Krimi & Thriller

Colin is a cash game poker pro, so is Jordan, but Jordan has something that Colin does not. A beautiful girlfriend named Isabelle. What happens when sex, money and deceit fill the air between them? This story is a original screenplay written by James Paul Nelson. In this story, James writes about themes he knows quite well. Gambling, drugs, sex, and fast money. Characters are forced to look at themselves and their situations and deal with the consequences.

Help and revenge.They had always come at a price.But redemption?Redemption has a cost of its own.Donaldson's men have been asked to enter the heart of Stalin's Russia to rescue an imprisoned scientist and afterwards a grieving mother gives them a chance to gain what has long escaped them.....redemption.The stunning sequel to 'Mr. Donaldson's Company'

What would you do if your child began saying the most shocking, offensive, vulgar things? After witnessing her boyfriend murdered by a stranger, Neely Pfau and her ten-year-old daughter, Arial, flee to her childhood home in safe, rural Orchard, CT.But normally sweet-tempered Arial is having trouble adjusting. She becomes insulting and foul-mouthed beyond her years. A child psychiatrist and a pediatrician blame the girl's trauma. As Arial's behavior worsens and even turns violent, Neely takes increasingly desperate measures to control her. Then the worried mother learns a long-held family secret: her great-great-grandmother, Viola, was a notorious serial killer, and the last woman hanged in the state. Neely starts to suspect there is more behind her daughter's drastic personality changes than just trauma. Far more. Now Neely must free her child from the grip of evil. Before her little girl is lost forever... The author of top-selling psychological thrillers The Neighbors in Apartment 3D, The Last Star Standing, The Perfect Face, and The Little Girl in the Window is back with her signature brand of crackling suspense with twists you will never predict. For fans of Lucy Foley, Shari Lapena, Freida McFadden, and Gillian Flynn.This new thriller with supernatural overtones will have you gasping in shock. Please be aware that when ten-year-old Arial is in the throes of evil, it's no-holds-barred language. Praise for C.G. Twiles:"A masterful storyteller... Whenever I begin reading a C.G. Twiles novel, I should cancel all my plans because it's nearly impossible not to devour her captivating stories in one sitting. ." -Liz Alterman, author of He'll Be Waiting and The Perfect Neighborhood"One to read with your lights on and your doors locked." -Susan Crawford, bestselling author of The Pocket Wife"[C.G. Twiles] is a master when it comes to thrillers. Nothing is ever what it seems, perception is never reality, and when things appear to be a certain way, they can suddenly and unexpectedly swerve and do a 180-degree turn." -Priya Malhotra, author of A Woman of an Uncertain Age

Charlie Davis, a troubled high schooler, has moved to the small town of Fairhaven Pines. He wants to settle into his new home, but terrifying nightmares make that impossible. In these nightmares, a mysterious woman begs him for help. After this woman is found dead, Charlie realizes he needs to bring her kidnappers to justice or be haunted by her ghost until he goes insane. With the help of his friends, Charlie learns more about the ghost haunting him and the events leading to her death. With each new clue, the mystery grows darker and the threats become a lot more real. Will Charlie put this haunting to rest or will the darkness of loss consume him first?

They almost had him in Los Angeles.The world's luckiest hitman was laying low in the city of Angels, doing wet work for bad men by taking out guys who were worse.Until they found him.Now he's on the run again and hiding in the van life on the edge of a National Forest in the least populated state in the country.But he's not alone.A serial killer is stalking the woods, and Brill plans to take him out before the killer's actions draw the wrong kind of attention.Can a hitman help a small town cop stop the killer before he strikes again?Find out in this action packed installment of The Shadowboxer Files.

Willard F. Baker was an American author of children's books, particularly adventure stories for boys. He wrote two well known series' of books: The Boy Ranchers series and the Bob Dexter series. Amongst his works are: The Boy Ranchers (1921), The Boy Ranchers in Camp (1921), The Boy Ranchers on the Trail (1921), The Boy Ranchers Among the Indians (1921), The Boy Ranchers in the Desert (1924) and Western Stories for Boys (1934). The Boy Ranchers series of stories are all set in the great American west, with cattle ranches as a setting, related in such a style as to captivate the hearts of all boys.

