Resultados para "Lucien" en Novela negra

Nate Burke, ex poliziotto di Baltimora, accetta il posto di capo della polizia di Lunacy - un paesino dell'Alaska che conta 506 abitanti - per fuggire alla crisi causata dal fresco divorzio e dal trauma della morte del suo compagno di lavoro, per la quale si sente in parte responsabile. I primi giorni nella cittadina scorrono tranquilli, a parte qualche piccolo problema di ordine pubblico e una relazione un po' movimentata con l'umorale Meg Galloway, bella e sfacciata. All'improvviso, però, in una grotta nascosta viene ritrovato il corpo del padre di Meg, scomparso sedici anni prima.

Lucian Marcello is aware of the expectations following him as the oldest son of one of North America's most infamous Cosa Nostra Dons. Family in his world is more than blood and sharing a last name. It's the honor, respect, business, and the life. Being a Capo is just a stepping stone until it's time for him to take on the role of underboss but a chance meeting with her could be the one thing he'd risk it all for.

Esistono silenzi che valgono più di mille parole, e David, educatore professionale di comprovata esperienza, lo sa bene. Quando sulla soglia della comunità socioeducativa per cui lavora fa capolino Ariel, una bambina abbandonata alla stazione di Sestri Levante, il suo unico obiettivo diventa restituirle un'identità e, con essa, la speranza di un futuro senza ombre. Improvvisandosi investigatore, si reca nel luogo del ritrovamento con un disegno di lei che indica una casa su un promontorio.

The body of a blonde young man found in the canal is discovered to be that of a journalist who had been claiming he was onto the story of a lifetime. The area where he was murdered turns out to be subject to a land dispute. A young woman is adamant she remembers a childhood twin brother, but her father swears she’s an only child. And now a second young blonde is missing. Rachel King and her East Manchester CID team must determine what links this all together - or are they being led to draw connections which aren’t there? And if so, who is pulling their strings?

The Bell vibrated with a low, guttural tone—too deep for the ear, but heavy in the ribs. It wasn’t ringing. It was gathering. Calloway turned as Graves and Thorne crossed the threshold. Her eyes didn’t show fear—just fatigue sharpened by defiance. Calloway (dryly): Took you long enough. Graves (already at her wrists): Traffic was hell. Her shackles were lined with symbols—sacramental, but wrong. Graves worked the lock with a practiced flick. Thorne: We stopping a ritual or robbing a bank? Graves: With these bastards, it’s the same thing. Click.

Ein Hund ist schuld, dass Lila Ziegler auf der Straße landet: Ein Obdachloser, der Fliege genannt wird, verschwindet aus Molles Kneipe und lässt sein Tier zurück. Der dicke Wirt bittet Privatdetektiv Ben Danner und Lila, den rechtmäßigen Hundebesitzer zu suchen, um den kleinen Kläffer wieder loszuwerden. Ein Freundschaftsdienst, der sich nebenbei erledigen lässt, so glauben alle drei. Doch Danner und Lila stoßen mit ihren Fragen in der Szene nur auf Ablehnung. Nachdem Danner sogar Prügel einstecken musste, mischt sich Lila unter die Straßenkids und freundet sich mit Engel und Dicke an.

Lieutenant Sheila Worthy has been viciously slain, and it's up to Major Kara Guidry, the top lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's office, to track down her killer. But Guidry finds she must tread lightly. Rumors have linked the dead lieutenant to General William Beckwith, who was Kara's instructor at West Point and is now on the short list to become the Army's next Chief of Staff. Guidry must also contend with Beckwith's rivals, who would like nothing more than to see the general discredited.

Eight years ago, a vicious lie cost Eddie Weaver everything—his job, his friends, his family, his entire life. Branded a monster, he was left to rot alone. Today, he returns to his hometown with nothing but a list of names—and a plan for revenge, eight years in the making.

Die junge Mutter Romy steht vor den Scherben ihrer Existenz: Von Obdachlosigkeit bedroht, stiehlt sie aus Verzweiflung einen Kleintransporter im Bergischen Land, um darin zu wohnen. Ohne es zu ahnen, manövriert sie sich und ihren kleinen Sohn damit in eine gefährliche Lage. Von den Mordfällen, in denen die Kölner Kommissarinnen Maline Brass und Lou Vanheyden ermitteln, ahnt sie nichts - doch durch ihren Diebstahl gerät Romy in unmittelbare Lebensgefahr.

In this sparkling debut novel imbued with the rich intrigue of Kate Atkinson’s literary mysteries and the spirited heart of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, a disparate group of Londoners plunge into a search for a missing American actress. In the dreary days of November 1965, American actress...

When Bishop rescues Beth, a woman beaten half to death by sex traffickers, he learns the dirty Roulette MC are connected. Ready to judge these land demons, he lures them into the swamp with an illegal arms deal, planning to hide every last one until they give up their guilty.