Heists & Robberies

CHARMANTE DILETTANTEN AN DER COTE D'AZUR. MONSIEUR LIPAIRES GAUNER-TRUPPE TRÄUMT VOM GROßEN COUP Ein Rätsel, das zum Familienschatz einer südfranzösischen Adelsdynastie führt, versteckt im Kanallabyrinth des malerischen Küstenstädtchens Port Grimaud? Das klingt zu formidable, um wahr zu sein. Gelegenheitsgauner GUILLAUME LIPAIRE sieht endlich seine Chance, schnell an viel Geld zu kommen. Zunächst gegen seinen Willen versammelt sich ein ungewöhnliches Team um ihn, das ihm dabei helfen will, das Rätsel zu lösen: Wassertaxifahrer KARIM, Eisverkäuferin JACQUELINE, Ex-Fremdenlegionär PAUL, DELPHINE, die den örtlichen Handyladen betreibt, und die 84-jährige Lebedame LIZZY. Zusammen sind sie die Unverbesserlichen von der Côte d'Azur. Dumm nur, dass keiner von ihnen weiß, wie man einen großen Coup aufzieht und ihnen die Adeligen langsam, aber sicher auf die Schliche kommen.

She betrayed them and ran away. They want their revenge.In a town where all that matters is loyalty to your gang, I've been labeled a traitor.I ran away from the North Shore the day I knew I wasn't safe there anymore. I left behind the people I thought were my family, my friends, my crew: the Kings.Mainly, I turned my back on the two men who once meant everything to me.I might have known Elliot and Ethan since we were children, but I betrayed the brothers in more ways than one. Or at least I would rather them believe that than know why they should truly want me dead.I should have known no one escapes the Kings. The most powerful gang on the North Shore never planned on letting me go.It doesn't matter that I ran as far as I could, they found me now, and they're taking me back to a town that holds my darkest secrets and most haunting memories. Where everyone hates me, where people who were once my allies are now my enemies.A place where they can do anything they want with me.I'm stuck with a master manipulator and his antisocial brother.With two men who only want one thing: to make me hurt.Elliot and Ethan are not letting me go.At least not until I've paid for my sins.

'Er hatte nicht nur mit Ihnen eine Affäre!' Als eine Joggerin im Naturschutzgebiet Hauener Pütten eine Pause einlegt, um die Vögel zu beobachten, wird sie jäh aus dem ostfriesischen Idyll gerissen. Im Gewässer treibt eine Leiche! Der Tote hat ein Hämatom am Hinterkopf. Schnell ist klar: Es war Mord. Aber wer ist der Mann, der keine Personalien bei sich trägt? Eine Zimmer-Chipkarte führt die Kommissare Wiebke Jacobs und Dr. Evert Brookmer ins Hotel Schafhütte, wo das Opfer Bajo Renken mit seinen Arbeitskollegen einer Auricher Versicherung einige Tage beim Teambuilding verbrachte. Wurde Bajo ermordet, weil er bei einem Versicherungsbetrug nicht mitspielte? Oder endete ein heimliches Verhältnis mit einer Kollegin in einem tödlichen Eifersuchtsdrama? Schon bald haben die Ermittler viel zu viele Verdächtige, von denen keiner ein wasserdichtes Alibi hat ...

Ein brutaler Mord. Ein berühmter Ermittler. Und die einzige Spur führt zu ihm selbst.Der rasante Thriller von Henri Faber um einen Serienkiller, der in Wien sein Unwesen treibt. Für Leser*innen von Sebastian Fitzek, Andreas Gruber und Andreas WinkelmannDer Wiener Star-Ermittler Johann 'Jacket' Winkler kommt an einen Tatort, der die Polizei vor ein Rätsel stellt. Das Opfer wurde grausam ermordet und mit einem mysteriösen Wort markiert: GESTEHE. Doch es ist nicht die Brutalität, die Jackets Welt ins Wanken bringt, sondern die Tatsache, dass er den Tatort kennt - aus seinem eigenen unveröffentlichten Roman, den noch niemand gelesen hat. Er trägt den Titel GESTEHE. Und Jacket ahnt: Das Morden hat gerade erst begonnen.Jacket und sein Underdog-Kollege Mo: ein kurioses Gespann, aber unschlagbar!Der neue Pageturner vom Meister der Cliffhanger'Henri Faber - Die neue aufregende Stimme der Thrillerszene!' DB mobil

