At the centre of this unusual novel of chapter-long sentences lies an unusual protagonist. The survivor of a near-catastrophic fall, he finds himself possessed by peculiar, residual behaviours, the most peculiar of which is a compulsion to expel every drop of pleasure from his life by filling it with repetitive tasks and activities.
1950’s Yorkshire. When former Battle of Britain pilot, D.I. Yarrow of West Garside CID, finds himself faced with three seemingly unconnected murders, he has his work cut out.
Roderick Malone has a problem...a big one. That’s what happens when you con bad people and your con mysteriously falls apart. On the run, with five million dollars in tow, and a pair of hired guns hot on his trail, he encounters a young woman who just might prove to be the answer to his problems.
Princess Almere felt the dragon's hard and smooth bulk sizzle between her thighs. Oh, how she missed her husband Stannock, who was fighting a war far in the northwest.
Kennedy Miller has always been pragmatic. Her father left when she was a baby and her mother died when she was young, leaving her to be raised by widowed rancher Nell Purdue in the small town of Liberty.
Raiven’s life is the definition of complicated. She spends most of her time solving supernatural crime cases and when she’s not traveling for work, she’s assisting her Overseer in maintaining order in her home city of Decver.
London, 1943. The War in Europe is raging. After Elsie bumps into a young soldier, they are both attracted to each other and in time, become close friends.
When fading comedian Jim Wilson is found dead in his hotel bed at the end of a week-long engagement at a South Wales theatre, his wife Joanne refuses to believe he has taken his own life.
Carter Thompson has left the Prosecutors Office, and has been working as a private investigator ever since. After receiving a call from a distraught father to find his missing daughter, Thompson takes the case.
Having been banished to live with her father, Anna, a bright but troubled 15-year-old, arrives to the quaint village of Santa Maria de la Campana, a town named for its famous bell, which no one has seen for generations.
In the aftermath of the Great War, the land of Nostraterra lies in ruins. While the Elves, Dwarves and Men rebuild their kingdoms, a sinister plan has been set in motion: the assassination of Alfrahil, Crown Prince of Eldora.
The time of the War Mages - humans with magic flowing through their blood - has long passed. While they once determined the outcome of conflicts between rival kingdoms, the industrial revolution has rendered the use of magic on the battlefield unnecessary. And so, they fade away into the background...
A glamorous and talented Hollywood actress and playwright approaches one of America's most notorious incarcerated serial killers, seeking insight into the mind of a murderer.
As Melbourne celebrates New Year 2101, trainee doorkeeper, Emma, 71, lies sleepless and alone. Her lover Cal is trapped in a prison cell for illegal importation of foodstuffs, forcing a postponement of their planned partnership ceremony.
Londres, 1811 Encadenado bajo cubierta, James Tedder de 18 años escucha los sollozos de sus compañeros prisioneros. Poniendo su mano sobre su nariz para filtrar los viles olores, James se pregunta cómo la vida al otro lado del mundo podría valer la pena.
Agnès Lockwood, veuve depuis peu, passe quelques jours à Tyneside, dans le Nord-Est de l'Angleterre, pour rattraper son passé. Lorsque des bijoux de grande valeur sont volés à l'hôtel, l'inspecteur en chef Alan Johnson se saisit de l'affaire.
Carmella sempre soube que encontraria o amor de sua vida em um exótico país estrangeiro. Mas há um problema mortal nisso, em “Souvenir”. Observar arqueólogos desenterrarem um cadáver mumificado da Idade de Ferro de um pântano dinamarquês dá a um professor universitário uma ideia... como cometer o crime perfeito em “Corpos do pântano”.
Que ferons-nous quand notre planète en aura assez ? Le monde se meurt. Face à la pollution galopante, à la surpopulation et à l'élévation du niveau de la mer, l'élite dirigeante élabore un plan audacieux, mais terrible. Lorsque le cerveau de ce plan fait marche arrière et cache au monde entier ce plan ingénieux, sa vie est soudainement menacée par un facteur des plus inattendus.
