Ergebnis für "Lisa" in Historische Thriller

Oklahoma 1909. Die elfjährige Olive weiß, dass ihr Stiefvater es nicht gut mit den beiden Choctaw-Mädchen meint, die als Mündel in seinem Haus untergebracht sind. Als das ältere Mädchen verschwindet, flieht Ollie mit der sechsjährigen Nessa in die Winding Stair Mountains, das berüchtigte Revier der Geächteten und Schatzsucher, wo sie auf Gleichgesinnte treffen.

Frankreich 1940. Colonel Pierre Delort, Organisationsgenie der Armee, erhält einen unmöglichen Auftrag: Er soll über dreitausend Gemälde, Statuen und Artefakte aus dem Louvre evakuieren, bevor die Wehrmacht in Paris einmarschiert. Schon bald heftet sich ein deutsches Einsatzkommando an Delorts Fersen, und eine gefährliche Jagd beginnt. Den größten Schatz trägt Delort stets im Handgepäck bei sich: die Mona Lisa. Und allmählich begreift der nüchtern kalkulierende Offizier, warum dieses kleine Porträt für die Welt von so großer Bedeutung ist.

Joey is the great-grandson of Vincenzo Peruggia, the man who stole the original Mona Lisa in 1911. Along with his girlfriend, Marie, an art connoisseur, he stumbles across his father's secret room, and finds himself staring at what he thinks is a replica of da Vinci's most famous masterpiece. But it is no fake.... The Louvre has kept this secret for over 100 years, waiting for the original to come to light, and now they want it back at any cost. With Marie held hostage and the Louvre curator and his men hot on his trail, Joey is left to run for his life in an unfamiliar city.

When Julia’s husband is brutally murdered in a random attack, her life unravels in ways she never could have foreseen. Haunted by his death and spiraling into despair, Julia seeks refuge in a secluded Italian villa she has mysteriously inherited from a stranger. But her sanctuary becomes a...

Ein versiegeltes Grab. Eine Prophezeiung. Und eine Wahrheit, die niemand überleben soll. In den Bergen des alten äthiopischen Königreichs Aksum macht die Cambridge-Archäologin Sarah Weston eine Entdeckung, die es nicht geben dürfte: ein versiegeltes Grab, bedeckt mit Inschriften in einem...

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Partial Author Read From the New York Times bestselling author of The Goddess of Warsaw comes a suspenseful novel of art, deception, and revenge, a dual-time line story of a contemporary hired killer out to avenge the horrors of World War II. When a paintbrush proves more lethal than a pistol...

The year is 1672. Hangman Jakob Kuisl and his family travel to Munich, the cosmopolitan heart of Bavaria, for a meeting of the prestigious Council of Twelve, the leaders of the empire’s hangmen’s guild - prestigious for dishonourable hangmen at least. But something dark is happening behind the scenes: in the past weeks, young women have begun turning up dead. At first the authorities assume they are a rash of suicides, but when Kuisl notices that each woman possesses a matching amulet, suspicions arise that someone is murdering them.

From the author of The Bear, the enthralling story of two women separated by millennia, but linked by an epic journey that will transform them both. Forty thousand years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl...

Two women, a mysterious map, and a family secret spanning hundreds of years ... A stunning art history thriller set around the life, times, and feuds of the artist Peter Paul Rubens. 'An inspired blend of history and suspense ... This wonderful debut novel will inhabit your dreams' Dominic Smith...

Années 70 dans le Sud des Etats-Unis. Une femme sort de prison. Elle devra reconstruire sa vie. Et mener à bien sa vengeance. 1973, une petite ville du Texas. Personne n'attend Delpha Wade quand elle revient après quatorze années derrière les barreaux pour avoir réglé son compte à l'un...

Années 70 dans le Sud des Etats-Unis. Une femme sort de prison. Elle devra reconstruire sa vie. Et mener à bien sa vengeance. 1973, une petite ville du Texas. Personne n'attend Delpha Wade quand elle revient après quatorze années derrière les barreaux pour avoir réglé son compte à l'un...

A riveting novel of historical suspense, from the bestselling author of Ask for Andrea, and based on the harrowing true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Three women, connected by one of the most brutal mass slayings in US history. Lucy is sick of turning the other cheek. Ten years ago, an...

Whatever lies in wait in the jungle isn’t just history ... it’s hungry! Deep in the Yucatán Peninsula sits a long forgotten, mysterious site—lost to time, swallowed by the jungle, haunted by ancient secrets. Archaeologist Dr. Angélica Garcia is chasing clues, and she will stop at nothing to uncover the site’s history. Was it a sacred center? A place of long-forgotten rituals? Or something far more sinister? Quint Parker, a sharp-eyed photojournalist, is chasing Angélica. He never signed up for old curses, creepy whispers in the shadows, or man-eating mosquitoes.

December, 1919. Clever crime reporter Lillie Mead hoped to celebrate a peaceful Christmas in the English countryside. But when a close friend's colleague turns up dead, Lillie knows there'll be little festive spirit until she unwraps this mystery. Following the clues to the wintery Scottish Highlands, she hopes to stop the killer cold before the next body hits the snow. But after she connects the victims to a clandestine wartime committee, she puts herself firmly in the murderer's sights.

-'This a beautifully crafted and poignant book' - Alison Weir - 'Resonant and compelling, it brings its complex subjects vividly to life. I loved it' - SJ Bennett - 'Glittering, gripping and sharply observed, A House In Winter is a riveting page-turner. I devoured it!' - Evie Woods -...

After spending a blissful few weeks with her husband, Michael, in Bern, Switzerland, Monika is assigned to return to Berlin, the most dangerous city in the world. Her mission for the OSS is to meet and collect information from the asset she cultivated, a man with access to a treasure trove of confidential Nazi documents. Sarah volunteers to go with her, and despite Monika’s protests, the two cousins travel to the heart of the Reich together.

Isaac Crawley has just returned home from London and is obsessed with the Jekyll and Hyde play, which has opened at Macauley's Theater in Louisville, Kentucky. On the fourth night of the show, a body is found on the riverbank, butchered like Jack the Ripper's first victim. The police set their sights on Issac, who has recently developed an opium habit, a propensity for blackouts, and noticeable changes in behavior. Since Isaac was in London during the horrific killing spree, they think he may be the Ripper himself.

A scintillating debut novel that brings the golden age of Hollywood to glittering life, from star-studded opening nights to backlot brawls, on-location Westerns to the Hollywood Canteen. Through character actress turned gossip columnist Edie O'Dare's eyes, Lindsay Lynch draws back the curtain...

The Maze Genealogy Investigators are on the trail of a cold case, following another message from the medium Claire Lewis. A disturbing discovery at a ruined country house and the unearthing of family papers provide the missing clues to the fate of police detective William McRoberts who disappeared without trace in the 1870s. Maggie and Nick travel to Liverpool and North Wales to see if they can crack open the case and finally be able to tell the McRoberts family what happened to their ancestor.