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September, 1930. Fearless detective Miss Clara Vale is bound for Berlin, but this trip is all about la mode - not murder. Clara is set to walk the runway at Berlin Fashion Week, as a favour to her designer friend Juju, with her assistant Bella in tow. Elections loom in Germany, and among Juju's friends, the Spieglers, all the talk is of the National Socialists. But trouble brews closer to home, when a shocking murder at their clothing factory points the finger at the Jewish couple's brilliant young son.

Leaving behind tragedies surrounding their wedding at Morrington Hall, travel-worn Stella and Lyndy arrive at the grand Majestic Hotel in York to more misfortune-their stately honeymoon suite has been given away to Horace Wingrove, owner of England's largest confectionery. Stella refuses to let an innocent booking mistake spoil the mood, but her optimism vanishes when Horace suffocates in the room where she and Lyndy should have stayed . . .

Spring, 1905: Free-spirited like the Thoroughbreds she rides across the Kentucky countryside, Stella takes adventure by the reins when she's asked to attend a mysterious wedding in rural England. But once she arrives at the lush Morrington Hall estate, her cold and ambitious father confesses that he won't only give away his best racehorses as gifts - he has also arranged to give away his daughter as bride to the Earl of Atherly's financially strapped son. Stella refuses to be sold off like a prized pony. Yet despite a rough start, there's something intriguing about her groom-to-be.

Between ornate bridal gown fittings and meetings with Lyndy's distant relatives, Stella finally feels less like an out-of-place American and more like a respected aristocrat. Everything changes as the arrival of an anonymous gift and return of her overbearing father cast a dark shadow over the festivities, conjuring difficult memories and new fears....

Following a whirlwind engagement to Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst, Stella Kendrick is finding her footing within an elite social circle in picturesque rural England. Except tea time with refined friends can be more dangerous than etiquette faux pas - especially in the company of Lady Philippa, the woman Lyndy was once set to marry, and her husband, the ostentatious Lord Fairbrother....

1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right. But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she is stuck behind the desk at a dingy London library. Until her estranged Uncle dies suddenly, leaving her his private detective agency, and laboratory, in his will.

Along with cheering on her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Freddie Kentfield, at The British Open in Scotland, Stella embraces the chance to connect with her distant cousins, the McEwens, at their grand estate, Glenloch Hill. But she and Lyndy don’t receive the warm welcome they expect when their arrival is marred by missing luggage, evasive hosts, and the perceived mistreatment of a young laundry maid. Adding to the tense atmosphere, Freddie’s roguish father, Sir Edwin, appears at the manor uninvited, his presence casting a shadow over the events—and stirring up more unanswered questions …

Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy’s father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the way to Montana, to explore the fossil-rich horse ranch owned by Stella’s mother, Katherine, and her second husband, Ned Smith. Urged by Lady Atherly to look after her husband, Stella and Lyndy follow in his wake. Stella is excited to be reunited with her mother, and Lyndy is eager to experience the real “Wild West.” Both are equally thrilled to participate in a fossil dig.

Luigia Merello, giovane donna rimasta vedova con due figli, è alle prese con i debiti lasciati dal marito. Debiti non solo con lo stato, ma anche con alcuni malavitosi, che minacciano la sua famiglia. Quando Eldira, ragazza che lavora nel basso accanto al suo, viene trovata morta, barbaramente uccisa con un trapano, la vita di Luigia cambia nuovamente, e stavolta in modo radicale. La storia racconta della grande umanità e un senso di famiglia che esiste nei bassi di Genova, dove nonostante la miseria e le difficoltà, la gente è sempre disposta ad aiutare gli altri.

"Je ne croyais ni à Dieu ni au diable. Jusqu'à ce que je lise quelques lignes dans un cahier d'enfant : un récit de voyage, en Alaska, qui aurait lieu dans un siècle. Et c'était Clara qui les avait écrites... Impossible, c'était parfaitement impossible, ma famille n'avait pas accès au langage, elle ne l'aurait jamais... elle était autiste... Il y avait de quoi devenir fou. C'est ce qui a failli nous arriver, à Lorna et à moi. Enfin presque... La solution se trouvait au fond d'un village perdu... L'incroyable solution...".

