La inoportuna desaparici?n de un Stradivarius, regalo del emperador Pedro II a su amante, y varias orejas cortadas, con sus respectivos cad?veres, deciden al c?lebre detective Sherlock Holmes y a su inseparable doctor Watson a desplazarse a Brasil, por recomendaci?n de su no menos famosa amiga la actriz Sarah Bernhardt, que triunfa en la capital americana. Pero lo que en un principio parec?a un discreto problema imperial termina convirti?ndose en una historia llena de peligros. En esta sorprendente novela de J? Soares, su rigurosa investigaci?n hist?rica y su desbordada imaginaci?n se dan cita para acercarnos, mediante la delirante comicidad de sus di?logos, a las modas y costumbres de la capital brasile?a del siglo pasado y para revelarnos las peripecias que Holmes vivi? en R?o de Janeiro y que Conan Doyle omiti? por motivos que quedar?n bastante claros a los ojos del lector.
Quirke – the hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist – is back, and he's determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctorApril Latimer has vanished. A junior doctor at a local hospital, she is something of a scandal in the conservative and highly patriarchal society of 1950s Dublin. Though her family is one of the most respected in the city, she is known for being independent-minded; her taste in men, for instance, is decidedly unconventional.Now April has disappeared, and her friend Phoebe Griffin suspects the worst. Frantic, Phoebe seeks out Quirke, her brilliant but erratic ...
Durante una noche de lluvia, Theo Shirley, un chico de diecisiete a?os, dispara al coche de una mujer cumpliendo as? con la ceremonia de iniciaci?n para formar parte de una banda. Ella no muere, pero su coche se estrella contra una parada de autobuses, matando a un polic?a.La novia de ?ste, tambi?n polic?a, no acepta que su muerte haya sido un accidente. En su deseo por descubrir la verdad, llevar? a cabo su propia investigaci?n e ir? descubriendo oscuros secretos que nos conducir?n a un sorprendente giro final de la historia.
Захватывающий шпионский детектив Р. Харриса, автора уже переведенного на русский язык и завоевавшего популярность у массового читателя романа «Фатерланд».Напряженная и драматическая борьба за обладание секретом немецкой шифровальной суперсистемы «Энигма», от которого зависит успех военных операций в Северной Атлантике, сопряжена со сложными политическими интригами, яркими любовными страстями и запутанными шпионскими манипуляциями.Для всех любителей современной остросюжетной прозы.
La comisaria Cornelia Weber-Tejedor, de padre alem?n y madre espa?ola, investiga la muerte de Marcelino Soto. Todos en la comunidad espa?ola de Francfort afirman que era una bell?sima persona. Entonces, ?qui?n podr?a haber arrojado su cuerpo al r?o despu?s de asesinarlo?. Cornelia se mueve en este caso entre su deber de polic?a alemana y la lealtad a la comunidad emigrante que le reclama su madre. Una comunidad en la que todos est?n dispuestos a hablar del pasado mitificado de la emigraci?n y, sin embargo, no lo dicen todo. ?Se encuentra entre alguna de estas historias la clave de la muerte de Marcelino Soto?
A holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back. While the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered a locked room to commit the foul deed.For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is complicated by the fact that every guest is hiding something-throwing all of their testimony into question and casting suspicion far and wide. The clever and daring crime will mystify readers, yet the answer is in plain sight all along...
La gran novela sobre el yetiUn alpinista y una antrop?loga se embarcan en una expedici?n al Himalaya en busca de lo que podr?a ser el eslab?n perdido, pero los dem?s miembros de la expedici?n tienen prop?sitos ocultos.
The pseudonymous Coyle (a husband-wife team) makes the jump to hardcover with this enjoyable coffeehouse mystery, the seventh in the series to star Clare Cosi, the crime-solving barista of Village Blend (French Pressed, etc.). Breanne Summour, the disdainer-in-chief of Manhattan fashion magazine Trend, is engaged to be married to Matteo Allegro, Clare's ex-husband. Sharing a grown daughter, Clare and Matt remain friends and business partners. When a 22-year-old dancer who looks like Breanne is shot after performing at Matt's bachelor party, a frantic Matt believes Breanne was the intended target. Clare agrees to protect Breanne until the posh wedding at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but after the murder of Breanne's former assistant, Clare's life is in jeopardy, too. This mellow-paced cozy includes some surprises for both bride and groom, who must deal with the bitter fruits of their past actions. Recipes and coffee tips are a bonus.
