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Meet Preach, Digit, and Maria, three lost and damaged souls trying to make it on the streets of New York City, running petty scams to stay alive. A twist of events changes their lives forever when they accidently kill a man connected to the mob and find a small fortune. Now on the run, the trio tries to escape a notorious hit man called B-Boy. Along the way, they run into more shady characters and more trouble. Seduced by the siren call of the money and struggling with their own demons, Preach, Digit, and Maria will soon discover even the closest bonds can't overcome their past traumas.

DCI Cara Elliott wird gerufen, um den Selbstmord eines Mannes zu untersuchen, der bei voller Fahrt von einem Zug erfasst wurde. Cara, die bei jedem Fall ihr Bestes gibt, spürt, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Als sich die Suizide häufen, weiß sie, dass sie richtiglag. Doch wer ist derjenige, der hier hinter den Kulissen die Fäden zieht? Es scheint, als würde ein grausamer Killer seine Opfer beobachten und sie so manipulieren, dass sie ihr Leben selbst beenden. Cara und ihr Team arbeiten fieberhaft an dem Fall, doch immer ist ihnen der Täter einen Schritt voraus …

Major Johnson has served in the army faithfully, and now, in retirement, he sets about village life in the same way. But beneath the surface of a quiet village, the paths of thieves and lovers, murderers and innocents, converge. No-one is safe from the consequences, including the Major.

With few other options, African American classical musician Gethsemane Brown accepts a less-than-ideal position turning a group of rowdy schoolboys into an award-winning orchestra. Stranded without luggage or money in the Irish countryside, she figures any job is better than none. The perk? Housesitting a lovely cliffside cottage. The catch? The ghost of the cottage's murdered owner haunts the place.

When journalist Ava Brent decides to investigate the dark mystery of Overtoun Estate — a "thin place", steeped in myth — she has no idea how dangerous this story will be for her. Overtoun looms over the town, watching, waiting: the locals fearful of the strange building and the secrets it keeps. When Ava starts to ask questions, the warm welcome she first receives turns to a cold shoulder. And before she knows it, Ava is caught in the house’s grasp too.

1942, New Zealand. Edith’s been locked away for a long time. She was just five years old when she was sent to Seacliff Lunatic Asylum. Fifteen years later, she has few memories of her life before the asylum, but longs for one beyond it. When she survives a devastating fire that destroys her ward, Edith is questioned by the police and a young doctor, Declan Harris. Intrigued by his beautiful patient, Declan begins to doubt the official reasons for her incarceration. Is she truly mad - or could the impossible stories she told as a child actually be true?

In den neufundländischen Tablelands gibt es viel zu sehen: Malerische Natur, beeindruckende Gesteinsschichten und – eine Leiche. Sebastian Synard, der sich nach seiner ersten unfreiwilligen Mordermittlung eine offizielle Zulassung als Privatdetektiv besorgt hat, stolpert buchstäblich über seinen nächsten Fall. Schnell wird klar, dass es sich bei dem toten Studenten um ein Mordopfer handelt. Doch Synard ist nicht der Einzige, der an der Aufklärung des Falles interessiert ist: Die Tante des Opfers kommt mitsamt einer heißen Spur aus Mexiko angereist.

Sebastian Synard hat drei große Leidenschaften: Whiskey, Bücher und seine Heimat Neufundland. Mit seinem kleinen Tourismus­unternehmen »On the Rock(s)« macht er die Hobbys zum Beruf. Die exklusiven Touren über die Insel kommen gut an und er plant bereits für die ­nächste Saison. Doch das kann ihn nicht darauf vorbereiten, was dann passiert: Gleich zu Beginn der ersten Wanderung stürzt ein Teilnehmer von den Klippen in den Tod.

Året är 1941. Europa är ockuperat av nazister, men här och var blossar motstånd upp. I ett försök att krossa oppositionen blir flera norska motståndsmän tillfångatagna av tyska SS-soldater, och arkebuseras. Lene, som är gift med en av tillfångatagna männen, tvingas se på när hennes älskade avrättas. Och nu kräver hon hämnd, och första namnet på hennes lista är SS-Standartenführer Krüger.

In "one of the best" political thrillers from two Washington insiders (Nelson DeMille, NYT bestselling author), America's leaders must hunt down a master terrorist in hiding and neutralize the threat of political betrayal. The greatest nightmare for the free world today would be an extremist in...

Heat Nuova Zelanda, 1942. Edith ha passato gli ultimi quindici anni rinchiusa. Aveva solo cinque anni quando è stata mandata all'Istituto Seacliff e, anche se ricorda ben poco della vita prima dell'ingresso in manicomio, non smette di sperare di poter tornare un giorno alla normalità. Quando un devastante incendio distrugge il reparto, Edith viene interrogata dalla polizia e dal giovane medico Declan Harris. Affascinato dalla sua bellissima paziente, Declan comincia a dubitare delle ragioni ufficiali che hanno portato al suo internamento.

John D. Trudel's predictive thriller is centered around Raven, a cast-off CIA special operator whose career was saved by a mysterious professor, who has the ear of the highest echelon of the West Wing. After being sheep-dipped, Raven now runs his own black ops group with Josie, whose special talents make her a "national treasure."

The coverup of a murder leads to the search for the dead man's heiress decades later in this delightful 3 part novel by Mary Jane Holmes. Her characters are as always very interesting and realistic. Poor little Bessie is raised in poverty because her mother spends most of her time at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo or Baden Baden while her so called aristocratic father looks down on all menial work. Her wealthy relatives will do nothing to help. Add the love of three men for one girl to the mix and the result is an absorbing historical romance.