Ergebnis für "Secrets in the Sand" in Krimis & Thriller

When the body of a beloved social media star washes up on the rocky shores of Second Beach, panic spreads through the surrounding coastal community. What was once a peaceful haven is now shrouded in fear, and the locals demand answers. But what begins as a tragic mystery quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Beneath the surface of Washington’s sleepy beach towns lies a hidden underworld—a secretive criminal syndicate that has operated in the shadows for years.

Das Leben als Inselpolizist ist beschaulich. Auf Langeoog geschehen keine großen Verbrechen. Zumindest hatten Polizeimeisterin Lotta Dönges und ihr Kollege Onno Federsen dies bisher immer geglaubt. Als am letzten Arbeitstag vor dem Heiligen Abend die örtliche Inselbank das Ziel eines Überfalls wird, können die beiden es kaum fassen.

Inselpolizist Onno Federsen ist ratlos. Auf dem ansonsten so beschaulichen Eiland Langeoog treibt ein Fallensteller sein Unwesen. Zweimal hat die Falle schon zugeschnappt. Wer wird das nächste Opfer sein? Und was hat es mit dem menschlichen Schädel auf sich, den Urlauber am Flinthörn gefunden haben und der aus dem Polizeigewahrsam verschwindet? Die Verwirrung ist komplett, als angeblich auch noch der vor zwölf Jahren ertrunkene Mann von Annemarie Hansen gesehen wird.

The discovery of a severed head in a golf course bunker triggers a frantic race to find a serial killer that brings the town of Burnham-on-Sea to a standstill. A connection is made with a series of unsolved murders harking back to the 1970s, and Detective Inspector Nick Dixon finds himself caught in a race against time that takes him the length and breadth of the country.

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Widely recognized as the first modern spy thriller, this 1902 lone masterpiece by World War I Royal Navy officer Erskine Childers was written as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses. It accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since.

Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War and is a classic of spy fiction.

“Haunting and heartfelt...meticulously recounted with powerful suspense and hard-earned wisdom.” —Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road A propulsive and “deeply human” (The Minnesota Star Tribune) memoir about a brother’s decades-long investigation into the circumstances...