Résultats pour "Lang Lang" dans Historiques

À Munich, en 1931, Angela Raubal, 23 ans, est retrouvée morte dans la chambre d'un appartement de Prinzregentenplatz. À côté de son corps inerte, un pistolet Walther. Tout indique un suicide et pousse à classer l'affaire. Sauf qu'Angela n'est pas n'importe qui. Son oncle et tuteur légal est le leader du Parti national-socialiste des travailleurs, Adolf Hitler, alors en pleine ascension. Les liens troubles qui les unissent font d'ailleurs l'objet de rumeurs. Détail troublant : l'arme qui a tué Angela appartient à Hitler.

A finales de 1931, poco después de la gran fiesta republicana, se descubre el cadáver de una mujer enterrado bajo las baldosas de una pequeña edificación del barrio de Llefià, en Badalona. La historia de este crimen real, que llenó durante meses las páginas de los periódicos de toda España, es recreada en esta novela, recorrida por una trama absorbente que recoge no solo el crimen de la alemana Emmy Langer, sino los primeros años de un tiempo de esperanza y de rupturas revolucionarias que pronto fueron enterradas en fosas anónimas, como lo fue el cadáver de la propia Emmy.

Robert O'Hara Burke (1821-1861) was one of the great Victorian explorers. In 1860 he was appointed to lead the Victorian Exploring Expedition, which aimed to cross the Australian continent from south to north. The expedition left Melbourne on Monday, 20 August 1860 with a total of 19 men, 27 (rum fuelled) camels, and 23 horses. The expedition was dogged by disputes and poor leadership decisions from the start. Even at the first staging post the second in command and the medical officer resigned.

A scientist in Amsterdam - murdered. Another scientist in Atlanta - murdered, and his journal stolen. At first, Lang Reilly seemed to be the only connection. After all, both scientists worked for his foundation. But when someone took a shot at Lang to scare him away, it only made him more determined to find the truth. Lang's search will lead him along a twisted trail to Brussels, Cairo, Vienna, Tel Aviv...and deep into the secrets of the past.

Rarely has a first novel achieved the kind of breathtaking critical acclaim garnered by Numbered Account, hailed by The New York Times as "smart," "sophisticated," and "wonderful." With The Runner, Reich dazzles us once again. Set against the seething backdrop of post-World War II Germany, The...