Vynikajúci román kombinuje mystérium vraždy s ľúbostným príbehom a neuveriteľnými charaktermi. Hlavnú hrdinku Kyu opustí matka. Prežíva osamote v močiaroch, kde dôjde k vražde. Vtedy sa celá komunita postaví proti nej a bezdôvodne ju obviní. Jedna z najúspešnejších kníh minulého roka, ktorá je doteraz na popredných miestach v rebríčkoch viacerých krajín.
Hester Fielding was de grootste ballerina van haar tijd. Na een liefdeloze jeugd kwam de ontdekking van haar danstalent als een heerlijke verrassing. Terwijl ze in Londen furore maakte, stortte ze zich in een gevaarlijke liefdesaffaire die haar alleen hartzeer kon brengen en die tot een geheim leidde dat haar hele carrière in één keer te gronde kon richten. Nu leidt Hester een teruggetrokken leven en organiseert ze elk jaar een dansvoorstelling in haar eigen theater. Dit jaar zal de jonge, briljante choreograaf Hugo Carradine het ballet Sarabande regisseren. Helaas leidt de tegenstelling tussen de sterallures van de prima ballerina en het ongepolijste talent van een jonge danseres tot wrijvingen die het hele gezelschap beïnvloeden. Bovendien heeft Hester vlak voordat de repetities begonnen een bericht ontvangen dat herinneringen naar boven brengt die haar blijven achtervolgen. En terwijl de première nadert en de spanning stijgt, komt het verleden het heden binnenvallen en wordt Hester in één klap een andere vrouw.
Večerný telefonát na tiesňovú linku z odľahlého letného domu vo Wisconsine sa skončí predčasne. Šlo o omyl, alebo o ohlásenie zločinu, ktoré ktosi náhle prerušil? Zástupkyňa šerifa Brynn McKenzieová verí svojej intuícii, a hoci nemá službu, vydáva sa k jazeru Mondac preskúmať situáciu. Brynn sa ocitá na scéne ako z hororu a len o vlások uniká pred dvoma profesionálnymi kriminálnikmi. Spolu s Michelle, vydesenou návštevníčkou letného domu, ujdú do lesa a začínajú sa preteky o život. Brynn, tvrdá zástupkyňa šerifa s komplikovanou minulosťou, a Michelle, rozmaznaná mestská panička, odlišné ako noc a deň a bez moderných technických prostriedkov, musia prekonať prirodzenú vzájomnú nedôveru a naučiť sa využívať svoj dôvtip a odvahu na záchranu pred neúnavnými prenasledovateľmi... Falošná stopa pôsobivo opisuje hru na mačku a myš, vykreslenú v takmer reálnom čase a plnú Deaverových typických zvratov a prekvapení, kde nič nie je, ako vyzerá, a smrť môže čakať už za najbližšou zákrutou opustenej cestičky v hĺbke polnočného lesa.
Geneva Settle is a bright young high school student from Harlem writing a paper about one of her ancestors, a former slave called Charles Singleton. Geneva is also the target of a ruthless professional killer. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and his policewoman partner Amelia Sachs are called into the case, working frantically to anticipate where the hired gun will strike next and how to stop him, all the while trying to get to the truth of Charles Singleton, and the reason that Geneva has been targeted. For Charles Singleton had a secret – a secret that may strike at the very heart of the United States constitution, and have disastrous consequences for human rights today. And Sachs is going to have to search a crime scene that’s 140 years old before she can stop the killer.
Een Engels meisje geniet in Parijs haar opvoeding als de Tweede Wereldoorlog uitbreekt; zij sluit zich aan bij het verzet.
Keď v opustenom dome v pochybnej mestskej štvrti nájdu zohavené telo muža stredného veku, vyšetrovateľka southamptonskej polície Helen Graceová tuší, že to nebude posledná obeť. Prečo však šťastne ženatý muž zavítal uprostred noci do neslávne známej štvrte prostitútok? A čím si zaslúžil, že jeho srdce doručili manželke domov? Médiá začnú hovoriť o návrate Jacka Rozparovača, ktorý však poľuje na mužov, čo vedú dvojaký život. Cez deň vzorní otcovia a manželia, v noci klienti s pochybnými chúťkami. Helen sa nestihne ani spamätať z posledného prípadu a už musí čeliť ďalšej hrozbe, pri ktorej do poslednej chvíle nie je jasné, kto je korisť a kto dravec.
The extraordinary new novel everyone is talking about from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Sister 'Gripping, intelligent, timely' Marian Keyes 'An amazing achievement' Emma Healey 'Exceptional' Kate Hamer 'Incredible' Elizabeth Brooks 'A tour de force' Gillian McAllister 'Simply stunning' Dinah Jefferies 'Phenomenal' Fiona Mitchell 'Brilliant' Jenny Quintana 'Mind blowing' Francesca Jakobi 'Staggeringly good' Jane Fallon 'Fantastic' Kate London 'Exceptional' Sarah Edghill Three hours is 180 minutes or 10,800 seconds. It is a morning's lessons, a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, a snowy trek through the woods. It is an eternity waiting for news. Or a countdown to something terrible. It is 180 minutes to discover who you will die for and what men will kill for. In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege. Told from the point of view of the people at the heart of it, from the wounded headmaster in the library, unable to help his trapped pupils and staff, to teenage Hannah in love for the first time, to the parents gathering desperate for news, to the 16 year old Syrian refugee trying to rescue his little brother, to the police psychologist who must identify the gunmen, to the students taking refuge in the school theatre, all experience the most intense hours of their lives, where evil and terror are met by courage, love and redemption.
