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Der Tresor des Professor Versegy wurde aufgebrochen und der Schmuck seiner jungen Frau und seine Wertsachen gestohlen- oder hat der labile alte Herr den Diebstahl nur vorgetäuscht? Einige Indizien deuten daraufhin, aber eine Täterbeschreibung und weitere Umstände lassen bei Detektiv Plank Zweifel aufkommen.

In the summer of 1920, nineteen-year-old Sarita’s younger brother, JJ, bleeds to death in her arms after being shot by Javier Salsito de Ortega, a ruthless tequila smuggler. The Texas Rangers have their hands full with Prohibition and border issues. Still, Sarita is stunned when they refuse to help. JJ’s death devastates her father. Without a male heir, Sarita fears he will give in to the oil prospector intent on buying their family ranch, La Barroneña. Even in his despair, she knows her father yearns for justice, but he is too ill and weak to seek it. Sarita isn’t.

London 1888, a most murderous year. The Metropolitan Police, reeling after a determined summer bombing campaign by Irish revolutionaries, is on the verge of breaking point come the Autumn by an illusive serial killer calling themselves "Jack the Ripper".

È l'anno fatidico 2001. A New York, Harvey Sonnenfeld, agente CIA messo un po' in disparte ma carico di esperienza, ha un'intuizione, una di quelle convinzioni tenaci che non si sa da dove vengano ma che possono essere più radicate di un ragionamento articolato: ci sarà un attentato. "New York conta un bel po' di milioni di abitanti, e nessuno può sapere esattamente quanti stanno preparando un attentato. Loro sono qui e io prima o poi li annuserò". Ingaggia allo scopo un gruppo di persone tanto assurdo quanto efficace.

Hollywood, 1953. Young actress Ginny Watkins is turning heads. Even the legendary – and married – actor Max Whitman can’t resist the allure of the hottest new starlet. He promises Ginny the world, in return for the right favour. London, 1954. Stella Hope, once the most famous actress in Hollywood, has been ousted to Ealing Studios after her divorce from the powerful Max. Just as she accepts her fate, she receives a letter, blackmailing her for a mistake she made many years ago. Two women on either side of stardom find themselves in the orbit of the same beguiling man.

Most of his life, Kip rode for the brand. Then tragedy struck. He rode alone into Dry Gulch, where he uncovered a criminal organization bent on ruling the West. Now, riding for a mysterious new brand, Kip strikes out to destroy evil, reveal truth, and impart justice. Kip is ready to die for these things. But suddenly, he also has a reason to live. Unfortunately, he left his heart in the one place to which he can't return.

Hellis, Juni 1914: Ein verwegener Plan. Eine Zerstörung, die die Welt noch nicht erlebt hat. General Iblis, den alle nur "Meister“ nennen, lässt nichts unversucht, um den geheimnisvollen Garten aufzuspüren und zu vernichten. Ein tödliches Spiel beginnt, doch gerade seine stärkste Waffe macht ihn extrem verwundbar. Verwoben in die Ereignisse des 1. Weltkriegs nimmt die Geschichte ihren Lauf. Verzweigte Lebenswege, eine unheimliche Verschwörung, berührte Seelen, fallende Masken. In einem Netz aus Gefangenschaft und Zwängen führen alle Fäden zu der Stätte, an der die Schönheit geboren wurde.

AD 64: Roman centurion Marcus Domitus leads an expedition to find the mythical treasure hidden deep inside Queen Dido's temple. 1945: Two Nazis disappear amidst the chaos of a burning Berlin—and so does a precious object. 2009: Two brutal murders in London and Boston linked by a single name and a shared history. When art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is asked to help investigate, he finds himself delving deep into the occult and uncovering dark secrets, tales of lust and greed and a curse linked to ancient Egypt. . .

It’s 1925 and the Empress of Australia is making her regular Atlantic crossing, New York-bound, with a full manifest of passengers.When a dead body is uncovered onboard, it is up to Inspector Archie Daniels to find the killer. But solving one murder quickly turns into solving two, then three, and it becomes clear that Daniels must act fast to avoid an all-souls-lost-level calamity. No one, from the horrendously wealthy and entitled first-class passengers to what they would consider the dregs of empire below deck, is safe. And no one can get off.

