Showing results for "Florence" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

It has been seven years since the virus took everyone I loved. A part of me died that day, and since then, my life has been filled with fear. Today should be no different. But it is. I'm in his city, taunting him as he hunts me. Running from the Skull—one of Glasgow's most violent groups—should make me scared, terrified even, but all I feel is alive.

Life as a private investigator in the suburbs of Florence isn’t always as glamourous as Dan Armstrong imagined it to be, until he is asked to investigate a recent spate of violent attacks on a Hollywood movie set in Florence. The star of the show, movie-star royalty Selena Gardner, fears her life is in imminent danger. As Dan investigates, he discovers secrets and scandals are rife within the cast and crew. But with no actual murder, Dan believes these attacks could simply be warnings to someone…until the first body is found.

When a young nurse dies on her watch, Florence Nightingale must uncover the deep-hidden secrets someone will kill to keep buried. It is 1853. Lady of the Lamp Florence Nightingale has just accepted the position of superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen during Temporary Illness in London. She has hardly had time to learn the names of the nurses in her charge when she suddenly finds one of them hanging in the establishment's library. Her name was Nurse Bellamy.

In 1903, tensions between Britain and Germany are starting to loom over Europe, something that has not gone unnoticed by Lady Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves. An agent of the Crown, Colin carries the weight of the empire, but his focus is drawn to Italy by a series of burglaries at his daughter’s palazzo in Florence - burglaries that might have international ramifications. He and Emily travel to Tuscany where, soon after their arrival, a stranger is thrown to his death from the roof onto the marble palazzo floor.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Everything You Ever Wanted written by Luiza Sauma, read by Stephanie Racine. You wake up. You go to work. You don't go outside for twelve hours at a time. You have strategy meetings about how to use hashtags. After work you order expensive drink after...

Discover the real-life inspirations behind history’s most infamous serial killers: John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, and so many more.

Erst geht ihr Auto in Flammen auf, dann geschehen unheimliche Dinge im einsamen Herrenhaus ihrer Familie. Wer will die 24-jährige Journalistin Isla Fraser davon abhalten, das Geheimnis um ihre Tante Shelly, die vor zwanzig Jahren verschwand, zu lüften? Tagebucheinträge ihres Vorfahren sowie die Aufzeichnungen seiner Tochter Rosa aus den 1850er-Jahren führen Isla erst an die wilde Küste Schottlands und schließlich auf eine vom Sturm umtoste Insel, die seit vielen Jahren im Familienbesitz ist.

Florence Kinrade, dutiful daughter of a wealthy, upper-crust Canadian family in 1909, lives a secret double life as a vaudeville showgirl in Richmond, Virginia. Then sister Ethel shows up dead, with Florence being, apparently, the only one at the scene at the time. Next up, a coroner’s inquest, a mental diagnosis, more vaudeville show business, and a good hard investigative look by investigative journalist, Frank Jones.

Une femme militaire qui n'aspire qu'à se venger. Un agent des Forces Spéciales marié, blasé des femmes. Leur rencontre va bouleverser leur vie. Néfertiti a travaillé dur pour préparer sa vengeance. Elle n'a plus qu'un dernier objectif à atteindre : faire partie de l'élite en incorporant les forces spéciales. Dès qu'elle croise le chemin de son instructeur, tout bascule. Ce macho marié, n'est autre que sa flamme jumelle. Va-t-elle réussir à embrasser le destin qu'elle s'est choisie, tout en échappant à cette histoire d'amour impossible ?

Between nineteen sixty-eight and nineteen eighty-five, the Monster of Florence murdered sixteen people in secluded lovers' lanes around Tuscany, using the same twenty-two caliber Beretta across all attacks. The killer mutilated female victims and taunted authorities with body parts and letters. Despite Italy's largest criminal investigation, the case spawned decades of controversy. Farmer Pietro Pacciani was convicted then acquitted. His alleged accomplices faced dubious prosecutions based on questionable testimony. Prosecutors later pursued bizarre occult conspiracy theories involving wealthy...

Marc, quinquagénaire désabusé et ancien journaliste, se laisse embarquer par la jeune Manon, journaliste elle aussi dans une enquête dans un petit village de l'Aveyron. Pour le parisien, le changement de paysage est délicat : nouveaux visages, nouveau rythme, nouveaux loisirs, mais surtout une enquête complexe à mener sur une disparition vieille de 10 ans.

