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Martin Williams often finds himself in deadly historical events, with a good chance his mark will die without any intervention. But professionals don’t leave things to chance, and Martin is a motivated worker for his paymasters, the Firm. Follow Martin’s lethal career across four decades, three continents, and thousands of cigarettes.

Was macht man, wenn man für tot gehalten wird? Roma und Juliette sind in Zhouzhuang, als sie plötzlich von den im Umland auftauchenden Leichen russischer Mädchen erfahren und kurzerhand beschließen, dem mysteriösen Fall gemeinsam nachzugehen. Der Fall bringt sie nicht nur näher zusammen, sondern ist auch näher an ihnen dran, als ihnen lieb ist.

The Surf Mystic series continues in this harrowing adventure. Frannie Cohn, the four-foot-ten queen of the waves and the mystic arts, returns to Laguna Beach in 1959. But between her surfer maybe-boyfriend and a broodingly handsome newcomer with a dark secret, Frannie has plenty of trouble on her hands. But when an army of murderous, bewitched wooden men begins stalking the beach, Frannie's summer gets deadly fast.

Victor Legris est perplexe. Son ancienne maîtresse s'est volatilisée à la suite d'un étrange rendez-vous au cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Sa disparition aurait-elle un lien avec ce spiritisme tant en vogue, dont elle était devenue adepte? Dans le Paris gouailleur de 1890, où le crime pousse à chaque coin de rue, Victor compte bien percer tous les mystères.

The Search for King Midas' Tomb thrusts you into an exhilarating adventure where history meets suspense. Follow the daring archaeologists Mark Lockheed, Kathy Rollins and their team of experts as they decode ancient texts and navigate through treacherous terrain, from the bustling streets of the Caribbean Islands to the bottom of the sea. Their quest? To uncover the final resting place of Midas and the mysteries it holds.

Inside the grand walls of Edinburgh's nineteenth-century scientific institutions, anatomists began to map the secrets of the human body in order to discover new medical innovations. But to the horror of the local population, a shortage of bodies soon led to the gruesome act of graveyard bodysnatching, a heartless crime that would soon spread like a disease throughout the city. And when stealing cadavers turns to murder, Burke & Hare became two of the most notorious serial killers of their time.

PREMIO NADAL 2024 6.ª edición Extremadura, principios del siglo xx. Antonia Monterroso, más conocida como la Viuda, es la propietaria de una de las mayores haciendas de la región; intenta mantenerla a flote en un momento en el que la hambruna que afecta las zonas rurales no parece terminar...

Dive into the heart of an archaeological thriller where history's shadows and the thrill of the hunt collide. Mark Lockheed, an archaeologist famed for his daring escapes and unraveling of historical mysteries, yearns for a tranquil life beyond the chase. Yet, destiny has etched a path filled with more than ancient artifacts and lost civilizations. The quest? To uncover the mystic seven cities of gold, hidden within uncharted territories and shrouded in the myths of time.

Three bombs shook Dublin in May 1974. Angie and Joe meet in the wake of the single worst atrocity of the Troubles. Brought together by the effect of the bombings on their lives, these two young people set out to discover who is responsible, facing confrontation with dark forces in Irish and British society. As Angie and Joe navigate the aftermath of the bombings, their journey leads them deep into the underbelly of 1970s Dublin, a time and place rife with cultural and political turmoil.

Warwickshire, 1934. Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanitorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon's patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves. Recent disturbances, which originally appeared to be pranks, have descended into something more sinister, and now the men believe they have a malevolent visitor - the mermaid of Red Hollow. The ghost of a murdered girl, they believe the mermaid, wreaks bloody revenge on unsuspecting men each time the hamlet floods.

Bernie Gunther is the ideal narrator for Philip Kerr's bleak tale of the dirty deals made by victors and vanquished alike in post-war Germany. Having learned that there's no way to distinguish 'the one from the other', the cynical P.I. has the moral clarity to see through the deceit and...

He was murdered for a secret—one he took to his grave. 200 years later, that secret is haunting him again. Meriwether Lewis was murdered. The organization behind it has been growing quietly in the shadows. And only Harvey Bennett and the CSO can stop them.

The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell. ‘There is everything here that Sharpe fans will love. If this really is the last time Sharpe wields his heavy cavalry sword, he will be sorely missed’ The Times If any man can do the...

March 1942: Adolf Hitler is dead at the hands of the Royal Air Force. A vengeful Luftwaffe has exacted the Third Reich’s revenge on Great Britain, and London lies in flames. With the Royal Family fleeing to Canada and Great Britain’s Pacific colonies being ceded to Imperial Japan, the United States faces a stark, dangerous future alone. With a broad cast of characters underpinned by historical research, Acts of War examines the terrifying “What if…” of a German victory in Europe followed by upheaval in the Court of St. James.

"Enigma of the Shadows" unfolds on a remote island in 1902, where a series of perplexing serial murders plunge the community into fear. Summoned to investigate, a renowned detective Alex, untangles a web of cryptic symbols and dark secrets. As the narrative twists through suspenseful clues, listeners are led on a journey through duplicity and unexpected revelations, culminating in a spine-tingling resolution.

It’s 1948, and Eliza Kendall’s father has just dropped her off at Prescott House, a home for unwed mothers. Pregnant and alone, Eliza finds comfort in her three roommates, whose friendship gives her hope despite abuse from a bitter headmistress.

Zelda Lacy finds her parents murdered and her older brother missing in Missouri. Befriending an old confederate soldier, Slim Dugger, they head to Hays in search of her twin brothers, who are notoriously evil, to seek help finding their missing brother. Once in Hays, a stranger enters their lives with an English background and secrets of his own. Will the twins help their sister or continue their destructive ways? Can evil be redeemed? Just when you think you know the answers with family, there are always surprises that unfold.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker's search for a missing young immigrant man will plunge her right back into the danger and drama she thought she'd left behind in Europe in this thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous...

The pandemic killed her husband and turned her idyllic life upside down. The discovery of an old crime and the need for some cash propel Anh Santos to solve a mystery. Mask up, grab some hand sanitizer, and get ready for an adventure to solve a crime that time has forgotten.

13 ottobre 1307. In Francia, un feroce rastrellamento conduce in carcere, alla tortura e al rogo migliaia di uomini: sono i Templari, una casta di potentissimi monaci guerrieri. Quello stesso giorno, diciassette navi templari lasciano il porto di La Rochelle, sulla costa atlantica francese, e di esse non si saprà più nulla.