Ergebnis für "Glory Be" in Krimis & Thriller

It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment. When the police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story and, with her reluctant daughter in tow, launches a shadow investigation in a town of oil tycoons, church gossips, and a rumored voodoo priestess.

Private Enquiry agent Cyrus Barker, along with his partner Thomas Llewelyn, has a long, accomplished history—he's taken on cases for Scotland Yard, the Foreign Office, and even the crown itself, fulfilling them all with great skill and discretion. None of those cases, however, are as delicate and complicated as the one laid before him by a delegation of men who, thirty years before, fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

The president is taken hostage aboard Air Force One. A shocking ride ensues as elite Delta Force veteran Luke Stone, 29, and the FBI’s Special Response Team may be the only ones who can bring him back. But in an action-packed thriller jammed with shocking twists and turns, the destination - and the extraction - may be even more dramatic than the ride itself.

KlappentextIch war sechs Jahre alt, als wir Mexiko verließen. Man entfernte mich und meinen Bruder vom Kartell. Aber das Kartell nicht aus uns. Es liegt in unseren Genen. Man sagt wir wären Monster. Weil wir regieren. Weil wir keine Angst kennen. Keine Skrupel. Weil wir herrschen, wie wir f***. Kompromisslos und ohne Tabus. Wir kriegen immer, was wir wollen. Konsequenzen spielen in unserer Welt keine Rolle. Bis zu dem Moment, als sie auftaucht und Verwirrung stiftet. Und weil das Schicksal eine lüsterne Hure ist, holt uns unerwartet auch die Vergangenheit ein.