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
Inhalt: Charlotte O'Keefe's much-longed-for, adored daughter Willow is born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a very severe form of brittle bone disease. One stumble could force her to spend months in a body cast. Willow's condition is an expensive one, and her family faces financial ruin. Then Charlotte is offered a lifeline. She could file a "wrongful birth" suit against her obstrician, in the hope of receiving a monetary payout which would secure Willow's future. But the doctor she would be suing is Charlotte's best friend... Schlagworte:American English, Englischer Roman, Krankheit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 551 S. Beteiligte:Picoult, Jodi Standort: Engl. Pic ISBN: 978-0-340-97904-4
Inhalt: Two exes. One pact. Could this holiday change everything?
Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world.
Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone.
But the cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break their best friends' hearts so they'll fake it for one more week.
But how can you pretend to be in love - and get away with it - in front of the people who know you best?
Inhalt: Moving, passionate, and unforgettable, this novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what the future holds.
After a childhood filled with poverty and neglect, Beyah Grim finally has her hard-earned ticket out of Kentucky with a full ride to Penn State. But two months before she's finally free to change her life for the better, an unexpected death leaves her homeless and forced to spend the remainder of her summer in Texas with a father she barely knows.
Devastated and anxious for the summer to go by quickly, Beyah has no time or patience for Samson, the wealthy, brooding guy next door. Yet, the connection between them is too intense to ignore. But with their upcoming futures sending them to opposite ends of the country, the two decide to maintain only a casual summer fling. Too bad neither has any idea that a rip current is about to drag both their hearts out to sea. Schlagworte:Armut, Beziehung, Junge Erwachsene, Klassengesellschaft, Liebe, Obdachlosigkeit, Reichtum, Sommer, Studentin, Texas, Universität, Young Adult Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 353 Seiten Beteiligte:Hoover, Colleen Standort: Engl. Hoo ISBN: 978-1-398-52504-7
Inhalt: Buffy, Charmeur und Gentleman der alten Schule, muss sich eingestehen, dass seine wilden Zeiten vorbei sind. Seine Ehen haben nicht gehalten, die Kinder sind längst aus dem Haus und eine neue Liebe ist auch nicht in Sicht. Als er überraschend ein Bed & Breakfast in Wales erbt, beschließt er, noch einmal von vorne anzufangen. Das allerdings ist leichter gesagt als getan: Um das heruntergekommene "Myrtle House" am Laufen zu halten, bedarf es einer kreativen Idee. Kurzerhand verwandelt Buffy es in einen "Club der gebrochenen Herzen", einen Ort, der frisch Getrennten, Geschiedenen und Singles eine Auszeit unter Leidensgenossen und gleichzeitig praktische Lebenshilfe verspricht um mit neuem Mut und Elan das "Leben allein" anzugehen. In kürzester Zeit lockt Buffys Angebot die verschiedensten Gäste an. Dabei sind Missverständnisse, Verwechslungen und unvorhergesehene Überraschungen vorprogrammiert Ein charmanter, frischer und überaus amüsanter Roman über Menschen, die egal, ob jung oder alt mit den Irrungen und Wirrungen des Herzens zu kämpfen haben und sich doch nur nach einem sehnen: "einfach" nur glücklich zu sein. Schlagworte:Alter, Club, England, Englischer Roman, Glück, Pension, Protagonist, Rente, Schauspieler, Single, Suche, Wales, Älterer Mann, Älterwerden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 386 S. Beteiligte:Moggach, Deborah Standort: Engl. Mog ISBN: 978-0-09-957862-8
Inhalt: Auf der Hochzeit seines Freundes Watson findet Sherlock heraus, dass sich einer der Gäste in höchster Gefahr befindet.
Nebenbei bittet Grenadier Guards, der nur mit Glück einen Mordversuch überlebt hat, Sherlock um Hilfe.
