Inhalt: Im Dorf Glengowan am Ufer von Loch Ness wird ein Dudelsackspieler ermordet. Misstrauisch beäugt von den Einheimischen kommt Inspektor Hudson einer Intrige auf die Spur.
Inhalt: Following the funeral of a local farmer, Bruno gets a phone call from his son. He tells Bruno that just before his father's sudden death, he had signed over his property to an insurance company in return for a subscription to a luxury retirement home. Bruno discovers that both the retirement home and the insurance company are scams with links to a Russian oligarch whose dealings are already being tracked by the French police.
Meanwhile, an aging British rock star is selling his home, Chateau Rock. The star's son returns for the summer with his Russian girlfriend. As Bruno pursues his inquiries into the farmer's death and the stolen inheritance, he learns that the oligarch is none other than the girlfriend's father. Bruno's talents are tested to the limit as he untangles a Gordian Knot of criminality that reaches as far as the Kremlin.
But luckily Bruno still has time to cook delicious meals for his friends and enjoy the life of his beloved Dordogne. What's more, love is in the air. His pedigree basset, Balzac, is old enough to breed. Bruno heads for the kennels where a suitable beauty, Diane de Poitiers, is ready and waiting for Balzac's attentions Schlagworte:Briefkastenfirma, Frankreich, Krimi, Oligarchie Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 340 Seiten Beteiligte:Walker, Martin Standort: Engl. Wal ISBN: 978-1-78747-771-1
Inhalt: The new heart-breaking love story from award-winning romance writer Dani Atkins. He'd have done everything differently if he'd known she'd be gone so soon...
When Lisa married Alex, she gave his life meaning. She was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man she could love.
Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But when Lisa dies suddenly, their universe is destroyed. Alex is shattered by loss, and overwhelmed by the difficulties of being a single father to a six-year-old boy.
Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because she died. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to realise the world may not be as cruel and senseless as it seems. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars... Schlagworte:Astronomie, Ehe, Familie, Freundschaft, Liebe, Schicksal, Sterne, Tod, Trauer, Trauerbewältigung, Verlust Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 440 Seiten Beteiligte:Atkins, Dani Standort: Engl. Atk ISBN: 978-1-78954-622-4
Inhalt: Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She's seen as hot-tempered, troubled, a loner. Some even call her dangerous.
Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leaving the scene of a horrific murder with blood on her clothes, that doesn't mean she's a killer. Bitter experience has taught her how easy it is to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Carla is reeling from the brutal murder of her nephew. She trusts no one: good people are capable of terrible deeds. But how far will she go to find peace?
Innocent or guilty, everyone is damaged. Some are damaged enough to kill.
Look what you started. Schlagworte:Frauen, London, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 297 Seiten, Karte Beteiligte:Hawkins, Paula Standort: Engl. Haw ISBN: 978-0-85752-445-4
When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days.
Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect.
He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?
As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find... Schlagworte:Ehemann, England, Suche, Thriller, Tochter, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 325 Seiten Beteiligte:Rankin, Ian Standort: Engl. Ran ISBN: 978-1-4091-7697-8
Inhalt: On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it - and she can't do the job alone.
Calling on some of the city's most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it. Schlagworte:Diebstahl, Fantasy, Freundschaft, Historisches, Intrige, Kunstraub, Liebe, Paranormales, Raub, Raubkunst, Tee, Teekunde, Vampir, Young Adult, Übernatürliches Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 335 Seiten, Illustrationen, schwarz-weiß Beteiligte:Faizal, Hafsah Standort: Engl. Fai ISBN: 978-1-5290-9894-5
Inhalt: Fifteen-year-old Mariam is sent to Kabul to marry the troubnled and bitter Rasheed. Decades later, fifteen-year-old Laila must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam become very close. Like mother and daughter. Then comes the Taliban rule over Afghanistan. Everywhere gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, burtality and fear. A portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship, Schlagworte:Afghanistan, British English, Englischer Roman, Taliban Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 372 S. Beteiligte:Hosseini, Khaled Standort: Engl. Hos ISBN: 978-0-7475-8279-3
Inhalt: Liebe und Tod, Leidenschaft und Vergänglichkeit, Wirklichkeit und Fiktion sind die Pole, zwischen denen der Puls des Romans von John Irving schlägt. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Schriftstellerin Ruth Cole, eine starke und verletzliche Frau, die mit ihren Büchern Erfolg und mit ihren Freunden Pech hat ... Umwerfend komisch und aufwühlend.
