Resultados para "Bernard" en Novela negra

Después de sorprendernos con los cuatro títulos de la Saga Casasola y con los cuentos que conforman la Trilogía del Terror, Bernardo Esquinca nos entrega una novela que expande los límites y paisajes de su escritura. En un ejercicio audaz que es a la vez homenaje y acercamiento, Edgar Allan Poe, el padre del relato policiaco y del cuento de terror norteamericanos, se muestra en estas páginas como un ser humano, todavía lejos de la grandeza que lo consagraría y del abismo que lo consumiría.

El primer capítulo de una serie policiaca sobre el México más profundo y disparatado. Lo llaman simplemente El Señor, y dirige el peligroso cártel de Constanza. Hasta ahora, nada parece amenazar su poder. Pero un buen día, El Güero, uno de sus sicarios más confiables, se ve en problemas para cumplir una orden aparentemente rutinaria. Y un trío de jóvenes misteriosos se hace notar por una racha de asaltos despiadados a tiendas de autoservicio. Ambas historias terminarán por cruzarse y por cambiar para siempre el orden de las cosas en el cártel…

Un asesino serial comienza a matar en la Ciudad de México. De inmediato llama la atención porque sus matanzas conllevan una serie de rituales que remiten de inmediato a los sacrificios humanos de la época prehispánica. Al mismo tiempo, Casasola intenta indagar sobre lo que sucede con los indigentes del centro de la ciudad; la llamada Comunidad George A. Romero. Sin embargo, el reportero tendrá que abandonar su crónica por la nota urgente y desentrañar quién se esconde detrás de las siniestras matanzas.

Cuando Eugenio Casasola, reportero de El imparcial, transita un momento de quietud en su carrera y su vida personal, un fantasma del pasado reaparece para robarle la tranquilidad: el asesino conocido como El Chalequero - quien se pudre en una celda del castillo de San Juan de Úlua por asesinar prostitutas veinte años atrás - misteriosamente parece estar de regreso. Aunque Eugenio sospecha que quizá la tormenta que se cierne sobre la Ciudad de México sea la encarnación de un mal aún peor.

La Universitatea din Salamanca, un grup de studenți la Criminologie descoperă existența unui ucigaș care era sub radar de câteva decenii și care își pune în scenă victimele inspirându-se din picturile renascentiste. La Madrid, anchetatoarea Lucia Guerrero își găsește partenerul răstignit pe un Calvar și pornește pe urmele bărbatului supranumit „ucigașul cu lipici".

Rookie cop Carrie Santero has always been fascinated by serial killers. As a teenager, she wrote a letter to Charles Manson in prison - and received a chilling reply. Then she came face to face with a child murderer in her small Pennsylvania town, an encounter that haunts her to this day. Now, as a detective in training, she finally has her chance to make a difference; to hunt down a psychopathic sadist who embodies the very nature of evil itself.

El peligroso negocio de las drogas sintéticas y las autoridades que lo persiguen... o son sus cómplices. Tras apoderarse de las reinas del cártel de Constanza, Lizzy Zubiaga se adentra en el negocio de las drogas de diseño. Su equipo de investigación está por sintetizar el hielo negro, sustancia poderosísima que elimina las inhibiciones y el miedo, a la vez que provoca una euforia incomparable. Pero está a punto de enfrentarse a la implacable agente Andrea Mijangos, quien tiene una deuda personal con Lizzy y no se detendrá hasta cobrar venganza.

Selvstændig fortsættelse af Iskold død af den franske bestsellerforfatter Bernard Minier. Endnu engang en perfekt konstrueret, mørk og stemningsfuld krimi. I universitetsbyen Marsac bliver en lærer fundet brutalt myrdet i sit hjem en regnfuld nattetime. I husets pool flyder en masse dukker rundt i vandet, og på kanten sidder en ung mand, som hævder, at han intet kan huske.