Jednoduché rady, ako sa nenechať ovládnuť nepodstatnými vecami Všetci by sme radi žili pokojnejším, menej stresujúcim spôsobom života. Ako však zistiť, čo je v živote skutočne dôležité a čo sa tak javí iba na povrchu? Táto kniha nás jemným a povzbudivým spôsobom učí rozlišovať nepodstatné záležitosti všedného dňa od dôležitých vecí a nezveličovať každodenné problémy. Ukazuje, že aj drobnými zmenami v živote sa dá dosiahnuť pocit šťastia. Kniha Netrápte sa pre maličkosti... lebo všetko sú maličkosti sa stala jednou z najrýchlejšie sa predávajúcich kníh v Spojených štátoch amerických i vo svete. Vyšla v 135 krajinách a bola preložená do 30 jazykov.
in 100 stappen naar een grotere spirituele en materiële rijkdom
In het 19e-eeuwse China komen enkele plattelandsmeisjes in opstand tegen de traditie van het uitgehuwelijkt worden.
An extended family gathers in late August to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of its formidable matriarch, Leonora. She is the daughter of the famous Edwardian painter Ethan Walsh, whose paintings are kept at the family home, Willow Court in Wiltshire. At Leonora's house party will be her daughters, Gwen and Rilla, whom she raised alone after she was widowed in her late twenties; Rilla's stepdaughter Beth; and Gwen's husband and three children with their spouses and lovers. One outsider joins the group: Sean Everard, a television director who's making a documentary about the life and work of Ethan Walsh. All families have their dark side and Leonora's is no exception. By the time the marquee is dismantled and all the guests have gone their separate ways, two shocking past events have come to light, to rock complacency and change for ever the lives of Leonora and her daughters.
Novinárka Camille sa vracia do rodného mestečka, aby tam napísala reportáž o zmiznutom desaťročnom dievčatku. Krátko po jej príchode však malú Natalie nájdu uškrtenú, navyše s vytrhnutými zubami. Podobný prípad sa stal aj pred rokom...
Vyšetrovateľ Lincoln Rhyme s partnerkou Ameliou vyšetrujú vraždu, ktorú údajne spáchal Lincolnov bratranec. Zistia, že v minulosti došlo k niekoľkým podobným vraždám - páchatelia tvrdili, že sú nevinní, hoci na mieste činu sa našli "dokonalé" dôkazy. Rhymov tím si uvedomí, že ide o výsledok majstrovskej krádeže totožnosti a manipulácie. Keď zabijak odhalí totožnosť členov kriminalistického tímu, ze prenasledovateľov sa stane lovná zver...
Detective Archie Sheridan just has to get through the next few days, then his birthday and Halloween will be over. But with escaped serial killer Gretchen Lowell on the loose, the investigation into the murder of a DEA agent demanding his attention, and journalist Susan Ward showing up at his apartment needing a favour, it's going to be a long weekend. Soon Archie finds himself crashing a masked ball on a private island owned by Jack Reynolds, a notorious local drug kingpin. By morning, Archie is back on pain killers, a guest is dead and Archie quickly realizes that little is what it seems. One thing is clear: Gretchen is back, and Archie's nemesis and sometimes lover has something special in mind for the birthday boy, something she's been planning for a long, long time. On Halloween Eve, with time running out, and the life of someone close to Archie on the line, Archie knows his only chance is to give Gretchen exactly what she wants. But Gretchen will prove more horrifying, and unpredictable, than Archie could ever imagine...
Spisovatelka Vida Winterová již po desetiletí okouzluje čtenáře po celém světě svými strhujícími příběhy, ale ten nejúžasnější si dosud nechávala pro sebe. Teď však cítí, že se neodvratně blíží smrt, a tak se rozhodne konečně odhalit dlouho očekávaný třináctý příběh: tajemství svého života. Ale i mladičká badatelka Margaret , kterou si zvolila za autorku svého životopisu, v sobě dusí bolest z minulosti. Obě ženy pomalu rozkrývají své osobní příběhy plné vášně, lásky, krutosti a oddanosti, protože jen pravda může ulehčit umírání a otevřít cestu do budoucnosti. Román Diane Setterfieldové navazuje na největší klasiky ženského románu a podobně jako Jana Eyrová nebo Na Větrné hůrce nabízí hluboce romantický příběh, v němž nechybí napětí, láska, tajemství ani magická a hrůzostrašná atmosféra.
