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Eco-architect Olivia Wellss return to the small Cornish seaside village of Penbartha is troubled. Shes taken leave from her successful life in Manhattan to create the legacy her godfather wanted, a sustainable group of entrepreneurs working out of his beloved disused railway station, boosting the local economy and bringing more life to the village. But it seems that not everyone is as committed as shed thought.The day after an unexpected argument with someone she considered an ally, Olivia finds her friends murdered body. The tight-knit Cornish community closes ranks to protect Olivia, but the forensic evidence points in only one direction. Against all her instincts, Olivia finds herself relying on newcomer Jago Trevithick in her efforts to clear her name and help the police find the real killer.With a dark web of secrets and lies becoming visible throughout Penbartha, who can Olivia really trust?

After a month of various people clearing up various messes, Felicity Jardine is finally cleared to go back to her little village cottage. But when a celebratory cream tea with her new and well-connected friend Percy is interrupted by a snipers bullet, shes off again, to a safe house in Notting Hill. There her only contact is her former colleague Matthew, still with MI6, who offers her a bit of investigation she can do online to pass the time. But Felicity is not one to work from home when she can be out and getting stuck in, especially when someone on the inside seems to be betraying her...

After a two-day train journey, peripatetic dressmaker Jemima Flowerday makes the final approach to her new job on foot, following the canal to Castle Gloaming, which stands in the rugged North Wales countryside overlooking the foaming River Dee.Jemima has come to clothe Mrs Cornelia van Doorn, a wealthy South African widow who has leased the castle from its impoverished aristocratic owner, intending to launch herself and her young stepdaughter, Honor, into London society. But on her arrival shes told shes actually been summoned to investigate the disappearance of the girl. Even in a place still haunted by mystery and magic, the seventeen-year-old cant have melted into thin air

QUEM MATOU O PREFEITO? CABE AO CLUBE DO CRIME DE MARLOW DESCOBRIR…Geoffrey Lushington, prefeito de Marlow, morre subitamente durante uma reunião do conselho municipal. Quando vestígios de acônito — t

Secrets bloom where the roses die and Mel Greenway is digging up the truth.In post-war Britain, Avonby estate is a crumbling relic hiding deadly secrets. Lady Melinda Mel Greenway, a former army mechanic and the familys poor relation, seeks solace in its overgrown gardens until she unearths a body beneath the roses.The discovery drags Mel into a tangled web of lies, resentments, and buried truths, forcing her to clash with Inspector Derrin Bradley, her wartime lover turned investigator. As Derrin digs into the dark web of secrets entangling Avonbys privileged residents and its resentful staff, Mel is determined to solve the mystery herself. As sparks fly and old wounds resurface, Mels relentless pursuit of the truth puts her at odds with both her family and Derrin, while making her a target for a killer desperate to keep the past buried.A tale of resilience, forbidden romance, and suspense, A Thorn in the Rose is a richly atmospheric mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Murder most Austen! An unputdownable and deliciously witty cosy crime caper set in the world of Jane Austens Emma__________________ Harriet Smith investigates...The tyrannical Mrs Churchill is convinced someone is trying to kill her. As if she didnt have enough to vex her, shes concerned that Jane Fairfax has won the heart of her nephew, Frank. She has hired the talented and devious Harriet Smith to break up this nascent relationship as well as uncover who might want her dead.With the help of her long-suffering, sensible best friend, Robert Martin, Harriets list of suspects soon grows - Frank Churchill, Jane Fairfax, Mrs Elton and Wakefield the butler all have means, motive and opportunity.Will Harriet prevent the worst from happening? And will she avoid falling for the charming Frank Churchill herself?

Something old, something red, something stolen, something dead.Sunset Hall, a house-share for the old and unusual, is gearing up as energetically as its aged inhabitants can for Bernadettes big wedding day. However, with the RSVPs comes an anonymous note that threatens to cast a pall over the upcoming festivities. Agnes is in (somewhat begrudging) wedding planning mode and she and the not-so-sprightly gang of pensioners decide to hide the note from the betrothed, not wanting to cause stress. It is up to Agnes to dig into this poison pen letter, determined to help the wedding go off without a hitch . . . aside from the bodies theyve already had to hide from the blushing bride.

En Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, un hallazgo macabro sacude la rutina de la ciudad: un brazo amputado aparece en un contenedor, con un tatuaje que solo puede pertenecer a un hombre desaparecido días antes.La jueza Mara Ramirez, recien llegada a la isla y aun marcada por sus propios fantasmas, se enfrenta a su primer caso. A su lado y en constante friccion trabaja el inspector Aitor Ibarra, cuya torpeza para gestionar los sentimientos contrasta con su instinto policial.Y, entre ambos, Beatriz Mantecas, pastelera brillante y mujer herida por un pasado de humillaciones, que hornea dulces capaces de enamorar a cualquiera.Con un pulso narrativo agil y una escritura fresca, directa y poderosa, Annika Brunke despliega una historia en la que ternura, humor y violencia se entrelazan, donde lo cotidiano convive con lo brutal, y en la que los limites entre victimas y verdugos se difuminan.Bacon, ganadora del II Premio Alexis Ravelo de novela negra, es la confirmacion de Brunke como una voz nueva y vibrante en la novela negra española.

1949. The Cold War is intensifying and rumours abound that the Russians are close to creating an atomic bomb.Beattie Cavendish, special operative for a covert section of GCHQ is sent to Scotland, to a listening station in the Highlands at Kilbray. Beatties arrival is greeted with suspicion by the stations staff. She faces an uphill battle to turn things around. When Beattie discovers that her uncle Howard, who lives nearby, has gone missing, she becomes convinced his disappearance is more sinister. She learns Howard has been visiting a remote Highland lodge used during the war to hide out of favour special operation executive officers. As she delves deeper, there is no one she feels she can trust except for private detective Patrick Corrigan. But Corrigan has troubles of his own as he needs to get out of London after crossing the Kutsnetsov brothers, a pair of notorious Russian gangsters.As the snow begins to fall hard and fast, Beattie realises the search is putting her life and that of Corrigans in danger, and that the answers she is looking for lie buried in her wartime past.

The world is counting down to the millennium and to disaster. When a childs body is found on a remote island east of London, journalist Jonny Murphy is sent to investigate. What he uncovers is more than a tragedy. Its a warning. Something catastrophic is coming and Jonny might be the only one who can stop it.A propulsive, atmospheric thriller that ratchets up the tension with every pageTM LoganA powerhouse writerJo SpainCleverly layered and beautifully atmospheric Sarah Sultoon has become an auto-buy author for meKia AbdullahThe clock ticks down towards a fantastic payoff Abandoned islands, thrilling chases, investigative journalists what more could you want?Holly WattThey feared the machines. They should have feared the peopleLondon, Christmas 1999. The world is on edge. With the new millennium just days away, fears of the Millennium Bug are spiralling warnings of computer failures, market crashes, even global catastrophe. But fifty miles east, on the frozen Blackwater Island, a different kind of mystery unfolds. A childs body is discovered on the bracken, untouched by footprints, with no sign of how he died. And no one has come forward to claim him.At the International Tribune, reporter Jonny Murphy senses something is off. Police are appealing for relatives, not suspects. An anonymous call led officers to the scene, but no one knows who made it. While the world fixates on a digital apocalypse, Jonny sees the real disaster unfolding closer to home. With just twenty-hour hours before the century turns, he heads to Blackwater driven by curiosity, desperation, and the sting of rejection from his colleague Paloma.But Blackwater has secrets buried deep in the frozen ground. More victims some dead, others still paying for past sins. And when Paloma catches up to him, they stumble onto something far bigger than either of them imagined. Something that could change everything. The millennium is coming. The clock is ticking. Can Jonny stop it? Should he?And what if Y2K wasnt a hoax, but a warning?Propulsive characters and a simmering mystery explode into a race against time it had me grippedRod ReynoldsAtmospheric, tense and all the more shocking for mirroring real state crimesEve SmithAuthenticity that demands your attentionWill CarverA distinctively chilling roller-coasterPeter Hain Readers who love mysteries, bleak landscapes and a lingering sense of dread will enjoy this, and the authors notes may haunt youMature TimesA thrilling, tightly plotted, and important readMichael J MalonePraise for Sarah Sultoon**Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger****WINNER of the Crime Fiction Lover Debut Thriller Award**A first-class political thrillerSteve CavanaghA bitingly sharp, pacy thriller. Devilishly good. I inhaled itFreya BerryA brave and thought-provoking debut novelAdam HamdyA taut and thought-provoking book thats all the more unnerving for how much it echoes the headlines in real lifeCultureFlyA tense thriller, a remarkable debut, heartbreaking, but ultimately this is a story of resilience and survivalNB...

