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In the wake of World War II, a poor widow named Serafina lives with her only daughter Rosa in a Sicilian community on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. As Rosa grows to maturity, Serafina is forced to reconcile the values of the New World with the deeply held pain of her past.

Thorpeness, 1973. Wrongly exiled from London, Judge Neville Hanmer sought solace and a quiet life on the Suffolk coast. But then a face from the past unexpectedly resurfaces and he turns to The Anglian Detective Agency for help. Laurel, Frank, and the rest of the team are busier than ever trying to solve the mysterious theft of rare plants from Yoxford Hall Gardens. But when Judge Hanmer doesn't show for their meeting, they find themselves embroiled in yet another case.

India, 1902. When Lilly Myerson is summoned by her mother to spend one hot summer in Nainital, she leaps at the opportunity. It's the only way to escape her violent and controlling husband Royce, but in return, he forces her to leave behind her beloved son Teddy. In Nainital, Lilly meets Duffy, tiger tamer at the renowned Tiffert's Circus, and together they hatch a plan. She will join the circus, create a new identity, and earn her independence—and hopefully enough money to rescue her son.

1971. David was thirteen when he went missing two years ago. It's now up to Laurel Bowman and Frank Diamond, partners in the newly formed Anglian Detective Agency, to find him. But how do you solve a cold case with no leads? Could it have anything to do with the brutal deaths of three local residents? As their first big case unravels, they uncover a circle of temptations, destruction and deceit. But the closer they get to solving the case, the more exposed they are to danger. And now both Laurel and Frank's lives are at risk.

Laurel Bowman has started a new life as a teacher on the isolated Suffolk coast while she tries to get over the murder of her sister. But it seems she cannot escape from death. When the headmaster's wife is murdered, the detective in charge, idiosyncratic DI Frank Diamond, soon has a list of suspects. He is no stranger to Laurel, but despite their troubled past, together they start to unravel the truth. Then the murderer strikes again and Laurel must fight, not just for justice, but for her life.

The Limekiln Estate has witnessed many a dark crime over the years. When DI Allie Shenton is called out to a suspicious death, she isn't surprised to see it's a local she knows only too well. While the slaying of Billy Whitmore is on everyone's lips, a woman is stabbed in her home. A day later and a third victim turns up. Three known associates brutally murdered—the bodies are piling up quicker than the forensic evidence is coming back. Yet Allie senses there's something more disturbing going on. She's sure Fiona Abbott, Billy's partner, is involved too.

Lisa is running. She has taken her child, Jack, and she has run from his father. She thinks she's safe. She's found a remote house where no one will be able to find them. She’s about to wake up in her worst nightmare. And now she must face what she's tried to escape. Risking everything to protect her little boy, Lisa knows that, in order to survive, she’ll have to fight, but it's hard to face someone you loved, especially someone you still love, who knows who you really are—and what you are really capable of. Family is everything. What would you do to protect it?

Britain is awash, the sea creeps into the land, brambles and forest swamp derelict towns. Food production has moved overseas and people are forced to move to the cities for work. The countryside is empty. A chorus, the herd voice of feral cows, wander this newly wild land watching over changing times, speaking with love and exasperation. Jesse and his puppy Mister Maliks roam the woods until his family are forced to leave for London.

When one of the notorious Johnson brothers is murdered and a bag of money goes missing, a deadly game of cat and mouse is set in motion. Detective Allie Shenton and her team are called in to catch the killer, but the suspects are double-crossing each other and Allie has little time to untangle the web of lies. As she delves deeper into the case, things take a personal turn when Allie realises she is being stalked by the very same person who attacked her sister seventeen years ago and left her for dead.

A man's body is found on a canal towpath. In his pocket, a magnetic letter in the shape of an E. Days later, a second victim is murdered, this time with the letter V tucked into her clothing. When the letter E is located near to a third victim, DI Allie Shenton and her colleagues are sent into full alert. Is their killer spelling a word, a name or are the letters an anagram? One thing's for certain as the body count rises—the eerie, childlike clues point to a pattern that doesn't look like stopping.

Nine out of ten murders are committed by someone the victim knows. So when Steph Ryder is found dead, DS Allie Shenton begins her investigation close to home, starting with Steph’s family and friends. Soon the lies, backtracking and secrets multiply as each of the suspects tries to cover up their actions on that fateful night. Before long, Allie homes in on Steph’s ambitious and powerful husband, Terry. Convinced he’s hiding something, she interviews him again and again, each time seeing through his smooth charms.

