Ergebnis für "Passione" in Krimis

Nachdem Commissario Montalbano eine Schussverletzung auskuriert hat, kann er es kaum erwarten, sein gewohntes Leben wieder aufzunehmen. Sein nächster Fall, die mysteriöse Entführung einer jungen Studentin, gibt ihm jedoch so manches Rätsel auf: Zu viele Details passen nicht zusammen, die Aussagen der Zeugen widersprechen sich. Doch das Netz der Verwirrungen, das hier ausgelegt wurde, scheint undurchdringbar und der stille Rächer geduldig genug, um in aller Ruhe abzuwarten, bis sein Opfer in die verhängnisvolle Falle tappt.

"Narrator Susan Ericksen's performance vibrates with energy, as she portrays old and new characters in this series." —AudioFile on Desperation in Death, an Earphones Award winner. Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by...

Tempers are fraying and the cream is melting as summer temperatures hit the competition tent at Broomewode in the UK just in time for patisserie week. With only four contestants left, the pressure is mounting in the race to be chosen the best amateur baker in the UK. Poppy's working hard to find out who her parents were and what happened to them, even as she's trying to become a more accomplished witch, so she definitely doesn't have time for romance. Then someone dies and it looks like a crime of passion. Can she unmask a killer before she's the one who gets creamed?

„Das besondere Erlebnis für Bücherliebhaberinnen - Wellness, Literatur und sinnliche Abenteuer.“ Ein mysteriöser Todesfall in ungewöhnlicher Umgebung. Als Kommissarin Magdalena Schwarz zu einem Tatort gerufen wird, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass dieser Fall ihre Sicht auf die ‚reale’ Welt auf den Kopf stellen wird. Denn das ‚Literary Passion‘ birgt mehr als nur ein Geheimnis und vieles ist nicht, was es zu sein scheint.

Lady Rose Summer, la débutante indocile, jurerait ses grands dieux qu'elle n'est pas jalouse. Après tout, elle sait que ses fiançailles avec le capitaine Harry Cathcart ne sont qu'un stratagème pour empêcher ses parents de l'envoyer aux Indes y trouver un mari. Mais lorsque Dolores Duval, aux formes aussi irrésistibles que son petit accent français, se fait un peu trop remarquer aux côtés de Harry, le sang de Lady Rose ne fait qu'un tour.

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED! Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation novels have been hailed as “sheer fun”* and “charming.”** Now she takes readers on an adventure filled with hidden treasure and a devilishly handsome English colonel.... Colonel William Reid has returned home from India to retire...

La tribu Malaussène et ses proches ont le regret de vous annoncer le mariage de Thérèse Malaussène avec le comte Marie-Colbert de Roberval, conseiller référendaire de première classe. Cet avis tient lieu d’invitation.Daniel Pennac interprète avec jubilation cette intrigue policière loufoque, où se croisent tous les personnages de la saga Malaussène.

Women swoon at my British accent, but I’ve been in America most of my life—hacking computers by day and saving innocent women by night. A regular superhero. When I start getting close to Luisa, I want all disguises off. She’s falling for someone else, but I’m determined to wait it out—start a full court press to make her mine.

The last person Drew Franklin wants to work with is Cat Kalakau. Their history makes it difficult being in the same room, let alone being joined at the hip during a case. Months ago, they’d shared a night filled with romance and a bit more, but that ended after he was shot. Since then, even their friendship seems to have fallen apart. But he will do his job, even if spending more time with her is killing him.

A brutal series of murders of London’s most vulnerable women casts the city into a frenzy of fear and suspicion, pushing it to a state of panic not seen in centuries. Jack the Ripper has arrived. When Scotland Yard begins to find traces of Jack’s handiwork in a string of seemingly unrelated killings, will the world’s most notorious serial killer be caught at last?

Folks say the Sugar Creek Theater is haunted. But that doesn't scare off Cookie Chanel, owner of Georgia's chicest vintage clothing store, It's Vintage Y'All - especially since Cookie talks to the ghost of her grandmother every day through her cat Wind Song. Still, after she agrees to be in charge of costumes for a production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, she's surprised to find the specter of a young woman in the theater, keeping watch over a trunk of 1950s dresses. And when Cookie's best friend, Heather, is found standing over a stabbed actor, she has two mysteries to solve.

