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From the author of The Uninvited comes a haunting historical novel with a compelling mystery at its core. A young child psychologist steps off a train, her destination a foggy seaside town. There, she begins a journey causing her to question everything she believes about life, death, memories...

From the award-winning author of In the Shadow of Blackbirds comes a stunning new novel—a masterfully crafted story of love, loss, and second chances. Set during the fear and panic of the Great Influenza of 1918, The Uninvited is part gothic ghost-story, part psychological thriller, perfect...

In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.

Five years ago Susannah Harper's son, Joel, went missing without trace. Bereft of her son and then of her husband, Susannah has rebuilt her life around helping others. But then, on the last night of Hull Fair, a fortune-teller makes an eerie prediction. She tells her that this Christmas Eve, Joel will finally come back to her. As her carefully constructed life begins to unravel, Susannah is forced to confront the buried truths of her family's past.

When Aidan Lloyd's bleak funeral is followed by a nocturnal ritual in the fog, it becomes all too clear that Aidan, son of a wealthy farmer, will not be resting in peace. Aidan's hidden history has reignited an old feud, and a rural tradition begins to display its sinister side. It's already a fraught time for Merrily Watkins, her future threatened by a bishop committed to restricting her role as diocesan exorcist for Hereford.

Samora steht vor der größten Prüfung seines Lebens. Um das Geheimnis des Dämons, der ihn quält, zu lüften und ihn ein für alle Mal zu bezwingen, muss er sich den Geistern seiner Vergangenheit stellen. Währenddessen kämpft sein Sohn mit einer rätselhaften Krankheit, die durch fremde Magie verursacht wird. Als der Junge in Yarunas Obhut in Gefahr gerät, beginnt ein verzweifelter Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, um sein Leben zu retten. Doch während Samora gegen das drohende Unheil kämpft, holt ihn seine Vergangenheit unerbittlich ein.

Der lang erwartete neue Roman des internationalen Bestsellerautors Mitch Albom Annie und ihre Jugendliebe Paulo wollen ihre Hochzeitsreise mit einem romantischen Ballonflug krönen. Doch der Ballon stürzt ab... Annie erwacht im Himmel wieder und sucht nach Paulo, von dem sie nicht weiß, ob er überlebt hat. Nacheinander trifft sie dort auf Menschen, die ihr seltsam bekannt und sogar vertraut vorkommen. Doch erst durch ihre Geschichten erfährt Annie, was für eine wichtige Rolle jeder einzelne von ihnen in ihrem Leben gespielt hat - und wie wenig ihr das bewusst war.

For decades, I Fidele's soulless leaders kidnapped psychic children and sharpened their gifts into weapons used to reshape humanity. Ryanne Jervis was one such child, but she learned the truth too late to stop I Fidele from implementing the first part of their plan: global destruction and the incineration of millions of innocent lives.