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Felony Juggler
In the early 1970s, Poe - a quick-witted young juggler from rural Massachusetts - abandons the talent shows of his childhood in favor of a nomadic life. He hops trains, hitchhikes, lives on the streets, sleeps rough, and juggles to feed himself. A few years before, he would have been a hobo; a few decades later, he would have been homeless; but in 1973, he is just a street-juggling hippie. After roaming the country for a few years, Poe settles in Philadelphia and masters his street act before ever-growing crowds. In time, he runs all the busking around South Street like the don of a street-performing mafia. But his talent at manipulating crowds attracts the attention of a criminal organization who convince him to provide a diversion during a bank heist for a payday far greater than the coins he collects in his hat. Things go south, an innocent bystander is killed, and this peacelove talking hippie is now a felony murderer. He splits town and goes into hiding, but he can''t resist the lure of the crowd, and resurfaces under a pseudonym in Hibbing, Minnesota, drawing large crowds as a regular performer at a Renaissance Fair(e). Unfortunately, his notoriety outs him to the criminal organization who believes he took something of importance from them during the heist. Using all of the wit and misdirection that has made him the best street performer anyone has ever seen, Poe must outsmart and outmaneuver them in order to return to the peaceful life of juggling. Felony Juggler is an accurate depiction of the streets and street performing in the 1970s, told with the excursive and a-little-too-honest style of Penn Jillette - who was, just coincidently, in his own words, a street juggler and carny trash in the 1970s. Like his previous novel Random, Jillette''s intellectual curiosity, twisting morality, and honed stagecraft fuel a madcap narrative brimming with his renowned humor.
A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run
Senior citizen Alice Sanders can finally settle into her well-deserved retirement home in New Jersey . . . until her past catches up with her in this enthralling and quirky cozy mystery.When retired septuagenarian Alice settled into her home within the planned community of Timeless Pastures in New Jersey, she expected a quiet life full of book clubs, mellow gatherings and affable friends. What she didn?t expect was her retirement paradise to be disturbed by pigeons!Alice confronts her next-door neighbour, Babs, for feeding a flock of them each day, thus causing her backyard to look like a Jackson Pollock painting, but not knowing how devious Babs can be, and unconsciously unleashing events that could be dangerous or even worse ? deadly!When Babs is found dead days after their dispute, everyone is quick to believe it was Alice who killed her. Panicked, Alice decides to leave, but not without her loyal senior friends and neighbours ? Mia, Sasha and George ? who will not only be on the run and dodge the police with her, but also try to protect her from her mysterious past . . .Fans of RICHARD OSMAN, DEANNA RAYBOURN, LAURIEN BERENSON and JESSE Q. SUTANTO will enjoy this quirky cozy. Clever twists, an intriguing plot and loveable characters make for ?a satisfying cozy? (Booklist on Best Be Prepared).
A Fatal Necessity
DI Herbert Reardon investigates the murder of an enigmatic woman who was about to leave her comfortable life behind and mysteriously disappear in this page-turning 1930s historical mystery with gasp-worthy revelations.1935, Templewood, Worcestershire. Judge Waring?s glamorous wife Emilie is mysteriously missing and no one knows where she is ? until she?s found the morning after a party at neighbouring Falquonroy Park, in a clearing in Templewood?s grounds, strangled yet neatly laid out next to two pieces of matching luggage.What could possibly have brought Emilie to the site where the family?s new home, The Spinney, was about to be built, equipped for travelling? Was she planning to leave with someone she knew? Who was determined that she should meet such a terrible end? As Detective Chief Inspector Herbert ?Bert? Reardon and Sergeant Jago discover more about the enigmatic Emilie, they unravel terrible lies and devastating secrets stretching back years . . .This compelling historical mystery sharply conveys British society and politics of the interwar period of the 1930s. A great choice for fans of traditional mysteries with multi-layered and engaging characters from Jacqueline Winspear and Anna Lee Huber.
The Memory Watcher
Lies, secrets, and obsessive motherly love collide in a chilling novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author. Press, tap, refresh…When Autumn Carpenter stumbles upon the social media account of the family who adopted her infant daughter years ago, she finds herself instantly drawn into their picture-perfect existence. From behind a computer screen, Autumn watches Grace’s every memory, from birthdays to holidays to bedtime snuggles. But what starts as an innocent fascination soon spirals into an addictive obsession that comes to a screeching halt the day the McMullen family closes their Instaface account without so much as a warning.Frantic and desperate to reconnect with her daughter, Autumn applies for a nanny position with the McMullens, manipulating herself into Grace’s life under false pretenses. It’s only then that Autumn discovers that pictures lie, the perfect family doesn’t exist—and beautiful people? They have the ugliest secrets.Revised edition: This edition of The Memory Watcher includes editorial revisions.
The Retirement Plan
Dark humour, dirty deeds, marriages and murder . . . The perfect new read for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, How to Kill Your Family and White Lotus''An absolute scream from the first page to the last'' Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal''Certainly a match for Richard Osman'' Daily Mail''Incredibly funny with plot twists you won''t see coming'' StylistTheir husbands are driving them mad, and murder is on their minds . . . but the men have a plan of their own. Pam, Nancy and Shalisa once imagined retirement would mean setting aside their worries, picking up their margaritas, and lying back in a hot tub. Right up until their husbands lost all their savings in a reckless investment. Now, collecting their husbands'' life insurance is starting to sound more appealing than growing old with them. But enlisting the help of the local barber/hitman isn''t merely the most daring thing the friends have ever done - it''s also where the trouble really begins. Because they don''t realise their husbands have some tricks up their sleeves. And there''s no turning back now . . .From the first laugh to the final twist, The Retirement Plan is full of characters who will steal your heart while plotting their dark deeds.''Clever, funny, tender. A triumph'' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things''Blending Desperate Housewives and White Lotus vibes, this is a darkly funny crime novel'' My Weekly''Funny, twisty, deviously dark!'' Sarah Pearse, author of The Sanatorium''If crazy, switcheroo mysteries with a dark comic edge are your thing, then The Retirement Plan is the summer read for you'' Irish Independent''A total riot'' Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project''Hincenbergs knocks it out of the park'' Publishers Weekly, starred review''Thoroughly addictive'' Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants''A triumphant crime caper'' Irish News''Relentlessly entertaining'' Chris Brookmyre, author of The Cracked Mirror''Absolutely hilarious'' Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates''Packed full of humour and charm'' Amy McCulloch, author of Breathless''Deliciously funny and unpredictable'' Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks
A Cold Whisper
Catch your breath. It might be your last . . . A bone-chilling, terrifying story about two sisters and secrets hiding beneath the snow.A raging blizzard isn?t enough to keep fourteen-year-old Rose and seven-year-old Lily in their abusive home for another night. But their escape plan goes wrong when Rose disappears and Lily wakes up in the snow-covered woods, terrified and alone. She never sees her sister again.Twenty-five years later, Lily is a social worker with a skill for finding missing children ? and a deep fear of the cold. When a foster child she works with is found frozen to death in the snow, Lily is forced to confront her past trauma. What happened to Rose, and why did she abandon her sister in the snow? As terrible secrets are finally dug up, the truth takes a bone-chillingly dark turn.Told in alternating viewpoints of Lily and Rose, this chillingly atmospheric, dark novel of suspense with jaw-dropping twists is perfect for fans of Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong, The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld and The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf.
Closer Than You Know
From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the riveting return of crime analyst Vera Boyett, fighting for justice?and her life?amid her Tennessee roots.Vera Boyett is a master at cracking a case.After tragedy destroyed her career as deputy police chief, she felt lost. Moving back home near her sisters, she put her skills back to use as a crime analyst, and now her star is finally back on the rise. Vera?s work really begins to heat up after the local sheriff, Gray ?Bent? Benton, calls to ask her for assistance with a pressing case.Pushing aside their complicated past, Vera agrees to help Bent search for a missing reporter. But their investigation uncovers an improbable connection to the Messenger, a serial killer she put behind bars twelve years ago. The killer, who is dying of cancer, wants his final revenge. And the reporter is merely a distraction?Vera is his true target.When the Messenger pulls her sister Eve into his twisted game, Vera vows to stop him for good. But can she find Eve and the reporter before it?s too late?
Murder in the Grotto
Café-owner and divorcee Cara Shelley gets caught up in a deadly ghost hunt in this warm and engaging cozy mystery set in a quirky British stately home.Forty-something single mother Cara Shelley is very content running the Happy Huffkin café in the grounds of a quirky stately home. But her daily routine is shaken up by the arrival of a guest at Tanton Towers: the flamboyant Lady Izzy, who has plans for an extremely peculiar celebration . . . and wants Cara to cater for it.Ten years ago, Lady Izzy?s nephew, the former chair of the local ghost society, died after a ghost hunt in the Towers? spooky subterranean grotto. Now, she plans to commemorate his life ? and death ? with a fresh hunt in the very same place.But the morning after the event, Cara makes a horrifying discovery in the network of caves. Unless spirits can kill, there?s a murderer in their midst! Soon, the Towers is full of police, including the handsome but annoying DCI Andrew Mitchem. Can the irrepressible Cara keep her feelings in check and catch a cunning killer before she becomes the grotto?s next ghost?A contemporary Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie ? with a splash of Bridgerton! The British Stately home mysteries are gentle, very English cozy mysteries, peopled with engaging, eccentric characters and packed with red-herrings for the enjoyment of armchair sleuths everywhere.
Hounding a Killer
Finally finished with the renovations on her new house, bestselling children''s book author Pris and her trusty bloodhound, Bailey, are finding more opportunities to join the community. But their progress is paw-sed when David Thompson, the volatile grandson of the late resident Edward Thompson, comes to claim his inheritance. After the new arrival riles up several other locals with petty arguments, the once sleepy town goes barking mad. Before long, the wealthy bachelor disappears without a trace, and the police suspect foul play. Bailey''s tracking instincts helped them collar the last criminal in Crosbyville, so the cops turn to Pris and her sweet hound to track down David. But on their search-and-rescue mission, Pris and Bailey sniff out fraud, theft, and a body. Before they know it, both are hackles-deep inside another homicide investigation. Can the unlikely duo chase down the killer, or will they be left chasing their own tails?
The Grown-Up
A mother vanishes. A daughter searches—down a dark and twisted trail in a bestselling edge-of-the-seat thriller about secrets, lies, and a family destroyed in one terrifying instant.Seventeen-year-old Lies wakes up to find that her mother’s bed hasn’t been slept in. Her car is parked outside. And her purse and cell phone are still by the front door. After twenty-four hours, when every possible explanation is exhausted, the reality is all too frightening for Lies. Her mother is missing.Lies’s father and his new girlfriend chalk it up to another attention-seeking stunt. When authorities show little interest in a woman who likely walked away from her old life in favor of a new one, Lies is compelled to investigate on her own. But why would her mother abandon Lies and her younger brother? Why would her mother scrub her laptop before disappearing? And who are the strangers on her mother’s phone?Growing more desperate with each disturbing day, Lies uncovers secrets that turn her world upside down. Nothing will stop her from getting to the truth. No matter how shocking it may be.
The Next Mrs Parrish
Amber Patterson Parrish has come a long way. Hard work and immaculate planning turned her from invisible wallflower to prominent socialite, but there have been bumps along the way. Less than a year after her husband Jackson''s tax-evasion scandal, Amber reigns supreme over the Bishops Harbor community. But with Jackson being released from prison, Amber''s free time - and money - is vanishing.Meanwhile, Daphne Parrish left Bishops Harbor after her divorce from Jackson, swearing she would never go back. But when one of her daughters runs away from home, desperate to see her father, Daphne agrees to return for the summer. Jackson swears he''s a changed man, but Daphne knows all too well that he can''t be trusted.When a ghost from Amber''s past emerges looking for revenge, these three find unlikely allies in one another. But who is playing who? When all is said and done, they''ll have to fight tooth and nail for everything they have left in this zero-sum game.With shocking turns and entertaining characters, The Next Mrs. Parrish will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about duplicity and betrayal.READERS LOVE LIV CONSTANTINE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Kept me enthralled'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''What a brilliant read!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Surprising, thrilling and unputdownable'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''WOW, I wasn''t expecting that'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''Devoured in one sitting''
The Ones We Love
Meet the Jansen family: Since the weekend of the party - the one Liv can''t remember, the one that left her covered in bruises - there''s been a padlock on the door of her bedroom. Her parents said they found mould, and it needs to be decontaminated, but they''re behaving oddly. Her friend Leilani isn''t answering her texts, so maybe Liv did get a little out of control that night. Sharing a room with her younger brother Casper for a while isn''t the end of the world, as long as he doesn''t tell their parents that she''s started sleepwalking. They''re already acting strangely enough. The guilt over that weekend is getting to her father Janus. He''s forever looking over his shoulder. Janus, a horror author, is on a deadline to adapt his book into a screenplay. Now he''s now finding it hard to stomach the violence of his own stories. But Janus brought his whole family from Australia to LA to chase his dream, and he can''t let them down. Not again. Kay wasn''t sure she wanted to be a mother when she got pregnant with Liv, but she gave up everything for her daughter and then her son, Casper. She''ll do whatever she has to do to take care of her kids. Her marriage, though, is a different story. And the neighbours - well, she''ll just have to be more careful. Casper was away that weekend, but he knows something isn''t right. His parents don''t look each other in the eye anymore. His father''s hands tremble for no reason. And where does Liv keep disappearing to in the middle of the night? Casper decides to find out what no one will tell him about that weekend and what lies behind the padlocked door.
