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The Secret of Saint Olaf’s Church


The first in a series of gripping historical murder mysteries, set in fifteenth-century EstoniaAt the dawn of the fifteenth century, Tallinn stands on the edge of Christendom. Merchants, monks, knights and pirates all struggle for control of the wealthy city. When the brutally decapitated corpse of a knight is discovered, apothecary Melchior Wakenstede, famed for his brilliant mind, is asked to investigate.But as Melchior tries to untangle the mystery, he stumbles across truths that many powerful people would prefer stayed hidden... Does he dare to defy them all?
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The Devil in the Downdraft


After a year away from the Army, ex-Royal Marine sniper turned Australian Army Padre, Rob Llewellyn, and his wife Anne begin a new chapter in Queensland. Anne, now Chief of Staff to a Combat Brigade, is quietly anxious-Rob's last deployment to Afghanistan left deep scars, and she fears his return to chaplaincy, this time with an Army Aviation Regiment, may reopen old wounds. But Anne has challenges of her own. A hostile work environment and ghosts from her past threaten her hard-won stability. Meanwhile, a local journalist begins targeting the military with biting exposes-undermining morale and casting doubt on the institution they've both given their lives to serve. As the pressure mounts, Rob and Anne find themselves reckoning not just with their roles, but with the hidden cost of their years in uniform-and the sobering truth that some of the deepest wounds aren't inflicted by war, but by the lives they've tried to build in its wake. The Devil in Downdraft is a gripping, quietly devastating novel of psychological pressure, institutional fragility, and hard-won love-marking a turning point in the Rob Llewellyn series as the couple begin to reckon with everything they've carried... and everything they can no longer ignore.
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15,99 €

Songdogs


‘At once deep and dazzling’ Edna O’Brien___________________________________ With unreliable memories and scraps of photographs as his only clues, Conor Lyons follows in the tracks of his father, a rootless photographer, as he moved from war-torn Spain, to the barren plains of Mexico, where he met and married Conor’s mother, to the American West, and finally back to Ireland, where the marriage and the story reach their heartrending climax. As the narratives of Conor’s quest and his parents’ lives twine and untwine, Colum McCann creates a mesmerizing evocation of the gulf between memory and imagination, love and loss, past and present. ‘Potent, astonishing, fuelled by a unique descriptive vision … One of the most lyrically accomplished conclusions to a novel I have ever read’ Independent ‘A vivid, beautifully measured book’ Sunday Times ‘McCann writes intense, gripping prose full of sharp and telling details … Songdogs is an exciting book’ Times Literary Supplement
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Gloria Don't Speak


Gloria has a learning disability. She’snineteen, and there’s nothing to do exceptwander the local parks, look for friendshipand keep out of trouble – or go roundJack’s. Jack needs Gloria's company, buthe’s unpredictable and angry at the world. After an act of violence, their friendshiphas to end. Now Gloria's on her own. But when she hears Jack's out of prison,her whole world is turned upside-down. Heartbreaking and beautiful, Gloria Don’tSpeak is a deeply empathetic portrait of awoman dealing with vulnerability, violence– and the desire for connection.
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The Singapore Secret


'Wow what a blockbuster of a narrative, I was hooked from the first page and until the end... Full of intrigue and secrets... Be prepared to be swept away' Reader review ?'Heartwarming and inspirational story about hope, forgiveness, bravery, promises made and secrets kept, that will stay with you long after you have read the last page' Reader review ?A secret letter. A wartime promise. A courageous act of love... Singapore, 1942: The war is drawing ever closer, and Dorothy faces a heart-rending choice to flee the country she has come to call home. With warplanes advancing across the ocean, she is boarding a boat full of evacuees when something is urgently pressed into her arms. As enemy fire cuts off all escape routes, Dorothy makes a promise that will echo through the years... England, 2019: When her beloved grandmother, Dotty, passes away aged one hundred, Annabel discovers letters and photographs hidden in her desk that document a secret life as a young woman in Singapore. But Dotty has never travelled further than her small village in Cornwall... What could have made her conceal this past life? And who is the bridegroom standing proudly next to Dotty in a faded wedding photo, who is clearly not Annabel's grandfathe? etermined to uncover the truth, is Annabel prepared for what she will fin? eaders are falling in love with The Singapore Secret:'Absolutely fantastic read, found myself not being able to put it down, what a compelling, interesting and superb book' Reader review ?'Gripping and beautifully written read that blends intrigue, culture, and emotion with ease... Draws you in from the very first page, offering vivid insights into Singapore' Reader review ?
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend, Vol. 3


The first full-length adventure from Gosho Aoyama, the legendary creator of Case Closed!Yaiba Kurogane is an energetic young swordsman who’s grown up training to be a samurai in the jungle with his father, Kenjuro. When they return to Japan, chaos seems to follow wherever Yaiba goes! Destined to be a legendary hero, Yaiba must learn to be a true samurai and save the world!Armed with his new special move Lightning Slash, Yaiba and his allies launch their assault on Onimaru Castle! Butin their way are Onimaru’s dreaded Four Devil Kings—Yakitori the Anglerfish, Chameleon Bonaparte, Super Gorilla, and Tortoise Europa! After Yaiba battles through these foes, it’s time for the showdown with Onimaru himself. When these two warriors unleash the power of the Wind God and the Thunder God through their swords, will either of them be left standing?
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Life Number Nine


'A beautifully written love story that travels beyond epic' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of THE HOUSE OF LOST SECRETS 'A cosmically thwarted romance' DAILY MAIL From the critically acclaimed author of THE RULES OF SEEING and WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS For Mika and Jem, love is love; wherever, whenever and whoever they are… When they meet by chance, perfect strangers, they recognise each other – not from life, but from a shared dream. Both are wary of forming new connections, but as their dreams – or are they memories? – grow in intensity, they are forced to consider the possibility that they have known and loved each other over and over, across the centuries. Will they find happiness together this time? LIFE NUMBER NINE is an extraordinary literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story. READERS ARE SAYING… 'An epic literary achievement and a groundbreaking love story' ? ‘A love story like no other. Joe Heap writes with the soul of a poet’ ? ‘Ah hauntingly beautiful love story that transcends time’ ? ‘One of those books I want to reread the minute I finished the last page’ ? ‘So achingly beautiful that it takes your breath away’ ?
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REASONABLE DOUBT


A famous artist murdered. A prime suspect with memory loss. A shocking revelation.A prominent artist from New York City, in town for a show, is found brutally murdered in the back of an art gallery. A prominent gay art dealer stands accused of the murder. He fears he might have done it. He doesn''t remember if he did or not. Damien must get at the truth, which is made more difficult by the fact that even his client doesn''t know the truth about what happened.In the meantime, Damien throws himself into getting his three best friends out of prison. These men mean everything to him. But getting the three guys out means that they must leave Connor O''Brien behind. Damien can''t stand for this to happen, so he risks everything to make sure that Connor can be freed with the others. With the hairpin turns and lightning fast pace that you''ve come to expect from a Rachel Sinclair legal thriller, "Reasonable Doubt" is not to be missed!Jackson County Legal ThrillersBad Faith (Harper Ross)Justice Denied (Harper Ross)Hidden Defendant (Harper Ross)Injustice for All (Harper Ross)L.A. Defense (Harper Ross)The Associate (Damien Harrington)The Alibi (Damien Harrington)Reasonable Doubt (Damien Harrington)The Hate Crime (Damien Harrington)The Accused (Harper Ross)Secrets and Lies (Damien Harrington)Until Proven Guilty (Damien Harrington)
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Tyrant


Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty beset by power struggles and betrayal in this latest chapter of the tale of Nero__________A MARRIAGE BLESSED IN BLOOD . . . Emperor Claudius is to wed his niece Agrippina. Her elevation will change so many things. Claudius will name her son Nero as heir. And any who dare cross her will live to regret it. Yet Nero – still a boy – is vulnerable. He vies for favour with his brother Britannicus. He learns to fight. He learns to love. Marry your sister-cousin Octavia,says his mother. Never mind the scandal. But those who have survived Agrippina,have long memories and short knives. To rise in Rome, others must fall. How long before Claudius realises his adopted son is a threa? nd Nero stops seeing his mother as an ally?__________PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN'Breathtakingly good’ Bernard Cornwell‘Deft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists’ The Times'Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' Daily Mail‘A master of the historical novel’ Washington PostReaders love Nero'Iggulden draws you into Rome, its brutality and its glory, and brings it back to life with such seamless ease' ***** Reader Review'Absolute quality from first to last page, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place' ***** Reader Review'It was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through the ancient historians, but told in such a contemporary and accessible way' ***** Reader Review'An absolutely immersive experience throughoutthat throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome' ***** Reader Review‘Another gripping page turner from the peerless master of historical fiction.’ ***** Reader ReviewConn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024
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13,49 €

Featherfall


There's anangel living in suburban York. He's turned hisback on his old life to become a husband and father. But darknessthreatens and his old boss wants him back in the fold. Angry, jealousGods are after him, to fulfill a prophecy that would unstitch creation. There's anotheron his trail: an ancient guardian of this land who's hunting an angel forreasons of his own. Who will reachhim first, and at what cost? The answer willcome at Midsummer, in the shadow of the mighty Minster. Featherfall iscoming; the future of humanity hangs in the balance.
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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency


Who is Nellie Thorne and why does she keep disappearing? Jane Pye and Simon Mash are on the case in this cosy crime mystery novel, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood!''Gripping and laugh out loud funny, fans of Richard Osman will love it!'' Jonathan Ross''A smart, funny and assured debut. Like the dish in the title, I devoured it in one sitting'' Sue Perkins----Dev Hooper arrives home from work to find his girlfriend, Nellie Thorne, has vanished. But she''s not the first Nellie Thorne to disappear. In fact, she''s the fifth in fifty years.Enter Jane Pye and Simon Mash: a millennial couple who signed up for a private detective night class on a whim. When they''re assigned Dev''s case for their coursework, they quickly realise they''ve bitten off more than they can chew.Armed with just six weeks of notes, matching trench coats, and a lot of enthusiasm, they set out to solve a case that has baffled Kent’s police for decades.What connects the missing Nellies? Why do locals whisper about a ghostly presence? Only the Pie & Mash Detective Agency can uncover the truth behind this eerie urban legend.Is it an open and shut case? Not on your Nellie…
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Rooster Fighter, Vol. 9


Giant demonic monsters wreak havoc and level Japanese cities! While the citizens flee in terror, it’s up to one brave rooster to stand his ground!In a world where terrifying monsters walk the earth, one heroic rooster is destined for greatness. When giant demons threaten the innocent, he’s going to show them who’s boss!With Keiji’s father incapacitated after the battle with the devils, the flock heads into the Aokigahara Sea of Trees to find the Righteous Master, the legendary bird who knows the secrets of the Righteous Egg. They’ll need to find him soon, as the forces of evil are hot on their tails, and Tsumegaki, the devil who serves Madam Kugone, is a force to be reckoned with. Who is the Righteous Master, and can he help Keiji and Keisuke unlock their potential power?
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Theory & Practice


