Resultados para "becker" en Novela negra

Bailey Collins believed she had outrun what Eli Murphy did to her in high school. Ten years and thousands of miles away from the scene of the crime, Bailey is laser-focused on her career. She's a rising star at her TV network, newly promoted as senior producer for the reality show, The Cruise. Things are on the up. And then Eli Murphy applies to be a contestant on The Cruise. It’s taken a lot for Bailey to make something of her life and to heal from her adolescent trauma.

A second collection of twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including the disappearance of a millionaire; murders on a golf links and on a train; a fabulous diamond necklace lost in the sea, and the theft of an actress’ rubies; a lucky discovery in a Hansom cab; and a doctor found standing over the dead body of his fiancée’s brother.

A dead man found in the Alamo Motel was killed by ranch owner Bolan, but he's also the corpse!

The Argyle Murder Case opened with the finding of the body of a man dressed in brand new clothing with the exception of a pair of argyle socks. Vance, with only this meagre clue to work on, identifies the body and manages to interview three people - Roger Star owner and feature performer in a theater company; Lila Martin, an actress; and Milton Talbot, publisher of a theatrical newspaper.

A gang of conmen is selling machines that they say can manufacture genuine $1 bills. It's a neat scam, but it leads to murder! How did the traveling monogram illusion work? Frank Kent, an inmate of the state hospital, has been broken out. The hospital is actually a mental institution. Frank was there because his mind is permanently in another world. But the reason somebody wants him is because he is a mathematical genius.

A scientist named Edgar Wilson has been shot and is dying. But first, he stops for a manicure! The Miller brothers, who killed Professor Wilson, are blown to pieces when they try to get Experiment X. The Manicure Murder Case opened when professor Edgar Wilson, scientist, died in a barber shop after insisting the girl manicure his nails, even though he was dying.

The Muddy Murder Case began with the shooting of Johnny Williams, racketeer. Although his house was completely surrounded by mud and Williams was killed at close range, there were no footprints in the mud and nobody but Williams' housekeeper was in his home. Philo Vance and DA Markham suspect a racketeer named Foster, especially since they think he killed another former ally.

As the killer whistles, "Comin' Through The Rye", a husband and wife are shot after being blackmailed. Evidence points to the neer-do-well son of a banker. The Stuarts’ Butler told Philo Vance and DA Markham that he heard someone whistle and then shots. He was on the third floor and by the time he came down to the library, Mr. Stuart was dead and Mrs. Stuart lived only long enough to say that the killer wanted $100,000.

I should’ve trusted him, believed him when he told me he was only trying to keep my safe. I thought the worst was behind me. Little did I know the worst was yet to come. Kidnapped by a man capable of the worst kind of evil, I am thrust into a dark and dangerous world where blood and wealth are the only things that matter. I’m a pawn in the war for power. The man I was desperate to escape from is now the only one that can save me. I’ll do anything to be back in his arms. He saved me once; he’ll do it again.

The deal was sealed the moment she stepped onto that stage. It was like seeing a ghost: sunshine-blonde hair, pale skin, azure eyes that held a thousand secrets. I didn’t know what caused her to end up on that auction block, and I didn’t care. All I knew was that I had to have her - no matter the cost. A million dollars later, she became mine. Mine to break. Mine to use. Mine to keep.

They call me a monster. Murderous and hateful. Beautiful but broken. Nothing can calm the ever raging storm inside of me. As the ruthless leader of the Doubeck family, there is a certain standard of brutality, I have to uphold. Then I meet her. Beautiful, innocent, and so very afraid. Valentina is a rival family's daughter, and the little temptress has purposely tangled herself in my dark web. She seeks me out, needing my help, but the price for what she wants will be steep.

