Thriller books set in England (10)
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Nutshell by Ian McEwan EN
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**The Number One Sunday Times bestseller** A Daily Telegraph / Guardian / Irish Times / Spectator / Sunday Times / The Times Book of the Year Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home - a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse - but not with John. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storyteller... continue
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The Vampire by John William Polidori EN
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A young Englishman traveling on the Continent with the mysterious Lord Rutven comes to realize that his companion is an evil and murderous vampire.
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Ha llegado el águila by Jack Higgins ES
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El desesperado Adolf Hitler ordena lo imposible: secuestrar o matar a Winston Churchill. Un héroe de guerra deshonrado recibe la misión suicida de un escuadrón de comando. En una tranquila aldea costera, una bella viuda y un culto asesino del IRA sentó las bases para el último acto de traición. El 6 de noviembre de 1943, Berlín recibe el mensaje codificado “El Águila ha aterrizado”.
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The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey EN
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In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity -- or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human." Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointed at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. The Girl With All the Gifts is ... continue
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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins EN
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"Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets. Hence, Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on, and to protect Laura from a fatal plot"--NoveList.
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The Retreat : Thriller - Von der Autorin des Bestsellers 'Das Sanatorium' by Sarah Pearse DE
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Es ist der perfekte Ort, um der Welt zu entfliehen. Oder zu sterben ... Von der Autorin des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers »Das Sanatorium«. Die Einheimischen nennen die Insel Reaper's Rock – Fels des Sensenmanns. Vor Jahren hatte hier ein Serienkiller eine Gruppe Jugendlicher getötet, und man munkelt, der Ort sei verflucht. Nun wurde hier vor der malerischen Küste Devons ein Öko-Wellness-Retreat eröffnet, das Ruhe und Entspannung verspricht. Nichts deutet noch auf die dunkle Vergangenheit. Bis die Leiche einer jungen Frau auf den Felsen unterhalb des Yoga-Pavillons gefunden wird. Ein Unfall? Doch das Op... continue
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre EN
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The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union. If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal and philistine. He took his first posting for Russian intelligence in 1968 and ev... continue
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Saving Grace - Bis dein Tod uns scheidet by B.A. Paris DE
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Niemand glaubt dir. Niemand hilft dir. Du gehörst ihm …
Grace und Jack Angel sind das perfekte Paar. Die dreiunddreißigjährige Grace ist warmherzig, liebevoll, bildhübsch. Jack sieht gut aus, ist charmant und kämpft als renommierter Anwalt für die Rechte misshandelter Frauen. Aber sollte man Perfektion jemals trauen? Warum zum Beispiel kann Grace auf Dinnerpartys so viel essen und nimmt doch niemals zu? Warum umgibt ein hoher Zaun Jacks und Graces wunderschönes Haus? Doch wenn man Grace danach fragen möchte, stellt man fest, dass sie nie allei... continue
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