Ergebnis für "Heat" in Psychothriller

Mia und Yanis, die einander in einer Ferienanlage an der Algarve begegnen, sind sich sicher, dass dort zwischen atemberaubenden Stränden, rauen Wellen und hoch aufragenden Klippen der Sommer ihres Lebens auf sie wartet. Im exklusiven Platô Beach Resort, das auf einem Plateau an der Steilküste liegt, finden Urlaubsgäste tagsüber Ruhe und Entspannung, während die milden Nächte durchgetanzt werden – das Resort veranstaltet luxuriöse Partys, während derer der Champagner in Strömen fließt. Für Mia und Yanis, die für eine Saison zum Arbeiten an die Algarve gekommen sind, ist das eine ganz neue Welt.

With two young children, Mary hasn’t slept in what feels like years. For his part, Tim never feels safe enough to sleep. And so one hot, exhausting night, the two strangers meet while seeking solace in a nearby park. There, they witness something horrific: a violent attack in the window of a neighbouring house. Bonded by what they’ve seen, Tim and Mary are desperate to find answers. And when they see news reports of a missing woman who was last seen walking alone not far from them, the pair are convinced it’s her they saw being attacked—no matter what the police say.

In a nameless Hungarian town, teenagers on a competitive swim team occupy their after-training hours with hard drinking and fast cars, hash cigarettes and marathons of Grand Theft Auto, the meaningless sex and late-night exploits of a world defined by self-gratification and all its attendant recklessness. Invisible to their parents and subject to the whims of an abusive coach, the crucible of competition pushes them again and again into dangerous choices. When a deadly accident leaves them second-guessing one another, they’re driven even deeper into violence.

A gripping novel about two young married couples--expectant parents and new friends--whose lives collide in a pile-up of deceits and indiscretions It was the exhilaration of new parenthood that first united Michael and Paul, outside the Brooklyn hospital where their wives, Rebecca and Jenny, had...