Im Dorf der VerlorenenMai 1986. Ein 13-jähriger Junge verschwindet spurlos vom Jahrmarkt in Katzenbrunn. Das passiert nicht zum ersten Mal. Seit Jahren werden in dem kleinen Dorf im Odenwald immer wieder Kinder als vermisst gemeldet. Hans J. Stahl, Kriminalkommissar a. D., beschließt daraufhin, die Ermittlungen an den seither ungelösten Fällen wieder aufzunehmen und auf eigene Faust weiterzuführen. Er kehrt zurück nach Katzenbrunn, das vor allem für seine psychiatrische Klinik bekannt ist. Dabei stößt er auf verstörende Geheimnisse. Während er den wenigen Spuren nachgeht, verschwindet ein weiterer Junge. Stahl läuft die Zeit davon.'Ivar Leon Mengers dritter Thriller - und zum dritten Mal schlaflose Nächte für mich. Der Kerl ist wirklich eine Bereicherung für den deutschen Thrillermarkt.' Romy Hausmann'Dieser Thriller verführt dich. Wunderbar leicht kommt er daher, dann packt er dich, macht dir Angst und raubt dir den Schlaf.' Bernhard Aichner

'Nehmt euch vor dem verrückten Hutmacher in Acht'In einer Ferienkolonie treibt ein mysteriöser Unruhestifter sein Unwesen und nennt sich selbst 'Der verrückte Hutmacher'. Die sorgenfreie Stimmung in der Kolonie ist schon merklich angespannt, als endlich Privatdetektiv Nigel Strangeways anreist. Kann er dem gefährlichen Treiben ein Ende bereiten, bevor es zu spät ist?An der idyllischen englischen Küste liegt die beliebte Ferienkolonie 'Wunderland'. Die anreisenden Urlaubsgäste suchen Ruhe und Entspannung. Doch damit ist es schnell vorbei, als klar wird, dass ein Unbekannter in der Kolonie sein Unwesen treibt, der sich selbst als 'Verrückter Hutmacher' bezeichnet. Die Inhaber vermuten, dass ein Konkurrenzbetrieb sie zum Aufgeben zwingen will. Oder handelt es sich doch um einen der Angestellten? Als die Scherze des Hutmachers immer grausamer und gefährlicher werden, wächst die Anspannung unter der Feriengästen. Die Inhaber rufen schließlich den Privatdetektiv Nigel Strangeways zur Hilfe, der die wahre Identität des Hutmachers aufdecken und verhindern soll, dass es zum Äußersten kommt. 

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!Michael Mann, four-time-Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice, Collateral, and Heat teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first novel, an explosive return to the universe and characters of his classic heist film-with an all-new story unfolding in the years before and after the iconic movie."A hard-boiled, cinematic read that moves as fast as a well-planned heist." -EsquireOne day after the end of Heat, Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) is holed up in Koreatown, wounded, half delirious, and desperately trying to escape LA. Hunting him is LAPD detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Hours earlier, Hanna killed Shiherlis's brother in arms Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in a gunfight under the strobe lights at the foot of an LAX runway. Now Hanna's determined to capture or kill Shiherlis, the last survivor of McCauley's crew, before he ghosts out of the city in this suspense thriller.In a tense prequel story set in 1988, seven years earlier, McCauley, Shiherlis, and their highline crew are taking scores on the West Coast, the US-Mexican border, and now in Chicago. Driven, daring, they're pulling in money and living vivid lives. And Chicago homicide detective Vincent Hanna-a man unreconciled with his history-is following his calling, the pursuit of armed and dangerous men into the dark and wild places, hunting an ultraviolent gang of home invaders.Meanwhile, the fallout from McCauley's scores and Hanna's pursuit cause unexpected repercussions in a parallel, dual timeline narrative driving through the years following Heat.Heat 2 projects its dimensional and richly drawn men and women into whole new worlds-from the inner sanctums of rival crime syndicates in a South American free-trade zone to transnational criminal enterprises in Southeast Asia. The novel brings you intimately into these lives. In Michael Mann's Heat universe, they will confront new adversaries in lethal circumstances beyond all boundaries.Heat 2 is engrossing, moving, and tragic-a masterpiece of crime fiction and a must-read action thriller with the same extraordinary ambitions, scope, and rich characterizations as the epic film.

