Resultados para "The Raven" en Suspense

A late-winter blizzard has closed the road beside Maclaren’s Food and Lodging. The staff of three - Neil Maclaren, former cop turned motel-keeper; Julia Sanders, as capable handling trouble as she is mixing drinks; Willie Ennin, whose fondness for knives makes him a superb cook - prepare to entertain their few customers through a long winter night, unaware that they are being watched. They all have secrets, secrets which have attracted the watcher.

Ellie Hawthorne doesn’t believe in ghosts. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t haunted… A young physics professor fighting to keep her lab afloat, Ellie is one funding cut away from losing everything she’s worked for. So when a paranormal society offers her a generous grant in exchange for a three-night investigation of the mysterious Bruker House in northern Maine, she reluctantly accepts. At the secluded estate, Ellie’s skepticism clashes with the investigators’ unorthodox beliefs.

Raven, assassin-for-hire, finds her reputation tarnished when a rival steals her contracts out from under her. She goes on the hunt, attempting to track him down before he destroys her name completely. The vultures of the criminal underworld are circling, waiting until she is at her weakest...

Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul-crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts. Could the works of Poe be coming to pass with handsome Wall Street Midas, Ridley Peolte as their unwilling target?

As part of his street performance, a deception specialist who goes by the name The Raven picks his audience's pockets while they watch. It's harmless fun - until he decides to keep the wallet of a prominent politician, hoping for a few extra bucks. When he finds compromising photos of the councilman and his "personal assistants", The Raven hatches a plan to blackmail the man. However, he quickly finds himself in over his head with the Ukrainian Mafia and mired in a life-threatening plot called "Nevermore".

The detectives in Josie's squad don’t fit the spit and polish image of the Adam 12 LAPD. They’re grubby, unshaven, disrespectful to authority, and generally do police work in an effective, if not by-the-book way. She’s comfortable balancing on the edge of legality to make a good arrest until one night an informant tells her that a cop has stepped over the line and is selling rock cocaine. In Josie’s mind, there’s nothing worse than dirty cops. She learns the hard way that they can be vicious, clever, and determined to do anything - including murder - to avoid capture.

1987. Caroline survives a teen party that leaves four dead. She doesn’t remember what happened in those woods, but something primal has awakened inside her. And the veiled woman hunting her seems to know more about her family than she does. 1961. Margot’s visions are spiraling out of control. Somewhere in the static of time, she finds a girl bound in the trunk of a car. When Margot discovers she can communicate with the girl, saving her becomes an obsession—even if it means turning against the coven that raised her.

Johnny Delarosa’s past collides with his future when hired to stop a blackmail scheme against a local celebrity, former pro football star - turned car dealer - Stan Shelton. When a young woman’s body is found in front of Stan’s building, allegations surface of his involvement with an escort service owned by Talia Thorne, the alluring woman with long, raven hair. But Stan has a bad habit of fumbling the truth, and with his back against his own goal line, the pressure builds for Johnny to keep the old pro’s name out of the news.

On a frigid winter night, Daniel Klein was stabbed to death in his penthouse suite by his wife, Julia. At least that’s what the police report reads. The truth, however, is far more sinister. After relocating to a remote cabin in the middle of the mountains, Julia’s only goal in life is to piece together her broken past. But questions about that fateful night arise when Logan, Julia’s brother-in-law, shows up on her doorstep—with evidence that things are not as they appear.

Esme and Benedict Werner have an idyllic life in a tight-knit community until an accident in their cul-de-sac ends in the tragic sudden death of one of their dearest neighbors. After vindicating eyewitness accounts morph into contradictory memories, suspicion, and unaccountable accusations, Benedict is arrested. Esme’s life, too, is changed forever.

Jo Bellamy sees dead people. They're mostly annoying. Jo's been seeing ghosts her whole life. Now she runs a Victorian B&B in St. Augustine with five permanent ghost residents, a chef who shares her secret, and a coffee delivery guy she's trying very hard not to fall for. It's a lot. She manages. Then a young woman turns up dead in the drained pool of the Lightner Museum, posed like a debutante at a ball she was never invited to, wearing a gown that doesn't fit. The staging is flawless. The message is clear. Someone wanted this to be seen.

An Argentine playboy races down the darkened alleys of Buenos Aires, a German on his tail. He darts into a steamy tango hall and begs one of the dancers for refuge, but his pursuer is unshakable. The German leaves with the scrap of information that had been destined for the Americans. The playboy was a spy for the Allies, known as Raven.

Bane Bloodworth is back! Once again, just like in book one, Magician's Mayhem, something has unleashed the beast within - vengeance. When his blood rage takes over, who dares to stand in the path of the hurricane? Calling on old friends to join the battle for his honor-bound need to avenge, Bane slowly learns that things are not what they appear to be on the surface. A deep-rooted romantic interest becomes the key to keeping Bane grounded. The question remains. Will she be able to peer into the darkness he carries within and still remain by his side?

Dr. Steven Dunbar works for the SCI-Med Inspectorate, an elite government agency charged with investigating hi-tech crime relating to the world of science and medicine. He is therefore bemused when the deathbed confession of a convicted psychopath lands on his desk. But it's not so amusing when it emerges that another man has already been tried and convicted of the crime - a man whose medical research once sent shockwaves through the scientific community.

Jonas had been on the run since he was 13. A group pursued him, but he didn’t know why. Yet he knew that if they’d ever find him, he will die. He lived a solitary life to survive until his dreams began. Each dream revealed a new piece of an ever-widening puzzle. A mystery woman haunted his slumber, drawing him closer to the destiny he knew and feared.

It started as an innocent game among friends. Then the changes of teenage years pushed the game beyond boundaries of childish fun. Girls and boys notice each other’s changes. Infatuations become crushes. Crushes lead to physical curiosities. The game becomes a catalyst of desire. When a tall, dark, handsome man moves in next door, the girls take more than a passing notice. One girl more than the others. A crush becomes an obsession and unrequited love leads to drastic actions. Only those who dare shall succeed.

When one woman returns from college to find a bloody house and her family dead, it is her duty to strike back. Her family has honed their killing skills for nearly 1,400 years, and their influence has been felt through some of the biggest events in history. Kings, popes, generals, and presidents have all fallen at their hands. How one man and a team of hired mercenaries hopes to stand up against the deadliest family the world has ever known is anyone’s guess. The attempt to wipe them out was unsuccessful.

When Odette Stevenson rents a hunting lodge in Raven Valley, she discovers it's haunted by the spirits of a murder-suicide from 25 years ago. With her allies, she attempts to uncover the truth in order to put the spirits to rest. But the secrets of Raven Valley run deep, and the price of revealing them may be their lives.

Seth is ready for the greatest rave of 1999, which lands on the 10-year anniversary of his cousin Floyd's brutal crime. Prince George is a small town. Cursed by proxy, love, and desire, Seth needs this night as an escape. But his hopes of sweet release wither as he and his friends witness an unexplainable murder, carelessly getting their DNA on the scene.

The B&B is open. The ghosts have opinions about the curtains. And someone just got murdered on St. George Street. Three months after inheriting a haunted Victorian B&B in St. Augustine, Jo Bellamy has figured out how to run a bed and breakfast with five dead residents, a contractor who measures time in units of "two weeks," and a chef who hasn't asked for a raise since the Clinton administration. Guests are booking. Reviews are good. The ghosts are mostly behaving. It's working. Then a woman is shot in an alley on a Thursday night, and the police call it a robbery before her blood is dry.