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From acclaimed fantasy author John Gwynne comes the first in the Bloodsworn trilogy, an epic of wild lands and wilder magic, where not all monsters fight with tooth and claw...and the treasures of the gods come at a price....

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls....

December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her....

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call...

Cold cases are a lot easier to solve when you can travel back in time to find new evidence. Unless, that is, you get stuck in the nineteenth century…

They’re used to solving murders. But until now the killer has always been human…

After being viciously stabbed and left for dead, Hadrian Becket, Earl of Ravenhurst, struggles back to health only to discover he is cursed with a vexing ability to see visions he can't explain.

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, a local deliveryman makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called, and the small town of Tambilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia....

Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical....

An ancient family diary. A timely prophecy. An epic conclusion. As Sylvia prepares to meet Gabe’s parents for the first time, the last thing she needs is for her long-lost father to cause trouble. While his answers to her questions finally bring clarity, they also usher in danger.

Finding an old manuscript in the attic has always been a fantasy of Sylvia’s. She just never expected the fantasy to come true, or for it to lead her to answers about her mysterious family....

London, 1928. Mystery writer and amateur detective Marius Quin is reeling from his friend’s murder in his own home. Forced to stay away from the case, he’s in urgent need of distraction when fate points him towards Felicity Mortimer.

A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie returns with a thrilling story of the five greatest women writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder.

With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician.

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

In 1558 the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict....

A duel at dawn. One man dead, the other gravely injured. What drove them to fight on a bitterly cold morning remains a mystery.

In the highly-anticipated sequel to the national best seller The Life We Bury, Joe Talbert returns to investigate the murder of the father he never knew, and to reckon with his own family's past....

India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her....

Israeli art restorer and occasional secret agent Gabriel Allon has a problem....

In 1866, tragedy strikes the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident. His death and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives....

Mary Russell’s allegiances are tested by the reappearance of her long-lost uncle—and a tantalizing case not even Sherlock Holmes could solve.

London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to Devon

Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they're frozen—or so their inside joke goes. Ali’s work seems like a safe desk job, but what her friends—and even her beloved son—don’t know is that her team has a secret: they can travel back in time to look for evidence. So far, Ali has only made short trips to the recent past, so she’s surprised when she’s asked to investigate a murder in 1850. The killing has been pinned on an aristocratic patron of the arts and antiquities, and member of a sinister group called The Collectors.

Sir Huxley, famed gentleman inspector and Beatrice’s former crush, is still considered the real investigator in London, so the only cases left for Beatrice and Drake are lost pets and spectacles. Not that Beatrice has much time for crime-solving, anyways, as her mother still expects her to find an eligible (rich) husband to protect their family from destitution. Beatrice is struggling to balance all the demands on her and begins to wonder if she can become a true detective in a city that feels full of false promises.

A su papá acuchilló, también a su madre mató. Es 1983 y Kit McDeere, una enfermera privada, llega a la decadente Mansión Hope para atender a Lenora, quien ahora es una anciana decrépita que no puede moverse y cuya única forma de comunicación es una vieja máquina de escribir. Mientras Kit la ayuda a escribir los hechos de la masacre, descubre que la historia guarda muchos más secretos de los que se sospechaba.

Leon Garfield was the renowned author of more than 30 novels for children and adults. He won numerous awards for his work, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Award and the inaugural Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Inspired by Charles Dickens, he set many of his tales in the 18th and 19th century, and became Dickens’ co-author when he wrote an ending to The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which was left unfinished on Dickens’ death. Their joint version was dramatised for radio in 1990, and is included here, together with adaptations of two of Garfield’s own thrilling adventures.

Estella Ecker has returned to Rockfall House, the last place on earth she wants to be. Years after she ran away from her overbearing father, she has been forced back home to walk in his footsteps, teaching at the college he dominated and living in the fabulous home where he entertained artists and scholars for decades—and perhaps she owns it now, because her mercurial mother has disappeared. At the center of everything—the whispers, the rumors, the secrets—is her father’s library of rare books, which she had been forbidden to touch while he was alive to stop her.

Hollywood, 1942. Jacqueline Love's acting career is flailing. Suddenly on the wrong side of 40, parts are drying up, directors are calling her "difficult," and Humphrey Bogart has definitely stopped taking her calls. Desperate to cling to stardom, Jackie takes the only gig that will have her: the Hollywood Victory Caravan, a train full of movie stars crossing the country to fundraise for the war effort. Jackie wouldn't call herself patriotic, but with her life's work on the line, she'll do anything.

The Book of Thoth According to Egyptian mythology, the Book of Thoth granted unimaginable powers over the heavens, the earth, and the seas. It allowed the reader to control people and animals, resurrect the dead, and even gaze directly into the sun without harm. When a series of supernatural events begins shaking the world, the Vatican entrusts young priest and brilliant Church investigator Antonio Alviero with uncovering the truth. His findings point to the awakening of a terrifying force known as The Source—a power feared by the Vatican for centuries. To confront it, Father Elias, a ...

When a world-renowned Egyptologist is found dead at the foot of the Rosetta Stone, DCI Ellie Blackwell is plunged into a case that defies all logic. The victim, marked with an ancient Egyptian curse, is just the first casualty in a war she doesn't understand. Her investigation is a journey into the shadows, where two clandestine organizations are locked in a deadly conflict. One, a fanatical cult known as "The Heirs," uses ritualistic murder to reclaim their sacred history. The other, a ruthless cabal of corporate raiders called "The Meridian Club," uses high-tech espionage to plunder it ...

For DCI Eleanor Blackwell, history is a map to the truth. But when a renowned archaeologist is found dead in the bleak winter Fens, the clues left on his body—a single pressed poppy and a line of haunting war poetry—point to a history that kills. The ritualistic signature is an echo of a past case, pulling Blackwell and her team into the orbit of a shadowy cabal of academic purists. This secret society, hidden within the nation's most elite institutions, believes some historical narratives are worth killing for, and they see themselves as the guardians of the past. From ancient burial ...

For Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the countryside inn is the last stop in a deadly hunt. Armed with a gaslamp and guns, she tracks an insidious beast that wears the skin of its victims, mimicking them perfectly. Ten guests reside within Spindle Manor tonight, and the creature could be any one of them. Confined by a torrential thunderstorm and running out of time, Isabeau has until morning to discover the liar, or none of them—including her—will make it out alive. But her inhuman quarry isn't the only threat residing in Spindle Manor.

LA NOVELA Un hombre aparece calcinado en su casa de la ciudad de Traves (Francia). No tarda en descubrirse que el cadáver pertenece a Joachim Peiper, coronel (Standartenführer) de las SS, que acaba de salir de prisión tras casi dos décadas de reclusión por los crímenes de guerra que cometió en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Peiper ha sido asesinado por unos desconocidos y Otto Weilern será el encargado de descubrir la verdad. Al tiempo que recuerda la batalla de las Ardenas (donde conoció a Peiper), Otto se acerca cada vez más al responsable de su muerte. Sin embargo, Otto pronto ...

During the 1901 World’s Fair, snake-oil salesman, Jim Duncan, stumbles upon the body of a murdered boy, on The Midway. But when the body vanishes, he realizes nothing is as it seems. He plunges deep into the shadows of the fair’s gleaming facades to uncover a demonic conspiracy to assassinate the President and change the course of human history. In this heart-pounding prequel to The King of Pain, Dreamland weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of history, suspense, and horror. Prepare to be captivated by a story that will be with you long after you turn the last page.

DCI Ellie Blackwell trusts the certainties of history, the clean lines of a 17th-century map. Her life is a fortress of order built against the chaos of her job. But when she's called to the scene of a wealthy developer's apparent suicide, the clues are a maddening mess of contradictions. At the heart of it all: a three-line Japanese poem that feels like a key to the wrong lock.

Two years after her brother Charles Bingley weds Miss Jane Bennett, Miss Caroline Bingley is visiting her brother's country estate near Pemberley, the home of their best friends, Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. Restless and out of sorts, Caroline wonders if there's more to life than playing cribbage and paying calls on country neighbors. When Georgiana Darcy's maid, Jayani disappears and Georgiana sets off to find her, Caroline races to to find them in London, where she stumbles on a shocking, cold-blooded murder.

Transylvania, 1463 Some secrets heal. Others kill. Kate Webber, a 28-year-old Saxon healer, has long walked the line between reverence and suspicion. Trained in the healing arts under the guidance of Lord Vlad Dracula, she has learned that skill alone cannot protect a woman in a city ruled by fear. Her marriage to the powerful but secretive Magyar promised stability, yet left her silenced and watched. On a bitter Advent night, when a mother and her newborn face death, Kate defies her husband's command and steps into danger — for life, not reputation. When Kate succeeds, the city notices. ...

The Forest That Watches: Hauntings of Aokigahara by G.J. Fene Beneath the towering shadow of Mount Fuji lies Aokigahara, the infamous “Sea of Trees”—a place where legends whisper and shadows linger. In The Forest That Watches, G.J. Fene weaves together chilling accounts of those drawn into the labyrinthine depths of Japan’s most haunted forest. From travelers chasing beauty to locals seeking closure, each true encounter reveals how Aokigahara bends time, memory, and sanity. Flickering lights beckon explorers deeper, ghostly voices call out for the living to “take their place,” ...

Prague, 1939. Les troupes du Reich entrent dans la ville. De sa fenêtre, Herbert Levin aimerait les faire disparaître comme, sur scène, un illusionniste escamote ses colombes. Lui-même magicien sous le nom du " Grand Nivelli ", l'homme espère trouver chez les SS, ces grands mystiques amateurs d'occulte, un public trop naïf pour percer son secret. Car Levin est juif, comme toute sa famille... Croire ou ne pas croire... C'est toute la tragédie de ces années barbares, où nul ne veut croire au mal absolu. Levin y sera bientôt confronté, là-bas, dans la boue de la Pologne, au cœur gris de l'enfer..

In 1561, with Elizabeth I on the throne and Catholic plots brewing, a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the rightful heir–the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Armed with jewels, letters, and Tudor looks, his claim threatens to upend the dynasty. But as poison spreads and secrets unravel, astrologer John Dee and his companion Margaretta must uncover the truth behind the prince’s origins.

Paris, 1963. Behind Severine Kassel's carefully crafted image as the Louvre's most respected jewellery curator lies a woman haunted by unspeakable trauma. When she's invited to London to authenticate a collection of rare Byzantine pearls, her composed facade finally cracks. These are not just any pearls – they belong to her family, stolen in an act of unimaginable cruelty two decades earlier. Her shocking revelation sets off a frenzied hunt for former Nazi officer Ruda Mayek.

On October 24, 1929, the stock market crashed. Stories of suicides abounded. So did murders. Rosalie Fitzwilliam discovered a young couple in an alley in the Financial District. Dead. She acts logically. She runs to her friend, Dr. Tabitha. Together, the two of them and their husbands and Sergeant Johan Klassen engage in the pursuit of justice that could end up going very badly for them. The story is set in New York City, Vermont and Miami after the crash. Many people suffered. A few used the disaster for a grab for power and money. Does what happened back then have lessons for the present ...

In 1934, Lola was on top of the world. Dubbed "The Siren" by MGM, she was a protégé of Louis B. Mayer, the original talkie sex symbol before the rise of stars like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. But like Harlow, Lola Grayson had a dominant stage mother and bad health that struggled to meet the demand of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Exploited, pushed, primped, and promoted as MGM's biggest star, Lola Grayson made one fatal mistake—falling in love with fellow MGM star Robert Taggart. Together, they were the golden couple that audiences demanded to see.

Das Zeichen der Vier ist ein Roman von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Es handelt 3 Jahre nach Eine Studie in Scharlachrot um den zweiten veröffentlichten Fall von Sherlock Holmes.

Von den Gewinnern des Kindle Storyteller Awards 2021 kommt dieser Roman über eine der erschütterndsten Zeiten der deutschen Geschichte. Ein Familienschicksal in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs Thorn in Westpreußen im Januar 1945: Viel zu spät erhalten die Menschen die Erlaubnis, sich vor der unaufhaltsam heranrückenden Roten Armee in Sicherheit zu bringen. Auch Gisela Lentz macht sich mit ihren Schwiegereltern und vier Kindern Hals über Kopf auf den Weg. Sie wollen nach Gotenhafen, denn von dort sollen Schiffe die Menschen in den Westen des Reiches bringen.

Burning Daylight takes place in the Yukon Territory in 1893. The main character, Elam Harnish, nicknamed "Burning Daylight" was the most successful entrepreneur of the Alaskan Gold Rush. The story of the main character was partially based upon the life of Oakland entrepreneur "Borax" Smith. Bringing his fortunes to the States he is cheated out of it by a crowd of money kings, and recovers it only at the muzzle of his gun. Embarking on a new life in California, he makes another fortune by underhanded means . . . only to find his corrupt life suddenly turned around by the love of a woman.

Eighteen-year-old Jean is stuck. She works in a dead-end job, her life dictated by the whims of her uncaring father, and no boy has ever even noticed her. So, when the glamorous racing driver Vivienne and her rakish husband Robert invite her to travel to Greece with them as a navigator for the summer, she jumps at the chance. Riding around with the fastest woman in Europe, sampling endless local ouzo, and dancing late into the night at the hottest parties has given Jean a taste of a life she could only have dreamed of . . .