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With her trademark lyricism, Maggie Stiefvater turns to a new world, where a pair are swept up in a daring, dangerous race across a cliff—with more than just their lives at stake should they lose.

It’s been eight years since an alien invasion drove a small surviving group of settlers to seek refuge in an underground shelter. Cut off from the rest of humanity, the ragtag band has maintained a narrowly functioning colony due to communal effort and salvage runs. Alex Archer has her own duties as a dog handler. While this off-world colony may be harsh, Ash, Alex’s black shepherd raised to sense threats, makes living in it a little nicer.

Ein hochspannender Thriller mit dem echten Ermittlerwissen eines ehemaligen Kriminalbeamten! Sommer 2002: In Palermo wird ein Priester erschossen, in Antwerpen stellen Ermittler drei Tonnen Kokain sicher, in Zürich begeht ein Pilot Selbstmord. Drei scheinbar isolierte Vorfälle. Doch bei der Schweizer Bundeskriminalpolizei verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass alle mit dem Ex-Banker Baumann zu tun haben, der in Diensten südamerikanischer Narcos steht. David Keller, Bundesermittler und Mafia-Experte, wird auf den vermeintlichen Routinefall angesetzt.

Die Reise führt Alea und die Alpha Cru übers Meer nach Amsterdam. Dort erwartet sie schon das nächste Rätsel: Ein geheimnisvoller Junge mit besonderen Kräften kreuzt ihren Weg und bringt alles durcheinander. Während Alea immer tiefer in die magische Welt des Wassers eintaucht, sucht sie gemeinsam mit ihren neuen Freunden nach Spuren ihrer Vergangenheit

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first book of a dark and opulent fantasy duology set in a world at war with demons—perfect for readers who love epic battles, dangerous magic, and high-stakes adventure. Continue the story in The Dragon and the Sun Lotus, available now! “A sweeping...

Six years ago, I awoke in a cage with no knowledge of who I was or where I’d come from. Six years ago, I was spared the flesh markets and instead thrown in with a group of savages, where I learned it was fight or die. Now, eight Orders of Assassins are converging on the only home I’ve ever known. All in hopes of purchasing new blade slaves for their ranks. I’m for sale, yet all I want is a life far from death and ownership. Then I meet them, the Order of Scorpions. Their allure is a threat to the freedom I crave, but I won’t fall victim to their sting, no matter how tempting it might be.

The deadly fifth mission in the number-one best-selling Alex Rider series. In the fifth book in the number one best-selling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, teenage spy Alex travels to Venice to discover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organisation known as Scorpia, and Alex must make a choice...work for MI6 once more, or betray everything he believes in.

After a shoot-out leaves a senior FBI agent gravely wounded, Corrie Swanson finds herself under investigation. Her supervisor assures her she's not to blame and the black mark on her record will be cleared in short order. But Corrie finds she cannot shake off an overwhelming feeling of guilt. As a distraction, she takes on a new case involving a fifty-year-old, mummified corpse discovered in a hidden enclave at High Lonesome, a long-abandoned New Mexico ghost town. Quickly out of her depth, she realizes she needs the help of her old enemy, archaeologist Nora Kelly. 

From #1 bestselling authors Preston & Child comes a thrilling novel following archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson as they work together to solve a twisted crime that reaches far beyond any of their worst fears.Following the acclaimed debut of Old Bones, this second "happily...

Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, deadly—and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. An accomplished assassin and mistress of disguise and deception, she has set in motion the boldest act of terrorism yet conceived. Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval...

Investigative reporter Marty Edwards has found her niche: cold cases. She loves poring over old notes, hunting down long-forgotten witnesses, and digging down through the layers of an unsolved murder case. But this time, Marty is digging where someone obviously doesn't want her. And that someone might also include the Brownsville Police Department. Why else would they assign Detective Kristen Bailey to baby-sit her? Barely surviving two attempts on her life, Marty abandons Brownsville and the case. Danger follows her as the case turns red-hot.

Ein hochspannender Thriller mit dem echten Ermittlerwissen eines ehemaligen Kriminalbeamten! Sommer 2002: In Palermo wird ein Priester erschossen, in Antwerpen stellen Ermittler drei Tonnen Kokain sicher, in Zürich begeht ein Pilot Selbstmord. Drei scheinbar isolierte Vorfälle. Doch bei der Schweizer Bundeskriminalpolizei verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass alle mit dem Ex-Banker Baumann zu tun haben, der in Diensten südamerikanischer Narcos steht. David Keller, Bundesermittler und Mafia-Experte, wird auf den vermeintlichen Routinefall angesetzt.

A story of love, loss, betrayal, and forgiveness about a boy named Frog and a girl named Scorpion - for anyone who has ever had broken heart.

He didn't ask if I like it rough. It wasn't up to me. I thought I could get away with pissing off a big, tough Marine. I ended up with my face planted in the sheets, my burning bottom raised high, and my hair held tightly in his fist as he took me long and hard and taught me the kind of shameful lesson only a man like Scorpion could teach.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Race of Scorpions by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks. This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's...

Mark Dawson's Group Fifteen Files. Quick, lightning-paced, action.

They call him 'Scorpion'. No-one knows his real name, and the only people who have seen his face are dead. He works for the highest bidder, and he's never missed a target.

The assassin appears in London with the name of an investigative reporter on his list. But has Scorpion met his match? The reporter has a protector - John Milton. And Milton might be the only man in the world more dangerous than him.