Román od autorky medzinárodného bestselleru Strácam svoje ja (Still Alice), ktorý bol sfilmovaný, pričom vo februári 2015 získala predstaviteľka hlavnej hrdinky za túto úlohu Oscara. Sarah Nickersonová žije vo Welmonte, kde vedie hektický život ako viceprezidentka úspešnej firmy i ako manželka a matka troch detí. Táto prepracovaná absolventka Harvardu zázračne riadi každú minútu svojho života, až v jeden osudný deň má cestou do práce ťažkú autonehodu. Zranenie mozgu jej úplne vymaže ľavú stranu sveta a Sarah si po prvýkrát musí všímať detaily, ktoré ju obklopujú, vrátane jej matky, ktorá doteraz v jej živote chýbala. Bez toho, aby si uvedomovala jedlo na ľavej polovici taniera či dokonca svoju vlastnú ľavú ruku, v prázdnote tohto zvláštneho polosveta hľadá odpovede o svojej minulosti i neistej budúcnosti. Keď sa pokúša znovu získať zdravie a nezávislosť, pochopí, že jej skutočný osud možno leží ďaleko od sveta konferenčných hovorov, tabuliek a grafov...
Callie bevindt zich in een uitzichtloze situatie: haar broertje is ernstig ziek, haar ouders zijn dood en er is niemand meer die ze kan vertrouwen. Ze kan haar broertje niet ook nog verliezen. Ten einde raad schrijft ze zich in bij de Bodybank: een gewetenloze organisatie onder leiding van de wrede Ouweheer. Ze moet een aantal levensgevaarlijke opdrachten volbrengen en opgeven is geen optie. Maar zelfs als het haar allemaal lukt, zal ze dan ooit echt vrij zijn?
Stačilo niekoľko pohárov šampanského s kamarátkami a Poppy sa život otočil hore nohami. Stratila svoj zásnubný prsteň. Jedinú vec na svete, na ktorú mala dať pozor. V Magnusovej rodine ho dedí už tretia generácia. A stratila ho práve v deň, keď sa jeho rodičia vracajú zo Spojených štátov. To však nie je všetko, v panike stratila aj mobil. Keď v odpadkovom koši zbadala opustený telefón, zdalo sa jej to ako zásah osudu... Čo našla, patrí predsa jej! No majiteľ mobilu, obchodník Sam Roxton, má iný názor. Chce, aby mu Poppy mobil vrátila a nie je nadšený, že mu číta správy a vŕta sa mu v súkromí. Môže to byť ešte komplikovanejšie?
The second book in the mind-blowing new series from the author of GONE. Another breathtaking page-turner from Michael Grant. The first battle is over, but the war rages on. Sanity or madness? Truth or happiness? Love or survival? In the nano, you don't get to decide. schovat popis
Detective Archie Sheridan has spent years tracking serial killer Gretchen Lowell. In the end, it was she who caught him, tortured him, then mysteriously set him free and turned herself in. Now as he trails a new case, Archie needs Gretchen in more ways than one--to catch a killer and to release his soul. Martin's Press.
Každý vie, že poslednému domu na Zbytočnej ulici sa treba vyhnúť oblúkom. Žije v ňom Ted Bannerman, čudák s mačkou a dcérou, ktorú nikto nikdy nevidel. Pred jedenástimi rokmi bol Ted hlavný podozrivý v prípade uneseného dievčatka. Hoci polícia uňho doma nič neobjavila, nedokáže sa zbaviť stigmy vraha. Je len obyčajný muž, ktorý dopláca na predsudky okolia? Alebo nepotrestaný zločinec s dobre pochovanými tajomstvami.Dee sa nikdy nevzdala nádeje, že vypátra pravdu o sestrinom zmiznutí. Rozhodne sa vziať veci do vlastných rúk a presťahuje sa do susedného domu na Zbytočnej ulici. Je odhodlaná odhaliť Teda za každú cenu. Napätie stúpa a prvé tajomstvá začnú vychádzať na povrch. Ukáže sa, že všetko je inak a skutočnosť môže byť oveľa desivejšia.
Optimistickej, ale smolou prenasledovanej Emme Corriganovej sa začína dariť. Už skoro rok má stále zamestnanie, po boku jej stojí skvelý priateľ a dokonca sa jej rysuje aj pracovný postup. Všetko sa zvrtne po schôdzke s nespokojným zákazníkom. Zničená sa vracia z jednania lietadlom a v hrozivej situácii počas turbulencií sa zverí so svojimi najtajnejšími tajomstvami mužovi sediacemu na vedľajšom sedadle. V práci zistí, že mužom, ktorému sa zverila je sám veľký šéf. Ten sa vydal na týždennú návštevu anglickej pobočky podniku, v ktorom pracuje. Toto odštartuje sériu chaotických, citovo vyčerpávajúcich a komických situácií.
Lara has always had an over--active imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. Lara's got enough problems of her own. Her startup company is floundering, her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, and she's just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie, life becomes more glamorous, she dresses in beautiful vintage frocks and their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing and romantic. Could Sadie's ghost be the answer to Lara's problems and can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?
Coco pochádza z legendárnej hollywoodskej rodiny. Jej matka je autorkou množstva bestsellerov, sestra Jane je úspešná hollywoodska producentka. Čierna ovca rodiny Coco si na živobytie zarába ako profesionálna psíčkarka. Sľúbi sestre, že je postráži psa, no zrazu zistí, že v sestrinom dome bude mať spolubývajúceho - príťažlivého britského herca!
