The Widow Couderc - formato ePub

Una mañana de febrero, un desconocido telefonea al inspector Maigret: afirma que unos hombres le persiguen desde la noche anterior y está convencido de que su vida corre peligro. La llamada se interrumpe...

"Maigret revivía las sensaciones de antaño: el frío, el escozor en los ojos, la punta de los dedos helada, el regusto del café. Y después, al entrar en la iglesia, una vaharada de calor, de luz tenue;...

El inspector Maigret llega a la localidad de Concarneau para investigar el intento de asesinato de uno de los prohombres del pueblo. En mitad de las pesquisas, una serie de sucesos confusos parecen indicar...

Émile, un obrero retirado y algo tosco, conoce a Marguerite, una mujer afectada y puritana que vive en el recuerdo de un pasado mejor, con quien termina casándose para compartir su soledad. Pero pronto...

Pietr Johannson, conocido como Pietr el Letón, es un famoso delincuente perseguido por las autoridades de toda Europa. La policía parisina es informada de la llegada del estafador a la estación del Norte,...

Edmée, una chica de dieciséis años que ha quedado huérfana, es acogida por sus tíos en una casa de campo. A su llegada, su tío acaba de fallecer, y ella quedará al cuidado de su tía y sus tres primos,...

Adil Bey llega a Batum, ciudad del sur de la Unión Soviética, como nuevo cónsul de Turquía. Pero su trabajo en la pequeña ciudad, asfixiada por el régimen comunista, se va pareciendo cada vez más a una...

Casi por casualidad y como turista, Maigret asiste entre el público a la instrucción por parte del córoner de una causa por muerte violenta en una pequeña ciudad de Arizona, junto a la frontera mexicana....

Los secretos y rencores que alberga la mansión de las hermanas Lacroix, como se la conoce con respeto en la pequeña ciudad de provincias, encierran al cabeza de familia en una inmensa soledad. Sus moradores...

Pedigrí es la novela más extensa, insólita y atrevida de Simenon, uno de sus mayores logros como cronista del individuo y la sociedad modernos. A principios de 1940 Simenon empezó a escribir sus memorias...

En un establo cerca de las aguas del canal lateral del Marne, a la altura de Dizy, aparece el cadáver de una mujer que navegaba en el Southern Cross, un elegante yate que nadie había visto surcar antes...

El doctor Mahé pasa por primera vez en Porquerolles las vacaciones con su esposa e hijos. Un día, se ve obligado a interrumpir una jornada de pesca para visitar a una moribunda. Pero cuando llega al lecho...

La acción de esta novela se sitúa en una casa de citas de una ciudad europea bajo la ocupación nazi. Con la degradación moral, se nos presenta en toda su crudeza el poder contagioso e invasor de la abyección,...

Nadie en la sede de la Policía Judicial da crédito al testimonio de Arlette, bailarina de un local de striptease en Pigalle que acude a la comisaría a las cuatro y media de la madrugada, borracha, asegurando...

En seis meses, cinco mujeres han sido asesinadas en Montmartre, pero no hay una sola pista que permita descubrir al asesino. Tras conversar con un renombrado psiquiatra, Maigret sospecha que los crímenes...

Patrick Martin Ashbridge, un abogado que se ha ganado la confianza de la clase acomodada de Tumacacori, en la frontera de Estados Unidos con México, recibe la inesperada visita de su hermano menor Donald,...

Crime never goes on holiday. Why should Irma?When a beloved Beaver Island local goes missing right before Christmas, retired British spy Irma Abercrombie finds herself in quite the pickle. Has there been...

Not all vampires are created equal...Sheriff Birdseed and Deputy Wyatt are two ordinary friends living in the small, idyllic town of Royal Lake. One evening, while responding to a complaint of strange...

Before WW2, the Labour Party held 'Home Rule for Scotland' as one of their fundamental principles. However following the end of the war and the unionism it engendered, notions of Scottish independence...

In this 12th installment of the bestselling Shadows in the Water series, Louie Thorne is tested in ways she's never been tested before.Louie Thorne has always been a fighter, but on the brink of motherhood,...

The next part of Akira's quest has begun to find someone who can help translate Ashleigh's expensive diary. Travelling with more people isn't as easy as it seems and if they can't solve the friction between...

She's offering a family Christmas. But he wants to claim her heart.Della Connors is just trying to do right by her two children, Sean and Janie. Especially with Christmas right around the corner.She escaped...

