Resultados para "Ma" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

Cuando el huracán Leo se desvía de su curso previsto para dirigirse hacia Camino Island, en la costa de Florida, la mayoría de sus habitantes decide abandonar la isla. Solo un pequeño grupo de irreductibles elige quedarse, entre ellos Bruce Cable, el propietario de la librería Bay Books. El huracán avanza destrozándolo todo y dejando casas derrumbadas, hoteles y tiendas destruidos, calles inundadas y una docena de muertos. Uno de los fallecidos es Nelson Kerr, amigo de Bruce y autor de thrillers.

Obra cumbre de la narrativa de Virginia Woolf, Las olas es un clásico intemporal cuya lectura acompaña al lector a lo largo de los años como el recuerdo de un verano lejano e irrepetiblemente feliz.Desde que se publicara en 1931, Las olas ha sido considerada una de las obras capitales de la narrativa del siglo XX, tanto por la originalidad e hipnótica belleza de su prosa como por la perfección de su revolucionaria técnica, y, con el paso de los años, su influencia en la literatura contemporánea ha ido acrecentándose.

Caitlyn Sullivan, hija de la realeza de Hollywood, ya era toda una estrella con solo diez años, aunque todavía disfrutaba jugando al escondite con sus primos en la casa familiar de Big Sur. Y fue durante uno de esos juegos cuando la secuestraron. Sin embargo, Cate logró escapar y buscó refugio en un rancho cercano. Allí la encontró Dillon Cooper, apenas un adolescente, y, tras oír su historia, la ayudó a reunirse con su familia.

Una banda de ladrones consigue robar algo que, pese a no tener precio, está asegurado en veinticinco millones de dólares: los cinco manuscritos originales de las novelas de Francis Scott Fitzgerald, que hasta hacía poco yacían en una cámara acorazada bajo la biblioteca de la Universidad de Princeton. Un botín imposible de resistir.

Sydney disfruta de una vida idílica con su marido Andrew en una casa maravillosa, rodeados de familia y buenos amigos. Sin embargo, su felicidad se esfuma de repente cuando él muere en un accidente y ella,con cuarenta y nueve años y tras una década sin trabajar, se ve de pronto viuda, sin casa y sin dinero. Aunque debe empezar de cero otra vez, un golpe de suerte permite a Sydney retomar su antigua profesión de diseñadora. Pero, ingenua y demasiado bien intencionada, caerá en una peligrosa trampa y verá la cara más oscura del mundo de la moda.

Un N-22 de la compañía Transpacific Airlines, un moderno avión fabricado por la empresa Aeronáutica Norton, sufre un extraño accidente en pleno vuelo que cuesta la vida a tres personas y heridas graves a otras muchas. No obstante, el aparato logra tomar tierra en Los Ángeles y, a partir de ahí, se inicia una precipitada investigación para esclarecer las causas del misterioso suceso. ¿Por qué ha ocurrido? ¿Fue un fallo mecánico o humano? ¿Quién es, en todo caso, el responsable?

Jak zakończy się historia miłosna Weroniki, jedynej spadkobierczyni fortuny Floriana Skarbierskiego, i Jusufa, syryjskiego uchodźcy? Dzieliło ich wszystko: kultura, religia, status społeczny. Dość dramatyczne spotkanie przed laty zaważyło na dalszych losach tej dwójki. Gorące uczucie wybuchło nagle, jednak nie przeszło ciężkiej próby, na którą je wystawiono. Cena, jaką Weronika musiała zapłacić za chwilę zapomnienia, okazała się bardzo wysoka. Ogarnięty żądzą zemsty gangster bez skrupułów odebrał jej wszystko, co kochała i zmusił do podjęcia najtrudniejszej decyzji.

Eighteen-year-old Jason Rogers’ life is turned upside-down when he finds himself in the custody of an unnamed government agency that is falsely accusing him of being responsible for the explosion that caused the death of his parents. Anya is 17 - a teenager who wishes she could be normal for once - but she’s not. A secret government agency, headed by none other than her father, knows how to leverage the dangerous capability she was born with. All goes well for her until one of the agents turns on her.

