Showing results for "Hell" in Literary Fiction

Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

Hatcher McCord is an evening news presenter who has found himself in Hell and is struggling to explain his bad fortune. He's not the only one to suffer this fate - in fact, hes surrounded by an outrageous cast of characters, including Humphrey Bogart, William Shakespeare, and almost all of the popes and most of the U.S. presidents. The question may be not who is in Hell but who isn't.

Hell - part mystery, part domestic meditation, part horror story - is a brilliantly eerie novel in which three households coexist in a single restless vision: a dollhouse; a dysfunctional family in 1950s Philadelphia; and the cottage home of Edwina Moss, a 19th-century expert on domestic management. While the inhabitants of the dollhouse are powerless to shape their destiny, the four members of the Philadelphia family dedicate themselves to mutual vigilance. Edwina Moss concedes domestic control to the imagination and, finally, to the spirit of Antonin Careme.

Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Boy” or Sam “Hell” by his classmates; “God’s will” is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words were of little comfort, but Sam persevered. Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed. And that it was God’s idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about boys and girls. Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain anything was by design.

Discover the secret world of Whitby: mystery, mayhem and delicious black comedy. Brenda never meant to tell anyone the truth. She s got used to keeping secrets over the years. But in Whitby, people have a habit of working it out. Especially best friends like Effie, who sniff out the unusual, and expect the unexpected. And Brenda needs friends. She can't keep us safe all by herself. Not any more...

killer is hounding the seaside town of Old Tornwich. Residents are gripped by fear and suspicion, and the finger of blame is pointed in all directions. But the bodies keep falling, and the crimes remain unsolved, the culprit at large. No mere whodunit, The Suburbs of Hell - its story inspired by a real-life serial killer - is a profoundly disturbing psychological drama with a devastating conclusion, the final work of one of Australia's greatest writers.

Lucinda's boyfriend Dracula claims to be the Dracula - he sleeps in a coffin, hunts pigeons for blood, and only goes out at night. But is he really? Unsettlingly, there has been a spate of recent disappearances and Dracula may be connected. Lucinda doesn't know for sure or which is more dangerous: dating an immortal vampire or a UPS driver with a night shift who thinks he's one?

When Filthy White Guy buys about a hundred burritos and blows up the microwave of the convenience store where Paris Scott has been working for 30 long nights, Paris decides his life couldn't be more of a mess. But when he gives Filthy White Guy a ride home to a Bel Air mansion, things really start to explode.

In the title novella, a third-rate American playwright named Landau attends a literary conference in Prague, where an organized group excursion to a former concentration camp degenerates into a battle of wills and an exercise in egomania and public humiliation. Nina, the heroine of the second novella, "Three Pigs in Five Days," is sent to Paris to write an article for her lover's travel journal - a dizzying, erotic pilgrimage that forces her to see how sex has distorted her view of the world.

Being the younger sister of a Wind Dragons MC member isn't as great as you'd think it would be. I can't escape the details of my brother's exploits. No one tells me anything. Men who know who I am tend to stay away from me. And worst of all: The members of the MC are off-limits. When Arrow catches my eye, I make it my mission to make him happy again. When I fall head over heels in love with him, I just hope he will be there to catch me. And that my brother doesn't kill him....

Seri, Aja und Karl verbringen ihre Kindheit in einem Ort in Süddeutschland: Verbunden durch eine innige Freundschaft erleben sie magische Kindertage...

Sicily, 1993. Fear rules the streets of Palermo. Teenage boys patrol the narrow streets armed with AK-47’s, marking out the territory of their mafia bosses. This is what hell is. Federico, a privileged local boy, is asked by his teacher, Don Pino, to help out at the youth club he runs in one of the most destitute areas of the city. A tangle of alleys controlled by men with nicknames like the Hunter, it is also where kids like Francesco, Lucia, and Totò never give up hope for a different life.

