Showing results for "Luca" in Crime Thrillers

Lucas Bennett hasn’t been able to catch a break lately. At the top of his growing list of disasters is the ongoing feud with Jake, his former best friend. It hasn’t helped that the two are also prospects competing against each other for the single spot with the Savage Kings MC. Lucas thought his luck was finally changing after he made the courageous rescue of a beautiful woman from two huge guards and the evil man holding her hostage. But as it turns out, he saved the wrong woman. The girl he helped escape just so happens to be the younger sister of the club’s current enemy.

A group of vigilantes known only as ‘The Five' are targeting the worst of society – rapists, murderers and thieves – and they use their unlimited resources to offset the damage done by those who they've killed, donating untraceable Bitcoin to charities and victims via the Dark Web. Soon, they are the most popular figures on social media . . . but their motives may not be entirely pure.

Kaum angekommen, verbringen die beiden einen unbeschwerten Nachmittag zusammen – bis die Rückfahrt in der Pariser Métro abrupt endet. Der Zug stoppt zwischen zwei Stationen, die Lichter gehen aus, der Waggon erbebt. Als der Strom zurückkehrt und der Zug weiterfährt, ist Marie verschwunden. Ihre schwangere Schwester wurde entführt – vor aller Augen! Lucas Lievens, ein in Ungnade gefallener Ermittler, erfährt von dem Vorfall und beschließt, sich dem Fall anzunehmen.

Praise for Luca Veste: 'A UK thriller writer who gives giants like Linwood Barclay and Harlan Coben a run for their money.' MARK BILLINGHAM ________ If no one believes you, no one will help you… Once hailed as Liverpool’s finest detective, Mark Fletcher brought a serial killer to justice and...

Every man has his dark side . . . Spero Lucas confronts his own in the most explosive thriller yet from one of America's best-loved crime writers. The job seems simple enough: retrieve the valuable painting -- "The Double" -- Grace Kinkaid's ex-boyfriend stole from her. It's the sort of thing...

Dezember 2012: Drei Mädchen verschwanden in einem abgelegenen Dorf. Eines wird tot aufgefunden, die beiden anderen brutal misshandelt und dem Tod nur knapp entrissen. Der Täter? Nie gefasst. Der Fall? Abgeschlossen mit der simplen Erklärung "Täter unbekannt". Zehn Jahre später. Wieder schlägt das Grauen zu: Katia, 14 Jahre alt, wird entführt. Gleicher Tag, gleiche Stunde, gleiche Umstände. Ein schreckliches Déjà-vu.

¿Cuánta destrucción puede generar un monstruo que viene a visitarte en la oscuridad de la noche? Cuando cuatro personas inocentes son tiroteadas una noche de primavera en distintos lugares de la tranquila ciudad de Vigo, el expolicía Lucas Acevedo se siente seguro de que él era el objetivo último de aquel ataque. Empezará entonces una frenética y obsesiva búsqueda por encontrar al culpable y en la que acabará por descubrir que nada es lo que parece.

Bill Wright has spent years building a successful career that allows him ample time to work on his favorite hobby, all while blending in with the rest of society. After a tragedy hits home, Bill’s marriage to a woman nearly half his age teeters on the edge, threatening his way of life. Bill invites Ashley to join him in his interests, hoping to reignite some passion in their relationship. Holding on to a secret she isn’t aware of, Ashley struggles against the void that comes with each agonizing headache as she discovers who her husband really is…and who truly lies within her.

Nel commissariato di Torpignattara, quartiere della periferia romana, c’è un nuovo vicequestore, Luca Wu, il primo poliziotto di origini cinesi in forza in questo distretto. Quando due rapinatori uccidono un commerciante cinese e sua figlia, Luca comincia ad indagare trovandosi presto avviluppato nelle trame criminali che si snodano nel sottobosco capitolino. Un giallo dal ritmo serrato, ambientato nella Chinatown romana, che immerge gli ascoltatori in un mondo parallelo fatto di lotte tra clan rivali e spietate guerre commerciali.

La riscoperta delle proprie radici si accompagna a una serie inevitabile di nuove sfide, spesso estremamente pericolose… Dopo il successo del romanzo "Il cinese" (2018), Andrea Cotti torna a narrare le avventure del suo personaggio più amato, il vicequestore italo-cinese Luca Wu. Tormentato dai problemi coniugali con Anna – complici, se non altro, i ripetuti tradimenti di lui – l’investigatore trova l’occasione per allontanarsi momentaneamente da Roma e dall’amato figlio Giacomo.

Feuer in New York. An einem Oktoberabend wird in dem weltberühmten Guggenheim-Museum in New York eine große Gala gefeiert. Bis eine Explosion die Nacht erschüttert und viele Menschen in den Tod reißt. Doch wo ist das Motiv? Beim FBI beschließt man, sich ungewöhnliche Hilfe zu holen. Lucas Page, genialer Astrophysiker, versteht es, einen Tatort auf besondere Weise zu lesen. Doch kaum beginnt er zu ermitteln, werden er und seine Familie bedroht. Ein Kriminalroman mit einem ungewöhnlichen Helden - Lucas Page ist ehemaliger Agent und ein brillanter Spurenleser.

While investigating a cold case and juggling family obligations, Detective Luca finds himself at the center of the mysterious disappearance of Beth Wade. As he unravels the young woman’s life, the list of suspects grows exponentially. A husband, a lover, a disgruntled client, an ex, a criminal, a loan shark - they all had motive to harm Beth, but the evidence against any of them is sketchy, at best.

After briefly coming back into her life, Joyce's mother is now gone, for good. Murdered. Detective Luca knows he shouldn't work directly with a minor, but he’s a father, unable to resist the call for help. What he discovers is revolting, more disturbing than murder. A Killer Missteps is book eight in the stand-alone Luca Mystery Series. Buy this engrossing listen now.

During the worst blizzard in memory, an FBI agent in a moving SUV in New York City is killed by a nearly impossible sniper shot. Unable to pinpoint where the shot came from, as the storm rapidly wipes out evidence, the agent-in-charge Brett Kehoe turns to the one man who might be able to help them - former FBI agent Lucas Page. Page, a university professor and best-selling author, left the FBI years ago after a tragic event robbed him of the willingness to continue. Lucas Page has no interest in helping the FBI - except for the fact that the victim was his former partner.

Ein gefährlicher Sniper in New York - und ein ehemaliger Cop und Astrophysiker als sein Widersacher. Hart, packend, ungewöhnlich! Während eines Blizzards wird in New York ein FBI-Mann in seinem SUV erschossen - von einem Dach und von einem offensichtlich äußerst fähigen Scharfschützen. Das FBI steht vor einem Rätsel - und wendet sich an den ehemaligen Polizisten Lucas Page, der nun als Professor an der Universität lehrt und Experte für Ballistik ist. Page weigert sich zunächst zu helfen - bis er erfährt, wer der Tote ist: sein ehemaliger Partner.

Lucas Rocha has become the right hand to Rio de Janeiro’s most-feared drug lord, Dez. But Dez is incarcerated, awaiting trial for multiple crimes. Money is no longer a problem for Lucas; staying alive is. Rival gangs want him dead. The one person who can help him, undercover DEA agent Daniel Burke, has returned to Brazil to rejoin the woman he loves. Daniel owes Lucas his life, but now his cover hangs in the balance. Lucas, meanwhile, is determined to leave the life of a journeyman drug lord behind. But no one ever retires from a gang; death is the only way out. Now Lucas and Daniel must find a way to beat the odds.

Lucas Rocha never meant to become a drug dealer. But when he picks the wallet of vacationing DEA Agent Daniel Burke, Lucas becomes a pawn in the battle between Rio's drug cartel and lawmakers' attempts to bring them to justice. The lives of these two strangers quickly become permanently - and dangerously - intertwined when Lucas is asked to infiltrate the cartel and navigate the deathly politics of its powerful drug lords. Hell-bent on beating the odds and escaping alive, Lucas not only survives but begins to rise in the cartel's ranks.

Der Tod hat unzählige Gesichter. In beinahe jedes habe ich geblickt. Unangreifbar und heldenhaft bin ich gewesen, bis mein Partner ermordet wurde. Sein Tod hat mir alles entrissen: den Job in der Mordkommission Oslo, die Überzeugung unverwundbar zu sein und meine Geschichte mit Frida, der Polizeichefin. Meinen Protest ignorierend, hat sie mich auf die friedlichen Lofoten-Inseln versetzt, damit ich wieder auf die Beine komme. Dort hat sie mir die Leitung über eine kleine Wache übertragen.