Italian Thriller

They say there are three things you should do at least once in your life: Dance like nobody’s watching. Travel the world. And fall hopelessly in love. I aimed to do all three. I went to Italy to find myself. But he found me.

When private investigator, Dan Armstrong, and his girlfriend, Anna, are invited to the gorgeous island of Elba for a much-needed break, he jumps at the chance. The thought of sun-drenched shores makes Dan promise Anna he won't “play detective” for a whole week… Their luxurious hotel, with its wonderful food and picturesque seaside views, seems the perfect escape, especially with Dan's best friend Virgilio and his wife joining them. But the calm shatters with a sinister encounter and a sudden, suspicious death..

Con la morte del marito Nick in un incidente stradale, il mondo di Sarah va in frantumi. Affrontare un futuro senza di lui sembra impossibile. Ma forse non deve farlo. Quando Sarah scopre EternaTech, il programma di intelligenza artificiale a cui Nick e il suo socio stavano lavorando in segreto, le viene data la possibilità di parlare con Nick dall’oltretomba. Sembra lui. Sembra davvero lui…

Are you one of those people who don't have a huge amount of extra time to spend learning a new language? Would you be interested in learning Italian in a way that doesn't force you to go through boring textbooks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to forget most of what you've studied, and discover something which works for you? Whether you want to learn conversational Italian for a new job, or get ready for a trip to an Italian-speaking country, this audiobook has you covered!

Brought to you by Penguin. From the first moment Vincentio di Vivaldi, a young nobleman, sets eyes on the veiled figure of Ellena, he is captivated by her enigmatic beauty and grace. But his haughty and manipulative mother is against the match and enlists the help of her confessor to come...

Morris Duckworth teaches English to the pampered rich of Verona, and Morris is not pleased. Living a meager existence in a squalid apartment, he regards his privileged students with envy and disdain, first wreaking revenge by petty theft and then, like all good criminals, graduating to grander larceny. When one of those students, a beautiful but vapid heiress named Massimina, falls in love with him, Morris can almost smell upward mobility.

Private investigator Dan Armstrong is no stranger to working with criminals, but when he’s approached for help by Bianca Moretti, he’s on high alert. Bianca is intelligent and beautiful, and Dan likes her, but he also once sent her to prison…Bianca explains that a guest has been found dead at her father’s luxurious and private retreat on the beautiful Italian Riviera. The police are sure the death is accidental, but Bianca is convinced the man’s been murdered. Dan’s sure he can get to the bottom of things…as long as Bianca is telling him the whole truth.

The purpose of this audiobook is to show you that you can learn a language, no matter how hard it might seem in the beginning. You will find dialogues with a step-by-step translation and some questions with answer keys. The exercises provide you with a lot of practice; many useful words and phrases are included for reference during your learning and for a long time after.

Vincentio di Vivaldi has fallen in love with Ellena Rosalba. However, his proud and noble family vehemently oppose the match: they cannot allow him to wed someone with no money or social standing. Thus, his mother, the mean-spirited Marchesa, and her minion, the evil monk Father Schedoni, set in motion a malign plot that has Ellena kidnapped and imprisoned in a convent, to prevent a hasty marriage.

Gran Bretagna, 1984. Il governo annuncia la chiusura di venti miniere di carbone. È l'inizio dell'ultima guerra civile inglese: cinquantatré settimane di sciopero ininterrotto che contrappongono i minatori al primo ministro Margaret Thatcher. Cinquantatré settimane di picchetti e arresti, violenze e intimidazioni, famiglie disperate, licenziati e crumiri, corruttori e corrotti, solidarietà e tradimenti.

It's truffle season, and in the hills around Bologna the hunt is on for the legendary Boscuri White, worth more than its weight in gold. But when an American truffle 'supertaster' goes missing, English Detective Daniel Leicester discovers not all truffles are created equal. Did the missing supertaster bite off more than he could chew?

Local chef Tessa Esposito is struggling to get back on her feet following her husband's fatal accident. And when the police knock on Tessa's door, things just get worse. They've discovered Dylan's death wasn't an accident after all, and they need Tessa to start filling in the blanks. Who would want her beloved husband dead, and why?

Quando riceve una telefonata dalla sua ex compagna di università Gabby, che la invita a trascorrere il Natale nella sua casa sul lago in una sperduta località della Scozia, Sasha sa che sarebbe meglio non accettare. Dodici anni prima, mentre festeggiava la Vigilia di Natale con le cinque persone a lei più care, era accaduto un fatto orribile che aveva cambiato per sempre la loro amicizia. E da allora Sasha non ne ha più parlato con nessuno.

A famous Hollywood director arrives in Bologna to remake a cult film and the city's renown cinema archive decides to mark the occasion with a screening of the original, only to discover it has disappeared. After English detective Daniel Leicester follows the trail of Love Upon a Razorblade to an apparent murder-suicide, he begins to suspect there may be more at stake than missing negatives—could the film contain a clue to one of the city's most enduring mysteries?

If you want to learn Italian in less time then pay attention...Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Italian fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning Italian but nothing seems to stick? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to "forget most of what you've studied" and discover something that works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, Italian is easier than it seems. Not only will this audiobook give you the basic grammar rules, but it also has many fun exercises for you to practice.

Quando i quattro partner di un importante studio legale rimangono uccisi in un misterioso incidente aereo, le loro vedove devono unirsi per scoprire la verità in questo romanzo esplosivo che vi terrà con il fiato sospeso.

Ci sono imprenditori che si sforzano di trovare un’idea geniale per cambiare le sorti di un settore, ma ci sono anche uomini che, giovanissimi, s’innamorano di un sogno e fanno di tutto per realizzarlo. Romano Artioli, fondatore di Autexpò, è un imprenditore che ha inseguito il desiderio di far rinascere una delle più prestigiose marche automobilistiche del mondo, la Bugatti. E, con passione e dedizione, ha raggiunto questo obiettivo.

It's been several years since John Smith became San Diego's supernatural mediator, and he's as surprised to still be alive as anyone. A lot of the credit goes to Anastasia, the vampire whose relationship status with John can be safely filed under 'It's complicated.' So, when Ana is imprisoned for the murder of Tomasso, King of the Italian Court, John drops everything to go to her defense. If he can find the real killer—and unravel a centuries-old mystery in the process—his trip to Rome might have a storybook ending. If he comes up empty, he'll lose more than just the woman he loves.

Karen Harris, commander of Unit T, had come to the streets of London in an effort to curb the activities of an Italian cartel engaged in prostitution and abduction across Europe and beyond. Alongside this, many young homeless in the city are going missing with nothing being done about it. Karen starts investigating an agency that not only rents out companions but is involved in more-sinister operations.

CI SONO DUE COSE CHE IO NON RIESCO ASSOLUTAMENTE A SOPPORTARE: LE FEMMINISTE E LA MARGARINA. Rika è una giornalista in una rivista maschile. È l’unica donna nel suo posto di lavoro e spesso viene trattata come una segretaria, quando non peggio. Per cercare di farsi strada lavora giorno e notte e tutto ciò che riesce a cucinare quando la sera torna tardi a casa è un ramen preconfezionato. Da tempo però un pensiero la assilla: vuole intervistare Manako Kajii, la cuoca gourmet accusata di aver assassinato gli uomini d’affari con i quali si intratteneva, dopo aver cucinato per loro.