Ergebnis für "Sean" in Krimis

Eigentlich geht es ja geruhsam zu in Brand, einem Dorf in der Buckligen Welt. Denn hier, im Süden von Niederösterreich, ticken die Uhren noch ein wenig langsamer. Zumindest für Franz Ebner, seines Zeichens letzter Dorfgendarm von Österreich. Doch dann wird die Bucklige Welt blutig… denn grauenhaft verstümmelte Frauenleichen werden gefunden. Allen wurde das Herz herausgeschnitten. Und als ob das noch nicht genug wäre, soll Franz auch noch eine Ausbildung zur Hexe antreten. Zumindest, wenn es nach seinen Drei Mäderl - Mama, Oma und Uroma - geht.

Eine Tote wird in einem Hexenbrunnen gefunden – Ein neuer Fall für den anachronistischen Dorfpolizisten Franzl Nach der Aufregung um den Herzlfresser hoffte der Dorfgendarm Franz Ebner, wieder zu seiner gewohnten Routine aus Apfelstrudel, Gugelhupf und Bier zurückkehren zu können. Doch dann wird die ansonsten beschauliche Bucklige Welt schon wieder von grauenhaften Morden erschüttert. Hat man denn als Gendarm nie seine Ruh? Die Morde erinnern frappant an die Zeit der Hexenverfolgung. Treibt ein selbsternannter Inquisitor in Brand sein Unwesen?

Follow Sean Kruger as he tackles a kidnapper haunting his past, unearths a deadly political conspiracy, and faces a murder that hits heartbreakingly close to home. From dark secrets on college campuses to threats against American democracy and a final race to bring a killer to justice, these stories showcase Kruger at his best—and most vulnerable. This collection includes The Cold Trail, The Money Trail, and The Dark Trail, delivering non-stop action, shocking twists, and unforgettable stakes.

This is the box set of the Sean Kruger series, books 1 through 3: The Fugitive's Trail; The Assassin's Trail; and The Imposter's Trail.

Den lilla engelska byn Sittaford är en idyll på landsbygden. Men nu har en snöstorm isolerat byn från omvärlden. Sex personer har samlats till en seans på herrgården en mörk och kall vinterkväll. Efter en stund får de svar från andra sidan, från döden: Major Burnaby och de fem andra seansdeltagarna försöker genast ta reda på om det stämmer. När de knackar på hos Trevelyan är det ingen som öppnar... Agatha Christie (1890-1976) var en brittisk deckarförfattare och världens bäst säljande författare efter Shakespeare med över 4 miljarder böcker sålda på engelska och andra språk.

The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery series Set during the reign of Henry VIII, these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking...

Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for 60 years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer?

London,1953. Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish both worked for the Ministry of Defence during the Second World War, doing top-secret, highly dangerous espionage work. But in peacetime, they find themselves without a job and feeling useless. Determined to put their talents to good use, they decide to set up a detective agency, with the help of former private eye Bill Mackie. From their Covent Garden office, they handle a steady flow of business.

In the wake of a covert military operation gone wrong, Sean Donovan, a former elite government operative turned vigilante, finds himself in the crosshairs of the Phoenix Syndicate—a powerful and secretive organization pulling the strings behind global corruption, terrorism, and cyber warfare. When an enigmatic figure known as The Architect begins to move dangerous assets into play, Donovan is drawn back into a life he thought he left behind.

Sir Augustus Wall, a horribly mutilated veteran of the Great War, has left Europe behind to open an antiquities shop in Cairo. But Europe's troubles follow him as a priceless inscription is stolen and those who know its secrets start turning up dead.

Three months after the murder of Mike Bressett, the sleepy town of Prophet faces another tragedy-the death of Billy Odette, a well-liked Makah man who ran trail rides for the tourists. When Billy is discovered to have been the victim of a vicious animal attack, dragged right off a popular trail, angry locals are quick to blame a wolf pack that's recently moved into the area. Sheriff Gabriel Thompson is the only authority standing between those who want to protect the wolves and those who want them hunted down-all while trying to keep people safe and get to the bottom of what happened.

For nearly 2000 years, the Catholic Church has revered and protected its priceless, sprawling inventory of holy relics. From the bones of apostles to pieces of the cross Jesus died on, Catholics worldwide have long viewed their cherished relics as sacred - reminders of the possibility of miracles, of the power of the Almighty. But, some of the holiest relics in all of Christendom have been lost down through the centuries to war, thieves, or worse. And, the Catholic Church has spent untold blood and treasure to recover them - often to no avail.

Vancouver is the so-called City of Glass. A nice place, in any case, and much too nice for noir. Looked at from afar, Vancouver may seem idyllic. But living here is different - cold and baffling and occasionally hostile. While outsiders focus on high-test BC bud, locals see a heroin crisis: Vancouver is home to the first legalized safe-injection site in North America, now heavily taxed by overdoses resulting from street drugs cut with fentanyl.

The David Wolf Series is packed with action, mystery, thrills, suspense, and a touch of humor and romance. With millions of copies sold, see what the series is about with a special four book bundle right here!

She’s my mission. My prize. My obsession. Ivy Kingston is the most wanted woman in the world for reasons she is completely oblivious to, reasons I intend to capitalize on. She needs a husband to receive her inheritance, so I’m on the hunt for a wife. As long as it’s her. I’m not who she thinks I am. But she has no idea who she really is either. I’ll be her groom. Her keeper. Her lover. And quite possibly her demise.

A lavish weekend party, a practical joke that goes murderously wrong, and stolen state secrets all transpire in The Seven Dials Mystery, by Agatha Christie. Full of her usual sly wit this clever murder mystery is a classic detective story featuring some of the characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys: Lady Eileen (Bundle) Brent, Lord Caterham, Bill Eversleigh, George Lomax, Tredwell, and Superintendent Battle.

Gern hätte der österreichische Dorfgendarm Franz Ebner, der letzte seiner Art, darauf verzichtet - aber er muss schon wieder ermitteln. Weil es wird schon wieder wer ermordet. Doch bevor er gänzlich in seiner Psychotherapie aus Apfelstrudel, Gugelhupf und ausreichend Bier aufgehen kann, muss er sich mit einer adeligen Jagdpartie abgeben, seinen Muskelkater auskurieren, sich mit Geistern rumschlagen, das Herz seiner Angebeteten zu erobern versuchen und sogar noch einen Mörder finden.

Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, public prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when 12 heavily armed men pull out guns and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is Konrad Hoogsmart, the hotel owner, who is being targeted by a man whose life - and family - have been destroyed by Hoogsmart’s actions. With the police looking on from outside - their colleagues’ lives at stake - and Chastity on the inside, increasingly ill from sepsis, the stage is set for a dramatic confrontation.

As the end of the year draws to a close, Detective Chief Inspector Sean Bracken is called to a murder scene near the Writer's Museum. The body of a woman is sitting on a bench in the square, her frozen hand holding a paperback. The book is by famous American professor of psychology and crime writer Edwin Hawk, who has just ended a book tour, culminating in Edinburgh. Knowing he is the number-one suspect, Hawk sets out to convince Bracken of his innocence. But Bracken has dealt with people like Hawk before. Is the man telling the truth or using psychology to get away with murder?

The emotional fallout from their last case has left DCI de Silva and DS Barclay’s lives in tatters. Barclay’s marriage has failed and de Silva is still haunted by the loss of her husband and wondering whether she ever really knew him. When the National Crime Agency takes over their investigation, the duo are reassigned to a cold case: a dismembered body found in Formby Woods, hidden for decades. And then, another body is discovered.