Four years from now, socially polarized America finds itself at the precipice of another civil war. Trust in the traditional two-party political system is gone for good, while governing bodies lose authority across vast regions of the country. As a consequence, two parallel economic systems emerge, but they are based on irreconcilable tax regulations. Uneasy coexistence is unattainable, so one last effort is agreed to by all sides to try to preserve a unified America. A new real time election system based on the blockchain technology is accepted by all fractions to finally settle on the real choice of the people, which every side guaranteed to accept. Still, sinister forces never give up.A young accountant, a caring husband, who just wants to raise his child in peace, finds himself totally unexpectedly in the middle of the main conspiracy - an attempt to rig the new election system. Will he save America? First, he needs to survive.

An easy case turns deadly, spiraling down into the kind of bloody chaos that the streets of Chicago know only too well as the heart-pounding twists in this must-read mystery thriller keep coming and coming.Still grieving the death of his wife, Marlo, and wasting away in a retirement forced upon him under a cloud of suspicion, Raymond "Mack" Mackey finds a new job with the Chandler Illinois Police Department. It might be reason for hope. Or not. Mack can't seem his to shake his reputation for corruption. Undeserved, sure, but most of his colleagues want to see him locked up or dead anyway.A welcome diversion shows up in the form of Nadia King, an alluring single mother who asks Mack to recover a missing heirloom: an antique Russian nesting doll that belongs to Nadia's immigrant mother.It might just be the easiest assignment he's ever had.Until it isn't.Just like the woman on his doorstep and the doll she wants him to retrieve, appearances are not what they seem. Success, and even Mack's own redemption, requires separating truth from deception as he travels a path fraught with danger, littered with bodies, and confounded by cold homicide cases suddenly coming back to life.Like, for example, the popular Chicago restauranteur, gunned down in his bedroom. Or, the casino manager, bludgeoned by his own employees. Or, the police officer, shot to death in the home of his widowed mother as she listens, bound and gagged, from the kitchen.Not to mention the bald giant with a broken poker chip in his pocket and Mack on his mind. Maybe he works for Big Man. It seems like almost every criminal and most of the cops in the city work for Big Man.It's also starting to seem like Big Man has developed a strange obsession with Ray Mackey.If Mack can keep himself alive, he has a chance to clear his name and salvage his career. But Big Man is always watching, with a thousand eyes and from every corner of the city. Marlo is still dead. The Russian doll knows everything, but she isn't talking. The only one who can truly look out for Mack... is Mack.This astounding sequel to Message in a Bullet (shortlisted as the Best Mystery Novel of the Year by FORWARD Indies Best of the Year Awards), is the latest thrilling noir detective novel in multi-award-winning author Owen Thomas' Raymond Mackey Mystery series. The Russian Doll is a unique and exhilarating read that's packed with high-octane action and page-turning suspense.

New York attorney Brian Bradford should have listened to the advice of both his wife and a cherished colleague at the law firm. They warned him not to take the case. The lawsuit involved a new area of law in which he had little litigation experience. He nonetheless filed the Complaint. The target Defendant was ZeiiMed, the largest managed health care company in the world, with unlimited resources. His clients were doctors seeking a multi-million dollar recovery. The damages seemed enormous and the fees irresistibly high. He was truly in over his head. Little did Brian realize that ZeiiMed was an unforgiving, vengeful and diabolical opponent that didn't merely defeat its adversaries, it conquered them. After Brian fortuitously discovered corporate documentation that disclosed the illegal trade practices of ZeiiMed, the fight for survival began. He quickly realized he didn't have a chance of succeeding in Court without the able assistance of several bright and accomplished women, all of whom were a significant presence in his life. Brian decides to fight back in a manner as ruthless as the forces unleashed by ZeiiMed. The mayhem that results has irreversible consequences to many on both sides of the battle lines. His world will never be the same again. ZeiiMed will never relent in its pursuit of Brian and the women he loves.Tom Breen published two additional Brian Bradford novels following The Complaint: The Device Trial and The Drug Tampering Trial.

Virgil Frémeux, journaliste chevronné et spécialisé dans les affaires criminelles, se trouve plongé dans une enquête sur un homicide perpétré dans une chapelle. Au fil de son investigation, il sera confronté à des révélations dépassant les limites de la logique humaine, explorant les origines de l'humanité.Entre suspense et découvertes stupéfiantes, ce roman vous emporte dans un voyage où la frontière entre le crime et les secrets les plus profonds de l'humanité s'estompe.

