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"Wild Animal ticks with the precision of a well-crafted wristwatch."—Wall Street Journal From the devious mind of New York Times bestselling author Joël Dicker —master of the plot twist—comes this gripping domestic thriller that transforms into an ambitious heist mystery involving a famed...

1975, New Hampshire: Nola Kellergan, o adolescentă în vârstă de 15 ani, dispare fără urmă. 33 de ani mai târziu, scriitorul de succes Harry Quebert este acuzat de crimă, atunci când trupul fetei este descoperit în timpul unor săpături în grădina casei sale. Tânărul Marcus Goldman, scriitor în pană de inspiraţie, nu ezită să plece la New Hampshire şi să înceapă propria anchetă pentru a-l ajuta pe Harry, mentorul şi prietenul său. Acolo este depăşit rapid de evenimente: investigaţia intră în impas, iar Marcus începe să primească ameninţări.

Într-o noapte de decembrie, la Palace de Verbier, în Alpii elvețieni, are loc o crimă, iar anchetatorii nu reușesc să ajungă la nicio concluzie. După mulți ani, în vara lui 2018, un scriitor venit în vacanță se cazează la același hotel, fără să-și imagineze că va ajunge să se lase absorbit de acest caz. Ce s-a petrecut în camera 622 de la Palace de Verbier? Cu precizia unui ceasornicar elvețian, Joël Dicker își duce cititorii în inima orașului său natal.

El 2 de julio de 2022, dos delincuentes se disponen a robar en una importante joyería de Ginebra. Un incidente que dista mucho de ser un vulgar atraco. Veinte días antes, en una lujosa urbanización a orillas del lago Lemán, Sophie Braun se prepara para celebrar su cuadragésimo cumpleaños. La vida le sonríe: vive con su familia en una mansión rodeada de bosques, pero su idílico mundo está a punto de tambalearse. Su marido anda enredado en sus pequeños secretos. Su vecino, un policía de reputación irreprochable, se ha obsesionado con ella y la espía hasta en los detalles más íntimos.

Was wäre, wenn die Achsenmächte den Zweiten Weltkrieg gewonnen hätten? Und sich Hitler mit Japan die USA geteilt hätte? Die Grenze durch die Rocky Mountains verliefe, wo es neutrale Pufferstaaten gäbe? Und dort ein "Orakel vom Berge"? Vor dieser Unwirklichkeit flüchten die Menschen in ein Buch über die "Heuschrecken", in der die Welt so dargestellt wird, wie sie eher unserer Wirklichkeit gleicht - aber nur fast, oder ist es wirklich ganz anders herum?

Philip K. Dick skrev nogle af sine mest ildevarslende fremtidsvisioner om USA i novelleform i 50erne. Deres kredsen om temaer som overvågningssamfundet, tiden og det menneskelige - og den totale paranoia - har siden fascineret laesere verden over. - Og i de sidste 20 år biografgaengere med, for siden 1982, hvor Ridley Scott for første gang filmatiserede Philip K. Dick, er flere af hans noveller omformet til biografens laerred - og i et stadig voksende tempo.

Un fine settimana di dicembre, il Palace de Verbier, lussuoso hotel sulle Alpi svizzere, ospita l'annuale festa di una importante banca d'affari di Ginevra, che si appresta a nominare il nuovo presidente. La notte della elezione, tuttavia, un omicidio nella camera 622 scuote il Palace de Verbier, la banca e l'intero mondo finanziario svizzero. L'inchiesta della polizia non riesce a individuare il colpevole, molti avrebbero avuto interesse a commettere l'omicidio ma ognuno sembra avere un alibi:

Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto en una explosión organizada por los competidores de Runciter. De hecho, sus empleados asisten a un funeral. Pero durante el duelo comienzan a recibir mensajes desconcertantes, e incluso morbosos, de su jefe.Y el mundo a su alrededor comienza a desmoronarse de un modo que sugiere que a ellos tampoco les queda mucho tiempo.

