Ergebnis für "Grace" in Psychothriller

Manchmal ist die perfekte Ehe in Wahrheit die reinste Hölle. Grace und Jack Angel sind das perfekte Paar: Sie ist warmherzig, liebevoll, bildhübsch. Er sieht gut aus, ist charmant und kämpft als renommierter Anwalt für die Rechte misshandelter Frauen. Aber sollte man Perfektion jemals trauen? Warum zum Beispiel kann Grace auf Dinnerpartys so viel essen und nimmt niemals zu? Warum umgibt ein hoher Zaun ihr wunderschönes Haus? Wenn man Grace danach fragen möchte, stellt man fest, dass sie nie allein ist.

In Southamptons Rotlichtbezirk wird eine Leiche gefunden – ein Mann, grausam verstümmelt, das Herz entfernt. Stunden später erhält Eileen Matthews ein Päckchen: Es enthält das Herz ihres Mannes. Warum musste Alan auf so schreckliche Weise sterben? Der Familienvater war ein allseits geschätzter Mann, in der Kirche aktiv, als Streetworker für Obdachlose im Einsatz.

Als Ruby aufwacht, weiß sie sofort, dass sie nicht in ihrem eigenen Bett liegt. Doch das ist nur der Beginn ihres Albtraums. Jemand hält sie gefangen, in einem Zimmer, das an ein Puppenhaus erinnert. Am anderen Ende der Stadt: Familienidylle, ein Tag am Strand. Bis eines der Kinder beim Spielen eine Frauenleiche entdeckt, tief vergraben im Sand. Vor Ort birgt die Polizei weitere Opfer.

Ein perfider Killer kidnappt Paare. Die Opfer wachen orientierungslos auf, gefangen in einem Raum, in dem niemand ihre Schreie hört. Es gibt keine Fluchtmöglichkeit, nur eine Waffe und die Botschaft des Entführers: Entweder sterben beide einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod - oder einer bringt den anderen um und ist frei. Detective Inspector Helen Grace und ihr Team ermitteln fieberhaft, denn die Abstände zwischen den Taten werden kürzer.

Bist du meine Tochter? Simone Porter musste mit einem schweren Schicksalsschlag fertigwerden. Vor achtzehn Jahren wurde ihre sechs Monate alte Tochter entführt. Als ein Mädchen mit Namen Grace sich bei ihr meldet und erklärt, ihre Tochter zu sein, glaubt Simone ihr nicht. Doch das Stofftier, das Grace bei sich hat, lässt sie zweifeln. Genau so einen Plüschhasen hat ihre Tochter besessen. Grace aber behauptet noch etwas anderes: dass sie aus Notwehr einen Mord begangen hat und dass sie dringend Hilfe braucht.

Vicken has a plan: throw himself into the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal and end it all for good, believing it to be the only way out for him after a lifetime of depression and pain. But, stepping off the subway, he finds himself in an endless, looping station. Determined to find a way out again, he starts to explore the rooms and corridors ahead of him. But no matter how many claustrophobic hallways or vast cathedral-esque rooms he passes through, the exit is nowhere in sight. The more he explores his strange new prison, the more he becomes convinced that he hasn't been trapped there

Libbie Havens is fine on her own. When she chances upon the secluded house on Cub Creek, she purchases it. She'll show her cousin Liz, and other doubters, that she can rise above her past and live happily and successfully on her own terms. Libbie has emotional problems born of a troubled childhood. Raised by a grandmother she could never please, Libbie is more comfortable not being comfortable with people. She knows she's different from most. She has special gifts, or curses, but are they real? Or are they products of her history and dysfunction? 

Vorrei poterla stringere forte. Sentire se indossa ancora lo stesso profumo di sempre. Ma mia figlia mi incolpa per la morte di suo padre. Non vuole nemmeno parlarmi… So solo che non è davvero al sicuro con il suo fidanzato, Garth. Starò a distanza e la osserverò. Per ora. Ma tremo di paura quando la polizia bussa alla sua porta. Garth è scomparso. E mia figlia è accusata del suo omicidio. Non ci sono prove che io abbia mai fatto del male a qualcuno… o sì? La polizia sa del mio passato – e di cosa ho fatto veramente? Solo una cosa è certa. La mia bellissima bambina è in grave pericolo.

Being a killer comes easy to Dani. So easy it’s getting boring, in fact. But this girl isn’t taking orders from anybody, not even fate. If she’s going to keep up with the stab-and-shovel work, she’s going to create her own code for who deserves a medal or a bullet. When she happens across a Help Wanted ad that would allow her to do just that…she’s intrigued.

My husband is planning to leave me soon, and he thinks that I don't know. Can you believe that after fourteen years of marriage and three kids, he simply wants to discard me like I am trash? Not going to happen. Throughout our entire marriage, he lied and I ignored it, he cheated and I still stood by his side. But now, he has double-crossed me, and dragging him through a messy divorce simply won't cut deep enough. No. I want my pound of flesh. Not literally, of course, because I'm no killer, but then again, thanks to my husband, I've developed a knack for lying.

Ava Green ha un lavoro di successo, due splendidi bambini e un marito che fa arrossire le altre donne. Ma ora che sto lavorando nella sua casa impeccabile, so che non tutto è così perfetto… Sento le discussioni sussurrate a tarda notte. Finn riceve telefonate a orari strani – e quando parlo con i bambini, è chiaro che il loro papà sta mantenendo dei segreti. Ora che so cosa si nasconde in questa casa, sono solo felice che Ava non abbia controllato troppo accuratamente le mie referenze. Perché Ava pensa di aver scelto me. Ma sono stata io a scegliere lei.

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Ein perfider Killer kidnappt Paare. Die Opfer wachen orientierungslos auf, gefangen in einem Raum, in dem niemand ihre Schreie hört. Es gibt keine Fluchtmöglichkeit, nur eine Waffe und die Botschaft des Entführers: Entweder sterben beide einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod - oder einer bringt den anderen um und ist frei.

Sixteen years after being locked up, at the age of sixteen, for the bloody murders of her employer and his housekeeper, Grace Marks is examined by Dr Simon Jordan, an expert in amnesia. As the days and weeks pass Simon tries to prise open the memories Grace claims to have lost and reveals a life...

 A gang war grips the city, and the police force is under fire from all sides. But Detective Inspector Helen Grace defies direct orders as she becomes drawn to the case of a missing teenager. Naomi's mother is desperate for help - and Helen is her only hope. Keeping the investigation secret, she finds a disturbing trail of questions - and more who have vanished off the streets... Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight. But proving it is another matter entirely. The clock is ticking - and the only person looking for Naomi is about to meet her match.

The day after her ninth birthday, Lucie and Blake Sullivan agree, for the very first time, to let their daughter, Grace, make the four-minute walk back home alone from a friend’s house down the street. They joke with friends about hiding behind bushes to ensure she is safe. But the joke turns sour when Grace does not appear. Despite the best efforts of the police and local community, Grace seems to have vanished into thin air. With hope fading fast, Lucie knows she can rely on her husband to support her. That is until the day she makes a shocking discovery....

WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE, WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL ALONE, THAT'S WHEN HE'LL COME FOR YOU... A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the victims. As panic spreads, Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation...

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When Stuart Font decides to throw a housewarming party in his new flat, he invites all the people in his building. After some deliberation, he even includes the unpleasant caretaker and his wife. There are a few other genuine friends on the list, but he definitely does not want to include his girlfriend, as that might involve asking her husband. The party will be one everyone remembers. But not for the right reasons.

Meg and her daughter Grace are the most beloved family in Ashford, the lynchpin that holds the town together. So when Meg is found brutally murdered and her daughter missing, the community is rocked by the tragedy. Her daughter, Grace, has been sick for years and all Meg has ever done is look after her. Now Meg is dead, Grace is gone - and fears are growing for her life.