Resultados para "Kim" en Suspense

The internationally acclaimed author of Blood on Snow and the Harry Hole novels now gives us the tightly wound tale of a man running from retribution, a renegade hitman who goes to ground far above the Arctic circle, where the never-setting sun might slowly drive a man insane. He calls himself...

“[A] powerhouse of a novel....It reads as if Haruki Murakami rewrote The Day of the Jackal.” - Locus Magazine "Editor's Choice" New York Times Book Review "The Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2019" CrimeReads “Most Anticipated Books of 2019” Lit Hub "This Winter's Best Thrillers" Chicago...

Against the backdrop of worldwide, unexplainable natural disasters, Dr. Virginia Marilyn Edwards (Emmy Award-winner Kerry Washington) seeks out Agent Scott Thomas (Emmy Award-winner Laurence Fishburne) at a secretive government headquarters. Virginia claims these events are signs, and unless Agent Thomas helps her, she believes things will only get worse. Her desperation is dialed up higher with a shocking proclamation as she stands before him pregnant, weak, and weary: “Agent Thomas,” she says, “I believe I am Mary.”

Charlie e Amy, due bambine di soli nove anni, compagne di gioco, scompaiono all'improvviso. Un messaggio recapitato alle rispettive famiglie conferma l'ipotesi peggiore: le giovani sono state rapite. È l'inizio di un incubo. Poco tempo dopo, un secondo messaggio è ancora più mostruoso. I malviventi mettono le due famiglie l'una contro l'altra, minacciando di uccidere una delle due bambine. Per la detective Kim Stone e la sua squadra il caso è più difficile del solito. I rapitori potrebbero davvero trasformarsi in assassini spietati.

Ma si tratta di una buca piccola: il corpo non è quello di un adulto. Una vita innocente è stata sacrificata per siglare un oscuro patto di sangue. E il segreto che lega i presenti è destinato a essere sepolto sotto terra. Anni dopo, la direttrice di una scuola viene brutalmente assassinata: è solo il primo di una serie di agghiaccianti delitti che terrorizzano la regione della Black Country, in Inghilterra. Il compito di seguire e fermare questa orribile scia di sangue viene affidato alla detective Kim Stone.

What do you do when you’re accused of an unspeakable crime and know you’re innocent, but the evidence against you is so compelling?

Annie 'Anh Le' Shaw has everything she once dreamed of: a thriving art career, a beautiful home, a loving husband and daughter. But when her mother – a Vietnam War refugee – dies suddenly, the fragile balance of her life shatters. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder, dormant for years...

Cassie Edwards swore she’d never fall in love…then she met Jamie. He changed everything, and Cassie’s never been happier. But with less than one month to go to their wedding, she discovers he's cheating on her with his colleague. Blinded by rage, Cassie makes it her mission to seek revenge on the pair. But when she looks deeper into her fiancé’s life, she soon realizes being faithful isn’t the only thing he’s lying about.

Quando la polizia ritrova il cadavere di un'assistente sociale uccisa da un'unica letale coltellata, tutto fa pensare a una rapina andata male. Ma la detective Kim Stone è convinta che qualcosa non torni. Pochi giorni dopo, una tossicodipendente della zona viene ritrovata uccisa nello stesso identico modo. L'istinto di Kim le suggerisce che dietro ci sia la mano dello stesso assassino. Eppure non c'è niente a collegare le due vittime, a eccezione dell'inquietante precisione con cui sono state uccise: una singola coltellata.

Tuesday Truman spent half of her life in the dark, knowing nothing of the horrible truth behind her lineage. And now, nearing 30, she’s still trying to make up for all of the wrongs committed by her parents. She’s awkward, but honest, and because of her past she’s got a real thing for true crime - which lead to her successful podcast on the subject. But Tuesday may have bitten off more than she can chew with her current endeavor - helping a listener identify and stop her uniquely horrible stalker - when she goes from hunter to hunted.

Life as a new mom was already chaotic. Magic, murder, and mayhem? Just another day in Hollow Cove. But this time? The stakes are a hell of a lot higher. Illegal cursed objects are turning up all over Hollow Cove —and they’re killing people. And if that isn’t bad enough, my son, Darian, isn’t just showing signs of magic. He’s showing way too much of it. So, what’s a witch to do? Easy. Track down the mastermind flooding my town with deadly artifacts, stop them before more bodies pile up, and keep my son out of trouble. No pressure, right?

