Resultados para "Hero" en Antologías y relatos breves

Can You Forgive Her? is the first of the six Palliser novels. Here Trollope examines parliamentary election and marriage, politics and privacy. As he dissects the Victorian upper class, issues and people shed their pretenses under his patient, ironic probe.

Ever wondered what it's like to be born into a family of assassins? Gin Bombay knows, and now she's sharing her family's deepest, darkest secrets. The Bombay Family Bedtime Stories continue with My Heroes Have Always Been Hitmen! Four more family stories have been released from the vault, including Rio Bombay, wanna-be cowboy and wild west gunslinger; Caspian, the first Bombay to have to take out another Bombay; Aberdeen, the hoop-skirted Antebellum Assassin; and Dublin Bombay, the Scottish Viking Slayer! History is at its most hilarious as this darkly funny family tells all.

Recently returned from a harrowing vacation, FBI Special Agent Megan Luchek tries to settle into her day job in sunny Hawaii. But practically before her feet hit Oahu, a crisis catapults her back to the mainland. The Popularity Contest: Somebody kidnaps Megan’s sister to star in an online gambling contest. The Hero Contest: When the Club seeks to run a contest for heroes only, Megan tops their list of candidates. The Criminal Contest: Megan’s recent adventures have put her in the Club’s crosshairs again.

Welcome to Brighton, England, the home of local crime reporter, Colin Crampton. Brighton is a great town on the south coast of England. There are long beaches, seaside piers, quaint lanes, and an ornate palace, the Royal Pavilion.

Eifelige Kurzkrimis - In diesem heiteren Kurzkrimi-Band nimmt Andrea Neven die Leser und Hörer mit auf ihren tödlichen Schreibfeldzug, der durch ihre Heimat, die Eifel, führt. Die Kurzgeschichten und Gedichte sind in sich abgeschlossen und können unabhängig voneinander gehört werden. Dies gilt für beide Teile dieses Hörbuches. Auch wenn darin nicht alle Ortschaften real existieren, sind doch alle Begebenheiten und Schauplätze herrlich eifelig. Mit Hinterlist und trockenem Humor lässt sie so manchen Dorfbewohner in die Falle tappen.

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded...