Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. But despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, Robin Ellacott, are currently working on. And Robin herself is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention, as well as battling her own feelings about Strike. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. And they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . .
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Morrigan Crow is ontsnapt aan haar dodelijke vloek en is inmiddels toegelaten tot het Wondergenootschap. Eindelijk hoort ze ergens bij! Het Wondergenootschap belooft haar veiligheid en vriendschap voor het leven. Maar Morrigan krijgt niet waar ze al jaren van gedroomd heeft... Morrigan is Wondersmid. En omdat Wondersmeden een slechte naam hebben, is iedereen bang voor haar. Bijna al haar nieuwe vrienden keren zich tegen haar. Tot overmaat van ramp wordt de magische stad Nevermoor opgeschrikt door een reeks mysterieuze verdwijningen. Dan doet Ezra Windbuil, de enige Wondersmid die Morrigan kent en de boosaardigste man die ooit geleefd heeft, haar een aanbod dat ze bijna niet kan weigeren… Is haar hoop op een nieuw leven al vervlogen voordat het zelfs maar begonnen is?
Little Sister
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Praise for gripping, twisty thriller LITTLE SISTER: LITTLE SISTER had me gripped from start to finish . Louise Candlish, author of THE SWIMMING POOL
Hou me vast
Een roman over de moed vinden om naar je geluk te zoeken – en ervoor te vechten
- 350 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Het verongelukken van een jonge vrouw brengt niet alleen ongeloof bij haar moeder en haar pleegzus maar er ontstaat tussen hen ook een afstand die onoverbrugbaar lijkt.
Sleeping beauties
- 736 pages
- 26 hours of reading
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...
A powerful, passionate novel of suspense and love from Nora Roberts - the world's greatest storyteller
Dernières vendanges
- 382 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Que se passerait-il si votre fiancé bien-aimé, au sourire radieux et à l'accent britannique irrésistible, cachait un immense secret ? Que feriez-vous si vous l'appreniez une semaine avant votre mariage de rêve ? C'est ce qui arrive à Georgia Ford, la future mariée, qui décide de fuir. Elle prend sa voiture et conduit toute la nuit de Los Angeles à Sonoma, vers le refuge de sa famille aimante qui possède une célèbre cave. Georgia aspire à la compagnie de ceux qui la connaissent vraiment. La veille des vendanges, elle espère trouver réconfort et distraction dans les rituels familiaux. Cependant, à son retour, rien ne se passe comme prévu. Ses parents, ses frères, l'entreprise familiale... tout a changé. Il semble que son fiancé n'était pas le seul à lui cacher des choses. Georgia découvre avec horreur que cette vendange pourrait être la dernière.
Set in the extreme landscape of Alaska, THE QUALITY OF SILENCE follows the story of Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby. Yasmin arrives in Alaska to be told her husband, Matt, is dead, the victim of a catastrophic accident. Yasmin, unable to accept this as truth, sets out into the frozen winter landscape, taking Ruby with her in search of answers. But as a storm closes in, Yasmin realises that a very human danger may be keeping pace with them. And with no one else on the road to help, they must keep moving, alone and terrified, through an endless Alaskan night. In a story that explores the very limits of human resilience, The Quality of Silence is as much about a mother learning to hear her deaf daughter as it is about their journey across the vastness of Alaska, and proves, once again, that Rosamund Lupton is a storyteller of class and elegance.
It all started with Paris . . . At the top of the Eiffel Tower, a young man proposes to his girlfriend - and in that second, everything changes - for the couple, but also for their families back in Ireland . . . Leila's been nursing a badly broken heart since her husband upped and left, but she's determined to put on a brave face for the bride. Vonnie, a widow and exceptional cake-maker, is just daring to let love back into her life, although someone seems determined to stop it. And head teacher Grace finds the impending wedding of her son means that she's spending more time with her ex-husband. After all those years apart, is it possible she's made a mistake?
