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HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH It's a small story, about: a girl an accordionist some fanatical Germans a Jewish fist fighter and quite a lot of thievery. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES - now a major new TV series. For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, about a love that transcends the boundaries of time, and about James Fraser, a warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful daughter as Claire's spellbinding journey continues in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Edward Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed uprising, and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

Het is meer dan twintig jaar geleden dat Claire Randall via een magische kring van stenen het door oorlog en plundering geteisterde Schotland verliet. Na een lange speurtocht ontdekt Claire dat haar geliefde, de stoere Schotse clansman James Fraser, nog leeft na de slag bij Culloden, waar de Schotse droom van onafhankelijkheid door de Engelsen werd verpletterd. Ze wordt verscheurd door de keuze waar ze zich voor gesteld ziet: in haar eigen tijd blijven, bij haar dochter Brianna - het kind van James - of teruggaan naar de gevaarlijke Schotse Hooglanden. Als Claire´s dochter volwassen is, besluit ze nog eenmaal, en nu voorgoed, terug te keren naar het Schotland van de achttiende eeuw, waar James inmiddels het respectabele beroep van boekdrukker uitoefent. Kort na hun gepassioneerde hereniging wordt het paar gedwongen tot een lange zeereis, in achtervolging van het schip waarop James´ neef is ontvoerd om als slaaf te worden verkocht. Piraten, een epidemie aan boord, niets blijft hun bespaard. De vlucht voert hen uiteindelijk naar de verre kust van de koloniën in West-Indië, waar hun tocht een onverwachte wending neemt...

In 1938, with the world on the brink of war, Dr. Cassandra Clarke travels to Australia to become the first female physician in the Australian Flying Doctor Service, only to find her healing skills tested and her heart torn between three very different men. Original.

'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES. As seen on Amazon Prime TV. What if your future was the past? 1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to learn how war has changed them and to re-establish their loving marriage. But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the first person she meets is a British army officer - her husband's six-times great-grandfather. Unfortunately, Black Jack Randall is not the man his descendant is, and while trying to escape him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws, and finds herself a Sassenach - an outlander - in danger from both Jacobites and Redcoats. Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives. (Previously published as Cross Stitch)

It's a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is definitely pressing the limits. Confronting an ancient, implacable evil is more than just child's play -- and this time, Rachel will be lucky to escape with her very soul.

The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past. And there are those who covet what Nick possesses -- savage beasts willing to destroy the Hollows and everyone in it if necessary. Forced to keep a low profile or eternally suffer the wrath of a vengeful demon, Rachel must nevertheless act quickly. For the pack is gathering for the first time in millennia to ravage and to rule. And suddenly more than Rachel's soul is at stake.

Op een goede dag laat Martin Kirby, tot verbijstering van familie, vrienden en collega's, het druilerige Engeland en de 'rat race' achter zich. Samen met zijn vrouw en twee jonge kinderen begint hij een nieuw leven op een prachtige, oude boerderij in Noord-Spanje. Het valt niet mee om het Catalaans onder de knie te krijgen en er moet keihard worden gewerkt om het verwaarloosde woonhuis en de oude wijngaarden en fruitbomen weer tot leven te wekken. Maar voor Martin, zijn vrouw Maggie en de kinderen Ella en Joe Joe is een droom uitgekomen. Zij genieten volop van de blozende aubergines en sappige meloenen uit eigen tuin; van de zelfgemaakte, goudglanzende olijfolie; van het spectaculaire landschap en de vriendelijke dorpsbewoners. En ze willen nooit meer terug!Geniet van deze inspirerende, openhartige en onvermijdelijk komische kroniek, die werd verfilmd voor het televisieprogramma Het roer om.(c) Backflap tekst Uitgeverij The House of Books

In Stephen King's gripping tale, young Luke Ellis is kidnapped and taken to The Institute, where children with special abilities are exploited. As he navigates this sinister environment, he learns of the brutal consequences for non-compliance and the mysterious fate of those who vanish to the ominous Back Half. A chilling story of good versus evil.

