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Byomkesh Bakshi ki Rahasyamayi Kahaniyan by Saradindu Bandyopadhyay is a compilation of detective stories featuring the iconic character, Byomkesh Bakshi. Known as the "truth-seeker," Byomkesh is a sharp, observant investigator who uncovers the most complex mysteries. The audiobook includes some of the best investigative tales from the legendary Bengali author, ideal for fans of spy thrillers and detective genres.

Film producer Pero Baltazar thought he was taking a Berlin filming assignment. He needed the work, needed to get back in the saddle after fighting off a life-threatening experience in East Africa - al-Shabaab had attacked his crew, intent on a much larger terrorist attack. Suddenly he finds himself under orders from his part-time employers at the State Department and the CIA when he is handed a mysterious package. It's an assignment he doesn't want. The problem is, it is a job contracted by mysterious patrons.

An espionage thriller that has been called the first great spy novel, it has sustained its popularity, being embraced by each new generation. The first in a series of five novels it features the spy Richard Hannay, an action hero with a stiff upper lip who gets caught up in a dangerous race against a plot by German spies to destroy the British war effort. When Richard Hannay offers sanctuary to an American agent seeking his help in stopping a political assassination, he takes the first step on a trail of peril and espionage.

A collection of stories from the most famous Western author of all time! Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find. Whether he was writing under his early pen name, Jim Mayo, or his own, L’Amour’s stories are unforgettable, touching on rough and rugged American ideals, and set in the untamable frontier of the Western United States.

As the Project enters its final phase, air force majors Carson and Ourecky are dispatched on an urgent mission to intercept and investigate a massive orbiting object suspected of harboring nuclear weapons. Emotionally exhausted, with his marriage teetering on the brink, Ourecky reluctantly accepts the assignment; in return for his sacrifice, he is promised an opportunity to go to MIT to pursue the PhD he has long desired.

Accident or suicide? That's the simple question put to Inspector Michael Green when a derelict stranger falls to his death from an abandoned church tower in a quiet river village at the edge of his jurisdiction. But when the victim turns out be a long-lost son of a local farm family cursed in recent years by tragedy, madness, and death, Green begins to suspect something far more sinister is at work. Probing the family's past, he uncovers a toxic mix of rigid fundamentalism, teenage rebellion, and a family secret so horrific that 20 years later, someone is still desperate to prevent the truth from coming to light.

This Victorian best seller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as "high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement." Her crime (the secret of the title) is shown to threaten the apparently respectable middle-class world of Victorian England.

Johannesburg, 1980s Apartheid South Africa. Augustine flees her vengeful ex-boyfriend with nothing but her child and the clothes on her back, terrified he will find her. Because she also possesses a dangerous secret. One he will kill for. One he will never stop hunting her for. But Augustine is rescued by a wealthy white housewife who takes pity on her, offering both employment and refuge. Or so she thinks. It might seem that she is safe inside the walls of the prosperous Diamond family home, but outside her every move is watched. Her sanctuary has become her prison.

A historic western that opens in 1873, a time when recession is forcing thousands westwards to recoup their fortunes. The West is tough, brutal and the Indian is the enemy. But when a white woman is raped, it is a half-breed Cheyenne who comes to the rescue. From the author of Jake and Upland Passage.

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

Deux ans après les évènements survenus en 2017, l'équipe de l'inspecteur Bloom et de l'étrange Andrew Bennett se retrouve confrontée à un nouveau mystère : le petit village de Pic-au-Vent, situé plus en amont dans les montagnes, ne donne plus de nouvelles. Les policiers de Marmotin lancent donc une expédition pour découvrir ce qui se trame dans ce village, bravant la tempête. Ils découvriront, lors de leur périple, qu'une fois encore des phénomènes surnaturels sont de la partie.