The Cuckoo's Calling
- 560 pages
- 20 hours of reading
'The Cuckoo's Calling reminds me why I fell in love with crime fiction in the first place' VAL MCDERMID ----- Now a major BBC drama: The Strike series When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger . . . A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London - from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho - The Cuckoo's Calling is a remarkable book. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. *** The latest book in the thrilling Strike series, LETHAL WHITE is out now! *** ----- PRAISE FOR THE STRIKE SERIES: 'One of the most unique and compelling detectives I've come across in years' MARK BILLINGHAM 'The work of a master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Unputdownable. . . Irresistible' SUNDAY TIMES 'Will keep you up all night' OBSERVER 'A thoroughly enjoyable classic' PETER JAMES, SUNDAY EXPRESS
Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd. But six years haven't come close to extinguishing his feelings, and when Jake comes across Todd's obituary, he can't keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd's wife he's hoping for... but she is not Natalie - and Jake's world is turned completely inside out. As Jake searches for the truth, his picture-perfect memories of Natalie begin to unravel. Mutual friends of the couple either can't be found or don't remember Jake. No one has seen Natalie in years. Jake's search for the woman who broke his heart - and who lied to him - soon puts his very life at risk as it dawns on him that the man he has become may be based on carefully constructed fiction. Read by Kerry Shale
From the author of the internationally bestselling The Blood of Flowers comes a compelling tale of power, loyalty, intrigue, and love set in the royal court of sixteenth-century Iran. While legendary women like Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I are well-known for their influence in England, the powerful women of the Muslim world often remain overlooked. In this richly crafted narrative, Anita Amirrezvani brings to life Princess Pari Khan Khanoom Safavi, a key figure in the tumultuous court of Iran in 1576. Following the Shah's death without an heir, the court descends into chaos. As the Shah’s daughter and protégé, Princess Pari possesses deep knowledge of state affairs, yet her attempts to restore order spark resentment among the nobility. Alongside her closest adviser, Javaher, a eunuch adept at navigating both the harem and the broader political landscape, she holds a tapestry of secrets that unveils a monumental power struggle. Loosely based on the life of Princess Pari Khan Khanoom, this riveting story explores political intrigue and the unique bond between a princess and a eunuch. Amirrezvani's masterful storytelling immerses readers in a vivid world filled with passionate characters who navigate a Machiavellian game of power, revealing the lengths to which individuals will go to seize their destiny.
The Casual Vacancy
- 503 pages
- 18 hours of reading
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen--Résumé de l'éditeur.
De moeder van Polly Price is actrice en gaat naar San Francisco, Amerika om mee te spelen in een toneelstuk. Polly gaat mee, en wordt tijdens de repetities opgevangen door Donna, die erop moet letten dat ze wel gewoon haar huiswerk doet. De oppas moet ook een oogje houden op de vier jonge acteurs die meespelen in het toneelstuk. De jongens vindt Polly wel aardig, vooral Will, maar de twee meisjes zijn heel verwaand en gemeen. Uiteindelijk geeft Polly ze een koekje van eigen deeg… In haar handgeschreven dagboek vol humoristische illustraties beschrijft Polly al haar belevenissen. Een grappig kijkje achter de schermen van een professioneel toneelgezelschap.
Missing Persons
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
When Jonny went missing everything changed. His mother's heart is full of terror and sadness instead of joy. His father's study overflows with newspaper cuttings and profiles on missing people instead of the academic texts that were there before. His sister, once carefree, now carries the weight of the world on her shoulders.
The Brave
- 488 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The motto of the boarding school to which Tommy Bedford is dispatched is Fortune Favours the Brave. It's 1959 and the school bristles with bullies and sadistic staff. Tommy, a quirky loner, obsessed with cowboys and Indians, needs all the bravery he can summon. Salvation comes when his glamorous actress sister is swept off to Hollywood by one of his heroes, TV cowboy Ray Montane. But with the Cold War looming, the sinister side of Tinseltown seeps through and Tommy and Diane soon find themselves in jeopardy. Forty years on, Tommy has to confront his boyhood ghosts when his own son finds himself charged with murder.
School of Fear
- 339 pages
- 12 hours of reading
For the first time--maybe ever--Madeleine, Theo, Lulu, and Garrison are not looking forward to the start of summer, and three little words are to blame: School of Fear. In what they're sure will be the longest and most terrifying six weeks of their lives, the foursome must face their phobias head-on as students of the exclusive and elusive school. There's no homework or exams. But if they don't conquer their fears by the end of the summer, they'll find out just how frightening failing can be.
When Marnie receives a phone call that summons her to the side of a once-beloved friend, she is wrenched from her orderly London life and sent back into a past from which she has fled but never escaped. Ralph, Marnie and Oliver once knew each other well and are still inextricably bound by ties of love and betrayal. Now they meet again in Ralph�s secluded cottage in the Scottish highlands, to spend the precious days that Ralph has left with each other. As they reminisce, Marnie is taken back to the summer years ago when everything changed between them and heartbreak and desire broke up their little group. Will Ralph have the chance to say what needs to be said before it�s too late? And can they put the devastating events of twenty years ago to rest and rekindle the intimacy they once shared?
Chasing Harry Winston
- 280 pages
- 10 hours of reading
A trio of best friends in Manhattan agree to change their lives in the most personal and dramatic way possible -- and within one calendar year.
Het staat op mijn lijstje / druk 1
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
June Parker werkt in Los Angeles bij een agentschap dat carpoolen promoot. Ze is dol op haar appartement in Santa Monica en doet haar best om een paar kilo af te vallen. Maar June s leven verandert volledig als ze na een bijeenkomst van de Weight Watchers betrokken raakt bij een auto-ongeluk. Marissa, haar passagier, overleeft de klap niet. In haar spullen vindt June een lijstje: 20 dingen die ik wil doen voor mijn 25ste. Hoewel ze elkaar eigenlijk nauwelijks kenden, voelt June zich door haar enorme schuldgevoel geroepen om het lijstje voor Marissa af te maken. De dingen op het lijstje lopen uiteen van inspirerend tot schier onmogelijk. Terwijl June haar best doet om het lijstje op tijd af te werken, leert ze meer over haar eigen leven dan ze ooit gedacht zou hebben.
The Blood of Flowers
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
"In rural Iran, a spirited village girl approaches the age of marriage, only to find her destiny shattered after a fiery comet blazes ominously across the desert sky. On the death of her beloved father, the young woman and her distraught mother are forced into a difficult new life in the fabled city of Isfahan. Taken in as house servants by her uncle Gostaham, a well-to-do carpet designer, and his demanding wife, the two women confront an unforgiving world." "When the heroine blossoms as a brilliant maker of carpets under her uncle's tutelage, the future brightens. But disaster strikes again when an impetuous act results in the heroine's disgrace, forcing her into a secret marriage. If she is to thrive, she must risk the family's reputation and rely on her artistic genius, and her extraordinary will, to save herself and her mother." "Seventeenth-century Iran comes alive in all its splendour and cultural nuance in this luminous novel. The bustle of bazaars overflowing with rosewater and saffron; the breathtakingly beautiful silk and gold rugs of the Shah's carpet workshop; and Isfahan's incomparable bridges, gardens, teahouses, and hammams: all are captured here."--BOOK JACKET.
The Devil Wears Prada
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A small-town girl fresh out of an Ivy League college lands a job at a prestigious fashion magazine, but wonders if the glamorous perks are worth working for the editor from hell.
Moment You Were Gone
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Gaby and Connor seem to have a loving marriage — one that is built on knowing every last intricate detail about one another, or so Gaby has always believed. When their son Ethan sets off for university, discovering for the first time, the raw and uncontrollable intensity of falling in love, Gaby and Connor will be alone again — a chance to rediscover their relationship, just the two of them. But there is one person missing from Gaby’s life. One person who she cannot forgot – Nancy, her best friend since childhood. As teenagers they shared their deepest secrets, fears and dreams for the future. As adults they discovered love – Gaby with Connor and Nancy with Gaby’s adored brother, Stefan. The foursome became inseparable. Then one day, Nancy upped and left. Now, almost twenty years later, with Ethan away from home, Gaby finds herself idly watching television when a sharp stab of recognition hits her – the face she recognizes on the screen belongs to Nancy. Suddenly, the friend she thought she’d lost for good is within her reach. But does Nancy want to be found? The search for her long lost friend forces Gaby not only to revisit her past, but could also shatter the course of her future . . .
Burnt Toast
And Other Philosophies of Life
'Toast. You know when you're trying to make it and you just can't get it right? It's too light or too soft, then totally burnt. Do you try to scrape off the black? Do you throw it away or do you just eat it? Up until now, I ate the burnt toast ... then I hit forty.' The best-selling inspirational memoir from your favourite desperate housewife. It took Teri Hatcher a divorce, the experience of single motherhood, a parade of bad dates, a stalled career and a memorable fortieth birthday to realize that she didn't want to spend another decade preparing herself for the next disaster. Burnt Toast is the heartfelt, funny, poignant and inspiring account of Teri's jagged route to happiness. Teri reveals her life in unexpected ways, in the hopes of keeping other women from eating the burnt toast, and explains why you'll never get a second chance if you don't open yourself up to the possibility.
Beroemd!?
- 370 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Lynsey Dixon werkt bij een Londens agentschap en krijgt het aanbod om met de actrice Melanie Chaplin mee te gaan naar Hollywood. Daar hoeft ze niet lang over na te denken: glamour, beroemdheden, filmsterren, stress en sensatie, wat wil je nog meer? Aandacht van een charmante roddelpersjournalist? Maar zit hij achter Lynsey aan of achter de geheimen van haar klanten? Melanie Chaplin is de nieuwe ster van de populairste tv-serie, maar beroemd zijn is een kunst die niet iedereen beheerst. Voor ze het wet is Melanie verliefd op een getrouwde man en zwanger van haar rokkenjagende tegenspeler. Idool-zijn is stressvol, zeker als je ook nog jaloers bent op een jonge aanbidster die in jouw Jimmy Choo schoenen wil staan. Serena Simon is zo beeldschoon dat Hollywood de enige plek is waar zij op haar plaats is. En Serena heeft een plan om beroemd te worden, een plan dat lijkt te werken. Maar Serena heeft ook een geheim, en in Los Angeles blijven geheimen slechts zeer kort verborgen...
