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Mitten in einem der brutalsten Winter in Norfolk wird auf dem legendären Stone of Lyng eine gefrorene Leiche entdeckt. Da DCI Robert Kett außer Gefecht ist, wird der Fall an DC Kate Savage und DI Pete Porter übertragen. Schnell wird ihnen klar, dass der junge Mann nicht einfach nur getötet, sondern geopfert wurde. Doch er ist nicht der Einzige: Innerhalb einer Woche wird ein weiterer Toter auf einem der alten Steine von Norfolk gefunden, mit den gleichen unvorstellbaren Verstümmelungen.

Da infância humilde à consagração artística; das descobertas da poesia ao punk dos anos 1970 e a gênese de clássicos como Horses. A trajetória íntima e criativa de uma das artistas mais influentes do nosso tempo. Às vésperas de completar oitenta anos e após os aclamados Só Garotos e...

‘A truly major work, both deeply moving and incredibly powerful. It is a masterpiece of research, structure and writing . . . unforgettable’ Sir Antony Beevor, bestselling author of Stalingrad In 1938, Vienna was the second largest Jewish city in Europe. By 1946, only a few thousand Jews...

'You’ve never really made it in fashion. Nobody cares how good you used to be. It’s about today and tomorrow.' Describing his journey from leaving school at fifteen with undiagnosed dyslexia to his life changing accident that would end his dream of becoming a racing cyclist, Sir Paul’s...

Is it a quote from The Tao or a Taylor Swift lyric? At first glance, the Tao Te Ching and Taylor Swift might seem like an unlikely pairing—one is a poetic text of ancient Chinese philosophy, the other a modern pop icon. But look closer, and you’ll find an invisible string of wisdom, transformation, and words that hold the power to inspire generations. The Tao is the general life force that flows through everything in the Universe—or, in Taylor terms, “forever going with the flow.” The Tao cannot be described with words alone; it must be experienced and lived.

From a literary master, a novel of ghosts and history and family legacy, of the unexpected acts of care that shine light into our dark. Ghosts don’t exist. They don’t. End of. Story, however. It is haunting. Everything tells it. It all starts when Petra and her little sister Patch hear a...

A searing final novel about the collapse of a marriage and its aftermath, by the author of the modern classic Copenhagen Trilogy. I want to write a book about Vilhelm's room and the events which took place in it, or arose from it; those that led to Lise's death, which I have survived only so...

First published in 1970 and long out of print, The Indians Won is a stunning work of speculative fiction that imagines that, following the defeat of Custer and Benteen at the Little Bighorn in 1876, the many Indigenous tribes of America formed an alliance to sweep the whites out of the center of...

Acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird are back with a brand-new book about conquering new experiences and enjoying the great outdoors! Maud—the judo-suit-wearing guinea pig and proud oddball—is off into the wild, as is Kit, her owner. Both are slightly nervous about what they’ll...

Through a radical new approach to manifesting the life of your dreams, subconscious breakthrough coach Haley Hoffman Smith empowers you to embrace the potential within your own mind to unlock magical change in your world. “Prepare to have your life changed.” —Kathrin Zenkina, Manifestation...

An irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of This Close to Okay. Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely life in many ways. At...

Celebrating the quiet power of being different, The Surprise is the children’s debut from acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird. Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit—and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation...

Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R Scott Bakker, The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices. It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed -- but only one man can see it. Haunted by prophetic dreams...

In The Wisdom of the Shire, Noble Smith sheds light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J. R. R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation—the stouthearted Hobbits. Drawing on The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and other tales of Middle-earth, Smith shows how a snug...

Timing is everything in this deeply romantic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver find that true love can be found in unexpected places. Today should be one of the worst days of Hadley Sullivan's life. Having just...

Lucy lives on the twenty-fourth floor. Owen lives in the basement. It's fitting, then, that they meet in the middle -- stuck between two floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they're rescued, Lucy and Owen spend the night...

From the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about small towns, big love, and mistaken email identity. When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a sweeping epic of our greatest president, revealing for the first time his secret lifelong battle with the undead. Indiana. Moonlight falls through the dense woods that surround a one-room cabin, where a...

A propulsive, relentless page-turner filled with conspiracies, hope, and resilience, from a bestselling author. "Inventive, edgy and relentlessly gripping from the first page to the last." —Scott Turow, #1 bestselling author of Presumed Innocent Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise...

A powerhouse grimdark fantasy of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The House of Sacrifice is the thunderous conclusion to Anna Smith Spark's Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives. Marith Altrersyr has won. He cut a path of blood and vengeance and needless violence...