Ergebnis für "Psychopathen" in Belletristik

Wenn du sein Zeichen erkennst, ist es zu spät! Mitten im Winter wird auf einem Friedhof eine tote Frau gefunden – nur mit einem Nachthemd bekleidet. Unter dem Leichnam entdeckt Rechtsmedizinerin Julia Schwarz das Foto einer anderen Frau mit weit aufgerissenem Auge. Darunter steht ein Datum in drei Tagen ... Bei der Obduktion stößt Julia auf ein verstörendes Detail: drei parallele Kratzer über dem Hüftknochen. Das Markenzeichen eines Serienkillers, der seit Jahren hinter Gittern sitzt. Während Kriminalkommissar Florian Kessler fieberhaft ermittelt, sucht er Antworten beim inhaftierten Mörder.

Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood. After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can’t believe their luck.

Schon als Kind ist Amélie fasziniert von dem Märchen des Kranichs, der aus seinen eigenen Federn ein Gewebe macht, so schön, wie es noch nie jemand gesehen hat. Sie fühlt sich ihm verwandt und studiert fortan die Vögel all jener Weltteile, in die sie als Diplomatentochter kommt: Japan, China, USA, Bangladesch, Bhutan. Sie lernt von ihnen den Aufschwung, den Sturzflug, das Leben. Aber auch den Übergang ins Reich der Toten – und die Kunstflüge des Schreibens.

Eingesperrt mit den gefährlichsten Männern der Welt. In der geschlossenen Station eines Hochsicherheitsgefängnisses für psychisch kranke Verbrecher erschüttert ein Schrei die Nacht. Am nächsten Morgen wird die Leiche einer Krankenschwester gefunden und ihre Tochter wurde entführt. Die Uhr tickt, denn das kleine Mädchen kann ohne medizinische Versorgung nur wenige Tage überleben. Die forensische Profilerin Dr. Connie Woolwine ist bekannt für ihre Fähigkeit, sich in die Psyche der Mörder hineinversetzen zu können.

When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear—except one. A dead boy. A face he can’t place. A moment he doesn’t remember living. At first he tells himself it’s a trick of the mind. But everything else he saw was real. So why not this? With his waking life stalked by the disturbing scene, confusion quickly turns to obsession.

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there.

Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed. Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse—the invitation makes it clear that if they don’t attend, the past they’ve spent two decades hiding will finally come to light.

Dr. Eleanor Spencer is a respected forensic psychologist with a seemingly perfect life. But when a series of women start to vanish, she’s haunted by the memory of her sister’s disappearance and she finds herself drawn into the chilling investigation.​ As the body count rises and her paranoia deepens, Ellie is forced to delve into the mind of a monster to uncover the truth. Her work leads her to Lucas Hayne, a notorious serial killer now behind bars. But when Lucas cryptically hints that the key to the killer’s identity lies buried in her past, Ellie’s world begins to unravel. ​

Enttäuscht von Los Angeles, beschließt ein englischer Schriftsteller, Abschied zu feiern. Er trifft sich mit seinen Freunden - einer feministischen Buchhändlerin, einem frustrierten Schürzenjäger und einem Partyzubehörverleiher - zu ein paar Drinks. Was sich als gemütlicher Abend anläßt, wird schon bald zum Alptraum.

Meet Jez. Adulterous husband to Maxine, devoted father to Jamie. Promiscuous lover, university professor, pro-vice-chancellor for research - and a serial killer aiming to get to the top by any means necessary. His passion for murder parallels his love of music, and he matches each kill with its own special theme song to enhance the experience as he works towards assembling his very own top forty greatest hits. So when the vice-chancellor of lowly ranked Francis Drake University begins to sexually pester Jez's mistress Bella, it accelerates his plans for domination.

Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.

In this "smart and devious" New York Times bestselling thriller, a marriage counselor's relationship begins to unravel when the mother of her son's classmate is murdered (The New York Times). The inspiration for the HBO series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. Grace Reinhart...

After four years on the run, Kevin Mason and his daughter, Leah, have settled on a small island off the coast off Thailand.

It was a cold, rainy night when I came home and found a package on my front porch. The sender’s name and address were missing from the label. I opened the package and discovered inside of it a manuscript titled Psychopath’s Diary Vol. I. I was instantly pulled into the mind of a serial killer and introduced to a reality that far surpassed any definition of normal in today’s society. Psychopath’s Diary Vol. I is the essence of taboo. It can only be described as a poetry of violence. A symphony of torture.

This “brisk, crafty, and fascinating psychological thriller” (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger follows a chronic liar who finds herself trapped in her own web of deceit after her friend goes missing. Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so...

Against the backdrop of a never-colonized North America, a broken Ojibwe detective embarks on an emotional and twisting journey toward solving two murders, rediscovering family, and finding himself.

It's short, sharp, gritty, and once you pick it up, you won't put it down until you've completed the whole journey. These are the thoughts and feelings of Kevin Mason aged 16-28 as he spirals out of control and begins a killing spree across the streets of London. Will he be stopped? Will he be caught? Who is his next victim and why? Am I so different from this psychopath? These are the questions you will ask yourself before you turn the last page.

Die vierzehnjährige Helena glaubte, sie hätte in Sophie nur ein unbekanntes kleines Mädchen kennengelernt. Doch das Schicksal schlug erbarmungslos zu. Ein tragischer Unfall löste eine unheimliche Kette von Ereignissen aus, die Helenas Leben in einen Albtraum verwandelten, der mit ihrer Entführung seinen Höhepunkt findet. Traumatisiert wird sie schließlich von Psychiater Adam Klein behandelt. Während ihrer Sitzungen erzählt sie ihm von den Erlebnissen mit ihrem Peiniger und den mysteriösen Todesfällen, die danach in ihrem Umfeld geschahen.

"Écrire, c'est voler." Après Premier sang, prix Renaudot 2021, Amélie Nothomb révèle la genèse de sa carrière d’écrivaine.

When the Bates Motel looms up out of the storm, Mary Crane thinks it is her salvation. The rooms are musty but clean. The manager, Norman Bates, seems like a nice enough fellow, if a little strange. Then Mary decides to take a shower, and the nightmare begins....