Ergebnis für "Qual" in Thriller

Jack Ketchums beunruhigender, grenzüberschreitender Horrorthriller gilt unter Experten als eines der großen Meisterwerke des Genres. Die Geschichte eines Jungen, der inmitten einer amerikanischen Vorstadtidylle mit unvorstellbaren Grausamkeiten konfrontiert wird, steigt tief hinab in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche. Nachdem der brillant geschriebene Roman viele Jahre unter der Hand als geheimer Klassiker die Runde gemacht hatte, erhält er jetzt nicht zuletzt dank Stephen King, der zu diesem Werk auch eine ausführliche Einleitung verfasst hat, die verdiente Aufmerksamkeit und erscheint nun endlich auch als deutsche Erstausgabe.

His name means hunter. Once the best assassin in black ops, Cazador is now the best at saving lives. His path has changed from seeking bloody vengeance to running a health clinic in Rescue, Alaska. He will never again risk loving someone he can’t protect. His mother and sister were murdered in front of him, his fiancée slaughtered in a war zone. Despite his popularity with women, he’s determined to remain unattached. His heart can bear no more loss. Unfortunately, the universe isn’t listening.

Ich weiß, dass Demyen Zakrevsky nicht der Richtige für mich ist. Aber ich kann nicht anders, als zu hoffen ... Denn was ist, wenn ich mich irre? Schließlich hat er mich schon so oft gerettet. Er hat mich zum zweiten Mal zur Mutter gemacht. Und er hat mein gebrochenes Herz geheilt.

Seine Besessenheit und meine Angst ketten uns aneinander. Wenn einer von uns die Ketten löst, wird der andere sterben. Als Sarah an einem Herbsttag ihre Wohnungstür öffnet, ahnt sie nicht, wen sie damit in ihr Leben lässt. Der Mann verabreicht ihr eine Substanz, die sie bei vollem Bewusstsein handlungsunfähig macht. Tagelang quält er sie, inszeniert sogar ihren Suizid, bevor er verschwindet. Sarah überlebt wie durch ein Wunder. Um ihr Trauma zu überwinden, zieht sie ins weit entfernte Berlin.

Kit survived her abusive husband. Survived imprisonment and beatings from the Patriot Zealots. Now free, and healing, she can make a new life for herself, and her son....Except, her son has attached himself to a terrifying, scarred, tattooed ex-mercenary. Women take one look at him, and flee. So, why in hell does the four-year-old stick to him like glue? But, she knows that being near Hawk is the safest place on earth, for now.

Die Vergangenheit ist unerbittlich. Du kannst ihr nicht entkommen. In einer alten Brandruine im Frankfurter Niedwald werden zwei männliche Leichen entdeckt. Als Hauptkommissar Jan Theisen am Fundort eintrifft, glaubt er zunächst an einen Zufall - an derselben Stelle wurde vor elf Jahren seine Frau ermordet. Im Laufe der Ermittlungen drängt sich jedoch ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf: Ist der Täter, der angeblich seit Jahren im Gefängnis sitzt, womöglich noch auf freiem Fuß? Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden, muss sich Jan den Dämonen seiner Vergangenheit stellen.

Ein vergessenes Konvent in den Pyrenäen. Ein stummes Geheimnis an der Grenze dessen, was ein Mensch ertragen kann...

Frankie’s BFF and four-year-old son are trapped inside a fanatical militia’s compound. In Alaska, no less. Wilderness rescues are so not in the New Yorker’s skill set. But she’ll figure it out. She must.

Detective Emily Sinclair has spent her life chasing justice, but when her childhood best friend Ava is brutalized by men who walk free, Emily is forced to confront a hard truth: the system isn’t broken, it’s working exactly as designed. Money buys verdicts, silence, and the right to destroy lives without consequence.

