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A charming seaside mystery with heart, humour and a determined female sleuth. Ordinarily, there’s not too much crime to speak of in Port Erin, a sleepy seaside village on the Isle of Man. So when Quinn Flitcroft, working as an insurance fraud investigator in England, hears about a gruesome murder in her hometown, she is understandably horrified. Quinn is fairly confident that her former Isle of Man Constabulary colleagues will wrap this case up in no time.

Still reeling from the most devastating blow he had ever endured, American covert operative Chase Fulton is on the brink of ultimate ruin. With his team scattered, his life in shambles, and no end in sight to the raging storm inside of him, the former elite operator and commander of Tactical Team 21 feels the end of everything he once loved drawing nearer with every agonizing breath.

The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord and Lady Kershaw, but when the gamekeeper is murdered, Cleo can’t rest until the killer is caught. As a witness herself, she’s frustrated with the incompetence of the local police who lay the blame on a man who conveniently disappeared. When she realizes their ineptitude is a result of Lord Kershaw’s influence, she focuses her investigation on the earl and his family, against the wishes of her uncle.

Le arrebataron a su hijo, enterraron la verdad y silenciaron el pasado. Pero la justicia nunca guarda silencio para siempre. A los diecisiete años, Jordan Grace fue obligada a entregar a su hijo recién nacido bajo amenazas y coerción por parte de una de las familias más poderosas de Texas. En el rancho Northington, proteger un apellido justificaba la violencia y el silencio.

They stole her child. They buried the truth. Now she’s back — and she’s not alone. At seventeen, Jordan Grace was controlled, coerced, and forced to sign away her newborn son to one of Texas’s most powerful families. Four years later, she returns as Jordan Grace-Cole — a military-trained legal assistant with evidence the Northingtons never saw coming.

Archäologe Ben O'Shea glaubt, endlich angekommen zu sein, als er eines der fünf Cottages an der stürmischen Südwestküste Irlands bezieht. Doch das Haus wirft eine Frage auf, die er sein halbes Leben lang verdrängt hat: Was geschah wirklich mit seiner Freundin Liz vor 20 Jahren? Während das Hügelgrab Schicht für Schicht an die Erdoberfläche kommt, gerät Ben selbst zwischen die Fronten alter Feindschaften und unausgesprochener Schuldgefühle. Als ein Teamkollege tot auf der Straße liegt, scheint sich seine größte Angst zu erfüllen: Ein Mörder treibt sein Unwesen.

Taking on a case that has been deemed un-chargeable, Special Victims Unit Detective Janssen pledges to find justice for a young female victim, never imagining what he would uncover in the path of his investigation.

Leah MacKenzie, de 17 anos, não tem coração. O que a mantém viva é um coração artificial que ela carrega dentro de uma mochila. Conformada, ela tenta se esquecer de que está com os dias contados, criando uma lista de coisas para fazer antes de morrer. De repente, Leah recebe uma segunda chance: há um coração disponível! O problema é quando ela descobre que o doador é um garoto da sua escola e que supostamente se matou! Matt, o irmão gêmeo do doador, se recusa a acreditar que Eric se suicidou.

When the celebrated biographer of the infamous pirate Blackheart takes a suite at the Mayfair Hotel to live out his final months, Goliath the porter is desperate to ask the one question that has haunted treasure hunters for decades: Where is the loot buried? Forbidden to disturb a guest, he instead visits the man writing the author’s own life story, only to discover him dead at his desk. Accused of the crime, Goliath turns to Cleo and Harry to clear his name.

Durch mehrere perfekt ausgeführte Terror-Anschläge werden sämtliche Tunnel und Brücken von und nach New York City gleichzeitig zerstört. Die Stadt ist isoliert und versinkt in einem Chaos aus Panik und Tod. Ausländische Terroristen versuchen, in der von der Außenwelt abgeschlossenen Stadt...

The charming seaside Isle of Man cozy mystery series continues in A Case of Pier Pressure. Toby Haddock and his investigative partner, Quinn Flitcroft, had recently played a pivotal role in bringing a vicious murderer to justice. But if Toby thought life in his new home on the Isle of Man was going to be a sedate, quiet affair from now on, he was in for a serious wake-up call.

Jack Carter made a promise. It has come time to fulfill it, but the consequences of doing so could take everything he holds dear away from him. However, not doing so, would have a greater effect on those he has unwittingly put in the cross-hairs of an ancient Runner. Follow Jack on his extraordinary journey to bring an end to some unfinished business.

The medical profession’s faith in electric shock therapies for treating female nervous conditions is shaken after a patient dies while connected to one such device. Harry Armitage is hired by the doctor arrested for her murder, and he invites Cleo to help him uncover the truth. After all, the doctor is the same one who tried—and failed—to treat Cleo’s aunt. As they dig deeper, it becomes apparent the doctor has failed other patients too, and those patients’ loved ones want revenge.

Gideon Crew n'a plus qu'un an à vivre et aspire à un peu de tranquillité. Mais le gouvernement américain fait de nouveau appel à lui quand Chalker, l'un de ses anciens collègues du laboratoire nucléaire de Los Alamos, prend une famille en otage. Gideon est dépêché sur place pour tenter de le raisonner, mais les forces spéciales abattent finalement le forcené... Les autorités découvrent alors que Chalker, qui s'était converti à l'islam, était irradié.

Renisenb, rimasta vedova, torna nella casa del padre Imhotep, sacerdote del dio Ka. La giovane cerca conforto e serenità, ma trova una situazione di caos: i suoi tre fratelli sono sempre in contrasto, mentre le cognate e la vecchia malvagia Henet gettano olio sul fuoco. Le cose peggiorano con l'arrivo della sensuale Nofret, la giovanissima nuova concubina di Imhotep. In questa atmosfera di gelosia, passioni e rancori incominciano a verificarsi strane morti: sono il risultato di una maledizione divina? O di molto più umani intrighi?

Think the Lake District is a lovely place to visit? Think again. A Psychological & Chilling Thriller set in and around the fictional town of Kirkdale in Cumbria. One by one the young women of Kirkdale are being found grotesquely murdered, with no clues as to why. Lying between the great lake Kirkwater and the base of Kirkby Pike, although beautiful, Kirkdale isn't exactly the most exciting place on the planet. But after young reporter Jenny Flood moves into the relaxed Cumbrian town, it sets a catalogue of events in motion that brings this comfortable community to its knees.

"C'era una volta in America" è il romanzo dello scrittore americano Harry Grey dal quale Sergio Leone ha tratto ispirazione per l'omonimo e celeberrimo film...

Costanza è bellissima, molto elegante, un po' scostante. Piace molto agli uomini ed è ovviamente oggetto di invidia per le donne. Nel suo intimo tuttavia ha un carattere semplice, ama i suoi genitori e la sua gatta. Ha alcuni amici, pochi ma fidati. Il lavoro non la soddisfa, ma l'ambiente è prestigioso e ormai ci si trova bene. Tutto dunque sembra scorrere nella normalità, fino al giorno in cui, in uno dei laboratori di ricerca, viene trovato morente un giovane ricercatore, assassinato da mano ignota.

Se avete amato il libro, impossibile perdere la versione audiolibro di uno dei più famosi romanzi di Agatha Christie: C'è un Cadavere in Biblioteca...