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First Blood
Detective Kim Stone is about to meet her team for the first time. The victim of her new case is about to meet his killer...When the body of a young man is found in the Clent Hills, Kim and her new squad rush to the crime scene, determined to find answers.Searching the victim''s home, Kim discovers a little girl''s bedroom and a hidden laptop. But why is the victim''s sister relieved to hear that he''s dead... and where is the child?As Kim begins to unearth the victim''s dark secrets, she discovers a link to a women''s shelter. Kim knows all too well what it means to be vulnerable. Could the shelter be the key to cracking this case? With the killer about to strike again, Kim is in deep water with a rookie squad. Can she pull her new team together to catch the killer before it''s too late?An absolutely heart-stopping mystery thriller that will keep you glued to the pages, reading late into the night. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Mark Billingham and Robert Dugoni will want to binge the multi-million-copy bestselling Detective Kim Stone series now!Read what everyone is saying about First Blood and the Detective Kim Stone series:''The jack, queen, king and ace of crime fiction... you can''t stop reading it until the fantastic ending... Another mesmerizing and riveting read! I find it insulting to even rate it giving between one to five stars, because how many stars should you give to the sun?'' The World Is Ours to Read, ?????''**A word of warning** you will struggle to put this book down, forget about eating, drinking, sleeping, and work, this book will consume your every waking moment... the perfect crime thriller.'' The Book Review Café, ?????''Superb!!! I love Kim - always have, always will!!... breathtaking, heart-pounding, exciting and thrilling!!! I completely and utterly recommend reading not just this book, but the whole series!! Fab, fab, fab, fab, fab.'' Stardust Book Reviews, ?????''I cannot begin to tell you how goddamn good it is... so bloody brilliant and so gripping... totally blown my mind.'' Baker''s Not So Secret Blog, ?????''Quite simply, Angela Marsons is THE QUEEN of Crime Fiction.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''Brilliant... Fast paced and dark, it kept me gripped from the first page to the last. Utterly superb.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''I couldn''t put the book down... completely addictive.'' Rachel''s Random Reads, ?????''The most fabulous crime series ever written.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????
The First Cat in Space and the Baby Pirate’s Revenge
In the fourth installment of Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris’s New York Times-bestselling series our heroes—First Cat, LOZ 4000, and the Moon Queen— encounter Captain Babybeard and his crew of swashbuckling pirates. After Captain Babybeard steals a treasure map from the Queen of the Moon, the notorious pirate sees nothing but piles of gold in his future. But a mutiny, led by his first mate, the Martian Pirate James Plantain, leaves Babybeard marooned on a deserted island. Betrayed by his crew, the little captain seeks an unlikely alliance... Will Captain Babybeard get revenge? Will First Cat, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000 recover their treasure map? Or will the moon fall into the hands of a nefarious banana?*A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2025
Writing Graphic Novels For Dummies
Turn your ideas into graphic novels with this step-by-step guide—including drawing exercises Writing Graphic Novels For Dummies walks you through the process of graphic novel creation step-by-step, guiding you through the process of developing ideas, concepts, and visuals to bring your unique stories to life. Learn how to develop plots, characters, and storylines, create storyboards to organize your work, and how to creative effective visuals to support the narrative. You'll progress from basic drawing skills to more advanced techniques specific to graphic storytelling. Get recommendations for using digital tools, and work through exercises to help jumpstart your creativity and develop your style as a graphic novelist. Plus, an 8-page color insert offers a mini-graphic novel within the book, so you can see all the stages of writing, illustrating, and development of a graphic novel in any genre, from initial concept to completion. Learn how to choose materials and drawing supplies to suit your needsUnderstand proportion and scale, and convey different emotions and facial expressionsPractice your skills with helpful drawing exercisesGet tips for sharing your creations with the world and promoting your work This accessible guide is great for aspiring writers, artists, and graphic novel enthusiasts who want to learn how to create their own graphic novels as a hobby or potential career.
The Law of Lines
From the award-winning author of The Hole, a "Simmering" (New York Times Book Review) and "Compelling" (Wall Street Journal ) thriller—"A mystery masterpiece . . . Hye-young Pyun at her best" (Books & Bao), named a "Best International Crime Novel of 2020" (CrimeReads) and selected as one of "Our 65 Favorite Books of the Year" (LitHub)The Law of Lines follows the parallel stories of two young women whose lives are upended by sudden loss. When Se-oh, a recluse still living with her father, returns from an errand to find their house in flames, wrecked by a gas explosion, she is forced back into the world she had tried to escape. The detective investigating the incident tells her that her father caused the explosion to kill himself because of overwhelming debt she knew nothing about, but Se-oh suspects foul play by an aggressive debt collector and sets out on her own investigation, seeking vengeance.Ki-jeong, a beleaguered high school teacher, receives a phone call from the police saying that the body of her younger half-sister has just been found. Her sister was a college student she had grown distant from. Though her death, by drowning, is considered a suicide by the police, that doesn''t satisfy Ki-jeong, and she goes to her sister''s university to find out what happened. Her sister''s cell phone reveals a thicket of lies and links to a company that lures students into a virtual pyramid scheme, preying on them and their relationships. One of the contacts in the call log is Se-oh.Like Hye-young Pyun''s Shirley Jackson Award–winning novel The Hole, The Law of Lines is an immersive thriller that explores the edges of criminality in ordinary lives, the unseen forces that shape us, and grief and debt.
