Italian Thriller

Early one morning, Silvio Lupanello, a big shot in the village of Vigata, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a rough part of town frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigata's most respected detective, who has his doubts about the way Silvio died.

Auntie Poldi, sassy, brassy, and 60, moves to Sicily for a quiet alcohol-fuelled retirement. A murder spoils her plans. This is the first novel in a charming new mystery series set in Sicily and laced with Italian sensuality and humor. It features an amateur sleuth, the sassy and foul-mouthed Auntie Poldi. Recently widowed Poldi moves to Sicily in order to quietly drink herself to death with a sea view, but fate intervenes. When she finds the corpse of a young man on the beach, his face blown off with a sawn-off shotgun, she becomes a potential suspect in his murder case.

Morris Duckworth teaches English to the pampered rich of Verona, and Morris is not pleased. Living a meager existence in a squalid apartment, he regards his privileged students with envy and disdain, first wreaking revenge by petty theft and then, like all good criminals, graduating to grander larceny. When one of those students, a beautiful but vapid heiress named Massimina, falls in love with him, Morris can almost smell upward mobility.

THE FIRST SIX BOOKS OF THE QUEEN OF SPADES CRIME THRILLER SERIES. From award-winning journalist and USA TODAY Bestselling author Kristi Belcamino. What readers are saying: ★★★★★ “Another edge of your seat read by Kristi Belcamino.”
 ★★★★★“Queen of Spades is an action-driven book with a gripping storyline; I read it in one day as I simply could not put it down.” - MaryAnn Forbes
 ★★★★★WORTHY OF 10+ STARS” - Amazon ⚠️Warning! Be prepared to lose sleep and skip chores while reading this series! Book 1: Queen of Spades When Eva Santella’s father...

Nella facciata incontaminata del suo matrimonio perfetto, la vita di Nina comincia a incrinarsi. Quando scopre una serie di video inquietanti sul computer del marito David, che la ritraggono mentre dorme, Nina viene catapultata in un incubo che non riesce a spiegare. I filmati sono invasivi, ma è la figura in ombra sulla porta che le fa venire i brividi. Scavando più a fondo, Nina inizia a scoprire un'intricata rete di bugie, controllo e sorveglianza, ma più scopre, più mette in discussione tutto ciò che pensava di sapere su suo marito e su se stessa. Allo stesso tempo, la sua migliore...

When private investigator, Dan Armstrong, and his girlfriend, Anna, are invited to the gorgeous island of Elba for a much-needed break, he jumps at the chance. The thought of sun-drenched shores makes Dan promise Anna he won't “play detective” for a whole week… Their luxurious hotel, with its wonderful food and picturesque seaside views, seems the perfect escape, especially with Dan's best friend Virgilio and his wife joining them. But the calm shatters with a sinister encounter and a sudden, suspicious death..

Nella facciata incontaminata del suo matrimonio perfetto, la vita di Nina comincia a incrinarsi. Quando scopre una serie di video inquietanti sul computer del marito David, che la ritraggono mentre dorme, Nina viene catapultata in un incubo che non riesce a spiegare. I filmati sono invasivi, ma è la figura oscura all'ingresso che le fa venire i brividi. Scavando più a fondo, Nina inizia a scoprire un'intricata rete di bugie, controllo e sorveglianza, ma più scopre, più mette in discussione tutto ciò che pensava di sapere su suo marito e su se stessa. Allo stesso tempo, la sua migliore ...

An arranged marriage to the Russian hitman... and his twin brother? It's an outrage! Mafia princess Marie Lauro always knew that duty to the family was worth any sacrifice, but she never believed her father would order her to be married against her wishes. Roman and Alek Borosliev are new pawns in the ongoing turf war between the Russian Mob and Italian Mafia. Twenty years of peace is nearly shattered when Roman receives orders that he is to take the Mafia princess as his bride. But the Russian twins have ideas of their own about what kind of bride they really want, ideas that would shock ...

Former Italian Mafia boss, turned vigilante fugitive, Eva Santella - aka the Queen of Spades - owns a training school for assassins in the old country, but her main priority is traveling around the world to help those who cannot help themselves and turn to her as a last resort. Now, in this eighth book of the series, Eva Santella leaves Sicily to travel to the American south to search for three missing—and pregnant women. The state of Alabama has just outlawed abortion and Eva suspects there might be a connection. She doesn't know who is behind the disappearances, but is certain that if ...

Audible Studios presenta una produzione Audible Originals: Poirot a Styles Court, con Claudio Santamaria nel ruolo del leggendario Hercule Poirot. Un’audio serie corale che riunisce un cast d’eccezione, nell’adattamento del romanzo d’esordio di Agatha Christie. Inghilterra, 1914. Il mondo è precipitato in un conflitto senza precedenti. Ferito nel corpo e nell’animo, il capitano Hastings accetta l’invito a trascorrere la convalescenza a Styles Court, l’imponente dimora di campagna di un vecchio amico.

People mistake her for an average teenage girl … That’s often their last mistake. After being the youngest and the most dangerous assassin at the secret Italian facility that teaches young women how to kill, Rose abandoned her training to live as a normal teenager. Years later, her dark past and worst enemies catch up with her and destroy everything she holds dear. Now she only has one thing on her mind—a deadly vendetta. She won’t rest until there is blood on her hands one more time. Even if some of the blood ends up being her own. Blood & Roses is the first book in the Vigilante ...

