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The medical profession’s faith in electric shock therapies for treating female nervous conditions is shaken after a patient dies while connected to one such device. Harry Armitage is hired by the doctor arrested for her murder, and he invites Cleo to help him uncover the truth. After all, the doctor is the same one who tried—and failed—to treat Cleo’s aunt. As they dig deeper, it becomes apparent the doctor has failed other patients too, and those patients’ loved ones want revenge.

With Souma's coronation and wedding behind him, he's ready to send his little sister Tomoe off for her first day at the Royal Academy. But from her first step through the gates, she's greeted with comments and stares from the other students. Tomoe's adoption, her gift, and her older brother are drawing a lot of attention . . . good, bad, and possibly even dangerous.

July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.

The Bohao cultists have just got their noses bloodied—it was hardly fatal, but humiliating all the same. Their leadership has now turned their attention to the Seekers, baffled at how such insignificant pests could have managed to sting them so painfully. Moreover, they couldn't punish the Seekers for their impertinence—those pesky gadflies had already slipped into the demon realm. The Seekers are intent on fighting this infection, and so they mean to track it to its source.

In December 1923, the formidable Dowager Viscountess Dalrymple has decided that for Christmas the family will all gather at Brockdene in Cornwall at the invitation of Lord Westmoor. Her daughter - Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher - is somewhat less than pleased but yields to the demands of her mother, especially as she'll be there just before the holidays working on another article for Town and Country about the estate itself. But the family gathering quickly goes awry.

“One of Coelho’s strongest.”—Kirkus Reviews “The book casts a curiously sweet spell.”—Entertainment Weekly From the author of beloved international bestseller The Alchemist, a daring novel that explores the sacred nature of sex and love and invites us to confront our own prejudices...

Sagaen om Emilie er en slægtskrønike fyldt med kærlighedsintriger og hemmeligheder. Vi følger den smukke husmandsdatter Emilie i 1880'ernes Trøndelag i Norge, et samfund med store kløfter mellem rig og fattig.

斬られた男が八丁歩いたすえに両断されたという銘刀〝八丁念仏〟。水戸家が所蔵するこの銘刀が賊に奪われ、爾来毎年暮れに大名家の御金蔵破りがつづいているという。

Czas popowstaniowej żałoby trwa tak w całej Polsce, znajdującej się pod zaborami, jak i w sercu Niny Klonowieckiej, tkwiącej w szponach rosyjskich władz. Czy Ninie sztuka ta się powiedzie i zdoła uciec pilnującym jej oprawcom? Czy dotrze do Warszawy, a potem do wymarzonej Francji, czy też los po raz kolejny z niej zakpi, zmuszając do podjęcia decyzji, których będzie żałowała do końca życia? Śledząc losy młodziutkiej Niny, przenosimy się do czasów, gdy honor i obowiązek wobec Ojczyzny były cenniejsze niż własne życie.

She lives for passion. Bold, impulsive, and a magnet for trouble, Juliana Fiori is no simpering English miss. She refuses to play by society's rules: she speaks her mind, cares nothing for the approval of the ton, and can throw a punch with remarkable accuracy. Her scandalous nature makes her a...

As with the first Side Colors volume, Side Colors II departs once more from Lawrence and Holo's travels north, taking the reader off the beaten path to explore three exquisite side stories. Remember, it's not so much about the destination, as it is the journey...

Anyone can tell that continuing the war is ludicrous. The question now is not whether to but how to end the war. Colonel Lergen has been working on brokering a truce in Ildoa for some time now, yet peace seems farther than ever. Bringing the war to a close in a way that everyone can stomach may...

حربٌ طاحنة يقودها الجيش الإنجليزي في الهند للسيطرة على كامل الأرض والاستيلاء على كنوزها الكثيرة ويستخدم لأجل ذلك جميع الطرق الممكنة إلى جانب القوّة العسكرية...

“犬”と嗤われながらも平氏に仕えて清盛の信頼をも勝ち得た源頼政、その悲願は源氏の再興であった。後白河の皇子・以仁王をはたじるしに得てついにというまさにそのとき、あえなくも平氏の知るところとなった。頼政は挙兵を決行する―。 一方、行家はようやく伊豆にたどりつき、以仁王より降された令旨を頼朝にさずけた。(全11/24巻)(毎月第3水曜配信予定)

「足利尊氏と和すべし」楠木正成の必死の諫奏は後醍醐にいれられることはなく、罰せれられなかったのがせめてという状態であった。一方、義貞は未だ尊氏追討の途についていなかった。持病の発作のせいであったが、人々は下賜された内侍の愛に溺れているのだと噂した。捲土重来を期して動く尊氏は、河内の正成のもとに密使を遣わした…＜監督/吉田純子・編集/三好達也_武井寿夫＞(全11/13巻)

The BSG can't believe their luck. . . . Mr. Ramsey has to travel out West for research, and he's taking all the BSG on a trip to a real Montana dude ranch. Skiing, snowboarding, cowboys, wild animals, celebrities. . . it s the recipe for an amazing adventure! During a raging snowstorm, some of...

深川で放蕩三昧の日々を送る南町奉行所見習い同心八巻卯之吉が、突如同心として目覚める。知り合いの俳諧師が殺害された事件の探索に自ら奔走。

Norwegen, Engeløya 1862: Während Maria sich vorfreudig in die Hochzeitsvorbereitungen stürzt, wird Dorfarzt Gabriel Høyer von den letzten rätselhaften Taten der verstorbenen Agnete heimgesucht. Welches Geheimnis nahm sie mit ins Grab? Im Pfarrhaus spitzt sich die Lage dramatisch zu, als Bera endlich die Wahrheit über Edvards dunkle Seite ans Licht bringt – eine Enthüllung, die das soziale Gefüge des Dorfes zu erschüttern droht. Gleichzeitig machen die Schwestern Tora und Betsy eine Entdeckung, die alles, was sie über ihre Familie wussten, grundlegend in Frage stellt.

Efter en række katastrofale plager bliver Egypten ramt af den ultimative tragedie: Nilen tørrer ud! Farao sender bud efter magiens mester, den tidligere slave Taita. Han befaler ham at tage sydpå til det uudforskede afrikanske kontinent, hvor floden udspringer og grusomme farer lurer. "Den 11. plage" er en selvstændig fortsættelse til romanerne "Flodguden", "Den syvende skriftrulle" og "Magiens mester".

Efter en række katastrofale plager bliver Egypten ramt af den ultimative tragedie: Nilen tørrer ud! Farao sender bud efter magiens mester, den tidligere slave Taita. Han befaler ham at tage sydpå til det uudforskede afrikanske kontinent, hvor floden udspringer og grusomme farer lurer. "Den 11. plage" er en selvstændig fortsættelse til romanerne "Flodguden", "Den syvende skriftrulle" og "Magiens mester".