Krimi & Thriller

Embark on an enthralling Epic Fantasy journey with "The Bloody Path Home"; modern-day soldier Captain Kyle Walters finds himself transported to the medieval realm of Aethelberia. Teaming up with Queen Faye' Lyn, he becomes an unexpected ally in a rebellion against the tyrannical Temple of Yaldabaothia. As the story unfolds; moral dilemmas and the call of duty test Captain Walters' resolve, while the oppressive dominion of the Temple looms large. This captivating tale weaves together bravery, sacrifice, and mystical forces, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. The struggle for liberation is far from over; promising a continuation of the saga in the uncharted territories of Aethelberia. Join us on this epic adventure where destinies intertwine, alliances are tested, and the echoes of rebellion resonate throughout the land.

A case of an accidental fall in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Rosetta believes there is more than the police have discovered. She's opened her own detective agency so her and her daughter can find out what really happened.

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Das Grauen. Es kann überall sein. Ob Zuhause, im Wald oder auf der Arbeit, man ist nie sicher.In diesem Buch befinden sich 15 Erzählungen von Menschen, die dem Grauen direkt ins Auge gesehen haben. Aber Achtung: Der Inhalt ist nichts für schwache Nerven.

Das Schicksal macht aus vier Fremden eine ungewöhnliche Gemeinschaft. Verfolgt von Feinden macht diese sich auf eine ungewisse Reise durch das von Menschen verwaiste Land Amraa. Je weiter die Gruppe in scheinbar verlassenes Gebiet vordringt, desto mehr Geheimnisse offenbaren sich ihr und desto unklarer wird das Verhältnis der Vier untereinander. Gleichzeitig wird die Gruppe von ihrem Ziel im Süden immer weiter Richtung Osten abgedrängt. Von dort, jenseits eines Gebirgszuges, kamen vor 70 Jahren gehörnte Dämonen, Kuari genannt und zerstörten das Land Amraä Während ihre Verfolger immer näher kommen, beginnen sie seltsame Träume heimzusuchen. Die Geschichte lässt den Leser in eine Welt voll fremdartiger Wesen und seltsamer Träume eintauchen, die bis zum Schluss mit überraschenden Wendungen aufwartet.

* The instant Sunday Times bestseller! *Breaking the Dark, the first book in the brand-new Marvel Crime series, introduces fans to a grittier, street-level side of the Marvel Universe, and will continue with original novels featuring fan-favorite characters like Luke Cage, written by S.A. Cosby, and Daredevil, written by Alex Segura.________'Never has a novelist captured me so consistently every single year for so long' Gillian McAllister'Absolutely perfect' Booklist'A fun, entertaining read that really packs a punch!' Shari Lapena'So cleverly plotted and as ever beautifully written' Harriet Tyce'An exciting, riveting, adrenaline-pumping story' Liz Nugent'Immersive, page-turning, addictive, fresh and fun.' Andrea Mara'Exhilarating, twisty and original. Agatha Christie meets Black Mirror!' Claire Douglas'I was hooked from the start and couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' Alice Feeney'Absolutely compulsive, complex and gripping.' Nadine Matheson________Meet Jessica Jones: a private investigator and retired super hero based out of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, who goes from job to job as a hard living, rough talking, loner. And then a wealthy Upper East Side woman pays her a visit. Amber Randall is concerned about her twin sixteen-year-olds, Lark and Fox, who have acted and looked very different since they returned from spending the summer with their British father in the UK. She tells Jessica that her children have unnaturally perfect skin for teenagers and have lost all the tics and habits that made them who they were. They are not Lark and Fox, she tells Jessica. Something has happened to them.To find out more, Jessica travels to Essex to talk to their father and once there meets Belle who is living a curiously isolated existence in a run-down farmhouse with her guardian Debra. Jessica knows that Lark and Fox had spent the summer with Belle-but can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for Lark and Fox's new personas?Jessica soon discovers that, behind Belle and Debra, evil geniuses are playing a dangerous game with technology in order to make the world a "better place", not caring who gets hurt, maimed or even killed in the process. Can Jessica stop them from wreaking destruction on a whole generation of young people?Nothing is certain in Lisa Jewell's gripping and most imaginative novel yet.________Reader' s love Breaking the Dark . . .***** 'I quickly became absorbed into the story and couldn't put it down.'*****'Wow... The book can be read by someone super into Marvel and also someone who has no prior super hero knowledge.'***** 'This book was fun and exciting. I recommend it!'***** 'A fun, exciting and supercharged read that even readers who are not lovers off Marvel will be able to pick up and enjoy.'***** 'I love Lisa Jewell and I was a bit apprehensive of this as it wasn't her usual style but she didn't let me down. What a book. I loved it!'________'Seamlessly integrates superhero lore with the gritty realism of a crime thriller.' Daily Mirror'A gripping read' Heat Magazine'Clever concept, characters and and compelling prose will keep you hooked.' Woman & Home'Tricksy, endlessly interesting and pure entertainment, don't miss this one.' Gillian McAllister'Fresh, lively, insightful-and the action scenes hit like a chop.' AJ Finn'The perfect blend of psychological thriller and supernatural chiller.' Mark Edwards'Classic Lisa Jewell with an amazing twist!' Jenny Colgan'Reveals the depth and complexity of one of the most fascinating and indomitable characters in the Marvel canon.' S. A. Cosby'Fast-paced, addictive and SO. MUCH. FUN.' Tamar CohenSunday Times bestseller, July 2024

