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Like a modern Midsummer Night’s Dream, an ethereal and haunting novel about a young spy who enchanted by a species…
of half-swan, half-human creatures—an obsession that ultimately leads her to question her own existence—and sanity.In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva finds herself mentally unraveling following an assignment in Paris. Everything in Elísabet’s life in the city—her friends, social engagements, and late nights—revolved around her work as a spy with the Special Unit. To regain her mental balance, Elísabet finds herself taking long solitary walks near the lake.One day, she sees two strange beasts emerging from the water—a pair of seemingly mythical creatures, human woman above the waist, swan below. Curious, she follows them through tangles of thickets to a clearing . . . and into a strange new reality. Elísabet’s walks become regular visits to these swan women. As she earns their trust, the creatures reveal the enigma of their secret existence and their desire to reproduce. Pulled further and further into the swanfolk’s monomaniacal (and often violent) quest, Elísabet finds her own mind growing increasingly untrustworthy. Ultimately, she is forced to reckon with both the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings and her own past—and face a truth she’s carefully tried to evade.
Entrepreneur Emma Westlake&’s new business is booming until her latest client is arrested for murder in this new Friend for…
Hire Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford.Emma Westlake, proprietor of A Friend for Hire, finds a heart-wrenching email from a prospective client in her inbox. The email is from Kim Felder, a woman struggling with empty-nest syndrome and an out of left field divorce. Determined to help get Kim in a better headspace, Emma suggests she draft a bucket list of things she has always wanted to do in life but has put off in favor of taking care of everyone else. Together, they fill that list with fun baking classes, traveling, and dancing in the middle of the street for no reason. Kim also adds in some hilarious items about getting even with her ex. But all laughter ends when Kim&’s ex winds up dead via one of the ideas Kim proposed. Now, Kim is Deputy Jack Riordan&’s lone suspect in a murder Emma knows she did not commit. Emma will have to put her budding relationship with the deputy on the line to corner a cunning killer.
Trouble is brewing for a tea shop owner with a penchant for investigation and her talking corgi in this delightful…
cozy mystery. When Emma Reed moved to the Cornish village of Trevena, she was looking forward to making new friends, opening up a small tea shop, and taking plenty of brisk walks with her talking dog, Oliver. But when a valuable motorcycle and an old skeleton are found together under the local pub, Emma&’s antique dealing friends David and Charles become prime suspects in a forty year old mystery. The local gossip is soon flowing faster than tea in Emma&’s shop, and old secrets are being unearthed right along with the old bones. Although David and Charles insist they have nothing to do with the skeleton, they quickly come under police suspicion. To save their friends, Emma and Oliver will need to dig deep...
Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of…
a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue.When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is obliged to play tour guide to a relative she hasn&’t seen in twenty years. Not only that, but her father thinks it&’s a wonderful idea for them to bond by running a food stall together at the Eastwood Village Night Market. Yale hasn&’t cooked in years, and she hardly considers Celine&’s career as a social media influencer as adequate experience, but because she&’s just lost her job at her local bookstore, she feels she has no choice. Yale and Celine serve small dishes and refreshing drinks, and while business is slow, it eventually picks up thanks to Celine&’s surprisingly useful marketing ideas. They&’re quite shocked that their bubble tea, in particular, is a hit—literally—when one of their customers turns up dead. Yale and Celine are prime suspects due to the gold flakes that Celine added to the sweet drink as a garnish. Though the two cousins are polar opposites in every way, they must work together to find out what really happened to the victim or the only thing they&’ll be serving is time.