Weitere mysteriöse Vorfälle lassen diesen Fall noch unlösbarer erscheinen und Sherlock bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit ...
adapted from the script "The sign of three" by Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Steve Thompson. - Based on the story "The sign of the four" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Schlagworte:Englische Literatur, Holmes, Sherlock, Sprachtraining Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 56 Seiten : Illustrationen + CD Standort: Engl. She ISBN: 978-3-99045-309-4
Helbling Readers Movies The imitation game [A2 / B1] (Band Level 4) based on the true story of Alan Turing and the Enigma code Helbling Languages (2015)
Standort: Engl. Imi
Inhalt: 1939: Großbritannien befindet sich im Krieg gegen Nazi-Deutschland. Das Mathematik-Genie Alan Turing arbeitet wie besessen mit seinem Team daran, den Enigma-Code des Feindes zu entschlüsseln.
Turing ist von der Idee überzeugt, eine Maschine zu entwickeln, die den Code "knacken" kann. Wird der Plan aufgehen? Können Turing und sein Team dazu beitragen, den Krieg zu gewinnen? Schlagworte:Sprachtraining, Turing, Alan <1912-1954> Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 64 Seiten : Illustrationen + CD Standort: Engl. Imi ISBN: 978-3-99045-311-7
Inhalt: In the wake of a referendum which has divided the nation, the last thing the Queen needs is any additional problems to worry about. But when an oil painting of the Royal Yacht Britannia - first given to the Queen in the 1960s - shows up unexpectedly in a Royal Navy exhibition, she begins to realise that something is up. When a body is found in the Palace swimming pool, she finds herself once again in the middle of an investigation which has more twists and turns than she could ever have suspected. With her trusted secretary Rozie by her side, the Queen is determined to solve the case. But will she be able to do it before the murderer strikes again? Schlagworte:Buckingham Palast, Cosy Crime, Cosy-Crime, Cozy Crime, Cozy-Crime, Elisabeth, England, Großbritannien, Krimi, Mordfall, Whodunit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 390 Seiten Beteiligte:Bennett, S.J. Standort: Engl. Ben ISBN: 978-1-83877-484-4
Inhalt: December 2016 - A severed hand is found washed up on a beach next to the Queen's estate at Sandringham. Elizabeth has become quite accustomed to solving even the most complex of murders. And though she quickly identifies the 70-year-old victim, Edward St Cyr, from his signet ring, the search for his killer is not so straightforward. St Cyr led an unconventional, often controversial life, making many enemies along the way in the quiet, rural world of North Norfolk, where everyone knows each other's business. But when a second man is found dead, and a prominent local woman is nearly killed in a hit-and-run, the mystery takes an even darker turn. With the Christmas break coming to an end, the Queen and her trusted assistant Rozie must race to discover how the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Or the next victim may be found even closer to home. Schlagworte:Cosy Crime, Cosy-Crime, Cozy Crime, Cozy-Crime, Elisabeth, England, Großbritannien, Krimi, London, Mordfall, Whodunit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 326 Seiten Beteiligte:Bennett, S.J. Standort: Engl. Ben ISBN: 978-1-83877-620-6
Inhalt: A surprise inheritance reveals the hidden lives of two sisters torn apart by tragedy ...
Following her grandmother's death, Rose Martineau inherits The Egg, an extraordinary house nestling in the Sussex countryside. She discovers that the mysterious house originally belonged to her grandmother's younger sister, Sadie, who Rose never knew existed. In her search to uncover why the sisters grew apart, Rose is drawn back into the glamorous and decadent world of the 1930s.
Meanwhile, Rose's own life as a dutiful wife and mother is turned upside down by a sordid scandal that threatens to destroy her marriage. It is only once she has unravelled the secrets of Sadie's past that she is able to look to her own future...
