Resultados para "becker" en Novela histórica

After breaking my heart and publicly humiliating me, I vow to forget his existence. He has other plans, though, and vows to make certain I don’t. The only one I can turn to for help is a man I thought to be my enemy. Drew’s best friend Sebastian who claims to be my brother. He promises me security and protection. But no one can protect me from Drew. The faster I run, the more he chases. The harder I struggle, the tighter his grip becomes.

An ancient secret means the difference between life or death in this chilling thriller. When the body of a poetry professor is found tortured in a deserted barn outside Florence, Inspector Perini is assigned to the case. No murder of passion, it is clearly a professional job. When, hours later, thieves break into Dante’s cenotaph, it seems the two crimes may be connected by some missing verses from the Divine Comedy. They could contain a code so valuable someone is willing to murder for it. But who? And why?

In a land ruled by tradition and bloodbound oaths, young Ragnar Ivarsson learned of his famed father’s demise. The gods are silen, patiently observing from the shadows. Jarl Hastein demands nothing but strict obedience. And the ancient code forbids shieldmaidens from raising steel alongside their Viking counterparts, on foreign shores.

Berlin, 1906: Viktor von Trutzen steckt in der Klemme. Sein frisch eröffnetes Auskunftsbureau in Berlin-Mitte bleibt ohne Kundschaft, und die Sorge um Mutter und Schwester lastet schwer auf ihm. Als eine geheimnisvolle Frau ihm einen Auftrag erteilt, scheint das Glück zum Greifen nah. Doch dann verschwindet seine Schwester – und Viktor muss schneller ermitteln, als ihm lieb ist.

"Caccia alla marmotta" è il libro di una vita. Parzialmente autobiografico, racconta le poche settimane di permanenza in Svizzera, a Pontresina, nel giugno 1938, del giornalista viennese Albert Trebla, fuggito nei Grigioni dopo l'annessione dell'Austria da parte della Germania, insieme con la moglie Roxane, detta Xane. Sono giorni carichi di angoscia e alle notizie inquietanti che giungono dall'estero si aggiungono gli eventi luttuosi che agitano la tranquilla superficie dei paesini attorno a Sankt Moritz, tra morti improvvise e misteriosi suicidi.

The shadowy chambers of the Knights Templar hold a devastating secret.... Having barely escaped the crosshairs of a deadly cult, Robin Jessop and David Mallory are determined to unlock the truth behind a conspiracy unresolved for 700 years - the mystery of what gives the enigmatic Templars their unwavering power. Infiltrating the group’s archives, they make a startling discovery. An ancient Templar passport hinting at a sacred mission: the transportation of an artefact of incomprehensible value.

While deciphering what few clues they have managed to recover about the Templar’s secrets, Jessop and Mallory make a discovery about their legendary treasure. Rather than gold or jewels, the long-sought prize may be something far more valuable: information. For the Templars were the original inventors of international banking. Lands, titles and the fates of entire noble houses were placed in their keeping. The records of such transactions, though centuries old, may possibly yield the greatest wealth in the world.

Antiquarian bookseller Robin Jessop has acquired a strange medieval volume. What appears to be a book is a cleverly disguised safe, in which she finds a single rolled parchment, written in code. For encryption expert David Mallory, the text is impenetrable. Until an invaluable clue opens the door to a conspiracy, stretching back seven centuries. Now Jessop and Mallory find themselves on a desperate hunt that could change history, topple an empire and bury them both alive. Because soon they’re not only the hunters. They’re also the hunted.

Long before Paris, even long before Zsa Zsa, there was Alice. Theodore Roosevelt’s eldest daughter was known for drinking, smoking, and gambling. She was rarely found without her pistol, her copy of the Constitution, or her pet snake. She was charming and witty and, despite her antics, she was America’s princess. Based on true, historical events, Crowded Hours is the story of the fierce tribalism and savage rivalry that defined the complicated Roosevelt family, told from Alice’s perspective. It is a story for American history buffs, for those who yearn to know more about our nation’s past.

"I det fjerne" er en bevægende roman om en ung svensk immigrants vej over de amerikanske vidder i det 19. århundrede.

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive.