After a man dies during a performance at Castle Dark, Nora Blake learns just how hard it is to catch…
a killer, especially if every suspect is a trained actor, in this exciting new Dinner and a Murder Mystery.Autumn has arrived at Castle Dark, and Nora Blake has settled into her role as an actor in Derek Corby&’s castle murder-mystery troupe. She is troubled, however, by the setting of Derek&’s fall mystery: the catacombs in the depths of the castle. Yes, these catacombs are part of a set, the skeletons and cobwebs mere props, but Nora feels uneasy in the shadowy passages beneath Castle Dark. When a man is killed during one of their first shows, the eerie catacombs become a place of terror.Joined by her castle companions, Nora attempts to find the motive for killing a seemingly innocent victim. Some of those answers appear to lie with the local community theater, the members of which Nora has come to know because she has joined Derek&’s latest town production. As Nora practices her lines at Wood Glen&’s Blue Curtain Theater, she realizes that everyone around her is an actor, and all of her suspects are perfectly capable of convincing others of their innocence. Nora soon discovers that someone else is in danger and that she may also be in the sights of the killer. With the help of her handsome boyfriend, Detective John Dashiell, Nora will have to go off-script to prevent a murderous encore. . . .
In this "edge-of-your-seat" thriller and sequel to the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine book club pick Conviction (The Los Angeles Times), Anna…
and Fin find themselves on another breathtaking chase across Europe—and another race to save their own lives. Deception. Theft. Murder. All you need is confidence. Anna McDonald has made a terrible mistake. She has forced her blended family to vacation together. The weather is bad, her daughters are bored, and her ex-husband still insufferable. Oh, and Fin Cohen brought his latest girlfriend, too. So when news of a shocking kidnapping breaks, Anna and Fin do the responsible thing. They take off to solve the case. Lisa Lee, a young YouTube star, has vanished after answering the door to what she thought was a pizza delivery. Police suspect her dad or the delivery guy, but in Lisa&’s last known video she ventured into an abandoned chateau in France, where she uncovered a priceless artifact. Anna knows they must find this young woman before it&’s too late. To do so, they need to track down that treasure, a casket that could hold answers to the greatest questions ever asked. But Anna and Fin might have misunderstood the stakes of the game. Soon, they find themselves mixed up with some very dark characters, on another thrilling chase across Europe—and another race to save their own lives. Praise for the national bestseller Conviction: "One of the most talented, most daring, most humane writers of the past twenty years . . . Conviction is Mina's finest work to date: a dark star of a novel, blazingly intense, up-to-the-minute fresh, and exciting as all hell." ―A.J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window "Endlessly surprising . . . This incredible novel seems to have been written in a white-hot rage."―Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "Conviction combines all Mina's gifts―for suspense, humor, menace, sentiment―in spectacular fashion."―Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal "A page-turner with depth and soul."―O, the Oprah Magazine
Lawyer Dutch Francis faces an impossible situation—search for your missing wife or defend your high-profile client Dutch Francis is a…
defense attorney in the case of a judge accused of killing his wife. Just as the trial is about to begin, Ginnie Turner, Dutch's wife and TV news broadcaster, goes missing. Under extreme duress, Dutch tries to extricate himself as the judge's attorney—or at least postpone the trial. The judge insists that the trial proceed without delay and that Dutch remain his attorney. Exhausted by the murder trial, Dutch confronts an ineffectual police department, suspicious that he is involved in his wife's disappearance. He takes matters into his own hands as he struggles to balance both responsibilities—the trial and finding his wife—pushing him to the brink of losing everything he holds dear. At first Dutch suspects that Ginnie was kidnapped in retaliation for her recent stories about sex scandals. But after receiving bits of her in the mail—fingernails, hair—he realizes the kidnapper's intent may be to punish him. Could his defense of the judge be the reason?Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow will love the courtroom drama
In this modern thriller about one of the most brutal tales of revenge ever told, SLMN returns against a backdrop…
of sex workers, cocaine traffickers and West African cults.In a war for survival two opposing syndicates find themselves locked in a faceless war. The cost is high, the price paid in blood. Enemies everywhere. There are the Onisagbe, or widow makers, whose claim to these streets dates back to the time when the city's first foundation stones were laid. Led by Sol Danjuma, they've ruled over Freetown for generations. Then there's Awon Woli, a group of Liberians from over the border in Monrovia who have established a stronghold in the area after fleeing their homeland during the civil unrest.What started out as a love ends with a corpse being dumped from a battered old truck with a busted tail light at the gates of the Amon Woli stronghold—a message that can&’t be ignored. Honor demands a life for a life. Who killed their boy? He&’d been out. He had a new life. He had a girl. An apartment above a laundromat in Freetown. He had hope. And now he's dead. In the search for answers, Daudi M&’Beki, one of Awon Woli's lieutenants, goes in search of the girl who stole his friend&’s heart, only to mistakenly kidnap the Onisagbe kingpin&’s youngest daughter. Danjuma swears to move heaven and earth to bring his girl home. The only way that&’s happening is over the corpses of every last Awọn Woli foot soldier.