Ubel Blatt Deluxe Edition, Vol. 4
Taking advantage of Marquis Glenn''s absence, Marquis Lebellond moves into the territory of Jebr, whose warring factions had been kept in check only by Glenn''s leadership. Using his special dispensation from the emperor to his advantage, Lebellond claims the land of Jebr and demands that the tribes demonstrate their allegiance by delivering to him the hero-killing rebel from their midst. The air above Jebr is thick with Lebellond''s military airships and dragon riders, and the people are wary of rousing the wrath of a man with Lebellond''s cruel history. Will Köinzell make an ally of the tribes of Jebr, or will they be his undoing?!
The Lake Vyrnwy Killings
A missing husband. A gruesome discovery. DI Ruth Hunter and her partner, DS Nick Evans, must decide if a local man is the victim of a Liverpool gangland hit.Ruth and Nick are called to a gruesome discovery at the beautiful Lake Vyrnwy but have little to go on to identify the grisly remains. When a local man is reported missing, it seems that his links to a Merseyside gang might explain his disappearance. However, closer scrutiny seems to suggest that it might also be a domestic dispute that simply got out of hand.When the man is spotted at various locations, Ruth and Nick must discover if he is on the run and hiding, or if there is a darker manipulation that could explain the sightings.
The Green Years
One of A. J. Cronin’s best-loved novels, The Green Years is a compassionate story of a boy’s growth to manhood, set against the harsh reality of life at the turn of the century. Robert Shannon is a young Irish Catholic boy who, orphaned at the age of seven, is brought to live with his mother’s estranged family in Scotland. As he grows up in a dour Presbyterian town, only Robert's great-grandfather – an incorrigible, swaggering, charming, larger-than-life character – seems able to rescue him from the narrow interests of the people who try to shape his life in their own image. Disappointed in love and in his burning ambition to study medicine, the eighteen-year-old Robert sees his future as a blank wall. But, once again, he is saved from despair by his fiery relative, much to the chagrin of the rest of the family . . . Originally published in 1944, The Green Years is a heartfelt classic from A. J. Cronin – a vivid gallery of characters imbued with his customary blend of imagination, insight and tenderness. It was adapted for the screen by director Victor Saville, receiving two nominations at the 1946 Academy Awards.
Murder in Paris
Murder in Paris takes us behind the scenes in Parisian high society populated by suspected collaborators. Paris, 1945. Frederick Rowlands arrives in a city riven by the political turmoil following the Liberation at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes. A young woman calling herself Clara Metzner has just been released from Ravensbrück concentration camp - and Rowlands, who last met her in Berlin in 1933, has been given the task of confirming whether she is who she says she is. This is far from easy, not only because of Rowlands'' blindness, but because Clara''s experiences have changed her almost out of recognition. But her evidence may be vital in assisting Iris to track down suspected collaborators in the upper echelons of French society. Then Clara - or the girl who is claiming to be her - is found dead, in circumstances that point to murder. Thrown into the unfamiliar world of Parisian high society, Rowlands must track down the killer, and prevent further deaths - including his own. Allison & Busby are proud to publish a brand new instalment in the Blind Detective series, Murder in Paris. Koning''s books have won awards and attracted great critical and commercial success.
Rainbows After Storms, Vol. 6
Are high-school girls Nanoha and Chidori ready to face the storms in their new romantic relationship together?Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they’re lovers. Through sunny days and tumultuous storms, they’re always ready for new adventures together.Mai, an underclassman with a crush on Nanoha, finds out about Nanoha and Chidori’s secret. Her very presence sows discord between the usually inseparable couple. Can Nanoha and Chidori overcome these communication issues without letting frustration get the best of them?
