Resultados para "Holly" en Suspense

Cuando Penny Dahl contacta con Finders Keepers para que la ayuden a encontrar a su hija, algo en la voz desesperada de la mujer hace que Holly Gibney se vea obligada a aceptar el trabajo.

Tra sette giorni Jet Mason sarà morta. Jet ha ventisette anni e sta ancora aspettando che la sua vita decolli. Il suo mantra è "lo farò più tardi", pensando di avere tutto il tempo del mondo. Fino alla notte di Halloween, quando viene aggredita in casa sua da un intruso. L'attacco le procura un forte trauma cranico e il medico è certo che entro una settimana la lesione scatenerà un aneurisma mortale. Jet non ha mai pensato di avere dei nemici, ma ora vede tutti sotto una nuova luce: la sua famiglia, la sua ex migliore amica, ora sua cognata, il suo ex fidanzato possessivo.

#1 New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of the Year Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling “exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil” (New York magazine) as she...

Privatdetektivin Holly Gibney in den Fängen eines Serienkillers – ihr letzter Fall? Holly steckt in einer Lebenskrise, da erhält sie einen Anruf: "Meine Tochter Bonnie ist vor drei Wochen verschwunden, und die Polizei unternimmt nichts.” Die privaten Ermittlungen führen Holly zu einer weit zurückreichenden Liste ungelöster Vermisstenfälle. Alle spielen im Umfeld eines inzwischen emeritierten Ernährungswissenschaftlers mit dem Spitznamen "Mr. Meat”. Holly hat schon gegen grausame Gegner bestanden, aber hier begegnet sie dem schlimmsten aller Ungeheuer: dem Menschen in seinem Wahn.

It’s been twenty years since Mori, Avery, Remi and Calista last saw each other. As they reconnect on Cape Cod to celebrate Calista’s 40th birthday, each one hides a painful and devastating secret. Former introvert, Mori is now a bestselling erotica author. She’s more successful than she ever dreamed, and yet shamefully on the cusp of divorce #3. Remi’s a yoga instructor, blissfully married to her high school sweetheart. On this trip, she’s concealing her pregnancy—and the baby’s paternity.

Cuando el Departamento de Policía de Buckeye City recibe una carta de alguien que pretende «matar a trece inocentes y a un culpable» para expiar una muerte innecesaria, la detective Izzy Jaynes no sabe qué pensar. ¿Están a punto de asesinar a catorce personas por venganza? Preocupada, decide acudir a Holly Gibney para que la ayude.

Un niño de 11 años ha sido brutalmente asesinado. Todas las pruebas apuntan a uno de los ciudadanos más queridos de Flint City: Terry Maitland, entrenador en la liga infantil, profesor de literatura, marido ejemplar y padre de dos niñas. El detective Ralph Anderson ordena su detención. Maitland tiene una coartada firme que demuestra que estuvo en otra ciudad cuando se cometió el crimen, pero las pruebas de ADN encontradas en el lugar de los hechos confirman que es culpable. Ante la justicia y la opinión pública Terry Maitland es un asesino y el caso está resuelto.

If you drive past the lights of downtown Roswell, north on Route 285 into the darkness of the New Mexico desert, you'll run across a little radio station with a single tower. This is the home of WKLEN talk-radio, broadcast through Tower #57. Fresh out of the local community college and eager to start his career in radio production, Luther Stenson arrives for his first shift as an intern on Evening Sands, a late-night radio show focused on the unexplainable and broadcast throughout the lower forty-eight. Luther’s first night in radio quickly becomes one he’ll never forget.

Cuatro novelas cortas de Stephen King sobre las fuerzas ocultas que nos acechan. En esta colección única nos ofrece un impactante noir paranormal, protagonizado por la carismática Holly Gibney, y tres relatos más que ponen de manifiesto el incomparable talento, la imaginación sin par y la diversidad de registros de este legendario narrador.