Inhalt: Praise for The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy: Another superior Jane Austen homage...will entertain those who already know their Austen and Georgette Heyer by heart, as well as fans of old-fashioned romance. When Mr. Darcy realizes he insulted Miss Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly, he feels duty bound to seek her out and apologize...When he has INSULTED a LADY But instead of meekly accepting his apology, Elizabeth stands up to him, and Darcy realizes with a shock that she is a very different type of lady than he is used to...Darcy is more intrigued than he's ever been by any young lady, but he's already entangled in a courtship. It's a brutal predicament for a man of honor who only longs to follow his heart... Schlagworte:Amerikanisches Englisch, Ehefrau, Englischer Roman, Liebe, Protagonist, Suche, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 373 S. Beteiligte:Simonsen, Mary Lydon Standort: Engl. Sim ISBN: 978-1-4022-4616-6
Inhalt: 'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy. Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up? Schlagworte:Außenseiter, Depression, Erwachsenwerden, Familie Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 278 Seiten Beteiligte:Hornby, Nick Standort: Engl. Hor ISBN: 978-0-241-95021-0
Inhalt: As heard on BBC radio 4 book at bedtime winner of the Irish book awards novel of the year 2014 shortlisted for the costa first novel award 2014.Tess Lohan appears to be a quiet child. But within lies a heart of fire. A fire that will propel her from her native Ireland into the hurly-burly of 1960s New York. In this city she will face the twists of a life graced with great beauty, but forever floating close to hazard. Joyous and heart-breaking, Academy Street journeys through six decades and one incredible Story. Schlagworte:60er Jahre, Auswandern, Auswanderung, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Ireland, Irland, New York, Preisgekrönt, Protagonistin, Sechziger Jahre, USA, Umzug, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 179 S. Beteiligte:Costello, Mary Standort: Engl. Cos ISBN: 978-1-78211-420-8
Inhalt: What happens when your past catches up with you? An evocative read for fans of Lisa Jewell and Liane Moriarty. Every broken heart has a history.
Anna hasn't been back to Oxford since her last summer at university. She tries not to think about her time there, or the tightly knit group of friends she once thought would be hers forever. She has almost forgotten the sting of betrayal, the secret she carries around, the last night she spent with them all.
Then a chance meeting on a rainy day in London brings her past tumbling back into her present. . . Can Anna finally face up to the memories of that summer and the people she left behind?
An absorbing, powerful novel of love, friendship and secrets that sweeps you away from the very first page. The perfect read for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty and Jane Fallon.Zur iPad-Leseprobe Vom Verlieren und Wiederfinden einer großen Liebe
Eines Tages flieht Anna Jones vor dem Regen in eine Londoner Buchhandlung - und steht plötzlich vor Victor, ihrer ersten großen Liebe. Siebzehn Jahre sind seit der Trennung vergangen, und doch konnte sie Victor nie vergessen. Diese zufällige Begegnung ist dazu bestimmt, Annas Leben zu verändern. Doch erst muss sie bereit sein, sich der Geschichte ihres gebrochenen Herzens zu stellen. Schlagworte:England, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Erste Liebe, Geheimnis, Liebe, Oxford, Protagonistin, Universität, Vergangenheitsbewältigung, Wiederbegegnung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 418 S. Beteiligte:Mercer, Alison Standort: Engl. Mer ISBN: 978-0-552-77819-0
Inhalt: Losing the love of your life once is tragic. TWICE looks like carelessness . . .
Rachel Walsh is a survivor: she survived rehab and the loss of her greatest love.
These days everything in her life is good - good job, good dog, very good boyfriend. Then Luke - her ex of six years - shows up.
Suddenly she's fragile and falling.
They ended badly and neither can speak of the secret hurt which drove them apart.
But is it fear of what happened? Or what might happen next? Schlagworte:Beziehung, Entzug, Liebe, Trauer, Verlust Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 576 Seiten Beteiligte:Keyes, Marian Standort: Engl. Key ISBN: 978-1-4059-4539-4
Inhalt: A major new novel, his first work of fiction in seven years, from the universally acclaimed master and PEN/Faulkner winner: a sweeping, seductive love story set in the years after World War II. From his experiences as a young naval officer in battles off Okinawa, Philip Bowman returns to America and finds a position as a book editor. In a world of dinners, deals, and literary careers, Bowman finds that he fits in perfectly. But despite his success, what eludes him is love. His first marriage goes bad, another fails to happen, and finally he meets a woman who enthrals him before setting him on a course he could never imagine for himself. Romantic and haunting, All That Is explores a life unfolding in an unforgettable world on the brink of change - a dazzling, sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition, a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive.