Trident Security operative Darius Knight has been working undercover for several months, infiltrating a human-trafficking cartel. Just when he’s almost in the position to take them down, a huge wrench is thrown into the mission. If he saves the woman whose body he’s guarded in the past, his cover will be blown. But if he doesn’t, he’ll never be able to live with the results. When the rescue doesn’t go as planned, Darius makes a rash decision that will affect both their lives.

Braxton Cannon can't get the girl on the dance floor out of his mind - the woman he literally swept off her feet and into Club Verge. She's no submissive, but he can't help but admire her ferocity, even as he yearns to take her over his lap and teach her manners. He's determined to keep her safe if he has to lock her up himself. Officer Zoe Mackay can handle herself. But when she learns information that puts her life at risk, she's forced to seek the assistance of a private investigator.

Between new clients and governmental contracts, Trident Security has grown by leaps and bounds. To accommodate the increased caseload, they’ve added a second team to their Tampa headquarters. After hiring seven “best of the best” from military and law enforcement backgrounds, they’ve put together a crackerjack group of six men and one woman. But before they’re turned out to handle their own missions, they must first prove they are a cohesive and capable unit.

Marine First Sergeant Logan “Cowboy” Reese was rescued hours before he would’ve met the same fate as his five murdered teammates in Afghanistan. Returning to the US and civilian life hadn’t been part of his plans at this stage of his career, but dealing with PTSD forced his hand. However, an unexpected job offer with Trident Security, a private firm in Tampa, has him finding a purpose in life again, but will his flashbacks destroy a promising future altogether?

No Way in Hell was previously published as two novellas. Those books have been combined into one and nothing has been added or removed from the story. Steel Corps - an elite, covert US military team led by Staff Sergeant Bea "Mic" Michaels, based out of a secure location in Pennsylvania.

How is a person supposed to come to terms with these facts? Fact one: My parents aren’t upstanding citizens (kind of learned that one at an early age). Fact two: The same two people who gave me life are the same people I, not too long ago, watched slice up two of my high school peers. (Great! Serial killers on top of idiotic thieves.) Oh, that’s just the starter. What comes next makes those things seem like child’s play or having a cotton candy treat at a damn fair.

Submissive Tiffany Armstrong has been broken and bruised, and the only way to get her life back is to give over control to someone who can help her heal.

What happens when your past pounds on your door, and you lose the little control you have over your own life? Cesar "Beast" Ironhorse struggles with which road to take when a new threat storms into his life. As he is blackmailed, he needs to find a way out not only for himself, but also for his family, who he has sworn to protect. As luck would have it, his well-intended play goes to crap, so Beast involves his brothers from his club, the Grimm Wolves MC.

While security operative Jason "Tuff" Tanner lives for dangerous assignments, he likes his downtime in his quiet neighborhood too. But that peacefulness is suddenly interrupted when his new next-door neighbor becomes a target for someone with nefarious intentions. Canine rescuer Concetta "Chet" Suarez brings all his protective instincts to the surface, along with feelings he's never experienced with any other woman. Will he lose her before he ever gets a chance to make her his?

When Rylie Hart adopts her best friend’s daughter after the woman’s untimely death, she goes from being an honorary aunt to a mother in the blink of an eye. When kindergartner Mickey is diagnosed with leukemia, an anonymous donor is her only hope. Retired Marine Raider and current Blackhawk Security CEO Chase Dixon finds himself able to give someone the gift of life. Twelve months later, he meets the little girl he saved, and not only does she instantly steal his heart, but so does her mother.

Retired Navy SEAL and current private-security operative Ian Sawyer never expected to have a wife, much less a child, but his beautiful Angie has changed all that. Her due date is only days away, and the anticipation of holding his child for the first time outweighs his anxiety. But a frantic phone call in the middle of the night is just the beginning of Ian’s nightmare. Forced to wake his brothers and teammates, he must leave his apprehensive wife’s side and fly halfway around the world to save the only other woman who could bring him to his knees—his mother.