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When detective John Sole and his partner uncover a connection between a senator and a Mexican drug cartel, they set off a chain of events that shatters Sole's world. The cartel's enforcer murders Sole's partner, wife, and children, leaving him devastated and consumed by a thirst for revenge.

Bond. Is. Back. It’s 1969, and, having just celebrated his forty-fifth birthday, James Bond—British special agent 007—is summoned to headquarters to receive an unusual assignment. Zanzarim, a troubled West African nation, is being ravaged by a bitter civil war, and M directs Bond to quash...

Agurtzane Loizaga, profesora de la universidad de Bilbao, se mudó hace poco con su pareja a un caserío de la comarca de Las Encartaciones. En ese baserri aislado se creían felices hasta que, de la noche a la mañana, su novia desaparece. Osmany Arechabala lleva meses afincado en Bilbao, lejos de su Cuba natal, cuando un viejo amigo le pide ayuda para encontrar a su hija. Osmany, acompañado de Nekane Gordobil, suboficial de la Ertzaintza de baja laboral, decide aceptar el encargo sin ser consciente de las dimensiones de su empeño.

Con il suo quinto libro, Francesca Ceccherini ci catapulta nuovamente tra i corridoi della vita di Sofia, un palcoscenico vibrante di personaggi e destini intricati, guidandoci attraverso situazioni drammatiche, ma intrise di un profondo desiderio d'amore. La storia coraggiosa di Giovanni in Somalia, animata dalla speranza, si svela parallelamente al bullismo tragicomico in una scuola elementare e a una misteriosa adozione, che mette a dura prova un legame coniugale saldo.

Emily Lime and her equally palindromic dog Otto live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (zip code 11211), in a warm community of friends and fellow artists. Her life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Marcus, a dog walker and fellow Scrabble nut whose father is Emily's shady ex-husband, who wants the lovable Emily dead. A mystery unravels, a valuable lost cache of paintings is found, and Emily's life changes in ways she could not have anticipated.

A teenage girl should not know the power of her body, but Sola Nichols discovers her power and uses it as the foundation that transforms her into a notorious assassin. Known on the street as the Brown Recluse, she garners the attention of Pierre-Henri Monchats, a dangerous and cunning drug kingpin. Monchats takes Sola under his wing, and she develops a reputation for killing with trademark efficiency. Sola is tested when she is forced to kill an unidentified woman after assassinating one of her boss’s rivals.

Due omicidi legati fra loro, tra le campagne di Vendicari e il mare di Portopalo, turbano l'equilibrio imperfetto del paesaggio del Val di Noto nel bel mezzo della primavera siciliana. Il giornalista Giacomo Cassisi segue gli sviluppi dell'inchiesta, nel groviglio reso ancor più ingarbugliato dal filo che lega la sua amica Elena a Gina, la sorella di una delle vittime. La storia è raccontata in 47 brevi capitoli legati tra loro dai titoli di famose canzoni italiane, come fosse una colonna sonora.

Supernatural Secret Service agents Owen Sharps and Calvin Springfield meet on the train to their new assignment in St. Louis, and sparks fly between them. But it's 1897, and they need to be very careful—falling in love can be dangerous for men like them.

The delegates—or as Kirill thought of them, “The Seven Deadly Sins”—were not people who had brought happiness into the world. For the sake of his own survival and longevity, he had to remain on guard for the entire duration of the conference. Some periods in life are quite literally life-or-death moments, and this conference would be a long series of such moments.

El amor más verdadero se esconde detrás de la mentira más grande Silvia Garcés ha vivido quince años fingiendo ser su hermano gemelo fallecido, convertido en un famoso bailarín, todo para cumplir los deseos de su madre. Ocultando su verdadera identidad, ha renunciado a su libertad, a su feminidad y a sus propios sueños. Pero cuando Silvia conoce a Guillermo, un compositor y aviador que la confunde con "Juan-Luis", todo cambia.

Morgan Jones es una valiente reportera acostumbrada a enfrentar peligros en zonas de conflicto. Pero cuando una terrible experiencia la deja marcada, decide huir y refugiarse con su abuela en un tranquilo pueblo rural. Allí conocerá a Connor, el nuevo empleado de la tienda de su abuela, un hombre enigmático que es el único capaz de lograr que la carga que ahora la persigue desaparezca. Sin embargo, siente que oculta algo y que no es quien dice ser.