In a Florida tourist trap, a summer acting job turns into a real-life horror show when a cast member turns…
up dead—then disappears. This nail-biting story is perfect for fans of Fear Street!Dave is spending his final summer before college working at Frightmares House of Horrors, a struggling haunted house attraction held together by malfunctioning killer clown mannequins, a cheap replica Annabelle doll, and a lot of improvising. After a particularly disastrous shift ends in an employee walkout, Dave reluctantly takes over a role for his friend, however, he makes a horrifying discovery—a real dead body, hidden on set. But when Dave returns with help, the body is gone. Though the killer covered their tracks, Dave realizes they must know what he saw. Could he be their next target?
"Would make Agatha Christie proud... Irresistible and smart."—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia PalaceNamed A Most Anticipated Mystery…
of Summer by Betches, Essence, Crime Reads and more!The glittering RMS Queen Mary. A nightclub singer on the run. An aristocratic family with secrets worth killing for.London, 1936. Lena Aldridge wonders if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn&’t worked out. Instead, she&’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho, and her married lover has just left her. But Lena has always had a complicated life, one shrouded in mystery as a mixed-race girl passing for white in a city unforgiving of her true racial heritage.She&’s feeling utterly hopeless until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York. After a murder at the club, the timing couldn&’t be better, and Lena jumps at the chance to escape England. But death follows her onboard when an obscenely wealthy family draws her into their fold just as one among them is killed in a chillingly familiar way. As Lena navigates the Abernathy&’s increasingly bizarre family dynamic, she realizes that her greatest performance won't be for an audience, but for her life.With seductive glamor, simmering family drama, and dizzying twists, Louise Hare makes her beguiling US debut.
The fourth and final installment in Ian Hamilton’s exhilarating Ava Lee spin-off series The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung.…
Following a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Uncle begins preparing for his inevitable death. As he sets his affairs in order, he recalls the moments in his life that meant the most to him — including his first encounter with the talented forensic accountant Ava Lee and the origins of their life-changing partnership.
'Moving, and vastly informative, a real page turner of a historical novel' FAY WELDONThe first instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating…
The Daughters of Hastings trilogy!'This novel is a marvellous mixture of historical fact and imagination... I would heartily recommend this delightful novel. I couldn't put it down' 5* Reader review'This is a beautifully crafted book which has been meticulously researched' 5* Reader review'Fiction and history are woven together almost seamlessly' 5* Reader review'I found it an engaging book and I wanted to keep reading' 5* Reader review'A real page turner thanks to great characterisation' 5* Reader review_____________________________An adventure story of love, loss, survival and reconciliation . . .The Handfasted Wife is the story of the Norman Conquest from the perspective of Edith (Elditha) Swanneck, Harold's common-law wife. She is set aside for a political marriage when Harold becomes king in 1066. Determined to protect her children's destinies and control her economic future, she is taken to William's camp when her estate is sacked on the eve of the Battle of Hastings. She later identifies Harold's body on the battlefield and her youngest son becomes a Norman hostage.Elditha avoids an arranged marriage with a Breton knight by which her son might or might not be given into his care. She makes her own choice and sets out through strife-torn England to seek help from her sons in Dublin. However, events again overtake her.Harold's mother, Gytha, holds up in her city of Exeter with other aristocratic women, including Elditha's eldest daughter. The girl is at risk, drawing Elditha back to Exeter and resistance. Initially supported by Exeter's burghers the women withstand William's siege. However, after three horrific weeks they negotiate exile and the removal of their treasure. Elditha takes sanctuary in a convent where eventually she is reunited with her hostage son.Love the novels of Carol McGrath? Don't miss THE SILKEN ROSE, starring one of the most fierce and courageous forgotten queens of England!AND COMING APRIL 2021 DISCOVER THE DAMASK ROSE: THE SUMPTUOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM CAROL MCGRATHAVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!
