Questa autrice è rinomata per i suoi avvincenti romanzi polizieschi che catturano i lettori con le loro trame intricate e atmosfere cariche di suspense. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da una profonda intuizione della psicologia umana e da una magistrale costruzione della tensione, rendendo le sue storie veramente immersive. Robinson approfondisce le complessità della natura umana, esplorando gli aspetti più oscuri che si celano sotto la superficie della vita ordinaria. La sua capacità di creare personaggi credibili e intrecciare misteri complessi la consolida come una voce significativa nella narrativa poliziesca contemporanea.
Will Ackland's ancestral home is dependent upon the great Cluniac Priory. When Will returns home after years abroad he finds his brother Gilbert cursing the Prior's new bailiff for his exactions. Then a corpse is discovered, not only stabbed but mutilated beyond recognition. Is it the Prior's bailiff? If so, Gilbert is the chief suspect and the townspeople will not be sorry to see him dangling from the gibbet.
Chief Inspector Douglas Quantrill, investigates the disappearance of Sandra Websdell, whose mother assumes that she has jilted her fiance and run off--but who, in fact, has been kidnapped
Waking up disoriented in a field near Stonehenge, Estella struggles to piece together her situation while managing her injuries. With her horse, Prince, nearby, she mounts and embarks on a challenging night ride back to her country home, battling exhaustion and pain. The journey tests her resolve, and upon finally reaching her home, she nearly collapses but manages to call for help. The story captures her resilience and determination as she navigates both physical and emotional challenges.
Viele Neider sind der Schönen Tod - bk640; Scherz Verlag; Sheila Radley; pocket_book; 1992
Die Autorin und Diplomübersetzerin Barbara Ostrop arbeitet seit 1993 als literarische Übersetzerin aus dem Englischen, Französischen und Niederländischen und zählt Liebes- und Familienromane, Spannung, Historisches und Jugendromane sowie Fantasy zu ihren Schwerpunkten. Inzwischen hat sie über hundert Bücher ins Deutsche übertragen und so u. a. mehrere Romane von Simon Scarrow über das antike Rom für deutschsprachige Leserinnen und Leser zugänglich gemacht.
