Die Strohwitwe
- 188 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
Dieser Autor ist als Schöpfer von Pater Dowling und seinen Kriminalgeschichten bekannt. Sein umfangreiches Werk schöpft tief aus seinem Hintergrund in der katholischen Theologie und Philosophie und verleiht seinen Erzählungen intellektuelle Stringenz und moralische Komplexität. Er erforscht meisterhaft ethische Dilemmas und spirituelle Fragen und bietet den Lesern tiefe Einblicke in die menschliche Verfassung. Seine unverwechselbare Stimme und sein nachdenklicher Erzählstil machen seine literarischen Beiträge einzigartig fesselnd.






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An astounding miracle. Two vicious murders. A secret that could change the world. The Rosary Chronicles begin. Retired CIA operative Vincent Traeger spent years working undercover in Rome. But when the Vatican’s Secretary of State is brutally murdered along with a prefect of the Vatican Library, Traeger must not only solve the murders, but fight an unseen enemy and navigate a treacherous maze through history, faith, and his own past if he is ever to discover the astonishing truth.
Mystery Stories of Fatal Attractions and Deadly Desires
Fourteen spine-tingling stories of suspense include P. D. James's ""The Victim,"" in which a gorgeous celebrity uses her infatuated ex-husband as a murder weapon, and tales by Ruth Rendell, Patricia Highsmith, and other authors.CONTENTSA Man Around the House by Nancy PickardA Glowing Future by Ruth RendellCatalyst by Evan HunterDeath of a Romance Writer by Joan HessBy the Time You Read This by Larry S. HokeAll At Once, No Alice by Cornell WoolrichI Don’t Do Divorce Cases by David JusticeKilling Howard by Ralph McInernyThe Victim by P.D. JamesThe Brothers by Lawrence TreatBreakfast Television by Robert BarnardA Letter Too Late by Henry SlesarThe Betrayers by Stanley EllinThe Perfect Alibi by Patricia Highsmith