The pseudonymous Coyle (a husband-wife team) makes the jump to hardcover with this enjoyable coffeehouse mystery, the seventh in the series to star Clare Cosi, the crime-solving barista of Village Blend (French Pressed, etc.). Breanne Summour, the disdainer-in-chief of Manhattan fashion magazine Trend, is engaged to be married to Matteo Allegro, Clare's ex-husband. Sharing a grown daughter, Clare and Matt remain friends and business partners. When a 22-year-old dancer who looks like Breanne is shot after performing at Matt's bachelor party, a frantic Matt believes Breanne was the intended target. Clare agrees to protect Breanne until the posh wedding at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but after the murder of Breanne's former assistant, Clare's life is in jeopardy, too. This mellow-paced cozy includes some surprises for both bride and groom, who must deal with the bitter fruits of their past actions. Recipes and coffee tips are a bonus.
The #1 bestselling author delivers the first in a trilogy that will begin to answer questions that have haunted her legion of fans for over a decade, in her newest novel of breathtaking suspenseEve Duncan's mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece together bones, create a face, and bring an identity to a child who would have otherwise gone unidentified…maybe forever. Eve is brilliant, and driven, and tormented-because her own daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her ...
1864 and, once again, Inspector William Monk, now of the Thames River Police, must face a dangerous foe. After a game of cat and mouse, Monk has finally captured Jericho Philipps, main suspect in the brutal slaying of mudlark Water 'Fig' Figgis. In doing so he believes that he has taken the first step in bringing to justice the man responsible for running an evil child prostitution ring and avenged the memory of Durban, his old commander, who was convinced of Philipps' guilt. When Philipps comes to trial however all does not run smoothly. Oliver Rathbone, Monk's friend, is hired ...
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's life is set to blow sky high when international murder hits dangerously close to home, in this dynamite novel by Janet Evanovich.Before Stephanie can even step foot off Flight 127 from Hawaii to Newark, she's knee deep in trouble. Her dream vacation turned into a nightmare, she's flying back to New Jersey solo, and someone who sounds like Sasquatch is snoring in row 22. Worse still, her seatmate never returned to the plane after the L.A. layover. Now he's dead, in a garbage can, waiting for curbside pickup. His killer could be anyone. The ...
Edgar Award-winner David Ellis shifts gears to deliver a stunning new thriller where every character has a secret-and every secret has a price.David Ellis's In the Company of Liars is an audaciously inventive thriller. In a David Ellis novel, nothing is ever what it seems, and so it is with Eye of the Beholder, a heart-pounding novel filled with dark secrets and the horrific lengths that desperate people will go to keep them.Renowned attorney Paul Riley has built a lucrative career based on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, a serial killer who followed the ...
Wielkanoc 1974. Z Val?, ma?ej wyspy w pobli?u Fj?llbacki, znika bez ?ladu rodzina. Na pi?knie nakrytym ?wi?tecznym stole zostaje obiad wielkanocny, ale w domu nie ma nikogo, znikaj? wszyscy z wyj?tkiem rocznej c?reczki Ebby.Po latach Ebba wraca na wysp? jako doros?a kobieta. W rodzinnych stronach pragnie wraz z m??em otrz?sn?? si? po ?mierci malutkiego synka. Postanawiaj? wyremontowa? i otworzy? dla go?ci stary o?rodek kolonijny, kt?rym wiele lat temu zarz?dza? surowy ojciec Ebby.Wkr?tce po rozpocz?ciu prac remontowych oboje omal nie gin? w tajemniczym po?arze. R?wnie tajemnicze s? stare ?lady zaschnietej krwi odnalezione pod zerwan? pod?og? w jadalni. Do akcji wkracza wkracza Patrik Hedstr?m. Czy zdo?a wyja?ni? zagadk? z przesz?o?ci?
Un pastor anglicano se pone en contacto con el detective Wexford para investigar un caso resuelto quince a?os atr?s. Arthur Painter, chofer y jardinero de una acaudalada dama, asesin? a su anciana patrona por dinero. Aunque el sacerdote act?a por motivos personales muy l?citos, el inspector jefe no est? dispuesto a dar su brazo a torcer y ratifica que conden? al aut?ntico responsable del homicidio. Pero a medida que el tenaz religioso comunique al polic?a nuevas pesquisas y hable con distintos testigos, se ir? desvelando una oscura trama de intereses econ?micos que apunta a uno de los miembros de la familia de la v?ctima como principal beneficiario de su muerte. Al final, Wexford no podr? continuar haciendo o?dos sordos a las dudas que se ciernen sobre su primer caso criminal…
El inspector William Monk, ahora miembro de la Polic?a Fluvial del T?mesis, se enfrenta a un enemigo muy peligroso: Jericho Phillips, sospechoso de dirigir una extensa red de prostituci?n infantil. Sin embargo, tras el juicio, Phillips es liberado. Decidido a probar su culpabilidad, Monk reabre el caso; pero a medida que se sumerge en los bajos fondos de Londres se percata de que el misterioso apoyo que recibe Phillips proviene de altas esferas de la sociedad. Con el apoyo de su esposa Hester, William Monk se enfrenta al m?s peligroso y escurridizo criminal de toda su carrera.
