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Harry and Freya, an ordinary couple, dreamed for years of finding something priceless buried amongst the tat in a car boot sale. It was a dream they knew in their hearts would never come true—until the day it did. They buy the drab portrait for a few pounds, for its beautiful frame, planning to cut the painting out. Then studying it back at home there seems to be another picture beneath, of a stunning landscape. Could it be a long-lost masterpiece from 1770? If genuine, it could be worth millions.

A businessman discovers he has a ghostly twin whose presence may be far more ominous than he had thought.... Mischievous children learn that supernatural forces are nothing to toy with, after a Halloween prank goes wrong. And holiday festivities set the backdrop to a terrified teen’s worst fears, when his grandmother’s corpse comes looking for revenge....

As you’re about to go under the knife, Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is the morphine you need. This new volume holds 13 tales of bone-chilling terror. More than enough to send a shock though your system. Goosebumps, nightmares, shivers running down your spine... The physiological symptoms of fear infest your body. Just relax as your demonic nurse tightens the straps on the operating table.

Da han skal giftes, øjner vennerne muligheden for omsider at gøre gengæld og arrangerer et temmelig morbidt indslag til hans polterabend. Men intet går som planlagt. Polterabenden slutter brat, da vennerne kører galt. De tre er dræbt på stedet, den sidste ligger i koma på hospitalet. Den vordende brudgom er der intet spor af, og ingen aner, hvor han er. Kriminalinspektør Roy Grace, der selv er plaget af sin kones mystiske forsvinden otte år tidligere, sættes på sagen.

Wie wird man ein Killer? Für Roy Grace beginnt eine der schwierigsten Ermittlungen seiner Laufbahn. "Du stirbst für mich" ist der 13. Fall in der Roy-Grace-Serie von Diamond-Dagger-Award-Gewinner und Nummer 1-Bestseller-Autor Peter James. Lorna Belling hat genug. Genug von ihrer höllischen Ehe und ihrem brutalen Ehemann Corin. Und jetzt auch von ihrem Liebhaber Greg, der sie seit zwei Jahren über seine wahren Absichten belügt. Doch als sie ihm droht, rastet Greg aus.

Der neue explosive Thriller von Nummer-1-Bestsellerautor Peter James. Die Stimme des Anrufers klang gehetzt, offensichtlich hatte der Mann Todesangst. Er habe eine Botschaft zu verkünden, denn er, Dr. Harry F. Cook, habe den absoluten Beweis für die Existenz Gottes gefunden. Kurz darauf ist Cook tot, ermordet unter brutalen Umständen. Als Reporter Ross Hunter daraufhin das Manuskript durchsieht, das Cook ihm geschickt hat, merkt er schnell, wie brisant der Stoff wirklich ist. Was würde der Vatikan dazu sagen? Die Atheisten, die anderen Religionsgemeinschaften?

Zwei Tote in Brighton in nur einer Woche. Und beide durch den giftigen Biss einer Schlange getötet. Kann das Zufall sein? Der zwölfte Fall für Roy Grace und wahrlich seine giftigste Ermittlung. Jodie Bentley hat nur zwei Träume in ihrem Leben: Schön und reich will sie sein. Als Kind wurde sie als hässliches Entlein verschrien, doch das hat sie mit Hilfe der Chirurgie mittlerweile korrigieren lassen. Bliebe da noch der zweite Traum: Reichtum. Ihre Vorstellung von Geld ist eigentlich ganz einfach: Entweder du verdienst es oder - noch besser - du heiratest es.

Idiom Lee is a man alone, millions of miles from home. A chance encounter with an alien shape-shifter sent him into a Cold Cosmos devoid of humanity. After the events of book one, he's established himself in the lowest bar on the moving asteroid Panadaras, gambling and serving as a bouncer. Until a sloth-cat creature he calls Slowhand appears and tells him Ginn is in trouble.

