Resultados para "hell" en Novela negra

Der Herbst hält Einzug in Skagen und vertreibt die letzten Sommergäste. Helle Jespers, Leiterin der örtlichen Polizeistation, sehnt sich nach mehr Zeit und weniger Trubel. Doch die Ruhe währt nur kurz, denn in der Nähe der beliebten Wanderdüne Rabjerg Mile wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Laut Obduktion stammt sie offenbar aus dem südostasiatischen Raum. Doch niemand scheint sie zu vermissen.

In 1968, Nate Heller is there when Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel. Heller takes it upon himself to investigate the murder when a friend of his and Bobby’s raises doubts about the LAPD’s investigation. Heller strongly suspects the involvement of Jimmy Hoffa (currently imprisoned), but Hoffa seems to be in the clear as the private eye looks into the possible presence of CIA enemies of RFK’s on the murder night, the apparent manipulation of Sirhan Sirhan into a Manchurian Candidate-style assassin, and a probable second shooter.

Fighting the vigilantes, zombies, and weather has taken its toll on the Saunders Farm. But there is little time to mourn the dead as the world around them comes crashing in with modern weapons and a military leader bent on revenge. Jerry, his son, and a few friends know that a superior military force is coming for them. There is little they can do but hope, pray, and depend on their friends from space. Jerry's daughter and three others must find a way to survive a trek across 5,000 miles and two countries, battling the unknown, the lawless and the mutants left over from the Great Plague.

Betrayed and left for dead, Caine is hiding off the grid in Pattaya, Thailand. But when human traffickers target a woman Caine swore to protect, the vengeful assassin wages a bloody one-man war to get her back. Facing off against the Thai underworld, a jungle militia, and an insane criminal warlord, Caine will stop at nothing to save his friend.

The name's John Taylor. I'm a PI, though what I really do is find things that are lost. I work the Nightside, the city within the city of London, where the sun never rises and where the human and inhuman go to get their kicks, provided they're willing to pay the price in whatever currency the seller demands. In the wake of the war that almost brought the Nightside to total ruin, there's a power vacuum—and some think I should take charge. I don't agree. Neither does the immortal known as the Griffin. Still, when his granddaughter is kidnapped, he calls on me to find her.

When a road traffic accident on a dark autumn night uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter’s investigation exposes a ruthless serial killer exploiting vulnerable young women. With her enemies unmasked and her career spiralling out of control, Kay’s determination to seek vengeance for the victims brings her dangerously close to those who want to silence her. Undeterred, she uncovers the real reason behind a plot to destroy her career and sets in motion a terrifying chain of events.

When Emmett opens his wheelie bin to dispose of the morning waste, he finds a decapitated head staring back at him. Someone is killing the local prostitutes, chopping them up, and dumping the parts in wheelie bins around the old mining villages close to Mansfield. Assigned the case, recently promoted DI Rob Loxley and his new team start the hunt for this vicious killer. They're desperate to stop this monster before these vulnerable women are targeted again.

Angelo e Silvia sono sposati da molti anni, vittime di un matrimonio infelice e schiavi dello stabilimento balneare che si ostinano a tenere aperto anche in inverno, benché ci siano pochi avventori. Un pomeriggio, quando tutto sembra come sospeso nell'attesa dell'imbrunire, un signore distinto entra nel locale: dice di essere in pericolo e, scolandosi mezza bottiglia di cognac, chiede ospitalità per la notte. I due proprietari, presi alla sprovvista, decidono di fidarsi e lo accolgono: Bobo, questo il suo nome, è gentile e inoffensivo.

The fourth installment in the Music and Murder Mystery series, edited by Don Bruns, Bat Out of Hell is a nonstop thrill ride of engrossing mysteries from some of the best authors in the business. An anthology unlike any other, this collection includes a brand-new Jack Reacher story from Andrew Child, a never-before-seen Pignon Scorbion prequel from Rick Bleiweiss, as well as exciting new mysteries from Heather Graham, Don Bruns, John Gilstrap, Dave Bruns, C. J. Kudlacz, and Charles Todd.

Populations died in the most devastating plague to ravage the planet in the history of man. Billions are dead, leaving just a handful of people scattered across the world, struggling to live the lives they have left. Some chose to struggle with the land, scratching out a living on a piece of property and hoping to make it from one day through to the next. Others, the vigilantes and brigands, chose to prey on the survivors. They hunt, kill and torture those who want nothing more than to be left alone to live in peace.

