Títulos en Histórico

At a midnight crossroads, Phineas Appomatix bartered more than snake-oil and lies, he bartered his bloodline. His curse runs north with the rails, dogging every step of the Cirque des Ténèbres, where prophecy and spectacle blur until no oath can be broken without a price.

A widowed academic investigating strange historical practices gets drawn back in time and into the year 1299 in Oxford. Join a cast of compelling characters-nuns, novices and outsiders-as they battle the forces of darkness. Enter their struggle against evil, clandestine organizations. Join their life-threatening fight to protect each other, be willing to die for each other, and occasionally fall in love.

After surviving a disastrous western expedition, scholar Ethan Kane is violently rerouted by his ruthless patron, Julien Devereaux. New orders, fueled by obsession, send him into the sacred Cherokee Nation in Tennessee (c. 1820-21) on a perilous quest for the "Solakari Heartstone." Amidst rising tensions and the shadow of Indian Removal, Ethan and Captain Rourke's party find a sacred mound desecrated and revered elder Yonaguska vanished. Suspicion points to the sinister U.S. Major Elias Thorne.

Paris, 1940. In der Bar des legendären Hotel Ritz scheint warmes Licht auf die polierte Messingtheke, während Nazis, Kollaborateure und Mitglieder der französischen Elite ihre Cocktails schlürfen – weit entfernt vom Lärm des Krieges. Frank Meier, der berühmte Barmann des Ritz, serviert sie mit routinierter Eleganz. Doch hinter seinem höflichen Lächeln verbirgt sich die Angst. Jeder Drink, den er mixt, könnte sein letzter sein. Denn er hat ein Geheimnis, das ihn das Leben kosten könnte: Er ist Jude. Hinter seiner Theke hört Frank mehr, als gut für ihn ist.

Tra cacce all'uomo e segreti che qualcuno vorrebbe seppellire per sempre, le vite di tre generazioni si intrecciano in un viaggio che è insieme suspense mozzafiato, indagine storica e riflessione profonda sulla violenza, sulla perdita e sul perdono. Michel Bussi, maestro della suspense, ci regala un romanzo totale: fa entrare la Storia nel romanzo e il romanzo nella Storia coniugando la costruzione romanzesca con i fatti storici.

In late-1930s Europe, not everyone is attentive enough to see what the future holds—certain war. In Prague, however, prescient Jaroslav Blaschka is desperate to transport his family’s wealth beyond the reach of the Nazis. In New York, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt are still confident enough to travel on their annual trek to Paris.

¡Sumérgete en una trepidante carrera a través de la Europa devastada por la guerra en este magistral thriller de espionaje de la Primera Guerra Mundial! Cuando los altos funcionarios de inteligencia británicos convocan a Richard Hannay desde las trincheras del Frente Occidental, se ve lanzado a una misión que podría cambiar el curso de la guerra. Una profecía misteriosa, un poderoso líder religioso y un complot para incitar una guerra santa en el mundo islámico; el destino de la civilización misma pende de un hilo.

In the unforgiving Rocky Mountains, the legend of a lost French treasure has lured men to their deaths for a century. They call him Red Coat, a solitary mountain man who wants nothing to do with the myth. But when a dying trapper gives him the first clue, he is thrust into a violent race for a fortune he never wanted.

When the formidable Marchioness of Bandberry arrives at Ashcombe Hall, Lady Ellen feels the weight of her critical gaze upon her. But pomp and pageantry soon give way to scandal when a London journalist is found dead on Ellen’s drive. And his body has been marked with the chilling symbol of the Vigilante Slasher.

But let’s not forget that the NW Mounted Police are in the midst of some big changes both inside and out. Politicians are threatening to do away with them, at least one law-breaker is proving hard to find, and changes within the force are being resisted to point of mutiny.

A Riveting Legal Drama of Murder, Corruption, and Hidden Truths in 1980s Australia. Queensland, 1986. When the man he secretly loves is found dead, respected lawyer, Robert’s quiet suburban family life is shattered. And then he becomes the prime suspect – framed by a small group of corrupt police officers intent on burying the truth.

La ficción del ahorro cuenta la historia de una familia ensamblada en una ciudad de provincias a través de una anécdota puntual: la recuperación de los ahorros familiares en el contexto de la crisis de 2001 en Argentina. Una novela atrapante que reflexiona con inteligencia y humor sobre la relación pasional con la familia y el dinero.

A devastating scourge from the north is coming to Britain, one that will bring armies and entire kingdoms to their knees. Traveling along the whale road in their feared longships, the Great Heathen Army move fast, striking with a savagery unmatched, in a seemingly unstoppable tide of blood and iron. One inexperienced warrior will prove the difference, a young man who will lead from the front and, in time, aspire to become the savior of the Saxons . . . Alfred the Great.

September 1940. As Nazi forces sweep across Europe, the wealth of nations vanishes into the desert. The gold reserves of France, Belgium, and Poland—a treasure so vast it could determine the outcome of World War II—have been hidden in the badlands of French West Africa.

An exhilarating tale of twisted desire and the unexpected shape of revenge, for listeners of The Safekeep ‘I come highly recommended to Mrs Hattingh through sentences I tell her I cannot read.’ 1920, a small, unnamed city in a colonial empire. Soraya Matas believes she has found the ideal...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Cutthroat by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott, read by Scott Brick. The year is 1911. Chief Investigator Isaac Bell of the Van Dorn Detective Agency has had many extraordinary cases before. But none quite like this. Hired to...

Private detective Isaac Bell returns in Clive Cussler's The Wrecker. 1907: train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's new express line . . . The desperate railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency, who send their best man, Isaac Bell. He quickly...

Crime, corruption and murder in the back alleys of New York . . . a vicious organisation is terrorising the city and only one man can stop them. Isaac Bell is back in this action-packed historical blockbuster from Sunday Times bestseller Clive Cussler The Black Hand Strikes 1906, New York City...

In The Chase Clive Cussler introduces a historical hero- Isaac Bell. 1950: the rusting hulk of a steam locomotive is raised from the depths of a Montana lake. Inside are three bodies, bloody clue to a fortune lost for over forty years . . . 1906: For two years banks across the western United...

A bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club title, The Conjuror's Bird is a dazzling debut novel, spanning three centuries of secrets and surprises. It seems a long time ago that Fitz and Gabby were together, with his work on extinct species about to make him world-famous. Now, it's his career that...