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The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling force and acuity. It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.

Richard Papen had never been to New England before his 19th year. Then he arrived at Hampeden College and quickly became seduced by the sweet, dark rhythms of campus life - in particular by an elite group of five students, Greek scholars, worldly, self-assured, and at first glance, highly unapproachable. Yet as Richard was accepted and drawn into their inner circle, he learned a terrifying secret that bound them to one another...a secret about an incident in the woods in the dead of night where an ancient rite was brough to brutal life...and lead to a gruesome death. 

The second novel by Donna Tartt,  best-selling author of The Goldfinch (winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize), The Little Friend is a grandly ambitious and utterly riveting novel of childhood, innocence, and evil. The setting is Alexandria, Mississippi, where one Mother’s Day a little boy named Robin Cleve Dufresnes was found hanging from a tree in his parents’ yard. Twelve years later Robin’s murder is still unsolved. So Robin’s sister Harriet - unnervingly bright and insufferably determined - sets out to unmask his killer.

"Tartt's second novel confirms her talent as a superb storyteller, sophisticated observer of human nature and keen appraiser of ethics and morality," says Publishers Weekly. A revelation of familial longing and sorrow, The Little Friend explores crime and punishment, as well as the hidden complications and consequences that hinder the pursuit of truth and justice. A novel of breathtaking ambition and power, it is rich in moral paradox, insights into human frailty, and storytelling brilliance.

A collection of the best crime-of-passion short stories, including "For Whom the Beep Tolls" by Carol Higgins Clark, "Definitely, a Crime for Passion" by Mary Higgins Clark, "The Stalker" by Faye Kellerman, "Nancy Drew Remembers" by Bobbie Ann Mason, "At the Paradise Motel, Sparks, Nevada" by Joyce Carol Oates, "Heartbreak House" by Sara Paretsky, "The Blackmailer" by Ann Perry, and "True Crime" by Donna Tartt. 

Endnu et mesterværk af den Pulitzer-vindende Donna Tartt, forfatteren til "Stillidsen". Hos familien Cleve taler man om alt, alt undtagen Robin. Familien var i færd med at forberede middagen til Mors dag den skæbnesvangre dag for tolv år siden: Charlotte kaldte på barnet, men Robin kom ikke. Det var nabokonen, der opdagede ham - hængende kvalt ude i haven. De uklare omstændigheder omkring drengens død kaster tunge skygger over slægten.

Theo Decker er 13 år, da han på mirakuløs vis overlever en eksplosion på et kunstmuseum i New York, mens hans elskede mor omkommer. Ved ulykken kommer han i besiddelse af et værdifuldt kunstværk fra 1600-tallet - et fascinerende billede af en lille fugl, Stillidsen. Han bærer det eftertragtede maleri med sig igennem sin ungdom, og efterhånden trækkes han ind i kunstens kriminelle og dødsensfarlige underverden. "Stillidsen" er en gribende fortælling om en ung mands dannelse og en uforglemmelig odyssé gennem Amerika.

Die schwere Bürde der Vergangenheit: Exzellente Erzählkunst und atemberaubende Spannung erwarten den Hörer in diesem Hörbuch von Donna Tartt, hervorragend und stimmungsvoll gelesen von Matthias Koeberlin. Ein sprachgewaltiges Werk, das einen sofort in seinen Bann zieht.

Af forfatteren til "Stillidsen". Richard kommer ind i en elitaer og lukket kreds af graeskstuderende på et universitet i Vermont. Ledet af en mystisk laerer dyrker de den klassiske graeske kultur og begynder at føre studierne over i virkeligheden i dionysiske orgier. Et gammelt ritual bringes brutalt til live med fatale konsekvenser. Et af gruppens medlemmer bliver myrdet - offer for den hemmelige historie.