Resultados para "Herbert" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Esta es una obra maestra de observación y simbolismo, en la que la delicada danza entre la libertad y la restricción se despliega a través de la vida de dos pájaros cautivos. El autor, con su inigualable profundidad psicológica y su agudo sentido de la naturaleza, teje una narrativa que explora el deseo innato de libertad frente a las cadenas invisibles que nos atan. Este relato no solo es un estudio sobre la autonomía y la interdependencia, sino también una reflexión poética sobre las relaciones humanas y nuestra propia búsqueda de liberación.

En el corazón palpitante de Entra, por favor, una obra maestra tejida por la pluma magistral de D.H. Lawrence, yace una historia cautivadora de deseo y transgresión. Ambientado en la Inglaterra de principios del siglo XX, este relato corto nos sumerge en la vida de una joven pareja atrapada en la monotonía de su existencia, hasta que una visita inesperada desencadena una serie de eventos que transformarán sus vidas para siempre.

Este es un relato introspectivo y conmovedor que profundiza en las complicadas relaciones entre las posesiones materiales y su influencia en las vidas y relaciones humanas. A través de una narrativa delicada y reflexiva, explora cómo los objetos que acumulamos pueden llegar a definirnos y, a veces, a dominarnos. En este cuento, los personajes se encuentran atrapados en una lucha interna entre el deseo de simplicidad y la carga de sus "cosas", lo que les lleva a cuestionar lo que verdaderamente valoran en la vida.

La historia se centra en un protagonista anónimo que decide pasar la noche en el remoto castillo Lorraine. El narrador pretende descansar en una habitación que se dice está embrujada, en un intento por refutar las diversas leyendas que la rodean.

A story from the anthology Masters of True Crime, which spans murder cases from the beginning of the 20th century to today. This is a must-hear for fans of true crime and will also be compelling to mystery and thriller listeners.

En este cautivador relato corto, seguimos a un hombre que, obsesionado con la idea de encontrar la paz lejos del bullicio de la sociedad moderna, se embarca en un viaje hacia una isla remota. El autor, con su característica maestría en la profundidad psicológica, despliega un escenario en el que el protagonista se enfrenta no solo a los retos del entorno natural, sino también a los enigmas de su propia alma. Este relato es una mezcla embriagadora de aventura, introspección y revelaciones dramáticas que cautiva y conmueve, manteniendo al lector en vilo hasta la última página.

Jonathan Freedland har tidligere skrevet under forfatter-dæknavnet SAM BOURNE.

En irakisk dreng stjæler en gammel lertavle fra et hemmeligt rum i kældrene under Nationalmuseet i Bagdad …

Ved en demonstration til fordel for en historisk fredsaftale mellem Israel og palæstinenserne maser en snigmorder sig frem mod den israelske premierminister, men bliver skudt og dræbt af dennes livvagter. I hans hånd er der dog ingen pistol, blot en blodplettet besked …

Knust af flere års skuffelser arbejder den politiske rådgiver Maggie Costello endelig for en leder, hun sammen med resten af Amerika har sat sin lid til; Præsident Stephen Baker, som mener han kan gøre verden til et bedre sted. Men pludselig dukker en fjende op til overfladen - en mand ved navn Vic Forbes. Han afslører først en skandaløs hemmelighed om den nye præsident, og derefter en mere. Han truer med at offentliggøre en tredje – en der vil ødelægge Baker helt, og tvinge ham væk fra Det Hvide Hus.

Everyone thinks fourteen-year-old Violet is a murderer. After a summer-night swim with her best friend, Ainsley, Violet is found confused, wandering in the forest - and Ainsley’s never seen again. But without a body, murder charges won’t stick, so Violet is sent away. After more than a decade in a psychiatric ward, Violet returns to her broken-down hometown of Normal, Alabama, to claim her dead mother’s inheritance and help her overworked sister care for their unstable, alcoholic father.

