Etiqueta: novela negra

De todos los personajes creados durante la larga y fecunda carrera de Agatha Christie como escritora de misterio, dos de ellos alcanzaron tal nivel de popularidad que no sólo han sobrevivido en la memoria colectiva como caracteres inmortales sino que también constituyen grandes referentes de la literatura de suspense....

A weekend party at the Angkatell's estate, The Hollow, is the perfect prescription for physician John Christow. The celebrated doctor longs for a little R & R and a rendezvous with his mistress, Henrietta. But romantic rivalry complicates the country escapes as the doctor dodges both his wife and...

Novela cuyo argumento tiene como fondo temático los problemas de un adolescente marroquí, residente legal en Madrid junto con su familia. La ONG que le financia los estudios ha sufrido un desfalco y, como consecuencia, el chico, superdotado, puede ver recortada la ayuda que recibe. Para evitarlo, investiga por...

El comandante Adam Dalgliesh investiga el caso de una “Muerte de un forense” asesinado en el laboratorio, en unas circunstancias que reducen los sospechosos a un pequeño número de personas. La autora, P. D. James, va describiendo, con buen pulso, la espesa red de envidias, resentimientos y odios que...

“Dispara a la luna” es una novela de la serie protagonizada por la juez Lola MacHor que, en esta ocasión se desplaza a Lyon para colaborar con el equipo de la Guardia Civil encargado de una misión extraoficial en territorio francés. Se trata de rescatar al inspector Juan Iturri...

“Sherlock Holmes” is a very clever man. When people have strange, difficult problems, they come to him. Where is “Mr Hosmer Angel”? Which student saw the “Exam Paper” before the exam? Why is somebody following Miss Smith on “The Dangerous Road”? Can you find the answers before Sherlock Holmes...

The Otises are a practical American family. They don't believe in “The Canterville Ghost”. They don't believe in ghosts ... until they move to Canterville Chase, an old English country estate inhabited by the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family is amused by Sir Simon's failed attempts...

'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.' Soon Richard Hannay is running for his...

A man runs away in the night from prison. Police pursue him desperately. Police want to catch him. Police want to shoot him. But he continues the running away all the way. Presently police are confused because they find truth... Jennifer Basset tells us the complete story of “The President's Murderer”. Acompañado por un...

The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked - with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened - on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were...