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Becoming a Thane - an elite rebel spy trained to deceive, manipulate, and kill - was Timothy’s life. Then, in a moment, he lost everything. Now Timothy fights for survival and revenge in the Huctan death rings. When his recklessness and skill take him all the way to the Huctan capitol, he finds himself enmeshed in a deadly game of lies and deception. While his brother leads a last rebellion in Botan, Timothy must rub shoulders with the Huctan princess, match wits with the man who betrayed his country, and navigate the plots and tests of loyalty that could decide the fate of his nation.

Young Sherlock's friend and her father have vanished. Their house looks as if nobody has ever lived in it; the neighbors claim never to have heard of them. Sherlock begins to doubt his sanity, until a clever clue points him to Scotland. Following that clue leads him into a mystery that involves kidnapping, bodysnatchers, and a man who claims he can raise the dead. Only the budding detective Sherlock can untangle the mind-bending - and dangerous - puzzles that ensnare his friends. Think you know Sherlock Holmes? Think again!

Nancy Springer's nationally bestselling series and breakout Netflix sensation is back! Enola Holmes is on the case, when a young porter - the boy in buttons - disappears without a trace. Enola Holmes, the much younger sister of Sherlock and Mycroft, owns a building in the heart of 19th century...

Schon seit Tagen geht ein heftiger Sturzregen auf das kleine Nest Ravenport herunter. Die Gullys laufen bereits über und auch etwas anderes sieht die Zeit gekommen, sich einen Weg an die Oberfläche zu bahnen: Riesige, eklige Würmer und kalbgroße Ratten fallen über die Kleinstadtbevölkerung her. Der gerade erst vereidigte Sheriff Ben Stark muss den Widerstand gegen die Bestien aus dem Regen organisieren, wobei sich noch herausstellen muss, ob etwas von Ravenport übrigbleibt, wenn der nächste Morgen dämmert.

Im IPHR in Amesbury setzen sich Jonathan Salacca, Jack L. E. Moore und Rüdiger Bayan mit den Vorkommnissen des ersten halben Sprungs auseinander. Jetzt verlangt Jonathan von den Wissenschaftlern, dass sie ein weiteres Experiment wagen. 1937 hält Victor Schauberger einen Vortrag vor den Chef-Ingenieuren von Siemens. Er ahnt nicht, dass seine vorgestellte Technologie längst auf großes Interesse beim Vorstand gestoßen ist. Und im Ungarn des Jahres 1611 beginnt der Prozess gegen die "Blutgräfin" Báthory Erzsébet.

Vergebung ist etwas für diejenigen, die noch einen heilen Flecken in ihrer Seele besitzen. Das Schicksal hat dunkle Pläne für Bradley Lenville. Von einem Moment auf den anderen sind seine Eltern tot und sein neues Zuhause ist das Kinderheim von Metalhain. Ein finsteres Loch, am Rande der Gesellschaft. Nur zwei Dinge lassen ihn dieses neunjährige Martyrium überstehen: Die Frage, wer seine Eltern ermordet hat, und der Wunsch, sich an seinen Peinigern zu rächen. Endlich in Freiheit geht er auf die Jagd nach Antworten.

A Venezia, tra oscuri canali e palazzi in rovina che offrono un rifugio perfetto a chi vuole sparire, Prosper e Bo, orfani in fuga da due zii malvagi che li vogliono separare, incontrano una banda di ragazzini che vivono in un cinema abbandonato. Fanno capo a Scipio: audace e misterioso, è lui il re dei ladri che garantisce la sopravvivenza dei compagni grazie ai suoi furti mirabolanti. Senza un attimo di esitazione Prosper e Bo entrano a far parte di questa "famiglia" e si trovano coinvolti in un'avventura che cambierà per sempre la loro vita.

When the teen-age samurai apprentice, Seikei, is sent on a mission by the shogun, he believes it to be a simple one. The 14-year-old Emperor has refused to carry out his ceremonial duties, and Seikei must persuade him to resume his proper place. But when the emperor is kidnapped in an elaborate plot to overthrow the shogun, Seikei’s mission becomes much more dangerous. With the help of a mysterious warrior, he must rescue the Emperor before the sacred sword falls into the wrong hands.

Jackson is always eager to visit his aunt Sarah at her anthropological digs. This time she's in England, at Stonehenge, and Jackson's particularly excited to see the massive and mysterious stone formations in person. But then he sees a young man viciously attacked and witnesses a similar savage attack on his beloved aunt Sarah. A beast no one has ever seen before is on the prowl and Jackson must rush to stop it before it can kill again. Can he solve the mystery of the inhuman monster that is stalking the countryside - before it's too late?

