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Felnőttmesék tavaszi estékre


A tavasz a megújulás, az újjászületés, a remény és a szerelem évszaka. Szerzőink kellemes tavaszi hangulatot varázsolnak a kötet lapjaira, ám néhol megmutatja a szeszélyeit az időjárás, és izzani fognak a lapok a kezeink alatt. A kötet garantált kikapcsolódást nyújt a langyos tavaszi éjszakákra.
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12,65 €

Venice Requiem


On the 22nd of January 2017, Pateh Sabally, a twenty-two-year-old Gambian refugee living in Italy since 2015, arrives in Venice from Milan. He leaves his backpack near the Scalzi Bridge, puts his train ticket and residence permit in a plastic pouch, and then plunges into the cold waters of the Grand Canal, amidst the gaze of onlookers and tourists. As he drowns, some insult him, while others shout "Africa". Outraged by this tragic death, the novel’s narrator, a young writer based in Paris, follows Pateh’s trail aiming to piece together and understand the sequence of events leading up to his death. Venice Requiem tells the story of a Venice where literature grapples with the pressing dramas of our time. Throughout the novel, the narrator quotes authors who lived in or wrote about Venice: Goldoni, Thomas Mann, Ernest Hemingway, Lord Byron, Marcel Proust, and others. Through a dialogue with the writings and experiences of these authors, the novel explores the potential of literature to rescue humanity.
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17,99 €

The Falling Sky


The epic conclusion to the stirring Talmont Trilogy, perfect for fans of James Islington and John Gwynne!Romara Challys and her Falcons have suffered for the truth, enduring vast journeys across a disintegrating world to uncover the suicidally destructive nature of elobyne, the energy crystals that are both the magical power upholding the Triple Empire, and the reason that same empire is racing toward environmental catastrophe. They have found new allies, other ways to channel magic, and exposed a deadly cabal of puppet-masters - the "angelic" Alephi - who secretly rule the empire. Those successes will be their destruction. Alarmed by the Falcons' discoveries, the immortal Alephi are stepping out of the shadows and unleashing their long-held dream: a centuries-old doomsday prophecy that will leave them the undisputed masters of a whole new world, while Talmont and the rest of the empire are left in ash and ruin. The End isn't just nigh... it's now.
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33,49 €

Second Chances


It''s never too late for second chances...For the first time in her life, Lydia is taking a great big leap of faith. She''s moving to a small town on the West Coast of Ireland to overhaul a large, long-abandoned residence named Chance House with her new husband.Then tragedy strikes, and Lydia is reminded why she doesn''t take chances. Suddenly she''s facing a very different prospect: a half-finished ramshackle estate, an overgrown garden, dwindling funds, no-one to turn to - and everywhere she looks, reminders of the love she''s lost.Starting over feels impossible. Staying put feels harder still. But when the local community rallies around her, and Lydia is unexpectedly reminded of the power of new beginnings, she realises she might just owe it to herself and them to take a second chance on Chance House...From the Irish bestseller comes a brand-new heart-breaking yet hopeful read about putting the broken pieces of your life back together again, even when it feels impossible, and the importance of community - perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jill Mansell.
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22,99 €

Panic


FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller from the bestselling crime writer and author of The DCI Ryan Mysteries. “LJ Ross keeps company with the best mystery writers” – The Times“A literary phenomenon” – Evening Chronicle----------------------------------------The only way to catch a killer is to think like one... When a senior Metropolitan Police officer and High Court judge die in quick succession, criminal profiler Doctor Alex Gregory is convinced their deaths are linked to the most shameful case of his career: the notorious wrongful conviction of Carl Deere, an innocent man found guilty of a series of heinous murders perpetrated by the 'Soho Killer'. Four years later, released from prison and with his record wiped clean, Deere is an invisible spectre with a new name and a new face. But, as Gregory knows only too well, the past isn't easily forgotten, and revenge can be a powerful motive - even for an innocent man... With Scotland Yard determined to avoid any further scandal, Gregory and his friend and mentor, Professor Bill Douglas, are left to fend for themselves. With no real evidence and the body count racking up, they know it's only a matter of time before their names are next on the killer's list... ----------------------------------------READERS LOVE PANIC BY LJ ROSS"Everything a thriller needs to be - fast-paced, clever, fun, shocking." - 5-star reader review"A great crime thriller with a brilliant ending" - 5-star reader review"Excellent, and plenty of twists" - 5-star reader review"A cracking addition to the Alexander Gregory series!" - 5-star reader review"If you like your thrillers fast-pace and explosive, then this book is definitely for you." - 5-star reader review
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13,49 €

