Une enquête du commissaire Brunetti - Das Mädchen seiner Träume, französische Ausgabe
Le commissaire Brunetti, après l'enterrement de sa mère, est sollicité par un missionnaire pour enquêter sur une secte à Venise. Son hésitation est interrompue par la découverte du corps d'une fillette dans un canal.
One rainy morning Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to a 911 call reporting a body floating near some steps on the Grand Canal. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot - together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewellery that she carries. Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children - be they innocent or guilty. From the canals and palazzos of Venice to a Gypsy encampment on the mainland, Brunetti struggles with institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child.
Stephen King, a master of storytelling with over fifty books and numerous bestsellers, presents a remarkable collection of short stories, his first in six years. As guest editor of Best American Short Stories 2007, King immersed himself in hundreds of tales, reigniting his passion for the genre. The stories featured have appeared in prestigious publications like The New Yorker and Esquire. King's unique imagination transforms everyday scenarios into extraordinary narratives, such as a Port-O-San becoming a slimy birth canal or a roadside honky-tonk serving as a backdrop for endless love. In one tale, a book salesman unknowingly picks up a mute hitchhiker who listens too well, while another story follows a stationary bike rider on a captivating yet terrifying journey. "The Gingerbread Girl" showcases a vulnerable yet resourceful young woman, reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn's character in Wait Until Dark. In "Ayana," a blind girl performs a miracle with a kiss. King blurs the lines between the living and the dead, as seen in "N.," where a psychiatric patient's irrational thoughts may either threaten or save the world. This collection captures the eerie essence of dusk, where reality wavers and imagination reaches into the shadows, making it an ideal showcase for King's talents.
TWISTED is the second Petra Connor novel and a superb example of Jonathan Kellerman's mastery of the psychological thriller Detective Petra Connor is struggling with a baffling drive-past murder when Isaac Gomez, a young research prodigy, tells her he's found something she might want to see. His theory that there's a connection between six unsolved murders committed in the LAPD area over the past six years, all at around midnight on June 28, seems fanciful at first - but soon the links become clearer. Something evil has managed to conceal itself between the dry pages of the files: a series of killings so meticulously constructed that the mind behind them would have remained invisible without Isaac's sharp probing. And June 28 is just a month away - will Petra be able to stop the murderer from striking again?
From the acclaimed author of The Waters of Eternal Youth, Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy's anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case. Mystery lovers everywhere are addicted to Donna Leon's ever-honorable Commissario Guido Brunetti and her portrayal of Venice's beautiful but sinister byways and canals. In Willful Behavior, Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious , Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it-until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews-secrets few in Italy want revealed.
A hilarious, original story for anyone who has ever been dumped, dumped or lived in a dump - with the cross-over and bestselling appeal of BRIDGET JONES, HIGH FIDELITY and THIS LIFE.
Tempo fa, a Derry, la città del terrore di It e Insomnia, quattro ragazzini coraggiosi compirono una buona azione. Che li trasformò per sempre. Da grandi,Henry, Jonesy, Beav e Pete hanno preso strade diverse, ma due cose hanno mantenuto un richiamo irresistibile: una è il legame con il bambino molto,molto particolare che aiutarono quel giorno lontano e l'altra è la fantastica battuta di caccia al cervo che ogni anno li riunisce nel Maine, là nella baita dove ondeggia quel curioso oggetto indiano chiamato acchiappasogni. Però stavolta li aspetta una brutta avventura: il cielo promette ben peggio di una forte nevicata e nel folto si aggira qualcuno, qualcosa, che amerebbe tanto abitare sulla Terra.
Rose fugge. Fugge da quattordici anni di soprusi, da un marito violento e da una vita che non promette più nulla. Ricominciare da capo è l'unica via d'uscita. Una città sconosciuta, una nuova occupazione e un nuovo compagno: finalmente tutto sembra girare per il verso giusto. La donna si imbatte anche in uno strano dipinto. Una crosta senza valore, o molto, molto di più? Il legame tra il quadro e Rose si fa sempre più stretto, quasi morboso, e quando il suo sadico marito si farà rivedere non troverà più la debole e indifesa mogliettina di un tempo, ma qualcuno o qualcosa che stenterà a riconoscere.
Darkness has fallen on the city of Portland, Oregon. One by one, the wives of affluent and respected men are vanishing from their homes. The only clues to their disappearance are a single black rose and a note that reads, "Gone, But Not Forgotten." It is the rebirth of a horror that has already devastated a community at the opposite end of the country—and, as it did then, terror and death will follow. Defense attorney Betsy Tannenbaum is trapped in a nightmare as the shadows of a killer darken her world. And she will soon be risking everything she has and everyone she loves to defend a cold, powerful, and manipulating client who may be a victim . . . or a monster.
Quale evento turba questa volta la pace della tranquilla cittadina americana di Castle Rock? E' l'arrivo di Leland Gaunt, un forestiero strano e sfuggente. Quest'individuo ambiguo apre un negozio, Cose Preziose, dove è possibile acquistare pezzi rari, curiosità, autentiche gioie per piccoli collezionisti. Gaunt sembra catturare i desideri più nascosti di ogni cliente, riuscendo a trovare per chiunque ciò che cercava o segretamente sognava da anni...
