International Literary Fiction

Louise och Magdalena är tvillingar. De har växt upp tillsammans, upplevt samma saker och delar gemensamma erfarenheter. Ändå har de helt skilda uppfattningar och minnen av vad som egentligen hänt. Genom Magdalenas och Louise olika perspektiv rullas en gripande familjehistoria upp. En historia om lögner och hemligheter och vilka konsekvenser det får när man väljer att hålla tyst om sanningen. Kristine Lorentzon arbetade i många år som tjänsteman inom den offentliga sektorn, innan hon blev författare och föredragshållare på heltid.

For decades, the Reverend Sammy Milton was a force in American politics. An outspoken leader of the Religious Right, Milton divided his time between evangelizing the lost and galvanizing conservative voters. His rhetoric was polarizing, his positions were divisive, and he garnered many enemies over the years. When news outlets carried word of his death, many openly expressed joy at his passing.

When the President's mistress reveals the existence of a sex tape and demands money for her silence, it falls to the long suffering First Lady to deal with it. Unwilling to trust the Secret Service or any other federal agency, she calls on childhood friend and former lover, Dan Powers, to negotiate the deal. But with bodies quickly falling Powers soon learns nothing is as it appears and that he's been marked for death.

Molly Tipton looks forward to a peaceful retirement, but her life suddenly spirals out of control when her oldest daughter is involved in a terrible accident. While two families grieve, details emerge that shake Molly to her core. As she prepares her daughter for what lies ahead, Molly discovers her oldest child is not the only one injured and forced to deal with past mistakes.

I Stockholmsstadsdelen Aspudden driver de två pensionerade änkesystrarna Vera och Mimmi sitt drömprojekt: second hand-butiken Syster Yster. Till sin hjälp har de den unga käcka praktikanten Lotten, den buttra men effektiva sömmerskan Margot och transporthjälpen Bosse. Allt är dock inte frid och fröjd, vilket den nyinflyttade före detta dansaren Petra blir varse. Åttioåriga stamkunden Viola uppträder alltmer virrigt, och yrar om ett ”barnbarn” hon måste sörja för.

The city of Kolobrzeg, located in Poland on the Bearing Sea coast, is a relatively small city of about 50,000 people. It is also home to Pauli Zukowski, the popular owner of the Zukowski Candy Store, and a newer business called the Polish Popcorn Company. His understanding of chemistry and experimentation allowed him to create some unique candy and popcorn assortments and the businesses grew due to his ingenuity. One day, reading a chemistry newsletter, he read an article describing how explosive companies used a trace chemical in their products.

The history of Jack Hudson remains safely locked in the vaults of the CIA. He had dedicated his life to serving his country and he had recently considered retiring. He had been out to dinner in the evening and as he walked towards his rented apartment in Moscow, he felt the heat of a bullet whiz by his head.

The Serial Killer Angel of Death is leaving a trail of death across the country as Dean settles into life at the ranch with his adopted family. Dean and Mariska are at odds with each other. Dean does not like her career choice of working with the FBI. When she comes to Dean for help on a case, he is forced to get involved in the case with her. Dean realizes that the Serial Killer is targeting him with a finishing. Will Dean embrace the fact that the only person that can defeat the serial killer is Dean's altar ego "The Chemist"?

One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume in her wake. Summoned to the dimly-lit Place des Vosges one night, where he sees shadowy figures at apartment windows, Maigret uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction and a terrible, fatal greed.