Showing results for "Anna" in Crime Thrillers

Scholarship law student Margot’s fling with her classmate Sam almost cost her everything. Now, she’s going out to dinner with him to a luxurious French restaurant with a plan to even the score. But Sam arrives late and is acting increasingly strangely. His hands are shaking, he’s nervous and jumpy; he’s behaving nothing like the privileged charmer she knows. As the night unfolds, Margot realizes Sam has a terrifying plan of his own.

When Nigel Baxter, a middle-aged married banker with an unremarkable past, is found dead in the bath of a plush hotel suite, his wrists slit, it looks as if he's taken his own life. At first. But when Detective Inspector Daniel Riley is assigned to the case, he soon realises all isn't as it first appears to be. When a postmortem shows Baxter was poisoned, Riley suspects foul play. And then there's the odd addition of a teddy bear left at the crime scene....

#1 International Bestseller GMA Buzz Pick A Today Show Pick A People Magazine Pick “A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and...

நான், பழி பாவத்துக்கு அஞ்சாதவள். கொலை செய்தேன்.

Kerry Casey thought she'd made a life away from the dirty dealings of her gangster family. Her father wanted to make them legit - her brother Mickey had other ideas, and now it's got him killed. When Mickey's funeral turns into a bloodbath at the hands of a group of anonymous shooters and Kerry's mother is killed in the crossfire, Kerry finds herself at the head of the Casey family and desperate for revenge.

Nina ha dieci anni ed è diventata sorda in seguito a un incidente stradale. I genitori, decisi a lasciarsi quel trauma alle spalle, si trasferiscono in una nuova casa che confina con il parco. Una sera, come sempre, Nina spegne l'impianto cocleare che le permette di sentire e si addormenta. Una musica però la sveglia. Una musica che non dovrebbe e non potrebbe percepire. Nina si alza e la segue. Nello stesso istante, nel cuore della notte, un ragazzo viene ucciso.

Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie’s Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun. In one of London’s most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet adopts...

Jealousy. Arson. Murder. When a fire claims the life of young influencer Zara in the New Forest, DI Juliet Stern and DS Gabe Martin face a web of suspects: her cold and distant boyfriend, her jealous best friend, an old acquaintance bent on revenge and a stranger with a history of criminal activity. As they investigate, Gabe's past resurfaces when The Barrel Man, the serial killer who kidnapped her and her brother as a child, abducts someone close to her.

A powerful art dealer who presents a convincing portrait of international success pulls an idealistic young gallery assistant into his web of lies. This sharp, edgy social thriller explores the price of ambition in the decadent underbelly of the high-end art world. Nobody knows quite who Rudolph...

One cold January morning in 1980, on a beach in Kerry, the body of a newborn baby is found in its most sheltered sand dune. When local police are called to the incident, Garda Mary Shea is first on scene. The Dublin major crimes team are called to investigate and because Mary is able to get crucial, female witnesses to cooperate, lead detective Matt Foley takes her under his wing in his bid to solve the biggest case of his career. More questions than answers are found when it becomes clear many locals conduct secret lives—but who would do such a thing?

Anna Croix's life was perfect, until suddenly it wasn't. Amazing family? Check. Doting Fiancé? Check. The career she's always wanted? Almost check. And then there was nothing ... Nothing but a gaping hole longing to be filled. Question is, does she fill it with peace and acceptance or bitterness and a burning drive for revenge? The latter, of course. Because it's not every day your entire family gets slaughtered. But first, she needs to know why ... and by whom. Then there's the issue of finding them and what to do once she has.

In this "smart, irreverent secret history" novel, a high-school senior investigates the death of a star hockey player at her elite Jesuit school, where she discovers the rot at the heart of the institution—and the truth about her own past along the way (Stewart O'Nan). Frankie is a good...

'Powerful' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'High-octane' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grabs you' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Atmospheric' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Timely' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alex knows she risks getting fired from...

In this chilling psychological thriller, one woman's dark past becomes another's deadly future In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend...

What happens when ambition trumps the truth? A town reeling in the wake of tragedy An arsonist is on the loose in Colmstock, Australia, most recently burning down the town's courthouse and killing a young boy who was trapped inside. An aspiring journalist desperate for a story The clock is...

Seit vier Jahren hat Anna Ogilvy ihre Augen nicht mehr geöffnet. Nicht seit jener Nacht auf der Farm, wo man sie im Tiefschlaf gefunden hat, ein Küchenmesser in der Hand, die Kleidung blutverschmiert. Neben den Leichen ihrer beiden besten Freunde. Die einen halten Anna O. für unschuldig, die anderen für eine kaltblütige Mörderin. Aber nichts und niemand hat sie aus ihrem Albtraum wecken können. Bis jetzt.

Franka hat sich gerade am wunderschönen Gardasee als Tourguide selbstständig gemacht, als sie mit ihrer Reisegruppe eine strangulierte Frauenleiche vor einer Kirche entdeckt. Es ist bereits das zweite weibliche Mordopfer binnen weniger Tage, das das idyllische Dorf Colà di Lazise in Atem hält. Der attraktive Commissario Antonio Acero spannt Franka kurzerhand in die Ermittlungen ein, denn ihre kunsthistorische Expertise ist genau das, was er für diesen kniffligen Fall braucht.

Cela fait quatre ans qu’Anna O n’a pas ouvert les yeux. Depuis la nuit où elle a été trouvée endormie à côté des corps de ses amis, et qu’elle est devenue l’unique suspecte de ce double meurtre. Pour le Dr Benedict Prince, spécialiste du sommeil, réveiller Anna O est un défi qui pourrait changer sa carrière. Alors qu’il commence à étudier les rêves, les souvenirs et les clés du passé de sa patiente, il comprend que sous ses paupières closes se cache un secret plus profond, plus sombre, et surtout plus dangereux pour eux deux.

Dans les ténèbres de la forêt de Mörkret se cachent de terribles secrets... À Storforsa, petite ville rurale au cœur de la Suède, les hivers sont longs et glacials. C'est là, à la lisière de la forêt de Mörkret, que vit Myra, une adolescente dont la sœur Ella a disparu un an plus tôt. C'est aussi dans cette forêt que le cadavre d'une jeune fille non identifiée est retrouvé. L'inspectrice Pirjo est envoyée sur place pour résoudre l'affaire, aidée de la police locale.

Esta no es la historia de una desaparición. Es la historia de lo que ocurre tras un final feliz. Una novela de suspense. Un adictivo thriller psicológico sobre el amor, la traición y las consecuencias de nuestras decisiones, que enganchará al lector desde sus primeras páginas. La popular actriz Anna Guirao nunca se caracterizó por ser una víctima, pese a que la tarde del 19 de abril de 2019 se la llevaron a la fuerza y la encerraron en un zulo bajo tierra. Trece meses más tarde, cuando todos daban por hecho que estaba muerta, la encuentran perdida en un bosque.