Ergebnis für "Noir" in Belletristik

Mitten in der Nacht stürzt ein Auto in den Hafen der kleinen Stadt Vopnafjörður. Als die Polizei den Wagen schließlich bergen kann, findet sie im Kofferraum zwei Leichen: den wohlhabenden Besitzer eines Fischereikonzerns und seine Frau. Beide sind gefesselt. Helga Jónsdóttir vom Dezernat für Gewaltverbrechen wird mit der Untersuchung beauftragt.

Hicks McTaggart, Privatdetektiv, nimmt einen Routinejob an: Er soll die ausgebüxte Erbin eines Käse-Fabrikanten ausfindig machen und nach Hause bringen. Doch unversehens findet er sich auf einem Ozeandampfer wieder und landet schließlich fern jedem Seehafen in Ungarn, wo eine Sprache wie von einem anderen Stern gesprochen wird und es genug Backwaren gibt, um einen Detektiv bis ans Lebensende zu versorgen, aber jede Spur von der flüchtigen Erbin fehlt.

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel - the story of a detective investigating the murder of a Titan, one of society's most powerful, medically-enhanced elites. 'A highly entertaining, satisfying blend of classic detective noir and inventive speculative...

Publié en 1830, Le Rouge et le Noir de Stendhal est un roman historique et psychologique qui dépeint l’ascension sociale et les ambitions de Julien Sorel, un jeune homme ambitieux issu d'une famille modeste. À travers ses tentatives pour gravir les échelons de la société, il se trouve souvent dans les intrigues au milieu de personnes influentes. Satire mordante de la société française du XIXe siècle, l'œuvre s'attaque aux hypocrisies de l'Église et des aristocraties, tout en constatant la folie des actions du protagoniste.

Trois femmes vivaient dans un village. La première était méchante, la deuxième était menteuse, la troisième était égoïste. Elles possédaient pourtant un point commun, un secret en quelque sorte : toutes les trois rêvaient de fuir... Le jour paraît sur Giverny. Du haut de son moulin, une vieille dame veille, surveille. Le quotidien du village, les cars de touristes... Des silhouettes et des vies. Deux femmes, en particulier, se détachent : l'une, les yeux couleur nymphéa, rêve d'amour et d'évasion ; l'autre, onze ans, ne vit déjà que pour la peinture.

From the bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope series. Introducing Inspector Jimmy Perez. Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves's bestselling Shetland series – now a major BBC One drama starring Douglas Henshall. A remote community with a killer in their midst . . . On New Year’s...

A tense and atmospheric Midwestern domestic suspense perfect for readers of All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers and All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham. On a warm Fourth of July night in Duck Lake, Michigan, the Wentworths’ world shattered. As fireworks lit up the sky, Richie and...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'With Sisters in Yellow, [Kawakami] proves she is still the most exciting Japanese novelist at work today' The Times 'Relentlessly riveting . . . My heart felt very tender reading this. Astonishing Kawakami, as always' Frances Cha, author of If I had Your Face...

Illustrator Ladybug und ihr Team haben es mit einem Bösewicht voller Fantasie zu tun. Sublimation Adrien hat eine neue Freundin gefunden, mit der sich auch Marinette unbedingt anfreunden möchte. Marinette hat jedoch keine Ahnung, wie man sich mit jemandem anfreundet, der keine Hilfe benötigt.

Daniel Loveless and Charlotte McManus—aka Charlie—have been best friends since forever. Together, they’ve made it through everything from middle school dances to Daniel finding out he had a daughter, and they’re still thick as thieves. Faking an engagement, though? That’s… a lot.

Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.

After spending several months banged up in Sunny Banks rescue center, life is looking good for Aubrey, a large tabby cat who has finally found his forever home with Molly and Jeremy. However, all that changes when a killer begins to target elderly people in the neighborhood. Aubrey wasn't particularly upset by some of the previous deaths—particularly that of Miss Jenkins, who enjoyed throwing stones at cats. But the latest victim, Mr. Telling, was one of the good humans.

When you listen to this audiobook, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are listening to a story about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. Assume nothing. Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage - and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Jenifer Ruff —a dark suspense thriller series featuring a fascinating, twisted protagonist. Everett At Everett College, perfection has a DARK side…Beautiful and brilliant Brooke, a transfer student with a mysterious past, aims to graduate first in her class at Everett and attend medical school. Her classmates and professors are captivated by her achievements and appearance. Only Jessica, a wealthy socialite fueled by prescription pills and a huge case of snobbery, senses there's something not quite right about the perfect student.

Adapting what may be the most popular of graphic novels, by the edgy Hard Case Crime author, adding layers and exploring the nature of morality. Faced with overwhelming poverty and a pregnant wife, a tragic, struggling comedian is forced to turn to crime. In his first heist, he is immersed in...

In a land scarred by war and haunted by its own dark secrets, betrayal and bloodshed rule the night.

Agosto de 2016: tres miembros de una familia mueren brutalmente apuñalados en su casa de Hontoria. Once meses después, una llamada telefónica lleva el caso a la vida del periodista segoviano Jean Ezequiel. A base de horas de trabajo, alguna fuente anónima y la ayuda de su círculo íntimo, Ezequiel irá acercándose a la resolución del triple crimen y desenredando una tupida maraña de silencios e intereses creados entre las altas esferas de la sociedad segoviana.

A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking a job nobody else wants: bodyguard to a ghoul. Not just your average mindless, half-rotted shuffler, though. Lucille is a dancer who can still put on her own lipstick and whose shows are half burlesque, half gladiator match. But the stranger is no stranger to this particular ghoul. Both women are undercover in their own way. And both have something to lose if their connection comes to light.

Cinq ans après l’apparition d’un virus implacable, la « Veuve Noire », qui n’a frappé que les hommes, le dernier mâle sur Terre rend l’âme. Le monde bascule dans un après aux contours inédits. Entre le vertige du deuil et l’urgence de réinventer le quotidien, les règles se renversent et les imaginaires s’ouvrent. Quels héritages garder, quelles alliances tisser, quels rêves oser quand la moitié de l’humanité a disparu?

In a city that never was, in an America that never was, on a snowy night at the end of winter, two detectives find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. It's 1922, and Americans are drinking in speakeasies, dancing to jazz, stepping quickly to the tempo of modern times. Beside the Mississippi, the ancient city of Cahokia lives on – a teeming industrial metropolis, containing every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about.