Results for "Un crime" in Outdoors & Nature

Imaginez une scène de crime où les indices les plus révélateurs ne sont ni les empreintes digitales, ni les témoins humains, mais des asticots drogués, des coléoptères nécrophiles ou des moucherons spécialistes des cercueils ! Bienvenue dans le monde de l'entomologie médico-légale. De l'ancienne Chine, où un meurtre fut résolu grâce à des mouches attirées par l'arme du crime, jusqu'à des affaires criminelles récentes, Damien Charabidzé, expert en entomologie médico-légale, nous embarque à travers plus de 200 enquêtes réelles et 15 ans de recherches.

In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in mountains around the world, and the unique perils and challenges of Mount Everest, none details how the recent infusion of wealth into the mountains is reacting with the age-old lust for glory to draw crime to the highest places on the planet.

A Finalist for The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award An examination of those who vanish in the wilderness without a trace, and the eccentric, determined characters who try to find them. Perfect for readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston. "A compassionate, sympathetic, and haunting book...

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS _____________________________________________________________________ 'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐...

After years of prosecuting hard-core criminals, rising legal star Alan Bell took a private sector job in South Florida's newest skyscraper. Suddenly, he suffered such bizarre medical symptoms, doctors suspected he'd been poisoned by the Mafia. Bell's rapidly declining health forced him to flee his glamorous Miami life to a sterile "bubble" in the remote Arizona desert.

Brought to you by Penguin. An immersive journey through trees in Japan by celebrated writer Aya Koda – now available in English for the first time ‘Trees are not just living things, but feeling beings, like us. Better keep a watchful eye over them…’ Ezo spruce, hinoki, cherry blossoms...

Eliane Brum mescla relato pessoal e investigação jornalística para escrever um livro urgente de denúncia e em defesa da Amazônia, lugar que adotou como casa e de cuja luta pela sobrevivência participa ativamente. Escritora, jornalista e documentarista, Eliane Brum faz um mergulho profundo...

In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around 10 years old, a completely feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her as a slave to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped - to live the perilous existence of a Colombian city street kid.

‘Absorbing, action-packed’ ANTHEA LAWSON ‘Explosive … fascinating’ RENI EDDO-LODGE ‘Entertaining’ DAILY TELEGRAPH The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet, and what their legacy illuminates about the future of our...

Harald, Katja, Thilo und Sabine sind Vogelbeobachter. Im Grabenstätter Moos am Chiemsee haben sie schon die ein oder andere seltene Vogelart aufgespürt. Dieses Mal stoßen sie jedoch in der nahegelegenen Schrebergartensiedlung auf eine ornithologische Sensation: einen Zwergsäger! Und daneben – eine Leiche. Ausgerechnet der Eder, Erzfeind von Haralds Freund, dem Renntaubenzüchter Muggenhammer, liegt tot in dessen Garten. Erdrosselt. Den Vogelbeobachtern erscheint diese Falllösung allzu einfach, weshalb sie eigene Ermittlungen anstellen.

Misto de diário de viagem, investigação jornalística e manifesto, este é o livro póstumo do jornalista que foi brutalmente assassinado na Amazônia. Dom Phillips estava escrevendo Como salvar a Amazônia quando foi morto no vale do Javari com o indigenista Bruno Pereira em 5 de junho de...

Wildlife is an important and even vital asset for both intrinsic and economic reasons. Yet it is illegally exploited on a massive scale to the point where some species now risk extinction. Exploiting the Wilderness provides a concise overview of this shameful business, describing some of the main species being exploited and examining select wildlife whose survival is imperiled due to heavy pressure from poachers to meet consumer demand. Greg Warchol draws on his firsthand experience and research in Africa to examine the structure and operation of the illegal trade in wildlife.

A dark case unfolds in New York City Forensic entomologist Dr Vanessa Marwood is settling into her new role in Manhattan when she's faced with a chilling case: an Oscar-winning actress has been found dead, poisoned by a glittering hair clip adorned with a live beetle. As a second high-profile...

Dr Nell Ward is an ecologist, not a detective. But when she's the prime suspect in a murder, only her unique set of skills could help to clear her name... In the sleepy village of Cookingdean, Dr Nell Ward is busy working in the grounds of a local manor house. Whilst inspecting an old tunnel...

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing. London was still recovering from the devastation...

Vera Spark è una giovane investigatrice privata in carriera. Essendo italo - americana, è la più adatta dello studio investigativo per essere spedita dal suo capo negli Stati Uniti. Parte dunque come inviata speciale da Milano a Bryce Canyon, nei parchi californiani.