Resultados para "Dahlia" en Misterio

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.

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.

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?

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.

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...

When a dead man is lifted from the freezing waters of Oslo Harbour just before Christmas, Detective Lena Stigersand's stressful life suddenly becomes even more complicated. Not only is she dealing with a cancer scare, a stalker and an untrustworthy boyfriend, but it seems both a politician and Norway's security services might be involved in the murder. With her trusted colleagues, Gunnarstranda and Frølich, at her side, Lena digs deep into the case and finds that it not only goes to the heart of the Norwegian establishment, but it might be rather too close to her personal life for comfort.

In 1942, Jewish courier Ester is betrayed, narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo. In a great haste, she escapes to Sweden, saving herself. Her family in Oslo, however, is deported to Auschwitz. In Stockholm, Ester meets the resistance hero Gerhard Falkum, who has left his little daughter and fled both the Germans and allegations that he murdered his wife, Åse, who helped Ester get to Sweden. Their burgeoning relationship ends abruptly when Falkum dies in a fire. And yet, 25 years later, Falkum shows up in Oslo. He wants to reconnect with his daughter.

Suspended from duty, Detective Frølich is working as a private investigator when his girlfriend's colleague asks for his help with a female asylum seeker who the authorities are about to deport. She claims to have a sister in Norway and fears that returning to her home country will mean instant death. Frølich quickly discovers the whereabouts of the young woman's sister, but things become increasingly complex when she denies having a sibling, and Frølich is threatened off the case by the police.

Reidar Folke Jespersen od wielu lat prowadzi antykwariat w Oslo. Gdy przychodzi niezwykle mroźny piątek trzynastego, spełniają się wszystkie najgorsze myśli mężczyzny. Następnego dnia Reidar zostaje odnaleziony martwy. Morderca makabrycznie obwieszcza światu swój czyn, wystawiając nagie zwłoki antykwariusza w witrynie jego sklepu. Na ciele znajduje się tajemniczy napis: J195. Kto mógł dokonać zbrodni? Reidar miał wiele wrogów, a jego usposobienie nie należało do najprzyjemniejszych. Niewierna żona? Bracia? Syn?

Komisarz Gunnarstranda otrzymuje nagłe wezwanie. Okazuje się, że zamordowano młodą kobietę. Katrine dzień wcześniej uczestniczyła w imprezie zorganizowanej przez dyrekcję ośrodka dla narkomanów, w którym niedawno skończyła terapię. Wydawało się, że zostawiła za sobą mroczną przeszłość. Czyżby ta upomniała się o nią? Komisarz w asyście niezastąpionego Franka Frølicha próbuje rozwikłać zagadkę okrutnej śmierci kobiety. Przed nimi długie i wymagające śledztwo.

FBI Agent Avril Dahl thought she could leave her past behind. But when a prominent CEO is murdered in Stockholm, her fragile peace is shattered. Known for her relentless pursuit of justice, Avril is recruited to infiltrate an eco-activist group suspected of turning to violence—and agrees, hoping to find a new purpose in the shadows.

FBI Special Agent Avril Dahl has spent a decade chasing shadows—the Frost Killer, a meticulous murderer who stole fifty-three lives, including her mother's. Now, after years of silence, Avril returns to her childhood home in the snowy streets of Täby, Sweden, desperate to leave the hunt behind. But as she sorts through the remnants of her past, she discovers eerie signs that the killer is not only alive but watching her.

Maggie Dahl returns in Open Secrets. It’s been six months since the media circus surrounding the last murder Maggie solved and a year since her beloved husband David died. The dust seems to have finally settled. Then, one morning, a customer walks in and asks Maggie to do her a favor.

In Black Cat White Paws, recently widowed Maggie Dahl finds herself faced with challenges on all fronts: life alone in a new town, running a business she and her husband had dreamed of and started together, and now pursuing a killer. Her sister, Gerri, moves from Philadelphia to Lambertville, New Jersey, to support her sister and start a new life of her own. Together, the women search for a murderer, helped in critical ways by their neighbor’s cat. A black cat with white paws. A cat whose independence sets it all in motion and sees it through to the end.

London 2005: To teenagedrenge begår en forbrydelse, der er så hårrejsende, at hele England gribes af chok og raseri. Da liget af Abigail Riley bliver fundet i et beskyttelsesrum under jorden, kaster kriminalassistent Fraser Harvey sig ud i en jagt på morderne, hvis moralske fordærvelse kun overgås af deres naivitet. 11 år senere: Da de to unge mordere bliver løsladt og begynder et nyt liv med nye identiteter i fjerntliggende lande, bliver sagen ved med at hjemsøge Harvey. Han er overbevist om, at den ene – eller begge – vil slå ihjel igen.

Veronica Mars meets the World of Warcraft in The Astonishing Mistakes of Dahlia Moss, a mystery romp with a most unexpected heroine. You'd think that after I took a bullet in my arm following my last case, that I'd be timid about going in guns blazing a second time. But you'd be wrong. I faced...