Résultats pour "Impostors" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Nathaniel Carson is dead. His family host a dinner to celebrate what would have been his 79th birthday only to have an unexpected guest arrive. Mia says she's Nathaniel's daughter. The product of an affair. But not everyone is convinced her claims are genuine. After all, Nathaniel left behind a vast fortune. The kind of money people would do anything for. The more the Carsons' get to know Mia, the more concerned they become. Can they trust her? Because every family has its secrets. But this truth might hurt the Carson's more than they expect.

Un affascinante romanzo vero, ma allo stesso tempo una mirabile opera di finzione. La finzione, però, in questo caso non è frutto della fantasia dell’autore, ma è opera dello stesso protagonista, Enric Marco. Chi è Enric Marco?

En 'Los impostores' podrán disfrutar de una de las obras más representativas del escritor Santiago Gamboa; una novela detectivesca, cosmopolita, divertida y llena de erudición. En el centro de esta historia, unos personajes que buscan desprenderse de lo que son para intentar ser lo que su...

¡La Impostora es una novela clásica que llega a ustedes el día de hoy! En su alma había bondad, espíritu de sacrificio y amabilidad pero todos la condenaron ya que ella era “La Impostora”. El destino convirtió en un drama la vida de tres seres en toda una pesadilla. Ella no podrá vivir así encadenada a un amor imposible.

A collection assembled by HorrorBabble, comprising some of Machen's most highly regarded works.

As escritoras June Hayward e Athena Liu se formaram em Yale e publicaram seus romances de estreia na mesma época. Tudo indicava que chegariam juntas ao estrelato, mas, pouco depois da graduação, Athena começou a colher louros literários, enquanto June recebeu apenas migalhas de reconhecimento. Quando Athena morre em um estranho incidente, June decide que chegou seu momento de brilhar. Por impulso, ela rouba o manuscrito do novo livro da amiga, uma obra experimental sobre a relevância dos trabalhadores chineses durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Este libro descubre cómo nuestro orden político, cultural y religioso se basa en traducciones erróneas; cómo un oficio considerado casi doméstico está manchado por la sangre de quienes lo ejercen; cómo el prestigio de los escritores que se aventuran en este campo puede ser cuestionado; cómo, a pesar de su importante trabajo, las mujeres son también aquí invisibles. La traducción es un espejo donde el síndrome de la impostora cobra un hondo sentido existencial.

Killing a man in the heat of the moment, violating a sacred peace among the criminals of Ralon's Bend, a young thief called Joren sets off a chain of events he could never have imagined. He gets banished from his home, caught up in the political intrigue of nations, and wanders the world with his friend, Mattal, the only witness to Joren's crime, trying to fix the mess he caused.

A sharp and prescient novel about women in the workplace, the power of Big Tech, and the looming threat of foreign espionage from Kathy Wang, “a skilled satirist of the northern California dream” (Harper’s Bazaar) In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in...

Celeste is devastated when she learns of her arranged marriage to the notorious Ferrante degli Spini. Raised in a convent by the esteemed Sister Assunta, she has little contact with the outside world. Moved by love for her ward, the crafty nun convinces Celeste's only friend, Valentina, to assume the identity of the bride. Marriage to the harsh nobleman poses difficult challenges. Ferrante's friend and mentor, the fascinating Prince Raimondo di Sangro, offers the naïve Valentina valuable insight on how to overcome these obstacles.

Struggling to escape her past and make ends meet as a modiste, Katrina Sinclair hopes the daring new wardrobe she's designed for her childhood friend Julia—now a marchioness—will attract the business she desperately needs. But Julia's help comes at a price: Katrina must take her place at a house party. They look enough alike for the ruse to work... until Julia's handsome former fiancé arrives.

"Demon-samozvanec" - fantasticheskij roman Artema Kamenistogo, zhanr geroicheskaja fantastika, boevoe fjentezi. Ogromnyj mir razdelen nepreodolimoj stenoj Sredinnogo hrebta. Vody velikih okeanov sokrushili ee lish' v dvuh mestah, no net na svete morehoda, sposobnogo provesti cherez jeti prohody svoj korabl'. Da i komu pridet v golovu stol' bezumnaja ideja? Zhiteli Severa prekrasno znajut, chto za gorami raspolagaetsja raskalennyj ad, gde net nikakoj zhizni.

Carmen Posadas se embarca con Doña Emilia Pardo Bazán en una aventura detectivesca. En abril de 1912, la adinerada viuda de Peñasco tuvo un mal presentimiento mientras almorzaba en su palacete de Madrid. Algo les había pasado a su único hijo y su nuera, a quienes en ese momento creía en París, disfrutando de su luna de miel. La dama no se equivocaba: a pesar de las advertencias que les había hecho, los recién casados se habían embarcado en el que se creía el barco más seguro del mundo y sin duda era el más lujoso: El Titanic.

Companions are the kingdom’s most beautiful and educated women - possessions of Syrasan’s royal men. Aldara has left the Companion life behind her. Having returned south to her family, she thought all ties to her prince were severed. She was wrong. Now, she has a secret - one she must keep in order to protect the people she loves. But when her past shows up at her home, lives begin to unravel.

While on a business trip to Las Vegas, Lauren Bradley’s coworker is murdered - and she’s identified as the police’s number one suspect. With a shaky alibi and the evidence mounting against her, she places a desperate call to her boss. She and Brent set out to find the real killer, but nothing is as it seems in this city. Their only lead is a chance encounter with a troop of entertainers. Together, Lauren and Brent uncover an illegal operation that stretches all the way back home to Atlanta. Can they expose the desperate killer before one of them becomes the next victim?

The Three Impostors (1895) by Arthur Machen is a combination of horror story and mystery novel. It features the likable detective, Dyson, who is somewhat pretentious and mostly ineffectual. The work is separated into a number of episodes, from "The Adventure of the Gold Tiberius" to "The Adventure of the Deserted Residence".

While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural...

In a crumbling old mansion, three friends share a laughter that dances on the edge of madness. Their mirth is not of joy, but a sinister delight, as they plot and scheme in the shadows. Among them is a young woman, more piquant than beautiful, with captivating hazel eyes and a neatly wrapped parcel in her hands. It‚s destined for the doctors museum, but it drips ominously. Are you curious about what lies within? There are many tales to tell, but can you discern the truth? My dear listeners, are you prepared for what you might uncover? (Summary by Tony Oliva and put in the public domain.)

A masterpiece of Gothic horror and suspense that inspired such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, The Three Impostors is Machen’s famous collection of “weird tales” - a string of shocking short stories woven together with a fine narrative thread. The three impostors of the title are members of a secret society devoted to debauched pagan rites who weave a web of deception in the streets of London as they search for a missing Roman coin commemorating an infamous orgy by the Emperor Tiberius and close in on their prey: “the young man with spectacles”.

Dive into the world of deception with Bram Stoker as he unravels the tales of infamous impostors who have cunningly manipulated their way into the pages of history. From financial fraudsters to political pretenders, and personal gainers, these individuals have existed since the dawn of time, providing the inspiration for many fictional characters. Stokers work sheds light on these crafty deceivers, making us question the very nature of identity and trust.