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A Rumor has fractured humanity... Violence is on the rise... The police have stopped answering calls... Hospitals are overrun... Cities are burning... Matt Shaw cannot be reached for comment... Duncan Ralston is Dead. This is how it happened.

Divertidísima novela negra, en la cual Ricardo Madden, exprofesor de literatura de una preparatoria y detective novato quiere recuperar una valiosa joya, que también buscan un matón y sus dos rehenes. Narrada en una doble perspectiva: lineal y en retroceso, la novela obtuvo el Premio Nacional de Novela Negra 'Una vuelta de Tuerca' 2007.

Un buen día, Penélope abandona al mujeriego Ulises —el amor de su vida desde la adolescencia—, dejándolo al cargo de su pequeño hijo en común, Telémaco. Ella es una mujer joven, que no se resigna a tejer y destejer en espera de que su marido vuelva a casa, como hacía el personaje clásico, sino que sale a conquistar el mundo, armada de un lápiz y un cuaderno de dibujo, logrando emprender una carrera llena de éxitos como diseñadora de moda.

The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon by Richard Edward Connell is a humorous short story set in post-World War I France. Monsieur Pettipon, a modest and diligent clerk in a small French town, becomes the focus of the tale when he unintentionally misplaces an important government document. Fearing disgrace, he embarks on a journey of deception and lies to cover up his mistake.

La oscuridad de Guayaquil que muestra Gabriela Alemán en su novela Poso Wells, parece surgir del sedimento (el poso) del cuento de Wells. El país de los ciegos ambientado en Los Andes ecuatorianos. La novela continúa ese mito, el resabio de ese mito, y hace aflorar del fondo, lo monstruoso latinoamericano, a través de lo grotesco, la fantasía desaforada, el comic.

El protagonista de esta historia es Héctor "El Sapo" Vizcarra, un periodista gastronómico, gordo y obsesionado con la comida, que vive en el Abasto de la actualidad. La acción transcurre en un diciembre de mucho calor, en los espacios ganados por la comunidad peruana en el centro de Buenos Aires. Una noche, en busca del ceviche perfecto, El Sapo llega al restaurante peruano Doña Lili. Allí se encuentra con el ceviche buscado, pero no llegará a saborearlo completamente.

El protagonista de esta historia es un sexagenario llamado Pepe, Pepe Lapierre, para ser más exactos, y es cirujano plástico. Forofo hasta la médula del Real Madrid, su vida consiste en trabajar, ver el fútbol, jugar al pádel y cuidar de su madre. Todo en su mundo funciona con la pulcritud propia de un reloj suizo, hasta que, un día, el inspector Sáenz de Santamaría se presenta en su consulta: tras una breve y chapucera investigación de los asesinatos de al menos ocho mujeres, han concluido que el único nexo de unión entre dichas muertes es él.

"Alors qu'autour de moi tombaient les corps, Fort Alamo était en passe d'être pris." Devant la caisse du supermarché, Cyril maudit en silence le type qui l’a doublé l’air de rien. Quelques minutes plus tard, le resquilleur s’effondre sur le carrelage, foudroyé. Pour Cyril, père de famille sans histoires, c’est le début d’une série de faits similaires qui le plongent dans une angoisse existentielle. Ou est-ce plutôt la disparition récente de sa mère, la nécessité de vider la maison de son enfance ? À moins que ce ne soit Noël qui approche, les cadeaux à trouver, le repas chez la belle-sœur.

After much searching, Amber and Stevie find the perfect house - a bit shabby but with potential - in Grimaldi Square. Just the two of them; a place where they can start their lives together. Recently married, they want to begin a family (with the help of their gay best friend, Jack). Despite the rundown pub across the way, the overgrown garden and a decidedly nosy neighbour, it's the house of their dreams. But they are not alone in this dream.

Maxine Connolly has had a rough year with the loss of her mum, marriage, and job in quick succession, and she’d be the first to admit that she hasn’t been coping. But when her teenage daughter, Sophie, applies for a job at the Comfort Food Café on her behalf, Max realises she’s let things get out of hand. So when the job offer comes, Max decides to embrace this unexpected opportunity and uproot her life for a fresh start on the south coast.

Heidi is tired. Tired, grumpy and hot as hell. Juggling the demands of her stressful job whilst parenting two children with a significant age gap is proving chaotic, and Heidi has well and truly run out of f--ks to give. When her menopause symptoms skyrocket, Heidi dives headfirst into a sea of comically contradictory advice, absurd doctors' appointments, and the wild world of online support forums that range from cult-like to totally bloody batshit. The last straw comes when Heidi receives a patronising company-wide email from HR supporting ‘women of a certain age’.

