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Charlie Marder is an unlikely congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife, Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. Amid the swirl of glamorous and powerful political leaders and deal makers, a mysterious fatal car accident thrusts Charlie and Margaret into an underworld of backroom deals, secret societies, and a plot that could change the course of history.

On April 28, 1789, the H.M.S. Bounty was very far from home. After a long journey around the Cape of Good Hope, Captain William Bligh and his crew emerged into the hot, still air of the South Pacific, and a kind of madness began to take hold. Led by Fletcher Christian, eighteen unhappy sailors set upon Bligh in the night, and at sword-point forced him and his officers into a small rowboat, to try their luck upon the open sea. But why?

Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars where Gaveston's corpse awaits burial. But, on arrival, Corbett discovers that a series of macabre murders has turned the priory into a mansion of death, and a killer is roaming free. Meanwhile, rumours spread that the pirate ships of the Black Banner Fleet are intent on entering the River Thames and, if the Sea Beggars succeed in their mission, they will weaken the king's power throughout the city.

In the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Culloden, a lonely figure takes flight with a small band of companions through the islands and mountains of the Hebrides. His name is Charles Edward Stuart: better known today as Bonnie Prince Charlie. He had come to the country to take the throne. Now he is leaving in exile and abject defeat.

When in March 1938 Germany invades Austria, all anti-Nazis are immediately rounded up and imprisoned. Prominent amongst these is liberal editor Johann Fehrbach, his Anglo-Irish wife, and his two daughters. But the elder of the girls, seventeen-year-old Annaliese, is separated from her parents and taken into Gestapo custody.

La narración en primera persona de un asesino serial en la Buenos Aires de los años noventa. Su visión del mundo y la sociedad son una rara mezcla de lucidez y alucinación, plagada de sexo y nihilismo. El viaje final de este joven es conquistar a una chica con la que está obsesionado y que persigue sutilmente desde hace tiempo; la cree única entre tanta gente despreciable. En el camino, asistimos a una Argentina en crisis, con desocupación, pobreza y un falso glamour que termina estallando en una violencia incontenible, generada por el protagonista de forma premeditada.

Akko, 1291. Mens den sidste by i Det Hellige Land faldt for de muslimske hære, flygtede en lille flok tempelriddere om bord på Tempelfalken. Med sig havde de et skrin som for alt i verden skulle bringes til den franske stormester. Skibet nåede aldrig i havn.

On the trail to Hangtree, a gang of bandits give chase to a teenage gunslinger. Young Bill is bracing for the end when the crack of a Winchester scatters the bandits. Sam Heller, Hangtree lawman, has saved another life. And Bill will beg Heller to save one more.... Bill rode in from East Texas, where Cullen Baker, the original quick-draw artist, fights a life-and-death battle with a corrupt robber baron for control of the Torrent River. Bill came seeking help from Cullen’s old pal, Johnny Cross, who agrees to ride east to lend a bullet or two.

James Maybrick had secured his legacy as the most infamous serial killer of all time...his diary would one day shock the world. Thomas Quinn wants revenge...his actions will give birth to an organization of unspeakable power. Together, they unwittingly set in motion a plan that will one day lead to the serial killer, Obadiah Stark.