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‘Chilling’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Tom Ripley, eat your heart out’ NPR ‘Eerie, shocking, provoking’ GILLIAN FLYNN A chilling, captivating novel about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charming, mercurial teacher at an elite boarding school. Who is Francis...

1870. A haven for the blessed and the damned, including a fallen angel, a mad scientist, a pirate queen, and a deputy who is kin to coyotes, Golgotha has come through many nightmarish trials, but now an army of 32 outlaws, lunatics, serial killers, and cannibals are converging on the town, drawn by a grisly relic that dates back to the Donner Party...and the dawn of humanity.

All is right in Ellie Pringle Hagood’s world. Recently married to the man of her dreams and in anticipation of the big family she’s always wanted, she focuses on restoring the large home she inherited from her grandmother on Charleston’s prestigious Battery. But then, in the midst of all her happiness, comes news that throws Ellie’s life into a tailspin.

Auf Periremunda kommt es unter der Bevölkerung zu Ausschreitungen. Da die örtlichen Streitkräfte nicht Herr der weit verbreiteten zivilen Unruhen werden, rufen sie Kommissar Cain und sein Valhallaner-Regiment zur Hilfe. Doch scheinbar steckt mehr hinter der Rebellion als zunächst angenommen, und Cain vermutet den Einfluss finsterer Mächte. Als der Kommissar Inquisitorin Vail wiedertrifft, scheinen sich seine Befürchtungen zu bewahrheiten.

Desperate to find water and shelter on the barren plains of former Oklahoma, Ryan and his team come upon a community that appears, at first, to be peaceful. Then the ville is attacked by a group of its own inhabitants — people infected with a parasite that has turned them into slave warriors for an unknown overlord. The companions try to help fend off the enemy and protect the remaining population, but when Ryan is captured during a second ambush, all hope seems lost. Especially when he launches an assault against his own crew.

“Wright’s style is lyrical and lucid. Her characters are rich psychological portraits.” -The Montreal Gazette “From first page to final sentence, Strangers Among Us holds the reader to the story.” -The Globe and Mail From the doyenne of detective novels and the inspiration for the...

Part 2 of 2: Nevada, 1872. Out of the merciless 40-Mile Desert, a stranger appears in the town of Golgotha, home to the blessed and the damned. He carries with him an innocent victim of a horrible massacre and a dire warning for Sheriff Jon Highfather. The conflict between the Indian nations and Mormon settlers has been brewing for years, and now the spirits of the fallen Indian dead have begun to rise to join in the fight. Deputy Mutt's old nemesis, Snake-Man, returns to begin a final bloody war against the Whites, purging them from the land forever.

Nevada, 1872. Out of the merciless 40-mile desert, a stranger appears in the town of Golgotha, home to the blessed and the damned. He carries with him an innocent victim of a horrible massacre and a dire warning for Sheriff Jon Highfather. The conflict between the Indian nations and Mormon settlers has been brewing for years, and now the spirits of the fallen Indian dead have begun to rise to join in the fight.

Ellie Pringle has spent endless hours and countless dollars working with a therapist to remember the lost years of her childhood. She's baffled and more than a little intrigued when the grandmother she hasn't seen in 34 years dies and leaves her a fortune. The time has come to face her past in person. Still reeling from a recent breakup of a long-term relationship, and with nothing to keep her in San Francisco, Ellie packs her meager belongings and boards a plane for the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Are you tired of the endless hustle that's supposed to lead to success but only leads to burnout? If you're an ambitious leader who's exhausted from the always-on culture, constantly fighting fires, and sacrificing your well-being for quarterly results, this book offers a revolutionary alternative. Leading Lightly isn't about working less, it's about leading more effectively.

Ciaphas Cains neueste Mission führt ihn und sein Regiment zum Planeten Adumbria, den sie gegen eine bevorstehende Chaosinvasion verteidigen sollen. Doch jeglicher Hoffnung auf einen ruhigen Einsatz wird schnell ein Ende bereitet, als ein weiteres Regiment der Imperialen Armee auftaucht, welches von einem alten "Freund" aus der Schola Progenium angeführt wird. Gleichzeitig stachelt ein gefährlicher Kult die Bewohner des Planeten zu einem Aufstand an.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An “enthralling” (Los Angeles Times) and “remarkably engrossing” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) novel of literary and psychological suspense about the dark secrets that surface after the shocking disappearance of a charismatic, mercurial...