Ergebnis für "The Ex Hex" in Krimis & Thriller

Als Vivienne Jones von Rhys Penhallow verlassen wird, tut sie, was jede junge Hexe an ihrer Stelle getan hätte: Sie lässt sich ein Bad ein, mixt sich einen ordentlichen Drink und verflucht den Mistkerl, der ihr das Herz gebrochen hat. Neun Jahre später ist Vivi immer noch nicht über Rhys hinweg, und als dieser zum jährlichen Herbstfest nach Graves Glen zurückkehrt, beschließt sie, ihn zu ignorieren. Leichter gesagt, als getan, denn Vivis alter Fluch entfaltet mit Rhys Besuch erst seine volle Wirkung, und plötzlich ist das ganze Städtchen in Gefahr.

Henry Arthur Milton, genannt der "Hexer", trägt seinen Spitznamen zu Recht. Denn er ist ein Meister der Verkleidung und der Täuschung. Als seine Schwester tot aufgefunden wird, kehrt der Hexer nach London zurück. Er will Rache an dem Mann nehmen, der die Schuld an ihrem Tod trägt. Inspektor Alan Wembury von Scotland Yard nimmt den Kampf gegen den Mann auf, der es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, jene Bösewichter zu richten, bei denen das Gesetz nicht greift.

“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King “HEX is creepy and gripping and original, sure to be one of the top horror novels of 2016.” —George R.R. Martin The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt--a Hugo and World Fantasy...

A dead developer. A missing fortune. And every clue points to the new witch in town. All Ivy Rowan wanted was to run her cozy cat café on the coast, good espresso, autumn vibes, and Hex, her snarky black familiar hogging the best sunbeam.

Being a real witch in Salem isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Piper Knight, who fled the East Coast for the West Coast after graduation—grand plans of being a “normal” naturalist taking up residence in her head—only to have to return to her hometown if she wants to save her grandmother’s failing boutique hotel, the Salemdipity. As a descendent of one of the original women accused of being a witch during the trials hundreds of years ago, Piper is determined to keep her grandmother’s legacy alive. Unfortunately, the old witch might be going a little batty.

"Der Hexer" ist einer der bekanntesten und erfolgreichsten Bücher von Edgar Wallace. Aber, wussten Sie, dass es eine Fortsetzung gibt? Nervenaufreibend geschrieben und meisterlich gelesen von Frank Engelhardt.

Jet “Hex” Adler loves being a goddess of all thing tech. She provides her team at Sentinel Security with intel and comms, and she’s good at it. No, brilliant. Sure, sometimes it’s hard to be stuck in the office while her guys are in the field, but computers, tech, and drones are her thing. If only she had the same luck with men.

The Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, are accustomed to helping desperate clients with the bugbears of city life. Aided by hexes and a bag of charmed relics, the Wilbies have recovered children abducted by chimney-wraiths, removed infestations of barb-nosed incubi, and ventured into the Gray Plains of the Unmade to soothe a troubled ghost. They never shy away from a challenging case. But when they are approached by the royal secretary and told the king pleads to be baked into a cake, the Wilbies soon find themselves embroiled in a mystery that could very well see the nation turned on its head.

Der Hexer - ist ein Meister der Maske und der Verkleidung. Er kann sein Äußeres so verwandeln, daß ihn die eigene Frau nicht mehr erkennt. Unter welcher Maske verbirgt er sich jetzt? Jeder kann der Hexer sein. Ist es der junge Johnny Lenley? D. Lomond? Inspector Bliss? Oder vielleicht gar Maurice Messer? Trägt er die Maske einer Frau? Inspector Wembury versucht es herauszufinden, doch er hat es mit einem wahren Meister zu tun...

Der Hexer ist nicht zu fassen. Die Polizei jagt ihn nicht nur vergeblich, sie muss auch hinnehmen, dass er die Bestrafung von Verbrechern übernimmt. Aber dann erhält Inspektor Mander seine große Chance. Chefinspektor Bliss ist verreist. Inspektor Mander übernimmt die Fahndung nach dem Hexer. Und kaum hat Bliss London verlassen, als Inspektor Mander auch schon eine raffinierte Falle für den Hexer aufbaut...

