Showing results for "Julia" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Deep below the hills of the Buckinghamshire countryside, the infamous Hellfire Caves house a pleasure palace for the idle rich – a secret society steeped in satanism, opium and debauchery of the highest order. When the club’s warden, Antony Pennington, is brutally murdered, his bastard sister, Dora, must follow the clues to decode who the killer is, aided by an unexpected ally – ex-Army officer, former opium addict and son of a Viscount, Dr Jacob Sandys.

In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe designated the Andromeda Strain came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A team of top scientists assigned to Project Wildfire worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the micro particle continued. And the world thought it was safe. Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. For years, the project has registered no activity until now.

Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all....

Eighteen years ago Martha said good-bye to best friend Juliet on a moonlit London towpath. The next morning Juliet's bike was found abandoned. She was never seen again. Nearly two decades later Martha is a TV celebrity, preparing to host a new crime show...and the first case will be that of missing student Juliet Sherman. After all these years Martha must reach out to old friends and try to piece together the final moments of Juliet's life. But what happens when your perfect friends turn out to be perfect strangers?

When a devastating flood takes out several homes in a small town, residents are shocked by the news of also a possible poison spill that kills many of the fish and neighbor's pets. Julia, the town's newest reporter, begins her investigation but realizes the story is much bigger and more dangerous than she thought! Julia and her husband find themselves on the run trying to save their lives while finishing the story of a lifetime! She never realized that being a reporter could be so dangerous.

The Snake, set in two different worlds, is the story of Ann Cunningham, forensic archivist, and describes an investigation that pushes Ann to her physical and emotional limits as she struggles to solve the mystery of an ancient Maya artifact and the bizarre death of a local professor.

When Julia’s brother announces that his dude ranch is haunted, she believes that someone is trying to sabotage his place and force him to sell. The mysterious happenings have to do with Superstition Mountain, the lost Dutchman’s goldmine, and the great Thunder God. Is it possible that the legend of the Thunder God is actually true? After a terrible thunderstorm, everyone begins to wonder. John and Julia quickly head to Mesa, Arizona and discover a few mysterious events. Will they find out who is behind these disasters before Uncle Kelly’s dude ranch is ruined?

When a leather parchment of Montezuma’s map is found in great-grandfather Evans’ old chest, April and the twins know this summer is going to be a memorable one. The girls want to search for it but their father is against it for some mysterious reason. With Julia’s help, she and the girls convince John to go on a treasure hunt. Is Montezuma’s treasure a legend or reality? Whatever the case, John insists on keeping their little treasure hunt a secret. If certain people find out about it, the family could be in danger.

The discovery of a priceless artifact puts Julia's life in great danger! From valuable artifacts to shady businessmen, the Yucatan Peninsula becomes a dangerous vacation spot for John and Julia Evans. While on assignment for the newspaper, the Evanses try to enjoy a romantic vacation among the Mayan ruins, but when Julia accidentally comes upon a couple suspicious men exchanging an item, she quickly turns and leaves, but it is too late. The men have seen her.

The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. One night in Waterloo, Iowa, with young policeman Virgil Holt watching from the audience, she swaps her trademark saw for a fire ax. Is it a new version of the illusion, or an all-too-real murder? When Arden's husband is found lifeless beneath the stage later that night, the answer seems clear.

Tras el éxito de "La chica invisible" y "El puzle de cristal" llega el desenlace de la Trilogía "La chica invisible." Cuando Julia comienza a estudiar Criminología en la universidad, uno de sus profesores percibe enseguida que la inteligencia de la joven destaca por encima de la de los demás y decide plantearle un controvertido ejercicio: analizar el caso de Pedro Juncosa, un psicólogo que murió ahorcado cinco años atrás.

UNA DE LAS NOVELAS MÁS ESPERADAS DEL AÑO SEGÚN THE GUARDIAN, THE IRISH TIMES Y DAILY MAIL ¿A qué estaríamos dispuestos a renunciar para crear un mundo mejor? Un libro cuya inquietante imaginación atraviesa la página y no nos suelta hasta el final. 26 de agosto, 7.14 de la mañana: Jane Pearson amanece ante un mundo radicalmente distinto, uno en el que todos los hombres han desaparecido, incluidos su hijo y su marido. Mientras los busca sin perder la esperanza de traerlos de vuelta, ante ella surge una sociedad nueva, mejor, más feliz y segura que la anterior.

Karen Conner, a foreign correspondent for CNN, is chasing a story - a story with very personal ramifications which keeps her always on the move... Paris ... Cairo... Buenos Aires ... Oslo ... New York - but the clues always circle back to Geneva where the secret is hidden, where secrets are a way of life ... and death.

Ein Mitarbeiter des englischen Geheimdienstes verschwindet während seines Urlaubs in Mauritius auf mysteriöse Weise. Sein Kollege Jack Holborne erhält den Auftrag, ihn zu suchen. Vor Ort angekommen findet er heraus, dass sein Kollege Jonathan Green Ermittlungen im Blue-Penny-Museum angestellt hat. Dort sind zwei echte Exemplare der legendären blauen und roten Mauritius ausgestellt. Green will vor seinem Verschwinden herausgefunden haben, dass die Marken falsch sind.

Die Münchner "Rich Kids" Nellie, Max und Janosch wollen mal nicht in einem angesagten Szene-Club feiern, sondern auf einem illegalen Luxus-Rave in den geheimen Gängen unter dem Hauptbahnhof. Sie ahnen nicht, dass im Untergrund Menschen leben, die in der normalen Welt keinen Platz mehr finden: die Unsichtbaren. Plötzlich eskaliert die Party nach einem Feuer in den Tunneln, und Massenpanik bricht aus. Die verheerenden Auswirkungen der Partynacht werden erst am nächsten Morgen klar: Dutzende Verletzte und drei Vermisste - darunter auch Max.