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After receiving an unexpected inheritance of jewelry, including a rare 'spoon ring', Zelah agrees to go to Cornwall to find out more about its history. She knows she may have to face discovering her own closely-guarded family history. Reluctant to dig up her past at first, she gathers the courage to find out where she comes from and who she really is. So, in the middle of a glorious summer, the Maze Investigations team takes a month off and heads to Cornwall.

Dezember 1881, ein Zug der London, Tilbury & Southend Railway unterwegs nach London. Im Abteil: Sherlock Holmes und Dr. John H. Watson – und mit ihnen Richard Tennant, ein Mann von einnehmender Liebenswürdigkeit, samt seiner auffallend stillen Gattin Cécile.

Alex Stanton just inherited a dukedom but his true passion is uncovering charlatans and frauds wherever he finds them. Spiritualist and medium Evangeline "Evie" Jones is the biggest fake of all and he's determined to expose her lies. Evie worked her way up from the gutter and she's not about to abandon the life she's built for fear of this aristocratic dilettante. She sees the attraction simmering beneath his animosity, and she knows how to use it to keep him off balance. They strike a bargain: He has one week to prove she's a fake. 

In this rich, sweeping novel, Monika Zgustova immerses us in the daily life of this remarkable couple, offering insights into their complex personal and professional relationships, as well as the real people behind characters such as Lolita. Vera considered herself an independent woman, but was she really, when her husband took up so much space? And without Vera, could Nabokov have become one of the twentieth century's greatest writers?

Longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of “superb...

In this comic melodrama aping the earnest American radio serials of the era, Supermind manages to rescue society heiress Anastasia Del Ray from being kidnapped by hoodlums, and her gratitude comes in the form of declaring she’s going to Hollywood to make a movie of Supermind’s life - but starring herself as Supermind. Meanwhile, Professor Fenella Vaytell, of the Institute of Brain Studies in New York, has been developing a powerful weapon to seize control of the minds of the entire country.

In 1930s New York, the hot sensation of the cabaret circuit is urbane illusionist Art Hardwicke, whose stage name - Supermind - hints at his real-life mentalist powers. In this episode, a live broadcast is made across the USA, the Brain Drain weapon is deployed and teenagers everywhere start to feel its effects.

In this episode, Art has a psychic race through downtown LA with barely an animal maimed. Also, another daring rescue takes place, this time from a deserted theatre. However, there is a shortage of otters and a horrifying revelation....

In this episode, a trip to Hollywood is planned for the Art Hardwicke Story to be filmed - but first there’s a visit to the docks, involving fisticuffs. Furthermore, a crazed film director is appointed, and a munchkin is waylaid.

In 1930s New York, the hot sensation of the cabaret circuit is urbane illusionist Art Hardwicke, whose stage name - Supermind - hints at his real-life mentalist powers. In this episode, it is the night of the premiere of ‘The Art Hardwicke Story’, and whilst the events of the red carpet unfold, there is a last-minute recasting of the leading role.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable, but their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in Orvieto is...

Brought to you by Penguin. Carrie Soto is the greatest player the world has ever seen. But six years after her last match, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record - and Carrie knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn't...

***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston's...

Everyone knows Evelyn Hugo's seven husbands. Nobody knows who she really loved For decades, Evelyn Hugo was one of Hollywood's most glamorous and mysterious stars. Her beauty, ambition, and scandalous personal life captivated the world. Then she vanished from the spotlight, refusing to explain...