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Det virker helt uskyldigt. En britisk oberst i unåde efterlader ved sin død et mystisk brev til sin eneste søn. Men i det øjeblik Adam Scott åbner den gulnede konvolut, sætter han gang i en række dødbringende begivenheder, der truer med at ryste selve grundlaget for den frie verden. I løbet af få dage bliver Adams elskede brutalt myrdet, og han forfølges ikke kun af KGB gennem Europas storbyer, men også af CIA og sine egne landsmænd. Alle vil de dræbe ham, før sandheden kommer ud. Mens magtfulde mænd i røgfyldte rum søger stadigt mere udspekulerede midler til at knuse ham, går det op for Adam,

Den storslåede fortælling om Harry Cliftons liv begynder i England i tiden efter Første Verdenskrig. Harry vokser op i den fattige del af Bristol med en hårdtarbejdende, enlig mor og historien om en far, der blev dræbt under krigen. Harrys far arbejdede på havnen, ligesom Harrys onkel gør nu, og som Harry selv vil gøre den dag, han bliver færdig med skolen. Men Harry har et uventet talent, som fører ham en anden vej, og han bliver tilbudt et stipendium på en eksklusiv drengeskole.

Harry Clifton, som har byttet identitet med sin omkomne kollega, Tom Bradshaw, bliver anholdt for overlagt mord, da han går fra borde i Amerika. Hjemme i England nægter Emma Barrington at tro på, at Harry omkom, da hans skib blev torpederet af tyskerne, og hun rejser til New York fast besluttet på at finde den mand, hun skulle giftes med. Anden Verdenskrig er for alvor brudt ud over Europa, og Giles Barrington melder sig ind i hæren og bliver sendt til Nordafrika for at kæmpe mod de tyske tropper.

Mark Knightley is used to women falling at his feet, except Emma Woodhouse- she's like part of the family. But Emma's grown into an attractive young woman, full of ideas for modernising her family business, and when Mark gets involved the sparks begin to fly. Although he's seeing her through totally new eyes, Emma remains immune to his charm. She's never forgotten the embarrassing moment when he discovered her teenage crush on him.

The Archers is the first book of an exciting saga of action and adventure set in medieval England. In this compelling tale, an Englishman rises to become the captain of a company of archers and leads its survivors back to England from King Richard's crusade.

Leningrad, Rusland, 1968. Alexander Karpenko er ikke noget helt almindeligt barn, og fra en meget tidlig alder står det klart, at han skal lede sine landsmænd. Men da hans far bliver snigmyrdet af KGB, må han sammen med sin mor flygte fra Rusland, hvis ikke de skal lide samme skæbne. Ved havnekajen bliver de konfronteret med et uafvendeligt valg: Skal de borde et containerskib med kurs mod Amerika eller Storbritannien? Alexander afgør det med et terningekast ... På et øjeblik er Alexanders fremtid afgjort af tilfældigheder.

"Stjålne penge varer ikke længe" er den humoristiske historie om en ung og pengebegærlig mand, der ikke går af vejen for at bruge selv de mest udspekulerede kneb for at kæmpe sig ud af den rendesten, han befinder sig i. Ved hjælp af sine ufine forretningsmetoder får han opbygget en formue - men som bekendt står storhed ofte for fald. Jeffrey Archer (f. 1940) er en engelsk forfatter, der primært er kendt for sine mange spændingsromaner, som har solgt over 250 millioner eksemplarer verden over.

The Blood Countess — Elizabeth Bathory, a true monster of history — is one of the most infamous serial killers. Said to have murdered 650 young women for their blood, she believed bathing in it would preserve her vitality and beauty. It's a story that has always fascinated archaeologist and TV host Annja Creed. Something so fantastic could only be a story. So what is Annja to make of the girl she finds dying on the side of the road…from blood loss?

Are you ready to release the burdens of your past and embrace a more fulfilling future? Beyond the Past: Mastering the Art of Letting Go and Moving Forward is your essential guide to transforming your life by mastering the art of letting go.

When a two-thousand-year-old jewel of Cleopatra’s is discovered in a Brooklyn construction zone, Annja, Roux, and Garin team up to hunt for the missing tomb of Cleopatra. From the sand dunes of The Sudan, to the misty avenues of London, and the ruins of ancient Alexandria beneath the Mediterranean Sea, Annja uncovers Egyptian mysteries. The great pyramids on the River Nile have secret chambers, mummies, and tombs full of endless gold.