Newly elected President Jack Spiers's presidency is rocked from the very beginning, and he's working furiously to keep the world from falling apart. Special Agent Ethan Reichenbach is running the presidential detail, which puts him side by side with Jack daily. He's expecting another stuffed suit, but Jack shocks him with his humor and humanity. There are rules against a Secret Service agent and one of their protectees developing a friendship - big rules. Besides, Jack is straight as a ruler, and a widower, and Ethan has always avoided falling for straight men.

I Courtney incontrano i Ballantyne, in questo indimenticabile romanzo d’amore e avventura che ha visto nascere le due coppie protagoniste di Re dei Re. In una nuova traduzione. Decenni di malgoverno del khedivè egiziano hanno innescato una sanguinosa insurrezione nel Sudan, e ora le truppe del Mahdi, il carismatico leader religioso a capo dei ribelli, cingono d’assedio la capitale Khartoum.

Crime reporter Joe Carpenter lost his wife and two daughters in the crash of Flight 353. Joe is unable to work, think, or do anything but grieve, and wait for his own death. Then Joe meets Rose, a woman who claims to be the crash’s sole survivor. But before Joe can probe further, the elusive Rose slips away and Joe is left with haunting questions: If Rose lived through the crash, is it possible his family could have survived it, too? Did the authorities conspire to hide what really happened that night? Joe’s search for the truth will shatter him - and force him to question everything he thinks he knows about life and death.

When Rosie Trethewey, a disillusioned doctor turned market researcher, unexpectedly inherits a shack on the remote northern tip of Great Barrier Island, she decides it's time to begin a new life. Arriving at her new home, Rosie finds she has two neighbors sharing the wilderness: Red O'Hara, a refugee from horrific wartime experiences on the Burma Railway, and Angus McLeod, a retired policeman who's abandoned a society he sees as soft and contemptible. Rosie's appearance panics Red and Angus, both fearing she'll disrupt their ordered lives...and they're right.

Joanne sa bene di essere fortunata. Richard è un marito meraviglioso, Evie è la bimba più buona del mondo, la casa in cui vivono è straordinaria... Non c'è niente che possa rovinare una vita così splendida. O almeno, è quello che pensava fino all'arrivo di Chloe, la figlia ventenne del marito. Lei e Richard non si rivolgono la parola dal giorno in cui lui ha sposato Joanne, due anni prima. Adesso, finalmente, Chloe dice di essere pronta a far pace e recuperare il tempo che ha trascorso distante dalla famiglia. Si offre persino di restare con loro, per aiutare Joanne con la piccola Evie.

Carl Schroder y Theodore Tate, a quienes los medios de comunicación llaman los Policías del Coma, por fin están recuperando sus vidas. Tate ha vuelto al cuerpo de policía y está agradecido de que su mujer, Bridget, haya regresado a casa. Sin embargo, para Schroder, las cosas no son ni buenas ni malas; hace seis meses recibió un disparo en la cabeza que lo ha arrojado a un desierto emocional casi tan mortífero como la bala.

Carl Schroder y Theodore Tate, a quienes los medios de comunicación llaman los Policías del Coma, por fin están recuperando sus vidas. Tate ha vuelto al cuerpo de policía y está agradecido de que su mujer, Bridget, haya regresado a casa. Sin embargo, para Schroder, las cosas no son ni buenas ni malas; hace seis meses recibió un disparo en la cabeza que lo ha arrojado a un desierto emocional casi tan mortífero como la bala.

Grayson Pierce, agente segreto della Sigma - una sezione occulta del dipartimento della Difesa statunitense -, è stato mandato a Copenhagen per seguire un'asta di libri antichi, che pare aver suscitato l'interesse di alcune organizzazioni terroristiche.

President Jack Spiers fled Washington DC on the heels of a devastating attack on CIA headquarters, masterminded by one of America's own, former General Porter Madigan. While the world believes Jack was killed in the bombing, he embarks on a wild infiltration mission, smuggling himself into occupied Russia to rescue the love of his life: former Secret Service Agent and First Gentleman Ethan Reichenbach. Reunited, Jack, Ethan, and deposed Russian president Sergey Puchkov, along with President Elizabeth Wall - the only person left in Washington DC who Jack trusts - must work together.