Ein altes Herrenhaus mit einem großen Garten, in dem Lavendel, Mohn und Kornblumen blühen. Morgens singt der Zaunkönig in den Büschen, abends lässt man den Tag bei einem Gin Tonic unter den Apfelbäumen ausklingen. Florence Butterfield, lebenserfahren, weit gereist und ausgestattet mit unerschütterlichem Optimismus, kann sich keinen schöneren Ort für den Lebensabend vorstellen als die Seniorenresidenz Babbington Hall. Bis Heimleiterin Renata in der Mittsommernacht aus dem Fenster springt.

This is the most detailed storytelling of the crimes of the one that came to be known as "The Monster of Florence": Brunoro and Pezzan write about everything, from Vincenzo Spalletti to the Sardinian Lead, from Pietro Pacciani to the picnicking friends, and finally from the esoteric theory to the Narducci story. A detailed map to find your way through a deep mystery.We are talking about an event that has tested all existing criminology theories on serial killers, to the point where we can state that there are traditional crimes, serial killers, and then there is "The Monster of Florence".

Dive into the captivating world of Miss Florence Cusack, an amateur detective featured in five gripping short stories by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace. These tales, originally published in Harmsworth/London Magazine, now come alive in this podcast. Follow Miss Cusack as she aids in solving mysteries in stories like Mr. Boveys Unexpected Will, The Arrest of Capt. Vandeleur, and A Terrible Railway Ride, among others. This project brings you each story, read directly from the original sources. Immerse yourself in the intrigue and suspense of the Miss Florence Cusack Mysteries. - Summary by J. M....

Marc et Manon sont de nouveau réunis ; Manon reprend doucement des forces après son enlèvement et sa séquestration à La Vayssière, mais le mystère continue de planer sur le petit village aveyronnais qui les abrite. Monsieur Thomas est en prison, Célestin interrogé par les gendarmes. Qui a bien pu assassiner Tatoué ? Privés du meilleur d'entre eux, les joueurs de quilles de huit ont perdu leur entrain. Quant à Marc, inquiet pour Manon, il préfère rester auprès d'elle.

La cinquantaine passée, Marc vient de quitter son job de journaliste. Il est un peu désœuvré dans son appartement parisien quand son ancienne collègue, la jeune Manon, vient le solliciter pour tenter d'élucider un meurtre vieux de dix ans qui s'est produit dans un petit village de l'Aveyron. Marc quitte alors Paris sans regret pour découvrir un autre univers qui tourne essentiellement autour d'un sport inconnu pour lui : les quilles de huit. Il apprend à connaître les figures locales.

"La première fois que j'ai entendu parler de Thomassin, c'était par une directrice de casting avec qui il avait travaillé à ses débuts d'acteur. Elle m'avait montré quelques-unes des lettres qu'il lui avait envoyées de prison. Quand il a été libéré, je suis allée le voir. Routard immobile, Thomassin n'aime pas bouger hors de ses bases. Il faut se déplacer. Je lui ai précisé que je n'écrivais pas sa biographie, mais un livre sur l'assassinat d'une femme dans un village de montagne, affaire dans laquelle il était impliqué."

Florence, 1967. It is winter, and one year has passed since the historic and devastating flood of the Arno, though the memories of that day still linger with the stains on the city walls. The anniversary of the flood brings with it a new case for Inspector Bordelli, who is weighed down with remorse for having taken justice into his own hands and yearning for Eleonora, the woman he's lost, when the mystery opens. A local wealthy industrialist - fiercely loved and respected by everyone he knew - has been found murdered in his grand villa in the Fiesole hills.

It’s November 1932, and the peaceful village of Dovecote Hatch is still reeling from the recent murder at Mullings, country estate of the wealthy Stodmarsh family. Now it’s about to be rocked by news of another violent demise. When the body of mild-mannered Kenneth Tenneson is found at the foot of the stairs in his home, the coroner’s inquest announces a verdict of accidental death. However, Florence Norris—the quietly observant housekeeper at Mullings—suspects there may be more to the story than a fall.

Anlässlich der Beerdigung des ehemaligen Sargtischlers und Mörders Larry Glassbrook kehrt die Polizistin Florence Lovelady mit ihrem Sohn Ben zurück nach Lancashire – in die Stadt des spektakulären Falls, der einst ihre Karriere begründete. 1969 wurden dort mehrere Jugendliche vermisst. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sie entführt und in Särgen lebendig begraben worden waren. Florence gelang es, Grassbrook dieser grausamen Taten zu überführen und ihn lebenslang hinter Gitter zu bringen.