Inhalt: The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities-making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides.
Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher. Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, she can maintain control over her dynasty.
Inhalt: During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There, he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History. The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him - not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he'd been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend. Schlagworte:Italien, Krimi, Venedig, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 308 Seiten Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Eng. Leo ISBN: 978-1-78515-137-8
Inhalt: "Dracula" ... the very name instantly brings to mind vampires, blood and bats. When the young Englishman, Jonathan Harker, visits Count Dracula's castle in the mountains of Transylvania, he has no idea of the consequences. When he returns to England, wolves, bats and vampires suddenly haunt the streets of London. It is then up to the vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsong, to find Count Dracula before it is too late.
Inhalt: Elizabeth Gilbert is in her thirties, settled in a large house with a husband who wants to start a family. But she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a rebound fling later, Elizabeth emerges battered yet determined to find what she's been missing. So begins her quest. In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone. In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors. Finally, in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again. Schlagworte:Bali, Biografie, Biographie, Biography, Englischer Roman, Indien, Italien, Liebe, Reise, Selbstfindung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 349 Seiten Beteiligte:Gilbert, Elizabeth Standort: Engl. Gil ISBN: 978-1-4088-1010-1
Inhalt: Emily Maxwell is a widow whose grown children have long moved away. When her sister-in-law and sole companion, Arlene, faints at their favorite breakfast buffet, Emily's life changes in unexpected ways. Schlagworte:Alter, American English, Englischer Roman, Witwe, Älterwerden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 255 S. Beteiligte:O'Nan, Stewart Standort: Engl. O'Na ISBN: 978-0-670-02235-9
Inhalt: Die kluge Emma Woodhouse lebt für das Ehestiften und lenkt gerne die Geschicke anderer. Allerlei ungewollte Komplikationen und Missverständnisse zwingen sie jedoch zu Selbstkritik und -reflexion in dieser Komödie der Irrungen und Wirrungen. Schlagworte:Austen, Jane <1775-1817>, Ehe, England, Klassiker, Liebe Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 S. Beteiligte:Austen, Jane Standort: Engl. Aus ISBN: 978-1-85326-028-5
Inhalt: "I'll be dead in three months. Come tell my story."
This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trapp's life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter.
But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe - probably - a murderer.
Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? If so, who will be the loser?
And when a body surfaces in the family's garden, they all realize the past isn't buried - it's waiting. Schlagworte:Psychothriller, San Francisco, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 407 Seiten Beteiligte:Finn, A.J. Standort: Engl. Fin ISBN: 978-0-00-823421-8
Inhalt: The final stunning book in the Inheritance cycle featuring Eragon and his dragon Saphira. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Fantasy Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 1142 S. Beteiligte:Paolini, Christopher Standort: Engl. Pao ISBN: 978-0-307-97664-2
Inhalt: Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training. It is the journey of a lifetime. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and Eragon isn't sure whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran, must fight a new battle home in Cornwall - one that puts Eragon in grat danger. Schlagworte:American English, Englischer Roman, Fantasy Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 681 S. Beteiligte:Paolini, Christopher Standort: Engl. Pao
Inhalt: When Eragon, a poor farm boy, finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it will buy his family food for the winter. But when the stone brings a baby dragon, Eragon soon realises he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. He is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic and power. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands..... Schlagworte:American English, Englischer Roman, Fantasy Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 517 S. Beteiligte:Paolini, Christopher Standort: Engl. Pao
Inhalt: Forces collide in Book III of the phenomenally successful Inheritance Cycle. Eragon represents the greatest hope for a better Alagaesia. Can this once simple farm boy rise to become a leader who can unite the rebel forces and defeat the King? Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep, including Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran to help rescue Roran's beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches.But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength, as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices - choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.
Inhalt: Small-town nurse Nina Wentworth has made a career out of being a caretaker. More of a mom than their mother ever was, she sacrificed medical school so her sister could break free. Which is why she isn't exactly thrilled to see Averil back on Blackberry Island, especially when Nina's life has suddenly become¿complicated.
