Ergebnis für "The Priest" in Thriller

Als ein Bauer in einem abgelegenen Feld in der Nähe von Salisbury Knochen entdeckt, wird Atticus Priest in ein dunkles Geheimnis verwickelt, das bis zu den gewalttätigen Unruhen von 1830 zurückreicht. Als ein aktueller Mordfall mit längst begrabenen Wahrheiten verflochten wird, muss Atticus die Wahrheit hinter einem brutalen Erbe aufdecken – bevor weiteres Blut vergossen wird.

Ein Hundespaziergänger findet auf der einsamen Salisbury Plain einen menschlichen Knochen. DCI Mackenzie Jones untersucht den grausigen Fund, findet aber keine Erklärung, wie der Knochen dort hingekommen ist. Sie wendet sich an den in Ungnade gefallenen Ex-Detective Atticus Priest. Es gelingt den beiden, den Knochen zu einem Friedhof im nahe gelegenen Dorf Imber zurückverfolgen. Doch das Dorf wurde verlassen, nachdem es vom Verteidigungsministerium als Übungsgelände für die Armee gekauft wurde.

A handsome private detective shows up and tells Mistress Nora that a priest has just committed suicide, and she was the last person he tried to call. He would like to know why.... She doesn't know, but Nora and her new detective friend will turn over the city to find out, meeting liars, vampires, and witches along the way. When she finds what she's looking for, she may wish she'd never stepped foot in New Orleans.

Er ist ein Priester, aber er ist heißer als die Hölle. Ich darf ihm nicht erliegen. Er darf mich nicht wollen. Wenn sein Blick mich trifft, dringt er bis in meine Seele... und noch tiefer. Er soll damit aufhören! Sie sieht aus wie ein Engel, aber ich durchschaue sie. Sie kann nicht so naiv sein. Niemand ist so rein. Die Vergangenheit darf sich nicht wiederholen. Ich will nicht, dass auch sie mein Opfer wird. Aber was wenn ich ihre Bestimmung bin? Sündhaft-heiße Dark Romance. Düster und Grenzen überschreitend. Nach dem Dark & Deadly Motto der Autoren.

Priest Hayes thought he knew everything there was to know about the society of outlaws who ran by their own set of rules, and right now, he'd just taken the gavel. It didn't feel heavy. It felt like it belonged there all along. In his hand. Just like her. But Luna Nox was the one girl he could never have. He knew that the second he fell for her. Bound by a past they both shared, their souls were connected in a way that no one would ever understand. But love isn't always what conquers all. Sometimes, it's the only thing you'll surrender to.

Faith McGuire is a lawyer with a firm that represents individuals who claim they were abused by clergy in the archdiocese of Baltimore. When a well-regarded pastor of an inner-city church is accused of sexual misconduct after his funeral, the priest’s diaries cause her to doubt the claims. Faith hires an investigator and asks two reporters for help.

I’m lonely, but am I ready to move on? I’ve been Ankh’s old man for as long as Hell’s Ankhor has existed. But Ankh’s been dead for two years, and I need to live my life for me. I love the guys of HAC, but no one’s keeping me warm at night. No one except Mal, and that’s only in my dreams. He doesn’t do long term, and he’s one of my oldest friends. Hooking up could risk the club, yet when it comes to him, I don’t care. I’m ready to live and love again.

Christian Windsor's odd genius brought him and his FBI unit fame when he stopped the sadistic murderer called The Surgeon. Christian's genius couldn't reveal the sociopath working right next to him, though: the world-renowned psychiatrist, Luke Titan. Dead bodies begin showing up again, but this time, Christian knows them. The killer doesn't want other people: He wants Christian. A delusional psychopath thinks Christian can bring God's return, which gives Luke Titan the perfect opportunity to continue his own sick purpose.

Dan Starkey arrives on Wrathlin Island to investigate the residents' belief that the Messiah is alive, female, and about to start school there: it's not a commission that turns up everyday. He finds a mess of religious intolerance and illicit drinking in a tiny community that is big on religious...

Ireland is no longer the land of saints and scholars. Now, in an era of prosperity, the sexual scandals surrounding the church have caused its people to lose faith in the one institution that seemed invulnerable. But the decapitation of Father Joyce in a Galway church brings a gasp to the most hardened cynics. Not to Jack Taylor. Emotionally bruised, battered, and still struggling with the demon drink, he’s back in town, trying to get his life on course after the traumatic trauma of personal loss.

The Priest follows a working class altar boy's decision to become a priest, exploring the struggle many boys have becoming men, especially around sexuality. Pierre finds safety within the vocational confines and celibacy of his Catholic faith, only then to be astonished as he experiences life vicariously in the shadow of the confessional. Ultimately, he must confront his own emerging sexuality in the real world and reconcile the inevitable collision between the security of doctrine and the risks of being human - all of which takes him to a surprising place.

As the eldest daughter of Ilias Dimitrou, I'm next in line to become the head of the Greek mafia. I'm getting good at putting on an act while I learn everything I need to know about the organization, but behind closed doors, I'm terrified. If my father's men catch a whiff of my fear, they'll rip me apart.

Als DI Anjelica Henley zu einem neuen Tatort gerufen wird, schwant ihr nichts Gutes: In einer kleinen Londoner Kirche wurde ein Pastor brutal ermordet. Während Henleys Team den Tatort genauer untersucht, entdecken sie in einem Nebenraum einen angeketteten, halbtoten jungen Mann. Henleys Bauchgefühl sagt ihr, dass der junge Mann nicht vom Mörder eingesperrt worden ist. Aber wer war es dann? Und warum wurde der Pastor ermordet? Henley sucht fieberhaft nach Antworten, aber stattdessen stößt sie nur auf immer mehr Leichen, die auf die gleiche Art zu Tode gequält wurden wie der junge Mann aus der Kirche.

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