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Hours after throwing a third birthday party for their twins Kathy and Kelly in their Connecticut home, Margaret and Steve Frawley return home from a dinner in New York to discover the police in the house, their daughters missing, and an eight million dollar ransom note. The Frawleys meet the kidnapper's demands, but the abandoned car they're led to contains only Kelly, the body of the driver, and a suicide note, saying he had inadvertently killed Kathy and dumped her body in the ocean.

Following in the tradition of the Tao Te Ching, that ancient Chinese classic text on human nature (as well as more popular interpretations, like the best-selling The Tao of Pooh) comes The Tao of Warren Buffett, a compendium of quotes from America's favorite businessman. Buffett's investment strategies and life philosophies are revealed in this collection of sayings, some of which have never been heard before. Warren Buffett can teach us all a few secrets of success.

Even in today's economic climate, when so many investors and major companies are failing, Warren Buffett continues to be successful in all aspects of his life. Mary Buffett and David Clark have written the first book ever to take an in-depth look at Warren Buffett's philosophies for personal and professional management -- what they are, how they work, and how you can use them.

When the family-owned furniture firm, including the mansion where priceless antiques are kept, explodes into flames in the middle of the night, Kate must escape to save her life. But the suspicious circumstances point to her involvement. Was the explosion set deliberately? Why was Kate, a gorgeous CPA for one of the biggest accounting firms in the country, on the premises at that hour? And why was Gus, a retired and trusted employee, with her?

La croisière promettait d'être sublime. Mais peu après avoir levé l'ancre, le luxueux Queen Charlotte est le théâtre d'un mystérieux assassinat : celui de lady Em, une riche octogénaire. Et son inestimable collier d'émeraudes, censé avoir appartenu à Cléopâtre, a disparu... Le coupable est à bord, sans aucun doute. Mais qui est-ce ? Son assistante apparemment dévouée ? Le jeune avocat qui voulait persuader lady Em de rendre le collier à l'Égypte, son propriétaire légitime ?

Contrairement à l'ancien employé qui l'accompagnait, Kate a réussi à échapper aux flammes qui ont ravagé une nuit la manufacture familiale de copies de meubles anciens et le bâtiment attenant où étaient stockées de précieuses antiquités. La jeune femme gît inconsciente et grièvement brûlée sur un lit d'hôpital. Pour la police qui enquête sur l'étrange explosion à l'origine de l'incendie, elle n'en est pas moins suspecte.

Menley Nichols as never stopped blaming herself for the accidental death of her two-year old son, a tragedy that strained her marriage and her sanity. When she and her husband Adam, a high-profile attorney, are blessed with a beautiful new baby daughter, they dedicate themselves to rebuilding their lives together - unaware that someone in their midst has a very different agenda for them.

Depuis ses fiançailles, Laurie Moran, la célèbre productrice de l'émission Suspicion, nage en plein conte de fées : mariage et lune de miel prévus à l'été prochain ! C'est sans compter sa nouvelle enquête qui risque de bouleverser ses projets... Un couple vient en effet de la solliciter pour rouvrir un dossier vieux de cinq ans, le meurtre jamais élucidé de leur fils, assassiné devant sa résidence de Greenwich Village. Principale suspecte : la femme du défunt, que ses beaux-parents accusent du crime, mais qui bien sûr s'en défend.

As the sole assistant to a famous upscale interior designer, Lane Harmon, mother to five-year-old Katie, is accustomed to visiting opulent homes around the tristate area. A born optimist, Lane finds the glimpse into these gilded worlds fascinating and loves the reward of exceeding the expectations of their often-demanding owners. When she is called to assist in redecorating a modest townhouse in Bergen County, she knows the job is unusual.

Ce soir-là, elle était la reine du bal... pour la dernière fois : la riche et mondaine Virginia Wakeling a été tuée lors du gala du Metropolitan Museum dont elle était l'une des plus généreuses donatrices, vraisemblablement précipitée du toit. Par qui ? L'affaire n'a jamais été élucidée. Trois ans plus tard, Laurie Moran, l'enquêtrice phare de l'émission Suspicion, s'empare du cold case. Elle découvre vite que Virginia était une femme très courtisée : un petit ami nettement plus jeune qu'elle, désigné à l'époque comme le principal suspect, mais également de nombreuses personnalités en vue - collectionneurs, promoteurs immobiliers, entrepreneurs... - avaient noué avec elle d'étroites relations. Tous étaient présents lors de la célèbre soirée caritative. Mais qui aurait eu intérêt à se débarrasser de Virginia ?