Nina has real life to deal with: she's unexpectedly juggling two men, Averil's marriage is on the rocks, their mother is living life just as recklessly as she always has, and Nina's starting to realize that the control she once had is slipping through her fingers. Her hopes of getting off the island seem to be stretching further away¿until her mother makes a discovery that could change everything forever. Schlagworte:Ehekrise, Englischer, Erste Liebe, Geschwister, Insel, Krankenschwester, Liebe, Liebesroman, Mutter-Kind-Beziehung, Schwestern, Vergangenheit, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 356 Seiten Beteiligte:Mallery, Susan Standort: Engl. Mal ISBN: 978-1-84845-462-0
Inhalt: Hop Anderson is at a crossroads. After six years with her boyfriend, she is no longer sure what she wants, and when her father becomes ill she heads to her family's cottage at Sunset Beach in North Carolina to make some difficult decisions. Tru Walls has been summoned across an ocean from where he was born and raised in Zimbabwe by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. In journeying to Sunset Beach, Tru hopes to unravel the mystery surrounding his mothers life, but the letter will lead him in an unexpected direction. When these two stranger's paths cross, their chance encounter sets in motion a heartbreaking stoy - one that will transcend ddecades, continents and the workings of fate. Schlagworte:Brief, Krankheit, Liebe, Selbstfindung, Vergangenheit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 312 Seiten Beteiligte:Sparks, Nicholas Standort: Engl. Spa ISBN: 978-0-7515-6776-2
Inhalt: The fate of Roth's everyman is traced from his first shocking confrontation with death on the idyllic beaches of his childhood summers, through the family trials and professional achievements of his vigorous adulthood, and into his old age, when he is rended by observing the deterioration of his contemporaries and stalked by his own physcial woes. Schlagworte:American English, Englischer Roman Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 182 S. Beteiligte:Roth, Phillip Standort: Engl. Rot
Inhalt: Welcome to Stanhope. A safe beighborhood. A place for families. On the surface, William Wooler is a family man. But he's been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afertnoon at a motel up the road. When he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-ear-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper. Hours later, Avery's family declares her missing. Suddenly, Stanhope doesn't feel so safe. And William isn't the only one on his street who's hidig a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, his neighbors become increasingly unhinged. Who took Avery Wooler? Schlagworte:Affäre, Entführung, Lüge, Lügen, Nachbarschaft, Streit, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 319 Seiten Beteiligte:Lapena, Shari Standort: Engl. Lap ISBN: 978-0-593-65574-0
Inhalt: Do you ever check your partner's phone? Should you? Are you prepared for the consequences?
It all started with the email. Rachel didn't even mean to look. She loves Jack and she's pregnant with their child. She trusts him. But now she's seen it, she can't undo that moment. Or the chain of events it has set in motion. Why has Jack been lying about his past? Just what exactly is he hiding? And doesn't Rachel have a right to know the truth at any cost? Schlagworte:Lüge, Partner, Thriller, Vergangenheit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 423 Seiten Beteiligte:McAllister, Gillian Standort: Engl. MacA ISBN: 978-1-4059-2826-7
Inhalt: Federal Investigator Aaron Falk is on his way to a small town deep in Southern Australian wine country for the christening of an old friend's baby. But mystery follows him, even on vacation.
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Kim Gillespie's disappearance. One year ago, at a busy town festival on a warm spring night, Kim safely tucked her sleeping baby into her stroller, then vanished into the crowd. No one has seen her since. When Kim's older daughter makes a plea for anyone with information about her missing mom to come forward, Falk and his old buddy Raco can't leave the case alone.
As Falk soaks up life in the lush valley, he is welcomed into the tight-knit circle of Kim's friends and loved ones. But the group may be more fractured than it seems. Between Falk's closest friend, the missing mother, and a woman he's drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge. What would make a mother abandon her child? What happened to Kim Gillespie? Schlagworte:Baby, Geheimnis, Thriller, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 354 Seiten Beteiligte:Harper, Jane Standort: Engl. Har ISBN: 978-1-250-88988-1
Auf dringendes Ersuchen des Premierministers begeben sich Sherlock Holmes und Watson auf die Spuren eines Verbrechers, der einen Anschlag mit verheerenden Folgen für Wirtschaft und Regierung androht. Ihre Suche führt sie durch das historische London, vorbei an Buckingham Palace und Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square und St Paul's Cathedral bis hin zur kürzlich eröffneten Tower Bridge. Dabei treffen sie auf die Geister berühmter Persönlichkeiten wie etwa Prince Albert, Maria Stuart oder William Shakespeare, die aus ihrem Leben erzählen und nützliche Hinweise geben. Das Buch lädt zu einer Stadterkundung der besonderen Art ein.