International jewel thief, Paul Hater, knows a secret that everyone wants to know - and will go to any lengths to uncover. How long can he remain silent? When Hater is arrested in possession of a stolen necklace, the police use every possible means to persuade him to reveal the location of the rest of the collection. He remains silent and so begins his twenty-year prison sentence. Having exhausted all their leads, the International Detective Agency, acting on behalf of the insurers, must patiently await Hater's release before they can hope to find out more. But just as his day of release approaches, Hater is kidnapped by a ruthless international gang determined to force the secret from him and prepared to go to any lengths to do so….
For Commissario Guido Brunetti it began with an early morning phone call. A sudden act of vandalism had just been committed in the chill Venetian dawn, a rock thrown in anger through the window of a building in the deserted city. But soon Brunetti finds out that the perpetrator is no petty criminal intent on some annoying anonymous act. For the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene of the crime is none other than Paola Brunetti. His wife. As Paola's actions provoke a crisis in the Brunetti household, Brunetti himself is under pressure at work: a daring robbery with Mafia connections is then linked to a suspicious accidental death and his superiors need quick results. But now Brunetti's own career is under threat as his professional and personal lives clash – and the conspiracy which Paola had risked everything to expose draws him inexorably to the brink…
A drug addict dead in a basement, a young asylum seeker floating in the harbour, a high profile female bishop stabbed to death in the street. What is the connection? During a snowy Christmas season in Norway, criminal psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik finds not only her husband and herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths. Her husband, detective Yngvar StubA, has been dispatched to Bergen to investigate the shocking Christmas Eve murder of a local female bishop. Meanwhile, in Oslo, dead bodies keep turning up, though the causes of death vary. Before long, Inger Johanne will incredulously discover something that will link them all. Anne Holt's Fear Not is a thrilling crime novel that raises questions about religion, human rights, and the very nature of love itself. Anne Holt has the courage to go beyond conventional crime writing and peppers the story with red-hot political issues.
Dick Francis Festgenagelt Originaltitel: "Bolt".Die beiden Pferde waren in ihren Schlafdecken gestorben, doch entweder der Tierarzt oder die Pfleger hatten sie ihnen abgenommen und zusammengerollt an die Wand gelehnt.»Sie haben nichts davon gemerkt«, sagte der Tierarzt voller Mitgef?hl zur Besitzerin.»Sie wurden mit einem Bolzenschu?apparat get?tet.««Eine wunderbare Geschichte, die in den Trainingsst?llen von Newmarket angesiedelt ist. Dieser Autor schafft es, mehr ?ber Menschlichkeit auszudr?cken als die H?lfte der modernen Schriftsteller ?berhaupt wei?.«
From the moment Lee Dedrick, husband of the fourth richest woman in the world, disappears, believed kidnapped, Vic Malloy of Universal Services is snarled up in a vicious vortex of murder, glamorous women and violent non-stop action. The curtain goes up on the sprawled, lifeless body of Dedrick’s chauffeur, shot to death by an unknown hand. A frightened and lovely brunette flits across the scene, but vanishes almost immediately, shooting from a well-turned hip. Five hundred thousand dollars ransom is paid over to the invisible kidnappers, but Lee Dedrick is not returned. The whole of the country as ...
There’s more than blood and bone beneath the skin… The victim, a nondescript “numbers cruncher,” died horribly just yards away from his terrified wife and daughter, murdered by men who clearly enjoyed their work. The crime scene is one that could chill the blood of even the most seasoned police officer. But the strange revelations about an ordinary accountant’s extraordinary secret life are what truly set Chief Inspector Alan Banks off – as lies breed further deceptions and blood begets blood, unleashing a policeman’s dark passions… and a violent rage that, when freed, might be impossible to control.
Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell was a young go-getter with everything going his way-a rich wife, a loving son, and a career ready to take off. But then it all fell to pieces. A drunk driver took his family, a tragic miscalculation took his career, and the bottle was about to take everything else…until Liam found himself on a plane to his new posting-a small native town far from the big city comforts of Anchorage. And fate isn't finished with him yet. No sooner does he set foot off the plane than he is confronted with a suspiciously ...
The astonishing new V. I. Warshawski novel from one of America 's foremost writers of crime fiction.V.I. Warshawski may have left her old South Chicago neighborhood, but she learns that she cannot escape it. When V.I. takes over coaching duties of the girls' basketball team at her former high school, she faces an ill-equipped, ragtag group of gangbangers, fundamentalists, and teenage moms who inevitably draw the detective into their family woes.Through young Josie Dorrado, V.I. meets the girl's mother, who voices her worries about sabotage in the little flag manufacturing plant where ...
A frantic phone call from an old friend leaves private detective Regan Reilly to investigate two bizarre deaths and the disappearance of a diamond cache.
