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Throwing on an almost convincing French accent, Tommy is determined to act the Great Detective Hanaud to his and Tuppence’s latest, lovely client. Miss Hargreaves has recently received a box of chocolates from nobody knows who, and, due to her dislike of chocolates, was the only one to not...

The Lonely Spirit is a short story collection sprawled across the Old West. As the only half-Comanche US marshal, L.S. Quinn straddles two worlds, searching for peace in both. Quinn is one of the best marshals, well-respected for finding criminals and bringing them to justice. His adventures pit him against criminals like Florence Finnegan, the famous brothel owner and gunslinger, and Jack Mattherson, whose attack on US Senator William Quincy brings out Quinn’s desire for revenge.

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister, in this classic Agatha Christie mystery now available in an updated edition with a foreword Sophie Hannah. “He was murdered, wasn’t he?” When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she...

The Balloon-Hoax is a thrilling early example of literary sensationalism from Edgar Allan Poe, blending sharp scientific detail with masterful suspense. First published as a convincing newspaper report, the story chronicles a transatlantic balloon voyage that captivates the public—until the shocking truth emerges. With its blend of realism, imagination, and sly satire, this inventive tale showcases Poe’s genius for blurring the line between fact and fiction, making it a fascinating read for fans of classic suspense, speculative fiction, and literary history.

World-renowned pianist Gloria Banderas is at the height of her career when a curious ailment forces her to cancel a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. The same day, she befriends one of the many free-spirited artists inhabiting the warren of apartments above the theater. With her career and marriage at a standstill, Gloria moves into an empty studio and convalesces among the poets, photographers, and dancers who eke out a living with total dedication to their art. As a return to her old routine beckons, Gloria must decide which parts of her life are worth fighting for.

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited...

In Agatha Christie’s classic, Three Act Tragedy, the normally unflappable Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling investigation: the seemingly motiveless murder of the thirteenth guest at dinner party, who choked to death on a cocktail containing not a trace of poison. Sir Charles Cartwright...

At Bertram’s Hotel the intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events. An old-fashioned London hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out to be.… When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she...

In the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life. On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty...

Set during the dark days of World War II, Agatha Christie’s N or M? puts two most unlikely espionage agents, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, on the trail of a pair of Nazi spies who have murdered Britain’s top agent. World War II is raging, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at...

A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October...

Bir salonun loş ışığında başlayan, masum görünen bir sohbet… Ardından hızla büyüyen yanlış anlamalar, gururun ve kırılgan egoların tetiklediği bir dizi komik ama acıtan olay… Başkasının Karısı, Dostoyevski’nin ince mizahını, keskin gözlemlerini ve insan karakterine dair derin bilgisini ortaya koyan kısa ama etkili bir anlatıdır. Burada ihanet, aşk ya da evlilik yalnızca birer tema değil; asıl mesele, insanların birbirlerine nasıl baktıkları, kendi kusurlarını başkalarında nasıl gördükleridir.

Bandits & Rebels is an anthology of some of Jules Verne’s earliest work, including the first appearance of a submarine in his fiction. As well as his interest in science, it illustrates his geographical and historical range, with San Carlos, a story about smugglers in Spain; a story about the siege of Rome in 1848; and Martin Paz, about an indigenous uprising in Peru in the 1830s. The audiobook includes a detailed introduction by Sorbonne professor and Verne expert Daniel Compére.

This audiobook is a sweeping, time spanning journey through the hidden emotional terrain of American service — from the quiet rituals of modern deployments to the mud choked battlefields of the Civil War and the dust heavy compounds of Afghanistan. Across eras, landscapes, and uniforms, these stories reveal the private moments of courage, fear, and connection that never make it into history books.

The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.

Rider without walls and bound by the trail inspired by the rich legacy of the black cowboy historical contribution.

Dans la splendeur enneigée de l’Angleterre de la Régence, un lord désabusé au passé scandaleux et une lady au cœur brisé, bien décidée à fuir l’amour, se retrouvent irrésistiblement attirés l’un par l’autre lors d’une rencontre fortuite. Lady Eleanor Winthrop a juré de ne jamais se marier après une rupture humiliante. Son indépendance farouche et son esprit acéré sont les boucliers qu’elle oppose à un monde qui l’a trahie. Lord Alexander Harrington, marquis de Rockingham, est un séducteur notoire, au charme aussi ravageur que sa réputation.

Heartbroken and alone, Lucy Patterson retreats to a crumbling Victorian house in Otley for Christmas. Behind the dusty shelves of its library she finds the impossible, a hidden passage that leads not to another room, but to December 1885.

Here is a collection of joined-up stories for these disjointed times, for the exiled and the out-of-place. Letters from love poets and blood-stained dictators, memos from corrupt businessmen and out-of-touch courtiers. The action stretches from Chislehurst to the Chagos Islands, from bathos to Billericay.

Brought to you by Penguin. Five lives overlap across two centuries. School teacher Geoffrey’s war takes him to the brink of sanity; Billy’s fortitude lifts him from the Victorian slums in London; Elena and Jeanne interrogate the notion of the soul, from opposite points of view, a century...