Ergebnis für "Eldest" in Krimis & Thriller

For years, the abandoned MacKenzie mansion remained hidden in rural Wisconsin. Rumors and stories of apparitions, odd noises, accidents, and strange deaths in or near the property were enough to convince the townsfolk it was haunted, and they stayed away. Lucas MacKenzie and his brother, Nate, know nothing of this when they inherit the property and decide to bring their families to Wisconsin for a major renovation project with HGTV stardom in mind. As they tear out old fixtures and open shuttered windows, the house begins to reveal secrets of a terrible past.

In this novella set in 1924 London, ex-boxer Harry Stubbs is on the trail of a mysterious legacy. A polar explorer has died, leaving huge debts and hints of a priceless find. His informants seem to be talking in riddles, and Harry soon finds he isn't the only one on the trail - and what he's looking for is as lethal as it is valuable. The key to the enigma lies in an ancient Arabian book and it leads to something stranger and more horrifying than Harry could ever imagine.

Leah MacKenzie and her mother, Dana, live an idyllic life in Illinois, until a runaway car careens across their lawn, nearly killing Leah - a bungled attempt at murder. Now, they're on the run, pursued by the same shadowy figure who killed Dana's mother two years before. Soon, they're joined by two mysterious Englishmen chasing a serial killer - their trails coming together at a mysterious, old lighthouse on the aptly named Porte des Morts passage, literally, the Doorway of Death.

After years of dreaming and saving money, Josh and Kiera open their own tavern in Miller's Crossing, a quiet town outside of Milwaukee. Owning a business is everything they imagined until Josh discovers a hidden door leading to a passage underground. At first excited by the discovery, the couple quickly realizes the more they explore below, the more things unravel above. Friends go missing, apparitions appear, and their lives begin to crumble. With nowhere to run, Josh and Kiera soon find themselves in a fight for their very lives.

"Wenn du auf einen dominanten Milliardär triffst, der DICH BESITZEN WILL, koste es, was es wolle! Alles, was in seiner kalten Welt regiert, sind Macht, Geld & Kontrolle. Doch du kannst nicht anders, als ihm dein Herz zu schenken, auch wenn du es wahrscheinlich verlieren wirst." Im Leben der gutherzigen, naiven Amber Snyder herrscht das pure Chaos: Sie hat ihren Job als Sekretärin verloren und findet einfach keine neue Stelle. Zu allem Übel lässt sie sich zu einer wilden Partynacht überreden, bei der sie viel zu tief ins Glas schaut.

Två syskon försvinner oförklarligt med ett par veckors mellanrum. Först misstänks en familjemedlem, sedan en okänd gärningsman och snart kör utredningen fast. En kort tid senare hittas foton på barnen tillsammans med 29-åriga förskoleläraren Kajsa Rantanen, som nyligen hittats död. Vad hände Kajsa och varför finns hon på bild med de försvunna barnen? Psykologen Siri Bergman får tillsammans med kollegorna i polisens gärningsmannaprofilgrupp i uppdrag att titta närmare på brotten.

Vissa människor förtjänar att straffas, andra förtjänar att dö. Nora Feller har genomskådat det mörka spelet bakom Sektion M och vill aldrig mer ha med dem att göra. Istället har hon börjat en ny polistjänst på enheten för grova brott i Halmstad. Det som först ser ut som ett enkelt spaningsjobb mot en narkotikakurir visar sig vara början på en chockerande härva av förnedring och bestialiskt beteende. Utredningen tar fart på allvar när en villa i det fashionabla området Frösakull exploderar.

Der erste Teil der Frank Elder Serie bildet einen grandiosen Auftakt und macht Lust auf mehr. Vor fünfzehn Jahren verschwand in Nottingham eine junge Frau, bis heute fehlt jede Spur von ihr. Der verurteilte Mörder und Sexualstraftäter Shane Donald wird aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Dem pensionierten Detective Frank Elder geht er ungelöste Fall noch immer nicht aus dem Kopf und er nimmt die Ermittlungen wieder auf. Daraufhin wird wieder eine junge Frau ermordet und der Detective erhält mysteriöse Postkarten.

When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that's really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill's certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she's still shaken-and Harrold's still heartbroken. Who's behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill's detective boyfriend is on the case - and it soon becomes clear no one is safe.

