Krimi & Thriller

"Maggie Shayne's books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf." -#1 NY Times Bestselling Author¿ KAREN ROBARDSSo, I'm going along in my blissful life, waiting for my guy to get off his ass and pop the question and trying to put my next self-help book to bed, when I'm interrupted by a mental intruder. I'm suddenly doing a ride-along inside some stranger's head, while the attached set of hands strangle a guy in the back seat of a car.It felt like I was killing the guy. But I didn't, because I woke up cussing (not unusual) in my own bed beside my sexy cop and my blind bulldog. Said sexy cop then gets a text about a body, and I know it's the man I just sort of murdered.Turns out mister picture-wire necktie isn't the only victim. One of the others was punched in the face by our 19 year-old sort of kid in front of 20 witnesses right before he vanished. Jeremy is brought in for questioning by Mason's own co-cops.The only other suspects are a woman who beams sweetness and light like a freakin' earthbound angel, and an old horror star who's supposed to be dead. And if those two are murderers, I'm Miz Manners.Mason wants them to be guilty because it would clear Jeremy. He thinks I'm keeping things from him, which I am. He thinks I'm not putting Jeremy first, which I totally am. This whole thing is getting between us. So I've gotta solve it, fast.Even if it means going face-to-face with a serial killer.But the vigilante is more broken than I bargained for, and is determined to silence me. Permanently."Shayne has hit the jackpot with the pairing of self-help author Rachel de Luca and Detective Mason Brown.""This is page-turning, non-stop suspense at its finest!"-RT Book Reviews on The Brown and de Luca Novels

Follow the adventures of the crew of the Southern Belle as they attempt to rescue the fiery princess from the emperor's clutches. Their quest takes them to many strange planets and the beings that live on them. Surviving sabotage and encounters with giant boxing marsupials, frontier gargoyles and border patrols, the crew manage to track the princess to the planet Festus. A foul and desolate wasteland of a planet.'I have the greatest mind in the Universe and still I cannot prevent what is happening. I mean, how can an emperor be an emperor, if he is unable to maim, slaughter and annihilate, Mm, answer me that?'The young emperor of the Evilonian Empire is in trouble, and he knows it. To survive he must consider the unthinkable, marriage to an evil sorceress and the kidnapping of a pain-in-the-butt princess. Life in the Galaxy will never be the same again.Can it get any worse?

The riveting backstory of Holly and Ivy Newman from A Brown and de Luca Novel Book 7, CRY WOLF.Publisher's Weekly Raves: "A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night.""A gripping story of small town secrets. The suspense will keep you guessing. The characters will steal your heart." -New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa GardnerSince the day her baby sister was taken, Holly's mind hasn't been the same. PTSD, panic attacks, nightmares and blocked memories have plagued her ever since. And now they've returned.Hard-edged Detective Vince O'Malley's most recent case penetrated even his protective shell. Ordered to take time off to recover, he can't let go, and on his own, follows the clues to Holly's small upstate NY town.His presence stirs ghosts from the past, shadows of a little girl lost, the suspicions of some tight-lipped locals with secrets to hide, and more than that inside Holly's fragile mind and untouched heart."Maggie Shayne's books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf. She writes wonderful stories combining romance with page-turning thrills, and I highly recommend her to any fan of romantic suspense." -New York Times Bestselling Author Karen Robards

"Die Nachrichten berichten vom Kobernaußerwald-Mörder, der sich durch unsere Wälder treibt. Sie sollten hier besser nicht allein unterwegs sein."Was ein Erholungsurlaub in ländlicher Idylle hätte sein sollen, endet für die Radiojournalistin Marietta Dorn alles andere als entspannt. Erst ist da eine Leiche auf ihrem Grundstück, und dann steht auch noch das Haus ihrer Großeltern in Flammen ...Marietta kann ihre Neugierde nicht im Zaum halten und lässt sich auf den Polizisten Paul Neuländtner und die Entlarvung des Täters ein. Ihre Recherchen führen sie in die Vergangenheit des Innviertels, zu einem Adelsmann und ins Herz der oberösterreichischen Jägerschaft. Doch hätte sie längst ihren Nachhauseweg antreten sollen? Die Antwort liegt am Ende des Weges.