From the acclaimed author of IMMORAL and SEASON OF FEAR - a stunning thriller introducing a talented and stubborn detective, Cab Bolton of the Naples Police Bureau, Florida

The third crime novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurdardottir, ASHES TO DUST is tense, taut and terrifying - not to be missed for fans of Nordic Noir. Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't see anything that could have frightened Markus that much, only three mounds of dust. She moved the light of her torch over them. It took her some time to realize what she was seeing-- and then it was all she could do not to let the torch slip from her hand. 'Good God, ' she said. She ran the light over the three faces, one after another. Sunken cheeks, empty eye-sockets, gaping mouths; they reminded her of photographs of mummies she'd once seen in National Geographic. 'Who are these people?' 'I don't know, ' said Markus ...Bodies are discovered in one of the excavated houses at a volcanic tourist attraction dubbed 'The Pompeii of the North'. Markus Magnusson, who was only a teenager when the volcano erupted, falls under suspicion and hires attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir to defend him - but when his childhood sweetheart is murdered his case starts to look more difficult, and the locals seem oddly reluctant to back him up ...

Wanneer een jonge joodse vrouw met haar dochtertje de tirannie van haar echtgenoot ontvlucht, krijgen ze een ongeluk, waarna hij denkt dat beiden omgekomen zijn en zij denkt dat haar dochter dood is.

Is evil born in us—or is it bred? That is the question at the heart of this penetrating novel from blockbuster New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connelly, but the darkness in Alice's soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that's what Bennie believes—until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin. Meanwhile, Alice takes over Bennie's life, impersonating her at work and even seducing her boyfriend in order to escape the deadly mess she has made of her own life. But Alice underestimates Bennie and the evil she has unleashed in her twin's psyche. Soon Bennie, in her determination to stay alive long enough to exact revenge, must face the twisted truth that she is more like Alice than she could have ever imagined . . . and by the novel's shocking conclusion, Bennie finds herself engaged in a war she cannot win—with herself. With its blistering speed, vivid characters, and perplexing moral questions, Think Twice is a riveting emotional thriller that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.

Jude Deveraux touches the heart with this captivating novel of unexpected passion, adventure, and second chances. Lost Lady Forsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect her -- unaware of the magnificent, iron-willed beauty she would become, or the dangerous, passion-filled future that awaited them both. From England's bawdy wharves to Virginia's elegant mansions, their love was kindled by chance, and flamed by the thrilling pursuit of unknown tomorrows.

A masterful, intensely suspenseful novel about a reader whose obsession with a reclusive writer goes far too far--a book about the power of storytelling, starring the same trio of unlikely and winning heroes King introduced in "Mr. Mercedes." "Wake up, genius." So begins King's instantly riveting story about a vengeful reader. The genius is John Rothstein, an iconic author who created a famous character, Jimmy Gold, but who hasn't published a book for decades. Morris Bellamy is livid, not just because Rothstein has stopped providing books, but because the nonconformist Jimmy Gold has sold out for a career in advertising. Morris kills Rothstein and empties his safe of cash, yes, but the real treasure is a trove of notebooks containing at least one more Gold novel. Morris hides the money and the notebooks, and then he is locked away for another crime. Decades later, a boy named Pete Saubers finds the treasure, and now it is Pete and his family that Bill Hodges, Holly Gibney, and Jerome Robinson must rescue from the ever-more deranged and vengeful Morris when he's released from prison after thirty-five years. Not since "Misery" has King played with the notion of a reader whose obsession with a writer gets dangerous. "Finders Keepers" is spectacular, heart-pounding suspense, but it is also King writing about how literature shapes a life--for good, for bad, forever.

Zeven stenen bevat zeven novelles die de geliefde Outlander -wereld nog groter maken. In De gebruiken van het leger moet een vriend van Lord John terechtstaan in Canada en reist de legerofficier af naar de nieuwe wereld. Zeven stenen vertelt ons over de dochter van Laoghaire en een rouwende, jonge weduwnaar en in Lord John op Jamaica moet er een slavenopstand worden onderdrukt, of is er iets anders aan de hand? Het ontroerende liefdesverhaal van Roger MacKenzies ouders wordt uit de doeken gedaan in Een blad op de wind en het leven van Lord Johns broer Hal, die in aanraking komt met de vrijgevochten Minnie – een jonge handelaar in antieke teksten – komt aan bod in Een ontluikend groen . Als laatste is er een Lord John-verhaal, waarin hij op Cuba aankomt en daar Havana in roerige tijden meemaakt: Belegering .

“Part detective tale, part thriller…touching and genuine.” —The New York Times #1 bestselling author Stephen King returns with a brand-new novel about the secrets we keep buried and the cost of unearthing them. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SOMETIMES GROWING UP MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.