Crux


A heartstopping story of friendship, thrill-seeking and defying expectations: the explosive second novel from the bestselling author of My Absolute DarlingDan and Tamma are two Californian teenagers growing up dirt poor in the shadows of the Joshua Tree National Park, one of the world’s great rock climbing meccas. Their mothers had once been teenage waitresses and best friends until their paths diverged. Now Dan’s mother spends her days locked in her room, her dreams squandered and all her hopes pinned on getting her precociously clever son out of their town and away to university.Tamma’s mother holds no such ambition for her difficult, mouthy, snaggle-toothed, truant-playing, queer younger daughter, who everyone but Dan believes to be a troublemaker and no-hoper. But Tamma and Dan are fuelled by dreams of becoming legendary rock climbers, of devoting their lives to summiting - ‘sending’ - the most challenging climbs and defying all the expectations, both good and bad, that others have for them.In their last year of high school, climbing - before sun-up each morning, out in the desert where cliff faces test every inch of their bodies to their limits and extract a high price in pain and blood - is the one thing that gives them purpose and hope, and where their friendship is forged. But as the year unfolds and their climbs become ever more dangerous, and their home lives ever more extreme, it’s inevitable that something is going to snap…
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25,49 €

Passage to Tokyo


A young woman finds herself transported back in time to 1920s Tokyo just as Japan enters a dangerous new era. Yui Sanada struggles to raise her twelve-year-old brother, Hiro, while contending with a neglectful, alcoholic mother. During a trip to Ueno Park, Hiro runs away from his sister into a strange passage beneath a samurai statue. Yui chases after him and soon finds herself in a Tokyo far removed from the familiar world of 1995. When Yui emerges from the tunnel, she cannot find Hiro but meets a young woman named Chiyo and her family and learns she has travelled back through time to 1923. As feelings between the two women develop, Yui realizes she has appeared  just weeks before the devastating Great Kanto Earthquake, a terrifying event that will kill tens of thousands of people and level the city. Will Yui be able to find her brother and save her new family from the oncoming disaster? And if she does find her brother, will he be the same boy she lost in 1995?
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13,49 €

Mrs Pearcey


'Gripping and moving' NINA STIBBE'A masterpiece' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Creepy and compulsive, yet deeply touching' SABINE DURRANT'I can't think of anyone who wouldn't love it' CHARLOTTE MENDELSONCamden, 1890. London is a city of gaslight, gossip and grisly headlines. Hannah Teale is a bright young woman, newly engaged to Cosmo, a budding Fleet Street reporter. Her interest in journalism is largely confined to the advice and short stories in her beloved Girl's Own Paper, but when news breaks of a local woman arrested for a brutal double murder - a woman named Mary Pearcey - Hannah is struck by a chilling realisation. She's seen that face before. As the streets of Camden fill with tabloid journalists jostling for a scoop and gawpers hungry for details, Hannah becomes convinced that her encounter with Mrs Pearcey holds the key to the story behind the headlines. In the guise of preparing for her wedding, Hannah embarks on her own investigation. Startling revelations bring her closer to the real Mary Pearcey - but the deeper she digs, the more the neat edges of her own world begin to fray. With a trial in full swing, what began as a morbid fascination now feels urgent and personal. The woman bound for the gallows may not be as guilty as the press have branded her - but can Hannah uncover the truth before it's too late? And even if she does, will anyone believe he? iveting and immersive, Mrs Pearcey is a powerful novel inspired by a true crime that scandalised Victorian society and a moving exploration of the secrets we keep and the stories we tell.
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26,99 €

