Resultados para "Simone" en Novela negra

Da et hovedløst lig skyller op på Themsens bred, ved kriminalkommissær Tannahill Khan, at det ikke var et uheld – morderen ønskede, at liget blev fundet. Men det er kun begyndelsen. Obduktionen afslører noget chokerende. På den døde mands arm står kriminolog Dr. Laughton Rees' hjemmeadresse. Med hendes liv i fare og flere lig, der skyller op langs floden, er Laughton og Tannahill i et kapløb med tiden for at stoppe morderen, før Laughtons eget navn kommer øverst på hans liste.

La vida de Lynn Barrett se convierte en una pesadilla cuando a su hija Caitlin se le diagnostica un cáncer de hígado terminal. La escasez de órganos hace que la desesperada Lynn recurra a un traficante de órganos, quien casi enseguida le confirma que ha encontrado a una donante perfecta. Entretanto, Roy Grace está trabajando en un caso en que a los restos de tres jóvenes que han aparecido en las profundidades de la costa de Brighton les faltan los órganos vitales.

Upstate, Nueva York, 1982. En toda ciudad de dimensiones modestas como Fell, en el estado de Nueva York, existe un motel como este, el Sun Down. Hay gente que se aloja en él cuando va de paso, es gente de fuera que se dirige a otro lugar, un lugar mejor. Pero otros son gente de la localidad; gente que acude allí para guardar sus más oscuros secretos. Viv Delaney trabaja en el Sun Down como recepcionista de noche, pues necesita dinero para mudarse a la ciudad de Nueva York.

Un hecho cotidiano hace que una familia caiga en las redes de una peligrosa organización. Cuando Tom Bryce encuentra un CD que alguien ha olvidado en el asiento contiguo del tren en el que viaja, hace lo que cualquier persona decente haría: lo recoge y, cuando llega a casa, intenta averiguar a quién pertenece para poder devolvérselo. Sin embargo, su buena fe topará con el escalofriante contenido del disco: un estremecedor asesinato. A partir de ese momento, su vida y la de su familia comienzan a correr peligro.

Embárcate en un misterioso viaje de sospechas y revelaciones En el audiolibro dramatizado de Fue él de Stefan Zweig. En un tranquilo pueblo británico, la paz de un matrimonio de jubilados se ve perturbada por una muerte sospechosa. Betsy, una mujer inteligente y observadora, está convencida de que su vecino, John Charleston Limpley, es el culpable, aunque le falta la última prueba irrefutable. A pesar de las advertencias de su marido sobre su tendencia a juzgar precipitadamente, Betsy no puede ignorar la voz interior que le dice que Limpley es el asesino.

Nada une tanto a la familia como un asesinato a la vuelta de la esquina. La influyente empresaria Lana Rubicon tiene mucho de lo que enorgullecerse: su sagaz inteligencia, un gusto impecable y el imperio inmobiliario que ha construido en Los Ángeles. Pero, cuando se encuentra atrapada a quinientos kilómetros al norte de la ciudad, convaleciente en un aburrido pueblo costero con su hija adulta Beth y su nieta adolescente Jack, a Lana no le queda más remedio que contar nutrias en vez de metros cuadrados, con la esperanza de que el aburrimiento no acabe con ella antes que el cáncer.

When a homeless man's body is found in a derelict school, appearing to have died of an overdose, Victor Mitchum knows it wasn't an accident. He knew Sawney from his own days on the streets. Sawney was clean, scared, and being hunted by dangerous people. Working with private investigators Kasper and Zofia Dąbrowski, and aided by his dog, Oscar, Victor traces the events that led to Sawney's death. His search leads him into Manchester's hidden places—disused buildings, private security firms, and communities forced to live in the margins.

An utterly unique, Victorian-era mystery with a clever play on the famous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale, where the monster becomes the hero, and lines are crossed along the way. Unbeknownst even to himself, the kind, gentle, quietly brilliant Dr. Jekyll has created an alter ego—his polar...

