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A Sunday Times and Observer Thriller of the Month 'Deliciously good . . . Swanson's best thriller yet.' Observer 'Gripping, twisty . . . I could not put it down.' Alafair Burke When Hen and Lloyd move into their new house, they're relieved to meet another childless couple in their neighbourhood, Matthew and Mira. But when they're invited over for dinner, Hen thinks she sees something suspicious in Matthew's study. Could this mild-mannered schoolteacher really be hiding a dark secret, one that only Hen might know about? And even if she's right, who would believe her?

On the eve of his college graduation. Harry is called home by his stepmother Alice. following the unexpected death of his father. But who really is Alice. his father's much younger second wife. and how much is known about her past ? In a confusion of emotions. Harry must work out whether Alice's concern for him is purely maternal. or whether there is something darker and more threatening at work ...

First she got her health back, then jettisoned the cheating husband, and now Gina wants a fresh start. She decides to simplify her life by giving away everything she owns, bar one hundred items. But in moving to Longhampton - complete with friendly neighbours and a handsome love interest - Gina finds that as fast as she gives her possessions away, she gains things too. Over the course of a year Gina will find a sense of happiness she's never felt before, and what it means to finally live life to the full. And it could all be just in time.

Blíži sa jar a Will s Evanlyn môžu konečne ujsť zo Skandije. Evanlyn však unesú temudžajskí jazdci, príslušníci početného národa, ktorý obýva rozľahlé stepi na východ od Skandije. Will sa vybral za nimi, ale jeden chlapec má proti šiestim ostrieľaným temudžajským bojovníkom len nepatrnú nádej - i keď je hraničiarskym učňom. V poslednej chvíli ho vystopujú Halt s Horácom a pomôžu mu Evanlyn zachrániť. Ale na radosť zo stretnutia nie je čas, pretože Halt si je istý, že šesť Temudžajcov tvorilo iba prieskumný oddiel veľkého vojska, ktoré sa chystá vpadnúť do Skandije. Štyria Araluenčania musia Skandijcov varovať a ponúknuť im pomoc - pokiaľ však ich pomoc príjme oberjarl Skandijcov. Dokážu nezmieriteľní nepriatelia bojovať bok po boku, aby zachránili svoje životy a svoje krajiny pred ničivým vpádom nepriateľa, ktorý nepozná zľutovanie?

When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon-Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will, and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne.

Will a Evanlyn plávajú do Skandije ako zajatci hrozivého Eraka, kapitána skandijskej vlčej lode. Halt prisahal, že Willa zachráni, a urobí všetko pre to, aby sľub dodržal - dokonca nepočúvne kráľa. Halt je vylúčený zo zboru hraničiarov a spolu s Horácom, ktorý sa k nemu pripojí, zamieri cez Galiku do Skandije. Cestou ich neustále obťažujú potulní rytieri - inak známi skôr ako lupiči a hrdlorezi. Horác však už o bojovaní čosi vie a vďaka svojim neobyčajným schopnostiam začne čoskoro priťahovať pozornosť rytierov a bojovníkov na míle ďaleko. Ale dorazia Horác a Halt do Skandije včas a zachránia Willa pred životom v otroctve?

John Flanagan makes a spectacular return to the world of Ranger's Apprentice - but what has happened since you last saw Will and his friends might shock you! Will took an oath when he joined the Ranger Corps. Does it mean nothing to him now? After a senseless tragedy destroys his life, Will is obsessed with punishing those responsible âe" even if it means leaving the Ranger Corps. His worried friends must find a way to stop him taking such a dark path. It is Halt who suggests the solution: Will must take an apprentice. The candidate Halt has in mind will surprise everyone âe" and it will be a request Will cannot refuse. Training a rebellious, unwilling apprentice is hard enough. But when a routine mission uncovers a shocking web of crime, Will must decide where his priorities lie âe" finishing his quest for revenge, or saving innocent lives? The final book of the Rangerâe(tm)s Apprentice series raises the stakes higher than ever. Is Will on his last mission for the Ranger Corps?

Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as play.

Will a Alyss sa ocitnú vo víre nového dobrodružstva, ktoré ich zavedie do odľahlého léna ďaleko na severe. Will tam má tajne vyšetriť, čo sa skrýva za zvesťami o čarodejníctve. A hoci sa v Grimsdellskom lese sám stretne s desivým prízrakom, musí sa pokúsiť nájsť rozumné vysvetlenie. Alebo azda čarodejníctvo skutočne existuje?