Ergebnis für "Breath - Atem" in Krimis & Thriller

Die 15-jährige Flora fühlt sich ausgenutzt und will nur weg - weg aus der Drogenhölle ihrer Großeltern, weg von deren perfiden Machenschaften. Inständig bittet sie Charlie Quinn um Hilfe. Als die Anwältin die Familie ihrer Klientin zur Rede stellt, schlägt ihr ein unerwarteter Hass entgegen. Um jeden Preis will sie verhindern, dass die Jugendliche zum Opfer von Geldgier und Gewalt wird. Doch ihre Nachforschungen konfrontieren Charlie mit einer furchtbaren Wahrheit.

The Hallow Ranch was left to me, the first-born son. Before I inherited the ranch, I left to serve my country. When I came back to embrace my destiny, I was tricked. One night of lies and betrayal led me here. Without a brother. With a son. The Hallow Ranch is my focus. I have to ensure my son's future, whatever it takes. That includes ignoring the beautiful woman trying to take what's mine.

Opposites attract when a bashful librarian and a ruggedly handsome cop with a dark past meet one day in the Colorado woods—and dare to test their chemistry . . . There's nothing like the first time . . . In Carnal, Colorado, Faye Goodknight is the town's quiet, shy librarian. She may also be...

Verborgen in der Turmspitze eines viktorianischen Gemäuers in Edinburgh wird eine skelettierte Leiche mit einem Einschussloch im Schädel gefunden. Um wessen sterbliche Überreste handelt es sich? Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie soll den rätselhaften Fall aufklären. Ihre Nachforschungen führen sie zurück in die Balkan-Kriege der neunziger Jahre. In einem Labyrinth aus falschen Identitäten, politischen Konflikten und sorgsam gehüteten Geheimnissen scheint sich die Spur zu verflüchtigen. Doch manchmal ist die Vergangenheit erbarmungslos.

Jemima Pardon, a paramedic with a daft name and chronic asthma, has never had much in the way of good luck. The only things she attracts are traumatic jobs, and no one wants to work with her for long. But when Jem bumps into devil-may-care police officer Rosie Jones, her fortunes seem to be changing. Rosie is bright and funny, and she doesn’t mind that Jem can’t go far without her inhaler.

Packend – Aufwühlend – Böse! "Wenn dein Name auf einem Zettel steht, der verbrannt wird – renn!" Eine Frauenleiche wird vor einem Waisenhaus in Koblenz gefunden. Bestialisch getötet, liebevoll gebettet. Während Kriminalkommissar Johannes Hübner und sein Team ermitteln, wird eine zweite, grausam aufgeschlitzte Leiche gefunden. Es gibt nur eine Verbindung zwischen den beiden Morden: Die Namen der Opfer standen auf einem Zettel, der verbrannt wurde. Mit Hochdruck versuchen die Ermittler die rätselhaften Zusammenhänge aufzuklären.

On a balmy September evening, Tallus and Diem discover a man who has been attacked in an alley. Saving his life seems like the right thing to do. With his dying breath, the man thrusts an item upon the couple and makes one request. Get rid of it. The mysterious object proves to be valuable, and Tallus doesn’t want to part with it. Keeping it makes Diem uncomfortable in a way he can’t explain. Tempers flare, but before they can come to an agreement, everything unravels. The item is more dangerous than either of them realized.

Der verurteilte Serienmörder Tom Kerr, der mehrere Frauen entführt und getötet hat, türmt bei einer Tatortbegehung. Eigentlich sollte er den Beamten zeigen, wo er die Leiche seines letzten Opfers vergraben hat, nun steht William Wisting, der die riskante Aktion verantwortet hat, in der Kritik. Schon lange bestand der Verdacht, dass Tom Kerr bei seinen Mordfeldzügen einen Handlanger hatte, der von der Presse "der Andere" genannt wurde. Hat dieses Phantom ihm nun bei seiner Flucht geholfen?

It's a Midsommar night's Scream in this blood-soaked thriller set at a remote healing retreat from horror author Brian McAuley. Hannah has been running from her demons ever since she emerged from a harrowing wilderness trip without her fiancé. No one knows exactly what happened the day Ben died...

Unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and riveting suspense: These are the trademarks of beloved author Judith McNaught. With millions of devoted fans and ten New York Times bestsellers to date, McNaught is a writer whose work just gets better with each new novel–and Every Breath You...

Teancum Leon, who goes by Tean, is a wildlife veterinarian. His life has settled into a holding pattern: He loves his job, he hates first dates, and he only occasionally has to deal with his neighbor Mrs. Wish’s cat-related disasters. All of that changes, though, when a man appears in his office, asking for help to find his brother. Jem is convinced that something bad has happened to Benny, and he thinks Tean might be able to help. Tean isn’t sure, but he’s willing to try. After all, Jem is charming and sweet and surprisingly vulnerable. Oh. And hot.

As the captain of Field County's ice rescue dive team, Callum Cook is driven to perfection. But when he meets new diver Louise "Lou" Sparks, all that hard-won order is obliterated in an instant. Lou is a hurricane. A walking disaster. And with her, he's never felt more alive... even if keeping her safe may just kill him. Lou's new to the Rockies, intent on escaping her controlling ex, and she's determined to make it on her own terms...no matter how tempting Callum may be.

When true-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears with no signs of foul play, her new boyfriend, Lincoln Sharp, suspects the worst. He knows she didn’t leave willingly and turns to attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger to find her before it’s too late. As they dig through Olivia’s life, they are shocked to discover a connection between her current book research on two cold murder cases and the suicide of one of Morgan’s prospective clients.

America’s #1 true-crime writer unveils the chilling true story of the Sheila Bellush murder, unveiling domestic violence, an obsessive ex-husband, and a desperate plea for justice in this gripping account written at the victim’s request. “If anything ever happens to me…find Ann Rule and...

Laetitia Carmosa, eine junge Italienerin, die abends in einem der vornehmen Speiserestaurants arbeitete, klopfte an diesem Sonntagmorgen an die Tür von Rita Hold, die gerade am Frühstückstisch ihre Zeitung las. Diese war über die morgendliche Störung nicht sehr erfreut, aber als sie ihre Besucherin erkannte, blieb sie zunächst sprachlos. Rita Hold wusste seit ihrer letzten Begegnung, was Laetitia in Wirklichkeit war.

Gabby Ashford has just survived an attempt on her life. Detectives have connected her story to two other cases in the area: Professional women drugged at a bar, brought to their homes, and drowned in their bathtubs. Gabby, who miraculously woke up in her own bathtub unharmed, could be the key to finding a serial killer on the loose - but she has no memory of the attack. Gabby admits herself to a high-end rehabilitation center to recover, and to seek the help of a psychiatrist renowned for his work with memory recovery.

When your only training is as a first class killer, it can be hard to find a job on Main Street. Unless you work for Cobra, the secret agency that takes out the worst of the world’s trash. So when Harry Bauer left the Regiment, the toughest special ops outfit on the planet, Cobra offered him a job, taking out the trash. Bauer had grown up fighting for survival on the streets of the Bronx. He knew everything there was to know about hard reality, and he didn’t buy into fantasies or conspiracy theories. Until, that is, one came knocking on his door...