The Englishman's Daughter


Torn between two nations, she will risk everythingSeventeen-year-old Elise Bouchard has always called Northern France home. But when her English father, Sidney Cooper, is captured by the Nazis, her world is shattered. Fearing for her safety, Elise is forced to abandon the only life she has ever known - her beloved grandmother, her brother fighting in the Resistance, and the comfort of her maternal homeland. With the help of Nathan Hawkes, a British soldier, she escapes from Dunkirk on a small boat, seeking sanctuary across the Channel where unknown family ties are her only hope.Yet East London''s Silvertown is far from a refuge, and amid the chaos of war, Elise is plunged into a dangerous new reality when she is recruited as a spy by the Special Operations Executive. With her heart divided between two nations, Elise must summon all her courage to survive.Suspenseful, atmospheric, and deeply moving, The Englishman''s Daughter is a gripping tale of love and resilience in the face of unimaginable odds.Praise for Kay Brellend:''Vividly rendered'' Historical Novel Society''A fantastic cast of characters'' Goodreads''Thoroughly absorbing'' Goodreads
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14,99 €

Jonathan Key


‘JonathanKey’ is a compelling read. Dynamic, and spiced up with a dash of romance andrevelations of family secrets. Whencrime reporter Jonathan Key is made redundant from ‘The Herald’, a chancemeeting with Eloise D’Acron, the victim of a vicious unsolved assault in thetown of Redbury, opens up the opportunity for some detective work and sets himon a path he could never have imagined. Fast paced, like Jonathan’s belovedmotorbike, the plot thickens. Behind a façade of respectability, local businessman,Lionel Naylor, is dabbling with the underworld. Jonathan begins to doubt hisability and time is running out.
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14,99 €

Jigsaw


A gripping new crime novel featuring Alex Delaware from the bestselling master of suspense.___________________________________________Praise for Jonathan Kellerman''s New York Times No. 1 bestselling thrillers:''Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying'' Sunday Telegraph''High-octane entertainment'' The Times''Exceptionally exciting'' New York Times''Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of stea'' Shots MagazineJonathan Kellerman, New York Times bestseller, February 2024
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29,49 €

Jack-in-the-Box


Home can be the most dangerous place. They had cameras, alarms, lights, even guard dogs. They had storm doors and locks on their windows. They knew martial arts, they had knives to hand, and one of them even had a gun. And he still got in . . . A terrifying killer is haunting Glasgow’s affluent suburbs – invading homes and smothering people left on their own. The tabloids have a name for the murderer based on his method of folding the bodies into tiny spaces, as well as his uncanny knack of seemingly springing out of nowhere: Jack-in-the-Box. Inspector Lomond has an impossible case to crack. The houses involved have state-of-the-art security systems and were all securely locked at the time of death. There is no evidence of forced entry, and video footage shows no sign of any intruders. How is he getting in? How is he getting out? And who will be next?
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13,49 €

Swann In Love


A stand-alone novella from Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time highlighting love's transformative force and the trap lying beneath: the insidious reach of jealousy. Charles Swann is a man about town with friends in high places. At Parisian society gatherings hosted by the wealthy Verdurin couple, he meets the intriguing Odette de Crécy. Though struck by how different they are, Swann's feelings for Odette deepen. As the Verdurin circle expands, he is overcome by doubts and unhealthy jealousies. Odette distances herself, and Swann is convinced he has a rival for her affections. Behaving erratically and tortured by spiralling thoughts, Swann's love becomes a sickly poison. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library: a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of Swann in Love is translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff with an introduction by Marion Schmid.
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18,45 €