James Salter ist einer der großen amerikanischen Erzähler unserer Zeit, ein moderner Klassiker, und "Alles, was ist" ist eine Huldigung an das New York der fünfziger und sechziger Jahre, an ein freies, ungezügeltes Leben und die einst so glamouröse Welt der Bücher und der Literatur. Als Lieutenant Philip Bowman aus dem Pazifischen Krieg zurückkehrt, der Schlacht von Okinawa knapp entronnen, liegt das Leben endlich vor ihm. Er studiert, heuert bei einer Theaterzeitschrift an, beginnt für einen Verlag Manuskripte zu lesen. Alles scheint möglich in dem noch ungebändigten New York. Er wird Lektor in einem angesehenen Verlag, diniert mit Schriftstellern, und er lernt Vivian kennen, Vivian Amussen, das schöne unnahbare Mädchen aus dem Süden. Bowman heiratet und wird geschieden, er betrügt und wird betrogen. Seine Arbeit, seine Liebschaften, seine Träume, wie alles ihn berührt und über ihn hinweggeht. Nur ein kurzes Flackern zwischen Erinnerung und Vergessen und doch: alles, was ist. Schlagworte:2. Weltkrieg, 50er Jahre, 60er Jahre, Amerikanisches Englisch, Beziehung, Ehe, Englischer Roman, Fünfziger Jahre, Geliebte, Lebensbewältigung, Lebenskrise, Lektor, Liebe, Literatur, Mann, New York, Protagonist, Rache, Sechziger Jahre, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Verlag, Zweiter Weltkrieg <1939-1945> Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 289 S. Beteiligte:Salter, James Standort: Engl. Sal ISBN: 978-1-4472-6161-2
Inhalt: Cherry has a hidden talent. She can see things other people can't, and she decided a long time ago to use this skill to help others. As far es the rest of the town is concerned she's simply the kind-hearted young woman who runs the local bakery, but in private she uses her gift to add something special to her cakes so that after just one mouthful the townspeople start to feel better about their lives. They don't know why they're drawn to Cherry's bakery - they just know that they're safe there, and that's how Cherry likes it. She can help them in secret and no one will ever need to know the truth behind her gift.
And then Chase turns up and threatens to undo all the good Cherry has done. Because it turns out she's not the only one who can see what she does... Schlagworte:Bäckerei, Englische Literatur, Geheimnis Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 354 Seiten : Illustrationen Beteiligte:Fletcher, Carrie Hope Standort: Engl. Fle ISBN: 978-0-7515-6317-7
Inhalt: On the eve of his college graduation, Harry is called home by his step-mother Alice, to their house on the Maine coast, following the unexpected death of his father.
But who really is Alice, his father's much younger second wife? In a brilliant split narrative, Peter Swanson teases out the stories and damage that lie in her past. And as her story entwines with Harry's in the present, things grow increasingly dark and threatening - will Harry be able to see any of it clearly through his own confused feelings? In a dark and brilliant guessing game of a novel - evoking Patricia Highsmith and Agatha Christie - Peter Swanson once again displays his unique gift for lovingly reprising and refreshing mystery writing's greatest tropes. Schlagworte:Familienkonflikt, Intrige, Lüge, Stiefmutter, Thriller, Tod Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 364 Seiten Beteiligte:Swanson, Peter Standort: Engl. Swa ISBN: 978-0-571-32719-5
Saint-Malo 1944: Die erblindete Marie-Laure flieht mit ihrem Vater, einem Angestellten des "Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle", aus dem besetzten Paris zu ihrem kauzigen Onkel in die Stadt am Meer. Verborgen in ihrem Gepäck führen sie den wahrscheinlich kostbarsten Schatz des Museums mit sich. Werner Hausner, ein schmächtiger Waisenjunge aus dem Ruhrgebiet, wird wegen seiner technischen Begabung gefördert und landet auf Umwegen in einer Spezialeinheit der Wehrmacht, die die Feindsender der Widerstandskämpfer aufzuspüren versucht. Während Marie-Laures Vater von den Deutschen verschleppt und verhört wird, dringt Werners Einheit nach Saint-Malo vor, auf der Suche nach dem Sender, der die Résistance mit Daten versorgt...