The Road To Discovery is a story about a contemporary woman's life in Africa. It is a story of love, culture, education, disease, equality, and discovery. It is a mind-boggling look at the life of a barren...

Madeline recognizes all the work Alice and Eliot do with crafting herbal medicine and toiletry items.

A fragile mind, a whispering darkness, and a pact older than time—and a world where no one is safe from the gods' relentless grip.As a mother struggles to reclaim a sense of normalcy, eerie visions and...

Swedish Urban Fantasy Tina hides in the closet. It smells of sour wet wool. Grandpa's old coat scratches her cheeks.If only she can hide forever to block Mum's plans to force grandpa to do her bidding.Even...

Will Christmas bring her safety—or lead danger straight to her door?Fleeing to the secluded beauty of Estes Park, Colorado, Tabitha Black is desperate for a quiet, hidden refuge—a place to escape the...

For fans of Lower Decks, the Expanse, and Firefly: a found family time travel adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.One kickass immortal sailship captain.Captain Karenna Yilmaz of the Earth Union...

The cameras are rolling again...The Iron Fiends have one goal: find Russ and put an end to it all. But their plans are thrown off course when a bold new production assistant shows up, determined to film...

Sometimes the love you aren't looking for is exactly the love you need Rachel Witherspoon is running away from her past to the only place she has left to go, her childhood home. In the small town of Red...

**Shadows of Resistance** is a poignant and gripping tale of moral conflict set during apartheid in South Africa. Thabo Mthembu, a black police officer in the Security Branch, struggles to balance his...

Jenny Hershberger has returned to Apple Creek, the small Amish Village in Wayne County, Ohio, where she spent her childhood. She purchased her family home and hopes to find peace there.But then a horrific...

WHEN A YOUNG PATIENT DIES DURING SURGERY, Doctor Nora Kelly must answer to his grieving parents, a vengeful colleague, social media threats, and an ex-mentor engaged in dubious stem-cell therapies in...

🕊️ A Light Fantasy Unlike Any OtherSome revolutions begin with fire. Others begin with feathers.Weirdo was no ordinary hen. Born from a strange egg and raised in a quiet corner of Texas, she defied nature's...

Kari Blake was a high-level executive with now dating or sex life. Her mother was pushing her to take time to date, so to shut her mom up, she hires an escort as her Christmas date to her family's house...

In the tranquil embrace of Nausaq village, Clairabelle Keita is raised by her blind father amidst the vibrant fields of The Plainlands—a vast stretch of swaying grass and rolling hills within The First...

The Stone King's City has a ruler for the first time in centuries. Revived and renamed, Clevehold has become a refuge for magic users. Lena is busy coordinating restoration, learning magic, and considering...

In the abandoned valley of Bezidu Nou, the dam was meant to save them—until it became their greatest threat.Mihai, the dam keeper, struggles to protect his family as relentless rains push the reservoir...

Magic school is about to begin!Twins Zyn and Ren are eager to start, until Zyn struggles to connect with her magic. Soon after the new students arrive, an enchanted mirror shard appears and Ren collapses...

Step into Marine World, where paradise hides predators & KK's thirst for revenge is unquenchable…KK devoted her life to saving marine animals until poachers turned her sanctuary into a crime scene.  From...

When wealthy businessman Max Barnes takes in two orphans to rear as his own, he has no idea that the governess he hires to care for them will change his life.Grace Martin has spent years protecting her...

Electric is the uniquely charged story of Chris, a young man with epilepsy, who strives to cope with and quell his seizures even as he completes his academic studies and tackles a professional freelance...

Her thirst for revenge becomes unquenchable when her dolphin sanctuary becomes a deadly battleground with enemies lurking in plain sight.KK's world shatters when a murdered poacher washes up on her beach.Her...

In a future where artificial intelligence has evolved into a god-like entity, one AI—known only as the algorithm god—rules over humanity with unmatched power. Its omnipotence controls every aspect of...

Henry is a lonely man without much to live for. When a miracle notes finds him, he finds his way to Jesus and also a loving community and relationship with God the father. A Christian story of rescue,...

Earth is saved!But saving Earth came at a cost.(Approximately five million dollars, but no one wants to pay for that.)Apart from a tab, that no one wants to pick up, John Zelm Athanator was also impacted....