"Plötsligt hade han handen på min höft och strax efteråt hånglade vi vilt i en taxi på väg hem till honom". Julia har ett rikt liv. Hon har en fartfylld karriär som hon älskar, väninnorna i BBI (Bokklubben Basic Instinct) och en fin relation med sin snart vuxna dotter. Det enda hon saknar är samvaron med en man. En relation som skänker såväl spänning som trygghet. Som både är fysiskt och mentalt stimulerande. En livskamrat helt enkelt.

Schoolboy Luke runs away to London, far from the abusive orphanage where he grew up. He’s desperate not to end up as a petty criminal and forced to beg for scraps on the street. Luke wanders the East End docks, struggling to find honest employment and morsels of food to fill his grumbling stomach. Longing to be a part of the close-knit community, Luke volunteers to work with the local doctor and his wife. Their kind words and welcoming home is everything he’s ever wished for. But not everyone wants the best for Luke and his new friends.

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) ist seit dem christlichen Mittelalter eine einzigartige und unerreicht dastehende Persönlichkeit. Sie gründete 2 Klöster, dichtete Hymnen, komponierte liturgische Gesänge und hinterlässt eine außergewöhnliche Naturheilkunde.

It is 1934. Five children run away from a cruel orphanage, steal a magical steam ship, and go on many marvellous adventures around the Hebridean Islands. A wild and rollicking tale where children take hold of their destinies. As timely now as it was when it was first published, climb Aboard the Bulger and sail out into uncharted waters facing mysterious witches and harnessing your courage in the face of the unknown.

This magical flight of fancy is for children aged six to 12 years old and for the young at heart! It is a delightful and absorbing tale which will leave you wanting more. A dull, wet school holiday which has been so disappointing, is now drawing to a close for Alex. All this changes when an unexpected visit to the Great Museum of History with his eccentric aunt sets off a fantastic chain of events.

Die angesehene Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Elisabeth Ambrose entwickelte ein Gateway, das es möglich macht, andere Zeitlinien zu erforschen und mit diesen in Kontakt zu treten. Doch nicht alles läuft wie geplant: nach Inbetriebnahme erscheinen unkontrolliert Personen aus anderen Zeitlinien in der Hiesigen - die sogenannten Anomalien. Das gut versteckte Anomalia ist eine Zufluchtsstätte dieser Gestrandeten und beheimatet nach und nach Menschen unterschiedlichster Herkunft. Doch jede vielschichtige Gesellschaft birgt etliche Konflikte.

El diario íntimo de Ignacia Antonia, la estrella de Tik Tok con 6 millones de seguidores. "Cuando empecé este diario tenía clara una cosa: iba a contarlo todo. Mis momentos divertidos, pero también los tristes. Lo bueno y lo malo que me pasara. ¡Y así lo hice! Nunca imaginé la cantidad de sorpresas que me tenía preparada la vida. Ahora, después de varias páginas manchadas con lágrimas y con sonrisas, solo puedo estar segura de que ningún sueño es demasiado grande si se lo desea con ganas. Gracias por acompañarme en este camino."

River - der Fluss - ist in diesem Roman die Elbe bei Hamburg-Blankenese, ein mächtiger Strom mit Containerschiffen und Sportbooten, mit Stimmungen und Farbwechseln. Und er ist der Fluss des Geldes, gigantischer Geldsummen, die den Globus von Konto zu Konto umrunden, weit schneller als die Schiffe, die die dazugehörigen Waren transportieren. Schließlich ist es der Fluss der Zeit, des Werdens und des Vergehens, der Toten und der Lebenden.

Wie kriegt man als Frau die Verrenkung hin, Rap zu lieben und sich dabei permanent beleidigen zu lassen? EMINEM gehörte einst zu Antonia Baums literarischen Vorbildern und ist auch 20 Jahre nach seinem Rap-Klassiker "Stan" nicht aus ihrer Arbeit wegzudenken. Doch die Welt ist inzwischen eine andere geworden. Was also macht Antonia Baum mit dieser misogynen, homophoben weißen EMINEM-Leiche in ihrem Keller?