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Brought to you by Penguin. Robert Langdon is back in the long-awaited new race-against-time thriller from the global bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she’s been invited to give in Prague, Robert...

FBI agent Cookie James is enjoying her extended leave from the agency on Secret Seal Isle, managing her quaint inn and flirting with the oh-so sexy-handyman, Dylan Creed… until her sixty-year-old mother goes skinny dipping and is almost drowned by a corpse.

Yes. I'm the daughter of the infamous couple, June Heal and Oscar Park. One teeny weeny problem, I'm a mortal. Yep. I guess I got my granny Darla's DNA. Good news! I might not have spiritual powers but I have a mean set of baking skills. I'm delighted to be moving out of Whispering Falls, where y'all know I can't live since I'm mortal, and to Celestial Falls, another small Southern town where I'm opening Heavenly Desserts. Of course, The Marys wouldn't let me leave unless I took my new kitten with me. 

When Monica Albertson comes to Cranberry Cove - a charming town on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan - to help her half brother, Jeff, on his cranberry farm, the last thing she expects to harvest is a dead body. It seems that Sam Culbert, who ran the farm while Jeff was deployed overseas, had some juicy secrets that soon prove fatal, and Jeff is ripe for the picking as a prime suspect.

Britain is in shambles, as it recovers from the cataclysm of WWI. Although the war has ended, it takes effort to preserve the peace against hidden enemies striving to undermine or replace the government. There is a desperate need for recruits to fight this invisible war. Sophie Burgoyne can trace her lineage back to the ancient French kings and dukes of twelve centuries ago.A long pedigree doesn't help her when she only has a few pounds in the bank. Sophie knows she must take action, or she and her father, the vicar of Havering-under-Lyme, will face the horrors of genteel impoverishment.

Even with her life in ruins in New Mexico, Shay feels uneasy about settling into the small seaside town where she grew up on California's Monterey Peninsula, and taking over an estate bequeathed to her by Bridget Early, a woman she had barely known. Her heightened senses—an empathic gift she's...

Molly the maid is used to being invisible. Now someone is watching her every move … ––––– *THE SPARKLING NEW MYSTERY FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MAID* As a hotel maid, Molly Gray wipes away fingerprints as a matter of routine. But when a priceless Fabergé...

Dive into the heart of the Sahara with "The Puzzle Chamber Mysteries: The Saharan Secret," an exhilarating novel that blends the intrigue of ancient civilizations with the thrill of modern adventure. Follow a team of intrepid explorers as they uncover a labyrinth hidden beneath the desert sands, filled with puzzles, traps, and secrets that have been buried for millennia. In this gripping tale, you'll journey alongside a diverse group of characters, each with their own expertise and personal quests for discovery.

YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF A STORY . . . It starts with a class in an old movie theatre. Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is...

Hiring a new housekeeper for a notorious haunted house can come with unexpected challenges, especially when family secrets are at risk. But it’s not just the Marlow family secrets the mediums of Beach Drive need to be worried about. It seems everyone has a family secret, as Danielle and her...

It’s been 12 years since Sandi Parkman went missing after being dropped off at home by her schoolmate, Nick Larson, now the Sheriff of Freeport, Michigan. When a construction crew unearths Sandi’s bones - along with Nick’s letterman jacket and one of his hairs - Nick becomes suspect number one in the murder.

Brought to you by Penguin. My name is Ernest Cunningham. I’m not a detective. I just happen to have a knack for what makes mysteries – and murderers – tick. I’d hoped, this Christmas, that any killers out there might be willing to take a break for the holidays. I was wrong. So here I am...

Amid a mountain of rain-soaked donations to the Ohnita Harbor Public Library rummage sale, Gabriela Domenici finds a small box that contains an odd-looking cross. The carved center turns out to be ivory, and a clue links the cross to Catherine of Siena, a medieval saint. Gabriela turns to her expertise as an authenticator of historic documents to lead the quest to discover the truth about this mysterious object. But the cross isn’t the only secret in town: first, a beloved Ohnita Harbor resident is found floating in the harbor; then, someone else is murdered on the library lawn.

When Darcy runs off on another secret assignment, I am left to figure out how to travel to Italy sans maid and chaperone to help my dear friend Belinda, as she awaits the birth of her baby alone. An opportunity presents itself in a most unexpected way - my cousin the queen is in need of a spy to attend a house party in the Italian lake country. The Prince of Wales and the dreadful Mrs. Simpson have been invited, and Her Majesty is anxious to thwart a possible secret wedding.

Thea is tired of having to entertain Drew's children during the summer holidays, so she accepts a commission to watch over a house in Barnsley. On her first day there, she rescues a fugitive woman she finds hiding under some bushes. The woman's story is thin and incoherent, but Thea gives her sanctuary for the night only to find her dead the next morning. The police are impossibly busy with a big investigation into the trafficking of rare animals and Thea is effectively on her own, trying to make sense of the murder.

Izzy is cursed. Her highly developed empathic abilities allow her to read people's emotions with terrifying accuracy—and consequences. As a child, she sparked her parents' divorce by revealing her father's infidelity. As an adult, she has cut herself off from everyone. But now young girls are going missing, and the police have no suspects. And when Izzy sees her old school caretaker interviewed, she knows his story about when he last saw the latest victim isn't true.

'An absolute triumph' Andrea Mara 'Hard to put down' Liz Nugent Home truths come at a heavy price ... THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE MCDONAGH As her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects...

Upon the death of her father, Mary Bennet’s life is thrown into turmoil. With no fortune or marriage prospects, she must rely on the kindness of her relatives. When a mysterious late-night visit by an unknown relative - a Lady Trafford from Castle Durrington - leads to an extended stay and the chance for an education, Mary gratefully accepts the opportunity. But even as she arrives at the castle, she’s faced with one mystery after another. 

She’s determined to find something that may not even exist! When a missing will threatens to leave several people without their expected inheritances, Nancy Drew embarks on her first case. But the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes—someone wants the truth to stay buried. Clues vanish. Stories don’t add up. And every step forward puts Nancy in the path of those willing to deceive, sabotage, and worse to protect their secrets. With time running out and the stakes rising, Nancy must outwit her rivals and uncover the truth—before the will disappears forever.

¿Quién esconde cadáveres debajo de millones de litros de agua? Un pantano lleno de secretos. Una sequía que destapa un fondo oscuro. Una verdad difícil de...