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It’s January of 1704, and Matthew Corbett continues his mission to Italy, accompanied by Hudson Greathouse and former enemy Professor Fell. They seek Brazio Valeriani and information about the mirror created by his father, the sorcerer Ciro. Legend claims the mirror can be used to summon demons from beyond. But fate has other plans for Matthew as their ship is disabled by a pod of whales, and they seek refuge on a secluded island. The islanders welcome them with a massive feast, but all is not what it seems.

Ghost Station is a tense thriller about espionage, cryptography, and paranoia, set in the earliest days of the Berlin Wall. Can Reed trust Longshore? His boss? His lover? Can he find the truth behind the lies - or will Berlin become ground zero for a world-ending war?

The year is 1703, and Matthew Corbett, professional "problem solver", is missing. Last seen by his friends in New York before he departed on a lucrative, seemingly straightforward mission for the Herrald Agency in Charles Town, he's been too long absent. His comrade-in-arms Hudson Greathouse has an increasing sense the young friend he thinks of as a son must have met with some unexpected peril.

The year is 1703. The place: The Carolina settlement of Charles Town. Matthew Corbett, professional 'problem solver,' has accepted a lucrative, if unusual, commission: Escorting a beautiful woman to a fancy dress ball. What should be a pleasant assignment takes a darker turn when Matthew becomes involved in a murder investigation.

The Providence Rider is the fourth installment in the extraordinary series of historical thrillers featuring Matthew Corbett, professional problem solver. The narrative begins in the winter of 1703, with Matthew still haunted by his lethal encounter with notorious mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter. When an unexplained series of explosions rocks his Manhattan neighborhood, Matthew finds himself forced to confront a new and unexpected problem. Someone is trying - and trying very hard - to get his attention.

“Beautifully written—menace drips from every page.” —Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author A “gripping and terrifying story…and one not to be missed” (Robert McCammon) from the acclaimed author of The Troop and The Deep! A trio of mismatched mercenaries—Micah Shughrue...

'This is right up there with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor' – Amanda Craig, author of The Golden Rule From the pleasure palaces and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham as she seeks...

La misteriosa reliquia que la restauradora de arte Marta Arbide entregó al Vaticano ha sido robada. Cuando recibe la noticia de que debe ser ella quien encabece la investigación para recuperarla, siente que la aventura y el misterio que la pusieron al límite en La luz invisible no han hecho más que comenzar. Y así es: el mismo día que Marta llega a Roma para comenzar sus pesquisas, el Papa es asesinado.

Łódź 1967. W oczach tych, którzy znają Zenobię, jest ona kochającą matką, przykładną żoną i wspaniałą szefową. Czy to możliwe, że kiedyś jej otoczenie miało o niej jak najgorszą opinię? Nowy, młody współpracownik w fabryce włókienniczej wydaje się Zenobii znajomy, lecz kobieta nie potrafi sobie przypomnieć, gdzie i kiedy mogła go poznać.

Latem 1941 roku Niemcy zajmują dawne województwo stanisławowskie. Rodzina Szymańskich zostaje rozbita. Uznana za winną zdrady i spiskowania z wrogiem Łucja znajduje się na zesłaniu w ZSRR, Aldona pnie się w górę w hierarchii partii bolszewickiej, Konstancja zaś walczy o przetrwanie w getcie w Stanisławowie.

Wartime secrets. A modern killer. In Pamplona, you can’t outrun the past. In this pulse-pounding sequel to the award-winning Born of Bombs and Bullets, FBI psychologist Aaron Thornton returns to Europe to help British and Spanish authorities stop a terror attack. An informant has learned...

Sometimes, marriage is the best place to hide a secret When young Londoner Cleo Clark impetuously agrees to marry wealthy American widower, Lewis Martindale III, she finds herself transported to his mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast. Thrust into New York's glittering high society, Cleo becomes...

When war changes the world, her courage stands strong Rosie Gallagher has always dreamed of being a conductress on Edinburgh’s trams, and when WW2 calls the men away, she finally gets her chance. Rosie finds friendship among her fellow clippies as they settle into their new jobs, even as they...

When a guest is murdered at her star-studded party, a woman becomes the prime suspect…again. To clear her name, she must finally confront what happened thirty years ago—the unsolved murder that made her a tabloid sensation and the famous friends who may have framed her—in this twisty...

It's October 21st, 1888, in the city of London. Three men plan to rob a jewelry store. Tum, Lionel, and Tiny Tim. The goal is to get in and out as quickly as possible and get safely back to the hideout in Whitechapel. Between them they have one lockpick, one crutch, and almost no relevant...

Arthur Brown has killed for money, survived every gunfight, and earned a reputation as the fastest gun in the West.Then he falls in love with the daughter of the man he's been hired to destroy.Daniel Jacobs wants Jed McBride's ranch—and he's willing to pay Arthur to drive the stubborn rancher...

En 1919, la Gran Guerra ha acabado, pero Inglaterra no es la misma. Diez años después de su última aventura, el equipo del Dreaming Spires vuelve a reunirse para inaugurar una nueva era del periódico. Mientras la nieve cae sobre un Oxford plagado de recuerdos, Oliver, Lionel, Theodora, August y Veronica descubren que ciertos secretos son capaces de sobrevivir incluso al fin del mundo y que, si quieren deshacerse de sus propios fantasmas, ha llegado el momento de compartirlos con los demás.

The next BRAND NEW instalment in Adam Lofthouse's epic Shadow of Rome adventure series. An action-packed, immersive military adventure for fans of Conn Iggulden and Ben Kane ⚔️ Hidden gold. A druid’s curse. A journey to the edge of the world. Britannia. AD 396. Videricus lands on the mist...

Wolf hatte gehofft, sein Leben als Dieb hinter sich lassen zu können, als er unerwartet eine Grafschaft erbte. Jeremy Wolfson Chesterton – "Wolf" – der neue Earl of Pembroke, wird wider besseren Wissens erneut in eine Untersuchung hineingezogen. Er weiß, dass er Tabitha, die Witwe seines...

Betreten Sie das viktorianische London des Jahres 1897: Entdecken Sie Liebe und Intrigen mit der historischen Mystery-Serie "Tabitha & Wolf", in der Mysterium auf Romantik mit einer Prise Humor trifft. Tabitha war es gewohnt, ein sozialer Paria zu sein. Könnte sich ihr Ansehen in der...