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Rachel lives a quiet life in the peaceful countryside, content with her perfect man and her lovely dog. But when she stumbles upon a body in the woods one day, all that shatters. She knows what she has to do: run. Don’t get accused of murder. But when this victim is identified as her boyfriend’s estranged wife, Rachel realises she’s already the prime suspect. With mounting evidence against her, Rachel’s only hope is to keep her past well hidden.

It's nearly Christmas in Oxford, and Detective Inspector Bridget Hart is enjoying a rare day off at Oxford's Christmas Market. A ghost tour seems like a fun way to round off the day. Until, that is, a brutal murder brings the evening to a tragic close. Torn between work and family commitments over the festive season, Bridget soon discovers that the ghost of Christmas past is reaching out to the present with fatal consequences.

How can we make sense of our lives when we do not know where we come from? This was a pressing question for the youngest survivors of the Holocaust, whose prewar memories were vague or nonexistent. In this beautifully written account, Rebecca Clifford follows the lives of 100 Jewish children out of the ruins of conflict through their adulthood and into old age.

Meet Sister Veronica Angelica, a secret crime fiction writer and lover of custard cream biscuits. When she discovers a dead man in the grounds of the Catholic Youth Hostel, a building next door to her Convent, she can see he's been brutally murdered. What she doesn't know is that Jamie had a secret he'd been about to confess. Being forbidden by the Cardinal to contact the police, the nuns at The Convent of the Christian Heart are instructed to contain news of the murder. As Sister Veronica tries to uncover the truth, another murder takes place, plunging her deeper into the mystery.

The brain is the basis of everything we do: how we behave, communicate, feel, remember, pay attention, create, influence, and decide. Why We Do What We Do combines scientific research with concrete examples and illustrative stories to clarify the complex mechanisms of the human brain. It offers valuable insights into how our brain works every day, at home and at work, and provides practical ideas and tips to help us lead happy, healthy, and productive lives. 

NEVER wear cursed pearls. With the expectation to take over as CEO of the family business looming over her, Magdalena McCarthy wants nothing more than to escape a life of board meetings and late nights at the office. When her pearl heirloom grants her wish by transporting her two hundred years...

Sarah Alcántara es una arpía consumada. Dueña de una de las principales editoriales de Romántica del país tiene un lema: “Si no tienes vagina, ni te pases por mi oficina”. A sus treinta y dos años, no tiene pareja. Los hombres en su vida solo tienen un cometido, darle placer una sola...

A "dazzling" tale of empire and betrayal set among the stars (#1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston), this queer, spectacular space opera draws inspiration from Roman and Egyptian empires—and the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. Princess Altagracia has lost...

Vier heitere Hörspiele zur TV-Serie "Meine Freundin Conni"! Winterurlaub in den Bergen macht am meisten Spaß, wenn man auch Ski fahren kann. Genau das will Conni jetzt lernen. Das ist erst gar nicht so einfach, wie es aussieht. Aber zum Glück findet Conni in der Kinderski-Gruppe eine tolle...

Alles was Frau können bzw. wissen muss! Eine Frau sollte einige Dinge wissen über das Leben. Auf diesem Hörbuch wird u. a. verraten wie man an der Börse spekuliert, mit einem Nichttänzer tanzt oder wie der souveräne One-Night-Stand funktioniert. Dieses Hörbuch liefert höchst...

Warum Sie trotz Diät, Sport und eiserner Disziplin nicht abnehmen? Die Antwort liegt nicht auf Ihrem Teller, sondern in Ihrem Gehirn. Nicht die Ernährung entscheidet über unser Gewicht, sondern das Gehirn – und ein unterschätztes Hormon: Cortisol. In „Stress. Der stille Dickmacher" erklärt Ihnen die Ärztin, wie chronischer Stress den Stoffwechsel in einen dauerhaften Alarmzustand versetzt, in dem der Körper Energie horten statt verbrennen will.

A girl combating a sleep enchantment, a young man trying to save his brother, and a deception that forces them together. Daphne is well known for her endless naps and for the enchantment that fuels them—after all she comes from Oakden, and Oakden’s Legacy is famous for two things: sleeping...

What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper? Fall in love with this tale inspired by Cinderella, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films. Unable to prove that she’s the famous missing “princess” that stole the prince’s heart at the recent...

'I enjoyed it SO much!' MARIAN KEYES 'With glorious characters and a dreamy setting, I couldn't have loved this book more' THE SUN, ***** 5 STARS Back to the city of dreams . . . Jess Bright, single mum and journalist, feels her life has stalled. So when she's offered a writing job in Paris for...

What becomes of happily-ever-after for a woman who can’t stand sex with the best guy ever? Her body used to work perfectly. For years, she tallied her orgasms, maintained a Top Humps list, and rated men on whether they excited her more mentally or physically—all with the purpose of finding...

A ravishing, luminous selection of short stories from the prize-winning imagination of A. S. Byatt, "a storyteller who could keep a sultan on the edge of his throne for a thousand and one nights" (The New York Times Book Review). With an introduction by David Mitchell, best-selling author of...

“A heartfelt and lovely Christmas tale for book lovers everywhere!”—Jenny Colgan, author of The Bookshop on the Shore In small-town England, two booksellers facing tough times decide to spread some Christmas cheer through the magic of anonymous book deliveries in this uplifting holiday...

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS FINALIST “Part personal quest, part testament, and all thoughtfully, compassionately written.”—The Washington Post “Esther Safran Foer is a force of nature: a leader of the Jewish people, the matriarch of America’s leading literary family, an eloquent...

Heavily pregnant Lady Ottilia Fanshawe should not really be traveling. But when her sister-in-law dies, she goes with her husband Francis to comfort her brother and her two nephews. And of course it's not long before the services of her alter ego, Lady Fan, are required.

Un cuerpo mutilado aparece colgado de un puente en París, y la escena del crimen apunta a un nuevo mandamiento. En el suelo, escrito con sangre, hay un mensaje imposible de ignorar: No Tocarás. No Tocarás es la segunda entrega de la serie policiaca El asesino de los 10 mandamientos, un thriller oscuro y adictivo, en la línea de El silencio de los corderos o La novia gitana. Una ciudad consagrada al amor. Una cadena de asesinatos rituales.