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Myron is summoned to Paris at the behest of an old lover, Terese. She is in unspecified trouble and needs his help. When he gets there, he discovers that her husband has been murdered and she is the main suspect. The interesting thing is that more than one blood-type has been discovered at the scene - and the other blood can only be attributed to her daughter. But she died 10 years before.

Dorian Robert-Houdin, the three-and-a-half-foot gargoyle chef who fancies himself a modern-day Poirot, is slowly turning into stone, and it's up to Zoe Faust to unravel the alchemical secrets that can save him. When they discover that a long-lost stone gargoyle with a connection to Dorian has reappeared in Europe, the stakes are even higher. From Portland to Paris, Zoe searches for the hidden knowledge she needs, but a cold case that harkens back to 1942 throws her off course.

There will never be another Western writer like Louis L’Amour. A legendary author and indisputably the greatest storyteller in his genre of all time, L’Amour captivated millions of readers and has sold well over three hundred million copies of his works, which includes nearly ninety novels and countless short stories. Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing.

Have you ever had the feeling you were a stranger? Out of reach, I watched and mourned me. Nothing moved. Breathed. Nothing lived. I was in an alternate universe. No longer an innocent. I had blood on my hands, and I wasn't even sorry for it. I was only afraid for Keiran. Of his reaction when the shock wore off. It would be an explosion. Of hurt, anger, and mistrust. He'd know I lied. And to him...the betrayal born of my good intentions is worse than the act of murder.

In the fourth book of the series, James McGill is up for promotion. Not everyone is happy about that, and McGill must prove he's worth his stripes. Deployed to a strange alien planet outside the boundaries of the Galactic Empire, he's caught up in warfare and political intrigue. Earth expands, the Cephalopod Kingdom launches ships to stop us, and a grand conspiracy emerges among the upper ranks of the Hegemony military.

Grace Lawson is living a happy, straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband, Jack, and two young children. But that security is about to come to a brutal end. For when Grace picks up a set of holiday snaps, amongst them is one shot that doesn't fit: a faded image of a life that Grace doesn't recognise and of her husband as she never knew him.

After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed 'The Angel of Death' by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favourite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned sixteen years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Jack Havoc, jail-breaker and knife artist, is on the loose on the streets of London once again. In the faded squares of shabby houses, in the furtive alleys and darkened pubs, the word is out that the Tiger is back in town, more vicious and cunning than ever. It falls to Albert Campion to pit his wits against the killer and hunt him down through the city's November smog before it is too late.

Was it an earthquake? A meteor? Or something else entirely? Running from a marriage proposal in Seattle, Dana Ingram returns to her parents' farm in Western Colorado for a two-week vacation in Paradox Valley. Only a couple of days into it, however, a small earthquake leaves them without power. Cars won't start, batteries don't work, and cell phones are useless.

On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, the first great revolution of the twentieth century began as working-class men and women occupied buildings throughout Dublin, Ireland, including the general post office on O’Connell Street. Among the commoners in the GPO was a young staff captain of the Irish Volunteers named Michael Collins. He was joined a day later by a fourteen-year-old messenger boy, Eoin Kavanagh.

Leah Smith has a new name, a new job and a new home. The sleepy seaside town, Clifton-on-Sea, is a refreshing change from the gloomy moors of Yorkshire. She couldn’t be farther away from her serial killer stalker. Or so she thinks....

It's Christmas in Sinful and Fortune is set to participate in all the local hoopla. A Christmas gala, caroling, and a sleigh ride are on the agenda. Murder is not. But when someone bumps off Santa, Fortune is aware a killer is lurking among the holiday cheer. But with no client and no reason to interfere with a police investigation, it looks as if Fortune, Ida Belle, and Gertie will have to sit this one out.

Teenager Alison Doig disappeared from Kinloch more than 30 years ago under mysterious circumstances. Her reclusive family still lives in a remote part of the Kintyre peninsula, amidst rumours of wrecking, smuggling and barbaric cruelty. Now rich American hotelier Alice Wenger has arrived in town, determined to punish those who made her suffer in the past. But someone has vowed to keep hidden sins concealed forever. Daley’s team must race against time to expose long-held secrets and shameful lies before there are any more victims.

In this concluding volume of Neal Stephenson’s epic work, “Half-Cocked Jack” Shaftoe must escape the noose of Jack Ketch; the rivalry between Newton and Leibniz comes to a head; and Daniel Waterhouse pursues his dream to build the Logic Mill

Agatha Raisin's neighbouring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of quiet rural charm, but the arrival of a new mineral water company - which intends to tap into the village spring - sends tempers flaring and divides the parish council into two stubborn camps. When Agatha, who happens to be the PR person for the water company, finds the council chairman murdered at the spring, tongues start wagging. Could one of the council members have silenced the chairman before he could cast the deciding vote?

Albert and Alice Graves live a normal, if monotonous, domestic life. They never had children; they spend their days tending to their home and enjoying their time together. One day, when the oil man, Richard, is refilling their furnace, Alice invites him to dinner, never suspecting that a casual act of charity will lead to a horrifying, morbid discovery in the crawlspace underneath their beloved house.

Julia kehrt auf die Insel Dimön zurück, dort wartet ein grausames Geheimnis auf sie ... Band 6 der Nummer-1-Bestsellerreihe von Schwedens Thrillerkönigin Mariette Lindstein! Julia erhält einen verzweifelten Anruf: Der ehemalige Sektenführer Franz Oswald braucht dringend Hilfe, also kehrt sie widerwillig nach Dimön zurück. Doch ihr Besuch auf der Insel nimmt eine unerwartete Wendung. Sie erfährt von einem 50 Jahre alten ungeklärten Geheimnis: Das damalige Verschwinden dreier Teenagermädchen erschüttert die kleine Gemeinde bis heute.

Sie hat mit der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen, aber die Vergangenheit nicht mit ihr – Hochspannung von Bestsellerautorin Loreth Anne White. Kit Darling arbeitet als zuverlässige Haushaltshilfe für reiche Leute. Niemand sieht, dass sie regelmäßig in den Sachen ihrer Klienten herumschnüffelt. Eine harmlose Obsession – bis Kit in dem Haus von Jon und Daisy Rittenberg etwas entdeckt, was nicht nur sie selbst in Gefahr bringt, sondern auch das Leben des Paares. Ermittlerin Mallory Van Alst wird zu einem blutigen Tatort in einem Luxushaus am Meer gerufen. Doch die Ermittler finden keine Leiche.

En el día de su quinto aniversario, el mayor parque temático histórico de España se dispone a vivir una jornada inolvidable. Sara, una joven guía turística de Toledo, se prepara para asistir a dicho evento cuando se ve envuelta en una serie de sucesos que rememoran algunas de las leyendas más famosas de su ciudad. Leyendas con trágicos desenlaces. En una carrera por la Historia, Sara acompañará al teniente Saúl Robles, de la UCO, y a su equipo para intentar detener a quien, con cadáveres, busca escribir la suya propia. ¿Lo conseguirán? ¿O Toledo sumará una nueva leyenda?

Yago Flores, el inspector jefe de la brigada de Homicidios de la Jefatura de Madrid, es víctima de un misterioso tiroteo. Pocos días después, el cadáver de una joven aparece a la orilla del lago de la Casa de Campo de Madrid durante una celebración familiar. ¿Quién es la muerta a la que nadie parece echar en falta? Descubrir su identidad se antoja como un rompecabezas sin aparente solución. La inspectora Mónica Lago, recién readmitida en Homicidios, atraviesa un difícil momento personal bajo la presión de quienes quieren verla caer.