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Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.

Rouven Graves weiß, was es bedeutet einzustecken. Seit zehn Jahren verdient er sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Käfigkämpfen. Als seine Großmutter am Sterbebett ihren letzten Wunsch äußert, ändert sich alles für ihn. Er beginnt bei S.T.A.R.S., dem Security Team and Rescue Service. Sein erster Auftrag, die Kronzeugin Elisabeth vor Kaliforniens mächtigstem Drogenbaron zu beschützen, klingt wie ein Kinderspiel für einen Mann wie ihn.

Så længe Helene ikke selv tilbereder kokainen, men kun ryger, når det bliver budt, er hun ikke afhængig. Hun lever et liv som alle andre, men føler ingen attraktion ved den tilværelse, hendes venner søger, kun rusen kalder på hende. I miljøet omkring Istedgade møder hun bandemedlemmet Sammi, og mens vennerne fra gymnasietiden forsvinder ind i normaliteten, bruger de to sammen dagene på at skaffe stoffer og indtage dem, hvor de kan komme til det.

Standing quietly at the elevator door to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas, JW watches the numbers go down as the elevator descends to him. He thinks—sixty-five floors? There is a serial killer up there! If the mission is a success, it means a second career chasing serial criminals with a special FBI task force. If not, the Lieutenant will be going home defeated and outsmarted by a warped criminal mind. JW needs this to work; he needs another chance at the man who shot him. The elevator doors open, and the team steps aboard.

Sophia Cova lived a quiet, normal life, shadowed in sadness after the loss of her parents in a tragic airline accident. With her older brother being her only living relative and her anchor, Sophia is sure she’s destined for a brighter future. But that was before she was taken. Stolen from her mundane, orderly life, she was drugged and woke to every woman’s worst nightmare.

When Sarah Wilderman is forced into an internship for the digital archive project DORESPRE in Seville to redeem herself after cheating on her exams, she expects it to be a slow summer. Then the priests start getting burned alive, and to stop the killer, Sarah and her new boss, Patrick Bauer, must solve a century-old mystery. But the deeper they dive into the secrets of the Spanish Inquisition and the Vatican itself, the more they realize the danger they are in. Because the killer will do whatever it takes to keep the secrets hidden.

«Marcos ha creado un asesino memorable y despiadado, con una motivación de lo más original». PAUL PEN Cuando un cadáver congelado aparece en un columpio de un parque del barrio de Vallecas, en Madrid, la inspectora Paloma del Moral sabe que se enfrenta a un asesino como ningún otro. El...

Panisch erkennt Damon, dass er sterben wird. In letzter Sekunde wiederbelebt, fragt er sich verwirrt: Wer war das Kind? Der Junge lässt Damon im Alltag nicht los. Herauszufinden, wer es ist, wird für ihn zur Obsession. Er taucht in seine zerbrochene Vergangenheit ein. Doch statt Antworten zu bekommen, stößt er auf eine Mauer des Schweigens. Es scheint nur einen Weg zu geben: Er muss erneut sterben und wiederbelebt werden. Einmal, zweimal, dreimal – bis er die Wahrheit kennt.

Kaum aus der Haft entlassen, tritt Ex-Sträfling Jericho Bender einen neuen Job als Wachmann an. Er soll nachts die Ruine einer verlassenen Bibliothek bewachen, in der vor Jahren ein fürchterliches Feuer gewütet hat. Eine vermeintlich simple Aufgabe, die Jericho jedoch bald an den Rand des Wahnsinns treibt. Nacht für Nacht wird er in dem alten Gemäuer Zeuge unerklärlicher Phänomene. Was er anfangs noch als Hirngespinst abtut, verknüpft er bald mit der düsteren Geschichte der Bibliothek, die einst einem geisteskranken Kindermörder als Versteck diente.

The Davinchi Cartel is a notorious, all-female drug empire known for its ruthlessness ways. The cartel is led by three powerful sisters: Willow is the calculating and fearless leader. Kehlani is the seductive yet deadly one, and Izzy is known as the brains, the tech-savvy genius behind their operations. Their father Ezekiel, the breeder of all girls, had no regrets about handing the reign of his empire over to his daughters, as they had been trained for this since birth.