When Lizzie Jones, pet sitter extraordinaire, is asked to watch over her best friend's two spoiled dogs at the posh gated community of Craggy Hill Estates, the last thing she expects is to wind up in the middle of a homicide. But that's exactly what happens when she finds her best friend's cheating husband and Danger Cove’s celebrity bodybuilder champ, Mr. Jupiter, floating face-down in his hot tub. To make matters worse, the police aren’t looking any further than the wife for a suspect.

Eisenmenger has reluctantly taken a job as a locum in the pathology department of St Christopher's Hospital - his partner Helena is pregnant and they must prepare financially for the baby's arrival. John doesn't relish the prospect of being back on the treadmill, working within the NHS again, but when he is unwilling to accept his boss' "death from natural causes" diagnosis after autopsies on various bodies, his professional suspicions are piqued.

Who slaughtered Jared and Carla Walker and their young son in their own home? Only their teenage daughter, the sole survivor, knows the truth. But it’s buried in her traumatized mind - leaving Detective Wade Jackson to weigh a tangle of inconclusive evidence and size up a gallery of suspects. A gang of carjackers may have graduated to home invasion and homicide, but Jackson’s not ruling out a bitter brother-in-law convinced the Walkers ripped him off big-time, a young heroin addict in forbidden love with the family’s daughter, or the former employer Jared Walker had on the blackmail hook.

From the Big Island to Kauai, the far side of Maui to the bustling streets of Honolulu, experience paradise in all its glory...and darkness. This collection of 10 stories brings out the beauty of the islands, the passion of the tropics, and, yes, murder. Join 10 writers who love the islands and want you to savor the tropics while benefiting literacy in Hawaii.

Jules Capshaw is trying to keep her cool as Torte gets set to make its transformation from quaint, local confectionary cafe to royal pastry palace. Meanwhile, Jules's estranged husband, Carlos, is making a desperate plea for her to come aboard his cruise ship and dazzle everyone with her signature sweets. She may be skeptical about returning to her former nautical life with Carlos, but Jules can't resist an all-expense-paid trip, either. If only she knew that a dead body would find its way onto the itinerary....

Англичанка Эдит Парджетер под псевдонимом Эллис Питерс создала детективную серию о событиях XII века в Англии и Уэльсе. В центре повествования–старый крестоносец, ставший братом Кадфаэлем в Шрусберийском аббатстве. На фоне гражданской войны между королевой Матильдой и королем Стефаном Блуаским, Кадфаэль расследует преступления, используя свой богатый жизненный опыт и знание человеческих душ. Эта история о жителях Шрусбери и обитателях аббатства полна тайн и драматических событий.

"Alvina is a character that readers won't soon forget--funny, fierce, and fabulous."--Booklist (starred review) Stealing her sister's life was only the beginning. Alvie Knightly flees Sicily for a suite at the Ritz after her not-so-playful sibling rivalry ends in murder. Beautiful, spoiled Beth...

Deux enquêteurs, Hadrien Servier et Franck Freda tentent de découvrir qui se cache derrière les disparitions d'enfants qui sévissent depuis plusieurs mois. Clara Fabre, pédopsychiatre, dont la petite fille Marilou s'est volatilisée dans les mêmes circonstances, les épaule afin d'établir les motivations et le profil psychologique du ravisseur. Un compte à rebours angoissant se met en place afin de retrouver Marilou.

Il commissario Maigret indaga sull'omicidio di una donna trovata strangolata in una stalla presso la chiusa di Dizy. L'indagine lo porta a spostare l'attenzione dal lussuoso yacht di un inglese, con la sua amante e Willy, verso un gruppo di chiatte sul canale, scoprendo che il cavallante della Providence è coinvolto nei delitti. Maigret, percorrendo il canale in bicicletta, ricostruisce i fatti e comprende la situazione, portando a una risoluzione basata più sulla compassione che sulla giustizia.