Joke Meijer Knihy

London, after surviving war and plague, confronts the Wych Kin and various demons in the Old Quarter. Wych-hunter Thaniel Fox is tasked with keeping them at bay. His life changes when he rescues Alaizabel Cray, a beautiful young woman with no memory.

Two years out of law school, Nick Rey is already on the fast track at a hot Miami law firm. But his dreams of success are overshadowed when his father, Matthew, is abducted on a business trip to Colombia. The guerillas demand an impossible $3 million ransom, the exact sum Matthew’s kidnap-and-ransom insurance policy covers. The insurance company suspects fraud, however, and refuses to pay. And as Nick soon learns, it isn’t the guerillas who hold the key to his father’s survival. A group of faceless lawyers at a powerful firm has something to hide, and will stop at nothing to keep Nick from discovering the truth.

Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens - until a student enters the local high school with an arsenal of guns and starts shooting, changing the lives of everyone inside and out. The daughter of the judge sitting on the case should be the state's best witness - but with her boyfriend dead and her childhood friend charged with murder she is struggling to remember what happened in front of her own eyes... Number one bestselling author Jodi Picoult brings us her hardest-hitting and most involving novel yet. Nineteen Minutes asks what it means to be different in our society, who has the right to judge someone else - and whether a person is ever whom they seem to be...

Carol Goodman's latest literary thriller showcases her exceptional talent for crafting intricate and poignant narratives. With a blend of artistry and detail, this novel promises to engage readers through its compelling plot and rich character development, solidifying her reputation as a master storyteller.

Román z prostredia príprav a nakrúcania seriálu, ktorý má dejovo, výpravne i obsadením prekonať všetky predchádzajúce. Jeho tvorcom je žijúca legenda Hollywoodu Mel Wechsler. Dobre vie, že najdôležitejší je výber hercov. Po nekonečných konkurzoch sa napokon rozhodne pre piatich vyvolených: Sabrinino meno síce doposiaľ neplnilo pokladnice, ale muži odchádzali z kina roztúžení. Bill zatiaľ nedostal väčšiu príležitosť, no zjavne mu nechýba talent ani usilovnosť. Mladučká Gabrielle zase na kamerových skúškach oslnila svojou bezprostrednosťou a Jane sa úspešne prejavila v inom seriáli. Zack, posledný z pätice vyvolených, pravidelne podáva slušný výkon...

June's first husband was killed in a car crash. Against all the odds, her daughter was uninjured and, in another miracle, June found love again with the policeman who rescued them. Six years on they are a happy family, June pregnant with their own child. But now June's second daughter is dying without the new heart she so urgently needs. And her first daughter, along with her husband, is dead, killed by Shay Bourne, an itinerant workman they welcomed into their home. The crime was so heinous that Shay has been given the death penalty for the first time in 69 years in New Hampshire. Shay is going to die, and he is looking for redemption. He wants to give June's daughter his heart . . .

When Anna's husband dies of anaphylactic shock, from a bee sting she cannot believe it was an accident, nor can she believe that he has left her penniless. But she is not alone for long. From the author of MARY, MARY.

Wanneer een detective van de politie in Bangkok onderzoek doet naar de moord op een Amerikaanse spion, merkt hij dat zijn werk wordt gecompliceerd door het feit dat zijn moeder en zijn commandant zijn betrokken bij de seksindustrie in die stad.

Als haar dochtertje van zestien maanden een pan met kokend water over zich heenkrijgt wordt een vrouw verdacht van kindermishandeling.