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Until We Drown


Hold your breath, the truth will surface… When Ellie Kellaway and her family seek a fresh start in the tranquil Peak District, she hopes to leave behind her haunting memories of the sea – and of Ethan’s affair with the younger, beautiful wild swimmer he met there. But Ellie’s new home harbours dark secrets, where ancient legends of mermaids intertwine with chilling realities. As eerie occurrences unfurl, Libby, the youngest, is drawn to a grotesque mermaid carving hidden in their house. Strange sightings of a mysterious woman outside only deepen Ellie's unease. And when their dog Jasper goes missing, the family's descent into darkness accelerates. As more ominous tales and truths rise to the surface, it becomes clear that the mermaid's curse might be real. Ellie’s family is fast becoming entangled in a web of betrayal and vengeance, which threatens to drown them all… This spine-tingling novel is a suspenseful twist on Hans Christian Andersen’s dark tale The Little Mermaid, where love, loss, and the lure of the water collide in a terrifying crescendo. Perfect for fans of The Last House on Needless Street and Stephen King.
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22,99 €

The Surf House


*THE BRAND NEW DESTINATION THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER*_________________________________________________________Welcome to The Surf HouseWhere everyone’s escaping something…*High on the cliffs of Morocco, far from the city lights and the souks, stands The Surf House: a sanctuary for travellers chasing sunshine and waves.But the idyll hides a dark mystery.And when Bea washes in, seeking refuge after a dangerous encounter in Marrakesh, she soon gets caught in the current.A woman her age – who stayed in the same area, walked the same beaches, met the same guests – disappeared one year earlier, vanishing without trace.Somewhere inside The Surf House lies the truth – but there’ll be a price for uncovering it…*Readers love getting swept away with Lucy Clarke’s destination thrillers:‘Had me on the edge of my seat’ ?????''Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable’ GILLIAN McALLISTER‘Brilliant … kept me guessing the whole way through’ ?????''One of my books of the year'' ANDREA MARA‘Twists & turns galore, couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend!’ ?????''Very clever and I was gripped throughout. Will be reading more from Lucy Clarke for sure’ ?????''The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet'' CLAIRE DOUGLAS‘Very evocative and you get really involved with the beautiful setting and characters’ ?????‘What a stonkingly fabulous read’ ?????Lucy Clarke''s book ''The Hike'' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-10-02.
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14,49 €

Speed Reader


When Zander Fast discovers an old book that gives him the power of super speed, he finds himself the last in a long line of heroes. But is the world ready for a hero right now? The Flash meets The Bad Guys in this all-new, action-packed graphic novel series from the award-winning creator of the Cat Ninja books!Zander Fast is always last—last to complete an assignment, last to finish reading, and last to the bus. Even worse, his Great Uncle Merv is constantly embarrassing him with his cheesy catchphrases and tall-tale stories. But when Zander receives a mysterious book in the mail, all of that changes. Suddenly, Zander has the speed (and popularity) he’s always wanted––and Uncle Merv’s stories no longer seem so far-fetched. Between navigating the perils of middle school and balancing his newfound powers with his studies, Zander, his best friend Tanya May, and his trusty dog Spike must protect their hometown as it transforms into a wacky world of ex-heroes and villains. Will a mind-controlling villain have his way with the people of Cape City? Or will a new generation of heroes emerge to defeat him?
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12,49 €

The Wildelings


‘A shiver-inducing delight’ LAUREN GRODSTEIN‘A dark and thrilling fable’ DOMINIC WEST‘A campus novel with a twist’ ROISÍN O'DONNELL‘Gloriously entertaining’ OBSERVER‘I adored it’ HEATHER DARWENT‘I was hooked from the very start’ RACHEL JOYCE‘Deliciously dark’ IRISH TIMESA girl so desperate to belong that she lets herself be remade…Jessica and Linda have been inseparable since childhood. At Wilde, an elite Dublin university, they arrive determined to remake themselves. Jessica, her fierce ambition set on the theatre, is used to leading. Linda, more fragile, follows. But when they meet Mark, an older student with a magnetic presence, the balance between them begins to shift. Linda becomes Mark’s girlfriend, then his project. Jessica becomes his actress, her ambition pulling her deeper into his orbit. Under Mark’s influence, reshaped by his attention, old loyalties between the girls begin to fracture. By the end of that year, under the sway of his influence, a line is crossed that leads to devastating consequences. A compulsive and gripping story about exploitation and control, toxic female friendship, desire and shame, The Wildelings is your next dark academia obsession.
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13,49 €

