Ergebnis für "Crossfire 1 Versuchung" in Krimis & Thriller

1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The Russian victory at Stalingrad - the bloodiest battle in history - has opened the door for the Allies. Now, they must strike decisively at the heart of Hitler's Reich. But military success cannot be guaranteed without total secrecy. Special Operations Executive, Saffron Courtney, is sailing from the west coast of Scotland to New York on the Queen Mary.

Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and returns to his estranged mother's house. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing", has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather. But there's another reason for the stifling tension at Kauri House Stables: Josephine is being blackmailed for a hefty sum every week - and forced to make her horses lose.

Ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is bodyguarding a TV crew on the streets of war-torn Basra. He seems certain to die when insurgent gunmen attack. Only a reporter's swift action saves his life. When the reporter vanishes within hours, presumed kidnapped, Stone is asked by the Intelligence Service to find him. The trail leads from Iraq to London, Dublin, and Kabul - the brutal city where governments, terrorism and big business collide.

LuAnn lebt mit ihrer Tochter und ihrem arbeitsscheuen Lebensgefährten in einem alten Wohnwagen. Sie schlägt sich mit Gelegenheitsjobs durch - bis sie ein mysteriöses Angebot erhält: Ein Fremder will sie zur Hauptgewinnerin in der staatlichen Lotterie machen. Dafür soll sie genau das tun, was er ihr befiehlt. Zu spät erkennt LuAnn, dass das Spiel mit dem Glück tödlicher Ernst ist.