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Of supposed unsound mind without a penny to her name, Blanche Magruder lies alone in a home for the aged and infirm. Meanwhile, her house, a crumbled ruin in the heart of Georgetown, Washington, DC, is pillaged nightly by thieves looking for treasure rumored to be hidden there. A distant niece, Margaret O’Keefe, is tapped as executor and soon becomes embroiled in the hunt for recovering monies, taking it on as a welcome escape from her financial and marital woes. As Margaret discovers caches in unlikely spots throughout the house, family mysteries begin to unravel.

Wolf’s been promoted. He’s helped bring down one of the South’s greatest generals. Yet his country still has more to ask of him, and the costliest war in America’s history rages on. Sheridan’s cavalry raids west to destroy Confederate infrastructure and divert attention from Grant’s movement south of the killing fields of Cold Harbor. Yet Wade Hampton and his rebel forces have something else in store for the Union Cavalry Corps.

Entrapped and snared by Union forces, General Lee has surrendered. Celebrations take hold of the North as the Confederacy crumbles without their hero. Yet Wolf's war isn't over. Diehard rebels still operate in the field, led by the secret organization the Knights of the Golden Circle, including Wolf's nemesis, Marshall Payne. Their plot? Kill the president and let the war rage on.

Maggie Lodge, assistant to the reclusive advice columnist known only as Dear Aunt Cornelia to her readers, hires down-but-not-quite-out private eye Sam Sage to help track down the person who is blackmailing her employer. Maggie and Sam are a mismatched pair. As far as Sam is concerned, Maggie is reckless and in over her head. She is not what he had in mind for a client, but he can’t afford to be choosy. Maggie, on the other hand, is convinced that Sam is badly in need of guidance and good advice. She does not hesitate to give him both.

A loyal Southerner embroiled in John Wilkes Booth’s plot to kill President Lincoln struggles with a dilemma that is tearing him apart. But should he avenge the South as a hero or back out as a coward and avoid an unforgiveable sin? We know about Mary Surratt, “the Conspirator” who helped John Wilkes Booth launch his insane plot to assassinate President Lincoln. But Mary wasn’t the only conspirator in the Surratt family. Her son John is a mere footnote in history, but he was also one of John Wilkes Booth’s most trusted followers.

Pride goes before the fall. 1900s Austrian Tyrol. Fritz Hanny, confident and optimistic, enjoys the prestige of belonging to one of the most respected families in the Reschen Valley. When he falls in love with Cecilia, a young girl in a neighboring village, he is certain he has found his purpose in life. Already on his way to making his own fortune, Fritz pursues Cecilia only to be cut down by one external force after another. Disappointment, violence, and conflict turn Fritz into a desperate man.

1916: Betty O’Fogarty is proud and clever. Spurred on by Betty's belief in her husband Seamus’s talent as a violin-maker and her desire to escape rural life, the couple elopes to Dublin. As Dublin is plunged into chaos as the Easter Rebellion of 1916, Betty gives birth to her first child to the sound of gunfire and shelling. A hundred years later, secrets churn their way to the surface, and Betty’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren uncover both Betty’s ruthlessness and her unique brand of heroism.

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.

Boston, XVIII wiek. Młoda kobieta, która codziennie zajmuje się zawodowo krawiectwem, nocami pełni rolę przynależnej do tajnego stowarzyszenia zabójczyni. Od czasu do czasu odwiedza ją Rin, mężczyzna trudniący się tą samą mroczną działalnością. Tym razem ma zabrać kobietę na jedną z akcji.

In the opening days of 1644, there seems to be little hope for Parliament’s soldiers. To William Sparrow and his men, the woods of Dorset are a snow-covered sanctuary – even on Christmas Day – from the horrors of Penmethock and pursuit by the King’s men. Hugo Telling has finally returned home, ready to introduce his ‘wife’, Bella Morrison, to his family. But the Telling family is now as affected by the war as any in England; Hugo’s brother has volunteered – but on Parliament’s side.

Rome, the very end of December. The Field of Mars is packed with monuments, none more beautiful than Domitian's new Odeon and Stadium. But the area has been overtaken by ugly events: elaborately staged murders. Someone bears a spectacular grudge against the theatrical community and intends to get revenge in the most spectacular way possible. The killer's method is to re-enact bloody scenes from the gruesome side of popular theatre, where characters in plays really die on stage.