Following the tradition of crime thrillers from Joseph Uhnak and Joseph Wambaugh, New York Times best-selling author and former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik uses his unique insider knowledge of crime and politics to weave a story of suspense, murder, and international intrigue that's truly been ripped from today's headlines.

From the makers of the award winning TV series comes a new story following the women inmates of Wentworth Correctional Facility. Maddie, Scarlett and Anna are three 18-year-olds on the threshold of the rest of their lives. Or they will be, once they finish serving their sentences at  Mockridge Juvenile Centre. With release dates fast approaching, the girls are out of chances - one more altercation with the law and it’s adult prison.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and Caesar King feels weighted to the ground. The Five Families are in complete disarray, and Caesar realizes too late that stepping down was the wrong thing to do. It’s up to him to make the puzzle whole again. But when another war comes to their doorsteps and a past mistake comes back for blood, death rips through the boroughs like a tornado. In the end, there might not be any pieces left to put back together.

Though battle-wounded and scarred, Raphael has survived the criminal underworld in Benin with the help of the US government. Together with his wife, Essie, and their adoptive son, Kaion, they enjoy a seemingly picture-perfect life. Their harmony is shattered when CIA agent Rhys unexpectedly shows up at their doorstep. No aspect of life comes without a cost, and Raphael soon realizes that even his comfortable existence has a price.

Raphael Waters grew up accustomed to being in a constant state of survival. When he becomes the muscle for known street figure, Rah, he believes his life has taken a turn for the better. That is until a string of unfortunate circumstances leave Rah missing and Raphael grasping for answers in the streets of the concrete jungle—once again. A chance encounter with the intriguing Alex Gatts promises to be the life-changing turnaround he needs.

While most young people are just getting their footing in life, 24-year-old Bryshon "Boogie" Tolliver is already being groomed to be a boss by his father, Barry Tolliver. At first, he's not so sure he wants to take his father's place in the family business. He has dreams of being the most prominent chef in New York. However, things change when Barry is murdered in cold blood and everything he built is left at Boogie's feet. Gone are those chef dreams, replaced with a new resolve to prove himself worthy of upholding his father's legacy.

Un coleccionista de información y de fetiches sobre los grandes homicidas psicópatas responde a un anuncio clasificado, entra en una cárcel de máxima seguridad y hace realidad su sueño… pero no de la manera en que esperaba. En una historia desquiciada y carnavalesca, esta sátira da un giro del terror hacia la ficción extraña a través de la ironía y de la intertextualidad.

Dopo il successo nelle indagini sul traffico di opere d'arte, l'ispettore Bernard Bastiani, francese con origini italiane, è stato promosso a Lione all'Interpol, sezione Tutela internazionale del patrimonio artistico. Viene presto contattato dal colonnello Gagliano per indagare su un furto misterioso, che ha qualche elemento in comune con un sequestro. Lisa Miller, figliastra di Anastasio, ultimo discendente della casata dei principi di Sansevero - consiglieri del Regno di Napoli al tempo dei Borboni -, è stata rapita fuori dall'Università Federico II.

A Montecarlo un omicidio è evento raro. In cerca di tranquillità e per stare più vicino alla famiglia, il commissario Bernard Bastiani ha chiesto di essere assegnato qui dopo tanti anni di servizio nelle periferie francesi. Quando - nei giorni del Gran Premio, blindati e mediaticamente esposti - viene ritrovato in un cassonetto un cadavere orrendamente mutilato, Bastiani sente di nuovo il brivido dell'adrenalina. Il magistrato Robert Labrosse riconosce la vittima: è Claude Massena, ricco, mondano e chiacchierato mercante di quadri, indagato per truffa.

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.

Doing Time: For the prison writers whose work is included in this anthology, it means more than "serving a sentence"; it means staying alive and sane, preserving dignity, reinventing oneself, and somehow retaining one's humanity. For the last quarter century the prestigious writers' organization PEN has sponsored a contest for writers behind bars to help prisoners face these challenges. The contest honors the best short stories, plays, essays, and poems among hundreds submitted annually by men and women nationwide.