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Przyprawiający o dreszcze, mroczny i niepokojący thriller, który wbija w fotel i długo nie pozwala zasnąć. W głębi parku narodowego Los Angeles National Forest, policjanci odkrywają zwłoki młodej kobiety, która przed śmiercią była okrutnie torturowana. Jej nadgarstki są przywiązane do dwóch równolegle ustawionych pali, a kolana dotykają ziemi, jak podczas modlitwy. Na karku ofiary morderca zostawia tajemniczy symbol podwójnego krzyża, ten sam, którego używał seryjny morderca znany jako Krucyfiks. Problem w tym, że Krucyfiks został złapany i stracony dwa lata temu. Czy to możliwe, że naśladowca zna szczegóły starej zbrodni, znane tylko wąskiej grupie policjantów? A może skazano niewłaściwego człowieka? Detektyw Robert Hunter, pracujący przy tamtym śledztwie, zawsze miał wątpliwości co do ujęcia prawdziwego mordercy. Kiedy pewnego dnia odbiera telefon z znajomym, zniekształconym głosem, czuje, że koszmar sprzed dwóch lat odżywa na nowo. Morderca znów próbuje wciągnąć go w swoją chorą grę. „Krucyfiks – wedle recepty Hitchcocka – zaczyna się mocnym uderzeniem, a potem napięcie rośnie”.

As a graduate student in 1942, Eva was forced to flee Paris after the arrest of her father, a Polish Jew. Finding refuge in a small mountain town in the Free Zone, she begins forging identity documents for Jewish children fleeing to neutral Switzerland. But erasing people comes with a price, and Eva decides she must find a way to preserve the real names of the children who are too young to remember who they really are. Sixty-five years later, a book is discovered that appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don't know where it came from, or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer, but will she have the strength to revisit old memories and help reunite those lost during the war?

When Raine Tallentyre made the mistake of revealing her paranormal abilities, her most recent romantic relationship came to a hasty end. Her Aunt Vella, a gifted but troubled soul, had told her years ago to keep her talents a secret. And now that poor Aunt Vella—her last blood relative—has died, Raine has resigned herself to a lonely life. But when she journeys to Shelbyville, Washington, to clear out Aunt Vella's house, Raine's highly developed sensitivity leads her to a horrifying discovery: a young woman bound and terrified in a basement storage locker. The victim has survived, but the culprit is still on the loose. Without warning, a new man enters Raine's life—investigator Zack Jones. Surprisingly, Zack isn't repelled by her powers: in fact, he has them himself. While Raine hears voices, Zack sees visions and within hours of their meeting, Raine experiences an intense, thrilling intimacy—mental, emotional, and physical—she never dared to expect. There's one complication, however: Zack Jones is working for the Arcane Society. This secret organization, dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena, shattered Raine's family with an act of betrayal long ago, and she's not about to trust them now. But as a killer makes her his target, and a cabal of psychic criminals known as Nightshade operates in the shadows surrounding them, Raine and Zack must rely not only on their powerful abilities but on each other . . .

Meghan, Brecia i Skye, mlade, sramežljive i naizgled nepovezane djevojke, postale su lovina naočitog neženje i savršenog gospodina. Bio je uglađen, pristojan, brižan i ubojit. Oboružan izučenim šarmom, blistavim osmijehom i neobuzdanom mržnjom ukrao je njihovu budućnost. A sad je u pohodu na sljedeću žrtvu. Nakomn svoje smrti, tri djevojke postaju duhovi koji se pokušavaju pomiriti s vlastitim smrću. Međutim, iako su mrtve, Meghan, Brecia i Skye izgaraju od želje za osvetom i nitko im se neće ispriječiti na putu do njezina ispunjenja. Vrijeme je da lovac postane lovina. Ovaj napeti triler prepun adreanalina i elemenata nadnaravnog ujedno je priča o prijateljstvu i ljubavi te savršeno štivo za čitanje u lijenim ljetnim popodnevima.