A powerful new stand-alone novel from Scotland’s princess of crime -- author of the acclaimed Garnethill trilogy. Lachlan Harriot is in a state of shock. His wife Susie has been convicted of the murder of serial killer Andrew Gow, a prisoner in her care. Unless Harriot can come up with grounds for an appeal, Susie will be given a life sentence, depriving her of her home, her family and her two-year-old daughter. Harriot is convinced that his wife, a respected forensic psychiatrist, is innocent, and each night he climbs the stairs to her study and goes through her papers, laboriously transcribing into his computer her case notes, her interviews with Gow and the press cuttings from the trial. But his search for the truth soon raises more questions than answers. Why had Susie stolen prison files and then lied about it? What was the nature of her relationship with Gow? And what is it in her study that she doesn’t want her husband to find? As things become ever more complex, he must decide what to do with a discovery that involves violence, sexual obsession, lust and ultimate betrayal. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Becky is pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed, especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby. But when her must-have celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble.
For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is peachy. She has a job on morning TV, her bank manager is actually being nice to her, and when it comes to spending money, her new motto is Buy Only What You Need - and she's really (sort of) sticking to it. The icing on the brioche is that she's been offered a chance to work in New York. New York! The Museum of Modern Art! The Guggenheim! The Metropolitan Opera House! And Becky does mean to go to them all. Honestly. It's just that it seems silly not to check out a few other famous places first. Like Saks. And Bloomingdales. And Barneys. And one of those fantastic sample sales where you can get a Prada dress for $10. Or was it $100? Anyway, it's full of amazing bargains. Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat
Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed. OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and the life she shares on Instagram isn't really hers. But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren't they? Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. All Katie's hopes are shattered. She has to move home to Somerset, where she helps her dad with his new glamping business. Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie sees her chance. But should she get revenge on the woman who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does Demeter - the woman who has everything - actually have such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common than it seems. And what's wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway? Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat
Ak niekto ublíži tvojej sestre a si aspoň trochu chlap, pomstíš sa, však? Keď Mikeyho sestra vyhlási, že ju napadol chlapec, jeho svet sa začne rozsypávať. Ak tvojho brata obvinia zo závažného zločinu, no tvrdí, že to nespravil, obhájiš ho, či nie? Keď z trestného činu obvinia Ellinho brata, jej svet sa začne rozuzľovať. Keď sa Mikey a Ellie zoznámia, zrazia sa dva svety... Kniha o ťažko skúšanej láske v rôznych podobách: súrodeneckej, rodičovskej, medzi mladými ľuďmi z rozdielnej spoločenskej vrstvy. Čo je silnejšie: láska, alebo pomsta? Ako sa rozhodnúť, keď proti sebe stoja vaši najdrahší?
Právnik Collier a psychiater Mathews, dvaja muži, brilantne ovládajúci dar jazyka, sa stretnú v boji na život a na smrť, aby sa porátali za chybné kroky v minulosti. Čitateľ sa pritom len postupne a so zatajeným dychom dozvedá, ako sa vyvinú udalosti a čo bolo príčinou smrteľnej nenávisti medzi obomi mužmi...
Voor de vijfde keer op rij wordt een vrouw op brute wijze vermoord. Inspecteur Joe Masters besluit Dana Stone in te schakelen om deze misdaden op te lossen. Zij heeft een bijzondere gave: ze kan in het bewustzijn glijden van iemand die aanwezig was bij een misdaad. Dat kan een ooggetuige zijn geweest, maar ook het slachtoffer - en tot Dana's eigen afgrijzen kan ze zelfs contact leggen met een moordenaar.
Geiger has a gift: he knows a lie the instant he hears it. And in his business, called "information retrieval" by its practitioners, that gift is invaluable, because truth is the hottest thing on the market. Geiger's clients count on him to extract the truth from even the most reluctant subjects. Unlike most of his competitors, Geiger rarely sheds blood, but he does use a variety of techniques, some physical, many psychological, to push his subjects to a point where pain takes a backseat to fear. Because only then will they finally stop lying. One of Geiger's rules is that he never works with children. So when his partner, former journalist Harry Boddicker, unwittingly brings in a client who insists that Geiger interrogate a twelve year old boy, Geiger responds instinctively. He rescues the boy from his captor, removes him to the safety of his New York City loft, and promises to protect him from further harm. But if Geiger and Harry cannot quickly discover why the client is so desperate to learn the boy's secret, they themselves will become the victims of an utterly ruthless adversary.
Strhujúci detektívny príbeh, poznamenaný citlivým prístupom autorky, sa odohráva na Štedrý večer v New Yorku. Malý Brian, v úsilí zachrániť svojho chorého otca, sa stane rukojemníkom nebezpečného zločinca na úteku. Tóny vianočných kolied sú kulisou rozsiahlej policajnej akcie. Prvé vydanie.
