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Novomanželé Tricia a Ethan hledají dům svých snů. Když však navštíví odlehlé sídlo, které kdysi patřilo uznávané psychiatričce Adrienne Haleové, jež před čtyřmi lety beze stopy zmizela, uvězní je tam prudká zimní bouře… a nezbývá jim nic jiného než ji v domě přečkat. Tricia náhodou narazí na tajnou místnost, kde jsou uloženy nahrávky všech doktorčiných sezení s pacienty. Při jejich poslechu postupně odkrývá děsivý řetězec událostí, které vedly ke zmizení doktorky Haleové. S každou kazetou zapadá na místo další kousek šokující skládanky a síť lží se pomalu rozplétá. A poslední nahrávka odhalí celou hrůznou pravdu.

Viola Marek se snaží prorazit jako realitní makléřka. Také je upírka. Největším problémem je ale fakt, že v domě, který se ze všech sil snaží prodat, straší. Straší v něm duch zavražděného, který odmítá jít dál, dokud nevyřeší záhadu obestírající jeho úmrtí.

Éveken át kis csapat vérszomjas kannibál szedte áldozatait Maine állam partvidékén, egészen a kanadai határig. Történetünk a rendőrséggel való összecsapást túlélő egyetlen vadember, a Nő sorsának alakulásáról számol be. Súlyos sebesüléseivel a Nő a tengerparti sziklaszirtek között, egy barlangban keres menedéket. Christopher Cleek, a dörzsölt, gátlástalan – és labilis – vidéki ügyvéd vadászzsákmányra lesve megpillantja a patakban fürdőző nőt az erdőben. Felajzottan követi búvóhelyéhez. És egy újabb sötét titokkal bővíti amúgy is hosszú bűnlajstromát. Fogságba ejti a Nőt, láncra verve tartja háza pincéjében, azzal az ürüggyel, hogy megszelídítse, civilizálja.Ehhez elnyomott és megalázott feleségéből, Belle-ből, kamasz gyermekeiből, Brianből és Pegből, de még kislányából, Darlin’-ból is bűntársat csinál. De vajon ki kegyetlenebb? A vadász vagy a prédája? És végül ki kerekedik felül? Ki bukik el, kiből lesz friss hús?

KÜLÖNLEGES, ÉLDEKORÁLT KIADÁS A Mr. Mercedes-ben bemutatkozó hősök eklektikus hármasának főszereplésével itt a mesteri, lélegzetelállító folytatás egy olvasóról, aki túlzásba viszi a rögeszmés rajongást egy emberkerülő íróért. "Ébresztő, géniusz!" - így kezdődik Stephen King letehetetlen regénye egy bosszúvágyó olvasóról. Az ébresztő John Rothsteinnek, az ikonikus írózseninek szól, aki megteremtette az imádott és világhírű Jimmy Goldot, de többé már nem publikál. Morris Bellamy pedig őrjöng, nemcsak Rothstein hallgatása miatt, hanem azért is, mert a nonkonformista Jimmy Gold eladta magát a karrierért a reklámszakmában. Morris megöli Rothsteint, és igen, a pénzt is kipakolja a széfjéből, de az igazi kincset azok a noteszok jelentik, amelyekben lehet még legalább egy Gold-regény. Alighogy elrejti a pénzt és a noteszokat, Morrist nemi erőszakért bevágják egy szigorított fegyházba. Évtizedekkel később egy Peter Saubers nevű kamasz, akinek az apja súlyosan megsérült a Mr. Mercedes-merényletben, megtalálja a kincset, úgyhogy a Bill Hodges-féle csapatnak most Pete-et és családját kell megvédenie az egyre eszelősebb és vérszomjasabb Morristól, aki harmincöt év után kiszabadult, és követeli vissza a noteszait meg a pénzét. King a Tortúra óta nem foglalkozott az olvasóval, aki addig bálványozza az írót, amíg baj nem lesz belőle. Az Aki kapja, marja nemcsak vérfagyasztó, bravúros krimi, de azt is bemutatja, hogyan formálja az irodalom az életet - jól vagy rosszul, most és mindörökké

Mindenki titkol valamit. A titkaink is hozzánk tartoznak. Meghatározzák, hogy kik vagyunk, honnan jövünk, és mit hozunk magunkkal. Sosem felejtem el azt a pillanatot. Előttünk a tenger. A fény megcsillant a végtelen horizonton. És akkor Anna azt kérdezte tőlem: - Ha valami szörnyűséget követtem volna el, akkor is szeretnél? Mit válaszoltam volna? Anna volt életem szerelme. Három hét volt hátra az esküvőnkig. Persze hogy szeretném, bármit tett is. Abban a pillanatban legalábbis így gondoltam. Ő azonban remegő kézzel keresgélt a tabletjén!!, és egy fényképet mutatott: - Én tettem ezt. Hogy mondhatjuk, hogy szeretünk valakit, ha képtelenek vagyunk megvédeni?

