Resultados para "Vigilante" en Novela histórica

En Raimon escriu contes per a la ràdio i viu amb el seu germà Blai, que va quedar trastocat per un accident en un bosc quan era petit i ara porta una vida senzilla treballant en un taller ocupacional. Un dia en Rai rep un encàrrec estrany, una dona gran que sempre escolta els seus relats, la Cèlia, vol contractar-lo perquè li escrigui la seva biografia: «Mai no hauria imaginat que els teus contes explicarien tan bé la meva vida».

Novela de ficción ambientada en un periodo histórico de infausto recuerdo: la Segunda Guerra Mundial con sus diversos campos de concentración. Su protagonista, Pilar, es española por parte de madre y alemana por parte de padre, un militar destinado a la escolta del cónsul germano en Sevilla. Por razones de seguridad, cuando estalla la guerra civil española, la familia decide trasladarse a Alemania. Si Pilar ya apuntaba maneras despóticas y dictatoriales en su niñez, su llegada a Berlín y su ingreso en las juventudes hitlerianas acaban convirtiéndola en un monstruo sin sentimientos.

It begins with a massacre. A crime so brutal and bloody, the local sheriff isn't smart enough to solve it. But when young deputy Dan Caine sees the slaughter for himself—an entire family murdered—he can't let it go. Especially when the eldest daughter is missing. Right there and then, Caine makes a fateful decision: throw away his badge, form a vigilante team, and go after the killers . . .

The year is 1703, and Matthew Corbett, professional "problem solver", is missing. Last seen by his friends in New York before he departed on a lucrative, seemingly straightforward mission for the Herrald Agency in Charles Town, he's been too long absent. His comrade-in-arms Hudson Greathouse has an increasing sense the young friend he thinks of as a son must have met with some unexpected peril.

In the wake of the Dreyfus affair, the murder of two Jews in Lorraine reveals the darker side of human natureIn the wake of the Vernet murders in Aix-en-Provence, magistrate Bernard Martin moves to Lorraine, France, along with his pregnant wife, Claire, who is as fervent about Republican ideals as her husband. They are not there long when an infant boy is found dead, his tiny body mutilated. The wet nurse and mother say that this was a case of “ritual sacrifice” by a “wandering tinker,” or Jew.

The Montana gold camps attracted thousands, outlaws and miners alike. The leader of the evil doers was Henry Plummer. Plummer was elected Sheriff and organized the outlaws into a band called the "Innocents." This vicious group murdered 102 people over two years. All of the Innocents were hanged by vigilantes between 1863 and 1864. It is against this background that Vigilante Moon is set, bringing to life Montana in its heyday and the historical characters that peopled it.

Della decides to give up all the comforts of bustling Salt Lake City to teach school in a rural coal mining camp. Little does she know, she may soon be giving up her heart, as well. But when tragedy strikes in the Scofield Mine, Della's life is changed forever. Based on true events, this thrilling, new romance from award-winning and best-selling author Carla Kelly is a must-listen!

December 1863. Daniel Stark, New York lawyer and radical abolitionist, has come to Alder Gulch to get enough gold to redeem his family from disgrace after his father’s suicide revealed that he had gambled away his clients’ assets. But as travelers are robbed and murdered, Dan realizes that he will likely not survive. Then a friend is murdered, and Dan successfully prosecutes the suspected murderer in miners court.

Officer Justice is a real life serial killer who is still at large in 2021. Justice is sharing his true life story now because he has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. This audiobook continues where book number one left off. In book number one, Officer Justice shared how he discovered his calling. Justice wants like-minded supporters to know he eliminated criminals so law-abiding citizens like you could live in peace. Officer Justice was employed as a Deputy Probation Officer when he began targeting probationers.