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Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death.Still grieving for his murdered wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries.

When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a quiet London street, her death is clearly no accident. Someone struck her with a car and then deliberately ran over her body before driving off, leaving nothing behind but questions. What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Who among the many acquaintances in her complicated and tragic life could have wanted her dead?

In addition to tales from some of today's top stars — including Laura Lippman, Susan Wiggs, Marcia Muller, Carolyn Hart, Nancy Pickard, and Elizabeth George herself — Two of the Deadliest showcases work from an impressive array of exceptional newcomers, as together they explore the dark depths women and men will sink to when driven by passion, avarice, and a lethal hunger for power.

Deborah, la mujer del mejor amigo del inspector Thomas Lynley, descubre el cadáver desnudo y con señales de tortura de un joven estudiante. Todas las sospechas conducen a Bredgar Chambers, un viejo y sombrío internado. Allí, Lynley descubrirá una enrarecida atmósfera de frustración, desarraigo y soterrada perversidad entre estudiantes. Pero, esencialmente, descubrirá que todo ello puede resolverse de un plumazo con el asesinato o el suicidio.

A Elena la asesinaron mientras hacía footing uni neblinosa mañana de Cambridge. Dejó un vacío entre quienes la conocían –todos deseaban lo mejor para ella– y su muerte se convirtió en un engorro para las autoridades académicas, que además estaban en pésimas relaciones con la policía local. El recurso a Scotland Yard era inevitable, y con él, la presencia del inspector Lynley y la sargento Havers.

The shocking conclusion of Elizabeth George's previous bestseller, With No One As Witness, saw the wife of New Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley gunned down in the street outside her home. Under arrest for the crime is a twelve-year-old boy, Joel Campbell. What possible motive could he have? What chain of events could have led such a child from the housing estates of North Kensington to the elegant streets of Belgravia with such deadly intent?

El cadáver de Kenneth Fleming, auténtica estrella del críquet en Inglaterra, aparece en la casa de campo de Miriam Whitelaw, una profesora retirada que años antes había sido mentora de Ken. Al principio, todo parece señalar que se trata de un desafortunado accidente, pero los indicios que encuentra la policía apuntan más bien hacia un homicidio premeditado.

"San José no está." Esta fue la reflexión del sacerdote anglicano ante el cuadro "La Virgen con el Niño", de Leonardo, expresión quizá de aspiraciones insatisfechas que encontraron en Deborah St. James, con su maternidad frustrada, una oyente receptiva. Algún tiempo más tarde, el sacerdote muere –envenenamiento accidental, según la investigación– en su vicaría de Lancashire, poco antes de la llegada de Deborah y su marido Simon. Varios son los enigmas que rodean el caso: ¿quién es la mujer sin pasado en cuya casa tomó el vicario su postrera cena?

A sparkling collection of short stories by leading female authors including “Miss Brill” by Katharine Mansfield, “The Lifted Veil” by George Eliot and “A Venetian Night's Entertainment” by Edith Wharton.

From the rumblings of provincial England in Silas Marner and Cranford to a wild and dangerous journey across the Holy Lands in Ivanhoe, these classic novels of the Georgian and Victorian period are as relevant and important today as they ever have been.

En la gran mansión escocesa de Westerbrae, una compañía teatral londinense se reúne para la lectura de una controvertida nueva obra. Pero, al finalizar la velada, la bella dramaturga aparece brutalmente asesinada en su cama, y el inspector Thomas Lynley se ve inmediatamente enredado en un crimen cuyo origen está en las complicadas obligaciones del amor y las consecuencias de la traición. Con la finalidad de alejar a la prensa el máximo tiempo posible, dada la notoriedad de los principales sospechosos, Lynley y la sargento Havers viajan hacia el aislado lugar.

The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer.

A autora usando o capítulo 31 do livro de Provérbios da Bíblia apresenta ao público feminino áreas que podem ser mudadas para mostrar a verdadeira beleza da mulher que não está no estereotipo da beleza física e sim do interior. Desenvolvendo essas áreas terá um impacto significativo para si mesma e para os demais.

For the female poet there was always the confining hand of men to instruct that their time was perhaps spent more productively elsewhere. These lines, these gilded verses often protest otherwise. The contribution of women in these earlier centuries is immense, and in this series we bring together poets who have created some of the most beautiful and expressive verses ever written. And remember these words, these telling lines, have been written against the grain of society's male bias. With their remembered words these female poets have given us a history that we can all now share.

In einem kleinen Dorf in Yorkshire geschieht ein brutaler Mord: In einer Scheune entdeckt der Dorfpfarrer die enthauptete Leiche William Teys'. Neben dem Toten kauert Roberta, seine leicht debile Tochter. Sie behauptet: "Ich war's." Und verstummt. Scotland Yard schickt Inspector Thomas Lynley und Sergeant Barbara Havers. Die beiden arbeiten zum ersten Mal zusammen und sind ein eher ungewöhnliches Team. Doch der Fall lässt ihnen keine Eingewöhnungszeit.

Suicidio. Questo sostiene la polizia. Ma la vittima, Ian Druitt, diacono dell'incantevole cittadina medioevale di Ludlow, è deceduto mentre era sotto custodia cautelare con l'accusa di un crimine vergognoso. Quando anche l'inchiesta degli Affari Interni conferma che non c'è nulla di sospetto in quanto accaduto, il caso sembra chiuso. Ma la famiglia della vittima non accetta questa versione dei fatti. E ha conoscenze tali da riuscire a far riaprire il caso.

Der neue Krimi von Elizabeth George: Ein brisanter Fall für Inspector Lynley und Barbara Havers. Als die Polizistin Teo Bontempi nach einer schweren Verletzung nicht mehr aus dem Koma erwacht, weist alles auf einen Mordanschlag hin. Weil Teo zuletzt vor allem in der nigerianischen Gemeinde Nord-Londons ermittelte, beginnt Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley auch genau dort mit der Suche nach dem Täter. Zusammen mit DS Barbara Havers taucht er in eine Welt ein, die scheinbar nichts mit dem privilegierten britisch-bürgerlichen Leben, wie es Lynley bisher kannte, gemein hat.

Focusing on the sophisticated nature of the female psyche, and the desire for a multi-layered, stimulating experience, RawrWoman creates content that will entice, fascinate, and above all, provide pleasure to the woman who indulges in all we have to offer. The stories created are meant to create a fantasy escapade for the listener, you can fully immerse yourself without ever having to leave the privacy of your own home, or mind. Fifteen fabulous stories, all handpicked on our website. They just happen to be created by all female authors.

An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy - featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm and many more! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois' (Rogues, Old Venus) acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf...and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda...and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore...and Severus Snape?

Un anciano sacerdote viaja desde un pequeño pueblo del norte de Reino Unido hasta Londres para pedir ayuda a Scotland Yard. En una granja de su parroquia ha descubierto el cuerpo decapitado del propietario y a su hija junto a él, en estado de shock y declarándose culpable. Pero nadie en la población cree que Roberta haya sido capaz de semejante crimen. El inspector Lynley y la sargento Havers son los encargados de resolver un complicado caso repleto de contradicciones.