Ergebnis für "Kong!" in Krimis & Thriller

Der ehrgeizige Regisseur Carl Denham möchte endlich einen großen Filmcoup landen. Deshalb macht er sich mit einer Filmcrew auf, eine entlegene, sagenumwobene Insel im indischen Ozean zu entdecken. Dort lebt ein Volk, das dem Riesenaffen King Kong junge Frauen als Opfer darbringt. Um den Affenkönig zu besänftigen, entführen die Eingeborenen den Filmstar Ann Darrow und bieten sie dem als Opfer dar...

The battle of the dead was won, but at a great cost. Sion, leader of the Mist Village, was left with only pain and regret as Richter was claimed by the abyss. What no one but the abandoned chaos seed knows is that he narrowly avoided the curse of the lich Singh, a curse that still hangs above his head. Now, surrounded by miles of darkness and tons of crushing rock, Richter has to find his way back into the light.

In The Land: Predators, the Mist Village has harnessed its power. With core buildings, professional fighters, and now their own dungeon, the settlement is primed to grow into a kingdom of true power and magic. The path to power has not been without risk, however. The MistVillage has been noticed. Evil nobles from the Kingdom of Law, bloodthirsty goblins from the Serrated Mountains, an undead lord with a penchant for human sacrifice, and fanatical kobolds from the Depths all plot the village's destruction.

Former Navy SEAL Nick Foley reluctantly agrees to help investigate when American CIA operative Peter Yu goes missing in China. But when Yu's mutilated body washes up on a beach near Hong Kong along with dozens of other victims, the case takes a macabre turn. Suddenly Nick finds himself embroiled in another bioterrorism investigation being conducted by China's elite Snow Leopard counterterrorism unit and the Chinese CDC, this time involving illegally harvested organs for an unknown and nefarious end.

This time, for Admiral Jake Grafton, the stakes are chillingly personal... Admiral Jake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the American consul-general is embedded in political money raising scandal. And why not? Jake and...

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, 14 of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair.

KONGEN FRA ESBJERG er en politisk thriller, der tager læseren midt ind i korridorerne på Christiansborg, langt ud på havnen i Esbjerg og dybt ind i magtens blodige centrum.Efter en hård valgkamp bliver Bjørn Svendsen formand for Arbejderpartiet. Det var aldrig lykkes uden hans tro støtter: hustruen Caroline og barndomsvennen fra Esbjerg, Carsten West, som nu er chefredaktør på tabloidavisen Express og overbevist om, at han har føling med alt, hvad der rører sig på den politiske slagmark.

Humanity fights for its future as Godzilla and Kong embark on a path of destruction that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in an all-out war! Writer Greg Keyes returns once again to the Monsterverse and takes listeners deeper into the worlds of Monarch, the Titans, and so much more.

Emily’s tranquil domesticity with new husband Cyrus is interrupted when she is called to Hong Kong in pursuit of a vanished agent.

Telos is a world at the center of a Universe. A bright jewel wrapped in a Lattice of realities. It is a world that gods and demons call home at the beginning of a new age. Remy is a newly risen deity, struggling to survive in a Battle Royale where the consequences are worse than death and last longer than damnation. He will find that he cannot live with his tribe of worshippers. Their strength is his, and his is theirs. Other tribes want nothing more than to feast upon their flesh and consume their power.

The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. “A tour de force of shoe-leather...

The Earth barely survived the Third World War. It isn’t ready for the War of the Worlds. A beam of pure Chaos has descended on the Earth connecting it to the Labyrinth Universe. Monsters will spawn, heroes will level and nations will fall. Chaos will Awaken!

Isobel's move to Hong Kong was meant to be the opportunity of a lifetime. But when she unwittingly witnesses a brutal murder, she becomes entangled in a sinister web of corruption that threatens to consume her. Isolated, vulnerable, and far from home, her only hope lies with two unlikely allies. Enter Leo and Allissa, fresh from their triumph in Kathmandu. These intrepid detectives are thrust into a pulse-pounding race against time to get Isobel out of the city before she becomes the next victim.

Mei ha solo vent'anni quando, dopo la nascita della Repubblica popolare cinese, è costretta a lasciarsi alle spalle Shanghai e l'infanzia. La sua fuga finisce nella Bottega delle Rarità di Madame Volkova, a Hong Kong, dove Mei si dedica al ritaglio delle figure di carta, un'arte antica che ha ereditato dalla madre, scomparsa quando era ancora una bambina, e che lei custodisce gelosamente insieme a un'altra dote: quella di comunicare con gli spiriti. Un giorno, una cliente che si attarda a rovistare nel negozio, ex diva del cinema muto, la invita a partecipare a una singolare sfida.

Admiral Jake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the American consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal. And why not? Jake and Callie met and fell in love in Hong Kong during the Vietnam War, and the...

Kommissær Helen Grace har oplevet mange tragedier i sit liv, men da der bliver fundet et lig i en S/M natklub i Southampton, kommer døden pludselig alt for tæt på. Helen skjuler sin personlige forbindelse til offeret – og et dobbeltliv, der bør hemmeligholdes for enhver pris. Hun bliver som besat og sætter sine folk på arbejde i døgndrift for at efterforske hvert et spor. Da morderen slår til igen, slider det ikke kun hårdt på Helen, men også på hendes medarbejdere. Bølgerne går højt på stationen, venskaber kommer under pres, og Helen står over for et umuligt valg.

Kommissær Helen Grace har oplevet mange tragedier i sit liv, men da der bliver fundet et lig i en S/M natklub i Southampton, kommer døden pludselig alt for tæt på. Helen skjuler sin personlige forbindelse til offeret – og et dobbeltliv, der bør hemmeligholdes for enhver pris. Hun bliver som besat og sætter sine folk på arbejde i døgndrift for at efterforske hvert et spor. Da morderen slår til igen, slider det ikke kun hårdt på Helen, men også på hendes medarbejdere. Bølgerne går højt på stationen, venskaber kommer under pres, og Helen står over for et umuligt valg.

Le phénomène du thriller taiwanais : les amours interdites d'un futur chef de guerre chinois. En 1936, Luk Pa-Choi, jeune paysan chinois, fuit la guerre civile comme des milliers de ses compatriotes et se réfugie à Hong Kong, alors colonie britannique. Il y retrouve son frère, immigré depuis plusieurs années, qui occupe un poste important au sein de la plus grande triade chinoise, Hong Men. Gagnant aussitôt la confiance de son chef, Luk bâtit peu à peu son royaume.

Torren Taylor has a gorilla problem. The birthmark on his back says he is supposed to be the new Kong, but he wants nothing to do with his people. Shunning their traditions means his silverback is out of control and on a one-way track to crazy-town. He accepted his shortened life a long time ago, but right now, all he wants to do is live long enough to for a couple last bucket list items. When a rare beauty shows up at his door and offers to keep his animal steady for 200 bucks a week, well, he’s mighty tempted to pay to prolong his life.

Da Saana Havas bliver fyret fra jobbet som journalist, beslutter hun sig for at tilbringe sommeren hos sin moster i landsbyen Hartola for at lade op og finde ud af, hvad hun skal med sit liv. Men da hun finder ud af, at en ung pige 30 år tidligere blev fundet død i en elv uden for Hartola, begynder hun at grave i sagen. Det er dog ikke alle i landsbyen, der synes, at hun skal vække den gamle sag til live. Samtidig er kriminalkommissær Jan Leino i gang med at efterforske et særpræget drab i Helsinki, hvor et lig er blevet fundet med nogle iøjnefaldende brændemærker.