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An edge-of-your-seat thriller that merges the twists of a psychological-mystery with the investigative layers of a procedural.... They know what you did. You receive a call, an email, a text - someone knows your secret and they want to ruin you. And they’re out for blood. If you don’t do what they say, they’ll tell everyone what you’ve been hiding. They will come after you, destroy you, and they aren’t afraid to kill. It’s time to play the game.

Adrift during the summer after she finishes college, a young woman takes a holiday with her mother in the rugged Australian coastal town of Sailor's Beach. As she searches for something, anything, to anchor her in the face of an uncertain future, Jude arrives. Jude, an older man who offers her the stability she craves. Jude, who will change everything. Many years later, as questions about past and present gain a new urgency, she looks back on the summer that shaped her and the woman she yearned to become.

It was supposed to be our last weekend away as friends, before marriage and respectability beckoned. But what happened that Saturday changed everything. In the middle of the night, someone died. The six of us promised each other we would not tell anyone about the body we buried. But now the pact has been broken. And the killing has started again.

Win in the Dark is another fable written in the same style as the viral sensations Chop Wood Carry Water and Pound the Stone....

A wealthy and ruthless South American drug lord is eliminating the competition with designer drugs, murder, and shamanistic powers. He is a Brujo Negro, a practitioner of ancient black arts. His chemists are creating the ultimate addicting drug; a single dose and you are addicted forever. One man, Dr. Lucas Forge, a former forensic psychologist, scout/sniper, and now an 'off-the-books' Spec Ops operative, and his team of multi-talented Spec Ops agents are the only ones who stand in his way.

Severely afflicted, doomed never to be taller than three-foot-six, Tristan Smith faces death and danger from the first moment of his energetic and ambitious life. Here, for the first time, is the truth about him, from his birth in the Republic of Efica in the year 371 to the present day. When he goes on trial for multiple offences in Voorstand, a nation of rampaging global dominance, Tristan must plead his case to the very culture that has done for his own. Peter Carey's piercing allegory of imperialism is unmatched for originality and inventiveness.

Luca Sabatini ritorna al paese natale in Abruzzo dopo quarant'anni di prigione: il vero colpevole del delitto ha confessato in punto di morte. L'intero borgo però non perdona a Luca quel presunto "peccato" che è stato foriero di rovina per tutti, né gli perdona di non aver tentato di difendersi. Uomo mite, Luca sopporta la solitudine sorretto dal segreto ricordo di un amore impossibile. Solo Andrea Cipriani, antifascista e capo partigiano appena tornato dall'esiilio, cerca di comprendere.

Una novela que retrata la complejidad y lo siniestro del alma humana. Antes de las moscas, del calor agobiante y la huelga en el cementerio, parece haber tranquilidad. Nadie ve que el pueblo ya está encerrado en su propio polvo de linajes feroces. Esperan un milagro. En medio del sofoco, la protagonista de esta historia está decidida a esquivar esa herencia. Hecha en la brutalidad y lo agreste, es una mujer que se sabe deforme. El misterio de su familia, de su madre dueña y señora, de su padre débil que mira el río.

The Bet Against Time is a mini book that packs a punch. The narrative dives headlong into a whirlpool of suspense and intrigue, providing a swift, immersive listening experience where every moment counts.

Lies & Revelations is a compelling, fast-moving story about emotional extremes, moral dilemmas, violence, death, and true love. Zeta May, the main character and narrator of this novel, has a complex personality and an extraordinary story to tell. We meet Zeta in her mid-20s, struggling with anorexia and the aftermath of drug abuse. When a new family moves in next door, she develops an obsessive interest in the dynamics of their household, the wife, two young boys, and Ray, the father.

Un uomo, al rientro dalle vacanze d'agosto, è prigioniero del suo stanco rapporto matrimoniale. La moglie Sandra è ancora bella, ma lui non riesce più a provare desiderio per lei. Durante una passeggiata solitaria in un mercatino di Roma, l'uomo viene attratto da un vecchio volume sugli artisti di Montmartre, e rimane stregato dall'immagine di Jeanne Hébuterne, la compagna di Amedeo Modigliani. Scocca un particolare colpo di fulmine e Jeanne diventa per il narratore un'ossessione.

¿Puedo huir? ¿Puedo escapar de aquí? ¿Soy capaz de dejar a mi marido y a mis hijos? ¿Hay para mí otro mundo qu eno sea éste? ¿Puede el amor transformarlo todo?" María, un ama de casa profundamente insatisfecha, planea huir mañana. Mientras se encarga de los preparativos, rememora su pasado y el lector, que se convierte en su único cómplice, asiste a un íntimo repaso de su vida. Una historia que nos desvela por qué María necesita desaparecer mañana. La felicidad y la posibilidad de volver a empezar están mucho más cerca de lo que nunca pudo creer.

Ci sono istanti in cui la vita scorre tutta intera davanti agli occhi, come una visione. "Ossa di sole" cattura quella visione e la trasforma in romanzo. Gli occhi e la vita appartengono a Marcus Conway, un marito, un padre, un ingegnere che abita in un lembo rurale d'Irlanda. È il 2 novembre, il giorno dei morti. Seduto al tavolo della cucina, Marcus sente il rintocco di una campana, la campana dell'Angelus.

France, 1986. Achilles Clazay is a successful and charismatic businessman who is adored by his partner and respected by his colleagues. He is also a talented artist who lives for his work. His latest project is Françoise Laville and she’s gagged in the shower, about to die. Because Achilles is the notorious serial killer who has been carving great works of art into the "canvas" of his victims’ skin for five years. But a copycat murder soon changes everything in his brutally ordered life.

Tres relato reunidos sobre la memoria. Cuando uno sufre de esa forma tan peculiar de la brutalidad que es la mala memoria, el pasado tiene una consistencia casi tan irreal como el futuro.

Five people wake up in a warehouse, bound to chairs. Before each of them, tacked to the wall, are their witness testimonies. They each played a part in labelling one of Britain's most loved family entertainers a paedophile and sex offender. Clearly revenge is the reason they have been brought here, but the man they accused is supposed to be dead. Opportunity knocks, and Diddy Dave Diamond has one last game show to host, and it's a knockout.

Myra Driscoll e il marito Oswald Henshawe fanno ritorno nella natia Parthia, Illinois. La loro storia d'amore è ancora sulle bocche di tutti: Myra, infatti, ha rinunciato ad una cospicua eredità solo per fuggire insieme ad Oswald, sposandolo in gran segreto. Ora, a distanza di anni, Myra inizia a chiedersi quale sia stato, a conti fatti, il valore di quel gesto: emanciparsi dalle opprimenti prospettive famigliari, assaporando la vita come un’avventura, l’ha portata ad una relazione ordinaria, ad una felicità che non ha assolutamente niente di nobile o di eccezionale.