Ergebnis für "Astronaut" in Krimis & Thriller

Sydney Shaw hatte immer Pech mit ihren Dates. Bis sie Tom traf. Tom scheint perfekt: Er ist charmant, attraktiv und arbeitet als Arzt in einem Krankenhaus. Dann erschüttert der brutale Mord an einer Frau die Stadt. Die Polizei vermutet einen Serientäter dahinter, der sich mit seinen Opfern zu einem Date verabredet, bevor er zuschlägt. Sydney sollte sich sicher fühlen. Schließlich hat sie Tom. Aber sie wird das Gefühl nicht los, dass etwas mit ihm nicht stimmt. Jemand beobachtet sie auf Schritt und Tritt. Wenn sie der Wahrheit nicht schnell auf die Spur kommt, könnte sie das nächste Opfer sein.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

'Part thriller, part fable, this is fascinating, funny and very moving - highly recommended.' - GUARDIAN 'Brilliant, compulsive and thrilling. I will be reading this book again!' - Alice Winn, author of IN MEMORIAM 'One of the best novels I've read this year.' - Joanna Quinn, author of The...

In einem Herzschlag verschwindet die Welt, bis auf zwei – Vaughn Singleton, ein verbitterter Armeeflieger, der durch seine eigenen Fehler am Boden gehalten wird, und Angela Brown, eine Astronautin, deren genialer Geist an Bord der Internationalen Raumstation gefangen ist. Als ein mysteriöses kosmisches Ereignis die Menschheit auslöscht und eine von Stille umhüllte Erde zurücklässt, müssen diese beiden Überlebenden sich einer unfassbaren Realität stellen.

In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez's latest space-tech thriller, a group of pioneering astropreneurs must overcome never-before-attempted engineering challenges to rescue colleagues stranded at a distant asteroid—kicking off a new space race in which Earth's climate crisis...

Houston, 1975. A new Apollo mission launches into orbit, on course to dock with a Russian Soyuz craft: three NASA astronauts and three cosmonauts, joining to celebrate a new dawn of Soviet-American cooperation. But as NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis listens in from Earth, a deadly accident...

The bestselling author of Daemon returns with a near-future technological thriller, in which a charismatic billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first deep space mining operation--a mission that could alter the trajectory of human civilization. When itinerant cave diver James...

Auf der dunklen Seite des Mondes, 1973. Drei Astronauten sind in einem winzigen Apollo-Modul gefangen, aber nicht jeder an Bord ist der, der er zu sein scheint. Houston 1973. Bei der NASA laufen die Vorbereitungen für die Apollo 18 Mission auf Hochtouren. Ziel der Mission ist es, Gesteinsproben auf der Mondoberfläche zu sammeln.

Brought to you by Penguin. TRAPPED IN SPACE, AMI THOUGHT SHE WAS ALONE, UNTIL HER DISTRESS CALL WAS ANSWERED BY HIM. . . Thrum is a haunting, psychological sci-fi novella that will leave you wanting more . . . Ami awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the...

Skrupellose Saboteure wollen den Mars-Flug der Androklus-Rakete verhindern. Der französische Geheimdienst hat einen Tipp bekommen, dass ein anonymer Auftraggeber eine Klimaanlage bauen ließ, die sich beim Abschuss der Mars-Rakete automatisch abschaltet. Das würde den sicheren Tod des Astronauten bedeuten. In letzter Sekunde greift Lennet ein - der fähige, junge Geheimagent des FND.

New York Times Bestseller “Smart and funny and all sorts of raunchy in the best way.” — San Francisco Chronicle Repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns to the mean streets of San Francisco in this outrageous follow-up to his madcap novel Noir. San Francisco, 1947...

From the ingenious author of JENNIFER GOVERNMENT and LEXICON: a brilliant work of science fiction that tells the intimate tale of four people facing their most desperate hour - alone, together, at the edge of the universe. The video changed everything. Before that, we could believe that we were...

Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women—people like Stanley Mott, the engineer...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER The #1 bestselling Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is back with an exceptional Cold War thriller from the dark heart of the Space Race. “An exciting journey to an alternate past” Andy Weir, author of The Martian “Nail-biting” James Cameron, writer and director of...

From the ingenious author of Jennifer Government and Lexicon: a brilliant work of science fiction that tells the intimate tale of four people facing their most desperate hour--alone, together, at the edge of the universe. The video changed everything. Before that, we could believe that we were...

Kyle told me he was the one unable to conceive, not me, and now I'm pregnant with Neil Crimson's baby because I skipped the contraceptives...because I assumed I didn't need it. The father of my child has already launched for Mars—leaving the two of us behind.

Audiobook narrated by Sophie Amoss *Spotify best of the month* *Gizmodo best new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror* * BOOKISH 20 Debut Novels to Read This Year * "Inner Space is by turns lyrical, claustrophobic and terrifying." - New York Times American and Russian astronauts are trapped together in...

Neil Crimson is back home. After three months on the moon, he's back in Houston, and after agreeing to be only friendly and platonic, being in the same room with him is torture. He's just as handsome as I remember, with those blue eyes that make me go weak. In the silence between our words, he stares at me just the way he used to—like this is torture for him too.

It was the worst day of my life. The doctor walked in, told me the horrible news, and then my husband asked for a divorce two weeks later. Six months have passed and I'm in a much better place, but I'm pretty sure I'll never really get over it . . . Then my best friend introduces me to her brother-in-law, Neil Crimson, the world's most famous astronaut. He's just returned from a voyage to the moon where he's overseeing their new Lunar Labs project—and he's smokin' hot. Against my will, she sets me up on a date with him—and he actually says yes.

Lisa Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to intercept and confront her romantic rival in an airport parking lot. The "astronaut love triangle" scandal quickly made headlines. The world watched as Nowak was dismissed from NASA, pleaded guilty to a felony, and received an "other than honorable" military discharge. Investigative reporter Kimberly Moore offers behind-the-scenes insights into Nowak's childhood, her rigorous training, and her mission to space. Moore ventures inside the mind of the detective who studied the actions Nowak took that fateful February night.