Like mother, like daughter...! Shopaholic Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood)'s two-year-old is ... spirited. She knows what she wants, whether it's a grown-up Prada handbag or a toy pony (40% off, so a bargain, surely?) When yet another shopping trip turns to mayhem, Becky decides it's time to give Minnie her own pocket money. Is it a bad sign when Minnie goes instantly overdrawn? Minnie isn't the only one in financial crisis. As the Bank of London collapses, people are having to Cut Back. Everyone needs cheering up, so what better way to do it than to throw a fabulous surprise party? A thrifty party, of course. Except economising and keeping a secret have never been Becky's strong points ... Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella: "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat
A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France
When Carol Drinkwater and her fiancée, Michel, are given the opportunity to purchase ten acres of an abandoned olive farm in the South of France, they find the region's splendor impossible to resist. Using their entire savings as a down payment, the couple embark on an adventure that brings them in contact with the charming countryside of Provence, its querulous personalities, petty bureaucracies, and extraordinary wildlife. From the glamour of Cannes and the Isles of Lérins to the charm of her own small plot of land--which she transforms from overgrown weeds into a thriving farm--Drinkwater triumphantly relates how she realized her dream of a peaceful, meaningful life.
Someone is after Starters like Callie and Michael—teens with chips in their brains. They want to experiment on anyone left over from Prime Destinations—Starters who can be controlled and manipulated. With the body bank destroyed, Callie no longer has to rent herself out to creepy Enders. But Enders can still get inside her mind and make her do things she doesn’t want to do, like hurt someone she loves. Having the chip removed could save her life—but it could also silence the voice in her head that might belong to her father. Callie has flashes of her ex-renter Helena’s memories, too . . . and the Old Man is back, filling her with fear. Who is real and who is masquerading in a teen body? No one is ever who they appear to be. Determined to find the Old Man to stop him, and grasping at the hope of a normal life for herself and her younger brother, Callie is ready to fight for the truth. Even if it kills her.
Effie's still not over her parents splitting up a year ago. Her dad and his new girlfriend are posting their PDAs all over Instagram - and no one should have to deal with photos of their dad with the hashtags #viagraworks and #sexinyoursixties. Now they're selling the beloved family home and holding a 'house-cooling' party. When Effie receives only a last-minute 'anti-invitation', she decides to give it a miss. Until she remembers her precious Russian dolls, safely tucked away up a chimney. She'll have to go back for them - but not as a guest. She'll just creep in, grab the dolls and make a swift exit. No one will know she was ever there. Of course, nothing goes to plan. Not only does Effie bump into her ex-boyfriend (who she's very much not over), she can't find the dolls. And as she secretly clambers around dusty attics, hides under tables and mournfully eyes up the dessert table, she discovers unexpected truths about her family - and even about herself. With time (and hiding places) running out, Effie starts to wonder if she'd be better off simply crashing the party. Perhaps that's the only way to find out what's really going on with her family...
Súdna lekárka doktorka Kay Scarpettová je na voľnej nohe a pracuje pre Národnú forenznú akadémiu na Floride. Spolu so svojím tímom sleduje reťaz zvláštnych spojení medzi niekoľkými brutálnymi zločinmi a podozrivými. Scarpettová na Floride vyšetruje záhadné zmiznutie štyroch ľudí, ktorých niekto uniesol z domu. Zdá sa, že prípad súvisí so zločinmi vraha odsúdeného za viacnásobnú vraždu, ktorý svoje obete mučil obzvlášť brutálnym spôsobom. A hoci je tento psychopat za mrežami a podrobuje sa výskumu v rámci vedeckej štúdie na psychiatrickej klinike Harvardskej univerzity, niekto pokračuje v jeho činoch. Naozaj tieto udalosti spolu súvisia, alebo ide len o náhodu?
Twenty-six years ago, when she was only three months old, Jody Linder's father was murdered as she slept in her cot. Her mother vanished, presumed dead. Local trouble-maker Billy Crosby confessed to the murder and was locked up, leaving his wife and son to face the consequences in the small Kansas town of Rose. But his son Collin, now a lawyer, has successfully petitioned for a retrial, which means that - for now - Billy is back in town. Jody is horrified - the man who tore her family apart is living just a few streets away. So why does she find herself wondering if Collin is right? What if Billy was innocent, and her close-knit family has been hiding a terrible secret all these years?
Apologies for the general email, but I desperately need your help. My goddaughter, Coco Jackson, disappeared from her family's holiday home in Bournemouth on the night of Sunday/Monday August 29/30th, the bank holiday weekend just gone. Coco is three years old. When identical twin Coco goes missing during a family celebration, there is a media frenzy. Her parents are rich and influential, as are the friends they were with at their holiday home by the sea. But what really happened to Coco? Over two intense weekends - the first when Coco goes missing and the second twelve years later at the funeral of her father - the darkest of secrets will gradually be revealed... Taut, emotive and utterly compelling, an unputdownable 'ripped from the headlines' novel that you will want to talk about with everyone you know.
