Ergebnis für "Sanctuary" in Krimis

Als Daniel Whitman, der gefeierte Footballstar der Sanctuary Highschool, auf einer Party unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben kommt, ist die ganze Stadt in Aufruhr. Auf den ersten Blick deutet alles auf einen tragischen Unfall hin, doch jeder in Sanctuary weiß, dass Dans Ex-Freundin Harper die Tochter einer Hexe ist. Ist Harper, die mehr als einen Grund hatte, wütend auf Dan zu sein, möglicherweise selbst eine Hexe? Als Harper schwere Anschuldigungen gegen Dan vorbringt und die Polizei in diesem Fall zu ermitteln beginnt, steht Sanctuary kurz vor einer neuen Hexenjagd.

The blistering new standalone thriller from Australia's King of Crime NO ONE CAN RUN FOREVER Grace is a thief - a good one. But she's always on the move, always looking over her shoulder, always alone. It's not the life she wants. Then a run-in with an old associate forces her to lie low in a...

THE SANCTUARY is the gripping story of vigilante priest, Danny Hansen, who is now serving a fifty year prison term in California for the murder of two abusive men. Filled with remorse, Danny is determined to live out his days by a code of non-violence and maneuvers deftly within a ruthless...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a seductive and suspenseful novel of dangerous liaisons and family betrayals… Photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she'd escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. She'd spent her loneliest years there, after the sudden...

After a fire subsides enough to enter Jack Easton’s 40-foot sailboat, Sanctuary, investigators discover his body on board with a crushed skull. The police are quick to suspect Alex Hart, the owner of a neighboring boat, when his winch handle is determined to be the murder weapon. His sister, Hannah Hart, a novice private eye, struggles to prove his innocence with the help of a Boston police detective she once helped solve a previous case. Their shadow investigation leads them into the dark corners of the murder victim’s life where they discover several others with motives for the murder.

A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Las Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Decker is stumped--faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found...

After centuries of destruction, one unsuspecting woman stands at the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever in this thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Templar. Portugal, 1705. In the dungeons of a Templar castle, a dying old man bequeaths an...

Two guards; one nun; one judge. When a letter containing a list of victims arrives in the post, PI Jack Taylor is sickened, but tells himself the list has nothing to do with him. He has enough to do just staying sane. His close friend Ridge is recovering from surgery and alcohol's siren song is calling to him ever more insistently. A guard and then a judge die in mysterious circumstances. But it is not until a child is added to the list that Taylor determines to find the identity of the killer, and stop them at any cost.

A thief finds she cannot outrun her past in this stand-alone thriller from one of Australia's most esteemed crime authors. Grace is a thief—a good one. She was taught by experts and she's been practicing since she was a kid, specializing in small, high-value items like stamps and watches. But...

Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate? Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela’s young son finds an unsettling clue on the beach - a bright red swastika lapel pin - that points to the National Unity Party of Canada.

On a spring evening in 1140 Shrewsbury, the midnight matins at the Benedictine abbey suddenly reverberate with an unholy sound—a hunt in full cry. Pursued by a drunken mob, the quarry is running for its life. When the frantic creature bursts in to claim sanctuary, Brother Cadfael finds himself...

What possesses someone to claim asylum in his own country? Alex Donovan is a young refugee lawyer in crisis. Helping desperate clients reach safety is what gives his job meaning. But now he finds himself demoted, signed off sick for stress and facing redeployment to the firm's subterranean billing department. Then there is Amy, the woman he adores. The irresistible junior barrister seems to be drifting away from him. With little to lose and all to prove, Alex dreams up a madcap plan to restore his honour and secure Amy's affection. But is anything quite as it seems.

Brought to you by Penguin. Get ready for your next reading obsession, the spicy small-town romance filled with mystery and suspense from the New York Times bestselling author, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver and Colleen Hoover. Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the...

'I devoured all Philip's novels and felt transported to Venice with a new intimacy' Val McDermid 'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling 'The plot is a masterwork of intrigue' Daily Mail 'Gwynne Jones's talent for evoking place and atmosphere is clear as ever' Literary Review What lies...

'The Crucible meets Desperate Housewives in this deft and gripping supernatural thriller' Daily Mail 'Addictive' Independent Sanctuary. It's the perfect town. . . to hide a secret. To Detective Maggie Knight, the death of Sanctuary's star quarterback seems to be a tragic accident. Only, everyone...

Detective Fiona Quinn has moved her whole life up to central Florida to be with Gustav, her boyfriend, so they can prepare for marriage and a life together. A woman from a wealthy neighborhood is murdered and Captain Salvo assigns Jack and Fiona as temporary partners to solve the case. By the end of the first day, Fiona wonders how temporary this partner assignment will be, as she is having her own murderous thoughts about her so-called partner. However, Fiona is not easily discouraged. She has six brothers, a psych degree, and knows how to handle difficult men.

In 1360 Edward III issues a call to arms, as sporadic attacks by the French threaten to turn into a full-blown invasion. In Cambridge, fear of the enemy is magnified by the belief that foreign agents are lurking in the area. Tension runs ever higher as rumours and ignorance fan the flames of suspicion amid preparations for war. And then the first murder occurs - of a French scholar living in the town.

The O'Brien family once again finds themselves ensconced in a criminal investigation when a young asylum seeker washes ashore on Dublin's rocky coast. Cormac Carrington relocated to Ireland to be closer to his O'Brien kin. While exploring employment opportunities, he offers pro-bono legal aid...

DCI Harry Grimm’s happy emotions are confusing the hell out of him. Enjoying the company of his new girlfriend and furry black dog, the usually gruff detective finds himself feeling genuinely content for the first time in a very long while. But it’s soon back to business as usual when the idyllic countryside is rocked by the demise of a popular farmer in a horrific hay-baler accident. After the coroner rules the mangled remains a homicide, Grimm sends his team out to follow clues that provoke more questions than answers. 

In his haunting follow-up to the acclaimed Beneath the Mountain, Luca D’Andrea returns to the stunning Italian landscape of Alto Adige in this clever, twisting thriller that follows a woman on the run from her crime boss husband and the assassin sent to kill her. The Italian region of...