Resultados para "Emma" en Novela negra

El hallazgo de numerosos pájaros muertos en el parque natural de Peñas de Aia y el violento accidente de un amigo, espolearán a Laura, una ex-cocainómana que está intentando reconducir su vida, a sumergirse en una peligrosa investigación. Luchará sin descanso, con la ayuda de su hermano ertzaina, hasta descubrir la verdad. Pero, ¿cómo enfrentarse a una red que con sus tentáculos ha alcanzado a políticos, policías y empresarios? Noelia Lorenzo Pino, en su ópera prima, nos presenta una novela negra con tintes de thriller medioambiental en la que refleja a la perfección la corrupción que corroe a la sociedad actual.

Al 17 di rue des Saules, nel cuore di Montmartre, le giornate sono scandite da piccole abitudini e buone maniere, e la vita degli inquilini scorre lenta tra un pain au chocolat e due chiacchiere pacifiche davanti a un caffè bollente. Non c'è nulla che Berthe, portinaia dai capelli di neve, non sappia di loro. Così una mattina, quando per la prima volta in vent'anni Monsieur Gorin non ritira il suo giornale, la donna non ha dubbi: qualcosa non torna.

From the outside, my life appears normal, boring even—but in that way you treasure when you once had nothing. These days, I have a loving new husband, a polite and intelligent teenage son. Everything seems perfect, but beneath the surface, I feel afraid. My son, the child I’ve sacrificed everything for, is scaring me. When he looks at me, his gaze is dark and calculating. In public he’s as sweet as always, but the things he says to me at home make my neck prickle with fear. I'm a mother—I've learned to trust my instincts, and right now, they're screaming that something is very wrong.

As autumn descends upon Lund, a respected social worker is discovered brutally murdered in an allotment garden. To his colleagues and family, he was a model citizen—empathetic, loyal, and wise. However, Chief Inspector Sara Vallén senses trouble; no one is truly that perfect. If he was, then why would anyone want to kill him?

Early in the morning, Agatha walked into the maze-like cornfield. Delighted by the cool winter air, she loved days like this. Alone to think and at peace with the world. But today, she wasn’t as alone as she thought… In this sleepy countryside town, nothing is ever as it seems. When the body of a young woman is found in a cornfield, FBI agent Emma Griffin and the gang are sent there to investigate. Upon arrival, they find strange markings at the scene.

Everyone deserves a second chance. But some scars never fade. For almost two decades, Mercy Reid has lived behind the walls of Fairmile Prison, serving time for murder. But she's not your typical inmate—she mentors new arrivals, comforts the lost, and tries to make sense of her past crimes...

When teenagers Jamal Deng and Aisha Saforo are shot dead on the edge of a notorious estate, DS Chris Ashcroft knows why he’s been assigned the case—and he doesn’t like it one bit. Refusing to write the murders off as gang violence, Ashcroft insists on digging deeper—something doesn’t add up.

Escaping the mafia should have been simple. A new life with a new identity in a new location. But that plan was conceived long before Simone captured Maria’s heart. Maria’s love for Simone changes everything. When Maria receives devastating news that sends her world into turmoil, she must overcome her demons and face her toughest adversary to date.

Bound by the Mafia’s code of honor, loyalty, and silence, Maria Lombardo has always dreamed of another life. But when her father dies, she must take over from him as head of the Lombardo clan, the most powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia, La Cosa Nostra. On the other side of Palermo, the Amato family’s growing lust for power presents a dangerous problem. Maria is forced to take action that goes against every fiber of her being, or she will lose the respect of her clan. Falling for Simone complicates an already complex situation. 

Nearly ten years ago, five Ohio university students were murdered in an off-campus Victorian home. The media dubbed it the Midnight House Massacre. Ever since, survivor and novelist Margot Davis has wanted to forget it, and never again utter the killer’s name. Until she’s compelled to write her side of the story. To do that, she’s returning to Midnight House.

"I ljuset från gryningen" är en nervkittlande spänningsroman som utspelas i en till synes svensk sommaridyll, fylld av svek, romans och mörka hemligheter. När Alba var sex år försvann hennes mamma spårlöst under en campingresa i Karlskrona. Sedan dess har Alba drömt om att få återse sin mamma, men hon har lärt sig att leva med ovissheten om hennes öde. Men när Albas pappa går bort i en hjärtinfarkt väcks behovet av att få svar på vad som egentligen hände.

Fans of Kimberley Chambers’ Queenie and Martina Cole will love this unputdownable crime thriller from bestselling crime author Emma Tallon. Sometimes revenge is the only option. Anna Davies is young, smart and successful, plus she’s the head of one of London’s biggest crime networks. She’s seen off her abusive ex-boyfriend and cut her teeth managing clubs around London’s West End. But nothing could have prepared her for what’s around the corner... Beautiful, rich and powerful, Sophia Ivanov has been sniffing around Anna’s business empire and she’s got only one thing on her mind – revenge.

One cruel summer day. Mark and Jill Pearson were taken from their home. After that tragic day, their sister Penny dedicated her life to finding them. FBI agent Emma Griffin has solved many grim cases. When she’s called to investigate skeletal remains of an adult man, Forensics soon link the remains to a missing-person case from over a decade ago: Mark Pearson. Where is Jill Pearson?

When loyalty is everything, betrayal hits harder. Anna Davis has grown up. She’s not the naive runaway who escaped her vicious gangland boyfriend anymore. She’s tougher than ever, and she won’t let anyone take advantage of her - or the people she loves. Anna’s devoted boyfriend, East End baron Freddie Tyler, is in trouble.

After Maria Mast's abusive ex-boyfriend is arrested for being involved in sex trafficking and modern-day slavery, she thinks she and her son, Carter, can safely return to her Amish community. But the danger has only just begun. Someone begins stalking her, and they want blood and revenge.  

When three bodies are found in close succession in a tight-knit Cumbrian community, everyone knows the victims. This was fifteen years ago. Since then, there have been more deaths, but no further clues. Emilia Hellier has grown up in the shadow of a serial killer, watching her father’s hunt...

If you love reading Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers, you won’t be able to put down this absolutely gripping gangland crime thriller from bestselling author Emma Tallon. Scarlet Drew is hellbent on getting revenge on her cousin Ruby after she exposed Scarlet’s illicit affair with a Met...

Fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers will love this nail-biting new book from crime author Emma Tallon, set on the same mean streets as her bestselling Tyler Family series. Scarlet Drew is new to London’s criminal underworld, but she’s hell bent on making a name for herself as joint...

Paper Dolls is a dark and compelling psychological thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Chris Carter, C.J. Tudor and Karin Slaughter. When a bizarre set of murders take place in London, three flatmates become embroiled in the terrifying mystery. Mike, Beatrice and Kerri all share a...

A gripping warts and all police procedural which will hook fans of Angela Marsons and Ed James. When he stopped a serial killer in his tracks earlier in the year he thought that would be the end of it, but for DS Kevin Coupland his nightmare has just begun. A child’s body is discovered hidden...