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A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares.

The bitter conflict between the Union and Confederacy, spanning four terrible years from 1861 to 1865, brought the United States of America to the brink of annihilation. A war based on perceived tyranny and rebellion gave birth to many contradictions, where deceit ran rampant on both sides. Within this environment, it is known that at least four hundred women enlisted as soldiers under the pretense of being men, from both the North and South. Brave men who gave their lives for either side were not the war’s only heroes, and this story is dedicated to these remarkable women.

The Marine Raiders are licking their wounds after the successful battle at Tasimboko. But that battle was only the preview of the main event to come…and now the clock is ticking down to destruction!

In the climactic third audiobook in the Yestertime series, Ray, Natalie, and the other time travelers are desperate to return to the 21st century. But how? Just when a slim opportunity to find their way home presents itself, they get some chilling news. And now, Ray and his friends may be stranded for good.

Una niña perdida en una Europa en guerra, y la lucha desesperada de una madre por encontrarla.

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous drawing Vitruvian Man comes from a description by the ancient Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, who wrote the only major work on architecture or engineering to survive from classical antiquity.

936 AD. Brittany is torn apart by war. Many nobles have sought refuge in King aethelstan's England, including Louis, prospective king of Francia. Einar and the Wolf Coats, disillusioned by events in Norway, are also at aethelstan's court. When Louis decides to take up his throne, aethelstan sees a way to make a crucial ally: a powerful noble whose support Louis needs. And aethelstan has just the men he needs to carry his message... and undertake a secret mission.The Wolf Coats' quest is fraught with danger and foreboding, for the world is changing.

Dans la cathédrale de Sainte-Marie à Vitoria, un homme et une femme d’une vingtaine d’années sont retrouvés assassinés, dans une scénographie macabre : ils sont nus et se tiennent la joue dans un geste amoureux alors que les deux victimes ne se connaissaient pas.

George V is a vassal, the British government has fled, and Zeppelins rain fire on London. As the might of the Reich sweeps through southern England, Kathleen Lynch has a choice to make. Before fleeing north, Churchill’s final act is to gather the men of London with a violent past and direct them to the vast network of tunnels beneath the city. When the call comes, who will rise to the challenge and who will fall in line with the new regime?

Schweden 1981: In einer forensischen Psychiatrie - nahe Stockholm - sitzt der gefährlichste Serienmörder seiner Zeit: KURT SENGE. Obwohl er insgesamt sechs Frauen tötete, bereut er bis heute nichts und legte nie ein Geständnis ab. Trotzdem löste dieser Mann einen wahren Tumult um seine Person aus, denn Kurt war jung, gutaussehend und charismatisch. Seit seinem Gerichtsprozess vor 17 Jahren, kennt ihn in Schweden jedes Kind. Noch heute erhält er täglich Post von liebeshungrigen Frauen und anderen Verehrern.

El enfrentamiento entre el Cuerpo Nacional de Buscadores y la organización criminal Voynich llega a su explosivo apogeo en la emocionante conclusión de «Los Buscadores», la trilogía referente del thriller histórico que rebosa aventura, intriga y acción.

Nel cruciale settembre del 1793, la Rivoluzione si dibatte in grave difficoltà, stretta tra nemici interni ed esterni. A Parigi, mentre il Comitato di Salute Pubblica instaura il Terrore, un misterioso giustiziere vendica le vittime della Rivoluzione con una serie di delitti efferati. A indagare con discrezione e prudenza viene chiamato un avvocato di sicura fede repubblicana, Etienne Verneuil.

Quando Simon Maldon, scrittore di successo di libri sull’Inquisizione, decide di non salire su un aereo, non sa che quella banale coincidenza cambierà il corso della sua esistenza. Quell’aereo precipiterà, cancellando per sempre la sua famiglia. Quattro anni dopo, Simon si è trasferito in Svizzera, ma il destino sembra non volergli lasciare scampo. Jordan, il misterioso e schivo direttore del cosiddetto ministero delle Ultime Ombre, un dipartimento mondiale di ricerca della verità nella storia, lo mette al corrente di un sensazionale ritrovamento.

London, 1308. “All I need is a plan!” So says Oswald of Harlech, a misplaced Welshman in the heart of London. Besides his trade as a tinker, he also robs houses, cuts purses, plays a crooked shell game, and has a way with the ladies. But this time, caught in the act of robbing a house, he is blackmailed by the scheming Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe into stealing the Crown Jewels from the impenetrable Tower of London.

When the famous archaeologist, Alexander Albright, passed away, his son discovered an old treasure map among his father’s belongings. Prior to entering his senior year in college, Michael convinces his closest friends to join him on one last big adventure together.

BKA-Hauptkommissar Philipp Gerber ermittelt in einem der skandalumwobensten Kriminalfälle der jungen BRD. Frankfurt am Main, 1957: Die Ermordung der Edelprostituierten Rosemarie Nitribitt hält die BRD in Atem – und bringt den amerikanischen General Hiram Anderson in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten. Philipp Gerbers früherer Chef gehörte zu deren Liebhabern und wurde zur fraglichen Zeit in der Nähe ihrer Wohnung gesehen. Nicht nur Andersons Tochter, Gerbers Ex-Verlobte June, bittet den BKA-Mann um Hilfe, auch von Adenauer persönlich erhält er den Auftrag, zu ermitteln.

Wenn Liebe zur Besessenheit wird... Mystery-Thriller mit psychologischem Hintergrund und historischen Elementen: In einem idyllischen, kleinen Ort an der Donau verschwindet eine junge Frau spurlos. Kurz darauf findet man ihren Slip und ihr Handy. Gleichzeitig werden bei einer nahe gelegenen Staustufe Leichenteile geborgen. Der Verdacht fällt zunächst auf den psychisch kranken Ehemann Martin Brenner. Eine plötzlich auftauchende Zwillingsschwester der vermissten Frau stiftet zusätzlich Verwirrung und löst eine Kette von verhängnisvollen Reaktionen bei ihm aus.

Une intrigue du plus haut romanesque qui fait mouche. Historia. 1503. Trois alchimistes sont retrouvés assassinés. Convaincue qu'un complot se trame à l'ombre de la Couronne, la reine Anne de Bretagne fait appel pour mener l'enquête à la jeune apothicaire Héloïse Sanglar et au baron de Comballec, un soldat autoritaire et rude. Mystérieux parchemin, vitrail aux pouvoirs mortifères, sciences occultes, disparitions mystérieuses... les menaces pleuvent sur Héloïse, bien décidée à venir à bout des adversaires du roi.

Secrets, which are revealed in this unique collection of extraordinary stories. Written like a historical thriller, Slains Castle’s Secret History is a work of incredible historical fiction—everything within is set around real events.

Konstantinopel, 1203: Everard af Tyrus og 5 andre tempelriddere sniger sig ind i Konstantinopel og stjæler tre trækister fra Imperiebiblioteket. Istanbul, i dag: Den iranske historieprofessor Behrouz Sharafi bliver stoppet på gaden af en mand, der ved alt om Sharafis forskning og hans fund af et gammelt brev. Det bliver begyndelsen på et mareridt. Vatikanstaten, 2 måneder senere: FBI-agenten Sean Reilly er sammen med professor Sharafi på vej til et møde i Vatikanet. Han har desperat brug for hjælp.