What is your whole life worth, to the nearest dollar?A bag of cash. No owner. Do you take it?Emily Scott was the first girl Chloe Medina ever kissed. Back before she was ready to talk about that kind of thing. Now, two decades later, Chloe is a bounty hunter in Arizona, and a local crime boss hires her track down a criminal who has stolen a bag of cash. The fugitive's name? Emily Scott.Emily Scott is a stand-up comedian and one-time bank robber who came into possession of forbidden knowledge that could get her killed. She knows the identity of Big Wheel, an elusive and semi-mythic criminal kingpin who runs the state. When presented with a chance to run away with a bag full of cash, she didn't hesitate. But now out on the road she's stuck between two worlds. After spending twenty years getting good at one thing, and building her identity around it, can she abandon all that work and become someone new? And what happens when she finds out Chloe Medina is on her tail, the hot girl who broke her nose at high school after one kiss?Chloe isn't the only person chasing Scott down. Deputy U.S. Marshal Treat Tyler is on the case. Scott had been in Tyler's custody when she escaped, and his reputation is on the line. What self-respecting lawman lets a comedian get away? Tyler has another personal stake in the story. He used to work with Medina, back when she was a Marshal. They were rivals. They had identical test scores and identical success rates. Tyler enjoys wearing the badge just as much as Medina did. He's obsessed with being the cowboy, and despite the years between, can't stop wondering if Medina may have been just a bit better at it. Whenever their paths cross, he finds a way to bring the conversation round to the idea of a contest-to settle the issue once and for all. Medina always declines. She has nothing to prove. But Tyler does, and finding out that Medina is tracking the same fugitive? Game on. Again. And, of course, Tyler is hiding his own secrets about Big Wheel.Can Medina get to Emily before Tyler? And before Big Wheel? And if she does...do they need to talk about that kiss?"Compelling and unexpected with layered characters, crisp and clever dialogue, and inventive twists. Stringer has created a highly entertaining novel with an unforeseen sense of justice." - Kendra Elliot."Reads like Elmore Leonard and Joe R. Lansdale got together to tell the worlds greatest road story. Packed full of wildly wonderful characters and dialogue that whips like hairpin turns from hilarious to heartbreaking." - Josh Stallings.

What if you figured out a way to pull off an impossible crime? Would you do it? That is the million-dollar question for security expert Viktor Alexov when he visits the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa as a tourist. What begins as a hypothetical, problem-solving exercise for him soon becomes an obsession when he realizes he knows the perfect way to steal gold undetected from one of the most secure buildings in the world. With two accomplices from his Bulgarian Army days, Alexov sets out to commit the crime of the century. But in order to do the job, they must first recruit inside help at the Mint. Some Mint workers are recruited through greed, some through passion, and others through blackmail. As hundreds of details come together, Alexov and his team become more and more confident that they have the perfect plan. With so much preparation, what could possibly go wrong...Inspired by a real-life reported $13 million "loss" of gold at the Royal Canadian Mint, with Theft at the Royal, Wayne H. Hyatt has created a page-turner crime novel that will leave you forever second-guessing "official reports" of events.

There's a killing to be made at the bankThey say you should live each day like your last.Follow your dreams. Take risks. Die empty. All that junk.Charlie's about to lose everything.His job. The boss he hates. The girl he loves.And his life.But he wouldn't change a thing.

