Resultados para "London Burning" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means . . . only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman.

A jewel-encrusted eye patch at a London auction seems like just another curiosity—until it triggers the return of the city's most vicious crime family. The Qupi gang is back, but this time there's new management. She's deadlier than her husband ever was. Smarter. More ruthless. And she's not just reclaiming territory—she's declaring war on everyone who brought down her empire.

Auf der einen Seite Salafisten, auf der anderen rechte "Bürgerwehren" - und die Presse peitscht sie auf. Als Kommissar Calil Drake frühmorgens zu einer Baustelle im südlichen London gerufen wird, erwartet ihn ein makaberer Tatort: Zwei Leichen, brutal zerquetscht unter Gesteinsbrocken. Drake wittert die Chance, endlich seinen beschädigten Ruf wiederherzustellen. Woher kannten sich die Toten? Um die entscheidende Verbindung zwischen den beiden aufzudecken, nimmt er sogar die Hilfe der forensischen Psychiaterin Dr. Rayhana Crane in Kauf.

Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means . . . only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman.

Brought to you by Penguin. A serial killer who wants to watch you burn. The media call him The Burning Man, a brutal murderer who has beaten four young women to death, before setting their bodies ablaze in secluded areas of London's parks. And now the fifth victim has been found. Maeve Kerrigan...

London is ablaze, and the only ones who can stop it are the members of Team Reaper! Three bombs have gone off in London, the work of Libyan terrorists. Or is it? MI5 brought in the team, now stationed in Hereford, to help investigate the bombings after the SAS were sidelined for an incident overseas. However, all is not what it seems as they soon discover, and Team Reaper is once again engaged in a life-and-death struggle from Libya to their adopted country’s shores.

Jessica Clarke had been set alight twenty years ago. Her attacker, quickly tracked down and eager to confess, is still in jail, his career as a hitman for North London gangs now well behind him. So who is harassing Carol Chamberlain, the arresting officer, and claiming that he is one who burned...

THE FIRST IN A PHENOMENAL NEW PROCEDURAL SERIES FEATURING DI ALEX FINN AND DC MATTIE PAULSEN. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Peter Robinson. When a high-rise development in South London catches fire mid-construction, a close-knit team of fire fighters tackle the blaze. The...