Résultats pour "Ghost" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Ils ont trois jours à San Francisco. Trois jours pour écrire leur histoire. Que feriez-vous si un fantôme débarquait dans votre vie et vous demandait de l'aider à réaliser son voeu le plus cher ? Seriez-vous prêt à partir avec lui en avion à l'autre bout du monde ? Au risque de passer pour un fou ? Et si ce fantôme était celui de votre père ? Thomas, pianiste virtuose, est entraîné dans une aventure fabuleuse : une promesse, un voyage pour rattraper le temps perdu, et une rencontre inattendue.

Mia a vécu des situations difficiles au cours de ses différentes missions humanitaires. Elle a affronté la misère, la violence, la maladie et la pauvreté, mais elle a toujours repoussé l’idée que sa vie était en danger. Alors quand sa mission en Colombie vire au cauchemar et qu’elle est enlevée puis séquestrée dans une hutte au fin fond de la jungle, elle doit surmonter ses peurs, et s’accrocher à l’espoir d’être secourue.

Enfant du peuple, fils de Dieu, homme de loi et soldat de la Nation, je représente l’élite. L’arme ultime. Ma mission : éradiquer les criminels les plus redoutables de ce monde. Leur assurer le passage ultime vers l’au-delà. Je suis celui qui les enverra en Enfer, sans aucune hésitation ni aucun remords. On me surnomme le Dieu de la mort, ils n’ont sans doute pas tort. Je m’appelle Thanatos et les ténèbres sont mes meilleures amies. Insensible, je suis capable du pire. Implacable, je tue comme je respire.

Nella dormiente cittadina di Milburn, New York, quattro anziani si riuniscono per raccontarsi storie, alcune vere, altre inventate, l’importante è che siano terrificanti. Un passatempo innocente per distrarsi dalla tranquilla routine quotidiana. Ma qualcosa è tornato a perseguitare loro e la piccola città. Una storia che li ha visti protagonisti molto tempo prima. Un errore fatale e crudele, un terribile incidente. E ora scopriranno che nessuno può seppellire il proprio passato per sempre...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE Narrated by Holliday Grainger, star of Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tell it to the Bees and Animals. He said ‘I love you’. And then he disappeared. Things that are going right for Nina Dean...

August 1942. Crofter's Green's favorite sleuths are headed for the Kent coast—where one of Britain's strangest wartime secrets lies hidden behind shuttered boarding houses and blacked-out promenades. Off the cliffs of Folkestone, just twenty-one miles from enemy territory, a mysterious "ghost fleet" rides at anchor: a flotilla of ships built from wood and canvas, designed to convince Hitler that invasion may come at any moment.

Tucker has done the impossible: freed Nefeli; now all he has to do is live with the consequences. But taking on the emotions and pain of a hundred and eight abused children was more than he had bargained for, and he's already struggling to stay afloat. Can he really be Ghost Guy and live like this? Or is he going to have to walk away when Tessa asks for his help to free even more imprisoned ghosts? Hasn't he done enough? But if he doesn't free them, who will? Dive into a hidden world of magic and mayhem now!

When the American Otis family buys the English mansion Canterville Chase, they ignore warnings that it is haunted. Far from being frightened by the ghost of Sir Simon, a centuries-old spirit, the Otises baffle him by offering stain remover for his bloodstains and lubricant for his noisy chains. While the family's mischievous twins terrorize the specter, he falls into despair. Only the compassion of young Virginia can help the tormented ghost find redemption and eternal rest in this clever satire about cultural clashes.

A lush and elegant collection of tales—many having appeared in various “Best Of” anthologies—teeming with frightful and tragic events, yet profoundly and intimately human. These chilling tales will engross and enthrall. For listeners of Kelly Link, Carmen Maria Machado, and Angela Carter, this is a must have collection of ghostly tales set to deliver a frisson of terror and glee.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this tour de force from the undisputed King of Horror, a young family confronts an unspeakable evil in the harsh isolation of winter in the Rocky Mountains. “An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post Jack Torrance’s new job at...

L. E. Modesitt, Jr. returns to his Ghost series with a standalone prequel, Not Even a Ghost, a modern political thriller with the slick alt-history sensibility and a touch of the supernatural Johan Eshbach is an environmental bureaucrat working in the Federal District of Columbia. In this...

Winner of The James Tait Black Memorial Prize Winner of the Book of the Year, the Irish Book Awards Winner of the Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year Nominated for the Rathbones Folio Prize, Desmond Elliot Prize and Republic of Consciousness Prize A true original, this stunning prose debut by...

Still grieving the death of her husband, Lauren leaves the hubbub of Boston for the peaceful shores of Cape Cod, where she hopes to come to terms with her loss and devote herself to her writing. Historic Holland House, isolated on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, seems like the perfect refuge, until Lauren discovers that she’s not alone, and her ghostly roommate might be none other than Sophie Holland, the mysterious first mistress of the house.

Die Queen der modernen Romance ist zurück! Nach dem weltweiten Bestseller-Phänomen »Fifty Shades of Grey« jetzt endlich »Land of Ghosts« In einem einzigen verheerenden Augenblick habe ich meine ganze Familie verloren. Ich musste mein vertrautes Zuhause in Kent hinter mir lassen und in das...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Ben Barnes, star of the film adaptation of Dorian Gray, also known for his roles in Westworld and The Chronicles of Narnia. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robert Mighall. Enthralled by his own exquisite...

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

Some ghosts refuse to stay buried. Some women are worth dying for. He's a ghost. Mason "Ghost" Blackwood earned his call sign by vanishing in plain sight—a deadly skill that saved lives and ended threats. After losing everything that mattered, he chose isolation in the Montana wilderness with...

Combined for the first time in one volume are books #4 - #6 of the GHOST ARMOR series - GHOST IN THE ASSEMBLY, GHOST IN THE CORRUPTION, and GHOST IN THE SIEGE, the thrilling epic conclusion to the GHOST ARMOR series!A city of corrupt lords. The plots of the serpent priests. If Caina cannot find...

Even the dead need a hero. Nevin Tucker is a snarky young detective who just happens to be dead. This paranormal PI spends his days (and nights) as Ghost Guy: the only occult detective willing to take cases from clients who can’t pay, can’t be seen, and who really need a hero. But as a ghost in someone else's body, Tucker has his own issues to deal with, and most of his issues are members of the House of Graves. Dive into a hidden world of magic and mayhem now! Available in print, eBook and audiobook formats, OR read FREE with Kindle Unlimited and listen FREE with your Audible Subscription!

More than a million copies sold. Enjoy the series described by the Daily Telegraph as "a sensation." John Milton was the most dangerous assassin in Group Fifteen, the black-ops organisation that solves problems when diplomacy has failed. Now Milton is Her Majesty’s most wanted fugitive – an...