Resultados para "Best Of.." en Novela negra

Un pueblo aislado en las montañas; un joven de fuerza sobrehumana con un don para sanar a los animales; una niña que aparece de la nada y que desata todos los rumores en un valle en el que todavía resuenan antiguas leyendas y misterios. Pocos elementos le bastan a Violaine Bérot para trenzar esta inolvidable historia a medio camino entre la novela negra y la fábula.

Corre el año 1834 y Madrid, una pequeña ciudad que trata de abrirse paso más allá de las murallas que la rodean, sufre una terrible epidemia de cólera. Pero la peste no es lo único que aterroriza a sus habitantes: en los arrabales aparecen cadáveres desmembrados de niñas que nadie...

Tras ocho años entre rejas, Max Dembo vuelve a Los Ángeles con sesenta y cinco dólares en el bolsillo, un traje pasado de moda y la intención de reinsertarse en la sociedad. No es tarea fácil para quien, en su corta vida, no ha conocido otra cosa que el crimen...

Durante una conferencia sobre el futuro del libro digital, Mauro Balaguer, editor de larga trayectoria profesional, se ve abordado por una elegante y bella anciana que le hace entrega de una tarjeta en cuyo reverso aparece escrito en rojo "La bella bestia", al mismo tiempo que, mostrándole un tatuaje, le comenta: "Fui su esclava y esta es la prueba. Si quiere más detalles, llámeme".

Una magistral historia de asesinatos, venganza y traición, de la mano del autor best seller internacional Jeffrey Archer; un thriller con un ritmo endiablado que lleva al detective William Warwick a la unidad de casos sin resolver, donde persigue a alguien que cree que se ha salido con la...

Un assassí en sèrie ronda els carrers de la ciutat gòtica on viu l’Emily, una jove òrfena tenallada per la por i addicta als narcòtics. Reclosa en un casalot vell i ple dels fantasmes del passat, els únics contactes que té amb el món exterior són un llibreter i un jove aprenent d’apotecari que li porten llibres, provisions i narcòtics.

Revenge is a dish best served cold When an old college friend leading a religious tour in Assisi asks interpreter Rick Montoya to fill in for their guide who's gone missing, Rick is happy to oblige. He's looking forward to seeing his old friend, and the food and wine of Umbria sound like the...

When Jules Worthington-Smith's wallet is found next to a dead man, she becomes the prime suspect in his murder. After struggling for years to build the perfect family and career, she's dangerously close to losing everything. Sure of her innocence, Jules is desperate to clear her name. But there's one big problem: she was blackout drunk when the murder took place and can't remember what happened. Unsatisfied with the police's handling of the case, Jules embarks on her own gin-fueled murder investigation.

Durante una conferencia sobre el futuro del libro digital, Mauro Balaguer, editor de larga trayectoria profesional, se ve abordado por una elegante y bella anciana que le hace entrega de una tarjeta en cuyo reverso aparece escrito en rojo «La bella bestia», al mismo tiempo que, mostrándole un tatuaje, le comenta: «Fui su esclava y esta es la prueba. Si quiere más detalles, llámeme». Intrigado y fascinado por lo que intuye pueda ser su último gran éxito editorial, Balaguer aplaza todos sus compromisos....

Brought to you by Penguin. In the centre of New York stands the city’s most notorious library. It has a history of mysterious disappearances and freak accidents. But tonight, it opens its doors to welcome a group of strangers for an exclusive after-hours tour. The famous author. The journalist...

Brought to you by Penguin. *Now a major TV series starring Sarah Snook* ONE MISSING BOY. Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn't a mother she recognises. She...

Brought to you by Penguin. House hunting is a special kind of hell… Get ready to be gripped by the darkly funny and unputdownable new domestic thriller, perfect for fans of How to Kill Your Family and Yellowface. How far would you go to get the perfect home? There was a time when Margo thought...

Ein „Kottan ermittelt“ Kriminalrätsel, wer ist der Mörder? Für den letzten von Major Kottans Gruppe aufgeklärten Mordfall gab es gute Presse; allerdings nur für die Gruppe. Präsident Pilch findet sich – wie so oft – zu wenig gewürdigt. Er steht schon eine Viertelstunde in Kottans Büro und beklagt sich über die ungerechten Journalisten. Weil ihm doch niemand zuhört, bricht er sein Lamentieren plötzlich ab. Im nächsten Moment entdeckt er einen verchromten, älteren Wandautomat; etwa in der Größe eines öffentlichen Fernsprechers.

All Carson Reno books are stand-alone novels - it is not necessary to listen to them in any order. This box set contains books 17, 18 and 19 of the series - three complete novels in one audiobook. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Best of Carson Reno: Volume One, and experience the compelling world of noir detective fiction.

This is the story of what happens when an unlikely bond is formed between enemies, causing tensions to rise, and igniting a chemistry that threatens to burn them both. Together, they'll learn that sometimes even the best laid plans can fail.

Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible...but luckily, he has the right people in mind. The Damned, the Ghost, the Wild Card...and his ex-girlfriend, Annie Anybody. A woman who can be anyone, with the power to make technology fall in love with her. If things go well, they'll all get what they want. And if they're lucky, they might not even die trying. 

Gideon Sable is a thief and a con man. He specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't normally be stolen. Like a ghost's clothes, or a photo from a country that never existed. He even stole his current identity. Who was he originally? Now, that would be telling. One thing's for sure though, he's not the bad guy. The people he steals from always have it coming. Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible....

Helena has always prided herself on being a good mother, a constant for her daughters, Vanessa the responsible one, and Rachel—fragile and sensitive. But as her daughters navigate adulthood, a chilling question begins to fester: has her devotion been a delusion? Now, Rachel walks the city streets, lost to addiction, while Vanessa's endless nights at work leave her children vulnerable in Helena's care—proof of their fractured family.

Jeder hat einen Freund wie Carl. Einen Freund, zu dem man nicht Nein sagen kann. Einen Freund, zu dem man wirklich Nein sagen sollte. Ich habe mir endlich ein gutes Leben aufgebaut. Habe ein schönes Zuhause. Einen festen Job. Und Jason. Der verlässliche, ehrliche, herzensgute Jason – mein Partner. Und mein bester Freund. Ich vertraue ihm bedingungslos. Aber wenn jemand Jason in die Irre führen kann, dann ist es Carl. Sein bester Freund. Und jetzt steht Carl vor unserer Tür. Er bittet um Hilfe.

When acclaimed mystery writer Dorothy L. Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and ’30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. While it is hard to imagine today - after every possible mystery plot has been told, retold, subverted, and played straight again by hundreds of writers over nearly a century - in Sayers’s day there were still twists that had never been seen, and machinations of crime that would shock even jaded Jazz Age fans.