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Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera, returns in the tenth novel in number one bestseller Ann Cleeves’s acclaimed series. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their...

The Sleeping and the Dead is a tense and twisting detective story from Ann Cleeves, creator of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope series. Northumberland detective Peter Porteous is called to Cranwell Lake, where a diving instructor has made a gruesome discovery. In the water lies a corpse – the...

Convicted of murder 16 years ago, William Benson is ostracised by the establishment and his family. Supported by a close-knit group including solicitor Tess de Vere, he's defied them all and opened his own Chambers. Now he faces the case of his life - and the terminal illness of Helen Camberley, who helped him leave his prison life behind. Jorge Menderez, a doctor from Spain, has been found dead in a deserted warehouse in East London. A troubled man, he'd turned to counsellor Karen Lynwood seeking help. 

A cabin in the woods. Three dead, one in critical condition. Property owned by not just any Tennessee local, but one of the richest men in the country. Vera Boyett isn’t quite sure what it means. But that’s why Sheriff Gray “Bent” Benton called her: to figure it out. Criminal analysis is what she does best. Even when the town is in panicked shambles, even when the case is more delicate than most…and even when it’s not the only case on her plate.

Cuando el deseo también es el peligro Vera ha seguido siempre las reglas: ha vivido durante más de veinte años con la elegancia, la discreción y la dignidad exigidas a la esposa de un marqués. Pero ahora, a los cuarenta y cinco, recién separada y sin nadie que le dicte qué hacer, empieza...

New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is struggling to make rent and blend into the underground gay scene in Greenwich Village. She's working night shifts at a radio station when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and technical skills get her noticed by a recruiter for the CIA. Next thing she knows she's in Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a congressman and infiltrating a group of student activists in Buenos Aires. When a betrayal leaves her stranded in the wake of a coup, Vera learns the Cold War makes for strange and unexpected bedfellows.

From Ann Cleeves—New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes Silent Voices. “Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite mystery writers.”—Louise Penny When Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman...

She was found hanging in a dingy London bedsit with a blood orange in her mouth. Diane Heybridge, a young woman without a past or much of a future, has captured in death the compassion denied her in life. For the prosecution, this seeming suicide is nothing more than a bungled killing, and a disgusted public looks to Court 2 of the Old Bailey for justice. Her callous, jilted partner, Brent Stainsby, stands accused of her murder, and he's turned to the maverick legal team William Benson and Tess de Vere to defend him.

Vera Boyett is a master at cracking a case. After tragedy destroyed her career as deputy police chief, she felt lost. Moving back home near her sisters, she put her skills back to use as a crime analyst, and now her star is finally back on the rise. Vera’s work really begins to heat up after the local sheriff, Gray “Bent” Benton, calls to ask her for assistance with a pressing case. Pushing aside their complicated past, Vera agrees to help Bent search for a missing reporter.

William Benson knows what it's like to be accused of something you didn't do - the fear, the vulnerability and the nightmare of watching your life unravel. Now he speaks on behalf of those who have no voice, defending anyone who claims to be innocent. This time, it's Karmen Naylor, estranged daughter of a south London crime boss, fighting a murder charge and desperate to be believed. But Benson becomes trapped into a grudge match between two rival clans, endangering himself and those he loves.

Sofia, psicoterapeuta professionale ed empatica, torna per farci affacciare ancora una volta nella sua vita e nel suo lavoro. In questo nuovo capitolo della sua storia è Laura ad aprirle una nuova strada e una nuova possibilità. La donna, non più giovane, si rivolge a lei con un'inconsueta richiesta: riavvicinarla a Dio. Sofia allora, che si ritiene non credente, inizierà a mettersi in discussione in prima persona per poter dare un aiuto effettivo alla sua nuova paziente.

Andrea e Katia sono due giovani dalle vite profondamente differenti. Lei, bella, intelligente, di buona famiglia, avviata a una brillante carriera da avvocato, abituata a ottenere sempre ciò che desidera; lui, imponente, sportivo, affascinante come la notte, ma senza genitori, e dunque costretto a badare a se stesso sin da quando aveva cinque anni. E poi, un pesante passato alle spalle e un difficile segreto che Andrea non può rivelare.

Durante generaciones, los alumnos de un colegio de Triana han compartido la misma historia en voz baja: la leyenda de Carmen Arrabal, una niña cuya presencia nunca abandonó del todo aquellas aulas. Cinco antiguos estudiantes deciden pasar la noche de San Andrés dentro del edificio para comprobar cuánto hay de cierto en esos rumores. Armados con grabadoras y cámaras, buscan pruebas que le den un sentido a las décadas de testimonios y sucesos inexplicables.

The 'splendid genre-pushing' (People) Vera Kelly series returns in full force as our recently out-of-the-spy-game heroine finds herself traveling from Brooklyn to a sprawling countryside estate in the Caribbean in her first case as a private investigator. When ex-CIA agent Vera Kelly loses her...

Corre el año 1920 y Joaquín Buitrago, que por azares de su atormentada vida acaba dedicándose a fotografiar a los internos del manicomio mexicano La Castañeda, se topa de pronto, entre las mujeres a las que retrata, con Matilda Burgos. Obsesionado por la identidad de esta enferma, pues cree...

Che cosa unisce Jordan Marsalis, fratello del sindaco di New York ed ex tenente di polizia, e Maureen Martini, commissario di polizia a Roma? Apparentemente nulla. Eppure, per strade e vicissitudini diverse, si troveranno uniti in un'indagine su un beffardo assassino che compone i corpi delle sue vittime come i personaggi dei Peanuts, dopo averle seviziate nei modi più efferati.

It's spring 1971 and Vera Kelly and her girlfriend, Max, leave Brooklyn for an emergency visit to Max's estranged family in LA. Max's parents are divorcing—her father is already engaged to a much younger woman, under the sway of an occultist charlatan and her mother has left their estate with no indication of return. Max prepares for the trip with equal parts dread and anger. Upon arriving, Vera is shocked by the size and extravagance of the Comstock estate, while Max attempts to navigate her father and the occultist, who is charming but appears to be siphoning family money.

Evil never truly dies. It just waits to reclaim what it lost. When high school English teacher Elena Vera begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and recurring nightmares of a demonic elderly woman, she fears she's losing her grip on reality. But after a horrifying incident at school leads to her forced medical leave, Elena discovers something far more sinister is at work. With the help of her best friend Carrie and student Maria, Elena uncovers a generations-old curse that has plagued her family.

Wenn der Bullerbü-Urlaub zum Albtraum wird: Der neue Thriller der Meisterin der Gänsehaut-Atmosphäre. Spätestens nach dem ersten Twist werden Sie dieses Hörbuch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen können! Als Henrik und Nora mit ihrem fünfjährigen Sohn Fynn ins schwedische Västernorrland fahren, erwarten sie einen idyllischen Urlaub. Doch bereits bei ihrer Ankunft spüren sie, dass die verlassene Ferienhütte etwas Bedrohliches umgibt. Der Eindruck bestätigt sich, als im angrenzenden Wald ein jahrzehntealtes Kinderskelett gefunden wird. Dann verschwindet Fynn.

Giorgio Prà continua il suo viaggio, ma l'incontro con una donna fatale — tanto bella quanto pericolosa — mette a rischio tutto ciò per cui ha lottato. La separazione dal suo mentore rappresenta un'ulteriore prova, dalla quale esce con l'animo rafforzato. Ma la vita gli pone davanti una prova inaspettata, capace di scuotere le sue certezze più profonde. Giorgio si fa trovare pronto, come sempre… ma questa volta dovrà affrontare il nemico più difficile: se stesso.