Ivana Štěpánková Books

Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear. Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move, making sure she's living up to his impossible standards. But what he doesn't know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish. A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a woman whose circumstances seem equally dire. Together they make a last-minute decision to switch tickets--Claire taking Eva's flight to Oakland, and Eva traveling to Puerto Rico as Claire. They believe the swap will give each of them the head start they need to begin again somewhere far away. But when the flight to Puerto Rico goes down, Claire realizes it's no longer a head start but a new life. Cut off, out of options, with the news of her death about to explode in the media, Claire will assume Eva's identity, and along with it, the secrets Eva fought so hard to keep hidden. --Back cover

Lisa Genova meets 23andMe in this exploration of the genetic and emotional ties that bind, as debut author Julie Clark delivers a compelling read about a young boy desperate to find his place in this world, a mother coming to terms with her own past, and the healing power of forgiveness. The powerful forces of science and family collide when geneticist Paige Robson finds her world in upheaval: Her eight-year-old son Miles is struggling to fit in at his new school and begins asking questions about his biological father that Paige can’t answer—until fate thrusts the anonymous donor she used into their lives. Paige’s carefully constructed life begins to unravel as the truth of Miles’s paternity threatens to destroy everything she has grown to cherish. As Paige slowly opens herself up—by befriending an eccentric mother, confronting her own deeply buried vulnerabilities, and trying to make sense of her absent father’s unexpected return—she realizes breakthroughs aren’t only for the lab. But when tragedy strikes, Paige must face the consequences of sharing a secret only she knows. With grace and humor, Julie Clark shows that while the science is fascinating, solving these intimate mysteries of who we are and where we come from unleashes emotions more complex than the strands of DNA that shape us.

A collection of classic theatrical whodunnits includes Ten Little Indians, Witness for the Prosecution, and The Mousetrap, the longest running play in history. Reissue.

Los hechos más horribles comienzan de la forma más sencilla... Un thriller judicial repleto de suspense, giros sorprendentes, tensión y drama para los fans de John Grisham. Por el único autor que ha recibido los premios Shamus, Nero y Lefty. El juez Sampson no presume de una vida perfecta, pero la realidad lo confirma: tiene un trabajo de prestigio y una familia a la que ama. No ha fallado una sola vez a la cita semanal con sus gemelos, el día de Piscina con Papá, hasta que cierto miércoles recibe un mensaje de su mujer, Alison, en el que le comunica que ella recogerá a los niños. Sin embargo, cuando Sampson llega a casa descubre que sus hijos no están con su madre y que no ha sido ella quien le ha enviado el mensaje. En ese momento el teléfono suena y comienza la pesadilla de cualquier padre: los han raptado. Si el juez no sigue ciertas instrucciones y no falla a favor en un caso que lleva, las consecuencias serán terribles.

In January 1927 - and still recovering from the harrowing circumstances surrounding her disappearance a month earlier - Agatha Christie sets sail on an ocean liner bound for the Canary Islands. The new book from Andrew Wilson, author of A Talent for Murder

At a Halloween party, Joyce, a hostile 13-year-old, boasts that she once witnessed a murder. Within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night Hercule Poirot is called in to find the killer.

V dětství byli Harry, Lucas a Guy nejlepšími kamarády. Pak však udělali strašnou chybu a jejich přátelství se rozpadlo, vzájemné vazby se zpřetrhaly. O mnoho let později se v lese najde lidská hlava, stažená z kůže a s vyříznutým jazykem. Policie si na pomoc s tímto případem přivolá psychologa Harryho. Když vyjde najevo, že obětí je Guy, jeho kamarád z dětství, začínají se vynořovat dávní kostlivci ze skříní. Potom se ztratí jeden z Harryho klientů. Aby mu zachránil život, nezbývá Harrymu než se pustit do zoufalého pátrání, při kterém narazí na šokující tajemství. Tajemství, pro jehož zachování je někdo připraven udělat cokoliv…