Showing results for "Arms" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, AD 55. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, agents of the Roman Empire receive information about a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic calling himself Paul the Apostle to insurrectionists in Corinth. What's in the letter could bring down an empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, a solitary man-at-arms named Telamon to intercept the letter and destroy the courier. But once he meets the courier, Telamon experiences an extraordinary conversion.

Robbery Under Arms, together with Marcus Clarke’s For the Term of His Natural Life, is considered to be one of the seminal Australian novels of the nineteenth century. It is a barnstorming yarn, delivered in the first person by one Dick Marston, a vigorous and basically honourable young man, who is lured into crime due to unfavourable circumstances.

Six weeks ago, Gideon Ryker awoke from a coma in the French chateau where veterans of the Foreign Legion live out their final days in peace. His body is a torturer’s canvas, his mind an empty slate—except for haunting dreams of a young girl’s face. He doesn’t even remember his name. But he knows that a legionnaire’s life is a brutal struggle. The only reward: a new identity and passport. A fresh start. You’d only take that deal if you needed to forget your past life.

In the touching conclusion to Secure in the Arms of a Thug, Royelle and Syre pick up right where they left off in their intense and captivating romance. A jealous ex threatens Royelle’s safety, sending Syre into a frenzy. Having vowed to protect her with his life, Syre is guilt ridden after letting someone get close enough to attack. Syre’s new vow is to avenge his Elle at all costs.

Mitt under brinnande krig skickas en grupp finska soldater långt in bakom Röda armens linjer. Deras uppgift är att skära av järnvägstransporter till stridsplatserna. Sammanhållningen är stark men uppdraget livsfarligt och påfrestningarna enorma. Långt ifrån alla kommer att återvända hem. Trots de svåra förhållandena lyckas man spränga en järnvägsstation och uppehålla fienden. Men när vapenvilan väl utlyses befinner sig patrullen fortfarande i fält och utmaningarna fortsätter.

In the quirky Irish town of Ballycarrick, Sergeant Mags Munroe is busy. When Chance Your Arm, an internationally acclaimed showjumper, mysteriously vanishes and a troubled celebrity seeks refuge in a luxury Irish castle, Mags finds herself reluctantly drawn into two high-profile cases.

Returning to work after an enforced absence, Detective Kay Hunter discovers she wasn’t the only victim of her previous investigation. DI Devon Sharp remains suspended from duties, and the team is in turmoil. Determined to prove herself once more and clear his name, Kay undertakes to solve a cold case that links Sharp to his accuser. But, as she gets closer to the truth, she realises her enquiries could do more harm than good.

Zwanzig Jahre ist es her, dass die talentierte Jungschauspielerin Susan Dempsey abends zum Vorsprechen aufbrach - aber nie ankam. Am nächsten Tag wird sie ermordet im Park gefunden, mit nur noch einem Schuh an den Füßen. Zu den Verdächtigen gehören einflussreiche Hollywoodgrößen, aber der Mordfall wird nie aufgeklärt. Bis Laurie Moran, die als TV-Journalistin auf Cold Cases spezialisiert ist, sich des Falls annimmt - und sie sich zur Zielscheibe des Täters macht.

Anthropology Professor Gideon Oliver would prefer to keep his mind on his beautiful new bride, Julie, during their English honeymoon, but one intrusive question will not stop nagging at him: Who would want to steal a 30,000-year-old parieto-occipital calvarial fragment? Yet someone has lifted this chunk of prehistoric human skull from a musty museum in Dorchester. Then, 30 miles away, an archaeology student is murdered, increasing tension and suspicion at a dig that had already seethed with suspicion, rivalry, and mistrust.

Fed up with household chores and an uncaring husband, English mother Chris Martin, 40, gets a job on the small local paper, trading one form of drudgery for another until she happens on the body of a teacher who appears to have hanged himself, but who really died of a heroin overdose. Chris and wisecracking reporter Pete Schiavo, who soon beds her, uncover blackmail, a crooked real estate deal, bribery, police corruption, and a drug connection.