Evelyn Thorne thought her summer would be boring. Then she discovered a book hidden away for almost 60 years, and everything changed. Instead of rainy days and dusty books, Evelyn finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of hidden secrets, talking gadgets, and a mystery waiting for her to solve. Why does the book react to her? Why are strange things happening around the castle? And what does any of it have to do with her family? With new friends (and one grumpy robot), a crumbling Scottish castle, and a very big secret, Evelyn is about to discover she’s more extraordinary than she ever imagined.

The Island may be paradise to most of the agents stationed there, but Sarah and her twin brother Simon just want to leave. They’ve been training to be spies their whole lives and are ready for adventure. Strong, determined Sarah yearns to prove her worth as a top-notch agent, while intuitive, artistic Simon dreams of exotic wonders like street tacos and single family homes. The only problem? Their first assignment isn’t exactly what they hoped for.

Bestseller-Autor Andreas Gruber mit einem packenden Jugend-Action-Thriller. So explosiv hat sich Jayden seinen ersten Einsatz als Agent der Last Line of Defense nicht vorgestellt: Als eine junge Journalistin in der britischen Botschaft in Argentinien Schutz sucht, wird das Gebäude von Raketenangriffen erschüttert. Sofia hat einem High-Tech-Konzern brisante Daten gestohlen – und wird nun gnadenlos gejagt. Eine atemlose Verfolgungsjagd quer durch Buenos Aires entbrennt. Schnell wird Jayden klar: Es geht um mehr als die Daten. Um viel mehr...

When Ren Sharpe was 14, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon. Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth "FIPs" - future important people - and they're everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.

Lex, a teenage Grim Reaper, has the power to damn souls - and it’s getting out of control. Her boyfriend, Driggs, is dead - sort of. She’s a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of Croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Uncle Mort rounds up the Junior Grims to flee Croak once again, but this time they’re joined by Grotton, the most powerful Grim of all time. Their new mission is clear: Fix his mistakes, or the Afterlife will cease to exist, along with all the souls in it.

Das grandiose Finale der Action-Thriller-Reihe von Bestsellerautor Andreas Gruber "Wir sind die gefährlichste Waffe der Welt. Wir sind die letzte Hoffnung, wenn alle anderen versagen. Wir sind die Last Line of Defense". Jayden, Lenny und Erik werden an Bord des britischen Zerstörers HMS Apocalypse eingeschleust. Dort kommen sie einer internationalen Verschwörung auf die Schliche: Die Terror-Organisation Moebius plant Anschläge auf den britischen Premierminister und seine Tochter – aber auch auf die gesamte Last Line of Defense, die diesmal endgültig ausradiert werden soll!

In our timeline, the Twin Towers attack was a horrific but isolated terrorist event. Not in Kaia's. Already living in a society of constant scrutiny and fear, Kaia finds her old life completely destroyed when a routine trip ends with her accused of terrorism and dragged into a new and high stakes world. It is a world of lost children and covert ops, and of people with the power to alter the elements themselves, from creating tornadoes of oxygen to shifting the carbon in pencil lead into diamonds.

Alex Ostermann lives in an apartment block with his family in East Berlin. He hates the regime and his parents are worried that Alex and his sister, Geli, aren't displaying the correct ‘socialist attitude'. After school they are often followed. Friends suddenly break off relations. The final straw comes when Alex is arrested.

“Don’t Knock… Might be the last thing you do.” When a deadly museum heist shatters the quiet Scottish village of Wallace Glen, two teenage misfits, Zack and Devon, decide to chase the story everyone else is too scared to touch. One thief is dead. The other is missing. And the only clue? A chilling trail that ends at the infamous Murphy House, abandoned, cursed, and definitely not part of your average school project. Armed with smartphones, sarcasm, and questionable courage, Zack and Devon plunge into a mystery wrapped in local folklore and real danger.

Samantha Knox put away her childish fantasies of archaeological adventure the day her father didn't return home from the Great War, retreating to the safety of the antique bookshop where she works. But when a mysterious package arrives with a damaged diary inside, Sam's peaceful life is obliterated. Ruthless men intent on reclaiming the diary are after Sam, setting her and her best friend, along with her childhood crush, on a high-stakes adventure that lands them in the green hills outside Dublin, Ireland.

ALL GAMES MUST COME TO AN END. In the stunning finale to the global phenomenon of the Inheritance Games Saga (over 6 million copies sold!), discover danger, riches, romance—and the staggering answers to long-brewing mysteries. All games must come to an end. In this series-shattering conclusion...

OVER 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that takes readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves. An amnesiac...

Een crimineel moeder-dochterduo van thrillerkoningin Karen M. McManus. Kat en haar moeder Jamie zijn altijd met hun tweetjes geweest – behalve tijdens het achtenveertig uur durende huwelijk van Jamie, toen Kat een stiefbroer had: Liam. Sinds de dramatische scheiding heeft Kat Liam niet meer gezien. Als Jamie, een juwelendief die op het rechte pad probeert te komen, voor haar laatste klus de miljardair Ross Sutherland op zijn verjaardagsfeest gaat beroven, gaat Kat zoals altijd met haar mee.

When a threat like no other can only be stopped by a perfect assassin team, the organization recruits these two unlikely vigilantes with complementary skill sets. Too bad they can’t stand each other. He’s dangerous. She’s peaceful. He’s loud. She’s meditative. They don’t see eye to eye, but they’ll have to fight side by side. As their target hunts the innocent and threatens to destroy the delicate balance of magic, everything rests on the duo’s ability to work together.

Ein neues Abenteuer für die genialen Fowl-Twins. Die Zwillinge Myles und Beckett sind wie immer gelangweilt und unternehmen deshalb mit dem Fowlschen Düsenjet einen kleinen "Ausflug". Das Flugzeug wird unterwegs allerdings von einem mysteriösen Flieger attackiert und explodiert. Die Zwillinge können sich zwar in letzter Sekunde retten, doch Myles wird gefangen genommen und verschleppt. Nun muss Beckett mit einer ihm verhassten Elfe zusammenarbeiten, um seinen Bruder zu finden – und das obwohl er Hausarrest hat.

In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don’t Turn Around trilogy, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit,” Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out. Noa Torson is out of...

The suspenseful and emotion-filled second book in the Rayne series begins where the first book ended…with a dying man whispering four stunning words into Shaley O’Connor’s ear. Should she believe him? After two murders on the Rayne concert tour, Shaley is reeling. But she has no time to...

This daughter of a rock star has it all—until murder crashes her world.The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour series features sixteen-year-old Shaley O’Connor, on tour with her mother’s popular band. Shaley lives in a whirlwind of backstage secrets, hotels, and limos. With beauty and fame...

“Go a-way,” the painter snarled when Kari tried to see what was on his canvas. She and Lucas were at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the guy’s easel was set up in front of one of Rembrandt’s famous Lucretia paintings. Something in this guy’s voice gave Kari the creeps. She had...

Toe Mitch daardie oggend met ’n knop op sy maag wakker geword het, het hy geen idee gehad dat aliens sy tuisdorp sou binneval en sy gesin saam met so baie ander sou ontvoer nie. Nog minder sou hy kon raai dat hy en sy beste vriend Lionel daardie aand die ruimte sou invaar saam met Imke en haar Zenkioniet-vriende. Maar hier is hulle nou, iewers in die ruimte op Akaï-hulle se astrotuig, en Mitch se lewe is op pad om nog méér uitmekaar te val.

Enter the world of Leslie, a young girl thrust into the clutches of an ominous storm as her life spirals into an abyss of uncertainty. A single knock on the door changes everything, setting in motion a series of events that will test her courage and resilience. In this captivating narrative, Leslie finds herself entangled in a world of fear, anger, darkness and mystery. Her journey becomes a battle as she reaches the inescapable truth, her life will never be the same.

Kaida Hutchenson isn't exactly psyched for the class trip to Carlsbad Caverns. Fourteen hours in a van with preppy jock Zeke Anderson and high school loner Joy Tallon? No, thank you. But when a tragic and explosive accident turns the journey into a nightmare, Kaida would give anything to be back...

Elliot Adams, a seasoned astronaut, embarks on a routine mission to survey the site for humanity’s first lunar base. However, a catastrophic collision between an asteroid and Earth, coupled with a violent meteor shower, disrupts the moon’s serenity and upends Elliot’s world. In the aftermath, Elliot finds himself trapped under the moon’s surface beneath layers of rock, dust, and debris. As he struggles to escape, he stumbles upon a mysterious airlock – a doorway to a world that defies imagination.

The sequel to the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestselling fantasy The Reader, “highly recommended for fans of Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and female-powered adventures.”—School Library Journal Having barely escaped the clutches of the Guard, Sefia and Archer are back on the run...

On a frozen Cornish moor, a 14-year-old girl lives in a trailer with her dad and little brother. Ennor's mother left years ago, when things started to go wrong - and gradually their world has fallen apart. Now her father's gravely ill, school has closed, and Ennor knows they're going to take her brother away if things don't pick up soon. Days before Christmas, when the wind is cold and her dad's health takes a turn for the worse, Ennor packs a blanket, a map, a saucepan and a gun into her rucksack, and sets off to find her mum and bring her home.