Ergebnis für "Fall 23 Die Prinzen im Tower" in Krimis & Thriller

Der angesehene Historiker Lester Davenport sucht Holmes auf, da sein Freund Archibald Caldwell vermisst wird. Bald schon muss Holmes feststellen, dass dieser ermordet wurde. Caldwell war nicht nur der Archivar des sagenumwobenen Londoner Towers, sondern auch im Besitz einzigartiger Informationen zu einem der dunkelsten Kapitel der englischen Geschichte - die Rosenkriege und das Verschwinden der Prinzenbrüder Eduard und Richard im Jahre 1483.

Bei Bauarbeiten im Tower wird eine Leiche gefunden. Mord? Unfall? Zunächst nicht feststellbar, denn der Tote hat keine äußerlich sichtbaren Verletzungen. Sherlock Holmes wird eingeschaltet und kommt einem raffinierten Komplott auf die Spur.

Philippa Langley reveals the findings of a remarkable new research initiative: ‘The Missing Princes Project'. In the summer of 1483, Edward V (aged 12) and his brother Richard Duke of York (aged 9), disappeared from the Tower of London. For over 500 years, history has judged that they were murdered on the orders of their uncle Richard III. Following years of intensive research in UK, American and European archives, astonishing new archival discoveries have been uncovered that change what we know about the fate of the Princes in the Tower.

I was a nanny in need of a job. He was darkness personified. I had little to call my own. He was filthy rich, powerful, and dangerous. The assignment was simple, and my goal was too. Take care of his son. Keep my head down. When he least expects it, destroy him. It should have been easy. I thought it would be, until I looked into his stark blue eyes. I came here to steal his life. I didn’t count on him stealing my heart.