Set in a garden in Tehran in the early 1940s, where three families live under the tyranny of a paranoid patriarch, My Uncle Napoleon is a rich, comic and brilliantly on-target send-up of Iranian society. The novel is, at its core, a love story. But the young narrator's delicate and pure love for his cousin Layli is constantly jeopardized by an unforgettable cast of family members and the hilarious mayhem of their intrigues and machinations. It is also a social satire, a lampooning of the widespread Iranian belief that foreigners are responsible for events that occurs in Iran.

A jockey is found dead under mysterious circumstances and a perlious investigation ensues. Sid knows the perils of racing all too well, but in his day jockeys didn't usually cross the finish line with three .38 rounds in the chest—which is how he found Huw Walker, the winner of a coveted race...

The Doctor ventures into alternative dimensions in these four exciting novelisations of TV stories.

Step into the vast imagination of classic speculative storytelling with The Pioneers of Science Fiction, a powerful anthology featuring some of the most influential voices in the genre’s history. This carefully curated collection brings together visionary works from Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, Murray Leinster, and H. G. Wells—authors who shaped modern science fiction and forever changed the way we imagine the future.

This now-classic tale of SEAL combat action in Vietnam marked Dick Couch's debut as a novelist in 1990 and sold more than 100,000 copies. Hailed for its authenticity, it was the first novel about Navy SEALs to be written by one of their own. Couch, a SEAL platoon leader in the Mekong Delta from 1970 to 1971, includes gripping descriptions of dangerous operations that continue to attract a broad audience, with many bestselling authors calling his book a sensational story they can't put down.

Robert Dick Wilson firmly believed—and still believes passionately—that the textual and historical controversies surrounding the Bible should be grounded in objective, clearly established facts rather than subjective opinions. He dedicated himself to this mission, undertaking exhaustive and meticulous work to achieve his goal. Join us as we explore his unwavering commitment to scholarly rigor. - Summary by Philip E. Howard

Eine dunkle Nacht im Dezember, ein Mord im vornehmen Hotel Palace de Verbier in den Schweizer Alpen. Doch der Fall wird nie aufgeklärt. Einige Jahre später verbringt der bekannte Schriftsteller Joël Dicker seine Ferien im Palace. Während er die charmante Scarlett Leonas kennenlernt und sich mit ihr über die Kunst des Schreibens unterhält, ahnt er nicht, dass sie beide in den ungelösten Mordfall hineingezogen werden. Was geschah damals in Zimmer 622, das es offiziell gar nicht gibt in diesem Hotel.

Es ist der 30. Juli 1994 in Orphea, ein warmer Sommerabend an der amerikanischen Ostküste: An diesem Tag wird der Badeort durch ein schreckliches Verbrechen erschüttert, denn in einem Mehrfachmord sterben der Bürgermeister und seine Familie sowie eine zufällige Passantin. Zwei jungen Polizisten, Jesse Rosenberg und Derek Scott, werden die Ermittlungen übertragen, und sie gehen ihrer Arbeit mit größter Sorgfalt nach, bis ein Schuldiger gefunden ist. Doch zwanzig Jahre später behauptet die Journalistin Stephanie Mailer, dass Rosenberg und Scott sich geirrt haben.

An exhilarating new novel from the New York Times-bestselling authors. Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since...

Philip K. Dick skrev nogle af sine mest ildevarslende fremtidsvisioner om USA i novelleform i 50erne. Deres kredsen om temaer som overvågningssamfundet, tiden og det menneskelige - og den totale paranoia - har siden fascineret laesere verden over. - Og i de sidste 20 år biografgaengere med, for siden 1982, hvor Ridley Scott for første gang filmatiserede Philip K. Dick, er flere af hans noveller omformet til biografens laerred - og i et stadig voksende tempo.

Harry Holdsworth had never heard of his Great-Uncle George until he inherited the old man’s most cherished possession: an African Grey parrot named Madison. Harry’s first reaction was one of dismay. Who wants a big pet bird – one that could live for another 40 years? But when Mad introduces himself in perfect American, Harry discovers he has found a friend – and more.

Whole civilisations are threatened in these four classic TV novelisations featuring the First, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors. In Galaxy Four, by William Emms, the First Doctor, Steven and Vicki find the Drahvins and the Rills engaged in battle on a desolate planet - one that will explode in...