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024****INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'Imagine Slow Horses' Jackson Lamb in the body of Jodie Comer's character in Killing Eve' SUNDAY TIMES'Compulsively readable... Kill Bill written by John le Carré' OBSERVERSeductive and cunning American spy-for-hire Sadie Smith has been sent by her mysterious but powerful employers to a remote corner of France.Her mission: to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists influenced by the beliefs of an enigmatic elder, Bruno Lacombe, who has rejected civilisation, lives in a Neanderthal cave, and believes the path to enlightenment is a return to primitivism.Sadie casts her cynical eye over this region of ancient farms and sleepy villages, and finds Bruno's idealism laughable, but just as she is certain she's the seductress and puppet master of those she surveils, Bruno Lacombe is seducing her with his ingenious counter-histories, his artful laments, his own tragic story.Beneath this a taut, dazzling story of espionage and intrigue lies one of a woman caught in the crossfire between the past and the future, and a profound treatise on human history.'The most exciting writer of her generation' BRET EASTON ELLIS'Reinvents the spy novel in one cool, erudite gesture' HERNAN DIAZ*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, INDEPENDENT, DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE ATLANTIC, GUARDIAN, VULTURE, THE ECONOMIST*

The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a powerful, riveting new novel, as maverick investigator Ray Lennox discovers that confronting his past could cost him everything.OLD TRUTHS HAVE NEW CONSEQUENCESRay Lennox is determined to move on from his darkest days. The former detective has left Edinburgh for a fresh start in Brighton. Soon, his fixations and addictions have been replaced with quiet evenings and a rigorous fitness regime.Then Lennox meets Mathew Cardingworth. Rich, smooth-talking and immaculately dressed, he presents himself as a successful, and respectable, property developer. Yet their encounter reawakens memories that have haunted Lennox for decades, sending him into a spiral of confusion and rage.Lennox has no choice - he must confront the events of his childhood. But the more he identifies the links between Cardingworth, the disappearance of a group of foster care boys and the violence of his past, the more he finds himself asking:What will he sacrifice to achieve resolution at last?*****PRAISE FOR NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IRVINE WELSH:'There's only one Welsh and you should be reading him'OBSERVER'The best thing that has happened to British writing for decades'SUNDAY TIMES'Powerful . . . A bracing and engaging read'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Sharp, fearless, passionate and brilliant'INDEPENDENT

'A marvel of a collection' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time'A consummate storyteller' New York Times'There is nothing more terrifying than the monster that squats behind the door you dare not open...'The bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time weaves ancient fables into fresh, unexpected forms and forges new unforgettable legends.The myth of the Minotaur in his labyrinth is turned into a wrenching parable of maternal love - and of the monstrosities of patriarchy.The lover of a goddess, Tithonus, is gifted eternal life but without eternal youth.Actaeon, changed into a stag after glimpsing the naked Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about how humans use and misuse animals.From genetic engineering to the eternal complications of family, Haddon showcases how we are subject to the same elemental forces that obsessed the Greeks, as he reimagines stories from Laika the Soviet space dog on her fateful orbit to St Anthony wrestling with loneliness in the desert.'In sentences as precisely cut as paper sculptures, Mark Haddon fits ancient myth to the cruelties and wonders of the present' Francis Spufford, author of Cahokia Jazz

