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Sweden’s far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have scores to settle. A bomb blasts apart a crucial bridge. Soon after, a young journalist is found murdered. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is at home in Stockholm, looking to fill the void her last lover left behind. When she discovers that fellow hacker Plague has been kidnapped and taken up North, she has no choice but to return to Gasskas.

Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fractured, Undone, and Broken.

Spring returns to Sweden's far north, but darkness lies at the heart of the small town of Gasskas. Natural resources in the region are being shamelessly exploited by shadowy multinationals, opposed only by Lisbeth Salander's niece Svala and a group of environmental activists. What begins as a protest spins out of control when a young journalist is found murdered.

A girl with a secret. Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.

Change is coming to Sweden's far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it's not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager ­- and she's being watched.

Vuelve Karin Smirnoff con una nueva entrega de la serie Millennium. Una serie de culto con más de 105 millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Lisbeth Salander y su sobrina Svala parecen tener un imán para los problemas: ahora Svala forma parte de un grupo de activistas que se opone a la reapertura de una mina. El conflicto está en punto muerto hasta que una periodista que investigaba el tema es asesinada. Salander y Svala deberán recurrir a Mikael Blomkvist y al hacker Plague para enfrentarse a un grupo que está dispuesto a recurrir a medidas extremas para defender sus intereses.

A week before Lenore Warwick's 21st birthday, she's kidnapped by the brooding and dangerous stranger with cold eyes and a lethal touch, who has been stalking her on San Francisco's fog-shrouded streets. Absolon "Solon" Stavig isn't your average criminal though. He's a centuries-old vampire who's caught between wanting to kill Lenore and wanting to save her.

Múltiples intereses están en juego en el Norte de Suecia: tierras apenas habitadas y ricas en recursos naturales son codiciadas por las multinacionales más poderosas bajo la excusa del ecologismo. La corrupción y el dinero fácil pronto atraen a los grupos criminales más peligrosos. Hacia allí se dirigen Lisbeth Salander y Mikael Blomkvist por diferentes motivos: los servicios sociales han informado a Salander de que su sobrina adolescente, Svala, necesita un tutor legal tras la desaparición de su madre, y Mikael acude a la boda de su hija con uno de los políticos más influyentes de la región.

Nel Nord della Svezia lo sfruttamento delle risorse naturali prosegue implacabile. I grandi interessi internazionali stanno disegnando una nuova mappa, definita dal greenwashing e da un capitalismo feroce. A stare più in alto sono proprio quelli che grazie al loro patrimonio sono saltati sul treno dell’industria del futuro, ignorando le proteste di minoranze ed ecoattivisti. Quelli che con le loro attività in bilico tra l’ombra e la luce del sole ottengono sempre quello che vogliono, e non pagano mai.

Sisters. Strangers. Survivors. More than 20 years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.

When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner’s death. He doesn’t understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn’t understand her role in the death of Grant County’s popular police chief. He doesn’t understand why that man’s widow, Dr. Sara Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case

A Karin Slaughter Will Trent thriller collection featuring Fallen, Criminal, and Unseen

Der neue Millennium-Band der schwedischen Bestsellerautorin Karin Smirnoff. Im Norden Schwedens geht die Ausbeutung von Land und Leuten weiter. Das Städtchen Gasskas wird zum Schauplatz eines internationalen Greenwashing-Skandals. Jeder scheint skrupellos gegen jeden zu kämpfen, und schon bald gibt es einen Toten: einen lokalen Bergbauunternehmer. Als kurz darauf auch ein engagierter Umweltschützer ermordet wird, wittert Mikael Blomkvist eine große Geschichte und stellt gefährliche Nachforschungen an.

Der neue »Millennium«-Band der schwedischen Bestsellerautorin Karin Smirnoff. Im Norden Schwedens geht die Ausbeutung von Land und Leuten weiter. Das Städtchen Gasskas wird zum Schauplatz eines internationalen Greenwashing-Skandals. Jeder scheint skrupellos gegen jeden zu kämpfen, und schon bald gibt es einen Toten: einen lokalen Bergbauunternehmer. Als kurz darauf auch ein engagierter Umweltschützer ermordet wird, wittert Mikael Blomkvist eine große Geschichte und stellt gefährliche Nachforschungen an.

Throughout your life, you’ve been slowly indoctrinated to believe that money is the only type of wealth. In reality, your wealthy life may involve money, but in the end, it will be defined by everything else. After three years of research, personal experimentation, and thousands of interviews across the globe, Sahil Bloom has created a groundbreaking blueprint to build your life around five types of wealth: Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Mental Wealth, Physical Wealth, and Financial Wealth.

La rivista d’inchiesta Millennium ha dovuto chiudere i battenti e presto diventerà un podcast, ma Mikael Blomkvist, che l’ha diretta per trentun anni, non ha perso la sete di verità, soprattutto se scomoda. Il giornalismo è nel suo dna, e il suo fiuto per la notizia si risveglia dovunque, perfino nel Norrbotten, regione svedese sperduta e ricoperta di boschi dove la figlia Pernilla sta per sposarsi. All’insaputa di Mikael, anche Lisbeth Salander ha raggiunto il Nord, convocata dai servizi sociali per prendersi cura di Svala, la nipote tredicenne di cui ignorava l’esistenza: un’adolescente geniale come lei.

Der Auftakt der neuen Millennium-Trilogie von Bestsellerautorin Karin Smirnoff. Mikael Blomkvist reist nach Nordschweden zur Hochzeit seiner Tochter und erfährt unterwegs Dinge über sein Reiseziel, die ihn neugierig machen: Internationale Firmen kämpfen dort um Land und natürliche Ressourcen. Zeitgleich macht auch Lisbeth Salander sich in den Norden auf, um ihre Nichte kennenzulernen. Die junge Svala will ihre verschwundene Mutter, eine Sami, finden und sich gegen ihren brutalen Stiefvater wehren. Wie ihre Tante ist Svala furchtloser und genialer als sie aussieht.

Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.

Sweden’s far north is growing colder; even in springtime, the town of Gasskas is buried under a relentless snow. As temperatures drop, tensions rise between a global corporation shamelessly exploiting the area's natural resources and wary locals who have scores to settle. A bomb blasts apart a crucial bridge. Soon after, a young journalist is found murdered. Meanwhile, Lisbeth is at home in Stockholm, looking to fill the void her last lover left behind.