Ergebnis für "Villains" in Krimis

Oliver Marks has just served 10 years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.

Die Tote, die zu viel wusste. Sandrine Perrot wird von ihrem Assistenten Adel Azarou zu einem ungewöhnlichen Tatort in der Altstadt von Saint-Malo gerufen. Bei der Toten handelt es sich um eine bekannte Influencerin und Radiomoderatorin, die sich mit ihren Meinungen und Themen in der Region einige Feinde gemacht hat. Der Mörder hat die Leiche und den Tatort nicht nur professionell inszeniert, sondern die Tat auch minutiös aufgezeichnet. Die hinterlassenen Spuren deuten auf mehrere Verdächtige hin.

Die 16-jährige Lena Palmer verschwindet spurlos. Drei Tage später taucht sie in einem verstörend brutalen Video wieder auf, welches in atemberaubendem Tempo viral geht. BKA Kommissarin Yasira Saad soll Lena finden und die Täter identifizieren. Ihr bleibt wenig Zeit, denn schon gibt es erste gewalttätige Demonstrationen in deutschen Städten. Eine rechtsradikale Gruppierung namens "Aktiver Heimatschutz" gewinnt rasant an Zulauf.

Die beiden Sonderermittler Capitaine Armand de Varenne und Lieutenant Margaux David werden vom Innenministerium gebeten, einen Fall in Paris zu übernehmen. Vor einer verschlossenen Kammer in den ehemaligen Steinbrüchen von Paris, nur wenig Meter von den Katakomben entfernt, wurde die Leiche eines städtischen Vermessungsingenieurs gefunden. Auch wenn der Fall nicht in den Arbeitsbereich von Armand de Varenne fällt, kann er nicht widerstehen, an diesem außergewöhnlichen Ort zu ermitteln.

Eine Tote, die niemand vermisste. Sandrine Perrot hat dem Polizeidienst in Paris den Rücken gekehrt und sich nach Cancale, einem beschaulichen Hafenstädtchen an der Smaragdküste der Bretagne, zurückgezogen, um ihr Leben neu zu ordnen. Der Fund einer unbekannten, weiblichen Leiche auf dem Zöllnerweg schreckt die Einwohner auf. Gegen ihren Wunsch wird Sandrine Perrot für diesen Fall dem Kommissariat in Saint-Malo zugeteilt.

Lieutenant de Police Armand de Varenne, Sohn aus einer einflussreichen Pariser Familie, stolpert über eine Reihe von Vermisstenfällen, die ihm verdächtig vorkommen. Gibt es in der Region der Ardèche einen Serientäter, der junge Frauen entführt? Oder handelt es sich bei den Verschwundenen doch nur um Ausreißer? Mit einem Trick schafft Armand es, als Sonderermittler für diesen Fall eingesetzt zu werden, doch es gibt einen Haken: Ihm wird Margaux David zur Seite gestellt, eine Persönlichkeit mit Ecken und Kanten, die sich über alle Geschlechterklischees hinwegsetzt.

A riotously funny, sinfully romantic, and decadently deadly paranormal rom-com about a Chicago detective investigating a series of murders, but when the trail leads to a three-hundred-year-old vampire, this unlikely pair finds themselves drawn even deeper into the mystery, and even closer to...

Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s deadliest serial killer: Pendergast’s own ancestor … and Constance’s greatest enemy. A desperate bargain is broken … Constance...

The best mysteries have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations - and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure.

Madeline Fraser, radio talk show host extraordinaire, had a natural dread of dead air. So when one of her on-air guests signed off at the mike after drinking a glass of a sponsor’s beverage, it was a broadcaster’s nightmare come true. Enter Nero Wolfe. He agrees to take the case, with his...

Having escaped her abusive husband, Gwen Kane found safety at Rhiannon's Ranch, a secret refuge for survivors of domestic violence. Now she works at a local bakery and lives a quiet life among friends who share her scars. She's almost convinced herself the worst is over. But when her best friend's abuser storms into their sanctuary, Gwen erupts in a flash of panic and rage—with deadly consequences. To protect the ranch, she must cover up the evidence of what she's done. But burying one body doesn't erase the past. And what's more, somebody witnessed everything . . .

The second book in the sexy, spicy, hilarious paranormal romance TOTAL CHAOS series! Ava McGuire should be dealing with moving on after her devastating breakup. Instead, she’s been thrust into the world of paranormal. As if learning that your best friend is mated to a serial killer vampire...

A lying ganglord. A troubled cop. A masked vigilante. Working a strategic investigation, DS Scott Cullen of Police Scotland’s Edinburgh Major Investigation Team closes in on a long-time adversary. Dean Vardy, Edinburgh’s latest kingpin. Before, every time they thought they had him, his lawyer got him off. Campbell McLintock, another of Cullen’s adversaries. But this time Vardy goes too far, murdering someone under his control. Or does he? After a witness dies, Cullen is soon desperately trying to hold the case together, with Vardy’s conviction dangling by a thread.

Sean O'Donnell, small-time villain and loyal family man, walked out on his family nineteen years ago and hasn't been heard of since. Now his daughter Iris has returned to the East End in the hope of finding out what happened. But it isn't going to be easy. Everyone close to Iris, including her mother, seems intent on keeping the truth hidden. With the rest of her life in a mess, Iris struggles to make sense of her murky family history. But a chance meeting with the mysterious Guy Wilder changes everything.

À Chryssodéndri, village enclavé près de la frontière turque, le temps s'est arrêté un matin de septembre. Depuis qu'Antónis, dix-sept ans, est entré dans la salle de classe, a tiré sur ses camarades et son professeur avant de s'immoler par le feu. Douze morts, et cette question : pourquoi ce carnage ?

In this addition to a New York Times bestselling mystery series, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth—Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman—investigates the disappearance of a local woman who is more than she seems. Kate Hibbert is all too eager to lend a hand to her neighbors. Although...

When American expat and bicycle tour company proprietress Sadie Greene guides a hard-to-impress group of sophisticated seniors on a stunning trip in northeastern France, she expects some twists, turns, and sudden stops to sip the Riesling. She doesn’t anticipate a detour leading straight to murder …

I never planned on selling weed to make ends meet while juggling medical school. I certainly didn’t plan on catching feelings for Jordin "Mercy"—a street-smart charmer with a past darker than his flawless caramel skin. He’s got power, money, and enemies, yet somehow, his world feels safer than my own. But loving a man like Jordin isn’t simple. It’s a tightrope walk between devotion and destruction, secrets and survival.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen enters the world of high-stakes gambling in her latest gripping novel...

It's the wedding of the year in Pigsend, at least if you talk to Vicky Hamblin. The bride-to-be is dead set on making her wedding to baker Allen Mackey the most perfect spectacle in the history of weddings, if only to impress her two snooty aunts. Bev's in charge of hosting them at the Weary Dragon Inn, along with a carefully-curated list of other family members, all designed to impress. But when things start going awry, and Vicky suspects someone might be out to sabotage her wedding, Bev's on the case once more. Can she find out who's out to get the bride before the big day?