Een vrouwelijk slachtoffer van het corrupte stadsbestuur van New York in de periode 1924-1932 doet haar verhaal.

Their lives shaped by their father's role as a Traveler, an elite prophet able to attain pure enlightenment, Gabriel and Michael Corrigan become a target of the Tabulas, a ruthless cadre seeking world domination

A master storyteller at his best, O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King presents a generous collection of stories, including several brand-new ones, accompanied by insightful autobiographical comments on their creation. Since his first collection, Nightshift, published thirty-five years ago, King has captivated readers with his short fiction prowess. This new collection features recent stories that have never appeared in a book before, each introduced with reflections on their origins and his motivations. The stories explore thrilling connections and themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, and the desire to correct past mistakes. "Afterlife" tells of a man who, after dying of colon cancer, relives his life, repeating his errors. Many stories focus on characters at life's end, confronting their past actions. Others delve into the discovery of supernatural powers, such as a columnist who kills by writing obituaries in "Obits," and an old judge in "The Dune" who sees names in the sand of those destined to die in freak accidents. In "Morality," King examines how a marriage unravels after a couple enters what seems to be a winning devil's pact. Magnificent and eerie, these stories showcase one of King's finest gifts to his readers—crafted with care and intrigue.

Three cousins inherit a gift that will transform their lives . . . Iona Sheehan has just taken the biggest gamble of her life. Leaving her job, her home and her family in Baltimore, she has come to Ireland in search of adventure - and answers. Iona has always felt a powerful connection to the home of her ancestors. So when her beloved grandmother confesses an extraordinary family secret, she can't resist visiting County Mayo to discover the truth for herself. Arriving at the beautiful and atmospheric Castle Ashford, Iona is excited to meet her cousins, Connor and Branna O'Dwyer, for the first time. And when she lands a job at the local riding school she finds herself drawn against her will to its owner - the hot-tempered but charismatic Boyle McGrath. Perhaps in County Mayo she has found her true home at last. What Iona doesn't realise is that her cousins have been expecting her for a long time. Connor, Branna and Iona have all inherited a powerful but dangerous gift from an ancestor known as the Dark Witch. And they are about to discover that some old legends can return to haunt the present . . . The first in a magical new trilogy, Dark Witch is a captivating story of love, family and destiny.

Volume 2 of the Book of Words series, is a fantasy adventure where the lethal conspiracies and deadly intrigues of the mighty can be countered only by the power of magic.

Liliane is bijna twintig als een ontmoeting met de arts en zendeling Baxter haar rustige leven volledig verandert. Hartstochtelijk verliefd besluit ze haar beschermde bestaan in te ruilen voor een gevaarlijke, onbekende toekomst als verpleegster in Simbayo, diep in het hart van de Afrikaanse jungle. In de verzengende hitte van het tropische regenwoud wordt Liliane een vrouw. Daar wordt ook haar dochter Carolyn geboren. Deze zet haar moeders werk voort, om dat uiteindelijk over te dragen aan haar eigen dochter. Nooit twijfelen de drie vrouwen aan hun keuze - zelfs niet als hun leven en de mannen die zij liefhebben in gevaar komen. Ten oosten van de zon is het verhaal van drie generaties uitzonderlijke vrouwen in de ontoegankelijke binnenlanden van Afrika. Hun levens worden getekend door ongekende ontberingen, maar ook door hun gepassioneerde kracht om echt lief te hebben. (boekbeschrijvingen.nl)

HET VERVOLG OP DE WETTEN VAN DE MAGIE! DE TERUGKEER VAN RICHARD EN KAHLAN Met De Wetten van de Magie wist Terry Goodkind over de hele wereld miljoenen lezers aan zich te binden. Niet in de laatste plaats vanwege de innemende avonturier Richard Rahl en zijn geliefde Kahlan Amnell. Dit boek, De Omen Machine, is het langverwachte vervolg op de boeken van De Wetten van de Magie. Diep onder de grond wordt een mysterieuze machine aangetroffen, die alarmerende doemvoorspellingen begint uit te zenden. Terwijl de magiër Zedd een manier probeert te vinden om het sinistere apparaat uit te schakelen, produceert de machine een omen waarbij Richard en Kahlan betrokken zijn – een profetie waarvan de gevolgen onmogelijk te voorkomen zijn. Naarmate de catastrofe nadert, onthult de machine dat hij de mogelijkheid heeft de doemvoorspelling teniet te doen… in ruil voor een onmogelijke eis.