The first book in a brand-new series by Lynda La Plante, the international bestselling author who "practically invented the thriller." (Karin Slaughter)<BR><BR> <BR> An exciting and action packed new thriller, with roots in La Plante's bestselling novels, Widows and Widows' Revenge.<BR> <BR> Jack Warr is a young DC with the Metropolitan Police. Charming but aimless, Jack can't seem to find his place in the world - until he's drawn into an investigation that turns his life upside down.<BR> <BR> In the aftermath of a fire at a derelict cottage, a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remnants of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes - the hidden legacy of Dolly Rawlins and her gang of Widows.<BR> <BR> Jack's assignment to the case coincides with an investigation into his own past. As he searches for the truth about his identity, Jack finds himself increasingly drawn into a murky underworld of corruption and crime. Those millions have not been forgotten - and Jack will stop at nothing to find the truth. ­<BR> <BR> 'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' Karin Slaughter

From “the heir-apparent to Elmore Leonard” (Crime Syndicate Magazine) comes a caper novel full of twists, hitmen, and loads of stolen cash. <BR> <BR>Wanting to free herself from her boyfriend, aging gangster “Maddog” Palmieri, Bobbi Ricci concocts a misguided plan with Denny, Maddog’s ex-driver, a guy who’s bent on getting even with the gangster for the humiliating way in which he was sacked.<BR> <BR>Helping themselves to the gangster’s secret money stash, along with his Cadillac, Bobbi and Denny slip out of town, expecting to lay low for a while before enjoying the spoils.<BR> <BR>Realizing he’s been betrayed, an enraged Maddog calls in stone-cold killer Lee Trane. As Trane picks up their trail, plans quickly change for Bobbi and Denny, who now find themselves on a wild chase of misadventure through northern British Columbia and into Alaska. <BR> <BR>Time is running out for them once they find out that Trane’s been sent to do away with them, or worse, bring them back — either way, Maddog will make them pay.

A thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking thriller, Widows. <BR><BR>After serving a lengthy sentence for the murder of her husband, Dolly Rawlins is free from prison. And she’s only got one thing on her mind: the diamonds she stashed before the police caught her.<BR> <BR> But there are people waiting for Dolly on the outside ­- tough ex-prisoners who know about the diamonds, and they all want a cut. <BR> <BR> Also waiting for Dolly is DS Mike Withey. He holds her personally responsible for the death of his sister in the diamond raid ten years earlier. And he wants her back inside.<BR> <BR> Dolly Rawlins has other plans. But can she realise the dream that kept her going all those years in prison and avoid those who are after her?

In einer spektakulären Aktion werden die Manuskripte von F. Scott Fitzgerald gestohlen. Das FBI übernimmt die Ermittlungen, und binnen weniger Tage kommt es zu ersten Festnahmen. Einer der Täter aber bleibt wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Und mit ihm die wertvollen Schriften. Endlich führt eine heiße Spur nach Florida: in die Buchhandlung von Bruce Cable, der seine Hände in Unschuld wäscht. Und so heuert das Ermittlungsteam eine junge Autorin an, die sich in das Leben des Buchhändlers einschleichen soll. Doch die Ermittler haben die Rechnung ohne Bruce Cable gemacht, der sein ganz eigenes Spiel mit ihnen treibt.<BR>

The sequel to Lynda La Plante’s groundbreaking thriller, Widows. Now a major motion picture.<BR><BR>DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH.<BR> <BR> Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the impossible: a heist their husbands had failed to pull off - at the cost of their lives. <BR> <BR> But though they may be in the money, they're far from easy street. <BR> <BR> Shocked by her husband's betrayal, Dolly discovers Harry Rawlins isn't dead. He knows where the four women are and he wants them to pay. And he doesn't just mean getting his hands on the money. <BR> <BR> The women can't keep running. They have to get Harry out of their lives for good. But can they outwit a criminal mastermind who won't hesitate to kill? <BR> <BR> Especially when one of them has a plan of her own ... to kill or be killed.<BR> <BR> The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major motion picture.

Eine Weihnachtsfeier voller ausgelassener Gäste, bis einer von ihnen ermordet wird. Ausgerechnet der Weihnachtsmann steht unter Verdacht. Keiner weiß, wer er gewesen ist. Er verschwindet spurlos. Nero Wolfe ermittelt. Aus gutem Grund. Denn wenn die Polizei schneller ist als er, wird es unangenehme Folgen für ihn haben.Rex Stout war einer der erfolgreichsten amerikanischen Krimiautoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Die Neuübersetzung von Gunter Blank bietet dem deutschen Leser erstmals die Möglichkeit, den Autor ins einer ganzen literarischen Qualität zu entdecken. Mit einem Nachwort des Krimipreisträgers Franz Dobler.