Ursula Gnade Libri

The incomparable master of horror and suspense returns with a powerful, brilliantly terrifying novel that redefines the genre in original and unexpected ways. The charismatic and cunning Spenser Mallon is a campus guru in the 1960s, attracting the devotion and demanding sexual favors of his young acolytes. After he invites his most fervent followers to attend a secret ritual in a local meadow, the only thing that remains is a gruesomely dismembered body—and the shattered souls of all who were present. Years later, one man attempts to understand what happened to his wife and to his friends by writing a book about this horrible night, and it’s through this process that they begin to examine the unspeakable events that have bound them in ways they cannot fathom, but that have haunted every one of them through their lives. As each of the old friends tries to come to grips with the darkness of the past, they find themselves face-to-face with the evil triggered so many years earlier. Unfolding through the individual stories of the fated group’s members, A Dark Matter is an electric, chilling, and unpredictable novel that will satisfy Peter Straub's many ardent fans, and win him legions more.

Illustrationen des Körpers aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln; von Kopf bis Fuß. In Farb- und Schwarzweißfotos. Beinhaltet bekannte Personen, durchschnittliche Menschen und verschiedene demografische kulturelle Hintergründe.

Marty Hagen era il classico giovane newyorkese degli anni Settanta. Bello, intelligente, furbo: il miglior falsario di carte di credito sulla piazza. Non era italiano, ma lavorava comunque coi "ragazzi" di John Cotti, con la mafia. All'improvviso scomparve nel nulla, lasciando gli amici, la donna che amava, la sua città. È l'autunno del 1980. Mancano pochi giorni alle elezioni del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Carter o Reagan? Repubblicani o democratici? A Spokane, nello stato di Washington, vicino a Seattle, Vince Camden riceve il certificato elettorale, come tutti i cittadini americani. Ma Vince non è un cittadino come gli altri. Aveva un altro nome, un tempo. Era un altro uomo. Ma il passato è tornato a cercarlo.

Der adelige Roland von Montville trifft auf das in Lumpen gekleidete Mädchen Brigitte, die die Erbin des Barons von Louroux ist. Sie wurde vom Thron vertrieben, und Roland könnte ihr helfen, ihr Recht zurückzuerlangen.