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Un thriller tra le macerie della Seconda guerra mondiale in cui nulla è dato per scontato; un gioco di specchi orchestrato come nelle migliori spy storySarajevo, 1943. Mentre la Jugoslavia è dilaniata dalla guerra, una giovane e bellissima fotografa - vera e propria eroina per il suo popolo - e un ufficiale tedesco vengono rinvenuti brutalmente assassinati. Assegnato al caso è il capitano dell'intelligence militare Gregor Reinhardt, già detective della polizia di Berlino, poi allontanato dai nazisti.

Ragnar Beck only wanted one thing out of a life - the chance to soldier. In a war for the survival of the last continent untouched by the invader, Beck finally gets his shot to prove he’s a combat warrior. As the battle unfolds and the only choice is to fight to the bitter end, he performs like the soldier he was raised to be, leaving no enemy standing on the last battleground he’ll ever see. Or is it?

Britain, 55 BC: Julius Caesar’s invasion of the wild and mineral-rich land is becalmed, a stalemate exists between the forces of Rome and Britain. But the standard bearer of the Tenth Legion, Lucius Oppius, is about to display a depth of courage that will change the course of the invasion - and history. Encamped upon the south coast Caesar, admiring the courage and skill of his standard bearer, orders Oppius to accompany a native British archer and go behind enemy lines.

After five years of virtual banishment because he sold out his small outfit to the Middle Arizona Cattle Company, giving it a foothold on the Mesa Grande range, violent-tempered Joe Bonnyman is summoned back to Lodgepole by his father when it appears that a cattle war between the syndicate and the various rangers is imminent. During his short stay in town, Joe has an unpleasant meeting with Ed Merrill, the brother of a girl Joe had once courted.

Winsor Glanvil pays court to Louise Carney, heiress to a fortune, and she agrees to marry him. The marriage is opposed by big Jack Rutledge, a jealous rival and formidable foe, so Glanvil and Louise plan to be married in a sequestered valley by a local clergyman. Rutledge and his supporters, learning of the plan, arrive in the valley ahead of the two and seize Glanvil. Glanvil is beaten mercilessly and Rutledge disfigures him, destroying one side of his face with the cutting edge of a spur. Rutledge then rejoins his gang in the clergyman’s house.

With the whole of human history altered, Denny Younger may be the last rewinder in existence - and the last person on Earth with a chaser unit capable of time travel. While caring for his ailing sister, Denny must discover a way to recharge his device before he's left with no defense against a past that wants him dead. Before long, Denny notices a mysterious stranger following him - keeping tabs on Denny, his family, and his friends. Is Denny just paranoid?

When Brandon Walker receives a plea for help from an old adversary, he wastes no time in recruiting the extraordinary talents of India Summers to unravel a trail of murder, tragedy and the possibility of untold wealth. They soon discover a letter from 500 years earlier, and the trail leads them to one of the missing treasures of the modern world, the Piris Reis map. India and Brandon attempt to uncover the secrets of the map, but as they travel the world they are closely watched at every step by a family of assassins with an agenda of their own.

When in March 1938 Germany invades Austria, all anti-Nazis are immediately rounded up and imprisoned. Prominent amongst these is liberal editor Johann Fehrbach, his Anglo-Irish wife, and his two daughters. But the elder of the girls, seventeen-year-old Annaliese, is separated from her parents and taken into Gestapo custody.

El anciano filósofo Pitágoras es uno de los personajes con más poder político de su época. Está a punto de nombrar un sucesor entre sus grandes maestros cuando en su comunidad se inicia una serie de asesinatos. Cada muerte tiene lugar de un modo más desconcertante e imprevisible, reflejando tras ellas una mente oscura y poderosa que parece superar a la del mismísimo Pitágoras. La enigmática Ariadna y el investigador egipcio Akenón tratarán de identificar al asesino a la vez que resuelven sus propios sentimientos.

Cartago, siglo VI a. C.: Ariadna, hija de Pitágoras, recibe un pergamino con una noticia que encarna la peor de sus pesadillas. El mensaje incluye un pentáculo invertido, el símbolo que encierra la esencia del mal. De inmediato se desata una vertiginosa espiral asesina tras la que se adivina una mente poderosa y despiadada. España, Actualidad: Elena, Daniel e Irina investigan los límites del cerebro y la posibilidad de incrementar su capacidad.