Der "Hexer" trägt seinen Spitznamen zu Recht. Denn er ist ein Meister der Verkleidung und der Täuschung. Nach dem Tod seiner Schwester kehrt er nach London zurück, um Rache zu nehmen. Scotland Yard nimmt den Kampf gegen den Mann auf, der es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, jene Bösewichte zu richten, bei denen das Gesetz nicht greift.

Mardi Gras is in full swing, which means the French Quarter is bustling with activity and overflowing with people. Ofelia Archer has her hands full and doesn’t need anything extra on her plate. Then the unthinkable happens.

What the hex is going on? Life at Cardinal Woolsey's knitting and yarn shop is about as smooth as shop owner Lucy's knitting. In other words, lumpy, tangled, and prone to disaster. Much like her spell-casting. But things get worse when her cousin and shop assistant Violet shows alarming symptoms of a hex. Who would do such a thing? Was it the guy from Witch Date she blew off? Or is Lucy the real target?

A storm is brewing and so is a budding romance. I've been told I'm a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado. I've stopped caring if that's a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove, I thought I was ready for anything. Ha! Not quite. You see, Grimm Cove is teeming with supernaturals. And since I've known they exist for a hot minute, I'm still in a state of total shock.

John Taylor is the name. I work the Nightside. Only in that dark heart of London where it's always three A.M., where human and inhuman can feed their darkest desires, do I feel at home. Probably because I was born there. What I do is find things - people, objects - and in this case, the truth about the origins of the Nightside. That's what Lady Luck has hired me to investigate. But the more I dig, the more I discover, not about the Nightside but about the great question in my life: exactly who - and what - was my long-vanished mother.

Things are looking up for Ofelia Archer and Zach Sully. Theyre engaged. Ofelias father Oscar is getting the help he needs. Now if only the paranormal beings in the French Quarter would start behaving themselves. Thats just not in the cards, though. The vampires, voodoo queens, shifters, and witches are ready to wreak havoc. Its up to Ofelia and Sully to keep things under control. One way or another. This three-book omnibus includes Masters of Hex, Hexcess Baggage, and Taming of the Brew.

Die Erben eines großen Vermögens werden nacheinander ermordet. Da am Tatort stets die Visitenkarte des Hexers hinterlassen wird, greift dieser persönlich ein, um seine Unschuld zu beweisen. Scotland Yard muss wohl oder übel mit dem ehemaligen Schwerverbrecher zusammenarbeiten.

Christmas has come to the Quarter, and that means big things for Ofelia Archer. Her father is getting out of the hospital for a holiday visit, she’s about to meet two future sisters-in-law for the first time, and this is her first Christmas with her fiancé. She should be on top of the world. There’s just one little problem. Bodies are showing up around the French Quarter, what looks to be candy canes pierced through their hearts. When those candy canes are removed, some of the victims come back, and they’re different people.

Ofelia Archer thought she’d faced off with every paranormal enemy known to man. She was wrong. She’s about to fight something even bigger than she ever imagined. The weird thing is the packaging is somewhat smaller. When at a Carnival parade, goblins descend and take Ofelia and her fiancé Zach Sully by surprise. The attack is quick and brutal. When the dust clears, one of New Orleans’ richest men is dead. Was that an accident or by design? As Ofelia and Sully start digging, they find a tangled web of deceit.

Ofelia Archer is the top witch in New Orlean’s French Quarter, who also owns the premiere supernatural speakeasy in the state, and she’s not to be trifled with. Zach Sully is one of the top detectives with the police department…and one of only a handful of law enforcement representatives in the city who is in on the big paranormal secret. Of course, as a panther-shifter, he’s part of that secret.  Together, they make a fearsome duo...who have to learn to trust one another if they’re going to keep the monsters in the Big Easy in check.