Den israelske efterretningstjeneste Mossad har mistanke om, at en svensker holdes fanget i Rusland. Sagen havner på den erfarne Säpo-efterforskningsleder Hans Edelmans bord, og sammen med sin yngre, ambitiøse kollega, David Karlén, begynder han at grave i, hvorfor KGB skulle have tilbageholdt en svensker i årtier – og hvorfor ingen tilsyneladende ved noget om denne fange.

She was a tiny little lamb who claimed my heart with one fearful look. I was her captor, the man responsible for breaking her, for preparing her for auction. She was taken, plucked right off the street, and brought to me to be sold at the next auction. Rescuing her from my men was never part of the deal, and neither was bringing her up to my room. Yet, night after night I did this, refusing to give up the way she made me feel. When I’m with her I feel less like a monster. I can remember the man I used to be before the mob got to me, before all the bad tainted my soul.

Wenn die Liebe zu einem Albtraum wird... Der fesselnde Stalking-Thriller über einen erbarmungslosen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Nachdem eine junge Frau grausam ermordet in ihrer Stuttgarter Wohnung aufgefunden wird, muss Kriminalhauptkommissar Martin Keller sich mit seiner neuen Kollegin Julia Beck zusammenraufen, um dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen. Ist die Tote Opfer einer Beziehungstat geworden? Die Nachforschungen zu dem kontrollsüchtigen Exfreund über ein Datingportal laufen zunächst ins Leere.

England, 1914. Die Welt ist von Konflikten gezeichnet. Der verletzte Captain Hastings wird ins Anwesen Styles Court eingeladen, um sich von seinen körperlichen und seelischen Wunden zu erholen. Styles ist ein prachtvolles Landhaus und Heimat seines Kindheitsfreundes. Für Hastings ein Ort der Ruhe … glaubt er. Doch an den heißen Sommertagen braut sich etwas Finsteres zusammen.

Eine Klinik, die ein skrupelloses Geheimnis birgt ... Der brisante Verschwörungsthriller um Keller und Becks zweiten spannenden Fall. Ein verzweifelter Notruf konfrontiert das Stuttgarter Ermittlerduo Martin Keller und seine Kollegin Julia Beck mit einem rätselhaften Verbrechen: Eine Frau behauptet, ihr Neugeborenes sei von einer Klinik entführt worden. Ist das nur das Produkt ihrer überreizten Fantasie oder steckt mehr dahinter? Während Keller auf eine Mauer des Schweigens stößt, schleicht sich Beck undercover in die Klinik und entdeckt dort einen verlassenen Trakt.

Forfatter Sean Reeve, hans kone og deres 4-årige datter flytter ind i et gammelt engelsk hus. Hurtigt vender glæden sig til mistro, da naboerne fortæller dem, at huset er bygget på en gammel kirkegård, og at alle de tidligere beboere har mødt en tidlig og uhyggelig død. Da overnaturlige fænomener begynder at dukke frem i dette "haunted house" bliver Sean forvirret. Han lider nemlig også af alvorlige eftervirkninger af en bilulykke. Han har hukommelsestab og ved ikke, hvem han er.

The stunning landscape of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains are among our greatest natural treasures. But there are deadly secrets lurking in the craggy heights, and FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Homicide Detective Adam Taylor team up to investigate a kidnapping. When Taylor’s niece, Frankie, suddenly vanishes at a local hockey rink, it’s clear that there’s a predator on the loose—and now, the case has turned personal.

What would you do if you had been falsely imprisoned? What would you do if while in prison your wife and your children had been brutally murdered and no one cared? For Samuel Maxwell, the decision was easy. He would spend his time in prison learning everything he could to carry out his plan for revenge. Duke Becker is called to Police Chief Rockwell's office because a letter of prophetic murder has come true, and the Chief is sure that more will follow, including one meant for him.

Da man finder først et barnelig og derefter liget af en smuk, nøgen kvinde i en mergelgrav i Nordsjælland, kommer overbetjent Eigil Holst fra Køenhavns Politi på en opgave, der fører ham gennem det meste af Sydsverige og til sidst til Venedig for at finde morderen.