Deep in the shadows under the Paris Opera House resides Erik the Phantom, mysteriously enduring through the decades as the mastermind behind a strange and secret agency. A revolving door of female agents are charged by wealthy Parisians and the French government to investigate crimes and misdemeanours they would prefer to keep out of the public eye.

Deciding on her 39th birthday that a baby is the best present she could give herself, single Manhattan public relations executive Nina Kitchener makes an appointment to undergo artificial insemination at the Human Fertility Institute. Nine months later the nightmare begins. Just hours after she gives birth, someone kidnaps her infant son from the nursery. The police aren't helping, the fertility institute has shut down, and Nina believes that the only way to find her baby is to learn the identity of the sperm donor.

La primera trascurre en los principios del tribunal de la inquisición de Valencia, dónde es protagonista destacado el humanista Luis Vives, la inquisición y sus secretos. Todos los personajes existieron en su época y todos los hechos narrados se corresponden con la realidad histórica. La segunda historia es protagonizada por un grupo de amigos en la Valencia actual, que descubren que el misterio que creían resuelto, en realidad no ha hecho más que comenzar.

When a 100-year-old crucifix is discovered around the neck of a 500-year-old mummy, Brandon Walker once more calls on the expertise of India Summers to solve the mystery. Within days they realise there is far more to this than a cruel hoax, and it soon becomes clear that there are strong links back to the SS in the Second World War. Ultimately, what they find is not only a cover-up of global proportions and the tragic aftermath of a long-forgotten battle, but a group of dangerous men seeking the most powerful and dangerous Icon the world has ever known.

2017, Delhi - Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa - Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge...and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation.

Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake of Napoleon's escape from Elba, Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, warily partake in the country's pleasures. But with the Congress of Vienna in chaos and the Duke of Wellington preparing for battle, the festivities are cut short when Malcolm is sent on a perilous mission that unravels a murderous world of espionage....

Tras servir en los ejércitos del rey y luchar en la batalla de Lepanto, Miguel de Cervantes regresa a España para reintegrarse en la vida civil. No tiene muy claro a qué va a dedicarse, pero todos sus anhelos quedarán en suspenso cuando, a la altura de Cadaqués, su embarcación sea abordada por una flotilla turca que la apresará. Entonces, es conducido a Argel, una ciudad en la que miles y miles de cristianos permanecen presos a la espera de que alguien, en casa, pague su rescate.

Firenze, 1481. Uno spietato assassino, subito ribattezzato "Strappacuori", uccide le sue vittime dopo indicibili tormenti, strappando loro il cuore. Ser Pardo de' Giovannini, consigliere del Magnifico, ha bisogno di qualcuno che conduca le indagini in modo non ufficiale: le vittime sono molto vicine a Lorenzo de' Medici. Decide allora di avvalersi dell'ingegno del giovane Leonardo da Vinci.

कुछ देशों के प्रमुखों को ऐसे गुमनाम हत्यारों द्वारा मारा जा रहा था जिनके हमलों में क़साइयों की सी दक्षता थी और जो अपने हत्या के तरीक़े का कोई सुराग़ भी नहीं छोड़ते थे। ऊपरी तौर पर शिकारों के चुनाव में कोई कड़ी नहीं दिख रही थी। इस ख़ौफ़नाक कहानी में, अश्विन एक ऐसी दुनिया पेश करते हैं जहां धर्मों के संघर्ष में लोग आपस में भिड़े हुए हैं इस पागलपन के बीच फंस गया है विजय सुंदरम, जो कि एक पढ़ाकू वैज्ञानिक है और जिसे बहुत धंधुला सा

Un thriller histórico que te dejará sin aliento. Una comunidad de mujeres al margen de la sociedad. Una acusación de herejía. Una serie de muertes cada vez más violentas. Lovaina, comienzos del siglo XIII . En una floreciente comunidad de beguinas -mujeres laicas que decidían vivir juntas apartadas de los hombres, consagradas a sus labores intelectuales y al cuidado de los desamparados- una serie de muertes alteran repentinamente la paz.