Resultados para "misterio" en Literatura y ficción

Lucas Lozano es mosso d’esquadra en la Unidad de Desaparecidos. Está trabajando en el caso de un adolescente que vino a España a jugar al fútbol para abrirse camino y que nadie sabe dónde está. Paula Carrington es una periodista cuyo cometido es destapar los trapos sucios de los ricos y poderosos. Ambos comparten un pasado en común que los dos pretenden olvidar después de que Paula dejase plantado a Lucas tres años atrás.

While investigating a suspicious death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the grounds of Aldwick Castle - and in the midst of utter chaos. The ramshackle castle is in flames - and a beautiful woman and four young girls are taking flight on horseback. It turns out that the strong-minded Miss Concordia Glade and her four bright students are on the run from a notorious London crime lord who'll stop at nothing to destroy them.

Elle n'avait pas quitté des yeux le voyageur et c'était à lui plutôt qu'à moi qu'elle lança les syllabes de ce nom inquiétant. Il baissa son chapeau sur son nez. Était-ce pour masquer son trouble ou, simplement, se préparait-il à dormir ? Je fis cette objection : - Arsène Lupin a été condamné hier, par contumace, à vingt ans de travaux forcés. Il est donc peu probable qu'il commette aujourd'hui l'imprudence de se montrer en public. En outre, les journaux n'ont-ils pas signalé sa présence en Turquie, cet hiver, depuis sa fameuse évasion de la Santé ?

Margot was moving toward the speaker. The sound seemed to draw her. She wanted more noise, so she stepped in front of it, turned, and the feedback shrieked, it screamed, it was wires and electronics and atmosphere and almost, almost human. She liked it, it seemed. She fell to her knees, and the feedback grew terrible, the noise almost seeming to startle her, although she continued to play. Teddy could see her face now, bent down toward the speaker. Her expression was different. No smile. No frown.

London, um das Jahr 2020. Das attraktive, bald erwachsene Waisenmädchen Azraelle ist das Werkzeug eines geheimen Ordens, der es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, die Dämonen der Hölle zu bekämpfen und so die Wiedergeburt des Antichrists zu verhindern. Schon ihr ganzes Leben lang wird sie darauf vorbereitet und erfährt eine strenge, mit Schmerzen und Erniedrigungen erfüllte Ausbildung in der Obhut von Lord und Lady Dowland. Sie lernt, ihre Opfer zu täuschen, zu verführen und zu töten.

After nearly a decade in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, sexy tattooed futa Jordan Hall has devoted her life to helping others get the justice she never did. Though usually, that involves cheating spouses and the occasional domestic issue. She’s aching for something new, so when a distinguished man comes in with suspicions his lusty wife, Barbara, might be a sexy blonde jewel thief, Jordan doesn’t hesitate to start investigating. The problem is, Barbara is 10 steps ahead, and she’s got an idea how to make Jordan’s task a whole lot harder.

For years, Suzie’s been running with her children in tow, determined to not be found by her violent ex-boyfriend. Tired of hiding, she decides to settle down in sweet suburbia. But forget the quiet life - meet Hunter, Suzie’s hot next-door neighbor. Masquerading as a private eye, Hunter is much more than he seems. He’s what’s known as a tracker, and the magical realm he comes from has sent him on a quest to keep his world’s existence secret. A real ladies man, Hunter can’t understand his attraction to the cute mom next door.

Mahu -- a generally negative Hawaiian term for homosexuals -- introduces a unique character to detective fiction. Kimo Kanapa'aka is a handsome, mixed-race surfer living in Honolulu, a police detective confronting his homosexuality in an atmosphere of macho bravado within the police force. A man of intelligence, strength, honesty, resourcefulness, and intense dedication to the people of Hawaii, Kimo is a hard-boiled hero you will never forget.

Five years ago, Rachel Moriarty was caught up in gossip that resulted in losing her job as a tenured professor. She's in London, focusing on building her exclusive tour business, as well as her life. Michael Holmes enjoys great success and a certain amount of celebrity acclaim due to his name, his reputation, and his uncanny ability to solve the unsolvable. He is intrigued by the woman who bears the last name of his greatest literary rival. The veil between the worlds is weakening. Can Holmes and Moriarty work together to finally put an end to the evil that was Jack the Ripper?