Titres dans Historique

Quando la bellissima contessa di Roccaspina chiede a Ricciardi di indagare su un omicidio già ufficialmente risolto, il commissario deve decidere se accettare di condurre, per la prima volta, una indagine non autorizzata. Di tempo ne avrebbe. E se c'è di mezzo una ingiustizia, bisogna mettervi riparo. E così Ricciardi troppo occupato a guardarsi in fondo all'anima per capire se un'altra vita è possibile, rischia di sottovalutare i pericoli che lo circondano: qualcuno è in agguato e aspetta solo che faccia un passo falso.

Recette pour le cocktail San-Antonio à la poilade pour trois personnes : Prenez une île perdue au milieu du Pacifique. Placez-y des monarques et autres capitaines d'industrie. Rajoutez à un rythme effréné plusieurs tentatives d'enlèvement, des attentats et autres tentatives de meurtres. Recouvrez le tout d'un zeste de San Antonio et d'une bonne couche de Bérurier. Rajoutez en vrac un débouche-toilettes, un sous-marin atomique, un scientifique fou et une énorme dose d'humour !

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...

World-renowned adventuress Beryl Helliwell cited for "reckless" motoring? Why, the very idea! Constable Gibbs just has it in for her. The solution? Charm the magistrate, of course. But days after Beryl's appearance before the bench, she and Edwina pay a visit to the magistrate only to find his home ransacked and the man himself lying dead at the bottom of a grand staircase. Given the state of the house, his death appears to be connected to a rash of robberies in the village.

Nothing is simple when you're 35th in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau, Darcy O'Mara, hope to bypass a few royal rules....

Une plongée dans le bayou texan des années 1970 avec Delpha Wade et Tom Phelan, duo de détectives aussi acharnés qu'attachants. Envoûtant, original et subtilement noir, un roman incontournable pour les fans de Raymond Chandler et de James Lee Burke. Beaumont, Texas, en décembre 1973. À la...

Paris, novembre 1930. Le corps d'une jeune femme est retrouvé dans la Seine, atrocement mutilé. Rapidement, la presse la surnomme « Le Camélia rouge » car on a reconnu son visage émergeant d'une fleur aux reflets sanguins sur une réclame hypnotique, placardée sur les colonnes Morris dans la capitale. Les pistes du commissaire Paul Varenne semblent converger vers un puissant industriel parfumeur aux liaisons politiques troubles. Le policier est plongé au cœur d'un univers où luxe et corruption se côtoient, et où mille secrets demeurent enfouis.

Florence, 1497 - Bûcher des vanités. Ce matin, des bandes d'enfants ont terrorisé la rue pour confisquer tous les objets incarnant la richesse ou le plaisir. Savonarole peut compter sur son "armée des anges". Le feu qui consumera tout à l'heure le paganisme et l'impiété sera son triomphe. Songeur, Sandro Botticelli observe l'une de ses plus belles œuvres se faire dévorer par les flammes, quand une main se pose sur son épaule. Léonard de Vinci, son vieil ami, son plus grand ami est revenu en terre florentine !Mais l'artiste apporte une triste nouvelle : sa mère, Caterina, est morte, lui laissant pour tout héritage une étrange lettre indéchiffrable.

It is the autumn of 1910, and for 15 long years, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson have battled R’lluhloig, the Hidden Mind that was once Professor James Moriarty. Europe is creeping inexorably towards war, and a more cosmic conflict is nearing its zenith, as in a single night all the most eminent members of the Diogenes Club die horribly, seemingly by their own hands. Holmes suspects it is the handiwork of a German spy working for R’lluhloig, but his search for vengeance costs an old friend his life.

Tudor England is brought vividly to life in Tombland, the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. 'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times ‘Sansom has...

In 1137 the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey has decided to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales, where they find the villagers passionately divided by the Benedictines' offer for the saint's relics. Canny, wise and all too worldly, Cadfael isn't surprised when this taste for bones leads to bloody murder. The leading opponent to moving the grave has been shot dead with a mysterious arrow, and some say Winifred herself dealt the blow.

1899. As the new century approaches, English hack-writer Evelyn Dolman marries Laura Rensselaer, the daughter of a wealthy American plutocrat. But in the midst of a mysterious rift between Laura and her father, Evelyn's plans of a substantial inheritance are thrown into doubt. As the unhappy newlyweds travel to Venice at Palazzo Dioscuri - the ancestral home of the charming but treacherous Count Barbarigo - a series of seemingly otherworldly occurrences exacerbate Evelyn's already frayed nerves: is it just the sea mist blanketing the floating city or is he losing his mind?

Dan Brown, autor de El código Da Vinci, regresa con una nueva y trepidante aventura de Robert Langdon. La novela más trepidante del maestro indiscutible del thriller. Una novela de acción, llena de giros inesperados y enigmas por descifrar capaz de entretener a los lectores como solo Dan...

Dramatische Ereignisse in der Familie Hansen. Ein brutaler Mord erschüttert die Familie Hansen. Eduard, der sich inzwischen immer tiefer in illegale Geschäfte vertieft hat, sinnt auf Rache und will auf eigene Faust für Gerechtigkeit sorgen.

"Ken Follett has done it once more . . . goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini." —New York Times Book Review His name was Feliks. He came to London to commit a murder that would change history. A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him...

I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley, we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.

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Traveling to the ancestral Matlock estate with her husband, Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, is finally able to confront her greatest foe: the pinery. Forced to endure an endless parade of pineapple-inflected dishes early in her marriage, she has devised a scheme to sabotage the despised fruit, which she can now carry out at long last. Good gracious, no. Bea does not really mean the plants any harm, and approaching the building on a summer morning, she is struck by how lovely it is, with its elegant portico and high arching windows.

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