Inhalt: Four women-friends, family, rivals-turn to online dating for companionship, only to find themselves in the crosshairs of a tech-savvy killer using an app to target his victims in this harrowing thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of See Jane Run and The Bad Daughter.
Online dating is risky-will that message be a sweet greeting or an unsolicited lewd photo? Will he be as handsome in real life as he is in his photos, or were they taken ten years and twenty pounds ago? And when he asks you to go home with him, how do you know it's safe? The man calling himself "Mr. Right Now" in his profile knows that his perfect hair, winning smile, and charming banter put women at ease, silencing any doubts they might have about going back to his apartment. There, he has a special evening all planned out: steaks, wine, candlelight . . . and, by the end of the night, pain and a slow, agonizing death.
Driven to desperation-by divorce, boredom, infidelity, a beloved husband's death-a young woman named Paige, her cousin and rival Heather, her best friend, Chloe, and her mother, Joan, all decide to try their hand at online dating. They each download an app, hoping to right-swipe their way to love and happiness.
But one of them unwittingly makes a date with the killer, starting the clock on a race to save her life.
Inhalt: Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville's elite. More recently, her husband made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton.
Yet sometimes the middle-class small-town girl in Nina wonders if she's strayed from the person she once was.
Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs while struggling to raise his headstrong daughter, Lyla. His road has been lonely, long, and hard, but he finally starts to relax after Lyla earns a scholarship to Windsor Academy, Nashville's most prestigious private school.
Amid so much wealth and privilege, Lyla doesn't always fit in-and her overprotective father doesn't help-but in most ways, she's a typical teenaged girl, happy and thriving.
Then, one photograph, snapped in a drunken moment at a party, changes everything. As the image spreads like wildfire, the Windsor community is instantly polarized, buzzing with controversy and assigning blame.
At the heart of the lies and scandal, Tom, Nina, and Lyla are forced together-all questioning their closest relationships, asking themselves who they really are, and searching for the courage to live a life of true meaning. Schlagworte:Familie, Familiendrama, Familienkonflikt, Skandal, Teenager Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 334 Seiten Beteiligte:Giffin, Emily Standort: Engl. Gif ISBN: 978-0-399-17892-4
Inhalt: Oscar Wildes Dorian Gray ist eine der berühmtesten Figuren der Weltliteratur: So stauneswert schön er ist, so unverdorben und naiv ist sein Blick auf die Welt. Verführt durch den geistreichen Zyniker Lord Wotton, stürzt Dorian sich haltlos ins lüsterne Londoner Nachtleben. Ausschweifung und Genuss wecken in ihm den innigen Wunsch nach unvergänglicher Jugend - und auf wundersame Weise altert fortan nicht mehr er selbst, sondern ein Porträt von ihm. Doch Dorians unbedachter Pakt mit dunklen Mächten hat grausame Folgen... Assembles the elements of Oscar Wilde's talents in a reinterpretation of the Faustian myth. Schlagworte:Altern, Angst, England, Englischer Roman, Jugend, Junger Mann, Klassiker, London, Nachtleben, Porträt, Protagonist, Weltliteratur Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 232 S. Beteiligte:Wilde, Oscar Standort: Engl. Wil ISBN: 978-1-84749-372-9
Inhalt: También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams.
Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable.
Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with a few books he would like to buy?two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia?trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to?
American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed. It is a literary achievement filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page. It is one of the most important books for our times.
Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," Jeanine Cummins's American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. Schlagworte:America, Amerika, Buchhändlerin, Drogenkartell, Drogenmafia, Flucht, Grenze, Mexico, Mexiko, Migration, Sohn Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 386 Seiten Beteiligte:Cummins, Jeanine Standort: Engl. Cum ISBN: 978-1-250-75408-0
Inhalt: A book full of insight, full of sharp ironice twists, full of wisdom about American idealism, and full of terrific fun.. A profound and personal meditation on the changes in the American psyche over the last 50 years.
