Ergebnis für "Cars" in Krimis & Thriller

Usedom, 1905: Vor dem anstehenden Frühlingsball versuchen die Schwestern Helene, Sophie und Maria von Höveln alles, um den Tod ihrer Eltern aufzuklären. Ihre schlimmste Befürchtung: dass ihre eigene Tante, auf die sie angewiesen sind, in die Morde verstrickt sein könnte. Friedrich Kaminski zeigt sich einsichtig, um wieder einen Fuß in den Ahlbecker Hof zu bekommen, doch kann man einem Mann wie Friedrich überhaupt trauen? Intrigen und Geheimnisse der gehobenen Gesellschaft – direkt vor der Kulisse des wunderschönen Usedom.

In der britischen Kolonie Gibraltar findet eine streng geheime Anti-Terror-Operation statt: Ein islamistischer Waffenkäufer soll entführt werden. Die Drahtzieher: Fergus Quinn, ein hochrangiges Regierungsmitglied, und Jay Crispin, Chef einer internationalen Sicherheitsfirma. Toby Bell, ein Mitarbeiter Quinns, stolpert über die geheime Aktion. Irgendetwas ist an der Sache faul und soll vertuscht werden. Seine Nachforschungen bringen ihn in eine gefährliche Lage.

The story opens conventionally with a murdered man found on the floor of his library in Washington D.C. As the plot unfolds several possible assailants are discovered. There are the dead man’s fiancée and housekeeper, and her hunchback son, his niece whose father needs money and her shell shocked brother; and of these may be responsible. Or even the lawyer who when summoned by the victim’s niece drove to the scene of the crime in one blue car and drove away in another that later furnished a clue. All of these innocent people are more or less guilty, and one unsuspected person thoroughly ...

Ellie is young, rich, engaged, and in love. In the carefree days before marriage and new responsibility, she decides to house-sit at Aunt Kate's palatial estate in Burton, Virginia. With its nearly invisible housekeepers and plethora of pets, Ellie feels right at home. But when she opens an antique book about the town's aristocracy, she finds disturbing secrets that extend to her own family.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY Now an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+ 'Unquestionably one of the greatest literary achievements of the 21st century' Nick Hornby From the author of Empire of Pain – a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious...

A desperate plea for help leads to a sinister mystery in this gripping new crime novel set in Devon. 'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery' Elly Griffiths 'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet' Ann Cleeves A SCORCHING SUMMER Down in the seaside town of Teignmouth, ex-Met detective Eden...

Rachel ist mit einer Freundin im Autokino verabredet und steigt zu ihr in den Wagen. Sofort fängt sie an zu erzählen, was ihr auf dem Weg Peinliches passiert ist. Erst nach einigen Sekunden merkt sie schockiert, dass neben ihr gar nicht ihre Freundin sitzt, sondern ein unfassbar gutaussehender Mann, den sie nicht kennt! Gerade hat sie sich also einem attraktiven Fremden anvertraut, der in seiner Markenkleidung so unverschämt gut aussieht, dass sie sich fragen muss, warum er allein ins Autokino geht. Ach, das ist doch vollkommen egal.

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Sebastian Faulks's instalment in Ian Fleming's iconic Bond series, Devil May Care. Read by Jeremy Northam. "My novel is meant to stand in the line of Fleming's own books, where the story is everything." said Faulks, "In his house in Jamaica, Ian...

The problem with Wake was that he was understandable. He was the type of villain who literally scared the absolute shit out of you because you knew that under the right circumstances, you could end up exactly like him.

On a humid summer day in Alabama, a mayor’s wife turns up brutally murdered under a railroad bridge. Standing next to her body is fourteen-year-old Mason Hill, the autistic son of former Miss USA Genevieve Hill. The locals are quick to level their verdict on young Mason: he did it. The town detective calls in local autism expert Casey Walker to consult on the case. At first, Casey tries to keep an open mind. But the more time she spends with Genevieve, the more her unease grows, and she suspects that Genevieve is doing more than just protecting her son.

A body is found in a newly dug grave in a rural Somerset churchyard. The murder matches a series of brutal attacks blamed on a serial killer in Devon, and a DNA profile neatly points to the same suspect. Fresh from another bruising encounter with the Professional Standards Department, Acting Detective Superintendent Nick Dixon knows the scene is wrong and the evidence staged—someone else has engineered this killing to silence the victim.

She’s in a white dress that dances around her ankles, and her hair tumbles in a long sheet of curls down her back. A veil covers her beautiful eyes, and she smiles directly at him. Janie is everything Rafe’s ever imagined she would be on her wedding day. Breathtaking. Gorgeous. Perfect. The moment he sees her walking down the aisle toward him, he knows that she’s the one. Then, she passes him, making her way to the man she’s to marry.

Hali Waverly is in a tailspin. Learning her grandmother wasn’t who she always believed—a good witch with pure motives—has thrown her entire world in tumult. She has no idea how to make things better. Gray Hunter wants nothing more than to propose to his girlfriend. He keeps telling himself that as soon as things calm down, he’ll pop the question. Unfortunately, he and Hali live in a world where nothing is ever calm. That’s never been more obvious than during a trip to Tampa when a car goes barreling into a crowd at a farmer’s market. The driver is a shifter.

The new full-tilt, unstoppably hilarious and entertaining novel from the best-selling author of Skinny Dip and Bad Monkey When Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of...

When Evie Parker, Countess of Woodridge, decides to spend a day in London unaccompanied she has no idea she will encounter the one person she has hoped to spend the rest of her life avoiding. There's no escaping Isabel Fitzpatrick's exuberant energy and desire to show off her new husband. However, the encounter sets off a series of events and brings trouble right to Evie's doorstep.

The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime listen for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and S. J. Bennett’s The Windsor Knot. 'Charming and original. This book is the cat’s whiskers' - Anthony Horowitz, author of The Twist of a Knife Meet Conrad...

Jamie Sinclair is only meant to be minding the cat. A temporary house-sitting job in a windswept Scottish seaside town feels straightforward enough. Keep the place ticking over. Tackle a few handyman jobs. Enjoy time away from London, with sea views and the steady company of a glossy black cat. What could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Bestselling suspense novelist Kendall Lamb boards the Aleut Queen, a vintage luxury sleeper train cutting through the stark beauty of the Alaska Peninsula. Reeling from a devastating breakup, Kendall hopes the remote journey will soothe her bruised heart. But solitude isn't in the cards, and when she finds enigmatic Harper Lambert, a striking woman with a haunted gaze, accidentally booked into her private car, sparks fly. Despite the red flags Harper waves like warning flares, Kendall spends the night with her.

A Netflix original series Sometimes what you want isn’t what you need… Time for a new start At twenty-five, after five years caring for her mother, it's time for Shelby to leave her sheltered life and experience freedom and adventure. Time for travel, college and romance. But when she visits...

Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department, to give them their full title, but known colloquially as 'the Dark Side', or simply 'The Complaints'. Malcolm Fox works for The Complaints. He's just had a result, and should be feeling...