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Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a made man...right?

'The Quick'. A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water, and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light. 'The Dead'. Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform. 'The Forgotten'. Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'From what is it they flee?' He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660, General Edward Whalley and Colonel William Goffe, father- and son-in-law, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audio edition of The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason, read by Sean Barratt. OLD CRIMES, NEW CONSEQUENCES THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled behind the National Theatre, a rough and dangerous area of the city...

Efter en fest lørdag aften anklages Hans for voldtægt, mandag aften tager han sit liv. Flere år senere skriver Ida en bog om den weekend, hvor det hele gik galt. Det tvinger en gruppe mennesker til at genbesøge nogle minder, de helst ville glemme; de to veninder Ida og Johanne og Hans’ venner, hans far og de andre voksne, der var involveret dengang og ikke tog ansvar, Johannes mor, sygeplejersken, advokaten, politimanden, ungdomslederen, redaktøren. Mennesker, hvis livsbaner blev påvirket af hvad de gjorde og ikke gjorde den weekend.

A Amy Campbell le cambió profundamente la vida la extraña muerte de Tom Levy hace ya 12 años. Amy vive a sus 37 años de una forma solitaria y tranquila en uno de los mejores barrios de Londres, Chelsea, pero con muy pocas amistades y realmente tampoco tiene mucho interés en los hombres que se le acercan. Una y otra vez le vienen a la mente las últimas palabras que Tom le dijera antes de morir. Y por más vueltas que les da no les encuentra el sentido.