Ergebnis für "Thief" in Krimis & Thriller

Ich bin ein gutes Mädchen. Es ist meine Pflicht gegenüber meiner Familie, unschuldig und rein zu bleiben. Einen italienischen Mann zu heiraten. Meine Zukunft ist bereits vorbestimmt. Aber Nikolai Kozlov schreibt mein Schicksal mit fünf einfachen Worten um. Du gehörst jetzt zu mir. Er gehört zur russischen Mafia. Ein Dieb. Ein erfahrener Lügner ohne moralische Grenzen. Er ist alles, von dem mir beigebracht wurde, es zu hassen. Ein Mann, der sich nimmt, was er will, ohne nachzudenken. Und was er wollte, war ich.

Thief: Meine Prinzessin, noch ahnst du es nicht, aber bald wird sich dein Leben von Grund auf ändern. Denn ich will dich besitzen—um jeden Preis. Komm mit in meine Dunkelheit. Alles, was ich dafür verlange, ist dein Gehorsam. Stacy: Du verlangst von mir, dich Thief zu nennen. Ich weiß nicht, warum du mich ausgesucht hast. Aber eins weiß ich: Auf keinen Fall werde ich klein beigeben, das habe ich mir geschworen. Du sagst, du weißt alles über mich, doch würdest du mich kennen, wüsstest du, dass alles, was du mit mir machst, mir zuwider ist.

In Melbourne for a passing visit for a friend's birthday, Detective Sergeant Nick Vada meets the beautiful Evie Gibson. Twenty-four hours later, he is sitting in the lock-up of the Victorian police headquarters, arrested for murder. Detective Sergeant Eli Roberts is brought onto the case to investigate just what would cause the detective to snap and commit such a horrible crime. Detective Joanna Gray is sent in to assist the investigation and soon finds that not all is what it seems.

Five… minutes. That's how long I was supposed to be there. Get in, get out. Job done. Four… guns pointed at my head. It wasn't supposed to go down this way. Three… years old, and she clung to her mum as we sat huddled together on the floor, chained to the pipes on the wall. Two… choices, when my time finally came. To let it all play out or fight with everything I had. One… split second that changed the course of my life… forever. My name is Tyler Evans. They call me The Thief. But on that day, the last thing I expected to become was the hostage.

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser. In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, the best-selling author of The Stranger in the Woods brings us into...

Eigentlich stand für Francesca Rossi, die einzige Tochter eines Mafiabosses, immer fest, dass sie eines Tages ihren Kindheitsfreund Angelo Bandini heiraten würde - bis der skrupellose Senator Wolfe Keaton ihr auf einem Maskenball nicht nur einen Kuss stiehlt, sondern auch ihre Zukunftspläne durchkreuzt. Er hat eine Rechnung mit ihrem Vater offen und setzt ihn unter Druck: Entweder Francesca wird seine Frau oder er deckt dessen Verbrechen auf. Plötzlich findet sich Francesca in einer arrangierten Ehe wieder, jedoch nicht mit dem Mann, von dem sie bereits seit ihrer Kindheit geträumt hat.

While plotting a daring jewel heist, unexpected feelings turn a high-stakes caper into an even more risky game of hearts.

I’m a good girl. I live by a code that can’t be bent or broken. It is my duty to my family to stay innocent and pure. To marry an Italian man. The stars are already aligned. But Nikolai Kozlov re-writes my destiny with five simple words. You belong to me now. He's Russian mafiya. A thief. A skilled liar with no moral boundaries. He is everything I have been taught to hate. A man who stands for nothing. A man who takes what he wants without a second thought. And what he wanted was me.

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night. This program features multicast narration. "[Narrator Sara] Amini's narration captures Charlie's trademark cynicism, as well as her heartbreak and feelings of...

The award-winning artist Brom takes us on a haunting look at the true world of Peter Pan, in his first full-length novel. From modern day New York to the dying land of Faerie, The Child Thief reveals the world of Peter Pan through the eyes of an insecure runaway who is seduced by Peter’s charm. But any dreams of a fairy wonderland are quickly replaced by the reality of life and death survival as Peter’s recruits are forced into a lethal battle in which the line between good and evil is blurred.

Steal back a lost painting and risk the wrath of a powerful mafia boss? Yup, I did that. In the seductive and shadowy underworld of Venice, one man rules with an iron fist. Ruthless mafia boss. King of Venice. Antonio Moretti. I stole his priceless masterpiece, intent on returning it to the museum it was stolen from. And Antonio caught me.

Robin Monarch is a man with a complicated past and dangerous present. He's been a soldier, a CIA agent, and freelance operative, but first and foremost, Robin Monarch is a thief of the highest order. Orphaned at 12, Monarch originally stole for survival, then he stole for his friends and cohorts, now he steals to order and to give back to the to the woman who saved his life many years ago.

As heard on NPR's This American Life “Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air “One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor A...

"Le Chat" ("The Cat"), an infamous thief, has come out of retirement and is again liberating expensive jewelry from wealthy tourists on the French Riviera. Or is it a "copycat" who is stealing fortunes?

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I wasn’t supposed to be at Olympus that night. And I definitely wasn’t supposed to witness a murder - or be caught by the killers. Hades, Apollo, and Ares run the mysterious masked fight club, and they wield more power in this town than I could dream of holding. They destroy my life with one decree: Kora Sinclair doesn’t exist. Sterling Falls was my chance to start over, but one night derails everything. My scholarship, my job - gone. I could run home, but giving up my dreams isn’t an option. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

The Thief is a seasoned pickpocket. Anonymous in his tailored suit, he weaves in and out of Tokyo crowds, stealing wallets from strangers so smoothly that sometimes he doesn't even remember the snatch. Most people are just a blur to him; nameless faces from whom he chooses his victims. He has no family, no friends, no connections.... But he does have a past, which finally catches up with him when Ishikawa, his first partner, reappears in his life and offers him a job he can't refuse.

When everyone is sleeping, he comes into their houses. He takes one thing. A photo of their child. A sinister thief on a power trip or something even darker and more sinister? Detectives Jackman and Evans find themselves on the hunt for a highly unusual burglar who seemingly only steals photographs. But then, late one night, an elderly woman falls to her death after seeing someone in her home. Did she really fall, or was she murdered?

Kayli Winchester is a dirt-poor girl living out of a hotel, forced to be the parent for a drunken father and teenage brother who she's desperate to keep in school. The only way she scrapes by is to utilize her one skill: pickpocketing. But even though she's a thief she has a moral code: no kids or old ladies, only targets who can defend themselves. Not that they see her coming...

The year is 1820 and England has fought its last victorious battle against the French. Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo, has finally returned to London to wed his young bride. But instead of being able to settle down to his fame and glory, he finds himself penniless in a country where...