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After witnessing the brutal nature of the Nazi regime, Hannah, a quiet Jewish girl with a rebellious streak, escapes Germany with her traumatised young son. Leaving behind her dreams, she seeks refuge in Paris with a childhood friend, Kat, in the hopes that this tie to her past will provide a desperately needed sanctuary for them both. Though reluctant because of her own precarious situation, Kat agrees to help.

Allongé dans son lit, les stores baissés, Théo regarde sans les voir les images qui défilent sur l'écran de télévision. Elle, c'est Claire. Un nouveau patient requiert toute son attention. Elle est pressée de le retrouver. Elle sent qu'il peut l'arracher à son quotidien par ses récits. Et qu'elle ne pourra résister. Même si ce voyage l'emmène à des milliers de kilomètres et des décennies en arrière. Et qu'il y aura un prix à payer.

Cassie Woods's latest feature story has made her one of the most talked about reporters in the male-dominated world of journalism in early 1880s New York City. Her editor brings her a new investigation: corruption within the police department, perfect for her, he says, because of her relationship with Detective O'Neill.

An unsolved murder. A lost artifact. A secret buried beneath the floodwaters of history… During the catastrophic Dutch flood of 1953 – the Watersnoodramp – more than 1,800 lives were lost to the fury of the North Sea. But amid the devastation, one death went unnoticed... a murder disguised by disaster. Seven decades later, a skeleton is uncovered in the silted remains of a drowned village. Clutched in its grasp lies a mysterious artifact – one that may unlock the location of the mythical Shield of Hercules, a relic of untold power hidden since the ancient world.

En Villa Diodati, donde nació Frankenstein, también nació un secreto capaz de cambiar la Historia. Verano de 1816. En Suiza no deja de llover. Los poetas más célebres de Europa, entre ellos el afamado Lord Byron y Percy Shelley (que está acompañado por su amante, Mary, y la hermana de esta, Claire), se refugian del mal tiempo en una mansión alquilada junto al lago: beben, bromean, discuten y se retan a inventar historias de terror. Mientras tanto, Elisabeth Müller, una joven doncella con un pasado que no conviene nombrar, se esfuerza por ser invisible.

When Georgia Fenchurch is called in to find Sir Edward Hale's missing son, she's soon embroiled in multiple mysteries. After discovering young Teddy's been taken by his mother, her worry lessens. But further investigation reveals other well-to-do women have disappeared. Have they been kidnapped? Killed? Or is there something even more sinister going on...

In the early 17th century, the relentless machine of the Portuguese Empire is devouring the African interior, fueled by the brutal demands of the slave trade and a messianic certainty of its own superiority. But on the shores of Ndongo, one woman stands in the doorway of what the colonizers call the "Gate of Hell," and she refuses to let them pass.

Edinburgh, 1828. Mit leeren Taschen und großen Träumen kommt der junge James Willoughby in die Stadt - fest entschlossen, Chirurg zu werden. Als James dem charismatischen und gefährlich faszinierenden Präparator Nye MacKinnon begegnet, führt dieser ihn nicht in Hörsäle, sondern auf Friedhöfe. Nachts steigen sie hinab in die Welt der Resurrectionists - berüchtigte Leichenräuber, die frische Tote ausgraben und an Professoren verkaufen, um den Fortschritt der Medizin voranzutreiben.

Young Nancy Ratcliffe is on the run. Her father had sought refuge for his family with the Brethren, led by the charismatic but dangerous Prophet. But now her father is gravely ill, and even the sooty streets of Victorian London hold less terror for Nancy than the brutality of Brethren Hall. Meanwhile, Spider is biding her time. Wrapped in dreams and visions, she paces the dark corridors and hidden staircases of the crumbling house she grew up in. The man who murdered a part of her disappeared many years ago, but still she hopes for revenge...

Wyatt is the first to approach the cell, but the force of the door bursting from its hinges sends him tumbling backward over the desk, with the door landing on him, caught at the edge of the desk. The noise draws the attention of everyone outside, yet no one moves to investigate. Inside, Doc Holliday and Luke Short have their weapons drawn and aimed at the cell, but they freeze at the sight unfolding before them: a wolf slowly emerges, its head lowered to fit its large body through the opening.

Das deutsche Panzerschiff ist seit Kriegsbeginn im Einsatz. Es wird gejagt, beobachtet und ist stets im Schatten einer überlegenen gegnerischen Flotte. Als das Schiff schließlich den neutralen Hafen von Montevideo erreicht, verdichtet sich die Lage zu einem historischen Wendepunkt. Politischer Druck, gezielte Fehlinformationen und die Ungewissheit über die feindliche Stärke führen zu einem Finale, das nachwirkt – ein Drama zwischen militärischer Pflicht, strategischem Kalkül und menschlicher Tragik.

In rugged Calabria, historian Carmen Nero is drawn into a perilous hunt for the lost tomb of Alaric I, the Visigoth king who looted ancient Rome. As Carmen teams up with Cesco Rossi, a charismatic conman with a fierce thirst for revenge against the same Mafia, their search draws the attention of Israeli archaeologist Zara Gold, determined to recover the fabled Menorah, rumoured to be hidden alongside Alaric's treasures. Soon, Carmen, Cesco, and Zara are swept into a dangerous web of organised crime, international intrigue, and ancient mysteries.

When Father Michael Dominic uncovers a sealed Renaissance letter hidden deep within the Vatican Archives, he awakens a five-hundred-year-old secret buried by Pope Clement VII at the height of the Medici dynasty. Joined by investigative journalist Hana Sinclair, Michael follows a trail of clues through forgotten chapels, papal confessions, and ancient astronomical alignments, each step drawing them deeper into a mystery the Church once swore to silence.

As World War II reaches its final, desperate throes, Captain Edward Hume and his battle-hardened squad of bomb disposal experts—The Kaboom Boys—move methodically through the shattered remnants of Europe. While working to maintain steady hands and unwavering focus, they neutralize the silent killers left in war's wake, each defused bomb a small victory against chaos.

1735, London. Haytham Kenway has been taught to use a sword from the age he was able to hold one. When his family's house is attacked—his father murdered and his sister taken by armed men—Haytham defends his home the only way he can: he kills. With his family destroyed, he is taken in by a mysterious tutor who trains him to become a deadly killer. Consumed by his thirst for revenge, Haytham begins a quest for retribution, trusting no one and questioning everything he has ever known.

Ethan Kane, guided by a Solakari clue from the Comanche Sky Altar, leads his party into the treacherous Chihuahuan desert in 1828, seeking the legendary Whispering Caves. They soon discover rivals: the ruthless Captain Rexford Gaines and his mercenaries are already scouring the mountains where the caves are hidden.

La Ahnenerbe, la división esotérica de las SS, ha encontrado la pista de un texto antiguo capaz de alterar el equilibrio del mundo. Clarice Cooper y la División OpenMind deberán enfrentarse a una carrera contrarreloj que los llevará desde monasterios ocultos hasta el corazón del infierno, sabiendo que son lo único que se interpone entre el fanatismo nazi y el despertar de una amenaza ancestral. Un libro prohibido. Un ritual olvidado. Un secreto capaz de reescribir el destino de la humanidad.

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