Mr. Rogers is the ideal guide for a few neighbors looking to survey a large, wooded piece of property. But the surveying trip goes horribly wrong when Rogers suffers a debilitating heart attack and the group is left wandering lost through the woods, with Rogers a shadow of his former self. Almost immediately, tensions that have existed among the friends since childhood begin to flare up. The forest grows darker. Leadership claims are staked and rescinded. Fears start to overwhelm rational decision-making. Then Rogers starts spouting instructions in what sounds like a mystic cipher.

A suspense novel concerning Lieutenant Frank Mooney's quest to find the killer who has robbed, raped and murdered several New York women. The killer, and his female accomplice, realize someone is copying them and track down a second murderer. Written by the author of City of the Dead.

Albert and Alice Graves live a normal, if monotonous, domestic life. They never had children; they spend their days tending to their home and enjoying their time together. One day, when the oil man, Richard, is refilling their furnace, Alice invites him to dinner, never suspecting that a casual act of charity will lead to a horrifying, morbid discovery in the crawlspace underneath their beloved house.

Katsuk, a militant Native American student, has kidnapped 13-year-old David Marshall - the son of the US undersecretary of state. He and his young hostage flee into the deepest wilds of the Pacific Northwest, where they must work together to survive as teams of hunters try to track them. Even as he struggles to escape, David begins to feel a certain amount of respect for his captor. What the boy does not know, however, is that he has been chosen as an innocent from the white world for an ancient sacrifice of vengeance. And Katsuk may be divinely inspired - or simply insane.

New York City in the 1970s is a dark, dangerous, and threatening place. One of the bright spots in this decaying metropolis is Paul Konig. As the city’s chief medical examiner, he has developed an impressive reputation for his skills in forensic pathology - skills that will be put to the ultimate test when a dangerous psychopath kidnaps Konig’s daughter. Herbert Lieberman takes his readers on a gruesome journey through the ten most difficult days in the life of a man at the very end of his rope.

In 1961, 25-year-old Herbert Jay Stern, fresh from reserve duty, stood in his green army uniform in a New York County courtroom to be sworn in as an attorney. He could only guess what his life as a prosecuting lawyer would be. A dozen years later, in the wake of the national scandal of Watergate, Stern, draped in black robes now, would take the oath of office as a federal judge. In the years between, the idealistic young Stern would sharpen his skills in the realities of the criminal courts of New York City, to emerge as the lead trial attorney for the Justice Department....

In the eighteen years since her father went to prison for killing her mother and brother, Della Stallings has battled a crippling phobia. Her fear only grows when her father’s released. She still believes he killed her family, but the police don’t have enough evidence to arrest him again. When new grisly murders occur - each bearing the telltale signs that seem to implicate her father - Della begins to wonder if the real murderer is still out there. Could her father have been framed?

Thirteen years ago, Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace. Now, after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother, she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance. Jori has a rare form of synesthesia, meaning she can “hear” colors; to her, tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints. With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop, Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth. But those responsible will go to any length - including murder - to keep their dark secrets buried.

From an author praised by the Wall Street Journal for his "eye for a good story" comes an account of Herbert Fuller tragedy of 1896, a tragedy that occurred on the high seas and one involving the senseless slaughter of three of the 12 souls on board. Stunned by this act of random violence, and in sure knowledge that one or more of their own was the murderer, the living turn the vessel to shore, 750 miles distant.

Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully-dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions.

He was a cunning Berkeley Law grad who lost his job and hatched a con. Then he got rich and ran fast on an outlandish Adderall-fueled rush of stolen cash, multiple identities, and a euphoric fantasy of success. A Ponzi scheme was exposed, and a prominent Manhattan hedge fund imploded. Enterprising intern and financial wizard-in-training Gerti Muho saw it as an opportunity. He had insider knowledge and a knack for fraud, embezzlement, and identity theft. His steady supply of falsified prescriptions helped. Muho was on a luxury high. His luck seemed bottomless.