Butterfly Games: A Novel


Some play to win. She's playing to survive... Beneath the grandeur of palace life is a world where intrigue, power and hidden passions unfold... Neglected by her parents and branded an outsider at the opulent Swedish royal court, Jacquette Gyldenstolpe finds herself irresistibly drawn to Prince Oscar, heir to the throne. For Jacquette, alliances are fragile, secrets are deadly, and her every move is a delicate dance of diplomacy and deception. With a secret as precious as it is threatening to the crown, she will risk everything - love, duty and even her life - to protect it. But even using all her courage and cunning, can she play the Butterfly Games and wi? ased on a true story in stormy early-1800s Europe, Butterfly Games is a sweeping tale of dangerous desire, fierce ambition and the price of power, ideal for fans of Philippa Gregory and Allison Pataki, from a new name in historical fiction.
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13,49 €

Wild That We're Alive


You haven’t really experienced how weird and beautiful the world is until you see it through Lauren Haldeman’s eyes. These beautiful diary comics by the award-winning poet offer a fresh, humorous, and emotionally resonant perspective on the wonders and weirdness of everyday life. Following the artist and her family—three humans, three cats, and one dog—through twelve months of morning coffees, late night TV, laundry folding, and walks in the woods, Wild That We're Alive invites the reader to marvel at the wonder and weirdness of the ordinary. Depicting herself as a wolf on the page, Lauren embraces the moniker “Momboy”: part responsible child-rearing adult and part lovable feral kid. In her particularity, she is all of us: grappling with anxieties, awed by the little things, and ready to throw her hands up and laugh or cry in the face of social media, squirrels, politics, and figuring out what to have for dinner. In these pages, Lauren intersperses her diary comics, pithy observations, and philosophical musings with a handful of painterly full-bleed illustrations to show the passing of the seasons. Like a Midwestern, sweatpants-wearing Roz Chast, Lauren portrays herself and those around her with affectionate self-deprecation—occasionally grumpy, rarely pretty, but always real. For fans of Lucy Knisley’s portrayals of life with both cats and children and Julia Wertz’s explorations of the ways we struggle and succeed in the work of caring for ourselves and others, Wild That We're Alive is a debut book from an exciting new voice in comics.
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19,99 €

A Maiden's Voyage


From the Sunday Times bestselling author of historical sagas, trusted by over 4 million readers. 'Goodwin is a master of her craft. The perfect book for a cold winter's evening' Lancashire Evening Post'Goodwin is a fabulous writer' Worcester Evening News'A vibrant page-turner with entrancing characters' Margaret Dickinson'Rosie writes such heartwarming sagas' Lyn AndrewsThursday's child has far to go . . . 1912, London. Eighteen-year-old Flora Butler is going up in the world. She has the prized position of lady's maid to young Constance Ogilvie, and is able to provide for her beloved parents and four younger siblings. She has even fallen in love, and though she does not feel quite ready to marry the charming Jamie Branning, her future seems clear. But Flora's life is turned upside down when her mistress's father dies in a tragic accident. Connie is forced to move to New York to live with her aunt until she comes of age, and begs Flora to go with her. Flora has never left the country before, and now faces a difficult decision - give up her position, or leave her family behind. But when her beau lets her down, her mind is made up. Soon Connie and Flora head for Southampton to board the RMS Titanic . . . A Maiden's Voyage is the fifth book in Rosie Goodwin's Days of the Week Collection. Why not try the rest, Mothering Sunday, The Little Angel, A Mother's Grace, The Blessed Child, A Precious Gift and Time to Say Goodbye?
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13,49 €

