Resultados para "Lucien" en Negra y suspense

Adele Schumacher non è la tipica mamma preoccupata. Quando ingaggia Elvis Cole per ritrovare il figlio scomparso, Josh, ideatore di un controverso podcast su UFO e alieni, porta con sé una borsa piena di soldi, bizzarri racconti di cospirazioni governative e una squadra di guardie del corpo professioniste. Trovare Josh dovrebbe essere semplice, ma Elvis scopre ben presto di non essere solo nella caccia: una squadra micidiale di misteriosi sconosciuti è determinata ad arrivare prima di tutti a Josh e alla sua amica Skylar, star del cinema porno.

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.

They wanted a son to fill the silence left by grief. What they brought home was something far older than childhood. When Rafe and Julia Volmer return from Mumbai with their five-year-old son's ashes, the void threatens to consume them. Six weeks later, they stand in a Portuguese orphanage, desperate for redemption, and find Lucien. Eight years old. Perfectly still. Perfectly quiet. The nuns say he was abandoned at a monastery. No birth certificate. No family history. No explanation for why other children refuse to look at him. The adoption is too fast. The paperwork has too many gaps.

Nella grande casa spenta in cima alla collina, vive sempre sola una bambina… Si chiama Eva, ha dieci anni, e con lei ci sono soltanto una governante e una ragazza finlandese au pair, Maja Salo. Dei genitori nessuna traccia. È proprio Maja a cercare disperatamente l’aiuto di Pietro Gerber, il miglior ipnotista di Firenze, l’addormentatore di bambini. Da qualche tempo Eva non è più ­davvero sola. Con lei c’è un amichetto immaginario, senza nome e senza volto.

In questo romanzo affronta il tema della famiglia in tutte le sue sfaccettature: violenta, misteriosa e amorosa. Alcuni personaggi la interpellano come professionista, con storie raccapriccianti, da brivido, dei veri thriller psicologici. Persone che chiedono aiuto per ricordare, capire e perdonare, così da dare nuovo senso e significato alla propria esistenza.

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.

When brilliant young painter Marianne Glass is found dead in her snow-covered Oxford garden, her closest friend, Rowan Winter, knows it wasn't an accident. Rowan's pursuit of the truth takes her into every corner of her friend's life, from bohemian East London to the professional art world, in which Marianne made her name. The deeper she goes, the more Rowan discovers that some secrets are better left uncovered, and others can be lethal....

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.

Lorsque Thomas et Émilie quittent Rosemont pour la banlieue, ils réalisent un rêve. Souhaitant que leur fille adorée Mégane devienne une grande sœur prochainement, ils choisissent un quartier tranquille dans une maison qui, même si elle a besoin d’amour, deviendra bientôt leur nid bien à eux. Là, dans la simplicité, le bonheur et la joie, ils pourront laisser leur bulle familiale s’épanouir. À l’école, Mégane fera une rencontre salutaire pour son adaptation à sa nouvelle vie.

Orphaned by her father, degraded by her guardian, young Liberty Moore sought refuge at sea in the arms of a handsome stranger, unaware that he was the naval hero Stephen Delaplane, unaware as she surrendered her innocence that she would be taken from him and forced to become the bride of the most powerful ruler in the East....

Adriano Acerbi ist der berüchtigtste Auftragsmörder Nordamerikas. Und ich soll ihn heiraten. Es ist nicht mehr als ein Deal zwischen der Bratva und der Mafia, um eine Blutfehde zu beenden. Mein Weg zum Altar fühlt sich an, als würde ich meinem Henker in die Arme laufen. Adriano verzieht keine Miene, er ist eine verdammte Killermaschine. Doch als es Zeit ist, die Braut zu küssen, bilde ich mir ein, Flammen in seinen sonst kühlen Augen auflodern zu sehen. In einem grausamen Versprechen teilt er mir mit, dass es in unserer Ehe niemals Liebe geben wird.

Meine Grausamkeit hat sie gebrochen. Ich kann ihr nicht einmal vorwerfen, dass sie geflüchtet ist. Aber ich werde die ganze Stadt niederbrennen, wenn das nötig ist, um sie zu finden und zu mir zurückzubringen. Zoya gehört mir und zwar nicht wegen irgendeines Deals. Meine verträumte Principessa hat das kalte Herz in meiner Brust wieder zum Schlagen gebracht, jetzt muss sie mit den Konsequenzen klarkommen. Dies ist der zweite Teil der "KILLER"-Dilogie, damit ist die Geschichte abgeschlossen.

Listeners know that few authors are able to create an atmosphere of unease and terror as well as Oates, a fact confirmed by the four novellas presented here. All the novellas in this collection revolve around the theme of love gone wrong - horribly, shockingly wrong.

Yurika is a freelancer in the Tokyo underworld. She poses as a prostitute; carefully targeting powerful, high-profile men - who she then drugs and takes incriminating photos of to sell for blackmail purposes. She knows very little about the organisation she's working for and is perfectly satisfied with the arrangement, as long as it means she doesn't have to reveal anything about her identity. But when a figure from Yurika's past emerges, she finds herself in a trap that she can’t seem to find a way out of....

Two months after Sunan, Sousuke and Kaname are in a holding pattern. He'll fire his rifle off the school roof. She'll yell at him to stop. Lather, rinse, repeat. That all changes one day when Sousuke's commanding officer Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa shows up at his apartment, trying to hide a key to a terrorist superweapon of unprecedented power. Tessa is brilliant, pretty, and the same age as Sousuke, and her presence might put a serious crimp on his relationship with Kaname... assuming the city survives the night!

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?

Whispers, rumors, and horror stories abound about The Barrens and the strange creatures that lurk within them. Determined to find the remaining vampires that stood against his father in the war, Braith knows that it’s dangerous to enter the inhospitable land, but that they must if they are to have a chance at gaining allies to help overthrow the king.

Aria is determined to hate the prince, determined not to give into him in anyway, but his strange kindness, and surprising gentleness astonish her. Torn between her loyalties to the rebellion, and her growing love for her greatest enemy, Aria struggles to decide between everything she has ever known, and a love she never dreamed of finding.

Imprisoned by Caleb and at the mercy of the king, Aria is determined not to let them break her. However, the more atrocities she witnesses, the more she realizes there are some horrors no one can withstand, and sometimes survival isn’t always the best option.

Though she is free of the palace, rescued from her position as a blood slave, Aria is haunted by the memories of her time spent within the fortress, tormented by memories of Braith, the prince that betrayed her and shattered her heart. Every day is a struggle to get through, and the only solace she is able to find is with Max, her best friend, and fellow captive.