After Peter's explosive battle against the head of the Bo clan, he, his cadre of lovers, and his loyal allies are on the move as the dark forces from the ancient past rise up throughout the Empire. While things seem bleak, Peter has one thing that no one else in this strange land has . . . He knows the truth. The truth of the Empire's hidden past, a thread of knowledge that leads him on the trail of the ancient evil that threatens his new family and his new home.

My past as a humble farmer is gone. Now, as I, my wives, and my children work tirelessly to unify the world's dungeons against those that would exploit them, the stakes have never been higher. As a mystical madness threatens to infect me and the very gods themselves threaten to bar our way to freedom, a final confrontation looms between my dungeons and the rampaging adventurers who would judge us. In the end, I will do what needs to be done, to protect my land, to protect my family. And if I have to fertilize my crops with the blood of the gods to do it, so be it.

Risk assessor Charley Claybourne has always known her luck pretty much...well, sucks. Getting soaked in lactose-free chocolate milk thanks to a hunkylicious, blue-eyed stranger is bad enough. But discovering that he's her new billionaire client and could make or break her career? Oh hi, it's me, the icing on top of the world's most craptastic cake. Now Charley has to decide if Chris Lachlan, Disney prince made flesh, is a good risk to be CEO of his family's billion-dollar corporation.

The note from her friend and colleague had read "I have quite the monster for you to chase, dear Annja." And then before she could speak to him, he'd been found dead in the hotel's stairwell. It didn't seemed possible. Annja Creed had been looking forward to three days of geeking out at the archaeology conference in Madison, Wisconsin, and then this tragedy strikes. And his is only the first death over the long weekend.

During a dig in Morocco, archaeologist Annja Creed and her companions are nearly buried alive when the khettara ceiling collapses, revealing a 1,300-year-old corpse. But when Bedouin bandits raid the camp, Annja barely escapes with her life...and half of a scroll in ancient Kufic script. Her companions' survival now depends on her.

On the weather front, category four Hurricane Kevin took a last-minute left and is headed straight for the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. In breaking news, undercover casino operative Davis Way has one foot out the evacuation door when 50 million dollars disappear, and in its place, a dead body. In other news, if forced to ride out the storm on the hotel's 13th-floor fortress, Davis won't be alone.

Problem number one: Bootsy Howard. Davis Way Cole lives a (relatively) quiet, (somewhat) simple, and (completely) witch-free life with her husband and twin daughters on the 29th floor of the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Until Bootsy Howard shows up demanding a million dollars. Problem number two: Princess Smucker. What was marketing thinking when they booked the Southern Canine Association's annual dog show at the Bellissimo? And what was Davis thinking when she agreed to let a dog stay with her? For a week? In her home?

Cool summer mornings begin with the rose orange sun and the smell of earth, and fade into hot summer nights with a yellow moon, covered in a quilt of stars. There are wagon rides, farm dogs, trips into town, and games of kick the can. These are prairie days. Patricia MacLachlan applies her lyrical, sparse voice and vibrant, tender art from Micha Archer to transport listeners to the prairie of her youth in this stunning celebration of the beauty in the world.

Deep in the Bavarian forest, archaeologists unearth a medieval human skull with a brick stuffed in its mouth. When Annja Creed catches wind of the strange discovery, the TV host and archaeologist rushes to join the dig. But the superstitious locals are furious, fearing the excavation has angered one of the chewing dead - those who rise from their graves to feast on human flesh and blood. And soon she and her colleagues are facing down violent mobs and death threats. As far as Annja is concerned, though, the vampire myth is a load of bunk. Then a child goes missing.

A vacation spot picked at random, Thailand is intended to provide relaxation time for globe-trotting archaeologist Annja Creed. Yet the irresistible pull of the country's legendary Spirit Cave lures Annja and her companions deep within a network of underground chambers — nearly to their deaths. The ancient burial sites have slumbered through the ages. Yet no rest is found there — just the voices of the dead. When the dead speak, will they help Annja uncover the perplexing past of a remarkable find or will they call her to join them?