WINNER OF THE STELLA PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025''The most thrilling fiction of the year ... an absolute triumph'' Catherine Taylor, Financial Times''A genre-busting inquiry into life and art, youth and Virginia Woolf'' Guardian, Books to Look Forward to 2025''I loved Theory & Practice ... raw, funny, truthful, youthful'' Tessa Hadley''Michelle de Kretser is to my mind one of the finest writers alive and Theory & Practice a lightning strike of a book'' Ali SmithIt''s 1986, and ''beautiful, radical ideas'' are in the air. A young woman arrives in Melbourne to research the novels of Virginia Woolf. In bohemian St Kilda, she meets artists, activists, students - and Kit. He claims to be in a ''deconstructed'' relationship, and they become lovers. Meanwhile, a dismaying discovery throws her work on ''the Woolfmother'' into disarray. Theory & Practice is a mesmerising account of desire and jealousy, truth and shame. It makes and unmakes fiction as we read, expanding our notion of what a novel can contain. Michelle de Kretser, one of Australia''s most celebrated writers, bends fiction, essay and memoir into exhilarating new shapes to uncover what happens when life smashes through the boundaries of art.
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The Trillion Dollar Conman


Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is a tale of audacious international fraud that is stranger than fiction. In 2009, Notts County FC were struggling to survive in League Two when they were taken over by a mysterious company supposedly backed by the Bahrain royal family. The club was promised millions of pounds worth of investment and marquee players, including Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel, were signed by former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who had been appointed to take the club all the way to the Premier League. However, within months, the dream turned into a nightmare as it transpired that the club, the players and the fans had been duped by a convicted fraudster called Russell King. The world's oldest professional football club found itself at the centre of one of the most outlandish frauds in sporting history, which spanned the globe from Nottingham to North Korea, involving fake sheikhs, fast cars, broken promises and a trail of destruction.
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The League of Lonely War Women


‘A woman can get more information about German supply lines and replacements than a man with a knife to a soldier’s throat…’ Germany, 1944 Best friends Viv Allen and Junie Knight are drawn into the covert world of America’s Morale Operations Branch, a dark propaganda campaign designed to sow doubt among German soldiers. Their first mission sends them deep into enemy territory, but when the pursuit of a dangerous SS officer goes disastrously wrong, the fallout irreparably fractures their friendship. America, 1955 Now a housewife, Viv has spent years quietly waiting for a chance to make things right with Junie. When the opportunity at redemption arises, Viv finds herself caught between suburban life and international espionage. To save her friendship, she must confront her past and risk everything she holds close. – Readers are LOVING The League of Lonely War Women… 'Captivating … couldn’t put it down' ? 'Fascinating and compelling … transporting me to the past.' ? 'I constantly needed to know what would happen next! … I finished the final pages with a smile on my face' ? 'It moved fast, pulled me in early, and kept me fully invested until the very last delicious page. Buckle up, because you will not want to stop reading.' ? 'Had me hooked, chilled me to the core … and had me rooting for her female protagonists' ? 'The main plot is a page turner in itself, but for me it's the portrayal of female friendship and loyalty that makes this book such a great read' ? 'Edge of the seat reading' ? 'Within the crowded field of WWII fiction, Newton’s novel distinguishes itself by foregrounding female intelligence work and professional ambition rather than battlefield heroics … an accessible, well-structured story that balances romance, rivalry and wartime peril with considerable narrative energy.’ Historical Novel Society
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS Volume 1


Rebecca and her big brother Pilar pursue their dream of becoming a legendary edgerunner just like their father. And in Night City, where violence, greed, and corruption run rampant, they'll have to abandon who they once were and dive headlong into the mayhem, where they'll struggle, suffer, and sow chaos everywhere they go! But when a mysterious man appears, the trajectory of their future takes a turn. Witness pure madness as they rush through Night City to prove themselves as edgerunners! Written by Bartosz Sztybor, screenwriter for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime series with art by Asano, known for the manga adaptation of Studio Trigger's BNA: Brand New Animal.
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These Letters End in Tears