The Great Good Places


'There aren't many chroniclers of our older years who do it so well, with such wit and realism and intelligence' TESSA HADLEY'I have learned so much from Margaret Drabble's work' SALLY ROONEY'Wise, elegiac' The Times'One of Britain's most dazzling writers' New York Times'Generous, perceptive and good-humoured' JOAN BAKEWELL'One of the most thought-provoking and intellectually challenging writers around' Financial TimesWe all age differently, some stoically, some angrily, some calmly, some with an unfailing spirit of adventure and an undimmed curiosityFrom one of our finest literary voices, The Great Good Places is a luminous collection of essays, stories and memoir that traverses the experience of growing older and looking back on a life deeply lived. Drawing on decades of reading, writing and observation, Margaret Drabble reflects on the complex business of ageing, the strange workings of memory - its wonders and its fragility - and on the 'great good places', the childhood homes, coastal sanctuaries and cherished libraries that shape who we are. Rich with a lifetime's worth of insight and wisdom and peppered with Drabble's trademark lucidity and wit, The Great Good Places is an elegantly layered and profoundly moving meditation on time, place and the enduring power of recollection.
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25,49 €

Ako zniesť zo sveta upíra


Napínavý triler z deväťdesiatych rokov, plný záhad a južanského šarmu, v ktorom sa realita prelína s nadprirodzenom. Patricia Campbellová mala pred sebou sľubnú budúcnosť, no odkedy sa vzdala kariéry zdravotnej sestry a stala sa matkou, život sa jej nikdy nezdal fádnejší. Dni sú dlhé, deti sú nevďačné, manžel je odmeraný a zoznam povinností nekonečný. Jej jedinou oázou šťastia je čitateľský klub, ktorý tvoria ženy zdieľajúce rovnakú vášeň pre skutočné zločiny a napínavé romány. Na svojich stretnutiach pritom diskutujú skôr o federálnom obliehaní vo Waco, než o manželských krízach a materstve. Jedného dňa sa do susedstva prisťahuje príťažlivý a umelecky nadaný James Harris, ktorý zaujme členky knižného klubu – a okúzli aj samotnú Patriciu. Prežíva pri ňom veci, ktoré už roky nezažila, no je na ňom čosi zvláštne. Keď začnú miznúť miestne deti a polícia je bezradná, Patricia nadobudne znepokojivé podozrenie. Pustí sa do vyšetrovania na vlastnú päsť, presvedčená, že ide o ďalšieho Jeffreyho Dahmera či Teda Bundyho. Lenže to, čo odhalí, je oveľa desivejšie. Čoskoro sa ukáže, že ona a jej priateľky z knižného klubu sú jedinou prekážkou medzi nič netušiacou komunitou, a monštrom, ktoré vpustili do svojich domovov. Preklad z anglického originálu The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Quirk Books, Filadelfia 2020) Katarína Kvoriaková.
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19,99 € 22,40€

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Tristan 2: Pokřtěni válkou


Tristan konečně složil první část mozaiky. Ví, kdo stojí za smrtí jeho rodiny i kdo z něj učinil upíra. Aby měl ale aspoň nějakou šanci se Marcusovu klanu postavit, musí získat spojence. Jenže jak poznat, kdo ještě nepadl do spárů království Orient, jehož vliv se šíří rychleji než nákaza? Zatímco Vanda žádá o pomoc své kontakty napříč kontinentem, Tristan musí zesílit a naučit se plně ovládat své schopnosti dřív, než bude pozdě. Alechandra a Akir mezitím hledají nové útočiště, protože Ferdinand a jeho lidé jim jsou neustále v patách a touží po Alechandřině hlavě. Království Cidentalis je vlivem rostoucí moci Marcusovy rodiny donuceno k riskantním krokům. Aby odhalily skutečné záměry východního království, musejí Kristeen s Olivií proniknout do myslí nepřátelských čarodějů. Pravda, kterou objeví, ovlivní osud celého kontinentu. Druhý díl temné fantasy ságy přináší politické intriky, válku a hrdiny, kteří musí riskovat vše — i sami sebe.
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The Predicament


Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a life of secrets and subterfuge. Dax is sent to Guatemala under the guise of covering a tinderbox presidential election, where the ruthless decisions of the Mafia provoke pitch-black warfare in collusion with the CIA. As political turmoil erupts, Gabriel's reluctant involvement deepens. His escape plan leads him to West Berlin, where he uncovers a chilling realisation: there is a plot to assassinate magnetic young President John F. Kennedy. In a race against time, Gabriel must navigate deceit and danger, knowing that the stakes have never been higher ...
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15,99 €

Sinners Anonymous


She's seeking redemption. He's determined to ruin her. My name is Rory Carter, and I do bad things. I might smile like an angel, but underneath, my soul is far from clean. Not even my weekly calls to the Sinners Anonymous hotline can change that. Marrying the seventy-year-old head of the Cosa Nostra to save my father was the closest I've come to doing good. And I was surviving - one lie, one smile, one silk dress at a time - until his nephew showed up uninvited. Angelo "Vicious" Visconti. A beautiful monster with a sharper tongue than conscience. They say he went straight years ago, but I don't believe it. Because Angelo is danger wrapped in desire - and when he looks at me, I can't tell if he wants to ruin me or save me.
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17,99 €

Sinners Condemned


No good ever comes from a redhead in a stolen dress with her whole life packed at her feet. I should've known Penny Price was trouble the moment smoke and sin followed her into my bar and she challenged me to a game. I thought the only thing she stole was my watch. Little did I know, she also started a war. Because the second her muddy boots stomped down the stairs of the club, my empire began to crack. My cashmere charm is fraying. My gentleman's mask is slipping. My enemies can smell the weakness. Penny Price thinks she's dragging me to hell. But she doesn't realise - hell's exactly where I belong. After all, it's wonderfully warm among the flames…
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17,99 €

Kill Your Darlings


What if the only way to bury the truth is to bury your husband? The first attempt at killing her husband was the night of the dinner party. Wendy and Thom met at school and through four decades of birthday milestones, weekends away and raising a son, they've lived a seemingly comfortable and successful life together. But what are the dark secrets their marriage was built on, and what has now, fatally, changed?
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15,99 €

City of Ruin – Romváros (Éldekorált kiadás)


Éldekorált kiadás Aznap éjjel, amikor Kelet Hercege lerombolta a faluját, Raina Bloodgood élete örökre megváltozott. Valaki más háborújába és a Boszorkányszedő, Alexus Thibault karjaiba sodródott, majd rájött, hogy minden, amiben hitt, hamis, és hogy sokkal többre képes, mint bárki képzelte volna. Kelet Hercege most bábuként használja a Fagykirályt a Nyárföld elleni háborújában, amivel veszélybe sodorja Alexus életét. Hogy megakadályozzák a herceg végső tervét és azt, hogy Tiressia birodalma visszatérjen az istenek korába, Raina, Alexus és egy csapat északi versenyt fut az idővel, hogy a rejtelmes sivatagba jussanak, ahol minden sarkon kegyetlen gyilkosok lesnek rájuk. A tragédiák forgatagában Raina és Alexus azért küzdenek, hogy együtt életben maradjanak, miközben egy alattomos jelenés egészen Romvárosig, Nyárföld királynője fellegvárának ékköves kapujáig követi őket. A félelmetes események közepette Raina nem tudja kiűzni álmaiból azt a múltbéli borzalmat, amelyre nem lenne szabad emlékeznie. A múlt, amely óhatatlanul utoléri őt – bármi áron.
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21,97 €

