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Wenn die Zeit zerbricht, herrscht das Chaos. Im American Museum of Natural History in New York City steht der Paläontologe Noah Clark kurz davor, seine größte Entdeckung zu präsentieren. Doch am Tag der geplanten Enthüllung erschüttert ein kosmisches Ereignis die Realität. Die Trümmer...

DIE MATT DRAKE ABENTEUER Weltumspannende Schauplätze, atemlose Action und die größten Rätsel der Menschheit. In Amerika verwandeln sich scheinbar unbescholtene Bürger von einem Moment auf den anderen in gnadenlose Attentäter. Niemand kennt das Muster, niemand weiß, wer als Nächster zur...

Robert Langdon, experto en simbología, es convocado a un centro de investigación suizo para analizar un misterioso signo marcado a fuego en el pecho de un físico asesinado. Allí, Langdon descubre el resurgimiento de una antigua hermandad secreta: los illuminati, que han emergido de las...

Revenge is a dish best served cold, but the heat is on at the Galliano Club. Lido, New York. 1926. Widow of a hitman who worked for Al Capone, Hanna Gorski leaves Chicago to hunt for her sister’s killer. The trail leads to Lido and a letter written by Luca Lombardo, bartender at the Galliano Club. To Hanna’s surprise, Luca is in jail on trumped up charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. His opponent has money, status, and connections. Everything that a poor immigrant like Luca doesn’t. The secrets of his past could come out at the trial.

Ciarli ha sedici anni quando decide di partire alla ricerca della madre naturale, che l'ha abbandonata in tenera età. In una terra ricca di contrasti, tra il vuoto di un deserto indefinito e le claustrofobiche capitali nomadi, incontra la natura predatoria dell'uomo, la violenza, la menzogna e l'inganno, ma anche i vincoli preziosi della solidarietà e dell'amicizia, fino a quando dovrà fare i conti con la più cruda delle realtà.

In a factory hidden deep in the Brazilian jungle, the Germans are developing a long-range bomber capable of reaching the United States—a weapon that could tip the scales of World War II in their favor. With the clock ticking down to a sneak attack on American soil, singer-spy Hattie James’s mission becomes clear: she must gather intelligence and stop the Nazis before it’s too late.

Una dramática historia real que cuenta magistralmente cincuenta años de un país. «Padura ya es el mejor escritor contemporáneo de su país, y uno de los más importantes de Hispanoamérica.» José Manuel Martín Medem, El Mundo «Un nuevo libro de Padura es una forma de entender la...

Brought to you by Penguin. BRITAIN'S MOST BELOVED STORYTELLER RETURNS WITH A TWISTING ADVENTURE OF OBSESSIVE LOVE AND ELEGANT ESPIONAGE . . . Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a...

Budapest, 1944. One woman. One house. One final act of courage. As German troops enter Hungary and tighten their grip on the city, Catholic sister Sára Salkaházi continues to run a women's home on Bokréta Street. Soon she opens the doors to Jewish women and children, and her refuge quickly...

Journey to the Scottish Highlands for the further adventures of David Balfour as he grows from boy to man. Stevenson's approach to the material adjusts appropriately, becoming a hybrid adventure novel and a novel of manners. David's adventures never run in a straight line, as he must now outwit the political machinations of the Campbells, who are determined to see him hijacked in one way or another. Alan Breck Stewart aids in more ways than one, as David's tumultuous journey comes to its riveting and satisfying conclusion.

Aloysius Archer returns to find himself at the heart of a conspiracy bigger than anyone could ever imagine from internationally bestselling author David Baldacci. A CRY FOR HELP. Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer is no stranger to trouble, but when the former love of...

It is the winter of 1777. At Valley Forge, the American Revolution is dying in the freezing mud. General George Washington, a man of reason and Providence, is staring into the abyss of total defeat. With his men rotting from disease and the British Empire closing the noose, Washington realizes that lead and steel will not be enough. He needs a miracle —or a monster. Deep within the shifting mists of the Great Dismal Swamp, Washington strikes a clandestine pact with Ronald Jameson, a man burdened by an ancient, lupine curse. Jameson is no mere soldier; he is a force of nature unleashed.

The Eye That Watches is the first installment of a gripping historical mystery thriller that blends medieval history, forgotten archives, and modern investigation into a story where every discovery raises even greater questions. When historian Dr. Florian Radecki and his colleague Marek Kaczmarek uncover evidence of a forgotten research project known only as Project 1093, they begin to trace the footsteps of scholars who vanished while investigating a mysterious gap in European history.

Cuando en 1871 la intrépida Philomela Drax recibe una carta de su abuelo temiéndose lo peor, acude en su ayuda. Pero el tiempo apremia porque Katie, líder del clan, una joven despiadada con el don de la clarividencia y una notable habilidad criminal con el martillo, está a punto de lograr su objetivo. Comienza entonces una persecución desenfrenada, desde las polvorientas calles de un pueblo de Nueva Jersey hasta las relucientes aceras de Saratoga, pasando por los muelles de Nueva York. Philo sabe que es un duelo a muerte.

একজন ডিটেক্টিভের কাছে আমরা মনে মনে বেশ নায়কোচিত গুণাবলীর প্রত্যাশা রাখি। শখের গোয়েন্দা ইন্দ্রনাথ রুদ্র-ও দামী...

Inspired by the true story of a secret mission taken during World War II, Gunner is the atmospheric, exciting start of a suspenseful new thriller series. March 1941. Joseph Gunner is back on the streets of Glasgow after being wounded on the front lines in France. Keeping the pain in his leg at...

From the superb Jeffrey Archer, The Prodigal Daughter is the magnificent story of love and politics. It is the enthralling sequel to the global phenomenon Kane and Abel, described by The Times as a 'classic novel of modern literature'. Hers was the ultimate ambition . . . The titanic battle...

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning Author City of Vengeance is an explosive debut novel in an historical thriller series by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence. 'An impressive and immersive debut set in a beautifully realized sixteenth-century Florence' – Antonia...

Robert Langdon, experto en simbología, recibe una llamada en mitad de la noche: el conservador del museo del Louvre ha sido asesinado en extrañas circunstancias, y junto a su cadáver ha aparecido un desconcertante mensaje cifrado. Al profundizar en la investigación, Langdom descubre que las...

El profesor de simbología en Harvard Robert Langdon despierta en un hospital a media noche. Desorientado y con una herida en la cabeza, no recuerda nada de las últimas treinta y seis horas, incluyendo como llegó allí o el origen de ese macabro objeto que los médicos han descubierto entre...