Marie vokser op på Langeland 1930’erne i et hjem, hvor børnene er mange, pengene få og vold hverdag - også før krigen kommer og gør et fattigt samfund endnu fattigere. Lyset melder sig i form af Otto, en elektrikerlærling med klare blå øjne. Sammen undslipper de Langelands fattigdom og rejser til hovedstaden for at skabe sig en ny og bedre fremtid. Men Langeland flytter med på godt og ondt. "Folkets Skønhed" er Merete Pryds Helles slægtskrønike baseret på hendes egen familiehistorie.

På en villavej i Værløse i 1971 ligger Merle i sin seng og læser den ene De 5-bog efter den anden. Hun kan høre forældrene gennem væggen. Det er en af morens gode dage, hvor sygdommen ikke har fat. Det er en af de gode dage, hvor faren er hjemme og er ædru. Vi kunne alt tegner et tidsbillede af den sorgmuntre optimisme, der prægede de tidlige 70‘ere, hvor børnene fik at vide, at fremtiden var deres, og at de faktisk kunne alt. En roman om kærlighed på trods, om skyld og skam og om voksne, som ikke magter at være voksne.

Nannas familie er samlet om hendes velhavende stedfar, der ligger meget syg og ikke har lang tid igen. I løbet af natten overnatter familien i huset omkring ham, men i nattens mulm og mørke sker der uhyggelige ting, og om morgenen finder de stedfaren myrdet. Pludselig er der ingen, der kan vide sig sikre, og alle mistænker hinanden- alt imens Nanna forsøger at finde svar på den uhyggelige mordgåde. Helle Stangerup (1939-2015) var en dansk forfatter, der særligt var kendt og hædret for sine romaner og noveller. Stangerup blev cand.jur.

As an armed guard for the Denver-bound Treasure Express, could Britt Burnett lend his skill with firearms and his good right arm to a desperate gang of bullion robbers who wanted the gold for themselves? The price they were offering was more money than Britt Burnett was ever likely to see, if he didn't do it.

Matt Reddy's old Asiatic Fleet destroyer USS Walker has been mysteriously transported to an alternate version of earth. Here, WWII is no longer raging, and Reddy and his crew have been trying to find a new place for themselves in this strange new world.

Was passiert: Ein Philosoph scheitert bei dem Versuch, seine Theorie von Erleben mit seinem Erleben in Einklang zu bringen. Ein Mann scheitert bei dem Versuch, eine Frau zu lieben. Worum es geht: Es geht um den Geschmack von Kaffee am frühen Morgen und um das Problem des Bewusstseins. Es geht um einen deutschen Studenten in New York, um einen Mann und eine Frau. Es geht um Liebe und ihr Verschwinden. Worum es eigentlich geht: "Der beruhigende Klang von explodierendem Kerosin" ist ein Roman über das Leben, die Liebe und den Feind im eigenen Kopf. Es ist ein Roman über Glück.

Da Marianne var under 10 år, forestillede hun sig tit, at nogen ville placere et kamera på en kran og køre kranen efter hende med filmen rullende, når hun gik i skole. "Mariannes dag" skulle filmen hedde, og hun skulle selv fortælle om sine gøremål og sit penalhus og sprogets uvirkelighed hen over billederne af hende og de 27 andre elever i klassen. Marianne gik på fortovet med tasken i en ret vinkel fra kroppen og kranen efter sig. En morgen kom hendes veninde ud fra det flade hus på vejen og gav sig til at diskutere udseendets betydning i forhold til det andet køn.

Victor traieste cu sentimentul ca, dupa copilarie si adolescenta, percepute drept cele mai frumoase perioade ale vietii sale, prezentul se deruleaza monoton. Nemultumirii pricinuite de munca sa bizara i se adauga obsesia ca sotia lui, vesela Veronica, s-a transformat in timp intr-o femeie ce nu mai are nimic din farmecul si visurile fetiscanei cu care s-a insurat.