Es gibt viele Bücher, die vom II. Weltkrieg berichten. Und von den Aufbaujahren. Nur das zeitliche Niemandsland der letzten Monate vorm endgültigen Ende und danach, März-Oktober 1945, ist literarisch spärlicher besiedelt. Der Schauplatz dieser lakonisch und doch ergreifend erzählten Geschichte, Der kleine Idiot, ist Bad Godesberg, der Ort, an dem der Autor Jan Turovski seit vielen Jahren lebt und arbeitet. Da ist: Berni, der Behinderte, der physisch das Unbegreifliche am Krieg verkörpert, aber auch der Mut seiner Beschützer, (der Bürgermeister und seine Frau Antonia) in einer Zeit, in der solche wie Berni durch die Nazis vernichtet wurden. Da ist: Bastian, über 70 Jahre alt, der Bürgermeister Sebastian Benderde Turovski, der Großvater des Autors. Da ist: Antonia, die Großmutter des Autors, 65, groß, weise und schön. Es ist, als sei sie für jede Berührung tot, seitdem sie ihre Söhne im Krieg verlor. Die großherzige Frau, die den Behinderten Berni, 39, in ihrem Haus aufnimmt und ihn zusammen mit ihrem Mann wie einen Sohn behandelt. Da ist: Therese, 39, die ihren Mann nach nur einer Woche Verlobungszeit im Krieg verlor und, von Antonia aufgenommen, dieser täglich hilft. Schweigsam zeichnet sie auch verantwortlich für das Gefühlschaos in Männerherzen, u.a. Bernis und Bastians. Da sind die Bürger der Stadt mit ihrem rationierten Dasein. Und da ist das klägliche Ende des Krieges, angezettelt von Hitler, dem großen Idioten, wie Berni ungestraft sagt. Antonia ballt den Nazi-Ganoven die Faust. Es sieht so aus, als wolle sie so ihre verlorenen Söhne festhalten. Keine autobiographische, aber ergreifend-realistische, wahre und poetische Kriegs- und Nachkriegsgeschichte, die schließlich die Liebe und das Leben feiert.

Plus d'un an a passé et les Forts d'Ouest vivent toujours sous la menace des Enragés. Silvère, au contraire de Sérène, a trouvé une place au sein des chevaliers-dragons ; mais son destin, en apparence tout tracé, est bouleversé par des événements qui feront vaciller ses certitudes.Que peuvent bien cacher ces lointaines murailles ?

Dans un monde en ruine où rôdent des créatures sanguinaires, une jeune fille se bat pour rejoindre les rangs des chevaliers-dragons.Sérène rêve de sortir un jour de l'enceinte de Fort Littoral pour explorer les Landes Sauvages et affronter les Enragés. Un espoir qui lui est interdit, parce qu'elle est une femme. Quand un chevalier-dragon agonisant lui confie une mystérieuse dague, elle croit tenir enfin sa chance. Liée à la monture du défunt, elle va pouvoir rejoindre les rangs de l'Armée d'Ouest ! Mais il lui faudra faire sa place dans un ordre qui lui est hostile, et la dague dont elle a hérité semble être l'objet de bien des convoitises...Pour surmonter les obstacles qui se dressent sur son chemin, Sérène ne pourra compter que sur sa détermination et sur Fulgure, son cheval-dragon au tempérament de feu.

Die Polizeikommissarin Andrea Hellier aus Braake/Aue ermittelt wieder. Sie steht vor einem Rätsel.Drei Graffiti - Betrüger, Diebe, Mörder - tauchen nacheinander an der Hauswand in der Petergasse 4 auf. Kaum ist das Graffiti an der Wand, wird der Polizei die dazu gehörige Tat gemeldet. Ist ein Künstler mit Insiderwissen im Ort, der die Polizei meidet? Andrea Hellier und ihr Lieblingskollege Holger Meiners bilden ein Ermittlungsteam.Die Kommissare kommen den Tätern zu Nahe und geraten dadurch in Gefahr! Sie lassen sich durch nicht abschrecken, sondern ermitteln mit Hochdruck weiter. Naht die Lösung am Bahnhof?Ein spannender und amüsanter Wohlfühlkrimi.

