Ergebnis für "Morgan" in Weibliche Detektive

Ein gestrandeter Wal, eine tote Frau und das kalte Schweigen des Nordpolarmeers - dieser Thriller, der in der rauen Natur Spitzbergens und der Lofoten spielt, entfaltet einen unentrinnbaren Sog. Longyearbyen auf Spitzbergen, die nördlichste Siedlung der Welt: In einer entlegenen Bucht wird neben einem gestrandeten Pottwal die Leiche einer Studentin der Meeresbiologie gefunden. Ist die junge Frau einem Eisbären zum Opfer gefallen? Die ermittelnde Polizistin Lottie hat immer stärkere Zweifel.

Josie, nicknamed the Maneater, is part of an elite group of private investigators who use their beauty, brains, and society's habit of underestimating women to get the intel they need to solve crime and investigate for clients. Her particular strength is in her ability to seduce men and convince them to tell her whatever she wants to hear. She often goes on dates with high-profile men to find out what she needs to know, be it cheating, embezzlement, or the sharing of trade secrets.

Im 3. Band der großartigen Krimi-Reihe aus Wales schlägt das Verbrechen dort zu, wo die Menschen sich am sichersten fühlen – und ihre dunkelsten Geheimnisse verwahren: zu Hause! DS Leo Brady ist überzeugt, dass da jemand etwas oder jemanden ganz Bestimmtes sucht. Auf der anderen Seite der Grenze in Wales wird auf dem Mirror Lake eine Leiche gefunden: Eine Immobilienmaklerin liegt tot in ihrem umgestürzten Kajak. DC Ffion Morgan erkennt schnell, dass sie es mit Mord zu tun hat.

Eine leichte Brise wehte das blonde Haar über ihr Gesicht, und ihre glasigen Augen starrten ausdruckslos in den Sonnenuntergang. Die Gestalt wirkte klein und verloren neben der großen Eiche. Sie war zu jung, um zu sterben. Als die Leiche einer Frau an einem Baum hängend in ihrem Vorgarten gefunden wird, ist die frisch zum Dienst angetretene Detective Morgan Brookes als erste am Tatort. Für Olivia Potter kommt jede Hilfe zu spät und kurz darauf entdeckt Morgan auch die kalten Körper von Olivias Mann und ihren Töchtern im dunklen Keller, die Gesichter mit einem Tuch bedeckt.

Im Morgengrauen treibt eine Leiche im See. Ein paar Stunden später ist jeder Gast verdächtig... "Die letzte Party" von der britischen Bestseller-Autorin Clare Mackintosh ist der erste Teil einer raffinierten Krimi-Reihe voller Intrigen, Lügen und unerhörter Twists. Am Silvester-Abend gibt Rhys Lloyd die Party aller Partys: Seine Ferienhäuser an einem See in Wales sind ein voller Erfolg, und er hat die walisischen Dorfbewohner großzügig eingeladen, mit ihren neuen reichen Nachbarn Champagner zu trinken. Doch nicht alle sind zum Feiern da: Am nächsten Morgen treibt Lloyds Leiche im See.

Countess Maeve Morgan is still adjusting to life as an aristocrat when an urgent telegram shatters her newfound routine. The father of her loyal private secretary—an inmate serving time for fraud—is now accused of murdering a fellow prisoner. With his release date approaching, a conviction would doom him to a lifetime behind bars. Worse still, the accusation sends Maeve’s trusted aide into a spiral of distress.

No sooner has June settled into her aunt's house in Lower Foxdale than tragedy strikes: her retired neighbour, Professor Leighton, is found dead at the bottom of his staircase. As June investigates, she uncovers clues pointing to a long-lost, immensely valuable book. Together with fellow bookshop owner Pomona and the charming Rufus Whalley, June is determined to unravel the mystery no matter the personal danger. When young Londoner June inherits her aunt's idyllic cottage and bookshop, she is taken by the county's charms and sees the perfect chance for a fresh start.

After a rough divorce, Abby McCree only wants to stitch up her life and move on. But other loose ends appear after her elderly Aunt Sybil passes away, leaving Abby to tend to a rundown estate, complete with a slobbery Mastiff of questionable pedigree and a sexy tenant who growls more than the dog. As Abby gets drawn into a tight-knit quilting guild, she makes a twisted discovery - Aunt Sybil's only known rival is buried in her backyard! Despite what local detectives say, Abby refuses to accept that her beloved aunt had anything to do with the murder.