Cuatro cadáveres. Un sospechoso. Ninguna pista … Primera novela de la serie de misterio del detective Roy Grace, un hombre atormentado por el recuerdo de su mujer muerta. A Michael Harrison pretenden gastarle una broma inolvidable en su despedida de soltero; algo que jamás pueda olvidar: enterrarlo vivo durante unas horas. Todo se complicará cuando sus amigos, que son los únicos que conocen el verdadero paradero de Michael, mueran esa misma noche en un accidente de tráfico.

1595, Bishopsgate Ward, London. Matthew Cutler, constable for the parish of Spitalfields, prides himself on always being on the side of justice. So when a young man on the run, whose only ‘crime’ was protesting about high prices and corruption, hides out in Bishopsgate, not for the first time Cutler finds his duties as constable at odds with his gut feeling. He feels compelled to help him, and not just because his daughter Jane is smitten with the plucky lad…

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Calvin finally owns the bakery of his dreams, in an idyllic village in the Lake District. After reluctantly following his wife Vicky’s advice to promote it on social media, he’s thrilled when a viral clip makes him a legend overnight. But then the creepy DMs start flooding in—all from a stranger who claims she’s his biggest fan. Meanwhile, a local recluse is found on a nearby beach, buried to his neck and left to drown, and the community goes into shock.

Diary of a War Crime is the first book in the DI Ruth Hunter crime prequel series. If you like chilling police procedurals, true-to-life characters and psychological twists, then you’ll love Simon McCleave’s addictive thrill ride. London, 1997. A series of baffling murders. A web of political corruption. DC Ruth Hunter thinks she has the brutal killer in her sights, but there's one problem. He’s a Serbian War criminal who died five years earlier and lies buried in Bosnia.  

In A Suspension of Mercy, a masterpiece of noir fantasy, Highsmith revels in eliciting the unsettling psychological forces that lurk beneath the surface of everyday contemporary life.

A female killer calling herself “Black Death” is murdering men around Chicago’s less-than-respectable establishments. Each body is found with a black rose, together with the same cryptic calling card, leaving authorities baffled as to her identity. When the latest victim turns out to be a well-respected police officer, the city’s mayor reaches out for help.

Private investigator, Dan Armstrong, lives and works in Florence and knows the world famous Ponte Vecchio well. Usually a magnet for tourists, on this occasion it is the scene of an unexplained death, and Dan finds himself involved in the intriguing case. Dan quickly discovers that the victim, an elderly jeweller, was every bit as hard as the diamonds he sold in his shop on the bridge. Few people liked him, not even his adult children, and his business dealings look murkier than the waters of the River Arno.

Miranda returns home to spend what might be her last Christmas with her father. Hoping for a quiet holiday filled with memories and forgiveness, she agrees to housesit for a couple she’s known all her life. But the peace she expects never comes. Instead, a secret admirer begins leaving her handwritten notes, each one with two names and a simple message: choose one to receive a gift. Miranda believes it’s strange but harmless. She’s wrong. Each name she chooses marks a life to be taken, and every “gift” comes wrapped in guilt and blood.

When private investigator, Dan Armstrong, and his girlfriend, Anna, are invited to the gorgeous island of Elba for a much-needed break, he jumps at the chance. The thought of sun-drenched shores makes Dan promise Anna he won't “play detective” for a whole week… Their luxurious hotel, with its wonderful food and picturesque seaside views, seems the perfect escape, especially with Dan's best friend Virgilio and his wife joining them. But the calm shatters with a sinister encounter and a sudden, suspicious death..

Da to drenge finder et opløst kvindeligt lig i en skov en stegende hed sommerdag i juli, er der endnu ingen, der ved, at den lille landsby Manham i Norfolk hærges af en seriemorder. Tre år før flyttede David Hunter til byen. En personlig tragedie fik ham til at lægge London bag sig og opgive karrieren som retsmedicinsk antropolog – specialist i 'gamle lig', der har ligget så længe, at en almindelig retsmediciner må give op. Nu arbejder Hunter udelukkende som landsbylæge.

As grape harvest season rolls around, retired DCI Dan Armstrong and his beloved canine companion, Oscar, are looking forward to a nice quiet September. But when Dan is contacted about a mysterious death out in the Tuscan Hills, it seems that work must come before pleasure. At first it appears that the body found lying outside a prestigious winery has been the result of a tragic hit and run. But then the police discover that this is a cover up for murder…but who would kill in such an idyllic spot and why?