Sixteen years ago, rookie cop Tommy Bergmann was on the scene when a teenage girl's mutilated body was discovered in the woods. Schoolteacher Anders Rask confessed to the murder, along with five others. He was sentenced to live out his days in a mental institution outside of Oslo, and the case appeared closed. That is, until now...

I ain’t been the same since that brawl. The paramedic said my palpitations would go away, but they got worse. It felt like my heart was fixin’ to jump right outta my throat. I knew this dude was gonna kill again. It made me sick worryin’ about it. I went to the clinic at the college and they sent me to a shrink. Not a real one, but one of them psych majors who’s gettin’ class credit workin’ in the office. I’m only janitorial services.

A domestic dog attack on a child leads to a complex case - the macabre discovery of indiscernible body parts amongst bin bags littering a road on the outskirts of town. Meanwhile, a team of criminals spreads its tentacles across the sordid underworld of people trafficking, dog fighting, prostitution and murder. Is there a link between these cases, and can DCI Bennett catch a twisted killer before he strikes again?

Lillian Byrd is a small-time reporter with a flair for making big-time mistakes—like getting fired for fending off the boss's son with an X-Acto knife and breaking up with her girlfriend for no good reason—so her investigation into the disappearances of women in the Detroit area might not be the best idea. But when one of the missing women turns up dead and Lillian recognizes the bizarrely mutilated corpse, she's in too deep to get out.

Detective Leon Chambers' idyllic country life is shattered when his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by her vengeful ex-partner, Tommy Black. Devastated and torn between the desire for vengeance and his commitment to the law, Leon must stop Tommy from completing a twisted and chilling bucket list—Hell's List.

Ein atmosphärischer, wendungsreicher und preisgekrönter Australien-Thriller: Im Sommer 1999 verschwand Mina McCreerys Zwillingsschwester spurlos in den Weiten Australiens. Der Fall ging durch alle Medien und machte Mina zur unfreiwilligen Berühmtheit, für einige sogar zur Hauptverdächtigen. Heute lebt sie allein auf der abgelegenen Farm ihrer Familie. Als der junge Privatdetektiv Lane Holland ihr anbietet, den Cold Case neu aufzurollen, lehnt sie zunächst ab. Erst nachdem Lanes unkonventionelle Methoden rasch zu einer neuen Spur führen, beginnt sie, ihm zu vertrauen. Doch Lane hat seine eigenen, dunkleren Gründe, den Fall lösen zu wollen.

Andrea “Andi” Silvers thought moving to the tiny fishing village of Coffin Cove, on the Vancouver coast, would be a fresh start. But she got shot during a murder investigation.

Her boss at the Coffin Cove Gazette keeps telling her to take it easy. But she’s back on the booze and won’t get help. Instead, she’s going to do what she does best and follow her next lead.

From the jungles of Indonesia to the very heart of New York City comes a plague that kills 100 percent of its victims. Medicine's greatest nightmare, this modern Black Death is caused by the most virulent and uncontrollable mutant virus humanity has ever witnessed. And medicine can do nothing to stop its merciless spread.

En psykologisk spänningsroman om mord, hemligheter och destruktiva förhållanden. Sanna är en framgångsrik nyhetschef på en större tidning. Ett jobb som kräver mycket tid och energi, och som knappast underlättas av att hennes närmsta chef är en riktig mansgris. Livet i hemmet är också en energikrävande balansgång. Där styr Sannas man – advokat, iskall, oberäknelig och argsint – familjen med sitt instabila humör.

Nannas familie er samlet om hendes velhavende stedfar, der ligger meget syg og ikke har lang tid igen. I løbet af natten overnatter familien i huset omkring ham, men i nattens mulm og mørke sker der uhyggelige ting, og om morgenen finder de stedfaren myrdet. Pludselig er der ingen, der kan vide sig sikre, og alle mistænker hinanden- alt imens Nanna forsøger at finde svar på den uhyggelige mordgåde. Helle Stangerup (1939-2015) var en dansk forfatter, der særligt var kendt og hædret for sine romaner og noveller. Stangerup blev cand.jur.