Resultados para "The Heathen" en Thriller criminal

Amelia Winn es una enfermera forense que atiende víctimas de agresiones sexuales. Pero un trágico accidente la deja sorda y cae en una depresión que la lleva al alcoholismo. Así es como pierde todo aquello que le importa: su trabajo, su esposo y la pequeña hija de él, Nora. Han pasado dos años, y con la ayuda de su perro guía, Amelia finalmente se está recuperando. Pero esa mañana, en un paseo con su perro, encuentra el cadáver de una mujer flotando.

Wylie es una escritora de true crime que ha decidido terminar su nuevo libro en una cabaña lejos de todo, en los campos de Iowa. Se desata una brutal tormenta de nieve que la deja en pocas horas sin electricidad, y casi no le queda leña para su fuego. Muchos años atrás, en una calurosa noche de agosto, una niña corría para no ser alcanzada por unos disparos, y lograba salvarse escondida en los campos de maíz. Solo esperaba que su pequeña amiga también hubiera escapado. Esa misma noche dos personas fueron asesinadas a sangre fría, muy cerca de allí.

The MacGregors don’t back down from a fight—and they never forget a grudge. Known across Glasgow as The Bloody MacGregors, the family built their empire with bare fists and broken rules. Virgil MacGregor walked away from it all. He wanted peace. A quiet life. No more blood on his hands. But trouble doesn’t care what he wants - and neither do his family. Now his brothers are working for Toni McVay, the ruthless Queen of Glasgow, and chaos is spilling onto Virgil’s doorstep.

Here in Vegas, they call her Destiny, but I know exactly who she really is. Lexi Cruz and her father ruined my life. They blackmailed me for millions. And then, when I refused to pay them another dime, they murdered my old lady and our unborn son. The only thing that has kept me going for the last few months is vengeance. I live and breathe for the day I'll finally get my revenge. Guilt eats away at me a little more with each day that passes until there's nothing left of the man I used to be. I'm ready for my dance with Destiny; to finally put an end to the suffering.

Deacon Fury may be long gone from this world, but at least he left behind a legacy - the Savage Kings MC. Deep down, I knew that I was destined to become a King, too. That's what brought me to Emerald Isle four years ago. And after putting in the hard work, I'm a breath away from patching in, becoming a brother. Until she took my breath away. One of my final orders as a prospect was to find Audrey O'Neil and keep her safe during the hurricane that devastated the coast. War is not only my sponsor, he's been like a father to me since I first came to town. Now, I'm falling for his sister.

Arran went missing in Edinburgh twenty years ago. The last time his parents saw him he was withdrawn and on edge where he’d once been happy and carefree. Still searching for their son, they turn to their last hope, true crime podcaster Cal Lovett. Cal begins looking for answers but is distracted by his sister’s murder trial. He’s so close to getting the justice Margot deserves. Can he finally leave the past—and Margot—behind? As Cal unearths disturbing evidence about Arran’s fate, he suspects the young man’s close-knit group of university friends are keeping secrets to protect each other.

Control of Glasgow’s infamous Haghill estate has been fought over for decades. But thanks to an uneasy truce between notorious local families - the Alexanders, the Tallans, and the ruthless Savages - for now the streets are peaceful. For Carly Savage this means she can think the unthinkable, and contemplate a future with her family’s sworn enemy, Jack Alexander, ignoring warnings that he can’t be trusted. But when crime boss, Rod Tallan, takes a romantic interest in her too, Carly feels like a pawn in some very dangerous men’s game.

Cal Lovett has spent half his life telling other people’s stories on his true-crime podcast. But the police are close to solving the mystery of his sister’s disappearance—now he might finally get to tell Margot’s story. Cal seeks respite on a holiday in the Scottish Highlands, but is dragged into a new cold case: an unsolved murder that shattered a family fourteen years ago.

Firmly ensconced in the criminal underworld, Carly and Jane Savage, along with girl gang the Unbeatable Bitches, their uncle Eddie and their cousins Dean and Harry, are finally making good money, running dubious errands for the notorious Tallan brothers. Rod and Neil Tallan wield almighty power over their patch, and their reputation for ruthless revenge on traitors is legendary. The Savage sisters feel invincible until trouble arrives in the form of Jack Alexander. Recently released from notorious hellhole prison, nicknamed Monster Mansion, he’s dangerous, ambitious, and broodingly handsome.

Amy Alardyce's once-perfect life is in tatters. Her eldest son, Robert, has come of age, become the master of his own home, and married his childhood love Jane. But with maturity has come a terrible legacy, and the dark desires Robert inherited from his evil father Matthew, are fighting to get loose. Whilst Jane is working hard to get her and Robert accepted into fashionable society, poor women are being hunted on the streets of Edinburgh, and Amy fears her son is to blame.

Cal Lovett's sister, Margot, has been missing since he was a child. When Marc Dubois, The Woodland Killer, learns of Cal's true-crime podcast, Finding Justice, he invites Cal into his cell to talk. Dubois has famously refused to speak about his crimes, so why has he asked Cal to meet with him? And why does Dubois know so much about him?

When Toni’s twelfth birthday is marred by a terrible crime, the wicked path of the girls looks set. A decade later, the McVay family aren't the unstoppable force they once were in the Glaswegian criminal underworld but Frankie McVay, the up-and-coming prince, is determined to restore the family to its former glory and the whole family are expected to help. His sister Toni shares her brother’s blood lust but Valerie dreams of a quieter life, and when she meets and falls in love with Seb, as straight as Frankie is bent, as kind as Frankie is wicked, Val sees her way out.

After the defeat of the rival Gordon and Thompson families, the Blood Brothers' reputations as feared lieutenants of the McVay clan are firmly established. The Gallowburn has become an untouchable stronghold in their capable hands. However, danger rears its head in another form—Jamie’s deadliest foe, Cameron Abernethy. Still fighting to be released from prison, Cameron decides to use the Lawson family, the Blood Brothers’ biggest rivals, to discover his daughter's whereabouts.

The Queen of Glasgow, Toni McVay, is no ordinary crime boss. Jamie Gray and his gang, the Blood Brothers, are happy to do her dirty work in return for lessons in the ways of the local underworld, but are in no doubt that they need to keep Toni sweet to keep themselves safe. Rival families the Gordons and the Thompsons are ready for a turf war, keen to take over the lucrative Gallowburn estate and weaken Toni’s grip on the city. But can the old enemies really trust each other enough to join forces?

If you can't trust your family, who can you trust...? Glasgow gangster Jamie Gray and his fellow Blood Brothers rule the Gallowburn Estate with an iron fist. No one messes around on their turf without consequences. But when Jamie’s erstwhile dad, Jason Gray, reappears after many years away - some of them spent behind bars - the Blood Brothers are drawn into the murky and dangerous world of the toughest gangster of them all – the Queen of Glasgow, Toni McVay.

Gangs rule the streets of the rough Gallowburn Estate in Glasgow, but the deepest rivalry of all is between Jamie Gray and his friends, known as the Blood Brothers, and their enemies, the Lawsons. The two gangs clash frequently, but when a phone containing incriminating evidence disappears after a particularly brutal run-in, the stakes are higher than ever. Jamie’s mother Jackie is as hard as nails and is not going to let anyone hurt her boy – even if she has to roll up her sleeves and get stuck in.

When Crystal's pimp, protector and former lover, Gilly, dies of a drugs overdose, Crystal is bereft. She refuses the paid protection of a rival pimp, determined to go it alone. But a vicious beating from a client leaves her feeling vulnerable and angry. Meanwhile, Crystal's daughter, Candice, is asking difficult questions about her job. Crystal decides it's time to make some changes, and when a high-profile judge offers her payment to keep schtum about his nefarious activities, it gives her an idea. Perhaps other clients will also pay for her silence.

Raven's adopted father, One Eye, has disappeared while wandering through Scotland. She and her brother, Damon, hit the road, intent on tracking him down. One Eye has been attacked by his nemesis, who he thought was dead. Forced to hide out in a small village on the Isle of Skye and unable to escape thanks to an injured ankle, he fakes amnesia to avoid the police's awkward questions. When one of the locals is murdered he becomes prime suspect. In order to clear his name, One Eye needs to track down the real killer. He just hopes he can stay alive long enough to find them.

Growing up in one of Manchester's roughest council estates Mark (Macca) McNeil's life seems already written for him until joining forces with rough boy Todd Brown to form a gang offers him a way out. He is finally changing his life but then, there is Joanne… She is more than a fling and although they come from the same estate, but she is heading places. She loves his lavish gifts and the life he is promising her, but she doesn't want to see what Macca is capable of.

Duchess is about to set sail from Scotland to St. Lucia. But before she even leaves port, an argument erupts. It's only the first in a series of unsettling events that will beset Helen, the skipper, her best friend, and the remaining crew. During a port of call in the Canary Islands, tensions mount further when an unexpected guest joins the crew. Then, a near-fatal allergic reaction raises the pressure level-and finally, during a fierce storm, someone goes overboard . . . Is this a run of bad luck or is one person at the heart of the turmoil and violence?