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An NPR Best Book of the Year | USA TODAY Bestseller This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home. If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression...

Swedish crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller – for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo Christian Thydell’s dream has come true: his debut novel, The Mermaid, is published to rave reviews. So why is he as distant and unhappy as...

Es waren Erinnerungen, die mich über den Rand der Klippe trieben. Ich saß fest auf einem Karussell aus Erinnerungen. Es gab nur einen Menschen, bei dem ich mich nicht vollkommen leer fühlte. Minoh Martínez. Er sah etwas, das ich schon viel zu lange nicht mehr sehen konnte. Er wollte mich, aber er wusste nicht, dass meine Erinnerungen uns zerstören werden.

Jede Flut beginnt mit einem Tropfen. Architekturstudentin Effy kann ihr Glück kaum fassen: Sie darf das Anwesen ihres verstorbenen Lieblingsautors renovieren! Doch Hiraeth Manor ist verfallener als gedacht und wird zunehmend vom Meer verschlungen. Genau so sehr, wie Effy von den Sagen über den Elfenkönig verfolgt wird. Und dann ist da auch noch Preston: der Literaturstudent, der den Nachlass des Autors sichtet – und den Effy von der ersten Sekunde an nicht ausstehen kann. Bis sie gemeinsam einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur kommen... Der atmosphärische Nr. 1-New York Times-Bestseller.

A man recalls his father's advice on how to save a drowning person, but struggles when the time comes to use it. A wife’s good deed leaves a couple vulnerable at the moment when they’re most in need of security—the birth of their first child. Newly in love, a man preoccupied by accounts of freak accidents is befallen by one himself. In stories about love and fear, idealisms and illusions, failures of muscle and mind and all the ways we try to care for one another, Steven Heighton’s Instructions for the Drowning is an indelible last collection by a writer working at the height of his powers.

New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned Newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life. The ocean is home to many myths, But some are deadly. . . Seven years ago the Atargatis set off on...

An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller! “Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page.” —Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in this dark academic...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A sharp-tongued folklorist must pair up with her academic rival to solve their mentor’s murder in this lush and enthralling sapphic fantasy romance from the New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic. “Clever, emotional, and gorgeous—at its core, this...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * “Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” —Don Winslow * “Electrifying.” —Los Angeles Times * “A stunningly vivid tour de force! Gripping. Shocking.” —Brad Thor A “masterful” (Patricia Cornwell) adrenaline-fueled...

In 1979, a florist's lifeless body surfaced in the serene waters of Dyes Inlet, an enchanting estuary connected to the vast Puget Sound. Although the murder was never solved, a sinister heart carved into the victim's back made the case unforgettable. Forty-four years later, history repeats itself as not one, but two more victims are discovered within 48 hours, each bearing the exact same chilling carving in their flesh. The county's darkest mystery is about to be ripped wide open.

Have you ever looked at a pile of dishes in the sink and wanted to crawl back into bed? Or found yourself staring at the overflowing recycling bin thinking, why is my life such a mess? But what if we stopped seeing a clean house as a reflection of our worth and instead as a kindness to our future self? How to Keep House While Drowning will introduce you to six life-changing principles to revolutionise the way you approach domestic work, all without a single to-do list.

"Zwei Wochen, Paigiecake. Das sind vierzehn Tage, in denen ich keine Angst um dich haben muss." Augenblicke. Es waren Augenblicke, die mein Leben für immer veränderten. Augenblicke voller Schmerz, Leid und Ablehnung. Momente, die mir den Boden unter den Füßen wegrissen und mich in die tiefsten Tiefen stürzten. Mein Leben bestand aus Dunkelheit, bis ich ihn traf. Nikolaj Petrow. Er wurde zu meinem Licht in der Finsternis. Wenn er bei mir war, gab es kein Grau und kein Schwarz. Es gab nur Weiß und endlose Helligkeit. Er schenkte mir die Sonne und wusste es nicht einmal.

From the bestselling author of The Party comes a "dark and wild ride of redemption, betrayal, and friendship" (Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push) following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning. Lee Gulliver...

Erin Doyle can't stand manwhores, and she particularly can't stand Brendan Langstrom - the guy who avoids relationships like the plague and never sleeps with the same girl twice. She and Brendan have waged a war of mutual disdain for years, but when Brendan picks up the pieces after her world unravels, they'll be forced to admit that beneath their dislike is something else entirely - something they're not supposed to feel. Because Brendan isn't just her nemesis...he's also her fiancé's best friend.

When a millionaire matriarch is found floating face down in the family pool, the prime suspects are her good-for-nothing son and his seductive teenage daughter. Private investigator Lew Archer takes this case in the L.A. suburbs and encounters a moral wasteland of corporate greed and family hatred - and sufficient motive for a dozen murders.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO. 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of...

India Morgan Phelps - Imp to her friends - is schizophrenic. Struggling with her perceptions of reality, Imp must uncover the truth about her encounters with creatures out of myth - or from something far, far stranger....

Here are four stories by the most popular mystery writer of all time; stories told by Miss Marple and her friends and solved by that elderly white-haired lady with the faded blue eyes and quiet nature. They are read by Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in the television series based on the...

A lost child. A shattered past. A life going under. Vincent Ruiz is lucky to be alive. A bullet in the leg, another through the hand, he is discovered clinging to a buoy in the River Thames, losing blood and consciousness fast. It takes six days for him to come out of his coma and, when he does, his nightmare is only just beginning. Because Vincent has no recollection of what happened and nobody believes him.

In this “blisteringly suspenseful tale that will keep you up at night” (Wendy Webb, author of Daughters of the Lake), a woman returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming ​pool…but she’s not the pool’s only victim. Be careful what you wish for...