Willem van Paassen Knihy

From critically acclaimed world historian Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting

I just can't understand how someone like him could do something like that. Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn't rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty. Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret, one which Luke's death threatens to unearth. And as Falk probes deeper into the killings, secrets from his past and why he left home bubble to the surface as he questions the truth of his friend's crime.

Als haar zus om het leven komt op Bali, onderneemt Katie dezelfde reis om erachter te komen wat er zich op dit paradijselijke eiland heeft afgespeeld… Wanneer Katie hoort dat haar zus Mia zelfmoord heeft gepleegd, kan ze het eerst niet geloven. Ook al hebben ze hun leven lang een moeilijke zussenrelatie gehad, dit nieuws slaat in als een bom en breekt haar hart. Pas later vraagt ze zich af: wat deed Mia eigenlijk op Bali? Het eiland lag niet op de route van de wereldreis die Mia ging maken na de dood van hun moeder. Wat is er gebeurd voorafgaand aan de avond dat ze van een klif viel? Om antwoord op haar vragen te krijgen, besluit Katie om in Mia’s voetsporen dezelfde reis te maken, aan de hand van haar dagboek. Daarvoor zal ze haar veilige en succesvolle wereld van haar werk en verloofde moeten verlaten – om achter een schokkende waarheid over hun vader te komen. Maar pas op Bali zal ze ontdekken en volledig begrijpen wat er precies gebeurd is met Mia, en hoe het zo ver heeft kunnen komen

The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, and Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club Choice, The Dry. FIVE WENT OUT. FOUR CAME BACK... Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four had asked after Alice's welfare. Later, when everything got worse, each would insist it had been them. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side. The hike through the rugged landscape is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with. Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew