Ergebnis für "Meditations" in Krimis & Thriller

Aslan Kennedy has an idyllic life as leader of a spiritual retreat for wealthy holidaymakers on one of the Caribbean's most unspoilt islands, Saint Marie. Until he's murdered, that is. The case seems open and shut: when Aslan was killed, he was inside a locked room with only five other people, one of who has already confessed to the murder. Detective Inspector Richard Poole is hot, bothered, and fed up with talking to witnesses who'd rather discuss his aura than their whereabouts at the time of the murder.

Chiliad consists of two interrelated stories, stories filtered through the melancholy imagination of a narrator perched on the banks of a river that flows backward and forward through time. The first movement, "Men and Sin", takes place in the millennial year of 1000 AD. The second, "A Moment at the River's Heart", occurs exactly 1000 years - the length of a "chiliad" - later, as the new millennium approaches.

Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight. In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from...

Brought to you by Penguin. In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. For as long as they can remember, Evelyn and Lily have only had each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know...

À la tête d'un centre de remise en forme physique et spirituelle pour riches vacanciers à Sainte-Marie, l'une des îles les mieux préservées des Caraïbes, Aslan Kennedy mène une vie de rêve.Enfin, avant d'être assassiné...À peine ouverte, l'enquête semble déjà résolue : au moment de sa mort, Aslan était enfermé en compagnie de cinq personnes, et l'une d'elles vient de passer aux aveux. Mais l'inspecteur-chef Richard Poole, chargé de l'affaire, n'est pas dans son assiette, et ce n'est pas qu'à cause de la chaleur. Quelque chose le chiffonne.

Butler-detective Helen Thorpe returns to help a wannabe influencer get her life in order—and solve the murders of her fellow content creators—in this hilarious sequel to Mindful of Murder by bestselling author Susan Juby When Buddhist butler Helen Thorpe is loaned out to help Cartier...

The Power of Meditation: A Journey to Inner PeaceMeditation is a powerful practice that has been used for centuries to cultivate inner peace, reduce stress, and increase overall well-being. In today's fast-paced world, meditation is more relevant than ever, offering a refuge from the chaos and noise of modern life.Benefits of Meditation1. Reduces stress and anxiety: Meditation has been shown to decrease the production of stress hormones like cortisol, leading to a calmer and more relaxed state of mind.2. Improves mental clarity: Regular meditation practice can improve focus, concentration, and...

"If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of the jaw, sometimes, perhaps, a snuffling noise or a meow.. . . Cats may indeed be...

Holmes is consulted by Mr Devine on an unusual matter. Mr Devine has apprehended two malefactors in a well-watered garden in the Middle East and is unsure what is an appropriate form of retribution to impose. Holmes, Watson, and Mr Devine discuss the problem at length before arriving at a solution which satisfies all of them. Orlando Pearson himself then pens an essay setting out a radical theory about Sherlock Holmes and this theory is given further substance in an extraordinary fragment of Dr Watson’s writing found in the Public Record Office long after Watson’s death.