Résultats pour "Simon Hall" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need, comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor.

This audiobook is narrated by Louisa Harland, star of Derry Girls and Renegade Nell. WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025 THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME A BBC RADIO 2...

For fans of Dolly Alderton and HBO’s Hacks, a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about faking it (and “making it”) as a writer in Hollywood. TV writer Caroline Neumann is thirty-four and mired in professional envy and self-hatred. Even Harry, her usually supportive therapist...

When Ivy Leavold is left destitute by her brother's death, she is taken in by her cousin's brooding, tortured widower—Julian Markham. Handsome and possessive, it's not long before Ivy falls for him. But Mr. Markham has dark secrets, secrets that may put Ivy in danger…

The daughter of an aging rock star finds herself working for the hottest musician on the planet and is shocked when sparks start to fly—especially since she swore she’d never, ever date a celebrity—in this unputdownable romance that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry...

A dying artist creates a series of ten paintings - The Death Pictures - which contain a mysterious riddle, leading the way to a unique and highly valuable prize. Thousands attempt to solve it. But before the answer can be revealed, the painter is murdered. A serial rapist is working through a series of attacks. He isn't shy to make clear his hatred of women, and taunting of the police. He leaves his calling card, a witch's hat at the houses he breaks into, each numbered from a pack of six. The detectives face baffling questions. Why kill the artist when he would die naturally in just a few weeks time?

In Dark Debts, Karen Hall masterfully combines southern gothic, romantic comedy, and mystery in a wildly original theological thriller that has become a cult favorite since being published twenty years ago. In this new anniversary edition, the author has reimagined her work. The result is a...

*** THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. “Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked...

‘Compelling, elegant and bitingly smart, Reproduction left me reeling. It is playful and serious, witty and searing, inventive and heart-rending. I utterly loved it.’ Nell Stevens, author of Briefly, A Delicious Life ‘I read this novel in a single rapturous sitting, torn between the desire...

Thomas Hall is an artist with astonishing talent - and a vainglorious sense of self. Since his days as a child prodigy he has reveled in recognition and believed in his inevitable destiny. Chosen. Entitled. He presumes his artistic brilliance deserves a lavish life of independence, fast cars, and drop-dead gorgeous women. Thomas Hall wants it all and more. Destiny has other plans. When "Cass", the woman from the Healing Place, walks into his life, nothing can ever be the same again.

They were the ones left behind. When the world ended, it didn’t come with fire or flood—it came with silence. The rich, the powerful, the useful—they vanished overnight, leaving behind the rest. Johnny, Beth, and a handful of others are the remainder. Not chosen. Not remembered. Just… still here. In the hollow carcass of civilization, they drift through the ruins of purpose, haunted by questions with no answers. Was it merit? Money? A mistake? Or were they simply never meant to matter?

Continuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation! The Klingon Empire stands on the precipice. In the wake of violence from the cult known as the Unsung...

It was a wonderful summer, a great memory, the kind of love everybody ought to have. It changed my life -- or almost did -- and I think about it more than I should, but that was a long time ago. In the summer of 1955, Madison Lee "Bobo" Murphy was a waiter at the Catskills' Pine hill inn, where...

Sophia Naziri is wanted for questioning in the murder of a US senator. She's worried the police will show up on her doorstep any moment, but when Detective Colby Black appears, it's to help her put out a kitchen fire, not take her in. Yet. His easy smile and persistence in getting to know her pushes all her troubles to the back of her mind, until a hit man tracks her down. Getting arrested becomes the least of her worries and the handsome detective could be her only way out - if she tells him the truth.

Forensic expert Wagner has crafted a volume that stands out from the plethora of recent memoirs of contemporary scientific detectives. By using the immortal and well-known Sherlock Holmes stories as her starting point, Wagner blends familiar examples from Doyle's accounts into a history of the growth of forensic science, pointing out where fiction strayed from fact.

Halle, 1905. Der Besitzer der Schokoladenfabrik, Ernst David, hat es nicht leicht. Das Traditionsunternehmen steht am Wendepunkt: Schafft es den Wandel zu einer effizienten Schokoladenmanufaktur, oder verbleibt es eine kleine lokale Handwerksstube? Zudem interessieren sich seine zwei Töchter immer für die falschen Männer. Die Ältere der beiden, Cäcilie, soll eine Verbindung mit Julius eingehen, dem Sohn des mächtigen Kakaoimporteurs Leopold Mendel, der Anteile am Unternehmen gekauft hat. Doch der Chocolatier Julius hat nur Augen für Ida, Tochter einer alteingesessenen Hallorenfamilie.

Die Tochter eines Schokoladenfabrikanten und ein junger Salzwirker zwischen Aufbruch und Hoffnung. Halle an der Saale, 1950: Als Tochter des Schokoladenfabrikanten Friedrich Mendel wuchs Irene mit dem Duft von Schokolade auf und es gab für sie nichts Schöneres, als ihren Vater zu beobachten, wie er Pralinen anfertigt. Doch seit dem Krieg ist alles anders. Irenes Bruder ist in russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft und ihre Mutter hat sich in ihre eigene Welt zurückgezogen.

Mary Higgins Clark, the "Queen of Suspense," has crafted a very special holiday story about a child's courage in the face of danger, and the power of love. Charged with menace and thrilling suspense, it is the #1 New York Times bestselling author's gift to readers for all seasons. When Catherine...