Résultats pour "Macbeth" dans Policier

John Heppel, écrivain aussi célèbre que prétentieux, est récemment arrivé à Lochdubh. Entre deux livres, il anime des ateliers d’écriture, se délectant d’anéantir les ambitions littéraires de ses élèves. Quand on retrouve son corps sans vie, la langue enduite d’encre, après un empoisonnement à la naphtaline, Hamish s’interroge : certes, Heppel était détestable et détesté, mais qui aurait eu intérêt à le tuer ? L’affaire attire les médias, entraînant dans leur sillage l’inspectrice en chef Heather Meikle, une mangeuse d’hommes qui a un faible pour les policiers célibataires...

Une série de lettres anonymes sème le trouble à Lochdubh. Truffées d’accusations farfelues, elles pourraient prêter à rire, mais lorsque la receveuse des postes est découverte pendue, un message cruel sous ses pieds ballants, la petite ville bascule dans l’horreur. Persuadé qu’il s’agit d’un meurtre, Hamish Macbeth ameute la presse. Son attention est toutefois détournée par une amie de son ex-fiancée venue semer la zizanie dans son ex-couple, et par la journaliste Elspeth Grant, prête à tout pour élucider l’affaire...

Dans une ville industrielle ravagée par la pauvreté et le crime, le nouveau préfet de police Duncan incarne l'espoir du changement. Aidé de Macbeth, le commandant de la Garde, l'unité d'intervention d'élite, il compte débarrasser la ville de ses fléaux, au premier rang desquels figure Hécate, puissant baron de la drogue. Mais c'est ne faire aucun cas des vieilles rancœurs ou des jalousies personnelles, et des ambitions individuelles... qu'attise Lady, patronne du casino Inverness et ambitieuse maîtresse de Macbeth.

When Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is sent to investigate reports that the wealthy new laird of the remote Naglar House has disappeared, north-west Scotland is hit by the worst storm in living memory. The road is washed away, phone lines are down, mobile reception is dead and his police radio is out...

THE PAGE-TURNING NEW MYSTERY IN THE BESTSELLING HAMISH MACBETH SERIES! ------------ Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is craving peace and quiet. But visitors to his home village of Lochdubh, nestled in the Scottish Highlands, have other ideas... Hamish and the new love in his life, Claire, have holiday...

In dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road. The Calvinist element in town has always resisted what they view as secular frivolity, so for most of the townsfolk there'll be no carols, feasting, gifts - or even whisky on Christmas Day! And for PC Hamish Macbeth there's no holiday from crime - he finds himself hunting for a missing cat belonging to a lonely spinster.

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth—Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman—is back and may have finally met the woman of his dreams in this new mystery in M.C. Beaton's beloved, New York Times bestselling series. Hamish's new constable, Dorothy McIver, may be the most beautiful woman...

È primavera sulle Highlands, ma all’orizzonte di Hamish Macbeth si addensano nuvole nerissime. Ha avuto la promozione (di cui avrebbe volentieri fatto a meno), il suo nuovo capo è insopportabile, e un certo Sean, insieme con la sua ragazza, è arrivato in paese a bordo di un furgone...

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth returns to protect his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton’s beloved, New York Times bestselling series. It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Macbeth by Jo Nesbo, read by Derek Riddell. He’s the best cop they’ve got. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it’s up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He’s also an ex-drug addict with a troubled past. He’s...

When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane’s shrill voice permanently – until her strangled body is fished out of the river.

When police constable Hamish Macbeth receives the news that there has been a murder at Arrat House, home of the relentless practical joker Arthur Trent, he doesn’t race to the scene of the crime. After all, last time he was called to investigate a death at the isolated Scottish manor, the "victim" turned out to be Trent’s manservant covered in fake blood. Thus prepared for another prank, Hamish arrives to find that Trent has been most decidedly murdered and for suspects there is a houseful of greedy relatives, all of whom are more than interested in the contents of the will than the crime at hand.

Der letzte Kampf des Dorftyrannen. Jeder in Lochdubh kennt Randy Duggan. Seine Beleidigungen haben bereits zu handfesten Schlägereien geführt. Und als der Kerl auch noch Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth zu einem öffentlichen Kampf herausfordert, überbieten sich die Dorfbewohner nur so mit ihren Wetten. Die meisten erwarten, dass Hamish im Kampf unterliegt - aber niemand rechnet damit, dass Randy ermordet wird, bevor die beiden überhaupt zum Duell antreten. Genau das passiert allerdings.

Trouble is afoot in the remote Scottish fishing village of Stoyre, where the inhabitants are acting kind of... fishy. On a routine visit, Hamish Macbeth finds the pub empty, the church unexpectedly full, and the very air permeated with fear. Then an explosion levels a holiday cottage which the locals call 'an act of God'. Hamish has another theory, one that will make the national news. With the help of sharp-eyed journalist Elspeth Grant and Lugs (his dog) he begins to winkle out the truth.

Quando un’indovina rivela ad Agatha Raisin che il suo destino – e il suo vero amore – si trova nel Norfolk, lei non ci pensa due volte e affitta una casa nel pittoresco villaggio di Fryfam. Ma, non appena arriva, cominciano a succedere strane cose: vari oggetti sembrano scomparire nel nulla e bizzarre luci “danzano” nei giardini e nei cortili. Ben presto iniziano a circolare voci sulla presenza di fate nella zona, ma Agatha non ci bada e, per darsi un tono, inizia a scrivere un romanzo giallo: Omicidio al maniero.

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1606. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him.

A sudden outbreak of maliciousness strikes the town of Lochdubh in the form of a rash of poison pen letters. Things turn deadly when the local postmistress is found hanged in her room... with a vicious note beneath her dangling feet. Though his superiors call it suicide, PC Hamish Macbeth pronounces it murder. But Hamish is soon distracted by Jenny Ogilvie, a friend of his ex-fiancee, who arrives in Lochdubh to seduce him. And then he's ambushed by local reporter Elspeth Grant, who sets out to land the story - and Hamish - for herself.

John Heppel ist ein überaus erfolgreicher Autor. Doch in seinem schottischen Heimatort Lochdubh ist er als arroganter Literat bekannt, der sich in seinem Kurs für kreatives Schreiben gerne über die schriftstellerischen Versuche der Einheimischen lustig macht. Als er eines Tages mit tintengetränktem Mund tot aufgefunden wird, hält sich das Mitgefühl der Bewohner in Grenzen. Doch für Polizist Hamish Macbeth ist der Mord mehr als nur eine Störung der Dordidylle – vor allem, als die Medien auftauchen und die forsche DCI Heather Meikle ihm mit unverhohlenen Avancen zusetzt.

William Shakespeares Macbeth zählt zu den größten Tragödien der Weltliteratur. Diese besondere Hörbuch-Edition präsentiert das vollständige Drama erstmals in einer zweisprachigen Fassung: Jeder Akt wird zunächst in deutscher Übersetzung und anschließend im englischen Original vorgetragen. So entsteht ein einzigartiges Hörerlebnis, das literarischen Genuss mit einem unmittelbaren Vergleich beider Sprachfassungen verbindet. Die vollständigen Bühnenanweisungen (Stage Directions) werden ebenso mitgelesen wie die Namen der jeweiligen Figuren vor ihren Einsätzen.

The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series...