Führen die schriftlichen Erinnerungen eines ¿alten Kameraden¿ zur Katastrophe?Unter den alten Sachen, die Kalle zwar erbte, jedoch nie beachtete, entdeckt er durch Zufall ein Notizbuch, in das sein Großvater alle seine Erinnerungen an die Erlebnisse im Kriegsgefangenenlager eingetragen hatte.Dieses Notizbuch befindet sich bereits seit Jahren in Kalles Besitz, doch er wusste nichts davon. Eigentlich zählt er sich zur hartgesottenen Art, doch was er da zu lesen bekommt, verschlägt ihm teilweise die Sprache.Auch gründete der mittlerweile verstorbene Großvater nach seiner Heimkehr eine Firma mit seinem damaligen Kameraden, den er in der Kriegsgefangenschaft kennenlernte und in diesem Notizbuch namentlich nennt.Da Kalle der einzige Erbe ist, müsste die Teilhaberschaft also an ihn gegangen sein. Das ist jedoch nicht der Fall. Kalles Großvater wird nirgendwo als Kompagnon aufgeführt. Sein Name wurde offensichtlich spurlos beseitigt.Es scheint jetzt so, als hätte er nie existiert, denn kein Papier weist seine Beteiligung aus. Kalle schaltet einen Anwalt ein und legt ihm das Notizbuch als Indiz für einen möglichen Betrug vor.Weitere Recherchen ergeben, dass sowohl Kalles Großvater als auch der Kompagnon und frühere Kamerad in demselben Lager untergebracht waren.Auch der bis zum heutigen Zeitpunkt nie eindeutig geklärte Tod des Großvaters wirft ein seltsames Licht auf die gesamte Angelegenheit.

Fünf Attentäter und ein unmöglicher Auftrag. Mai Corlands neuer Fantasy-Bestseller aus der Schmiede von "Fourth Wing".  Der König von Yusan muss sterben. Die gefährlichsten Attentäter des Reiches werden zusammengerufen, um gemeinsam einen einzigen Auftrag zu erfüllen: Den Gottkönig Joon zu töten, unter dessen unbarmherziger, unsterblicher Hand die Reichen immer reicher werden, während die Armen eingesperrt oder als Sklaven verkauft werden.  Fünf Klingen sollen ihn zur Strecke bringen: ein Leibwächter, eine Diebin, eine Meuchelmörderin, ein Fürst ohne Königreich und der Geheimdienstchef des Königs selbst. Den Mördern wird schnell klar, dass sie sich nicht nur miteinander verbünden müssen, um zu überleben. Sie müssen auch lernen, einander zu vertrauen.  Doch können sie das? Was, wenn es einen Verräter unter den Verrätern gibt? Für Fans von Leigh Bardugo, Rebeccca Yarros oder Carissa Broadbent

Sommer 2013. Ein vermeintlich unbeschwerter Urlaub entwickelt sich für Kriminalkommissar Nikos Pavlides und seine Partnerin Penelope Livanou zu einem atemberaubenden Rennen gegen die Zeit. Können sie ein drohendes Kapitaldelikt vereiteln? Mitten in der griechischen Wirtschaftskrise wird die ägäische Ferieninsel Kos zu einem geopolitischen Brennpunkt.

Elias bekommt einen Hund zu seinem Geburtstag, den er Hund nennt. Nur das genau mit diesem etwas nicht zu stimmen scheint. Sein Vater sagte noch: »Du hast dich so sehr gebessert seitdem wir aus Berlin gezogen sind. Du hast dir diesen Hund also wirklich verdient. Wir vertrauen dir mit ihm.«, während der Tod durch die süßen Hundeaugen auf Elias zurück starrt. Es beginnt ein Zusammenleben mit einem Tier, von dem sich Elias wünscht, es wäre nie ein Teil seines Lebens geworden.In diesem Buch stellt sich die ewige Frage, wer einem glaubt. Dabei wird die Perspektive von einem 14 Jährigen eingenommen, der bereits Bekanntschaft mit psychischer Krankheit gemacht hat. Seine Eltern lassen ihn das auch nicht vergessen.Dieses Buch beinhaltet erwachsene Themen, die sich womöglich nicht für jeden eignen.#Thriller , #Horror , #Ich-Perspektive,

Five former friends have a big secret. One that has been haunting them for years. The friendship has fallen apart as a result. And now the big blow. They meet again at their ten-year class reunion and old feelings return. But someone knows their secret and wants to punish them for their past.

