Ergebnis für "Ring" in Krimis & Thriller

Tiffany Blackburn couldn't believe what occurred during her recent vacation in Vegas. The careful, single mom decided to let loose and took a risk for once, allowing a man to buy her a whiskey sour. Regretting it the moment she woke up alone in a stranger's bed the next day. It only got worse, when she tried to sneak out and discovered something he left on the table. His wedding ring. Jagger Chance never failed to deliver when he was working undercover as a spy for the government. Women found him sexy and mysterious, which the loner preferred.

Angel. Hätte ich wählen dürfen, wäre ich nicht hier. Nicht auf dieser Uni, nicht in dieser Stadt. Doch mit dem Tod meiner Mutter starb für mich auch die Möglichkeit, über meine Zukunft zu entscheiden. Jetzt bin ich hier. An einem Ort, an dem mich eigentlich niemand haben will. Es ist nicht alles schrecklich. Ich habe Freundinnen gefunden und IHN getroffen. Aber er ist alles, was ich mir geschworen habe, niemals zu wollen. Er ist der Mann, vor dem ich schleunigst davon laufen sollte.

Als Cristiano Grigori mich holen kam, kam er nicht allein. Er brachte seine Armee mit, tötete die Soldaten vor meiner Tür und nahm mich mit. Er steckte mir seinen Ring an den Finger und kennzeichnete mich als Eigentum der Mafia. Sein Eigentum. Meine Brüder dachten, sie hätten die Familie Grigori ausgelöscht, aber Cristiano ist sehr lebendig. Und er hat nur ein Ziel: Rache.

An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one, grisly solution; a solution that only creates other problems that no one can ever solve.

Fünf Jahre. So lange habe ich gebraucht, um sie zu finden. Fünf Jahre, nachdem meine Welt zerbrach und ich ein vernarbter und gebrochener Mann wurde.

Als Cristiano Grigori mich holen kam, kam er nicht allein. Er brachte seine Armee mit, tötete die Soldaten vor meiner Tür und nahm mich mit. Er steckte mir seinen Ring an den Finger und kennzeichnete mich als Eigentum der Mafia.

Cristiano ist mein Feind. Aber er ist auch der einzige Mann, bei dem ich mich je sicher gefühlt habe. Beschützt. Aber ich darf nicht vergessen, dass er mich nur aus einem Grund geheiratet hat. Rache. Ich soll die Verbindung zu seinen wahren Feinden sein. Ich muss mich daran erinnern, dass er nicht der Held dieser Geschichte ist. Seine Hände sind voller Blut. Ich habe es mit meinen eigenen Augen gesehen.

Giovanni's Ring is the story of "Giovanni Rocco," a New Jersey police officer, known undercover as "Giovanni Gatto," who was the mysterious agent at the epicenter of Operation Charlie Horse, a federal undercover operation that ultimately brought down ten members and associates of New Jersey's DeCavalcante Mafia family, the criminal organization known as "the real Sopranos." The book is not simply a chronicle of Giovanni Rocco's adventures in the murky and dangerous Mafia world he inhabited, but also a fascinating window into the psychological struggles that such a life entails.

Seeing justice done in your own way of thinking is not the wisest path to follow. However, it was indeed how one individual managed his life. He did it in such a way that criminals at all levels feared him, as did Scotland Yard as they tried to put a halt to his actions. The Yard itself hadn’t the slightest idea of what he looked like because this man, who came to be known as The Ringer, had a baffling way of disguising himself.

Daidoji Shin, unrepentant wastrel with a taste for scandal and dice, coasts through his role as Crane Clan's trade envoy in the City of the Rich Frog. But when a case of poisoned rice threatens the brittle peace between the competing clans, the Imperial Governor drags Shin from his indolence and orders him to find the culprit. Despite himself, Shin uncovers an intriguing conspiracy involving more than just dead rats.