“A gothic and elegant page-turner.”—The Boston Globe Twenty years ago, Jane Hudson fled the Heart Lake School for Girls in the Adirondacks after a terrible tragedy. The week before her graduation, in that sheltered wonderland, three lives were taken, all victims of suicide. Only Jane was left to carry the burden of a mystery that has stayed hidden in the depths of Heart Lake for more than two decades. Now Jane has returned to the school as a Latin teacher, recently separated and hoping to make a fresh start with her young daughter. But ominous messages from the past dredge up forgotten memories. And young, troubled girls are beginning to die again–as piece by piece the shattering truth slowly floats to the surface. . . .

In this spectacular father/son collaboration, Stephen King and Owen King tell the highest of high-stakes stories: what might happen if women disappeared from the world of men? All around the world, something is happening to women when they fall asleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed, the women become feral and spectacularly violent... In the small town of Dooling, West Virginia, the virus is spreading through a women's prison, affecting all the inmates except one. Soon, word spreads about the mysterious Evie, who seems able to sleep - and wake. Is she a medical anomaly or a demon to be slain? The abandoned men, left to their increasingly primal devices, are fighting each other, while Dooling's Sheriff, Lila Norcross, is just fighting to stay awake. And the sleeping women are about to open their eyes to a new world altogether...

Januari 1945, aan het eind van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, wil een groepje mensen het Derde Rijk doorkruisen, van het Russische front naar de Rijn, om de Engelse en Amerikaanse linies te bereiken. Onder hen is het achttienjarige meisje Anna Emmerich, dochter van Pruisische aristocraten. Haar geliefde is de jonge Schot Callum Finella, die van een Russisch krijgsgevangenkamp naar de boerderij van haar familie is gebracht om er dwangarbeid te verrichten. Hun vlucht zal Anna's en Callums liefde op de proef stellen, aangenomen dat elk van hen het overleeft...

An antiterrorist specialist and an archeologist are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading Knights of Templar--a deadly game of cat and mouse with ruthless killers as they race across three continents to recover a lost secret. Now available in a Premium Edition.

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the peace and quiet - and for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days, a scandal involving a medium of dubious repute, three dead children and a séance that ended in tragedy. As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead. The past is forcing its way into the present, and - as the members of the artistic community come under greater and greater threat - Ellis must untangle the truth caught up in the house's murky past, before it ensnares them all...

At the start of the engrossing second entry in the Fourth Realm trilogy, the Brethren continue to control civilization through a computerized information system, the Vast Machine, and a host of offshoot surveillance technologies. Opposed to the Brethren are the Travelers, an ancient clan with the mystical ability to slip in and out of several dimensions. The Travelers are guarded by Halequins, a warrior caste with sharp swords and ferociously lethal skills. In the Cain and Abel story at the book's heart, the quest of two Travelers, brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, to find their legendary father has split them irrevocably: Gabriel fights for the forces of good, Miahael has turned to the dark side

“Gaffney’s characters are appealing and realistic…Readers will race through this book.” —New Orleans Times Picayune “Poignant….Entertaining….As good as it gets.” —New York Post No other author writes about the lives and friendships of women with more warmth and grace than New York Times bestseller Patricia Gaffney. A true master of women’s fiction, with Circle of Three she flourishes the same breathtaking characterization and storytelling skills that made her previous novel, The Saving Graces, a readers’ favorite. The story of a woman grieving for her losses and her life, and her relationship with her overbearing mother and precocious young daughter, Circle of Three focuses on three generations of a troubled family, the anger and misunderstanding that separates them…and the love that holds them together. Gaffney does beautifully what Elizabeth Berg, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Anne Tyler also do so well: exploring the tricky bonds of family in novels both heart-soaring and heartbreaking.

The thrilling tale of a secret suicide sect and the musical mastermind at its center. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the Best Crime Novel of the Year

Een jonge Tsjechische vluchtelinge maakt een bliksemcarrière als zakenvrouw in de cosmetica-industrie.

In een Amerikaanse plaats ontstaan grote spanningen rond een vermeende moord op een doodzieke vrouw en de opbloeiende relatie tussen een getrouwde politieman en een jonge bloemiste.

Lotgevallen van drie avonturiers die in 1830 in Calcutta een handel in opium beginnen, en hun nakomelingen.

A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. Now he's preparing to kill again. Each starts to close in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time.