Playing with Boys
- 370 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Latina culture, this novel explores the complexities of friendship and love through a humorous and heartfelt lens. With engaging characters navigating their relationships, it combines elements of fun and soulfulness, offering readers a relatable and entertaining journey into the lives of its protagonists.
Everyone Worth Knowing
- 367 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Dripping with New York glamour, this bestseller will capture the hearts of all those who loved The Devil Wears Prada Bette gets paid to party ... And she can hardly believe her luck. Gaining VIP access to Manhattan's hottest spots and meeting 'everyone worth knowing' is a million miles away from her old job. Overnight, New York has become her sexy late-night playground. But quicker than you can say Chanel, Bette turns up in the gossip columns as girlfriend to a notorious British playboy. It's news that delights her new boss - but her friends want to know what's happened to the girl they love, who always had time for nights filled with 80s music, junk food, trashy rom-coms and her mates. Can Bette say goodbye to the parties and the Prada and step back into the real world - and find a prince who's got a heart to match his charm?
Solace
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Irene has a husband, Adrian, three small children and - though she doesn't know it - a marriage that is going wrong. When she discovers that Adrian is having an affair, the family is blown apart.Solace is a story of contrasts. While Adrian finds new love and excitement, Irene spirals into exhaustion, self-destruction and a kind of madness.With their marriage in shreds and Adrian whisking their daughters on a trip of a lifetime ti Australia with his new lover, Irene finally reaches rock bottom. She decides to leave the unbearable silence of her home for a trip by herself to visit her brother Jem in France.And as Irene soon realises, being along can mean discovering freedom, elation and even in the darkest of times, finding your solace.
Weekend in Paris is the story of Molly Clearwater, a well-read 21-year-old country girl who's never done anything exciting or dramatic-until now. One Friday afternoon, smarting from her boss's taunt that she's "just a secretary,"Molly quits her job and boards the Eurostar for Paris. Within hours of arriving in the bewitching world of leafy boulevards, luscious foods and crazy traffic, she's a woman transformed. A real femme sauvage! Soon she's racing along the Seine on the back of a scooter with her cheek laid against the warm back of a smouldering Frenchmen, infiltrating a conference in a Cleopatra wig, and sharing with a complete stranger her deepest, darkest secret. By Sunday night, after a dizzying carousel-ride of passion, excitement and self-discovery, Molly's a new person.
Lethal Seduction
- 576 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Madison Castelli is having problems -- her ex-live-in lover who walked out on her is trying to walk back in. Her new lover is giving her a hard time. And her father turns out to be a man with deadly secrets. Set between the high-powered world of New York and the manic excitement of Las Vegas, Lethal Seduction is packed with all the intrigue and glamour fans have come to expect from Jackie Collins. This deliciously uninhibited tale of cover-ups, deception and mob involvement finds Jackie Collins at the height of her creative powers...
Things We Knew Were True
- 309 pages
- 11 hours of reading
At 16 Edie knew that her older sister Stella was the star of the family. In one terrible moment Edie's teenage dreams were torn apart. 20 years on, the sisters come together again, and the truth of what happened all those years ago may finally become clear.
Sex in the City im scharfen Salsa-Rhythmus Der Dirty Girls Social Club: Sechs Latinas, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Nur eines haben sie gemeinsam: Erfolg. Zweimal im Jahr treffen sie sich, um alter College-Zeiten zu gedenken und schwören sich ewig Freundinnen zu sein. Bis eines Tages alle sorgsam gehüteten Geheimnisse ans Licht kommen … «Ein unwiderstehliches Debüt.» (Publishers Weekly)
Tell No One
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible- that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive. Beck has been warned to tell no one. And he doesn't. Instead, he runs from the people he trusts the most, plunging headlong into a search for the shadowy figure whose messages hold out a desperate hope. But already Beck is being hunted down. He's headed straight into the heart of a dark and deadly secret- and someone intends to stop him before he gets there.
This book explains in common-sense language how to free yourself from the 'nicotine trap' without having to use willpower, without gaining weight and without any withdrawal pangs.
The Best Laid Plans
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
In his rise to the presidency of the United States, lawyer Oliver Russell felt he had to jettison his love, Leslie Stewart. But Leslie also rose, becoming a newspaper tycoon in Washington and now she intends to even the score.



























