Resultados para "Georges" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

La historia se centra en un protagonista anónimo que decide pasar la noche en el remoto castillo Lorraine. El narrador pretende descansar en una habitación que se dice está embrujada, en un intento por refutar las diversas leyendas que la rodean.

¿Conoces a Jack y Grace? Él es atractivo, rico y un abogado brillante que nunca ha perdido un caso. Ella es elegante, encantadora, cuida hasta el más mínimo detalle de la casa y de la cocina, y adora a su hermana pequeña discapacitada. Recién casados, parecen tenerlo todo. Pero es difícil, porque Jack y Grace nunca se separan. Y, poco a poco, los detalles empiezan a chirriar. Grace nunca contesta al teléfono. Nunca puede quedar a solas con amigas, a pesar de no trabajar. Sale de casa sin llevarse nada, ni siquiera un bolígrafo.

Middlemarch is a complex tale of idealism, disillusion, profligacy, loyalty and frustrated love. This penetrating analysis of the life of an English provincial town during the time of social unrest prior to the Reform Bill of 1832 is told through the lives of Dorothea Brooke and Dr Tertius Lydgate and includes a host of other paradigm characters who illuminate the condition of English life in the mid-19th century.

George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon; and the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career.

Moriré en dos minutos, ella lo hará en cinco. Si soy su asesino o no es irrelevante. Busque entre estas palabras y ayúdeme” Vidas sometidas. Vidas rotas. Vidas sin justicia. ¿Puede existir reparación? ¿Puede el destello de la serendipidad, a través de un crimen ajeno, reconfortar...

The best-selling author of Gates of Fire and A Man at Arms presents a gripping, genre-bending story of a mercenary in late medieval Spain and the eternal costs of violence. Spain, the 1500s. The Iberian Peninsula is splintered by faith and ambition, its kingdoms locked in endless struggle...

Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, from 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Leavened with comic elements, Middlemarch approaches significant historical events in a realist mode: the Reform Act 1832, early railways, and the accession of King William IV. It looks at medicine of the time and reactionary views in a settled community facing unwelcome change.

In a powerful story of global anti-terrorism inspired by real life missions, Act of Valor combines stunning combat scenes, up-to-the-minute battlefield technology, and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes you deep into the secretive world of today’s most elite, highly trained group of warriors.

Max Fend's world orbits around the marvels of the stars above. As an integral cog in the imminent Artemis moon mission and the heartbeat of Fend Aerospace, he's accustomed to challenges that stretch beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Yet he's entirely unprepared for the force of nature that is Gus Gomez. Gus isn't just a brilliant Peruvian immigrant harboring an indigenous leather pouch steeped in mystery, she's a maelstrom of history, fleeing dark shadows while simultaneously careening toward a cosmic destiny. The pouch she carries contains a crucible of secrets.

A vicious terrorist attack leaves nearly 70 US sailors dead and the entire United States Navy looking for answers. In the volatile waters of the Arabian Gulf, the USS Carl Vinson Strike Group - under the command of Admiral Heater Robinson - stands ready to unleash the full fury of a nuclear aircraft carrier against America's enemies. When it becomes clear that the government has no intention of punishing the murderers, Robinson decides to take justice into his own hands, no matter what the cost.

Ada Kaleh. O insulă de pe Dunăre cu o istorie zbuciumată. Un tărâm al legendelor, printre care cea mai cunoscută spune povestea de iubire dintre preafrumoasa Aiseh și pescarul Dragomir. Un petec de pământ cu un destin tragic, el dispărând sub apele lacului de acumulare al...

Quin Hunter likes the quiet life. He runs his gallery, forges famous art, and operates a fence where black market buyers get fakes and the real pieces get returned to their rightful owners. Nice and simple. He doesn't do field work. But a call from his twin thrusts him into the action, and now he and his brothers are racing the clock to steal a painting from someone who never should have had it in the first place.

George Eliot’s sweeping story of a manufacturing town and its inhabitants is widely acknowledged to be her masterpiece and is considered to be one of the greatest English novels. A compelling exploration of social change and human nature, Middlemarch is the most requested title on our website and our edition is an ambitious production that reflects its literary significance.

Chile Charlie was enjoying his newly purchased two-acre ranch and the new neighbors. But he was surprised when his old friend, Dolly Sweet Thompson, arrived unannounced. Charlie thought he knew why. However, he was not sure he liked the intrusion. Nevertheless, that feeling would fade.

Ellis Problem mit den jugendlichen Dealern aus der Degemann-Siedlung hat sich im wahrsten Sinne der Worte in Feuer und Rauch aufgelöst, aber das bedeutet längst nicht, dass alles gut ist. Im Gegenteil. Ihr Freund Maxim wurde während seiner Arbeit auf dem Bahnhofsstrich angegriffen und verletzt. Während Robert Capou mit viel Elan damit beschäftigt ist, die Konkurrenz eines Social-Media-Giganten auszuschalten, ermittelt Elli auf eigene Faust.

Robert Capou hat seine professionelle Distanz verloren. Er hasst es, wenn das passierte, aber die Sache war zu etwas Persönlichem geworden. Die Jagd auf den sadistischen Söldner Karsten Bläsberg führt den eigenbrötlerischen Ermittler nach Somalia und in den Jemen. Seine Beute aufzuspüren ist fast zu einfach, und plötzlich beginnen die Ereignisse, sich zu überschlagen.

Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.

As Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union reach their zenith, a chilling discovery within the US Navy sends shockwaves through the corridors of power. A mole, deeply embedded within the ranks, threatens not just the delicate balance of global power, but the very fabric of world peace. Tasked with the critical mission of drawing out the traitor, two submarines embark on a journey of tactical warcraft. 

Middlemarch is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight installments in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, from 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events.

The world's most renowned vulcanologist mysteriously disappears after a lecture on geophysical catastrophes. Two policemen are found brutally executed on the steps of London's nearby Albert Hall. Then, Mount St Helen's suddenly and inexplicably erupts in Washington State, leaving a wake of death...