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain"Had me in its grips from the first page to the astonishing and jaw-dropping ending." -Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman On the EdgeA dark, intense domestic thriller about next-door neighbors whose close friendship is upended by a tragic accident, from the queen of Belgian crime. There is no love like a mother's love. Tiphaine and Laetitia are inseparable friends who live next door to each other in a tranquil suburb. Their sons, born in the same year, grow up together as close as brothers. But when one of the boys is killed in an accident, the mothers' idyllic world shatters. Tiphaine is consumed by grief and bitterness for her lost son, while Laetitia is wracked with guilt. Soon the best friends are barely speaking. Then mysterious "accidents" begin to happen to Laetitia's son, raising her suspicions. As an increasingly paranoid Laetitia frantically tries to protect her son from harm, the little civility left between her and Tiphaine curdles into outward hostility. Is Laetitia just imagining things? Or is Tiphaine secretly conspiring to exact revenge for her loss . . . and if so, who will pay?Translated from the French by Susan Pickford

Die Versuchsanordnung:20 Autorinnen und Autoren stellten sich im Juni 2023 dem Thema »Regen«. Der Blick auf dieses Wetterphänomen hat sich in Zeiten der Klimakrise ja geändert. Verregnete Sommer, gemütliche Regentage, das gleichmäßige Rauschen des Wassers in den Dachrinnen, das alles gibt es nur noch in unseren Erinnerungen. Stattdessen: Staub, steinharte Erde und Starkregenereignisse mit Überschwemmungen.Mit dabei als 21. Teilnehmende*r (das Geschlecht einer KI ist nicht ganz geklärt) war auch ChatGPT.

"Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles where every childhood whim may be satisfied. There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the house shows its darker face--when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows--that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. But the house and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle. Mr. Hood has ambitions for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any he has encountered in ten centuries."--

“An extraordinary work of humane imagination. . . . Call it magic realism with soul. The closest compatriot of The Between is Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Not shabby.”—LocusA man risks his soul and his sanity to save his family from malevolent forces in this brilliant novel of horror and the supernatural from the award-winning pioneer of speculative fiction and author of the classic My Soul to Keep—now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.When Hilton was a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was never meant to survive that accident, and that dark forces are working to rectify that mistake.When Hilton's wife, the only elected African American judge in Dade County, Florida, begins to receive racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, Hilton becomes obsessed with protecting his family. The demons lurking outside are matched by his internal terrors—macabre nightmares, more intense and disturbing than any he has ever experienced. Are these bizarre dreams the dark imaginings of a man losing his hold on sanity—or are they harbingers of terrible events to come?As Hilton battles both the sociopath threatening to destroy his family and the even more terrifying enemy stalking his sleep, the line between reality and fantasy dissolves . . .Chilling and utterly convincing, The Between is the haunting story of a man desperately trying to hold on to the people and life he loves as he slowly loses himself.

December 21st, 2012 hadn't been the end of the world, but the Great Unraveling. The veils between the Seen and Unseen worlds had shredded. The living had suddenly learned they weren't alone. Andy had seen it all, done it all, as a detective working Vice when he'd be alive. Now, as a ghost, he works as a private investigator. Come explore the mysteries of Heaven and Hell, of cameras with souls, and thieves with hearts. Includes the short stories "Hell By Any Other Name," "To Hell And Back," "Hell For The Holidays," "High Stakes Hell," "Postcards From Hell," and "Of Heaven And Hell."

“[A] chilling debut . . . Malerman . . keeps us tinglingly on edge with his cool, merciless storytelling. . . . This earns comparisons to Hitchcock’s The Birds, as well as the finer efforts of Stephen King and cult sci-fi fantasist Jonathan Carroll.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Written with the narrative tension of The Road and the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King, Bird Box is a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat horror thriller, set in an apocalyptic near-future where an unimaginable, incomprehensible, and invisible foe lurks in the shadows—now available as a Harper Perennial Olive EditionSomething is out there. Something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remain, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. But the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat—blindfolded—with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children’s trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. And something is following them. But is it man, animal, or monster?Engulfed in darkness, surrounded by sounds both familiar and frightening, Malorie embarks on a harrowing odyssey—a trip that takes her into an unseen world and back into the past, to the companions who once saved her. Malerman’s breathtaking debut novel is a horrific and gripping snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.