Clara Marsh is an undertaker. She spends her solitary life among the dead, preparing their last baths, beautifying their bodies, and bidding them farewell with a bouquet from her own garden. But Clara's carefully structured life shifts when she discovers a neglected little girl, Trecie, playing in the funeral parlour, desperate for a friend. It changes even more when Detective Mike Sullivan starts questioning her again about a body she prepared three years ago, an unidentified girl found murdered in a nearby strip of woods. Unclaimed by family, the community christened her Precious Doe. When Clara and Mike learn Trecie may be involved with the same people who killed Precious Doe, Clara must choose between her solitary but steadfast existence and the perils of binding one's life to another. Clara's search for the girl pulls her into a spiralling series of events that threaten to endanger the few people Clara has grown to love - and finally brings her own tragic and long-buried past to the surface. Darkly atmospheric and tautly written, TETHERED is a haunting and ultimately heart-breaking novel that explores the themes of love, loss, faith and redemption.
Každý z nás vie, že raz zomrie. Lenže v šestnástich to nečaká nikto. Smrteľne chorej Tesse Scottovej zostáva iba niekoľko mesiacov života a ona sa rozhodne prežiť ich absolútne naplno. Nechce byť ukrátená o nič, čo život ponúka jej zdravým rovesníkom. Číslo jeden na jej zozname je sex. A začať chce dnes večer. Splniť si túžbu nebýva ľahké a zakaždým je tu riziko, že namiesto radosti zažijeme rozčarovanie. A niekedy si nás šťastie vystriehne vo chvíli, keď ho najmenej čakáme. Tento nevšedný román o neskrotnej túžbe žiť a milovať tvárou v tvár vlastnej smrti je vášnivou oslavou života.
Slávny maliar Robert Oliver zaútočí na obraz vo washingtonskej Národnej galérii výtvarného umenia. Čo podnietilo umelca k tomu, aby sa pokúsil zničiť to, čo pokladá za najcennejšie? Jeho jediné vysvetlenie znie: „Urobil som to pre ňu.“ Psychiater Andrew Marlow, známy tým, že „sa pri ňom rozhovorí aj kameň“, sa pri Oliverovi ocitá v slepej uličke. V úsilí pochopiť tajomstvo mučiace geniálneho umelca sa pustí do pátrania, pri ktorom preniká nielen do života žien, čo mali k Oliverovi najbližšie, ale odhalí aj dramatický príbeh lásky a umeleckej sebarealizácie, ktorý sa odohral v období francúzskeho impresionizmu.
In the comfortable suburb where she lives, Heloise is just a mom, the youngish widow with a forgettable job who somehow never misses her son's soccer games or school plays.
Rome foreign correspondent, Andy Chapman, investigates the brutal killing of a controversial left-wing priest and discovers evidence which appears to implicate the Vatican in the death. He turns his information over to the investigating magistrate, the beautiful Elena Fiorini, and together they begin a hunt for the killers. Probing deeper, they find themselves up against the might of the Catholic Church and a sinister network of neo-Fascist fanatics. Their quest leads them to the very heart of the Vatican and back to the last days of Mussoloini's dictatorship, when people changed their identities but not their allegiances.
Trixie wakes in a hospital room after a car accident thinking that it is 2004 and that she is a woman of 25 years!
A New York romantic comedy by the author of 'UPTOWN GIRL' and 'THE FIRST WIVES CLUB', featuring a woman who discovers her Prince Charming in an unexpected place.
Žena pilota musí stále rátať s tým, že jej v noci zaklopú na dvere so zlou správou. No keď sa Kathryn Lyonsová dozvie, že dopravné lietadlo pilotované jej manželom explodovalo, ocitne sa zoči-voči šokujúcim odhaleniam. Vtiahnutá do víru obrovskej publicity živenej chýrmi o manželovom dvojitom živote sa odhodlá overiť ich pravdivosť, nech to stojí čokoľvek. Okruh otázok, na ktoré hľadá odpoveď na cestách medzi americkým, anglickým a írskym pobrežím, sa však skôr rozširuje, ako zužuje.
Becky's gone too far in the past - but now she's putting things right. She's determined to track down her missing dad, help her best friend Suze, bond with her worst enemy Alicia Bitch Long-legs (well - maybe) and work out how to play blackjack. As she discovers quite how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with a brilliant plan. Becky is going to rescue everyone. But can she rescue herself?
What are the French really like? Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out. _________________ They do eat a lot of cheese, some of which smells like pigs' droppings. They don't wash their armpits with garlic soap. Going on strike really is the second national participation sport after petanque. And, yes, they do use suppositories. Less quaint than A Year in Provence, less chocolatey than Chocolat, A Year in the Merde will tell you how to get served by the grumpiest Parisian waiter; how to make perfect vinaigrette every time; how to make amour - not war; and how not to buy a house in the French countryside.
