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1865. A passenger train stands in York station. Jack Follis, the guard, patrols the platform to make sure that everyone is safely aboard. Returning to the brake van to load a box into it, he is alarmed by a smell of burning. Before he can find the cause, there is an explosion and the van is engulfed in flames. Responding to summons from the North-Eastern Railway, Robert Colbeck and Victor Leeming are sent to investigate. The two are split on whether a murder has taken place. Although the information they received was scant, Colbeck is convinced this is a murder case.

Am 20. Juli 1944 sprengen die Verschwörer um Graf Stauffenberg den „Führer“ in die Luft. Doch dem Jubel über Hitlers Tod folgt gleich die Ernüchterung: Die Attentäter haben nicht genug Rückhalt in der Bevölkerung und bei der Wehrmacht. Ihre verzweifelte Lage zwingt sie zu einem Bündnis mit Heinrich Himmler und der SS. Im letzten Augenblick wendet Deutschland die Niederlage im Weltkrieg durch einen Atomschlag ab. Die Deutschen zwingen die Alliierten zu einem Frieden, der dem Reich die Grenzen vom April 1940 garantiert.

Proper Scoundrels Their scandalous pasts have left them wounded and unworthy—and hopelessly perfect together. London, 1925 Sebastian de Leon is adjusting to life after three years spent enthralled by blood magic. The atrocities he committed under its control still weigh heavily on his...

よろい姿に、僧衣の袖を、羽のように夕風に吹かせ、ざんぶと、永別の波音を下から告げた。「さらば」「――さらば」　安徳天皇、二位ノ尼、建礼門院、平経盛・・・ひきもきらず、人びとの入水する白い飛沫と水音。寿永四年三月二十四日。栄花と権力その身に誇った一門は二十余年を経て、こうして、壇ノ浦の海に消えた。（全21/24巻）（毎月第3水曜配信予定）

1938. A pochi giorni dall'attesa visita del Führer, il commissario Alberto Sorrentino viene richiamato con urgenza a Napoli per indagare sulla morte di tre ragazze vittime di un tagliagole, che ha lasciato sui loro corpi incisioni incomprensibili e sulla scena del crimine un messaggio altrettanto misterioso. Sei anni prima, Sorrentino aveva risolto dei casi simili e il questore Massari spera che possa dare una svolta anche a questa indagine che sta mettendo a dura prova la questura.

掘割で溺れる犬を助けた放蕩同心、八巻卯之吉は八丁堀の役宅に連れ帰り溺愛する。

The explosive saga continues in Oathsworn Brothers Divided (Chapters 21-40), where alliances shatter and legends are tempered in betrayal. Liú Bèi, the virtuous claimant to the throne, becomes a fugitive, hunted by former allies. The god of war, Guān Yǔ, faces an impossible choice: break his oath or die for his honor, leading to his legendary submission to the ambitious Cáo Cāo. And the tempestuous Zhāng Fēi, drowning in shame and rage, must forge a broken army from the wilderness.

1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings, battles to the death and unmatched courage in the Roman army ranks. From Simon Scarrow, author of the bestsellers The Emperor's Exile, Centurion and The Gladiator. The 21st Eagle of the Empire novel. If...

Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail. Thiswill be the twenty-first novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series. 1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the...

京から江戸に戻った将軍毒味役の矢背蔵人介は、相番を務める同僚の桜木兵庫から娘の縁談を聞かされる。しかし、縁談相手の由緒ある乙山家の息子には悪評が。そして、相番の娘は窮地に陥る――。

Am berühmten Elite-Internat Eton kommt es zu einem mysteriösen Todesfall. Holmes, der dort gerade einen Lehrauftrag im Bereich Chemische Studien innehat, hegt sogleich einen Verdacht. Hat es die Schule mit einem genialen jungen Giftmörder zu tun…?

Thomas Carrick is a gentleman driven to control all aspects of his life. As the wealthy owner of Carrick Enterprises, located in bustling Glasgow, he is one of that city's most eligible bachelors and fully intends to select an appropriate wife from the many young ladies paraded before him. He wants to take that necessary next step along his self-determined path, yet no young lady captures his eye, much less his attention - not in the way Lucilla Cynster does, even though she lives miles away.

This is audiobook #21 in the Casca Series. Casca Longinus, cursed by Christ on Golgotha. Condemned to outlive the ages, and wander the globe a constant soldier. Forever fighting, surviving and waiting for Him to return. It was the last gasp of Europe's royal families. World War I began with the assassination of an obscure archduke. But before it ended, most of Europe would turn into a corpse-littered battleground.

Lady Eleanor Swift’s marriage to dashing Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon is just days away. There’s a lot to organise from the dress to the catering, including, of course, the all-important wedding cake. But Eleanor is heartbroken when their chef, apple-cheeked Annie Tibetts, dies of poisoning. And as the doctor confirms her death wasn’t an accident, accusations fly around the whole community.

Excitement is running high in the Adams family. Mr Finch, after a long career in secret government work, is to be knighted - which means that Chinese Lady will become a real 'Lady'! What with having to find a new outfit suitable for the occasion, and worrying about whether she'll have to curtsey to the king, the redoubtable matriarch of the Adams family scarcely knows if she's coming or going.

Während Holmes und Watson die Begebenheiten im Stephansdom untersuchen, wird einer der Verschwörer von der Polizei gefasst. Die Wiener Ermittler erpressen von ihm unter Gewaltmaßnahmen Informationen über die restliche Gruppe.

"Slaegten" er et historisk univers, som gennem den fiktive adelsslaegt Dane fortaeller Danmarkshistorien fra 1000-tallet til vor tid. Dane-slaegten møder alle de store personligheder og deltager i krige, intriger og begivenheder, som får afgørende betydning for historiens gang. "Slaegten" er udviklet af Det Historiske Hus. De enkelte bind i serien "Slaegten" kan laeses uafhaengigt af hinanden. Kulminationen på Danmarks nationale spaendinger i 1840'erne og 50'erne blev den grusomme krig mod Preussen og Østrig i 1864 - også kaldet 2. Slesvigske Krig - hvor Danmark led katastrofale nederlag ved Dybbøl og Als.

正国、倒れる──。幸い一命は取り留めたものの、短い間に二度も心の臓の発作に襲われた正国は隠居を決意、高岡藩井上家では藩主交代の運びとなった。

In 1943, Charlie Chaplin is far from the most popular man in America. His communist sympathies and romantic indiscretions with young women have enraged everyone from right-wing radicals and the Ku Klux Klan to furious fathers. But when a knife-wielding intruder breaks into his house one night, the maniac isn't talking politics. He demands Chaplin stop making his latest black comedy about a man who murders wealthy women for their money - and specifically tells him to stay away from one Fiona Sullivan.

It was a favor to a dead friend: Frank Morgan is shepherding a group of mail-order brides to a brawling Alaska boom town called Skagway. A bushwhacking, a storm-racked sea voyage and an anything-but-friendly reception isn't enough to stop Morgan and his blushing brides. But a beautiful woman has a lucrative plot on her mind - in the wild, wild north where men are mad with greed and loneliness.