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“Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst.” —Esquire From the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable...

Eigentlich sollte er sie töten, aber stattdessen muss er sie heiraten ... Sir William Blackstone ist Geheimagent der Königin, gefährlich, kaltblütig und effizient. Als er den Auftrag erhält, den erpresserischen Viscount of Ashford zu töten, unterläuft ihm ein Fehler, und er ist gezwungen, auch noch eine unerwartete Zeugin zu beseitigen.

Keine Ehe ist, was sie zu sein scheint. Als Helen spät von einem Elternabend nach Hause kommt, freut sie sich auf einen schönen Abend mit ihrem Mann Ralph. In letzter Zeit lief es nicht mehr so gut zwischen ihnen. Zusammensitzen und ein Glas Wein trinken würde ihnen guttun und ihre Welt wieder in Ordnung bringen. Doch es kommt anders. Sie findet ihren Mann nicht auf dem Sofa, sondern am Fuße der Kellertreppe liegend. Ermordet. Und neben ihm steht seine Geliebte.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD EXCLUSIVE As a special bonus, this audiobook download also includes a recording of the New York Times bestselling short story, Second Son, read by Dick Hill. At thirteen, Jack Reacher already knows how to end a fight. He knows that his brain is more important than his brawn. He...

""A fresh look at infidelity, broadening the focus from the havoc it wreaks within a committed relationship to consider also why people do it, what it means to them, and why breaking up is the expected response to duplicity — but not necessarily the wisest one.” — LA Review of Books From...

Der dritte Band der neuen Romance-Serie von USA Today Bestseller-Autorin Piper Rayne - herzerwärmend, flirty und mit der richtigen Portion Humor. Wenn du eigentlich Spaß an deinem Singleleben hast, doch plötzlich taucht eine Frau mit einem Baby auf dem Arm auf und behauptet, es wäre deins, brauchst du einen Plan: Steh auf. Finde heraus, wie alt das Baby ist. Rechne! Versuch dich an die Frau zu erinnern, vor allem an ihren Namen. Überprüfe, ob sie dich nicht mit deinem Zwillingsbruder verwechselt.

Der neue Psychothriller von der norwegischen Erfolgsautorin Helene Flood und die Frage: Ist es schlimmer seinen Mann oder die Polizei anzulügen? Als Rikkes Nachbar Jørgen im Obergeschoss ihres kleinen Apartmenthauses tot aufgefunden wird, werden die Bewohner von der Polizei verhört. Wie kann Rikke ihrem Mann gestehen, dass Jørgen und sie eine Affäre hatten? Oder der Polizei die Komplexität ihrer Gefühle erklären? Der Anflug von Erleichterung, dass er tot ist.

Dr. Miranda Hayes lives what many would consider the perfect life. She has a loving boyfriend, family, and friends who adore her, and a career she is passionate about. All her life, she has dated men and never once questioned her sexuality. That is, until Lane Remington, the woman she considers the most insufferable human she has ever interacted with, becomes her new boss. A woman she met once and hoped never to see again. A woman whom life kept throwing into her path.

Intrigen, Macht und verbotene Gefühle in Stockholms Top-Anwaltskanzlei. Victoria Leander beginnt nach ihrer schlimmen Trennung als Anwältin bei Svärdh&Partner in Stockholm. Doch bereits ihr erster Fall bringt Victoria an eine Grenze, die sie eigentlich nie wieder überschreiten wollte. Der junge Unternehmer Daniel Häger ist genau die Sorte Mann, von der Victoria sich für immer fernhalten wollte - und doch scheint Daniel die perfekte Ablenkung von ihrem Schmerz zu sein... Teil 2 der schwedischen Bestseller-Reihe von Helene Holmström.

Heads always turned when Rose McCarthy walked into a room. Nearly six feet tall, she was ramrod straight, and impeccably put together with faultless style, long graceful legs, her snow-white hair cut in a chin-length rounded cap. Her piercing blue eyes missed nothing. She could terrify anyone with a few well-chosen, soft-spoken, eloquent words, or comfort and delight a young employee with generous praise. For 25 years, she had been the legendary editor in chief of Mode magazine.

Silas Mason has no illusions about himself. He's not lovable or even likable. He's an overbearing idealist, a radical bookseller and pamphleteer who lives for revolution...and for Wednesday nights. Every week he meets anonymously with the same man, in whom Silas has discovered the ideal meld of intellectual companionship and absolute obedience to his sexual commands. But, unbeknownst to Silas, his closest friend is also his greatest enemy, with the power to see him hanged - or spare his life.

Minutes after Vice President Nick Cappuano and Lt. Sam Holland get the call that President Nelson has been found dead in the residence on Thanksgiving, they’re still processing that Nick has been asked to come to the White House to take the oath of office. As they go through the motions to ensure a peaceful transition of power, Sam has a million and one concerns about her husband, her family, the Nelson family, the country, and the enormity of what Nick is about to take on.

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls. They share the bewilderment over how things went so wrong and come to wonder where to go from here. Told entirely through the letters of two comforting strangers and those of two illicit lovers, Evidence of the Affair explores the complex nature of the heart. And ultimately, for one woman, how liberating it can be when it’s broken.

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If I had to describe Sean Bailey, it would be: A surly, temperamental pain in my ass. Never in that equation would I ever include the word boyfriend - and not just because he’s straight. The older brother of my life-long best friend, Sean is a detective for the Chicago PD, and is also known as Detective “Dick” for being...well, a surly, temperamental pain in everyone’s ass. He also happens to be the best they have, which is why I find myself on his doorstep the night my life is threatened by an anonymous stalker.

With Reacher, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child has created “a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers” (The Washington Post). Everything starts somewhere. . . . For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in...

An Affair of Spies is an action-packed tale of heroism and love in the face of unspeakable evil. Author Ronald H. Balson has applied his unmatched talent for evocative and painstakingly authentic storytelling to the high-stakes world of espionage and created his most thrilling novel yet.

Der neue Psychothriller von der norwegischen Erfolgsautorin Helene Flood und die Frage: Ist es schlimmer seinen Mann oder die Polizei anzulügen? Als Rikkes Nachbar Jørgen im Obergeschoss ihres kleinen Apartmenthauses tot aufgefunden wird, werden die Bewohner des Hauses von der Polizei verhört. Wie kann Rikke ihrem Mann gestehen, dass Jørgen und sie eine Affäre hatten? Oder der Polizei die Komplexität ihrer Gefühle erklären? Der Anflug von Erleichterung, dass er tot ist.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM. When Harry takes Kat to Venice for their wedding anniversary, he promises parties on the Lido, sunset dinners, and dancing in the moonlight. But when the US embassy in Rome quietly asks them to help investigate the mysterious death of an undercover Treasury agent, romance must wait. And within hours - in this great city of canals and bridges - they're caught in a dangerous and deadly race to expose a criminal conspiracy before another murder can be committed.

When Lou Winterpicks up a dog-eared magazine in the dentist's waiting room and spots an article about clearing clutter, she little realises how it will change her life. What begins as an earnest spring clean soon spirals out of control. Lou's loved ones grow disgruntled. Why is clearing out cupboards suddenly more important than making his breakfast, her husband, Phil, wonders? The truth is, the more rubbish Lou lets go of, the more light and air can get to those painful, closed-up places at the centre of her heart.