A high-end wedding on a private island off the coast of Seattle sounds like something out of a magazine. But for bestselling mystery author Kate Valentine, it’s more like a nightmare. Why Kate agreed to attend her ex-fiancé’s wedding is its own enigma, but she’ll plaster on a fake smile for two nights, with the aid of free champagne, naturally. But when the bride is poisoned and Kate stumbles across a dead body, she finds herself in a real-life mystery that eerily echoes the plot of her latest novel.

Der dritte und letzte Teil der Frank Elder Serie bietet ein spannendes Finale und ist nichts für schwache Nerven. Claire Meecham, eine Bekannte des pensionierten Detectives Frank Elder, ist spurlos verschwunden. Als ihr Bungalow durchsucht wird, finden die Ermittler Hinweise auf spezielle sexuelle Vorlieben und männliche Internetbekanntschaften. Bevor die Ermittlungen weitergehen können, erhält Elder die Nachricht, das Claire tot aufgefunden wurde. Die Art wie die Leiche drapiert wurde, erinnert ihn stark an ein früheres Verbrechen.

Bei diesem zweiten Teil der Fank Elder Serie möchte man am liebsten gar nicht mehr auf Pause drücken. Nachdem die Verhaftung eines gesuchten Gangsterbosses ganz anders verläuft als geplant und am Ende zwei Menschen getötet werden, sucht Detective Sergeant Maddy Birch Hilfe bei ihrem pensionierten Kollegen Frank Elder. Im Zuge der Ermittlungen muss er sich der Vergangenheit stellen, die einen direkten Bezug zur Gegenwart zu haben scheint. Wieder steht das Leben seiner Tochter und diesmal auch sein eigenes auf dem Spiel.

It's Christmas Eve, and Delia's family is finally together again. All is quiet and still, yet Delia can't help but feel a sense of foreboding. After all, an ancient dragon has just awakened and stronger magic is pulsing through the veins of the Myrtlewood Crones. Delia braces herself for her most enchanting adventure yet as questions about her grandmother's mysterious death and her heritage haunt her. On top of all this, her daughter Gillian's strange behavior becomes even more unsettling and the spirited grandchildren tumble into the mix.

The trail to the missing brother leads her to bizarre people wielding ancient, unspeakable powers. Indeed, the very fabric of reality strains to hold back the evil they attempt to unleash on the unsuspecting residents of Anaheim Hills, California.

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I thought coming to the Black Ruins forest would give me the answers to the questions I so desperately needed. Instead I have more questions and no answers. Now here I am trying to figure out how to destroy the oldest and strongest dragons who are the Elders to become the next ruler of Zilo. No problem, right? Yeah, not as easy as it sounds. The forest will only keep us a safe for so long before the Elders find out where we are. If they find us, we are all dead.

London, 1897: Lady Christiana Harker once committed a grave sin against her kind when she saved Inspector Elijah Drexler's life by turning him into a vampire. Christiana's bold act has only driven Elijah deeper into an impenetrable darkness, fueled by morphine, nightmares, and a constant thirst for blood. Elijah has no room left in his heart for anything but his quest for vengeance against his childhood tormentor, a quest that he fully expects to end with his own death.

Why would I put my life on the line over and over when I have everything I could possibly want? Hell, my superpowers have reached levels previously incomprehensible to me. My brother and parents are in my life, and the position of Elder at the Citadel is in my grasp. I have Charm with her foxy ways, Twitch with her ability to reprogram even our powers, the terrifying beauty that is Andromida, my curvy tempest Gale, Aegriss with her hacker abilities, and of course there's Shimmer who can unlock a whole new world of possibilities with her illusions - both in battle and in the sheets.

Förmiddagen den 22 juli 2015 lämnar sommarvikarien Karin Johansson för sista gången den psykiatriska kliniken utanför Värnamo. Enligt uppgift är det för att göra ett rutinärende med patienten Paul Klasson. Karin har därefter aldrig återfunnits. Försvinnandet väcker allt större förvirring hos polisen. Vem var egentligen Karin Johansson? Vid slagningar i polisens databas går det inte att finna någon relevant information om Karin.

Jost Härjfeldt, en ärrad operatör och officer, håller på att återhämta sig från en svår skottskada och skilsmässa. När han är i begrepp att återgå till tjänst hittas ett sargat lik. Jost blixtinkallas och hans chef, överste Örnvreten, på den militära underrättelseenheten Sektionen, misstänker att det kan finnas en koppling till ett, även inom försvaret, okänt specialförband. Den långa vägen tillbaka och det nya fallet sätter igång en inre process i honom. Hur lever han sitt liv?