Ergebnis für "Sinister Crown" in Krimis & Thriller

Gideon ist ein gefürchteter Drogenlord mit gefährlichen Verbindungen zur Unterwelt. Er verspricht Roman, einem Freund und ehemaligen Drogenhändler, sich um dessen Schwester zu kümmern - denn ihre Sicherheit steht auf dem Spiel. Doch als Roman in derselben Nacht stirbt, gerät alles aus den Fugen. Sasha, die Schwester von Roman, hat seit Jahren keinen Kontakt mehr zu ihm und ahnt nichts von seinem düsteren Leben oder der Gefahr, in der sie sich befindet. Plötzlich wird sie von Gideon entführt und in seinem Haus festgehalten - angeblich zu ihrem eigenen Schutz.

I’m Val Thorvald, and I’m an assassin. When magical bad guys hurt people, I take care of them. Permanently. This doesn’t make me popular with the rest of the magical community — as you can tell from the numerous break-ins and assassination attempts I’ve endured over the years. But thanks to my half-elven blood, a powerful sword named Chopper, and a telepathic tiger with an attitude, I’ve always been able to handle my problems with aplomb. Maybe some cursing and swearing, too, but definitely aplomb.

Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica’s natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their...

King Aethelred the Unready’s rule falters. Policies recommended by the controlling bishops invite more attacks upon his Saxon kingdom as Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking battle-king of the Danes, grows in power; bloodthirsty for conquest. Beornoth, Viking-killer and kings believed his days in the shield wall to be over until summoned by the king to enforce a policy of retribution against his enemies. In a time of shifting loyalties, alongside a savage warband of cruel Norman warriors, Beornoth embarks upon a brutal quest to rid England of King Aethelred’s so-called Viking enemies.

My protector is a monster. Evil men are searching for me. Gideon Byrne is my salvation. Cold. Cruel. And handsome beyond measure. He should scare me. His possessive desire should make me run. But I stay. I give in to him. I give him…me. I’m falling in love with a monster. And I refuse to stop.