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Join a self-exiled carpenter and the teenage daughter he aims to protect as they struggle to rise above the cynicism of a cold-blooded world. The Slide That Buried Rightful will confound your most deeply-held assumptions about right and wrong. Wake to a new understanding of earthly, and unearthly, justice.

The owners of a villa on the Costa del Sol have invited a young British couple to 'house sit' while they are away. For Jonno and Posie, just embarking on a relationship, this is supposed to be a carefree break in the sun. But when the Secret Service team arrives in paradise, everything changes.

Keith Gessen is a brave and trenchant new literary voice. Known as an award-winning translator of Russian and a book reviewer for publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times, Gessen makes his debut with this critically acclaimed novel, a charming yet scathing portrait of young adulthood at the opening of the twenty-first century. The novel charts the lives of Sam, Mark, and Keith as they overthink their college years, underthink their love lives, and struggle to find a semblance of maturity, responsibility, and even literary fame.

Rikostutkintaa ja aviokriisejä italialaisittain. Triesten kaduilla käy jääkylmä koillistuuli bora nera. Kolea marraskuu vastaa komisario Proteo Laurentin avioelämää: vaimo Laura kertonut sivusuhteesta ja vaihtanut osoitetta. Myös poika Marco aiheuttaa harmaita hiuksia. Muuta ajateltavaa on luvassa, kun läheisessä Contovellon kylässä räjähtää talo ilmaan vieden mukanaan kokonaisen perheen. Pian merellä katoaa kalastaja epäselvissä olosuhteissa ja Karst-vuoriston kätköistä löytyy julmalla tavalla murhattu mies.

Murhatutkimuksia Adrianmeren laineilla. Keskikesän kuumuudessa hehkuva Trieste. Komisario Proteo Laurenti saa hämmentävän puhelun keskellä yötä: aamuyön tunteina luksusjahti on karauttanut täyttä vauhtia rantaan, eikä veneen omistajasta, Bruno de Kopfersbergista näy jälkeäkään. De Kopfersbergia epäiltiin aikanaan vaimonsa Elisan murhasta, eikä Laurenti voi olla miettimättä, onko liikemies päässyt vuorostaan hengestään. Sitten kuolleena löytyvät ukrainalaistaustainen prostituoitu ja tämän veli. Komisario Laurenti joutuu tekemisiin järjestäytyneen rikollisuuden, ihmiskaupan ja murhien kanssa.

As brothers Christian and Jacob enter college, their lives are upended as they are stalked by an old world evil bent on destroying their family.

Growing up in Philly, Tate knew there were few paths for him to take. He could follow after his brother and friends, getting sucked into the streets, or he could work hard and find another escape route. Tate eventually finds his way, choosing to work tirelessly at chasing and achieving his dreams. Yet, even with a humble mindset and a go-hard grind ethic, he finds himself in a situation where things begin to disintegrate before his eyes. He's not built to be a quitter, so Tate is prepared to do any and everything before he gives up the one thing he loves.

Overcoming past trauma can be a long windy road, especially when it isn’t dealt with properly. Yunique Mott, a forty-year-old dentist, can attest to that. Her childhood trauma has been dictating her every move. While she thinks she’s moved on from it, she doesn’t realize that she hasn’t healed. She craves love and a family, despite it all, but she feels because she’s so picky about what she’s willing to accept, it will never happen. She takes a page from her friend, Giselle’s, book, and makes an appointment with Arranged Hearts.

He thought losing their child would be the most pain he would ever endure—until his wife committed suicide shortly after. After falling into a deep, unshakable depression, he decided to take a vacation to a small, secluded town randomly chosen by throwing a dart at a map. All he brought was his wife’s tarot deck and the clothes he was wearing. Will he find peace, the truth behind his wife’s death, or something else entirely? Or will he be unlucky enough to find all three?

When a tragic bushfire puts two kids in hospital, Indigenous teenager Andrew knows the police will come after him first. But Andrew almost wants to be caught, because at least it might make his dad come and rescue him from suburban Brisbane and his neglectful mother. Growing up in small-town Tasmania, Andrew struggled at home, at school, at everything. The only thing that distracted or excited him was starting little fires. Flames boosted his morale and purified his thoughts, and they were the only thing in his life he could control.