Ergebnis für "George" in Internationale Krimis

In seinem 49. Fall wird Maigret von seinem ehemaligen Schulkameraden Ferdinand Fumal, dem berüchtigten »König der Metzger«, um Polizeischutz gebeten. Schon als Jugendlicher konnte Maigret den großspurigen »Bum-Bum« nicht leiden. Inzwischen hat Fumal es zu Reichtum gebracht und bewegt sich in den höchsten gesellschaftlichen Kreisen. Doch anonyme Drohbriefe versetzen ihn in Angst.

Read enough, and you’ll learn how to get away with murder . . . DETECTIVE SERGEANT GEORGE CROSS has a knack for dismissing red herrings: He goes by the cold hard facts, and nothing else. But with a concerning development in his personal life, Cross is hopelessly distracted. He needs to rely on...

Still grieving the death of his long-time partner, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a seacoast holiday of historic sightseeing. Assigned a pair of guides from the tour company Wanderers, Chase and Billie join seven other like-minded Americans looking forward to an English getaway. All except for Ronald Gretz. The wealthy entrepreneur behind the international Golden Sunset nursing-home chain doesn’t like anything about walking, touring, or England.

The stylish mystery from acclaimed bestseller William Boyd takes you deep into a shadow-drenched world where loyalty blurs, motives darken and every step could be fatal. COLD WAR MOSCOW IS A PLACE SMOLDERING WITH SECRETS . . . Gabriel Dax is on route to Russia, tasked with delivering a...

When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen - that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen and executioners he calls his friends should he send up river? Set on the mean streets...

Ein Fall, der eigentlich gar keiner ist: Maigret höchstpersönlich erzählt aus seinem Leben - und Simenon muss schweigen. Als Rentner in seinem Landhaus in Meung-sur-Loire schreibt Maigret seine Memoiren. Er erinnert sich an seine Kindheit, seine Anfänge bei der Polizei und an seine Liebe zu Madame Maigret, die ein gewisser Georges Simenon nicht ganz wirklichkeitsgetreu gezeichnet hat - wie so vieles andere auch... Kommissar Maigret muss einiges zurechtrücken.

To find a murderer, you need a motive . . . THE DETECTIVE DS George Cross has always wondered why his mother left him when he was a child. Now she is back in his life, he suddenly has answers. But this unexpected reunion is not anything he's used to dealing with. When a disturbing case lands on...

Sein bequemster Fall: Aus dem Urlaub gibt Maigret anonyme Hinweise zur Lösung eines Mordfalls. Kommissar Maigret wurde von seinem Arzt Erholung verordnet. Doch ohne Arbeit langweilt sich Maigret - bis im Pariser Ärztemilieu ein aufsehenerregender Mord passiert. Maigret verfolgt die Ermittlungen seiner Kollegen in der Zeitung. Schließlich kann er nicht widerstehen und widmet sich selbst der Lösung des Falls - indem er der Polizei und der Presse anonyme Hinweise schickt.

The sixth in the Millennium series featuring THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - more than 100 million copies sold worldwide. "What are you going to do now?" "I will be the hunter and not the hunted." Lisbeth Salander's mentor and protector Holger Palmgren is dead, and she has been gone from...

Brought to you by Penguin. BRITAIN'S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER RETURNS WITH A TWISTING ADVENTURE OF OBSESSIVE LOVE AND ELEGANT ESPIONAGE . . . Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a...

Chase has two compelling reasons for returning to England—a group walk along the famed Coast to Coast trail in the picturesque Lake District, and a chance to further his relationship with Mike, the handsome Devonshire coroner he met on his last trip. The walkers, including Chase’s dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau, assemble at a Cumbrian hotel and begin their adventure with the traditional “baptism of the boots” in St. Bee’s Bay. But they’ve barely begun traveling eastward with their genial guide than the group dynamic turns unexpectedly rocky.

Maigret gerät in einen Sumpf aus Feindseligkeiten und Vorurteilen. Als die junge, schwangere Germaine verschwindet, wird eine flämische Familie beschuldigt, weil... Ja, warum eigentlich? Weil die flämischen Kaufleute fremd sind und wohlhabender als die übrige Dorfgemeinschaft? Oder weil der Sohn der Familie ein Verhältnis mit Germaine hatte, aber eine bessere Partie in Aussicht? Maigret ermittelt privat und lässt sich weder von Mitgefühl noch von Vorurteilen leiten.

Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb 'An extremely creepy and claustrophobic novel' THE TIMES The latest chilling thriller from the legendary, international bestselling author. PRAISE FOR YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR 'The undisputed Queen of Icelandic noir' Simon Kernick 'As confident a writer as...

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO LIVES ON. The fifth in the Millennium series that began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - the global publishing phenomenon. Lisbeth Salander is an unstoppable force: Sentenced to two months in Flodberga women's prison for saving a young boy's life by any...

Not a page of this book is without intelligence and grace. The New York Times The mole has been purged from the Circus, and George Smiley, newly-made chief of the agency, has both rebuilding and revenge in his sights. To fully eradicate the threat, Smiley must trace back the treachery to its...

“George’s mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today.” —The Washington Post The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s award-winning series...

" the narrative is grand, the dialogue is even better, and best of all is the warm, sadly ironic intelligence that colors even the tiniest of encounters." Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) When General Vladimir, a Soviet defector, is brutally murdered in London's Hampstead Heath on his way to meet...

John Le Carr dominates the espionage form as no other writer has since Eric Ambler was at his peak. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In years past, the Circus oversaw political matters while their counterpart, the Department, dealt with intelligence more military in nature. These days, however...

Einer seiner glamourösesten Fälle: Maigret ermittelt in einem Pariser Luxushotel. Als die Leiche von Mimi Clark, Gattin eines amerikanischen Industriellen, im Keller des Luxushotels Majestic gefunden wird, fällt der Verdacht auf einen der Angestellten. Maigret aber hat Zweifel. Eine Spur führt ihn in Mimis Vergangenheit, als sie noch Animierdame in einem Nachtclub in Cannes war. Und plötzlich wird eine zweite Leiche im unterirdischen Labyrinth des Hotelkellers gefunden.

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