As far as 20-year-old Jeremiah's concerned, his life vanished seven years ago with the fevers that nearly killed him and wiped his memory. But with the illness came a strange new gift: the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Only when Jeremiah comes home from work to discover a dead KGB agent does he find himself fleeing the only life he knew. Trying to evade a past he cannot remember, his escape catapults him into a world involving covert military operations, missing Soviet-era explosives and a 2,000-year-old prophecy that predicted his birth.

He stands in the shadows. Watching them. DI Sara Ramsey's life is about to change forever. Recently moved to the area and in charge of a new team, she's tasked with finding a serial killer terrorising a rural community. Crimes as heinous as this rarely happen in picturesque rural idylls. The community is living in fear, desperate for Sara to keep them safe. When the killer changes his MO and abducts a vulnerable resident, Sara realises she is in a race against time to prevent the killer from claiming yet another victim.

DI Sara Ramsey has to dig deep to find an evil suspect who gets a thrill out of chasing victims to their deaths. The murderer is smart, inventing new methods of tracking down his victims. Just as the inspector senses she's closing in on the culprit, they change their MO, undoing all her hard work. The media is striking fear into the residents. Can Sara set aside her personal problems and prevent the killing spree causing havoc on her patch?

Some people have secrets. And there are those who have deadly secrets. The murder of an unidentified woman in a hotel room proves to be a perplexing case for DI Sara Ramsey. Sifting through the victim's past reveals numerous inconsistencies and shocking secrets she had taken to her grave. Why had the killer silenced her? Sara and her team need to unravel the mystery, but in doing so, do they put yet more lives in danger as well as their own? In order to find happiness in her personal life, Sara is forced to deal with demons from her past. 

A murderous act. The last resort for some. One determined Detective with a battle on her hands to unravel the truth. A shocking case that is both perplexing and intriguing. However, can uncovering a disturbing secret bring DI Sara Ramsey's latest investigation to its astonishing conclusion?

DI Sara Ramsey is forced to tackle one of her toughest cases to date when a tragic fire turns out to be the actions of a deranged arsonist. A person set on revenge...but why? What’s his motive? He’s risking everything, striking when innocent people are asleep in their beds, leaving in his wake a trail of devastation that is harrowing for Sara and her team to unravel. Emotions are running high for all concerned: the families, the investigation team, and the murderer.

Simple. Neat. Orderly. A place for everything, and everything in its place. Karmen Handel's life growing up had been anything but quiet and simple. A deadbeat father, a mother who never wanted her, and a grandmother who could care less created the perfect recipe to ensure Karmen built a wall around herself and never let anyone in. When her past comes back to haunt her, Karmen has no one to help her. Until Nickel.

Det är midsommarafton 1999. En man stiger av pendeln i Bålsta med en sportbag fylld med pengar efter ett postrån. Han möts av sin syster och tillsammans firar de helgen i barndomshuset. Mannen slår sig ner i ett torp i trakten. Några mil därifrån bor den f.d. lantarbetaren Edvard Risberg. Tidigare var han aktiv facklig kämpe. Nu iakttar han med saknad sitt gamla förbunds nedgång och fall. Det som i stället lyser upp hans tillvaro är kärleken till kriminalinspektören Ann Lindell.

With heads still spinning from the recent murder at Carmel Cove's largest wedding, excitement mounts as a famous author books into the hotel with her entourage. Excitement quickly turns to fear and suspicion as another murder rocks the small community. When a member of Ruth Morgan's amateur dramatic club is arrested for the crime, Ruth must once again take the reins and battle wits with not only her nemesis, the local detective inspector, but also the murderer who is determined to evade capture.

DI Sally Parker and her cold case team are tasked with solving a 19-year-old murder case unlike any other. The victim - a six-year-old child. Who killed little Millie Pickrel? And why? What motivates a person to murder an innocent child? Will Sally be able to give the family closure after years of tormented existence?

Private investigator Ruth Morgan detests weddings, but when her best friend is about to get hitched, she finds it impossible to turn down the invitation. A beautiful wedding until the final kiss, when suddenly, the festivities turn sinister. The venue is now a murder scene. Ruth quickly becomes frustrated by the fact the local inspector in charge of the case proves to be hopeless at her job. Therefore, it's down to Ruth to use her intrepid skills to find the murderer. The more she digs, the more she learns about the victim and the web of lies he has spun over the years.