Resultados para "Dahlia" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Un fatídico viernes 13, el anticuario Reidar Folke Jespersen decide poner orden en su vida: se niega a vender el negocio familiar por una importante suma de dinero, contradiciendo así la opinión de sus hermanos; telefonea a casa del amante de su mujer, en el momento en que sabe que ambos...

Liv loves her son, Adrian. That's why she keeps a low profile in Sandefjord, Norway: just another tired single mother, trying to make ends meet. She has never told her son about the secrets she carries or the life she lived before he was born. She will do anything to keep him safe. Anastasia's life is transformed when she moves from Russia to Milan and starts modelling. Suddenly, she's rich. She's desired. But then she begins to see the dark side of her new life and she will do anything to escape.

L'affaire du Dahlia noir fait référence au meurtre non élucidé d'Elizabeth Ann Short, 22 ans, surnommée le Dahlia noir. Le corps d'Elizabeth Ann Short a été retrouvé mutilé dans un terrain vague de Los Angeles le 15 janvier 1947. Ce crime a fait l'objet de nombreuses spéculations et a inspiré un roman à James Ellroy ainsi que des films et des téléfilms.

"Dahlia" erzählt die Geschichte eines Mythos - dass ein aus den vier Ringen unterschiedlicher Clans gefertigter Ring Unsterblichkeit und somit unendliche Macht bringt. Diese Überlieferung hat seit längst vergessener Zeit einen unaufhaltsamen Krieg zwischen den vier Clans - der Tempelwächter, der Wölfe, der Fürsten und der Krieger - auf Leben und Tod entfacht. Dahlia ist als Kronprinzessin der Tempelwächter die Hüterin des Tempelwächterrings. Sie lebt nach einem Unfall mit Amnesie bei ihrem Retter, der auch Hüter eines Rings ist und sie fortan beschützt und sich in sie verliebt.

De gruwelijke, maar waargebeurde moord op Elizabeth Short drijft de agenten Bleichert en Blanchard van afschuw tot complete waanzin. Een absolute misdaadklassieker. In 1947 wordt Los Angeles opgeschrikt door de vondst van het zwaar verminkte lijk van een jonge actrice. 'De Zwarte Dahlia’ beheerst wekenlang de krantenkoppen, net als de levens van rechercheurs Bucky Bleichert en Lee Blanchard – collega’s, vrienden, rivalen. De zoektocht naar Elizabeth Short's moordenaar voert ze langs de schaduwkanten van het naoorlogse Hollywood, en de zwarte randen van hun eigen duistere verlangens.

Bonus feature includes an original afterword by James Ellroy, titled "Hillikers," read by Stephen Hoye. On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia–and so begins the greatest manhunt in...

Mildred Kilgore and Earlynne Biddle are planning to open a bakery on the square - if they can come up with the right recipes. Charlie Dickens faces two of the biggest puzzles of his career as an investigative reporter, and one of them involves his wife. Cute little Cupcake's talent as a singer and dancer makes her a tempting target for an unscrupulous exploiter. Lizzy must enlist the Dahlias to protect her while she herself is confronted by a romantic puzzle. And Sheriff Norris is forced to reopen a puzzling mystery that the town thought was solved.

It looks like the music has ended for Darling's favorite barbershop quartet, the Lucky Four Clovers, just days before the Dixie Regional Barbershop Competition. Another unlucky break comes when there's a serious foul-up in Darling's telephone system - and not a penny for repairs. And while liquor is legal again, moonshine isn't. Sheriff Buddy Norris needs a little luck when he goes into Briar Swamp to confront Cypress County's most notorious bootlegger - and what he finds upends his sense of justice.

In 1947, a young woman named Elizabeth Short was murdered in Los Angeles.

For 56 years, the Black Dahlia murder case remained one of the most notorious and high-profile unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Now, Steve Hodel, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, believes he has finally solved the case. On January 15, 1947, 22-year-old Elizabeth Short - "The Black Dahlia" - was found dead in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, her body horribly mutilated, bisected at the waist, and posed in a bizarre manner.

Spring, 1935 finds the little Alabama town of Darling excited about their new local radio station, WDAR. But there are problems brewing at the newspaper, where a trio of new hires causes headaches for Editor Charlie Dickens. That’s not the worst of it, though, as the Dahlias discover when the newest resident at Bessie Bloodworth’s Magnolia Manor is found dead. She had overindulged in a large and very rich chocolate cake - but was something else baked into that cake?