An exhilarating, awe-inspiring debut from a master storyteller writing for children for the first time, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Katherine Rundell and Eva Ibbotson. An exhilarating, awe-inspiring debut from a master storyteller writing for children for the first time, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell, Eva Ibbotson and His Dark Materials."Dazzling! An instant classic. An eye-wateringly funny and jaw-droppingly fantastical adventure, chock-a-block with rare books, airships, and penguin-shaped hats." Ben Miller"A wonderful story. Gripping and magical." Anthony HorowitzWhen Rachel and Robert are passed a stolen book by their librarian father, they have to go on the run and protect it at all costs. With their father captured and everyone hunting for the Book, they must uncover its secrets and track down the final, missing page.But the cruel and calculating Charles Malstain is on their trail. When the children discover the astonishing, magical truth about the Book, they resolve to do everything in their power to stop it falling into his hands. For if it does, he could rule forever.Step inside the pages of an immortal adventure and discover a truly unforgettable journey of wonder, courage and magic...

Powieść, którą poleca Reese Witherspoon, wciąga czytelnika ekscytującymi bohaterami, działającą na wyobraźnię symboliką i soczystym stylem. Lakszmi, po ucieczce od męża i życia w zapadłej wsi, wyrusza w drogę do Dźajpuru, kolorowego i dźwięcznego Różowego Miasta, gdzie staje się wybitną hennistką. Jako artystka z unikalnymi wzorami, zdobywa uznanie wśród kobiet z najwyższych kast, poznając ich najgłębsze tajemnice. Jednak musi zachować ostrożność, ponieważ zawiść i plotki mogą zniszczyć jej reputację oraz marzenie o niezależności. Opowieść o zmaganiach kobiety pragnącej realizować własne cele w społeczeństwie balansującym między tradycją a nowoczesnością otwiera drzwi do barwnego, pasjonującego i okrutnego świata. Joshi mistrzowsko łączy pragnienie samopoznania z potrzebą rodzinnej miłości. Powieść oferuje niezwykłe spojrzenie na kulturę Indii, z bogactwem zapachów, obrazów i dźwięków, które sprawiają, że chciałoby się zamieszkać na jej stronach. To niezapomniana opowieść, która zachwyca i porusza.

Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two and living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she’s finally found her passion the treasure trove of scents. When her friend’s grandfather offered her a job at his parfumerie, she quickly discovered she had a talent she could find the perfect fragrance for any customer who walked in the door. Now, ten years later, she’s working for a master perfumer, helping to design completely new fragrances for clients and building her career one scent at a time. She only wishes Pierre could understand her need to work. She feels his frustration, but she can’t give up this thing that drives her. Tasked with her first major project, Radha travels to India where she enlists the help of her sister, Lakshmi, and the courtesans of Agra women who use the power of fragrance to seduce, tease, and entice. She’s on the cusp of a breakthrough when she finds out the son she never told her husband about is heading to Paris to find her upending her carefully managed world and threatening to destroy a vulnerable marriage

From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale of one woman's journey to the lush vineyards of Tuscany--and into the mysteries of a tragic family secret. If Fiona has learned anything in life, it's how to keep a secret--even from the father who raised her. She is the only person who knows about her late mother's affair in Tuscany thirty years earlier, and she intends to keep it that way...until a lawyer calls with shocking news: her biological father has died and left her an incredible inheritance--along with two half siblings. Fiona travels to Italy, where the family is shocked to learn of her existence and desperate to contest her share of the will. While the mystery of her mother's affair is slowly unraveled, Fiona must navigate through tricky family relationships and tense sibling rivalries. Fiona both fears and embraces her new destiny as she searches for the truth about the fateful summer her mother spent in Italy and the father she never knew. Spilling over with the sumptuous flavors and romance of Tuscany, These Tangled Vines takes readers on a breathtaking journey of love, secrets, sacrifice, courage--and most importantly, the true meaning of family.

