Ergebnis für "Das Labyrinth" in Krimis

Francis Ackerman jr. verlässt zum ersten Mal Amerika. In Glasgow wartet eine Liste auf ihn, die die Namen aller Mitglieder des größten und gefährlichsten Verbrechersyndikats der Welt enthält. Aber das Tablet, auf dem sie gespeichert ist, kann nur von Ackerman und der Tochter seines verstorbenen Erzfeindes gemeinsam entsperrt werden. Seine Feinde werden alles daransetzen, ihn und die junge Frau zu töten, bevor dies geschehen kann.

Der Maler Walter Finlay ist ein beliebtes Mitglied der Londoner Bohème und kann sich rühmen, keine Feinde zu haben. Umso erstaunlicher ist es, dass er seit einiger Zeit Briefe bekommt, die ihn auffordern, sich das Leben zu nehmen – und andeuten nachzuhelfen, sollte er das nicht tun. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson geraten beim Versuch, den Hintergrund der Briefe aufzudecken in ein Labyrinth, in dessen Herz zwar kein Minotaurus, aber etwas ähnlich Erschreckendes lauert.

Ein Survival-Wochenende im Schwarzwald soll für eine Gruppe gestresster Manager zum großen Abenteuer werden. Nachdem einer von ihnen in einen Schacht stürzt, entdecken sie den Eingang zu einem geheimen Tunnelsystem. Aus Angst vor dem drohenden Unwetter suchen sie dort Zuflucht. Die Gruppe erkennt jedoch schnell, dass dieses unterirdische Labyrinth mehr, als nur eine tödliche Überraschung für sie bereithält.

Ein Serienkiller namens Ghost hinterlässt auf dem Kontinent eine unübersehbare Blutspur. Seine bevorzugte Beute: Männer, die zur Befriedigung ihrer kranken Gelüste Kinder ermorden. Jeden Tatort signiert er mit einem in Blut geschriebenen Symbol. Agent Paula Tennant hätte nach der nervenaufreibenden Ermittlung in Italien, bei der sie schwer verletzt wurde, eigentlich Urlaub nötig, doch als ihr Boss Robert Bernstein ihr den Fall vorlegt, reist sie sofort nach London. Kaum dort gelandet, geschieht ein weiterer Mord.

Zwei mysteriöse Bombenattentate bereiten Commissario Montalbano ebenso Kopfzerbrechen wie seine neuen Nachbarn in Marinella: Liliana Lombardo kreuzt beinahe jeden seiner Wege, ihr Ehemann ist nie zu sehen. Weitere mafiöse Vorfälle und nächtliche Rendezvous der Signora mit dubiosen Galanen lassen einen Zusammenhang mit den Attentaten erahnen.

In this heart-stopping thriller by acclaimed author Mark Sullivan, marine biologist and cave researcher Whitney Burke vows that she will never set foot underground again. Still traumatized by the tragic loss of her assistant on her last expedition, Whitney can only watch from a distance when her husband and daughter agree to join a NASA-sponsored caving trip.

Die junge Ehefrau Lydia Carling bittet Sherlock Holmes, das rätselhafte Verschwinden ihres Mannes zu untersuchen. Der gesetzte Architekt ist wie vom Erdboden verschwunden... Holmes beginnt mit seinen Ermittlungen auf dem prachtvollen, ländlich gelegenen Anwesen der Carlings, zu dem ein ausufernd großes, allmählich verfallendes Labyrinth gehört. Hat sich der Hausherr lediglich in den verwinkelten Gängen der mannshohen Hecken verirrt?

Miyagaki Yōtarō is one of Japan's most famed mystery writers, but several years ago he put down his pen and left the Tokyo literary world for a life of seclusion in the remote Labyrinth House, built by the notorious architect Nakamura Seiji. When four of the country's most exciting up-and-coming crime writers are invited to the house for Yōtarō's birthday party, they are honored to accept. But no sooner have they arrived than they are confronted with a shocking death, then lured into a bizarre, deadly competition with each other . . .

Professor Miranda Ventham is having bad dreams—nothing new in 1920s Arkham—but hers are horrifying glimpses of a dark future. Now seriously ill, she books herself into the new sanatorium, Stroud Home. With luck, the town's eldritch taint won't reach her there. And yet the nightmares worsen. Aided by her friend, Agatha Crane, they delve into the background of the sanatorium's enigmatic director, Donovan Stroud. Plagued by doubts, delusions, and terrifying visions, Miranda must unravel the shrouded history of the Strouds before she is trapped in a labyrinthine nightmare.