Hercule Poirot épp reggeli csokoládéját kortyolgatja és következő lépésén gondolkozik, mikor inasa, George, egy meglehetősen zavart lányt jelent be, aki egy olyan gyilkosságról akar beszélni vele, amelyet "lehetséges, hogy elkövetett". De hogyan lehet valaki bizonytalan egy általa elkövetett gyilkosságban? A rejtély megoldásához hippiken, festőkön és Afrikából hazatért kalandorokon keresztül vezet az út - de bármilyen idegennek is tűnjön a hatvanas évek bohém londoni miliője Poirot-tól, kedvenc szeleburdi krimiírónőnk, Ariadne Oliver és a legendás kis szürke agysejtek most is a segítségére sietnek... "Nagy levegőt vett, Poirot-ra nézett, majd elkapta a tekintetét róla, végül kifakadt: - Maga túl öreg. Senki nem mondta, hogy maga ilyen öreg."

A story of desperate immigrates looking for adventure, advancement, love, and most of all, a sense of belonging, in the New World.London, 1763: Gifted musician and medical apprentice Michael Shea is living rough after being blackballed from working as a surgeon''s assistant. Not only does Michael lose his gig playing fiddle in a tavern, he also is framed for the murder of a tavern patron visiting from colonial Virginia. Worse, Michael realizes his ladylove wasn''t interested in true love. He was just a divertissement.Heartbroken and out of options, Michael and his friend Danny escape the turmoil by shipping out on the misnamed brig The Delight as lowly indentured servants. On board are forty-eight other desperate souls—everyday people risking their lives to immigrate to the wilds of America, hoping for a better life in the New World where they can break free of a rigid class system, prejudice, and poverty. Michael’s medical skills prove critical as the passengers endure the ravages of the long trans-Atlantic journey from London to Annapolis: killer storms, accidents, sickness, and Barbary raiders. While attending to the sick, Michael realizes that he has not yet escaped the murder for which he was framed—and that the real killer will do anything to keep his identity a secret.

The first in a brand-new WWII historical thriller series introduces Sergeant Cathy Marsden ? a female police officer working for the Special Investigation Branch ? who risks her life to protect the city of Leeds from an escaped German spy!Leeds, 1941. As the war rages across Europe, Police Sergeant Cathy Marsden?s life since she was seconded to the Special Investigation Branch has remained focused on deserters and home-front crimes. Until now. Things take a chilling turn when Cathy?s civil servant brother, Dan, arrives from London with a dark secret: he is working for the XX Committee ? a special MI5 unit set up to turn German spies into double agents. But one of these agents has escaped and is heading for Leeds, sent to destroy targets key to the war effort. Suddenly Cathy and the squad are plunged into an unfamiliar world of espionage and subterfuge.With the fate of the country and the war in the balance, failure is not an option, and Cathy must risk everything, including her own life, to stop a spy.This fast-paced World War II thriller is perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Rhys Bowen and Kelly Rimmer!