Quale segreto è sepolto nel deserto? Torino, 1799. Una serie di efferati omicidi, ap­parentemente legati agli ambienti esoterici e a una misteriosa loggia massonica, sta terrorizzando la cit­tà sabauda, occupata dagli austria­ci. Sui crimini indaga un professore di filosofia, Eugenio Caffarel, ri­trovatosi suo malgrado a lavorare come poliziotto, proprio a causa degli sconvolgimenti provocati dalle guerre. Il Cairo, Egitto. All'ombra delle piramidi, pochi giorni dopo la scoperta della stele di Rosetta, un altro antico segreto riaffiora dalle sabbie del deserto.

John Anselm heeft het zwaar voor de kiezen. Na vele bewogen jaren als oorlogsjournalist in Beirut, woont hij weer thuis in Duitsland: getraumatiseerd en overspannen. Ook laat zijn geheugen hem steeds vaker in de steek en zijn familiegeschiedenis achtervolgt hem meer dan hem lief is. Toch raakt hij weer in het gevaarlijke wereldje terecht als hij via zijn werk een ex-huurmoordenaar moet opsporen. Opnieuw zit hij vast in een benarde situatie vol geweld, bedrog en gevaar.

Oog om oog, tand om tand? In het antieke Rome, 72 jaar voor Christus, gelden er andere wetten, al helemaal als het gaat om een slaaf die zijn meester vermoordt. Het enige dat de daders hebben achtergelaten is het verminkte lichaam en het woord ‘Sparta’. Terwijl detective Gordianus de Vinder de daders probeert op te sporen, vindt namelijk de bloedige opstand van Spartacus plaats - Rome is in rep en roer. Uiteindelijk wordt het ongenadige bevel om alle slaven van de vermoorde meester binnen drie dagen te doden als straf.

Een aanslag op de Gouden Koets maakt een einde aan het leven van de Nederlandse koning. Een politieke motivatie ligt voor de hand... maar waarom voert het onderzoek de politie dan naar de 16de eeuw? Olaf Andersen combineert in deze afwijkende thriller zijn grondige kennis van het Nederlandse overheidsapparaat met zijn achtergrond als historicus. "De vergelding" is een strak vertelde roman die slechts 7 dagen beslaat en daarin een netwerk van onverwachte historische verbanden blootlegt.

The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece.

William “Billy” Quantrill is destined to become America’s most notorious outlaw. As the Civil War threatens to destroy the country from within, Billy - a schoolteacher turned gunslinger - is working for the Pony Express when he is lured into a gunfight over a gambling debt set up by a dangerous and crooked politician. Just when he was beginning to make a name for himself, Billy is thrust into a world of politics as a hired gun. While living the life of an outlaw, Billy is recruited by a powerful secret society with plans to change the way the country is run.

1919. On the desolate battlefields of Northern France, the guns of the Great War are silent. Special battalions now face the dangerous task of gathering up the dead for mass burial. Captain Mackenzie, a survivor of the war, cannot yet bring himself to go home. First he must see that his fallen comrades are recovered and laid to rest.

Lady Aveline, with Athlestan, Giles, and Quentin, returns to Froulingham after years of heartbreaking trials and her tryst as deputy commander of King Richard the Lionheart's King's Guard in the Holy Land. With a royal pardon from the king, she hopes to right the wrongs inflicted on her, her family, and Quentin's. But the Abbot has other plans brewing. The time has come for the Church to claim their family's lands. And nothing will stand in his way. The finale of the Lady Crusader series is filled with suspenseful battles and conflicts. Will Aveline reclaim her family's honor?

London, 1986. Rupert Brett is eager to make his mark. But even though he’s newly qualified to tackle jobs within the cutthroat property brokering industry, his ambitions are blunted when he must face off against ruthless competitors. And with his career on the line, he finds himself adrift in the murky waters of insider trading, where knowledge is the real currency. Clinging to his ideals but beginning to realize how deep the corruption goes, Rupert’s unprepared when a group of hard-nosed developers frame him for murder.