In the fantasy empire of Rokugan, when a Crane Clan auditor turns up dead in a soy brewery, all eyes turn to nobleman-turned-detective, Daidoji Shin . . . but not to solve the man's murder; rather, Shin is the suspect. Now Shin must attempt to figure out who killed the victim and, more importantly, who framed him, all while outwitting the authorities on his trail—including a dogged Kitsuki investigator with a score to settle. Caught in a spider's web of intrigue and with his enemies closing in, time is running out for Dadoiji Shin . . .

The Taskforce—a highly clandestine Special Forces unit—faces public exposure. The release of the Panama Papers left a trail that could compromise the organization. Yet there's even more at stake than the Taskforce's own anonymity. A lethal attack is in motion. The chaos that ensues distracts the Taskforce from even deadlier information. The Panama Papers hold a secret more explosive than any attack, if only the Taskforce could see it...

The team of bells at St. Ethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of England: the twins Mavis and Millicent Dupin. As the village gets ready for the Bishop's visit, the twins get overly excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearse...so much so that Joseph Kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!

Winter Reeves is an aristocratic Patriot forced to hide her heart amid the Loyalists of the City of New York. She has learned to keep her ears open so she can pass information on British movements to Robbie Townsend, her childhood friend, and his spy ring. Bennet Lane returns to New York from his Yale professorship with one goal: to find General Washington's spy hidden among the ranks of the elite. Both believers...and both committed to a separate cause. Will their faith in God lead them to a shared destiny or lives lived apart?

When a long-lost member of the Lion Clan, Itagawa Mosu, seemingly returns from the dead to claim the hand of his betrothed, it's up to Daidoji Shin to determine the truth of this miraculous reappearance. The Lion reluctantly permit Shin's involvement, even if they have to let him plan the wedding as part of his investigation . . . Shin must navigate dangerous political waters to discover if Mosu really is the man he claims to be, or is he a cleverly disguised imposter? It will take all of Shin's charm, wit, and flair to find out before the wedding begins.

This Christmas, shop owner Kiki Lowenstein has more than holiday crafts on her mind. As she juggles family responsibilities, her thriving business, and preparations for her famous Holiday Crafting Extravaganza, a series of mysterious burglaries plagues their quiet town of Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. Kiki soon finds herself drawn into a sinister plot that goes far beyond stolen jewelry. With the help of her loyal Great Dane Gracie, her intuitive employee Nona, and a cast of colorful local characters, Kiki must unravel a web of deceit.

With 22 million of her books in print, and 12 consecutive New York Times best-sellers to her credit, Amanda Quick is a phenomenally popular author of historical romances. With This Ring, set in Regency England, sends a beautiful, headstrong woman on a perilous quest for the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite. To recover her family’s meager fortunes, Beatrice Poole must locate the antiquities stolen from her favorite uncle shortly before his highly suspicious death.

Daidoji Shin, former louche layabout turned amateur investigator, and his long-suffering bodyguard, Kasami, are called away from the comforts of the City of the Rich Frog and into Unicorn lands to investigate a seemingly open-and-shut case of murder. But it's never that straightforward....

Mara sa che la sua unica possibilità è la fuga: da chi vorrà incolparla di omicidio e da chi lo ha commesso per incastrarla. Mara ha scontato tredici anni in una struttura psichiatrico-giudiziaria per il tentato omicidio del marito e dei due figli. Adesso si è creata una quotidianità che la tiene lontano dal mondo, che le impedisce di nuocere ancora. Fino al giorno in cui – nella sua torre d’avorio – si apre una breccia. Il misterioso omicidio di un vicino riporta a galla antiche paure. E, insieme a quelle, anche una donna che per Mara non doveva esistere più.

Edinburgh, 1869: Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson is adjusting to her new life in Victorian Scotland. Her employers know she’s not housemaid Catriona Mitchell—even though Mallory is in Catriona’s body—and Mallory is now officially an undertaker’s assistant. Dr. Duncan Gray moonlights as a medical examiner, and their latest case hits close to home. Men are dropping dead from a powerful poison, and all signs point to the grieving widows… the latest of which is Gray’s oldest sister. Poison is said to be a woman’s weapon, though Mallory has to wonder if it’s as simple as that.