Xu is a writer to watch Isabel Banta, author of HoneySmart, engaging, and thought-provoking Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftover WomanElizabeth Zhang knows her place in the world. She knows shes in the tenth percentile for likability, the seventieth percentile for attractiveness, and the ninety-ninth percentile for academics.With a hard-working ethic instilled in her by immigrant parents, armed with impeccable grades, Elizabeth thinks she is set for Harvard Law School. Until she is rejected for being too ordinary, which she translates to mean shes just another boring Asian female. But when her classmate Laura Kim gets in, everything falls apart. Why was Laura accepted? What makes her so interesting?At first, she follows her because shes just curious. What Laura eats for lunch. Where Laura shops. The answer for Elizabeths failure must lie somewhere in Lauras life. But still, Elizabeth just cant see it. The only thing she sees is that Laura has taken her spot at Harvard.A spot she knows she deserves. A spot that shell simply have to take back.Layered, subversive, and satirical, this novel brings to light how, in the face of societal expectations and self-inflicted pressures, a person can unlock the darkest parts of themselves and show how far theyre willing to go to achieve their vision of success.

¿Qué pasa por la mente de un piloto a 30 000 pies de altura?Thomas Rye, piloto de una línea aérea low cost, esconde un oscuro secreto que no puede ser desvelado. Por otro lado, el parapsicólogo aficionado Sinesio Amoros ha conseguido grabar unas inquietantes psicofonias que parecen ser la primera pista para resolver un inquietante misterio de origen celta. En un momento dado, ambos personajes se encuentran y, cuando las tramas de ambos chocan entre si, se inicia una angustiosa cuenta atras de devastadoras y asombrosas consecuencias...Publicada por primera vez en 2015, Caja negra es un thriller tragico, trepidante con sorprendente parecido con una realidad que, en algun momento, todos podemos llegar a conocer.

Confías en ellos para cuidar de tu hijo. Pero no deberías.Cada lunes después del colegio, además de a mi hija, Coralie, cuido a otros cuatro niños de su clase. Vamos al parque cuando hace sol y nos acurrucamos en el sofa a leer cuentos cuando llueve. De martes a viernes, son los otros padres quienes se encargan de ellos, incluida mi hija. Es perfecto: un circulo de cuidado infantil gratuito y amistoso.Pero esta mañana he recibido una nota anonima:Conozco vuestros secretos mas oscuros. Ninguno de vosotros es lo que parece. ¿Como habeis sido capaces de confiar los unos en los otros para cuidar a vuestros hijos? Disponeis de cinco dias para decir la verdad. De lo contrario, habra consecuencias.Estoy aterrada, llevo años ocultando mi secreto mas oscuro, y no puede salir a la luz. Pero no soy la unica de nuestro grupo que guarda secretos.¿Revelar mi secreto servira para proteger a mi hija, o nos pondra en un peligro aun mayor?---¿¿¿PERO QUE ACABO DE LEER??? Increible No recuerdo la ultima vez que devore un libro tan rapido. Absolutamente brillante Una lectura adictiva, trepidante, absorbente y explosiva que te engancha desde la primera pagina hasta el fantastico desenlace.Bookworm86 Lleno de giros y completamente adictivo Imposible de soltar Fantastico, no queria que se acabara Me tuvo totalmente enganchada.Little Miss Booklover 87 ¡Ese final! Un giro detras de otro. Me ha encantado.@bookscoffeemorebooks ¡Lleno de giros que no vi venir! No podia dejar de leer Increible.Renita DSilva Te lo vas a leer en un suspiro. Si te gusta Freida McFadden, vas a devorar este libro.Reseña en Goodreads Te deja con la boca abierta Un thriller apasionante, lleno de giros, que me tuvo expectante todo el tiempo.Reseña en Goodreads