"The Committee" has masterminded a fiendish, far-reaching plot rooted in the highest corridors of power. Code name: Tantalus. Tantalus - all the more daring because it is so obvious - strikes at the very lifeline of humanity. Its aim is enormous, horrible, and unknown even to the superpowers. Only one man, Christopher Locke, an unsuccessful college professor, can expose the trail that begins with the brutal execution of every person in an obscure South American town. But even as Locke navigates the labyrinth leading to The Committee and Tantalus, The Committee is hunting him down.

Die Suche nach Julie geht weiter und sowohl der Privatdetektiv Barry Prentiss, der von Julies Bruder engagiert wurde, als auch Tony Ballard und Mr. Silver müssen sich gegen die Ghouls zur Wehr setzten. Doch es sind keine normale Ghouls, sondern einstige Menschen, harmlose Pflegekräfte der Klinik, die durch Gaddol zu eben diesen Monstern gemacht wurden. Die Spur der Monster führt ins... Labyrinth der Ghouls.

The widower says his wife was killed by gangs - but now he’s running for Mayor of New York City. Just to be sure (or else to portray himself as a properly mourning husband), he hires PIs Joey Mancuso and Father Dom to solve the murder. Only they can’t help noticing he’s pushing them to come to the gang conclusion as well. Hey, is something fishy here?

Nameless is called in by his friend, police lieutenant Eberhardt, when a dead woman's purse contains Nameless's business card. Nameless has never met her, and cannot make a connection. Next, Nameless is hired to track and protect a disturbed man, Martin Talbot, who may be harmed by the husband of a woman who died when Talbot's car collided with theirs after Talbot fell asleep at the wheel. But despite keeping a close tail, things go horribly wrong.

Holmes and Watson discover that the missing woman—Hannah Woolfson—was herself on the trail of a missing person, her close friend Sophia. Sophia was recruited to a group known as the Elysians, a quasi-religious sect obsessed with Ancient Greek myths and rituals, run by the charismatic Sir Philip Buchanan. Hannah has joined the Elysians under an assumed name, convinced that her friend has been murdered. Holmes agrees that she should continue as his agent within the secretive yet seemingly harmless cult, yet Watson is convinced Hannah is in terrible danger.

When his former lover, Kiira, finds herself the target of a mysterious dark web assassin network, modern-day gladiator, Einarr “Sledge” Laukkanen, embarks on a blood-spattered mission to uncover who lurks at its heart. But as he bludgeons his way down to its lowest depths, one thing becomes terrifyingly clear: NO ONE ESCAPES THE LABYRINTH . . . "A NEW ACTION ICON." – Steve Stark, auther of A Hot Dose of Hell“REACHER. BUT MEANER.” – EC Greaves, author of Daughter of the Beast"CONAN IN A TRENCH COAT.

When university professor Peter de Haan attends a library event, he has no idea of the dangers that await him. As an area outside the library collapses, a hidden tunnel is revealed. Inside cowers a naked man, covered in blood. Then Peter receives a mysterious text message – the hour has come… When Peter’s colleague Judith disappears, he realises he has been drawn into a plot with consequences deadlier than he could ever have imagined. He has twenty-four hours to find her, otherwise she will be killed.

It wasn't the most hospitable invitation she'd ever received. Archaeologist Annja Creed is being rushed to Massachusetts, abducted by a famous environmental terrorist - a zealot willing to kill anyone who gets in his or the planet's way. He has taken the book dealer hostage in order to steal a rare and very valuable treatise called the Tome of Prossos. Annja is the key to retrieving the ancient manuscript hidden somewhere deep within the mansion.

Gerard Sorme has been hired by a New York publisher to edit a book on Esmond Donelly, notorious 18th-century Irish rake, friend of Rousseau, Boswell, and Horace Walpole, and author of a bawdy work on the deflowering of virgins. Sorme's quest for information on Donelly takes him to the home of a pyromaniac and flagellant in Baton Rouge, the labyrinthine corridors of the British Museum, and a remote castle in Ireland. As he digs deeper into the mystery of Donelly, Sorme uncovers a tale of intrigue, conspiracy, and murder involving a secret society, the Sect of the Phoenix.

When Attorney Sabre Brown’s eccentric Aunt Goldie dies, leaving a series of cryptic notes, Sabre launches the most intriguing and frustrating investigation of her life. While sorting through the piles of junk her hoarder aunt left behind, Sabre must keep Goldie’s greedy, dysfunctional children at bay. But she also discovers unexpected treasures, family secrets, and her aunt’s suspicions that someone was trying to kill her.

Una madre lega en su testamento un misterioso escrito y una sencilla llave de plata al menor de los hermanos. La tradición familiar establece que dichos objetos pasen de madres a hijas, pero ella, al tener únicamente hijos varones, se devana los sesos durante las últimas semanas de su vida para decidir qué hacer con aquellas curiosas menudencias sin valor aparente que habían permanecido en el seno de la familia durante generaciones.