It's 1960s America, and Herbie Gneiss is forced to leave college to get a job. Mr. Gibbon, a patriotic veteran of three wars, works with Herbie at Kant-Brake toy factory. When Herbie is drafted, Mr. Gibbon feels that he, too, should do something for his country; and so he decides to rob the Mount Holly Trust Company....

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.

Beautiful twin sisters Iris and Summer are startlingly alike, but beyond what the eye can see lies a darkness that sets them apart. Cynical and insecure, Iris has long been envious of open-hearted Summer's seemingly never-ending good fortune, including her perfect husband, Adam. Called to Thailand to help sail the family yacht to the Seychelles, Iris nurtures her own secret hopes for what might happen on the journey. But when she unexpectedly finds herself alone in the middle of the Indian Ocean, everything changes.

Was, wenn das Blut an meinen Händen erst der Anfang ist? Ich wache mitten in einem Alptraum auf: Neben mir liegt eine tote Frau. In meiner Hand–ein blutiges Messer. Ich weiß nicht, was passiert ist. Die letzten 24 Stunden? Wie ausgelöscht. Und mein Verlobter? Spurlos verschwunden. Ich darf jetzt nicht die Nerven verlieren, nicht zur Polizei gehen–noch nicht. Ich muss zuerst herausfinden, was geschehen ist. Wer sie war. Warum sie hier war. Und was zur Hölle ich damit zu tun habe. Aber je tiefer ich in diese Nacht eintauche, desto brüchiger wird mein Bild von der Wahrheit. Von mir. Von ihm.

Penny Dahl está desesperada para encontrar a filha, Bonnie, que sumiu sem deixar vestígios. Em busca de ajuda profissional, ela liga para a agência Achados e Perdidos, sob o comando de Holly Gibney. A detetive reluta em aceitar o caso, porque deveria estar de licença, mas algo na voz de Penny faz com que Holly não consiga ignorar o pedido.

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In sieben Tagen wird Jet Mason tot sein. Jet ist die Tochter einer der reichsten Familien in Woodstock, Vermont. Bis zu jener Halloween-Nacht, als sie von einem unsichtbaren Eindringling brutal angegriffen wird. Dabei erleidet Jet eine schwere Kopfverletzung, und die Ärzte sind sich sicher: In spätestens einer Woche wird ein tödliches Aneurysma Jet umbringen. Jet wird ihren eigenen Mord aufklären.

Sofia Guadalupe Acosta was born the by-product of a drugged-out Hispanic mother and a skinhead father. Her father wanted her mother dead and his dirty little secret hidden. Her mother escaped with Sofia and changed her life to protect her child. Now, Sofia's all grown up and set on revenge. The problem...another skinhead killed her no-good, rotten father, so Sofia must set her sights on a different target. She doesn't care if she burns in hell as long as Dax Jonathan Montgomery burns with her.

Alex Gomez is the enforcer for the largest crime syndicate in Arizona and makes no excuses. His hands are covered in blood and the lines between right and wrong are blurred. Celina Thomas has a deadly secret. Only money can fix her problem and she needs a lot of it, quickly. She's gifted with a body and face that men are willing to pay for. She makes the decision to enter the world of high class escorts but her heart cries at the injustice. One night with Alex and Celina's plan turns upside down. One night with Celina and Alex's heart of ice begins to melt.

Former Special Forces Lieutenant Jayson Harmon can't believe that his war scars don't matter to beautiful feline shifter Layla Halliwell. Why would she saddle herself with a broken man? But Layla knows that Jayson is a hero to the core, and that only she can heal his wounded soul. So when Jayson is deployed on another deadly mission, no way is Layla staying behind . . .

Als Jessie in einer alten Villa mitten im Wald aufwacht, kann sie sich an nichts aus ihrer Vergangenheit erinnern. Nicht an sich selbst. Nicht an den Autounfall, der sie beinahe das Leben gekostet hätte. Und nicht an ihren Verlobten David, der mit ihr zusammen um ihre Erinnerungen und um ihr altes Leben kämpft. Auch die Haushälterin und der Gärtner geben Jessie weitere Rätsel auf, und sie fühlt sich zunehmend unwohl.