Ergebnis für "In Plain Sight" in Literatur & Belletristik

The last thing I expect when I meet the new guy at work is for my life to be thrown into chaos. I've spent years hiding my attraction to men, but Luka is funny, outgoing, and for reasons I can't explain, he sees past my introverted nature and wants to be friends. I've never felt a connection with anyone like I do with Luka. He makes me want to open up and share the parts of myself I usually keep hidden. I don't want to make things awkward between us, but the more I try to get over my feelings, the harder it is to stay away.

The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the author of Guy's Girl. On the day she arrives in Canada for her older brother's wedding, Eliot Beck hasn't seen her family in three years. Eliot adores her big, wacky, dysfunctional collection of...

What happens when you've been caught red handed committing an unspeakable crime in front of dozens of witnesses? What happens when you're smart and cunning enough to escape being caught? Follow the unconventional journey of Ian Avery as he narrowly escapes the law and attempts to live a normal life under a different identity - hiding in plain sight.

There’s something sinister happening in Boone County…Since the debacle involving her friends and her ex, Rayna Nydert has kept to herself. Duped by the rotten bastard, she still feels guilty for her part in it all. With harvest season in full swing, her self-isolation has been easy to keep. But when she finds a beaten and terrified young man in one of her fields, to help him hide from his pursuers, she must turn to the one man who has the power to shatter her heart into a million tiny pieces, Thomas Archer.

Meet Ebenezer Cosmen. He's a computer programmer and a writer - a middle-of-the-road man with conventional needs and a relaxed attitude towards worldly things. He lives alone with a small cohort of trusted comrades. He wrote a fictional novel about a serial killer that was later imitated by an actual killer. Obviously, he became a little less middle-of-the-road after that. This recognition propelled his book sales to heights he never imagined. He enjoyed the success for over a decade until the killer was captured.

FBI Special Agent Jon Wells has spent his days and nights tracking and bringing down terrorists. His new case brings him to a whole new level involving the Somali community and the Chinese government through cyber terrorism and corporate espionage. Jon has to use all his skills as he navigates through this world of deception, murder, torture, and the disenfranchised to prevent a meltdown of the economy and funding to terrorists.

Carolyn Blanche thought she had left the darkness behind. Once a relentless investigator, she traded the adrenaline rush for a quiet life as a banker, a mother, a woman at peace. But some mysteries refuse to be ignored. It starts with a house. A half-built, unfinished shell standing alone on a busy road. Ordinary to the world, but to Carolyn, something is deeply, horribly wrong. The house isn’t supposed to be there—it doesn’t even exist on public records. And yet, someone is inside. Watching. Waiting. What begins as idle curiosity soon spirals into an obsession.

The quest for truth can become an addiction. A habit that’s almost impossible to break. What if almost everything you were taught about history was a lie? This is about London, it’s oldest institutions and a force of resistance that is doing all they can to survive. Try to forget what you know. This is just the beginning…

High art and low morals collide when graduate Sharona Waters discovers a multi-million euro art scam in play. She delves in, unwittingly putting herself on a direct trajectory with danger as a serial killer accelerates his murder spree. When Sharona gets drawn into the killer’s orbit, she peels away his public persona and exposes the psychopath underneath. Suddenly, the small Irish town has no hiding place…

Christine Bailey comes from a privileged background, always sees the good in people, and swiftly falls for the enigmatic and handsome Awesome Petté, who exemplifies charm, intellect, ambition, and the gift to incite her sexual inhibitions. She believes he is her soul mate but will soon discover she has been living in a fool's paradise because he will slowly draw her into a sinister plot that will leave her asking, "What type of monster did his parents create?"

There are no vampires, zombies, or magical beings here; no, what lurk in this world are even more terrifying. Once you meet them, you will think twice before turning your back on that seemingly innocuous neighbor or coming to the aid of the helpless damsel in the dark parking lot. These monsters don’t lurk under your bed or in the shadows: They are the people you see every day at work, in the supermarket, and in broad daylight. They are the horrors that hide in plain sight, and they will unsettle you more than any supernatural being ever could.

Summer McCloud has been managing without her mother for five years now. But what she knows about Lila McCloud could fill a teacup. When a woman is murdered the same day she buys a book from Tarot and Tea, the occult shop Summer inherited when her mother disappeared, Summer's life begins to unravel. She is the number one suspect in the murder investigation. But Summer is an amateur sleuth and has visions about murders - she can solve this one, can't she?

In the town of Birch Creek where the only danger is getting swept off your feet, Katharine Miller hides the secrets of her past . . . until she meets Ezra Bontrager and is forced to face the greatest risk of all—opening her heart to true love After fleeing her hometown, Katharine finds peace...

Vladimir Gusev exists in a living hell. A year ago in the Olympics the professional hockey player was forced to use a homophobic slur during a game, and guilt is eating him from the inside out. Not only is Vladimir not a homophobe, but in the aftermath of the Olympics, he was finally able to admit his true nature to himself. Yet he's been taught homosexuality is a sin, so he tries to push away his feelings, but to no avail.

From the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper comes the riveting story of a murder that shatters the picturesque calm of Amish country—and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer defending the woman at the center of the storm. The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster...

Jill Becket knows she's in trouble the minute a brand-new, gorgeous client walks into her practice. Amelia Shaw is suffering from a massive burnout, and has no clue of the calamitous effect she's having on her new therapist. Jill's ethical code prevents her from acting on her feelings. Falling in love is so low on Amelia's priority list, she doesn't even consider it. Her only current life goal is to feel better. Can these two women find each other despite the professional and personal obstacles they face?

Before there was Raylan, there was Sisco... U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco is on the hunt for world-class gentleman felon Jack Foley in Out of Sight, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard’s sexy thriller that moves from Miami to the Motor City. Based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, U.S...

First Sight is a tale of daring to take risks, and losing control just enough to have a life, when the opportunity presents itself. When two very different worlds and strong-willed people collide, everything changes in an instant, as they confront the age-old question of whether to lay oneself bare and risk intimacy - or not. Are they brave enough to face what comes next? And will they do it together or apart?

Dan Greenberg was a promising medical student who was derailed by Catherine - a bizarre, schizophrenic patient whose delusions about patients in danger at hospitals all around Chicago were startlingly specific. Drawn by both curiosity and compassion, Dan investigates, discovering that they were exactly where Catherine said they would be. Who are these people? Why are they in danger? Are they connected with each other? He will learn just how far powerful people will go to stay in control, and the high price of the truth.

Mallory Scott is a British espionage operative - and a damn good one at that. Her current assignment to bring down a group of diamond thieves and scammers should be a piece of cake. She plans to get her claws into one of the gang, infiltrate the group, and uncover the information she needs to catch and prosecute them. Luck is on her side, and within 24 hours she’s lunching with Baxter Collinson, the youngest - and most handsome - diamond thief.