A brand new detective series with a supernatural twist! ‘Eerie, original and compelling’ C.L. Taylor ‘Tense and twisted’ Susi Holliday ‘A brilliant, clever murder mystery’ Jane Casey Even in your dreams you’re not safe… The nightmare is only just beginning… When DC Rose Gifford...

Il maresciallo Mirko Stankovic è stato sbattuto in un paesino sperduto tra i monti della Barbagia e il mare dove non accade mai niente. Non ha mai amato le regole e per questo, dopo l'ennesimo sgarro, è scattato il trasferimento punitivo. Quando entra nel suo nuovo ufficio di Santa Lucia, che assomiglia più allo scantinato di una pizzeria che a un luogo istituzionale, inizia a pensare che con la vita d'azione potrebbe aver chiuso per sempre. A smentirlo, però, ci pensa il rinvenimento, pochi giorni dopo il suo arrivo, del cadavere di una donna all'interno di una grotta naturale per metà sommersa dall'acqua.

DS Karen Hart’s happy world is shattered the moment she finds her fiancé Mike’s mother murdered on what should have been a night of celebration. And even worse, someone has sewn the soft skin around Lorraine’s eyes shut… Karen’s entire soul aches to uncover Lorraine’s killer. But her team cannot let her be a part of the investigation, and she is forced to watch from the sidelines.

When a man is found savagely 'crucified' amidst a murky swamp in northern Australia, Detective Dana Russo and her team are called to a shocking scene. The victim is a convicted rapist, just released from prison, who years earlier committed an atrocious crime yards from where he was killed. Who murdered him - and why? With several potential leads, the investigation quickly becomes more complex and sinister than anyone imagined. And Dana realises she'll have to confront her own troubled past to understand the true motives of the killer.

Anna Croix's life was perfect, until suddenly it wasn't. Amazing family? Check. Doting Fiancé? Check. The career she's always wanted? Almost check. And then there was nothing ... Nothing but a gaping hole longing to be filled. Question is, does she fill it with peace and acceptance or bitterness and a burning drive for revenge? The latter, of course. Because it's not every day your entire family gets slaughtered. But first, she needs to know why ... and by whom. Then there's the issue of finding them and what to do once she has.

When Hannah meets Sophia, she sees a kindred spirit. Another woman married to wealth, someone who understands the pressures of living up to impossible standards. Quickly, Sophia becomes the friend Hannah never knew she needed. Until Hannah discovers Sophia has been lying. About everything. You may think you know where this is going. The confrontation. The revelation. The fight for survival. But Hannah is about to discover a truth so twisted it will shatter everything she believed about her marriage, her past, and herself.

Deep beneath London, urban explorer Connie Darke stumbles across a mutilated body in the city’s decaying sewer system. Moments later, a strange whistling sound follows her through the tunnels—low, eerie, impossible to trace. DI Lew Kirby is assigned the case. The victim is a wealthy financier with no clear reason to be underground—and no shortage of enemies above it. As Kirby investigates, Connie uncovers chilling new clues about the unexplained death of her sister. Both are drawn deeper into a world of hidden networks, buried secrets, and obsession.

The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian' s past puts him to the ultimate test. Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr. Damion Pelletan in one of London' s worst slums, Sebastian finds himself caught in a high-stakes tangle of murder and revenge.

Masyarakat Surabaya dan sekitarnya pasti mengenal Kakek Bodo tempat rekreasi yang disemarakkan oleh kehadiran sebuah air terjun di daerah pegunungan yang sejuk dan menawan. Lalu apakah yang akan Anda lakukan jika pada suatu saat Anda menyaksikan suatu pembunuhan di sana? Dessy Kosasih yang tiba-tiba sadar bahwa ia telah melihat wajah seorang pembunuh, menjadi panik. Lebih-lebih lagi setelah si pembunuh ini berhasil mencari tahu siapa identitasnya dan di mana ia tinggal! Sekarang bukan lagi si pembunuh ini yang melarikan diri darinya, tapi ia yang harus melarikan diri dari si pembunuh!

I'd been in survival mode my entire life, battling the ghosts of my past, believing I was destined to either die at a young age or end up in jail. Thankfully, neither occurrence happened, although not for a lack of trying. I'd succumbed to the idea I'd be alone for the rest of my life. It was the reason I closed myself off from everyone. I had nothing to offer except anger and regret. Then I found solace when I joined the Knights Corruption, discovering the sense of family I'd longed for.