Ce jour-là devait constituer un souvenir de joie pour Lily et Yann, heureux de se retrouver pour fêter leur anniversaire de mariage. Mais, le sort en a décidé autrement, lorsque leur chemin croisa celui d'un individu qui venait de sortir de prison, obsédé par une idée de vengeance. Le jeune couple, entrainé dans une spirale de violence, lors d'un braquage d'une bijouterie, se perdit dans un tourbillon sans fin. Yann laissé, entre la vie et la mort, voyait son âme dériver. Et Lily, prise en otage, luttait de toutes ses forces pour protéger son enfant qu'elle portait dans son ventre.

Her heart should have been mine... but she gave it to a monster instead.I've been with the department for eleven years - on the SWAT team for six. I've seen my share of bullshit. But this call-out is different. This time, its someone I know. I thought she was the one, but Felicity broke my heart in high school when she left and never looked back. Since then, I've sworn off relationships, saving myself from any more heartache.Seeing her brings up old feelings I thought I'd buried all those years ago. But I'm starting to think I was wrong because seeing her has me wondering if there is a second chance... at us.Will a chance encounter be the thing that frees us both from the hurt that's held us, prisoner, all these years?Or is it too late for us to find redemption and a chance at real love?

Albert was very happy living in his tiny house with his three daughters in the Hollow by the Stream, but that was about to change.There had been whispered rumors about the return of the evil Sorcerer Brak Zorak who, along with his black army and some type of terrible beast had been laying waste to the distant lands.It wasn't until he had been chosen to slay the beast, defeat Brak Zorak's black army of death and kill the evil sorcerer that Albert realized the rumors were true.

Set in the expansive, ever changing North American continent 45 years from now, Wolfe lives in a society where blue-eyed people are regarded as lazy, vulgar, prone to violence, and weaker than the superior brown-eyed majority. In an effort to change his dire situation as a worker in the arid Californian hills, he is purchased and brought to the Bredenbury Plantation where a plan brews that could change the fate of millions. Miguel A. Fenrich has managed to encapsulate the horror of inhumanity in a single, brazen, unwavering novel. Be one of the first to read the soon to be controversial novel that will have you wondering what would you do if your humanity was tied to a single, immutable trait?

Paulette est confrontée à la mort suspecte de son oncle qui s'accompagne de faits de plus en plus étranges. C'est alors qu'entre entre en scène un curieux policier dont l'allure ridicule et la pusillanimité incitent peu à la confiance. Il se targue pourtant de pouvoir résoudre l'énigme par la seul force de ses capacités d'analyse et de déduction...

Robert Delessart, jeune homme doux, un peu roublard et facilement menteur, devient détective privé après avoir été vendeur de gants. Pujol raconte, avec un humour décalé et faussement naïf, les aventures rocambolesques de ce pauvre détective improvisé à l'imagination débordante...

Charles Corme propose à son cousin Jacques, à qui il ressemble de manière étonnante, lui propose de jouer le rôle de sa doublure...Mais pourquoi faire ? Charles ne veut rien expliquer mais indique que cela peut être dangereux. La suite des événements va le prouver et Jacques risquera sa vie plus d'une fois. Pourquoi avait-il accepté ?

Amédée Pifle, jeune diplômé se présente sur recommandation à la Gazette gauloise pour le poste de reporter politique. Il est engagé mais comme reporter sportif, domaine dans lequel il ne connaît rien ! S'ensuit une série de quiproquos, où le jeune reporter essaye tant bien que mal de se débrouiller. Une satire grinçante contre les milieux sportifs, et les arrangements politiques.

Que cache la vie de Suzy, qui apparait pourtant si futile ? Va-t-elle céder à la demande de son cousin Robert La Borde, en qui elle a confiance, et l'épouser même si elle n'a aucun sentiment pour lui? Qui est ce Jean de Vassal aux activités mystérieuses et douteuses ? Et que lui veut son ennemi, si acharné et dangereux? une intrigue qui se dévoile peu à peu avec un dénouement inattendu...