Ein Atomkrieg hat das Leben in der nördlichen Hemisphäre vernichtet. In einem hochtechnisierten Bunker in den Schweizer Alpen hoffen 300 Überlebende auf eine Zukunft. Doch Getreidepest und ein soziopathischer Killer nehmen dem Bunker die Lebensgrundlagen. Verzweifelt wagt Dr. Oliver Bertram zusammen mit seiner Tochter und einer kleinen Gruppe die gefährliche Flucht hinaus in den nuklearen Winter. Ihr Ziel ist Afrika, der einzige Ort, an dem menschenwürdiges Leben noch möglich scheint. Eine lange Reise durch einen lebensfeindlichen Kontinent liegt vor ihnen, die die Flüchtlinge nicht ohne Opfer hinter sich bringen können.Erik Schulz engagiert sich in der Organisation der Internationalen Ärzte für die Verhütung des Atomkrieges. Seine Expertise für Bunkeranlagen und die Folgen nuklearer Katastrophen sorgt dafür, dass seine Geschichte erschreckend authentisch wirkt.

A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Through the curious life of Dick Kallman—a real-life celebrity striver, poisonously charming actor, and eventual murder victim—the unforgiving worlds of postwar showbiz and down-low gay sexuality are thrown into stark relief in this “page-turning blast” (James Ellroy, author of Widespread Panic)"Engrossing…[A] keen portrait of 1980s New York…a pensive, often gorgeous depiction of…gay life in Manhattan before Stonewall and life on the cusp of the AIDS epidemic." —The Washington PostDick Kallman was an up-and-coming actor in the fifties and sixties—until he wasn’t. A costar on Broadway, a member of Lucille Ball’s historic Desilu workshop, and finally a primetime TV actor, Dick had hustled to get his big break. But just as soon as his star began to rise, his roles began to dry up and he faded from the spotlight, his name out of tabloids and newspapers until his sensational murder in 1980.Through the eyes of his occasional pianist and longtime acquaintance Matt Liannetto, a tenderhearted but wry observer often on the fringes of Broadway’s big moments, Kallman’s life and death come into appallingly sharp focus. The actor’s yearslong, unrequited love for a fellow performer brings out a competitive, vindictive edge in him. Whenever a new door opens, Kallman rushes unwittingly to close it.  Even as he walks over other people, he can never get out of his own way.As Matt pores over the life of this handsome could-have-been, Up With the Sun re-creates the brassy, sometimes brutal world that shaped Kallman, capturing his collisions with not only Lucille Ball, but an array of stars from Sophie Tucker to Judy Garland and Johnny Carson. Part crime story, part showbiz history, and part love story, this is a crackling novel about personal demons and dangerously suppressed passions that spans thirty years of gay life—the whole tumultuous era from the Kinsey Report through Stonewall and, finally, AIDS.

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Running an airship took nerve, steadiness of purpose, a definite, concrete way of looking at things. Dave knew in his own mind that the Drifter was each hour speeding farther and farther away from the haunts of men. He recalled the old adage, however, which says "the more haste the less speed," and he determined to stick to the plan he had mentally outlined at the start.

Things may seem bleak when your friends and family all died nearly 150 years ago, and worse, the group who did most of them in is still doing evil. The good news is you have a loving wife, a ragtag group of brilliant scientists, and a whole new mixed-race family stemming from a night of mutual respect and affection involving your father long before you were born.The bad guys are rich, powerful, and control almost everything, but that doesn't make them smart. Their evil founding document enslaves families in perpetuity. But there's a catch.Can Jeff, Lorie and the gang defeat the evil and destroy the compact once and for all before it's too late?