Ein zweisprachiger Londonreiseführer der besonderen Art - mit Illustrationen und einem Stadtplan
Inhalt: Best friend, soulmate, confidante . . . backstabber.
Amy thought she knew everything there was to know about her best friend Melissa. Then again, Amy also thought she was on the verge of the wedding of her dreams to her long-distance fiancé. Until she pays a surprise trip home to London. Jack is out, but it's clear another woman has been making herself at home in their flat. There's something about her stuff that feels oddly familiar . . . and then it hits Amy. The Other Woman is Melissa. Amy has lost her home, her fiancé and her best friend in one disastrous weekend - but instead of falling apart, she's determined to get her own back. Piecing her life back together won't be half as fun as dismantling theirs, after all. Schlagworte:Intrige, Lügen, Rache, Verlobung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 439 Seiten Beteiligte:Fallon, Jane Standort: Engl. Fal ISBN: 978-1-4059-3309-4
Inhalt: With the dramatic force of Tosca , Donna Leon's twenty-fourth novel in the bestselling Brunetti crime series quivers with the passion of opera and with the power of obsession.
In Death at La Fenice , Donna Leon's first novel in the Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cut-throat world of opera and to one of Italy's finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli - then a suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Now, many years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca .
As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one anonymous admirer inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses - on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment - it becomes clear that this fan has become a potentially dangerous stalker. Distraught, Flavia turns to an old friend for help. Familiar with Flavia's melodramatic temperament, Commissario Brunetti is at first unperturbed by her story, but when another young opera singer is attacked he begins to think Flavia's fears may be justified. In order to keep his friend out of danger, Brunetti must enter the psyche of an obsessive fan and find the culprit before anyone comes to harm. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Italien, Krimi, Leon, Donna, Oper, Venedig Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 263 S. Beteiligte:Leon, Donna Standort: Engl. Leo ISBN: 978-1-78515-000-5
Inhalt: Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Meet Stanley's family: son Fred, frustrated that his years of academic striving (Harvard MBA!) haven't protected him from career stagnation; daughter Kate, balancing a capricious boss, a distracted husband, and two small children; ex-wife Linda, familiar with and suspicious of Stanley's grandiose ways; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages.
For years, Stanley has insistently claimed that he's worth a small fortune. Now, as the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death, they are also starting to fear that Stanley's "small fortune" may be more "small" than "fortune." A "study in the difference between expectation and reality" (npr.org), a bittersweet rumination on what we owe our families, and a sharp-eyed look at Silicon Valley's culture of excess, Family Trust is a "dryly cynical" (Globe and Mail) satire of the American dream. Schlagworte:Englische Literatur, Familie, Familiendrama, Familienfehden, Familienkonflikt, Geschwister, Krebs, Vermögen Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 385 Seiten Beteiligte:Wang, Kathy Standort: Engl. Wan ISBN: 978-0-06-285525-1
Inhalt: They were daughters of a monster¿a father who slaughtered eight prostitutes before dying himself. Dr. Adeline Glen left the nightmare behind, and now she specializes in pain management. Her sister, Shana Day, followed in her father¿s violent footsteps, first killing at age fourteen and being incarcerated for more than twenty-five years. After a brutal attack, Boston Detective D. D. Warren needs Adeline¿s professional help to recover physically. But when a new psychopath known as the Rose Killer begins a reign of terror, D.D. must also consult the insane Shana¿who claims she can help catch the madman. D.D. may not yet be back on the job, but she is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn¿t just targeting lone women; he is targeting D.D. And D.D. knows there is only one way to take him down. Schlagworte:Detektiv, Englischer Roman, Mord, Mordfall, Mordserie, Mörder, Schwestern, Soziopathie, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 455 Seiten Beteiligte:Gardner, Lisa Standort: Engl. Gar ISBN: 978-0-7553-8835-6
Inhalt: When unworldly student Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged young entrepreneur Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and ultimately repelled by Christian's singular sexual tastes, Ana demanded a deeper commitment; determined to keep her, Christian agreed. Now, together, they have more - love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of infinite possibilities. But Ana always knew that loving her Fifty Shades would not be easy and being together poses challenges neither of them ever anticipated. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own integrity, identity, or independence; Christian must somehow overcome his compulsion to control and lay to rest the horrors that blighted his past and haunt his present. Just when it seems that together their love can conquer any obstacle, tragedy, malice and fate combine to make Ana's worst nightmares come true. Schlagworte:Englisch, Englischer Roman, Erotik, Liebe, Sex, Sexualität Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 569 S. Altersfreigabe: ab 18 Jahren Beteiligte:James, E.L. Standort: Engl. Jam ISBN: 978-0-345-80350-4
Inhalt: Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four of them come out the other side.
