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A coming-of-age, historical thriller set in pre-war Germany and France inspired by true events in which a callow, amateur historian must find his courage to carry out a near-impossible quest ordered by SS leader Heinrich Himmler.

September 1241. Robert of Hadlow, Templar knight, is on trial for his life. Twenty years ago, his accusers say, he turned his back on his Brethren to join the army of the most bloodthirsty warlord the world has ever known – Genghis Khan. Robert claims he was on a secret mission to bring the Mongol hordes to the defence of the Holy Land to aid its beleaguered Christian knights.

Als ihre gemeinnützige Arbeit Dorothea Truelove zum Oakgate-Gefängnis führt, freut sie sich über die Gelegenheit, die Theorie der Phrenologie zu erforschen. Doch als Dorothea die junge Schneiderin Ruth Butterham trifft, stellt sie sich ganz andere Fragen: Ist es möglich, mit Nadel und Faden zu töten? Denn Ruth schreibt ihre Verbrechen einer übernatürlichen Kraft zu, die ihren Stichen innewohnt. Die Geschichte, die sie über ihre tödlichen Kreationen zu erzählen hat – von Bitterkeit und Verrat, von Tod und Kleidern – wird Dorotheas Glauben an die Wissenschaft erschüttern.

Camille and Richard thought they were in for a festive evening out when they were invited to a glamorous Christmas celebration at one of London's most exclusive casinos, The London Ivy Rooms. Invited by the enigmatic Lady Agnes Dunbar whom they had previously met under mysterious circumstances in Cairo, the event promises glittering lights, high-stakes gambling, and a touch of Christmas magic. But when the holiday cheer takes a dark turn, and a dead body is discovered among the revellers, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

When a celebrity bad boy is murdered in Jazz Age New York, a reporter, a detective, and a wife must navigate the dangerous gap between truth and power. Based on a real-life crime, The Ace of Spades is a gripping tale of genius, ambition, and deception. New York City, 1920. On a bright June...

Nachdem Askanius die Brücke zwischen dem Dies- und Jenseits geöffnet hat, wird er von einem Satyr verschleppt. Nicholas, sein Freund, begibt sich auf die gefährliche Reise, Askanius zu retten und muss dabei die Grenzen zwischen den Welten überqueren. Mit dabei: ein Engel, der selbst auf...

With her beloved cousin, Sarah, still languishing in a labor camp in Linz, Monika Ritter and her fellow OSS operative, Hans Viertel, return to Austria on a double mission—to rescue Sarah and investigate a possible new wonder weapon Hitler is developing in the city he regards as his hometown. After parachuting in, they pick up an unexpected guest who forces them to change their plans. In the labor camp at Linz III, Sarah cultivates her relationship with Wolfgang Baum, a foreman who is moved by the horror he witnesses in the factories.

These women have been through hell - but it isn't over yet. Bestselling Australian author Darry Fraser's latest historical novel will have you on the edge of your seat. In 1894, at the loneliest pub on the Murray River, four women are hiding from the truth - and it's threatening to find them...

A fiendish seasonal mystery in which Holmes and Watson must discover the connections between a series of Christmas-themed murders in London. For fans of Gareth Rubin’s Holmes and Moriarty. In the week before Christmas, Dr Watson convinces an unwilling Sherlock Holmes to accompany him into the...

Unearth a centuries-old conspiracy in this atmospheric historical mystery where ten chilling cold cases collide. Perfect for an immersive commute, this gripping thriller follows a brilliant podcaster who uncovers a trove of classified archives hiding a deadly secret. Escape the daily grind and...

At twelve years old, Christopher Johnson becomes the unwilling obsession of the most dangerous house in Alabama. The Walton Wade mansion has been abandoned for decades—rotting, silent, and infamous for the disappearances that have stained its history. But the night Christopher and his friends dare each other to step onto the property, the house awakens. The gate rattles without wind. The front door opens on its own. And a voice only Christopher can hear whispers his name.

London, 1817: a city glittering with wealth and rotting with secrets. In the uneasy years after the Napoleonic Wars—before fingerprints, detectives, or organized policing—one man bears the burden of justice alone. Captain Winter, once a decorated soldier and now Whitehall's "special emissary," moves easily between the capital's extremes: the stately parlors where power is traded behind fans and smiles, and the shadowed alleys where danger has no name.

Aloysius Archer returns to find himself at the heart of a conspiracy bigger than anyone could ever imagine from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. ​ Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer is no stranger to trouble, but when the former love of his life...

In the summer of 1874, a beloved schoolteacher mysteriously goes missing upon closing up school. After a frantic search, the young woman is discovered horribly mutilated in the woods, and authorities question everyone in the small railroad village of St. Albans, Vermont. With the case turning cold, news arrives of an eerily similar crime committed in peaceful Pembroke, New Hampshire, in the autumn of 1875. This one, even more gruesome. Everyone questions whether the two beauties were intended victims or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A wall to divide a country and spur it on to war! Felix Appius Julianus is brought to Britain in the wake of the disastrous loss of the Ninth Legion Hispana, to command its replacement, the Sixth Legion Victrix. Centurion Valerius Silvanus, posted to the doomed Ninth and arriving only in time to...

The second installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell’s Asian Saga, Tai Pan, Part Two contains the second half of the sweeping epic of the founding of Hong Kong. “There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also...

The second installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author James Clavell’s Asian Saga, Tai Pan, Part One contains the first half of the sweeping epic of the founding of Hong Kong. “There can only be one Tai-Pan.” Dirk Struan rose from humble beginnings to build Struan & Company, also...

From Neal Stephenson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Polostan and Cryptonomicon, comes the second installment in his monumental Bomb Light series - a gripping tale set on the eve of World War II, as nations race to find and control an elusive substance critical to building atomic...

Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama. A Battle of Ideals It is 1933 and, at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams...

To live among wolves, first you must become one An unmissable new spy thriller from best-selling master of the genre, Alex Gerlis. War is coming to Europe. British spymaster Barnaby Allen begins recruiting a network of agents in Germany. With diplomatic relations quickly unravelling, this pack...