Captain Ukweli Aseyori and his elite team of demon hunters from the Church of the Seer return in this fast-paced, action-packed sequel. Set just after the supernatural events that concluded The Dark Reveal, Ukweli is forced to test the perceptions of the physical limitations of the human experience as he seeks to complete an impossible set of tasks in order to rescue his family from the sinister Red Dragon. Follow Ukweli all over the world he intends to save while dealing with dramatic twists in his personal relationships. Political extremism and religious persecution provide a fitting backdrop as Ukweli learns that triumph and tragedy are two sides to the same coin.

When David comes upon an unusual-looking house after hiking, the last thing he expects is an encounter with Amanda, a beautiful and mysterious woman who makes a strange offer-asking him to stay and be her assistant. As the two travel virtually and meet different people-David participates in philosophical discussions on a variety of intriguing topics initiated by Amanda and her friends. However, he's still unclear as to exactly "who" Amanda is and her purpose for choosing him for this peculiar journey. Eventually, Amanda gives David a manuscript, and he learns the truth-about Amanda, her past, and more than he could have ever imagined.

Einstein Flint is an ex-rodeo rider, born in Brooklyn and raised in every other borough in the city.¿ Now, he's banged-up, burnt out and back in NYC, bouncing at Boom Boom's. Dasha Bragin was smart, fearless and...remorseless as desert sun. But now she's dead and the cops are pretty sure Flint is their guy. ¿Flint and Dasha had been a couple before the cops found her body, damaged in ways that don't allow the next breath. When word on the street gets out that Flint had brought somebody into town to kill her, the police are even more certain they have their man.¿ Flint learns the street chatter is coming from people that Flint thought were his friends-he's not sure who he can trust or why he's being setup. Flint finds the first loose thread when Dasha's roommate, Mya, shows up at his door looking for help.¿ Dasha and Mya, had taken off a private, high stakes game for almost a million dollars and then left a trail of bread crumbs.¿ But they had picked the wrong game-these boys would kill you for insulting their sister.¿¿ Take their money? They would pull you apart, one thin layer at a time...until the only thing between you and dead was that wishes don't come true.¿ Einstein has to find a path to the real killers and take them down without becoming part of the body count. Boom Boom's Last Call is influenced by characters like James Sallis' Lew Griffin, Robert Crais's Elvis Cole and a young Dave Robicheaux-men who know that words like honor and duty have become a punch line...but they just don't get the joke.

Dr Robert Field is a psychotherapist with something to prove. He meets Victor Harrow, a schizophrenic and a voice hearer, incarcerated for killing his father and his adopted sister. Dr Field is convinced he can treat Harrow but it is the psychotherapist who changes.Harrow was a young high-flier but became plagued by an inner voice named Gonzago. As Harrow became increasingly tormented he found himself in close proximity to the deaths of his brother and his best friend. He also committed self-trepanation before turning on his family.Dr Field moves too fast and forces Harrow to confront his crimes, with devastating consequences. More tellingly, Dr Field hears echoes in Harrow's case, echoes of his own past and his relationship with his own adopted sister.

The games People Play...When a revered sports legend falls victim to a brutal home invasion, a nation is shaken to its core. Outrage swells and the press and powers that be demand answers. Warlow, fresh from a well-earned vacation, is thrown into the cauldron to lead the investigation. But the victim, despite his iconic status, has secrets of his own. Amidst the chaos of jealousy and rivalry that swirls around the case, a darker underbelly emerges. The pursuit of truth transforms into a gripping hunt, but whose truth is the team hunting?As is often the case, something else lurks in the labyrinth of deception. Something vile and twisted that could strike again at any moment... unless it's found.

In the shadows of ancient Benin, a demonic presence stalks an innocent girl on the cusp of womanhood. Seduced by this sinister stranger's fatal charm, the girl's soul descends into eternal damnation as she becomes one of the undead - a vampire slave to the merciless Promise Keeper.For centuries across continents, the Promise Keeper haunts his victim's every move, invading her mind with violent commands in an unholy pact sealed in blood. Just as she dares hope his reach cannot extend to the glamour of New York City, an ill-fated romance once again shackles the reluctant asiman to her merciless master's bidding.Now the Promise Keeper's web of deceit and murder ensnares fresh prey as he compels his undead servant to act against her very nature. In the end, not even true love may be enough to keep this vampire from honoring her agreement with the dark force that owns her soul. Will his unspoken promise be fulfilled at last?