Inhalt: Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is so ignored that it will carry on after the Armistice because no one bothers to tell both sides to stop. As the conflict sweeps up natives and colonials, so those left at home and those fighting abroad find themselves unable to escape the tide of history bearing down on them. Schlagworte:Africa, Afrika, Afrika , Erster Weltkrieg <1914-1918>, Kolonialzeit, Krieg, Ostafrika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 395 Seiten Beteiligte:Boyd, William Standort: Engl. Boy ISBN: 978-0-241-97075-1
Inhalt: When a girl's body is found in a sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Chief Dove Carnahan - a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian countryside where she has lived all fifty of her years - is faced with solving the worst crime of her career. She identifies the girl as a daughter of the Truly family, a notorious dynasty of redneck irascibility and petty criminals. But when the man convicted of killing Dove's mother years earlier is released from prison - still proclaiming his innocence - his startling accusation will force Dove to face the parallels between her own family's trauma and that of the Trulys. Schlagworte:Englische Literatur, Thriller, Verbrechen Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 279 Seiten Beteiligte:O'Dell, Tawni Standort: Engl. O'De ISBN: 978-1-4767-5595-3
Inhalt: Die Tiere auf der Manor Farm haben die Schnauze voll davon, dass ihre menschlichen Herren sie ausbeuten. Unter dem alten Keiler Old Major, der den Tieren die Produkte ihrer Arbeit zukommen lassen möchte, planen sie die Revolution. Als Old Major stirbt, übernehmen die beiden Schweine Schneeball und Napoleon die Führung. Gemeinsam gehen die Tiere auf die Barrikaden und vertreiben die Menschen schließlich von der Farm. Doch Napoleon ist seine neue Macht zu Kopf gestiegen. Unter dem Deckmantel der neuen Gleichberechtigung aller Tiere baut Napoleon eine brutale und korrupte Gesellschaft auf. Seine Vorstellung von einem vermeintlich neuen System lautet: Alle Tiere sind gleich, aber einige Tiere sind gleicher als andere ...
"Animal Farm" is a dystopian novella in the form of an allegory by George Orwell. Published in England on 17 August 1945, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. Orwell, a democratic socialist and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences with the NKVD during the Spanish Civil War. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as his novel "contre Stalin". The original title was "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story", but A Fairy Story was dropped by the US publishers for its 1946 publication. Of all the translations during Orwell's lifetime, only Telugu kept the original title. Other variations in the title include: A Satire and A Contemporary Satire. Orwell suggested for the French translation the title Union des républiques socialistes animales, recalling the French name of the Soviet Union, Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques, and which abbreviates URSA, which means "bear" in Latin
Inhalt: It's the end of the night. You're walking home on your own.
Then you hear the sound every woman dreads. Footsteps. Behind you. Getting faster.
You're sure it's him - the man from the bar who wouldn't leave you alone.
You make a snap decision. You turn. You push. Your pursuer tumbles down the steps. He lies motionless, face-down on the floor.
Now what?
Call 999 Wait for the police to arrive. For judgement, for justice, whatever that may be. You just hope your husband, family and friends, everyone you love, will stand by you.
OR:
Run Stay silent. You didn't mean to do it. You were scared, you panicked. And no one saw. No one will ever know. If you leave now. If you keep quiet. For ever.
Which will it be? Schlagworte:Psychothriller, Stalking Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 388 Seiten, Illustrationen Beteiligte:McAllister, Gillian Standort: Engl. MacA ISBN: 978-1-4059-2827-4
Inhalt: The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all their friends. They're killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. After fifty years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready for their golden years. So why are they so misearble? The four Delaney children were tennis stars in their own right as kids, yet none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that's okay, now that they're all successful grown-ups. Mostly. When a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy's door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend, they're more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, when Joy goes missing and Savannah has disappeared, the police turn to the person who remains: Stan. For someone who claims to be innocent, he seems to have a lot to hide. Two kids think their father is guiltless, two aren't so sure - as the two sides square off in perhaps their biggest match, all of the Delaneys will start to see their family hisstory in a very new light. Schlagworte:Ehe, Ehekonflikt, Ehekrise, Familie, Familiendrama, Familienkonflikt, Gewalt, Tennis, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 467 Seiten Beteiligte:Moriarty, Liane Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-1-250-83118-7
Inhalt: One fateful summer, three very different women find themselves together in Summer Hill, Virginia, where they find they have much more in common than they realized¿
Sixty-year-old Olivia¿s first marriage was long and unhappy, but now she is a newlywed, thrilled to finally be starting her life with the man she¿s always truly loved¿even if they are getting a late start. Kathy is in her forties and married to a handsome, successful businessman. Theirs would be a fairy-tale romance if it weren¿t for one problem: he¿s passionately in love with someone else! Twentysomething Elise is also in a troubled marriage, stuck with the man her wealthy parents chose for her. Now that he has a pregnant mistress, he seems willing to go to drastic lengths to take Elise out of the picture.
Though each of them wound up at the summerhouse for separate reasons, it¿s not long before they begin to open up about their regrets, their wishes and their dreams. And when they¿re presented with the opportunity of a lifetime¿a chance to right the wrongs of their past¿all three discover what can happen when dreams really do come true.
A heartfelt, magical tale, As You Wish is a shining example of Jude Deveraux¿s enchanting storytelling that will charm longtime fans and delight a new generation of readers. Schlagworte:Ehe, Ehekrise, Ehepaar, Frauen, Freundschaft, Liebe Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 411 Seiten Beteiligte:Deveraux, Jude Standort: Engl. Dev ISBN: 978-0-7783-0761-7
Inhalt: ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, level-headed assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things in General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer-naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she's getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat...and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain-and his entire nefarious empire-out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work... and ensure he makes them pay.
Inhalt: Alliances will be tested, hearts will be broken, all must pick a side
The world's best magicians were offered a choice. Could they kill one of their number for limitless power? For most, the decision semmed easy. Then everything went wrong.
Tristan and Nico are convinced Libby never died, despite seeing her body. Nico seeks fdorbidden help to find her, while Tristan takes dangerous risks to unlock his powers. And the other initiates are unravelling. Parisa has unlocked something dangerous within Dalton's mind; Reina is barred from the knowledge she craves; and Callum, marked for death, remains ominously alive.
As events gather momentum, alliances fracture. The Alexandrian Society possesses world-changing power. But the morals of Atlas Blakely, their elusive Caretaker, seem increasingly questionable. They'll have to choose a side, but what else must they sacrifice for knowledge? And where - or when - is Libby Rhodes?
Inhalt: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations.
Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society.
When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited - to fill five places.
Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind's deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there's Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.
Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society's London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they'll survive. Most of them.
Inhalt: On the hottest day of 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip and jump into the fountain in the garden, watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has recently come down from Cambrige.By the end of the day, their lives will have been changed for ever. Robbie and Cecilia will have bcome victims of Briony's imagination. Briony have committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone. Schlagworte:2. Weltkrieg, British English, Englischer Roman, Geschwister, Klassiker, Liebe, Zweiter Weltkrieg <1939-1945> Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 371 Seiten Beteiligte:MacEwan, Ian Standort: Engl. MacE
Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band, a vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone. These days, his job is his life. A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case - until Dreyfus uncovers a covert takeover bid by a shadowy figure, Aurora, who believes that the people of the Glitter Band should no longer be in charge of their own destiny. Before long Dreyfus and his team are fighting against something worse than tyranny ... and Dreyfus discovers that to save something precious, you may have to destroy part of it. Schlagworte:Mordfall, Science fiction, Thriller, Weltraum Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 516 Seiten Beteiligte:Reynolds, Alastair Standort: Engl. Rey ISBN: 978-1-4732-2336-3
Inhalt: Juan Diego's little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret - Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. And sometimes she knows more. What a terrible burden it is to know - or to think you know - your future, or worse, the future of someone you love. What might a young girl be driven to do if she thought she had the power to change what lies ahead?
Later in life, Juan Diego embarks on a journey to fulfil a promise he made in his youth. It is a long story and it has long awaited an ending, but Juan Diego is unable to write the final chapters.
Inhalt: Is love born or bred? What is the nature of good and evil? When is a family fit to survive?
