Ergebnis für "James" in Historische Thriller

DIE MATT DRAKE ABENTEUER Weltumspannende Schauplätze, atemlose Action und die größten Rätsel der Menschheit. In Amerika verwandeln sich scheinbar unbescholtene Bürger von einem Moment auf den anderen in gnadenlose Attentäter. Niemand kennt das Muster, niemand weiß, wer als Nächster zur...

Ian Dunross, the current tai-pan of the illustrious yet financially troubled Struan empire, is racing to undo the damage his predecessor left behind and to once again stand on stable ground. And he’ll do whatever it takes—including striking a hard-fought deal with an American millionaire. But his rival, Quillan Gornt, has other plans. Suddenly caught in a dubious plot involving Soviet spies, Hong Kong’s criminal underground, and the hostile takeover of his company, Dunross holds nothing back in the fight for the Noble House.

Wenn die Zeit zerbricht, herrscht das Chaos. Im American Museum of Natural History in New York City steht der Paläontologe Noah Clark kurz davor, seine größte Entdeckung zu präsentieren. Doch am Tag der geplanten Enthüllung erschüttert ein kosmisches Ereignis die Realität. Die Trümmer...

»Der letzte Überlebende« knüpft direkt an »Blutrache« an und spielt größtenteils in einem 24-Stunden-Fenster. Drake, Mai, Dahl und Alicia geraten in einen erbarmungslosen Kampf gegen acht der tödlichsten Killer des Planeten – ein extremes Turnier, aus dem nur einer lebend entkommen...

Bloomsbury presents Old Bones by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, read by Cynthia Farrell. The latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston & Child. Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a...

Dezember 1941: Joe McGrady ist Detective beim Honolulu PD und wird mit der Untersuchung eines Falls beauftragt, der sein Leben für immer verändern wird: dem Mord an einem jungen Mann, dem Neffen des Oberbefehlshabers der Pazifikflotte, und dessen Freundin, einer jungen Japanerin. McGrady folgt einem Verdächtigen bis nach Hongkong, das gerade von den Japanern eingenommen wird. Er wird als Gefangener nach Japan verschleppt, als potenzieller Spion droht ihm der Tod. Gerettet wird er von dem Diplomaten Takahashi Kansei, der heimlich gegen die offizielle japanische Kriegspolitik arbeitet.

Sie holen ihn beim Abendessen. Als er aufwacht, liegt er auf Beton, in einer russischen Zelle. Matt Drake hat gerade einen Waffenhändler und dessen nordkoreanische Partner ausgeschaltet. Das SPEAR-Team macht ein paar Tage Pause, ein neues Hauptquartier gibt es noch nicht — und genau in diesem...

'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION In the high summer heat...

Instant New York Times Bestseller! "The Munich Affair is a master class in tension and a perfect historical thriller.” —Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls “This World War II-era thriller feels startlingly modern and essential. As you watch a detective, a...

A heart-stopping novel of adventure and suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins—the first in his critically acclaimed Sigma Force series A freak explosion in the British Museum in London ignites a perilous race for an earth-shaking power source buried deep beneath the...

The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...

Charlee Flynn just discovered her parents aren’t really antiquities experts, they’re "black market acquisitions specialists." They're thieves! When an old enemy returns, the Flynns go on the run, and Charlee is forced to become their apprentice. Now, they must track down the accursed Diamond of Despair. To do so, they need to locate a lost pirate sanctuary linked to the legendary Anne Bonny. Adventure, betrayal, and danger await as they race to claim the treasure before time runs out.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 996 nach Christus. Jan, Sohn eines Fischers in der Normandie, wird von den Wikingern bei einem ihrer Streifzüge versklavt und nach Norwegen verschleppt, wo er sich in der rauen Welt der Nordmänner zurechtfinden muss. Zeitgleich muss sich Hurit, die Tochter des Medizinmannes der Beothuk, am anderen Ende der Welt ebenfalls großen Herausforderungen stellen. Dass sich die Wege der beiden kreuzen, scheint ausgeschlossen. Und doch...

His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground are legendary throughout London. He solves cases with the able assistance of his close friend and confidant. And, one day, he will become the arch enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Meet Professor James Moriarty - consulting criminal.

The second in the highly praised Emily Grey series ‘Emily Grey proves so engaging that I hope she'll keep going into the Cold War', JakeKerridge, Daily Telegraph At the height of the First World War, Emily Grey finds herself far away from the action, collating Swiss rubber imports in a hut in...

Brought to you by Penguin. Now a new six part ITV drama starring Joe Cole, as iconic spy Harry Palmer, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. A high-ranking scientist has been kidnapped. A secret British intelligence agency must find out why. But as the quarry is pursued from grimy Soho to the other...

Dallas, November 2, 1963. Wayne Tedrow, Jr., has arrived to kill a man. The fee is $6,000. He finds himself instead in the middle of a cover-up following JFK’s assassination. There follows a hellish five-year ride through the sordid underbelly of public policy via Las Vegas, Howard Hughes, Vietnam, CIA dope dealing, Cuba, sleazy showbiz, racism and the Klan. This is the 1960s under Ellroy’s blistering lens, the icons of the era mingled with cops, killers, hoods and provocateurs.

“A real page-turner….Rollins keeps the story in overdrive, with plenty of twists and turns before the final shocker.” —Douglas Preston, co-author of The Monster of Florence A classic adventure from James Rollins, the author of The Doomsday Key, The Last Oracle, The Judas Strain, Black...

In 1983, the world stands at the brink of nuclear annihilation, and only a few people are aware of it. A riveting story of how two men’s lives intersect in the midst of an existential crisis, The Able Archers is told through the eyes of two key participants: a young American intelligence officer, Captain Kevin Cattani, and his more experienced Soviet counterpart, Colonel Ivan Levchenko. Only by working together will Cattani and Levchenko find a way to prevent a global nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Two young girls plot a murder by witchcraft. Soon afterwards, a government clerk dies painfully in mysterious circumstances. His colleague James Marwood is asked to investigate—but the task brings unexpected dangers. Meanwhile, architect Cat Hakesby is working for a merchant who lives on Slaughter Street, where the air smells of blood and a captive Barbary lion prowls the stables. Then a prestigious new commission arrives. Cat must design a Poultry House for the woman that the king loves most in all the world.