Alessandra Emma Giagheddu Książki

W Strażniku tajemnic atmosfera lat czterdziestych, sześćdziesiątych i współczesności splata się z historią miłosną, w której tajemnice i zbrodnie bledną. W 1961 roku, w angielskiej posiadłości, szesnastoletnia Laurel Nicholson ucieka z pikniku, by marzyć o chłopcu imieniem Billy i przyszłości w Londynie. Niespodziewanie staje się świadkiem strasznej zbrodni, która na zawsze zmienia jej życie i rodzi pytania o prawdziwą naturę jej matki. W 2011 roku, po udanej karierze aktorskiej, Laurel wraca do rodzinnego domu w Suffolk, by świętować dziewięćdziesiąte urodziny umierającej matki, Dorothy. To jej ostatnia szansa, by odkryć sekrety z przeszłości i rozwiązać zagadkę morderstwa sprzed pięćdziesięciu lat, które wciąż rani jej dzieciństwo. Rozpoczyna skomplikowane śledztwo, które prowadzi ją przez wspomnienia Dorothy i innych bliskich, odkrywając wielką tajemnicę sięgającą początku II wojny światowej i bombardowań Londynu. Tragiczna przeszłość powraca, splatając losy trójki młodych ludzi z różnych światów: Dorothy, Vivien i Jimmy'ego.

But Tempe has her doubts. Something doesn't make sense. She'll look at the bones in her lab and do Carbon 14 testing to establish approximate age. And she can analyse the tooth enamel to tell approximately where the women were born. If she's right, Claudel has three recent murders on his hands. Definitely his case.

"Fans of TV's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation should be in heaven" (People) stepping into the world of forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan, star of Kathy Reichs' electrifyingly authentic bestsellers. When innocent blood is spilled, she deciphers the shattering truth it holds. Nine-year-old Emily Anne Toussaint is fatally shot on a Montreal street. A North Carolina teenager disappears from her home, and parts of her skeleton are found hundreds of miles away. The shocking deaths propel Tempe Brennan from north to south, and deep into a shattering investigation inside the bizarre culture of outlaw motorcycle gangs -- where one misstep could bring disaster for herself or someone she loves.

Temperance Brennan rushes to North Carolina to help with a plane crash, when her investigations lead to an evil that will test her courage.

Early thirtysomething Emma decides it�s time to have the baby - but it just doesn�t happen to order. Emma goes through a funny, touching and ultimately moving journey as she struggles to accept the reality that maybe it�s never going to happen. The Baby Trail is a novel rich in texture, light and dark, and humour with a biting undercurrent.

In this gripping thriller from acclaimed forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, Temperance Brennan is drawn into a complex mystery following the murder of an Orthodox Jewish man in Montreal. Tasked with examining the body, Tempe receives a mysterious photograph of a skeleton, claimed to be the key to understanding the victim's death. This leads her into an international investigation tied to an ancient biblical enigma that could challenge two millennia of religious history. As she delves deeper, Tempe discovers that the victim's import business may have been a front for black market antiquities. Accompanied by Detective Andrew Ryan and biblical archaeologist Jake Drum, she travels to Israel to explore the origins of the skeleton and the ancient crypt where it was found. Their findings provoke radical questions about Christ's death, thrusting them into a heated controversy. Could one of the tombs be Christ's final resting place? Are the bones in the ossuary truly those of James, Jesus's brother, as claimed? Or is it all an elaborate hoax? Utilizing her forensic expertise, Tempe confronts the most controversial case of her career, facing escalating dangers. With Ryan by her side, the stakes have never been higher, and the threats in this unfamiliar land may prove overwhelming. This novel delivers a fast-paced, intricately plotted narrative filled with riveting forensic detail.

Zagubiony list... Wszystko zaczyna się od dostarczonego po pięćdziesięciu latach listu, który w pewne niedzielne popołudnie trafia w ręce Edie i jej matki. Adres zwrotny: Zamek Mildehurst, nadawca: Juniper Blythe. Edie wyrusza w podróż do hrabstwa Kent, do zamku, w którym jej matka jako dziewczynka spędziła półtora roku. Trzy siostry... Zamek niegdyś należał do słynnego Raymonda Blythe’a, autora baśniowej opowieści o Człowieku z Błota. Teraz mieszkają w nim trzy córki Blythe’a: bliźniaczki Percy i Saffy oraz Juniper. Starsze siostry przez większą część życia opiekowały się Juniper, która po stracie narzeczonego w 1941 roku popadła w szaleństwo. Milczący zamek... Wewnątrz starych murów Edie stara się odszukać ślad dzieciństwa swojej matki, ale wkrótce odkrywa, że ukryte są w nich także inne tajemnice… Od dawna czekające na kogoś, kto wydobędzie je z zapomnienia…

In the searing heat of Guatemala, Dr Temperance Brennan must harden herself against the horrors she excavates. And then four young girls go missing from Guatemala City. When a skeleton is found at the back of a rundown hotel, only someone with Tempe's expertise can deduce the identity and cause of death. But as she searches for answers, her path is blocked at every turn. It is clear that some people will stop at nothing to keep Guatemala's secrets buried.

The third volume in Gary Jennings' historical epic that began with Aztec and Aztec Autumn. In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright. From the torrid streets of the City of the Dead along the Veracruz Coast to the ageless glory of Seville in Old Spain, Cristo the Bastardo connives fights, and loves as he seeks the truth—without knowing that he will be the founder of a proud new people.As we follow the loves and adventures of Cristo and experience the colorful splendor and barbarism of the era, a vanished culture is brought back to life in all its magnificence.“This exotic, sensuous novel works on many levels. It is at once history, mystery, and a coming-of-age novel all permeated by the teeming world of seventeenth century Mexico as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy.” -- Library Journal

Includes supplement: "P.S. insights, interviews & more ..."--Cover.

Dr. Temperance Brennan, the wry, impassioned director of forensic anthropology for the province of Quebec, is driven to unravel shocking acts of violence by reading the bones of the dead.

Sebastian Senecal è un professore di lettere e filosofia di quarantacinque anni: ha una moglie e due bambini, è appassionato del suo lavoro e dei suoi studi e sa apprezzare i piccoli piaceri della vita. All'avvicinarsi dell'estate, con l'esplosione dei suoi colori, dei suoi odori, dei suoi sapori, il professore decide di fare qualcosa di insolito e per lui entusiasmante: costruire un fantastico portico nel suo giardino, in cui passeggiare e ragionare di filosofia, di stoici ed epicurei, di gioie e di dolori...Il nuovo romanzo dell'autore de "La prima sorsata di birra". Una storia breve e delicata, intrisa di dolcezza e malinconia insieme.

Victorine is a dutiful housewife, respectable schoolteacher and mother in the Vendee in the 1900s, cooking the gigot for the family lunch, obeying her husband, walking the long beaches of the Atlantic with her children. But then an old childhood acquaintance turns up and her life is turned upside down forever. She falls passionately in love for the first time in her life. But her lover's work takes him back to Indochina, and Victorine abandons her life and her family to go with him. Everything is strange - the extraordinary voyage to get there, the life they lead in the sultry tropical heat, the glamour of colonial life - but life there is also a lie. Less than two years later, Victorine returns home and resumes her life: what happened?