Ergebnis für "Moral" in Thriller

Ein Selbstmord auf dem Universitätscampus schockiert Joey Morales zutiefst. Sie entdeckt den Grund für Becca Morgans Verzweiflungstat – ein Dokument namens »The List«, das Frauen auf dem Campus nach ihrer sexuellen Attraktivität und Leistung einstuft und bewertet. Entschlossen die Verantwortlichen hinter dieser Liste zu finden, nimmt Joey die Hilfe ihres Mentors Orphan X an. Sie muss sich selbst in Gefahr bringen, um für Gerechtigkeit zu sorgen.

Joey Morales ist noch ein Teenager, als sie das Orphan-Programm verlässt. Aber sie ist nicht alleine: An ihrer Seite ist Evan Smoak, auch bekannt als Orphan X, für den Joey zu der Familie geworden ist, die er nie hatte. Sie schickt Evan auf seine bisher ungewöhnlichste Mission, für die er einige tödliche Individuen rekrutieren muss: Candy McClure (Orphan V), Tommy Stojack (Schwarzmarkt-Waffenschmied) und Arragón Urea (ehemaliger Drogenboss). Ihre Hilfe gibt es nicht umsonst. Aber Evan wird jeden Preis bezahlen, um Joey zu helfen.

"Ich stehe jetzt über Euch und ihr müsst begreifen, dass es so nicht weitergehen wird... " Nach einem perfiden Anschlag in Berlin geht die Polizei zunächst von Terrorismus aus. Doch schnell deuten die Umstände der Tat darauf hin, dass etwas ganz anderes dahintersteckt. Zahlreiche Menschen verlieren ihr Leben, aber die Schlagzeilen sind schnell wieder vergessen. Hauptkommissar Lewis Schneider wird eher zufällig in die Ermittlungen involviert und steht vor einem Rätsel. Die einzig brauchbare Zeugin scheint ziemlich unter Druck zu stehen und trotzdem ihr eigenes Spiel zu spielen.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is capitalizing on the neglect of war-weary world leaders. No one in Iraq is safe. Christians are herded like cattle. Whole communities are torn apart. Marine Cal Stokes has had enough. With the quiet support of US President Brandon Zimmer, Stokes and his closest friends return to the Middle East to take the battle to the enemy, even if it means being cut off from ever coming home. This is a about what's right, not what's popular, a moral imperative....

In the follow-up to best-selling Blood Defense, Samantha is hired as the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing left her father and brother dead, and her mother barely clinging to life. It's a tabloid-ready case that has the nation in an uproar - and Sam facing her biggest challenge yet. Why did Cassie survive? Is she hiding something?

The confession was never meant to be heard. The truth was never meant to be known. And he was never meant to choose between justice and the law. When whispers of corruption in the church intersect with a brutal murder in Atlantic City's criminal underworld, Detective Vince Brown finds himself holding an illegally recorded confession. As he investigates, he uncovers a sprawling conspiracy that stretches from the boardwalk to the Baltic Sea.

**Named a Best Thriller of the Year by the New York Times and the Guardian** In this "riveting" (New York Times) and "morally complex" (The Washington Post) mystery from beloved crime writer Denise Mina, new evidence in an old murder case forces one woman to make an impossible choice. WHAT WILL...

È il primo giorno dell'ultimo anno di liceo alla San Moris e Sky Miller non vede l'ora di realizzare il suo sogno di scappare da New York, lontano da quel palazzo fatiscente del Bronx in cui è cresciuta. La vita, con lei e i suoi fratelli, Jake, Dean e Will, non è stata clemente: abbandonati dai genitori quando erano ancora piccoli, hanno dovuto rimboccarsi le maniche. Le cose si complicano quando tra i corridoi della scuola Sky rincontra Trevor De Marco.

To Robbie Feaver the law is all about making a play-to a client, a jury, or a judge. But when the flashy, womanizing, multimillion-dollar personal injury lawyer is caught offering bribes, he's forced to wear a wire. Even as the besieged attorney looks after his ailing wife, Feaver must also make...

When nineteen-year-old Jill Moss goes missing near the Utah-Arizona border, everyone has an opinion. Only Norma Gallagher, a search and rescue volunteer, knows the real story. Norma’s already found Jill, huddled in a cave and terrified that her abusive boyfriend, Jake, will kill her. If he ever sees her again. To protect Jill from a dangerous man, Norma quietly delivers the girl to her grateful parents in California, even though she’s conflicted. Keeping Jill safe and hidden from Jake, the press, and the public will be their secret. But secrets can’t last forever.

In this quick-hitting thriller set in Baltimore, during the waning years of the Cold War, Lussi Sim, a Norwegian physician, is the medical director of a newborn intensive care unit. Lussi had practiced pediatrics near her parents in Oslo until her father suffered a stroke. Growing up, Lussi experienced chronic mental trauma in the self-assigned role of her mother’s bodyguard. Ironically, her father’s stroke removed the physical threat to her mother and enabled Lussi to pursue her long-suppressed goal to train as a newborn intensive care subspecialist in the United States.

The King is dead. One by one, heads of state fall—ritualistic, symbolic, and terrifyingly precise. The CIA sends in their best: Will and Thomas. They're partners in espionage and lovers in a world where one wrong move means a bullet—or worse. Their orders? Hunt the killers. Keep it quiet. Don't die.

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La infancia de Naomi Bowes terminó bruscamente la noche en que siguió a su padre hasta el bosque que bordeaba la casa familiar y descubrió el oscuro secreto que ocultaba. Mantenía cautiva a una joven. No era la primera a la que había privado de su libertad ni la primera a la que pensaba matar.

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Fisheries officer Simone Lord is transferred to Quebec's remote Magdalen Islands for the winter, and at the last minute ordered to go aboard a trawler braving a winter storm for the traditional grey seal hunt, while all of the other boats shelter onshore. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is on a cross-country boat trip down the St Lawrence River, accompanied by Nadine Lauzon, a forensic psychologist working on the case of a savagely beaten teenager with Moralès' old team in Montreal.

Post-war Paris has almost been a honeymoon. Most of the remnants of occupation have been scrubbed from Napoleon's walls, and the romance of the Seine feels stronger than ever. For over a year, we've enjoyed the warmth of French hospitality as we helped the former Resistance piece their country back together. But, when America learns the Soviets are pouring resources into a frantic search for a piece of lost art, martialing spies and assets from across Europe, our idyllic moment is shattered.

It is the summer of 1989, and a controversial Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for states to enact stricter abortion laws. Pro-Life Florida Governor Michael Romano, who has built his political platform on morality, is determined to lead the nation in exploiting this first crack in Roe v Wade. But when his extramarital affair results in an unintended pregnancy, Romano is faced with the frightening prospect of losing all that defines his life—a beautiful, loving wife, a brilliant political career, and enormous wealth.

En avril 1957, lors de la première visite officielle d'Elizabeth II à Paris, une série d'événements laisse à penser à un sabotage. Au même moment, deux morts atroces ont lieu à proximité de Buckingham Palace. Lorsque l'un de ses proches est impliqué dans l'affaire, la reine mène l'enquête depuis Balmoral avec l'aide de sa secrétaire particulière adjointe, Joan McGraw.