Krimi & Thriller

Have you ever had a dream that was so important that you were willing to give everything up for it? Friends, families, education? A dream that encapsulates everything you have ever wanted? A dream that is worth fighting for, despite the hand that life plays you?Meet Dena-the girl who grew up with her feet always dribbling around the curve of a soccer ball. Every move, every tackle, every hidden onset of the game, she is familiar with it all. She can hold her own against the best of players. After tragically losing a loved one, she finds herself in a game that is much more complicated than the one she is used to playing-the game of life.Read as she slowly learns how to get used to the intricacies of the game that she always took for granted: her relationship with her mother, coping with grief and loss, finding a place in a new city, the ups and downs of independence, losing and gaining new friends, and overcoming her struggling relationship with soccer as she joins an underground league.All of us have been Dena at some point in our lives and she leaves us with an important lesson: life is not very different from a soccer field-it's not the bruises we get along the game, it's the final score that matters.

The Adventures of Snoop carries the reader to an ancient construction site and gives an illustrated account from the perspective of a goat of how prehistoric humans thought outside the box to build gigantic monuments such as Stonehenge or the Pyramids of Egypt. In this issue, you will discover the legend of Baa Caprone, ancestor of all goats, who stepped into a bear's territory during a relentless winter storm in search for a mysterious plant 12,000 years ago. With notable exceptions, Black Beauty immediately comes to mind, literature observes humanity through a human lens. The Adventures of Snoop shifts the narrative angle and tells the story of technological prowess and emotional ambiguity from the perspective of an animal, a very curious and vengeful goat called Snoop.Snoop crosses the path of the thriving human species as he seeks a new home for his herd, a place full of promise and hope for all ruminants. The primordial grass, a mystical plant brimming with nutrients and life, grows on the ledge of a mountain - a place that can be reached only after an arduous and dangerous journey. To reach the mysterious plant, Snoop must avoid predators and outsmart unpredictable (and untrustworthy) human beings.Will he succeed?

Dive into the chilling depths of our Horror Anthology, where seven tales unfold the eerie mysteries that lurk in the shadows.Each story will send shivers down your spine, leaving you questioning what's real and what's a nightmare.Brace yourself for a journey into the macabre, where every turn of the page unveils a new realm of fear. Are you ready to confront the unknown?

What happens in Rome stays in Rome-or does it?Chaos ensues when a laid-off senior executive from the U.S. who has lived and worked for years in Italy takes a temporary job chaperoning sixteen high school students and their three teachers from Atlanta in the Eternal City of Rome. The executive, Atticus Winterle, finds himself forced to use all his skill with people along with selected local resources to keep the kids and teachers on track and out of trouble-to the extent possible. Despite, or perhaps because of, the strenuous efforts he must undertake to keep things from falling apart, he finds that both the teenagers and the adults-including himself-seem to grow closer and even learn from the experiences they share in the Italian capital.In Nine Days in Rome, you will discover:The terrible toll bad parenting has taken on America's youth, and how this is reflected in the students' behavior on the trip.How romance finds a way to bloom even in the midst of the herculean job of shepherding a group of unruly teenagers.Captivating descriptions of Roman landmarks, art and architecture from an expert observerHow a trip to one of the world's most visited cities unleashes a series of crises, driven by factors common to this age group all over world such as drugs, hormones, depression, etc., that the neophyte chaperone must handle.While the events the book chronicles may seem like fare for a Las Vegas lost weekend, the takeaway from these experiences is that people, teenagers and those of middle-age alike, can learn and grow in response to challenging circumstances. Join Atticus Winterle and this surprising group from Atlanta for an exciting tour of Rome that features moments of great joy and moments of great sadness and demonstrates how surprising bonds can be formed and connections made when people from different spheres are brought together.

