Ergebnis für "John Harris" in Historische Thriller

Erpressung, Korruption, Verrat und Mord – ein ganz normaler Tag im alten Rom … Rom, 70 vor Christus: Gewalttätige Räuber beherrschen die Straßen der Ewigen Stadt, sie plündern, morden und brandschatzen, ohne dass ihnen jemand Einhalt gebieten kann. Selbst Decius Caecilius Metullus der...

Eine neue Verschwörung erschüttert Rom … Rom im Jahr 63 vor Christus: Der frisch ernannte Senator Decius Caecilius Metellus der Jüngere wird von dem zukünftigen Konsul Celer beauftragt, eine rechte Hand für ihn zu finden. Doch der in Frage kommende Kandidat wird noch während Metellus'...

Eine Verschwörung im Herzen des Reiches 63 vor Christus, eine Zeit des Friedens und des Wohlstands: Die Legionen der mächtigen Römischen Republik haben alle Feinde in die Knie gezwungen. Doch auf den Straßen Roms fließt das Blut. Während die Obrigkeit wegsieht, führt Decius Caecilius...

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Terrific . . . gripping . . . A literally shattering climax."—The New York Times Book Review All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest...

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy. 'Master of the wartime spy thriller' - FINANCIAL TIMES ________________...

The Castle is an exclusive group of houses built around a golf course, and its residents believe it to be a safe haven in a US nation troubled by the war in Vietnam, political assassinations and the growing shadow of Watergate. For the disillusioned publisher Hamer, The Castle is an escape from...

Nessa brilhante reconstrução histórica, Robert Harris traça um retrato assustadoramente fidedigno do Vaticano durante um conclave papal agitado por muitos mistérios e intrigas. O livro que deu origem ao filme indicado a 8 categorias do Oscar 2025, incluindo Melhor filme. O papa, um...

Brought to you by Penguin. A rich, atmospheric WWII thriller from the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin An unlikely spy. July 1940. As Britain braces itself for invasion, ex-Tommy and safecracker Bill O'Hagan is glad to have escaped the battlefield. But when a job goes wrong...

A boy in Texas waits for a Christmas present he chose from a Montgomery Ward catalog. The present, a brand new, lever action Winchester 1886 and a box of .50-caliber slugs, never makes it there. Instead, the rifle is caught up in a train robbery and starts a long and violent journey of its own - from the hands of a notorious, kill-crazy outlaw to an Apache renegade to a hardscrabble rancher and beyond. But while the prized Winchester is wandering the West - aimed, fired, battered and bartered - Deputy U.S. Marshal Jimmy Mann is hunting for the outlaw who robbed the train in Texas.

Western Missouri. Former army scout Jack Gregory returns from battle to a homestead in ruins. A wanted man with no place to go, he chooses an even deadlier career - as a scout for General George Armstrong Custer. Under a new name, Jack serves bravely in the Seventh Cavalry. But when Custer’s disastrous leadership ends in devastating slaughter, Jack sets off to forge his own destiny. Winning a small ranch in a card game, he hopes to settle down and live a peaceful life.