, one that comes rushing back after her medical clinic in Guyana is attacked by Huber - the same man who murdered her father and kept her imprisoned for months.  

A serial killer is on the loose in San Diego, and he has a most unusual M.O.: with each kill, he leaves behind objects with unclear meanings. Most of the recent killings are centered near Kendra Michaels' home and office, so it comes as no great surprise when the FBI shows up at her door. The investigators soon make a startling discovery: the left-behind objects are actually souvenirs of other unsolved serial murder cases in various US cities.

The little girl lay under the hay stack scarcely breathing. Sweat poured down her face and dripped into her eyes; her heart pounded through her thin chest. Tiny flecks of hay clung to her wet skin, making her itch. She squeezed her nose tightly afraid she'd sneeze. Eyes clamped shut, she lay there. Flies buzzed around her, crawling on her. She didn't move. She didn't know how long she'd been there in the loft. She didn't care how long she stayed. She couldn't move. Not yet.

A suspenseful tale of justice and madness, Twisted Realms finds psychologist Elisabeth Reinhardt plunged into the unfathomable complexities of the human mind. From the Canadian border to the barrios of Mexico City, she and her team narrowly escape disaster as they navigate the dark worlds of cults and cartels to rescue loved ones, free kidnapped children, and aid law enforcement. In this heart-pounding race against time, no one is safe. Not even Elisabeth.

Drei Frauen. Drei schwelende Geheimnisse. Ein loderndes Feuer. Wer wird überleben? Der neue Psychothriller von Bestsellerautor John Marrs. Eine Frau erwacht aus ihrer Bewusstlosigkeit – und verfällt in Panik: Gefesselt und geknebelt ist sie von Feuer umgeben. In wenigen Sekunden werden die Flammen sie erreichen. Wer ist sie? Elf Monate zuvor. Margot, ein ehemaliger TV-Star, und ihre Freundin Anna leben mit ihren Männern in einer schicken Vorortsiedlung. Als nebenan die ebenso hübsche wie clevere Liv mit ihrer Familie einzieht, werden die drei beste Freundinnen. Aber der Schein trügt.

A music therapist who thrives on helping others, Kendra Michaels cherishes the ordinary life she has achieved after stem cell surgery restored her sight. The skills she perfected during those sightless years - the ability to pick up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her - coupled with her laser-sharp mind - have made her a uniquely potent observer and problem solver. Kendra’s uncanny way of connecting the dots is as baffling to law enforcement as it is legendary.

Detective Regan Pescoli ist in den Fängen des "Unglücksstern-Mörders". Ein psychopathischer Killer, der seine weiblichen Opfer in einer Berghütte gefangen hält, um sie dann bei eisiger Kälte an einen Baum zu fesseln und erfrieren zu lassen. Seine kryptische Nachricht an die Polizei: "Meidet des Skorpions Zorn". Doch wer ist der Skorpion? Fieberhaft suchen Pescolis Partnerin Selena Alvarez und ihre Kollegen in der Wildnis nach Spuren.

O du tödliche Weihnachtszeit. Es ist kurz vor Heiligabend. Schnee fällt auf die Straßen der englischen Kleinstadt – und auf die Türschwelle von Rätselexpertin Edie O'Sullivan. Dort liegt ein mysteriöses Päckchen: sechs Puzzleteile, die den Ausschnitt eines blutigen Tatortes zeigen. Dazu eine bedrohliche Nachricht: Wenn es Edie nicht gelingt, alle Teile zusammenzufügen und den Absender aufzuhalten, werden bis Weihnachten mindestens vier Menschen sterben.

In the wake of her husband's inexplicable suicide - and the equally mysterious deaths of scores of other exemplary individuals - Jane picks up the trail of a secret cabal of powerful players who think themselves above the law and beyond punishment. But the people bent on hijacking America's future for their own monstrous ends never banked on a highly trained FBI agent willing to become the nation's most wanted fugitive in order to derail their insidious plans.

Welcome to picturesque Provence, where the Lady of the Chateau, Séraphine Demargelasse, has opened its elegant doors to her granddaughter Darcy and three friends. Twenty years earlier, the four girlfriends studied abroad together in France and visited the old woman on the weekends, creating the group’s deep bond. But why this sudden invitation? Amid winery tours, market visits and fancy dinners overlooking olive groves and lavender fields, it becomes clear that each woman has a hidden reason for returning. Then, following a wild evening’s celebration, Séraphine is found brutally murdered.

È una notte qualsiasi quando Sharon Corvino viene trovata uccisa nella sua casa di New York. Nessun segno di effrazione, molteplici ferite al corpo e suo marito, Jeff McKinley, con l'arma del delitto tra le mani. È una notte qualsiasi, ma questo non è un omicidio qualsiasi. No, perché la donna assassinata è la figlia dell'intoccabile John Corvino, un ex boss della mafia ora magnate della finanza, che un affronto del genere non lo può accettare.

Il se passe des choses étranges dans la maison de retraite Ömheten : un mystérieux cambriolage suivi d'un décès éveillent les soupçons de Tore Lindahl, policier retraité. Viking, son voisin, est-il vraiment mort de cause naturelle ? Ensemble, Tore et Veronika se lancent sur les traces d'un réseau criminel aux ramifications multiples. Viking est-il mort parce qu'il en savait trop ?

LAPD detective Marcy Kendrick and her partner, Angel Reyes, are called to investigate the brutal sex murder of an up-and-coming starlet. A calling card has been left at the crime scene. This was the work of a professional, Alejandro 'El Gato' Gómez, an infamous drug lord who has evaded LA police for over a decade. Gómez has a right-hand man, a mysterious assassin known as El Mariachi de los Muertos. The assassin, for reasons unknown, is on a murderous rampage across LA. The bodies are piling up. But why? 

Julia findet sich nach ihrer Festnahme im Maßregelvollzug wieder. Ein Gutachter hat ihre verminderte Schuldfähigkeit, aber auch eine weiterhin bestehende Gefährlichkeit festgestellt. Mit diesem Urteil will Julia sich nicht abfinden, sie setzt alles daran, zu erfahren, was wirklich geschehen ist.

When Angela was young, before she came to realize she had a rare ability, she was a rather ordinary girl. At least, that was what everyone said. But Angela is anything but ordinary. The daughter of a meth addict, she is convinced she was born a freak. Haunted by an abusive childhood, she was forced to become a woman far too soon. And in the process, she became more.

Kate Bishop is in a world of trouble. In the wake of several inexplicable and brutal murders, Kate is thrust into a police inquiry that reveals shocking family secrets. Suddenly exposed to a shadowy network of global evil, her life takes a dramatic turn with the arrival of Jack Raines, an author with a mysterious past who says he has the answers to her questions. What's more, he suggests that Kate herself might be the solution.

“An eerie and gripping tale of suspense….A triumph.” —Boston Globe The author of the New York Times bestseller Island of Lost Girls, Jennifer McMahon returns with Dismantled—a stunning and chilling thriller that further burnishes her reputation as, “One of the brightest new stars of...

Iris Johansen returns with a thrilling novel of action and danger where fan favorite Eve Duncan is thrown once more into a deadly game of intrigue. It begins when Eve receives a package containing a skull - and instructions for Eve to do her work reconstructing it. When she does, a beautiful woman's face emerges. But when Eve is introduced to the dead woman's mirror image, a game is on where her twin's life hangs in the balance.