Ergebnis für "Hearts" in Historische Krimis

London, 1885. Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays matchmaker with two anonymous lonely hearts, she also decides to secretly observe the couple’s blind date. To her surprise, the man who appears for the rendezvous is Harold Radcliffe - a grieving widower and a member of Amelie’s book club.

In the next Lady Emily Mystery The Dark Heart of Florence, critically acclaimed author Tasha Alexander transports listeners to the legendary city of Florence, where Lady Emily and Colin must solve a murder with clues leading back to the time of the Medici. In 1903, tensions between Britain and...

Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has devoted her life to the care of orphans. But lately, her charges seem to be disappearing without a trace. Penelope enlists investigator Barnaby Adair to solve the mystery. Adair agrees, intrigued by both the case and by Penelope.

Lady Georgiana Rannoch, 35th in line for the British throne, knows how to play the part of an almost royal - but now she's off to Hollywood, where she must reprise her role as sleuth or risk starring in an all-too-convincing death scene...

"Antony Ferguson transports listeners to London in late 1983 for a mystery involving a mummy, a giant ruby, and a murder...The sharp writing and Ferguson's narration capture all the bizarre twists and turns."- AudioFile Magazine London, 1893: deadly doings are afoot in the British Museum and...

A secret sealed with a kiss…The Lake District, 1923. Douglas Bellamy is dying, and a cruel entailment will leave his daughters destitute. Their only hope is a distant American cousin arriving for Christmas, whom the eldest daughter, Geneva, must charm into marriage. But she is already...

London, 1889. When Lady Rosalynd and the Duke of Steele's investigative partnership draws the censorious notice of Victorian society, Queen Victoria herself cautions them to keep their distance, lest they be forced into a marriage neither of them wants. But distance becomes impossible when Scotland Yard arrives at Rosehaven House with alarming news. A body has been found near Kew Gardens, and a pistol belonging to Rosalynd’s brother lies at the scene. With her brother's life and reputation at stake, she has no choice but to seek the help of the man she has vowed to avoid.

Bloomsbury presents West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman, read by Robert Petkoff. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ILP JOHN CREASEY NEW BLOOD DAGGER 2024 'Doesn’t so much break the fourth wall as crash through it in a bulldozer' Guardian 'Engrossing, surprising, clever, genre bending' Val McDermid 'Diabolical'...

With a college diploma safely in hand, 20-year-old Thomas Ollenburger is torn between his Mennonite roots on the Kansas prairie and his affluent life in Boston society - and by romantic entanglements in each world. And now even Heaven seems deaf to questions about his choices of vocation, wife, and home.

A blade in the dark. A death in the third act. A royal secret that could shake the throne. London. 1889. When the Duke of Steele invites Lady Rosalynd to share his box at the Royal Opera House for a performance of Rigoletto, neither expects the evening to end in blood. But as the doomed Gilda breathes her last onstage, a killer slips into the adjacent box and one of London's most ruthless industrialists falls to a stiletto blade. Both Rosalynd and Steele witness the shadowy figure flee, yet can do nothing to stop the crime.

Heartstone is C. J. Sansom's fifth spellbinding mystery in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. 'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times ‘Sansom has the trick of...

Estamos nos anos 1970, às vésperas de um feriado, quando o detetive Adam McAnnis se junta a um velho amigo para aproveitar o fim de semana prolongado no West Heart, um clube exclusivo e tranquilo em meio à natureza. Nesse primeiro momento, você talvez não desconfie das intenções dele, mas, em um livro de mistério, nada acontece por acaso.

London, 1889. Lady Rosalynd, a fervent champion of women’s rights, is no stranger to challenging the status quo. But when a brutal murder casts suspicion on Rosalynd’s beloved cousin and implicates the enigmatic Duke of Steele's brother, her fiercely guarded independence is put to the ultimate test.

Gabriel Ridgley, the Marquess of Tremont, is dubbed "The Angel" for his pristine reputation. Yet, he harbors a dark secret. As a spy during the Napoleonic wars, he bears deep and dangerous scars. When he meets Miss Dorothea Kent, a delicate virgin, he is torn between carnal desire and the need to protect her from his inner demons.  

A woman out to find her father's killer is undeniably drawn to the one man she shouldn't trust in this historical western romance. At a stage stop on the way to join her father in Silver Creek, Texas, Holly Campbell receives a telegram from her sister with news of his suicide. Shocked and...

London, 1889. Hoping society has moved on from the scandal that once shadowed her, Lady Rosalynd turns her attention to one of her most cherished causes—the Home for Unwed Mothers, a discreet refuge where poor, unmarried women can give birth in safety and dignity. But when one of the young women is found murdered in a dark alley off Trinity Lane, the fragile calm of Rosalynd’s aristocratic life is abruptly shattered. Drawn into the case by a desperate plea, Rosalynd reluctantly turns to the one man she swore to keep at arm’s length—the enigmatic Duke of Steele.

Chemistry sizzles between a math-obsessed governess and a rakish gambling den owner in this Victorian—for fans of Manda Collins and Netflix's Bridgerton! When the genteelly born, impoverished Frankie Turner's impulsive younger sister goes missing, Frankie has no idea where to begin the search...

Winter, 1952: Leningrad's icy streets are haunted by a murderer. The name is whispered everywhere – Koshchei has returned, the people say, Koshchei the Immortal. Koshchei, named after a sinister figure from Slavic folklore, is an invisible killer who cuts out the tongue of his victims and...

Lady Rosalynd arrives at her dear friend’s, Lady Eleanor, country estate eager for a festive weekend of merriment. But the holiday cheer quickly turns to panic when her friend’s prized diamond necklace—an heirloom to be worn at the Christmas Ball—goes missing. The necklace’s disappearance threatens to ruin Eleanor's engagement to Lord Cumberforth, as his father disapproves of the match. So when her friend begs for help, Lady Rosalynd has no choice but to look into the matter.

A murdered poet. An unlikely alliance. A reputation some will kill to protect. London, 1859. Lady Larkspur Everly's Bloomsbury salon is a haven for radical thinkers, sharp-tongued widows, and the occasional pompous fool brave enough to walk through her door. But after a poet is struck dead on a London street after reading a verse that names the sins of powerful men, Lark knows it was no accident. The Marquis of Everthorne has his own reasons for wanting the truth.