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From #1 New York Times-best-selling author Nora Roberts comes a novel of a woman who needs nothing, a man who sees everything, and the web of deceit, greed, and danger that brings them together - and that could tear them apart… As a professional house-sitter and freelance writer, nothing ties Lila Emerson down - not her work, not a home, and definitely not a relationship. She spends her life moving from one job to the next, sometimes crashing at a friend's Manhattan apartment.

Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious, obedient Elizabeth Fitch finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks.

It began on New Year’s Eve. The sickness came on suddenly, and spread quickly. The fear spread even faster. Within weeks, everything people counted on began to fail them. The electrical grid sputtered; law and government collapsed - and more than half of the world’s population was decimated. Where there had been order, there was now chaos. And as the power of science and technology receded, magick rose up in its place.

Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before - the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted - and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden.

If anyone walked in on our cosy family dinner, they’d think my daughter and her boyfriend were the perfect couple. I watch as he puts his arm around her. Her eyes shine as she gazes at him lovingly. But I know that he is hiding a secret. A secret that would devastate my daughter… My son sits across the round oak table, his jaw set as he plays with his food. I catch his eye, pleading with him silently. Not now. Only we know the truth. My husband pulls his beautiful girl in for a hug, and my heart breaks. My happy family is so close to ruin. How much longer can I hold us together?

After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness - if, indeed, they can be saved.

After the sickness known as the Doom destroyed civilization, magick has become commonplace, and Fallon Swift has spent her young years learning its ways. Fallon cannot live in peace until she frees those who have been preyed upon by the government or the fanatical Purity Warriors, endlessly hunted or locked up in laboratories, brutalized for years on end. She is determined to save even those who have been complicit with this evil out of fear or weakness - if, indeed, they can be saved.

I didn’t plan to fall pregnant, but when I found out, I was overjoyed. Even though I’d be going it alone, I swore I’d give my baby everything they needed. But I didn’t know who the man I met on that sweltering summer night, the father of my child, really was. I decided to keep his secret to protect the innocent…but then my beautiful baby was born with a rare illness, desperately needing a transplant.

Studious, obedient Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking too much at a nightclub and allowing a strange man’s seductive Russian accent to lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman now known as Abigail Lowery lives alone on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. A freelance programmer, she works at home designing sophisticated security systems. Her own security is supplemented by a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms.

Leah is in love. It should be the happiest summer of her life, but she can't help feeling lonely with Jake's attention divided between her, his ex-wife and his young son. As insomnia sets in, the walls of their new basement flat feel as if they're closing in around her. Until she meets her upstairs neighbour, Anton, who has recently moved back in after a long absence from the street. He's a sympathetic ear when Jake can't be, and even though others on the street seem strangely hostile towards him, Leah soon comes to rely on Anton and their secret conversations in the night.

As a professional house sitter and freelance writer, nothing ties Lila Emerson down - not her work, not a home, and definitely not a relationship. She spends her life moving from one job to the next, sometimes crashing at a friend’s Manhattan apartment. And though she can appreciate her clients' extraordinary homes, their expensive collections, and their adorable pets, Lila has never longed for possessions of her own. Everything she has, including her heart, is portable. But when she witnesses a possible murder-suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as Lila knows it takes a dramatic turn.

For Grace, hosting a party for her affluent, picture-perfect neighbors is not her idea of fun. Slipping away for 30 minutes of alone time seemed like an ideal way to get her through a long night of small talk. But when Sadie, a beloved neighbor, goes missing, those minutes become the key to a murder.

Alec Reid’s ghosts of the 21st century seldom lurk in old houses or waft across chilly moors. His dark tales may breathe alongside the supernatural, but they take place in broad daylight, in our daily lives. Their themes include dead warriors resurrected via Bluetooth, Rumpelstiltskin in the suburbs, an algorithmic fear of ghosts, and the shattered dreams of immortality. The world they describe is the one you inhabit, but you would live in terror were you to recognize it for what it is.