Ved et brutalt røveri i Brighton bliver en gammel kvinde myrdet, og der forsvinder antikviteter til en værdi af 10 millioner pund. Til kriminalkommissær Roy Graces store overraskelse er de pårørende dog kun optaget af at få et gammelt lommeur tilbage. Det er de til gengæld også villige til at gøre hvad som helst for at få tilbage i familiens eje. Efterforskningen fører Roy Grace fra Brightons luskede antikvitetsforretninger til et forbrydernetværk på det europæiske fastland og videre til et bandeopgør i 1920'ernes New York.

This second volume of a must-listen collection contains 15 bibliomysteries by best-selling and award-winning authors.

Exception to the Rule links ancient wisdom with contemporary science on high performance, teamwork, and engagement. Building an organizational culture based on classical virtues - of trust, compassion, courage, justice, wisdom, temperance and hope - is both strategically smart and a better way to live. Exception to the Rule walks you through the steps of helping everyone in your organization focus on character defined by virtue.

Roy Grace and his family have left Sussex behind for a week’s holiday in France. The website promised a grand house, but when they arrive the place is very different from the pictures. And it soon becomes clear that their holiday nightmare is only just beginning. An old enemy of Roy, a lowlife criminal he had put behind bars, is now out of jail - and out for revenge. He knows where Roy and his family have gone on holiday. Of course he does. He’s been hacking their emails - and they are in the perfect spot for him to pay Roy back.

Niall and Eden Paternoster start their Sunday the same way they always do - with a long drive, a visit to a country house and a quick stop at the local supermarket on the way home. But this Sunday ends differently - because while Niall waits and waits in the car park for Eden to pick up supplies, Eden never returns. She’s not waiting for him at home, and none of their family or friends have heard from her. Gone without a trace, Niall is arrested on suspicion of her murder.

Frannie is delighted when a chance meeting with a handsome man and his son leads to a romance. The fact that the relationship is marred by gruesome tragedies, she dismisses as an unsettling coincidence. But eventually she can no longer ignore the fact that she is the only thing linking these horrible events. Is it a murderous practical joke? Or worse?

Three muffled thuds ring from the partially filled grave of the newly wed girl. Only the verger hears them, and he dismisses the noise as his imagination. But over the next few days, others also hear faint sounds. An exhumation order is granted. Reporter Kate Hemingway sneaks into the small suburban churchyard when the coffin is opened, and the scene she witnesses is so horrific she can never forget it. As she starts work on the story, Kate finds herself caught up in a sinister and macabre cover-up.

Apocrypha is a Greek word that means "something hidden". The term is often used for writings of the church that are not generally accepted as authentic or inspired. It is unclear what the motivation was for writing many of these works. But often they fill in gaps of information where the Bible is silent.

Vingt ans de mariage, ça se fête. Chacun de leur côté, Victor et Joan se préparent une petite surprise. Dans leur minable pavillon de Brighton, où s'amoncellent désillusions et rancunes, le couple s'affaire. Cyanure pour l'un, hyperglycémie fatale pour l'autre. Deux crimes parfaits. Le tout étant de garder son sang-froid. Une gageure pour ceux qui s'aiment, comme eux, d'un aussi grand amour.

When terrorists loyal to Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union win control of the Honde Valley on the eastern border of Rhodesia, the government must decide whether to concede defeat or take a stand. Prime Minister Ian Smith decides to fight back, and he calls upon Jamie Ross, a district commissioner, to relocate 21,000 people into protected villages.

The Vampire’s Bedside Companion is a riveting compendium of new facts and fiction on the undying theme of vampirism. Four new, excisting and authentic vampire fictional stories by Peter Allan, Crispin Derby, Richard Howard, and James Turner complete this compelling companion for dark nights, solitude and howling winds!

Ve městě Brighton se chystá natáčení velkolepého hollywoodského filmu o lásce mezi anglickým králem Jiřím IV. a Marií Fitzherbertovou. Pro rockovou ikonu Gaiu, která se touží prosadit jako herečka, znamená film příležitost dosáhnout na sošku Oskara. Pro detektiva-superintendanta Roye Gracea ze sussexské kriminálky je Gaiin pobyt ve městě noční můra. Grace byl varován, že Gaiu pronásleduje posedlý fanoušek či fanynka. První pokus připravit ji o život se odehrál několik dní před tím, než opustila svůj domov v Los Angeles.