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Herman van der Ploeg

    Infected
    The one from the other
    Perdida
    A quiet flame
    Jacht
    Crime Scene Investigations
    • Crime Scene Investigations

      • 350 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      Blood, fluid, fiber, hair, tissue printsevery contact leaves a trace at a crime scene. Connie Fletchert presents, in the experts own words, what happens at the scene and in the crime lab, starting with discovery of the crime through criminal trial. Evidence technicians, blood spatter experts, latent print specialists, trace analysts, forensic anthropologists, entomologists, DNA experts, firearms experts, trace analysts, homicide detectives, and prosecution and defense attorneysmore than eighty expertstake you into their world behind the yellow tape. This is the experts booktheir words, their knowledge, their stories. Real Crime Scene Investigation.

      Crime Scene Investigations
      5,0
    • Jacht

      • 367 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      A serial killer is on the loose. His target? Lone Western women lured to Hong Kong by the promise of easy money.

      Jacht
      3,7
    • A quiet flame

      • 448 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      'One of the greatest anti-heroes ever written' LEE CHILD Posing as an escaping Nazi war-criminal Bernie Gunther arrives in Buenos Aires and, having revealed his real identity to the local chief of police, discovers that his reputation as a detective goes before him. A young girl has been murdered in peculiarly gruesome circumstances that strongly resemble Bernie's final case as a homicide detective with the Berlin police. A case he had failed to solve. Circumstances lead the chief of police in Buenos Aires to suppose that the murderer may be one of several thousand ex Nazis who have fetched up in Argentina since 1945. And, therefore, who better than Bernie Gunther to help him track that murderer down?

      A quiet flame
      4,1
    • Gillian Flynn retrata el mundo claustrofóbico de un matrimonio que hace aguas. En un cálido día de verano Amy y Nick se disponen a celebrar su aniversario de bodas en Misouri. Como cada año, Nick espera hasta el último minuto para comprarle el regalo a Amy. No obstante, no va a hacer falta, puesto que Amy desaparece esa misma mañana sin dejar rastro. En el salón de su casa aparecen claras muestras de un forcejeo y la policía se pone a investigar de inmediato. Enseguida quedan desconcertados por la actitud de Nick: tan sereno que parece no importarle la desaparición de su mujer. Inevitablemente, pues, las sospechan recaen sobre él, pese a que mantiene su inocencia.

      Perdida
      4,1
    • Bernie Gunther, Kerr's beloved protagonist, takes center stage in this fast-paced, twist-filled historical thriller that turns his acclaimed German trilogy into a surprise-laden quartet.

      The one from the other
      4,0
    • Infected

      • 400 páginas
      • 14 horas de lectura

      This gripping thriller delves into the dark recesses of fear and suspense, promising to immerse readers in a chilling narrative that lingers long after the last page. With a focus on psychological tension and unexpected twists, it crafts a harrowing experience that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The vivid imagery and intense plot will evoke a visceral reaction, making it a must-read for fans of heart-pounding horror and thrillers.

      Infected
      4,0
    • Si los muertos no resucitan

      • 512 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Un año después de abandonar la Kripo, la Policía Criminal alemana, Bernie Gunther trabaja en el Hotel Adlon, en donde se aloja la periodista norteamericana Noreen Charalambides, que ha llegado a Berlín para investigar el creciente fervor antijudío y la sospechosa designación de la ciudad como sede de los Juegos Olímpicos de 1936. Noreen y Gunther se aliarán dentro y fuera de la cama seguirle la pista a una trama que une las altas esferas del nazismo con el crimen organizado estadounidense. Un chantaje, doble y calculado, les hará renunciar a destapar la miseria y los asesinatos, pero no al amor. Sin embargo, Noreen es obligada a volver a Estados Unidos, y Gunther ve cómo, otra vez, una mujer se pierde en las sombras. Hasta que veinte años después, ambos se reencuentran en la insurgente Habana de Batista. Pero los fantasmas nunca viajan solos. Cínico y malencarado, pero honesto y sensible, Bernie Gunther regresa tras la trilogía "Berlin Noir" (Violetas de Marzo, Pálido criminal y Réquiem alemán), ampliada posteriormente con Unos por otros y La llama misteriosa. Con Si los muertos no resucitan ha obtenido III Premio Internacional de novela Negra RBA.

      Si los muertos no resucitan
      4,0
    • Rhett Butler's People

      • 500 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Fully authorized by the Margaret Mitchell estate , Rhett Butler's People is the astonishing and long-awaited novel that parallels the Great American Novel, Gone With The Wind . Twelve years in the making, the publication of Rhett Butler's People marks a major and historic cultural event.Through the storytelling mastery of award-winning writer Donald McCaig, the life and times of the dashing Rhett Butler unfolds. Through Rhett's eyes we meet the people who shaped his larger than life personality as it sprang from Margaret Mitchell's unforgettable Langston Butler, Rhett's unyielding father; Rosemary his steadfast sister; Tunis Bonneau, Rhett's best friend and a onetime slave; Belle Watling, the woman for whom Rhett cared long before he met Scarlett O'Hara at Twelve Oaks Plantation, on the fateful eve of the Civil War.Of course there is Scarlett. Katie Scarlett O'Hara, the headstrong, passionate woman whose life is inextricably entwined with Rhett' more like him than she cares to admit; more in love with him than she'll ever know…Brought to vivid and authentic life by the hand of a master, Rhett Butler's People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by Gone With The Wind .

      Rhett Butler's People
      3,8
    • The Shepherd

      • 328 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      In "To Stop A Monster," former detective Marcus Williams and the sadistic Francis Ackerman Jr. are caught in a deadly conspiracy involving the government. With the help of a rogue FBI agent and Ackerman's daughter, Marcus must confront his past and expose the conspiracy while hunting a ruthless killer.

      The Shepherd
      3,8
    • Can a stranger share your memories? The stunning second thriller in the acclaimed Brenna Spector series.

      Into the Dark
      3,6