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Mariëtte van Gelder

    Let Me Go. Totengabe, englische Ausgabe
    Rozbité okno
    Torens van stilte
    Facing the light
    Na koho to slovo padne
    Kde raky spievajú
    • Posledný dom na Zbytočnej ulici

      • 344 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      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.

      Posledný dom na Zbytočnej ulici2023
      3,9
    • Effie's still not over her parents splitting up a year ago and her dad and his new girlfriend are posting photos everywhere (with the hashtags #viagraworks and #sexinyoursixties). Now they're selling the beloved family home and holding a 'house-cooling' party, but Effie hasn't been invited. Then she remembers her precious Russian dolls, safely tucked away up a chimney, and has no choice but to go back for them. She'll just creep in, grab the dolls and leave. No one will know she was ever there. But Effie can't find the dolls. And as she secretly clambers around dusty attics, hides under tables and tries (and fails) to avoid bumping into her ex-boyfriend, she discovers unexpected truths about her family - and even about herself. With time running out, Effie starts to wonder if the only way to find out what's really going on with her family is to simply crash the party...

      The Party Crasher2022
      3,7
    • Kde raky spievajú

      • 300 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      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.

      Kde raky spievajú2021
      4,4
    • My not so perfect life

      • 433 stránok
      • 16 hodin čítania

      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

      My not so perfect life2017
      3,8
    • Na koho to slovo padne

      • 368 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      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.

      Na koho to slovo padne2016
      4,1
    • To Las Vegas . . . and beyond! Becky Brandon (n�e Bloomwood) is on a major rescue mission! Hollywood was full of surprises, and now she's on a road trip to Las Vegas to help her friends and family. She's determined to get to the bottom of why her dad has mysteriously disappeared, help her best friend Suze and even bond with Alicia Bitch Long-legs (maybe...). As Becky discovers just how much her friends and family need help, she comes up with her biggest, boldest, most brilliant plan yet! So can she save the day just when they need her most? Becky is setting out to make things right in this laugh-out-loud, feel-good conclusion to her American adventure that began with SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS.

      Shopaholic to the Rescue2016
      3,6
    • Teerbemind / druk 3

      • 301 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Een Amerikaanse journaliste wordt naar haar geboortedorp in het zuiden van de Verenigde Staten gezonden om een onderzoek in te stellen naar de moorden op twee jonge meisjes. Tijdens haar nasporingen wordt ze gedwongen haar eigen leven en verleden onder de loep te nemen en doet, na geconfronteerd te zijn met haar neurotische moeder en wrede halfzusje, verschrikkelijke ontdekkingen omtrent de gruwelijke moorden. Een uitstekend geschreven, psychologisch terdege onderbouwde thriller - een debuut - vol onheilspellende gebeurtenissen die de lezer volkomen in de ban houden. Een intelligent plot, verrassende ontknoping en strakke verteltrant staan borg voor enkele uurtjes ontspanning. Paperback met normale druk

      Teerbemind / druk 32015
    • Let Me Go. Totengabe, englische Ausgabe

      • 374 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      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...

      Let Me Go. Totengabe, englische Ausgabe2014
      4,0
    • 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.

      Enders2013
      3,7