Ein abgelegenes Haus in Sussex. Die Landstreicher Philby und Zack wittern bei ihrem Einbruch ihre große Chance. Doch anstatt einer lohnenden Beute wartet auf sie eine schreckliche Gefahr in Form von mehreren maskierten Gestalten. Nur wenig später erhält Oscar Wilde den Auftrag, sich dieses geheimnisvolle Haus einmal näher anzusehen. Es wird der Auftakt zu einem haarsträubenden Abenteuer, das in einer gefährlichen Zugreise nach Schottland gipfelt, denn an Bord befinden sich Wildes Gegner vom mysteriösen Zirkel der Sieben, die einen verhängnisvollen Plan in die Tat umsetzen wollen.

Das Herzstück einer Mädchenschule ist abgebrannt: die Bibliothek! Einflussreiche Herren sehen hier ihre Chance, die Schule gleich ganz zu schließen. Eliza und Millie wollen dies natürlich verhindern! Getarnt mischen sie sich in den High-School-Alltag und verteidigen gleich eine gemobbte Schülerin. Doch zwischen Cricket, Unterricht und Teepausen finden Millie und Eliza finstere Geheimnisse: Erpressung, falsche Identitäten und ein fast perfektes Verbrechen.

Das heutige Deutschland, kurz vor den Bundestagswahlen. Ein Serienkiller entführt Spitzenpolitiker der rechtspopulistischen "NKD" und tötet sie auf brutale Weise, indem er ihnen mit einer Bohrmaschine die rechte Gehirnhälfte zerstört. Eine SOKO um Judith Frigge und Heiko Sass soll den Fall aufklären, tappt aber im Dunkeln. Unterdessen wird durch eine tragische Verkettung privater Lebensumstände der Ex-Polizist Martin Bohm zum Fahrer der NKD-Spitze und verhindert dabei die Entführung des Vorsitzenden Klaus Rasche durch den Killer.

Sherlock Holmes ist entschlossen, den Kampf gegen Killjoy aufzunehmen. Durch Oscar Wilde erfährt er, dass es in Aden zu ähnlichen Vorfällen wie in Grail's Hollow gekommen ist. Gemeinsam mit Dr. Watson begibt er sich in den kleinen Ort in der Nähe von London, in dem niemand etwas gehört oder gesehen haben will. Der Fund einer Leiche führt Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson schließlich auf eine Spur, deren Verfolgung die beiden in Lebensgefahr bringt ...

Völlig verzweifelt wendet sich Melvin Wilks an Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson. Seine junge Ehefrau Rachel ist entführt worden! Jedoch richtet sich der Erpresserbrief mit der Lösegeldforderung an Rachels Vater Horace Prior, einen der reichsten Geschäftsmänner Londons. Wusste der Entführer etwa nicht, dass Horace Priors Tochter inzwischen verheiratet ist? Oder liegt es an der Höhe der Geldforderung, die kaum jemand anders in London erfüllen könnte als der erfolgreiche Geschäftsmann? Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson setzen alles daran, das Rätsel um Mrs.

Großbritannien 1982: Das neue Heimmedium Video boomt, doch in der Öffentlichkeit werden Forderungen nach Zensur und Verboten immer lauter. Als es zu einem blutigen Doppelmord in einer Videothek kommt, gerät auch Scotland Yard zunehmend unter Druck. Unerbittlich schlägt der "Video-Nasties-Killer" erneut zu. Sind Horrorfilme wirklich dafür verantwortlich? Chief Inspector Kenneth Stafford und seine Partnerin, Inspector Susan Mullan, wollen die Mordserie beenden und erleben hautnah, wie tödlich die Wahrheit sein kann.

Gibt es Dämonen? Böse Geister, die einen in den Wahnsinn treiben? Der Börsenbroker Cain Douglas zweifelt an seinem Verstand, denn er wird von einem unheimlichen Jungen verfolgt. Ist Cain verflucht worden? Um jeden Preis will Cain die Wahrheit herausfinden - aber diese ist verstörender und bizarrer, als er jemals für möglich gehalten hätte.