Virginia ist Journalistin und liebt das Leben in New York. Daher ist ihr Entsetzen groß, als ein Auftrag sie in die Wildnis von Alaska führt. Sie soll einen Bericht über die blauen Bären drehen, aber Virginia ist nicht der Typ, der gerne in Wanderstiefeln durch den Matsch stapft. Das wird jedoch schnell zu ihrem kleinsten Problem, denn in der Wildnis trifft sie nicht nur auf gefährliche Tiere, sondern auch auf den verschlossenen und zudem sehr attraktiven Wildhüter Colin, der seine geliebte Natur schützt und keine Fremden duldet.

After her late husband leaves her in debt to some dangerous people, Lady Gabrielle McCullough is forced to become a thief. In the intervening years, her skills have not gone unnoticed. After being recruited by the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious do-gooder spiriting aristocrats out of revolutionary France, Gabrielle crosses the Channel for the most daring mission of her life. Accompanying her is the Earl of Sedgwick, a thief in his own right and an enticingly masculine presence. The man is not to be trusted - nor is Gabrielle's body when he's near.

Eine Klima-Allianz - unsere letzte Chance? Der Klimawandel - eine Katastrophe ungeahnten Ausmaßes steht uns bevor. Verändert unsere Erde. Verändert unser aller Leben. Das Fiasko scheint unaufhaltsam. Bis die drei Supermächte China, Russland und die USA einen radikalen Weg einschlagen. Doch wird diese starke Klima-Allianz das Ruder noch herumreißen?

My brother's best friend was officially off duty . . . and off-limits. The wounded soldier had scars that couldn't be seen, and it was my job to help him heal, not fall for him. Ransom Parker was as grumpy as he was gorgeous, but that didn't stop the sparks from flying between us like the Fourth of July. He could push me away all he wanted, but in his arms was the only place I wanted to be.

Drabsefterforsker Mason Teilmanns mangeårige søgen efter en berygtet seriemorder truer med at opsluge hans liv og rive hans verden fra hinanden. Masons instinkter vækkes straks, da Det nationale Cyber Crime Center afslører en hjemmeside, som har forbindelse til en pædofil trafficking-ring. Efterforskningen fører ham til Gayson Lopez, bedre kendt som The Wolf: Et navn, der har hjemsøgt Mason siden hans tid i New Orleans' politistyrke.

It is 1347 and the French, after a crushing defeat at Crécy, are licking their wounds while their king raises a new army. Locked into a fruitless siege, the English are camped in the marshes around Calais. Among them is foot soldier and archer Martin Kemp, whose dreams of serving his king and reliving the chivalrous adventures of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are tempered by the gory and brutal reality of siege warfare. Having narrowly escaped death in a surprise attack from the French, Kemp sees a chance for a reprieve when a shaky truce is signed.

A beautiful con artist insinuates herself into a wealthy socialite’s life . . . with deadly consequences, in this serpentine thriller about identity and obsession, from—and narrated by—actress, director and bestselling author Krysten Ritter. Liz Dawson weaves through a crowd with the ease...

Bestselling author Douglas Century reveals the untold story of the epic rise and fall of Boris Nayfeld, also known as Biba, one of the most notorious Russian mob bosses of our era. Boris Nayfeld, a.k.a. “Biba,” is the last living boss of the old-school Russian mob in America, and he’s...

In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America’s housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off the backs of the disenfranchised working and middle class—among them, Donald Trump and his inner...

La situation se complique pour Sharon. Comme si la disparition de son jumeau, Stephen, et la présence d'un meurtrier ne suffisaient pas, l'arrivée de son fiancé remet soudainement en question sa relation cachée avec l'envoûtant lieutenant Parker. Plus déterminée mais aussi plus seule que jamais, Sharon devra mener de front sa suite de formation chez les Marines, au sein d'un nouveau groupe, ainsi qu'une enquête des plus dangereuses et déstabilisantes. Car son frère n'est peut-être pas la victime qu'elle croyait...