''A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters'' FONDA LEE''A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure'' MAX GLADSTONEIn the second adventure in the Shadow of the Leviathan series, the eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant bio-punk fantasy-mystery.An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed.The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case.Before long, Ana discovers that they''re actually investigating a murder. Worse, the adversary seems to be able to pass through warded doors like a ghost, and can predict every one of Ana''s moves as though they can see the future.Ana''s solved impossible cases before. But this time, with the stakes higher than ever and the investigators seemingly a step behind their adversary at every turn, has Ana finally met an enemy she can''t defeat?READERS LOVE THE SHADOW OF THE LEVIATHAN SERIES''Dinios kol my disastrous bisexual son is back!! and hes sleep deprived!! he''s vomiting!!! he''s yearning!!! he''s slowly losing his marbles!! he''s in severe debt!! he''s in way over his head!!'' ????? ''Robert Jackson Bennett does it again with A Drop of Corruption, the kind of fantasy-mystery that grips you from the first page and refuses to let go'' ????? ''You can always count on RJB to write a stunningly original work of fantasy that''s precisely and cunningly crafted to leave its reader feeling bereft and abandoned and craving a sequel like an ember craves air. This was so good. 10/10. Would read again in a heartbeat'' ????? ''It''s like knives out but if knives out was set in a fantasy world and benoit blanc was an old woman who had hired the most disaster bisexual to be her eyes and ears'' ????? ''A murder investigation. No, a coming-of-age. No, a political fantasy. No, a murder investigation. No... well, I don''t want to spoil it. Let me just say that I found it rather delightful how my expectations were simultaneously met and thwarted'' ????? ''Watson and Holmes but fantasy . . . if Watson is aware that Holmes is a complete crazy person and is a bit terrified of him (actually, her)'' ????? AUTHORS LOVE THE SERIES''Original, imaginative, and suspenseful, The Tainted Cup superbly blends mystery and fantasy. I couldn''t put it down. Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP!'' Meg Gardiner''Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories I''ve ever had the privilege to explore. This is a book that has planted roots in my head for the rest of my life.'' Wesley Chu''A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters . . .'' Fonda Lee''I loved this. A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure-The Tainted Cup is a masterstroke. I want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday'' Max Gladstone''The Tainted Cup is a true fantasy mystery, with a leading duo who stand with Holmes and Watson among the greats. And Bennett sets it all in a squishy, fascinating, biopunk world I''m dying to find out more about. Bring on the next one!'' Django Wexler''A classic murder mystery set against dazzling world-building and sly social commentary. Robert Jackson Bennett doesn''t miss'' James L. Sutter

A lightning-paced, kung fu-filled historical mystery in which two amateur Chinese sleuths take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London. Perfect for fans of Laura Shepherd-Robinson and Laurie R. King. Judge Dee and Lao She must use all their powers of deduction-and kung fu skills-to take down a sinister conspiracy between Imperial Russia, Japan, and China in 1920s London. London, 1924. Following several months abroad, Judge Dee Ren Jie has returned to the city to intercept a transaction between a Russian diplomat and a Japanese mercenary. Aided by Lao She-the Watson to his Holmes-along with several other colorful characters, Dee stops the illicit sale of an extremely valuable "dragon-taming" mace. The mace's owner is a lovely Chinese businesswoman who thanks Dee for its retrieval by throwing a lavish dinner party. In attendance is British banking official A. G. Stephen, who argues with the group about the tenuous state of Chinese nationalism-and is then poisoned two days later. Dee knows this cannot be a coincidence, and suspects Stephen won't be the only victim. Sure enough, a young Chinese communist of Lao's acquaintance is killed not long after-and a note with a strange symbol is found by his body. What could connect all these disparate, bizarre events? It is once again up to Dee's brilliant investigative skills and Lao's well-meaning but often bumbling assistance to get to the bottom of the Railway Conspiracy before anyone else ends up on the chopping block.

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram Stoker Award®-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. THIS SKIN WAS ONCE MINE When her father dies under mysterious circumstances, Jillian Finch finds herself grieving the man she idolized while struggling to feel comfortable in the childhood home she was sent away from nearly twenty years ago. Then Jillian discovers a dark secret that will threaten to undo everything she has ever known about her father. SEEDLING A young man’s father calls him early in the morning to say that his mother has passed away. He arrives home to find his mother’s body still in the house. Struggling to process what has happened he notices a small black wound appear on his wrist. Then he discovers his father is cursed with the same affliction. ALL THE PARTS OF YOU THAT WON’T EASILY BURN Enoch Leadbetter goes to buy a knife for his husband to use at a forthcoming dinner party. He encounters a strange shopkeeper who draws him into an intoxicating new obsession and sets him on a path towards mutilation and destruction... PRICKLE Two old men revive a cruel game with devastating consequences...

