Showing results for "The Nemesis" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Miss Marple, living a quiet life in St Mary Mead, is saddened to hear of the death of Jason Rafiel. Not that they were friends - the old financier was much too irascible and self-centred for friendship - but they had once been allies in solving a series of murders that took place on the tiny...

The deadliest monsters are the ones lurking in the shadows. The ones you least expect to strike. Victor Morales took something from me, and I was back to orchestrate his downfall. Everything was going according to plan, until the man I left seven years ago was hired to protect me…again.

In Agatha Christie’s baffling detective story, Nemesis, a letter from a dead man instructs Miss Marple how to conduct an investigation into a puzzlingly unspecific crime. In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel—an acquaintance...

DS Lucas Walker is on assignment for the AFP, and it couldn't be more personal. This is his last chance to take down Stefan Markovich - the Vandals leader who tried to have him killed after Walker uncovered his drug operation, and has evaded justice for years. Having tracked Markovich to Berlin, Walker heads to Germany lure his nemesis out of hiding and into custody. And there is another draw for Walker in Berlin: he finally gets to see Barbara again.

Don’t Miss the Netflix series Detective Hole, based on Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, premiering March 26, 2026! “Nesbø’s storytelling abilities are incomparable. Nemesis is crime novel as art form and great entertainment.” —USA Today Detective Harry Hole must use his maverick...

Sandra Meinke, Kriminalkommissarin bei der Hamburger Polizei, hat das Gefühl, auf einem Abstellgleis gelandet zu sein. Ihre aktuelle Aufgabe ist unbefriedigend, ihr Vorgesetzter eine Katastrophe. Dazu kommt, dass niemand ihre Theorie über einen professionellen Kinderhändlerring ernst nimmt. So ermittelt sie in ihrer Freizeit weiter, bis ihr ein folgenschwerer Fehler unterläuft, der sie direkt ins Visier der Verbrecher katapultiert.

Georgie Deacon thinks nothing of it when a gang of girls led by Yasmin, a member of the notorious Marx family, knock at her door and threaten to hurt her daughter—that is until her daughter doesn't return home. Detective Clark Kims ignores Georgie's plea to have the gang of girls brought in for questioning. He insists it is the work of the Kent serial killer, until Georgie realizes that the detective's daughter is part of the gang.

Miss Marple, en av världens mest skarptänkta detektiver, får ett vykort från sin nyligen avlidna vän Jason Rafiel. En gång hjälpte han henne att lösa ett mordfall, men den här gången är det ett vad han vill göra med henne från bortom graven: om hon lyckas knäcka ett av hans mest svårbegripliga mysterier så får hon ärva 20 000 pund. En förmögenhet för en gammal pensionerad spinster - och aldrig tackar man väl nej till att klura på en mordgåta.

What really happens to the 'lost children' of this world, and what really goes on in the mind of a serial killer? Nemesis links a young psychic girl’s vision to a paedophile serial killer’s seven young victims and her efforts to identify the murderer to a young woman police officer before a total mental collapse. The killer remains at large; the horror ceases, but for how long?

Michael Bale is an elite close protection officer. That's why the Met police has given him the toughest job of all: guarding the Minister of Defence at a moment when Chinese-British relations have hit a deadly boiling point. And when Michael's life isn't on the line for his work, he's taking his chances waging war on a powerful London gang family. Their dealer supplied a lethal ecstasy pill to his sister, and Michael is determined to take them down, one at a time.

"Desidero che facciate delle indagini su un omicidio." Davvero eccentrica la lettera che gli esecutori testamentari del vecchio miliardario Jason Rafiel hanno avuto l'incarico di consegnare a Miss Marple: nel documento infatti non si specifica di quale omicidio si tratti. Sarà compito dell'anziana signora scoprirlo, partecipando a un originale tour di visite alle ville e ai giardini famosi della vecchia Inghilterra.

Han er den farligste seriemorder, FBI nogensinde har fanget. Og han er lige flygtet fra fængslet. De mødtes første gang på universitetet, hvor de var værelseskammerater. To af de dygtigste studerende, der nogensinde havde taget afgangseksamen fra det psykologiske fakultet på Stanford University.

To rockere bliver ofre for en bilbombe i slutningen af krimien "Det onde netvaerk". Den ene er endda praesident for White Sharks, og nu skal de begraves i stor stil. Så her begynder Nemesis, og kriminalassistent Bjørn Agger og hans kollegaer må fortsaette opklaringen af bombeattentater, likvideringer, bandeopgør, haevnaktioner, kvindehandel, ulovlig prostitution, narkotikasmugling og alt det andet, de møder i deres daglige arbejde på Station City i København.

Das dramatische und epische Ende der "Mars Ultor" Reihe. Welche Gefahren werden auf das Team der Wayaki Industries warten? Wird Major Dener seinen Platz in Walhalla finden? Major Dener ist zurück auf der Erde. Doch statt Ruhe und die versprochene Bonuszahlung zu genießen, wird er zu einem geheimen Briefing im Wayaki Konzern gerufen. Die Ares-Station antwortet nicht mehr, auch die Funkverbindung zur Mars-Basis One ist verstummt. Major Dener und sein Team werden auf eine riskante Aufklärungsmission geschickt.

In "Nemesis" si intrecciano quattro storie. La storia di Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, giovane brasiliano onesto, gran lavoratore e padre premuroso, che, per pagare le cure della sua bambina affetta da una rara malattia, non riesce a trovare altra via se non quella del mondo della droga, dove diventa Nem, boss dei boss di Rocinha, e infine l'uomo più ricercato di tutto il Brasile.

In the aftermath of disaster, China and America vie for control over North Africa and the world, while a band of engineers and mercenaries risk everything to save millions from starvation and forge a better future for all mankind.

Ein Club. Ein grausames Spiel. Eine Frau, die zurückschlägt: Auf einer Müllkippe in Florida wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau aufgefunden: enthauptet, der Körper brutal zugerichtet und gebrandmarkt wie ein Stück Vieh. C. J. Townsend, vor Kurzem als Staatsanwältin nach Miami zurückgekehrt, ist alarmiert, als sie das Brandmal auf der Schulter der Toten sieht: ein Blitz in einem Kreis, eindeutig die Handschrift eines Clubs, der bereits vor einigen Jahren ganz Florida in Angst und Schrecken versetzte.

Jessica Storm ångrar bittert att hon föll för, och gifte sig med, bilhandlaren och senare ledaren för triaderna i Sverige, Alex Storm. Men trots att kärleken slocknat, så brinner det fortfarande en låga i Jessica – hungern efter hämnd. I fyra år har hon förberett sin revansch på alla de som på något sätt var inblandade i mordet på hennes döttrar. Utåt sett lever Jessica som framgångsrik entreprenör i en exklusiv villaförort men i själva verket är hon Stockholms knarkdrottning.

Dans ce dernier tome magistral, Nicolas du Comtat clôt sa saga avec la puissance d'une tragédie antique. Némesis Massaliote est le récit d'une fin du monde locale, où les dieux de la drogue, ivres d'hubris, finissent par dévorer leurs propres enfants avant d'être rattrapés par leur destin.

Falling from the sky, a creature arrived more powerful than anything imagined on Earth: Morena, an alien Queen banished from her home world. Now, she's ready to start again, repopulating the world with her species. The government's first defense failed to stop the alien. Turning to one of the smartest men to ever live, they ask Kenneth Marks to save the world. Except as Marks assesses the situation, he understands he can gain more by helping the alien...even if it means damning humanity.