Lane Harmon, assistante d'une grande décoratrice d'intérieur, se voit confier la décoration d'une maison bien plus modeste que celles auxquelles elle est habituée... Elle découvre que sa cliente n'est autre que l'épouse de Parker Bennett, un financier disparu deux ans auparavant, comme les milliards de dollars dont il assurait la gestion. Suicide ou disparition volontaire ? La police traque toujours l'argent et l'homme et certaines victimes sont bien déterminées à connaître la vérité, à n'importe quel prix. Lane, touchée par la fidélité inconditionnelle de Mme Bennett envers son mari disparu et par le charme de leur fils Eric, leur apporte son soutien sans se rendre compte qu'elle met en danger sa vie et celle de sa fille... Un suspense aussi glaçant que troublant.

Jean Sheridan, a college dean and prominent historian, sets out to her hometown to attend the 20-year reunion of Stonecroft Academy alumni, where she is to be honored along with six other members of her class. There is something uneasy in the air: one woman in the group about to be feted, Alison Kendall, a beautiful, high-powered Hollywood agent, drowned in her pool during an early-morning swim. Alison is the fifth woman in the class whose life has come to a sudden, mysterious end.

In her new thriller, America's #1 best-selling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife. Woven into her plot is an eerie, little-understood but documented medical phenomenon - the emergence of a donor's traits and memories in the recipient of a heart transplant.

Nicholas Spencer, charismatic head of a company involved in the development of an anticancer vaccine, suddenly disappears. His private plane crashes en route to Puerto Rico, but his body is not found. Early results of the vaccine seemed highly promising. Yet, coinciding with Nicholas Spencer's disappearance comes news that the FDA is denying approval. Then follows the shocking revelation that Spencer had looted huge sums of money - including the lifetime savings of people who had risked everything.

Delaney Wright est au sommet de sa carrière : couvrir le procès le plus sensationnel du moment vaut à cette jeune journaliste d'être promue au JT de 18 heures ! Le cas de Betsy Grant, accusée d'avoir tué son mari, un riche médecin, fascine le public. D'autant que si nombre d'indices accusent la veuve, celle-ci est prête à tout pour prouver son innocence. Y compris à refuser la négociation de peine que lui propose son avocat. Delaney, convaincue que Betsy n'est pas coupable, veut l'aider à tout prix.

Pericles "Perry" Christo is a P.I. with a past. A one-time NYPD homicide cop, Perry has been struggling since he lost his badge, and his marriage, in a notorious corruption scandal. So when wealthy Upper East Side matron Julia Drusilla calls him one cold February night, he jumps at the chance to work what seems to be a straightforward (and lucrative) case. Julia needs Perry to track down the whereabouts of her beautiful yet aimless daughter, Angelina, who is about to become a very wealthy young heiress.

In the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the townsfolk are all pitching in to prepare for the first (and many hope, annual) Festival of Joy. The night before the festival begins, a group of employees at the local market learn that they have won $160 million in the lottery. One of their co-workers, Duncan, decided at the last minute, on the advice of a pair of crooks masquerading as financial advisers, not to play. Then he goes missing.

America's "Queen of Suspense" delves into the mystery of psychic powers in her gripping thriller, Before I Say Good-Bye.

Solo desea huir de la humillante escena del arresto de su prometido la víspera de su boda. Celia Kilbride, experta en joyas, acepta un puesto de trabajo en el transatlántico Queen Charlotte para escapar de la atención pública. Allí conoce a Lady Emily Haywood, de ochenta y seis años, dueña de un collar de esmeraldas de incalculable valor que desea donar a un museo tras el crucero.

At the age of ten, Liza Barton shot her mother in their New Jersey home while trying to protect her from her violent stepfather. Despite her stepfather's claim that the shooting was a deliberate act, the Juvenile Court ruled the death an accident. Trying to erase every trace of Liza's past, her adoptive parents changed Liza's name to Celia. At the age of 28, she married a 60 year-old widower, and they had a son. Before their marriage, Celia confided the secret of her earlier life.