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For centuries the Wilde women have lived at Foxglove—a cabin hidden deep in the woods, promising to shield them from the horrors and expectations of the outside world. But in every generation, danger lurks. For every Wilde woman who chooses to call Foxglove home, they do so with a warning passed from mother to daughter like a sacred heirloom: Foxglove’s secrets must never be spoken about—especially to men.

Verano de 1960. Un alto cargo de una institución pública alemana es salvajemente asesinado en Madrid, y el gobierno español trata de evitar un incidente diplomático asignando la investigación a uno de los detectives estrella de la policía: el inspector Ernesto Trevejo.

A finales de 1931, poco después de la gran fiesta republicana, se descubre el cadáver de una mujer enterrado bajo las baldosas de una pequeña edificación del barrio de Llefià, en Badalona. La historia de este crimen real, que llenó durante meses las páginas de los periódicos de toda España, es recreada en esta novela, recorrida por una trama absorbente que recoge no solo el crimen de la alemana Emmy Langer, sino los primeros años de un tiempo de esperanza y de rupturas revolucionarias que pronto fueron enterradas en fosas anónimas, como lo fue el cadáver de la propia Emmy.

It’s 1942, and body is discovered on the shoreline of a secret training facility in Canada. Secret or not, this is Canadian territory, and the murder case belongs to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Warned to expect suspicion, if not total obstruction, RCMP Miles Lundin must find a murderer in a camp of trained killers. Fortunately, he is joined in the investigation by a visiting “outsider” from Royal Navy intelligence, Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming. The questions are clear: who and why? The answers, however, are as murky as the depths of Lake Ontario.

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.

Tras servir en los ejércitos del rey y luchar en la batalla de Lepanto, Miguel de Cervantes regresa a España para reintegrarse en la vida civil. No tiene muy claro a qué va a dedicarse, pero todos sus anhelos quedarán en suspenso cuando, a la altura de Cadaqués, su embarcación sea abordada por una flotilla turca que la apresará. Entonces, es conducido a Argel, una ciudad en la que miles y miles de cristianos permanecen presos a la espera de que alguien, en casa, pague su rescate.

Конец 1750-х годов. На территории Северной Америки продолжается кровавая война за колониальное господство. Британские войска вынуждены отступить под натиском превосходящих сил французов. Группе солдат поручено эвакуировать секретную базу, прежде чем она попадёт в руки французов и их союзников-ирокезов. Под предводительством Натти Бампо на сей раз носящего имя Следопыт и его друга-индейца Чингачгука - из племени могикан группа достигает форта. Но в их рядах оказывается предатель, и нападение ирокезов не заставляет себя ждать...

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London, 1954. Eva Georgiou has just returned from her shift at the glamorous Café de Paris, when she's summoned to her second job: Greek interpreter for the Metropolitan Police. There, she is tasked with representing Zina Pavlou, a Cypriot woman who has been accused of the brutal murder of her daughter-in-law.

From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson, First Ranger is American Sniper meets The Patriot, an action-packed and deeply emotional account of the birth of American Special Forces during the Revolutionary War. The year is 1776, and General George Washington faces an impossible war. Outnumbered, outgunned, and outmaneuvered by the might of the British Empire, his Continental Army teeters on the brink of destruction. General Howe’s forces are closing in on Manhattan, ready to crush the rebellion before it ever takes root.

Quando il tenente Richerme lo fece picchiare a sangue dai suoi sgherri e cacciare dall'esercito, Bartolomeo Leseni non immaginava come sarebbe riuscito a vendicarsi di quel nobile. Non sapeva che sarebbe andato a servizio dal conte di Cavour, che questi lo avrebbe preso a benvolere, portato a Torino, fatto addestrare dalla polizia segreta e poi tenuto come suo assistente personale. Il conte gli affida compiti sempre più delicati perché la battaglia politica è aspra.

Warsaw, 1939. The Nazi invasion shatters the city, as Nazi banners rise, hunger gnaws, and walls create a ghetto. SS patrols prowl and trains stand ready for “resettlement” camps of Treblinka. Granted access to the ghetto as a “public health specialist,” Irena Sendler steps through the gates with forged papers and begins with the smallest, most dangerous act: smuggling children out and away from certain death. With help from a group of rebels, Jewish residents, and her lover, Irena builds a pipeline under the occupier’s nose, using any means necessary, including the city’s sewers.

LIDAR scans of the area beneath the Great Pyramids have revealed something astonishing. An entire city lies beneath the sands, hidden for countless millennia, remembered only by the ancient priests of the early dynastic Egyptians. Thoth left behind the Emerald Tablets to explain what lies within the Halls of Amenti, a place that transcends life and death. There he met 32 immortal sages, and became the 33rd so that he could pass the knowledge onto the Egyptians.

Winter 1925. Eleanor and Hugh are decking the halls for their first married Christmas together when butler Clifford arrives with a mysterious telegram. A lucrative case awaits their new detective agency… but in the most remote county in England. The note insists they must be there by midnight to accept the job. After a snowy journey, they arrive at the tiny hamlet of Yorelow to find their client, Osmund Unwin, dead in the churchyard as midnight mass ends.

New York City, 1880, in a time of industry, mystery, and glamour. All to be found is vice, corruption, and injustice. When prominent New York City socialites are found brutally murdered in their lavish Millionaires' Row mansions, junior detective Charles Reed, new to the city and with no experience, gets partnered with unconventional senior detective and war veteran Lucas Briggs as they're called in to investigate the most recent killing. But in their search for the murderer, the detectives realize the killings are the start of something far worse.

Your undercover operation is blown before you get to San Francisco. What next? If you’re Orpen, you join the cops. Sort of. It’s the Fall of 1883. Irish revolutionaries are changing the face of London with American dynamite, and not in a good way. Irish-born London Metropolitan Police Sergeant, Robert Emmet Orpen is sent, badly disguised as a tourist, to San Francisco to prevent at least some of the explosives getting into the wrong hands. He realizes that he may be out of his depth when his cover is blown before he even gets as far as the west coast. Now what does he do?

Berlin, Mai 1940: Während der Krieg an den Grenzen tobt, herrscht in der Hauptstadt ein erbarmungsloser Machtkampf zwischen zwei rivalisierenden Banden. Als der Besitzer eines zwielichtigen Nachtclubs erschossen wird, eskaliert der Konflikt. Kriminalinspektor Horst Schenke übernimmt die Ermittlungen und gerät zwischen die Fronten der mächtigsten Berliner Syndikate. Je tiefer er in das Netz aus Korruption und den Kampf um die Vorherrschaft auf dem Schwarzmarkt vordringt, desto näher rückt die Gefahr.

Málaga, Spain, 1352. Knight-errant Gerard Fox and his daring wife Willa seek young noblewoman Madelena to deliver news of her brother's death: an innocuous mission, yet one that plunges the couple into a fight for their lives against their most dangerous adversaries yet. Madelena's sister-in-law Helvira desires two things that Madelena now possesses: a considerable inheritance, and a letter that provides grounds for Helvira's execution in both the Christian and Muslim worlds.

Escape to the tranquil setting of the Saint John's River in Florida with Evangeline Bright, a talented actress and amateur herbalist on the run. When she's framed for murder, she must use her acting skills to survive and find the real killer before it's too late. But as she delves deeper into the mysteries of the river, she discovers that danger lurks around every corner, and she maynot be able to trust anyone, including the handsome boat captain who has caught her eye. The clock is ticking, and if she doesn't solve the case, she may face a sentence of death.