On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar with her boardinghouse roommate stretching three dollars as far as it will go when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker with royal blue eyes and a tempered smile, happens to sit at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a yearlong journey from a Wall Street secretarial pool toward the upper echelons of New York society and the executive suites of Condé Nast—rarefied environs where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve. Wooed in turn by a shy, principled multi-millionaire, and an irrepressible Upper East Side ne'er-do-well, befriended by a single-minded widow who is ahead of her time, and challenged by an imperious mentor, Katey experiences firsthand the poise secured by wealth and station and the failed aspirations that reside just below the surface. Even as she waits for circumstances to bring Tinker back into her life, she begins to realize how our most promising choices inevitably lay the groundwork for our regrets.

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, and a burned body discovered in the driver's seat. As the investigation unfolds, DCI Carol Jordan and psychological profiler Tony Hill quickly realise that this is more than just a tragic accident. And so begins the hunt for a truly terrifying killer, someone who believes he is invisible, untraceable and untouchable. As other victims are found to have met the same terrible fate, and with more women at risk, Tony and Carol are drawn into a dark and twisted web of fear and revenge that will force them to question their own ideas of justice...

Paryż, 1940 rok. Trzy krawcowe próbują prowadzić możliwie normalne życie w okupowanym przez nazistów mieście. Każda z nich ma pewien sekret. Poraniona przez wojnę Mireille działa w ruchu oporu; Claire została uwiedziona przez niemieckiego oficera; Vivienne zaangażowała się w coś, o czym nikomu nie może opowiedzieć… Wojna zmusza trzy młode kobiety do podejmowania niełatwych decyzji, a skrywane tajemnice narażają je na ogromne niebezpieczeństwa. Przyjaciółki wspierają się, wierzą, że są wobec siebie lojalne, lecz czy nie grozi im zdrada? Czy przetrwają ten okrutny czas, a więzi między nimi pozostaną nienaruszone? Dwa pokolenia później Harriet, angielska wnuczka Claire, przybywa do Paryża w poszukiwaniu rodzinnych korzeni. Mieszka w tym samym budynku przy Rue Cardinale, w którym żyła jej babcia. I tam odkrywa historię, mroczniejszą i bardziej bolesną, niż mogła się spodziewać… To znakomita powieść, napisana doskonałym językiem, ukazująca poszukiwanie własnej tożsamości przez pryzmat trudnych doświadczeń oraz odkrywająca, jak bardzo wojenne traumy wpłynęły na powojenne losy rodzin. W ciągu miesiąca książka została sprzedana w ponad 100 tysiącach egzemplarzy, zdobywając tytuł najlepiej sprzedającej się książki miesiąca platformy Amazon.

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Captivated me from the first chapter to the last page." --Reese Witherspoon on The Henna Artist In New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protégé, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character, atmosphere, and lavish storytelling. It's the spring of 1969, and Lakshmi, now married to Dr. Jay Kumar, directs the Healing Garden in Shimla. Malik has finished his private school education. At twenty, he has just met a young woman named Nimmi when he leaves to apprentice at the Facilities Office of the Jaipur Royal Palace. Their latest project: a state-of-the-art cinema. Malik soon finds that not much has changed as he navigates the Pink City of his childhood. Power and money still move seamlessly among the wealthy class, and favors flow from Jaipur's Royal Palace, but only if certain secrets remain buried. When the cinema's balcony tragically collapses on opening night, blame is placed where it is convenient. But Malik suspects something far darker and sets out to uncover the truth. As a former street child, he always knew to keep his own counsel; it's a lesson that will serve him as he untangles a web of lies.

