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Tra le calli della Serenissima, i Lupi di Venezia sono di nuovo a caccia...Venezia, XVI secolo. Marco Gianetti, l'assistente di bottega del celebre Tintoretto, deve fare i conti con le conseguenze delle proprie azioni. Corrotto dallo scrittore Pietro Aretino, al cui ricatto ha piegato il suo volere, è ormai odiato dagli ebrei del ghetto, che lo incolpano di un crimine atroce. Più passa il tempo e più Gianetti si convince che il denaro sia un subdolo alleato: invece di proteggerlo, ha messo in pericolo la sua vita.

Autunno 1919. Gabriele d'Annunzio ha conquistato Fiume e per sfidare i diplomatici franco-britannici ha deciso di invitarli a un beffardo banchetto nel manicomio del dottor Zoser, singolare e sinistra figura di psichiatra o, come si diceva allora, "alienista". Poco dopo il pranzo, però, Zoser muore folgorato, apparentemente vittima di un cortocircuito mentre è nel suo laboratorio, chiuso ermeticamente dall'interno. Il tenente Marni, il legionario responsabile della sicurezza interna, non crede si sia trattato di un incidente.

Pisa, primavera 1249. Un uomo cammina per le strade della città condotto per mano da un ragazzino. È cieco. Quando capisce di essere di fronte alla chiesa di San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno, inizia a correre a testa bassa. Se la fracassa contro la facciata, sotto lo sguardo atterrito del suo accompagnatore. Muore così, in maniera atroce, Pier delle Vigne, che fino a poche settimane prima era l'uomo più potente della corte di Federico II. Ma l'imperatore ha scoperto il suo tradimento, l'ha spogliato di ogni ricchezza e l'ha condannato.  

København sidst i 1880'erne. Marmorkirken er omsider ved at blive færdigbygget, foretagsomheden blomstrer, der sjakres og spekuleres, der er gang i utugt og hykleri, Herman Bang forager og foruroliger, men de honnette facader forsøges holdt med alle midler, både blandt herskab og tjenestefolk. En af dem krakelerer: der begås et mord på en ung mand af borgerlig fabrikantfamilie i Bredgade. Politiinspektør Johannes Krogh sættes på sagen - og gradvis afdækkes pænhedens bagsider. En historisk kriminalroman fra klunketiden om en københavnsk familie, der har adskillige skeletter raslende i skabene.

May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers, and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript - about a baronet’s daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain - cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits earned from her last novel, Emma, and treat herself to a period of rest and reflection at the spa.

2019 Dublin. When Jessie Daly loses her job, her flat and her relationship, she travels home to Ireland's west coast and helps an old friend researching what happened in the area during the 1840s Famine. They are drawn into the remarkable story of a brave young mother called Bridget Moloney, and Jessie becomes determined to find out what happened to Bridget and her daughter, Norah.

'A man doesn't work for his enemies unless he has little choice in the matter.' So says Bernie Gunther, when he finds himself working for French Intelligence - it was either that or hang for murder. His job is to meet and greet POWs returning to Germany and to find a French war criminal and member of the French SS who has been posing as a German Wehrmacht officer. The French are anxious to catch up with this man and deal with him in their own ruthless way. But Bernie's past is about to catch up with him - in a way he could never have foreseen.

He stared at the unfamiliar watch on his wrist. Three hours ago, he had stood on English soil. Three hours ago, he had been Martin Hearne, British Intelligence agent. Now he was in Nazi-occupied Brittany, posing as Bertrand Corlay, with the Frenchman’s life reduced to headings in his memory. Hearne looked down at the faded uniform, which had once been Corlay’s, felt once more for the papers in the inside pocket. He was ready. From now on, he was one step away from death.

To make ends meet, Lady Phoebe Renshaw and her lady's maid, Eva Huntford, have decided to open up Foxwood Hall to guided public tours. Not everyone is pleased about it - even to the point of committing murder.

Bishop’s Lynn, England, 1413. At the age of forty, Margery Kempe has nearly died giving birth to her fourteenth child. Fearing that another pregnancy might kill her, she makes a vow of celibacy, but she can’t trust her husband to keep his end of the bargain. Desperate for counsel, she visits the famous anchoress Dame Julian of Norwich. Pouring out her heart, Margery confesses that she has been haunted by visceral religious visions. Julian then offers up a confession of her own: she has written a secret, radical book about her own visions, Revelations of Divine Love. 

