Showing results for "Overkill" in Thriller & Suspense

Putting it all on the line to rescue his kidnapped son pits counterspy Alex Hawke against Russian President Vladimir Putin in this action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell. On a ski vacation in the Swiss Alps high above St. Moritz, Alex Hawke and his young son...

Mataura is a small town in rural New Zealand where, apart from the odd tractor theft, nothing very interesting happens. But when the body of a young mother is found washed up on the banks of the Mataura River, the small rural community is rocked by her tragic suicide. All is not what it seems, however. Sam Shephard, sole-charge police constable in the town, soon discovers the death was no suicide and has to face the realisation that there is a killer in town. To complicate the situation, the murdered woman was the wife of Sam's former lover.

A sadistic killer pushed Chicago cop Marty Hogan past her limits - and it was all caught on video. She lost her job, her sense of self, her entire world until an open detective position in small-town Texas gave her a chance at redemption. Police Chief Clay Settlemeyer knows all about mistakes and second chances - he's still earning his own, so he's willing to give Marty the opportunity to prove herself. But when her ex-partner is murdered, it looks like Chicago is coming to small-town Texas with a vengeance.

"Der Anstoß, von den Früchten des verbotenen Baumes zu essen, kommt nicht von Adam oder Eva, sondern durch die verführenden Worte der Schlange." (Buch Genesis, Der Sündenfall) Ein grausames Verbrechen, das die Menschen in Atem hält, erschüttert die Kleinstadt Berg am Starnberger See. Mo Celta von der Kripo Starnberg übernimmt die Ermittlungen. Kurz darauf wendet sich Alexander Martin an die Kripo Starnberg. Im Befragungszimmer trifft er auf Mo Celta, die eine Vergewaltigungsserie und einen Mord aufklären muss. Sie erfährt von Affären, Intrigen und Lügen, und von einer seltsamen Hasenmaske.