Proiettili, bombe e caos! Pensate a "American Sniper" e a "Il Padrino". 4,4 stelle su 1645 recensioni US Amazon! Grande lettura! Nuova traduzione! Mentre il 737 di Bob Burke atterra all'aeroporto O'Hare di Chicago, vede un uomo che strangola una donna su un tetto sottostante. Che qualcuno gli creda o meno, Bob Burke non è il tipo di persona che lascia correre una cosa del genere. Sa cosa ha visto e non finirà bene per i responsabili. Mite e di corporatura esile, questo dirigente di un'azienda di telecomunicazioni viene facilmente liquidato come "l'uomo del telefono". Ma dopo quattro ...

I was promised to him. Not asked. Not warned. Just delivered like a gift to the heir of the most feared mafia family in the city. Giancarlo Bianchi doesn’t ask. He takes. And now… I belong to him. He says I’m his to protect—but it feels a lot like being caged. He says it’s for my safety—but he’s the one I need protecting from. I’ve tried to run. He always finds me. He doesn’t just want obedience—he wants devotion. Twisted. Relentless. Possessive. And he’ll break me to get it. I hate him. I fear him. But the worst part? I can’t stop wanting him. A dark, obsessive read...

Il viaggio segreto di Cristoforo Colombo XV secolo, Vaticano. Dagli archivi segreti ha inizio un doppio incarico per Colombo: un viaggio clandestino di conquista religiosa, che prevede il trasporto di un carico segreto con rotta verso Ovest. Un piano divino verso l’ignoto, affidatogli da Papa Innocenzo VIII e occultato persino ai reali spagnoli. XXI secolo, Baia di Baracoa. Sulle coste orientali di Cuba, dove è tuttora presente la Cruz de la Parra conficcata da Colombo, vengono alla luce tracce di quella missione segreta. Da quel giorno la quiete di quell’angolo di mondo sarà ...

AN ENGAGING MURDER MYSTERY DETECTIVE THRILLER; SET IN ITALY, WITH UNEXPECTED TWISTS. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Enigma of the Missionary is a roller coaster of betrayal, secrets, murder, mystery, and loss... I could not turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next... The plot was masterfully planned and executed." - Readers' Favorite (5-Star Review) A woman’s disappearance hides a terrible truth. After years of lies, a dark secret emerges—not seeking justice, but demanding revenge. Called to investigate a suspicious death, Inspector Massimo Nardi must delve into the past of a...

A beautiful but deadly serial killer is on the loose, dishing out gruesome and lethal punishment to men who reject her … When Rose arrives in Florida to meet her new love, she is stood up at the airport, but chalks it up to a misunderstanding. She soon learns there is more to her boyfriend’s disappearance than him going on a wild drinking bender. After a frustrating and ultimately fruitless search, Rose realizes he is being held against his will. Rose must risk everything to unravel the woman’s deadly plot before she once again loses the man she loves to a killer. Blood & Bone is the ...

Avventura e thriller si fondono in un unico e intrigante romanzo. Costa Rica, 2016. Una scoperta fatta nel museo archeologico di San José riesuma la secolare leggenda di una misteriosa figura mitologica d’età precolombiana. Decisi a seguirne le tracce, gli autori del ritrovamento, il custode e una studentessa universitaria, si trovano a dover decifrare una serie di simboli e una frase criptica. Per loro c’è solo una persona capace di farlo: l’archeologo Dante León Vidal. Si avventureranno quindi ai vertici di un triangolo maledetto nelle remote foreste fluviali del centro-sud ...

Che cosa unisce l’Egitto all’Arizona e al lago di Posta Fibreno, in Italia? La Dakar-Cairo, rocambolesco rally nel deserto, è ormai giunta al traguardo quando sta per essere rivelato il più misterioso reperto archeologico di sempre. In tanti vogliono accaparrarselo e carpirne i segreti. C’è Canova, il trafficante d’opere d’arte e antichità più temuto al mondo; c’è uno degli scopritori, l’egittologo Kruger, alcolista ed ex docente universitario in cerca di riscatto. E poi ci sono servizi segreti deviati e oscuri gruppi di scienziati. Sullo sfondo del millenario enigma del...

Augustin Rothmayer è un becchino nel famoso cimitero centrale di Vienna. Herzfeldt ha bisogno della collaborazione di un esperto nella preparazione dei cadaveri: diverse cameriere sono state uccise per essere poi brutalmente impalate. L'ispettore e il becchino iniziano a indagare insieme e finiscono per rendersi conto che dietro le mura di questa affascinante città cosmopolita si aprono profonde voragini.

They had it all -- love, privacy, security... Until betrayal and lies forced them apart. Now, seven years later, Charli is on the run with her young son. Their lives are at stake, and the only ones who can help her are Tek and Nico, the brothers she burned so long ago. Thrown together by fate, they'll need to learn to trust each other again if any of them are to survive! Charli Capelli - A strong, fierce woman, determined not to let anything stand in the way of saving her son from a life of violence. Tek Lauro - Brilliant and intense, his silence masks a rage that time hasn't dimmed. Nico ...