Resultados para "Else" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

When novelist Andy Drake returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, a reconnection with his childhood friend Rachel escalates into a secret love affair. For Rachel, struggling to maintain the facade of a picture-perfect life, it’s an escape from an emotionally abusive marriage. Then Andy receives an anonymous note warning him to end the affair. Or else.

Else Strohmeier ist an Einfachheit kaum zu übertreffen. Gedemütigt von ihrem diktatorischen Mann lebt sie ein unterwürfiges Leben im Rosenhaus 9. Gegen den Willen von Theo lernt sie ihre verwitwete Nachbarin kennen, durch die sie auf eine dubiose Idee kommt: Sie wird ihr Leben grundlegend verändern... Rosenhaus 9: Ein mysteriöses Haus in der Innenstadt Kölns. Doch der Name trügt: Wer hier einzieht, ist nicht auf Rosen gebettet. Verrückt vielleicht. Oder mutig. Lebensmüde könnte man meinen. Rosen oder Dornen - wer weiß das schon?

When a local festival comes to a bloody end, Ruby must use her powers of seeing into the future to help the local sheriff find the killer before it's too late.

The Invention of Everything Else is a luminous imagining of an unlikely friendship between the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla and a young hotel chambermaid. Louisa, obsessed with radio dramas and the secret lives of the hotel guests, first catches sight of the hotel's most famous resident on New Year's Day, 1943, and is determined to befriend the strange man.

Interior designer Kat is broke and desperately needs this commission restoring the Edwardian mansion of Fownhope Priors, but her employer Scott's wife and mother-in-law are a nightmare. Yet when they are killed in suspicious circumstances, and she is the last person to see him, she can't help but be drawn in to the family's feuds. Where has Scott Hawkesmoor vanished to? Is it back to Yorkshire where his wife and mother-in-law died? Or is it somewhere far stranger? And how can she ever explain it to anyone–especially the police–let alone how she knows?

When, during a brewing storm, a woman appears on her doorstep looking for shelter, Annie is relieved to have the company and feels an unexplainable bond with her visitor. As the night progresses, Annie realizes the woman is no stranger. Their lives are inextricably intertwined—and Annie might just lose everything.

When Charley finds herself suddenly single on Christmas Day, it feels like her world has fallen apart. Forced to move back in with her parents, she embarks on a journey of re-invention. When she meets Ed, who is on honeymoon alone after being jilted at the altar by a bride he's never met, it looks like her life may be taking a turn for the better. Fate, however, has other ideas, and she and Ed are forced apart.

Charlotte Morgan knows how it feels to desperately want a baby. As a child, seeing her mum devastated by losing her longed-for babies, Charlotte wished another woman could give her mother what she so craved. Now Charlotte’s a mum herself and knowing how much love her daughter, Alice, brings into her life, she vows to help others achieve their dreams of becoming a parent. When she meets Malcolm and Brenda on a surrogacy website, it seems she's found the perfect couple. In their late 40s, they have wealth and an enviable life, but there’s one thing missing – a child of their own.

"Var god och spänn fast säkerhetsbältena." Sir Stafford Nye och de övriga passagerarna på flygplanet var redan i tur att landa i Genève. Stafford hade varit på en undersökningskomission i Malaysia. Ett enastående ointressant uppdrag, om han själv skulle säga sitt. Men, tristessen är på väg att brytas. En tät dimma tvingar planet att bli omdirigerat till Frankfurt. Medan besvikelsen lägger sig kommer en ung, kvinnlig medpassagerade fram till Stafford. Hon är i knipa och vill ha Staffords hjälp.

The city of Vukovar, situated on Croatia's easternmost periphery, across the Danube River from Serbia, was the site of some of the worst violence in the wars that rocked ex-Yugoslavia in the early '90s. It is referred to only as "the city" throughout this taut political thriller from one of Europe's most celebrated young writers.

When three young women are discovered strangled and mutilated in a Glasgow park, it is up to DCI Lorimer to find their killer. Frustrated by a lack of progress in the investigation, Lorimer is forced to enlist the services of Dr Solomon Brightman, psychologist and criminal profiler. Together they form an uneasy alliance. But when a homeless man is brought in for questioning, the investigation takes a bizarre turn.

When Max Brennan’s estranged father and then his own girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Jake Porter for help. As Max is then attacked in his own home, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. With events spiralling, can Porter and Styles catch the killer before another victim is claimed?

Now 18, twins Ace and Walid Wales are grown men. Born to the billionaire Banks Wales, it quickly becomes obvious that paradise is not heaven on Earth for Ace when he feels the pressure of his overbearing father. After a brutal incident on their private island, Banks applies pressure which sends Ace’s already volatile behavior out of control. To make matters worse, the youngest generation, Blakeslee, Riot, Bolt, and Patrick, are taking notice, and it’s obvious if things aren’t reigned in, he will eventually spoil the bunch.

A gripping contemporary novel from a magnificent new talent that tackles the almost unbreakable loyalty of female friendships, the generosity of community and the lengths we will go to save a child. Ren will do anything for her best friend, Anna. The news that Anna's daughter Charlotte has...

We all want to live like a local. Stay in a 'home away from home'. But if it's someone else's house, then you're not the only one with the key. Lauren has finally dumped her dead-weight boyfriend, and what better way to celebrate a breakup than by going on holiday with your best friend? Except the holiday isn't turning out as planned - their cosy twosome has become a three, and while Barcelona might be heaven, their rented apartment is anything but. It's small, shabby but, more than that, Lauren can't help but feel...hunted.

Thirteen years ago, Miranda Steele's abusive husband stole her newborn baby daughter and gave her up for adoption. Now Miranda thinks she's close to finding her. Until she finds the body of a young teen in the woods. Is this her daughter? And will the handsome detective investigating the case help her? Or drive her crazy? He thinks she can be a private investigator, too.

In the gritty follow-up to the War Saga, Walid Wales gets a cryptic call that sends him deep into the treacherous underbelly of Belize. His entire family’s held hostage, and the architect of this nefarious plan is none other than his own twin, Ace Wales, a loose cannon who’s hellbent on stealing their billionaire father’s empire. Ace, in cahoots with his girlfriend Arbella and his manipulative mother-in-law, Faye, orchestrates a billion-dollar heist, intending to bleed his father’s accounts dry. No witnesses can be left behind when all is said and done, and blood ties ain’t worth a damn.

In this book, Jim West finds himself traveling to a small, remote hunting lodge in the Pecos Wilderness area in New Mexico to rendezvous with an old friend and do some hiking. His friend stands him up, and Jim is about to return home when a murder occurs in the lodge. Law enforcement jumps in, and Jim’s early departure plans are scrubbed.

He’s known by the code name, Sparrow. Authorities can only identify him by the tattoo on the back of his hand. Sparrow is a gun for hire and his next target is Reverend Everett Smith. His orders are to kill the Reverend on the River Queen Casino. But just before he pulls the trigger, someone beats him to it. The Reverend is carrying $50,000 in counterfeit money. Sparrow soon realizes the fee he was paid is counterfeit.

I count down the days until we can leave the city behind and return to the beach house. Where James and Katie can roam free over the dunes, like they did as children, and Peter will swap his six a.m. starts for the stacks of fluffy pancakes he lovingly serves up for our family breakfasts. These sun-drenched, golden days, just the four of us, are what I hold on to all year long. But this summer, Katie’s best friend will be coming with us. I tell myself the girls will have fun together, pushing aside the doubts I have about this uninvited guest. Isa.