Resultados para "Rook" en Novela negra

I only ever loved one woman. I still love her, even though she left to get us breakfast one morning 10 years ago and disappeared. I searched for her for months, but she was just gone. Most days, it's all a distant memory of what could've been, but I do think of her whenever I wake up next to a strange woman and wish it was her. Then I see her on the sunny Mexico City street one random afternoon, and it's like no time has passed at all. But she belongs to the cartel boss now. She's out of my reach. Technically. 

A single phone call from halfway across the world is all it takes to bring her home. "Ellie, something bad has happened." Desperate to escape her 'kid from the scrapyard' reputation, Ellie Rook has forged a new life for herself abroad, but tragedy strikes when her mother, Imelda, falls from a notorious waterfall. Here, according to local legend, the warrior queen Finella jumped to her death after killing a king.

Für DI Declan Walsh kehrt das Leben endlich zur Normalität zurück. Declan hat bei DCI Alexander Monroes "Last Chance Saloon Crime Unit" ein Zuhause gefunden und erholt sich langsam von den Nachwirkungen des letzten Falls, während er das Haus seines verstorbenen Vaters ausräumt, um dort...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed. Ex-detective Jackson Brodie is staving off a bad case of midlife malaise when he is called to a sleepy Yorkshire town, and the...

The son of a serial killer, investigative reporter Rooker Lindström has been shadowed by death. He believes the worst is behind him, until a body is discovered in California that matches the MO of Tate Meachum, the Madman killer. But Meachum, who counted Rooker’s son among his victims, has been in prison all these years. Did Rooker help lock away the wrong man? Or is the latest kill the work of a copycat?

Rooker Lindström is a reluctant consultant for the Minnesota PD. He can provide a window into evil. His horrifying past gives him the edge. When the body of a woman—missing for eight years—is pulled from the lake, evil comes knocking again. This time with a note meant just for Rooker: Won’t you come out and play?

Still reeling from a personal tragedy, investigative journalist Rooker Lindström finds a grim hideaway from the world. It’s the dilapidated cabin on Minnesota’s Deer Lake bequeathed to him by his late father—one of the most notorious serial killers in the state. If the walls of this murder house could talk, they’d scream. Detective Tess Harlow needs something from Rooker only he can provide: a window into the mind of a murderer. A copycat is on the prowl, following in the footsteps of Rooker’s father.

Als Victoria Davies im Jahr 2001 ermordet wurde, deuteten alle Beweise auf ihren Ehemann Michael hin. Doch zwanzig Jahre später taucht ein Brief auf, den Victoria vor ihrem Tod geschrieben hat; ein Brief, der nie zugestellt wurde, und er offenbart neue Verdächtige: die Labour-Abgeordneten Shaun Donnal, Andrew MacIntyre und Charles Baker. Doch zwei Jahrzehnte später hat sich das Leben dieser Männer verändert. 

Rook’s on the run in the most dangerous storm in decades. When a brush with the law goes from bad to worse, can she escape druggies, crazies, and killers? Abandoned by her now-ex-boyfriend at a dive bar in the middle of nowhere, the last thing resilient Rook Kellum needs is the local sheriff confiscating her I.D. when one phone call could expose her true identity and the reason she is on the run from the law.

Everyone in the village loves Joni Blackwood. She is beautiful and bold, and it's no surprise to anyone when on the annual village bonfire, she is crowned 'queen' of the festivities. After all, despite fierce competition from the charity-giving and churchgoing mothers in the village, she has won this honour five years in a row.

Thirteen men have died in a London prison. Barrister Elliot Rook QC, who risks losing everything if his secret criminal past is revealed, must defend Charli Meadows, the vulnerable single mother accused of smuggling the deadly tainted drugs inside. But just as Rook becomes suspicious of those closest to Charli, a note arrives at his flat - threatening violence if the trial is not called off.

Secrets. Every one of his brothers in the Blood Fury MC has them. Including Rook. Especially Rook. What he’s done in his past. What he’s involved in currently. What he still needs to do. Even worse, what he’s tempted to do. With someone no one expects. Least of all him. But resisting her is impossible, no matter how much he tries. Problem is, his club’s on the verge of war, so she’s either with the Fury or against them. If she’s against them, she’s against them all. Including Rook. Especially Rook.

Ein kleiner Junge muss mit ansehen, wie seine Geschwister und Eltern ermordet werden. Ein Mann löscht gewaltsam seine Familie aus, bevor er sich selbst erschießt. Dann wird eine Kriminalkommissarin von einem unbekannten Attentäter aus dem Hinterhalt brutal hingerichtet. Profiler Dr. Carl von Wuthenow und seine Partnerin Verena Hofer vermuten, dass es zwischen den Fällen eine Verbindung geben muss. Mit fast nichts in der Hand nehmen sie die Jagd nach dem Serienkiller auf, um das Monster aus seinem Versteck zu locken und zu enttarnen.

Für den Tierarzt Max Leitner läuft alles bestens: Er ist beruflich erfolgreich und hat sich gerade mit der schönen Sarah verlobt. Doch ausgerechnet auf der Hochzeit seines besten Freundes erwischt Max Sarah mit seinem jüngeren Bruder Tobias. Er löst die Verlobung und wirft Sarah noch in der Nacht aus seiner Wohnung. Anschließend bricht er den Kontakt zu beiden ab.