Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Even the most glamorous stately homes hide secrets and lies from the past... When Flora receives a shocking telegram about her father’s sudden death in a riding accident, she rushes back to her childhood home, Cleeve Abbey. Once a governess to young Eddy, Viscount Trent, and daughter of the Earl’s trusted butler, Flora finds the house steeped in unease. Her plans to lay her father to rest beside her mother, Lily, are upended when mystery surrounds Lily’s final resting place.

Als frisch gebackener Vater eines kleinen Wunderbabys namens Lilly-Ann fasst Dexter den Entschluss, ab jetzt ein anständiges Leben zu führen und seine blutrünstigeren Hobbies an den Nagel zu hängen. Als dann jedoch ein junges Mädchen verschwindet und die verdächtigte Gruppe äußerst merkwürdige Praktiken an den Tag legt, hilft der Rechtsmediziner doch wieder seiner Schwester Deborah bei der Aufklärung. Zumal bald der Verdacht des Kannibalismus im Raum steht.

Hidden in the lush vegetation of the Central American rainforest lie the remnants of the Mayan civilization. These ruins bear witness to a thriving society that flourished for almost four millennia. Here, rulers presided over communities with millions of inhabitants, scholars developed advanced mathematical calendars, and slaves toiled to raise pyramids so towering that they surpassed even the great structures of the Egyptians. Yet, inexplicably, the Mayans vanished from their cities, and their once-mighty civilization faded into obscurity.

Von einem luxuriösen Anwesen in Kampen verschwindet ein Mädchen spurlos. Die Indizien weisen auf ein Gewaltverbrechen hin. Als Hauptkommissarin Bente Brodersen die Bewohner und Nachbarn befragt, trifft sie auf falsche Alibis, Lügen, Widersprüche und Verleumdungen. Nach einem Doppelmord setzt Bente alles daran, das vermisste Mädchen zu retten, bevor der Mörder wieder zuschlägt.

Na een verschrikkelijke uitzending in Afghanistan wil inlichtingenofficier Amy Cornwall niets liever dan haar familie weer in de armen sluiten. Maar thuis in Virginia wordt ze niet opgewacht door haar man en dochter, maar door een leeg huis en een rinkelende telefoon. Amy krijgt een onmogelijke taak, en 48 uur om die te volbrengen. Amy weet dat dit haar haar carrière en misschien haar leven zal kosten, maar lukt het niet, dan zal ze haar familie nooit meer zien.

De vakantie van FBI-agent Alex Cross en zijn gezin in Disneyland wordt ruw verstoord als zijn baas hem belt over een nieuwe, brute moordzaak in Beverly Hills. Een bekende filmactrice uit Hollywood wordt voor haar huis doodgeschoten, waarna de dader een e-mail stuurt naar een journalist van de L.A. Times. In naam van de vader is het elfde deel van de bloedstollende Alex Cross-reeks, waarbij bestsellerauteur James Patterson het persoonlijke leven van Alex Cross onlosmakelijk weet te verbinden met zijn moordzaken.

It's now or never for Gemma, will she finally be able to step away from a life of crime? Mob boss Alfie has new rivals in town – and they might be more than a match for the Essex gangster. Between defending his turf, appeasing his crime lord father and holding onto the woman of his dreams, Alfie knows that something's got to give... Nathan's recovering from his coma and trying to come to terms with his wife's bombshell secret – that her son Luca was fathered by Alfie. Unconvinced of Gemma's loyalty, he turns to his estranged ex-con father for help.

Lorsqu'Arsène Lupin décide de s'attaquer au coffre-fort de Monsieur et Madame Imbert, qui est supposé contenir plusieurs millions en bijoux, titres et valeurs, il sait qu'une partie difficile s'engage. Les Imbert ne sont pas des enfants de chœur, leur hôtel particulier est un vrai château et Mme Imbert ne se sépare jamais de la clé du coffre. Cette histoire lui réservera bien des surprises.

Joseph Rouletabille est hanté par une femme qui venait le visiter, enfant, au pensionnat et dont il conserve le souvenir obsédant du parfum. Tandis qu'il s'en ouvre à Sinclair, son fidèle acolyte, il apprend que son amie Mathilde Stangerson convolant en voyage de noces avec son mari Robert Darzac, est en danger. Il s'empresse de la rejoindre, craignant le retour de l'illusionniste et intrépide Ballmeyer.

When nightmares become reality, how do you find the strength to keep hope alive? When eleven-year-old Danny Stone is kidnapped on his way home from school, panic grips his parents, Martha and Richard. As authorities scramble to find answers, their home in Bristol becomes a battleground of suspicion - until a ransom demand arrives, leaving Martha ready to pay any price. But as Richard hesitates, secrets begin to unravel and Martha fights to untangle her husband's web of deception while the fate of their son hangs by a thread.

It’s the perfect Special Forces snatch, kidnapping the Vice President of the USA and killing three of his Close Protection Team? For Brit Jamie Strachan, ex-SAS soldier and long-time friend of Vice-President, Phil Beekman, it looks too perfect. The Veep is ex-Delta Force so he knows how to survive. With the help of feisty New Yorker, Clare Holman, Jamie Strachan is able to access the investigation trying to find him. He is soon mystified and damned curious... Beekman is vying for the Presidential Nomination; he needs to be at the convention.

There is a nuclear weapon in the hands of the Vatican City’s deadliest enemy. And time is running out to stop an attack... Marco Venetti, the only man the Pope trusts, is on the hunt for a traitor. He is willing to do anything to protect the church, and the man at its heart. Even if it means getting blood on his hands... But when Marco finds him, the traitor reveals terrifying new information: the name of a Russian mafioso with a grudge against the Vatican and possession of a nuclear bomb. If Marco doesn’t work with him, the consequences will be deadly.

A lovely day out takes a dark turn when a complaining customer is found dead... Luckily amateur sleuth Belinda Penshurst is on the scene – and ready...

A city united in grief. A journalist ready to kill to keep his secrets. A copper capable of darker deeds than murderers. An unworldly detective fighting to save an innocent man. Newly appointed DS McAvoy is an outsider to his new force and must confront his darkest fears, while hunting a killer that nobody else believes in. In a landscape at once tender and brutal, McAvoy must tread the path between the darkness and the light, before facing an enemy who will brand him for life.

Elizabeth riceve la lettera di un ex collega dei Servizi Segreti che ha commesso un grosso errore e ha bisogno del suo aiuto. È stato accusato di aver rubato diamanti per milioni di sterline agli uomini sbagliati e per questo motivo è in fuga da un mafioso violento e vendicativo. Mentre i cadaveri iniziano ad accumularsi, Elizabeth arruola gli amici di sempre del Club per dare caccia a uno spietato assassino. Questa volta si scontrano con un nemico che non farebbe una piega nel mettere fuori combattimento quattro anziani…

"In newspaper-land a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggeration drives an unimaginative rival to hysterical denunciations." When a British politician pushes through a law that will allow political refugees to be sent back to their countries of origin, he becomes the target of the Four Just Men - a group of vigilantes who set out to the punish the people who consider themselves above the law.

Alors que Rouletabille et son épouse, la ravissante Ivana, se trouvent en villégiature à Deauville, la jeune femme est assassinée en même temps que son patron, le célèbre professeur Boulenger. L'attitude ambiguë des deux victimes, qui flirtaient ouvertement, amène rapidement la police à considérer Rouletabille comme le suspect numéro 1. Comment ce dernier parviendra-t-il à prouver son innocence ? Et surtout, en trouvera-t-il la force, alors qu'il souffre terriblement ? Sa femme a été tuée et l'avait peut-être trahi.

Un ancien gendarme d’élite reconverti en horloger. Une brillante enquêtrice de Marseille. Le père et sa fille arriveront-ils à dénouer la plus complexe des enquêtes de la Côte d’Azur ? Lorsqu’une star du tennis disparaît sans laisser de trace, et qu’un cadavre est retrouvé au fond de la Méditerranée, c’est sans surprise que Roxane Baxter, détective plus que qualifiée de la Section de Recherches de Marseille, est chargée d’enquêter sur ces deux crimes. Mais voilà que son père, l’ancien flic aux méthodes peu académiques et dorénavant horloger, Morgan Baxter, ne cesse d’être mêlé à l’enquête.

If you go, there's no coming back. Dr. Georgia Healey can't grieve. Her nineteen-year-old daughter, Stephanie, stepped out for a walk two years ago and never returned. No body. No answers. Just an open wound that refuses to heal. On the anniversary of Stephanie's disappearance, Georgia isn't ready to let go — not yet. She retraces every step her daughter took, determined to question everyone: students, professors, ex-boyfriends, anyone who might hold a sliver of truth. But the truth isn't always a comfort. And what Georgia uncovers is far more terrifying than she ever imagined.

In tiefster Nacht steht er plötzlich an den Betten seiner Opfer, zielt wortlos mit der Waffe auf sie. Doch wer darf leben, wer wird sterben? In einer norwegischen Kleinstadt geht die Angst um: Drei Menschen haben die Überfälle des Einbrechers, den man "Nachtläufer" nennt, überlebt – aber wie lange noch, bis der Erste stirbt? Kommissar Eddie Feber ist sicher, dass die mysteriösen Zahlenkombinationen an den Tatorten einen Hinweis darauf geben.