Maisy está de volta! O dinheiro do almoço tem sido roubado na Escola Primária de West Valley, e a detetive do quarto ano favorita de todos está no caso. Com um pirulito de cereja em mãos, seu chapéu fedora, e seu fiel caderno, Maisy entra em seu mundo preto e branco de mistérios para procurar por pistas.
Mistério! Pirulitos! Quando um ladrão misterioso chamado Bota Negra admite o roubo dos mascotes da escola, Maisy Sawyer tem nas mãos um mistério para resolver! Maisy é a melhor detetive do quarto ano. Não, ela é a melhor detetive da escola toda, e resgatar os ratinhos é sua nova missão.
¡Maisy ha vuelto! El dinero del almuerzo ha sido robado en la escuela primaria West Valley, y la detective de cuarto grado favorita de todos está en el caso. Con una piruleta de cereza en la mano, su fedora y su fiel cuaderno, Maisy se adentra en su mundo de misterio en blanco y negro para buscar pistas.
¡Misterio! ¡Piruletas! Cuando un misterioso ladrón llamado La Bota Negra se atribuye el mérito de robar las mascotas del colegio, Maisy Sawyer tiene un misterio que resolver. Maisy es la mejor detective de cuarto curso... no, es la mejor detective de todo el colegio, y rescatar a los ratoncitos es su nueva misión.
Still reeling after the cataclysmic events of the Battle of Cookridge, Torben and his friends fight to find a way to stop the mage Aristotles and the ancient evil he serves.
Dolce Mistero! Quando un misterioso ladro chiamato Stivale Nero ruba le mascotte della scuola, Maisy Sawyer ha un mistero da risolvere! Maisy è la migliore detective della quarta elementare. No, è la migliore dell'intera scuola, e salvare i topolini è la sua nuova missione.
Após ficar encarcerada por incontáveis anos, Chelsea Grey se reencontra com sua mãe e filha e começa uma busca por si mesma. Achando difícil reconectar-se com o mundo, Chelsea busca a liberdade e a encontra enquanto trabalha no Centro da Vida Selvagem.
Después que Sydney Grey regresa a su pintoresco pueblo natal de Stoney Creek y comienza la renovación de su hogar de la infancia, descubre varios diarios escritos por su madre.
Can a wrong be rectified in death? Eight months ago, Simone experienced her first spectral encounter. It awakened a dormant second sight and opened a chasm to the afterlife. Now, another spirit from 1917 New Orleans has wandered through that passage, haunting her with an intoxicating jasmine fragrance and wicked antics.
Herb Lawson has just finished a tour in Vietnam. Returning to Hell's Kitchen in New York City, he finds work as an apprentice jeweler and bets heavily with a feared loan shark.
After the members of the Celtic rock band 'The Awkward Pauses' arrive at the house of Charles Dempsey, a musician who committed suicide many years ago, strange things begin to happen.
Vincent Artemis is alone, and it's his own fault. He spent a lifetime – four lifetimes, in fact – focused on revenge. Now, every bridge is burned and every ally is gone. There's no place left for him.
We are enthralled by stories – tales told around the campfire, acted on stage, written down, filmed, painted, danced and sung. Why? Because we want to be entertained, to be inspired, to escape, to enter virtual worlds, to understand and to relate to others like and unlike ourselves.
The Reversed Hermit tells the tale of Noam Lewin, a successful London insurance broker. His life seems to be complete, but after tragedy strikes, he abandons his highly paid job to live as a hermit and seek enlightenment in the woodlands above a northern spa town.
After Jane’s father passes away, she's surprised to receive an invitation from the Prince. He's looking for his bride, and all eligible women in the country of Armany are invited.
50 years ago, two little boys set out in the world. At the same time, companies begin using computers. Aiden and Stevie don't fit in the grey society of the 1970s, but when punk rock explodes across the land, misfits like them are welcomed with open arms.