Ádám villájában minden adott egy tökéletes hétvégéhez: régi egyetemi csapat gyűlik össze a Londonból hazatérő Ági negyvenedik születésnapjára. De már semmi sem olyan, mint régen. A hazugságok és a múlt árnyékai gyorsan felszínre törnek. Az ártatlan ünneplés vasárnap hajnalra tragédiába fordul: egy holttest hever a parton. Ferinek, a traumáival küzdő nyomozónak alig néhány órája van kiderítenie az igazságot, mielőtt az ügyet eltussolják. Ki az, aki bármire képes, hogy a titkai ne kerüljenek napvilágra? MINDENKI megváltozott. A hatalomtól. A pénztől. A félelemtől. MINDENKI játszik. Szerepeket. Játszmákat. Egymás ellen és egymásnak. MINDENKI hazudik. A világnak. A barátainak. Önmagának. MINDENKI fél. Hogy mit tudnak róla. Hogy mi derülhet még ki. MINDENKI menekül. A döntései elől. A tettei elől. Önmagától. MINDENKI LELÉP

A second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they?re performing. Nostalgic cosy crime that?s perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Death & Croissants.It?s 1971 and, in between filming seasons of Floggit and Leggit!, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for short run of Shakespeare tragedies at the Bolton Playhouse. But, once in Lancashire, they discover they have been invited to join the theatre?s repertory company for two reasons ? because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding their successful BBC comedy series and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness and for failing to turn up for work.John fears an awkward scene, should Thompson ? who he knew during the war ? return to reclaim his job, but when the great actor?s body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, the unlikely crime-solving duo find themselves investigating another fiendish mystery that takes them from the northwest of England to the Netherlands, and which, rather inconveniently, seems to have John?s ex-wife Sally at its heart.Death at the Playhouses is the second in The Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries series.

Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious drowning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai?iAfter a vacation of a lifetime in Hilo, Hawai?i, retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen have decided to move permanently to the beautiful ? if storm-prone ? Big Island. The couple are having fun furnishing their new house, exploring their new neighborhood and playing with their new little dog, Pua. But while they?ve made good friends with local restaurant manager Sachiko and her partner Isaac, they can?t help but feel a little lonely.So when Sachiko begs Val to fill in for a member of her bar team who?s gone AWOL, Val dusts off her cocktail shaker and happily agrees. It?s a great chance to meet more people ? and learn the local gossip. Such as about Hank, the missing bartender, who vanished after a team-building retreat at a local beauty spot a week ago, and hasn?t been seen since. Until, that is, his body turns up at the bottom of the waterfall, and the police seem very interested in where Sachiko was at the time of his death.Sachiko couldn?t have killed him . . . could she? Val dives into the murky waters of the case, determined to find out.This mouth-watering cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Ellen Byron, Jennifer J Chow, Lucy Burdette and Raquel V Reyes, and includes a selection of delicious Hawaiian recipes to cook at home.

Jack Reacher visszatért. És már csak 61 órája van, hogy a legújabb bűntényt megakadályozza. A visszaszámlálás elkezdődött. Dél-Dakotában az évtized hóvihara tombol. Az állam útjain mindenfelé a zord időjárásban elakadt járművek vesztegelnek. Egy távolsági busz is balesetet szenvedett a fehérbe borult tájon. Utasai átlagemberek: kirándulásra indult nyugdíjasok. És még egy valaki, aki leginkább észrevétlen szeretne maradni, mégis jobban már ki sem tűnhetne az idős emberek közül - egy tagbaszakadt, marcona férfi, akinek egész magatartásából süt a katonás fegyelem. Ez Jack Reacher. A baleset helyszínétől harminc kilométerre békés kisváros húzódik. Ám a látszat csal: a településen rendőrök tucatja véd egy idős hölgyet, aki egy semmitől vissza nem riadó kábítószer-kereskedő elleni per koronatanúja. Ha elég sokáig él, kiállhat a tanúk padjára. De a városba érkezik egy hidegvérű, magányos gyilkos, akinek egyetlen feladata van: megakadályozni az asszonyt terve végrehajtásában. Egyetlen dologgal azonban nem számolt: Jack Reacherrel... Mélyen eltemetett titkok, erőteljes ellenségek. És már csak 61 óra van hátra... Lee Child (Nincs mit veszítened, Elveszett holnap) legújabb könyve elképesztő fordulatokat tartogat az olvasó számára. A kötet izgalmai pedig hamarosan folytatódnak...