A Visitation of Spirits


A Visitation of Spirits, is the powerful story of Horace Cross, a popular and highachieving sixteen-year-old boy, who wrestles with the guilt of discovering who he is, a young man attracted to other men and yearning to escape the narrow confines of Tims Creek. Raised on stories of prophets, revelations, and dreams, his internal struggles take shape in his mind as demons and angels battling for his soul, culminating in one night of horrible and tragic transformation. Horace seeks help from his cousin, Reverend James "Jimmy" Greene, but he finds himself ill-prepared to help the boy, plagued by demons of his own. And as Horace spirals out of control, Jimmy must ask himself what it says about him and his community that they cannot reconcile the spirits of the past with those of the future. Weaving the mythos and the hard realities of rural Black life and easily gliding between past and present, A Visitation of Spirits is a classic novel of growing up from a literary giant. Outsider Classics is Dead Ink's resurrection ground for the strange, the silenced, and the outcasts. This series exhumes lost literary voices that were ahead of their time to restore them to the cult status they always deserved. From forgotten masterpieces to once-censored provocations, each title is a reaction against the canon curated for readers who want to stray into the margins and away from the mainstream.
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14,99 €

The Kings Head


A fierce story about friendship and competition set among London's forgotten girl gangs for fans of The Girls by Emma Cline_______________________'Compelling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'The Kings Head's postwar era is clearly defined. But the questions it asks are eternal' OBSERVER'A glorious tale of female friendship and rivalry' LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY'Wonderfully vivid, powerful and compelling' JOSEPH O'CONNOR'A startling new talent' PETER JAMES_______________________We never ran the place on paper, but we had reigned here as Kings, reigned over the world we created for ourselves. 1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight. Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty... __________________________Readers are loving The Kings Head'Fresh and exhilarating''Thrilling from start to finish''The characters jumped off the page''I would definitely recommend''Looking forward to reading more from Kelly Frost'
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13,49 €

You & Me and You & Me and You & Me


A rom-com with infinite possibilities. Adam and Jules have been married for 25 years when they discover a time machine in their shed - can it bring back their romantic spark? Or will it unravel everything?Meet Adam and Jules. Married for nearly twenty-five years and stuck in a rut – their future looks a bit boring.While clearing out the attic, Jules stumbles across a pile of old mixtapes she and Adam made for each other when they were young and falling in love. Adam dusts off his antique stereo, inserts one of the cassettes, presses play…and the unbelievable happens.With the power to travel back in time, he and Jules can revisit key moments in their pasts. Is this the key to getting their sparkle back? To feel young again. To remember why they first fell in love. But also maybe to make a few small tweaks to improve their lives back here in the present too... without necessarily telling each other.As Adam and Jules embark on an epic hunt through the multiverse for their perfect love story things soon start to spiral out of control. Will they be able to find their way back to themselves, or will they lose each other forever?Funny, heart-warming and honest, You & Me & You & Me & You & Me is a time travel rom com with all the joyful hallmarks of an instant feel-good classic.
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22,99 €

