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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.

Corre la primera mitad del siglo XIII cuando el abad del monasterio de San Millán encarga a uno de sus servidores, Gonzalo de Berceo, la misión de viajar al monasterio de Silos para copiar un manuscrito latino y hacer con él un poema castellano. La secreta intención de la visita es que los dos monasterios aúnen fuerzas contra el papa y sus obispos, que pretenden quedarse con los beneficios de la producción de vino, y contra la pujanza de los nobles castellanos, ávidos también de entrar en el negocio.

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.

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.

Dos mujeres. Una misión: evitar que los nazis roben y destruyan invaluables obras de arte. Los hermanos Sophie y Dietrich abandonaron su hogar en Alemania para escapar del régimen nazi. Cuando París, el lugar donde huyeron, cae bajo el yugo alemán, Dietrich es asesinado por pertenecer a la resistencia.

Catania, 1965. La giovane Norma Speranza viene trasportata all’ospedale dal marito e dal portinaio di casa in gravi condizioni e muore poco dopo. Si è sparata in salotto con una carabina, o almeno questo è ciò che concludono le indagini, sebbene siano molti i dubbi sulle modalità del gesto e sul movente. A confermare l’ipotesi del suicidio c’è un biglietto trovato accanto al corpo: “Tutto è distrutto e io mi ammazzo”. Ma la famiglia è invece convinta che si tratti di un omicidio, e che il biglietto sia stato creato ad arte per offrire un alibi all’assassino.

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.

Gerhard Lenz, commissaire à la KriPo à Berlin, doit enquêter sur une série d'assassinats dont les mises en scène semblent ritualisées. Une investigation qui le conduira dans le dédale des administrations du Reich et lui fera découvrir l'ampleur du programme d'euthanasie de masse gardé secret par les autorités.

Georgie und Darcy möchten heiraten – aber vorher muss der künftige Familienname reingewaschen werden. Die Cosy-Krimi-Reihe von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen geht weiter! Lady Georgiana Rannoch und ihr geliebter Darcy O‘Mara sind fest entschlossen zu heiraten und dabei ein paar königliche Regeln zu umgehen. Nichts wird sie von ihrem Plan abhalten – außer vielleicht die Nachricht, dass Georgies zukünftiger Schwiegervater wegen Mordes an eben dem reichen Amerikaner verhaftet wurde, der gerade das Schloss der Familie gekauft hat.

Charlie Matters’ life has always been a fight for survival. Orphaned with no prospects, Charlie steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he can enlist in the battle against the Germans. He miraculously emerges unscathed from the Blitz, but there’s no telling when the next bomb will fall, and whether it will be the one to end his life.

In den schattigen und kostspieligen Gemäuern von Rosewood Manor lebt die eigenwillige Lady Agnes Blackwood ein zurückgezogenes Leben. Das ändert sich, als ihr Gärtner mit einer Gartenschere in der Brust aufgefunden wird. Kommissar Edward Sterling wird mit dem Fall betraut.

1434: The Kalmar Union is cracking at its seams as a rebellion, led by miner Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, erupts in the north. Sent by his status-seeking family, young Måns Bengtsson must win Engelbrekt’s trust no matter the cost. Back at his family’s castle, his mother, father, and sister wait for news of his success. One is lost in longing, another forges plans for the throne and crown, and one might finally have the opportunity to rise from her brother’s shadow.

In the winter of 1846, after attending a performance of Shakespeare in Detroit, young wife Claire Hinman is found stabbed and bludgeoned in a snowy field. The person behind her death has devised a scheme to implicate Claire's husband, Carl. To avoid arrest, Carl flees to Ohio with his young daughter, Mariel. But the past soon catches up with him. Claire's father comes from the East Coast demanding answers, while a mysterious medicine show also begins to close in, for reasons of its own. When Mariel becomes ill, her only hope is a doctor in Detroit.

Everyone loves Pistol Pete, star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show–except whoever framed him for murder. Luckily, his friends–Little Egypt, exotic dancer on the Midway Plaisance, and Max, Pete’s horse handler–are determined to find out who killed Pete’s inamorata, Annie Brennan, and Archie, Sol Bloom’s assistant. With the help of Pinkerton operative Kate Warne and others, a seamy underside of the vibrant World’s Fair comes alive–or dead, as the case may be.

Miss Phoebe Astin and her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, lead an unconventional life working in the family funeral business, The Economic Undertaker. But Phoebe is not just a talented mortician; she is a medium for the spirit world, and often enjoys the company of her clients before they move on to the next world. When a gentleman lingers behind before passing over to the other side and begs her to investigate his murder, Phoebe contacts her brother's friend, Detective Harland Stone, to explain her concerns.

Филадельфия, 1875 год. Доктор Лидия Уэстон, одна из первых женщин-врачей, преподает анатомию в Женском медицинском колледже, борясь за право практиковать медицину в мире, где господствуют мужчины. Вскоре после этого труп девушки находят в реке, а ее сложенную одежду — на берегу. Полиция быстро квалифицирует происшествие как самоубийство и прекращает расследование. Однако доктор Уэстон не верит в официальную версию: профессиональный опыт и аналитическое мышление подсказывают ей, что гибель Анны носит насильственный характер.

Судьба Эдвина Друда и Розы Буттон, казалось бы, предрешена — им предстоит пожениться, как только они достигнут совершеннолетия. Роза и Эдвин тепло относятся друг к другу, но не хотят испортить свои отношения браком по расчету, поэтому решают расторгнуть помолвку. Вскоре после этого, в пасмурный канун Рождества, Эдвин таинственно исчезает. Последней книгой великого английского классика стал загадочный детектив с элементами готики.

Paris, 1963. Behind Severine Kassel's carefully crafted image as the Louvre's most respected jewellery curator lies a woman haunted by unspeakable trauma. When she's invited to London to authenticate a collection of rare Byzantine pearls, her composed facade finally cracks. These are not just any pearls – they belong to her family, stolen in an act of unimaginable cruelty two decades earlier. Her shocking revelation sets off a frenzied hunt for former Nazi officer Ruda Mayek.