Ukochana babcia Caroline Grant przekazuje jej na łożu śmierci trzy rzeczy: stary szkicownik, trzy klucze i wyszeptaną słabnącym głosem wskazówkę: Wenecja… Podpowiedzi jest niewiele, lecz Caroline mimo to postanawia rozwikłać zagadkę. Stopniowo odkrywa pasjonującą historię, w której kilkadziesiąt lat wcześniej wielka miłość i wielka polityka w równym stopniu wstrząsnęły życiem kilkorga ludzi. Skutki tamtych wydarzeń wpłyną również na życie Caroline, i to w sposób, którego najmniej się spodziewa…

Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's formal evening clothes, has secretly made her way into Lord Delbridge's private museum to find a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is in the dimly lit gallery on the same errand: a tall, black-cloaked man whose very voice is enough to put her in a trance. Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is accustomed to fearful reactions from others - women in particular. But Leona shows no trace of hysteria in his presence. A gifted crystal worker, she exerts a rather hypnotic power over the hypnotist himself. And she is determined to keep the crystal they recovered. Thaddeus, on assignment for the Arcane Society, knows the menace Leona is courting by absconding with the crystal. A source of remarkable energy, it holds the potential for great destruction. Lord Delbridge has already killed to acquire it, for it is his key to membership in the elite, shadowy group known as the Third Circle. And, with the help of a ruthless hunter of preternatural skill, dubbed the Midnight Monster by the press, Delbridge intends to find her. With the stolen crystal in their possession, the danger is only beginning...

Select Editions of:The Quiet Game, Greg IlesAngel Falls, Kristin HannahVoid Moon, Michael ConnellyThe Innocents Within, Robert Daley

The author of the New York Times bestseller 'Til Death Do Us Part returns to Regency London in a novel of mystery, intrigue and deadly alliances.

Returning to her Louisiana hometown after the suicide of her younger brother, Danny, Sayre Lynch examines the turbulent relationship between Danny and their favored older brother and begins to suspect that Danny was murdered

Isabel Wright je analitičarka snova u Centru za istraživanje spavanja Belvedere, a nikad joj nije manjkalo pozornosti suprotnog spola. Jasno, razlog tomu je njihova nada da će im donekle objasniti njihove snove. Međutim, u posljednje je vrijeme čeznula za muškarcem kojeg nikad nije upoznala. Poznaje ga jedino kao klijenta broj dva a njegovi su najintimniji snovi zaokupili njezinu maštu... No sve propada nakon što njezin šef umire za svojim pisaćim stolom, a Isabel ostaje bez posla sve dok se klijent broj dva ne pojavi i počne postavljati svakojaka pitanja. Zove se Ellis Cutler i još je privlačniji nego što je zamišljala. Uvjeren je da im sociopat radi o glavi, ali to ga, srećom, ne sprječava u namjeri da Isabel upozna sa strašću kakvu dotad nije poznavala. Uvučeni u mrežu žudnje, izdaje i umorstva, Isabel i Ellis moraju pronaći ubojicu prije nego i sami upadnu previše duboko...

Po śmierci ojczyma-utracjusza lady Eleonora zostaje bez grosza przy duszy i bez dachu nad głową. Oferta pracy spada jak z nieba. Hrabia Lancaster zapłaci jej za to, by odgrywała jego narzeczoną. Przyjmując propozycję, Eleonora nie wie, że wikła się w niebezpieczną intrygę. A hrabia nie podejrzewa, ile naprawdę będzie go kosztować towarzystwo upartej dziewczyny.

Bohaterowie i łajdacy, buntownicy i kochankowie, hipokryci i wizjonerzy Każdy z nich ma własny sposób na realizację marzeń o szczęściu, a przeznaczenie pcha ich do decyzji na zawsze zmieniających ich życie. W drugiej połowie XVIII wieku górnicy w szkockich kopalniach są traktowani gorzej niż niewolnicy. Nic dziwnego, że dwudziestojednoletni Mack McAsh rozpaczliwie pragnie stamtąd uciec. Podobnie jak Lizzie Hallim, która choć pochodzi z zupełnie innej sfery, żyje we własnym piekle. Rzucając wyzwanie bogatemu właścicielowi ziemskiemu i zyskując sobie potężnych przeciwników, Mack dzięki pomocy Lizzie ucieka do Londynu. Nie jest to jednak miejsce, w którym odnajduje wolność. Skazany za podburzanie do buntu, skuty łańcuchami, trafia na statek płynący do Wirginii. Los sprawia, że spotyka tam swojego najzacieklejszego przeciwnika. Ale i kogoś bardzo bliskiego.

SAS Sergeant Geordie Sharp is required to undertake two top-secret missions, in the full knowledge that, if things go wrong, the authorities will deny all involvement. In the first mission he is to serve as a commander of a hit team on a Black, or 100 per cent non-attributable operation assigned to the SAW, the Regiment's ultra-secret Subversive Action Wing. His target is an Iraqi who defected to Libya after the Gulf War. The aim is to kill him and leave no clue to the identity or origin of the assassins. Returning to base, Sharp finds he must also carry out a high-level political assassination on mainland Britain. If he fails, his four-year-old son will die at the hands of the IRA. Trapped between opposing forces in a fight to the death, he twists and turns through a nightmare maze, desperately seeking some way of averting tragedy. Who will be hit the hardest - Geordie Sharp or the British government?

While investigating a suspicious death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the grounds of Aldwick Castle---and in the midst of utter chaos. The ramshackle castle is in flames--and a beautiful woman and four young girls are taking flight on horseback. It turns out that the strong-minded Miss Concordia Glade and her four bright students are on the run from a notorious London crime lord who'll stop at nothing to destroy them. Now, their only hope is Ambrose, a confirmed loner with more than his share of secrets--and more than his share of desire for the unconventional teacher. And as Ambrose and Concordia risk everything to bring down a criminal mastermind, they will also be forced to battle something even greater: the steamy passion that threatens their hard-worn independence...

After a year of grand adventures touring the classical ruins of Italy and Greece, Iphiginia Bright returned to England to discover that the real excitement was at home. It seems that her Aunt Zoe has fallen victim to a sinister blackmailer and only Iphiginia can hope to stop the culprit before he can do more harm. Her plan is inspired: Imitating history's most legendary beauties--Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite--the former schoolmistress will remake herself, and descend upon London Society as the dazzling mistress of Marcus Valerius Cloud, the infamous Earl of Masters. Rumors hint that the Earl has disappeared at the blackmailer's hands, and by posing as his unknown mistress, Iphiginia is convinced she can ferret out the villain. Overnight, Iphiginia is transformed into a vision with a host of eager admirers, including one she does not expect -- the Earl of Masters himself, who strides into a shimmering ballroom one evening to cooly reclaim his "mistress". He is everything they say he is... arrogant, attractive, devastatingly seductive, and Iphiginia can't help but be enthralled. But when Marcus agrees to play along with her charade, she doesn't know that the determined earl has plans of his own: to tease and tempt her, until the beautiful deceiver becomes more than his mistress in name only.

Duration: 12:33:52. Multi-award winning actor Juliet Stevenson narrates this heartwarming audiobook from the internationally best-selling author of 'The Jane Austen Society.' Set in post-war London, the story revolves around Bloomsbury Books, a century-old bookstore that has resisted change, run by men and governed by the general manager's strict fifty-one rules. However, in 1950, as the world of books and publishing evolves, the women at Bloomsbury Books are determined to carve their own paths. Vivien Lowry, stylish and brilliant, is grappling with the loss of her fiancé, killed in World War II, and her grievances with Alec McDonough, the Head of Fiction. Grace Perkins, married with two sons, struggles to balance her duty to her family with her own aspirations after her husband’s breakdown. Evie Stone, part of the first class of female students from Cambridge allowed to earn a degree, faces disappointment when denied an academic position in favor of a less qualified male rival. As they engage with notable literary figures of the time—Daphne Du Maurier, Samuel Beckett, and others—these three women navigate a complex web of relationships and ambitions, striving for a future that is richer and more fulfilling than society permits. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press. ©2022 Natalie Jenner (P)2022 Macmillan Audio.

"A później napięcie rośnie dosłownie odbierając oddech, aż do finału, który zaciska się na gardle niczym pętla. Finału, w którym katharsis przeplata się ze stadium szaleństwa a my, nawet poznawszy całą historię, nadal nie jesteśmy pewni, kto jest ofiarą a kto czarnym charakterem. A może, jak w życiu, w tej historii nie ma czarnych charakterów i niewinnych ofiar. Może są tylko mniej lub bardziej zdeterminowane postaci. Ludzie w różnym stopniu zanurzeni w szambie wyścigu po sukces i z nierówną furią obrzuceni błotem przez "opinię publiczną". "Yellowface" pokazuje rynek wydawniczy, działanie social mediów i drogę do spełniania marzeń od strony, której nigdy nie chcielibyście oglądać. A jednak nie odłożycie tej książki, dopóki nie przeczytacie ostatniej strony." --

Grace McCabe, znana autorka kryminałów, jest wstrząśnięta śmiercią siostry, zgwałconej i zamordowanej. I odkryciem, że Kathleen, rozwiedziona nauczycielka, prowadziła podwójne życie. Żeby zdobyć pieniądze na adwokata i odzyskać prawo do opieki nad synem, pracowała w sekstelefonie. Grace nie zamierza czekać bezczynnie na wynik śledztwa, wbrew ostrzeżeniom przystojnego detektywa z wydziału zabójstw. Postanawia zwabić mordercę w pułapkę, w której ona sama będzie przynętą.

He wanted power. Oliver Russell is fated to rise to the pinnacle of power, the office of President of the United States. She wanted revenge. Leslie Stewart is his betrayed fiancee, a woman dedicated to a single purpose-the downfall of Oliver Russell. Amassing her own media empire, marshaling all her forces against him, she stands poised to destroy Russell on the eve of his most dazzling triumph. From Sidney Sheldon, the unchallenged master of bestselling fiction, comes a story of blazing ambitions and thwarted love that enthralls and surprises with every page...

'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely ... I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE 'Viciously funny... an exhilarating satire' THE TIMES 'Merciless... a welcome distraction' ECONOMIST, Best Books of 2024 What if calling someone stupid was illegal? In a reality not too distant from our own, the worst thing you can call someone is 'stupid'. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is 'the last great civil rights fight'. Exams and grades are discarded and you don't need a qualification to be a doctor. When best friends Pearson and Emory find themselves on opposing sides of this new culture war, their relationship begins to fracture. And soon, Pearson's determination to cling onto the 'old, bigoted way of thinking' begins to endanger her job, her safety and even her family... Hilarious, deadpan and scathing, MANIA is a frighteningly plausible glimpse into what the world could become - or is already - from the pen of a master storyteller.

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More than anything else, cable TV reporter Andrea Malone wanted a network job. And it could be hers if she gained a coveted interview with the aging General Ratiff -- especially if she uncovered the secret that drove him into seclusion at his Texas ranch. One obstacle was Lyon Ratiff, the general's watchdog of a son. Andrea had a plan, but had no way of knowing how Lyon's unexpected, undeniable effect on her would change everything, how they both would face a storm of suspicion and betrayal -- and how Andrea Malone would have to choose between the ruthless demands of her profession and the equally strong dictates of the heart.

Darkly handsome with an arrogant edge, architectural engineer Scout Ritland is the kind of American man who spells trouble. Chantal duPont should know, for she has experienced the best and worst of the country and its people—including one who broke her heart. Yet here she is, home on sultry Parrish Island, putting herself in the way of another bold Yankee. This time, however, it’s for a good cause: Scout is the one man who can help her village, and she’s not about to let him get the better of her—no matter how much she may want to. Fresh from completing his work on the island’s new luxury resort, Scout’s ready for a little recreation—though being kidnapped and shot isn’t on his agenda. But when he catches sight of an exotic beauty with electric blue eyes, events quickly spin out of control. Scout should be outraged to find himself held captive, but an abductor as alluring as Chantal makes it hard to stay angry. Soon Scout is swept up by Chantal’s need to help her people—and the role he is to play in her ambitious plan. With each passing day, the work and the woman present him with challenges he could never find at home. But as the project progresses, intrigue and adventure burn hotter than the island’s volcano—and two people who have met their match in each other face a future that could tear them apart....

Paula Hawkins, autorka powieści Dziewczyny z pociągu i Zapisane w wodzie, które urzekły miliony czytelników na całym świecie, snuje pasjonującą, pełną zwrotów akcji opowieść o oszustwie, morderstwie i zemście. Co ci odbiło?. Makabryczne morderstwo młodego człowieka na barce w Londynie nasuwa pytania o rolę trzech kobiet. Laury, przeżywającej trudne chwile dziewczyny, z którą późniejsza ofiara umówiła się na przelotny seks i która według świadków jako ostatnia wyszła z barki chłopaka. Carli, jego pogrążonej w żałobie ciotki, i tak już opłakującej inną krewną, która zginęła ledwie kilka tygodni wcześniej. I Miriam, wścibskiej sąsiadki, która znalazła zakrwawione zwłoki i ma tajemnice przed policją. Trzy kobiety w zasadzie się nie znają, lecz każda z nich była w jakiś sposób powiązana z ofiarą. Trzy kobiety z różnych powodów kipią gniewem. Świadomie lub nie domagają się naprawienia zła, jakie im wyrządzono. A gdy chodzi o zemstę, nawet porządni ludzie są zdolni do straszliwych czynów. Do czego się posuną, żeby odzyskać spokój? Paula Hawkins daje nam odważny i pikantny kryminał, w którym pyta: Jak długo tajemnica może się tlić, zanim wybuchnie ogniem?

Nije lako zarađivati kao družbenica ako posjeduješ oštar jezik i originalan um. Zato je Emma Greyson u šest mjeseci promijenila tri takva radna mjesta. Njezin sadašnji posao, tijekom zamornog boravka na seoskome imanju, bio joj je smrtno dosadan - sve dok nevjerojatan susret s legendarnim Edisonom Stokesom ne dovede do tajnog položaja njegove pomoćnice. Stokes je na neobičnom zadatku, traži anonimnog lopova koji je ukrao drevnu knjigu o tajanstvenim napitcima. Vjeruje da je ta osoba među gostima na seoskome imanju - te da zlikovac traži intuitivnu ženu na kojoj bi testirao određeni napitak. Ženu baš kakva je Emma... Novi posao Emmi donosi strast i zastrašujuću opasnost. Ali kada dođe do umorstva, ona shvaća užasnu istinu. ukoliko ona i Edison ne osmisle plan kojim će nadmudriti nemilosrdnog ubojicu, mogla bi zauvijek izgubiti muškarca svojih snova - pa čak i život...Nije lako zarađivati kao družbenica ako posjeduješ oštar jezik i originalan um. Zato je Emma Greyson u šest mjeseci promijenila tri takva radna mjesta.

Bogata, prelijepa Whitney MacAllister voli brze automobile, filmske klasike i opasne muškarce. Ali čak i ta blazirana pripadnica otmjenih krugova s Manhattana doživljava iznenađenje kad neznanac u crnoj koži otima njezin Mercedes - trenutak prije nego meci počnu letjeti. Douglas Lord, međunarodni kradljivac dragulja, naviknut je živjeti brzim tempom - dio primamljivosti profesije što ju je izabrao upravo je uzbuđenje lova. Ali on ima jedno neprikosnoveno pravilo: uvijek radi sam. Dosad.

Bosch se uoči božićnih blagdana susreće s novim policijskim slučajem koji njegovi pretpostavljeni žele zataškati. U službenom se izvještaju govori o samoubojstvu. Međutim, u ovom gradu, Los Angelesu, umorstva su postala nešto poput športa, pa Harry nije voljan da optuži žrtvu. Roman obiluje neizbježnim umorstvima, spletkama i naglim obratima s mnogo akcije, ali je prožet humanim elementima, ljudskim žalostima i radostima, osjećajem nesreće i odbačenosti.

Neko je progoni. Čitala je o tome, ali mislila je da to postoji samo u nekim drugim, dalekim svjetovima. Nije imala predstavu o tome ko bi to mogao da bude, ko bi želio da joj naudi. Očajnički se trudila da ne paniči, ali njeni snovi postali su noćne more - svakog bi se jutra budila sa osjećanjem da joj prijeti neumitna propast... Tri prelijepe žene, Ashley, Toni i Alette, osumnjičene su da su počinile niz brutalnih ubistava. Ashley je stidljiva i usamljena kompjuterašica, Toni drska svađalica sklona ludim noćnim izlascima, a Alette, la bella italiana, umjetnička duša. Policija će ih uhapsiti, i uslijediće jedno od najbizarnijih suđenja vijeka. Zasnovan na stvarnim događajima, Šeldonov nas roman nezaustavljivim ritmom vodi od Londona i Rima do Quebeka i San Franciska, sa iznenađujućim završetkom koji će čitaoce ostaviti bez daha.

Kad ledi Cornelia Dagenham stigne na londonski Cavendish Square kako bi mjesec dana provela u domu što ga je njezina prijateljica upravo naslijedila, zbunjuje ju tajanstven neznanac, bogat i arogantan vikont Bonham, koji je zainteresiran za kupovinu zapuštenog posjeda. Međutim, njegov neosporan šarm uskoro otapa njezin otpor i ona se nađe u središtu blještavog vrtloga visokog društva. No njihova veza može dovesti Corneliju u opasnost jer Harry vodi dvostruki život kao odgonetač šifri za Krunu. Je li Cornelia ona koju on istinski želi, ili nešto skriveno u kući na Cavendish Squareu?

Livia Lacey uživa u uzbuđenjima gradskog života u svojoj kući na Cavendish Squareu, a tada upoznaje šarmantnog prinaca Alexa Prokova koji je nedavno stigao u London. Razoružana prinčevim odlučnim udvaranjem i žudnjama koje se bude u njoj, Livija pristaje stupiti u brak s njim. No, premda je noć vrijeme strastvenih zagrljaja, Livia otkriva da njezin neodoljivi muž može biti jednako sklon zapovijedanju kao što zna biti ekstravagantno velikodušan. Alexu se ne sviđa Livijina neovisnost, ali ne želi objasniti ni vlastite dolaske i odlaske... Kada Livia sazna jednu Alexovu tajnu, još ga više zavoli. Ali kada sazna drugu... hoće li se osjećati izdanom? Sofisticirana otmjenost i škakljive intrige u Londonu u doba regentstva (1810. - 1820.) oživljavaju u romanu Jane Feather, autorice ove uspješnice o mladoj ženi koja se udaje za karizmatičnog stranca...

Da je stric Quentin odrezao stari golemi jasen pokraj kuće, kako mu je to predlagala teta Fanny, oluja ne bi srušila stablo na Vilu Kirrin i oštetilo je, pa petoro prijatelja ne bi otišlo u goste Sootyu Lenoiru i njegovu očuhu na Krijumčarski vrh koji je okružen opasnim slanim močvarama i tajnim podzemnim prolazima. No kad su tamo stigli, počeli su se redati neobični i vrlo sumnjivi događaji. Uz pomoć Timothyja, prijatelji naposljetku uspijevaju osujetiti planove opasnih krijumčara.

Pred vama je nova zbirka čudesnih Disneyevih priča koje će vam uljepšati svaki dan u godini. Četiri knjige za četiri godišnja doba: za proljeće, ljeto, jesen i zimu. Za svaki dan po jedna priča. Sve su priče nove-novcate, napisane osebno za ovu zbirku, a govore o poznatim Disneyevim junacima i njihovim neobičnim pustolovinama. Na stranicama ovih knjiga naći ćete i mnoštvo šala i slatko se nasmijati. Ova će zbirka obradovati sve naše male čitaoce, ali i one najmlađe koji još ne umiju čitati: oni će svake večeri tonuti u slatki san slušajući o veselim zgodama svojih prijatelja iz svijeta mašte.