"The Gay Triangle" via William Le Queux is a thrilling tale about own family individuals residing all over the international and their complex relationships with each other. With its setting in Europe in the early 1900s, the radical actions through a global of hidden alliances and operations, wherein diplomacy and espionage meet. There are a variety of complex connections among diplomats, spies, and political figures that make up the story. Le Queux tells a tale that is complete of hysteria, thriller, and smart actions. As the tale goes on, readers become interested by the sneaky plans of many folks that are looking to preserve the delicate stability of global politics. This book indicates how excellent Le Queux is at telling tales by way of having complex characters and a plot that adjustments speedy. "The Gay Triangle" indicates how properly the author is aware geopolitical pressures, espionage, and the high-stakes recreation of global members of the family in a time whilst politics are very complex. This book suggests that Le Queux can write an interesting story that keeps readers inquisitive about the world of secrets and techniques and strategies, alliances, and the shady dealings of espionage. It indicates how tough it's far to balance international family members and covert operations at a vital time in history.

The book "Volume 2 of One Maid's Mischief" by way of George Manville Fenn could be very thrilling. At the time it changed into first posted inside the overdue 1800s, the story advised a sweet story approximately the primary individual, Jem Bardon. The tale is about a boy named Jem who loves to get into trouble however has properly intentions. It takes location in the lovely English nation-state. As Fenn expertly weaves a story full of humor, a laugh, and the appeal of united states lifestyles, she indicates how the likeable principal man or woman goes on some of adventures. Because of the crazy things he does, Jem often unearths himself in funny however difficult conditions. This begins a series of humorous but exciting occasions. The writer's great writing truely brings the stunning u. S. A. And its people to existence, painting an interesting picture of rural England. Not handiest is Fenn's story pleasing due to Jem's humorous pranks, but it also indicates how the principle man or woman is learning moral instructions and developing as someone. In "One Maid's Mischief Vol. 2," George Manville Fenn writes a beautiful and extraordinary story approximately a boy's reports. The tale suggests how friendship can price plenty, how errors can educate you loads, and how wonderful it is to stay in Victorian England.

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Emily walked out of her front door and down the three flights of stairs to the ground floor. She was on auto-pilot, taking her morning walk. She walked down the street, past the rose garden on the corner, past the ferry landing and passed St. Mark's Church, and then she paused outside the cemetery next door. She wouldn't go in today but just seeing the grave markers made her sadder. She didn't know why but as she turned to head back toward home, she decided something. She would take the job Dr. Pete offered her. If she didn't like it she could always quit, but just maybe she would like it. Maybe she would like being around people that needed her. Yes, she would call Dr. Pete when she got home and accept. What could it hurt?

He escaped Earth. He earned the right to wield the powers that be. He defeated Demons both who walk and hold weapons, and those born of the mind's darkest hours. And yet, Miles Sorvenjar Radien's journey has barely just begun. As Miles continues to learn just how to live in the universe that has opened up to him, he will meet his challenges with skill over luck, and with honor over iniquity. But Miles Radien knows well that honor is a luxury and not a right, and though he will always prefer its counsel, his foes will know the fury that will be brought to bear against those who transgress it. Miles has no shortage of worlds he intends to visit, and peoples he intends to do well by. All that remains is to find out just what titles he will ascend to...

On this overcast but not too cool Saturday in November, a woman made an appearance on Haven Port Island, but it wasn't by the usual means. The eleven o'clock ferry had just pulled away from the shore. Twelve year old Gary was standing on the old wharf next to the ferry dock, holding his fishing rod. He was watching the ferry when he saw something different. "Hey, look at that. There's a coat floating in the water." "Should we go get it? Does it look good?" asked his twin brother Jerry. Almost in unison, they dropped their fishing poles and ran off the old ferry dock to check this out. And, when they got down to the water's edge they could see more clearly it certainly was a coat, but someone was still in it. A woman. "Call Mom," Gary said. And Jerry did, on their emergency-only cell phone. Their mom told them to stay put and as she drove to the waterfront, she called the sheriff's office. It flashed through her mind that talking on a phone while driving was illegal... ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿...but this was an emergency.

His house was located just across from the golf course and he'd been watching the two guys and a girl as they were just standing there and talking. He'd fallen asleep leaning on his hands at the window before anything really interesting started, and then he had to go relieve himself but forgot to look again when he returned to the living room. Too bad... ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿He might have been of help.

Something in the Water is a Sci Fi Horror story collection about a family of billionaires and their companies. Experimenting on the local populas and letting the monstrous results loose on the world.