Ergebnis für "James" in Psychothriller

After suffering a brutal and random attack, Daniel Henderson is left fighting for his life. As he embarks on the long road to recovery, he begins experiencing disturbing visions. Fleeting and half-glanced, they are visions of women being murdered, women who are victims of the Tallyman, the notorious serial killer whose reign of terror began forty years ago. As Daniel’s family start to put back together the pieces of their life, Daniel dismisses his visions as traumatic hallucinations. But as they become more vivid, he finds himself haunted by details that only the killer could know.

»Du bist jemand, der dem Unschaffbaren ins Gesicht sieht und ihm sagt: ›Setz dich und halt den Mund‹? Die Welt braucht das. Die Welt braucht dich.« Tausend Unbekannte erhalten diese Einladung. Hundert von ihnen schaffen es in die Endauswahl zu einem beispiellosen Wettbewerb. Ihr Einsatz...

Los Angeles 1947: Auf einem verlassenen Grundstück wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau entdeckt – nackt und bestialisch zugerichtet. Der Mord der Schwarzen Dahlie macht Schlagzeilen und löst die größte Verbrecherjagd in der Geschichte Kaliforniens aus. Für Bucky Bleichert und Lee Blanchard vom Los Angeles Police Department wird die Suche nach dem Mörder zur Obsession.

Kennst du deinen Ehemann? Positiv. Alice Gill hält ihren Schwangerschaftstest in der Hand und kann ihr Glück kaum fassen. Doch ihre Welt gerät aus den Fugen, als nur einen Moment später die Polizei vor ihrer Tür steht. Ihr Mann Dominic ist tot.Überwältigt von Trauer muss Alice den Leichnam identifizieren. Er ist es wirklich. Dann taucht Dominics Bruder auf, mit dem er schon jahrelang keinen Kontakt mehr hatte, und behauptet, der Mann in der Leichenhalle ist nicht Dominic Gill. Wer ist der Mann, den Alice damals geheiratet hat, wirklich?

As soon as we open the door to our beautiful new home, I sense their presence . . . the couple who lived here before us. They’ve left things behind, as if on purpose, for us to find. First, there is the mysterious diary that ends too abruptly, followed by pictures of a couple in their thirties, just like us. Tired-looking parents with two small children. Who are they?

Der neue explosive Thriller von Nummer-1-Bestsellerautor Peter James. Die Stimme des Anrufers klang gehetzt, offensichtlich hatte der Mann Todesangst. Er habe eine Botschaft zu verkünden, denn er, Dr. Harry F. Cook, habe den absoluten Beweis für die Existenz Gottes gefunden. Kurz darauf ist Cook tot, ermordet unter brutalen Umständen. Als Reporter Ross Hunter daraufhin das Manuskript durchsieht, das Cook ihm geschickt hat, merkt er schnell, wie brisant der Stoff wirklich ist. Was würde der Vatikan dazu sagen? Die Atheisten, die anderen Religionsgemeinschaften?

Timothy and Jonah, wealthy entrepreneurs with a spoiled son, hide sins from their past—one involving a death on a cruise, the other a crime in Bali. Nathan and Samantha, the hot ex-nanny turned trophy wife, grapple with infertility and a shocking paternity secret. Bartosz and Angelika (he’s a chef, she’s a former sex worker) carry debts to the other couples they don’t even realize they owe. Over fourteen days, the couples bond—but their pasts are too deeply intertwined to stay hidden. The sly concierge, Putu, knows more than he lets on.

King's bestselling novel centres on a small town suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome. In UNDER THE DOME, King has produced another riveting masterpiece. The end of every chapter hooks you into the next, drawing you inside a psychological drama...

Das Leben ist ein einziger Schmerz... zumindest für Jason. Jason wurde mit einer seltenen Erkrankung des zentralen Nervensystems geboren. Jede Empfindung bringt Schmerz. Jede Berührung, jedes Geräusch, jeder Geruch - sogar jeder Atemzug verursacht qualvolles Leiden. Vollgepumpt mit Betäubungsmitteln vegetiert Jason viele Jahre in einem Raum mit gepolsterten Wänden vor sich hin. Schmerz ist alles, was er von der Welt kennt.

'One of our finest crime writers' ― Peter James 'Fabulous, atmospheric' ― The Sun 'Creepy and complex' ― The Times 'A beautifully written cliff-hanger of a thriller' ― Irish Independent Buried in the shadows and roots of the forest is a deadly secret that was never meant to come out...

In Washington werden die Tochter einer berühmten Schauspielerin und der Sohn des Finanzministers entführt. Auch nach der Bezahlung einer enormen Lösegeldsumme bleiben die Kinder verschwunden. Den schwarzen Kriminalbeamten Alex Cross führen seine Ermittlungen auf die Spuren des Mathematiklehrers der Entführten und auf die der Frau, die ihm selbst viel bedeutet...

It seemed perfect for me and my five-year-old daughter, Lily— a pretty little cottage on a quiet country farm. Then came the rule. No male visitors. But soon there are red flags. Mrs Skinner's son watches me a little too closely. My lipstick disappears. Lily wakes screaming that there's a stranger in her room. And when I ask about the last tenant – the one who vanished, leaving all her furniture behind – Mrs Skinner just smiles, and says she only wants to protect us. But what happens when I break her rules?

Achtunddreißig verschwundene Frauen innerhalb weniger Jahre. Ohne jede Spur. Kein Motiv, kein Muster, keine Leichen. Detective Sergeant Mark »Heck« Heckenburg ist überzeugt, dass das kein Zufall sein kann, doch außer ihm glaubt niemand an einen Zusammenhang. Als Heck auf eigene Faust...

After her hand is amputated following a tragic accident, Rachel Cooper suffers vivid nightmares of a woman imprisoned in the trunk of a hollow tree, screaming for help. When she begins to experience phantom sensations of leaves and earth with her missing limb, Rachel is terrified she is going mad. But then another hand takes hers, and the trapped woman is pulled into our world.

I just met my new son-in-law . . . And he’s my ex-husband. They’re here. I watch them arrive from the kitchen window. My pregnant daughter and her new husband. They’ve barely known each other six months. I greet him with a tight smile that he recognizes as fake. Luke is no good for my beautiful, fragile Cerys. He’ll break her heart. I know that because he broke mine — when he was married to me. I don’t know what he’s after. But I’m going to make it my business to find out.

Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. Daisy is the spitting image of her mother. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. They’ve come to live with me because their mother — my daughter — was murdered. In her own home while they slept close by. I think Vince killed her. But the police can’t prove it. I’ve always known he was no good. He treated my daughter like dirt. I said he’d cheat on her — but she wouldn’t listen.

Herman Melville’s classic masterpiece tells the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby Dick, a white sperm whale of tremendous size and ferocity. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, and Ahab intends to take revenge. The first line—"Call me Ishmael"—is one of the most famous opening lines in American literature.

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Then: Linda has it all: a gorgeous home, a devoted husband, two loving daughters. But she throws it all away to chase an impossible dream. Now: Linda is alone and penniless, living in a shabby rented flat. With nothing to lose, she signs up to a dating app for the over 50s. But the one man who responds to her profile, a man calling himself Tony Fortin, is not who he says he is. Linda recognises him immediately. He’s Marcus, her second husband. But that’s impossible. Marcus died eight months ago. He drowned off the coast of Corfu.

It started with revenge. It ended with murder. As a school secretary at an elite London prep school, Rachel spends her days at the beck and call of the privileged parents who send their children to get the best education money can buy. Reaching her breaking point, she decides to have a little...