Clive Cussler’s Quantum Tempest
THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON HAS BEEN BUILT — AND ONLY THE OREGON CAN STOP ITJoin Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon Crew in this explosive thrill-ride from the grand master of adventure, Clive Cussler'The Adventure King' Sunday Express'Cussler is hard to beat' Daily Mail'Just about the best in the business' New York Post---There’s a tempest brewing in Central America. A government crackdown on cartels leaves most of the drug lords locked up in an impregnable prison. In response, Amador Fierro, a brilliant, tech-savvy crime boss forges the seven largest cartels into an allegiance called La Liga. If they are to defeat the U.S. led offensive, they will need a powerful weapon. Thus is born Project Q: an Artificial General Intelligence computer that, when finished, will grant Fierro such overwhelming control of America. Chairman Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are the only ones standing in his way, but they have their own problems. While two members of the team are unreachable in the Darien Gap searching for an Iranian Quds Force base, the Oregon crew have a mole in their midst. Meanwhile, other dark forces are at play, competing for the all consuming power at hand. The race to stop the launching of Project Q will come down to the wire. It’s a race neither Juan Cabrillo, nor the western world, can afford to lose . . .
Her Rival
Scarlet Drew is new to London''s criminal underworld, and she''s hell bent on making a name for herself as head of the family firm. But when Scarlet finds herself alone with a rival business owner, she is little prepared for what happens next.Determined not to let the drunken lech get away with his crime, Scarlet plans her revenge. But she fails to notice someone watching her every move and they know exactly what she''s up to... Face to face with a new enemy, Scarlet fears she may have put her whole family at risk, and it will take everything she has to save their empire. Will everyone survive the fight?Fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers will love this nail-biting book from bestselling crime author Emma Tallon. What readers are saying about Her Rival:''OMG... What an amazing and brilliant book. From page one, right to the end it was a rollercoaster of thrilling surprises! ... And that mind-blowing twist at the end? ... If I could give more than five stars, I would!!'' NetGalley reviewer, ?????''What can I say but WOW!... A most definite five stars from me!'' NetGalley reviewer, ?????''The queen of gang land crime is back with an almighty bang and a book that will capture your attention and hold you hostage right up to the very last page... This gem is just absolutely fabulous... I am completely speechless.'' Little Miss Book Lover 87, ?????''OMG, Emma, you have nailed it again... Page-turner, gritty, keeps you on your toes.'' NetGalley reviewer, ?????''What a story... So addictive.'' Goodreads reviewer, ?????''An excellent, fast-paced, gritty read that will keep you turning those pages into the small hours of the night.'' Lucysbooks26, ?????
Veil of Blood
Accepting a job in Madrid seems like the perfect antidote to the trauma of the last few months. Finished with the case, she takes the opportunity to kick back in her Madrid hotel room. A bottle of Rioja and a long hot bath are just the ticket. But the man she just helped put behind bars has other ideas... When Petra gets a knock at her hotel room door that most definitely is not room service, she must use all her wiles as a forensic psychologist. Can she keep her attacker talking to save herself? And will her new colleague, Interpol agent Susannah Roscoe, get to her in time to avoid tragedy?
Curtain
The special edition hardback of Hercule Poirot’s last case… The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot’s declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?…
Nocturnal Apparitions
'One of the most original imaginations in modern Europe' Cynthia OzickThe stories in this collection are rich, tangled, and suffused with mystery and wonder. Over a city forever altered by the vagaries of history and imagination, great flocks of birds soar, obscuring the sun. Individuals transform into doorbells and insects, seeking shelter from an endless storm. The year sprouts an unexpected thirteenth month.Crowded with moments of stunning beauty, weaving a darkly modern tapestry of memory, myth and reality, Schulz's stories confirm his status as one of the great transformers of the ordinary into the fantastical.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.Translated by Stanley Bill.Bruno Schulz was a Polish Jewish writer and artist who has influenced writers including Salman Rushdie, Roberto Bolano, David Grossman and Cynthia Ozick. He was born and lived most of his life in the town of Drohobych, once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, then Poland, and now part of Ukraine. He published two collections of short stories - Cinnamon Shops and The Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass - during his lifetime. Schulz was shot and killed by a German SS officer in Drohobych in 1942. His unfinished novel, The Messiah, was lost in the Holocaust.Stanley Bill is Professor of Polish Studies and Director of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge. He has translated works by Jacek Dukaj and Czeslaw Milosz's unfinished novel The Mountains of Parnassus. He is founder and editor-at-large of the news and opinion website Notes from Poland.
Paradise
Katie never stops moving-constantly changing her address, her boyfriends, her life. But every June, for a month, she goes back to Maine. To the old lake house her family calls Paradise.But one day Katie wakes up in a hospital bed in Maine, with no memory of the last eighteen months. From her current boyfriend to the global pandemic, Katie is lost. And everything at Paradise has changed, too... including her best friend in the world, Nic.Nic puts down deep roots. She still lives in the house where she grew up. She''s the memory keeper of her family. And she''s been in love with her best friend Katie for almost her entire life. Now Katie''s claiming not to remember the night that destroyed their friendship forever. Is her amnesia real? Or does she just want to forget?And how can either of them move on, if only one of them remembers the truth?
