Elisabeth Franci-Ekeler Libri

Née en Algérie dans une riche famille musulmane pour qui la naissance d'une fille est une véritable malédiction, totalement dominée par son père, Samia se retrouve mariée de force à seize ans. Son époux la viole, la roue de coups, menace de la brûler vive. Elle mettra au monde six enfants dans cette atmosphère de chantage et de peur. Afin de soustraire sa progéniture, surtout ses deux filles, à cette culture de soumission, Samia Shariff traversera frontière sur frontière, au gré des centres d'hébergement et de difficultés de toutes sortes, pour trouver un havre de paix en France, puis au Canada.

Unable to escape a painful psychic ability that enables her to know things about human pain, fear, and violence, Eve Klein suffers the loss of her loved ones and finds herself the target of a ruthless, glassy-eyed killer. Reprint.

Into thin air... Three little girls, one by one, had vanished from the farming village of Dendale. And Superintendent Andy Dalziel, a young detective in those days, never found their bodies--or the person who snatched them. Then the valley where Dendale stood was flooded to create a reservoir, and the town itself ceased to be . . . except in Dalziel's memory. Twelve years later, the threads of past and present are slowly winding into a chilling mosaic. A drought and dropping water table have brought Dendale's ruins into view. And a little girl has gone missing from a nearby village. Helped by Chief Inspector Peter Pascoe, an older, fatter, and wiser Dalziel has a second chance to uncover the secrets of a drowned valley. And now the identity of a killer rests on what one child saw . . . and what another, now grown, fears with all her heart to remember . . . .

Un lago nei pressi di New York: Elizabeth, una giovane donna, viene uccisa e sfigurata. Otto anni dopo, sulla sponda di quello stesso lago, vengono trovati altri due cadaveri. Intanto David, il marito della donna assassinata, riceve inquietanti messaggi che solo la moglie potrebbe inviargli. Un macabro scherzo? L'FBI riapre l'indagine, e principale sospettato diventa proprio David. Ma se Elizabeth fosse ancora viva? David deve trovarla, e deve farlo prima che gli inquirenti trovino lui.

The law trusts in logic. And truth goes on trial.

A friend's son is gravely ill and the potential bone-marrow donor who could save his life has disappeared, so detective Myron Bolitar has no choice but to investigate, even though his sports agency desperately needs his attention. Reprint.

ConflictSurviving a vicious massacre, the Aboriginal boy, Mandawuy is the last of his tribe. He will face the ultimate choice – to join with the white man, or to rebel alongside the warriors who are waging a war against them, pitting their stone-age weapons against guns.PassionWhen George Collinson meets Eloise at the Governor’s Mansion in Sydney, it is love at first sight. But Eloise is married to Edward Cadwallader – George’s nemesis and a man capable of great brutality, a man who will never let Eloise or their son leave him alive...Friendship Their husbands are devoted friends but Nell Penhalligan and Alice Quince clash from the moment they meet. However, when tragedy threatens, they will have to overcome their enmity to make a success of the outback sheep station they rely on for survival.Rebellion Niall Logan is one of many Irish children sent to Sydney in chains. As he struggles to survive the cruelty in the convict colony, he yearns only for freedom and a ship to take him home. Despite the knowledge that insurrection is punishable by hanging, a chance to rebel will change everything for him.

The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector.

At the scene of a tragic accident, life changes immediately for everyone involved. Finding it impossible to stay in Bristol, Jenna Gray moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast. She is desperate to escape the past, but is haunted by the accident, by the loss of her son, and by her own fears. DI Ray Stevens is determined to get to the bottom of this case. The investigation takes him away from his family and he finds himself growing closer to Kate Evans, a young and forthright detective on his team. But Jenna's past is about to catch up with her, with devastating consequences

The story unfolds with a captivating homecoming that sets off a chain of events fueled by passion, greed, and murder. A stranger's declaration that her name is Amanda ignites a suspenseful journey, leading to unexpected twists and a dramatic climax. As secrets unravel, the characters are drawn into a web of intrigue that tests their loyalties and reveals dark truths.

Mentre la sua fidanzata Rina Lazarus riflette sulla proposta di matrimonio a New York, Pete Decker del Dipartimento di Polizia di Los Angeles scopre un bambino di due anni abbandonato sul ciglio della strada. Sebbene non sia ferito, il suo pigiama è macchiato di sangue e appare completamente sconvolto. Decker decide di prendersi cura di lui e inizia una frenetica ricerca dei genitori. Al ritorno di Rina da New York, Decker è già immerso in un caso complesso. Gli eventi si sono intensificati e Decker ha scoperto un brutale omicidio quadruplo. Tutto sembra indicare che sia sulle tracce di un mortale caso di vendetta. "Miele" si colloca nella migliore tradizione del thriller americano: un'atmosfera densa, personaggi affascinanti e profondi, e una tensione mozzafiato.

When war is declared, Frances & Ralph, both pacifists, turn their house into a sanctuary for friends more involved. Invasion seems imminent as one by one the countries of Europe fall to the Nazis. People are even told to immobilise their car engines at night in case the Germans parachute into Britain.

Surviving a murder attempt on her life, probation officer Ann Carlisle wonders if the unknown assailant could be the young drug dealer in her charge, an accused rapist facing trial, or her own husband. Reprint.

Tussen een blanke grootindustrieel en zijn vrouw ontstaat een verwijdering als de man kiest voor het blanke bewind en de vrouw zich inzet voor het ANC in de strijd tegen de Apartheid.

Autobiografie van een geslaagd zakenman en echtgenoot, die beseft dat hij altijd een vrouw heeft willen zijn en zijn verlangen gestalte geeft.

Commissaris Brunetti krijgt bezoek van een jonge vrouw met een vreemde vraag; kort daarna wordt zij vermoord aangetroffen.

Beauty, power, glamour, lust -- Belinda Barstow inherited it all... She was born with stardust in her eyes, the daughter of Jessica, once mistress to Hollywood's most powerful tycoon. Her father was the hard-drinking, hard-loving matinee idol, Jeffrey Barstow. Her aunt was Claudia Barstow, the voluptuous movie star who had indulged in every Hollywood pleasure. An English actor loved her. An Italian prince worshiped her. The wealthiest Greek in the world wanted to possess her. A brillian Viennese director offered her stardom. She was Belinda Barstow. She was fifteen years old.

Drie verhalen met de Venetiaanse politiecommissaris Brunetti in de hoofdrol.

Tijdens het onderzoek naar de dood van een ambtenaar voor bouwzaken komt een politieman uit Venetië in aanraking met corruptie, geldschieters en drugshandelaren.

Tijdens de industriële revolutie weet een jonge vrouw in de negentiende eeuw van barzangeres op te klimmen tot eigenares van een rederij.