Ergebnis für "The Book of Joe" in Krimis & Thriller

Amidst the rugged beauty of Oregon's Opal Creek Wilderness, a contestant on a reality survival show falls to his death from an isolated cliff, his body later devoured by black bears. The show's producers are spinning it as a tragic accident, but local police suspect murder. While enjoying a leisurely tour of the Oregon wine country, Detective Thomas Austin is drawn into the mystery when he learns that the deceased is a well-known author who lived minutes from his own home.

A young girl vanishes without a trace in the dead of night. Was her menacing absentee father involved? Or did something even more sinister occur? In the 10th installment of the best-selling Joe Dillard series, Joe finds himself turning 50 and on the brink of despair.

The Chicago Tribune has dubbed Elmore Leonard, “the coolest, hottest writer in America.” In the same league as the legendary great ones—John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain—Leonard demonstrates his remarkable mastery with Get Shorty, one of the most adored of his forty-plus novels. The basis of the hit movie starring John Travolta and Danny DeVito, Get Shorty chronicles the over-the-top, sometimes violent Hollywood misadventures of a Florida mob loan shark who chases a deadbeat client all the way to Tinseltown and decides to stick around and make movies.

FBI Agent Jo Pullinger is tasked to solve a baffling new case, one that will affect someone close to her. As the sun sets on a quiet highway, a routine traffic stop takes a deadly turn. When Special Agent Jo Pullinger arrives on the scene, she finds a man dead in the back of a semi-truck and the driver in custody, charged with murder. But as she delves deeper into the case, she realizes that the driver is the older brother of a fellow agent, and she must navigate the complex personal and professional ties as she searches for the truth.

Special Agent Jo Pullinger needs a well-deserved break. She agrees to drive a fellow agent, Edward Swann, to his new job in Boise, Idaho. She figures the long drive will give her time to clear mind and get some fresh air. Halfway through their trip, a massive snowstorm forces Jo and her fellow agents into the town of Lapse, Oregon. The town seems abandoned, but they find a hotel and take up lodgings. They decide to wait out the storm and continue their journey the next day.

After former Chicago cop Tom Mankowski found out the truth behind his birth, he discovered others with the same secret. Some want to live out their lives in hiding. Some are fighting to make the world better. And some are trying to destroy all life on Earth.Tom and the friends he made during the blockbuster best seller The List have reunited to take down this dangerous government experiment, one engineered historical figure at a time...even if it sets them on a crash course with the worst villains mankind has even known.

What is the oldest, darkest secret in the world? The discovery of an ancient Greek text that could be the final piece of a mysterious puzzle older than time itself leads to a hunt for the truth as Joe Hawke fights to stop dark forces intent on changing the course of history forever.

Land Where My Fathers Died is the story of a young man's search for identity, love, and his place in the world. While incarcerated six years for a murder he never committed, Jo Shelby Ferguson lost his only family in a highway accident. Upon his release from the Mississippi state penal farm, a trunk, the only earthly possession left to him, yields several bundles of old letters. Upon reading the first letter, he discovers they are written by his great-great-great grandmother.

In the seventh installment of Scott Pratt's best-selling Joe Dillard series, Dillard is hired to travel to Tennessee's capital city to defend Paul Milius, a record company baron accused of strangling Kasey Cartwright, his label's young star. Dillard navigates Nashville's unfamiliar legal system and the world of country music in search of the truth, but he soon finds himself confronted with a web of lies so masterfully woven that he fears he may never find any answers.

Through jungles, across the ocean, and in an ancient city forgotten by time, Ethan's loyalty to family and his code of honor will be pushed to the limit, setting him on a collision course with an old accomplice. Former treasure hunter Ethan Chase is officially "retired" in Georgia with his wife, where he works a desk job and relaxes on the beach in his free time. Life is good, and nothing can bring Ethan back into the high-stakes craziness he left behind....

When John McCready receives a cry for help from the past, he’s hurled headlong into a far-reaching conspiracy of global proportions. With every step, he uncovers more of an enigmatic billionaire's plan to save the planet at any cost. A plan that could kill thousands to save millions. A plan, that if it can’t be stopped, threatens an uncertain future from which there would be no going back.

Their symbol is an iron fist. Each finger represented by a country with an agenda. Five countries forming a new axis of evil that plots against the West and democracy. An organisation that nobody knew existed until luck intervened. MI5 has a new director, and its special operations wing has been disbanded. King and the team are scattered around the globe. British intelligence has been compromised, data breached and AI interfaced cyber-warfare a reality.

When a British nuclear submarine is in trouble in the Pacific, John McCready and his team are dispatched on a covert mission to rescue the crew and recover an item of vital importance to national security. As hidden agendas and sinister forces emerge, McCready finds himself in a web of lies that threatens everything he holds dear. Abandoned by those he trusts, but with help from an unlikely quarter, will McCready uncover the truth as he puts his life on the line for the safety of a nation?

Mike Strong has a face the bad guys like to punch. Valkyrie City is full of killers, mobsters, and thieves—and that's just on the surface. In the city’s underbelly lurks something far worse. Generally, the citizens of Valkyrie City are blissfully unaware of the supernatural beings who live among them.

Ethan Chase’s old friend and mentor Mohammed provides Ethan with a clue that sends him on the trail of a priceless treasure that dried the River Jordan and laid low the walls of Jericho: the Ark of the Covenant, along with the lost wealth of King Solomon. Frankie and Mei once again join Ethan on a globe-trotting adventure that takes them from the deserts of the Middle East, to the streets of Rome, and to dangerous, uninhabited islands. Yet whispers of a race for a legendary relic travel far and reach dark corners of the world.

Terrorists hold two of the most powerful people on Earth hostage. Their demands are impossible to meet. The consequences could lead to World War III. For John McCready, what starts out as a rescue mission, turns into a race against time to a backdrop of global disaster. As the clock ticks down, he's left to confront impossible odds and make the ultimate decision of life and death.

Ethan Chase’s past has finally caught up with him, and the entire world’s future now stands on a knife’s edge. Ex-Army Ranger Ethan Chase breaks his oath of allegiance to the military when he deserts from the Army while deployed to Afghanistan. Years later, he’s captured and sent to military prison, but the director of a shadowy government agency takes him into his direct custody.

Royal protocol dictated that the king exit the car last. But as the important man was about to emerge, a hail of gunfire erupted, spraying the royal Hummer. Alone, in a foreign city, he seeks temporary refuge in the Good Burger diner. Here he meets Lom, a crazy Korean War vet, who misses his old life of danger and intrigue.

A simple hit. But the mark talked before King could pull the trigger. "Operatsiya Orlinyy kogot’..." What is Operation Eagle's Talon? And could it really change the way a battle would be fought by Russia? All King knows is the mission to destroy Russia's secret weapon will be his toughest yet...

When Rob Stone gives a ride to a woman on the run, he has unwittingly crossed a drugs cartel. With the DEA, FBI, and local cops closing in on America's most wanted, it's time for Stone to stop running and start fighting. But south of the border on the cartel's own terms, the fight is altogether more brutal....