Young mother Chelsea Clark leaves the house for a girls’ night out...and vanishes. Her family knows she would never voluntarily leave her two small children. Her desperate husband - also the prime suspect - hires Morgan to find his wife and prove his innocence. As a single mother, Morgan sympathizes with Chelsea’s family and is determined to find her. She teams up with private investigator Lance Kruger.

After the devastating loss of her husband in Iraq, Morgan Dane returns to Scarlet Falls, seeking the comfort of her hometown. Now, surrounded by family, she’s finally found peace and a promising career opportunity - until her babysitter is killed and her neighbor asks her to defend his son, Nick, who stands accused of the murder.

Großbritannien hat eine neue TV-Sensation: In der Reality-Show »Exposure« stellen sich sieben völlig Fremde in den walisischen Bergen einem Wettbewerb. Auch Detective Ffion Morgan schaut zu, denn die Show wird ganz in der Nähe ihres Heimatdorfes aufgezeichnet, und ihre Postbotin ist eine der Kandidatinnen. Die Teilnehmer der Show erfahren allerdings erst jetzt, worauf sie sich eingelassen haben: Jeder von ihnen hütet ein Geheimnis, das sein oder ihr Leben verändert hat. In dem teuflischen »Spiel« geht es um nichts Geringeres, als die Geheimnisse der Kontrahenten ans Licht zu bringen – live auf Sendung!

Retired schoolteacher Elizabeth Bilbrough insists her house is haunted. Are there really ghosts in Miss Bilbrough's cosy little home, or is someone playing a particularly nasty trick on her? Together, the three amateur sleuths are determined to ferret out the truth and soon find themselves caught up in a rather dark scheme. When young Londoner June inherits her aunt's idyllic cottage and bookshop, she is taken by the county's charms and sees the perfect chance for a fresh start.

When a retired sheriff’s deputy is shot to death in his home, his troubled teenage stepson, Evan, becomes the prime suspect. Even more incriminating, the boy disappeared from the scene of the crime. Desperate to find her son, Evan’s mother begs PI Lance Kruger for help. She knows her son is innocent. Kruger and defense attorney Morgan Dane want to believe that too, but the evidence against the boy is damning. Just as the trail goes cold, another deputy vanishes.

Private investigator Lance Kruger was just a boy when his father vanished twenty-three years ago. Since then he's lived under the weight of that disappearance - until his father's car is finally dredged up from the bottom of Grey Lake. It should be a time for closure, except for the skeleton found in the trunk. A missing person case gone cold has become one of murder, and Lance and attorney Morgan Dane must face the deadly past that's risen to the surface.

When true-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears with no signs of foul play, her new boyfriend, Lincoln Sharp, suspects the worst. He knows she didn’t leave willingly and turns to attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger to find her before it’s too late. As they dig through Olivia’s life, they are shocked to discover a connection between her current book research on two cold murder cases and the suicide of one of Morgan’s prospective clients.

Sunni Taylor decides to pack up her things and join her sisters, Lana and Emily, in the small town of Firefly Junction. Hoping to open a bed-and-breakfast, Sunni sets herself the task of refurbishing the rundown Cider Ridge Inn, a 200-year-old house with a sordid past. In the meantime, she's stuck writing dull human interest stories for the Junction Times. But when Sunni decides to bend the rules on her first newspaper assignment, she soon finds herself in her favorite place - right in the center of a murder investigation.

Nach einem brutalen Angriff wird der leblose Körper einer jungen Frau an deren Bett gefesselt gefunden. Detective Morgan Brookes ist nicht vorbereitet auf das, was sie bei der weiteren Durchsuchung des Hauses entdeckt–und welche Erinnerungen an ihre eigene Kindheit dies hervorruft.

June's peaceful new life in Somerset is disrupted once more when a mysterious new case shatters the calm of the picturesque countryside. Join June and her friends in their latest investigation and pre-order this ebook now to return to the charming yet perilous world of Lower Foxdale.

The stunning new thriller from the author who brought you the jaw-dropping twist of I Let You Go, the gasp-out-loud ending of Let Me Lie, and the loveable, unpredictable Ffion Morgan in The Last Party and A Game of Lies 'A gripping thriller loaded with humour and cleverness' ***** READER REVIEW...

Thunder rattles the windows of the deserted hotel. Morgan spots the young girl on the floor, her dark hair fanned out and covered in shattered glass. Lightning strikes, illuminating the blood on every surface. Following an emergency call in the middle of a fierce storm, Detective Morgan Brookes arrives at Keswick Manor, a crumbling, empty hotel in the Lake District, where she finds the dead body of a young woman. She recognises her bright blue eyes instantly.