Ergebnis für "Bernard" in Thriller

Leuchtender Lavendel und ein totes Schneewittchen in der Provence. Lavendel-Sturm ist der 6. Band der Urlaubskrimi-Reihe Die Lavendel-Morde von Carine Bernard und bietet wieder ganz viel Frankreich-Flair zum Miträtseln. Aufgebahrt wie Schneewittchen, so wird Angeline Cravasse gefunden, im Drogenrausch erstickt in einer geheimnisumwitterten Höhle am Rocher du Rocalinaud. Für die junge Kommissarin Lilou Braque bekommt der Fall besondere Brisanz: Bei der Toten handelt es sich um die Schwester ihrer Kollegin Valerie – und obwohl alles auf einen Unfall hindeutet, sucht Valerie die Schuld bei Angelines Freund Pascale.

Bernard Cornwells große Saga um den Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg komplett in einem Hörbuch. „Starbuck: Der Rebell" Der Bostoner Pastorensohn Nathaniel Starbuck flieht nach einem Skandal zu seinem Freund Adam nach Virginia in den Südstaaten. Als der Bürgerkrieg droht, wird er fast als Spion gelyncht, aber von dem reichen Washington Faulconer gerettet, dem Vater von Adam. In dessen Regiment wird er Offizier und später Kriegsheld, bevor er schließlich zu seinem Feind wird.

Bernard Cornwell's brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple. One summer's day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe.

War against Napoleon rages across Europe, and the formidable Richard Sharpe and his men brace themselves for a cold, hard winter. Before them lies the fiercest French army they have ever encountered. There is only one way forward for Wellington's army, and it will be bloody. Major Sharpe may be in for his toughest winter yet…

In einem düsteren Tal in den Pyrenäen machen zwei Arbeiter eine verstörende Entdeckung: Ein riesiger, bedrohlich schwarzer Schmetterling...

Thomas of Hookton, a veteran of Crecy and many other battles, is the leader of a mercenary company of bowmen and men-at-arms who ravage the countryside east of Gascony. Edward, Prince of Wales, later to be known as the Black Prince, is assembling an army to fight the French once more, but before Thomas can join, he must fulfil an urgent task.

H comme... Hirtmann. Depuis l'évasion de Julian Hirtmann, le plus célèbre des tueurs en série, Martin Servaz n'est pas le seul à enquêter : détectives amateurs sur le Net, fans de true crime, présentateur star du talk-show le plus regardé de France, écrivain de best-sellers, tout le monde part en chasse. Mais lorsque la traque mortelle se double de disparitions qui rappellent l'un des plus grands scandales criminels et sexuels des dernières décennies, c'est la terreur qui s'installe.

The first book in a brand-new series, The Last Kingdom is set in England during the reign of King Alfred. Uhtred is an English boy, born into the aristocracy of ninth-century Northumbria. Orphaned at 10, he is captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred's fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the only English kingdom to survive the Danish assault. The struggle between the English and the Danes and the strife between christianity and paganism is the background to Uhtred's growing up.

After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure – yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages. To the south, King Æthelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia – and now eyes a bigger prize.

Eine Professorin der Elite-Universität Marsac liegt ertrunken und grausam gefesselt in der Badewanne. In ihrem Rachen steckt eine Taschenlampe. Ohrenbetäubende Musik von Gustav Mahler schallt durch die Nacht. Kindertotenlieder. Beklemmung macht sich in Kommissar Martin Servaz breit. Ist Mahler doch der Lieblingskomponist des hochintelligenten und seit Monaten flüchtigen Serienmörders Julian Hirtmann. Hauptverdächtig ist jedoch ein Student.

Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore. But in fleeing Hakeswill, Sharpe enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that will require all of his wits just to stay alive, let alone save the British army from catastrophe.

England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.

As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army 21 years ago, and it’s been his home ever since. He’s a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe.

Für Kommissar Martin Servaz aus Toulouse ist es ein Schock, als er in einer eisigen Februarnacht zum Tatort eines Mordes gerufen wird: Nicht nur liegt das Opfer inmitten giftiger Schlangen – die Ermordete trägt ein Kommunionkleid, und es handelt sich um die Ehefrau des Krimi-Autors Erik Lang. Mit Lang hatte Servaz bereits vor 25 Jahren bei seinem ersten Fall zu tun. Damals waren am Ufer der Garonne in den Pyrenäen zwei Studentinnen ermordet aufgefunden worden, an Baumstämme gefesselt und in Kommunionkleider gehüllt.

Bei einem Mordopfer auf einer norwegischen Ölplattform tauchen Fotos auf, die direkt zu Kommissar Martin Servaz in die Pyrenäen und nach Toulouse führen. Fotos, die nur einer dort hinterlegt haben kann: Julian Hirtmann, ein hochintelligenter Serienkiller, seit Jahren auf der Flucht. Zeitgleich mit ihm verschwand damals Servazʼ große Liebe Marianne, längst ist der Kommissar von ihrem Tod überzeugt. Nun hat der Serienkiller offenbar beschlossen, ein neues Spiel mit Kommissar Servas zu spielen.

The newly promoted Captain Richard Sharpe clashes with an incompetent colonel, leads his men in the battle of Talavera and earns himself a dangerous enemy. As Sharpe leads his men in to battle, he knows he must fight for the honour of the regiment and his future career. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles.

Et si nos proches n'étaient pas ce que nous croyions ? "Tu l'as laissée mourir..." Le soir de Noël, Christine Steinmeyer, animatrice radio à Toulouse, trouve dans sa boîte aux lettres le courrier d'une femme qui annonce son suicide. Elle est convaincue que le message ne lui est pas destiné. Erreur ? Canular ? Quand le lendemain, en direct, un auditeur l'accuse de n'avoir pas réagi, il n'est plus question de malentendu.

Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French. It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it. The British have to stop them, while the Danes insist on remaining neutral. Dragged into a war of spies and brutality, Sharpe finds that he is a sacrificial pawn.

Enter a world where bloody battles and heroic deeds combine in the historic struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy. The third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's King Alfred series, follows on from the outstanding previous novels The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. The year is 878 and the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred, fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free Wessex, travels north to seek revenge for his father's death, killed in a bloody raid by Uhtred's old enemy, renegade Danish lord, Kjartan.