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It is the Olympics of 460 BC. Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is the hot favorite to win. His only serious rival is Parmonos, from Sparta. When Parmonos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. The Judges of the Games sentence Timodemus to be executed in four days' time. Complicating everything is the fact that Athens and Sparta are already at each other's throats. If an Athenian is found to have cheated by murdering a Spartan, it will be everything the hawks in Sparta need to declare open war.

St. Peter’s Fair was a grand event, attracting merchants from across England and beyond. With the pause in the Civil War during the summer of 1139, the fair would bring some much-needed gaiety to Shrewsbury. But a wealthy merchant is found murdered in the river Severn. Brother Cadfael offers...

A royal threat. A dangerous love. A feud that refuses to die. After enduring the court's suspicion, Lord Peregrine Fitzroy has finally earned back his standing—and Charity's heart. But the arrival of her family in London threatens to reopen old wounds and reignite a bitter feud that once made...

At long last, Jane and Redvers have arrived in Venice, the famed city of love, for their honeymoon. But behind a mask at a costume ball on the Grand Canal hides the gaze of a heartless killer… Venice, 1927: As romantic as it is mysterious, the Floating City is a dream destination for the...

The manor's rumored one-hundredth door may conceal secrets hidden as deep as the estate's bookshelves extend high … but the haunted past has a way of ensnaring curious souls. In 1888, Minnie Tipton finds herself beset by the dark superstitions that envelop the Pennsylvania mansion her father...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation...

Set against the backdrop of post-WWII Oxford University, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies is the irresistible debut from Kate Westbury that seamlessly layers mystery, romance, and a dash of academia to introduce the Crown’s newest undercover operatives. Oxford, England, 1951 - The...

BY THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor. Grace Marks. Female fiend? Femme fatale? Or weak and unwilling victim? Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious...

Victorian London comes to vivid life in this riveting heist novel about an all-female thieving gang and one young woman’s heroic plan to escape a life of crime, from the USA Today bestselling author of Down a Dark River. She’s stolen gems, purses, and hearts—but can she steal her life back...

Главные герои романа «Танго с Пандорой» – военные разведчики на протяжении долгих лет передававшие в Москву ценнейшую информацию, полученную из секретных источников. Все они оказались в военной разведке благодаря одному из ее основателей - Яну Карловичу Берзину, которому удалось практически невозможное: за короткое время он создал мощнейшую разведывательную службу с резидентурами по всему миру, серьезно повысившими обороноспособность страны.

When a self-proclaimed medium contacts Amelia Greystone with chilling knowledge of a corpse's location, she turns to the one man she can trust—Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field . . . Henry has no patience for mystics or séances. He believes in evidence, not whispers involving a dark...

A fashionable new sanatorium is attracting London's elite with the promise of curing many ills, but whispers soon emerge of questionable practices. Do they offer miracle treatments . . . or something far more sinister? Amelia Greystone is alarmed by the rumors as a friend currently resides...

A 5,000-year-old murder. A frozen body. A prehistoric world brought vividly back to life. What really happened to Ötzi the Iceman more than 5,000 years ago? The Brutal Murder of ÖTZI, The Ice Man, More Than 5,000 Years Ago by Leslie Michael, narrated by Gary Middleton and produced and published by Panda Publishing Agency, transforms one of archaeology's most fascinating mysteries into a gripping journey through prehistoric life, survival, betrayal, and revenge.

Gerechtigkeit unter schwarzer Flagge – zwischen Intrigen, Ehre und der tödlichen See KLAR SCHIFF ZUR HÖLLENFAHRT: Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts verliert der aufstrebende Admiral Harry Ludlow nach einem Skandal seine Stellung bei der Royal Navy und segelt fortan als Freibeuter im Auftrag der...

Amateur detectives Augusta and Julia Colebrook use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to rescue a noblewoman behind enemy lines in this thrilling feminist Regency mystery from New York Times bestselling author Alison Goodman. Forty-two-year-old Lady Augusta (Gus) Colebrook and her...

Als die Leiche eines jungen Mannes im Grabmal eines mittelalterlichen Ritters gefunden wird, wird Gemeindepolizist Daniel Haze mit seinem ersten eigenständigen Mordfall betraut. Der Verdacht fällt sofort auf den einzigen Fremden, der kurz vor der Tat im Dorf Birch Hill angekommen ist, doch der amerikanische Captain erweist sich als eine unerwartete Hilfe. Als ehemaliger Soldat und erfahrener Chirurg ist Jason Redmond nicht nur bereit, Haze bei den Ermittlungen zu unterstützen, sondern riskiert auch seine eigene Sicherheit, um den Mörder zu fassen.

Discover the BRAND NEW gruesomely gripping Medieval mystery from Kieth Moray, for fans of C. J. Sansom, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell. A man possessed. A woman ravished. There be demons in this place… Malton, 1361. Justice of the Peace Sir Ralph de Mandeville arrives in the walled town of...

Don't miss the second in a gripping series of post-WW1 mysteries, from international bestselling author Michael Ridpath. An absolute must-read for fans of Robert Harris, Alan Furst and Robert Goddard.'The perfect marriage of thriller and whodunit' Simon Brett In a city on the brink of ruin, a...

In the sequel to the Nebula finalist The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary Jekyll and the rest of the daughters of mad scientists from literature embark on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another monstrous girl and stop the Alchemical Society’s nefarious plans once...

El Laberinto de los Espíritus es un relato electrizante de pasiones, intrigas y aventuras. A través de sus páginas llegaremos al gran final de la saga iniciada con La Sombra del Viento, que alcanza aquí toda su intensidad y calado, a la vez que dibuja un gran homenaje al mundo de los libros...