Ergebnis für "Rose" in Historische Krimis

Ein Mord erschüttert die Gemäuer des altehrwürdigen, weltberühmten Benediktinerklosters. Bruder William aus dem fernen Baskerville wird vom Abt mit der diskreten Klärung des Verbrechens beauftragt. Doch kaum beginnt William in den Katakomben zu ermitteln, wird der zweite Mönch tot gefunden.

This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes.

Finding the battered body of a young boy was not unusual in Bloody Mary’s cruel England. However, the stabbed tongue, a false seal and strange letter implicate Princess Elizabeth, threatening to bring down the Tudor Dynasty. Doctor John Dee and his secret apprentice, Margaretta, using his...

1236. Beautiful Ailenor of Provence, cultured and intelligent, is only thirteen when she marries Henry III. Aware of the desperate importance of providing heirs to secure the throne from those who would snatch it away, she is ruthless in her dealings with Henry's barons. As conflict escalates...

Three very different women are recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses - but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Self-made Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. And shy local girl Beth is the outsider who trains as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.

Dunhaven Castle has secrets. Some of them are buried in the past. When Cate Kensie inherits a crumbling Scottish estate, she expects history, eccentric residents, and the occasional mystery hidden in the walls. What she doesn't expect is to discover that Dunhaven Castle doesn't just remember the past—it opens doors to it.

What happened to Dr. Jonathan Brandon, a dashing RAF flight surgeon, who disappeared from London in 1945? Kidnapping? Murder? Or did Brandon merely vanish of his own free will, seeking another life? American teacher Anne Howard is stunned by a different explanation - that her British grandmother's long-lost fiance was unwillingly wrenched back through time to Elizabethan England. Anne knows time travel is nonsense - until she is handed a fresh-cut thornless rose, a bloom extinct for over 400 years.

Brought to you by Penguin. Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths...

Nachdem Audrey Rose ihren ersten Fall gelöst hat, hat sie keine andere Wahl, als aus London zu fliehen. Zusammen mit dem arroganten, aber charmanten Thomas Cresswell reist sie nach Rumänien, um dort eine der besten Schulen für Gerichtsmedizin in Europa zu besuchen. Doch in den düsteren Hallen der Schule geschehen blutige Morde, und die Leichen werden ohne einen Tropfen Blut im Körper aufgefunden. Schnell stellt sich die Frage: Ist es ein Nachahmungstäter oder ist Vlad, der Pfähler, der berühmte Graf Dracula, wieder auferstanden? Audreys Ermittlungen lassen ihre schlimmsten Ängste wahr werden.

London, 1881: Ein Jahr ist vergangen, seit Leo Stanhope nicht nur die Frau verloren hat, die er liebte, sondern beinahe auch sein eigenes Leben. Eigentlich möchte er nur ein ruhiges Leben führen – doch dann steht erneut die Polizei vor seiner Tür. Eine Anarchistin ist ermordet worden, und sie trug Leos Adresse bei sich. Am Tatort trifft Leo überraschend auf einen Mann aus seiner Vergangenheit: Der junge Adlige John Thackery ist unter falschem Namen zum Arbeiterführer geworden, um gegen seinen tyrannischen Vater zu rebellieren.

London: 1968. Liz Houghton is languishing as an obituary writer at a London newspaper when a young girl’s disappearance captivates the city. If Liz can break the story, it’s her way into the newsroom. She already has a scoop: Her best friend Marisa is a police officer who is assigned to the case. Liz follows Marisa to Dorset, where they make another disturbing discovery. Over two decades earlier, three girls disappeared while evacuating from London. One was found murdered in the woods near a train line. The other two were never seen again.

Valiéndose de las características propias de la novela gótica, la crónica medieval y la novela policíaca, El nombre de la rosa narra las actividades detectivescas de Guillermo de Baskerville para esclarecer los crímenes cometidos en una abadía benedictina en el año 1327.

A masquerade ball is thrown at Grimsthorpe Manor to honor Lady Vivienne Harlowe and Sheriff Zachariah Fitch. But upon arrival, they are soon reminded that trouble follows them wherever they go and danger lurks in every shadow. In the midst of merrymaking, the Lord of Grimsthorpe Manor is found strangled and set on fire, but no one understands why as he was liked by all. Now, what began as a joyous celebration leads to another murder investigation for the duo of Harlowe and Fitch.

The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy. The Name of the Rose The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is...

Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: There was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

A través de los exóticos palacios de los grandes maharajás de la India de 1911 y de las majestuosas mansiones inglesas de los años veinte, descubrimos la extraordinaria vida de Anahita Chavan. Ochenta años más tarde, una joven y exitosa actriz estadounidense viaja a una apartada mansión inglesa para participar en una película. Durante el rodaje aparece el bisnieto de Anahita, que está investigando el pasado de su abuela. Juntos intentarán descubrir los secretos que albergan las paredes de la mansión sobre la familia que ha vivido allí durante generaciones.

A grand tournament is about to begin, and the excitement grows as King Edward III joins the festivities at Mablethorpe Castle. Meanwhile, Lady Vivienne Harlowe's past comes back to haunt her, and she will do anything to find answers to the questions that have plagued her for the past seven years regarding her parents' unsolved murders. Meeting the king is nerve-wracking, but he is the only one who might be able to shed light on her nightmarish quandary.

London, 1881. Dr. John H. Watson, frisch aus Afghanistan heimgekehrt, trifft auf den exzentrischen Detektiv Sherlock Holmes. Gemeinsam mieten sie die legendäre Wohnung in der Baker Street 221B, und kurz darauf schlägt das Verbrechen zu: In einem verlassenen Haus wird ein Leichnam aufgefunden, und über ihm, mit Blut an die Wand geschrieben, das Wort RACHE. Scotland Yard steht vor einem Rätsel und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe.

A woman is found dead in an alley of the bad part of town called Rotten Row. She's thought to have been bludgeoned to death, but as Lady Vivienne Harlowe and Sheriff Zachariah Fitch investigate the crime, it is soon realized that she was poisoned.

Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth. Private Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. Pat, the family butler, has...