1787. På slavefregatten Haabet bryder et blodigt oprør ud blandt de sorte i lastrummet. Under daek er to kvinder i de desperate menneskers vold: kaptajnens og den nygifte skibslaeges unge hustruer. Inden slaveoprøret brutalt slås ned, har det aendret en raekke menneskeskaebner for altid. "Haabet" er en grum beretning fra en tid da Danmark skabte ny velstand på slavernes arbejde i de vestindiske sukkerplantager.

Losing Beck is the story of Jennie Silver, who is trying to get over a man who was greatly influenced by the renowned Hungarian emigré novelist Avigdor Element...Spanning 100 years of history...Jennie keeps a diary, writes a play and a novella in her attempt to control her desperate, high-pitched emotions focused on a man she is uncontrollably drawn to and at the same time finds repugnant.

Bath, 1816. Josephine Casterleigh will nur eins: raus aus dem Schatten ihrer exzentrischen Mutter und rein ins Abenteuer. Ein Maskenball klingt nach der perfekten Gelegenheit. Doch als sie im Ballsaal über eine geheimnisvolle Inschrift und einen gutaussehenden Fremden stolpert, beginnt eine Nacht, die sie so schnell nicht vergessen wird, mit einer rasanten Kutschfahrt ins Ungewisse, einem Gentleman’s Club, der besser nicht existieren sollte, und Rätseln, die nur eine lösen kann: ausgerechnet Josephine mit ihrem nutzlos geglaubten Wissen über alte Kulturen.

Lady Elaine Fairchild hat keinen Sinn für höfische Spielchen – es sei denn, es geht um das Herz ihres Bruders. Als dessen Angebetete einen anderen heiraten soll, greift Elaine zu Federkiel und Flunkerei und lockt Lord Blackwood in ein Netz aus Irrtum, Intrige und... unerwarteter Leidenschaft. Lord Nicholas Blackwood ist gerade erst aus Amerika zurückgekehrt, da wird er schon von einer mysteriösen Verehrerin ins Visier genommen. Er rechnet mit allem – nur nicht mit einer scharfzüngigen Lady, die ihm gehörig den Kopf verdreht.

James Manning is stuck in a dead-end job, barely scraping by—until a mysterious chest rips him out of the present and drops him into the heart of history. Thrust into a centuries-old curse, James becomes an unwilling time traveler tasked with saving lives across the ages to repay an ancestral debt. From medieval Scotland to WWII dogfights, from pirate ships to ancient Celtic magic, James must face ruthless enemies, forge unlikely alliances, and uncover the truth behind a forgotten deal between his bloodline and the witches of Ireland.

In the last days of World War I, Corporal Adolf Hitler was blinded by mustard gas, necessitating a month-long confinement in a military psychiatric hospital. Peculiarly, amid Germany's final days of World War I, the modest corporal was transported 700 kilometers from Ypres, Belgium, to northern German Pomerania, seeking the expertise of the nation's foremost neuropsychiatric physician.

Miss Catherine Owen hat alles, was man im Leben begehren kann: Sie ist reich, schön und beliebt. Das Einzige, was ihr zu ihrem Glück fehlt, ist ein Adelstitel. Ihre Schwester hat einen waschechten Marquis geheiratet, da kann ihr Catherine in nichts nachstehen.

England, 1866: Die 18-jährige Felicia kann es kaum erwarten, nach zwei ereignislosen Jahren endlich ihre Mädchenschule zu verlassen und die Reise zur Hochzeit ihres Bruders anzutreten. Statt gemütlich im Zug nach Gloucester zu reisen, findet sie sich jedoch plötzlich in einer Kutsche eingepfercht durch einen verlassenen Wald polternd. Ein unerwarteter Zwischenstopp endet in einer Katastrophe: Ein Mitreisender wird tot aufgefunden. Schnell wird klar, dass es sich nicht um einen harmlosen Unfall handelt. Ein Mord ist geschehen und nur einer von Felicias Mitreisenden kann der Täter gewesen sein.

Set in the 1950’s, Cordray’s Mill is a story that begins with the largest bank robbery in US. The money trail leads to a small village in South Georgia where love binds a family with two small boys trapped amid the animosity of segregation and the ceaseless intent of the thieves to regain their lost fortune.