The G7 was determined in their resolve to end the prolonged terror and criminality. They have to rescue and reclaim their country from the grip of wickedness and evil, perpetuated against the nation and its people by the murderous criminal gang that hijacked the government, enslaved, tortured, and killed it's people. The search had lasted a whole year before the G7 were able to discover the only one man fit enough for the job. He has the dangerously unmatched credentials and record for ruthlessness and efficiency. Jerry Kingston was an ex-commando, a professional and the exact man for the job. But things later took a different turn when suddenly from nowhere, and without warning, a deadly killer from his past was let loose into the scene. He was now faced with the dangerous task of struggling for his life against Dimitri, a maniac killer of repute.

It's almost Halloween! The perfect holiday for sweet munchies, monsters, and murder! Attorney Tracy Brubaker Shane is especially looking forward to October 31, 2019, because a childhood hero will be returning to the small screen - live! Former horror host Richard George, aka Dr. Mort Itchin, comes out of retirement to again present a classic horror film from his House of Funerals, and Tracy will be in the studio audience. She even manages to be invited to rehearsals. But soon after her arrival behind the scenes, she realizes everyone is not wallowing in happy nostalgia. The thorn is everyone's side is Carl Jeffries, who once-upon-a-time played Dr. Mort's sidekick, Nagging Skeleton. Jeffries daughter, Megan Wallace, is producing the program. But there's no love lost between father and child. The show's director is in love with Megan and isn't too pleased with the friction Jeffries is causing. Other crew members have their own reasons for despising Jeffries. When the violence finally erupts in a most appropriate, if grisly, fashion, Tracy is right there to begin her investigation, especially when her hero is charged with the crime. Not surprisingly, she discovers multiple possible motives including buried secrets, sheer hatred, and old-fashioned showmanship. But can Tracy find the truth in time so the show can go on? It's another Tracy Brubaker mystery filled with tricks, treats, and surprises. Happy Halloween!

Focused mainly on the First Marine Division in WWII, An Empire in Ruins provides readers with an understanding of the major land, sea, and air actions in the Asia Pacific theater, followed by an encapsulation of post-war activities that took place after the defeat of Japan.Including an Introduction about the European Theater to explain how World War Two began, the time-scale for this book is approximately 1940 to 1946, and its historical accuracy is strictly observed.Intermixed with real-life Allied and Japanese leadership is a cast of fictional characters to help make this book an enjoyable human interest story as well as an important history. The chapters contain many photos from the war to help the reader relate to that long-ago era.The two people from Texas to whom the book is dedicated also appear in the narrative.

Josh gulped hard, trying to catch his breath. What's that, boy? Flash barked but didn't look back at his master. I don't remember seeing that truck there before now. Flash's curiosity finally took over, and he sprinted toward the snow-covered blue pickup. The door windows were down, and the front windshield was shattered into a sea-green mosaic of a thousand pieces. Is that what I think it is, Flash? Is that a bone hanging out of the window? On a snowy, Oklahoma Christmas Eve, Josh and his dog, Flash, happen upon a skeleton in an old pickup on the Cheyenne campground area Josh isn't allowed to visit. When Grandpa was alive, he told Josh the Cheyenne legends, including the one about ghosts who weren't properly buried. Grandpa would know what to do about the skeleton, but he's not here anymore, and Grandma doesn't believe in the Cheyenne stories. Josh continues to be haunted by ghosts, memories of Grandpa, and the mysterious black crow who seems to be telling him something. Then one night Flash runs away, and Josh must confront all of his biggest fears. Will Josh be able to do the right thing? Find out in Josh and the Skeleton.

After the tragic murder of his friend and mentor Bear, Hannibal is determined to find the perpetrator. On his search what he finds is corruption and a plot that runs deeper than he ever imagined. Now he must make a decision. Does he let this go or does he take up the challenge and become the hero that his community so desperately needs?