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A Coleção Georges Simenon da Editora Unesp traz ao leitor brasileiro pela primeira vez a tradução integral da obra do grande escritor belga, organizada em ordem cronológica. A série Comissário Maigre

You didnt go to the seminary to become a priest, the rector had explained on their first morning. You went to learn what God was asking of you.When Mack OBrien left his home in Port Talbot for the seminary as a teenager, he didnt imagine hed be back a decade later, unordained and at war with his faith. Back in his childhood bedroom, he remains committed to the idea of a moral life, but isnt entirely sure what that looks like. He takes a job as a security guard at the local steelworks and begins an uneasy transition into the world of industry, brotherhood, and community he once rejected. When the men of the steelworks organise an unprecedented strike in protest against job cuts, he goes along with it. Meanwhile, his mother watches footage of past catastrophes and prays for the dead.The last person Mack expects to see in the local club is Siwan Roderick - the woman who appeared out of the blue at the seminary one day to make a confession and swore him to secrecy. Mack kept his word. But as the day of the strike nears, tensions in the town escalate and allegiances are tested. Macks loyalty to Siwan and his desperation to do the right thing will change both of their lives forever.

The new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author David McCloskey

Its the hottest summer Cornwall has seen in 15 years. Eco-architect Olivia, who specialises in breathing life into old buildings in cutting-edge and sustainable ways, is launching her latest project, a boutique hotel. Jago Trevithick KC meets her there after a disastrous trial, seeking peace and a refuge from the underworld.But when the couple discover the dead body of a waitress in the hotels swimming pool, Jago fears the dark side of his profession has followed him home. Or are his troubles more personal than he thought?

When couturiere-turned-sleuth Jemima Flowerday accepts a last-minute invitation to a Murder Weekend at Firebrace Court, a crumbling Devon mansion perched on a storm-lashed headland, she expects nothing more than champagne, theatrics, and the fun of playing the daughter of a fictitious duchess. The whole thing is meant to be an absolute hoot.But the hoot turns to horror within hours. The arrival of Hal and Daisy Merriweather fabulously wealthy Texans lured to Firebrace by hints of Hals ancestral claim to the estate is as spectacular as their motorcar: a gleaming Bentley that skids on the rain-soaked drive and crashes into the ancient bridge. The structure collapses into the swollen stream below, revealing a mans skeleton tangled among the wreckage. And the discovery of a fresh murder turns the screw. The killer must be one of those within the house. Family member, staff or guest. This murder weekend is only too real...

London, 1856. Ben Canaan is a young detective on the payroll of Her Majestys Executive, riding high on a string of successful cases. Then a notorious crime boss turns up murdered on the city streets, the latest in a series of brutal killings targeting the most powerful men in the global opium trade. To track down the culprits and prevent more blood from being shed, Ben is sent out to the newly-founded British colony of Hong Kong: a lawless frontier town on the southern shores of Chinas Great Qing Dynasty.Ben is plunged headlong into a labyrinthine conspiracy, set against the backdrop of an empire in collapse and a sweeping civil war. As his hunt brings him closer to the truth and the ruthless corporate interests that want him dead, Ben is forced to choose between what is necessary and what is just.