Ergebnis für "Elliot" in Internationale Krimis

The United States occupation of Iraq is a swamp of incompetence and self-delusion. The CPA has disbanded the Iraqi army and police as a consequence of its paranoid policy of de-Ba'athification of Iraqi society. Tales of hubris and reality-denial abound, culminating in Washington hailing the mess "a glorious mission accomplished". Inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji is a mid-level Iraqi cop who deserted his post back in April. Khafaji has lived long enough in pre- and post-Saddam Iraq to know that clinging on to anything but poetry and his daughter Mrouj is asking for trouble.

When former MI6 agent Selwin Birks is found dead in his Costa Blanca villa, police call it a suicide. A few days later, MI5 agent Chris Kane is also found dead, killed on his boat. But the local police can see no connection. Maverick Government agent Sam Taylor knows better....

Kenny Elliot has decided to quit his job as a police detective with a knack for perceiving things beyond the scope of ordinary people. He dreams of leading a normal life with Carmen, the woman he loves, and the mother of his child. But when the pastor of his church asks for his help, he discovers that a fellow police officer, David Yates, has gotten himself into a jam that only someone like Elliot can handle.

You can hide Manuscripts for centuries but not forever. Someone got murdered and someone has stolen the newly discovered lost manuscripts from Leonardo da Vinci. Arcadia found them back, only to lose them again through betrayal of a man she once loved. Murder happens again before she recovers the books and takes the first flight out which is to Australia and then to Spain where she is chased first by killers and then by the police who is accusing her having shot a police man.

Andreja Panasenko thought she knew her mother. But then, death changes everything. To avoid losing her inheritance, Andreja must reconnect with her estranged sister. One problem, her sister went missing as a child, nearly fifty years ago. Leo and Allissa travel to Riga to help, but they're barely off the plane before Andreja's nowhere to be seen. Taken or fled, they don't know, but to find her, they must follow clues dating back to a time when powerful men ruled supreme.

When Brent Fasslane, an exiled American conspiracy theorist, disappears in Istanbul, no one's surprised. Afterall, if you're a thorn in the side of the establishment, it's a matter of when, not if. But, when the attention of the world's media sends Fasslane's new book up the charts, the powerful start to worry. A damning account of corruption within the world's governments, the book fuels a demand for change, with fear, violence, and bloodshed not far behind. Leo and Allissa head to Istanbul in an attempt to prevent all out anarchy.

Andy and Emma head to New York, hoping a holiday will repair their strained relationship. When Andy disappears without a trace, it's clear the city that never sleeps has other plans. Teaming up with New York PI Niki Zadid, Leo and Allissa take the case. But, when a mutilated body turns up, and their investigation entangles with the plans of an unhinged killer, a difficult search turns deadly. Can Leo, Allissa, and Niki find their man without falling foul of the murderer's sickening endgame?

What appears as a simple case soon escalates into a pulse-pounding journey through Berlin's darkest streets. From the dance floors of underground techno clubs to the chilling silence of a defunct Cold War espionage outpost, danger lurks around every corner. Colliding with Berlin's most dangerous man, a shadowy figure determined to hide the truth forever, the stakes skyrocket. Now, Leo and Allissa's every move is a dance with death.

Something funny is going on in the East African nation of Luzuland...and it's more than just the usual civil unrest or military coup. Organized crime lords are converging for what looks like an underworld summit - and Dr. Harold Smith dispatches Remo for a look-see and some quiet, effective neutralization. But Remo has his own problems and he's just not in the mood to be killing his way up chain of command in East Africa. Chiun has gone AWOL, fulfilling some ancient Sinanju contract and busily storming the Luzu presidential palace with a handful of saber-wielding warriors.

Among the rich of Paris, there are opportunities for thieves and forgers such as Vadim Bergeron, a predator who delights in destroying the reputations of true artists and the women who love them. However, one private detective has spent years recruiting waiters and chefs to build a reliable, although eclectic network of informants. Within days of an art theft, he can count on clues arriving during dinner.