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While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call...

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

From acclaimed fantasy author John Gwynne comes the first in the Bloodsworn trilogy, an epic of wild lands and wilder magic, where not all monsters fight with tooth and claw...and the treasures of the gods come at a price....

Lady Eleanor Swift has a special royal invitation. She’s got just the right dress and the perfect plus one… But wait! Is that a body by the throne?

In Ordinary Grace, Krueger looks back to 1961 to tell the story of Frank Drum, a boy on the cusp of manhood....

In 1558 the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict....

New mother Lady Georgiana "Georgie" Rannoch finds herself trying to separate fact from fiction when a murder occurs while a film is being made on the grounds of her estate in a new Royal Spyness Mystery from beloved best-selling author Rhys Bowen.

Beyond the gilded ballrooms and salons of Regency London lurks a sinister web of intrigue and deception, and when a murder occurs within the scientific community, Lord Wrexford and Charlotte are the perfect pair to unravel it.

From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keeper of Happy Endings and The Last of the Moon Girls....

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity....

An ancient family diary. A timely prophecy. An epic conclusion. As Sylvia prepares to meet Gabe’s parents for the first time, the last thing she needs is for her long-lost father to cause trouble. While his answers to her questions finally bring clarity, they also usher in danger.

Aloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting new thriller from number-one New York Times best-selling author David Baldacci....

When Sir Harry is asked to go to Paris for a Secret Intelligence Service meeting, he - of course - asks Kat to come along. Suddenly, with both their lives in danger, it's up to Kat to find out what's really going on.

Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t save. And his sister, unconventional nurse Gemma Tate, tracks down troubled police inspector Sebastian Bell to unravel the truth....

Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady...daring detective? Listen to find out more....

December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her....

A murdered opera singer. A duke drenched in her blood. For Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden, the brutal killing is a straightforward case. Ever since his exile from polite society, the chance to arrest a high and mighty peer of the realm has never presented itself....

The men onboard HMS Terror have every expectation of finding the Northwest Passage....

Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future....

I shouldn't be all that surprised when one of my fellow guests is murdered and my Italian holiday becomes a nightmare....

With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Mrs. Christie returns with a thrilling story of the five greatest women writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder.

An investigation into a girl’s disappearance uncovers a mystery dating back to World War II in a haunting novel of suspense by the best-selling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Paris Assignment.

Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder....

When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative’s remote Gothic manor, he is horrified to find all the people he least wants to see in the world: his estranged brother, his sneering cousin, and his bitter ex-lover Gideon Grey. Things couldn’t possibly get worse. Then the master of the house announces the true purpose of the gathering: he intends to leave the vast family fortune to whoever marries his young ward, setting off a violent scramble for her hand. Zeb wants no part of his greedy family—but when he tries to leave, the way is barred.

London, 1889. Lady Rosalynd, a fervent champion of women’s rights, is no stranger to challenging the status quo. But when a brutal murder casts suspicion on Rosalynd’s beloved cousin and implicates the enigmatic Duke of Steele's brother, her fiercely guarded independence is put to the ultimate test.

Dave Hendricks was once a respected man in Shady Grove, a tiny town on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. But after his wife leaves him for his best friend, he also loses his job, and his reputation is left in shambles. With nothing but his houseboat and his dog left, he’s working odd jobs and listening to the blues. But when murder strikes their peaceful town, Dave finds himself compelled to team up with Sheriff Victor Burns, the man who betrayed him and took his wife, to find the killer.

Professional ballerina Thea Ross’s world shatters when her screen-legend father commits suicide, leaving behind a shocking confession to a decades-old murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Thea teams up with a relentless journalist, following a trail of clues that leads her back to the glittering yet treacherous world of 1930s Hollywood. There, she discovers the story of Lorelei Davies, a struggling actress willing to endure anything for her family’s sake.

Der Spion in den eigenen Reihen ist enttarnt. Nach wochenlanger Suche gelingt den Mitarbeitern von Mycroft Holmes endlich der entscheidende Durchbruch. In einem geheimen Gewölbe stoßen sie auf Hinweise auf ein Treffen hochrangiger Mitglieder des Zirkels. Die Spur führt nach Schottland. Oscar Wilde begibt sich auf eine gefährliche Mission mitten ins Herz des Feindes.

Virginia Abrams believed the war had taken all it could from her when her husband was killed in the Philippines. One year later, she's in a dark, unexpected quandary—pregnant and on the run to avoid a ruthless political family that wants to erase all connections between her and the man who assaulted her.

