Francesca Stignani Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

In this classic whodunnit, crime-solving teacher Hildegarde Withers discovers a dead body while on a trip to the New York Aquarium with her third-grade class. For the third graders at Jefferson School, a field trip is always a treat. But one day at the New York Aquarium, they get much more excitement than they bargained for. A pickpocket sprints past, stolen purse in hand, and is making his way to the exit when their teacher, the prim Hildegarde Withers, knocks him down with her umbrella. By the time the police and the security guards finish arguing about what to do with Chicago Lew, he has escaped, and Miss Withers has found something far more interesting: a murdered stockbroker floating in the penguin tank. With the help of Detective Oscar Piper, this no-nonsense spinster embarks on her first of many adventures. The mystery is baffling, the killer dangerous, but for a woman who can control a gaggle of noisy third graders, murder isn’t frightening at all. The Penguin Pool Murder is part of the Hildegarde Withers Mysteries series, which also includes Murder on the Blackboard and Murder on Wheels.

Dave, Jimmy und Sean kannten sich schon als Kinder. Nun, 25 Jahre später, kreuzen sich die Wege der drei grundverschiedenen Männer erneut unter tragischen Umständen, als Jimmys Tochter Katie ermordet aufgefunden wird. Sean, inzwischen Polizist, leitet die Ermittlungen, und schon bald steht sein alter Freund Dave unter Verdacht. Dennis Lehanes Weltbestseller, ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Krimipreis, verfilmt und mit zwei Oscars prämiert.

In un quartiere periferico di Boston, Sean, Jimmy e Dave fanno a botte in mezzo alla strada. Una macchina accosta. A bordo due uomini. Dave sale con loro. E scompare. Per quattro, terribili giorni. Venticinque anni dopo, Dave è accusato di omicidio. La vittima è la figlia di Jimmy. E Sean è l'agente incaricato delle indagini. Per loro è giunto il momento di fare i conti con il passato, e con l'agghiacciante episodio che ha sfregiato le loro anime.