Editora: Classica Libris
Last Train Out is a 1940 thriller novel by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim. A prolific and popular writer since the Victorian era, it was one of his final works and takes place in the build-up to and early stages of the Second World War.
Wartime secrets threaten to topple a President – in heart-stopping adventure from the incomparable Jack Higgins. In the waning days of World War II, Hitler entrusted his diary to a young aide, Baron Max von Berger. Over the years, von Berger has used his inheritance to become one of the richest men in the world, developing a secret alliance with the Rashid family – long-time foes of Major Ferguson of British Intelligence, his undercover enforcer, Sean Dillon and their American colleague Blake Johnson. Now the ultimate confrontation is drawing near. The diary and its explosive revelations of a secret wartime meeting between emissaries of Hitler and Roosevelt will destroy the US President Jake Cazalet…unless Dillon can find it first. The book, a bestseller, is a testament to Higgins prowess as a Sunday Times bestselling author. The fiction genre is enriched by his thrilling narratives and suspenseful storytelling. For fans of Frederick Forsyth (Revenge of Odessa), David Baldacci (To Die For), Don Bentley (Tom Clancy Flash Point), Rory Clements (Evil in High Places), and Tony Kent (No Way to Die).Ver livro
News of her son’s tragic death ushered in the worst moments of Sandra Cruz’s life. After his father abandoned them, Sandra alone had raised Preston into the man he became. Now, trudging through the difficult task of setting Preston’s affairs in order, Sandra begins learning new things about him. He was a star on a recreational beach volleyball team, he’d recently reconnected with his estranged father, and he was engaged to Krystal… a girl Sandra thought he’d broken up with. Before long, Sandra wonders if she really knew Preston at all. Krystal’s erratic behavior and strange claims cause Sandra, her sister Victoria, and Preston’s father Charles to begin questioning if Preston’s motorcycle crash was an accident or something more sinister. But each time they think they’ve figured out the truth, they’re met with another shocking surprise. After all, how well can any mother truly know her son? Boyfriend Killer will keep you guessing, with twists, turns, and surprises all the way to the chilling final moment.Ver livro
In the latest USA Today bestselling, Victorian Era-set Countess of Harleigh Mystery from multi-award winning author Dianne Freeman, Frances Hazelton and her husband, George, uncover the secrets of backstage Paris to find out who’s acting the role of a killer to chilling perfection … Frances and George are enjoying some well-deserved leisure time in Paris when an old acquaintance from London, Alicia Stoke-Whitney, seeks Frances’s help to investigate a personal matter. Alicia’s daughter is being courted by Carlson Deaver, a wealthy American shadowed by a very suspicious tragedy. Less than a year ago, Carlson’s wife, a former actress, was murdered, her body discovered in one of the more dubious quartiers in Paris. Though authorities guess it was a robbery gone wrong, no one was ever brought to justice. Until Daniel Cadieux, Inspector for the Sûreté, follows a startling new lead. None other Sarah Bernhardt, legendary icon of the Paris stage, receives a piece of jewelry stolen from the victim, along with an incriminating note: I know what you did. It opens a new door for the Hazeltons’ investigation, as well. But not a soul believes that the Divine Sarah would become entangled in something so disreputable as murder—even if she and the late Mrs. Deaver did have a history of theatrical clashes. Amid questions of revenge, blackmail, scandals, and secrets, more poisoned pen letters follow, and suspects abound. Now it’s up to Francis and George to infiltrate the most elite social circles of Paris, and find a culprit before another victim faces their final act.Ver livro
When a gangland murder shocks the town of Hunter, Montana, the citizens want justice and they want it fast. The prime suspect got out of prison way too easily; reporter Sherman Iron needs to know why. But he breaks the law in his quest for answers, and Iron stumbles on the dead body of a corrupt judge with a million in cash in a briefcase in front of him.Then the cops show up.Framed for a murder he didn’t commit, Sherman Iron must clear his name and find the killer who ordered the shooting. But everyone in Hunter has a secret, and learning them might take Iron from the frying pan to the fire.Ver livro
Shortly after the death of renowned socialist theorist Karl Marx, the trustee of his estate, Friedrich Engels, approaches Sherlock Holmes for help. As the mourners arrive in London for Marx’s funeral, a mystery unfolds that culminates in a showdown at Highgate Cemetery.Ver livro
The doorbell went at dawn. The police were there to arrest Edward. When the case is dropped due to insufficient evidence, policewoman Kelly is outraged. She decides Edward will not get away with it. Janet has decided to leave this household and comes up with a surprising solution.Ver livro
