Resultados para "Het incident" en Literatura de género

In the year 2040, faith is not just a belief but a formidable force that can shape reality itself. Deacon Mercer embarks on a perilous journey to the legendary city of New Jerusalem, carrying only his grandfather’s weathered Bible and an unshakable resolve. In a dystopian world governed by the ruthless Syndicate, where religious devotion is surveilled and exploited, Deacon’s pilgrimage transforms into a desperate battle for survival.

When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr Byrne, her best friend James helps her devise a plan to seduce him. But what begins as a harmless crush soon pushes their friendship to its limits. Over the course of a year they will find their lives ever more entwined with the Byrnes' and be faced with impossible choices and a lie that can't be taken back...

'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out...

Pulitzer Prize-nominee and USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton pens stories that follow in the sacred code of the Old West. In Incident at Gunn Point, horse trader Will Summers dons a sheriff’s badge after the town lawman is grievously injured during a shootout. But when the band of cutthroats rides back into town, guns blazing, Will knows that he needs to outshoot - and outwit - these vicious adversaries or the next place he goes will be the Great Beyond.

Cattle baron Rupart MacDavis wants to bury the ranchers of Horse Creek, Montana. With the local law in his pocket, MacDavis brutalizes the town - until Herschel Baker begins showing the people how to fight back.

Brilliant but troubled historian John Washington returns to his hometown of Chaneysville, Pennsylvania—just north of the Mason-Dixon Line—to learn more about the death of his father. Washington discovers that his father was researching a mystery of his own: why 13 escaped slaves reached freedom in Chaneysville only to die there, for reasons forgotten or never known at all.

Fifteen miles off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, a Soviet-era diesel submarine offloads four men before being intercepted by a U.S. Navy vessel patrolling the area. The men make up a team of al-Qaeda-trained specialists skilled in the black arts of terrorist warfare and are headed by a man who has billions of dollars in oil money with which to indulge his murderous fantasies. What they do next will determine the fates of thousands of Americans.

El incidente del puente del búho es un relato corto que nos lleva a un dramático momento de la Guerra Civil Americana. La historia sigue a Peyton Farquhar, un sureño condenado a la horca por intentar sabotear el puente del búho en nombre de la Confederación. En los momentos que preceden a su ejecución, Farquhar experimenta una intensa y extraordinaria secuencia de pensamientos y percepciones. Bierce magistralmente juega con el tiempo y la realidad, tejiendo un final sorprendente que desafía las expectativas y explora los límites de la esperanza y la desesperación humana.

Norfolk, England, 1895: When renowned spiritualist Edward Blackmore receives a desperate message from his cousin Barnabas, begging him to come to the coastal village of Thistlewick Tye, his first thought is to ignore the request. Despite his cousin’s insistence that his wife is possessed by a malevolent spirit, Edward has no time for the man who stole his inheritance. Lured by the promise of money, along with a genuine concern for Barnabas’s wife – who he’d once loved – he reluctantly travels to at Thistlewick House, only to arrive too late. Emma is dead.

Molly Black has disappeared. She's been a bit flighty since her parents died (sure, hadn't she run off with a tree surgeon that time?) but this time, or so says her hastily written leaving note, she's gone for good. That's why the whole Black clan—from Granny perched on the printer all the way through to Killian on Zoom from Sydney—is huddled together in the back room of Uncle John's semi-D in the Dublin suburbs, arguing over what to do.

Certainly there are ghosts in these towers. For me they are the ghosts of two children. And even now - ten years later and seven hundred miles away - I still wake most nights with the muffled echo of their cries in my ears and the weight of their deaths on my conscience...'Three lives; three turning points. Craig was a teenage lifeguard on a beach in Germany when two children died on his watch. It should never have happened.