Deze verhalen, eerder verschenen in "Nachtmerries en Droomlandschappen" laten King op zijn best zien: als geen ander is hij in staat om ogenschijnlijk alledaagse gebeurtenissen en herkenbare situaties uit te laten groeien tot een nachtmerrie... 1. Regentijd (Rainy Season) 2. Mijn prachtige paard (My Pretty Pony) 3. Hallo, met wie spreekt u? (Sorry, Right Number) 4. Het Volk van Tien Uur 's Ochtends (The Ten O'Clock People) 5. Crouch End (Crouch End) 6. Het huis aan Maple Street (The House on Maple Street) 7. Het vijfde kwart (The Fifth Quarter) 8. De zaak van de doctor (The Doctor's Case) 9. Umney's laatste zaak (Umney's Last Case) 10. Kop omlaag! (Head Down!) 11. Augustus in Brooklyn (Brooklyn August) 12. De bedelaar en de diamant (The Beggar and the Diamond)
Lottie sa chce veľmi vydať. Pravdaže, za toho pravého. Je presvedčená, že jej priateľ ju každú chvíľu požiada o ruku. Keď sa tak nestane a ona zrazu stretne svoju prvú lásku, rozhodne sa konať. Vydá sa za Bena, lásku spred pätnástich rokov, hneď a zaraz, bez zásnub a zbytočných ceremónií. Má iba jednu podmienku: budú sa milovať až po uzatvorení manželstva. Je to dokonalý plán. Na druhej strane... Fliss, Lottina sestra, sa práve rozvádza a nechce, aby jej mladšia sestra urobila rovnakú chybu ako ona. Rozhodne sa Lottie prekaziť manželstvo a prenasleduje novomanželov na romantickej ceste až na grécky ostrov. Lottie prežije svadobnú noc, na ktorú nikdy nezabudne. Alebo radšej zabudne?
Surgeon Michael Severin knows all about tragedy: he works with international aid organisations at scenes of disaster all over the world. He is himself is a survivor of an appalling childhood horror, and it is this which drives him to undergo hardship and sometimes danger to do what he can to help. Severin’s stock in trade may be earthquakes and floods, but at home in London, with his beloved wife Caitlin, there at least he is sure of his ground. Respected by his profession, loved both by Caitlin and by his endearingly eccentric foster-father Anthony, Severin’s life is rich and fulfilled – even if he can never quite lay the ghost of his own childhood tragedy. Until something happens which shakes his world more profoundly than any tsunami. Returning from a mission in South America, Severin finds Caitlin dying in their London flat. She has been brutally beaten. From then on, the mysteries deepen as Michael Severin’s secure world begins to fall apart. Who is the strange young woman who turns up unannounced after the killing, and who seems to know more than she should? Who has been sending Caitlin childish drawings of a house in the woods – a house Severin has never seen before? And who really was Caitlin? Did Severin really know her at all? Do we ever really know the people we love?
It is 1986, and eighteen-year-old aspiring actress Evie leaves Eden, Ohio, to study theater in London, England. Almost immediately she falls in with new female chums Imogen (born-again Laura Ashley poster child, frustrated virgin) and Robbie (gorgeous wild-child bohemian, far from virginal). The world is thrilling and new, and anything is possible ... until love intervenes. It is 2001, and Evie's a single mother teaching drama to night students. Robbie is dead, killed in a car accident. And Evie is doing her level best to forget the past, the lost opportunities, and the dreams that exploded ... until an old friendship comes back to haunt her. Literally
Een Londense detective leidt aanvankelijk met tegenzin het onderzoek naar het auto-ongeluk van een rockster, wiens lichaam niet is gevonden.
Like Water in Wild Places is a story about a brother and sister trying to move past the legacy of hatred and derision that formed so much of their upbringing in South Africa.
This book is a character study of the main characters: Judy Hammer, chief of police in Charlotte, North Carolina; Hammer's deputy, Virginia West; and Andy Brazil, a young reporter assigned to ride with the police as they go about their jobs.
Sometimes shocking, often hilarious, always thought-provoking, this text gives us an illuminating glimpse behind the scenes of the high-class sex-trade, and an insight into the secret life of an extraordinary, ordinary woman.
In an English village a girl injures herself in a neighbor's swimming pool and a lawyer convinces the mother to sue. Unaware he is using her to further his career, she does so, starting a string of unforeseen events
Vyšetrovateľa Massachusettskej štátnej polície Wina Garana odvolajú z kurzu v Národnej forenznej akadémii, aby prevzal vyšetrovanie súrneho prípadu. Jeho nadriadená, okresná prokurátorka Monique Lamontová, má v pláne kandidovať na miesto guvernérky, preto sa rozhodla rozbehnúť zaujímavú iniciatívu proti zločinu, ktorú nazvala Riziko. Vybrala si starý nevyriešený prípad vraždy spred dvadsiatich rokov, aby na ňom ukázala moderné technológie využitia skúšky DNA, s pomocou ktorých ho chce vyriešiť. Vyšetrovateľ Garano nie je touto úlohou vôbec nadšený. Kým si však stihne premyslieť a povedať svoje námietky, k vražde sa pridá iný násilný trestný čin. Jeho obeťou je Monique Lamontová.
A crackling, character-driven business thriller, masterfully spun by a true-life legal titan of global finance, Walls of Silence follows a fast-rising lawyer through a treacherous international maze of preying power brokers and deadly conspiracies.
Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond, Virginia's police department to try and reverse the escalating crime statistics in the city. She brings with her Deputy Chief Virginia West and Andy Brazil, now a full-time police officer. They find a lot of things they are all too familiar with - teenage gangs, a rash of robberies at cash dispensers, street corner drug-dealing, racial tensions, too many people with too many guns and a cardiac inducing lack of parking spaces. They also meet resentment from the established police force and over-high expectations from the city's institutions. Then a computer virus crashes the police computer, freezing their screens with a design of blue fish, and the same blue fish appears on the statue of Jefferson Davis, which a graffiti artist has turned into a black basketball player and a gang called the Pikes claim it is their symbol, which also has links to the robberies. In an incredibly fast-moving police procedural Patricia Cornwell takes her readers on a roller-coaster ride of action and emotion.