Seven stories of love and loss, drama and glamour, hope and rejection, from a writer at the height of his powers. A brilliantly witty, funny and tender collection of stories that draws on the wealth of film and TV ideas Rupert Everett has created over the course of his career, The American No will delight and surprise his many fans.

Der neue Provinzkrimi von BILD-Bestseller- und #1-Kindle-Humor-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein. "Und wenn du noch so schnell läufst, die Vergangenheit holt dich immer wieder ein!". An einem Morgen wird Katja Brendel, Mitarbeiterin einer Sicherheitsfirma, kurz vor Brunngries tot aufgefunden. Erste Untersuchungen vor Ort lassen keine Zweifel zu, dass die Frau gestorben ist, nachdem sie von einem Auto überfahren wurde. Die Fährte führt geradewegs zu Kommissar Tischler, an dessen Jaguar Spuren sichergestellt werden. Der Hauptkommissar wird schnell zum Hauptverdächtigen. Was hat Tischler mit dem Fall zu tun?

The classic international sensation is back! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and its sequel But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes are Anita Loos' witty comedies of manners, following the misadventures of Lorelei Lee, a charmingly naïve blonde who turns male admiration into jewels, and her clever brunette friend, Dorothy Shaw.

Na het succes van Groeten uit Benidorm neemt bestsellerauteur Hendrik Groen je in zijn nieuwe roman mee op reis naar het noorderlicht – een heerlijk zomercadeau voor zowel vakantiegangers als leunstoelreizigers. Geurt Putmans (47) woont met zijn chronisch zieke moeder in een nette vierkamerflat in Beverwijk. Ze hebben elkaar en leven een tevreden leven. Kalm en zonder verrassingen. Geurt werkt al vijfentwintig jaar als boekhouder bij Beter Slapen Matrassen en er is nog nooit één rekening de deur uitgegaan die niet tot op de cent klopte. Hij houdt eerlijk gezegd meer van cijfers dan van mensen.

எழுத்தாளர் சாவியால் எழுதப்பட்ட ஒரு நகைச்சுவைக் கதை. ராக்பெல்லர் எனும் அமெரிக்கத் தம்பதிகள் தென்னிந்திய திருமணம் ஒன்றை வாசிங்டன் நகரில் நடத்திப் பார்க்க ஆசைப்படுகின்றனர். திருமணம் நடத்திட தேவைப்படும் அனைத்துச் செலவுகளையும் இத்தம்பதியினரே செய்கின்றனர். திருமணம் எப்படி நடத்தப்பட்டது என்பதே இந்தக் கதை.

Ein Roman voller Herz, Humor und Schweden-Feeling! Obwohl sie die Siebzig bereits hinter sich gelassen haben, stürzen sich die Antiquitäten-Expertin Kristina und ihr Freund Per-Olof in ein ehrgeiziges Projekt: Sie wollen einen brachliegenden Hof restaurieren und in einen Begegnungsort für Kunstliebhaber verwandeln! Voller Tatendrang schreiten sie ans Werk – natürlich nicht ohne ihre kunstbegeisterten Freunde aus dem Antiquitätenkurs, die für ordentlich Tumult auf dem Anwesen sorgen.

A fictional true crime podcast starring BAFTA Award winner Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs, Cilla) and Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), THE MARGATE MURDERS follows the hunt for an elusive serial killer who murders once every decade, and then changes his identity. In a story full of shocking twists and turns, a journalist, a survivor, a witness, a detective and a forensic psychologist are all interviewed for their perspective on the what went right, and what went horribly wrong, in the hunt for a killer. But everyone has their own agenda, and maybe even something to hide…

The plan is simple: hop in her reliable camper van and cross the Channel, headed for a rendezvous with her best friend in Amsterdam. But when Verity stumbles across a decades-old postcard while preparing her cottage for its temporary tenants, her life takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself on a ferry to Puffin Island instead. Verity’s childhood was filled with tales of adventures set on the picturesque island, but she’d always thought her beloved granny had made it all up. Now, knowing the stories and the setting were real, Verity is determined to find the postcard’s sender.

Meet Daniel Losman—an American in Copenhagen, translating books and living a solitary existence. His longtime girlfriend has left him, and the only highlights in his life are encounters with an offbeat artist he thinks he’s in love with and weekends with his three-year-old son, whom he worries has inherited his Tourette syndrome.