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Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius in the field of forensics - until an accident left him physically and emotionally shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging Rhyme to a terrifying and ingenious duel of wits. With police detective Amelia Sachs by his side, Rhyme must follow a labyrinth of clues that reaches back to a dark chapter in New York City’s past - and reach further into the darkness of the mind of a madman who won’t stop until he has stripped life down to the bone.

Dostoevsky studied human nature with passion and precision. He plumbed the depths and never winced at what he found, even when it was beyond his understanding. This extraordinary novel is a recital of his findings, told in the story of four brothers: Dimitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly; Ivan, brilliant and morose; Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest; and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. What give this story its dramatic grip is the part these brothers play in their father's murder.

Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

Most people ignored the outrageous reports on the news. But they became too frequent, they became too real. And soon, they began happening down the street. Then the Internet died. The television and radio went silent. The phones stopped ringing. And we couldn't look outside anymore. Malorie raises the children the only way she can; indoors. The house is quiet. The doors are locked, the curtains are closed, mattresses are nailed over the windows. They are out there. She might let them in.

Marguerite has been locked in the attic of her family home, a disintegrating Chelsea house overlooking the stench of the Thames. For company she has: a sewing machine, a copy of Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management and trays of congealing food carried up to her with little regularity. Marguerite has been confined by her mother, Cécile, who is concerned about her engagement to an older, near-penniless solicitor, Mr Lewis, and wishes to educate her daughter on ‘proper’ married conduct – lest she drag the family’s good name into disrepute.

Marcello, 1920 es un viaje oscuro a través del miedo, la angustia y el sufrimiento. A causa del fascismo de los años veinte en Italia, la ambición de una organización y los deseos de su familia, Marcello, un joven artista, se ve obligado a perder su identidad por ideales en los que nunca creyó. A través de sus memorias conocerás sus más profundas pasiones, sus incalculables tristezas y las prohibiciones que enfrentó en un camino que lo llevó a la obsesión por hacer de su vida una obra de arte.

El reparto de la herencia familiar se convertirá en un tema de desencuentro. La aparente disputa entre los hermanos por las propiedades encierra algo mucho más profundo: los fantasmas del pasado regresan y lo que parecía olvidado revive en la familia.

Amelia no pasa por una buena época. Tras casi tres meses ingresada en una clínica de desintoxicación por sus problemas con el alcohol, y acosada por uno de los médicos del centro decide que ha llegado el momento de escaparse. Apenas unas horas después de llegar a casa se entera de que Raquel, su mejor amiga, ha muerto. La tesis de la policía apunta al suicidio; Amelia, sin embargo, está convencida de que detrás de esta muerte se esconde alguien.

I am nothing—nothing at all, just a single grain of sand, indistinguishable from millions of others. No thoughts, no purpose, no ambition. But that changed when I awoke and embarked on a journey. Upon my awakening, I was given form, consciousness, and a mission: to discover who—or what—I am. My holy quest: to defeat the forgotten stories that seek to destroy imagination... I moved from the quiet sands of the shore that birthed me to a library, from where I climbed the Stairs of Circular Logic. These stairs led to various paths, and on one, I danced with forgotten gods.

As the Shadow Island Historical Society prepares to raise funds to restore the island’s beloved lighthouse, someone else has other lethal plans. Instead of the presentation the group hopes for, they attract the attention of a madman claiming the historic monument is his family legacy before firing several shots and barricading the doors. Now, one hostage is dying and the rest fear for their lives. Interim Sheriff Rebecca West is no hostage negotiator, but she’ll do whatever it takes to ensure the elderly captives are safely released.

Stell dir vor, du gehst durch eine Tür und landest in einem Raum, der gleichzeitig alles und nichts ist. Die Wände atmen, der Boden schwebt, und die Decke – nun ja, es gibt keine Decke. „Wer bist du?“ fragt dich die Luft. Du willst antworten, aber die Worte rutschen dir aus den Händen, verwandeln sich in Rauch und lösen sich auf, bevor sie je existiert haben. "Wer bist du, wenn ich es bin?" ist nicht nur ein Hörbuch. Es ist eine Einladung, dich selbst zu verlieren – und vielleicht nie wiederzufinden.

El temor a la Muerte, uno de los grandes temas universales, y las divisiones de la fragilidad y desamparo de los cuerpos insepultos de la guerra, llevaran a Manuel a construir su propio ataúd. Extiende, así, sus preocupaciones vitales hasta la búsqueda de la dignidad ante la muerte y hay en esa búsqueda una paradoja vital aleccionadora.

Matilde tiene quince años y se enamora por primera vez. Lo que parece ser el romance ideal, se convierte poco a poco en una relación de poder, que somete a la muchacha, alejándola de sus amigas, haciéndole perder su autoestima y llevándola a mentir para ocultar la situación. Los acontecimientos se desarrollan con rapidez y todo parece indicar que Matilde no será capaz de reaccionar.

Die Autorin erzählt in diesem tiefgründigen psychologischen Roman die Geschichte zweier gestrauchelter Menschen, die glauben, das Hochgefühl der Liebe könne sie heilen und von Problemen befreien. An malerischen Sehnsuchtsorten in Italien geraten sie jedoch in einen Abwärtsstrudel und müssen bitter erfahren, dass die Realität sie einholt und ihnen die Masken von ihren Gesichtern reißt. Was sie glaubten mit ihrer Liebe überwunden zu haben kommt mit Wucht zurück.

Fauna relata la historia de un hombre solitario, fuertemente marcado por la parapsicología, cuya rutina y sueños se ven interrumpidos y vulnerados por la aparición de una mujer enigmática, exuberante y difícil de olvidar, Fauna, quien lo meterá en apuros.

Madrid en los despreocupados años ochenta. Rafael es el chófer de un contratista de obras, un nuevo rico con una veta ligeramente mafiosa. Pero Rafael no está contento con su suerte y considera que se merece algo mejor. Además, no consigue apartar de sus pensamientos la idea de redimir a la amiguita de su jefe, Diana.

Un actor de renombre sumergido en un universo inestable y superficial, se cuestiona respecto de su propia vida, de sus deseos, de sus obsesiones, del lugar que los otros le fueron construyendo a lo largo de su carrera.

In August, eight friends gather at a house in the Cambridgeshire countryside for a week-long artists retreat. There is painting by the pool or writing in the shady corners of the garden and inside the spectacular 18th-century home. In the evenings, there are communal drinks, dinner outdoors, midnight swimming, games. But someone is playing a game the others don't understand, meddling with their work and appearing to lurk on the edges of the retreat. As tensions rise over the seven days, desire and deceit rise to the surface and all their lives will change forever.

In 1218 an extraordinary princess is born. Her mystical powers and unquenchable spirit will alter the course of history. Raised by her fiercely Welsh nurse to support the Celtic cause against the predatory English king, Princess Eleyne is taught to worship the old gods and to look into the future and the past. However, unable to identify time and place in her terrifying visions, she is powerless to avert forthcoming tragedy.

John Fowles’s The Magus was a literary landmark of the 1960s. Nicholas Urfe goes to a Greek island to teach at a private school and becomes enmeshed in curious happenings at the home of a mysterious Greek recluse, Maurice Conchis. Are these events, involving attractive young English sisters, just psychological games, or an elaborate joke, or more? Reality shifts as the story unfolds. The Magus reflected the issues of the 1960s perfectly, and it continues to create tension and concern today.