Titoli in Poliziesco, thriller e suspense

It is 1670 and Simon Fronwieser is in the town of Oberammergau to bring his seven-year-old son to boarding school. As he bids his boy a tearful farewell, news comes of a shocking murder: the man who was to play the part of Christ in the town's Passion play has been found dead, nailed to the set's cross. As there is no doctor in town, Simon is brought in to examine the body. The opportunities to spend more time with his son and to investigate the murder quickly convince him to stay.

Tanaka Institute, Monterey, CA: Angel, the recaptured 76-foot, 100,000-pound Megalodon, has birthed a litter of pups - five females - far too numerous and aggressive to keep in one pen. One solution: a Dubai royal prince is building the largest aquarium in the world and seeks to purchase two of the "runts". The deal hinges on hiring Jonas Taylor's 21-year-old son, David, to be their trainer. Jonas reluctantly agrees, and David is off to Dubai for the summer of his life.

A banker, Mr. Alexander Holder, makes a loan of £50,000 to a socially prominent client, who leaves a beryl coronet - one of the most valuable public possessions in existence - as collateral. Feeling that he must not leave this rare and precious piece of jewelry in his personal safe at the bank, he takes it home with him. Awakened by a noise in the night, he is horrified to see his son playing with the coronet and apparently trying to bend it. Three beryls are now missing from it. In a panic, Mr. Holder travels to see Holmes, who agrees to take the case.

Cuando Gaetano Derderian Guimeraes observó a sus interlocutores, le costaba encontrar entre ellos algo más en común que sus cuantiosas fortunas. Dos musulmanes, un judío, dos cristianos, un japonés y un africano, todos entre las personas más ricas del mundo, le encomendaban la misión de su vida: juntar a todos los especialistas que él considerara oportuno, con todos los medios a su alcance, sobre un barco que recorrería sin cesar los océanos.

Los miembros del consejo de administración de la empresa norteamericana Dall&Houston reciben una amenaza de muerte de un supuesto terrorista islamista llamado Aarohum Al Rashid: en el caso de que decidan no reintegrar los mil millones de dólares que han conseguido como beneficio de la guerra de Irak, morirán todos, uno a uno. La amenaza se cumple y las muertes se suceden. La compañía, liderada por Peter Corkeham, decide buscar ayuda en organizaciones como la CIA, la mafia o los red, para desenmascarar a Al Rashid y poner fin a las sentencias de muerte.

This great African adventure novel is an enduring favorite among those who love excitement and romance. It is filled with qualities close to the human heart: the spirit of adventure and discovery, the desire for immortality, primal terror, and the search for the primitive. Few knew the Dark Continent as Haggard did; his experience of savage life and wild lands lends a visceral credibility that makes us believe the impossible.

A group of adventurers set out from Damascus to visit the legendary Gate of Baghdad, also known as the Gate of Death. When one of the party is found dead, the others look to the seemingly unimpeachable Mr Parker Pyne...

"L’uomo con il sole in tasca” è uomo che, pur avendo dominato l’immaginazione del nostro Paese, è diventato solo raramente un personaggio letterario a tutto tondo. Cosa che invece accade in questo folgorante romanzo di Cesare De Marchi. Ed è come se l’immaginazione disegnasse uno dei molti possibili esiti della vicenda umana e politica di tanto protagonista. Il presidente del Consiglio viene rapito dalle Nuove Brigate Rosse. Luigi Leandri, vecchio commissario di pubblica sicurezza a Milano ora trasferito alla Direzione centrale della polizia di prevenzione, si occupa del caso.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping Jack Reacher thriller from the bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had gotten there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And...

Anna è una bambina di cinque anni. Con i genitori e il fratellino, Stick, di poco più piccolo, sta facendo una bella vacanza sull'isola di Bates, un paradiso naturale al centro del meraviglioso lago canadese di Opeongo. La radura dove si fermano per la notte è un incanto. Anna stringe a sé Stick e dice buonanotte al papà e alla mamma, che si ritirano nella loro tenda. La notte è tiepida, trasparente, e i suoni che provengono dal bosco accompagnano fin dentro i sogni più dolci.

Un romanzo non catalogabile in un unico genere, si tratta di una saga familiare, dai toni drammatici, le cui vicende prendono rivolti gialli, quasi d'azione, per poi ritornare più morbido. Violetta al centro del racconto, figlia di un amore travagliato, vittima di una tragedia famigliare che la spingerà lontano dalla sua terra, alla ricerca della sua identità. Il destino la metterà alla prova, in un vero film di azione. Violetta anima inquieta alla ricerca di una parte mancante di se. Ritornerà alla sua terra per curare il male della sua anima.

An espionage thriller that has been called the first great spy novel, it has sustained its popularity, being embraced by each new generation. The first in a series of five novels it features the spy Richard Hannay, an action hero with a stiff upper lip who gets caught up in a dangerous race against a plot by German spies to destroy the British war effort. When Richard Hannay offers sanctuary to an American agent seeking his help in stopping a political assassination, he takes the first step on a trail of peril and espionage.

'Brilliantly evoked' SUNDAY TIMES Discover the first medieval adventure in the action-packed Chivalry series! Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden. September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward...

Die Geschichte spielt in der Zeit nach der Französischen Revolution, 1815 bis 1838. Napoleons Stern ist untergegangen, und die Restauration unter den Königen Ludwig XVIII. und Karl X. hat sich durchgesetzt. Dann folgt die Julirevolution von 1830, durch die der „Bürgerkönig" Louis-Philippe I. auf den Thron kommt. Zwischen 1844 und 1846 veröffentlichte Dumas den Graf von Monte Christo als Fortsetzungsroman in der Zeitschrift Le Journal des débats und erzielte damit ungeahnten Erfolg.

Introducing new characters, as well as shedding fresh light on ones we all know and love, Project Hometown is the action packed prequel to The Remaining Universe that shows the madness of how it all began and looks unflinchingly at the grit and determination of the men who died to make it happen, as well as the ones who survived to become the legendary warriors known simply as “Coordinators.”

Soldier of fortune Prophet Drews always worked alone - until Tom Boudreaux became his partner. But when Tom walked away three months ago, ostensibly to keep Prophet safe, Prophet learned the true meaning of being alone. Everyone knows that Prophet, a Navy SEAL turned CIA spook turned mercenary, can look after himself. Which means he must've driven his lover away. Even with half a world between them, Prophet can't get the man out of his head.

Una stretta amicizia lega Jack e Wynn. Si incontrano al college, il primo laureando in ingegneria, il secondo in lettere, e scoprono di avere caratteri diversissimi, ma una magica sintonia. Amano entrambi le avventure e il contatto con la natura, e durante le escursioni non fanno altro che parlare di letteratura. I classici, certo, ma anche quei romanzi che scorrono via senza pretese, come gli onesti western a tinte fosche da leggere accanto al fuoco, la sera, mentre arrostiscono le trote.

El personaje de Tom Ripley, que ha fascinado a tantos lectores, y también a tantos de los mejores cineastas (René Clément, Wim Wenders, Anthony Minghella o Liliana Cavani, entre otros), es el protagonista de esta extraordinaria novela de Patricia Highsmith. Nada al principio une a Jonathan Trevanny con Tom Ripley. Jonathan es un hombre honesto y pobre que lleva una existencia apacible y gris, junto a su mujer y su hijo. ¿Por qué Tom Ripley le pide que asesine a dos mafiosos?

Un productor de Hollywood aparece muerto dentro del maletero de su coche. Parece que la mafía está detrás del asunto. Harry Bosch lleva dieciocho meses sin investigar un homicidio: ha sido apartado temporalmente del cuerpo. Junto con Jerry Edgar y Kiz Rider forma un equipo de tres detectives. El primer caso al que se enfrentan es el asesinato de Tony Aliso, productor de películas porno en Hollywood, encontrado muerto en el maletero de su Rolls Royce.

Harry Bosch, detective de la Policía de Los Ángeles, ha sido siempre un solitario. Hijo de una prostituta asesinada, fue criado en orfanatos y quedó luego marcado por la dura experiencia de Vietnam. Ahora, un caso rutinario de muerte por sobredosis le devuelve a su pasado. La víctima, Billy Meadows, había servido en su misma unidad. Ambos eran "ratas de túnel", ambos combatieron en los túneles del Viet Cong y ambos habían experimentado el horror del "eco negro".