Ergebnis für "Watching" in Literatur & Belletristik

In naher Zukunft. Die übermächtige KI CReL bestimmt alle Geschicke der Menschheit und verfolgt einen perfiden Plan. Um die Welt vor dem Kollaps zu bewahren, tötet sie mehr und mehr Unschuldige. Die beste "Waffe" gegen die Killer-KI sitzt unschuldig im Gefängnis: Die schlagfertige und kämpferische Hacktivistin Nova Bassmann. Sie flieht in einer halsbrecherischen Aktion und schlägt sich zu Rediet "Red" Echuwona durch – Nerd, genialer Technik-Tüftler und Novas Lebensgefährte.

From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone listen: and once you start, it will have you up all night until the final explosive twist.

“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie Smith One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century...

Alexander Storm ist tätowiert, am liebsten schwarz gekleidet und hat sein Jura-Studium mit Bravour gemeistert. Nachdem er sich als Praktikant in einer renommierten Anwaltskanzlei bewährt hat, wird ihm eine Stelle als Associate für die attraktive Juristin Melanie Devereux angeboten. Allerdings gestaltet sich die Zusammenarbeit nicht ohne Schwierigkeiten, zumal Alex stur ist und gewisse Dinge gern nach seiner frechen und arroganten, aber auch charmanten Art regelt.

Hacktivistin Nova wird seit einem Jahr unschuldig in einem vollautomatisierten Hochsee-Gefängnis gefangen gehalten. Um auszubrechen, muss sie eine Wächter-KI überlisten. Unerwartete Hilfe kommt von einem Gegner aus der Vergangenheit, doch der Preis ist hoch: Novas Leben steht auf dem Spiel, so wie das zahlloser Menschen.

""I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read."" – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times...

My life has become a nightmare. A stalker intent on having me permeates my waking moments. Gifts and threatening messages greet me at every turn. Every cam session is filled with the fear of them watching me in my most intimate moments. One day, my stalker takes it a step further than words and attacks me in my home. Just when I think I won't make it, a stranger with a blue-green stare saves me from my fate.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this sexy and emotional romance from the acclaimed author of Out of the Woods and Out on a Limb, a small-town woman’s journey to spread her wings intertwines with the arrival of an adventurous newcomer who brings out the best in her. Prudence Welch has found...

This debut collection movingly explores how women and girls are looked at, look at one another and look at themselves, and how living as an object can shape their passions, fears and joys. With a clear eye and dark humour, Danielle Pender considers sex, parenting, grief and class as lenses for the ways in which the world watches women—and how women are always watching back.

“Gaylin’s clean prose and controlled narrative voice bring an all-too-realistic chill …. it might also bring to mind the paranoiac claustrophobia of Rosemary’s Baby.”—New York Times From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award–winning author Alison Gaylin comes a riveting...

New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson brings back Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks and his colleague DI Annie Cabbot in a case riddled with corruption. A decorated policeman is murdered on the tranquil grounds of the St. Peter's Police Treatment Centre, shot through the heart with...

"Big Brother meets Clue in this utterly original and incredibly tense locked-room mystery." —May Cobb, author of A Likeable Woman A mysterious high-stakes game proves life-threatening in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest The Best Friend. The...

After discovering her husband Jason’s latest affair, Alice knows their marriage is over. But Jason refuses to walk away from their children—or their home. So they strike a desperate deal: they’ll keep the house, taking turns living there. Half a week each. Simple. But the arrangement quickly becomes suffocating. Each time Alice returns, her space has changed—Jason’s mess taking over, her belongings misplaced.

Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR Harper’s Bazaar CrimeReads Electric Literature Autostraddle The Globe and Mail In this thrilling story of survival and anger, a woman has her whole life turned upside down after speaking out against workplace hostility–and inadvertently...

Unputdownable · Psychological Suspense · Horror · Tense · Gripping A FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK “Pulse-pounding locked-room suspense.” —Elle “Nightwatching is like nothing I've read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings; it's amazing.”—Lisa Jewell A footstep on the stairs. A second...

CReLs gnadenloser Countdown läuft. Auf der Suche nach wirksamen Waffen gegen die KI machen Nova und Red einen IT-Experten der ersten Stunde ausfindig. Statt zu kooperieren, bedroht er sie zunächst. Nur mühsam kann Nova ihm hilfreiche Informationen abringen. Doch ein Handlanger von CReL kommt ihr auf die Schliche. Die tödliche Eskalation scheint unvermeidlich.

In this collaboration between “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and bestselling author Alafair Burke, “the snappy pace, layered characters, and many plot surprises will keep readers guessing in this fascinating mystery” (Booklist). Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when...

When Josie’s sister Megan spirals into addiction, she makes a sacred vow: if anything happens to Megan, Josie will take care of her young son, Sunny. Three days later, Megan is dead—and Josie’s promise becomes a life sentence. Haunted by guilt over failing to save her sister, Josie welcomes her troubled nephew into her home. But as the initial shock of grief fades, unsettling questions surface. Megan wasn’t alone on the night she died. Was it really her addiction that killed her, or something more sinister?

Bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark brings suspense and intrigue to this story of a family beginning to heal from a brutal murder, but the accused man in jail maintains his innocence...and the true killer is waiting for the perfect moment to strike again. Ronald Thompson knows he never killed...

“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie Smith One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century...