Til Duprey is living his dream. The young man is working in Europe as a stringer for an international news service, doing a bit of snooping for the US Government, all while helping Father Roncalli smuggle some Jewish orphans out of France. Meanwhile, Maeve Nagel is fed up. She can't live up to her mother's expectations, no matter what she does. It all began when she was born, although Maeve never knew it. At least not until she had the audacity to be seen in public wearing slacks. Then she does the unthinkable and goes out with Til Duprey. Maeve's father takes his daughter's side. Is this ...

Margot Baxter Harriman took the reins of B&H Foods after her father passed. It’s not easy being a businesswoman in 1912, but she is determined to continue what her grandparents started decades ago, no matter what it takes. So when Margot finds Mrs. Gilroy, her father’s former assistant, dead in the office with a half-finished note confessing to nebulous misdeeds at B&H, she seeks out help from a very discreet, private investigator to figure out what's going on. Her company, and her good name, are at stake if scandal breaks...and she could lose everything, including her freedom.

Convocati a Edimburgo dalla contessa vedova di Pembroke, Tabitha e Wolf si vedono costretti a salire a bordo di un treno e dirigersi verso la Scozia. La nipote della contessa, Lily, si rifiuta di partecipare ai preparativi per il suo debutto in società, a meno che Tabitha e Wolf non indaghino sulla scomparsa del suo amico Peter. Inizialmente scettici, i due presto si rendono conto che l’idealista Peter potrebbe essersi imbattuto in segreti oscuri. Fin dove sarebbe disposto a spingersi qualcuno pur di cancellare le proprie tracce? Mentre cercano di risolvere il caso, Tabitha viene ...

Chi è la misteriosa donna del passato di Wolf che riesce così facilmente a richiamarlo al suo fianco? Quando Lady Arlene Archibald lo rintraccia e lo implora di aiutarla, Wolf progetta di recarsi da solo a Brighton. Ma cosa gli è passato per la testa? Invece, si ritrova circondato da un seguito indisciplinato di nobili, dame, domestici, bambini… e persino un cane. Riuscirà davvero ad aiutare Arlene a dimostrare l’innocenza della sua amica? Come affronterà Tabitha l’incontro con il suo primo amore? E, soprattutto, come farà a impedire alla contessa vedova di Pembroke di ...

In the winter of 1947, Los Angeles awoke to its most haunting mystery— a young woman, found bisected in an empty lot, her beauty as striking in death as it was in life. She was Elizabeth Short, forever immortalized by the press as The Black Dahlia. Her murder became an obsession that defined an era of noir, corruption, and the dark heart beneath the City of Angels’ gleaming surface. Ava Leighton’s The Black Dahlia: City of Shadows is a sweeping narrative of crime, culture, and consequence—part true crime, part cinematic history, and entirely captivating. Through meticulous research ...

Lancelot Hale comes back into Owen Kennedy's life and brings with him news that several of their former army compatriots known in military circles as Wellington's Wraiths, have been murdered in similar fashion. Owen and The Dowager of Duchess of Ashby are pulled into the world of spies, assassins and plots of revenge that threatened not only their lives but their shared secrets. Blythe Armstrong find's Lancelot Hale decidedly odd but fascinating. But the threat to the people she loves is coming closer. And she must pull every string in her grasp to catch the killer and end this reign of ...

Step into the sultry heat of 1920s Egypt, where ancient secrets hide beneath the shadow of the Great Pyramid. Dr. Clarissa Bell came to Giza to prove herself a serious archaeologist, not to sort pottery while her male colleagues claim the glory. But when she discovers a mysterious scribe's palette stained with rare blue pigment, she uncovers more than just an artifact—she stumbles into a deadly conspiracy. Armed with nothing but her Cambridge education, an alarming tendency toward sarcasm, and a talent for finding trouble in supposedly empty tombs, Clarissa navigates a world where British...

Advent 1926: Ernestine wird zu einer Ausstellung am Semmering eingeladen. Da sie und Anton dort ihr erstes gemeinsames Abenteuer erlebt haben, beschließen sie, einige Tage im Südbahnhotel zu verbringen. Höhepunkt des Wochenendes ist eine Versteigerung von Kunstgegenständen – doch das wertvollste Bild fehlt.

The most elite levels of the CIA's Counterintelligence unit are on the verge of pulling off an operation so huge it will change global politics—and so secret that it has no paper trail. But the operation's organizer, Roger Wanamaker, has evidence that the plan has sprung a leak. Now it is a deadly race against time to "walk back the cat"—isolate the leak and plug it—before the scheme is exposed and an international conflict is ignited.

New York City in the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties. Glitz and glamor on the surface. Murder and scandal below. This first collection of the Dr. Tabitha mysteries includes: Them That Trust in Riches: The Wall St. bombing of 1920. The worst act of domestic terrorism up until Oklahoma City. In the Big Inning: There is no crying in baseball, but there can be murder. It happened in the World Series. As Straw Before the Wind: When the silly rule about wearing straw hats became a reason to murder young bankers. And the Books were Opened: The magnificent Morgan Library was opened to the public. It ...

We begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe. The second story is a 19th-century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former Priory, now a clinic for those who cannot sleep. The third is a lighter Golden Age detective tale set in Venice, where private investigator Honora Feldman looks into a baffling case of theft and murder in the British expat community, with the Gothic story at its heart. And finally, a 1940s American Noir...

Every legend has a beginning. Every crown is won with blood. Before The Hand of Maud, there was a betrayal that set the legend in motion. Normandy, 1139: Empress Matilda--affectionately referred to as Maud—is heir to England’s crown. She holds more than a claim to the throne; she carries the relic known as the Hand of Maud, a golden, bejeweled treasure said to shape dynasties and seal the fate of kings. But in the cold chambers of power, loyalty is fragile. Allies shift like shadows, oaths are broken, and a single act of treachery could alter the course of history. Betrayed at the hour ...

California's Screamin' with Haunted hotels, Deserted prisons. and Forgotten ghost towns. California’s golden promise has always come with a darker side—and its ghosts never let us forget it. From the shadowy halls of Alcatraz to the eerie streets of Bodie, from Hollywood’s tragic stars to Disneyland’s whispered legends, Golden State Ghosts uncovers the real stories behind California’s most haunted places. These aren’t just campfire tales—they are echoes of history, shaped by violence, ambition, greed, and dreams gone wrong. Inside you’ll discover: The true events that gave ...

>Born in the quiet village of Shambala, Kalki Hari, son of Vishnuyath and Sumati, has no idea about his heritage until he is pitted against tragedies and battles. Whisked into the province of Keekatpur, which is under the fist of Lord Kali, Kalki sees the ignominy of death trumping life all around him. He learns that he has been born to cleanse the world he lives in, for which he must journey to the North and learn the ways of Lord Vishnu’s Avatar; from an immortal who wields an axe.

New York City in the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties. Glitz and glamor on the surface. Murder and scandal below. And it all came crashing down. This second collection of the De. Tabitha mysteries includes: Created He Them: The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 tore the country apart. Feeling ran high. People died. Upon the Wings of the Wind: Charles Lindburg flew from New York to Paris …alone. His success was worth millions. More than enough to kill for. Where Your Treasure Is: In October 1929, the Roaring Twenties came crashing down. Some deaths were suicides. Others were not. All three books in ...

Unreal: Qin’s Forbidden LegacyIn the shadowed heart of Xi’an, the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum stands as a testament to an emperor’s quest for immortality, its massive wall a barrier to secrets untold. In this riveting sci-fi thriller, a solitary archaeology professor at Peking University, driven by a passion for the past’s hidden truths, risks everything to uncover what lies beyond the terracotta warriors. When an earthquake fractures the mausoleum’s defenses, opening a rare window past its iron-clad restrictions, he and a bold colleague venture into its forbidden tunnels, chasing ...

Penrose and Pyke’s hopes of a quieter life are dashed by a spate of baffling burglaries and a persuasive charlatan promoting a miracle cure. Dunedin society is up in arms as their valuables vanish without a trace from locked homes. Although the trail leads to an apparent dead end, private detective Charlie Penrose Pyke catches the scent of a shadowy figure lurking behind the scenes. Meanwhile, Grace Penrose Pyke’s curiosity leaves her in a precarious position with life-changing consequences, after she is drawn into an investigation of dubious medical devices. Their combined talents will...

Along the Mississippi River, the past refuses to rest. From Minnesota’s fog-covered bluffs to the haunted riverfronts of Louisiana, the Mississippi flows not only with water, but with memory, tragedy, and restless spirits. In River of Ghosts, bestselling author Robert Turek (Haunted Quincy) takes readers on a chilling journey through one of America’s most haunted regions. Step inside Victorian mansions where maids and soldiers still walk the halls. Wander through river towns scarred by war, scandal, and sorrow. Hear the echoes of steamboat disasters, Civil War battles, and tragedies ...

Ein packender Roman über eine Frau, die sich früh in der Männerdomäne der Psychoanalyse behauptet und ein unfassbares Geheimnis aufdeckt. Hamburg 1920: Die Psychoanalytikerin Vera hat die Praxis ihres Mannes im Stadtteil Uhlenhorst übernommen, nachdem er fünf Jahre zuvor im Ersten Weltkrieg gefallen ist. Ihre Patienten haben die unterschiedlichsten seelische Narben – die meisten aufgrund ihrer Kriegsvergangenheit. Als es unter ihnen zu mysteriösen Todesfällen kommt, bittet Kommissar Bender Vera um Hilfe.