Showing results for "Flora" in Suspense

Die Leute sagen, ich bin seltsam. Ich bin nicht seltsam, ich bin nur anders. Im Zentrum des Romans steht Flora, die in der Einöde der bayrischen Voralpen in völliger Isolation aufwächst. Nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter wird das verwahrloste,vierzehnjährige Mädchen in die Zivilisation gebracht und in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingewiesen. Jahre später ist Flora eine erfolgreiche, mehrfach ausgezeichnete Kräuterexpertin und lebt zurückgezogen in Mühlbach. Ihr Leben ändert sich schlagartig, als Ella sie besucht, die sich als ihre Zwillingsschwester entpuppt.

When the man who date raped a friend is found not guilty, the women in her book group decide to take matters into their own hands. Mystery and true-crime writer Kate Clark Flora's fascination with people's criminal tendencies began in the Maine attorney general's office. Deadbeat dads, people who hurt their kids, and employers' acts of discrimination aroused her curiosity about human behavior. Her books include seven "strong woman" Thea Kozak mysteries and three gritty police procedurals in her star-reviewed Joe Burgess series.

On a cold and snowy night in Portland, ME, Police Detective Joe Burgess catches a nasty murder case: oncologist Steven Pleasant, who had a habit of picking up prostitutes, is found dead in his car with a metal rod rammed down his throat. No one wants to talk to the police, yet both his family and his work colleagues knew about his sordid predilection.

Police captain Bartholdi sometimes indulged himself in a harmless fantasy. His thoughts, he would imagine, were irresponsible imps that wriggled out of his head and scampered around with an abandon that was often embarrassing. A woman had been kidnapped. The woman was dead. Bartholdi was convinced that a murderer was at that moment having a grim laugh at his expense. He knew who the murderer was. He would have bet his pension and his sacred soul that he knew.

Vous voulez vous faire plaisir sans compter les calories ? C'est Noël à Lake Eden. La période la plus chargée de l'année pour Hannah Swensen, notre intrépide pâtissière. Et celle qui donne lieu aux gâteaux les plus appétissants. Avec les fêtes, on s'attend à ce que tous les conflits amoureux et familiaux passent au second plan dans une grande réconciliation autour du pudding de Noël... Mais non. À l'image de Moshe, le chat de notre héroïne, tous les proches d'Hannah semblent cette année au bord de la crise de nerfs.