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    The Search
    Death du jour
    Summer Light
    The Blessing Stone
    Summer's Child
    The Ugly Duckling
    • The Ugly Duckling

      • 408 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.1(11845)Add rating

      If fate suddenly made you more beautiful than you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare?The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only in fairy tales. Nell Calder deserved a happy ending. Instead, her descent into terror has just begun.Her attacker is still on the hunt, determined to finish what he's started. And Nell, protected by a new face, is just as determined to fight back and take her revenge. But to catch her prey, she will have to expose herself—even if it makes her a killer's prime target.

      The Ugly Duckling
    • Summer's Child

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading
      4.0(4107)Add rating

      Exploring the theme of hope and faith, this book delves into the transformative power of miracles in everyday life. It follows characters who face challenges and hardships, ultimately discovering that belief in the extraordinary can lead to profound change. The narrative emphasizes the importance of community and connection, illustrating how love and support can manifest miracles. Through poignant storytelling, it invites readers to reflect on their own experiences with the miraculous and the strength found in vulnerability.

      Summer's Child
    • Millions of years ago, a meteorite fell to earth and a beautiful blue stone shattered from it. One hundred thousand years ago, a girl named Tall One found the crystal on the African plain---and it formed her destiny, as well as the destiny of generations to come. From ancient Israel to imperial Rome, medieval England, fifteenth-century Germany, the eighteenth-century Caribbean, and the nineteenth-century American West, the destiny of the stone and the history of the world unfold. Each story is full of the betrayals and obsessions of the human heart, and the quests of the human spirit. In "The Blessing Stone," Barbara Wood has both told the intimate details of her characters' lives and created a sense of the epic sweep of human history.

      The Blessing Stone
    • Summer Light

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading
      3.8(20)Add rating

      Exploring the profound connections within love and family, this book delves into the unseen forces that shape relationships. It emphasizes the significance of emotional bonds and unspoken understanding, revealing how the most important aspects of our lives often lie beyond the surface. Through its narrative, it invites readers to reflect on the depth of their own connections and the invisible threads that hold families together.

      Summer Light
    • 'Another day. Another death. Death du Jour. My God, how many such days would there be?' On a bitterly cold march night in Montreal, forensic anthropologiest Dr Temperance Brennan is exhuming the remains of a nun proposed for sainthood in the grounds of an old church. Just hours later, Tempe is called to the scene of an horrific arson. A young family has perished, and there seems to be no witness, no motive, no explanation. From the charred remains of the inferno, to a trail of sinister cult activity and a terrifying showdown during an ice storm, Tempe faces a nerve-shattering test of both her forensic expertise and her instinct for survival.

      Death du jour
    • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • He strikes without warning. He kills without mercy. He's only just begun. As part of an elite K-9 search and rescue team, Sarah Patrick and her golden retriever, Monty, have a gift for finding what no one else can. But their latest assignment is not like the others. This time Sarah is being forced to take part in a deadly mission . . . by a man who knows enough about her past to ensure her cooperation. Billionaire John Logan's top-secret venture has been sabotaged, its facilities destroyed, and its handpicked staff massacred. The sole survivor is being held for ransom. Logan knows that the only way to save the man—and the secrets he holds—is to find him as soon as possible. Sarah is furious when she is strong-armed into joining Logan on his search. And once she takes the perilous assignment, not even Logan's promises that she and Monty will be safe may be enough to protect them. Because a killer is devising a sadistic vengeance . . . and he may soon find use for Sarah.

      The Search
    • An intriguing Dr Kay Scarpetta novel which will take Kay an ocean's breadth away from home. The case begins when a cargo ship arriving at Richmond, Virginia's Deep Water Terminal from Belgium is discovered to be transporting a locked, sealed container holding the decomposed remains of a stowaway. The post mortem performed by the Chief Medical Examiner, Kay Scarpetta, initially reveals neither a cause of death nor an identification. But the victim's personal effects and an odd tattoo take Scarpetta on a hunt for information that leads to Interpol's headquarters in Lyon, where she receives critical instructions: go to the Paris morgue to receive secret evidence and then return to Virginia to carry out a mission. It is a mission that could ruin her career. In a story which crosses international borders, BLACK NOTICE puts Dr Kay Scarpetta directly in harm's way and places her and those she holds dear at mortal risk. For more on Patricia Cornwell and her books visit her website at www.patricia-cornwell.com

      Black Notice
    • Twisted

      • 576 pages
      • 21 hours of reading
      3.9(7285)Add rating

      TWISTED is the second Petra Connor novel and a superb example of Jonathan Kellerman's mastery of the psychological thriller Detective Petra Connor is struggling with a baffling drive-past murder when Isaac Gomez, a young research prodigy, tells her he's found something she might want to see. His theory that there's a connection between six unsolved murders committed in the LAPD area over the past six years, all at around midnight on June 28, seems fanciful at first - but soon the links become clearer. Something evil has managed to conceal itself between the dry pages of the files: a series of killings so meticulously constructed that the mind behind them would have remained invisible without Isaac's sharp probing. And June 28 is just a month away - will Petra be able to stop the murderer from striking again?

      Twisted
    • Standing Still

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.3(22)Add rating

      Exploring the darker aspects of motherhood and marriage, this debut novel follows a kidnapped woman who must confront her harrowing secrets. As she navigates her captivity, the story delves into the complexities of her relationships and the hidden truths that shape her identity. The gripping narrative highlights the emotional turmoil and resilience required to face one's past, making for a compelling exploration of personal and familial struggles.

      Standing Still
    • Cesars aanpak

      Om weer baas over je hond te worden

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Levensverhaal van de internationaal bekende hondentrainer, aangevuld met zijn inzichten en tips om zelfverzekerd leiding aan een hond te geven.

      Cesars aanpak