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Connor Fitzgerald is the CIA’s most deadly assassin. On the brink of his retirement, he is sent to Russia for one last hit. Except this isn’t just another job. After a fall out between the CIA and the White House over the assassination of a prominent Colombian politician, his boss is now using the Russian Mafia to cover her tracks. Fitzgerald is not going to St Petersburg to kill, he’s going to die. A page-turning, political thriller about espionage and betrayal by the acclaimed British writer, Jeffrey Archer.

The expected never happens... a man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged... Has he achieved "The Perfect Murder"? A tantalising opening to "A Twist in the Tale", a fantastic collection of short stories from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.

La Suède est frappée par une série de meurtres barbares. Seul point commun entre les victimes, leur âge : 44 ans. À première vue ces personnes ne se connaissent pas, mais à mieux y regarder, leurs chemins se sont bel et bien croisés, il y a longtemps, dans la petite ville de Katrineholm. À l'époque, tous fréquentaient la même école. Et le souffre-douleur de la classe s'appelait Thomas Karlsson. Aujourd'hui, Thomas est un homme effacé, asocial, et aigri : autant dire le coupable idéal.

Quand la Joconde cache un secret fatal, seul un chat grincheux et une brocanteuse futée peuvent le démêler. Et si le chef-d'œuvre absolu du Louvre n'était qu'une copie ? Calypso Finn, ex-star de télénovelas brésiliennes reconvertie en brocanteuse sur la Côte d'Azur, voit son quotidien chamboulé par l'arrivée de Leandro, un charmant Italien. Il affirme posséder la véritable Joconde et souhaite la restituer au célèbre musée. D'abord sceptique, Calypso accepte d'explorer cette proposition stupéfiante. Cependant, la situation s'envenime, entraînant Calypso dans un périlleux labyrinthe.

Saverio Lamanna deve lasciare il riposante mare di Màkari. Suo padre, il Professore, spinto dall'amico Mimì, è partito, in barba all'età, per un pellegrinaggio a piedi da Palermo ad Agrigento, seguendo le regie trazzere che datano fino dai tempi di Federico II. Saverio se ne va all'inseguimento dei due come Stanley fece con Livingstone, e sa che piomberà come «dentro a una commedia francese nella quale tutti sembrano felicemente matti».

Finalmente in audiolibro il capolavoro di Patricia Highsmith, il thriller che ha scolpito per sempre nella storia della letteratura un personaggio indimenticabile: Tom Ripley. Napoli, anni Cinquanta. Tom Ripley, giovane spiantato, ha il compito di riportare l'indolente Dickie Greenleaf dal ricchissimo padre, nella grigia New York. Ma l'incontro con Dickie, splendido ragazzo che dalla vita ha avuto tutto, fa nascere un'idea diabolica nella mente di Tom: non potrebbe sostituirsi a lui e vivere una vita perfetta?

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

The "League of the Scarlet Pimpernel" is a secret society made up of twenty English aristocrats. The commander is the so-called "Scarlet Pimpernel" but almost nobody knows his real identity. The society aims to defy the French revolutionaries. The main goal is to rescue innocents from the deadly guillotine.

Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan are two scruffy adventurers who are planning to conquer Kafiristan - a remote part of Afghanistan. The two men pretend to have signed a contract that neither of them will touch alcohol or women. However, disguised as a priest and his assistant, Dravot and Carnehan depart for Kafiristan, secretly carrying twenty riffles. Why do they want to conquer Kafiristan? Will the make it across the border alive? Find all the answers in Rudyard Kipling’s adventure story "The Man Who Would Be King" from 1888. B. J.

UN CRIMEN MACABRO, UN DETECTIVE BRILLANTE, UNA AMISTAD LEGENDARIA. Londres, finales del siglo XIX. Un asesinato macabro en la carretera de Brixton pone en alerta a Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes, un excéntrico detective consultor, se une a la investigación junto a su nuevo compañero, el Dr. Watson. Una palabra escrita con sangre en la pared, falsas pistas y un misterioso coche marcan el inicio de una búsqueda implacable.

A millionaire is taken suddenly ill, and sensing his mortality, he asks his attorney to do him one last favor - to find and secretly watch over his missing niece, the daughter of his profligate deceased sister. This niece at the appropriate time would become heir to his millions. However, the millionaire is mysteriously murdered, stabbed to death in his sick bed.

La porte de la chambre fermée à clef "à l'intérieur", les volets de l'unique fenêtre fermés, eux aussi "à l'intérieur", pas de cheminée. Qui a tenté de tuer Mlle Stangerson et, surtout, par où l'assassin a-t-il pu fuir de la chambre jaune ? C'est le jeune reporter Rouletabille, limier surdoué et raisonnant par "le bon bout de la raison", qui va trouver la solution de cet affolant problème.

An intense novel of war at the Roman frontier. On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region.

The book that inspired the new Netflix series, "Lupin" with Omar Sy. "The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar" is the first collection of stories about the infamous thief, Arsene Lupin. Cunning, charming, and roguishly good-looking, Lupin leads the French police department on a merry dance across Belle Epoque Paris in these adventure-filled mysteries. Evading the authorities, getting the girl and usually pocketing some rare jewel for himself, Arsene Lupin’s adventures will keep any reader on the edge of their seats. B.

"Parnassus on Wheels" (1917) was Christopher Morley’s first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells his travelling book business to 39-year-old Helen McGill. The latter is tired of taking care of her ailing older brother Andrew, a businessman, farmer, and author. The novel is told from the perspective of Mrs McGill and was in part inspired by David Grayson’s novel "The Friendly Road." Morley wrote a sequel to this story called "The Haunted Bookshop.

Detective Inspector Andy Horton is handed a troubling new case on the Isle of Wight — the disappearance of private investigator Jasper Kenton. Kenton had been tailing a man whose wife suspected him of an affair. But when his naked body is found wrapped in sailcloth on a private beach, a simple surveillance job becomes a chilling murder investigation. The post-mortem reveals a brutal execution: Kenton was shot at close range with a crossbow. Now Horton must navigate a web of secrets, lies and betrayal. The deeper he digs, the more he realises this case has devastating personal consequences.

Un monasterio en Galicia se convierte en el escenario de un crimen atroz: una joven novicia aparece asesinada. El inspector Carlos de la Iglesia, escéptico ante la rápida confesión del novio, se adentra en un mundo de fe y secretos ocultos tras los muros del convento. Su investigación lo confrontará con un enigmático y atractivo sacerdote, y lo arrastrará hacia pistas perturbadoras halladas en el Antiguo Testamento.

Ganz Neuharlingersiel steht unter Schock: Postbote Henner hat die Inhaberin der kleinen Reederei «Meeresglück» erschossen auf ihrem Schiff gefunden, inmitten der Blumendeko für eine Seebestattung. Sofort vermutet die Kripo in Wittmund einen Mafia-Mord, denn Tjalda war mit einem Italiener verheiratet und die erste Vorsitzende des neuen Cannabis Socialclubs «Ostfriesischer Hanf-Himmel». Die Ermittlungen laufen auf Hochtouren, und obwohl man schon einige Mordfälle aufgeklärt hat – mit dem organisierten Verbrechen hatten Polizist Rudi und seine Kollegen noch nie etwas zu tun.

Joshua Kane, un asesino en serie, ha logrado un asiento en el juicio del siglo: como miembro del jurado. Su objetivo es claro: conseguir un veredicto de culpabilidad para el acusado, sin ser descubierto. Pero el abogado Eddie Flynn, el ex estafador convertido en brillante defensor, comienza a sospechar que el verdadero asesino no es el hombre en el banquillo. Se inicia una carrera contrarreloj donde el ingenio de Flynn se enfrenta a la mente maestra de Kane. ¿Podrá desenmascararlo antes de que la justicia se convierta en la coartada perfecta para un depredador?

Die Reichsmordkommission eilt nach Torsby, nachdem dort eine Familie mit zwei Kindern getötet wurde. Kommissar Torkel Höglund und seine Kollegen finden bald heraus, dass es eine Zeugin gibt: Nicole, die zehnjährige Nichte der Carlstens. Doch das Mädchen ist verschwunden. Den sonst so ruppigen Kriminalpsychologen Sebastian Bergman erinnert Nicole an seine verstorbene Tochter. Ein aufstrebender Fernsehstar wird ermordet, regelrecht hingerichtet mit einem Bolzenschussgerät im Klassenzimmer einer Stockholmer Schule. Eine Vergewaltigungsserie erschüttert Uppsala.