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Charismatic and roguish, gentleman thief Arsène Lupin returns once again in a quest to locate the ‘Hollow Needle’, a centuries-old legend said to contain the gold and precious jewels belonging to generations of French aristocracy. Isidore Beautrelet, a precocious young detective, is hot on Lupin’s heels as he attempts to crack the mystery of the Hollow Needle and swindle its fortune. Despite Lupin’s cunning tricks and disguises, Beautrelet gets closer and closer to the truth in what becomes a thrilling battle of intellect and wit.

First serialized in the French magazine Je sais tout, The Hollow Needle was released in 1909. It featured the writer’s famed gentleman burglar, Arsene Lupin, who encountered the surprisingly apt amateur-detective qualities of young Isidore Beautrelet. As fans of Lupin would come to expect over subsequent novels, the burglar nonetheless always remained at least one step ahead of his adversaries, until...

A veteran of the Great War, Jesse Cole is grateful for the quiet life he now leads. But when his closest friend runs afoul of local criminals Frog and Squirrel Fenley, Jesse is forced to spin his moral compass and enter a violent and volatile underworld. There he encounters corrupt lawmen, hired assassins, and a dark family secret that will upend all he once knew. Complicating matters are Texas Ranger Amon Atkins—who arrives to investigate the Fenleys just as their empire is threatened by a deadly new competitor—and the green-eyed, raven-haired Adaline, a love Jesse thought he’d lost forever.

Wer sich in dieser Geschichte verliert, stirbt! Der brandneue Horrorthriller von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Christina Henry! Drei Frauen, drei Storys und ein albtraumhafter Plan: Celia wacht in einem Haus auf, das nicht ihr eigenes ist. Dennoch behauptet ein ihr unbekanntes kleines Mädchen, ihre Tochter zu sein. Und dann ist da noch der unheimliche Kerl, der so tut, als wäre er Celias Ehemann... Allie wollte eigentlich einen Wochenendausflug mit Freunden machen – doch landet sie in einer abgelegenen Hütte im Wald, wo ein Szenario aus einem Horrorschocker sie erwartet.