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FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller from the bestselling crime writer and author of The DCI Ryan Mysteries. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS - CRIME THRILLER OF THE YEAR There's a killer inside all of...

Carmen Posadas se embarca con Doña Emilia Pardo Bazán en una aventura detectivesca En abril de 1912, la adinerada viuda de Peñasco tuvo un mal presentimiento mientras almorzaba en su palacete de Madrid. Algo les había pasado a su único hijo y su nuera, a quienes en ese momento creía en...

Living a lie while seeking the truth. Meet Blake Barrett. Minding his own business with a quiet life in the Ozarks, former Air Force Special Reconnaissance airman Blake Barrett survives a surprising assassination attempt on his life and must make a difficult choice to avoid a life on the run: impersonate an assassin. Not an easy task for a man who was passed over for an elite special ops team because of his reticence to take another’s life. With his life at stake, Barrett must find the resolve to do what he couldn’t do years before.

La vita di Evan Birch, docente universitario di filosofia, scorre tranquilla tra la sua adorata famiglia e le lezioni ai suoi studenti a cui cerca di inculcare l'amore per la verità. Tutto cambia il giorno in cui la polizia si presenta alla sua porta, ritenendolo responsabile del rapimento di una ragazza. Sembra un'accusa assurda, ma quando nella sua auto viene ritrovato il rossetto della giovane scomparsa, tutti i sospetti sembrano convergere su di lui. Anche la moglie e i figli di Evan cominciano a nutrire dubbi sulla sua innocenza.

Nathaniel Carson is dead. His family host a dinner to celebrate what would have been his 79th birthday only to have an unexpected guest arrive. Mia says she's Nathaniel's daughter. The product of an affair. But not everyone is convinced her claims are genuine. After all, Nathaniel left behind a vast fortune. The kind of money people would do anything for. The more the Carsons' get to know Mia, the more concerned they become. Can they trust her? Because every family has its secrets. But this truth might hurt the Carson's more than they expect.

From the International Number 1 Bestselling Author of the DCI Ryan Mysteries. Impostor is the first instalment in Ross' brand new Dr Alex Gregory series, narrated by actor Hugh Dancy. After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amid a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person...

Two fearless investigators unite to stop a media-savvy serial killer from carrying out a cataclysmic crime for all the world to see in a riveting thriller by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author. The FBI calls on former agent Jessica Blackwood to look at a puzzling crime. A wildlife officer...

Mario Mesa fue una joven promesa de la política que vio truncada su meteórica trayectoria por un desencuentro con la líder de su partido. Una mañana recibe una fotografía y un breve mensaje en su móvil que lo trasladan a un suceso que creía enterrado y que le puede acarrear terribles consecuencias de salir a la luz. En solo tres días, Mario, junto a sus amigos, tendrá que hacer lo posible para seguir manteniendo oculto este secreto.

When Dyson chances upon a mysterious gold coin in the dingy backstreets of London, he is unknowingly drawn into a sinister tale of strange stories, and false agents. Who are the three individuals that continually dog his and his friend's path, always on the search for an elusive man in...

A sharp and prescient novel about women in the workplace, the power of Big Tech, and the looming threat of foreign espionage from Kathy Wang, “a skilled satirist of the northern California dream” (Harper’s Bazaar) In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in...

Master of suspense and New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers delivers an exhilarating page-turner where the disappearance of a federal prosecutor launches the latest high-stakes case for FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan. Newlyweds Emma and Colin are suspicious when prosecutor...

Celeste is devastated when she learns of her arranged marriage to the notorious Ferrante degli Spini. Raised in a convent by the esteemed Sister Assunta, she has little contact with the outside world. Moved by love for her ward, the crafty nun convinces Celeste's only friend, Valentina, to assume the identity of the bride. Marriage to the harsh nobleman poses difficult challenges. Ferrante's friend and mentor, the fascinating Prince Raimondo di Sangro, offers the naïve Valentina valuable insight on how to overcome these obstacles.

Our same friends are still playing in the Fit The Crime series. While they may be front and center, the game morphs with hairpin turns, so buckle up tight. Those we thought were trustworthy may not be, and the games people played were nothing he expected. Many of the rules have changed typical...

In the third book of the Nebula Award–nominated Arcadia Project series, which New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire called “exciting, inventive, and brilliantly plotted,” Millie Roper has to pull off two impossible heists—with the fate of the worlds in the balance. Three...

Have you ever had the feeling of being watched when you're alone? Andrea has just moved in to her new apartment after ending a long relationship. She is drawn to the affordable rent and the landlord, Lee, who appears helpful and understanding to someone facing financial difficulties. Unbeknownst...

While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn. London, 1889. Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian...

While on a business trip to Las Vegas, Lauren Bradley’s coworker is murdered - and she’s identified as the police’s number one suspect. With a shaky alibi and the evidence mounting against her, she places a desperate call to her boss. She and Brent set out to find the real killer, but nothing is as it seems in this city. Their only lead is a chance encounter with a troop of entertainers. Together, Lauren and Brent uncover an illegal operation that stretches all the way back home to Atlanta. Can they expose the desperate killer before one of them becomes the next victim? 

A collection assembled by HorrorBabble, comprising some of Machen's most highly regarded works.

A masterpiece of Gothic horror and suspense that inspired such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, The Three Impostors is Machen’s famous collection of “weird tales” - a string of shocking short stories woven together with a fine narrative thread. The three impostors of the title are members of a secret society devoted to debauched pagan rites who weave a web of deception in the streets of London as they search for a missing Roman coin commemorating an infamous orgy by the Emperor Tiberius and close in on their prey: “the young man with spectacles”.

Notable Impostors. Notable impostors are real-life historical figures and con artists who achieved infamy by assuming fake identities, orchestrating elaborate hoaxes, or successfully impersonating professionals, royalty, and heirs to deceive society. A breakdown of history's most famous impostors includes: - Ferdinand Waldo Demara ("The Great Impostor"): An American serial impostor who successfully masqueraded as a civil engineer, a monk, a sheriff's deputy, and a trauma surgeon—successfully performing major surgeries during the Korean War without any medical training. - Frank ...