Resultados para "Rita" en Novela negra

Estamos en Santa Rita, un antiguo balneario, que luego fue sanatorio y ahora es la casa de una escritora anciana, Sofía, (que escribe novelas de misterio con un pseudónimo y novela rosa con otro), donde viven unas cuarenta personas de todas las edades apoyándose unos a otros y trabajando juntos, en un concepto de "comunidad cordial" transgeneracional. La protagonista, Greta, sobrina y traductora de Sofía, llega para quedarse una temporada y, a través de ella, vamos conociendo a los personajes de la historia.

Basada en la historia real de la última mujer decapitada en Islandia, acusada del brutal asesinato de dos hombres, Ritos funerarios es una novela de suspense y de pasiones íntimas con el trasfondo del paisaje helado de la Islandia del siglo XIX. Agnes, mientras espera la hora de su ejecución, es confinada en la granja de un matrimonio y de sus dos hijas. Horrorizada, la familia ni siquiera quiere hablar con ella. Tan solo el joven ayudante de un pastor intenta comprenderla y salvar su alma.

En las ruinas de un pabellón de Santa Rita aparecen los huesos de un recién nacido junto a unos valiosos cuadros de la escuela expresionista Der blaue Reiter. El especialista suizo encargado de peritarlos es asesinado unos días después en el pasillo de su hotel de Benalfaro. La inspectora Lola Galindo, con la ayuda del ex-comisario Robles y otras personas, investiga, en pleno mes de agosto, un caso lleno de ramificaciones, cuajado de secretos, tanto en el pasado como en la actualidad.

W zaroślach na środku największego ronda w Głogowie odkryte zostają nagie zwłoki młodej kobiety, Roksany Zawiały. Zbrodnia wstrząsa aspirant Ritą Lewandowską, policjantką po przejściach, która dopiero od roku służy w głogowskiej komendzie. Policja szybko trafia na trop mężczyzny, który przyznaje się do zamordowania kobiety.

Cuando Roman Carruthers, el hijo mayor de la familia y un genio de las finanzas, vuelve a casa tras el accidente de coche de su padre, se encuentra a su hermano pequeño, Dante, endeudado con criminales peligrosos, y a su hermana Neveah agotada de mantener unida a la familia y su negocio. Neveah, que dirige el Crematorio Carruthers en Jefferson Run, ve la muerte de cerca todos los días. Pero la mortalidad se acerca aún más a la familia cuando queda claro que el accidente que dejó a su padre en coma no fue tal, y que la imprudencia de Dante los ha puesto a todos en un verdadero peligro.

A young woman desperate to save her mother turns to her last resort: a ruthless mob boss in search of an heir. What starts as a business arrangement explodes into passion that neither expected. But can Camille survive in Erik's dangerous world? 

After a dog walker discovers human remains in a badger sett in the idyllic Salisbury countryside, DI Ford is called in to lead the ensuing murder investigation. When a second victim turns up in a nearby pond, Ford is determined to find the connection. Both victims met their fate near the sprawling Alverchalke Estate, ancestral home of a decorated war hero and his family. One was a dogged eco-activist and vocal critic of Lord Baverstock. The other was a petty criminal and poacher, youngest brother of a notorious local crime family.

Tinsley Jensen survived the torturous clutches of an elusive masked killer dubbed the Skull, only to be held hostage by her nightmares. She’s terrified of leaving her cottage on Seahawk Island, knowing that the madman is still out there. FBI special agent Wyatt Camden knows it too. He may have rescued Tinsley, but her captor got away. Now he’s driven by guilt, the need for vengeance, and the desire to protect - at any cost - the woman he’s come to love.

Still haunted by his wife's murder - and stained by the blood of avenging it - FBI special agent Hatcher McGee can't believe he's being teamed up with rookie agent Korine Davenport. She is his most guilty secret - the one-night stand who almost cost him everything. Korine has her own demons. As a child, she witnessed her father's murder, and she's spent her life waiting for the killer's return. She and Hatcher are both looking for closure, but the disturbing case that draws them together could be their last.

