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Delia Spark is caught in a maelstrom. Her former life as a London theatre director is on the brink of implosion amid a scandalous divorce, a tarnished reputation, and, for reasons she cannot fathom, things keep spontaneously combusting around her. Her sixties were supposed to be peaceful, but now even her grown daughter won't return her calls. Escape is the only option.

Finlay Donovan, single mum and floundering crime writer, is having a hard time. Her ex-husband went behind her back to fire the nanny, and this morning she sent her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an unfortunate incident with scissors. Making it to lunch with her literary agent is a minor victory but, as she's discussing the plot of her latest crime novel, the conversation is misinterpreted by a woman sitting nearby as that of a hit-woman offering her services to dispose of a 'problem' husband. 

"โสมส่องแสง" นวนิยายยอดนิยมที่นักอ่านทั้งประเทศชื่นชม และไทยทีวีสีช่อง 3 เคยแพร่ภาพเป็นละครฟอร์มใหญ่แห่งปี 2537 หัวใจที่สว่างไสวและเดียงสาใสบริสุทธิ์ ของเจ้านางน้อยรอยคำ ที่ผูกพันกับนายทหารไทย "ผู้พันภูริต" ผู้ที่หลายคนตั้งคำถามเสมอว่า เขาเป็นใคร ทำไมต้องมารบเพื่อเวียงสรอง? ภูริต…ทุกลมหายใจของเขา…เพื่อเพื่อน…เพื่อนของเขา…เจ้ารอย! รอยอินทร์ หากเมื่อเวียงสรองล่ม เสด็จพ่อของเจ้ารอยคือเจ้าหลวงแห่งเวียงสรอง กำลังจะถูกประหารชีวิต!

It's the summer of 1822, and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades. When newly widowed Elizabeth arrives in Edinburgh to live with her late husband's aunt, Clementina, she's determined to put her unhappy past in London behind her. As she settles into her new home, she becomes fascinated by the beautiful Botanic Garden. 

Was zunächst wie ein tragischer Unfall aussieht, entpuppt sich während der Obduktion schnell als brutaler Mord. Denn der Frau, die aus einem Fluss gezogen wurde, fehlt die Zunge, und ihre Arme wurden zerschnitten–eine Warnung? Aber an wen? Der Ehemann wird festgenommen und gesteht. Spezialermittlerin Charlie Bekker glaubt jedoch an seine Unschuld und sucht zusammen mit ihrer neuen Kollegin Stella Meislow nach Beweisen, die belegen, dass er den Mord nicht begangen haben kann.

Nina. Charmant, fesselnd, verführerisch – und ein eiskalter Mörder. Trotzdem habe ich den Pakhan der russischen Bratva geheiratet. Weil ich es tun musste. Das war der Deal. Obwohl ich vor Angst zittere, schaffe ich es, eine glückliche Ehe vorzutäuschen. Und kann es nicht erwarten, den Fängen dieses skrupellosen Mannes endlich wieder zu entkommen. Roman. Ich bekomme immer, was ich will. Und ich wollte diese perfekt unperfekte kleine Schauspielerin. Sie überzeugt alle davon, mich wie verrückt zu lieben, deshalb will ich sie jetzt noch viel mehr.

Readers love Sara Sheridan's evocative historical novels . . . 'I loved this book from start to finish. So interesting to read about women back in the 1800s being independent and finding their own way in what was mostly a man's domain!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Did not want to put this down but did not...

After the heartbreaking loss of her mother and a cruel attack by her drunken father, Ella Parker decides that dishonesty is fine when it serves her needs. Ella escapes her luxurious but lonely life and meets an eccentric ship surgeon who allows her to assist him during a surgery. Compelled by Ella's intelligence and interest in medicine, the doctor prepares her for a medical career, but there's a catch: in early nineteenth century England, women are not accepted into universities. To fulfil her dream of becoming a doctor, Ella must disguise herself as a young man.

Charles Soule brings his signature knowledge—and wariness—of technology to his sophomore novel set in a realistic future about a brilliant female scientist who creates a technology that allows for the transfer of human consciousness between bodies, and the transformations this process wreaks...

Als das Handy der Polizistin Tabea Kurz klingelt, ahnt sie noch nicht, dass der Mann am anderen Ende mit ihr spielen will. Und zur Eröffnung hat er ein ganz besonderes Geschenk für sie. Ein Geschenk, das tot, nackt und blaugefärbt am Fuß einer Brücke auf sie wartet.

Nevada. Sembra il nome di un deserto, e invece è il luogo in cui vive la famiglia De Boer, in alta val Brenta. Una terra circondata da boschi aspri, dove le case si inerpicano su pendii vertiginosi. Sono gli ultimi anni dell'Ottocento e i De Boer, che lavorano nei campi di tabacco, il pregiatissimo Nostrano del Brenta, vivono consapevoli che solo nella muta e rispettosa alleanza tra uomini e natura selvaggia esiste una possibilità di sopravvivenza.