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A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares.

Kim Sherwood es autora y profesora de Escritura Creativa. Nacida en Camden en 1989, ha ejercido la docencia en la Universidad de Sussex, así como en bibliotecas y prisiones. Actualmente da clases en la Universidad de Edimburgo, donde reside.

World-renowned thief, Henry Sirola, has a secret. He’s also an FBI informant. When he’s given a new assignment by the Croatian mob to retrieve a priceless artifact, he knows it could be the biggest score of his life, but he needs to keep his two worlds from colliding. Henry and his associates embark on a mission that takes them to Brazil and home again where an assassin strikes at the heart of their crew.

ATF Agent and resident bomb expert Lexi Mills is on a mission. Commanding a task force of hand-picked specialists, she sets her sights on a terrorist organization known as The Gatekeepers. A religious sect with a violent plan to cull the nonbelievers before the coming Rapture, the group is headed by its charismatic leader, Tony Belcher. The first time she crossed paths with Belcher, Lexi lost her leg—and her partner.

Meet Daniel Chesterfield, a six foot seven inch foul mouthed straight arrow with a trite sense of humor and deep love and respect for law, order, and justice. Trading in his detective shield in Palm Beach County, Florida for a Sheriff’s badge in the rural town of Cowbell, Montana, Dan is assigned to take over the Bear Creek County Sheriff’s Office Sub-Station.

After a brutal battle for supremacy between opposing Yakuza syndicates goes south, gun violence explodes in the Tokyo underground and quickly spreads throughout the city. Desperate to curb the influx of firearms, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is forced to seek help from Interpol.

Un caso di spionaggio industriale per Ralph Core. A Ralph Core, ora direttore del Worldwide Chronicle, la vita al quotidiano londinese comincia ad andare stretta. Ogni giorno che passa fa crescere in lui la voglia di tornare a viaggiare per il mondo a caccia di materiale per i suoi libri e i suoi reportage. Purtroppo l’occasione di partire gli si presenta quando una persona a lui vicina scompare nel nulla. Inizia così un’indagine in crescendo che lo porterà da Guadalupa a Panama, fino a Merida, in Messico.

Cementerio de papel se mueve en el espacio de la ficción, pero descansa en una historia real, la de la «guerra sucia» a la que el autor, Fritz Glockner —quien durante las dos últimas décadas se ha dedicado a investigar la historia oculta de los movimientos armados en México— nos pide, vehemente, no cerrar los ojos.

August 1, 1936, Berlin, Germany was the venue for the 11th Olympic Games. The Nazi's had been in power for three years. This was an unprecedented propaganda campaign. The world was watching. The world's best young athletes were competing. Dr. Thomas Hardwick-Turnbull and his dear wife, Beth, have travelled to Berlin with their three sons to watch the spectacular event

Ever since he took the vows of the samurai, Robert Sand has been ready to die. But now, for the first time in his life, he has a reason to live. Her name is Ann, and he sits beside her, awaiting takeoff for Geneva, when terrorists seize the plane. Holding guns on the passengers and crew, they douse the cabin in liquor and light a fire that will burn until it reaches the gas tanks. The terrorists flee as smoke fills the plane, but one lingers—a Japanese killer with a vendetta against the black samurai.

Standing quietly at the elevator door to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas, JW watches the numbers go down as the elevator descends to him. He thinks—sixty-five floors? There is a serial killer up there! If the mission is a success, it means a second career chasing serial criminals with a special FBI task force. If not, the Lieutenant will be going home defeated and outsmarted by a warped criminal mind. JW needs this to work; he needs another chance at the man who shot him. The elevator doors open, and the team steps aboard.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone.

When a young woman washes ashore on a Fort Lauderdale beach, Sloan McPherson of the Underwater Investigation Unit is called in to consult. Sloan’s instinct says murder, but even then, there are too many questions. For answers she reaches out to Gwen Wylder. The Miami homicide detective is notorious for being manipulative, bitter, a tyrant to her peers, and wicked smart. And she demands something in return from Sloan: fresh insight into seemingly unrelated cold-case murders and disappearances—and a possible serial killer trolling the Florida coast.

Who hasn’t wondered for a split second what the world would be like if a person who is the object of your affliction ceased to exist? But then you’ve probably never heard of The McMasters Conservatory, dedicated to the consummate execution of the homicidal arts. To gain admission, a student must have an ethical reason for erasing someone who deeply deserves a fate no worse (nor better) than death. The campus of this “Poison Ivy League” college—its location unknown to even those who study there—is where you might find yourself the practice target of a classmate.

Detrás de esta escabechina se hallan Pilar, que sólo quiere vivir su vida sin permiso de nadie, y Stephen, consumado experto en huidas hacia adelante. Y los hermanos Hall, también yanquis, con buenas ideas para el Jazz y otras, pésimas, para convertirse en grandes traficantes de jaco. Y Nancy, que está enganchadísima a la aguja. Y Joan, que venía a divertirse y se quedó aquí por amor. Y el Cambados y su pandilla, que creen tener un buen plan para levantarse una buena guita. Y el Patata, el último hijo de perra con el que nadie querría endeudarse. Y el Titi, su feroz lugarteniente.

England in 1468 is a nervous kingdom. King Edward IV has fallen out with his chief ally during the Wars of the Roses, the powerful Earl of Warwick.

Harry Fox now finds himself allied with the very people who tried to lock him away. An uneasy alliance with authorities who combat artifacts trafficking gives Harry a chance to seek the one answer that has eluded him: the truth behind his murdered father's mysterious amulet.

Hace mucho tiempo, Maddie era una niña que jugaba a las muñecas en su habitación y vio algo que no tendría que haber visto... Y ahora intenta recordar aquel momento traumático creando unas esculturas inquietantes.

The life of 15-Year-Old Dustin Douglas changes horribly when his best friend Jimmy Becker confesses of murdering an old man—and then is accused of killing a classmate. As he tries to help his friend, Dustin's world gets upended when a local girl is murdered. His Father—the well-liked Pastor—is arrested for her death, and Dustin's mother decides to sell the Family home. Dustin's only refuge is the Tree House his Father built—a magical place that brings calm and peace. Mysteriously, Dustin's mother abandons him and the family house burns down leaving him homeless.

Transport yourself back in time to 1920s England and meet the delightful young duo Tommy and Tuppence. They exude a zest for life and hunger for work in post war Britain. Rebranding themselves as The Young Adventurers Ltd., they are promptly hired to embark on their first mystery—Where is Jane Finn? This is not your typical "whodunnit" as we encounter international espionage, abduction, a mysterious death and meet plenty of colourful characters on the way. Only Tommy and Tuppence can decide who they really trust as they navigate the various plot twists and turns.