England, 1941. When Jane Treen is summoned to her boss’s office at the end of a long day, she smooths down her tweed skirt and makes them both another strong pot of coffee. Brigadier Remmington-Blythe slides a folded copy of the evening newspaper towards her, with one small article circled in red ink. A body has been found on an English beach in the little seaside town where she grew up, and he wants her to investigate. Jane is used to managing secret agents and spies, but she is now part of The Secret Detective Agency, England’s answer to solving the most mysterious murders.

Quel est le trésor dont parle un manuscrit du IXème siècle que Virgile, jeune antiquaire parisien, rapporte de Trêves ? Pourquoi la mafia russe, dirigée par Constantin Basilivitch, l'a-t-elle missionné pour lui procurer ce Livre des miracles, rédigé par les plus grands ecclésiastiques de tous les temps, depuis Macaire, premier évêque de Jérusalem, jusqu'au pape Pie XII ? Quel est le secret contenu dans ces pages qui relatent la vie de Saint Hydulphe, chorévêque de Trèves, la ville où naquit l'empereur Constantin qui christianisa le monde romain ?

It's 1989, and in a small town on the Austria-Hungary border, nobody talks about the war; the older residents pretend not to remember, and the younger ones are too busy making plans to leave. The walls are thin, the curtains twitch, there is a face at every window, and everyone knows what they are not supposed to say. But as thousands of East German refugees mass at the border, it seems that the past is knocking on Darkenbloom's door. Still, though, nobody talks about the war. Until a mysterious visitor shows up asking questions.

A cat-and-mouse tale with claws, Glitz is thrilling, frightening, explosive, surprising, everything a great thriller is supposed to be—superior crime fiction the genre’s late greats, John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, et al, would have been proud to call their own. Elmore Leonard, the creator of magnificent mayhem and truly unforgettable characters—like U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified—is at his nail-biting, page-turning best with Glitz which Stephen King in the New York Times Book Review calls, “Smashing and satisfying.”

While in Vatican City, renowned photorealist Anthony Brunelli is summoned from an art reception honoring his latest masterpiece to an unexpected private audience with Pope Benedict XVI. There, he receives a shocking request: uncover an 800-year-old secret left by Saint Francis of Assisi—a revelation with the power to reshape the very foundations of Christianity.

1776: A River of Spies is a suspenseful spy adventure story set during the Revolutionary War and the attack on Trenton. A story of espionage, heroes and heroines, where every choice could alter the course of history.

From the dawn of Neolithic tribes to modern-day Oregon, an ancient power stirs. The cursed Felstone has shaped destinies for over 15,000 years, and now its dark legacy has come for Eagle—a high school quarterback from the Takhala tribe. Hunted by the ruthless Demon Wolves biker gang and haunted by voices from the past, Eagle must uncover the truth about his family’s connection to the Felstone before it consumes him.

Hally leads a pretty normal life in a small town until one day she makes a decision that will change everything. Follow Hally and her best friend, Rose, as they navigate owning a mansion that ends up having quite a sordid history. Their adventures are a roller coaster ride of tears and laughter and leads them on a journey they would never have expected. Did I mention the mansion may be occupied by spirits from hundreds of years? Hally will learn to deal with that with help from new friends along the way.

April, 1912. With Mina still missing, and no clue to her whereabouts, John Decker has spent the last four months frantically searching. But now he might have found her. There's only one problem. He will have to board one of the most infamous ocean liners in history in order to get her back. The RMS Titanic.

A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things.'

I august 1944 ankommer den ungarske jøde og patolog Samuel Schumann til en lejr med sin lille dreng. Han bliver pillet ud af rækken, skilt fra drengen og fragtet til Kirurgisk Blok 10, hvor hans bedste elev venter. Doktoren. Sammen skal de udrette store ting. Doktoren vil have Schumann til at give ham formlerne fra de dyreforsøg, han forestod inden krigen – nogle frygtelige forsøg, der løb løbsk og måtte lukkes. Og ikke bare det, han vil have Schumann til at genoptage forsøgene og stiller et uendeligt eksperimentelt materiale til rådighed: fangerne i lejren.