È una notte stranamente luminosa. Una notte in cui il buio non può più nascondere nulla. Lo sa bene Sandra, mentre guarda suo figlio che dorme accanto a lei. Ha fatto il possibile per proteggerlo. Ma nessuno è mai davvero al sicuro. Soprattutto ora che nella borsa dell'asilo ha trovato un biglietto. Poche parole che possono venire solo dal suo passato: «Dov'è Julián?».

Un inquietante y subversivo thriller científico-criminal. ¿Dónde está la frontera ética de la investigación médico-científica? Si alguna vez la doctora Clara Ulman se hizo esta pregunta, pronto encontró la respuesta: no hay límites, porque la moral es algo que ella decidió dejar...

Laura and Henry Frazier, David Gates, and Alice Bullowe are in Connecticut for Christmas. The family is staying in a country home Laura inherited from her aunt, Clara, and Alice, also a niece of the late Clara Beame, is more than a little disappointed by the terms of the will. As an edge of hostility threatens to spoil the party, the drama only grows as manipulative games are played, a blizzard roars outside, a surprise guest arrives-and the holiday turns more scary than merry . . .

Dominic Rose, a bachelor and teacher, has an antiquated hobby. He studies physiognomy, the art of judging somebody's character by their facial features and expressions. Living in a cottage at the edge of the woods with his frail, bedridden mother, he has spent decades pining after Clara, the love of his life, who vanished while staying with her grandparents. When Kate Winston and her family move to North Yorkshire, it sets in motion a chain of events that will alter the lives of those involved forever.

Madrid. Il sole estivo illumina la casa piena di fiori. È pomeriggio e la piccola Verónica approfitta di un breve momento di solitudine per spiare tra le cose dei genitori. Apre una cartella piena di documenti, e scorge una foto mai vista prima. Ritrae una ragazzina poco più grande di lei, con un caschetto biondo, una salopette di jeans e un pallone tra le mani. Verónica è confusa, ma il suo intuito le suggerisce che è meglio non fare domande, non adesso che la mamma è sempre triste.

Tercera y última parte de la saga Ada Levy. La fragilidad de Ada Levy está más a flor de piel que nunca en su tercera aventura como detective. Mientras lidia contra una ruptura amorosa que le ha dejado el corazón hecho añicos y con la inminente muerte de su mejor amiga, Cristina, Ada saca...

Clara avait neuf ans, et la vie devant elle. Un avenir radieux, forcément radieux, lui était promis. Mais l'incompétence et l'indifférence coupable d'une série de gens en avaient décidé autrement. Ils se moquaient pas mal de la vie d'une petite fille inconnue. Ils avaient leurs propres problèmes, qui occupaient tout leur temps. Dans leur cœur, il n'y avait pas de place pour l'empathie. Et puis, ils savaient que, dans la grande majorité des cas, tout finit par s'arranger de soi-même.

At the age of nine, I mistakenly touched someone else, giving him excruciating pain. Through that awful experience, I found out that a graze of my fingertips could torment any being with dragon blood. Because I was surrounded by them in my kingdom, my ability labelled me as cursed. I promised myself to never be shunned away again. That I had to be someone important for people to look up to. A crucial vote was coming up, and I would do anything to win it. Then I met them. Four hidrae princes, dragon-shifters of the most powerful kind, who were immune to my abilities.

Spagna, Costa Blanca. Sandra, trentenne in crisi, cerca rifugio: non ha un lavoro, è in rotta con i genitori, è incinta di un uomo che non è sicura di amare e si sente sola, alla disperata ricerca di una bussola per la sua vita. Incontra Fredrik e Karin Christensen, una coppia di amabili vecchietti, i nonni che non ha mai avuto. Le regalano una tenera amicizia e la accolgono nella grande villa circondata da splendidi fiori: un paradiso che cela l'inferno.

¿En quién confiar cuando eres víctima de tu propia mente? Una víctima especial. Una inspectora de policía que va más allá de los límites. Un thriller que dinamita las reglas del género. El caso de Abril Zondervan conmociona a la opinión pública: la escritora de éxito...