Mariëlla Snel Libri

In this stunning collection of stories about mothers and daughters the world over, tales of pleasure and sadness, devotion and ambivalence, mix just as they do in real life. Ranging widely in time and place, the twenty-five stories here offer intriguing and moving perspectives on this complex and powerful bond. Authors include Margaret Atwood, Colette, Janet Frame, Zhang Jie, Sylvia Plath and Jeanette Winterson.

Leaving their urban hospital for a modern medical facility in Bartlet, Vermont, Doctors Angela and David Wilson begin to notice puzzling details in the deaths of several terminal patients there

Angela en David Wilson zijn dolblij wanneer ze de kans krijgen hun hectische banen in een gigantisch ziekenhuis achter zich te laten. Ze vertrekken naar Vermont, waar ze een nieuw leven beginnen in een idyllisch provinciestadje. Zowel David, chirurg, als Angela, gespecialiseerd in de pathologie, kan aan de slag in het plaatselijke ziekenhuis. Het mooiste van alles is dat het ziekenhuis alle faciliteiten heeft voor de optimale verzorging van hun dochter Nikki, die aan een ernstige aandoening van de luchtwegen lijdt. Het gezin voelt zich al snel thuis in het stadje. Dan doet zich in het ziekenhuis een aantal raadselachtige sterfgevallen voor, die aanvankelijk alleen voor Angela's nieuwsgierigheid wekken. Maar als er plotseling ook een paar kinderen sterven die aan dezelfde ziekte als Nikki lijden, raken Angela en David in paniek.

"This book was previously published in 2004 under the title The apprenticeship of Doctor Laverty, by Insomniac Press, Toronto"--T.p. verso.

The brilliant new Virgil Flowers thriller from the #1 New York Times -bestselling author. One late fall Sunday in southern Minnesota, a farmer brings a load of soybeans to a local grain elevator- and a young man hits him on the head with a steel bar, drops him into the grain bin, waits until he's sure he's dead, and then calls the sheriff to report the "accident." Suspicious, the sheriff calls in Virgil Flowers, who quickly breaks the kid down...and the next day the boy's found hanging in his cell. Remorse? Virgil isn't so sure, and as he investigates he begins to uncover a multigeneration, multifamily conspiracy-a series of crimes of such monstrosity that, though he's seen an awful lot in his life, even he has difficulty in comprehending it...and in figuring out what to do next.

Temperance "Tempe" Brennan, forensisch antropoloog, is in dienst van het gerechtelijk laboratorium van Montreal. Wanneer twee bouwvakkers de resten van een lijk hebben aangetroffen op het terrein van Le Grand Seminaire, midden in de stad, wordt Tempe opgeroepen het lichaam te onderzoeken. Ze constateert tot haar afgrijzen dat het lijk geen hoofd meer heeft en dat ook de ledematen zijn verwijderd. Tijdens de autopsie signaleert Tempe bovendien opmerkelijke overenkomsten tussen het lijk van de dode vrouw en dat van een zestienjarig meisje op wie zij vorigjaar autopsie deed. Werden beide vrouwen het slachtoffer van dezelfde moordenaar?

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.

Orphaned at an early age, Jane grew up the hard way, but she was given a new life, a loving family, and a chance to pursue her interest in one of the greatest archaeological finds ever unearthed. Now someone was trying to destroy that new life before it could even get started. The past is returning with the kind of vengeance that knows no mercy. The countdown has already begun, and it's approaching zero faster than anyone thinks. Iris Johansen sets her readers' pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer.

Una laurea a Harvard e un contratto da favola con un prestigioso studio legale di Memphis. Per Mitchell McDeere e sua moglie Abby il futuro non potrebbe essere più roseo. Tutto perfetto, insomma. Almeno all’apparenza. Peccato infatti che l’Fbi pretenda proprio da lui le prove dei loschi affari che lo studio Bendini, Lambert & Locke gestisce per conto della mafia. E peccato anche che i soci anziani dello studio abbiano la pessima abitudine di far eliminare i collaboratori infedeli. Tallonato dall’Fbi, minacciato dalla mafia, Mitchell è in trappola. A meno che non riesca a mettere in atto la più formidabile delle beffe… Dalla magistrale penna di John Grisham, il bestseller internazionale che ha fondato e dato il via al fortunato genere del “legal thriller”, ispirando anche l’omonimo successo cinematografico diretto da Sidney Pollack e interpretato da Tom Cruise.

Toby is eight years old. He had a routine operation. It was fine. Now he's gone home to terror. Months have passed. But Toby still bursts into tortured screams. Because something is very wrong. Toby can remember evey moment of the operation. All the trauma. All the pain. He relives evrey horrifying detail of surgery while he's awake. Now someone must expose the unspeakable truth about this hospital. Or else an innocent child will die. And he won't be the last. The next victim is being wheeled into surgery right now.

Edgar Award winner Jonathan Kellerman once more  explores the corruption of California's golden  coast and produces a novel of complex  characterizations and nonstop suspense.  By the time psychologist Dr. Alex  Delaware reached the school the damage was done:  A sniper had opened fire on a crowded playground,  but was gunned down before any children were  hurt.  While  the TV news crews feasted on the scene an Alex  began his therapy sessions with the traumatized  children, he couldn't escape the image of a slight  teenager clutching an oversized rifle. What was the  identity behind the name and face: a would-be  assassin, or just another victim beneath an  indifferent California sky? Intrigued by a request from the sniper's father  to conduct a "psychological autopsy" of  his child, Alex begins to uncover a strange  pattern of innocence, neglect, and loss. Then suddenly  it is more than a pattern -- it is a trail of  blood. In the dead sniper's past was a dark and  vicious plot. And in Alex Delaware's future is the  stuff of grown-up nightmares: the face of real  human evil. Also available on BDD Audio Cassette.

San Francisco. Ricardo Arias viene trovato morto nel suo appartamento, con in bocca la canna della pistola che l’ha ucciso e, accanto al cadavere, una lettera d’addio. Tutto sembra accreditare la tesi del suicidio, ma gli inquirenti sono certi che si tratti di omicidio. Le indagini rivelano il groviglio di conflitti che ha accompagnato la vita dell’uomo negli ultimi mesi: la separazione dalla moglie Terri; una brutta controversia legata all’affidamento della figlia Elena, di appena sei anni; minacce di estorsione; accuse di adulterio. Chris Paget, il nuovo compagno di Terri, uno degli avvocati più affermati della città, certamente non è troppo dispiaciuto per la morte di Arias. Ma quel che non si aspetta è di essere accusato dell’omicidio. L’incriminazione arriva come un fulmine a ciel sereno proprio quando sta per candidarsi al Senato. Il suo alibi è pericolosamente debole: da avvocato della difesa, diventa imputato. A difenderlo è chiamata Caroline Masters, che dovrà dare il meglio di sé per far crescere il seme del dubbio nella giuria. Ma non sarà facile: l’ostinato rifiuto di Paget a fornire spiegazioni nel proprio interesse e l’incapacità — o la non volontà — di Terri di richiamare alla memoria un trauma infantile non aiutano certo a dissipare dubbi e misteri. Inoltre, durante il processo, vengono alla luce — fra menzogne e reticenze — oscure vicende che il tempo non ha cancellato...

Stone Hills, een wildreservaat in het noordwestelijke Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. Hier wonen Bookey, haar man Richard en hun zoontje David te midden van de fascinerende schoonheid van de Afrikaanse natuur. Hun reservaat is beroemd om zijn vele zeldzame diersoorten. Je kunt er op safari en genieten van zowel witte als zwarte neushoorns, olifanten, giraffen, leeuwen en luipaarden, apen, slangen en roofvogels.

Bryson City, North Carolina: il volo 228 della TransSouth esplode in aria, con 88 persone a bordo, tra cui molti giovani membri di una squadra di calcio dell'università della Georgia. Nei paraggi si trova l'antropologa forense Tempe Brennan, che decide di unirsi ai soccorritori. Durante le ricerche, Tempe recupera fortunosamente un piede umano. Le analisi del DNA escludono tuttavia ogni legame con i passeggeri. L'antropologa decide perciò di intraprendere un'indagine personale. E scopre che nel corso degli ultimi decenni nella zona sono scomparse varie persone anziane. Ulteriori ricerche conducono a un villino abbandonato dai cui sotterranei emergono cadaveri con identiche, singolari incisioni sul femore destro...

Het gezicht van de vermoorde vrouw is onherkenbaar verminkt. Wie is zij? De politie roept de hulp in van forensisch beeldhouwer Eve Duncan; onder haar handen krijgen naamloze slachtoffers hun identiteit terug. Wanneer Eve de schedel vormgeeft, krijgt ze de schrik van haar leven. Langzaam onthullen haar handen het gezicht van iemand die ze maar al te goed kent. Iemand die niet dood is. Nog niet. Dan blijkt Eves aangenomen dochter Jane een bizarre connectie met de zaak te hebben, waardoor ze samen betrokken raken bij de jacht op een moordenaar. Een jacht die leidt naar een verschrikkelijke confrontatie.

Fatale geheimen combineert de authenticiteit van forensisch onderzoek met een sublieme plot en een meesterlijk gecomponeerde spanningsboog. Bij de ontdekking van een massagraf waarin 23 slachtoffers worden aangetroffen, wordt de hulp ingeroepen van dr. Temperance Brennan, forensisch expert. Ondanks haar turbulente privé-leven reist Brennan af naar het dorpje Chupan Ya in Guatemala. Nauwelijks is ze haar onderzoek gestart of 'Tempe' ontdekt dat het heden nog meer gruwelijkheden in petto heeft. In Guatemala City worden vier meisjes vermist, onder wie de dochter van een hoge regeringsambtenaar. Wanneer ook nog eens een jonge archeoloog op brute wijze wordt vermoord, bekruipt Brennan het onaangename gevoel dat dit wel eens een bijzonder lastige zaak kan worden. En dat blijkt nog eens overduidelijk als ze tijdens haar onderzoek stevig tegenwerking ondervindt van een recalcitrante officier van justitie en corrupte plaatselijke ambtenaren. Een en ander brengt Brennan op het idee dat zij wel eens het volgende slachtoffer zou kunnen zijn.

An enthralling and masterful story--by the acclaimed and bestselling author of A Woman of Substance--about three generations of women, each committing an act of will that

Undici anni, Pip Mackenzie trascorre l'estate con sua madre Ophélie su una spiaggia di San Francisco. Questo ragazza solitaria, segnata da una tragedia, incontra un giorno il pittore Matt Bowles. Pip ricorda a Matt la sua defunta figlia, mentre lui diventa una figura paterna per lei. Matt scopre il talento di Pip per il disegno e si offre di insegnarle. Nessuno sa delle loro lezioni, così Ophélie rimane scioccata quando trova sua figlia sulla spiaggia con un estraneo. La diffidenza iniziale si trasforma lentamente in affetto, dando vita a un'amicizia. Sotto la dolce cura di Matt, madre e figlia iniziano a guarire dalle loro ferite, ritrovando il sorriso e riscoprendo emozioni perdute. Alla fine dell'estate, Ophélie e Pip tornano in città, ma continuano a tenere i contatti con Matt. Ophélie si unisce a un gruppo di volontari per aiutare i senzatetto, un'attività che fa parte della sua terapia. Ma quando tutto sembra andare per il meglio, il destino crudele irrompe nuovamente nelle loro vite. Matt deve affrontare questioni irrisolte del passato e Ophélie viene tradita da una persona di cui si fidava ciecamente.

Gi and Il-sun live behind North Korea's iron curtain, under the watchful eye of Kim Jong-il. As orphans, growing up on a diet of thin soup and propaganda, life is a struggle against hunger and fear. But tender Gi and headstrong Il-sun find consolation in each other, and their unlikely friendship grows as deep as the bond between sisters. Everything will change when a man comes into their lives. As Gi and Il-sun are taken from their jobs in a clothing factory, and spirited across the border to the South, they begin a journey that will test the strength of their friendship, and their entire understanding of the world. Perfect for fans of Khaled Hosseini and Chris Cleave, ALL WOMAN AND SPRINGTIME is an unforgettable portrait of the most mysterious country on earth, and of a young woman who loses everything but refuses to be destroyed.

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

Two great dynasties dominate modern America; the Geary family and the Barbarossa family. In this thriller, a young woman marries into the Geary clan, and discovers the profound, dark enigma that lies at its heart.

Tommy Phan is a successful detective novelist living the American Dream in southern California. One evening he comes home to find a small rag doll on his doorstep. It's a simple doll, covered entirely in white cloth, with crossed black stitches for the eyes and mouth, and another pair forming an X over the heart. Curious, he brings it inside. That night Tommy hears an odd popping sound and looks up to see the stitches breaking over the doll's heart. And in minutes the fabric of Tommy Phan's reality will be torn apart. Something terrifying emerges from the pristine white cloth, something that will follow Tommy wherever he goes. Something that he can't destroy. It wants Tommy's life, and he doesn't know why. He has only one ally, a beautiful, strangely intuitive waitress he meets by chance--or by a design far beyond his comprehension. He has too many questions, no answers, and very little time. Because the vicious and demonically clever doll has left this warning on Tommy's computer screen: "The deadline is dawn. " Ticktock Time is running out.

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 un 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.

Un lungo inseguimento carico di suspense si dipana attraverso paesaggi incantevoli, con un uomo e una donna in fuga da un folle criminale a capo di un'organizzazione parafascista. Spencer Grant, ex poliziotto segnato da cicatrici sia fisiche che interiori, incontra Valerie in un bar di Santa Monica. Lei è un mistero avvolto in ombre, e quando lui cerca di rivederla, lei scompare. Nel tentativo di trovarla, Spencer subisce un attentato. I due, inizialmente separati, si ritrovano intrappolati in una spirale di odio e violenza, nel mirino di un uomo potente che manipola anche i sistemi di sorveglianza del governo americano. Valerie possiede informazioni preziose e inquietanti, mentre Spencer diventa suo complice, rendendoli entrambi prede vulnerabili. La loro lotta per la salvezza si trasforma in una corsa disperata, accompagnati solo da un cane che sembra percepire le loro paure. Abituati a una vita solitaria e piena di insidie, Spencer e Valerie si trovano a dover affrontare un pericolo incomprensibile, armati solo del loro amore e della loro esperienza. La storia si snoda tra sentimenti intensi e una critica alla società, con i due innamorati che cercano di sfuggire alla morte.

Sir Claud Amory's revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe.

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?

La scintilla del mistero si accende nella banalità del quotidiano in questi racconti all'insegna della suspense. Nella storia che dà il titolo al volume, una scrittrice afflitta da strani disturbi ricorre allo specialista che seguì il caso di Anna Anderson, la donna convinta di essere Anastasia, la figlia sopravvissuta dello zar Nicola II. Ha così inizio un incredibile viaggio nel passato... Accanto a questa, altre vicende condurranno il lettore nei meandri oscuri della mente umana, in un itinerario che gli regalerà più di un brivido.

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...

Una piccola libreria a New York. Un amore da dimenticare. Una magia tra i libri.

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

Wanneer een klein meisje getuige is van een dubbele moord en daarna niets kan of wil zeggen, wordt kinderpsycholoog Alex Delaware ingeschakeld om enig licht op de zaak te werpen.

Een jonge vrouw die na een vreselijke ervaring een nieuw bestaan heeft opgebouwd, krijgt te maken met nieuwe problemen.

De wilskrachtige Lady Genevieve zou alles doen om haar geliefde Edenby Castle te redden - zelfs als ze de naam en het bed moest delen van haar meest verraderlijke vijand, Lord Tristan. Ze waren geboren om vijanden te zijn en gedoemd om geliefden te worden - spelers in een gevaarlijk spel van intrige en passie waarbij de prijs de onschuld van een vrouw was en de beloning het hart van een man.

Een grootmoeder vertelt haar levensverhaal aan haar kleindochter, waarin haar relatie met een getrouwde docent tijdens de oorlogsjaren in Groot-Brittannië een grote rol speelt.

Vijftien verhalen waarin o.a. gif in het eten de slachtoffers van een snelle dood verzekert.

Monografie over de Franse schilder Claude Monet (1840-1926).

Een Canadese pathologe-anatoom probeert een seksueel verknipte seriemoordenaar op te sporen.

Het levensverhaal van een Hongaars-joodse vrouw die na de concentratiekampen overleefd te hebben naar Amerika vertrok, mede omdat ze haar jeugdliefde doodwaande.

Een vrouw die haar hele leven in de schaduw van haar zus, een beroemde balletdanseres, heeft geleefd, merkt bij aankomst op het familiebezit van haar man dat het zusje haar ook hier is vóór geweest.

Lotgevallen van een Chinese adellijke familie, tegen de achtergrond van de politieke ontwikkelingen in China van 1892 tot heden.