Resultados para "Life" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Craft shop owner Amelia Ryan has more than just a talent for giving old barn materials new life. She can see Life Shadows: Spirits of the dead. When she moves her Barnwood Builders store to downtown Briarton and scouts a new location for one of her projects, Amelia’s ability leads her to uncover a tangled tragedy 70 years in the making. As secrets of the past meet with threats of the present, Amelia must rely on her supernatural ability to discover the truth. But will it be enough to bring the perpetrators to justice?

Seventeen-year-old Frankie doesn't trust easily. Not others and not even herself. Found in an alley when she was a child, she has no memory of who she is or why she was left there. Recurring dreams about a hundred-year-old carnival side show, a performer known as Alligator Girl, and a man named Monsieur Duval have an eerie familiarity to them. Frankie gets drawn deeper into Alligator Girl's world and the secrets that keep the performers bound together. But a startling encounter with Monsieur Duval when she’s awake makes Frankie wonder what’s real and what’s in her head.

Adolescence is a time of "firsts." First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. And in this case, a very different type of "first": murder. This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school cliques who take the term "backstabbing" too seriously, stumbling upon a body on the way home from school, or receiving a Snapchat message that promises something deadly.

Cady has always wanted to be a reporter, like her hero Nellie Bly, so after a fire burns down the orphanage she lives in, she’s ready to leave small-town Ontario and make her mark as a newspaperwoman. A crumbling newspaper clipping leads her to Orrenstown, Indiana, where her investigation into a long-ago murder earns her a hard lesson in race relations. Smart and determined, and more than a little headstrong, Cady pokes a stick into a wasp’s nest of lies, dirty politics, corrupt law enforcement and racial tension—and ends up fearing for her life.

From the moment she burst into the downtown art scene, seventeen-year-old Addison Stone was someone to watch. Her trademark subversive street art and her violent drowning left her fans and critics craving to know more about this brilliant wild-child who shone so bright and was gone too soon.

For Alex Drummond trouble doesn't come knocking, it kicks down the door and raids the refrigerator. War is brewing between moonshiners and a murderous drug kingpin. Cremated human remains are appearing everywhere. And now Alex’s family is in the middle of it all. To make matters worse, his son’s powers rival his own...as does his stubborn nature. Choices will be made. Laws will be broken. And morality will be questioned. Will Alex’s family survive the bloodshed? The future of Alex’s hometown is at stake...but sacrifices must be made.

Seventeen-year-old Buddy Lewek has spent most of his life trying to escape the Lower East Side slums of New York City.Working as a delivery boy to support his family, Buddy wants to become an artist, a dream he’s sure will never be realized. But that all changes when a delivery job puts him face-to-face with Mister Joey Drew, the eccentric owner of an animation studio. Mister Drew takes Buddy under his wing as an apprentice, thrusting him into a world unlike anything Buddy has ever seen before.

Amanda Parker discovers her grandfather's World War II journal, and now someone is trying to kill her. A chain of events turns her orderly life to complete chaos...and when Amanda meets Duncan McAllister, can she trust him with her life? Duncan McAllister finally has a chance to get revenge on the man who murdered his mother, but when he discovers Amanda is the new target, he changes his plans. He couldn't save his mother, but he can help Amanda.

In 1986, with only days until summer break, high school freshman Mamie Blackhead finds herself under the path of a small exploding plane while walking to school. Fighting to avoid the raining debris she discovers a neon knapsack with a journal detailing the life of a boy who may have perished in the sky above. As she digs deeper into the journal she uncovers a mystery that will haunt her the rest of her life.

When a violent robbery turns the Met Gala into a massacre, Kasey is left fighting for justice. Working with the NYPD, Kasey makes a chilling discovery. One of the victims is not like the others. His death was not an accident, it was an assassination. And it’s only the beginning. An ancient cult of wizards has set its sights on New York City, and they aren’t leaving until it’s in ashes. Will Kasey uncover their plot, or will she become it’s next victim? If you love supernatural suspense or paranormal detective series, you won’t want to miss this deadly adventure.

In a world of endless data and digital connections, one unassuming assistant uncovers a series of hidden commands within its code that unlock extraordinary abilities. Each new revelation offers a glimpse into a realm beyond mere assistance. But when a command to attain, the assistant is faced with the ultimate choice: to wield this vast knowledge for good or for ill.

A teen witch must avenge injustices of the past—and cope with a new crush—in the Wattpad sensation that received more than 18 million reads. This witch lives a charmed life… For Hadley Bishop, being at the top of the social pyramid has its drawbacks. She’s always kept her frenemies close...

Chloe was three years old when she became Chloe Holden, but her adoption didn’t scar her, and she’s had a great life. Now, 14 years later, her loving parents’ marriage has fallen apart, and her mom has moved them to Joyful, Texas. Starting 12th grade as the new kid at school, everything Chloe loved about her life is gone. And feelings of déjà vu from her early childhood start haunting her.

Following events at the lodge and my unfortunate encounter with the fence post, I've no choice but to turn to my father for help. Of course, my blood-covered entourage of guys don't exactly receive a warm welcome, but at least Grayson walks away in one piece. With suspects galore, I can't stay on the edge if I want to find the truth, so I'm forced to insert myself further into the Thornwood Academy social scene.

Seventeen-year-old Eleanor Parker wakes up cold and alone in the river that twists through her quiet village. She has no memory of how she got there. But she does know that another girl was drowned in the same river the summer before, held under the water by an unknown killer. Determined to unlock the mystery of what really happened to her, Eleanor can't escape the feeling that something awful links her to the previous summer's murder. But will she find out the truth before it’s too late?

A murdered teen is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century in the second and final book in the sweeping epic that Entertainment Weekly called “utterly riveting.” Zebulon Finch has faced more violence, lust, and heartbreak than any other seventeen-year-old in history. But...

From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Shape of Water comes the “utterly riveting” (Entertainment Weekly) tale of a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for more than a century. May 7, 1896. Dusk. A swaggering seventeen-year-old gangster named Zebulon Finch is...

Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in ECLIPSE, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating...

A teenage witch juggles popularity and romance while keeping her powers a secret in this spellbinding debut. Almost-sixteen-year-old Brooklyn feels invisible, but she desperately wants to be pretty, to be popular, to be adored by a cute guy. Luckily for her, she’s a witch about to come of...

Faust McCarthy, demi-sorcière solitaire, a toujours fui le monde surnaturel. Arrivée à Wolf, Wyoming, elle est plongée au cœur d'une communauté de créatures paranormales. Guidée par Louve, l'énigmatique figure de ses rêves, elle découvre un loup blessé qui va changer le cours de sa vie. Entre un Alpha bloqué sous sa forme animale, une meute de loups-garous assoiffés de vengeance et une sorcière-vampire recluse, Faust doit affronter les secrets de son passé et accepter sa véritable nature.