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A volte il passato ritorna e racconta. Un libro nato da un fatto realmente accaduto nel 2010 a Forlì, quando alcune persone raccontarono nelle cronache locali di aver visto un fantasma nel vecchio palazzo del municipio che girava con una parte della testa fracassata lamentandosi. Ma chi era costui e chi l’aveva ridotto in quel modo?

Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real.

During the last desperate days of the Vietnam War, American soldier Israel Broussard is assigned to a secret CIA PSYOP far behind enemy lines meant to drive terror into the heart of the North Vietnamese and end an unwinnable war. When the mission goes sideways, Broussard is plunged into a nightmare he soon finds he is unable to escape, dragging a remnant of that night in the Laotian wilderness with him no matter how far he runs.

As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only survivors. Guided by their beloved young mistress, Lady Anne, they wait, knowing that when their dwindling stores are finally gone they will have no choice but to leave. But where will they find safety in the desolate wasteland outside? One man has the courage to find out. Thaddeus Thurkell, a free-thinking, educated serf, strikes out in search of supplies and news.

China, 16th century. The Assassins are gone. Zhang Yong, the relentless leader of the Eight Tigers, took advantage of the emperor's death to eliminate all his opponents, and now the Templars hold all the power. Shao Jun, the last representative of her clan, barely escapes death and has no choice but to flee her homeland. Vowing to avenge her former brothers in arms, she travels to Europe to train with the legendary Ezio Auditore. When she returns to the Middle Kingdom, her saber and her determination alone will not be enough to eliminate Zhang Yong.

An American art expert raised in a world of European wealth and privilege, Lanny Budd is dedicated to his socialist ideals and to combatting the twin scourges of Nazism and Fascism. In 1937, a chance encounter in New York with Professor Charles Alston—his boss at the Paris Peace Conference and now one of President Roosevelt’s top advisors—provides Lanny with the opportunity to make a profound difference.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy...

"You could get addicted to this series. Easily." --The New York Times Book Review 1788--Bahamas Squadron . . . A fighter, rogue, and ladies man, Alan Lewrie has done the unthinkable and gotten himself hitched--to a woman and a ship! The woman is the lovely Caroline Chiswick. The ship is the gun...

After solving a minor case for a major payout, Stetson embarks on a trip to America with Evelyn and her burlesque company, hoping to find her long-lost father. But the inventive detective leaves with an unidentified art thief still at large. Musician Evelyn has grown to love the unique woman who bends the rules to pursue her dreams. But facing the disapproval of her family and society at large, how can their relationship move forward?

King Ludwig II ruled Bavaria for 22 years, commissioning extravagant castles throughout his homeland and exhibiting such bizarre behavior that he was eventually declared insane. According to legend, Ludwig had stockpiled a massive cache of gold and jewels that would finance the construction of the largest castle of all time. But in the years since the king's mysterious death, no one has found any evidence of such a trove. Until now.

Tausende deutschsprachige Einwanderer erhalten von der US-Regierung kostenloses Ackerland in der scheinbar endlosen Prärie. Geschäftsleute mit großen Träumen gründen mitten in den frisch besiedelten Landstrichen kleine Städte, die sich schon bald zu ländlichen Zentren des Wohlstands entwickeln sollen. Himmelsfeld ist einer dieser Orte. Doch der friedliche Name täuscht.

Missouri, 1955. Loretta Davenport has led an isolated life as a young mother and a wife to Pete, an ambitious assistant professor at a Bible college. They’re the picture of domestic tranquility—until a local girl is murdered and Loretta begins receiving messages from beyond. Pete dismisses them as delusions of a fevered female imagination. Loretta knows they’re real—and frightening.

Ein kalter Oktobertag im Hamburg des Jahres 1938. Die siebenjährige Anna ist von der Schule nicht nach Hause gekommen. Die Freundinnen wissen von nichts. Die Lehrerin sagt: "Anna? - Die war heute gar nicht in der Schule!" Draußen ist es längst dunkel. Alle Polizeistreifen sind alarmiert. Der Reichssender Hamburg bringt stündliche Suchmeldungen. Kommissar Berger versucht, die Mutter zu beruhigen, aber er befürchtet das Schlimmste. Bereits vor vier Jahren ist ein Kind verschwunden und nie wieder aufgetaucht. Der Anfang einer Serie?

December 1943. In the years before the rise of Hitler, the Gerber family’s summer cottage was filled with laughter. Now, as deep drifts of snow blanket the Black Forest, German dissenter Franka Gerber is alone and hopeless. Fervor and brutality have swept through her homeland, taking away both her father and her brother and leaving her with no reason to live.

New Orleans, 1918. The birth of jazz, the Spanish flu, an ax murderer on the loose. The lives of a traumatized cop, a conflicted Mafia matriarch, and a brilliant trumpeter converge - and Crescent City gets the rich, dark, sweeping audiobook it so deserves.

Seule au cœur de la bibliothèque vaticane, Patricia Escalona, éminente paléographe, étudie le "Codex Vaticanus", l'un des plus anciens exemplaires de la Bible. Un document aussi sacré qu'exceptionnel qui causera sa perte : elle est égorgée, et un message codé est laissé près de son corps. D'abord suspecté, Tomás Noronha, historien et cryptologue, finit par apporter son aide à Valentina, l'inspectrice chargée de l'enquête. Alors que les meurtres s'enchaînent, ils vont devoir plonger dans les mystères du livre sacré pour comprendre les motivations de l'assassin.

Brilliante Mischung aus Historienkrimi und Eifelkrimi! Im Jahr 800 nach Christus dringt nur selten etwas von der großen Reichspolitik bis in die kleinen Dörfer in der Eifel, dem kargen Landstrich im Süden der Kaiserpfalz Aachen. Als das Gehöft von Ennos Zieheltern überfallen und sein Onkel, seine Tante und ein durchreisender Bote von fremden Reitern getötet werden, fällt der Verdacht auf Enno, den ungeliebten Neffen, von dem man glaubt, dass er es auf das Erbe abgesehen hat.

Spring, 1312. At Malmaison Manor, Lord Simon is concealing a dark secret - one he arrogantly assumes will never catch up with him. But someone knows about the crime he committed and they've found a way to make him pay. And he's not alone. When he is found mysteriously slain, other deaths soon follow. Meanwhile, ships on the Devonshire coast are being deliberately wrecked, their crews slaughtered, their cargoes plundered.

Rebecca Waterhouse is just 13 when she witnesses her mother's death at the hand of her father in Seaview Cottage. But what else did she see? Years later, Rebecca's daughters Iris and Jessie know their mother will never speak of that terrible night. But when Jessie goes missing, with her gravely ill newborn, Iris realises the past may hold the key to her sister's disappearance.

München 26. September 1980, 22:19 Uhr: Eine Bombe zerreißt die Nacht und stürzt die Besucher des Oktoberfests in einen Albtraum, der bis heute viele Fragen aufwirft. Der junge Kriminalkommissar Max, bekannt als Sturkopf und unkonventioneller Ermittler, wird unfreiwillig Zeuge des Attentats. Er kann und will sich nicht mit der offiziellen Theorie eines Einzeltäters abfinden. Seine Suche nach der Wahrheit führt ihn tief in ein Labyrinth aus Lügen, in dem fanatische Neonazis, korrupte Politiker und schattenhafte Geheimdienste die Fäden ziehen.