'Complex, intriguing, clever, twisty, beautifully put together'MARI HANNAH, author of WITHOUT A TRACE* * * * * * *How do…
you find a killer when you can't recognise a face?Last night my sister was murdered. The police think I killed her.I was there. I watched the knife go in. I saw the man who did it.He's someone I know. But he won't be caught.Because he knows I have prosopagnosia - I can't recognise faces.But if I don't find him, I'll be found guilty of murder.* * * * * * *Praise for REMEMBER ME:'Had me hooked from the very beginning, a gripping premise and such a deliciously flawed cast of characters' JENNY BLACKHURST'Beautifully written...Truly shocking, this is a book that will have everyone talking about it' MARY TORJUSSEN'Loved the protagonist from the first chapter and was rooting for her until the end' SARAH WARD'Hooks you from the start, with a twisty, page-turning pace that keeps you guessing' JAMES SWALLOW
'A wise and lyrical evocation of the lives of women in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest... A captivating read'…
SARAH BOWERThe second instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating The Daughters of Hastings trilogy!'Although this is the second in a trilogy it stands well in its own right... you'll want to read the others in the series, they are so well-written and researched' 5* Reader review'Once again brilliant exciting riveting colourful history in an informative way mixed with factual areas' 5* Reader review 'It is a very well-spun story, written in a style which made the book hard to put down' 5* Reader review 'What a great read!' 5* Reader review 'Thoroughly enjoyable and keeps you interested' 5* Reader review_____________________________A marriage made in Heaven, or Hell?1075 and Dowager Queen Edith has died. Her niece Gunnhild longs to leave Wilton Abbey but is her suitor Breton knight Count Alain of Richmond interested in her inheritance as the daughter of King Harold and Edith Swan-Neck or does he love her for herself?Is her own love for Count Alain an enduring love or has she made a terrible mistake? The Swan Daughter is woven around a true 11th century tale of elopement, love and courage.Love the novels of Carol McGrath? Don't miss THE SILKEN ROSE, starring one of the most fierce and courageous forgotten queens of England!AND COMING APRIL 2021 DISCOVER THE DAMASK ROSE: THE SUMPTUOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM CAROL MCGRATHAVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!