Blood Vengeance


Britain’s wartime alliances hinge on the outcome of Kalisz’s next case…Christmas Day 1943, Arisaig, Scotland. The body of beautiful, well-connected Polish SOE agent Krystina Kowolska is found in the gardens of the country house where she’s been preparing for a vital mission to France. The question is, was she already dead when she was hanged?Two days later, resistance double agent, Investigator Jan Kalisz of the Warsaw Kripo is flown to Britain where Winston Churchill himself tasks him with finding Krystina’s killer, before the cracks in Britain’s alliance with Poland become fractures.Yet Arisaig is a place of secrets where everyone is a trained killer, and Kalisz discovers that Krystina had her demons – and her enemies. Was she the hero her record suggests or the traitor the whispers hint at?The gripping third instalment in the Warsaw Quartet by Douglas Jackson, perfect for readers of Chris Lloyd and Simon Scarrow.Praise for Blood Roses, book one of the Warsaw Quartet‘A compelling, evocative story of evil stalking amidst the chaos of war’ Giles Kristian''A dark, twisting thriller ... Jan Kalisz, Douglas Jackson''s police officer hero, is the natural heir to the late Philip Kerr''s Bernie Gunther'' Andrew Taylor‘A remarkable crime debut … What raises the novel to another level is in the atmospheric evocation of a city in the process of being systematically obliterated by the Germans and brought to life again by Jackson’s pen … Gripping stuff, a series that could develop into something impressive and a goldmine for Philip Kerr Bernie Gunther fans’ Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time‘Immensely powerful and vivid .... This is historical crime fiction at its best’ Chris Lloyd‘The writing is scalpel-sharp, the unrelenting savagery of the Nazi occupation vividly painted… With this book, Jackson will rightfully be regarded as one of the UK’s finest crime writers’ Ben Kane‘A taut, tense thriller… Gutsy and gripping, this is perfect for fans of Chris Lloyd and Robert Harris’ D. V. Bishop‘Jackson has created a brilliant mash-up of WW2 thriller and a serial killer chiller, and in so doing brings a fresh perspective to both. Sharp, intelligent writing that makes for a compelling read’ Alison Belsham''Jan Kalisz is a dazzling addition to the canon of compromised heroes... A thrilling wartime adventure story'' Russ Thomas‘Jackson brings the tension, brutality and paranoia of Warsaw of the period into murderous life. A knife-edge thriller’ Douglas Skelton''A dark story set against dark times, you practically need a torch to read it'' Alec Marsh, author of Rule Britannia''Jackson has written an utterly compelling novel ... A remarkable piece of work, a fine piece of craftsmanship'' Scotsman
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13,49 €

One Hand Clapping


One Hand Clapping is the story of Janet and Howard Shirley, living a dreary life in the dreary fictional northern city of Bradcaster. Howard works at the local garage and Janet works in the local supermarket, and they spend their evenings having dinner in front of the television. Their lives begin to change when Howard''s photographic memory wins them a gameshow fortune. Janet doesn''t want their lives to change that much. She is quite happy with the routine of their ordinary life, improved as it is by consumer goods and modern household conveniences. But once Howard unleashes his unusual brain on the world, the used-car salesman can''t seem to stop; and what he sees as the logical conclusion to their success isn''t something Janet can agree to. Anthony Burgess''s darkly comic satire of 1960s consumerism explores themes of the importance or otherwise of culture and education and the growing influence of America, and taps into contemporary anxieties about the future
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14,99 €

The Mourning Necklace


‘Moving and masterful . . . transports you to 18th-century Scotland and says as much about modern life as it does about those harrowing times’ – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The AppealInspired by an infamous real-life case, The Mourning Necklace is the unforgettable original feminist historical novel from the Women’s Prize-longlisted author of The Maiden, Kate Foster. They said I would swing for the crime and I did . . . I wear the rope-mark like a mourning necklace. 1724. In a tavern just outside Edinburgh, the family of Maggie Dickson – hanged for the murder of her newborn child – drown their sorrows, mourning her death yet relieved she is gone. Shame haunts them; passers-by avert their eyes from her cheap coffin on its rickety cart. But as her family pray her soul rests in peace, a figure appears at the door. It is Maggie. She is alive. Bruised and dazed, Maggie has little time for her family’s questions. All that matters to her is answering one: will they hang her twic? raise for Kate Foster:‘Riveting . . . The tension persists until the last page’ – The Times‘Tense, thrilling . . . with a decidedly feminist slant’ – Daily Mail‘Kate excels at bringing the forgotten women of history back to life and giving them the attention they deserve’ – Claire Evans, author of The Fourteenth Letter‘Captivating . . . Scratch beneath the surface of a Kate Foster novel and all of life is there in the most elegant prose’ – Marion Todd, author of the bestselling DI Clare Mackay series‘Brilliant . . . the new Hilary Mantel’ – Tina Baker, author of What We Did In The Storm
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13,49 €

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