Unearth the sinister secrets buried beneath a veneer of silence in Silence Has Many Faces, a gripping crime novel that weaves an emotional family drama with a 'whodunit' mystery.Every family has its secrets, but for Martha Jane (aka Jane), the truths hidden by her family's silence are as shocking as they are transformative.When the body of a man surfaces on an adjacent property, the quiet life Jane has known is shattered by whispers that it could be Lincoln Kelly - her own father, whom she believed had abandoned them long before she was born. As one revelation tumbles after another, Jane is plunged into a labyrinth of deception where everything she has ever known about her heritage is a meticulously crafted lie.Peeling back the layers of silence and discovering what lies beneath them begins a journey towards adulthood that has Jane redefining her identity and learning the harshest lesson of all - silence can destroy or protect, and she must choose.

Fresh out of the territorial prison, Tucker Ashley meets up with his old friend Jack, who staked a claim along Deadwood Gulch at the beginning of the Black Hills gold rush. But they arrive at the claim to find it has been jumped by two men. Jack and Tucker kick them off, only to be confronted by rule enforcers for the mining district-Zell McGinty and his son, Trait, gunmen known for their ruthlessness. Tucker's long prison sentence-away from the daily practice of gun handling-has deadened his skills, so he and Jack are powerless to resist them and are forced off their claim.They learn that miners all along the gulch have been killed. Indians are being blamed-until Jack and Tucker uncover that most of them were murdered by the McGintys, who'd filed with the mining district for the dead men's claims. The dead include the son of Ramona Hazelton of Hazelton Oil, who was killed and scalped, a Lakota arrow in his back. She offers a reward for the Indian who killed her son, sending a swarm of greedy miners into the hills to find him, but few of them return.When the McGintys find out Tucker has uncovered their murderous scheme, Trait goes on the hunt for Tucker. But Tucker's legendary skills with a pistol still have to be relearned, and all the while, he's looking over his shoulder, waiting to be confronted by the deadly gunman.

Casey has stumbled upon a secret: Big Foot is real, after all, but its place among the Warden-Watch turns out to be far more mysterious than the myth itself. As one so-called myth after another turns out to be rooted in fact and reality-albeit in wholly unexpected ways-Casey finds himself craning his neck to catch a glimpse... of the Blood King. The Warden-Watch is the first installment from the Annals of Myrtle and the Blood-King. Learn more at www.thebloodking.com

The night mail for the Continent stood ready to glide out of the London terminus, the leave-taking friends assembled in small groups upon the platform before the carriage doors were reiterating last messages and once more exchanging promises to 'write, ' when a hard-featured, thick-set gentleman who had been peering out of a second-class window drew back with a slight exclamation of annoyance or disappointment, and sank into a corner seat. Hardly a moment had passed, when the rattle of the guard's key was again heard in the lock, and the door fell open to admit a fifth passenger. 'Just in time, sir! ' muttered the guard, banging the door after the new arrival and relocking it. He immediately signalled with his lamp, a whistle rang out sharply, and the night mail for the Continent started from London.

99 Town burns in the distance, and Chuck Alawode, former Federal Agent of the Order, finds himself in a precarious situation. Either help the Underground rebel collective he's been fighting against for years, or be handed over to the Order for trial and certain execution. The Underground has a simple mission for him: Plug into the disembodied head of the captured assassin android "Seven," live her memories, discover how she and her team of six others brought about the rise of the Order, and report back. Now all he has to do is stay sane while inside a psychotic android's mind.Seven's mission is anything but straightforward. She and her squad are sent to intercept and eliminate a small gathering of enemy agents. But they're lured into an electronic dead zone, cut off from the Network, the Order, and their chain of command. Without orders or guidance, they are loosed upon the remote and unsuspecting north shore of Lake Superior to decide for themselves who is friend, who is foe, who to kill, and what purpose they are to serve.Can Seven survive her own cohorts? Will Chuck survive inside of her? And if they do, what will the Underground do with the knowledge he harvests from inside of her mind?

In his book "World War III," Dr. Irizzary discusses the scenario where if a blast were to impact lower Manhattan, the majority of Brooklyn and Queens would likely remain unaffected. However, there might still be a possibility of windows shattering in areas located beyond the blast zone. Is this portrayal more rooted in fiction or does it align with reality?

