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An account of Sun Shuyun's journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history: the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true Buddhism.

Laureatosi a pieni voti ad Harvard, Mitchell McDeere viene subito contattato da uno dei più prestigiosi studi legali del paese. Il contratto ha dell'incredibile: uno stipendio favoloso e la possibilità di diventare socio in brevissimo tempo. Ma l'offerta ha dei lati oscuri e Mitchell non tarda ad accorgersene: l'FBI lo sta tenendo sotto controllo. Di che cosa lo sospettano? Cosa si nasconde dietro le strane operazioni effettuaue dallo studio?

A terrifying 1930s ghost story set in the haunting wilderness of the far north.

In a gripping psychological thriller, a forensic sculptor faces off against a relentless serial killer intent on her destruction. As the tension escalates, readers are drawn into a fast-paced narrative filled with shocking twists and turns, ensuring a breathless experience from start to finish. The battle of wits between the sculptor and her adversary creates a suspenseful atmosphere that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Quarant'anni, separata, una figlia al college, Temperance Brennan, antropologa specializzata in medicina legale a Montreal, in Canada, conduce complicate autopsie sulle ossa dei cadaveri irriconoscibili. Chiamata a esaminare un corpo appena scoperto vicino a una chiesa, si rende subito conto che si tratta di omicidio della peggior specie: il corpo è smembrato e decapitato e vi sono segni di violenza sessuale. Chi sarà quell'essere sventurato, dai capelli rossicci e dalla struttura minuta? Mentre a poco a poco vengono alla luce altre vittime, Temperance è certa che nell'ombra si apposti un killer che da un momento all'altro può colpire ancora: sua figlia, la sua migliore amica, forse lei stessa.

Psychologist Dr Alex Delaware has always looked on Melissa Dickinson as one of his greatest triumphs. A terrified, tormented seven-year-old when she first appeared in his Los Angeles surgery, Melissa after two years seemed totally recovered. But nine years later Melissa contacts Alex again, anxious this time for her mother. As Alex recalls, weatlthy widow Gina Dickinson has problems of her own. For two decades she has hidden herself away from the eyes of the world - ever since a vicious acid attack destroyed the face of Hollywood actress Gina Prince. Then the reclusive Gina climbs into her car - and totally disappears. And as Alex and Detective Milo Sturgis lead the search for her, they find their quest taking them out of the here and now and into a grotesque, labyrinthine private history as violent and sinister as any bad dream... How well did Alex ever understand his star patient Melissa? How could he have 'cured' her when he never even guessed at the evil and hatred that formed her inheritance?

Among the guests is Sharon Ransom, beautiful but troubled - and Alex's former lover. She is in desperate distress, but Alex is reluctant to revive unhappy memories. A few days later Sharon is found dead, a presumed suicide. But Sharon's is just the first death. Others will follow, all linked to one man - Dr Paul Peter Kruse, a power-junkie with a sinister sexual hold over women. Alex's curiosity to discover the truth leads him further and further into a chlling maze of cover-ups, police corruption, insanity, and a decades-old Hollywood murder...

Een Amerikaanse miljonair krijgt opdracht van de regering de praktijken bij militair-industriële vestigingen te onderzoeken; daarbij stuit hij op corruptie op grote schaal.