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Henry Bins is only awake one hour a day. Can you imagine only being awake for one hour each day? Can you imagine having to cram your entire existence into sixty measly minutes? Two minutes to shower. Three minutes to eat. Five minutes to watch TV. And in that 3600 seconds you have awake, imagine that you have to figure out...Who murdered the woman across the street?

Santana Sokolov might be the one person who ties together all the mysteries of Atlantica. Which will probably get her killed. The woman has a penchant for the ancient. When Santana is approached by two enemy factions looking for the same legendary item, she partners with old friend Dick Chambers to enter the wilderness and unlock the mystery.

Qualcosa di oscuro si agita dietro gli abbaini della villa di Labyrinth Drive, e nessuno steccato bianco, nessun filo di perle, nessun cocktail party può nasconderlo: è il cuore nero e pulsante dell'America più irreprensibilmente wasp, l'America democratica e progressista, l'America di Kennedy e di Carter, l'America delle magnifiche sorti e progressive, l'America che cela, dietro le sue medaglie al valore, un volto sinistro.

Bloomsbury presents Red Notice by James Comey, read by Cassandra Campbell. In the most crucial case of her career, US Attorney Nora Carleton must confront a murderous espionage plot that risks the security of the United States. The unmissable new legal thriller from the former director of the...

Elle payera au fort prix de sa vie le crime qui aura fait d’elle un monstre à l’égal de l’homme qui, lui, voit sa violence partout exaucé.

Due casi di calda attualità sociale impegnano l'irruente e malinconico Rocco Schiavone. Un marito violento trovato ucciso con un colpo di pistola alla fronte e l'imprenditore di una fabbrica di pellami rimasto ucciso in seguito a un attentato attribuito agli ambientalisti dell'ELP. Il vicequestore, con disincanto e scetticismo, inizia la sua indagine controcorrente.

The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan. THE HUNT IS ON… Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia’s ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The...

Bill O'Mallow ist ein heruntergekommener Privatdetektiv, der sich gerade so mit „leichten Fällen" wie Ehebruch und Versicherungsbetrug über Wasser hält. Seine dunkle Familienvergangenheit macht ihn nicht gerade zum Liebling der Chicagoer Polizei. Scheinbar zufällig gerät Bill bei der Beschattung eines heimlichen Liebespaars in eine brisante politische Affäre, als es plötzlich zu einem blutigen Doppelmord kommt.

‘A gripping legal thriller that will leave you reeling. A book that will stay with you long after the last page. The ending is a stunner!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This was a roller coaster of a book, an immersive read, a sublime plot with very open and direct dialogue. Expertly...

Local gangster Dante (Jack Boy) knows more than anybody how dangerous and ruthless the streets can be. But against his better instincts, he allows himself to fall for a local female gangster named Alinna, considered to be somewhat of a competitor to Dante because she leads her own all female crew. Alinna, too, is very well aware of the dangers that come with letting feelings get in the way of business. But like Dante, she decides to embrace the attraction anyway. That however proves to be a mistake when she discovers Dante is two-timing her with a female gang unit officer.

¿Qué idiota escaparía de prisión el día antes de su libertad? Audie Palmer ha pasado diez años en prisión por un robo armado que dejó cuatro muertos y siete millones de dólares desaparecidos. Todos creen que Audie sabe dónde está el dinero, y durante una década ha soportado golpes, amenazas y torturas de mafiosos, presos y guardias, todos con la misma pregunta: ¿dónde está el botín? Pero el día antes de cumplir su condena, Audie desaparece. Una frenética búsqueda se desata, pero nadie imagina la verdad: Audie no está huyendo. Audie está intentando salvar una vida...

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. A prima donna soprano is commissioned to give a command performance at a country estate. It sets off a chain of tragic events – but are they accidents or an act of revenge?...

Doing Time: For the prison writers whose work is included in this anthology, it means more than "serving a sentence"; it means staying alive and sane, preserving dignity, reinventing oneself, and somehow retaining one's humanity. For the last quarter century the prestigious writers' organization PEN has sponsored a contest for writers behind bars to help prisoners face these challenges. The contest honors the best short stories, plays, essays, and poems among hundreds submitted annually by men and women nationwide.

Matthew Riker keeps to himself, doesn't cause trouble, and never talks about his past. But after a chance encounter with a woman and a small child on the run, Riker will have to make a choice: use his hard-won skills to protect two innocent victims, or stay in the safety of his quiet life. What follows is an adrenaline-soaked thrill ride that will take Riker on a cross-country chase, through the seedy underbelly of a New York criminal empire, and into the darkest places of the human heart.

A suspicious death, a missing girl, and very few leads... New Forest police are grasping at straws. Whilst Detective Inspector Callum MacLean is settling into his new role in rural Hampshire, a young woman is found dead in the neighbourhood, her identity unknown. For a close-knit community where everyone knows everyone else, this seems very odd, but when a local child goes missing shortly afterwards, panic sets in. It’s not the first such case for the Scottish inspector, yet the last one in Glasgow ended in tragedy.

Im Naturschutzgebiet in der Nähe von Camaret-sur-Mer brennt in der flirrendes Sommerhitze ein Ferienhaus aus. Mit der Instandsetzung betraut wird Isidore Breonnec, allseits bekannter Handwerker und Herzensbrecher. Als er tot auf der Baustelle aufgefunden wird, sitzt der Schock tief. Commissaire Mahon ermittelt, und ausgerechnet eine treue Mitarbeiterin von Buchhändlerin Tereza Berger gerät unter Verdacht. Auf der Suche nach dem wahren Täter dringt Tereza tief in die Scheinidylle der Ferienhausvermietung ein. Zu tief?

Der Fall der jungen Frau, die in den Maßregelvollzug eingewiesen wurde, scheint klar zu sein: Bianca Kehler ist eine Betrügerin und Mörderin. Alle Indizien sprechen gegen sie. Doch immer wieder erwähnt sie eine geheimnisvolle Frau, mit der ihr Unglück angefangen haben soll. Da es für die Existenz dieser Unbekannten keine Beweise gibt, vermuteten sogar die für ihren Fall zuständigen Ermittler, sie könnte unter einer Wahnerkrankung leiden.

A woman’s body lies in the heather, her neck broken. Her horse watches nervously from a few paces away. Despite looking like an accident, it doesn’t take long for DI Callum MacLean, newly arrived in Hampshire from Glasgow, to establish she was murdered. Nor does it take DS Daisy Donaldson, appearing soon after on horseback, long to identify the victim. Mary-Ellen Mitchell was a well-known and seemingly well-liked businesswoman, married to a respected local artist, and part of the close-knit community.

All Natalie ever wanted was to keep her beloved little boy safe. But it’s now been more than three years since she saw Harry’s sweet face, or heard him call her ‘Mummy’. Three years that she’s been locked away for a crime she didn’t commit. But everyone – even her husband – believed she was guilty, and since then, she’s not seen him or Harry once. She’s determined to get her son back. But Natalie also knows someone has gone to great lengths to destroy her life.

Leonie is one of 12 jurors chosen to decide the fate of a nurse accused of murdering his patients with lethal doses of adrenaline. Britain is under chemical attack, and the courthouse is locked down. The accused has escaped his cell and is on the loose, playing twisted games with the group, and Leonie is his next target. Because he knows something about her. A secret she's kept hidden from the others – about just how far she'll go to tip the scales of justice in her favour.