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“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.

Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctorate research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure her contract will not be extended, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him.

As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother’s. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smell of pine. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they’re about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb. Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken from the same nightmare. And though the two have never discussed the special kind of sight they share, they know as soon as their tearful eyes meet that something terrible has happened.

When the putrid smell oozing out of an old mine shaft in the Cambrian hills’ ‘green desert’ of Wales turns out to be a corpse, DCI Evan Warlow and his team quickly slip into gear. But this is no pot-holing adventure gone wrong. Soon, Evan and the team are hunting for another missing person and discovering ghosts from the past that no one wants to confront. With the team stretched and confronting their own demons, DCI Warlow has his work cut out in unravelling a web of manipulation and lies.

There’s a lot I’ve never told my best friend. The fact that I love him. That I miss him every day he’s gone. That, sometimes, I ache for him with a ferocity that leaves me breathless. Lucky Buchanan tore into my life as a boy, wild and daring, my opposite in every way. He drew me in, stole my heart without trying. He hears me, even though I rarely speak a word. But I always knew this place wouldn’t be enough for my free-spirited friend. I knew he wasn’t mine to keep.

US intelligence is reporting turmoil in the Russian navy. Their deadliest submarine, the Belgorod, has unexpectedly launched, and taken along with it a long list of questions. Who authorized the departure? What mission is it on? And, most disturbing of all, what weapons do the giant doors on the sub’s bow hide? It's been four decades since a similar incident with the Soviet sub, Red October, ended happily, thanks to a young CIA analyst named Jack Ryan.

Tristan Everett was finally getting used to the strangeness that was his life. Being able to see the dead and helping them solve their unfinished business and cross into the light wasn’t so bad after all, especially when he was accompanied by his best friend, dead drag queen Dusty Le Frey. His boyfriend, sexy Scotland Yard detective Danny Hayes, now knew the truth about Tristan’s “gift,” and they were about to move in together officially.

Á einu augabragði var framtíð Matts Hunter þurrkuð út: Slagsmál, vinur í klemmu, og brestur í höfuðkúpu sem skall á steinsteypu. Fyrir þetta þurfti hann að gjalda fjögur ár i fangelsi og brot af sjálfum sér. Þegar honum er sleppt er hann eldri og skynsamari. Hann fær gott starf og gengur að eiga dásamlega konu. Einn dag fær hann sendar undarlegar myndir af eiginkonu sinni með ókunnum karlmanni, allt í einu er hann hundeltur af lögreglu sem einu sinni var skólafélagi hans. Nú er einhver á hælum hans sem ógnar öllu því sem hann hefur streðað til þess að eignast.

Solve the murder to save what’s left of the world. Beyond the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island it is idyllic: 122 villagers and three scientists living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they’re told by the scientists.

Der neue Fall für Lobenstein & Künzel. Kiez-Szene in Aufruhr – Ein Killer geht um! Wer wird sein nächstes Opfer? Auf einem schmutzübersäten Hinterhof wird eine männliche Leiche gefunden. Es handelt sich um die Kiezgröße Werner Pikorius. Die Ermittler treffen auf eine eiskalte Mauer des Schweigens. Niemand aus der Szene will reden.

Preble Jefferson can see five seconds into the future. Otherwise, he lives an ordinary life. But when a confrontation with a cop on a New York City subway goes tragically wrong, those seconds give Preble the chance to dodge a bullet, causing another man to die in his place. Government agencies become aware of Preble's gift, a manhunt ensues, and their ambitions shift from law enforcement to military R&D. Preble will do whatever it takes to protect his family, but as events spiral out of control, he must weigh the cost of his gift against the loss of his humanity.

The mask she wears for the world is flawless. But I want the mess that she hides underneath. Samantha Harper is untouchable. She's the closest thing we have to royalty in my small town. Daughter of a senator. Richer than sin. Classy, elegant, and Ice cold. She's my polar opposite. And unfortunately, She's exactly my type. Too bad royalty doesn't fraternize with peasants. Until one night, Samantha Harper finds herself at my mercy, and the temptation to dirty up her flawless façade is too great.

Former FBI director James Comey takes listeners into the world of high finance and corporate espionage in this riveting thriller.

Ett kometnedslag i Kanada för nio tusen år sedan. En okänd underjordisk kammare med forntida inskriptioner i en gruva i Colorado. Mineralutvinning ur saltvatten vid en välbevakad anläggning i Antarktis. Ett amerikanskt forskningsfartyg som attackeras av en naziubåt från andra världskriget. Radarparet Dirk Pitt och Al Giordino dyker för NUMA:s räkning i Colorado när de kommer ett urgammalt mysterium på spåren. Deras efterforskningar visar att flera till synes fristående händelser på något sätt hänger samman.

DIE NEUE MAFIA DARK ROMANCE SERIES VON SAMIAH STONE: ES WIRD DÜSTERER, BÖSER, ERSCHÜTTERNDER, BERÜHRENDER UND EINFACH WAHNSINNIG GUT!!! Der Machtwechsel. Die junge, unschuldige, zum Gehorsam erzogene Elena Medvedev wagt es nicht mal von Liebe zu träumen, als sie am Altar dem Pakhan der Romanoff Mafia gegenübersteht. Was sie sich erhofft, ist lediglich ein wenig Respekt, doch bereits in ihrer Hochzeitsnacht wird sie besseres belehrt.

Once upon a time, Caven Hunt saved my life. We were only kids, but the trauma of that day destroyed us both. Years later, he didn't recognize me when a one-night stand unexpectedly reconnected us. And nine months later, when I left our newborn daughter on his doorstep, I didn't recognize myself either. The darkness doesn't always win, though. It took four agonizing years for me to find myself again—years during which our daughter grew up without a mother.

They took everything from her. Her family. Her home. Her future. Her humanity. It’s only right she returns the favor. No one will stop Ainsley and her dragon horde from laying waste to her enemies, and anyone who dares get in the way. No one except him. Only love can save her from the dark, swirling depths of her grief and pain, and it would have, if Dominic had been fast enough.

Avery Shaw loves living in the hustle and bustle of New York City. She feels at home in the big city and safe in her job as an accountant with a small firm. But one innocent mistake turns deadly and her security is ripped away when she and her twin sister witness a murder.

Ellyana finds herself betrayed and imprisoned, separated from Galenor and uncertain about her future. Has she sacrificed her entire career for a lie? Survival demands Ellyana’s compliance with Prince Dorian’s manipulative schemes, the mastermind behind this betrayal. As she discovers her pivotal role in the feud between brothers, choosing a side becomes imperative. The challenge intensifies as Prince Dorian closely monitors her, tempting her with an offer she can’t reject. Reluctantly bound to the prince, she is struggling with a task she swore never to undertake again.

1939: As Hitler's Panzers storm the Polish border, a small boy boards a train bound for the British countryside where strangers will safeguard him from bombs soon to darken London skies. The boy's mother, Beryl, a hospital nurse, stays back to tend to the shredding wounds inflicted by the lethal German assault. Her depleting days are made worse when she learns her husband, Gordon, has become a prisoner of war, interned at a camp deep in the Reich.