Suzette is a devoted stay-at-home mother doing everything she can to connect with her seven-year-old daughter, who cannot - or will not - speak. But ever since Hanna was a baby, Suzette could'nt help but feel despised by her. Manipulated. And scared to death. Alex, Hanna's father, wants to believe his wife's accounts of Hanna's cruel and unusual behavior. The only problem is that Alex hs never really seen it himself: Hanna shows him nothing but love, and it's driving Suzette literally crazy. Could it be that Hanna is just a typical naughty girl, one whose everyday antics towards her mother point to intelligence, creativity, maybe even charm? Or is Hanna, as Suzette fears, actually trying to kill her? A powerhouse, razor-sharp novel of psychological suspense, baby Teeth raises more questions than it answers - and will leave you guessing until its shocking conclusion. Schlagworte:Hass, Mutter, Mutter-Kind-Beziehung, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Mutterliebe, Thriller, Tochter Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 304 Seiten Beteiligte:Stage, Zoje Standort: Engl. Stag ISBN: 978-1-250-17075-0
Inhalt: New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery returns with a poignant new story about finding love and freeing oneself from the past.... Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance, and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer. Single mother Carly has weathered rumors, lies and secrets for a lifetime, and is finally starting to move forward with love and life. But if the Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with it. To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond their devastating past, but with a little luck and a beautiful summer, they may just rediscover the friendship of a lifetime. "e,This poignant tale of family dynamics, the jarring impact of change, and eventual acceptance and healing is sure to please Mallery's many, devoted fans."e, -Booklist on Already Home Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Insel, Liebe, Sommer, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Vergangenheit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 360 S. Beteiligte:Mallery, Susan Standort: Engl. Mal ISBN: 978-0-7783-1338-0
Inhalt: Die Leiche eines erstochenen Mannes wird in einem der zahllosen Kanäle Venedigs geborgen. Commissario Brunetti ist irritiert, irgendwie kommt ihm dieser Mann bekannt vor. Es gibt jedoch weder eine Vermißtenmeldung, noch irgendeinen Hinweis, der eine Identifizierung möglich machen würde und so läuft der Fall vorerst ins Leere. Bis sich Brunetti erinnert, den Mann auf einer Demonstration gegen europäische Milchquoten gesehen zu haben. Dies führt ihn und Inspektor Vianello in die Kreise der Lebensmittelindustrie und in eine Welt voller Erpressung und Korruption. When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can't show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: it turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease. With Inspector Vianello, Brunetti canvasses shoe stores, and winds up on the mainland in Mestre, outside of his usual sphere. From a shopkeeper, they learn that the man had a kindly way with animals. At the same time, animal rights and meat consumption are quickly becoming preoccupying issues at the Venice Questura, and in Brunetti's home, where conversation at family meals offer a window into the joys and conflicts of Italian life. Perhaps with the help of Signorina Elettra, Brunetti and Vianello can identify the man and understand why someone wanted him dead. As subtle and engrossing as ever, Leon's "Beastly Things" is immensely enjoyable, intriguing, and ultimately moving. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Krimi, Lebensmittelindustrie, Leon, Donna, Mord, Venedig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 295 S. Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Engl. Leo ISBN: 978-0-434-02161-1
Inhalt: Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a distribution warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world? Schlagworte:Beziehung, Dublin, Erwachsenwerden, Freundschaft, Intrige, Ireland, Irland, Liebe, Reise, Trennung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 337 Seiten Beteiligte:Rooney, Sally Standort: Engl. Roo ISBN: 978-0-571-36543-2
Inhalt: Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosowaka. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening - until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion... and cannot be stopped. Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 318 S. Beteiligte:Patchett, Ann Standort: Engl. Pat
Inhalt: Ben Masters, lebenslustiger Single und passionierter Kletterer, erhält einen mysterlösen Auftrag: Er soll eine gewisse Dorothy in Schottland aufsuchen und mit ihr verhindern, dass der Hexenzirkel "Dark Moon Coven" die Macht an sich reißt. Da taucht eine geheimnisvolle Schöne namens Naomi auf, und Ben wird von ihr verzaubert. Was er nicht weiß: Naomi ist das Black-Moon-Oberhaupt...
Text dt. und engl. Europäischer Referenzrahmen ab A2 Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Sprachtraining, Wortschatz Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 153 S. Beteiligte:Thieme, Anja Standort: Engl. Thi ISBN: 978-3-468-44126-4
Inhalt: North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women's Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold-until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.
North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder.
Inhalt: Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She's funny and biting, passionate, she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline's youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline's teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline's ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?).
Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn't be, with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay.
New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all.
Inhalt: Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage son Nathan and ageing Labrador Dido, both at the discretion of his former partner Julia. It's a picturesque setting, but there's something darker lurking behind the scenes. Jackson's current job, gathering proof of an unfaithful husband for a suspicious wife, seems straightforward, but a chance encounter with a desperate man on a crumbling cliff leads him across a sinister network - and back into the path of someone from his past. Old secrets and new lies intersect in this breathtaking new novel, both sharply funny and achingly sad, by one of the most dazzling and surprising writers at work today. Schlagworte:Detektiv, Ehekrise, England, Krimi, Untreue, Yorkshire Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 476 Seiten Beteiligte:Atkinson, Kate Standort: Engl. Atk ISBN: 978-1-78416-524-6
Inhalt: From the attic of a dilapidated English country house, she sees them - Cara first: dark and beautiful, clinging to a marble fountain of Cupid, and Peter, an Apollo. It is 1969 and they are spending the summer in the rooms below hers while Frances writes a report on the follies in the garden for the absent American owner. But she is distracted. Beneath a floorboard in her bathroom, she discovers a peephole which gives her access to her neighbours' private lives.
