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A series of suspicious deaths in a retirement home draws Nameless into the confidence of a terrified former resident - and into the dark heart of a shocking conspiracy. In part five of the Nameless series, it’s time to hunt. Oakshore Park is Michigan’s most exclusive assisted-living community. Presided over by two killer angels of mercy, it’s also THE go-to facility in assisted dying. For a cut, they make impatient heirs happy. Nameless must concoct a scheme just as cunning.

In 1948, America was buzzing with crime, corruption, and vice - but The Green Hornet was buzzing, too! The postwar era paved the way for a new kind of criminal, and our hero found himself embroiled in espionage (in addition to his regular racket busting). And in this major chapter in the legend of the masked vigilante, Miss Case stumbles on a secret and takes on a more significant role at the Daily Sentinel.

A "marvelous" (Sports Illustrated) portrait of the three men whose lives were forever changed by WWI-era Boston and the Spanish flu: baseball star Babe Ruth, symphony conductor Karl Muck, and Harvard law student Charles Whittlesey. In the fall of 1918, a fever gripped Boston. The streets emptied...

John Ridley is an acclaimed screenwriter and best-selling author. His first novel featuring LAPD mutant hunter Soledad O'Roark, Those Who Walk in Darkness, was an instant hit. Soledad's second adventure finds her hunting down a vigilante who is murdering metanormals indiscriminantly. She has no love for the mutants, but no one is above the law. So with her modified sidearm at her hip, she hits the pavement, determined to dish out some street justice.

Small ranchers in Harmony, Oregon, are up against it with the price of cattle down and Skull Ranch, owned by a syndicate, trying to buy them out. Dan Riley spends a month trying to find a bank to help them, but he fails. When the editor of The Clarion is shot, the ranchers blame Black Mike Sand, the manager of Skull, in spite of the circumstances of the shooting. As pressure mounts, Riley is determined to find out who is really in charge of the syndicate, and the only man willing to help him is Andrew Daniels, a former newspaper man whose courage comes from a bottle.

When a twin-engine Beechcraft crashes into one of Richmond’s watering holes and turns happy hour into Hell, theories run rampant. Was it terrorists who, for some reason, decided to vent their spleens on unsuspecting Richmond? Was it a statement by homegrown killers less-than-thrilled that the city still, in the 21st century, chooses to honor Confederate leaders on its most prominent avenue? The obvious answers, though, just don’t pan out. Hard-charging reporter Willie Black’s search for the truth eventually leads him to a small town on the Chesapeake....

In Dark Angel, the second in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files series, Detectives Barbara Lassiter and Susan Martinez pick up where they left off in Borderline. Assigned to a murder case, they discover that their suspect is much more than a one-off killer. In fact, the murderer appears to be a vigilante hell-bent on taking revenge against career criminals who the criminal justice system has failed to punish.

Acid Row. The name the beleaguered inhabitants give to their 'sink' estate. A no-man's land of single mothers and fatherless children – where angry, alienated youth controls the streets. Into this battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a patient in Acid Row. Little does...

It is 1792, and the ruthless Reign of Terror during the French Revolution is in full swing: waves of aristocrats are being ordered to be executed daily, and the fear of bloody massacres is at an all-time high. Enter eccentric English dandy, Sir Percy Blakeney, who is far more than what meets the eye. Under the guise of his alter ego – the quick-thinking, masterful swordsman, the Scarlet Pimpernel – Blakeney has made it his duty to free the incarcerated from their guillotined fate.

They took his family. Now he's taking the war to them. John Sole has been running, hiding, and striking back where he can. But the cartel hasn't forgotten him and now they've unleashed their most ruthless enforcer, Alejandro Garza. Garza isn't just another soldier. His name carries whispers of...

An der idyllischen Strandpromenade Bansins steht ein historisches Holzhaus, das Zentrum eines erbitterten Kampfes um Gerechtigkeit, Rache und dunkler Familiengeheimnisse wird. Eine junge Frau, getrieben von der Ungerechtigkeit, die einst ihrer Familie widerfahren ist, begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Rache-Mission. Eine Serie verstörender Ereignisse beginnt. Innerhalb des beschaulichen Umfelds der Pension Kehr kreuzen sich die Wege von drei jungen Frauen, jede von ihnen könnte die mysteriöse Rächerin sein.

Hun vil gøre alt for at beskytte sin datter … Lægen er død. Nu vil hans datter have hævn … "Jeg vil altid beskytte dig," hviskede min mor mig i øret hver aften, når hun kyssede mig godnat. Og hver gang vi vovede at forlade vores forblæste kystby, klemte hun min hånd så hårdt, at hendes knoer blev hvide, og hendes ansigt fortrak sig, anspændt og blegt. Jeg har aldrig forstået hvorfor. Men det gør jeg nu. Mens jeg voksede op, hørte jeg hvisken og rygter. Min mor forsøgte at skjule sandheden for mig, men det lykkedes ikke.

Jordan vient de sortir de prison, après avoir purgé une peine de 3 ans pour un crime qu'il n'a pas commis. Il n'a qu'un seul objectif en tête : se venger de ses détracteurs ! Sa colère, et les cauchemars qui l'assaillent l'ont rendu amer et vindicatif et c'est la jolie Camille, qui en fait les frais. Camille qui, elle aussi, cache un sombre secret… Mais tandis que Jordan essaie péniblement de se reconstruire, de nouvelles difficultés vont surgir, risquant de mettre en péril la fragilité du couple qu'il forme avec la jeune femme.

Neue Betreiber übernehmen die Berliner Seniorenresidenz Leonardo, und die Preise steigen dramatisch. Wer nicht zahlen kann, wird rücksichtslos hinausgedrängt. Ein paar wehrhafte Bewohner engagieren den freischaffenden Profikiller Jo Brenner – er soll ihnen helfen, die gierige Geschäftsführung wieder loszuwerden. Doch Brenner steht seit einem verpatzten Auftrag selbst auf der Abschussliste, schließlich hat er es nicht übers Herz gebracht, einen millionenschweren Immobilienhai vor den traurigen Augen seines Dackels zu liquidieren.

Bloomsbury presents The 10:12 by Anna Maloney, read by Elaine Claxton, Sarah Thom, Maxim Reston and Dane Williams. 'Thought-provoking and thoroughly compelling' B P WALTER, bestselling author of THE DINNER PARTY 'An excellent twist ... a tribute to tough post-menopausal women everywhere'...

Buenos Aires, 1978. A dos años del golpe de Estado, miles de personas son recluidas en centros clandestinos de detención. Julio, joven hijo de un poderoso industrial, es uno de ellos, un «desaparecido» más. Madrid, 2000. Julio se llama ahora Jorge Luis. Durante una salida fortuita, se encuentra con Morales y despierta en él la voz de Julio, que exige venganza. Se introduce en la vida del exmilitar para destruirlo, y desarrolla hacia el hombre que debe matar un afecto que no tuvo por su propio padre.

È un inverno di inizio Ottocento e da settimane i villaggi costieri della remota isola di Terranova sono spazzati da un'epidemia di febbre. Campi e colline sono ricoperti di neve e sterminati lastroni di ghiaccio oziano lungo le rive. A Mockbeggar si stanno celebrando le nozze tra la figlia di un ricco mercante e Abe Strapp, l'uomo più potente e temuto del litorale, incarnazione di una dissolutezza feroce.

Viktoria ist zuverlässig, effizient und verschwiegen. Eiskalt geht sie ihrem Job nach: der Beseitigung von Ungeziefer. Gefühle sind für sie nur körperliche Symptome, die sie normalerweise abschüttelt wie lästige Insekten. Als sie ihren nächsten Auftrag, die Beseitigung eines Drogenbarons in San Francisco, ausführen will, spürt sie, dass sich etwas verändert hat. Bedroht diese Veränderung nun ihr Leben?

In the early years of the 20th century, Billy and Tommy Smith are growing up on the mean streets of Sydney's Millers Point. It's a hungry, hard-scrabble life, made even worse when their violent father returns home from prison. The girl next door, Angeline Dubois, is an ambitious young woman running a small boarding house. Circumstances beyond her control threaten to derail her big dreams for the future. In the wealthy eastern suburbs, Charles Davies is living an entirely different life, the beneficiary of his father's business acumen and insatiable, unyielding greed.

Jemma would kill to end the housing crisis – one landlord at a time… Jemma has lost everything... Well, the very little she had. Her toxic boyfriend has run off with her best friend, leaving Jemma alone in their flat, and she can't afford the extortionate rent on her own. She's aimless...