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When Anna Cameron is promoted to Chief Inspector and moved to a new division, it should be a turning point for her. Then her mother goes into a coma in a foreign country and an old woman disappears from a Glasgow care home under suspicious circumstances, and Anna's career and personal life both threaten to implode. The gang-related murder of a young Asian boy and an assault on one of her officers only serve to turn the screws tighter – can Anna be both a good cop and a good person?

Brought to you by Penguin. From the author of The Power, winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 Naomi Alderman's The Lessons reflects the truth that the lessons life teaches often come too late. Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any...

Welkom in Salon d'Amour, waar eigenaresse Angelika naast kapper ook een uitstekende koppelaar is. Wat je hart ook begeert, na een bezoek aan Salon d'Amour is niets meer hetzelfde! Hier, aan het oude plein, heb ik mijn kapsalon. Stap gerust eens binnen. Ik bied je een kopje thee aan, terwijl je wacht tot je aan de beurt bent. Ondertussen kijk ik in mijn spiegel naar je om erachter te komen hoe ik kan helpen. Wanneer je in de stoel plaatsneemt heb ik al een plan.

Power comes in many forms, some of which are easily corrupted. Men who will pay any price for power are deadly, as their ends justify any means to them. With the magic of the arch breached from both sides, Bryan must learn to rewrite the very rules of magic or both worlds could be overthrown and destroyed.

What would you sacrifice for your best friend? And when does loyalty become enabling? Jake has it all—a six-figure job, a beautiful girlfriend, and a carefully planned future. His best friend Marcus has... well, Marcus has Jake. And another Venmo request. For twelve years, Jake has been Marcus's safety net. Late rent, car repairs, "emergency pizza situations"—Jake's always been there with his wallet open and no questions asked. That's what best friends do, right?

Primavera de 1977. Miguel Duarte acaba de llegar a Barcelona. Tiene veinte años, es camarero del Nebraska, un bar de las Ramblas donde el jefe sueña con protagonizar una película del Oeste, y vive esperando algo que lo eleve por encima de su timidez. Para eso está Montse, una estudiante acomodada por la que siente una atracción irresistible. Tras implicarse en política, con ella experimentará el amor, el sexo y los placeres de la vida.

Her daughter has just flown the nest and her pensioner mum has dived headlong into internet dating - can Hattie hold on to her sanity? Hattie is a 47-year-old mother whose daughter, Layla, is just about to head off to university. She's not coping terribly well (Hattie that is - Layla seems to be...

Archie Flynn has it all—money, charm, and a sex life that would make James Bond jealous. A successful finance career, a dream terrace home in Sydney’s The Rocks, and an endless stream of women keep him content in his eternal bachelorhood. Then Jezebel Ekas walks into his life—an American MMA fighter with knockout looks and the kind of presence that makes the pants-man reconsider his ways.

Sometimes bad things happen to good Angels... er, Angels who try to be good. So my adventures continue... but not as I'd hoped. The tables have turned. My crush/best friend has moved on. And my unhealthy infatuation--a half-breed demon--has been avoiding me. Time for a change of plans. If only I could erase my mind of all men and stop the recent streak of bad luck. But first I suppose I should figure out how to assist my fellow Angels with Earth's newest threat.

When Charlotte "Charlie" Hasting's father dies, she knows her life will never be the same. But after finding a stash of letters from the mother she never knew, Charlie can see exactly what's been missing in her life. Determined to track her mom down, Charlie quits her high-powered job and road trips to California, giving her plenty of time to rethink her life. But before she can even leave New York, she winds up with an unexpected passenger . . .

Neste audiolivro, Rodrigo Santos envereda pelo gênero conto e traz histórias instigantes e envolventes, que deixam os ouvintes intrigados com fatos e situações relatados. A construção literária empreendida pelo autor é particularmente feliz: a linguagem é envolvida pela aura da oralidade, de modo que o leitor fica a reboque das falas e das histórias narradas.

Zukiswa Wanner, uma das vozes mais ativas da literatura africana contemporânea, oferece um registro raro e necessário: homens negros africanos narrando suas próprias histórias. Longe das poses machistas ou dos estereótipos de gênero, eles se revelam apaixonados, inseguros, engraçados e desbragadamente humanos: amáveis em suas fragilidades, desprezíveis em suas falhas. A autora alterna os dilemas e contradições de Mfundo, Mzilikazi e Tinaye diante das expectativas sociais sobre o papel do homem: a sexualidade, a autoridade familiar, a independência financeira.

Meet Molly, New York's most famous agony aunt. She considers herself an expert at relationships...as long as they're other people's. The only love of her life is her Dalmatian, Valentine. Meet Daniel, a cynical divorce lawyer. He's hardwired to think relationships are a bad idea. If you don't get involved, no one can get hurt. But then he finds himself borrowing a dog to meet the gorgeous woman he sees running in Central Park every morning....

A chilling short story featuring DS Sean Corrigan from Luke Delaney, ex-Met detective and author of Cold Killing. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Stuart MacBride. FIVE WOMEN HAVE BEEN MURDERED… All prostitutes. All with dark, straight hair. Snatched from the shadows of...

“Provocative…Masterfully subtle.” —The New York Times “An architectural feat in itself.” —Financial Times The award-winning, bestselling Japanese phenomenon: a speculative, prophetic novel following a young and brilliant celebrity architect in Tokyo who takes on her most...

Spanning four decades in the mid-nineteenth century, the interconnected novellas of Old New York lay out the complex and inscrutable codes, customs, and taboos of New York society in classic Wharton style.

Bounty hunting can be dangerous, but Jace Reed is used to danger and always follows the rules. Including the most important one—never get emotionally involved. But everything goes haywire when the Brooklyn “it girl” interrupts his most important assignment. Beautiful Lucy Moor may or may not hold the only clue to the target that Jace has been tracking for months. So becoming her roommate to get the intel from her should be easy… right?

A trio of novels by the renowned author, dramatised for BBC Radio Guyanese writer E. R. Braithwaite is probably best known for his semi-autobiograpical, internationally bestselling novel To Sir with Love, which was adapted as an award-winning film starring Sidney Poitier. Collected here are...

Stunning full-cast production of the classic mystery thriller set on the cusp of the First World War First published in 1920, The Great Impersonation was a runaway best-seller. Listen now to this stunning full-cast adaptation, available as a download for the first time. It’s early 1914 and two...

In the dead of night, he’ll find you… Based on a terrifying real theory about a serial killer at work along the Manchester canal – the Manchester Pusher – Karen Woods’s latest novel takes us right through the dark heart of the city one woman, Saskia Mayor, decides she’s going to find...