Ergebnis für "Legender" in Historische Thriller

Le professeur Toscano, chargé d'effectuer des recherches à l'université de Lisbonne sur la conquête du Nouveau Monde, est convaincu d'avoir mis au jour une vérité capitale. Une révélation si sensible qu'il a codé l'ensemble de son travail. Un acte paranoïaque peut-être, ou de prudence... car Toscano est retrouvé mort.

When historian Ethan Caldwell uncovers a cryptic message in the journals of Edward Hamilton, he and Mia Hamilton—Edward’s last living relative—are thrust into a conspiracy stretching back to the birth of the nation. Alongside Adler, a gifted cryptographer, they unravel coded journals, hidden chambers, and the lost writings of Dr. Benjamin Church, revealing that America’s true revolution was fought not just on battlefields, but in the shadows

In 1901, the Virginia Bridge & Iron Company began re-building a 50-year-old Mississippi bridge. In the middle of the project, they began discovering bodies buried on the banks of the river. Legend has it, someone was so evil, he was even thrown out of the notorious Dalton Gang. Years later, he opened an inn near the river, and on foggy nights, boatmen witnessed him pacing back and forth across the bridge, waving his lantern, offering travelers a hot meal and a soft bed. Those unfortunate enough to take him up on the hospitality were often never seen again.

New York, 1800. Three brutal murders. One impossible killer. The police have fingered David Stirling for the crimes, but Lord Muc—feared gang leader in the Five Points—doesn't believe a word of it, and sets out to prove the young man's innocence.

The most highly decorated Native American in the history of the United States Cavalry, Jolon Winterhawk is a combat veteran of countless bloody skirmishes during the American Civil War. He's a man of honor, struggling with sworn allegiances to two different nations-the country he's sworn to protect, and the tribe he's promised to defend.

While in Vatican City, renowned photorealist Anthony Brunelli is summoned from an art reception honoring his latest masterpiece to an unexpected private audience with Pope Benedict XVI. There, he receives a shocking request: uncover an 800-year-old secret left by Saint Francis of Assisi—a revelation with the power to reshape the very foundations of Christianity.

The conclusion of the Floating World segment of Scions of the Black Lotus. The ringleader of a rebellion has holed up with his allies in an unassailable castle, and it is up to Jie, Tian, and other members of the Black Lotus clan's Floating World cell to assassinate him.

Un rogo. Lassù all’alba avevano giustiziato un eretico. Ma al tramonto erano già tutti morti. Era il primo giorno d’inverno. Li ritrovarono a primavera. Là, tra il verde, le gemme, i crotus, le viole i cardi le campanule e i tarassaco spuntava una mano. Pareva un artiglio. Ammuffito dal tempo. Consunto dalle intemperie. Scorticato dai corvi.