Ergebnis für "Outback" in Krimis & Thriller

Ein junges Paar verschwindet in der Nähe eines kleinen Ortes spurlos. Sie sind zwei weitere Opfer in einer langen Kette von Vorfällen im australischen Outback, die eines gemeinsam haben: Menschen verschwinden und nicht einmal ihre Leichen tauchen je wieder auf. Ermittler D.S. Walker und die Schwester der vermissten Frau glauben nicht an einen Zufall. Für sie steht fest, dass ein perfider Serienkiller die Abgeschiedenheit des Outbacks nutzt, um zu töten ... und jetzt hat er sein nächstes Opfer gefunden!

DS Lucas Walker is on leave in his hometown, Caloodie, looking after his dying grandmother. When two young German backpackers vanish from the area on their way to a ranch, he finds himself unofficially on the case. But why all the interest from the Federal Police, when they have probably just ditched the heat and dust of the outback for the coast? As the number of days the couple are missing climbs, DS Walker is joined by the girl's sister. A detective herself from Berlin, she is desperate to find her before it's too late.

Hitze. Mord. Rätsel. Schuld. Erlösung: der atemberaubende Nr.1-Bestseller-Thriller aus Australien Rivers End, ein Städtchen in der flirrenden Hitze des Outbacks: eiskalt eröffnet der junge Pfarrer vor der Kirche das Feuer auf seine Gemeinde. Er tötet fünf Menschen. Ein Jahr später kommt Reporter Martin Scarsden in den Ort, um über die Morde zu schreiben. Aber als er die Einheimischen befragt, begreift er, dass es mehr als eine Wahrheit gibt, was die Tat des Pfarrers angeht. Warum hat er wirklich getötet? War er ein Monster oder ein idealistischer Rächer?

Ryan and Sophie are a golden couple in Melbourne, the charming, salt-of-the-earth country boy and the charismatic, gorgeous social butterfly. When Ryan’s father dies, leaving them the family farm, it seems like a chance for Ryan to get back to his roots and for Sophie to embrace the bucolic country life she always dreamed of. But reality proves very different, and years spent struggling against an implacable drought have pushed their marriage – and finances – to the absolute limit.

Brought to you by Penguin. It was supposed to be paradise. A group of friends are studying abroad in Australia, having the time of their lives. Sun-kissed skin, whirlwind romances, all-night parties – they think it will never end, that nothing bad will ever happen to them. But not all of them...

This story lets people know that things are not what they seem and helps them remember that people are only human. So, protect yourself and love who you protect. No matter what.

Jackie and Pete King have lived in Dunmore for years, running one of the two local pubs in the sleepy little town. Money has been tight after the bushfires, and it’s about to get tighter if they can’t find a way to pay their suppliers to keep their business going and keep the bank from foreclosing on their property. So when Jackie receives a mysterious phone call offering them $100,000 to let someone bury a body on their land, the answer isn’t as simple as they thought it would be.

The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller 'A book to get lost in' Ann Cleeves 'Utterly brilliant. I could not put it down' Marian Keyes Five years ago, Sam Crowley vanished on his twenty-first birthday. The only clues were his footprints in the dust of three abandoned houses. One set in. One set out...

In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again. That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper—even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she’s been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.

Brought to you by Penguin. Get ready for your next reading obsession, the spicy small-town romance filled with mystery and suspense from the bestselling author, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Colleen Hoover. When I first met Kyler Blackwood, he was a bruised and battered boy with fire in...

When Amy takes up her first teaching position in an outback Queensland town she feels like her life is going ahead in leaps and bounds. However, her new boss doesn't make life easy and she begins to question her choice of career. Angus, a third-generation local, also struggles with life in the small town. A mistake made in his youth haunts him and stops him from letting anyone get too close. As the two become friends and hostilities within the small town come to a head, Amy and Angus are faced with decisions that could take them in an unknown direction.

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING NUMBER ONE AUTHOR OF THE DRY 'Addictive storytelling' ANN CLEEVES 'An avalanche of suspense' DAVID BALDACCI 'A fantastic crime writer' BELLA MACKIE ******** An outstanding novel, a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry, Force of...

A powerful debut novel that continues the legacy of ‘Master of the Genre’ Desmond Bagley with a thriller set in Australia, also appealing to a new generation of readers of who adore Jane Harper and Chris Hammer. The Sequel to Desmond Bagley’s DOMINO ISLAND Insurance investigator Bill Kemp...

Jenny Williams never set out to be an outback cop. It just happened. Now she’s juggling her career, her wedding plans and a pending Christmas visit from her parents. All while her fiancé Nick plays amateur sleuth to uncover a mining company scheme to force farmers from their land. She’s almost relieved to attend a routine traffic incident. It seems like a walk in the park. But it quickly becomes complicated when the intoxicated driver abandons the scene, leaving Jenny literally holding the baby. She’s sure the situation can’t get any worse.

Bold, breathtaking, and beautiful, the Australian outback calls to Lesley Holleck like no other site on the continent. The young firebrand soon realizes, however, that the untamed region could exact a brutal price from all who dare enter it. Disguised as a rowdy jackaroo with a special talent for taming horses, she earns the admiration and respect of the people who help her survive there and forever change her world, including Zachary Cooper, who longs to tame Lesley's wild heart.

'Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent' – ERIN KELLY 'Australian Crime has a new star' – CHRIS HAMMER Why would my best friend want to destroy my life? Finn and her closest friend Daphne grew up in the imposing shadow of Australia’s Blue Mountains, their uneasy bond forged by both losing...

Lawyer Tom McLaren makes a trip to the outback, where he hopes to talk an Aboriginal community into giving up their land to his client, a mining magnate. Negotiations prove difficult and lengthy, and Tom and his colleagues take a weekend trip deep into the outback, where they hope to get some fresh ideas. To their horror, they become caught in a dangerous altercation with a deranged gunman, and their trip soon becomes a nightmare.

Outback Outlaw is an unflinching and uncompromising account of a man forever cemented in the annals of Australian true crime. Ryan Green’s riveting narrative draws the listeners into the real-life horror experienced by the victim, and has all the elements of a classic thriller.

Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled the length and breadth of the country to gather their tales of adventure and misadventure, drama and mayhem, and larrikinism and laughter, to create this memorable collection of real-life stories about those on the front-line in the heart of Australia.

Kindergarten teacher Jacinta Mason is horrified when she attends the hen's night at the local pub for Sophie Cartwright, her future sister-in-law. Meeting Ryder Francesco again leaves her reeling. His new career is a far cry from his past studies in medical research. Jacinta is the last person Ryder expected to encounter on the outback tour with his male dance troupe. Circumstances have changed his life drastically since he had to leave her. Jacinta is torn. The hurt from her past tells her to steer clear of Ryder, but her heart wants to dig deeper and find why he really left