Thirty years ago, two sisters disappeared without trace. Now a woman has turned up, claiming to be one of the missing girls... From the author of WILDE LAKE.
Ten years after the fateful night when Nan was fired, she returns to New York with her husband, HH. Finally settling in to build a permanent home and get her consulting business off the ground, Nan's plans are derailed by HH's sudden desire to start a family - and her surpisingly strong resistance to the idea.
"A marriage is always two intersecting stories." This realization comes perhaps too late to the husband of Etna Bliss-a man whose obsession with his young wife begins at the moment of their first meeting, as he helps Etna and her companions escape from a fire in a hotel restaurant, and culminates in a marriage doomed by secrets and betrayal. Written with the intelligence and grace that are the hallmarks of Anita Shreve's bestselling novels, this gripping tale of desire, jealousy, and loss is peopled by unforgettable characters as real as the emotions that bring them together.
What’s a Park Avenue working mom to do when her troubled son desperately needs a male role model and her husband is a power workaholic? The gutsy heroine of this astute comedy of manners hires a “manny.” Jamie Whitfield, a solid middle-class girl from Middle America, finds herself living in “the Grid,” Manhattan's wealthiest area, where big money and big media collide. She has a big apartment, full-time help with her three children, and a detached attorney husband. However, she lacks a full-time father figure for her struggling nine-year-old son, Dylan. Enter the manny. Initially, the idea of hiring someone to be a role model seems absurd, but one look at Peter Bailey convinces Jamie otherwise. Calm, cool, and charmingly down-to-earth, Peter is irresistible. As a political sex scandal propels Jamie's career as a news producer into overdrive and her husband becomes increasingly erratic, she finds herself in need of grounding. Peter reminds her of her past and what she still misses beneath the high-society glitz. Yet, the question remains: will this new presence stabilize her life, or will he sweep her off her feet?
Liz and Jonathan are in trouble. They can't sell their old house.Here they are, stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts and a miserable adolescent daughter who hadn't wanted to move anyway. Then it seems Marcus Witherstone will solve all their problems. He knows the perfect tenants from London who will rent their old house - glamorous PR girl Ginny and almost-famous Piers. Everything is going to be OK. Or is it? As Marcus starts to become involved with Liz, while her teenage daughter develops a passion for the lodgers, it seems that some deceptions are too close to home... Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella- "I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail "Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan "Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it" Jojo Moyes "A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat
Du bouquet de fleurs au véritable flirt, des ruptures aux réconciliations, le guide le plus complet du comportement amoureux au XXIe siècle ! Les femmes d'aujourd'hui sont apparemment libérées des contraintes d'antan : elles travaillent, s'assument, sortent entre copines et fréquentent les salles de gym... Mais ce que les femmes d'aujourd'hui n'avoueront jamais, c'est organisent leurs activités en fonction de celles des hommes ! De leur côté, les hommes d'aujourd'hui n'ont toujours pas compris comment les femmes fonctionnent, ni quel est leur langage... A chaque étape d'une histoire, comment se nouent les malentendus entre un homme et une femme ? Que signifie le même mot dans la bouche de l'un et de l'autre ? Comment sortir de ces impasses ? Voici un décryptage hilarant et lucide des codes amoureux de notre époque, où chacun se reconnaîtra forcément.
Een 34-jarige vrijgezel ontdekt dat hij de meest begeerde man van New York aan het worden is.
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Het huwelijk van de Amerikaanse president Bill Clinton (1946) en zijn echtgenote Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947) en hun beider leven tot zij elkaar in 1971 ontmoetten aan de universiteit van Yale.
Chronologisch geordend overzichtswerk van de twintigste-eeuwse westerse beeldende kunst.
Als een vrouw na twintig jaar uit een coma ontwaakt die veroorzaakt zou zijn door een moordaanslag van haar schoolvriend, wordt de zaak opgerakeld en gaat een journalist op onderzoek uit.
De activiteiten van een jeugdbende dreigen uit de hand te lopen, maar de politie van Richmond, Virginia, krijgt een onverwachte medestander bij het handhaven van de orde.
Een jonge vrouw die aan slaapwandelen lijdt en die in haar jeugd van het ouderlijk landgoed werd gestuurd keert daar na 18 jaar terug om daar in een wereld vol angst en verraad terecht te komen.
Op een Caribisch eiland worden een vrouw en een jongetje bedreigd door een geestverschijning.
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Adviezen ter voorkoming van stress.
Tussen twee tweelingzussen ontstaat na de dood van het zoontje van de een een rivaliteit om het dochtertje van de ander, dat in paranormaal contact zegt te staan met het overleden jongetje.
Autobiografisch relaas over hoe een Britse actrice en een Franse filmproducer proberen een olijfgaard in Zuid-Frankrijk weer rendabel te maken.
