Resultados para "Rita" en Negra y suspense

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.

La inspectora de policía Petra Delicado del Servicio de Documentación de Barcelona y su subordinado Fermín Garzón deberán hacerse cargo de un caso de violación con una única pista: la extraña marca que el violador ha impreso en el brazo de la víctima...

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.

Oxenford Medical, empresa farmacéutica escocesa dedicada a la investigación de vacunas contra los virus más peligrosos, se dispone a pasar las fiestas navideñas bajo un temporal de nieve. La empresa cuenta con los sistemas más avanzados de seguridad, de modo que nadie espera ninguna incidencia seria.

Eberhofer im Neubau, Birkenberger im Saustall und Susi (fast) im Bürgermeisteramt – und als wäre das Chaos in Niederkaltenkirchen nicht schon perfekt, geht auch noch die Oma auf Kur! Gut, dass die neue Haushaltshilfe Julika für Ordnung auf dem Eberhofer-Hof sorgt, während Franz sich wohl oder übel zwischen Susis Wahlkampf und dem neuen Hobby von Sohn Paul zurechtfinden muss. Als der örtliche »Steckerlfischkönig« plötzlich mausetot auf dem neu errichteten Golfplatz liegt, kommt das dem Dorfsheriff deshalb gar nicht so ungelegen.

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.

When a DEA drug raid on a New Jersey warehouse goes fatally wrong it shouldn't be that big a deal. But who's pulling the strings behind the scenes and what is the connection to "Raffair," a mysterious company that's just gone public? As Raffair's stock goes through the roof, more bodies begin to pile up. The outgoing president has decided to strike up an odd relationship with a CIA analyst. Has the president decided to mount and 11th-hour attack on CURE? 

Shirley Wallace and her four sons return to her childhood home on Pope Mountain in Jubilee, Kentucky, with a lifetime of hardship behind them, hoping to find peace and begin their lives anew. Eldest brother Aaron Pope returns to his life as a police officer and is settling in just fine. Then Aaron's investigation into an attempted murder leads him right to Dani Owens. She may hold the key to a long-lost part of the Pope family's past, and more importantly, she may hold the key to Aaron's heart.

The Sinanju Rite of Attainment sounds like a nightmare for Remo Williams. But as the disciple of the last Korean Master, he can't play hooky. Bounced around the world to perform the Labors of Hercules, Remo finds the days no joy and the nights sheer hell that stretch his warrior skills to the limit. And when the final challenge comes, Remo realizes that somebody's dying is the only prize to be won....Live the adventure!

Un pacto demoniaco se ha fraguado en las mazmorras de la política. México, 1994. El Candidato Oficial a la presidencia es asesinado durante un mitin en Tijuana. La hegemonía de su partido se tambalea y el país vive momentos de tensión. Mientras la prensa sostiene la hipótesis del asesino...

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.

Ten years ago, the love of Daniel's life disappeared. Then Daniel learns that not only did she commit suicide, but she left behind a daughter he never knew he had. Taking his estranged daughter home, Daniel gets detoured to the small logging town of Shellington Heights, a town that is no longer on any map with a population that is no longer human. Daniel and his daughter find themselves pawns in a supernatural war, with the apocalypse hinging on one question - how far will a father go to save a daughter he's never known?

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?

Mick Oberon may look like just another 1930s private detective, but beneath the fedora and the overcoat, he’s got pointy ears and he’s packing a wand. 

Amelia Nettleton has struggled to overcome her childhood trauma and finally has a chance to lead a normal life - a life with a husband and a family. But a recurring nightmare haunts her: She dreams of a baby crying for its mother… a baby that may be hers, and was stolen from her. Six years ago, special agent John Strong woke up in a hospital with no memories - but with a strong feeling that he committed terrible acts.

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.

The sadistic experiments conducted in Slaughter Creek have left the town mired in mystery. As Special Agent Rafe Hood works to tie up the loose ends, the discovery of a grisly murder reveals there’s a new killer at work. Someone they’re calling "The Dissector". Someone who keeps his victims' body parts as gruesome trophies…

For years, Brenda Banks was haunted by nightmares hinting at the true identity of her birth mother. That hunger for the truth inspired her to become a reporter, and Brenda refuses to back down when a serial killer targeting Slaughter Creek chooses her to publicize the gruesome crimes. It's a twisted game, one she's certain to lose without the help of FBI Special Agent Nick Blackwood, the man she's loved since high school—and whose tormented past holds the key to catching a killer.