Ergebnis für "Gambit" in Krimis & Thriller

MI6 agent Bishop is methodical, razor-sharp, and plays by the rules. But when a mission in Hong Kong spirals out of control, her dangerously seductive new partner becomes the prime suspect.

Jerin is a mental freak—a man capable of successfully playing a dozen simultaneous chess games against first-rate players while he himself is out of sight of any of the boards. It is while thus engaged that he is killed. A millionaire—his opponent in more realms than chess—is accused, and...

In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes listeners back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting of a lowly ex-slave and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy.

1877: Russland steht mit der Türkei im Krieg. Alleinreisende Frauen leben gefährlich in dieser Zeit, noch dazu wenn sie in Männerkleidern unterwegs sind wie die hübsche Warja. Doch in höchster Not taucht ein Fremder auf, ein Gentleman, auch wenn er die Stirn hat, das Mädchen in einer Wette gegen einen Esel zu setzen: Erast Fandorin. Der schweigsame junge Mann ist im Auftrag des russischen Geheimdienstes nach Bulgarien zum Generalstab unterwegs.

Dans "Le gambit écarlate" de Patrice Cazeault, Mélodie Fontaine, une joueuse d'échecs en ligne au style agressif, se lance dans sa première compétition en personne lors d'un tournoi au Mont Zèle. Accompagnée de son petit ami Jason, leur voyage prend une tournure inattendue lorsqu'une manœuvre imprudente les conduit à rencontrer Sarah, une autre participante. Ce début tendu se transforme en une amitié naissante entre Mélodie et Sarah, ajoutant une dimension humaine à l'intensité du tournoi.

America’s most beloved literary characters A page-turning mystery The gilded opulence of the Roaring Twenties And a clever young woman of unusual persistence Be ready to re-think the world of Gatsby Freshly twenty-one and sporting a daring new bob, Greta Gatsby—younger sister to the infamous...

What connects the fate of a chess master, a traitor, and a beautiful woman who after the war will become an MI6 agent, and later work for American counterintelligence? Where is the priceless treasure that spies of Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt want to find at all cost? Drawing from real-life events and describing real people, Maciej Siembieda created a masterful, sensational novel.

A sting operation in Tampa to capture the elusive Chinese operative known as "Leopard" ends in chaos, forcing FBI Agent Nathan Burke and his boss, Meili Chan, to pursue a volatile lead to Macau. There, in the maze of glittering casinos and dark corners of China's southern coast, an enigmatic intelligence source delivers a chilling revelation: the Ministry of State Security's Second Bureau has embedded itself in the very fabric of American society―compromising politics, law enforcement, and beyond.

The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth's preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabaea, a remote and isolated planet. However, Kyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation.

Mein Leben gerät an einem Mittwoch aus den Fugen, als ich meiner dritten Ehe ein Ende setze. Die Ermittlungen nimmt der Polizist Adrian Vandenberg persönlich in die Hand und nach und nach versucht er, mein Leben in den Abgrund zu stürzen. Währenddessen kreuze ich den Weg von Richter Spencer Harrington, der sich als eine Flucht aus der Realität anbietet und etwas in mir weckt, dass ich bis dahin tief vergraben habe. Als ich erfahre, dass mein Ehemann mich mittellos zurücklässt, gerät Spencer in mein Visier.

The Danish government is determined to secure victory in the upcoming general election. Berg is soon ensnared in a nightmare of lies, deception and denial that reaches far beyond the Danish borders. Each step puts his own life, his family's safety and the very honour that defines him at risk. In this high-stakes thriller, Berg discovers the true cost of honour and the lengths to which he will have to go to save his nation and its soldiers from the jaws of terror.

In this second book of the White House national security thriller series, Dr. Cameron Talbot, a famous expert on missile defense systems, returns to investigate how American airplanes could plummet from the sky - though nothing shows up on radar and none of the usual terrorist suspects have claimed responsibility. With the country in a panic and the economy taking a nose-dive, the beautiful scientist finds herself once again enmeshed in international plots as well as a romantic triangle in the highest levels of government.

Seraphina continues to pick at the secrets entangling her. Then, during a ball, she spots a piece of enchanted jewellery eerily similar to the bracelet she once wore. But before she can find out about its origins, its owner is murdered. At least this time no one is blaming Sera.

Archie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he's a missing person. His daughter, Prim, hasn't seen him for nearly fifteen years. But she's never given up on him, and now she's on her way to Cairo to assist in the search. Harry Taverner claims to work for the British Council, but Prim knows there's more to it. He clearly has a theory about what happened to Archie, one she's not going to like.

Meet Major General Richard LeGrande, the USA’s answer to George Smiley. He knows each of his agents personally, their strengths and weakness and hopes and dreams—and he watches over each and every one of them, doing his utmost to ensure they return home safely from each and every mission. He is aware of the thousand things that could go wrong, with fatal results for his operatives.

Ein nächtliches Treffen, zwei nervöse Kleinkriminelle, eine, für einen Schuss gehaltene Fehlzündung... und schon gibt es zwei Tote. An sich ein einfacher Fall ohne jedes Interesse für van Dusen, wäre da nicht sein Auftraggeber Conway Decker von der NEEDLE Corporation, der in das missglückte Geschäft verwickelt ist.

A French invasion fleet is poised to cross the Channel and storm the beaches of southern England. A member of Napoleon's inner circle contacts the British naval intelligence service in hopes of defecting to London. His escape plan calls for a rendezvous at an international chess tournament in Frankfurt. Naval intelligence sends its top man and best chess player, Captain Thomas Grey, to orchestrate the Frenchman's escape to England. But Grey's mission changes dramatically when the defector demands that his pro-Napoleon daughter come with him—expecting Grey to act as kidnapper.

Stronger than he had any right to be after the plane explosion and still angry about it all, Garret’s seriously unimpressed to fly to London to speak with an ex-fiancée who’d screwed him over with his own brother. But she had information on his missing brother, who was a link to the plane crash that sent Garret into the ocean. Yet Astra, not Amy, waits in London for Garret, to explain the little she knows, hoping he’ll let go of some of his resentment and help her look for her sister, Amy - who disappears just before Garret’s arrival. Some coincidence there.

Father Michael Dominic, prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives in Rome, is entrusted with the mission of transporting the original 17th century trial documents of Galileo to Loyola Law School in Chicago. The stage is set for a modern historical mock trial of Galileo’s original heresy charges, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the legendary event.

I can never make up for the things I did while deep in the gang life. It doesn’t matter how much I've changed. Rory will never see past it. Things burn hot between us, but he's far too good for a bad guy like me. I don't date, and Rory is the kind of guy that deserves more than one night. But for him, I might be ready to change my rules. If he can ever accept my past.