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An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. Set on the banks of the River Thames in the literary world, P. D. James' Original Sin is the ninth Adam Dalgliesh mystery and a brilliant work of crime fiction from the best-selling author of Death Comes to Pemberley. The Peverell Press, a 200-year-old publishing firm housed in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames, is certainly ripe for change.

Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. When she agrees to defend Garry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, it is one more opportunity to triumph in her distinguished career as a criminal lawyer. But just four weeks later, Miss Aldridge is found dead at her desk.

An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery When Commander Adam Dalgliesh visits Larksoken, a remote headland community on the Norfolk coast in the shadow of a nuclear power station, he expects to be engaged only in the sad business of tying up his aunt's estate. But the peace of Larksoken is illusory. A serial killer known as the Whistler is terrorising the neighbourhood and Dalgliesh is drawn into the lives of the headlanders when it quickly becomes apparent that the Whistler isn't the only murderer at work under the sinister shadow of the power station.

The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind.

Two great literary minds - master of suspense P.D. James and literary icon Jane Austen - come together in Death Comes to Pemberley, a bestselling historical crime fiction tribute to Pride and Prejudice. Conjuring the world of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and combining the trappings of Regency society with a classic murder mystery, James creates a delightful new story that will intrigue any fan of Jane Austen.

The acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the golden age of crime writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, and this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each.

P. D. James'sextraordinary memoir of her early life and time starting out as a novelist as well as diaries recording her in old age. In this intriguing and very personal book, part diary, part memoir, P. D. James considers the twelve months of her life between her seventy-seventh and seventy-eighth birthdays and looks back on her earlier life.

Dopo essere stata adottata dai Palfrey, per dieci anni Philippa ha continuato a fantasticare sui suoi veri genitori. Tormentata dal desiderio di far luce sul suo passato, appena raggiunge la maggiore età cerca di ritrovarli. E non si arrende, anche se le sue scoperte sono sconvolgenti. E l'incontro con sua madre sarà il preludio di una nuova tragedia... Colpa e vendetta, legami di sangue e ragioni del cuore. Un dramma di famiglia che diventa un imprevedibile thriller.

Returning to the city that inspired his first prize-winning book, Lost in the City, Jones has filled this new collection with people who call Washington, D.C., home. Yet it is not the city's power brokers that most concern him but rather its ordinary citizens.

Vi er i året 2021. En frygtelig katastrofe har ramt hele verden. Menneskene kan ikke mere formere sig. Livet har ingen fremtid. I England har styret ændret sig totalt. The Warden of England hersker enevældigt, livet har fået nye umenneskelige træk. "The Five Fishers" er en lille hemmelig gruppe mennesker, der gør oprør mod det nye styre, naturligvis bliver de eftersøgt og forfulgt, men egentlig nærer styret ingen frygt for dem, de skal nok blive afsløret. Men så sker der en mirakuløs ting blandt "The Five Fishers". Jagten bliver ubønhørlig og får et utroligt og overrumplende forløb.

Vi er i 1803. Alt er idyl. Elizabeth og Darcy har været lykkeligt gift i seks år og har fået to sønner. Elizabeths søster Jane og hendes mand, Bingley, bor i nærheden, og de to familier står hinanden nær. Men freden trues, og gamle synder og misforståelser blusser op netop på aftenen for det populære efterårsbal. En vogn ruller i rasende fart op foran Pemberleys hovedtrappe, og Elizabeths letsindige søster Lydia tumler ud, hysterisk råbende, at hendes mand er blevet myrdet i skoven ved Pemberley.

"List og længsler" er ottende bind i serien om kriminalkommisær Adam Dalgliesh fra Scotland Yard. Adam Dalgliesh ferierer ved Nordsøkysten i Norfolk, men dumper lige ned i problemerne omkring et nærliggende atomkraftværk og en bestialsk kvindemorder, som huserer på stedet. "List og længsler" udkom første gang i 1989.

Hans-Åke Lilja, founder of Lilja's Library, has compiled a brand-new anthology of horror stories to celebrate 20 years of running the number-one Stephen King news website on the web! This anthology includes both original stories like a brand new novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In), very rare reprints like The Blue Air Compressor by Stephen King, and at least one classic tale that inspired Lilja's love of the macabre at a very young age! Now, let's join Lilja....

Estamos en 2021. Hace veinticinco años que no nace un solo niño en el planeta tierra. La raza humana se enfrenta a su extinción.

Bajo el despótico mandato de Xan Lyppiat, el Guardián de Inglaterra, los viejos viven sumidos en la desesperación y los jóvenes en la crueldad. Theo Faren, primo del Guardián, lleva una vida solitaria, resignado a la época siniestra que le ha tocado.

The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, Volume 6 is an exciting addition to this series, featuring the most acclaimed writers, past and present. This unique collection of master writers, including Wilkie Collins, Aldous Huxley, and Edith Wharton, edited by multi-award winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, is a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

The inevitable is understood by each and every one of us who faces the final calling. So too are the effects on those left behind. The memories are there but the empty space, the void can never be refilled. It remains a dark, unreliable pit of loneliness. The sadness and often depression, the lack of will to continue may swamp us all. Unquenchable, undeniable. But loss can, after mourning, give the opportunity to reappraise the lost and how we can each move forward. In the literary world an accessible balance can be given.

Then you're in for a treat. Volume three of our popular anthology series is sure to scratch that questionable itch. With stories by Michael Knost, William Joseph Roberts, Philip K. Booker, Christopher Woods, D. Raymond Smith, David Badurina, H.P. Holo, James Palmer, Jason Cordova, Lee Ellis, M Leigh, Michael Morton, Michael Craig, and Guest Editorial by Faith Hunter.

My doctor is about to perform a physical unlike any other I've had.... My name is Ashley, and I'm sitting in the waiting room. Everywhere I look, I begin to fantasize about the most attractive person in sight, usually a woman. I can't seem to stop my impulsive cravings, no matter how hard I try.... The nurse and the doctor both take turns examining me. Very, very thoroughly.... Before long, I'm asked to strip nude for a more careful inspection.

Up to this point in my life, I've always considered myself as straight as a damn arrow. I've always been a popular girl, and I'm currently dating a well-endowed stud who regularly plows me in his bedroom whenever I feel like it. But lately, my interest in sex has been changing slightly. I don't know if it's the stress of getting ready to start my first semester of college or what, but I'm finding my erotic thoughts have been gravitating toward females more often than not, and I'm not sure what exactly I should do about the fact.

For years, old man Garrows vowed he would never bend the knee to the MacIvers clan. But now old man Garrows is dead - and his daughter Kenna is alone and unmarried. She knows it's only a matter of time before the MacIvers brothers come after the farm - and her. And sure enough, when Brannan and Connell show up, they're ready to claim all they believe to be their due. Faced with the impossibly handsome warrior brothers, Kenna has to make a decision.