Ergebnis für "Ring" in Krimis

Bennie Rosato's all-female Philadelphia law firm has seen better days, so it's no surprise when she jumps at the chance to represent Robert St. Amien, a debonair French businessman whose US interests are being stolen. Though Bennie sees dollar signs, there is a group of similarly situated...

It is 1879, and the young Detective Sergeant Sholto Lestrade has his work cut out for him as he investigates mysterious goings-on at "Lord" George Sanger's Circus. First, the best juggler in Europe is shot in full view of a thousand people. Then Huge Hughie the dwarf dies an agonising death whilst performing the Ether Trick. Finally, the Great Bolus dies by swallowing the wrong sword. And all of this comes after two bodies are found with multiple slashes.

Doreen’s acting career was in the dumpster—until she played a serial killer on TV. Now she can’t seem to live the infamy down. It’s not helping that her Aunt Edna is a member of the Southern mafia. Or that the gang of elderly ladies at Edna’s apartment complex consider Doreen their rising new star.

Winter Reeves is an aristocratic Patriot forced to hide her heart amid the Loyalists of the City of New York. She has learned to keep her ears open so she can pass information on British movements to Robbie Townsend, her childhood friend, and his spy ring. Bennet Lane returns to New York from his Yale professorship with one goal: to find General Washington's spy hidden among the ranks of the elite. Both believers...and both committed to a separate cause. Will their faith in God lead them to a shared destiny or lives lived apart?

An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution -- a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve. First published in 1934 and banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of violence and eroticism...

A modern-day homicide detective is working as an undertaker's assistant in Victorian Scotland when a serial poisoner attacks the men of Edinburgh and leaves their widows under suspicion. Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian...

Mary Stokes was walking through Dead Man's Copse one evening when she saw, in the beam of a torch, the corpse of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear. But when she and Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott went back to the wood the body had vanished.

August 2022. Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague across war-torn Ukraine. Back in London, a Russian spy ring at the heart of the British Establishment remains active, attempting to sabotage the West's support for Ukraine. In the fiercely contested Donbas region, Simon finds himself sucked into a terrifying shadow conflict between Russia and the West. Can a lone spy make a difference to the course of a conflict?

Irene Adler wird in einer großen Zeremonie ein Ring überreicht als Anerkennung für besondere schauspielerische Leistungen. Wenige Tage später erreicht Arsène Lupin erneut ein anonymer Brief, in dem ihn der unbekannte Verfasser dazu auffordert, Irene Adler den Ring zu stehlen. Lupin, der Irene Adler bei ihrer ersten Begegnung äußerst reizvoll fand, lässt sich mit Freude auf diese Aufgabe ein, die er zudem sehr leicht zu bewältigen scheint. Umgehend macht er sich auf den Weg nach London.

Some secrets should stay buried. The number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Inner Circle delivers the third novel in the blockbuster Culper Ring Trilogy. Beecher White, a humble archivist at the US National Archives by day, has a secret: he belongs to the Culper Ring, a network of spies founded by George Washington during the American Revolution. Over the course of his time working for the Culper Ring, White has discovered countless secrets....

Enjoy all three of the bestselling Wedding Planner mysteries in this box set: Diamond Rings Are Deadly Things, Veils and Vengeance, and Proposals and Poison.

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL The latest Agatha Raisin mystery from bestselling author M. C. Beaton The team of bells at St. Ethelred...

Philadelphia lawyer Bennie Rosato has her eye focused firmly on the bottom line, especially since she has three dedicated young associates and a very pregnant secretary on her payroll, and she takes a professional risk, charging into a class action lawsuit that could make -- or break -- her...

When English accountant Daniel Elliott dies in a car accident one rainy night, his widow, Grace, is overcome with grief... and panic. Daniel was controlling and their marriage loveless, but he always took care of the sheltered Grace. Or so she thought. She soon discovers Daniel kept secrets: an alias, mob ties, a list of numbers, a mysterious beach house in Florida... and a girlfriend who looks like Grace. Swallowing her fear, she flies to Miami to claim the house Daniel left her. But the price of her curiosity is peril.

Seeing justice done in your own way of thinking is not the wisest path to follow. However, it was indeed how one individual managed his life. He did it in such a way that criminals at all levels feared him, as did Scotland Yard as they tried to put a halt to his actions. The Yard itself hadn’t the slightest idea of what he looked like because this man, who came to be known as The Ringer, had a baffling way of disguising himself.

Finalmente in audiolibro il capolavoro di Patricia Highsmith, il thriller che ha scolpito per sempre nella storia della letteratura un personaggio indimenticabile: Tom Ripley. Napoli, anni Cinquanta. Tom Ripley, giovane spiantato, ha il compito di riportare l'indolente Dickie Greenleaf dal ricchissimo padre, nella grigia New York. Ma l'incontro con Dickie, splendido ragazzo che dalla vita ha avuto tutto, fa nascere un'idea diabolica nella mente di Tom: non potrebbe sostituirsi a lui e vivere una vita perfetta?

Auf dem Friedhof von Newton findet Pater Brown einen blutverklebten Siegelring. Der Ring gehört Doris Wilson, die sich unter anderem um den Blumenschmuck in der Kirche kümmert. Der Pater will Mrs. Wilson den Ring zurückgeben, doch er kann sie nicht erreichen, sie scheint wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Kurze Zeit später wird Wade Strickland, der Nachbar von Doris Wilson, ermordet im Wald aufgefunden. Auch er war schon seit einigen Tagen nicht mehr in Newton gesehen worden. Gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Verschwinden von Mrs. Wilson und dem Mord an Mr. Strickland?

When a long-lost member of the Lion Clan, Itagawa Mosu, seemingly returns from the dead to claim the hand of his betrothed, it's up to Daidoji Shin to determine the truth of this miraculous reappearance. The Lion reluctantly permit Shin's involvement, even if they have to let him plan the wedding as part of his investigation . . . Shin must navigate dangerous political waters to discover if Mosu really is the man he claims to be, or is he a cleverly disguised imposter? It will take all of Shin's charm, wit, and flair to find out before the wedding begins.

Chi si cela dietro agli occhi pelosi? Che segreti nasconde quel cadavere? Come ricucire i rapporti con Vanessa? Rogne inaspettate per il maresciallo dei carabinieri Saverio Bonanno pronto a togliersi l'uniforme e partire per la sospirata vacanza a Ustica. Travagliato e perennemente a dieta, in continua rotta di collisione coi colleghi e in famiglia, Bonanno si ritrova a dover decifrare un delitto dai troppi punti oscuri. Le indagini lo porteranno a spostarsi tra note località balneari dell'isola.

When a mysterious stranger turns up making claims that threaten Lady Fowling’s legacy, Hayley Burke must dig deep into her late-benefactor’s history to uncover the truth and catch a conniving killer in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. It has been nearly a...