Inhalt: Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top-five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up the girls that are on his list, and generally behave as if Laura never mattered. But Rob finds he can't move on. He's stuck in a really deep grove - and it's called Laura. Soon, he's asking himself some big questions: about love, about life - and about why we choose to share ours with the people we do. Schlagworte:Beziehung, Liebe Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 245 Seiten Beteiligte:Hornby, Nick Standort: Engl. Hor ISBN: 978-0-241-95025-8
Inhalt: When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessentially British village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Detective Jack Harper is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.
Someone isn?t telling the truth, and some secrets are worth killing to keep.
His & Hers is a twisty, smart, psychological thriller. A gripping tale of suspense, told by expertly-drawn narrators that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Schlagworte:Dorf, England, Journalistin, Lüge, Psychothriller, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 308 Seiten Beteiligte:Feeney, Alice Standort: Engl. Fee ISBN: 978-1-250-26607-1
Inhalt: A self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America with more than just physical scars. Suffering from crippling apathy, he is spurred into action by the need to rescue his sister, and discovers a profound courage he thought was lost forever. This is a deeply moving novel about an apparently defeated man finding his manhood and, finally, his home. Schlagworte:20. Jahrhundert, 50er Jahre, Englischer Roman, Fünfziger Jahre, Kriegsheimkehrer, Zwanzigstes Jahrhundert Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 256 S. Beteiligte:Morrison, Toni Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-0-307-74091-5
Inhalt: A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day, more than half a life ago, when he was taken? And most critically: What can he tell Myron and Win about the fate of his missing friend? Drawing on his singular talent, Harlan Coben delivers an explosive and deeply moving thriller about friendship, family, and the meaning of home. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Entführung, Freundschaft, Junge, Thriller, Verschwinden Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 387 Seiten Beteiligte:Coben, Harlan Standort: Engl. Cob ISBN: 978-1-101-98569-4
Inhalt: Steel's novel invites readers into the ultra-glamorous world of a five-star New York hotel, and brings to vivid life the man who builds it as his dream, the girl who grows up in its loving embrace, and the colorful guests and staff who make its magic complete. Schlagworte:Amerikanisches Englisch, Englischer Roman, Familie, Hotel, New York, USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 323 S. Beteiligte:Steel, Danielle Standort: Engl. Stee ISBN: 978-0-593-06308-8
Inhalt: According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor, after all, and doctors are decent people, and on top of that her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. When David suddenly becomes good, however - properly, maddeningly, give-away-all-his-money good - Katie's sums no longer add up, and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions... Schlagworte:British English, Englischer Roman Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 243 S. Beteiligte:Hornby, Nick Standort: Engl. Hor
Inhalt: When three generations of women are brought together by crisis, they learn over the course of one hot summer the power of family to support, nourish and surprise Lauren has the perfect life...if she ignores the fact it's a fragile house of cards, and that her daughter Mack has just had a teenage personality transplant. Jenna is desperate to start a family with her husband, but it's... Just. Not. Happening. Her heart is breaking, but she's determined to keep her trademark smile on her face. Nancy knows she hasn't been the best mother, but how can she ever tell Lauren and Jenna the reason why? Then life changes in an instant, and Lauren, Mack, Jenna and Nancy are thrown together for a summer on Martha's Vineyard. Somehow, these very different women must relearn how to be a family. And while unraveling their secrets might be their biggest challenge, the rewards could be infinite... Heartwarming and fresh, Sarah Morgan's brilliant new novel is a witty and deeply uplifting look at the power of a family of women. Schlagworte:England, Familie, Familienroman, Heimat, Insel, Liebe, Mehrgenerationenroman, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Tragödie, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 428 Seiten Beteiligte:Morgan, Sarah Standort: Engl. Mor ISBN: 978-1-335-61300-4
Inhalt: As the temperature rises in Gaborone, Precious Ramotswe, founder of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, wonders whether the heat could be the reason that business is particularly slow. Luckily, a slower pace in life is her natural preference, unlike her colleague Mma Makutsi, who is alert to every passing observation and inclined to making snap decisions. With fewer cases to handle, Precious has time to contemplate her new neighbours, a couple who, by the sounds of it, have a rather volatile relationship ...
But then a distant cousin of Mma Ramotswe's comes to the agency with a plea for help, and the ladies decide to pursue the issue together. Armed with Mma Ramotswe's circumspection and Mma Makutsi's sharp eye, they proceed with confidence and open hearts. What, after all, could be more straightforward than a family matter?
Meanwhile, their colleague Charlie is behaving oddly, borrowing Mma Ramotse's van and returning it in an unusual condition. Digging a little deeper, the explanation is both strange and extraordinary, and takes Charlie, along with Mma RamotsweÄs husband, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, on a hair-raising night-time expedition.
In the end, Precious is reminded of the need to view a picture from every angle, to accept the imperfections in people and situations and then find a solution - preferably over a delicious slice of her friend Mma Potokwani's fruit cake. Schlagworte:Africa, Afrika, Detektiv, Detektivroman, Englische Literatur, Frauen, Krimi Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 248 Seiten Beteiligte:Smith, Alexander McCall Standort: Engl. Smi ISBN: 978-1-4087-1281-8
Inhalt: Build shelter. Find water. Make fire. Seek revenge.
There are two beginnings to this story. One of them is on a tarmac in Alaska. The other's standing on a lakeshore with the rain falling on me like mist, the cabin's timbers smoldering, sullen and red. I'll tell you both stories, what happened before my father died and what happened after. And when I'm done or when I'm too weak to write anymore, I'll leave this notebook where the cabin was. If someone comes looking for us, for me, maybe they'll find it. So if you're reading this, I'm probably dead. But for a while, I survived. My name is Jess Cooper and I am still alive.
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After: Jess is alone. Her cabin has burned down to the ground. She knows if she doesn't act fast, the cold will kill her before she has time to worry about food. But she is still alive - for now.
Before: Jess hadn't seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But she was still healing from the car crash that killed her mother when she had to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.
After: With only her father's dog as company, Jess must forage and hunt for food, build shelter, and keep herself warm. Some days it feels like the wild is out to destroy her, but she's stronger than she ever imagined. Jess will survive. She has to. She knows who killed her father. And she wants revenge. Schlagworte:Canada, Einsamkeit, Kanada, Mord, Rache, Tochter, Wildnis, Überleben, Überlebende, Überlebensstrategie Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 314 Seiten Beteiligte:Marshall, Kate Alice Standort: Engl. Mar ISBN: 978-0-425-29098-9
Inhalt: Every morning and evening, Zoe Walker takes the same route to the train station, waits at a certain place on the platform, finds her favorite spot in the car, never suspecting that someone is watching her...
It all starts with a classified ad. During her commute home one night, while glancing through her local paper, Zoe sees her own face staring back at her; a grainy photo along with a phone number and a listing for a website called FindTheOne.com.
Other women begin appearing in the same ad, a different one every day, and Zoe realizes they've become the victims of increasingly violent crimes-including murder. With the help of a determined cop, she uncovers the ad's twisted purpose...A discovery that turns her paranoia into full-blown panic. Zoe is sure that someone close to her has set her up as the next target.
And now that man on the train-the one smiling at Zoe from across the car-could be more than just a friendly stranger. He could be someone who has deliberately chosen her and is ready to make his next move... Schlagworte:England, London, Psychothriller, Stalking, U-Bahn, Überwachung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 372 Seiten Beteiligte:Mackintosh, Clare Standort: Engl. Mac ISBN: 978-0-7515-5414-4
Inhalt: David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a three year old son named Matthew - when tragedy strikes one night in the worst possible way.
David awakes to find himself covered in blood, but not his own - his son's. And while he knows he did not murder his son, the overwhelming evidence against him puts him behind bars indefinitely.
Five years into his imprisonment, Cheryl's sister arrives - and drops a bombshell.
She's come with a photograph that a friend took on vacation at a theme park. The boy in the background seems familiar - and even though David realizes it can't be, he knows it is.
It's Matthew, and he's still alive.
David plans a harrowing escape from prison, determined to do what seems impossible - save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened that devastating night. Schlagworte:Gefängnis, Gefängnisausbruch, Häftling, Mordfall, Thriller, Verschwinden, Vorstadt Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 407 Seiten Beteiligte:Coben, Harlan Standort: Engl. Cob ISBN: 978-1-5291-3551-0
Inhalt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¿ The haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the 70s and 80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case¿which was solved in April 2018. Introduction by Gillian Flynn ¿ Afterword by Patton Oswalt ¿A brilliant genre-buster.... Propulsive, can¿t-stop-now reading.¿ ¿Stephen King
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the popular website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. I¿ll Be Gone in the Dark¿the masterpiece McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death¿offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. It is also a portrait of a woman¿s obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Utterly original and compelling, it has been hailed as a modern true crime classic¿one which fulfilled Michelle's dream: helping unmask the Golden State Killer. Schlagworte:70er Jahre, 80er Jahre, Achtziger Jahre, America, Amerika, California, Großdruck, Kalifornien, Mordfall, Serienmörder, Siebziger Jahre, Thriller, True Crime, Vergewaltigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 475 Seiten, Illustrationen Beteiligte:McNamara, Michelle Standort: Engl. MacN ISBN: 978-0-06-287130-5
Inhalt: A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.
Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.
Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.
Nate's focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team-including Anastasia, who clearly can't stand him.
But when Anastasia's skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.
Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn't worried... because she could never like a hockey player, right?
Inhalt: Kyuri is an achingly beautiful woman with a hard-won job at a Seoul "room salon," an exclusive underground bar where she entertains businessmen while they drink. Though she prides herself on her cold, clear-eyed approach to life, an impulsive mistake threatens her livelihood.
Kyuri's roommate, Miho, is a talented artist who grew up in an orphanage but won a scholarship to study art in New York. Returning to Korea after college, she finds herself in a precarious relationship with the heir to one of the country's biggest conglomerates.
Down the hall in their building lives Ara, a hairstylist whose two preoccupations sustain her: an obsession with a boy-band pop star, and a best friend who is saving up for the extreme plastic surgery that she hopes will change her life.
And Wonna, one floor below, is a newlywed trying to have a baby that she and her husband have no idea how they can afford to raise in Korea's brutal economy.
Inhalt: A funny, frank and bittersweet look at sisters, marriage and moving on, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Blue Heron series
Letting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected...especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend. Needing closure, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll start her own business and bask in her sister Rachel's picture-perfect family life...and maybe even find a little romance of her own with Leo, her downstairs neighbour, who's utterly irresistible and annoyingly distant at the same time.
Rachel's idyllic marriage, however, is imploding after she discovers what looks like her husband's infidelity. She always thought she'd walk away in this situation but now she's wavering, much to Jenny's surprise. Rachel points to their parents' perfect marriage as a shining example of patience and forgiveness; but to protect her sister, Jenny may have to tarnish that memory-and their relationship-and reveal a family secret she's been keeping since childhood.
Both Rachel and Jenny will have to come to terms with the past and the present, and find a way to help each other get what they want most of all. Schlagworte:Affäre, Ehekrise, Familie, Liebe, Schwestern, Seitensprung, Trennung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 439 Seiten Beteiligte:Higgins, Kristan Standort: Engl. Hig ISBN: 978-0-373-78929-0
Inhalt: When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora¿s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods. Schlagworte:Englischer Roman, Polterabend, Thriller, Wald Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 338 Seiten Beteiligte:Ware, Ruth Standort: Engl. War ISBN: 978-0-09-959824-4
Inhalt: In a house of lies everyone has something to hide. A missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - is that his body was in an area that had already been searched. Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing through the mistakes of the original case. There were always suspicions over how the investigation was handled and now - after a decade withouth answers - it's time for the truth. Every officer involved must be questioned, and it seems everyone on the case has something to hde, and everything to lose. But there is one man who knows where the trail may lead - and that it could be the end of him: John Rebus. Schlagworte:Lügen, Mordfall, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 372 Seiten Beteiligte:Rankin, Ian Standort: Engl. Ran ISBN: 978-1-4091-7689-3
Inhalt: When Ros comes home after three years away, she's ready to pick up with life exactly where she left it. But her friends have moced on, her parents have rekindled their romance, and her bedroom is now a garden shed. All of a sudden, she's swet up in nostalgia for the way things were. Then her phone begins to ping, with messages from her old life. Including one number she thought she'd erased for good - the man who broke her heart. Is this her second chance at one big love? Sometimes we all want to see what we've been missing. Schlagworte:Liebe, Neuanfang, Vergangenheit, Vergangenheitsbewältigung Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 406 Seiten Beteiligte:Kelk, Lindsey Standort: Engl. Kel ISBN: 978-0-00-824020-2
Inhalt: Where do you see yourself in five years? Type-A Manhattan lawyer Dannie Kohan has been in possession of her meticulously crafted answer since she understood the question. On the day that she nails the most important job interview of her career and gets engaged to the perfect man, she's well on her way to fulfilling her life goals. That night Dannie falls asleep only to wake up in a different apartment with a different ring on her finger, and in the company of a very different man. The TV is on in the background, and she can just make out the date. It's the same night - December 15th - but 2025, five years in the future. It was just a dream, she tells herself when she wakes, but it felt so real... Determined to ignore the odd experience, she files it away in the back of her mind. That is, until four and a half years later, when Dannie turns down a street and there, standing on the corner, is the man from her dream... In Five Years is a love story, brimming with joy and heartbreak. But it is definitely not the love story you're expecting. Schlagworte:Beruf, Beziehung, Career, Liebe, Traum, Trennung, Verlobung, Zukunft Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 255 Seiten Beteiligte:Serle, Rebecca Standort: Engl. Ser ISBN: 978-1-5294-0581-1
Inhalt: Precious Ramotswe, the cheerful Botswana private investigator of "traditional build", is finally married to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, her detective agency is busy and life could not be better...... Schlagworte:Africa, Afrika, Botswana, British English, Englischer Roman, Krimi Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 263 S. Beteiligte:MacCall Smith, Alexander Standort: Engl. MacC
Inhalt: I hope you don't find him. And if you do, I hope he's dead and that he suffered...
Real-estate mogul Martin Cresswell-Smith is the best thing that has ever happened to Ellie. After her daughter's devastating death, a divorce, and an emotional breakdown, he's helped her move as far as possible from the grief, the rage, and the monsters of her past. Ellie imagines her new home with Martin in an Australian coastal town will be like living a fairy tale. But behind closed doors is another story-one that ends in Martin's brutal murder. And Ellie seems almost relieved...
Naturally, everyone thinks Mrs. Cresswell-Smith is guilty.
Senior Constable Lozza Bianchi has reasonable doubt. She sees evidence of a twisted psychological battle and a couple who seemed to bring out the worst in each other-adultery, abuse, betrayal, and revenge. If anything Ellie says can be believed, that is. As the case takes twist after spiraling twist, Lozza can't shake the gut instinct that she's being manipulated. That Ellie is hiding something. That there are secrets yet to surface. Lozza has no idea. Schlagworte:Australien, Ehefrau, Ehemann, Mord, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 355 Seiten Beteiligte:White, Loreth Anne Standort: Engl. Whi ISBN: 978-1-5420-1969-9
Inhalt: Indignation is the story of a young's man education in life's terrifying chances an bizarre obstructions. It is a story of inexperience, foolishness, intellectual resistance, sexual discovery, courage and error, told with all the inventive energy and wit Roth has at his command. Schlagworte:American English, Englischer Roman Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 233 S. Beteiligte:Roth, Philip Standort: Engl. Rot ISBN: 978-0-09-953946-9
Inhalt: Chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Schlagworte:Englisch, Englischer Roman, Filmbuch, Science fiction Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 278 S. Beteiligte:Keyes, Greg Standort: Engl. Key ISBN: 978-1-78329-369-8
Inhalt: In the last days before her death, Nel Abbott called her sister. Jules didn't pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped she had escaped for good, to care for the teenage girl her sister left behind. But Jules is afraid. So afraid. Of her long-buried memories, of the old Mill House, of knowing that Nel would never have jumped. And most of all she's afraig of the water, and the place they call the Drowning Pool... Schlagworte:Englische Literatur, Geheimnis, Mord, Thriller, Vergangenheit Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 356 Seiten Beteiligte:Hawkins, Paula Standort: Engl. Haw ISBN: 978-0-85752-443-0
Inhalt: Fed up with the endless demands of her job, Ellie seeks solitude from the chaos. As if by magic, she finds herself all alone in an exotic hotel. That is, until she meets the gorgeous guest next door. As time melts away, Ellie falls hard for Sam. Then he vanishes into thin air, taking his love with him. When he suddenly reappears, he isn't the Sam she once knew, but her aching heart tells her otherwise.
Sam finds himself at a crossroads in his soccer career when a permanent injury forces him to make a difficult decision. He thinks seclusion in a luxury hotel is what he needs, until he sees the fiery redhead, Ellie. She has no idea who he is and becomes the woman of his dreams.
Like any vacation, it must come to an end ... just not in such a tragic way. Sam thinks he's responsible for Ellie's death, and when he discovers she's alive, she doesn't greet him with open arms. The relentless fight for her dignity and career threatens to end their passionate reuinion. Schlagworte:Beziehung, Englische Literatur, Fußballspieler, Liebe, Urlaub Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 287 Seiten Beteiligte:Beck, Kristina Standort: Engl. Bec ISBN: 978-3-947985-04-3
Inhalt: Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire.
Not even Emmy's ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, will believe her that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and murders are all connected. That is, until Emmy finds a piece of evidence he can't afford to ignore. More murders are reported by the day--and they're all inexplicable. No motives, no murder weapons, no suspects. Could one person really be responsible for these unthinkable crimes? Schlagworte:Albtraum, Englischer Roman, Feuer, Mord, Mordfall, Mordserie, Protagonist, Protagonistin, Serienmörder, Thriller Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 485 Seiten Beteiligte:Patterson, James, Ellis, David Standort: Engl. Pat ISBN: 978-0-09-959453-6
Inhalt: Lily hasn't always had it easy, but that's never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She's come a long way from the small town where she grew up-she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily's life seems too good to be true.
Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He's also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn't hurt. Lily can't get him out of her head. But Ryle's complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his "no dating" rule, she can't help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.
As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan-her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. Schlagworte:10, Antolin Klasse 9, Beziehung, Häusliche Gewalt, Liebe, Selbstständigkeit, Vergangenheitsbewältigung, Young Adult Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 373 Seiten Beteiligte:Hoover, Colleen Standort: Engl. Hoo ISBN: 978-1-4711-5626-7
Daisy Hobson lives her whole life online. But when her social media obsession causes her to make a catastrophic mistake at work, she finds her life going into free-fall... Her sister Rosie thinks she has the answer - a digital detox in a remote cottage in Cumbria. And soon Daisy finds a welcome distraction there in Jack, the rugged man-next-door. Can Daisy ever really settle into life in an isolated village? And, more importantly, can she survive without her phone? Schlagworte:Detox, Freche Frauen, Isolation, Liebe, Social Media, soziales Netzwerk Systematik: Engl., , Roman Umfang: 408 Seiten Beteiligte:Bell, Anna Standort: Engl. Bel ISBN: 978-1-78576-369-4
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