Titres dans Historique

In 1002, 15-year-old Emma of Normandy crosses the Narrow Sea to wed the much older King Athelred of England, whom she meets for the first time at the church door. Thrust into an unfamiliar and treacherous court, with a husband who mistrusts her, stepsons who resent her and a bewitching rival who covets her crown, Emma must defend herself against her enemies and secure her status as queen by bearing a son.

"La ragazza oltre le mura" vi farà immergere nell'ascolto entrando in scena con l'immaginazione e con coinvolgimento sensoriale ed emotivo. Il contesto spazio temporale, gli oggetti, le persone, lo sfondo, le emozioni, le sensazioni dei personaggi, le azioni, gli eventi, tutto in una successione armonica avvincente, da ascoltare tutto d'un fiato. Un noir con dei tratti introspettivi e psicologici da cui ognuno può trarre spunti per la propria vita. Inverno 1889. Una bambina viene abbandonata davanti al portone di un piccolo convento francescano, nel viterbese.

When Philo Drax receives a letter from her wealthy grandfather saying he fears for his life at the hands of the vicious Slape family, she rushes to the rescue. But too late! Katie Slape, a monstrous girl with psychic powers and a penchant for smashing skulls with her hammer, has already finished him off and gotten hold of his cash.

Fins on series capaç d'arribar per venjar la teva família? Quan l'any 1871 la intrèpida i arruïnada Philomela Drax rep una carta del seu avi en què li confessa que tem per la seva vida a causa d'una família sense escrúpols, els Slape, no dubta a acudir a ajudar-lo. Comença aleshores una persecució desenfrenada, des dels carrers polsegosos d'un poble de Nova Jersey fins a les voreres resplendents de Saratoga, passant pels molls de Nova York.

The epic, captivating and brutal follow-up to Essex Dogs by Sunday Times bestselling historian, Dan Jones, following the fortunes of ten ordinary soldiers in the early years of the Hundred Years' War. For the Dogs, the war has only just begun. Caught up in the siege of Calais, in the midst of a...

Un prêtre curieux découvre un secret mystificateur... Un secret qui mène à une relique longtemps enterrée que certains feraient tout pour posséder. Pourra-t-il déjouer des adversaires qui ne reculeront devant rien pour l'empêcher de révéler un objet qui remet en cause l'histoire telle que nous la connaissons ? Le père Michael Dominic découvre un puzzle du XIIIe siècle étrangement construit, caché dans les archives secrètes du Vatican.

Harry Flashman: the unrepentant bully of Tom Brown's schooldays, now with a Victoria Cross, has three main talents - horsemanship, facility with foreign languages and fornication. A reluctant military hero, Flashman plays a key part in most of the defining military campaigns of the 19th century, despite trying his utmost to escape them all.

Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell's guard, must eradicate both in this action-packed historical thriller for fans of CJ Sansom, Rory Clements and The Three Musketeers. 'MacLean skilfully weaves together the disparate threads of...

Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller.

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy. 'Master of the wartime spy thriller' - FINANCIAL TIMES ________________...

London, 1656: Captain Seeker is back in the city, on the trail of an assassin preparing to strike at the heart of Oliver Cromwell's Republic The Commonwealth is balanced on a knife edge. Royalists and disillusioned former Parliamentarians have united against Oliver Cromwell, now a king in all...

Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the facade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason. Nathaniel Trask is the newly appointed head of the president's Secret Service team. He is immediately suspicious of Caroline despite his overwhelming attraction to her quick wit and undeniable charm.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The most anticipated spy thriller of 2020, from the award-winning author of Corpus. Autumn 1941. The war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If Hitler is to be stopped, a new weapon is desperately needed. In Cambridge, professor Tom Wilde is approached by an...

'One of the best historical crime series out there' Crime Review 'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday Times Summer, 1658, and the Republic may finally be safe: the combined Stuart and Spanish forces have been heavily defeated by the English and French armies on the coast of Flanders...

A gripping historical thriller set in Inverness in the wake of the 1746 battle of Culloden from twice CWA award-winning author S. G. MacLean. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor. After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally...

Ancien résistant, sa première mission est d'enquêter sur un crime commis dans le Vercors : une jeune fille se prénommant Marie est retrouvée violée et égorgée dans la forêt. Un meurtre barbare qui secoue tout le plateau. Marie est la fille cadette d'une famille de résistants.

Multi-award-winning historical thriller writer S. G. MacLean returns to her 17th century heartland. Charles II has been restored to the throne. A list of men who supported Cromwell must be hunted down to face a terrible traitor's death. On that list is the name of Damian Seeker. By the summer of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty mystery novel from award-winning author Alan Bradley. Don’t miss Flavia de Luce in the upcoming major motion picture Flavia Girl...

'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes a novel set in 1940s London about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one another. "A masterpiece of a historical thriller." —Lisa...