The hike through the rugged landscape is meant to take them out of their air-conditioned comfort zone of the office and teach resilience and team-building. At least that's what the corporate retreat website advertises. Police officer Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing walker. Alice Ruassell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with ... Schlagworte:Englische Literatur, Frauen, Thriller, Verschwinden, Whistleblower Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 421 Seiten Beteiligte:Harper, Jane Standort: Engl. Har ISBN: 978-0-349-14212-8
Inhalt: Five people. Five chances. One woman's search for happiness. Allegra Bird's arms are scattered with freckles, a gift from her beloved father. But despite her nickname, Freckles has never been able to join all the dots. So when a stranger tells her that everyone is the average of the five people they spend the most time with, it opens up something deep inside. The trouble is, Freckles doesn't know if she has five people. She's left her unconventional father and her friends behind for a bold new life in Dublin, but she's still an outsider. Now, in a quest to understand, she must find not one but five people who shape her - and who will determine her future. Moving from modern Dublin to the fierce Atlantic coast, this is an unforgfettable story of human connection, of friendship, and of growing into your own skin. Schlagworte:Dublin, Freundschaft, Ireland, Irland, Protagonistin Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 345 Seiten Beteiligte:Ahern, Cecelia Standort: Engl. Ahe ISBN: 978-0-00-819493-2
Inhalt: A decade ago, psychologist Frieda Klein was sucked into the orbit of Dean Reeve -- a killer able to impersonate almost anyone, a man who can disappear without a trace, a psychopath obsessed with Frieda herself.
In the years since, Frieda has worked with -- and sometimes against -- the London police in solving their most baffling cases. But now she's in hiding, driven to isolation by Reeve. When a series of murders announces his return, Frieda must emerge from the shadows to confront her nemesis. And it's a showdown she might not survive.
Criminology student Lola Hayes has tracked Frieda down with a single-minded pursuit: she wants to delve inside the mind of a woman besieged by darkness. But in following every move Frieda makes, Lola is exposing herself to the same terrors-and the same twisted fixation of a diabolical psychopath.
This gripping cat-and-mouse thriller pits one of the most fascinating characters in contemporary fiction against an enemy like none other. Smart, sophisticated, and spellbinding, it's a novel to leave you breathless. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Mörder, Serienmörder, Studentin, Thriller, Versteck Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 374 Seiten Beteiligte:French, Nicci Standort: Engl. Fre ISBN: 978-0-7181-7968-7
Inhalt: A bloated corpse turns up in the Thames, throat slashed, and the only clue is a hospital wristband reading Dr. F. Klein. Frieda is taken to see the body and realizes with horror that it is Sandy, her ex-boyfriend. She¿s certain that the killer is Dean Reeve¿the man who has never stopped haunting her. But the police think he has been dead for years, and Frieda is their number one suspect. With few options, Frieda goes on the run to save herself and try to uncover the truth. Schlagworte:England, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Geheimnis, London, Partner, Psychothriller, Trennung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 374 Seiten ; Karte Beteiligte:French, Nicci Standort: Engl. Fre ISBN: 978-0-7181-7963-2
Inhalt: Endlich - der zweite Fall für Frieda Klein! Eisiger Dienstag.... In der Wohnung einer psychisch Kranken wird ein Toter gefunden: Edward Green, alias Robert Poole, der zu seinen Lebzeiten den Mitmenschen mit Charme und Charisma Alltag und Bankkonto erleichterte. Wieder einmal unterstützt die Psychotherapeutin Frieda Klein die Polizei bei den Ermittlungen. Das wird nicht überall gern gesehen. Zumal die Leiche einer jungen Studentin aufgefunden wird, die durch Kleins Fehleinschätzung ums Leben kam. Die Presse veranstaltet eine Hetzjagd auf sie. Aber sie trotzt allen Anfeindungen und hat bald eine schreckliche Vermutung. Und die Suche nach Pooles Mörder bringt auch sie in Lebensgefahr Ein intelligenter Thriller aus einem London, wie es nur wenige von uns kennen. Schlagworte:British English, England, Englischer Roman, Psychotherapie, Psychothriller, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 447 S. Beteiligte:French, Nicci Standort: Engl. Fre ISBN: 978-1-4059-0916-7
