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Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.

Der legendäre Sartana hat noch eine Rechnung mit dem charismatischen Betrüger Gene Sanders offen. Doch dieser nutzt die Verwirrung nach einer Schießerei im Saloon, um sich die Identität eines dabei versehentlich umgekommenen Sheriffs anzueignen, dem er ähnlich genug sieht. Zusammen mit Sandersʼ ehemaligem Komplizen Collins heftet sich Sartana an Sandersʼ Spur. Dieser fängt an Gefallen an seiner neuen Rolle zu finden.

From the jungles of Indonesia to the very heart of New York City comes a plague that kills 100 percent of its victims. Medicine's greatest nightmare, this modern Black Death is caused by the most virulent and uncontrollable mutant virus humanity has ever witnessed. And medicine can do nothing to stop its merciless spread.

In the wake of the Dreyfus affair, the murder of two Jews in Lorraine reveals the darker side of human natureIn the wake of the Vernet murders in Aix-en-Provence, magistrate Bernard Martin moves to Lorraine, France, along with his pregnant wife, Claire, who is as fervent about Republican ideals as her husband. They are not there long when an infant boy is found dead, his tiny body mutilated. The wet nurse and mother say that this was a case of “ritual sacrifice” by a “wandering tinker,” or Jew.

An unlikely vigilante slips through the alleys of Old Korvosa, the armor of the insidious Gray Maidens - former stormtroopers of an insane queen - imprisoning her within a past she can neither forget nor atone for. But when an innocent comes to her in need, this mercenary avenger must test her mettle against a foe just as resolute and merciless as she once was.

Viktoria ist zuverlässig, effizient und verschwiegen. Eiskalt geht sie ihrem Job nach: der Beseitigung von Ungeziefer. Gefühle sind für sie nur körperliche Symptome, die sie normalerweise abschüttelt wie lästige Insekten. Als sie ihren nächsten Auftrag, die Beseitigung eines Drogenbarons in San Francisco, ausführen will, spürt sie, dass sich etwas verändert hat. Bedroht diese Veränderung nun ihr Leben?

An der idyllischen Strandpromenade Bansins steht ein historisches Holzhaus, das Zentrum eines erbitterten Kampfes um Gerechtigkeit, Rache und dunkler Familiengeheimnisse wird. Eine junge Frau, getrieben von der Ungerechtigkeit, die einst ihrer Familie widerfahren ist, begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Rache-Mission. Eine Serie verstörender Ereignisse beginnt. Innerhalb des beschaulichen Umfelds der Pension Kehr kreuzen sich die Wege von drei jungen Frauen, jede von ihnen könnte die mysteriöse Rächerin sein.

Hun vil gøre alt for at beskytte sin datter … Lægen er død. Nu vil hans datter have hævn … "Jeg vil altid beskytte dig," hviskede min mor mig i øret hver aften, når hun kyssede mig godnat. Og hver gang vi vovede at forlade vores forblæste kystby, klemte hun min hånd så hårdt, at hendes knoer blev hvide, og hendes ansigt fortrak sig, anspændt og blegt. Jeg har aldrig forstået hvorfor. Men det gør jeg nu. Mens jeg voksede op, hørte jeg hvisken og rygter. Min mor forsøgte at skjule sandheden for mig, men det lykkedes ikke.

Despite their investigative prowess, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Michael Sinclair, Lord Acton, and rookie detective Kathleen Doyle stir more than a few feathers at CID Headquarters when their relationship comes to light. But office politics quickly become trivial when a rash of underworld murders shatters London's normally austere façade. With a growing list of successfully solved cases to her name, the ever-dauntless Doyle shakes off the gossip and sets out to investigate the escalating turf war.

At the dawn of the French Revolution, the men, women, and children of Paris have one hope to escape the guillotine: the masked and mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel. But who is this daring swordsman and quick-thinking master of disguise? London’s privileged, self-obsessed Sir Percy Blakeney. When his estranged wife, Marguerite, falls prey to French envoy Chauvelin’s blackmail, she unwittingly exposes the Pimpernel and imperils the covert league he commands.