The latter half of the 1940s found the major cities of post-war America in a precarious position. On the one hand, population centers were reabsorbing many thousands of returning veterans into the work force, and into a social system they had not experienced for some years. Previous relationships had changed during their absence, and many were starved for female company. While making the necessary readjustments to the war's end, major cities such as New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and Los Angeles, were plagued by regionalized mob rule.

Linda Berg gör affärer i det kommunistiska Östeuropa och tillbringar oräkneliga timmar i dammiga väntrum för att få träffa de högsta beslutsfattarna. Men hon härdar ut och är nära att ta hem den stora ordern som ska rädda sysselsättningen på Dataexport.

Jack "Preacher" Prior is at a crossroads - literally. Left for dead in the Badlands, he's managed to survive. He's stolen a truck, but where can he go? Body broken, mind reeling from betrayal by his own MC brothers, he knows he won't last a day back in Rapid City in his current condition. Erin Walker is at a crossroads of her own. Dealt a bad hand by being the daughter of Buck Walker, ex-rodeo champ, she's made her own way in the world without his help.

Liv mieszka w Sandefjord w Norwegii. Jest zwyczajną, samotną matką, która próbuje wiązać koniec z końcem. Nigdy nie powiedziała synowi o sekretach, które w sobie nosi ani o życiu, jakie wiodła przed tym, jak go urodziła. Zrobi wszystko, by zapewnić mu bezpieczeństwo. Gdy Anastasia przeprowadza się z Rosji do Mediolanu, by pracować jako modelka, jej życie ulega całkowitej zmianie. Jest bogata. Ludzie jej pożądają.

Alla fine degli anni Settanta Bologna è la Babilonia d'Italia, città sovversiva dove l'utopia è la realtà e la ribellione la norma. Di quest'irripetibile stagione Francesca Alinovi è stata la musa e la diva. Critica d'arte brillante, talent scout dal fiuto impareggiabile, esploratrice delle tendenze più sperimentali, Francesca ha vissuto un'esistenza travolgente spezzata da una mano che le ha inflitto quarantasette coltellate.

Seattle, 1994. Douglas Shea is a college student groomed to go into the family business. That family business is doing the dirty work for a faction of shadowy government operatives. As he is drawn into their world where noble, altruistic ideals are used to conceal crimes on a societal level, Doug discovers the dark reality behind official narratives. When there is no plan to trust and Doug must choose his fate, will he meet an untimely end, like his father before him, or remain a pro with zero deaths?

It’s Labor Day weekend, 1935, and the Darling Dahlias—the garden club in little Darling, Alabama—are trying to keep their cool at the end of a sizzling summer. This isn’t easy, though, since there’s a firebug on the loose in Darling. He—or she!—strikes without apparent rhyme or reason, and things have gotten to the point where nobody feels safe. What’s more, a dangerous hurricane is poised to hurl itself in Darling’s direction, while a hurricane of a different sort is making a whirlwind campaign stop: the much-loved-much-hated senator from Louisiana, Huey P. Long.

I "Spänning i juletid" har vi samlat tre noveller skrivna av några av Sveriges bästa deckarförfattare. Möt bartendern som blir så förtrollad av en kvinnlig gäst att han helt tappar fattningen och gör något han för evigt kommer vilja ha ogjort. Möt mannen vars identitet sätts på spel när det visar sig att han troligtvis varit död sedan tidigt 1900-tal. Möt eu-politikern som får känna på hur det är när någon annan bestämmer över hans liv och framförallt död...

JESTEŚ JEJ TERAPEUTKĄ. ONA JEST TWOJĄ KLIENTKĄ. ALE TUTAJ, W LESIE... NIC NIE JEST TAKIE, JAK SIĘ WYDAJE. Kristina jest odnoszącą sukcesy terapeutką, która pracuje w centrum Oslo. Z chłodnym profesjonalizmem, dzięki któremu dotarła na szczyt, pomaga klientom rozwiązywać ich życiowe problemy. Ale kiedy jej pacjentka, Leah, znana pisarka, błaga Kristinę, by przyjechała do jej domku w lesie, równowaga zaczyna się chwiać. Terapeutka niechętnie wyrusza w dzikie ostępy, by odnaleźć kobietę, która może być w niebezpieczeństwie. Znajduje niedokończony rękopis Leah, a czytając go, uświadamia sobie, że główna bohaterka jest zatrważająco znajoma.