Inhalt: The first in a new series with psychotherapist Frieda Klein. Five-year-old Matthew Faraday is abducted and one of Frieda's patients describes dreams of seizing a boy who is the spitting image of Matthew. So Frieda finds herself drawn into the heart of the case ... Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Entführung, Kinder, Psychotherapie, Psychothriller, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 412 S. Beteiligte:French, Nicci Standort: Engl. Fre ISBN: 978-0-14-104075-2
Inhalt: Frieda Klein reluctantly faces a case that penetrates to her very core. Saturday Requiem is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense in which nothing is quite what it seems . . .'Nicci French's sophisticated, compassionate and gripping crime novels stand head and shoulders above the competition' Sophie Hannah ***Thirteen years ago eighteen year old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the brutal murder of her family. It was an open and shut case and Hannah's been incarcerated in a secure hospital ever since.When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment of her she reluctantly agrees. What she finds horrifies her. Hannah has become a tragic figure, old before her time. And Frieda is haunted by the thought that Hannah might be as much of a victim as her family; that something wasn't right all those years ago.And as Hannah's case takes hold of her, Frieda soon begins to realise that she's up against someone who'll go to any lengths to protect themselves . . .Saturday Requiem is the sixth addictive and intriguing novel in the Frieda Klein series by the bestselling author Nicci French.'French leads the field' Sunday Express'Brilliantly crafted . . . masterly control of suspense' Daily Mirror 'Tense, frightening, gripping' Easy Living 'Dark, nerve-tingling and addictive' Daily Express Schlagworte:England, Englischer Roman, Psychothriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 389 S. Beteiligte:French, Nicci Standort: Engl. Fre ISBN: 978-0-7181-7965-6
Inhalt: Funny Girl is the story of a popular 1960s tv comedy series. The writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, who each harbour a secret. And most of all Sophie Straw, once Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool 1964, who's changed her name and abandoned her old life because she just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy fame. Schlagworte:60er Jahre, England, Englisch, Englischer Roman, Gesellschaftsroman, Karriere, London, Protagonistin, Provinz, Schauspielerin, Sechziger Jahre, Sitcom, Sozialstudie Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 341 Seiten Beteiligte:Hornby, Nick Standort: Engl. Hor ISBN: 978-0-241-96523-8
Inhalt: Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it...right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children's librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra's ex, Miles Nowak.
Scruffy and chaotic-with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads-Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she's either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?
Inhalt: The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest young women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end - and Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes. Bent on justice, Ursula hatches a plan: take Anne's place as stenographer to the reclusive poet Valerie, Lady Fulbrook. There are dark rumours about Lord Fulbrook, and his gloomy mansion in Mapstone Square seems the logical starting point for an undercover investigation. Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton thinks Mrs. Kern is off her head to meddle in such dangerous business. But if this mysterious widowed beauty insists on stirring the pot, Slater intends to remain close by as they venture into the darker side of polite society and a den of iniquity called the Olympus Club. Together they must reveal the identity of a killer - and to achieve their goal, they may need to reveal their deepest secrets to each other as well. Schlagworte:Geheimnis, Intrige, London, Mord, Viktorianische Zeit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 422 Seiten Beteiligte:Quick, Amanda Standort: Engl. Qui ISBN: 978-0-515-15606-5
Inhalt: Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan.
A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating, uncomplicated experience she was sold. Everywhere she turns, she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling. Friendships are fading, ex-boyfriends are moving on and, worse, everyone's moving to the suburbs. There's no solace to be found in her family, with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia.
Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny and tender, filled with whip-smart observations about relationships, family, memory, and how we live now. Schlagworte:Beziehung, England, Geburtstag, Liebe, Selbstverwirklichung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 337 Seiten Beteiligte:Alderton, Dolly Standort: Engl. Ald ISBN: 978-0-241-98868-8
Inhalt: The only thing certain is change-even in a place as steady as Perry, Alabama, on a street as old as Glory Road.
Nearly a decade after her husband's affair drove her back home to South Alabama, Jessie McBride has the stable life she wants-operating her garden shop, Twig, next door to her house on Glory Road, and keeping up with her teenage daughter and spunky mother. But the unexpected arrival of two men makes Jessie question whether she's really happy with the status quo.
When handsome, wealthy businessman Sumner Tate asks her to arrange flowers for his daughter's lavish wedding, Jessie finds herself drawn to his continued attention. Then Ben Bradley, her lingering what-could-have-been from high school, moves back to the red dirt road, and she feels her heart pulled in directions she never expected.
Meanwhile, Jessie's fourteen-year-old daughter, Evan, is approaching the start of high school and navigating a new world of emotions-particularly as they relate to the cute new guy who's moved in just down the road. At the same time, Jessie's mother, Gus, is suffering increasingly frequent memory lapses and faces a frightening, uncertain future.
Inhalt: From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird .
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch - 'Scout' - returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird , Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past - a journey that can be guided only by one's own conscience.
Inhalt: TWO HOURS TO VANISH Ten people have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter, FUSION can track anyone wherever they are on earth. But does it work?
ONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE Each participant is given two hours to 'Go Zero' - to go off-grid and disappear - and then thirty days to elude the highly sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Any Zero that beats FUSION will receive $3million in cash. If Cy's system prevails, he wins a $90 billion-dollar contract with the CIA to develop FUSION and revolutionize surveillance forever.
ZERO ALTERNATIVES For contestant Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far higher than money, and her reasons for entering the test more personal than Cy could have ever imagined. Kaitlyn needs to win to get what she wants, and Cy will stop at nothing to realize his ambitions. They have no choice but to finish the game and when the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner... Schlagworte:Dystopie, Technologie, Thriller, Wettbewerb, Zukunft, Überwachung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 295 Seiten Beteiligte:McCarten, Anthony Standort: Engl. MacC ISBN: 978-1-5290-9022-2
Inhalt: It's the morning of Nick Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary and his wife Amy has disappeared. Under pressure from the police and a growing social media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble: Amy's friends say she was afraid of him, his computer reveals disturbing searches and he keeps getting mysterious calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife? Schlagworte:Ehe, Ehekonflikt, Ehekrise, Hochzeitstag, Thriller, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 475 Seiten Beteiligte:Flynn, Gillian Standort: Engl. Fly ISBN: 978-0-7538-2766-6
Inhalt: The fourth in the Detective Kate Burkholder series set in Ohio's Amish country. Three teenagers have vanished from Ohios Amish country. The only thing they have in common, other than their religion, is they are keen to leave the Plain Life. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder is called in to consult by Agent John Tomasetti as her Amish roots will be invaluable in an investigation involving this sectarian society. They travel to the small town of Monongahela Falls to investigate the latest disappearance - that of seventeen-year-old Annie King. The only evidence left behind is a satchel - and a pool of blood. The case moves closer to home for Kate when a young relative, Sadie Miller, vanishes. With her own past resonating, Kate delves into the lives of the missing teens. Soon, a sinister pattern emerges along with a vital clue that changes everything. While following up on a lead, Kate makes an appalling discovery and unearths a secret no one could have imagined - thrusting her into a fight to the death with a merciless killer. Schlagworte:American English, Amische, Amish, Englischer Roman, Thriller, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 277 S. Beteiligte:Castillo, Linda Standort: Engl. Cas ISBN: 978-0-230-76023-3
Inhalt: Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband's wedding ring-the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter, Ruby, was five.
Flora and Julian struggled for years, scraping together just enough acting work to raise Ruby in Manhattan and keep Julian's small theater company-Good Company-afloat. A move to Los Angeles brought their first real career successes, a chance to breathe easier, and a reunion with Margot, now a bona fide television star. But has their new life been built on lies? What happened that summer all those years ago? And what happens now?
With Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's signature tenderness, humor, and insight, Good Company tells a bighearted story of the lifelong relationships that both wound and heal us. Schlagworte:Ehe, Familie, Freundschaft, Theater Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 310 Seiten Beteiligte:Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix Standort: Engl. Swe ISBN: 978-0-06-309441-3
Inhalt: Every relationship has one beginning. This one has two endings.
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . . 1. Without a home 2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off 3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Inhalt: For seven-year-old Salim, the pillars upholding his small universe - his indifferent father, his adored uncle, his treasured books, the daily routines of government school and Koran lessons - seem unshakeable. But it is the 1970s, and the winds of change are blowing through Zanzibar: suddenly Salim's father is gone, and the island convulses with violence and corruption in the wake of a revolution. It will only be years later, making his way through an alien and hostile London, that Salim will begin to understand the shame and exploitation festering at the heart of his family's history. Schlagworte:70er Jahre, Erwachsenwerden, Islam, Junge, Literaturnobelpreis, London, Nobelpreis, Nobelpreis für Literatur, Preisgekrönt, Revolution, Sansibar, Siebziger Jahre, Vater Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 261 Seiten Beteiligte:Gurnah, Abdulrazak Standort: Engl. Gur ISBN: 978-1-4088-8130-9
Inhalt: Worldwide bestseller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet. America's greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief. One week ago, Samantha Kofer was a third-year associate at New York City's largest law firm. Now she is an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small-town Appalachia. When Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, her future. As she confronts real clients with real problems, she finds herself a world away from her past life of corporate fat cats and fatter bonuses. This is coal country. Meth country. The law is different here. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line. Schlagworte:Amerikanisches Englisch, Englischer Roman, Finanzkrise, Finanzmarktkrise, Justizthriller, Kohle, Krankheit, Kreditmarktkrise, Nonprofit-Organisation, Thriller, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 461 S. Beteiligte:Grisham, John Standort: Engl. Gri ISBN: 978-0-8129-9926-6
Inhalt: Abbie and her three best friends step off of a private helicopter into a luxurious hotel, and enjoy four days of pampering and partying. Then they wake up on a yacht, surrounded by police, accused of the foulest crime imaginable, and the vacation of a lifetime becomes a fight for survival. GUILTY WIVES is the ultimate indulgence - a non-stop joy-ride of friendship, danger and betrayal. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 424 S. Beteiligte:Patterson, James Standort: Engl. Pat ISBN: 978-1-84605-790-8
Inhalt: Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement. When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter, or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead? Nothing is certain but the promise of war. Schlagworte:Fantasy, Griechische Mythologie, Griechische Sagen, Liebe, Mystery, Urban Fantasy, Verlobung, Young Adult Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 455 Seiten Beteiligte:St. Clair, Scarlett Standort: Engl. St.C ISBN: 978-1-72826-167-6
Inhalt: "Let me worship you," he said. His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it. She answered, "Yes."
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world, and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.
After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of ther Dead grows - a love that is both captivating and forbidden. Schlagworte:Fantasy, Gott, Griechische Mythologie, Göttin, Liebe, Unterwelt, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 392 Seiten Beteiligte:St. Clair, Scarlett Standort: Engl. St.C ISBN: 978-1-72826-170-6
Inhalt: "Are you saying you wouldn't fight for me?"
Hades sighed and brushed his finger along her cheek. "Darling, I would burn this world for you."
Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring. To add to her troubles, everyone seems eager to warn Persephone away from the God of the Dead by exposing his hellish past.
Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help. Desperate, she takes matters into her own hands, striking bargains that lead to severe consequences. Faced with a side of Hades she never knew, and crushing loss, Persephone wonders if she can truly become Hades's queen. Schlagworte:Beziehung, Erotik, Fantasy, Gott, Griechische Mythologie, Göttin, Liebe, Mystery, Mythologie, Unterwelt, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 440 Seiten Beteiligte:St. Clair, Scarlett Standort: Engl. St.C ISBN: 978-1-72826-169-0
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