Torna l'addicció literària més potent esperada per més de 15 milions de lectors: l'apassionant nova investigació de Marcus Goldman i…
el sergent Perry Gahalowood, amb el retorn de Harry Quebert. «Un tsunami de girs i de cops de volant, un Himàlia de suspens, un Everest d'emoció». RTL «No hi ha manera de deixar anar l'últim títol de Joël Dicker (...). Una aventura apassionant». Le Parisien «Sé què has fet». Aquest missatge, trobat a la butxaca dels pantalons d'Alaska Sanders, el cadàver de la qual va aparèixer el 3 d'abril de 1999 a la vora del llac de Mount Pleasant, una petita localitat de New Hampshire, és la clau de la nova i apassionant investigació que, onze anys després de posar entre reixes els seus presumptes culpables, torna a reunir l'escriptor Marcus Goldman i el sergent Perry Gahalowood. A mesura que aniran descobrint qui era realment Alaska Sanders, ressorgiran els fantasmes del passat, i entre ells, especialment, el de Harry Quebert. Una nova intriga literàriament addictiva, amb la inconfusible estructura de temps diversos, amb girs de volant imprvistos i un ritme trepidant que són el segell de Joël Dicker, «un fenomen planetari» (Babelia). La crítica n'ha dit:«Al centre de la teranyina, teixida per un Dicker en estat de gràcia, aquesta novel·la demostra que l'escriptor està més avesat que mai en l'art de construir un suspens excel·lent. [...] Un estil potent que manté un ritme excepcional.»Jean-Rémi Barland, La Provence «Tenim best-seller a la vista».Libération Nits curtes, despertades difícils; no digueu que no us hem avisat: és impossible no continuar llegint la nova novel·la de Dicker.[...] Amb el mateix talent de sempre, ens retrobem amb els fantasmes del passat i caiem rendits davant una aventura emocionant i gens predictible».Le Parisien «Una novel·la meravellosa que ens torna a submergir en l'univers de Harry Quebert. Una narració minuciosa i una atmosfera única que farà les delícies de tots els lectors».La Fringale Culturelle «Un thriller que demostra una vegada més que Dicker domina a la perfecció l'art del suspens. [...] Amb un estil simple, efectiu i una narració impecable, aconsegueix mantenir embruixat el lector al llarg de gairebé sis-centes pàgines. Nou èxit a la vista!».A. M., Version Femina «La llista de premis literaris està ben atenta i amb una actitud expectant la darrera obra de Dicker».Louis-Henri de La Rochefoucauld, L’Express «Dicker sap de què parla, i nosaltres, com a lectors, volem tornar a bressolar-nos en aquesta cançó de la qual ja coneixem la tornada. Ens deixem portar amb avidesa fins al cor d'una investigació on, molt ràpidament, no només cauen les màscares, sinó que es desvetllen els secrets de cadascú, com en una nina russa».Nathalie Depuis, Elle «Arriba el fenomen Dicker. El successor de Stieg Larsson i E. L. James: entreteniment en vena».Antonio Lozano, La Vanguardia
Por fin, la esperada continuación del fenómeno La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert.Más de 15 millones de lectores. PREMIO…
GONCOURT DES LYCÉENSGRAN PREMIO DE NOVELA DE LA ACADEMIA FRANCESAPREMIO LIREPREMIO QUE LEERPREMIO SAN CLEMENTEPREMIO INTERNACIONAL ALICANTE NOIR «Una voz napoleónica, que no escribe, boxea.»Laura Fernández, El Cultural «El principito de la literatura negra contemporánea.»Jesús Merino López, GQ «Sé lo que has hecho». Este mensaje, encontrado en el bolsillo del pantalón de Alaska Sanders, cuyo cadáver apareció el 3 de abril de 1999 al borde del lago de Mount Pleasant, una pequeña localidad de New Hampshire, es la clave de la nueva y apasionante investigación que, once años después de poner entre rejas a sus presuntos culpables, vuelve a reunir al escritor Marcus Goldman y al sargento Perry Gahalowood. En esta Ocasión contarán con la inestimable ayuda de una joven agente de policía, Lauren Donovan, empeñada en resolver la trama de secretos que se esconde tras el caso. A medida que vayan descubriendo quién era realmente Alaska Sanders, irán resurgiendo también los fantasmas del pasado y, entre ellos, especialmente el de Harry Quebert. Una nueva intriga literariamente adictiva, con la estructura en varios tiempos, las vueltas de tuerca y el ritmo trepidante que son el sello inconfundible de Joël Dicker, «un fenómeno planetario» (Babelia). La crítica ha dicho:«En el centro de la telaraña, tejida por un Dicker en estado de gracia, esta