''If by some chance you happen on these letters, know that I waited for you. And if you don''t find me, it is not because I stopped waiting...''A chance encounter on a football pitch in Cameroon sees Fatima cross paths with Bessem, opening up the page for an all-consuming, law and logic defying romance.Even knowing that same-sex relationships are criminalised, Fatima and Bessem decide to live out their love. All seems to be going well, until one day tragedy strikes, and Fatima disappears...Thirteen years have passed, and Bessem is now a university professor, keeping her sexuality secret, but the memory of Fatima never leaves her. When one coincidence becomes several, Bessem takes the signs as a cosmic command: to go and find her old lover again.Told mostly through unsent letters, These Letters End in Tears, powerfully charts all the different ways that love, despite all odds, comes out on top.
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The Wise Witch of Orkney


'A BEAUTIFULLY PORTRAYED AND IMAGINATIVE TALE OF WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND IN ALL THEIR VULNERABILITY AND POWER' - S. G. MacLean, author of THE BOOKSELLER OF INVERNESS 'IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING AND GREAT CHARACTERS' - Philip Paris, author of THE LAST WITCH OF SCOTLAND1593, Scotland. King James VI launches a bloody witch hunt across the length and breadth of the country. But the women he fears most are already within his court. Elspet is a spae-wife, a wise woman and healer from the isles of Orkney. Some might call her a witch. When the king's new bride, Anna of Denmark, summons her to deliver her baby and cast a binding spell over the child, Elspet is trapped between two impossible choices - for she cannot refuse the queen, and she cannot be discovered by the king. While Elspet struggles to hide her secret identity in a court that wishes her dead, another woman seeks her aid: Kitty Muirhead, outcast, persecuted and desperate to escape the shadows of her past. Kitty and the queen could not be more different, but they may yet be each other's salvation. The hunt is closing in on the three women. They must concoct a reckless plan to save one another before that fearful death sentence is cast upon them - witch. 'Compelling and compulsive reading . . . heralds an exciting new voice in historical fiction' - D. V. Bishop, author of the CESARE ALDO series'Full of intrigue and feisty female characters, this is a spellbinding debut that had me gripped from the first page to the last' - Naomi Kelsey, author of THE BURNINGS 'An accomplished and impressive debut, which I highly recommend' - Paula Greenlees, author of JOURNEY TO PARADISE
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22,99 €

Weavingshaw


A dark, gothic slow-burn fantasy romance, Weavingshaw follows a young woman haunted by the ghosts of her past and the Saint of Silence who promises her greatest desire in return for her darkest secret... 'Darkly romantic and completely absorbing' New York Times'One part sumptuous gothic mystery, another part all the yearning and coy wordplay of a Jane Austen novel' Shannon Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass? ‘The yearning was unmatched’? ‘This story completely consumed me’‘LEENA DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MONSTERS UNTIL SHE SAW WEAVINGSHAW.’The Saint of Silence trades coins for every sordid divulgence uttered to him. The darker the secret, the higher the price. Leena has a secret, one that has haunted her since she was seventeen – she can see the dead. When her brother falls ill, she knows what she must do: seek the Saint. But Leena's secret is more valuable to him that she could have imagined. To save her brother, she must make a deal with him to find the ghost he's searching for. All paths lead to Weavingshaw, a cursed estate on the moors. As Leena grows closer to the Saint, and is plunged into his world of danger, deceit and desire, she learns that he is hiding his own secrets – ones that have the power to destroy them all. *******'Gorgeous gothic fantasy steeped in atmosphere and filled with yearning' Ellis Hunter, author of Blood BoundA twisty gothic oozing with angst [...] with sharp haunted heroines and morally grey saints, Weavingshaw unfurls its shadows. I needed the next book yesterday!' Katie Wu, author of Madder LakeA searing, revolutionary gothic masterpiece with an exquisite slow burn romance' Nadia El-Fassi, author of Best Hex Ever
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Beletria je často nazývaná aj krásnou, alebo umeleckou literatúrou. Toto označenie pochádza z francúzskeho názvu belles lettres (krásna literatúra)Výrazom beletria sa súhrnne označujú umelecké prozaické diela. K najznámejším beletristickým žánrom patrí poviedka, novela, román, črta či umelecká reportáž.

Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King