Sentences with phrase «web of intrigue»

The murder of a rich man leads a private detective to Guatemala, where a seductive femme fatale pulls him into a tangled web of intrigue surrounding the priceless Mayan jade quetzal.

Neither could know that their lives were to become linked in a terrifying web of intrigue and deceit.

Told from four different points of view, the story cracks wide open to reveal a complex web of intrigue and deceit more dangerous than anyone imagined.

Claire Denis weaves a powerful web of intrigue, vice and menace in this macabre thriller, writes Peter Bradshaw

A troubled private eye trawls through the belly of Los Angeles looking for a missing young woman, slowly revealing a careful web of intrigue, lies and connections.

This game of cat and mouse between the two factions of soul - keepers is but one of the many webs of intrigue presented in the story.

The author weaves a complicated web of intrigue, passion, and profound loss, which I found captivating.

As the Chathrand navigates treacherous waters to complete its mission, Pazel, Thasha, and their allies - including a singularly heroic rat - must also navigate a treacherous web of intrigue to uncover the secret of the legendary Red Wolf.

The key to the Armada's defeat lies in Valencia — can you find your way through webs of intrigue and find it before Kane achieves his Grand Design?

And so the web of intrigue surrounding SCL Group and its various offshoots continues.

It is a web of intrigue!

«This web of intriguing compounds is what's making it so exciting and so interesting, but also so challenging.»

Taken on by Hostetler to spy on his wife, Billy soon ends up getting caught in a web of intrigue and back - stabbery that might make a good TV movie version of L.A. Confidential.

A fellow British operative has shown up dead, and there's a web of intrigue to disentangle with the help of a scuzzy station chief (James McAvoy), who has the deportment and vocab of a louche, Machiavelli - quoting playboy, but certainly knows his way around.

Drawn into this web of intrigue is a private British banker and a young female lawyer determined to defend the defenseless.

As Gabriel begins to unravel the threads around Wratten's organisation, the web of intrigue becomes more complex - and the line that divides the players becomes increasingly blurred.

Plagued by the memory of the infant son he could not save, geneticist Geoff Burton plunges into a web of intrigue, jealousy and lies in this icily precise thriller.

Irresistibly unpredictable storytelling weaves a web of intrigue around two true originals: Sally Field & Paul Newman.

When Elli Barber, a young American doctor, arrives in Khaufpur to open a free clinic for the still suffering townsfolk — only to find herself struggling to convince them that she isn't there to do the dirty work of the Kampani — Animal gets caught up in a web of intrigues, scams, and plots with the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage.

This is known as the Web of Intrigue.

With a subplot and themes involving the loss of innocence and childhood, a web of intrigue is spun by Claudia with intentions to birth a new god.

As Bruce and Batman, you'll dig deeper into the web of intrigue surrounding the newly revealed Children of Arkham.

Track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul while playing as the great detective, as you untangle a web of intrigue leading to the final stunning revelation.

Track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul while playing as the great detective, as you untangle a web of intrigue leading to the final stunning revelation.