Un thriller sviluppato in poche pagine che vi travolgerà in una storia di vita famigliare e mistero, una storia avvincente fra sogno e realtà…Ps: scritto con caratteri ad alta leggibilità. Ideale per ragazzi. Selezionato dal Salone del Libro di Torino nel 2024.

DCP Rita Ferreira is called into the investigation after a third corpse is discovered in Mumbai, which confirms it is the work of the same killer who paints his victims’s lips with dark red lipstick. The Lipstick Killer, like all serial killers, is fast decompensating—the time interval between the murders shortening, the victims shifting from street-side hookers to high-heeled wives … and he watches everything and everyone—the news of his exploits, Rita, the investigation—and talks.

Vienna, 1894. Augustin Rothmayer, il singolare becchino del cimitero centrale, uomo colto che sa tutto sulla morte, riceve un'insolita richiesta dall'ispettore Leopold von Herzfeldt, con cui ha già collaborato in precedenza: deve raccontargli tutto sulla conservazione dei defunti. La richiesta nasce dal nuovo caso che Leopold è stato incaricato di risolvere: nel Kunsthistorisches Museum è stato rinvenuto un sarcofago contenente un cadavere. Ma non si tratta di una mummia vecchia di secoli. Il morto è un famoso professore di egittologia il cui corpo è stato preparato solo di recente secondo un antico rito.

Ron Jogani, a jeweler from Mumbai, is in Belgium to buy a consignment of loose diamonds worth over ten million Euros. Hours later he’s dead in his hotel room in Brussels—murdered. The perpetrators are extremely tech-savvy and have defeated all the​ CCTV cameras in the hotel … but one concealed camera in the elevator has snapped one of the guys. When one of the stolen diamonds is sold in Mumbai, the Belgian Police reach out to their Indian counterparts. The case is assigned to DCP Rita Ferreira.

BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick! Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who is charged with the brutal murder of her former master. Inspired by a true story, Burial Rites is perfect for fans of Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood and The...

As the boss of the Bratva, I live my life by a code: Always stay in control. But I broke my own rule on the night I bought Annie. She was so delicate and desperate up on that stage. I'd pay any price it took to own her. She says she can't be bought. But she doesn't know how this game is played. In my world, everything has its price. And like it or not, she's mine now - my property, my possession. 

I kidnapped her to break her. Now, I'll do whatever it takes to protect her. In this business, you cannot afford to lose control. No emotions. No weakness. I've worked too damn hard building my mob empire to let one feisty little girl ruin everything. But Bella refuses to fall in line. I've pushed my prisoner to her limits, and yet she will. Not. Break. She takes every savage kiss.... Every cruel touch.... And asks me if that's all I have to offer. Breaking her down will require breaking a rule of my own: Never, ever fall in love.

A beautiful, innocent orphan falls for a mysterious Bratva hitman in this full-length, standalone, bad boy mafia romance from author Nicole Fox. Roman offers Lucy the chance to avenge her parents' murders at the hands of a vicious mobster. The only question is...what will he want in return?

Southern Sweden: Beautiful countryside, endless forests, coastal walks, dark days - and even darker nights. But beneath the beauty lies a dark heart... Skåne, 1986: On the night of Walpurgis, the eve of May Day, where bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and preparations are made to celebrate the renewal of spring, a sixteen-year-old girl is ritualistically murdered in the woods beside a castle. Her stepbrother is convicted of the terrible deed and shortly after, the entire family vanishes without a trace.

An old man alleged to be the infamous hijacker D.B. Cooper is lying on his deathbed, and is being hunted by a private investigator between Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, the very same area where Cooper jumped from a Boeing 727 with $200,000 in his possession with the aide of four civilian parachutes around Thanksgiving 1971. Only a portion of these items have been recovered with no confirmed trace of this infamous figure. Is this dying old man in fact D.B. Cooper and will have this private investigator realize his life’s dream of catching up to such a fabled criminal?

Archaeology professor Carla James is reeling following the death of her husband. Desperate for a change of scene, she takes a job at an elite New England college. On her first day, Carla is asked to represent the department at a murder site. She initially believes there is nothing notable about the scattered debris that surrounds the body, but there is more to the case than meets the eye. This victim is just the latest in a series of unsolved deaths. Nothing obvious links them but Carla is convinced - there is a methodical killer operating in the shadows.