Ergebnis für "Gargoyle" in Krimis & Thriller

An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. As the book opens, he is driving...

Eine schreckliche Mordserie hält Köln in Atem. Als der Kollege und einzige Freund der Journalistin Thalia ebenfalls ermordet wird, reißt sie sich seine Recherche zu den Fällen unter den Nagel. Als mit einem Mal eine männliche Gargoyle-Statue vor ihren Augen lebendig wird und Hilfe anbietet, ist sie sich sicher: Hier geht etwas ganz und gar Übernatürliches vor, das sie ihren Verstand kosten könnte.

When a man wakes with no name, to a complex with locked doors and a cellblock filled with sleeping people, people who won't wake no matter how loud he screams, he may find himself on a outer rung of the sanity belt, or is that just the way his mind works? G is the only guard, the only one who woke up in the barracks, every other human being he could find are sleeping soundly behind locked cell doors. Cell doors he has a key to. A keycard admits and denies his entry to what he finds is a complex filled with dread, mystery, and more questions than answers.

Dorian Robert-Houdin is used to living his life in the shadows, his existence only known to a few trusted friends. When a dangerous book from his past resurfaces, he follows his closest confidante, alchemist Zoe Faust, from Oregon to England to investigate.

The Gargoyle Club is a secret society in Oxford's Cardinal College, where privileged young men from important families get drunk and rowdy and cause trouble. Rafe, as a member of the club, is not impressed with these newest Gargoyles. Meanwhile, a social-climbing high school friend of Lucy's is in town. Is she really after an art history degree, or is her purpose more devious? When someone dies during a club dinner, it looks like more than boys behaving badly. It's up to Lucy and her undead knitters to solve the crime.

Alchemist Zoe Faust and her impish gargoyle sidekick Dorian Robert-Houdin travel to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to investigate a mysterious discovery found in the wreckage of the tragic fire: a long-lost gargoyle illustration drawn by Victor Hugo himself. When the work of art is stolen under impossible circumstances, Dorian must use his “little gray cells” — not to mention his culinary skills — to solve the crime and discover the true origins of where he came from.

When my beer kegs turn up missing days before a big event, I hire Monsters, PI to track down my beer. Who's assigned to my case? Tuvid, the gargoyle who wrongfully accused me of gnome-theft. Tuvid's seven feet of gargoyle muscles with a killer smile. So, when our not-one-night-stand results in a marriage proposal—solely to save his gargoyle rep—I know I'm in trouble. My business plans don't include marrying a gargoyle, but Tuvid's impossible to resist.

Laszlo the Gargoyle, engineered by the Vatican through a top-secret breeding program, possesses a rare combination of dragon and human traits. Placed in a perilous situation, he is tasked with a mission by the mysterious government agency known only as The Hand on a manhunt to find Gottlieb the Clairvoyant, a powerful and dangerous fortune teller armed with a sinister deck of haunted tarot cards and psychic abilities.

The quaint town of Stonebrook becomes the stage for an ancient curse's return. For centuries, the stone gargoyles have stood watch over the town, their sinister eyes seemingly peering into the souls of passersby. But when a group of adventurous archaeologists arrives seeking the truth behind the legends, they unknowingly unleash a malevolence that threatens to engulf the entire town. As the archaeologists delve into Stonebrook's forgotten past, they unearth an artifact that should have remained hidden, disrupting the long-slumbering curse.

At the end of a metaphysical conference, reluctant attendee Camille Dare discovers an envelope with her name on it. Filled with travel documents, a photograph, and bloody scarf material, the source of the envelope and its contents remain anonymous, but the directive is clear: Find the missing person in this unusual case. The missing person, Katherine Agurre, comes from a high-profile family. A growing obsession with the missing person case and her own quest for self-understanding compel Camille to begin a trip to meet people she never knew and locations she never expected to visit.

I didn’t think someone was going to come save me when I needed it the most. The moment he swooped in and protected me, it was over for me. Sometimes things happen for a reason even if I’m not sure why. Walking home, it was just supposed to be a normal night. But when I’m attacked, he comes out of nowhere and I see a man of stone. Ambrose, a sexy gargoyle with the body and face of a Greek god who is a little reclusive but knows how to make me want it.