Ergebnis für "Tom Wright" in Krimis & Thriller

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar...

Renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar delivers the definitive account of history’s largest—and longest-running—financial fraud, “the scale of the deception…beggars belief” (New York Post). Some $68 billion evaporated during Bernie Madoff’s epic confidence game. Two people...

“I did what I did, and that’s on me.” From that tantalizing first sentence, Tom Wright sweeps listeners up in a tale of lost innocence. Jim has a touch of the Sight. It’s nothing too spooky and generally useless, at least until the summer his cousin L.A. moves in with him and their grandmother. When Jim and L.A. discover the body of a girl - brutally raped and murdered - in a field, an investigation begins that will put both their lives in danger.

It's the most shocking, unknown tale of our era: a defense contractor who bribed US Navy officers with cash, prostitutes, and luxury items in return for multimillion-dollar deals. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With exclusive access to Leonard Glenn Francis himself, Fat Leonard reveals the true story of the misogynistic men at the heart of the navy and the brave women who brought them down.

Un virus mortel, un monde confiné, le thriller qui avait tout prévu. En Asie, 47 personnes succombent à une fièvre mystérieuse. Envoyé sur place par l'OMS, Henry Parsons, épidémiologiste de renom, découvre à quel point le virus est contagieux. Lorsqu'il apprend qu'un homme contaminé est en route vers La Mecque, où des millions de musulmans vont être rassemblés pour le pèlerinage annuel, c'est le début d'une course contre la montre pour enrayer l'épidémie.

Tom Walker arrives in his hometown, and in less than an hour, the clandestine government program he works for tries to kill him. Not much of a welcome. To make matters worse, the farm where he seeks refuge has–unbeknownst to the owner, Leila–an underground drug ring operating on property. And despite this newfound danger, Leila risks her own life just to nurse Walker back to health.

In the year 2112, technology has advanced and immortality is nearly achieved - at least for those who can afford it. Those born before the stemgineering revolution, or TrueElderly, soon discover the problems of advanced age. This is just the beginning, as an avalanche of new problems is waiting on humanity's doorstep. For enthusiastic salesman Dylan Dansby, selling an innovative new product to combat these problems could be a career defining opportunity - but Dylan's selling a product he doesn't believe in, and one that might just work a little too well...

Alec Ramsey is the survivor of a disastrous Antarctic expedition which abandoned his revered friend and leader of the party, Stephen Leeming. For 40 years, in the security of academia, Ramsey has nurtured with guilt his doubts about this incident. Now Leeming's body is, against all odds, to be exhumed from the Antarctic icecap, and Ramsey must confront his obsession and decide whether he really did - or can continue to - survive at all.

Charlie Wright's life is plummeting into chaos. A recent divorce renders him helpless in an attempt to hold his family together. A weekend with his children is just what he needs to prove to his ex-wife, Cassie, that joint custody is the best option for everyone. Then tragedy strikes one Friday afternoon after school. Charlie's daughter, Skylar, goes missing. Every second that passes is a second wasted, and Charlie falls into a world of desperation and panic.

Through tales of ancient curses and international spies...through mysteries featuring men of title and creatures of the night...Tom Conway gives voice to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's clever creation: Sherlock Holmes. The cerebral sleuth is accompanied and assisted by the able Dr. Watson, brought to life by Nigel Bruce.