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Landfall
The new thriller from "Australia''s literary Nostradamus" (The Weekend Australian)The world is in the grip of climate catastrophe. Sydney has been transformed by rising sea levels, soaring temperatures and increasingly intense social division and unrest. When a child on the margins goes missing from the area of the city known as the Floodline, Senior Detective Sadiya Azad is assigned to find her. But when a woman''s body is found not far from where the girl disappeared she stumbles into a web of lies and corruption. With only days until a deadly storm strikes the city Sadiya and her partner Detective Sergeant Paul Findlay find themselves locked in a desperate race against time. Chilling and utterly compelling, Landfall is crime writing at its best - and a terrifying vision of the future bearing down on us.
The Colour of Hope
The Colour of Hope is a thought-provoking, uplifting story about how love can give people the courage to seek out joy and purpose in life. From billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. Isolated and disconnected after her husband’s death, Los Angeles gallery owner Sabrina Thompson escapes to a charming fishing village in south-west France, seeking refuge in the beautiful Château de Bonport. Xavier de Bonport, the owner of the château, is still reeling from the failure of his business during the pandemic, which in turn dealt the final blow to his faltering marriage. As the pair are inspired by each other and the history and charm of the village, Sabrina begins to heal and regain a sense of purpose by involving herself in the community – and Xavier begins to recognize what he needs in order to take a necessary step forward in both his professional and personal life. Sometimes new beginnings can lift people up and give them the courage to heal . . .
The Venetian Heretic
In a city of masks, no one is what they seem . . . Englishman Richard Hughes has survived a stint as a galley slave and is now a free man in Venice, where he enjoys a modest life as a fencing master. He believes he has long-since left behind the ideals that landed him in slavery...until he stumbles across an attempted murder close to home. As he hunts for the red-masked assassin who is picking off the city''s Libertini, Richard and his new rescued friend ''Philip'' are drawn into a conspiracy that stretches from Venice to the Vatican and beyond...This is the Venice of waterfront palaces, romance, Carnivale and gondolas - but also of sharp swords, lawless criminals and ruthless assassins; based on real events and richly brought to life by the master of historical fiction, Christian Cameron.''Cameron is a true master of the genre . . . skilful, humorous and finely wrought'' - Ben Kane, bestselling author of The Eagles of Rome series''Agile and rapier-sharp'' - Chris Lloyd, award-winning author of the Occupation series''A masterclass in historical adventure'' - Miranda Malins, author of The Rebel DaughterREADERS LOVE THE VENETIAN HERETIC:''An excellent story, quite different than the usual military stuff for which the author is deservedly renowned so quite refreshing in many ways'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This book was fantastic . . . Cameron is very quickly becoming a favourite author of mine'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Cameron''s Venice has a sense of place, of history, and feels at once grand and intimately human'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Absolutely brilliant novel, made deep and real by a massive amount of research, but Cameron''s ability to create plausible and interesting characters shines through'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''It is a masterful blend of historical fiction and mystery, further cementing Christian Cameron as one of the very best in the genre'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Last Grave
Glasgow: When a body is pulled from the River Clyde, DCI Andy Gilchrist can''t understand why he''s been dragged from his St Andrews patch to investigate. But the victim didn''t jump, he was pushed, and his disposal has the hallmark of a gangland killing.Fearing this may be just the beginning, Gilchrist and DS Jessie Janes race to get the lowdown from old contact Arletta Shepherd, matriarch of an infamous crime family. But she''s gone deep underground, hiding from a threat far worse than the police: a murderous conspiracy to shift the balance of power in the criminal underworld in Scotland and beyond.A hair-raising game of cat and mouse uncovers sudden disappearances, brutal killings and a funeral parlour fronting the bloodiest of activities. Gilchrist and Janes are hot on the trail of the power-hungry gangsters, but they won''t come quietly. They set in motion ever-more sadistic acts of retribution, and their sights are set on Gilchrist.Can Gilchrist and Janes outsmart the most ruthless criminal minds in Scotland, or are they just pawns in a brutal power play, destined to add to the body count?-----Readers and reviewers love the DCI Andy Gilchrist thrillers!''DCI Andy Gilchrist is a real copper, flaws an'' all... I read it one sitting'' - Amazon reviewer ?????''Thrilling... first page, a suspicious death, and we''re off!'' - Amazon reviewer ?????''Fascinating storylines... police procedural at its best'' - Amazon reviewer ?????''A truly gripping read, with all the makings of a classic series.'' - Mick Herron''Rebus did it for Edinburgh. Laidlaw did it for Glasgow. Gilchrist might just be the bloke to put St Andrews on the crime fiction map.'' - Daily Record''Gripping and grisly, with plenty of twists and turns that race along with black humour.'' - Craig Robertson''DCI Gilchrist gets under your skin. Though, determined, and a bit vulnerable, this character will stay with you long after the last page.'' - Anna Smith
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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 Karika, Dominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková Evita, Táňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King.