Angelina, uma mulher marcada por cicatrizes invisíveis e Conrado, um galerista cujo coração já fora traído, se encontram em uma trama intricada onde as feridas do passado se transformam em possibilidades de cura.Ele batalhara a vida inteira para se tornar num homem poderoso no mundo da arte. A espiritualidade, era um assunto pelo qual não demostrava qualquer interesse, á exceção das dissertações da irmã, que ouvia, simples e unicamente por ama-la.Ela descobriu que não partilhavam somente um desafortunado passado. A sua ligação ia muito, muito para além do que a razão compreendia. À medida que os dois se aproximam, uma conexão profunda se forma,.No entanto, um espectro ameaçador de um passado distante volta para assombrá-los. Juntos, eles embarcam em uma jornada de autodescoberta, enfrentando os fantasmas que os atormentam.Neste romance envolvente, Angelina e Conrado aprendem que a força para enfrentar o futuro reside na coragem de confrontar os fantasmas do passado desta vida e no caso de ambos, de todas as outras que ficaram para trás¿

"Depuis un siècle et demi, l¿histoire pré sente le spectacle d¿ un mouvement continu, qui emporte, tantôt dans des secousses violentes, tantôt par une action plus lente, les gouvernements nationaux, les institu tions sociales des peuples et les croyances religieuses elles¿ mêmes. Ce travail de destruction s¿ accomplit au nom des trois mots de Liberté, d¿Egalité, de Fraternité le Christianisme ; mais ils exercent sur les hommes de notre temps un empire inconnu auparavant et ils prennent un sens tout particulier dans la bouche des novateurs."

" Le Serpent de la Genèse comprend trois livres. Un vingt deuxième chapitre forme Épilogue et chacune de ces subdivisions correspond, autant que le sujet général s'y prête, à l¿un des vingt-deux arcanes du Tarot des Bohémiens. il ne faut pas chercher dans les vingt¿deux subdivisions du Serpent de la Genese clefs duTarot. Notre ouvrage, traitant d¿un objet relativement restreint, ne saurait se prêter à de pareils développements (d¿ordre synthétique, mathétique, nécessairement universel). "

"The steam creeps slowly out of the vents from manhole covers as night consumes the landscape of Tavarus Cove, Delaware. The night does it's best to cover the dirty deeds done dirt cheap by its favorite child, those angels with filthy souls taking to stealth to do their evil acts. I sit here like I always do among the receipts of past transactions, old notes from old jobs, and my cell phone set to silent to get a break from the next job of fixing a mess made by some mod boss, overzealous housewife, or pig headed husband. "This city is filled with ills, and secrets. And my job is to make sure the things that should be known unknowns stay that way. Maybe you need my help fixing your situation, or maybe you are the thing I'm supposed to make sure never sees the light of day. In the end my job and my life are 2 separate things, the question is what effect you have on one, the other, or both."Lucian CoolThe Man Called Dragon is the first in a series of four books that are part of the series Darkland. Following the exploits of Lucian Cool during part of his time in Tavarus Cove, Delaware, USA. A former assassin turned private fixer and investigator, this first tale follows his first interaction with the eponymous man called "Dragon," and the various effects on both upstanding citizens, as well as those deep in the city's underworld of vice. Meeting not only his allies but various rivals and enemies, who has thrust them into this interaction is revealed as Lucian must also navigate his long term business in the city and attempts on his life.Styled like hard boiled detectives of pulp fiction and film noir, The Man Called Dragon moves at a suspenseful pace as the tension mounts to solve mysteries, and accomplish difficult goals. Purposeful and plentiful in its dialogue and character interactions, the book is sure to find your fancy as a thriller fan, or a crime fan. Unlike most stories of the genre, the protagonist takes form as an anti-villain, instead of the more common anti-hero. And proves itself to be the solution and the incitement to the various situations of the story. With a sharp tongue, a quick wit, and deadly skill, Lucian is sure to both capture your attention, and draw your ire. But as he would say..."All a part of the plan."

