Ergebnis für "Breath - Atem" in Krimis

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.