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Dr. Victoria Benning knows it’s unethical to discuss the therapy sessions of her clients, but the drama of their unpredictable lives tests her professional role like never before. Working around the clock, Dr. Benning observes a troubling, treacherous common denominator that plagues all six clients: a desperate impulse to grasp control of everything and everyone in their lives—no matter the cost. It’s a struggle with which she’s all too familiar. Determined to head-off tragedy, she comes up with a brilliant game plan to make their collective talents work in everyone’s favor.

Twenty-one tales of frightening fanaticism! Nobody joins a cult. They find a family, a movement, a sense of meaning. And nobody falls for a con. They trust a friend, a so-called expert, an opportunity. The warning signs are easy to brush aside... until it's too late.

When Susie stumbles upon an old, unmarked game at a dusty retro shop, she never expects it to change her life—literally. At first, it seems like a twisted version of The Sims, allowing her to create and control digital people. But as she plays, the lines between reality and the game begin to blur. The characters she creates aren't just self-aware. They're real and when they suffer, they feel it.

Amber’s life was shattered when her twin brother, Peter, disappeared twenty-five years ago. But now, driven by a burning desire to find him, she sets out on a quest that will lead her to discover the shocking truth behind his disappearance. As Amber’s investigation progresses it begins to cause tension within her family and so to keep the peace she yields to their wishes, focussing instead on the story contained within a set of exercise books which she has come across in an antiques and collectibles centre, the green writing reawakening her journalist’s instinct for a good story.

It's a fear more paralyzing than falling. More terrifying than absolute darkness. More horrifying than anything you can imagine. It's the one fear you cannot escape, no matter where you run...no matter where you hide. It's the fear of yourself. It's real. It can happen to you. And facing it can...

Twelve housemates enter a house as part of a bold, new television show. All they know is they're to have their actions monitored 24 hours a day and compete in a series of tasks with the knowledge that - at the end of the show - one of them will walk away with 100,000 pounds. But all is not as it seems, and the truth - and danger - becomes apparent as soon as the doors lock them in on their first night, and the first of the 12 is murdered....

Ethan Cole is the man people call when systems falter. In a high-pressure corporate leadership role, he absorbs volatility, manages risk, and keeps ambitious projects from collapsing. Reliability is his reputation. Control is his strength. Promotion is inevitable. At home, the demands are quieter—but no less exacting. A wife who watches more than she speaks. Children who do not need performance, only presence. Small moments that cannot be delegated.

An author retreats to a remote cabin to finish a long-overdue novel. Alone with a mysterious device — a living diorama that brings scenes to life — the writing begins to flow again. Characters form. A world takes shape. And for the first time in months, the story feels real. Too real. Inside the diorama, Dylan and Sinéad are trying to hold their marriage together after devastating loss. But something is wrong. Time slips. Behaviour changes. Each suspects the other is breaking. The author watches it unfold… and begins to realise the story is no longer entirely under their control.

She hunts trolls for a living. She never considered one might hunt her back. Eve Alexopoulos is a journalist by title, a troll-hunter by trade. Her column "What's Your Problem, Bro?" has spent years dragging the internet's most toxic abusers into the light — and the book deal that followed was big enough to buy herself something spectacular: a Sunray, Jolvix's flagship self-driving vehicle. Sleek. Solar-powered. State-of-the-art. And programmed, she'll soon discover, by an engineer who takes her work very personally.

Als Elias auf Delilah trifft, wird sie zur Obsession. Er will sie retten – vor der Welt, vor sich selbst. Doch Delilah spielt ihr eigenes Spiel. Und Elias erkennt zu spät, dass sie nicht das Opfer ist … sondern der Auslöser. In einem Geflecht aus Nähe und Macht, Lüge und Wahrheit verschwimmen die Rollen. Wer ist Jäger? Wer Beute?

What if everything you believed was a lie? Dr. Jorge Salazar, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, was erased when his discoveries threatened those in power. His career in ruins, he became a forgotten man until aerospace engineer Steven Reynolds uncovers proof of the greatest hoax in human history. Seeking answers, Steven joins forces with Jorge and fearless journalist Sofia Ramirez to expose a deception spanning governments, corporations, and secret organizations. But Xavier Brown, the ruthless enforcer of the global elite, will stop at nothing to silence them.

Superspy Eric Swan has given his life for his country. More than once. But each time he does it, he wonders how much of his soul he’s sacrificing. Now he must battle a treacherous madman intent on poisoning the water supply. But, this Nobel-winning brainiac isn’t alone in his lust for revenge. Swan must outsmart a secret society of rogue scholars before they release their apocalyptic toxin. If he fails, millions of people will ultimately face a gruesome, agonizing end.

Was wäre, wenn wir nur noch die Wahl hätten zwischen totaler Kontrolle und totalem Chaos? Vielleicht hätte Tom den Teufel sofort erkennen können. Doch er braucht einen Investor, und der charismatischen Milliardär Dairon Arakis verfügt über die nötigen Mittel. Als Tom begreift, worum es Arakis wirklich geht, ist es beinahe zu spät: Über ein riesiges Hedge-Fonds-Konsortium hat der Milliardär italienische Banken reihenweise in den Bankrott getrieben und Europa steht kurz vor einem Bürgerkrieg.

Good things come to those who wait. That’s what Annie’s always believed. It’s why, when her fiancé, Keith, launched his nanotech company, Annie set aside law school to help. It’s why she went all-in, trusting the company’s success to make her degree moot. But with the finish line in sight (and creative dreams dancing in Annie’s head), Keith starts to act suspiciously. Annie isn’t usually vengeful, but her hand’s been forced. She faces a decision: Should she let Keith play her like a sucker, or should she be strong like the heroine of her screenplay?

¿Cómo pueden tener el mismo sueño cuatro personas? ¿Por qué iban a suicidarse después de soñarlo? John Verdon, la gran sensación del thriller a escala internacional, ha vuelto con un nuevo libro que recordará a sus seguidores el ritmo cinematográfico de su escalofriante novela debut Sé lo que estás pensando.

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