The year is 1703, and Matthew Corbett, professional "problem solver", is missing. Last seen by his friends in New York before he departed on a lucrative, seemingly straightforward mission for the Herrald Agency in Charles Town, he's been too long absent. His comrade-in-arms Hudson Greathouse has an increasing sense the young friend he thinks of as a son must have met with some unexpected peril.

A string of mutilated bodies sees Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker back in action. But when she discovers the victims have all been grooming young girls, she fears a vigilante is on the loose. And while she understands the motive, no one is above the law. Once again, she turns to forensic psychologist, Dr Georgina Cavendish, to unravel the cryptic clues. But will they be able to save the next victim from a gruesome death?

Neue Betreiber übernehmen die Berliner Seniorenresidenz Leonardo, und die Preise steigen dramatisch. Wer nicht zahlen kann, wird rücksichtslos hinausgedrängt. Ein paar wehrhafte Bewohner engagieren den freischaffenden Profikiller Jo Brenner – er soll ihnen helfen, die gierige Geschäftsführung wieder loszuwerden. Doch Brenner steht seit einem verpatzten Auftrag selbst auf der Abschussliste, schließlich hat er es nicht übers Herz gebracht, einen millionenschweren Immobilienhai vor den traurigen Augen seines Dackels zu liquidieren.

È un inverno di inizio Ottocento e da settimane i villaggi costieri della remota isola di Terranova sono spazzati da un'epidemia di febbre. Campi e colline sono ricoperti di neve e sterminati lastroni di ghiaccio oziano lungo le rive. A Mockbeggar si stanno celebrando le nozze tra la figlia di un ricco mercante e Abe Strapp, l'uomo più potente e temuto del litorale, incarnazione di una dissolutezza feroce.

From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of humankind's great modern myth: the superhero. In this exhilarating work of a lifetime, Grant Morrison draws on art, science, mythology, and his own astonishing journeys through this shadow universe to provide the first true history of the superhero - why they matter, why they will always be with us, and what they tell us about who we are... and what we may yet become.

The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor betrayed by those he trusts and condemned to a life he doesn’t deserve. After a daring escape and the discovery of a vast hidden treasure, he transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo—and sets out to rewrite his destiny. In a world of hidden motives and shifting loyalties, this story feels strikingly modern: a smart, high-stakes journey of identity, power, and the price of vengeance.

At last recovered from a near-fatal gunshot wound, Lieutenant Abe Glitsky is back at work. But instead of returning to his old job as chief of homicide detail, he's assigned a desk job in the payroll department, where he has no business investigating murders -until his father's closest friend is shot dead in a downtown pawn shop.

Jordan vient de sortir de prison, après avoir purgé une peine de 3 ans pour un crime qu'il n'a pas commis. Il n'a qu'un seul objectif en tête : se venger de ses détracteurs ! Sa colère, et les cauchemars qui l'assaillent l'ont rendu amer et vindicatif et c'est la jolie Camille, qui en fait les frais. Camille qui, elle aussi, cache un sombre secret… Mais tandis que Jordan essaie péniblement de se reconstruire, de nouvelles difficultés vont surgir, risquant de mettre en péril la fragilité du couple qu'il forme avec la jeune femme.

In a prosperous yet gruesomely violent near future, superhero vigilantes battle thugs whose heads are full of supervillain fantasies. The peace is kept by a team of smooth, well-dressed negotiators called The Men in Fancy Suits. Meanwhile a young girl is caught in the middle and thinks the whole thing is ridiculous. Zoey, a recent college graduate with a worthless degree, makes a reluctant trip into the city after hearing that her estranged con artist father died in a mysterious yet spectacular way.

A bloodthirsty sheriff is terrorizing a small Texas town where justice has been buried with his victims. Until Nameless arrives - a vigilante whose past is a mystery and whose future is written in blood. Anyone who crosses Sheriff Russell Soakes is dead, missing, or warned. One of them is a single mother trying to protect her children but bracing herself for the worst. Nameless fears the outcome. He’s seen it in his visions. Now it’s time to teach the depraved Soakes a lesson in fear. But in turning predators into prey, will Nameless unearth a few secrets of his own?