Titres dans Historique

1791. On découvre des cadavres dans la Seine, nus et la tête coupée. Malgré l'émoi populaire, Victor Dauterive, jeune officier de la nouvelle Gendarmerie n'a guère le temps de s'en préoccuper : Lafayette, son mentor, l'a chargé d'arrêter Marat, ce dangereux agitateur qui appelle au meurtre des aristocrates. Mais la mission tourne vite au cauchemar. Les vainqueurs de la Bastille sont-ils de vrais patriotes ou des activistes corrompus ? Existe-t-il vraiment un Comité secret agissant en sous-main pour le roi ? Et n'y aurait-il pas un lien avec ces corps flottant dans la Seine ?

Una novela gótica y lorquiana que convierte un crimen real de la guerra civil en una historia de brujas. Andalucía, 1937. La columna Carranza, formada por caballistas, toreros, falangistas, terratenientes y guar­dias civiles, avanza por la sierra norte de Sevilla sub­yugando todo a su paso y...

A late spring in 1142 has the Abbey monks dismayed, for there may be no roses by June 22nd. For three years, the wealthy young widow Judith Perle has rented her house to the monks for the price of a single rose each year. When nature finally complies, a pious monk is sent to pay the rent—and found murdered beside the hacked rose-bush.

Als eine angesehene Wissenschaftlerin im Museum of Natural History unter mysteriösen Umständen stirbt, scheint der Fluch einer alten afrikanischen Statue zugeschlagen zu haben. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson nehmen die Ermittlungen auf – doch je tiefer sie graben, desto mehr stoßen sie auf Widersprüche und Geheimnisse, die bereits mehrere Opfer gefordert haben.

Ein butaler Mord in Verbindung mit einem Kunstraub ruft Professor van Dusen auf den Plan. Zusammen mit Hatch nimmt er die Ermittlungen zu einem Fall auf, in dem es die beiden mit einer gefährlichen Organisation zu tun bekommen. Ein weiterer Mord kann nicht verhindert werden. Die Spuren führen in das Geschäft des dubiosen Mister Wilson. Doch wer ist der Mann in Wirklichkeit? Van Dusen und Hatch nehmen seine Verfolgung auf und erleben dabei eine ebenso faszinierende wie gefährliche Überraschung.

A wounded hero in search of redemption. A morally questionable miss with a heart of gold. A steamy historical romance with found family, thrilling mystery, and a deeply satisfying happily ever after. Owen Harrington went to war to become a heroand came home a volatile man who no longer trusts...

Murder is intriguing... It's the summer of 1929. Europe teeters on the brink of change, and Italy thrums under Mussolinis iron hand. Hoping for a holiday of sunlit waters and elegant soirées, Ginger and Basil Reed accept an invitation to a grand villa on Lake Como. But amid boat rides, languid...

Lady Edith Black harbors a secret past as a master criminal in this tale of love, crime, and adventure, with a jaw-dropping twist that will leave you stunned.Rescued from the slums of Victorian London, Edie finds herself ensnared in a web of crime orchestrated by Mrs. Hill, the mastermind behind...

Louisa Delafield survived the abduction. The panic attacks remind her every day, and she knows that her past will never truly release her. But it won't hinder her commitment to defending the powerless. Traveling through the Wild West, she must confront her fears and fight a ruthless procurer to...

1940. London is ablaze...and so is the mystery. As bombs rain down over the capital in the Blitz, a woman is found dead in the ruins, a delicate locket hidden beneath her. Inside: the photograph of a soldier...and a coded message only one person can crack. In a city gripped by fear and fractured...

"The Sittaford Mystery" by Agatha Christie is a classic whodunit set in the remote Dartmoor village of Sittaford during a harsh winter. During a séance at Sittaford House, a spirit message eerily predicts that Captain Trevelyan has been murdered. Major Burnaby braves a snowstorm to check on...

Eliza had resigned herself to the life of a lady's maid, but when her sister inherits a sprawling coastal estate in Cornwall, her life is turned upside down. Sarah E. Ladd's latest Regency romance is perfect for fans of Julie Klassen. Elizabeth Lattimore and her sister grew up on the Penmarrow...

A dying challenge. A blood‑stained name. A mystery that refuses to stay buried. London is no stranger to scandal, but when journalist Theodolphus Burke summons author and amateur sleuth Mikaela Forsythe with an urgent note—only to be found bleeding to death outside a pub—the case becomes...

Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling fourth installment to the captivating Regency-era Lady Petra Inquires mystery series. London, December, 1815. It’s Christmastime, and Lady Petra Forsyth is concentrating on behaving herself. Thus, she’s volunteered to assist the Lady...

Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel . . .Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of ‘monstrous wrongs' committed against his young ward, Hugh Curteys, by Sir Nicholas Hobbey, Shardlake and his assistant Barak journey to Portsmouth.

Au cours de l'année 1924, un village isolé des montagnes tarnaises et menacé d'extinction est le théâtre de plusieurs assassinats atroces. Déjà les langues se délient et certaines superstitions ressortent.

Firenze, estate 1963. Nella stanza da letto di una villa settecentesca viene ritrovato il corpo senza vita di un'anziana signora. Sul comodino, un bicchiere con tracce di un medicinale contro l'asma. Il commissario Bordelli, cinquantenne, scapolo, ex partigiano, amico di ladri e prostitute...

Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, emerges from a wretched night’s sleep to discover him embracing the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. His former mistress! It is shocking, yes, but not so very alarming, for Penelope Taylor is actually there to see Bea. Her dearest friend has been brutally slain, and as Millicent Lloyd happened to be sleeping in the courtesan’s bed at the time, Mrs. Taylor is the only suspect. The magistrate is impatient to cart her off to Newgate and refuses to acknowledge the truth that is glaringly obvious to her: She was the intended victim.

Three very different women are recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses - but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Self-made Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. And shy local girl Beth is the outsider who trains as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.

When the body of a young woman is exhumed from unconsecrated ground—her remains marked by signs of a deviant burial—Jason and Daniel are drawn into a case steeped in fear and folklore. Whispers of the occult and tales of vampires, which had recently gripped London society, force them to confront the strange and the supernatural. But the more they uncover about the victim, the more the bizarre precautions taken with her body seem misplaced. Was she truly a vampire, a witch, or merely a tragic figure whose brutal death and macabre burial were meant to stoke fear—or silence the curious?