Showing results for "The Way Out" in Thriller & Suspense

Eigentlich wollte er nur einen Kaffee trinken - doch dann wird Jack Reacher Zeuge einer Geldübergabe. Frau und Tochter eines Millionärs sind verschleppt worden. Steckt wirklich nur eine Entführung mit Lösegeldforderung dahinter, oder hat es mit den schmutzigen Machenschaften des ach so besorgten Edward Lane zu tun, der sein Vermögen als Vermittler für Söldner gemacht hat? Reachers Instinkt für krumme Sachen ist geweckt. Er nimmt sich der Sache an - und gerät zwischen ungeahnte Fronten.

A medical miracle is reshaping the world. The artificial womb ensures the perfect health and flawless development of every unborn child. Natural pregnancy is now an unnecessary risk - and quickly criminalized as a danger to both mother and fetus. As a reporter, Jessica Brantley makes new enemies on a daily basis covering both sides of the controversial new law. Now her search for the truth behind this world-changing technology will lead to an unimaginable discovery - the existence of children with terrifying telepathic powers.

The girl next door was 17, sweet and pure…and a citizen of Hell! Seventeen year-old Donna, virginal and naïve, has the voice of an angel. As she is guided through the minefield of Hollywood's perverts and payola, she falls into some misfortune at the hands of a familiar face. Will this angel cross over to the Hollywood side?

Failed lawyer Robert Green has such a good plan: Crack three hundred safe-deposit boxes and sail off to South America with his brilliant, morally flexible sister, Penny. If it weren’t for the damned freezing rain. In the dying resort town of Granite Shores, cop Jack Biddle is self-appointed king—mostly of bad decisions. Between his family’s crumbling legacy, a wife who just joined the city council, and life-threatening gambling debts, Jack’s looking for a way out. Then he spots a van spinning off a mountain road into the valley below.

Katie is out for an early-morning jog when she notices a white minivan parked nearby. A baby's cry echoes from inside. Concerned, she stops to investigate. Then—everything goes black. She wakes up in the back of the van. Her wrists are tied with plastic straps, and a baby doll lies discarded near her head. There are two men. One is driving. The other crouches beside her, his face hidden behind a balaclava. She catches a glimpse of his beard-stubbled chin.

Something is wrong with teacher Julia Talbot's favorite second-grader, the mayor's son Brian. Seeing the outgoing little boy become increasingly anxious and withdrawn, she suspects problems at home, inside the mansion of a high-profile political family. But even Julia doesn't know the real truth. Venture capitalist Connor Stratford, the boy's powerful uncle, does. Intrigued by Julia, Connor plans a campaign of seduction designed to keep her from snooping-and to get her into his bed. Yet Julia has already learned too much.

Ellie Bowman barely remembers the incident that put her into a coma. When she awoke, filled with unease, all she knew for certain was that her boyfriend, Rick, was missing. She knew she needed to get away from her old life and recover in safety. With the proceeds of a video game she helped develop, Ellie starts over in rural Missouri, working from her cottage and trusting no one except her friend and business partner.

Was tust du, wenn jemand versucht, deine Familie zu zerstören? DI Adam Fawley wird an einen schrecklichen Tatort gerufen: Aus einem brennenden Haus werden nachts zwei kleine Kinder geborgen, von den Eltern fehlt jede Spur. Bald ist klar: Es war Brandstiftung. Offenbar hat die Familie sich in den Wochen zuvor seltsam verhalten. Nachbarn berichten, dass die Mutter sich zu Hause nicht mehr sicher gefühlt habe und der Vater eine aufwändige Alarmanlage installieren ließ. Dann wird in den Trümmern des Hauses eine Leiche gefunden - die Mutter der Kinder. Und sie war schwanger.