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New York, 2002. Una serie di attentati sanguinosi sta seminando il terrore in ogni parte del mondo, ma i vertici delle agenzie di intelligence brancolano nel buio. Unici indizi i folli comunicati di un serial bomber, che preannuncia i massacri a mezzo di messaggi tortuosi fra le righe del Corano, agghiaccianti promesse di morte siglate dall'arcano simbolo di un anello leggendario. Un anello che incatena avvenimenti lontanissimi nel tempo, drammaticamente legati al suo infausto luccichio.

Der neue Fall des beliebtesten japanischen Krimiautors. Privatdetektiv Kosuke Kindaichi wird von einem der Anwälte eines kürzlich verstorbenen schwerreichen Seidenfabrikanten in einen abgelegenen Teil Japans gerufen. Der Anwalt fürchtet, dass das Testament einen erbitterten Kampf zwischen den untereinander verfeindeten Erben auslösen wird. Und kaum ist der Letzte Wille verlesen, nimmt eine Mordserie ihren blutigen Anfang.

Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes and dreams of a young girl. She suspects it might have arrived on a drift of debris from the 2011 tsunami. With every turn of the page, she is sucked deeper into an enchanting mystery. In a small cafe in Tokyo, 16-year-old Nao Yasutani is navigating the challenges thrown up by modern life. In the face of cyber-bullying, the mysteries of a 104-year-old Buddhist nun and great-grandmother, and the joy and heartbreak of family, Nao is trying to find her own place - and voice - through a diary.

Late October 1909, and the season of ghouls and things that go bump in the night has descended on the village of Littleton Cotterell. Lady Hardcastle and her trusted lady’s maid, Florence, find themselves hosting a colorful cast of actors whose spooky moving picture, The Witch’s Downfall, is being shown to mark Halloween. But things take a macabre turn when the first night’s screening ends with a mysterious murder, and the second night with another. One by one the actors turn up dead in ways that eerily echo their film.

The orders given to Isabeau Agarwal and her partner are simple: ensure the safety of all passengers and crew until the point of destination. But on the maiden voyage of this luxury train, nothing is quite what it seems. Isabeau soon discovers why her unique professional skills are needed when the passengers are threatened with a possible monster hiding among them.

Statt ihrem Studium nachzugehen, gründen Felix, Vadim, Julius und Eddie den »Club Casaubon«. Getrieben von ihrer Leidenschaft für Literatur und der Lust am Abenteuer werden sie zu Bücherdieben, spezialisiert auf kostbare, okkulte Bände. Nach dem Krieg arbeitet Felix als Bibliothekar für die Amerikaner, um Millionen von geraubten Büchern zu katalogisieren.

Adam berichtet von seinen Forschungsreisen mit dem Maler, Schriftsteller und Archäologen Nicholas Roerich. Gemeinsam suchten sie jahrelang nach der verlorenen Welt, der verborgenen Kultur von Agartha. Während 1610 der Prozess gegen die "Blutgräfin" voranschreitet, wird im Frankreich des Jahres 1902 im Institut des Doktor Eugene-Louis Doyen zu einer Pressekonferenz geladen, die von zwei ungleichen Gefährten besucht wird.

Una historia terrible y terrorífica sobre el desmoronamiento de la dignidad y la supresión absoluta de las expectativas. Durante la inquisición, un Rabino que fue torturado durante un año y que al día siguiente será llevado a la hoguera, por un giro del destino su calabozo queda mal cerrado dándole una oportunidad para escapar, una esperanza.

Marshal Jake Timber has been tasked with collecting Gray Buffalo, an Indian accused of the murder of the president of a stage line, from Fort Collins and bringing him back to Denver for justice. Grey Buffalo's people aren't about to let him leave, however. They attack the fort in earnest, overwhelming both in skill and number the small attachment of greenhorn soldiers stationed there. Timber must be both marshal and army officer, as he teaches the soldiers how to fight Indians. Will Grey Buffalo be rescued by his tribe? Or will he be forced to face his destiny in front of the judge?

In 1928, a Chattanooga man disappears down a hole in the ground and discovers a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain that he names after his wife: Ruby Falls. Within months, visitors can buy tickets to see the falls for themselves. Ada Smith has been sneaking into the caves at night, entranced by the natural wonders around her and the freedom granted by this new underground world.

