Showing results for "Ken Follett" in Crime Fiction

With a mind sharper than a razor blade it was only a matter of time before Ruby Darke fought her way to the top. From humble beginnings she became the queen of London’s retail, but she didn’t get there by obeying the law. Now, with her son Kit and daughter Daisy finally by her side, she’s ready to start a new chapter in her life, but, unknown to all of them, enemies are circling. There aren’t many who threaten Ruby Darke and live to tell the tale. But this time, she may just have met her match. If you live on the edge, you may just die on it....

In Paper Money three seemingly unrelated events occur on a single morning in London. An MP wakes up after spending the night with a beautiful young woman. A tycoon meets a leading Bank of England official for breakfast. And an underworld gang boss briefs his crew. Nothing so far to keep the tabloid editors awake. Until ambitious young reporter Kevin Hart uncovers his first promising link....

From the title story, Death at Sea, in which the alleged manslaughter of an engineer upon a fishing trawler leads Inspector Montalbano to uncover an even more sinister crime, Andrea Camilleri takes his listeners through eight cunning cases from the Vigàtan police files. Starting with an arson attack on a hotel that leaves the distraught owner as the chief suspect; to the mysterious case of a woman who goes missing in an underpass with a million lira in her handbag; to a threat on Montalbano’s own life, as an anonymous motorcyclist takes a shot at the detective.

On one fateful day in Britain, fortunes change hands as a suicidal Junior Minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal all play parts in a scheme that moves paper money around at a dizzying pace. Meanwhile, an ambitious young reporter for the Evening Post scrambles to crack the story. This early novel from Ken Follett, the author of On Wings of Eagles and The Key to Rebecca, plunges the reader into the worlds of crime, high finance, and journalism on the way to a masterfully plotted dramatic climax.

Modigliani. Unarguably one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Modigliani's women. Those elongated, haunting figures, as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa. And Modigliani's missing masterpiece. A priceless lost treasure - or a chillingly dangerous game? In Ken Follett's gripping thriller The Modigliani Scandal, up and coming artist Peter Usher has still to exhibit anywhere, still to make even the most modest mark on the London art scene.

Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida's 1,000 judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name who has an extraordinary tale to tell. Myers is representing a whistle-blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates, this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead.

È il 1327. Il giorno di Ognissanti quattro bambini si allontanano di nascosto dal priorato di Kingsbridge e assistono per caso nella foresta all'omicidio di due uomini. Da allora le vite di questi ragazzi saranno indissolubilmente legate tra loro e, una volta adulti, conosceranno amore, avidità, ambizione e vendetta. Vivranno momenti di prosperità e carestia, malattia e g uerra. Ma su ciascuno resterà l'ombra di quell'inspiegabile delitto di cui furono testimoni in quel fatidico giorno della loro infanzia.

Two men are brutally murdered with an axe in the quiet coastal town of Kaalbringen, and Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, bored on holiday nearby, is summoned to assist the local authorities. The local police chief, just days away from retirement, is determined to wrap things up before he goes. But there is no clear link between the victims. Then one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a brilliant young female detective, goes missing - perhaps she has reached Borkmann's Point before anyone else....

Als die Polizei Steve festnimmt und ihm eine Vergewaltigung zur Last legt, glaubt er zunächst an ein Missverständnis. Doch das Opfer identifiziert ihn eindeutig, und auch der DNS-Test ist positiv. Niemand scheint Steve zu glauben - nur Jeannie Ferrami, eine engagierte junge Zwillingsforscherin, die vermutet, dass Steve einen Doppelgänger haben könnte. Je mehr Jeannie aber über Steves geheimnisvolle Herkunft herausfindet, desto stärker gerät sie unter Druck. Hinter Steve und seinem Doppelgänger erscheinen weitere schattenhafte Gestalten.

Binnen weniger Stunden in London: Ein tolldreister Millionenraub wird verübt, ein hoher Politiker begeht einen rätselhaften Selbstmordversuch, ein Großkonzern wird in letzter Minute vor dem Konkurs gerettet, und ein Unterweltboss erlebt ein blutiges Fiasko. Als ein junger Reporter dieses Netzwerk aus Korruption und Gewalt entwirrt, wird er zum Schweigen gebracht. Denn selbst die Presse ist nur eine Figur im teuflisch-genialen Plan eines Finanzhais - der Operation Obadja.

En af Ken Folletts tidlige spændingsromaner, der foregår hen over en dag på en avisredaktion i London. Det er tidlig morgen i London. En gift politiker vågner op ved siden af en smuk, fremmed kvinde. En korrupt finansmand spiser morgenmad med en højtstående funktionær i Bank of England. En bandeleder briefer sin gruppe. Da den unge ambitiøse journalist Kevin Hart opdager en forbindelse mellem de tre mænd, er han pludselig på sporet af sin karrieres hidtil vigtigste historie. I et hektisk tempo over en enkelt dag afdækker han de korrupte forbindelser mellem finansverdenen, det kriminelle miljø og pressen og afslører dermed en storstilet svindelsag.