To Frances' surprise, Cara and Peter are keen to spend time with her. It is the first occasion she has had anybody to call a friend, and before long they are spending every day together: eating lavish dinners, drinking bottle after bottle of wine, and smoking cigarettes till the ash piles up on the crumbling furniture. Frances is dazzled.
But as the hot sommer rolls lazily on, it becomes clear that not everything is right between Cara and Peter. The stories that Cara tells don't quite add up - and as Frances becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of the glamorous, hedonistic couple, the boundaries between truth and lies, right and wrong, begin to blur. Amid the decadence of that summer a small crime brings on a bigger one: a crime so terrible that it will brand all their lives forever. Schlagworte:60er Jahre, Ehepaar, England, Freundschaft, Geheimnis, Schicksal, Sechziger Jahre Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 279 Seiten Beteiligte:Fuller, Claire Standort: Engl. Ful ISBN: 978-0-241-34183-4
Inhalt: WHEN ESTHER THOREL, the wife of a Huguenot silk-weaver, rescues Sara Kemp from a brothel she thinks she is doing God's will. Sara is not convinced being a maid is better than being a whore, but the chance to escape her grasping 'madam' is too good to refuse.
INSIDE THE THORELS' tall house in Spitalfields, where the strange cadence of the looms fills the attic, the two women forge an uneasy relationship. The physical intimacies of washing and dressing belie the reality: Sara despises her mistress's blindness to the hypocrisy of her household, while Esther is too wrapped up in her own secrets to see Sara as anything more than another charitable cause.
IT IS SILK that has Esther so distracted. For years she has painted her own designs, dreaming that one day her husband will weave them into reality. When he laughs at her ambition, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will change the fate of the whole Thorel household and set the scene for a devastating day of reckoning between her and Sara. Schlagworte:18. Jahrhundert, Achtzehntes Jahrhundert, Frauen, Frauenroman, Frauenschicksal, Historisches, Hugenotten, Seide, Seidenhandel, Seidenmalerei, Seidenweberei Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 408 Seiten Beteiligte:Velton, Sonia Standort: Engl. Vel ISBN: 978-1-78747-079-8
Inhalt: Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books.
Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he's Nora's work nemesis.
Nora has been through enough break-ups to know she's the one men date before finding their happy-ever-after. To prevent another dating dud, Nora's sister has persuaded her to swap her city desk for a month's holiday in Sunshine Falls.
It's a small town straight out of a romance novel, but instead of meeting sexy lumberjacks, handsome doctors or cute bartenders, Nora keeps bumping into...Charlie.
She's no heroine. He's no hero. So can they take a page out of an entirely different book?
Brimming with witty banter, characters you can't help but fall for and off-the-charts chemistry, BOOK LOVERS is Emily Henry's best novel yet. Schlagworte:Bücher, Date, Dating, Englische Literatur, Junge Frau, Lektor, Liebe, Urlaub Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 377 Seiten Beteiligte:Henry, Emily Standort: Engl. Hen ISBN: 978-0-241-99534-1
Inhalt: When Darcy McCall loses her beloved Aunt Molly, she doesn't expect any sort of inheritance - let alone a small island. Located off the west coast of Ireland, Tara hasn't been lived on for years, but according to Molly's will Darcy must stay there for twelve months in order to fully inherit, and she needs to persuade a village full of people to settle there, too. Darcy has to leave behind her independent city life and swap stylish heels for muddy wellies. Between sorting everything from the plumbing to the pub, Darcy meets confident Conor and ever-grumpy Dermot - but who will make her feel really at home? Schlagworte:Erben, Insel, Ireland, Irland, Liebe, Liebesgeschichte, Männer, Umzug Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 436 S. Beteiligte:MacNamara, Ali Standort: Engl. Mac ISBN: 978-0-7515-4740-5
Inhalt: A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis.
Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast - again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold an historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange - again . . .
Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It's clear from the way he tracks Misery's every movement that he doesn't trust her. If only he knew how right he was . . .
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what's hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory . . . alone with the wolf. Schlagworte:Ehe, Fantasy, Liebe, Romantasy, Vampir, Werwolf Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 399 Seiten Beteiligte:Hazelwood, Ali Standort: Engl. Haz ISBN: 978-1-4087-2886-4
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