1933. A body has been found on a luxury airship en route from Berlin to Rio de Janeiro. Police Detective Bruno Brückner, travelling on board, is immediately asked to investigate—and soon discovers that the murdered man was not the proud Nazi he claimed to be. What's more, he was carrying a stash of banned 'degenerate' material. As Brückner interviews his fellow passengers—a wealthy baroness, an antisemitic doctor, a debonair Englishman—he realizes that each of them has something to hide.

Cinco cadáveres aparecen calcinados tras una brutal explosión en la clínica de Nueva York donde han operado a Nagorno para tratar de salvar su vida. Temiendo que los cuerpos pertenezcan a la Vieja Familia, en venganza por el asesinato de la sanguinaria matriarca de los Hijos de Adán, Gunnarr huye con Adriana para evitar ser ellos los siguientes. Bristol, 1352: Gunnarr vive un romance con Madre, pero cuando ella descubre que él es descendiente de su gran enemigo Lür, Gunnarr comprende que toda la Vieja Familia está en peligro.

Una novela sobre el tiempo y la memoria, como la presentó Pere Gimferrer. El tiempo y la tergiversación —unas veces inconsciente y otras, las más, deliberada— habían distorsionado los trágicos sucesos de 1877, que los habitantes de Mequinensa se transmitían oralmente de generación en generación con un sentimiento de vergüenza y de culpa. Los puntos oscuros, las versiones contradictorias de aquel cruento acto de bandolerismo hacían poco menos que imposible la reconstrucción del mismo.

Edinburgh, 1853. Mesmerism is seeing a revival across the city. While most scientists avoid engaging with such quackery, the respected Dr Simpson has kept an open mind, testing hypnosis on his patients. But when Cora Carlton, socialite and wife of a wealthy entrepreneur, is mysteriously found dead in her home, whispers turn to rumours and rumours turn to fact, with all fingers pointing to her Doctor, Simpson. Desperate to clear their mentor's name, Dr Will Raven and Sarah Fisher join forces to find the truth about Cora's death.

1913. The clouds of war are gathering. The world’s great empires vie for supremacy. Europe is in turmoil, a powder keg awaiting a spark. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes’s retirement cottage. The local police are satisfied that it’s a suicide. The victim, a young man, recently suffered a disappointment in love, and Beachy Head is notorious as a place where the desperate and depressed leap to their deaths. Holmes, however, suspects murder. As he and Watson investigate, they uncover a conspiracy with shocking ramifications.

Summer 1911. A scorching heatwave engulfs the quiet town of Littleton Cotterell and brings about an unusually early harvest. The villagers are thrilled, but events quickly turn sour when one of them turns up dead in an apple orchard, stabbed through the heart. Amateur sleuth Lady Hardcastle and her trusty lady’s maid, Flo, suddenly have a juicy case on their hands. Might the mysterious stranger they recently met in the village be to blame?

Bath, England, 1892. Celebrated mystery author Lady Amy Lovell is set to tie the knot with Lord William Wethington, a fellow member of the Mystery Book Club of Bath. Amy's great-aunt, Lady Priscilla Granville, has offered to host their wedding at her stately Derby Manor House.

Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his new bride for Christmas.

It is 3000 BC. A hundred clans have been destroyed and thousands of people are dead. The Wolf God commands an inexperienced young warrior to hunt down the bloodthirsty demon horde. With a handful of his faithful spear-brothers and a heartbroken young seeress at his side, his quest will take him on a perilous journey through devastated lands. He may be the son of a god and a mortal woman, but he will need more than just his great strength to overcome the dark forces that stand in his way.

Anna Cavanaugh is a restless young widow and brilliant French teacher at an all-girls school in Washington, DC. Everything changes when she’s recruited into the Office of Strategic Services by family friend and legendary WWI hero Major General William Donovan. Donovan has faith in her - and in all his “glorious amateurs” who are becoming Anna’s fast friends: Maggie, Anna’s down-to-earth mentor; Irene, who’s struggling to find support from her husband for her clandestine life; and Julia, a cheerful OSS liaison.