Nouveautés

London, 1928. Mystery writer and amateur detective Marius Quin is reeling from his friend’s murder in his own home. Forced to stay away from the case, he’s in urgent need of distraction when fate points him towards Felicity Mortimer, a woman imprisoned for poisoning her husband fifteen years earlier. Marius soon becomes convinced of Felicity’s innocence, and when he discovers a key witness with his throat cut, it’s clear that the real killer is still on the loose.

Cinco cadáveres aparecen calcinados tras una brutal explosión en la clínica de Nueva York donde han operado a Nagorno para tratar de salvar su vida. Temiendo que los cuerpos pertenezcan a la Vieja Familia, en venganza por el asesinato de la sanguinaria matriarca de los Hijos de Adán, Gunnarr huye con Adriana para evitar ser ellos los siguientes. Bristol, 1352: Gunnarr vive un romance con Madre, pero cuando ella descubre que él es descendiente de su gran enemigo Lür, Gunnarr comprende que toda la Vieja Familia está en peligro.

Una novela sobre el tiempo y la memoria, como la presentó Pere Gimferrer. El tiempo y la tergiversación —unas veces inconsciente y otras, las más, deliberada— habían distorsionado los trágicos sucesos de 1877, que los habitantes de Mequinensa se transmitían oralmente de generación en generación con un sentimiento de vergüenza y de culpa. Los puntos oscuros, las versiones contradictorias de aquel cruento acto de bandolerismo hacían poco menos que imposible la reconstrucción del mismo.

Una historia terrible y terrorífica sobre el desmoronamiento de la dignidad y la supresión absoluta de las expectativas. Durante la inquisición, un Rabino que fue torturado durante un año y que al día siguiente será llevado a la hoguera, por un giro del destino su calabozo queda mal cerrado dándole una oportunidad para escapar, una esperanza.

Marshal Jake Timber has been tasked with collecting Gray Buffalo, an Indian accused of the murder of the president of a stage line, from Fort Collins and bringing him back to Denver for justice. Grey Buffalo's people aren't about to let him leave, however. They attack the fort in earnest, overwhelming both in skill and number the small attachment of greenhorn soldiers stationed there. Timber must be both marshal and army officer, as he teaches the soldiers how to fight Indians. Will Grey Buffalo be rescued by his tribe? Or will he be forced to face his destiny in front of the judge?

During the height of the Great War, Joanna Holmes and the Watsons receive a late-night, clandestine visit from Sir William Radcliffe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who brings with him an agonizing tale of blackmail; a case so sensitive that it can only be spoken of in the confines of 221B Baker Street. An unknown individual has come into possession of salacious photographs, which not only sullies the family name, but may force the chancellor to vacate his seat on the War Council where his advice is most needed.

Hadrian Becket, the Earl of Ravenhurst, has always scorned the supernatural—until a head injury left him with the unnerving ability to see visions through touch. Though he loathes the curse, it's proven invaluable in solving murder investigations alongside Miss Matilda Wren. When Hadrian's mother hires Tilda to investigate a medium who claims she can contact her late son, Tilda and Hadrian are drawn into a deadly game. Mediums across London are falling victim to the "Levitation Killer," and the murderer's chilling focus soon shifts to them both.

Die meisterhafte und spannende Kriminalnovelle handelt von der Schriftstellerin von Scuderi, und beginnt damit, dass ein gefährlich wirkender Fremder ein geheimnisvolles Kästchen für die Dame hinterläßt. Ein Mord an dem berühmten Goldschmied Monsieur Cardillac führt auf die Spur seines Gehilfen Olivier Brusson. Kann das Fräulein von Scuderi diesen Fall klären?

The most skilled of Merlin's Mauraders, Siena must unmask a traitor lurking among an exclusive club of book collectors. Armed with only her wits, her blades, and her sultry body, she joins the gentlemen at a country house party. But her prime suspect, disgraced ex-army officer Lord Kirtland proves as enigmatic as he is suspicious-and sinfully sensuous.

Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events in both her work and private life – the finalisation of her divorce from her philanderous husband Archie, and the miserly reception of her latest book.

An apparent suicide in a London townhouse uncannily mirrors a similar incident from twenty-five years ago, prompting Scotland Yard's George Flint to delve deep into the past in search of the solution to a long-forgotten mystery. Meanwhile, Joseph Spector travels with a coach party through the rainy English countryside to visit an allegedly haunted house on a lonely island called Devil's Neck. The house, first built by a notorious alchemist and occultist, was later used as a field hospital in the First World War before falling into disrepair.

Georgi has been admitted to Grantabridge University, one of only four women to achieve this honor in 1870. Finally, she can attain her life-long dream and become a barrister. Or can she? Her dream is shattered when she learns the law of Brythion prohibits women the right to claim a place in the legal world. A world ruled by men. Now what will she do?

Ein großes Ereignis wirft seinen Schatten voraus. Queen Victoria wird die Royal Courts of Justice eröffnen. Holmes und Watson werden eingeladen, den Feierlichkeiten beizuwohnen. Doch der Bau des Gebäudes stand unter keinem guten Stern. Nach Streitigkeiten, einem vermeintlichen Unfall und tragischen Umständen ist es nun ein unerklärlicher Todesfall, der den beratenden Detektiv und seinen Freund auf den Plan ruft. Bei den Ermittlungen ist es schwer, eine heiße Spur zu finden. Eiseskälte und Geister verursachen Gänsehaut, bis am Ende hoffentlich die Gerechtigkeit siegt.

Hollywood, 1942. Jacqueline Love's acting career is flailing. Suddenly on the wrong side of 40, parts are drying up, directors are calling her "difficult," and Humphrey Bogart has definitely stopped taking her calls. Desperate to cling to stardom, Jackie takes the only gig that will have her: the Hollywood Victory Caravan, a train full of movie stars crossing the country to fundraise for the war effort. Jackie wouldn't call herself patriotic, but with her life's work on the line, she'll do anything.

Schottland, Winter 1900. Am Strand von Skerry wird ein lebloser Junge angeschwemmt. Als der Fischer Joseph ihn ins Dorf trägt, erntet er ungläubige Blicke, denn das Kind ähnelt auf unheimliche Weise dem Sohn der Lehrerin Dorothy, der in einer längst vergangenen Nacht ans Meer ging und nie mehr gesehen wurde. Ausgerechnet Dorothy erklärt sich bereit, das rätselhafte Kind aufzunehmen, bis seine Herkunft geklärt ist.

Von den Gewinnern des Kindle Storyteller Awards 2021 kommt dieser Roman über eine der erschütterndsten Zeiten der deutschen Geschichte. Ein Familienschicksal in den Wirren des Zweiten Weltkriegs Thorn in Westpreußen im Januar 1945: Viel zu spät erhalten die Menschen die Erlaubnis, sich vor der unaufhaltsam heranrückenden Roten Armee in Sicherheit zu bringen. Auch Gisela Lentz macht sich mit ihren Schwiegereltern und vier Kindern Hals über Kopf auf den Weg. Sie wollen nach Gotenhafen, denn von dort sollen Schiffe die Menschen in den Westen des Reiches bringen.