The Hitch


A New York Times Book Review Editors’ PickA riotously sharp novel about self-righteousness, control, and the unexpected afterlife of a dogRose Cutler prides herself on her principles—veganism, feminism, eco-consciousness, and general moral superiority. She runs a yogurt business she quietly despises and lives alone, comfortably distanced from the mess of human relationships. But, when her brother and sister-in-law let her watch her six-year-old nephew Nathan, things go spectacularly wrong. After Rose’s dog kills a corgi at the park, Nathan begins to bark, overeat, and claim that the dead dog has possessed his body. Rose assumes this is trauma. Nathan insists it’s metaphysical fact. As Rose embarks on a misguided quest to free Nathan from his canine passenger, what begins as an attempt at childcare devolves into a surreal, anarchic spiral of suburban chaos. Brimming with unhinged charm and moral ambiguity, The Hitch is a biting satire of the stories we tell ourselves to stay sane—and the havoc we wreak when those stories fall apart.
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The Bodies


When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you’ve always rolled your eyes at: you’d do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, keep them safe.So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max scrubbing the kitchen, hands wet with blood and panic flooding his voice as he promises it was an accident, he didn’t mean to do it, Joseph does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body.Joseph thinks that’s the end of the nightmare. Until he finds Max with stricken eyes and bloody hands once again . . .You’d do anything for your child – even cover up a murder.But would you do it twice?
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13,49 €

Death Times Seven (Daniel Pitt Mystery 7)


Death Times Seven is the seventh and final gripping Daniel Pitt mystery in which Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his life. Following Anne Perry's death, this novel was completed by Victoria Zackheim, an author and editor as well as Perry's close friend, and is being published posthumously as a fitting finale to the series. Daniel Pitt faces two of the greatest challenges of his life . . . London, 1913. When a brutal attack leaves Toby Kitteridge's mother dead and his father barely alive, Toby returns to his home in Suffolk. His friend and fellow barrister Daniel Pitt steps in to defend Peter Ward, who is on trial for the sexual assault and murder of a young woman. Damning evidence points to Ward's guilt but Daniel is convinced of his innocence, and Daniel's wife Miriam offers her forensics expertise to expose a group of pathologists who may have withheld information from their autopsy reports. As the case progresses, Daniel feels compelled to help Toby, who is too distraught to investigate the attack on his parents. And when Toby's father becomes a prime suspect for murder, Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his life. One mistake in London and a blameless man will be hanged. One mistake in Ipswich and Toby's father will be sent to prison for the rest of his life . . . Praise for Anne Perry's Daniel Pitt mysteries:'Anne Perry's Victorian mysteries are marvels of plot construction . . . truly remarkable' New York Times'One of her most teasing mysteries, this time with a courtroom finale that may be her strongest ever' Kirkus Reviews'A truly unusual mystery' Publishers Weekly'Engrossing . . . The book gallops to a dramatic conclusion' Washington Times Daily
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A Long Dark Night


"A tense and atmospheric thriller that is just as much a tale of survival as it is one of love and devotion.”—Kimi Cunningham Grant, USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of DisappearingA young chef returns home to find her small town caught in the snare of an oil company. Her brother witnesses a chilling crime at the drilling site, and their attempts to bring justice are met with fierce opposition in this engrossing thriller. After her restaurant closes and she returns to her childhood home, deep in the Alaskan wilderness, Nina has one goal: finding a way back out. Her family’s sled-dog business is struggling, and she is alarmed that her brother Grant is working at the nearby oil field. Grant comes home one day extremely unsettled by his involvement in disturbing events at work. The supervisor on duty orchestrated a suspiciously seamless coverup of a deadly accident, leading both siblings to wonder if the past disappearances of field workers are more than a coincidence. Grant wants to forget the whole thing ever happened—the oil rig is the only source of employment that pays enough to keep their family afloat, and he doesn’t want to risk any jail time. But Nina can’t let this lie. The opportunity to uncover the truth about the disappearances and protect her family from increasing threats is too important. What starts as an attempt to unravel the mystery leads Nina, Grant, and their loved ones directly into the path of those determined to keep them silent no matter the cost. Lilli Sutton returns with another atmospheric and captivating thriller in A Long Dark Night. Her debut novel, Running Out of Air, was called “an adventure worth taking,” “packed full of tension [and] heart.” Prepare to be left breathless again.
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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