Tras su regreso del Amazonas, las cosas no han ido bien para Ulises, Cassie y el profesor Castillo. El relato de lo que han vivido en Ciudad Negra resulta tan extraordinario que son tachados de farsantes y denostados públicamente. Lo que debería haber sido un gran triunfo, se convierte en un dramático revés. Para demostrar que dicen la verdad y recuperar sus vidas, no les quedará más remedio que adentrarse de nuevo en lo desconocido en busca de las pruebas irrefutables que necesitan.

On a mild autumn afternoon in 1882, William Trenchard sits smoking his pipe in the garden of his comfortable family home. When the creak of the garden gate heralds the arrival of an unexpected stranger, he is puzzled but not alarmed. He cannot know the destruction this man will wreak on all he holds most dear.

Dave Stirling ha bisogno di ricominciare. Come per New York, la sua città, l'11 settembre è una ferita ancora aperta, perché quel giorno ha perso il suo studio ma soprattutto il suo socio e migliore amico. Avvocato di diritto internazionale ridotto sul lastrico dall'assicurazione che non si decide a risarcirlo, non ha davvero più nulla da rischiare. Per questo, quando Vladimir Kroshenko, uno dei più potenti uomini d'affari della nuova Russia, richiede la sua consulenza per una trattativa delicata e complessa, non può che accettare.

Meg Hart has taken great pains to create her perfect All-American family. It looks effortless, but that’s because she’s been smart about it. However, on a brisk spring morning weeks before his graduation, her son McClane goes missing. And as the investigation deepens, the police zero in on her as their perfect suspect. Tragedy has struck this family before, and all signs suggest that she is the source. Add in her elusive husband’s strange behavior and inconsistencies in her story, it becomes clear that she has plenty to hide.

Ocurrió en una fiesta infantil de clase alta; la llamaron "la Masacre de la Piñata". De un día para otro la matanza se volvió sensación en los medios y luego pasó a ser una de tantas que se vuelven triviales y se olvidan. Pero algo no está bien en la versión oficial sobre los hechos. Los datos no cuadran. Los asesinos dejaron ir viva a una niña. Y Damián, sicario de sangre fría que no parecía tener vela en este entierro, recibe la encomienda de cuidarla y de urdir una venganza que cada día adquiere más repercusiones.

Derrière la façade très académique de l'institut St Mary, les équipes d'historiens, de techniciens, de chercheurs ont découvert le secret du voyage dans le temps. Ici, on n'étudie pas seulement le passé, on le visite... "J'aurais confié ma vie à cet homme. Jusqu'à il y a quelques jours, en tout cas." Madeleine Maxwell est habituée à ce que ça tourne mal. Elle travaille à St Mary, après tout, le désastre est son quotidien. Pourtant, lors d'un saut vers la Crète de l'âge du bronze avec sa famille, la vie semble presque normale. Enfin, normale selon St Mary !

Il giornalista Ralph Core, metà inglese, metà italiano, dopo essere stato per lunghi anni corrispondente di guerra dal Medio Oriente è diventato uno scrittore di successo. A Londra il suo destino s'incrocia con quello di Solène, una giovane giornalista francese, studiosa di religioni antiche, di cui s'innamora. Solène è decisa a risolvere alcuni drammatici misteri legati alla figura storica di Gesù, che potrebbero dare fastidio a molti, persino al Vaticano.

Derrière la façade très académique de l'institut St Mary, les équipes d'historiens, de techniciens, de chercheurs ont découvert le secret du voyage dans le temps. Ici, on n'étudie pas seulement le passé, on le visite... Rattachée à la Police du Temps pour traquer le maléfique Clive Ronan, Max est loin de St Mary. La vie dans le futur a ses avantages, mais pas pour longtemps.

Las obsesiones pueden acelerar tu caída. Al inspector John Rebus le gustaría solucionarlo todo, pero para eso debe adentrarse en la oscuridad. En apenas unos días, se tiene que enfrentar a un pederasta reincidente, al inexplicable suicidio de un colega, a la enigmática desaparición del hijo de unos amigos y, sobre todo, a un peligroso psicópata deportado a Edimburgo por las autoridades estadounidenses.