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A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when he accepts a messenger job from an old friend. It sounds so simple: deliver the provocative memoirs of a recently deceased European count to a London publisher. Little did Anthony suspect that a simple errand to deliver the manuscript on behalf of his friend would drop him right in the middle of an international conspiracy, and he begins to realize that it has placed him in serious danger. Why were Count Stylptich's memoirs so important? And what was "King Victor" really after? The parcel holds ore than scandalous royal secrets - because it contains a stash of letters that suggest blackmail. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia. Wherever ravishing Virginia Revel went, death seemed sure to follow. First her husband died. The next to perish was a foreign prince whose ruthless power was matched by his scandalous passions. Then a bungling blackmailer followed them into the grave. Murder, blackmail, stolen letters, and a fabulous missing jewel: all under the not always co-operative eyes of Scotland Yard and the Surete. All threads lead to Chimneys, one of England's historic country house estates, where a master murderer mingled with the aristocratic guests. Virginia could turn to only one person to prove her innocence and end her nightmare, and she could only pray that she had not put her life into the hands of the man who was out to take it....

Gerettet! Eine großzügige Schenkung erlaubt der jungen Susannah, ihre erste Saison in London zu genießen. Dass ausgerechnet der attraktive Lord Harry Pendleton sie umwirbt, versetzt die zarte Schönheit vom Lande allerdings in tiefe Unruhe. Manch andere Debütantin wäre beglückt, denn Harry ist eine blendende Partie! Doch da ist diese seltsame Kühle in seinen Blicken ... Und als er sie bittet, seine Frau zu werden, kann Susannah ihre Zweifel kaum bändigen: Was, wenn es ihr niemals gelingt, in ihrem Ehemann die Wärme wahrer Liebe, das Feuer echter Leidenschaft zu entfachen?

Che cosa si può fare se Gerald Wade continua a svegliarsi tardi e a presentarsi per ultimo a colazione? Comprare una sveglia, anzi otto sveglie da nascondergli sotto il letto. Ed ecco quindi che gli amici di Gerald, ospiti come lui in una aristocratica dimora di campagna, sono pronti a organizzare una burla. Lo scherzo però è destinato a tramutarsi in tragedia e per il gruppo di giovani perditempo inizia una drammatica avventura. Ma tra loro c'è anche qualcuno, come la spericolata lady Eileen Brent, che è pronto ad accettare la sfida e a buttarsi a capofitto in una indagine destinata a coinvolgere i servizi segreti e una misteriosa organizzazione di individui pronti a tutto, anche all'omicidio. Come districare il bandolo della matassa? Unico indizio le parole "sette quadranti", il cui significato è quanto mai ambiguo.

In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a video featuring Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Devon goes viral as it showcases his accurate prediction of the quake's location and date. This unexpected twist thrusts Devon into the spotlight, raising questions about his foresight and the implications of his predictions. The story delves into themes of scientific credibility, public perception, and the consequences of foreknowledge in a world shaken by disaster.

Miin domov byl před lety uvržen do věčné tmy Kostlivým králem – zloduchem, který se dnes zjevuje pouze v nočních můrách. Za městskými hradbami se potulují umbry – nebezpečná zlatooká stvoření. Jen pár vyvolených dokáže umbru zkrotit a stát se jedním z mocných ochránců města. Jednoho dne však na město zaútočí temné síly a všichni krotitelé umber jsou zajati. Mia a její bratříček Lucas se v okamžiku stanou jedinou nadějí na záchranu.

Zak Nine a jeho mimozemský kamarád Erro jsou dopadeni! Z téhle děsivé vězeňské planety plné kobek, nekonečných pouští, nástrah a nebezpečí číhajícím na každém kroku prý není úniku. Pálí to těmhle dvěma natolik, aby vymysleli geniální plán, jak se z nehostinné planety Alcatraz dostat?Nejprve jsou uvězněni v temné jámě s kruhovou stěnou z hladkého kovu. A brzy se ještě ukáže, že když se v jámě pohnou, propadne se její dno o něco hloub. Podruhé padnou do zajetí v kaňonu plném masožravých rostlin a stráže je uvězní do klecí, kterým chybí dno a visí nad jedovatě žlutým bublajícím mořem. Jak se ale z takové šlamastyky dostat?

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Strhující špionážní thriller o vraždě, která může mít katastrofální následky. V londýnském hotelu je nalezena mrtvola ruského miliardáře. Jen pět lidí na světě vědělo, že pracoval pro MI6. Někdo z těch pěti, nejvyšších britských představitelů národní bezpečnosti, tedy musí být zrádce, ruský krtek. Odhalit ho znamená vyšetřovat v absolutním utajení – a této mise se ujímá Solomon Vine, bývalý špičkový agent. Musí být rychlý a opatrný a nesmí se prozradit ani splést, protože budoucnost jeho vlasti visí na vlásku. A s ní patrně i osud celého světa...

King’s Abbot è un tipico paesino della campagna inglese dove non succede mai nulla di speciale. Un giorno però qualcosa accade: l’uomo più ricco del paese, Roger Ackroyd, viene assassinato proprio quando sta per leggere una lettera che avrebbe fatto luce sul misterioso suicidio di un’amica, la signora Ferrars. Il delitto getta nello sgomento la piccola comunità. Ma, in particolare tra gli amici e i parenti della vittima, non tutti hanno da dolersi dell’accaduto. Almeno così sembra credere un buffo investigatore belga in pensione, trasferitosi da poco nel villaggio per coltivare zucche: l’ineguagliabile Poirot. Sarà lui a scoprire che la realtà è ben diversa da come appare e che tutti, anche le persone insospettabili, hanno qualcosa da nascondere.

The first time Jemma and Matt were invited to Polskirrin - Lucas Jarrett's imposing ocean-view home - it was for an intimate wedding that ended in tragedy. Jemma will never forget the sight of the girl's body floating towards the rocky shore. Now, exactly one year later, Lucas has invited his guests back for a macabre anniversary. But what Lucas has in store for them is nothing like a candlelight vigil. Someone who was there that night remembers more than they'll admit to, and Lucas has devised a game to make them tell the truth. Jemma believes she and Matt know nothing about what happened... but what if she's wrong? Before you play a deadly game, make sure you can pay the price..