These aren’t typical Sherlockian pastiches - the listener won’t find new investigations in the traditional manner. Rather, these stories take the inconsistencies and contradictions to be found in those original 12 canonical adventures and pull them apart, twist them, double back on them, and construct them into something that’s sly and new and thoroughly thought-provoking. These efforts are dense with material and are filled with Easter Eggs for the perceptive Sherlockian. The author’s subtle sense of humor and affection for Holmes and Watson peeks through at every turn.

When James learns that an uncle he hasn’t heard from in ages has left him something in his will, he figures that the least he can do is head down to Cornwall for a weekend to honor the old man’s parting wishes. He finds the family home filled with half-remembered guests and unwanted memories, but more troubling is that his uncle has tasked his heirs with uncovering the truth behind a woman’s disappearance 20 years earlier. Leo’s of the opinion that rich people aren’t to be trusted where wills are concerned. So he does what any sensible spy would do and infiltrates the party.

Josephine Jacobs was just doing her job, serving at an exclusive party - so, why is she now being accused of shooting TG Taggert? At a party full of suspects in the murder of Taggert, Josie served the food giant everything but an eternally “parting shot.” Who really killed TG Taggert? His wife? His son? What about Harper Davis? Rumor has it, she was having an affair with him! The list of those who seemed to hate him keeps growing. With her long-time friend, Office Porter O’Brien, Josie sets out to clear her name, and find out who really killed “the giant".

Auf der Reise zur Weltausstellung in Antwerpen lernt David Tristram, Sherlock Holmes' treuer Weggefährte, den Brüsseler Juwelier Jan Peeters kennen, da die Koffer der beiden Männer im Gepäckwagen vertauscht wurden. Wenige Tage später wird die Leiche des Juweliers aus dem Wasser der Schelde gefischt, und Holmes eilt aus seinem Exil in Paris herbei, um Licht in die mysteriösen Todesumstände des Belgiers zu bringen.

Jonathan and Lily McCoy are an elderly couple surviving off the land of Northeastern Tennessee. When a stray coonhound steals Jonathan’s hunting spoils, he sets out to tame the dog he names Rawhide. Rawhide is friendly and loyal, but his battered body suggests mistreatment and pain. And when troublemaker Ed Carter comes to claim Rawhide as his property, the McCoys are willing to fight him in court to protect their canine companion against renewed threats of violence, in this riveting mystery novel filled with American history.

1795: In Stockholm öffnen sich die Tore zur Hölle. Nach einer Feuerbrunst liegt der beißende Geruch von Verzweiflung in der Luft. Wie ein hungriges Tier schleicht das Böse in Gestalt des zwielichtigen Tycho Ceton durch Stockholms verwinkelte Gassen. Er plant ein widerliches Komplott, das die ganze Stadt in den Abgrund reißen wird. Zwei begnadete Ermittler versuchen ihn seit über einem Jahr zu fassen.

Twenty-one-year-old Katie Porter is beginning a career as a newspaper reporter for her local paper. Her first assignment is to cover the debutante party of a close friend, but she soon finds herself investigating a complicated mystery from her past, one that could affect her future. Will she be ready for intrigue, spies, codes, and even possibly a romance? 

A meticulously researched novel set in 19th-century British India, The Light Horse is the story of two men who join forces to capture one of the most dreaded murderers in history - one man driven by sworn duty and the other man by vengeance. It is a psychological thriller based on documented fact, crafted after years of research into this compelling and nearly unbelievable chapter in the true history of 19th-century British-occupied India. 

As the daughter of a famed courtesan, Julianna de Lacy had seen more than her share of heartbreak. As a child, her own heart was broken the night her mother dragged her from the Marquess Devereaux’s mansion and forced her into a stranger’s carriage. It was not the fear of meeting her mother’s new lover that had Julianna sobbing, but the fact she was leaving Bennet Devereaux - the marquess’ young son and Julianna’s only friend. Their parting words became a mantra she recited every night before bed.

The last weekend of May 1944, a saboteur is finalizing his plans to destroy the town of Scarlet Tanager, Kentucky, and its coal industry for the sake of his reputation, the fatherland, and the fuhrer. The innocent will suffer, the uncommitted will cower, those who care will rally, blood will be spilt, fuses will be lit, and the Earth will shake.