Requiem for a Mouse
At last, Charlie and Helen Louise''s wedding is only a month away. They''re busy preparing for the big day, and the last thing Charlie needs is a new mystery to solve. Enter Tara Martin, a shy, peculiar woman who has recently started working part-time at Helen Louise''s bistro and helping Charlie in the archive. Tara isn''t exactly friendly and she has an angry outburst at the library that leaves Charlie baffled. And then she abruptly leaves a catered housewarming party Charlie''s son Sean is throwing to celebrate his new home in the middle of her work shift. Before ducking out of the party, Tara looked terrified and Charlie wonders if she''s deliberately trying to escape notice. Is she hiding from someone? When Tara is viciously attacked and lands in the hospital, Charlie knows his instincts were correct: Tara was in trouble and someone was after her. With the help of his much beloved cat, Diesel, Charlie digs deeper, and discovers shocking glimpses into Tara''s past that they could never have predicted. Will they catch the villain before Charlie''s own happily ever after with Helen Louise is ruined?
Bronzové sny
Třetí díl napínavé série o zradě a odplatě, vykoupení a sesterství.
Hlavní hrdinka Faye se poté, co se pomstila svému bývalému manželovi a zajistila bezpečí pro svou matku a dceru, soustředí na svoji firmu. Jenže ve chvíli, kdy už si myslí, že všechno zlé je za ní, se objevuje nová, a ještě strašlivější hrozba - Fayein otec, kterému se podařilo uprchnout z vězení. Muž, který by měl být jejím největším zdrojem bezpečí, se pro ni stává největší noční můrou, neboť je připravený zničit vše, na čem jí záleží. Faye tak musí především ochránit své nejbližší a zároveň své celoživotní dílo, úspěšnou kosmetickou firmu Revenge. Shromáždí kolem sebe okruh žen, jimž bezmezně důvěřuje, a zosnuje plán na závěrečnou odplatu. Bude ho však schopná uskutečnit, když je její otec nebezpečnější než kdy dřív? Zdá se totiž, že spojil své síly s nemilosrdnými zločinci, kteří se nezastaví vůbec před ničím…
Audiokniha Bronzové sny byla nominována na Storytel Awards 2025.
Vychází v překladu Martina Severýna.
The Criminal Mind
A young girl burns down the family home
A man doesn't remember killing his wife
A teenager's visions and voices lead to murder
One question binds these and many others from the casebook of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist: Why? What drives a person to commit seemingly inexplicable crimes?
Dr Duncan Harding is the person the police and the courts turn to for answers - to establish a defendant's mental state and motivation: their fitness to stand trial.
It is a career that has brought him face to face with psychopaths, taken him to the limits of human compassion and to the darkest corners of his own troubled past.
This then is a journey deep into the criminal mind . . .
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The Midnight Feast
In the shadow of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor hotel - and a sumptuous summer feast.
But as the candles are lit, tensions spark. Old animosities reignite.
This isn't a celebration, but a deadly reunion.
And time someone got their just deserts…
Eruption
Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller.
A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii.
But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying...
Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island – and the entire world.
Ledová hrozba
Kurt Austin a Joe Zavala se vydávají do Antarktidy, aby pátrali po zmizelém kolegovi z organizace NUMA. Při pátrání objeví fotografii německé expedice z roku 1939 a postupně začnou rozplétat desítky let staré nacistické spiknutí, jehož podstatou je vskutku ďábelský plán, který ohrožuje samotnou existenci celého lidstva. Extrémní mráz, ledový vichr, nebezpečný šílenec a hlavně zbraň, která by mohla přivodit novou dobu ledovou, to vše představuje největší výzvu, které kdy Kurt Austin čelil.
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The Death Watcher
FIRST HE TAKES YOU. THEN HE BREAKS YOU. The 13th adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller . . .
It should have been a routine autopsy on a straightforward hit-and-run.
It should have been an open and shut case.
It shouldn't have led them to a serial killer - or put one of their own in danger.
When the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, discovers some inconsistencies in a routine autopsy, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only was the victim not killed in a hit-and-run, but Dr Hove also found signs that they'd been severely tortured prior to death.
Their investigation leads Hunter and his partner, Carlos Garcia, on the trail of a twisted and clever killer who hides in plain sight. A serial killer no one even knew existed - a killer who has always operated under the radar, expertly disguising every gruesome murder as an accidental death.
But how do you investigate a murder when you have no victims? How do you catch a killer who leaves behind no crime scene? How do you stop a ghost who no one can prove even exists?
Ste milovníkom detektívnych príbehov, alebo vás láka napätie trilerov? Máte radi hororové prípehy, ktoré vio vás vzbudzujú napätie i strach? Táto kategória kníh je potom presne pre vás. Vydajte sa po stopách vrahov s najlepšími detektívmi. Riešte záhady, objavujte stopy a nechajte sa vtiahnuť do najnapínavejších príbehov. Prinášame vám populárne severské detektívky, ale aj tie slovenské, české, či svetové. Prečítajte si klasické príbehy od autorov ako Agatha Christie alebo Arthur Conan Doyle, alebo spoznajte nové príbehy od Roberta Bryndzu, Petra Šlosera, Dominika Dána, Jo Nesbo,či Larsa Keplera.
