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A catastrophic fire drags gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker into the treacherous underworld of Little Italy — where people are seduced and imprisoned by their own vices. When his club’s doorman suffers a devastating loss, Dash must learn if the fire is connected to a sordid gambling den and the predatory family that runs it, or to a secret society that many hoped was long dead. Untangling a decade’s worth of lies between a terrified father, a wily widow, and an enigmatic spiritualist pushes him to the limit.

Stranger in the Mind is a supernatural thriller blending history, mystery, and the unexplainable. Mystery and murder swirl around a dangerous doctor. One detective vows to unravel the truth. 1920s Liverpool—a city shrouded in fog and secrets. Detective Amelia Dei uncovers a string of unexplained comas in Liverpool’s most notorious infirmary. As she digs deeper, she faces a sinister psychiatrist and a truth darker than anything she’s imagined..."‘Stranger in the Mind’ quickly draws you in and does not let you go till the last word." Reader Views • 5 stars • 5 stars

A Jaws universe expansion novel providing details and backstory to enhance the performances in the original movie. For the 50th Anniversary in 2025, after you experience The Book of Quint, watch Jaws again for the first time.

Amid the grandeur of the Vatican, the bones of Saint Peter—the Church’s most sacred relics—hold secrets that could reshape its history. Father Michael Dominic, Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, uncovers a mysterious, nearly forgotten inscription linking Linus, Saint Peter’s first successor, to foundational decisions that shaped the early Church. What begins as a scholarly exploration of Linus’s legacy quickly turns into an urgent quest to protect the truth.

Anno Domini 1483, Firenze. La città del Magnifico, Lorenzo de' Medici, è scossa da una serie di delitti raccapriccianti, che gettano un'ombra oscura sulla vita dei suoi ignari abitanti. Un predatore spietato caccia bambini innocenti, lasciando nelle loro bocche le carte degli Arcani Maggiori. Anche un prete viene brutalmente assassinato: sul suo corpo viene trovato un messaggio criptico che solo la mente più brillante di Firenze può decifrare.

Watching his people suffer years of appalling violence has made human rights defender Patrice Le Congo grow weary and cynical. But when schoolteacher Aurélia Mukunda turns to him for help after a mutilated body is found in a village, he can’t say no.

München 26. September 1980, 22:19 Uhr: Eine Bombe zerreißt die Nacht und stürzt die Besucher des Oktoberfests in einen Albtraum, der bis heute viele Fragen aufwirft. Der junge Kriminalkommissar Max, bekannt als Sturkopf und unkonventioneller Ermittler, wird unfreiwillig Zeuge des Attentats. Er kann und will sich nicht mit der offiziellen Theorie eines Einzeltäters abfinden. Seine Suche nach der Wahrheit führt ihn tief in ein Labyrinth aus Lügen, in dem fanatische Neonazis, korrupte Politiker und schattenhafte Geheimdienste die Fäden ziehen.

Germany is at war. The Nazis have absolute power. Evil men carry out their crimes without fear, knowing that the police dare not defy the regime. But Criminal Inspector Schenke - a good man living in terrible times - believes in justice. Whatever the personal cost.

What if Sherlock Holmes never truly defeated the Baskerville Hound? What if they’re still embroiled, still vying, still wrestling for control? Varti Weller’s promising career as a badge ended the day he was cursed by an Olde Childe to only speak in lies. While others from his cohort protect the city, Varti’s consigned to the evidence lockers in the Bastion’s several basements. Until a string of grisly murders bring him face-to-face with a monster and a legend and a job offer. Because Sherlock Holmes is in fresh need of a new assistant.

The Colorado Territory is the story of the Bar TC’s move from No Man’s Land in the Indian Territory to Las Animas County in the Colorado Territory. Before the trail drive even starts, Klu saved a white girl from Indians, had a run-in with buffalo hunters, and fought off a group of Comanche. He buys land and files homestead claims for 160 acres for each of the Bar TC crew. While on the trip, he marries Melody Rose Goodwill, the girl he rescued from the Indians. The trail drive from No Man’s Land to Las Animas County is only about fifty-five miles.

1919 wird das Leben der jungen Studentin Hanna Fischer plötzlich auf den Kopf gestellt. Als Sekretärin und Spionin von Albert Einstein muss sie um ihr Leben kämpfen. In den gefährlichsten Zeiten des letzten Jahrhunderts wird sie einigen der berühmtesten und berüchtigtsten Menschen der Geschichte begegnen: Hitler, Nazis, Gangsterbossen in New York City …

Henry Storm fait partie de ces Norvégiens qui se sont engagés pour l'Allemagne dans le but de combattre le bolchévisme. Il intègre la division Nordland et combat sur le front de l'Est. Il fait équipe avec deux autres Norvégiens, Johansen et Grande, avec lesquels il va côtoyer la mort. Blessé, il part en convalescence en Allemagne avant de rentrer à Oslo, où il espère retrouver Astrid, son grand amour.

Croatia, 1351. Daring knight Gerard Fox and his adventurous wife Willa, fresh from a dangerous quest across Italy and Greece, soon find themselves embroiled in a new intrigue as they sail toward the walled city of Dubrovnik. Having inadvertently hindered a rescue mission, Fox and Willa make amends by helping a desperate Croatian couple forced into a terrible dilemma: either they betray their hometown to a treacherous nobleman and the brutal warlord he serves, or their abducted child will be murdered.

Das Deutschordensland im frühen 15. Jahrhundert … Folgen Sie dem jungen Komtur Hermann von Thünnen in die folgenschwere Schlacht bei Tannenberg gegen die Feinde des Deutschritterordens. Im Jahr 1410 steht für die Ritter des Deutschen Ordens ein neuer Konflikt am Horizont. Doch Unstimmigkeiten und Intrigen im Inneren des Ordens schwächen dessen Verteidigungskraft. Auch andere Feinde im Ordensland wittern die Chance, sich von den engen Regeln des Deutschritterordens loszulösen.

A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain drives them with single-minded focus to find a passage ever farther north.

“This is historical fiction at its best.” --Book Reporter Based on the true story of a famous trial, this novel is Law and Order: 1800, as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr investigate the shocking murder of a young woman who everyone—and no one—seemed to know. At the start of a new...

When Ingrid flees a violent husband to become a housekeeper in the Scottish Highlands, she discovers the family she works for has a much darker history than her own. Who haunts Strathbairn? Why are the adult McCleod children at each other’s throats? And why does the youngest sneak off at night? As Ingrid searches for answers, she grows ever more fearful that her husband will track her down. Set in late 19th century Scottish Highlands, WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ABBEY is a gothic mystery brimming with intrigue, ghostly drama, and family secrets.

1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise.

The novel "Fantaisie" takes place in 1946 post-war Europe, following Jan Orlinski, a former Polish RAF pilot, and his lover Sophie Gordon. Jan takes a job flying cargo missions from Paris to the Belgian Congo for a mysterious employer named Gerston, transporting what he believes is cobalt ore.

"رواية المارق وعلى الرَّغم من سوداويتها وكثرة الحزن الواقعيّ فيها، إلّا أنّها ستُعيد إلى ذهنك وقعَ قوّة اللغة العربية بتراكيبها ومُفرداتها الجزلة وستغالبك...