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Madrid 1945. El doctor Diego Rumbao fallece en un accidente de tráfico. Su mujer María está convencida que fue un asesinato y que el verdadero objetivo era ella.Afirma que la investigación que su marido llevaba a cabo en relación a unas extrañas muertes, acontecidas en el psiquiátrico El Retorno es la responsable de su fallecimiento. Encontrar su casa revuelta fechas después del entierro de Diego y su posterior ingreso en el psiquiátrico, por orden del juez, sin que haya motivo médico alguno, le persuaden de que la razón está de su parte. Aunque nadie la escucha.

When FBI-agent-turned-time-traveler Kendra Donovan is asked to investigate the suspicious death of Lady Westford, she finds herself on a harrowing journey through Regency England's most taboo traditions. Every layer she peels back uncovers more puzzles, including Lady Westford's interest in a dead woman who'd been mysteriously drained of all her blood. This isn't the first time Kendra has battled a ruthless madman . . . but one mistake, one misstep, and it may be her last.

As the storm rages outside, Sadie leads a séance to calm her friends' superstitious workers. But when a family member is murdered, she becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation. With the killer still on the loose and time running out, will Sadie be able to stop them before it's too late?

25 years ago, two-year-old Evie Albert disappeared without a trace from the Brittany seaside town of Morranez. So, when a stranger called Nicole Stevenson walks into the offices of Touissants Detective Agency declaring herself the missing girl, Mila Shepherd and her colleague Carter Jackson are suspicious. They are inclined to agree with Nicole’s sisters Imogen and Charlotte, that for whatever reason, Nicole is a fantasist looking for attention. But as Mila and Carter reopen the case of the missing toddler, a twisting tale of misdirection, a secret society and a forgotten mother slowly unfolds

Ethan Kane’s quest for the Solakari legacy leads him onto the perilous Natchez Trace in 1825. He hunts the outlaw Blackjack Stark, who unknowingly holds an ancient Bible containing a coded Solakari vellum. After a deadly confrontation where new ally Sally McGill avenges her family on Stark, Ethan recovers the Bible. Aided by the forgotten scholar Alaric Thorne, he deciphers the vellum, revealing a path to a lost Spanish presidio in Tejas.

1940. Stasia Niemec siempre se sintió feliz en la idílica campiña francesa, a donde viajaba cada verano desde Holanda en compañía de su familia. Aquellos días, jugando en los jardines de un viejo castillo en Ruan y escribiendo cuentos de hadas, la marcaron para siempre. Pero ese tiempo de inocencia llega a su fin cuando los alemanes invaden su país. En medio del caos de la guerra, pronto se convierte en una de las agentes de la Resistencia más buscadas por los alemanes y comprende que el único lugar donde puede estar a salvo es en el castillo de Ruan.

Winter 1887: Ein grausamer Mord in Soho erschüttert London und versetzt Scotland Yard in Alarmbereitschaft. Inspektor Lestrade setzt alle Hebel in Bewegung, um die abscheuliche Bluttat aufzuklären und den Schuldigen dingfest zu machen. Auch der beratende Detektiv Sherlock Holmes bietet seine Hilfe und Unterstützung an. Bald steht fest, dass der Mord nicht unbeobachtet geschah. Holmes kommt dahinter, dass es eine unfreiwillige Augenzeugin gegeben haben muss.

At a glitzy gala in the ballroom of the Ritz Hotel, young American tourist Maisy Bell meets an intriguing man. She accepts his charming offer to take her on a day trip. When Maisy Bell fails to return that evening, her chaperone and aunt, Clementine Bell, contacts the Metropolitan Police to file a missing person report. The Paris police laugh the request away, saying plenty of tourists 'disappear', having lost themselves in foolish flings. After all, summer in Paris is the perfect time pour un beau couple d'amoureux. Then Clementine Bell receives a ransom note . . .

Three young ladies are thrown into raging waters, seemingly pushed by an invisible hand. Six years later, when a famous actor is flung from his window, eye witnesses agree: it was as if he was shoved from behind by an unseen murderer, imitating the inexplicable death of a young lady in the same house over fifty years earlier. Renowned sleuth Dr Alan Twist and his partner Inspector Hurst go to the eerie landscape of Dartmoor to investigate. But invisible killers are hard to bring to justice…

Summer. A dark, brooding season of oppressive heat and thunderstorms, and Flotsam yearns for fresh air and a sea breeze. But business is brisk in Baker Street and becomes even brisker when a lady who purports to be a spiritualist brings Sherlock Holmes a mysterious message from the dead. The legendary detective has no time for mediums, yet the message proves remarkably prescient when, later the same day, he is consulted about the Last Will and Testament of the deceased armaments tycoon, Erasmus Belladonna.

Berlin, marts 1930. En skuespillerindes død fører kriminalassistent Gereon Rath ind bag kulisserne i filmmetropolen Berlin. Under indspilningen af en tonefilm bliver den fejrede filmskuespillerinde Betty Winther ramt af en projektor og slået ihjel. Gereon Rath får mistanke om, at der snarere er tale om et udspekuleret mord. Og da endnu en skuespillerinde findes myrdet, er der ingen tvivl om, at en eller flere mordere er på spil. Efterforskningen fører Rath midt ind i en krig mellem rivaliserende filmproducenter og ned i Berlins underverden på et tidspunkt, hvor byen er på kogepunktet.

In the jubilant aftermath of Japan’s surrender in World War II, San Francisco erupts in celebration. But for Sandy Zimmer, the thirty-two-year-old widow publisher of the Prospect newspaper, the revelry masks a darker truth. In the chaos of the VJ-Day Peace Riot, eleven deaths and six rapes take place. Driven by journalistic integrity and battling her own instincts to maintain peace, Sandy directs her paper to investigate the riot.

Parijs, 1942. Annabel Clement is een juwelendief. Ondanks de enorme risico's steelt ze dure sieraden van de nazi's om de opbrengst door te sluizen naar het Franse verzet. Maar wanneer ze een waardevolle armband van een hooggeplaatste commandant steelt, begeeft ze zich – samen met haar twee jonge dochters – in de vuurlinie van de Duitsers. Boston, 2018. Colette Marceau leeft al tientallen jaren met het trauma waarmee haar familie werd geconfronteerd na die noodlottige nacht waarin de nazi's haar moeder arresteerden.

From the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a high-octane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. Jam-packed with murder, mystery and mind-blowing revelations, it is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani. 'In the tradition of The...

A Richard and Judy recommendation for the 2012 Summer Book Club, this is a brilliant Gothic novel in the vein of Daphne du Maurier. A chance encounter: When Sarah meets dark, brooding Alex, she grasps his offer of a new life miles away from her own. They've both recently escaped broken...

'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times Part of the bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

Nineteenth-century Europe, from Turin to Prague to Paris, abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian priests are strangled with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate black masses by night...

Sir Hugh Corbett returns in the eighteenth novel in master historian Paul Doherty's brilliant series. Summer 1311, and Sir Hugh Corbett has taken up a life of danger again... After his recent unveiling of a devious assassin, Sir Hugh Corbett has returned to service as the Keeper of the Secret...

'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times The third book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements. ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

Full of intrigue and twists and turns, this is a compelling and captivating murder mystery written by Candace Robb - expertly skilled at weaving suspense with a real sense of history. Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will not be disappointed! 'Meticulously...