Showing results for "Risks" in Suspense

Buddy Steel, acting Sheriff of Freedom, California, is enjoying some well-deserved R&R at a friend's mountain hideaway when he's called home to investigate a home invasion—at his father's address. The break-in is just one in a series, perpetrated by ingeniously inventive burglars. To complicate matters, Buddy must also investigate a spate of cyber crimes targeting local businesses and individuals—an area well outside of his experience and comfort zone.

A Massachusetts state investigator is called home from Knoxville, Tennessee, where he is completing a course at the National Forensic Academy. His boss, the district attorney, attractive but hard-charging, is planning to run for governor, and as a showcase she's planning to use a new crime...

Colleen McElroy grew up wealthy and pampered, the daughter of a prominent society family in Lexington, Kentucky. But her privileged upbringing could not prepare or protect her from her cruel and abusive first husband. Although her calamitous marriage left her with physical and emotional scars that have yet to heal, they haven't prevented her from doing her best to rebuild her life.

A fugitive billionaire and a former spy stumble onto an ominous program where everything about our modern lives is dissected, processed, and packaged. It's not to sell us things, but to sell us ideas; to control us, to make sure we don’t shatter the illusion.

Helsingborg wird von einer Mordserie erschüttert. Der Mörder scheint völlig willkürlich zu töten. Kommissar Fabian Risk begreift als Erster, dass das System ist: Es gibt kein nachvollziehbares Motiv. Der Mörder zielt darauf ab, immer neue Methoden anzuwenden und in keiner Verbindung zu den Opfern zu stehen. Auch privat ist Fabian Risk in einer schwierigen Lage: Sein Sohn Theodor wird verhaftet, und Risk kann nichts dagegen tun. Verzweifelt stürzt er sich in die Arbeit. Als er an einem Tatort einen Würfel findet, erkennt er, dass dieser Fall wie kein anderer ist.

X Ways to Die continues the tense, multi-stranded story which begun with Motive X. It is at once an explosive, high-voltage thriller and a fearless exploration of the darkest side of human nature. To enter Stefan Ahnhem's world, with its interwoven plot-lines and sprawling cast of characters, is to put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller.