Marcella Houweling Libri

In uno sperduto villaggio del Lancashire muore avvelenato, dopo una cena in casa di una conoscente, il parroco Robin Sage. Di lì a poco arrivano in paese, per una vacanza fuori stagione, il patologo Simon St. James e la moglie Deborah, che aveva casualmente conosciuto il sacerdote a Londra. La scoperta della disgrazia li trascina tra le ombre più cupe di quei luoghi, sui quali aleggiano ancora antiche storie di stregoneria. L'inchiesta del coroner si è già conclusa con il verdetto di morte accidentale, ma Simon non ne è convinto, e decide di convocare il suo amico, l'ispettore Lynley, presto raggiunto dal sergente Barbara Havers. I quattro vengono così sommersi da una realtà in cui tutto è continuamente messo in dubbio. Com'è possibile che un'esperta erborista abbia inconsapevolmente offerto della cicuta al parroco? Nei panni di una mite perpetua si nasconde davvero una devota seguace dei culti pagani della Dea? È possibile leggere il destino di un uomo nel palmo della sua mano? In un clima di sospetti e pettegolezzi che rendono indecifrabili i volti del crimine, l'ispettore Lynley è costretto ad affondare sempre di più la lama delle indagini per riuscire a portare alla luce la verità. Una verità dal sapore amaro e crudele.

'Has everything - a terrifying plotabreakneck paceavividly drawn characters' John Saul Dr. Kate Bennett is a brilliant young pathologist with a loving husband and a bright future. But her world is about to be turned upside down. At the Omnicenter, a high-tech health facility for women, a strange and puzzling illness has killed two patients - an illness which has no definite cause, let alone a cure. When Kate is called in to investigate the mysterious deaths she uncovers a horrifying secret which certain influential people will stop at nothing to protect. It is a terrible medical discovery which has its roots in one of the greatest evils in the history of humankind. Now her best friend has fallen ill and is exhibiting the same symptoms as the previous victims - Kate must expose the sinister plot before it is too late. However, with powerful enemies and few friends Dr. Bennett's disturbing discovery comes to threaten not only her career, but also her marriage, her sanity and her lifea

An alcoholic former private investigator; his missing niece; a police force unable to find her; and a horrifying race against time...

The story follows photographer Alex Graham, who witnesses an attack disguised as an earthquake. To survive and thwart further terrorist plots, she turns to Judd Morgan, a questionable former CIA operative. The narrative promises high tension and nonstop action as they navigate danger together.

Figlia illegittima di un soldato americano di stanza in Corea, Elizabeth è considerata dai suoi parenti un'infamia vivente. Dopo aver ucciso la madre, per lavare l'onta, i parenti rinchiudono la bambina in un orfanotrofio. Adottata da una coppia di americani, la bambina troverà nel paese della felicità, altro dolore e sofferenza.

"An exotic and beautiful story" (Isabel Allende) chronicling the lives of four generations of remarkable women, sweeping readers from the last days of the Ottoman monarchy to Turkey's transformation into a republic and the present day backlash. "A highly imaginitive family saga...Croutier's measured prose is artistic and sensuous" (San Francisco Chronicle) as the story of a silkmaking family iss told through the houses they occupied. From a grand villa in Smyrna in the early twentieth century to a silk plantation in the foothills of Mount Olympus, from a tiny house in a sleepy town to an apartment in a modern urban high-rise, the family's dwellings reflect its fortune's rise and fall. As communal baths and odalisques give way to movies and cell phones, four unique yet powerfully linked women experience all of life's hardships and pleasures.

Here is the first in a new series of spellbinders written specifically for teens. Bethany Salem is a pretty normal 16-year old, except for one thing ... she's a Witch! When her boyfriend Joe dies in a mysterious car accident, she vows to find his killer. But when she calls on the magickal Hounds of the Wild Hunt to catch the murderer, the members of the Witches' Night Out coven get more than they bargained for. Will they catch Joe's killer in time, or will the killer catch them?

The "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the perils of dating, relationships, and love in a novel that takes readers into the intoxicating, infuriating world of three charming single men.

Elena Weaver is doof, maar leidt ondanks haar handicap een zelfstandig bestaan als studente in Cambridge. Elke morgen gaat ze in alle vroegte joggen langs de rivier. Haar overbezorgde vader staat erop dat ze daarbij begeleid wordt door zijn tweede vrouw Justine. Ongeduldig staat Elena op die bewuste, nog donkere ochtend te wachten op Justine. Er hangt een dikke mist boven de ontmoetingsplaats bij de rivier. Wanneer haar stiefmoeder niet komt opdagen gaat Elena, ongeduldig als ze is, ten slotte maar alleen joggen. Rond een uur of zeven treft schilderes Sarah Gordon Elena's ontzielde lichaam aan. Inspecteur Thomas Lynley en brigadier Barbara Havers worden op deze mysterieuze moordzaak gezet. Al snel komen ze erachter dat Elena niet zo braaf was als iedereen dacht...