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Un archeologo scomparso. Un pugnale con incisioni in una lingua misteriosa. Una setta segreta cinese. Premonizioni e indizi convergono sotto la superficie di Roma, dove si concentrano leggende di antiche divinità e di civiltà lontane. Una missione pericolosa per la Compagnia dei Serpenti: Riccardo, un debito in storia ma coraggio da vendere, Gianni, secchione ma non troppo, e Milena, una tredicenne che vive pericolosamente ma senza mai rovinarsi il trucco.

On a frozen Cornish moor, a 14-year-old girl lives in a trailer with her dad and little brother. Ennor's mother left years ago, when things started to go wrong - and gradually their world has fallen apart. Now her father's gravely ill, school has closed, and Ennor knows they're going to take her brother away if things don't pick up soon. Days before Christmas, when the wind is cold and her dad's health takes a turn for the worse, Ennor packs a blanket, a map, a saucepan and a gun into her rucksack, and sets off to find her mum and bring her home.

Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War, retreating to the safety of the antique bookshop where she works. But when a mysterious package arrives with a damaged diary inside, Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men intent on reclaiming the diary are after Sam, setting her and her best friend, along with her childhood crush, on a high-stakes adventure that lands them in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland.

“Go a-way,” the painter snarled when Kari tried to see what was on his canvas. She and Lucas were at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the guy’s easel was set up in front of one of Rembrandt’s famous Lucretia paintings. Something in this guy’s voice gave Kari the creeps. She had...

Deklan ‘Dek’ Archer and his mates arrive at school to a tense atmosphere. ‘Old Mate’, Mr Henry, who has lived in town for a long time, has been found murdered. He had been selling grog on the black market for years. To add to these worries, the Year 12s, who were on camp, are now missing. The police think there is a link between the missing students and the murder. Dek and his friends are torn. Dek and Willum, his mate, have an important football match that evening – professional recruiters are in town. Neither wants to let their coach down but they feel they must search for their friends.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Der MI6 schleust Alex Rider in ein Schweizer Eliteinternat ein - eine Schule für die missratenen Söhne superreicher Eltern. Das Internat ist abgeschottet wie ein Gefängnis für Schwerverbrecher. Doch noch mehr alarmiert Alex, dass die Schüler gar nicht rebellisch, sondern schrecklich brav sind. Bei seinen Nachforschungen macht Alex eine grauenhafte Entdeckung.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Als der 14-jährige Alex Rider vom Tod seines Onkels erfährt, spürt er sofort, dass die Polizei ihm etwas verheimlicht. Er stellt Nachforschungen an - bis ihn der MI6 in sein Hauptquartier zitiert. Und ihm die Wahrheit sagt. Sein Onkel war Geheimagent und hat einen ungelösten Fall hinterlassen: Stormbreaker. Jemand will Englands Schulen attackieren. Und Alex ist der Einzige, der dies noch verhindern kann.

A finales de curso, Serena no consigue dormir debido a constantes pesadillas. Entonces recibe la visita de un personaje llamado Doctor Letargo, el padre de una de sus compañeras de clase. Letargo presenta una amenaza para Serena y sus mejores amigos. Todos ellos se embarcarán en una aventura trepidante cuando los sueños comiencen a trascender a en la realidad. Una de la series juveniles revelación escrita a cuatro manos por Ricard Ruiz Garzón e Álex Hinojo. Fantasía, magia, gatos y amistad en una aventura fantástica.

بطولة فطومة حلقة مختلفة لفطومة التي لا تعرفونها، لا تشغلها فيها المكياجات والملابس والـ (براندات)..

هذه السلسلة من أشهر السلاسل البوليسية للشباب.. رجل المستحيل دائمًا ما تجده في قلب الأحداث وقادرًا أيضًا على قلب ذمة الأحداث رأسًا على عقب.. يفكر ويخطط وينفذ ما لم يخطر على بالك قط.. متمرس في أنواع كثيرة من فنون الحياة.. كقتال.. التخطيط.. اتقان اللغات وغيرها كثيرًا.. له عقل ذو إمكانيات فائقة المهارة ولكنه أيضًا له قلب يحب ويشعر. فهو لم يكن أبدًا آلة خالية من المشاعر الإنسانية ولهذا نجد دائمًا لمغامراته طعم ومذاق خاص بها وحدها تلك هي سلسلة رجل المواقف

Everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club saw Willa Ames-Rowan climb into a boat with James Gregory, the club’s heir apparent. And everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club watched him return - alone. No one believes that Willa’s drowning was an accident. After all, she held the club record for the 1500-meter freestyle. And the Gregory family has a history of making troublesome girls disappear. They all know James Gregory killed her. But none of them will say a word. Enter the W.A.R: four girls, four very different motives to avenge Willa’s death, and only one rule: destroy the Gregory family at any cost.

>"Lily?" My stomach dropped as a tall, dark-haired man stepped into view. Had he been hiding between the trees? "No. Sorry." Gulping, I took a step back. "I'm not Lily." He shook his head, a satisfied grin on his face. "No. You are Lily." "I'm Summer. You have the wrong person." For months, Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out....

Nicky and Kenny return in Pike as a fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy. The Bacon Pond is famous for its monster-sized fish and Kenny is determined to catch one. But when the boys glimpse what could be a body in the water – the body of a well-known local criminal who's just been announced missing – the secrets of the Bacon Pond might just take them all down.

Fesselnd, witzig und voller unerwarteter Twists – das neue Buch der Autorin von This Book Kills! *** Drei eingeschneite Mädchen. Ein unheimliches Anwesen. Und ein Abendessen, das in einem Mord endet. *** Devi ist auf dem Weg zu ihrer Großmutter auf dem Land, als ihr Auto plötzlich den Geist...

جذبت ويلو تشانس اهتمامى ببراعة لما يدور براسها من افكار ولحياتها لدرجة اننى كنت احبس انفاسى فى نهاية الرواية من شدة الاثارة

Die vier vom See sind dem Versteck der sagenumwobenen goldenen Schale so nah wie nie zuvor. Doch als Franky nach einem Unfall ins Krankenhaus kommt, stößt er dort auf Spuren eines unglaublichen Skandals. Und auch persönlich muss sich Franky einer unangenehmen Wahrheit stellen.

Jack Kane is a man on a mission; a secret agency wants him dead... and his family is in the firing line. The Valknut Group, a state-funded private military group, has taken an interest in a UK Lithium mine. MI6 is concerned about that interest and Valknut's wider ambitions to undermine Western powers. Jack Kane and Frank Craven are tasked with travelling to Cornwall on Britain's south-west coast to investigate. A violent encounter ensues, and Kane is forced into battle against skilled and well-armed enemies.

Sixteen-year-old Chastity and her mother have been on the run ever since she can remember. They’ve just settled down in San Francisco, where Chass is reclaiming her phenomenal musical talent and finally starting up her own band. But then Chass witnesses the murder of pop star Josh Emmit and...

Een James Bond-achtig avontuur dat je doet verlangen naar meer. Voor fans van Chris Bradford, Rick Riordan en De Grijze Jager. De 12-jarige Alex gaat net aan tafel met zijn vader (zijn moeder is op zakenreis) als de bel gaat. Het is Boris, de chef van zijn moeder: ze is verdwenen. Sterker nog, ze is eigenlijk geheim agent en werkt voor Interpol! Wanneer Alex' beste vriend Mo via een chat in hun favoriete game een cryptisch bericht heeft ontvangen dat alleen Alex kan ontcijferen, blijkt hij een onmisbare schakel te zijn. Voor hij het weet, zit Alex met Boris in een vliegtuig.

Er ist ein ordinärer Straßenkater, bis... ja bis er seine große Liebe trifft, eine weiße Katzendiva mit blauen Augen. Pech, dass genau zu der Zeit bei ihr eingebrochen wird. Glück für ihn, denn er kann ihr Held sein und sie beschützen. Doch dann will sie den Dieb finden und es wird gefährlich für die beiden. Ob sie das Abenteuer unbeschadet überstehen?