Ergebnis für "Guilty" in Literatur & Belletristik

In New Orleans verschwindet ein Zwillingspärchen kurz vor seinem 21. Geburtstag. Der Fall weckt Erinnerungen an einen Serienmörder, den man den "Einundzwanziger-Killer" nannte, weil er seine Opfer in einer grausigen Zeremonie an deren 21. Geburtstag tötete. Aber dieser Psychopath ist seit Jahren hinter Gittern. Oder doch nicht? Detective Rick Bentz befürchtet das Schlimmste. Zusammen mit seinem Partner Reuben Montoya versucht er fieberhaft, den Killer zu fassen und das Leben der Zwillinge zu retten.

One of Daphne Wade's guilty pleasures is to watch the Duke of Tremore as he works, shirtless, on the excavation site of his ducal estate. Anthony Courtland is by far the most exciting and handsome man she has ever known, and she dreams of one day being able to speak with him without getting tongue tied. Anthony, meanwhile, only sees her as a hard worker on his excavation team. He considers her a plain young lady and says so to a friend, unaware that Daphne is outside the library door, her heart shattering to pieces. So Daphne decides she will not be so silly any longer.

In der Familie ihrer Freundin Clementine fand Erika stets Halt und Geborgenheit, in ihrem eigenen Zuhause nicht. Auch heute ist Clementine ihr Zufluchtsort, und nun hofft Erika in einem delikaten Fall auf Hilfe: Sie und ihr Mann Oliver sind ungewollt kinderlos, und sie möchte die Freundin um einen mehr als großen Gefallen bitten. Als Erika das Thema bei einem gemütlichen Barbecue anspricht, nehmen Ereignisse ihren Lauf, die in eine Katastrophe münden. Ist ihre Freundschaft stark genug, um diese zu überstehen?

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The instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller! The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the global sensation Karin Slaughter. 'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena 'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter 'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart'...

Wizard for hire Harry Dresden has to track down the things that go bump in the night in this novel in Jim Butcher's #1 New York Times bestselling series. There’s no love lost between Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and the White Council of Wizards, who find him brash...

Lady Viola Courtland was a romantic and impulsive young girl when she fell instantly in love with the handsome and dashing Viscount Hammond. Unbeknownst to Viola, John Hammond had already given his heart to the only woman he would ever love - his cousin's wife. In Viola, he thought he had found the perfect woman. But Viola was neither practical nor sensible when it came to marriage, for she fully expected her husband to love her and would settle for nothing less. Until one day, John finally came to his senses and prayed it wasn't too late to win back the love of his very own wife.

Tonight, Osmond Box, the reclusive yet wildly successful writer/director known for his completely surprising Broadway plays, is debuting his seventh and most highly anticipated production of his career: The Guilty. Nothing is known about the story, the setting, the premise, or even the actors involved. The first people to discover the truth will be the lucky ones sitting in those seats opening night.

In this haunting tale, Gerald Roylake returns home after his father's death. He becomes reacquainted with Christal Toller, the millkeeper's daughter, but is challenged at every turn by the man who is known only as the Lodger.

Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare - the violent death of his wife. But worse is to come when he is accused of killing her and hounded mercilessly by the media. His life begins to unravel completely as he loses his job and his home. Even his best friends turn against him, believing him guilty of the heinous crime in spite of the lack of compelling evidence. Bill sets out to clear his name but finds that proving one’s innocence is not easy - one has to find the true culprit, and Bill believes he knows who it is....

Anita Blake is small, dark and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St Louis. Her job – reanimating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear – her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy ...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES, now an HBO series. Winner of Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction “Here’s the best news you’ve heard all year: Not a single page disappoints....The only difficulty with Truly Madly Guilty? Putting it down.” —Miami...

Jackman’s sister-in-law Sarah disappears to London and throws herself into the river. What drove her to this? She was a woman with a seemingly happy home life and two beloved sons. DI Jackman and DI Evans dig into Sarah’s life. And Jackman realises he knew almost nothing about his sister-in-law’s past. Then, they discover a woman in a neighbouring village died in similar circumstances. What is the connection to a convicted murderer whose family are convinced he is innocent? Who is really pulling the strings?

After her husband’s death, Dahlia Kincaid and her 14-year-old daughter Mia move to the exclusive lakefront community of Blackthorn Shores, Michigan, hoping for a fresh start. It feels like a miracle: lakefront views, immaculate homes, and a coveted spot in the elite circle of neighborhood mothers. Even Mia is welcomed by the popular girls. For the first time, Dahlia dares to believe they’ve finally found belonging. But after a neighborhood slumber party, one of the girls is found dead.

What if they hadn't gone? That's the question Clementine can't stop asking herself. It was just a backyard barbeque. They didn't know their hosts that well. They were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no. But she and her husband, Sam, said yes, and now they can never change what they did and didn't do that beautiful winter's day. Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One yapping dog. It's a normal weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?

In a quiet seaport town, a tenacious private detective finds herself entangled in a web of family secrets, organized crime and murder. Controversial real estate developer Vic Meyers wants to hire private detective Serena Manchester. Despite warnings about Meyers’ shady associations, Serena agrees to take the case. She uncovers a startling revelation —a long-lost brother she never knew existed, may be involved in a brutal crime. With her brother, now a prime suspect in a murder case, Serena embarks on a treacherous path to uncover the truth, risking everything for her newfound family.

After spending some years abroad, Gerard Roylake returns to England to take up his inheritance at Trimley Deen. As he assumes his complicated new life amongst strangers, his encounter with Cristel Toller, the miller’s daughter, recalls happier childhood memories and brings him into contact with a strangely beautiful man known only as the Lodger.

’MASTERFUL…PERCEPTIVE AND DISTURBING’ Guardian ‘DARK, THRILLING, IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT’ Erin Kelly, author of Sunday Times bestseller He Said/She Said On a night out, four friends witness a stranger in trouble. They decide to do nothing to help. Later, a body washes up on the banks of...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER! ‘I couldn’t tear myself away from the rollercoaster of events!’ – NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars It only takes one lie to destroy a marriage. THE PERFECT HUSBAND… Vince Taylor has everything he could dream of. He’s the CEO of a tech firm in New York City, owns a...

‘A red-hot, non-stop rollercoaster of a book’ – Lisa Jewell What would you do if your husband framed you for murder? Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband. Now she’s finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her...