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Una fría mañana de invierno el cadáver de una adolescente aparece en una parada de autobús del extrarradio madrileño. El equipo del inspector Iván Moreno y del subinspector Jotadé Cortés, el único policía gitano de su comisaría, descubre que se trata de una joven desaparecida misteriosamente años atrás y que ha sido asesinada tras dar a luz. Es la última de una larga lista de secuestradas a las que han matado justo después de ser madres.

A MISSING TEENAGER. A CITY FULL OF SECRETS... When the daughter of the Swedish Ambassador disappears from her prestigious London school in broad daylight, the authorities are on high alert. There are no witnesses and no ransom demand: thirteen-year-old Freya Sjöberg has vanished into thin air...

Nesta multifacetada coletânea de contos, os leitores serão transportados para o Japão moderno e o tradicional, um mundo onde as relações, como as entre gatos e seus donos, são construídas com afeto, cumplicidade e compreensão. Da autora do best-seller internacional Relatos de um gato viajante. Hachi e Nana, dois gatos com caudas tortas, compartilham mais do que a característica física: ambos foram abandonados por pessoas cruéis que se livram dos filhotes como se fossem objetos descartáveis.

Die Pubertät ist eine turbulente Zeit voller tiefgreifender Veränderungen – besonders für Teenager mit ADHS. Neurodivergente Verhaltensweisen treten während der Pubertät häufig stärker hervor und fordern die Jugendlichen, aber auch ihr Umfeld heraus: von Konzentrations- und Schlafproblemen über starke Gefühlsschwankungen bis hin zu hoher Impulsivität und depressiven Stimmungen. Wie geben wir Halt, ohne unseren Teenies den nötigen Freiraum zu nehmen?

Someone's not playing by the rules… The book club may have the clue to a murder… The reading group at Norcester’s specialist crime bookshop adore a cosy whodunnit. So they are delighted to find themselves guests of honour at a remote country house for the weekend, to inspect the extensive...

Sloane Parker führt ein unscheinbares Leben als Bibliothekarin in einer verschlafenen Kleinstadt. Einsam fühlt sie sich nicht – und doch wartet sie jeden Tag darauf, dass Arthur McLachlan erscheint: der grantige alte Mann, der ihre Regale durchstöbert und sie mit spitzen Bemerkungen neckt. Ihr Schlagabtausch ist längst zum Höhepunkt ihres Alltags geworden. Um Licht in sein tristes Leben zu bringen, gründet Sloane einen Buchclub. Nach und nach stoßen weitere Menschen dazu, die in den Büchern und in der Gemeinschaft Trost und Freude finden.

Tenochtitlan, 1551. Thirty years after the Spanish Conquest destroyed everything she loved, the last Aztec empress has passed and left behind a pristine yet tenuous legacy for her children. As her last will and testament is read out, her daughter Isabel suspects that another account of her mother’s life may exist, hidden away, chapter by chapter, in the Valley of Mexico. Following each clue, Isabel is determined to find out who her mother really was and to discover the secrets she buried in order to survive.

In her raw and resonant debut novel, René Peña-Govea seamlessly interweaves prose and poetry to uplift the power of language, the courage to fight injustice, and the complex beauty of finding your people—perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X and Carolina Ixta’s Shut Up, This...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK “A searing account of grief and the quest to bring her sister’s murderer to justice years after the fact” (The Boston Globe), from “one of Mexico’s greatest living writers” (Jonathan Lethem)...

JESSE REEVES wants to live life to the fullest. After a Kawasaki Disease diagnosis and an ICD implant, she's determined to make every moment count—including tackling her carefully curated bucket list. First on the list? A no-strings-attached one-night stand. Enter ASHER JAMISON, a charming stranger who helps her check that box. Their night together is everything she hoped for, and then some. But the surprise comes the next day when she discovers Asher isn't just a stranger, he's her best friend's brother.

In a split-second decision that will shatter his life, insurance salesman Jack Spinks stops to help a young woman walking alone down a back country road. After getting into his truck the mysterious young woman grabs the steering wheel and forces the truck off the road, sending it plunging over a cliff and into the woods. What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a nightmare as Jack finds himself trapped in a dark and perilous world, hunted by the woman's cryptic pursuers.

Narrated by Victoria Mei, the fan-favourite velvety voiced star of romantasy, known for Starling House, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, and Victoria Aveyard's Realm Breaker series. What they feel goes against everything they were trained to do. From bestselling author Michelle M. Pillow, The Jaded...

Narrated by Victoria Mei, the fan-favourite velvety voiced star of romantasy, known for Starling House, Daughter of the Moon Goddess, and Victoria Aveyard's Realm Breaker series. Eternity feels endless . . . until her. From bestselling author Michelle M. Pillow, Redeemer of Shadows is a dark and...

There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that answers only to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I am coming for you.... My whole existence is based on taking what Death wants. Born to eliminate Fae guilty of unforgivable crimes, my reckless, wild nature makes me the perfect assassin to carry out Death's bidding. I've seen more sinister and violent dealings than anyone could ever imagine. But it was the sight of her face that stopped me cold.

Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique. 'Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can...

'Lyrical, twisty short stories' Evening Standard A collection of stunning short stories from the million-copy bestselling author of The Island. Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop's ebook collection, One Cretan Evening. In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop...

The Duke of Brandon is London’s most infamous rake. But his world crashes to a decided halt when the sins of his past come back to haunt him in the form of one small she-devil of a child who has green eyes just like his. To make matters worse, his disapproving grandmother has decided that he must marry or forfeit his inheritance. Now, he has no choice but to raise a daughter, find a wife, and keep his harridan grandmother from discovering his sordid secrets as the founder of the Wicked Dukes Society.

La tormenta de nieve está causando estragos en Alaska. En el corazón de la tormenta, un niño desaparece. Ella sale a buscarlo, seguida de cerca por los pocos habitantes de este extremo del mundo. Comienza entonces una frenética carrera contra la muerte, donde se revela el destino de cada uno frente a los elementos. Con esta mirada en el corazón de la naturaleza, Marie Vingtras, con una escritura incisiva, se centra en la intimidad de sus personajes y, con delicadeza, revela los tormentos de sus almas.

Die große Volkssage, die zeitlose Legende von Dr. Faust, der einen Pakt mit dem Teufel eingeht – neu und modern erzählt von OLIVER DÖRING. Hören Sie WOLFGANG PAMPEL als Faust, JOCHEN MALMSHEIMER als Mephisto, FLORIAN CLYDE als jungen Faust, LUISA WIETZOREK als Gretchen sowie viele weitere bekannte Schauspieler in diesem ebenso packenden wie kurzweiligen Hörstück.

Uni the Unicorn's best friend is painting a mural and she needs help! This Step 2 Reader about believing in yourself and the power of friendship will resonate with kids who are learning to read. The little girl and her friends are painting a mural next to the new public garden! It is going to be...