Ergebnis für "Dark Room" in Literatur & Belletristik

Every family has a story. But some families have a body count. ‘Clever, compelling, and absolutely delicious’ – Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True The internationally bestselling author of His & Hers, Alice Feeney, returns with an all-consuming tale of psychological suspense...

The rules of Society X are simple...break them and you're out. The Dark Room is the only place you can live out your fantasies and no one will ever know it's you. For Parker, what started out as a business transaction has turned into an addiction. For Mia, it's been a chance to discover who she truly is. What happens in the dark will have you begging for more...

My name’s Kimberley. I’m twenty-five. I have epilepsy, a seizure alert dog named Muffin, and a job I love as a senior housekeeper in one of London’s top hotels. I’m used to being invisible. Overlooked. Safe. But that was before Jennifer Clifton checked in. She’s rich, powerful, terrifyingly calm — and she asks for me by name. She offers me my dream job, working in her exclusive hotel in the Scottish Highlands. It’s more money than I ever imagined.

Du bist ein Mafiaerbe, der sich gern in der Dunkelheit verirrt, der gern die Kontrolle besitzt. Du spielst mit deinen Marionetten, ohne dass sie deine Fäden spüren. Du fütterst sie mit deiner Schwärze. Doch was, wenn einer von ihnen das Licht ist und dich durchschaut? Was, wenn einer von ihnen der Erbe eines anderen Mafiaclans ist? Was, wenn du das erste Mal bei deinem eigenen Spiel verlierst?

The newspaper reported the case with relish. Jane (Jinx) Kingsley, fashion photographer and heiress, tried to kill herself after being unceremoniously jilted by her fiance, Leo Wallader. Leo has disappeared - together with Jinx's best friend Meg Harris. But when she wakes from her coma, Jinx can remember nothing about her alleged suicide attempt. Nevertheless, Jinx is convinced that she would never try to kill herself over Leo. Surely it was she who wanted to break the engagement.

Starling House is home to some of the nation’s deadliest teenagers, still too young for prison. When the latest arrival is found brutally murdered, DCI Matilda Darke and her team investigate, and discover a prison manager falling apart and a sabotaged security system. Neither the staff nor the inmates can be trusted. The only person Matilda believes is innocent is facing prison for the rest of his life. With time running out, she must solve the unsolvable to save a young man from his fate, and find a murderer in a house full of killers....

Der Dark Room ist verrucht. Männer bezahlen viel Geld, um eine Nacht lang mit ihren Gespielinnen tun zu können, was immer sie wollen. Die Frauen sind ihnen völlig ausgeliefert. Von alldem ahnt Allison nichts, als ihre Mitbewohnerin einen Weg vorschlägt, wie sie ihre Geldsorgen mit einem Schlag loswerden kann. Gerade ihre sanfte Unschuld ist genau das, was einer der Kunden des Dark Rooms dringend benötigt.

Im Labyrinth der Lust: Tagsüber lebt Fiona in einem tristen Reihenhaus. Nachts begibt sie sich als "Eule" auf die extravaganten Partys des Swinger-Netzwerks "Das Labyrinth" - eine eigene Welt hemmungslos ausgelebter Sexualität. Eines Abends aber geschieht etwas Schreckliches. Evi, eine Jugendfreundin von Fiona, und deren Vater werden in ihrem Haus brutal ermordet. Für Fiona bricht eine Welt zusammen, denn sie hat sich an besagtem Abend am Tatort aufgehalten.

A major film starring Brie Larson. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Unsentimental and sometimes funny, devastating yet uplifting, Room by Emma Donoghue is a story of boundless maternal love. Read by a full cast of narrators. Scared is what you're feeling...

The Secret History meets Sharp Objects in this stunning debut about murder and glamour set in the ambiguous and claustrophobic world of an exclusive New England prep school. Death sets the plot in motion: the murder of Nica Baker, beautiful, wild, enigmatic, and only sixteen. The crime is solved...

Als Gabby sich nach einer weiteren frustrierenden Arbeitswoche für eine Nacht im Dark Room anmeldet, will sie nur eins: Dampf ablassen. Die Vorstellung, ihren Stress in Lust zu verwandeln, ist viel zu reizvoll. Auf keinen Fall rechnet sie damit, dass ihr Partner für die Nacht niemand anderes ist als ihr Boss. Der Mann, der sie überhaupt erst dorthin getrieben hat. Was als schlechte Idee beginnt, wird schon sehr bald heiß. Und der Machtkampf verlagert sich auf eine andere Ebene.

A stunning debut coming-of-age novel set in the ambiguous and claustrophobic world of an exclusive New England prep school. The first time I saw my sister after she died was at the Fourth of July party. I felt someone behind me and my flesh started prickling. My skin recognized her before I did...

The tenth novel in the critically acclaimed Lincoln Rhyme series, from Number One bestselling author Jeffery Deaver. They are calling it the 'million-dollar bullet': a sniper shot from a near-impossible distance. But there is no crime scene investigation, no evidence, and no co-operation from...

Als Liza im Exit von einem geheimnisvollen Fremden angesprochen wird, ahnt sie nicht, womit das enden wird. Noch in der kommenden Woche unterschreibt sie den Vertrag für eine Nacht im Dark Room. Obwohl die aufgeschlossene Frau darauf vorbereitet ist, dass ihr Partner besondere Vorlieben hat, ahnt sie nicht, auf welches Spiel sie sich mit ihm einlässt. Schon bald erkennt sie, wie gut es ihr gefällt, die Kontrolle abzugeben. Viel zu gut sogar.

‘Dark, gruesome, twisty, and claustrophobic — Sam Holland delivers a thriller that tightens its grip with every page’ John Marrs, author of The One ‘Breathtakingly original…Ingenious, innovative, irresistible’ MJ Arlidge, author of the DI Helen Grace series...

The diabolically clever first collection from USA TODAY bestselling author Nat Cassidy, featuring his unique blend of gleefully terrifying fiction, and including a brand-new introduction from the master of horror himself, Stephen King! "These stories are f*cking great. They rule. So read them."...

Here are 23 terrifying tales, dark reflections of the silver screen from both sides of the camera. James Dean gets a second chance at life and death. The Wicked Witch is out of Oz, and she's made some very unlucky friends. When God decides reality needs an editor, what and who gets cut?

Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death. And that might be the least of her problems - the Sorensen Institute would very much like to know her whereabouts. And Michael Jones is still out there, somewhere, she hopes. No matter how far and how fast she can run, trouble will always find Elizabeth Cage.

Paul was reading a newspaper. Catherine was reading a novel. So begins Room on the Sea, André Aciman's scorching and elegiac love-story about a middle-aged man and woman who meet in the bullpen of jury selection and spend a sultry summer’s week trespassing ever further into each other's hearts. What begins as a flirtation quickly evolves into something deeper, something Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret - and with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question.

Nobody knows she's checked into Room 706. Caught in the wrong place at precisely the worst time, Kate must face the most confronting situation of her life - and discover what matters most - in this deeply suspenseful and thought-provoking novel. If she knew it would end this way, would it ever...