Resultados para "The Affair" en Novela negra

A porn star is found dead, and the LAPD doesn’t think much of it. But FBI agent Jessie Hunt, 29, senses something much more sinister at play, something that may just reach into the upper echelons of power and society.

Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert John Curran. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and...

She’s the person I want to be. Sorcha Hannon, survivor of a devastating affair. She’s found the healing and hope I desperately need to find for myself. And now that Sorcha and I are friends, I am no longer alone. Instead of days hiding away from the world, I have someone to talk to. I feel as if I finally belong. There’s just one small catch. Sorcha Hannon isn’t just a new friend to me, and she certainly isn’t a stranger. In fact, I know the ins and outs of her life, and her marriage, almost as well as she does. But if she finds out who I really am, I’ll lose everything.

Inglaterra, 1914. O mundo está em guerra. O capitão Hastings, ferido e abalado, é convidado para ir à mansão Styles para se recuperar. Trata-se de uma grande e antiga casa de campo – propriedade da família de um velho amigo – e um refúgio perfeito. Pelo menos, à primeira vista. Mas, sob o calor escaldante do verão, os problemas vão aparecendo. Tensões latentes estão dividindo a família, e acabam chegando a um desfecho aterrador. Emily Inglethorp, a rica matriarca da família, é torpemente assassinada no meio da noite. E ninguém em Styles está acima de suspeita.

Bei einem verbotenen Ausflug in die Dünen vor St. Peter-Ording entdecken Urlauber zwei leblose Körper. Aus Angst, selbst in Schwierigkeiten zu geraten, wenden sie sich statt an die Polizei lieber an Torge Trulsen, den Hausmeister der Weißen Düne. Der stellt den Tod der beiden Teenager fest und erkennt in dem weiblichen Opfer die Tochter einer Kollegin. Jessi Kramer ist attraktiv, selbstbewusst und unabhängig - darüber hinaus auf ganz Eiderstedt für ihre zahlreichen Männerbekanntschaften bekannt, wogegen ihre alleinerziehende Mutter machtlos ist.

مؤخرا كانت تجري بعض الأحداث الغريبة في مدينة ستايلز فلقد اندفعت ايفيلين الرفيقة الدائمة للسيدة انجلثورب من المنزل وهي تغمغم قائلة أسماك قرش كثيرة ومع غيابها خيم على الجو شيء متعذر تحديده. وجودها كان يعني الأمن أما الآن فيخيم على الجو سحابة من الشك مع وجود إرهاصات لوقوع أحداث شريرة. قدح قهوة مهشم بقع شمع متساقطة وفراش من عشب البغونيا. هي كل ما يحتاج الية يوارو لاستعراض مهاراته الأسطورية في التحقيق.

A seemingly perfect life is shattered by a passionate encounter and a chilling obsession. Successful marketing executive Dana Monroe thinks she has it all: a beautiful home, a loving family, and a career she thrives in. But a chance meeting with Justin Birch, a charismatic CEO, throws her carefully constructed world into chaos. Their passionate affair quickly spirals into a nightmare when Justin becomes dangerously fixated on Dana, refusing to let her go.

Jesse McDermitt is back, just as he promised. This time, he is thrust into the heart of the Florida Panhandle's Tate's Hell State Forest, where the tranquil surroundings belie a dangerous secret—a network of clandestine meth labs hidden against the backdrop of the Forgotten Coast’s natural beauty. Jesse, a retired Marine turned charter boat captain, has brought his family to Apalachicola “for the oysters.” But being who he is, the leisurely cruise soon spins into a gripping quest to unravel the truth behind the illicit operations threatening the region.

In the third installment of the James Flynn thriller series, Flynn is working on an article for his magazine The National about the famous D.B. Cooper skyjacking case in Washington when a brazen criminal leaps from a commercial jet with a million dollars. While it's not an exact replication of Cooper's heist, FBI officials can't deny the similarities between the cases and the thief's obvious attempt to make himself out to be Cooper's equal.

Someone is spying on American author Helen Hancock. While in Paris to conduct research and teach a small class of writers, she discovers a spy camera hidden in her room at the Sorbonne Hotel. She notifies the US Embassy, and former FBI profiler Hugo Marston is dispatched to investigate. Almost immediately, the stakes are raised from surveillance to murder when the hotel employee who appears to be responsible for bugging Hancock's suite is found dead.

Life at Hopgood Hall is never boring, but Alexi Ellis hopes that there will be no more murders for the time being – she’s solved four already and is getting a reputation in the local area for being bad luck. So when local gossip Polly Pearson arrives at Hopgood hall, Alexi knows this can only mean bad news. Polly has made it clear that she dislikes Alexi, and has campaigned for her to leave Hopgood Hall forever – so what could Polly want? Then Polly reveals that her partner, Gerry has been found murdered in her B&B and that she is the main suspect!

In a quiet English village, Marion Sharpe and her mother, two seemingly ordinary women, find their lives upturned when a young girl named Betty Kane accuses them of kidnapping and abuse. As the allegations escalate, the women become embroiled in a sensational legal battle that captures the attention of the public and the media. When even Inspector Alan Grant is baffled, Marion enlists the help of savvy barrister Robert Blair to clear their names. Together, they confront the disturbing truths lurking beneath the surface...

The Marinski Affair began as a dull, mundane case involving a missing husband. Okay, so he was a rich missing husband, but he was nonetheless, still only a missing husband. The case soon developed into one involving robbery, kidnapping, blackmail, and murder. But was there really a kidnapping? All is not as it seems. Tom Kendall, private detective, had the task of solving the mystery. He was usually pretty good at solving puzzles, but this one was different, somehow. It wasn’t that he didn’t have any of the pieces. It was just that none of the pieces seemed to fit together.

Published in 1907 ‘That Affair at Elizabeth’ is a detective novel set in turn of the century New York City. When bride-to-be Marcia disappears just hours before her wedding, friend of the groom Lester decides to turn detective as he tries to track down the bride and uncover the mysterious reason behind her disappearance. An intriguing classic mystery novel from renowned author Burton E. Stevenson.

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Mysterious Affair at Styles Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom?...

The Artesian Affair is a riveting mystery set in the heart of the Chickasaw Nation, where ancient springs rise through red earth and secrets run deeper than the water itself. When a retired Air Force colonel dies mysteriously at the historic Artesian Hotel in Sulphur, Oklahoma, Captain Jack "Hawk" Hawkins of the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police is called to investigate what appears to be a routine death. But the scent of rain and the metallic taste in the air tell him otherwise.

This audiobook contains the first three adventures of A. E. W Mason’s enigmatic and mercurial Sûreté detective, Inspector Hanaud—a key inspiration for Agatha Christie’s celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot. First, Hanaud investigates the murder of wealthy Mme Dauvray at the fashionable French resort of Aix-les-Bains. Then, during a visit to London, Hanaud unravels a case of theft and murder following a costume party at a prestigious hotel.

Kate Nelson had it all. A flourishing company founded with her husband, John; a happy marriage; and a daughter, Ashlyn. The picture-perfect family. Until John left for another woman. Tish is half his age. Ambitious. She’s cultivated a friendship with Ashlyn. Tish believes she’s won. She’s wrong.

Myron Nolan has done the unimaginable — he has killed a man. As he tries to survive the homicide investigation and battle the searing flames of guilt that threaten to engulf him, his relationship with his wife takes a toll. Can he escape the consequences of his actions?

This short story features Baroness Orczy’s most intriguing sleuth, 'The Old Man in the Corner', as he explains how he solved a high-profile case: the theft of an actress' pearls.