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Un antiquísimo manuscrito desvela en sus páginas la más preciada fórmula alquimista: cómo fabricar oro. El canónigo Armenta tuvo que sufrir grandes avatares para dar con la fórmula, acechado por la Inquisición y por los rumores que le acusaban de practicar brujería. La reaparición casual del libro en Madrid, cinco siglos más tarde, pone en alerta a la CIA, al Mossad y a una poderosa mafia rusa, y activa una trepidante trama de inesperado final.

Miami, 1951. With a flurry of UN engagements bringing Mrs. Roosevelt to vibrant South Beach, Kay Thompson is thrilled to escape the post-Christmas blues in Washington DC—and distance herself from the sting of her recent breakup with private investigator Tim O’Malley. The dizzying sights and sounds of Miami reach their peak at the Copa City Club, where a late-night meeting with singer Josephine Baker reveals a troubling truth: Baker's bold stand against segregation has made her a target.

Unbeknownst even to himself, the kind, gentle, quietly brilliant Dr. Jekyll has created an alter ego—his polar opposite, the dark and dangerous, Mr. Hyde. A little bit Dexter, Hyde hunts down criminals to make them pay for their sins. But his "good deeds" go too far and, now, wanted for murder, he must lay low . . . until his love interest comes into Jack the Ripper's sights.

In a land where justice is a memory and vengeance carves the roads, one man walks the fog-wrapped edge of myth. Callum—warrior, wanderer, reckoning—has freed towns, buried tyrants, and turned mercy into blade. But when a coastal haven reveals the brutal trade that stole his family, his path sharpens into purpose. From haunted highlands to slave ships sailing toward Spain, Volume I: The Blade and the Hollow traces the birth of legend in the silence left after violence. Love flares and fades. Enemies rise and fall. And the double-edged axe waits, buried in soil where stories begin.

Когда в руинах старой богадельни находят изуродованное тело, владелица чертежного бюро Кэт Хэксби вынуждена приостановить строительные работы. Очевидно, этот человек был убит, и секретарю Уайтхолла Джеймсу Марвуду поручают провести расследование. После того как удалось раскрыть личность убитого, становится ясно, что в игру вступили могущественные силы, и Марвуд оказывается под серьезным давлением. Пока Кэт и Марвуд распутывают нити коррупции, ведущие в самое сердце правительства, сам король отвлекается от государственных дел.

Wien im Herbst 1530: Winzertochter Fanny ist nach dem frühen Tod ihres Mannes wieder bei ihrem Vater eingezogen. Das geordnete Leben der jungen Winzerin gerät ganz kräftig durcheinander, als eine Leiche hinter dem Wirtshaus gefunden wird. Der tote Stadtrat war in dunkle Machenschaften verwickelt. Ausgerechnet der schweigsame Mathematiker Sebastian soll den Mörder finden – die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm ist eine Herausforderung für die zupackende und sehr direkte Fanny.

Berlin, 1932. Hulda Gold ist als Hebamme im berüchtigten Frauengefängnis Barnimstraße in der Nähe des Alexanderplatzes tätig. Als innerhalb der Gefängnismauern die junge Insassin Martha völlig unerwartet stirbt, kann Hulda nicht untätig bleiben. Hulda und die Kommissarin Irma Siegel müssen endlich zusammenarbeiten, um gemeinsam gegen das Unrecht zu kämpfen – in einem gesellschaftlich zunehmend radikalen Umfeld.

Holmes und Watson fahren an Bord eines niederländischen Schiffs über die Nordsee nach Rotterdam. Das stürmische Dezemberwetter wird dabei zu einer Herausforderung und bringt erhebliche Gefahren mit sich.

The world is changing at the dawn of the twentieth century, but respectable English families still dread a public scandal. So Minnie agrees to accompany her reckless sister, Delia, for a night on the town with her Bohemian friends. The evening involves a raucous house party, a visit to a fortune-teller, and an encounter with a flirtatious baron, but none of that unsettles Minnie more than running into Stephen Dorian, her former employer in Corfu, who stirs in her a mix of resentment and attraction.

Cassie Woods's tenacity has helped her achieve a modicum of success in the male-dominated world of journalism in 1880s New York City. Despite her father's recent downfall, her courtship with gruff but handsome Detective O'Neill is going well. Now she has the opportunity to earn a place at the second-biggest newspaper in the city--if she can prove herself with an undercover story exposing the dangers of life in the city's garment factories.

Immerse yourself in the gripping world of STRONGWOOD: An Audio Crime Dossier, the seventh installment in Larry Millett’s Minnesota Mysteries Audiobook series. Set in 1903 Minneapolis, this multi-voice audiobook masterfully unravels the harrowing tale of Michael Masterson, a privileged heir whose relationship with the enigmatic Addie Strongwood spirals into tragedy.

Delve into the shadowy world of political intrigue with Secrets in the Shadows: Political Conspiracy Theories. This gripping collection features over 20 thought-provoking mini-stories that explore the hidden agendas, covert operations, and mysterious events that have shaped political landscapes across history.

Thomas Finbow is sent to London by Lady Margaret on a sensitive mission - to seek out and persuade her husband - his master - Sir Robert to give up his foolish infatuation with Lady Imogen - a notorious woman of the Court. But once there, Thomas is thrown into a much graver situation - the body of a young woman is found washed up beside the Thames, terribly mutilated, and soon Thomas becomes caught up in a bizarre series of events including the theft of a corpse, and even his own imprisonment.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. John Watson nehmen einen Auftrag der österreichischen Regierung an. Der Speer des Schicksals, eine bedeutende Reliquie, wurde aus der kaiserlichen Schatzkammer gestohlen und muss rasch wiederbeschafft werden.

A ravenous beast seems to be wreaking havoc on Hampstead Heath, immediately evoking memories of the infamous Hound of the Baskervilles. During excavations in London, the remains of Oliver Cromwell are discovered – and promptly stolen. A steward is murdered while crossing the Channel. And to make matters worse, Holmes is being hired by the King of England to handle a sensitive matter as discreetly as possible.

Having solved the two murders that somehow fell in her path, Beatrice Hyde-Clare is on the lookout for a third. Through a absurd quirk of stupid fate, the shy spinster has fallen in love with the thoroughly unattainable Duke of Kesgrave and is desperate for something, anything, to occupy her mind. A dead body would do nicely.

Abridged edition. Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling historical crime novel in the Shardlake series by C. J. Sansom. It is 1540 and the hottest summer of the sixteenth century. Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas...

While my beau, Darcy, is off on a mysterious mission, I am once again caught between my high birth and empty purse. I am therefore relieved to receive a new assignment from the queen - especially one that includes lodging. The king's youngest son, George, is to wed Princess Marina of Greece, and I shall be her companion at the supposedly haunted Kensington Palace. My duties are simple: help Marina acclimate to English life, show her the best of London, and, above all, dispel any rumors about George's libertine history.

April 1950: The rusting hulk of a steam locomotive rises from the deep waters of a Montana lake. Inside is all that remains of three men who died forty-four years before. But it is not the engine nor its grisly contents that interest the people watching nearby. It is what is about to come next.... 1906: For two years, the western states of America have been suffering an extraordinary crime spree: a string of bank robberies by a single man who then cold-bloodedly murders any and all witnesses, and then vanishes without a trace....

Flanders, June 1917: a British officer and celebrated poet, is shot dead, killed not by German fire, but while recuperating from shell shock well behind the lines. A young English soldier is arrested and, although he protests his innocence, charged with his murder.Douglas Kingsley is a conscientious objector, previously a detective with the London police, now imprisoned for his beliefs.