A corrupt millionaire. A suspicious plane crash. A sole survivor. Chief Inspector Kaldis is on the case in the latest installment of the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed mystery series set in Greece?Thoughtful police procedurals set in picturesque but not untroubled Greek locales? New York Times ?A new Kaldis case is always a treat? Booklist (Starred Review) ?Terrific novels which take place on the Greek islands? Readers DigestWealthy Greek businessman Dimitris Onofrio is known to be corrupt to the core, but the police have never been able to make his crimes stick. Powerful, influential and extremely dangerous, Onofrio is not a man to cross, and every witness prepared to come forward against him has died before they could testify.So when Onofrio?s private jet crashes, seemingly with no survivors, the police breathe a sigh of relief ? quickly replaced by horror when Onofrio is found alive but catatonic on a remote Ionian beach, beside the body of his beloved wife.Was the crash an accident . . . or sabotage? Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis, head of Athens? Special Crimes Unit, knows that unless he can discover the truth before Onofrio recovers, the tycoon will be out for bloody revenge on all involved. Including Kaldis? own beloved wife, who is more mixed up in the accident than anyone would ever have suspected . . .With its gorgeous Greek locations, engaging characters and fast-paced plotting, this international crime series is a perfect pick for fans of Donna Leon, Louise Penny, Martin Walker and David Hewson.

When Dr. Gul Delani receives a call in the middle of the night from the Sindh police, she thinks they may have finally found her niece, Mahnaz - a precocious, politically conscious teenage girl who went missing three years prior. Gul has been racked with grief since Mahnaz''s disappearance, and distracts herself through work: she''s a talented curator at the Museum of Heritage and History in Karachi, one of the country''s leading experts in archaeology and ancient civilizations, a hard-won position for a woman. But there is no news of Mahnaz. Instead, Gul is summoned to a narcotics investigation in a remote desert region in western Pakistan. In her wildest dreams, Gul couldn''t have imagined what she''d find there: amid a drug bust gone wrong, there is a mummy - life-size, seemingly authentic, its sarcophagus decorated with symbols from Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The discovery confounds everyone. It is both too good to be true, and for Gul, too precious to leave in careless or corrupt hands. Aided by her team of unlikely misfits, Gul will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it, even as her quest for the truth puts her in the throes of a dangerous conspiracy and threatens to collide with her ongoing search for Mahnaz. A portrait of a city fueled by corruption and a woman relentlessly in pursuit of justice, The Museum Detective is an exciting, gritty new crime thriller that announces a whip-smart and brilliant sleuth and builds to a stunning, emotional conclusion that readers won''t soon forget.

''Compelling . . . almost Dickensian'' Times''The best thriller writer in the world'' Daily Telegraph*****Jonas Merrick - a legendary intelligence analyst for MI5 - has been banished to the Post Room of Thames House. There, he is expected to pass his remaining days before inevitable retirement.In a Russian gulag, an MI6 agent has developed an unlikely passion for a prisoner and has come up with an ingenious plan to free her. The key: a ruthless Albanian gang laundering the dirty money of the Russian elite. Merrick, the only agent with the experience to help, is brought back once again to intercept the Albanian courier until an exchange is organised by the Russians.But when it transpires that the courier is the heir of the criminal gang''s leader, the danger mounts, and Merrick once again finds himself in a situation spiralling towards a bloody confrontation.Frighteningly topical and intensely plotted, Jonas Merrick - one of the great figures of modern spy fiction - returns

One man?s race against time to track down a deadly narcotic before it hits the streets of the seaside hometown he thought he?d never return to. The first in a new Tartan Noir mystery series by Bloody Scotland founding director Gordon Brown writing as Morgan Cry.Disgraced, demoralised and recently retired Glasgow police constable Blake Glover returns to his childhood home of Fraserburgh on the north-east shoulder of Scotland. While driving a taxi to occupy himself and contemplate his future, he is asked to discreetly investigate the disappearance of a young woman.Blake reluctantly agrees to help and stumbles upon a mysterious stately home which appears to be involved in smuggling people from around the world for a highly addictive and deadly narcotic.The more Blake investigates, the more he uncovers a massive plot involving money, blackmail, drugs and murder. With the fear that the narcotic will make it onto the streets of his hometown, Blake must track down the drugs before time runs out or watch people he cares about meet a gruesome end.Fans of VAL McDERMID, IAN RANKIN, DENISE MINA and WILLIAM McILVANNEY shouldn?t miss this intricately plotted, clever and suspenseful series debut by Scottish crime writer Morgan Cry.