After a scandalous arrest in San Francisco, Carissa Carmichael has moved back to her small Southern California hometown to start over as she opens her Aromatherapy Apothecary shop and reflexology services. A tourist destination, Oak Creek Valley seems the perfect place to put the past behind her...

Hævnens time er kommet. Da en voldtægtsforbryder bliver fundet brutalt myrdet i en passage, er det op til kommissær Kim Stone og hendes folk at løse sagen hurtigt. Men hun har ikke en chance for at vide, hvad hun egentlig er oppe imod. Bag mandens morder gemmer sig en vaskeægte sociopat, der udfører sine egne forskruede eksperimenter med nogle af samfundets mest sårbare. Da det ene hævnmord efter det andet sker, bliver det tydeligt for Kim, at der er noget langt mere uhyggeligt på færde.

After two prominent scientists working at privately owned BSL-4 labs in Nevada and Texas are found murdered, no one makes the connection until investigative reporter Whitney Steel receives information about a possible biological attack using a new chimera virus known as "Resurrect". But when Whitney begins to unravel the truth as to who is behind the threat, enemies far and near surface, and a shocking discovery into the past could change her life forever in a race against the clock.

Florida investigative reporter Whitney Steel has lived in the shadow of her legendary father long enough. To prove herself she needs to find the "big" story. She found it. Now it may kill her. After receiving a lead pointing to the world's first cloned human, now a small child, Whitney vows to unravel the truth. However, sifting through the facts proves to have dangerous results, including death threats and murder.

In einem Keller an die Wand gekettet, dem Tode näher als dem Leben - so findet die Polizei die 25-jährige Marianna Lowe. Der Fall gibt Polizeihauptkommissar Francis Held Rätsel auf. Warum hatten die Entführer es auf eine einfache Büroangestellte abgesehen? Gegen seinen Willen stellt sein Chef ihm die Psychologin Dr. Vera Simms zur Seite - ein Gespann wie Katz und Maus, der in sich Gekehrte trifft auf die Extrovertierte. Ihre Ermittlungen führen sie auf die Spuren eines rumänischen Clans.

La famiglia di Ji-won è in disarmo: il padre è andato via, la sorella è in crisi, la madre ha pensato bene di scegliersi un nuovo, invadente compagno dagli occhi azzurri che si è installato a casa loro. Sono proprio i suoi occhi a tormentare Ji-won. Sogna occhi di ogni tipo... come quelli dei pesci, ingredienti di alcune ricette tradizionali coreane: chi li assaggia è destinato alla fortuna. Ma quando Ji-won decide di assecondare la sua rabbia, diversi eventi si succederanno intorno a lei e le cose prenderanno una piega decisamente terrificante...

Finding my husband in bed with another woman was not how I planned to start my day. Or homeless the next minute. And broke. So, when a job comes my way from The Twilight Hotel—a paranormal hotel in midtown Manhattan that serves as a sanctuary and residence—I take it. Cue in tattooed, sexy as sin, grumpy restaurant owner Valen who can’t do drama or high-maintenance women. The problem? He’s cruel and dangerous. And he’s hiding something.

Robert to policjant, mężczyzna z przeszłością. Pewnej nocy wraca ze spotkania z informatorem. Na moście dostrzega coś, co każe mu się zatrzymać. Młoda kobieta wchodzi na barierkę. Robert działa błyskawicznie. Ściąga ją na ziemię i zabiera na komisariat. Kobieta oznajmia, że właśnie tak świętowała swoje urodziny. Robert odwozi ją do domu. Od tej chwili nie może przestać o niej myśleć i szuka okazji do spotkań. Iza, artystyczna dusza, fascynuje go. Dlaczego mieszka sama w starym dużym domu? Czego mu nie mówi.

"I am ready to join the Sisterhood of Viggy after reading The Rotting Room. Time to take my vows, now that I've novitiated on this awe-inspiring novel, and commit myself to a lifelong calling of reading whatever Parr Hampton writes." —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes...