Ergebnis für "Graves" in Für Hartgesottene

'The work of a master storyteller' Daily Telegraph 'One of crime's most engaging duos' Guardian THE SUNDAY TIMES CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 ________ Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the...

Another day, another hijacked body. And just 13 hours to solve a murder…Detective Vincent Graves has made a habit of dying. Waking up in someone else’s body isn’t pleasant, especially when it's inside a coffin with tons of dirt pressing down on it. Once he’s out, he learns his soul has 13 hours to find the borrowed body’s killer. With the help of a brilliant FBI agent, Vincent’s quest for clues leads to a looming supernatural presence. And escaping the dark threat may be impossible with his ever-ticking clock… Can Vincent close the case in time?

Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend. In the 16th century, eight samurais, who had taken refuge there along with a secret treasure, were murdered by the inhabitants, bringing a terrible curse down upon their village. Centuries later, a mysterious young man named Tatsuya arrives in town, bringing a spate of deadly poisonings in his wake. The inimitably scruffy and brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates.

Jan Krömer kommt als neuer Kriminalkommissar nach seiner Beförderung auf die Insel Norderney, um die Polizei Norden bei den Ermittlungen in einer Mordserie zu unterstützen. Innerhalb nur weniger Monate sterben vier Männer, die vor ihrem Tod alle bei Prostituierten im Pussy-Cat-Club waren. Gibt es einen Serienkiller auf Norderney, der es auf Freier abgesehen hat?

In the tight-knit, secretive community of Camp Springs, undercover work is a dangerous game, and Maisie Doss is playing for keeps. When a series of mysterious events pulls her deeper into a web of deceit and crime, Maisie finds herself entangled in a high-stakes operation involving the Federal Reserve, illicit fortunes, and deadly secrets. With a target on her back and trust a rare commodity, Maisie must navigate treacherous alliances, expose a cunning mastermind, and protect those she loves.

A trio of desperate convicts has hijacked a bus carrying a group of deaf and mute schoolgirls who are now being held hostage in a disused slaughterhouse. FBI agent Arthur Potter is flown in to negotiate with the men, as are local police, state troopers, politicians and the media. Not everyone...

Many people had reasons for killing Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. But there are complications - like a drug addict, a disappearing suspect, and the fact that Coffin Ed's daughter is up to her neck in the whole explosive business.

When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer’s morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man’s identity–and where he came from. The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child’s belongings. Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time–but they have no leads, and no motive for the events that have taken place.

There's a killer on the loose in the Lake District, and the calm of an English summer is shattered. For newly qualified crime-scene investigator Grace McColl, it's both the start of a nightmare and the chance to prove herself after a mistake that cost a life. For detective constable Nick Weston, recently transferred from London, it's an opportunity to recover his nerve after a disastrous undercover operation that left him for dead. And for a lonely, loveless teenage girl, Edith, it's the start of a twisted fantasy - one she never dreamed might come true.

Outside the apartment where a wake is going on, the manager of the A&P across the street is robbed. Reverend Short, a storefront preacher addicted to opium and brandy, is watching from a bedroom window in the flat. He leans out too far and falls, but a huge bread basket, sitting outside the bakery below, saves him. Back inside, he says he sees a vision of a dead man. Outside, in the very basket Short landed in, lies the body of Valentine Haines. Who murdered Val? It is up to Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson to find out.

Once a police detective in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rushmore McKenzie became an unlikely millionaire and an occasional unlicensed private investigator, doing favors for friends. But this time, he finds himself in dire need of working on his own behalf. His dear friend and first love Shelby Dunston attends a public reading by a psychic medium with the hope of connecting with her grandfather one final time. Instead, she hears McKenzie’s name spoken by the psychic in connection with a huge sum of stolen - and missing - money.

"Tavs som graven" er andet bind i serien fra sagaøen om kriminalinspektør Erlendur og hans team. På en byggeplads i Reykjavik finder man et menneskeskelet. Det har ligget så længe, at arkæologer må udgrave skelettet, sandsynligvis af en gravid kvinde. Samtidig sættes kriminalinspektør Erlendur Sveinsson på sagen. Stykke for stykke afdækkes en grum familiehistorie med spor helt tilbage til anden verdenskrig.

The badly decomposing body of a woman is found in a farmer’s field and shows signs of bondage and torture. A ring on her finger leads to an ID and confirms a young officer’s suspicion. She’s one of several women who have been reported missing from the Prince William County area of Virginia. Trent Stenson with the Dumfries Police Department is uncovering a trend, but before he can reach out to the FBI, they show up at his door.

When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered on a building site, DCI Whitney Walker knows she's on the hunt for a killer. The problem is the murders happened in 1980 and this is her first case with the new team. What makes it even tougher is that with budgetary restrictions in place, she only has two weeks to solve it. Once again, she enlists the help of forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish, but as she digs deeper into the past, she uncovers hidden truths that hurtle through the decades and into the present.

Winter, 1969. After a hit-and-run accident nearly kills her mother, Velda learns her father is not who she thought he is. Seeking to uncover her true heritage, Velda and Mike Hammer travel to sunny Dreamland Park, where retired law enforcement officers keep an eye on notorious criminals held under the Witness Protection Act. Just as Velda and Mike’s search leads to a dead end, a brutal attempt on their lives and a missing fortune in mob money leads them to a deadly midnight confrontation in a cemetery where secrets are buried and open graves await.

Shockwaves are still dissipating following the tragic demise of a Pittsburgh Violent Crimes Unit Detective. However, the colleagues find comfort in their belief that the Stolen Pieces cases have been successfully solved and the depraved lunatic responsible has at long last been identified. But before anyone has time to get settled, the sudden, unnerving discovery of a new victim bearing the brutal hallmarks of The Keeper’s unique style of slaughter sends pulses racing.

Thirty-eight-year-old Rebecca Barlow drops her four-year-old son off at her parents' house, promising to return by five. Five comes and goes. Then six. Then seven. Worried, Rebecca's parents try calling. She doesn't answer, and her friends haven't heard from her either. It seems no one has. As concern mounts, Rebecca's father drives to the lake house where she's been staying. Rebecca is nowhere in sight. The following morning brings a grisly discovery when Rebecca's body is found floating in the lake.