"Based on true events--a child's demonic possession in the 1940s--it is the story of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, whose sudden disturbing, and often violent, behavior drive her desperate mother, Chris, a famous actress, to eventually seek help from two Catholic priests, men who will risk everything--including their own souls-- to free the girl from an ancient malevolent force possessing her."--Provided by publisher.

Eddie Noone, the dwarf private detective from coupling, is back in seven new stories including:"One With A Bullet" - a former actress asks Eddie to prove that her husband's suicide-by-prop-gun was really murder."Tolkien 'Bout My Generation" - Eddie's aspiring rock star neighbour Frodo is kidnapped by a strange musical cult."Valentine's Day" - Eddie and his boyfriend Brandon travel to Los Angeles to help out an old friend accused of stealing his boss's lucky gargoyle charm."Sacred Cow" - Eddie is employed to track down a farmer's prize pet heifer.

"The Place of Dragons" is an interesting journey book written with the aid of the well-known British creator William Le Queux, who's recognised for his undercover agent and mystery books. It's an interesting blend of spying, mystery, and politics round the world. The tale is set the main individual, Richard Scarsmere, who gets stuck up in a complicated plan regarding espionage and political plots. In a time of political unrest and uncertainty in Europe, "The Unusual" takes readers on an interesting journey thru distinctive nations as Scarsmere uncovers a sinister plan concerning the enigmatic "Place of Dragons." Le Queux really knows loads about writing secret agent testimonies because he crafts a story complete of mystery agencies, political video games, and unexpected turns. The book continues readers on the edge of their seats with its issues of strength, lies, and the shadowy global of international politics. "The Place of Dragons" is proof that Le Queux ought to write interesting undercover agent stories. The book remains a tremendous example of flip-of-the-century journey fiction because it has a complex plot, well-drawn characters, and a feel of looming danger. It takes readers on an interesting ride through the secret global of spies and conspiracies.

AFTERWITCH IN THE CITYTen years have passed since Felicity 'Tea' Greene was forced to flee her rural hometown of Blight, pursued by a baying mob and persecuted as an 'AfterWitch'...During the intervening decade, Tea has worked hard to build a new life in the city, honing her occult skills and trying her best to forget her bad experiences. But can she ever truly escape the past, this longing to contact those she lost? After all, if she has made such a clean break, why is she drawn to the séances of a shady spiritualist group and their star medium, Mr. Forest-Wood? Rather than the comfort she was seeking, Tea instead receives an otherworldly message from 'Nanny Joan', the recently deceased guardian of her estranged cousins, pleading for her to reach out to them. Yet she has not visited the twins in years; they never really liked each other. In fact, Tea always dreaded staying over in their old dark house. So why return now? Especially as she is sure her childhood visits ended abruptly due to something bad happening, something so upsetting she has blocked it from her mind ever since. Although...weren't there rumours that the house was haunted? As Tea battles to piece together long buried memories, and master the triggers to her mental health, she begins to realise the only way to move forward is to go back one final time. To confront whatever it was that so frightened her in the past...

A William Forbes Novel. The fifth instalment of the Art Loss Register's intrepid recovery agent.When the tranquil life of William Forbes is shattered; he is forced back into the life he left behind.Forbes is forced to hunt down a lost treasure for a Colombian Drug Lord.

"Cactus and Rattlers" by H. Bedford-Jones unfolds as a gripping story set towards the backdrop of the American Southwest, blending elements of adventure, suspense, and the untamed barren region. Known for his prolific output and mastery of pulp fiction, H. Bedford-Jones crafts a story that immerses readers inside the harsh and unforgiving landscapes wherein cacti and rattlesnakes emerge as symbolic of the challenges confronted via the characters. In this captivating work, Bedford-Jones weaves a tale that captures the essence of the rugged frontier, populated with the aid of characters navigating the complexities of survival and human nature. The name, "Cactus and Rattlers," indicates a narrative wealthy with the risks and struggles inherent in the desolate tract terrain. The author's skillful storytelling unfolds as an exploration of the human spirit towards the tough backdrop of nature. With bright prose and an eager understanding of the vicinity, Bedford-Jones introduces readers to a world in which the resilience of each people and the environment is tested. The intertwining of human drama with the stark splendor and risks of the barren region creates a narrative this is each compelling and evocative. "Cactus and Rattlers" stands as a testomony to H. Bedford-Jones's ability to transport readers to the heart of an untamed desert, in which survival is as plenty a battle in opposition to the elements as it's far in opposition to one's very own demons.