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London, 1854. On the fog-shrouded brink of the Crimean War, Ambassador Fedor Zinchenko holds a single secret to force peace: a scandalous, one-of-a-kind daguerreotype of a 17-year-old Princess Victoria. His plan: blackmail the Crown. Before he can act, Zinchenko is murdered and the secret is stolen. The last hope for peace dies. The weapon meant to prevent the war now belongs to the very men who crave it.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SYDNEY SWEENEY AND BELMONT CAMELI In this feminist reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Katrina Van Tassel is not a prize to be won, but the center of a dangerous mystery and seductive supernatural love triangle. “The story blends gothic...

Año 1563. En agradecimiento por la ayuda divina en la batalla de San Quintín, el rey Felipe II ordena alzar un edificio imponente que refleje la magnitud de su fe y su poder imperial. Una construcción que será a la vez monasterio, palacio y panteón real: San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Todo apunta a que una mano siniestra ronda por los pasillos del futuro monasterio, sembrando el caos entre los trabajadores y dejando una estela de cadáveres a su paso.

Book 1 The Alexander Wolfe SeriesBest selling author with sales of over one million booksChristmas at Caxton Manor promises to be a festive gathering of old friends, but the holiday cheer turns deadly when an uninvited guest, the ruthless industrialist Boris Bullen, is found murdered in the snow. Called in to discreetly investigate, the enigmatic Alexander Wolfe arrives to find himself embroiled in a perplexing mystery with echoes of a past crime.

Fins on series capaç d'arribar per venjar la teva família? Quan l'any 1871 la intrèpida i arruïnada Philomela Drax rep una carta del seu avi en què li confessa que tem per la seva vida a causa d'una família sense escrúpols, els Slape, no dubta a acudir a ajudar-lo. Comença aleshores una persecució desenfrenada, des dels carrers polsegosos d'un poble de Nova Jersey fins a les voreres resplendents de Saratoga, passant pels molls de Nova York.

Am Ende der Tod. Aber warum? Die Umstände sind mysteriös und niemand ist in der Lage, Licht ins Dunkel zu bringen. Falls es jemand überhaupt versucht ... oder will. Drei fatale Geschichten, in denen die Leser klüger sind als alle Beteiligten...

Impossible d'oublier le Dr John Archibald Cuthbert une fois qu'on l'a rencontré. Grand, raffiné, brillant mais tourmenté, ce médecin légiste écossais est le meilleur que Scotland Yard ait jamais connu. Durant l'hiver 1928, deux corps sont retrouvés sous la terre d'un parc londonien. Pour le légiste, chaque découverte dans la salle carrelée de la morgue menace de fissurer le masque du professionnel et de réveiller le soldat traumatisé enfoui en lui.

Fallout is a gripping Cold War–era domestic thriller that delves into the hidden tensions, loyalties, and secrets of American military families stationed in 1980s West Germany. The story blends coming-of-age drama with high-stakes suspense and rich historical detail. For the military families...

2. Jahrhundert nach Christus, unter der Herrschaft von Kaiser Hadrian: Über der römischen Provinzstadt Vindobona braut sich neues Unheil zusammen. Inmitten eines verheerenden Schneesturms treffen im Haus des germanischen Händlers Thanar die Anhänger zweier geächteter Kulte aufeinander –...

Inspired by shocking true events, The Midwife's Remedy is a haunting exploration of desperation, courage, and the deadly lengths one woman will go to protect those who cannot protect themselves . . . Some cures are more deadly than the disease . . . In the quiet Hungarian village of Nagyrev...

A boxer turned attorney must fight a conspiratorial web of corruption to defend a client accused of murder in a knockout legal thriller by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Working-class defense attorney Patsy Duggan was built to fight in the ring, at the chess table, and in the...

Budapest, 1944. One woman. One house. One final act of courage. As German troops enter Hungary and tighten their grip on the city, Catholic sister Sára Salkaházi continues to run a women's home on Bokréta Street. Soon she opens the doors to Jewish women and children, and her refuge quickly...

Journey to the Scottish Highlands for the further adventures of David Balfour as he grows from boy to man. Stevenson's approach to the material adjusts appropriately, becoming a hybrid adventure novel and a novel of manners. David's adventures never run in a straight line, as he must now outwit the political machinations of the Campbells, who are determined to see him hijacked in one way or another. Alan Breck Stewart aids in more ways than one, as David's tumultuous journey comes to its riveting and satisfying conclusion.

Aloysius Archer returns to find himself at the heart of a conspiracy bigger than anyone could ever imagine. From the internationally bestselling author of The 6:20 Man, David Baldacci. A CRY FOR HELP. Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer is no stranger to trouble, but...

It is the winter of 1777. At Valley Forge, the American Revolution is dying in the freezing mud. General George Washington, a man of reason and Providence, is staring into the abyss of total defeat. With his men rotting from disease and the British Empire closing the noose, Washington realizes that lead and steel will not be enough. He needs a miracle —or a monster. Deep within the shifting mists of the Great Dismal Swamp, Washington strikes a clandestine pact with Ronald Jameson, a man burdened by an ancient, lupine curse. Jameson is no mere soldier; he is a force of nature unleashed.

The Eye That Watches is the first installment of a gripping historical mystery thriller that blends medieval history, forgotten archives, and modern investigation into a story where every discovery raises even greater questions. When historian Dr. Florian Radecki and his colleague Marek Kaczmarek uncover evidence of a forgotten research project known only as Project 1093, they begin to trace the footsteps of scholars who vanished while investigating a mysterious gap in European history.

Im eisigen Londoner Winter 1683 kreuzen sich die Wege der willensstarken Emma, in die Ehe mit einem Adeligen gezwungen, und der rätselhaften Ruth. Diese sinnt auf Rache, nachdem ihr skrupelloser Mann, ein Spion der Krone, sie töten wollte. Als sich herausstellt, dass beide Ehemänner in eine Verschwörung gegen König Charles II. verstrickt sind, verbünden sich die Frauen, um den Staatsstreich zu verhindern.

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Nessa brilhante reconstrução histórica, Robert Harris traça um retrato assustadoramente fidedigno do Vaticano durante um conclave papal agitado por muitos mistérios e intrigas. O livro que deu origem ao filme indicado a 8 categorias do Oscar 2025, incluindo Melhor filme. O papa, um...

"You will be hooked from the first chapter and enjoy every line . . . a superb novel." —Sunday Express Deep in Marxist Guerilla territory, a hopeless war is being fought. The Berlin Wall is demolished. Marx is dead. Try telling that to Ramon and his desperate men hiding in the jungle cradling...