Un risveglio traumatico porta alla luce i tormenti più cupi di Francesca, una donna allo stremo delle forze dopo una lunga battaglia con la vita. La sua mente confusa le rievocherà un caleidoscopio di episodi, volti, amicizie, amori e ricordi che la ricondurranno alla realtà: quel che rimane del suo matrimonio, i suoi amati figli e la sua vita borghese. Sullo sfondo di una malinconica e nostalgica Trieste, la protagonista rivisita nella memoria le diverse fasi della sua vita alla disperata ricerca di una via di fuga e scenderà negli abissi più profondi della sua solitudine.

Giulio Montesano è un affermato architetto ed esperto d’arte. Una vita di successo grazie alla partnership con Vittorio Zanca, ambiguo ingegnere edile di origini calabro-venete e dubbia moralità, che lo ha introdotto nella società che conta, ma a caro prezzo. Giulio però ha un segreto: la notte di ogni 15 del mese rischia la vita nascondendosi al centro della carreggiata di una strada statale in una grande scatola. È solo uno spregiudicato gioco mortale? No, la scatola assume nel corso del romanzo varie funzioni con l’evolversi turbolento della storia.

Miriam è in coma dopo un incidente. Andrea la conosce appena ma si è innamorato perdutamente di lei, e ora le siede accanto e le parla, tutti i giorni, perché riesce a sentire la sua voce. Le loro parole si incontrano in un limbo oscuro, dove Miriam ricostruisce i suoi ricordi e Andrea cerca di tenerla ancorata alla vita. Attorno al letto della ragazza si muovono altre figure, che attendono il suo risveglio.

In 2030, a spiritual battle rages as the world grapples with chaos and uncertainty. Paul, a fervent believer, finds himself at the center of this struggle. He seeks divine intervention for a mysterious thorn in his flesh, believing it hinders his mission. However, instead of deliverance, he receives a revelation: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." This message propels Paul into an epic journey where supernatural forces clash, and every weakness becomes an opportunity for divine power to manifest.

È la notte di capodanno a Roma. Niccolò e Livia litigano per l'ultima volta, si lasciano, lei scappa via in motorino e fa un incidente, scivola sui sampietrini che quella notte sembrano diamanti ed entra in coma. Il nuovo anno comincia così, con Livia distesa a occhi chiusi su un letto d'ospedale e con Niccolò che la va a trovare ogni giorno. Niccolò ha perso entrambi i genitori, vive con Tommaso, il fratello più piccolo, in una casa che confina con quella dei nonni. Lavora per la tv, organizza il palinsesto di un canale dove vanno in onda commedie, serie e sit-com americane.

In the year 2040, a wave of despair grips the world as people face broken relationships, shattered dreams, and relentless grief. Many believe their struggles are insurmountable until a mysterious figure known only as The Messenger emerges with a bold proclamation. He claims to be anointed by God to bring hope and healing, declaring that what appears to be the end is only the beginning. As crowds gather, The Messenger's words ignite a spark of faith in the brokenhearted, but not everyone welcomes his message.

Sul finire del secondo conflitto mondiale, tre uomini e una donna si rifugiano in una villa semidevastata sulle colline di Firenze. In una stanza del piano superiore giace, gravemente ustionato in un incidente d'aereo, premurosamente accudito dall'infermiera Hana, il misterioso "paziente inglese". Dai suoi racconti allucinati dalla morfina riemergono l'amore travolgente per Katharine e le avventurose peregrinazioni nel deserto.

Se il nome di una persona ne influenza il destino, allora quello della piccola Plectrude non potrà che essere straordinario. Nata in prigione da un'uxoricida, allevata dopo il suicidio della madre da una zia che la preferisce alle sue stesse figlie, sembra destinata a un futuro prodigioso. Misteriosa ed enigmatica come una dea, bella come una principessa delle fiabe, sicura come una creatura di intelligenza superiore, inizia la sua vita a passo di danza, inconsapevolmente avvolta dall'ombra del suo passato tragico e violento.

The Thirty Years' War continues to ravage 17th-century Europe, but a new force is gathering power and influence: the United States of Europe, a new nation led by Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, and the West Virginians from the 20th century led by Mike Stearns who were hurled centuries into the past by a mysterious cosmic accident.