Ergebnis für "Abuse of Trust" in Krimis & Thriller

Nach einem tragischen Unfall hat der Milliardär Sam Gilmore sich in seine Villa in den Hamptons zurückgezogen und nur noch Freude an zwei Dingen: seine Mitmenschen um sich herum zu quälen und sich die Abende mit käuflicher Liebe zu vertreiben. Nachdem er seine gesamte Marketingabteilung aus einer Laune heraus gefeuert hat, steht er unter Zugzwang und stellt aus einer Notlage heraus die quirlige Avery Westwood ein, der er fortan das Leben zur Hölle macht. Knebelverträge, unzumutbare Arbeitszeiten, schier unbewältigbare Aufgaben und ein rauer Umgangston gehören zur Tagesordnung.

Als die Journalistin Eva Smith und der erfolgreiche Investor Liam Benett sich vor drei Jahren kennenlernten, endete dieses Aufeinandertreffen in einer Katastrophe. Bis auf ihren Freundeskreis und der gegenseitigen Abneigung scheinen Eva und der frauenverachtende Liam keine Gemeinsamkeiten zu haben. Dennoch entwickelt sich im Laufe der Zeit unerwartet eine tiefe Freundschaft. Doch ist es wirklich nur Freundschaft, wenn man sich jeden Tag sehen will? Wenn der Puls in Gegenwart des anderen steigt und die Haut unter Berührungen beginnt, zu brennen?

I'm lost. And I don't ever want to be found … Eine neue New-Adult-Dilogie von Spiegel-Bestseller-Autorin Nikola Hotel. Ein luxuriöses Strandhaus, ein erfolgreicher Footballstar als Ehemann. Von außen wirkt das Leben der 21-jährigen Darcy perfekt. In Wahrheit ist es ein Albtraum. Jeder Schritt wird von ihrem Mann beobachtet, jeder vermeintliche Fehler bestraft. So kann sie nicht weitermachen. So will sie nicht weitermachen. Während sie ihre Flucht plant, begegnet sie Ellis – einem Engländer, der auf den ersten Blick erkennt, was sie vor allen anderen verzweifelt verbirgt.

On a bright sunny day in Port Silver, ex-Journalist Martin Scarsden misses a call from his girlfriend, Mandy. Checking his voicemail later, all he hears is her terrified scream before the phone cuts off. Back at the house, he finds a policeman unconscious on the floor and Mandy gone. So starts a twisting tale of intrigue and danger, as Martin probes the past of the woman he loves, a woman who has buried her former life deep. And for the first time, Mandy finds denial impossible, now that the body of a man has been discovered - a man to whom she was engaged to marry.

Today I start school at Pacific Prep. This is my new lease on life, and I won’t be wasting it. I need this, now, more than ever. I need the education, the promise of a future that I wouldn’t get anywhere else. These rich kids don’t like me, though. When Hawk Davenport decides he doesn’t want me here, his friends back him. Along with Hawk, Westley Warren, Cam Rutherford, and Mason Hayes rule this school...and nobody dares go against them.

Der bigotte Investmentbanker Edvin Golm, der bereits während seines Studiums in Harvard die Grundlagen für gigantische Transaktionen mit Finanzmarktpapieren entwickelte, steht als Vorstandsvorsitzender von Bank Trust Investments, einer der weltweit größten Investmentbanken, im Mittelpunkt von hemmungslosen Spekulationen, die von maßloser Gier getriebenen sind.

When his uncle dies, Liam Taggart reluctantly returns to his childhood home in Northern Ireland for the funeral—a home he left years ago after a bitter confrontation with his family, never to look back. But when he arrives, Liam learns that not only was his uncle shot to death, but that he’d anticipated his own murder: In an astonishing last will and testament, Uncle Fergus has left his entire estate to a secret trust, directing that no distributions be made to any person until the killer is found.

Ellen was just trying to help a stranger. That was how it started: giving a few minutes respite to a flustered young mother sitting opposite her on the train. A few minutes holding her baby while the mother makes an urgent call. The weight of the child in her arms making Ellen's heart ache for what she can never have. Five minutes pass. Ten. The train pulls into a station and Ellen is stunned to see the mother hurrying away down the platform without looking back.

Former military operative Carson “Bull” Rhodes hasn’t dated seriously since he and his teammates left the army. Since then he’s opened Silverstone Towing - which is a front for his other job: hired killer. When kindergarten teacher Skylar Reid calls for help while stranded on the side of the interstate, the attraction is instant. The problem is Bull’s career has jaded him. Skylar’s innocent, and he wants to keep her that way.

When a local man is found murdered in an English Trust stately home, the community is shaken to its core. None more so than newcomer Astrid Swift, who finds the body. When she moved from London to the sleepy Dorset village and got a job at the house as an art restorer, she thought she was heading for a quieter life. Far from it. Because it turns out that rather than being the genteel organisation it seems on the surface, the Trust is a hotbed of politics and intrigue. As Astrid's new friend Kath from the village says: 'It's like the mafia, but with scones.'

What was supposed to be a short trip to Jamaica becomes a years-long nightmare as Cassidy Hewitt and her son fall into the grip of an infamous drug kingpin. Desperate for rescue, Cassidy risks everything to send secret letters to the FBI, hoping someone, anyone, will answer her call. When secret operative Leo “Gramps” Zanardi sees Cassidy’s letters, he knows this isn’t just another covert mission. The two had electric chemistry back in high school, and Leo finds himself eager for a reunion - even if the circumstances aren’t exactly ideal.

Michael Lassiter, a theoretical design executive, is about to wage war on the corporate battlefield as she fights to maintain control of her company in the midst of divorce. She hires JT Sloan, an Internet security consultant, to protect her most important asset - her dreams and visions, which are suddenly vulnerable within the corporate computer system. Sloan, a brilliant cybersleuth who steadfastly avoids emotional commitments, shares a painful, secret past with her associate and friend, Jason McBride.

Archaeologist Diana Edwards is on a mission to uncover the link between artifact trafficking and terrorism. Just when she’s making progress, she’s kidnapped and forced to work for the very people she’s trying to stop.

It’s the worst possible time for Detective Kerri Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming double-homicide case. She’s locked in a bitter struggle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and her reckless new partner is anything but trustworthy. Still, she has a job to do: There’s a killer at large, and a pregnant woman has gone missing. Once Devlin and her partner get to work, they quickly unearth secrets involving Birmingham’s most esteemed citizens. Each new layer of the investigation brings Devlin closer to the killer and the missing woman.

In a cabin by a lake, a mother and father tuck their little girl into bed and kiss her goodnight. But they can’t enjoy the evening summer breeze—because this is no ordinary family on vacation. This is a family with nowhere left to run…and no one left to trust.

Four dangerous, damaged, messed-up boys. There used to be five, but one of them died, and I’m starting to suspect he was murdered. I didn't ask for this. No one would ask to be played, manipulated, seduced, and betrayed. But that’s what happened, anyway. It wasn’t enough for them to break me. Sebastian Beckett has decided that he can’t let me go, but I refuse to forgive and forget his betrayal so easily. His fixation is bordering on obsession, but when we begin to suspect a spy within Delta, there’s no time to deal with his feelings.

Charlotte ist mit Leib und Seele Floristin und engagiert sich für den Umweltschutz. Als Aktivistin gerät sie regelmäßig mit Konzernen in Konflikt. Der New Yorker Polizei ist sie daher schon bekannt, ebenso wie einigen Anwaltskanzleien. Doch Charlotte wäre nicht Charlotte, würde sie sich so leicht unterkriegen lassen. Eines Tages verirrt sich Nathan in ihren nachhaltigen Blumenladen. Nathan ist Wissenschaftler, charmant, attraktiv – und er hat etwas an sich, das Charlotte magisch anzieht. Es funkt gewaltig zwischen den beiden. Denkt Charlotte zumindest.

I left behind my life to start over. My successful career as a country music singer, friends and family, everything. All to get away from my abusive, obsessive ex. So what if I'm lonely? So what if I miss singing and sequins? I'm safe, and that's what matters. But the big biker with the blue eyes has other ideas. He makes me laugh and breathless all at the same time. He makes me want more. But it's not safe. Not for either one of us.

When Ella's brother goes missing on one of Glacier National Park's most dangerous peaks, Gage and his team are called in for the rescue. But Gage isn't so sure he wants to help the woman who destroyed his life. More, when she insists on joining the search, he'll have to keep her safe while finding her reckless brother, a recipe for disaster when a snowstorm hits the mountain. But old sparks relight as they search for the missing snowboarder - and suddenly, they are faced with emotions neither can deny.

Hiding from her past, Grace Elland throws herself into creating a new positive life, beginning with a blind date. But her date with venture-capitalist Julius Arkwright proves to be a complete waste of time: she has nothing in common with a man who lives to make money. But perhaps Grace needs more than just romance in her life. The intense ex-marine might be the perfect man to help save herself from her past.