A smart-talking supernatural noir, full of twists and turns, delivered at a whipalong pace about a dead investigative-journalist-turned-soul-collector on the trail of his nemesis - and murderer. Perfect for fans of Ben Aaranovitch and Richard Kadrey. Del Farmer isn't your ordinary hardboiled private eye. Instead of collecting fingerprints or clues, he collects souls of the recently dead. His latest dead guy, Brad Larsen, might just be the key to destroying Farmer's long-time nemesis, The Association. Of course, Farmer is sadly mistaken. An FBI agent unstuck in time is toying with him. A mysterious couple keeps trying to kill him. Another job ― a mundane babysitting gig that pays the bills ― is threatening to steer him way off course into a violent hell of sexual deceit, fractured identities and cheap apartment toilets. With only a head packed full of nagging ghosts, Del realises this case might just drive him out of his mind, literally.

Crighton Smythe could see how everyone was going to die - except himself. In his own words, let him tell you the story of how he perished. Where is he now?Discover for yourself.

"To-Ho Le Tueur d'or" est un roman d'aventures écrit par Jules Lermina. L'histoire tourne autour de George, un enfant né de parents hollandais qui a été capturé par les Aaps, des sauvages intermédiaires. Le roman se déroule dans un contexte d'aventure et d'exotisme, et il met en scène les péripéties de George. L'¿uvre offre donc un récit captivant qui plonge les lecteurs dans un univers d'aventures et de mystères. Avec des éléments de captivité, d'exotisme et d'action, le roman promet une lecture divertissante pour les amateurs de récits d'aventures.

"Un Crime" est un roman écrit par Henry Gréville, le pseudonyme de Alice Durand (1842-1902), une romancière française du XIXe siècle. L'¿uvre explore souvent les aspects de la société française de l'époque, en particulier les thèmes du crime, du suspense et de la moralité humaine. Comme beaucoup de romans de cette période, il pourrait présenter des intrigues, des dilemmes moraux et des conflits humains, offrant une perspective sur les valeurs et les comportements de la société de l'époque.

"Une Trahison" est un roman écrit par Henry Gréville, pseudonyme de Alice Durand (1842-1902), une romancière française du XIXe siècle. L'¿uvre explore souvent les aspects de la société française de l'époque, en particulier les thèmes de l'amour, des relations humaines et des dilemmes moraux. Dans ce roman, Gréville pourrait aborder des thèmes de trahison, de loyauté, ou d'autres sujets liés aux conflits humains ou aux intrigues sociales.

"Une Femme d'Argent" est un roman écrit par Hector Malot, un écrivain français du XIXe siècle. Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Jeanne, une jeune fille issue de la classe ouvrière, qui aspire à une vie meilleure. Elle est déterminée à gravir les échelons sociaux et à s'élever dans la société. Jeanne se trouve confrontée à divers obstacles et épreuves dans sa quête de réussite sociale, tout en luttant pour préserver son intégrité et ses valeurs morales. Malot explore souvent les questions sociales et les conflits internes à travers ses personnages, offrant une réflexion sur les aspirations humaines, les défis et les dilemmes éthiques dans la société de l'époque.

"Souvenirs militaires de 1804 à 1814" est un ouvrage écrit par M. le duc de Fezensac, publié en 1870. Ce livre offre un aperçu des expériences militaires de l'auteur pendant une période cruciale de l'histoire européenne, couvrant les années qui ont vu les campagnes napoléoniennes et les bouleversements qui ont secoué le continent. À travers ses souvenirs, l'auteur partage probablement des anecdotes, des observations et des réflexions sur les événements et les personnalités de cette époque, offrant ainsi un témoignage historique précieux. L'ouvrage est une ressource importante pour ceux qui s'intéressent à l'histoire militaire, à la période napoléonienne et aux récits de première main sur les guerres du début du XIXe siècle.