novela demuestra que el escritor está más curtido que nunca en el arte de construir un excelente trampantojo de suspense. [...] Un estilo potente que mantiene un ritmo excepcional.»Jean-Rémi Barland, La Provence «Bestseller a la vista.»Libération «Noches cortas, despertares difíciles; no digáis que no os hemos advertido: imposible parar de leer la nueva novela de Dicker. [...] Con el mismo talento de siempre, nos reencontramos con los fantasmas del pasado y caemos rendidos ante una aventura emocionante y nada predecible.»Le Parisien «Una novela maravillosa que vuelve a sumergirnos en el universo de Harry Quebert. Una narración minuciosa y una atmósfera única que hará las delicias de todos los lectores.»La Fringale Culturelle «Un thriller que demuestra una vez más que Dicker domina a la perfección el arte del suspense. [...] Con un estilo simple, efectivo y una narración impecable, logra mantener al lector hechizado a lo largo de casi seiscientas páginas. ¡Nuevo éxito a la vista!»A. M., Version Femina «La lista de premios literarios atiende expectante la última obra de Dicker.»Louis-Henri de La Rochefoucauld, L’Express «Dicker sabe de lo que habla, y nosotros, como lectores, queremos volver a mecernos en esa canción de la que ya conocemos el estribillo. Nos dejamos llevar con avidez hasta el corazón de una investigación donde, muy rápidamente, no solo caen las máscaras, sino que se desvelan los secretos de cada uno, como en una muñeca rusa.»Nathalie Depuis, Elle «Se pueden decir muchas cosas, y se han dicho, sobre Joël Dicker, pero no que no sepa lo que quiere, cómo conseguirlo y a quién se lo debe.»Juan Carlos Galindo, El País «Llega el fenómeno Dicker. El sucesor de Stieg Larsson y E. L. James: entretenimiento en vena.»Antonio Lozano, La Vanguardia
'The Betrothed Sister is like one of its own rich embroideries, cut from the cloth of history and stitched with…
strange and passionate lives' EMMA DARWINThe final instalment in Carol McGrath's captivating The Daughters of Hastings trilogy!'This is a brilliantly crafted novel by an author who allows readers to build considerable empathy with the characters' 5* Reader review '... full of fascinating period detail. The story is gripping and the characters are well drawn and interesting... cannot recommend them highly enough' 5* Reader review'Another excellent historical novel from this author' 5* Reader review 'This is a brilliant story about the strength of women who we have seldom heard of' 5* Reader review 'Fascinating and very enjoyable and interesting' 5* Reader review_____________________________September 1068.Thea, also known as Gytha, the elder daughter of King Harold II, travels with her brothers and grandmother into exile carrying revenge in her heart. She is soon betrothed to a prince of Kiev. Will her betrothal and marriage bring her happiness, as she confronts enemies from inside and outside Russian territories? Will she prove herself the courageous princess she surely is, win her princely husband's respect and establish her independence in a society protective towards its women?Love the novels of Carol McGrath? Don't miss THE SILKEN ROSE, starring one of the most fierce and courageous forgotten queens of England!AND COMING APRIL 2021 DISCOVER THE DAMASK ROSE: THE SUMPTUOUS AND GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM CAROL MCGRATHAVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!
Amateur sleuth Jane Jeffry and her longtime love, detective Mel VanDyne, finally decide to get married. Mel convinces Jane to…
take a self-defense course. When the instructor is murdered, Jane balances an investigation with nuptial planning, which is hindered by the intrusion of both her former and future mothers-in-law. 2007
Attorney Stone Barrington reluctantly represents con man Herbie Fisher in a lawsuit against mob boss Carmine Dattila. As the case…
progresses, Herbie disappears and Stone romances Celia Cox, a masseuse who believes her psychotic ex-boyfriend will kill her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. Bestseller. 2007
At twelve, Ananka Fishbein discovers an underground room when a sinkhole opens in the park near her New York City…
apartment. Ananka meets Kiki Strike, a mysterious girl who also wants to explore the subterranean world--and suddenly Ananka's existence is no longer boring. For grades 5-8. 2006