Petra Mrduljaš Books

A darkly whimsical and wickedly funny tale about a twelve-year-old maid who finds herself at the very heart of a conspiracy involving mischief, ghosts, and intrigue. Just right for fans of Lemony Snicket and Neil Gaiman, Anyone but Ivy Pocket is the first book in a four-book series and is illustrated throughout. Ivy Pocket is a walking disaster, at every turn enraging and appalling the fancy aristocrats she works for. But our protagonist doesn't see herself that way at all. In fact, she's convinced she's rather wonderful, perfectly charming, and extremely talented. When Ivy finds herself abandoned and penniless in Paris, she has no idea how she will get back to England. Fate intervenes when Ivy is called to the sickbed of a dying duchess and is charged with delivering a spectacular (and possibly cursed) diamond necklace to Matilda Butterfield on her twelfth birthday. From that moment on, Ivy Pocket is propelled towards her remarkable destiny in a surprising adventure full of villains, mayhem, and misunderstandings.

A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players... Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether...

After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars. The breakdown of the Last marriage is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh's own divorce, and a symbol of the disintegration of society

The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants—all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's houseguest happens to be none other than Jane Marple.Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "The Moving Finger." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."

To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning, but where was the beginning? Was it the blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or the priest's visit to a woman on her death bed? Or the violent squabble he had witnessed earlier?

Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale, as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After the terrible events of Ink Exchange, the Dark Court has a new ruler. But will Niall's kindness survive his new responsibility to the most violent of Faerie courts? Meanwhile, Seth and Aislinn attempt to mend their relationship. But Aislinn is the Summer Queen and Keenan is her king - and as summer approaches, their chemistry sparks. Will Seth's mortality lose him the one thing he loves above all others? As Niall seeks to control his new Court, Aislinn attempts to resist the seduction of summer, and Seth searches desperately for the gift of immortality, a delicate balance is threatened, and a terrible plot is revealed...

Story of 17-year old Aislinn who can see spirits, and Summer King Keenan who wants to make her his weapon to fight Winter Queen Beira and Darkness King Irial A 21st fairy tale for teenagers.

Tamara Goodwin has always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. Until a travelling library arrives in her tiny village, bringing with it a mysterious, large leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock.

I kao nestašna djeca, i kao buntovni tinejdžeri, Rosie i Alex ostali su jedno uz drugo u dobru i zlu. Ali upravo kad su otkrili draži mladenačkih noći u gradu i propalih spojeva, bivaju razdvojeni. Alexova se obitelj seli iz Dublina u Ameriku – i Alex odlazi s njima. Zauvijek. Rosie je bez njega izgubljena. Ali uoči planiranog preseljenja k Alexu u Boston, Rosie prima vijesti koje će joj zauvijek promijeniti život – i zadržati je kod kuće u Irskoj. Njihova čudesna povezanost pomaže im prebroditi životne uspone i padove, ali nijedno od njih ne zna može li njihovo prijateljstvo preživjeti godine i kilometre – i nove veze. Rosie se negdje duboko u sebi pita bi li možda trebali biti nešto više od prijatelja. Sve ih vrijeme razdvajaju nesporazumi, okolnosti i obična zla sreća, a kad im se ukaže posljednja prilika, hoće li sve staviti na kocku u ime istinske ljubavi? Alex i Rosie naučit će da je sudbina čudna stvar i da ih nije spremna ostaviti na miru…

Broad humor & bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age 71, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story--& Vonnegut in turn tells us the plain, heart-hammering truth about humankind's careless fancy to create or destroy what he loves.

Krimi. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' find themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

Psychologist Alex Delaware and L.A.P.D. detective Milo Sturgis investigate the bizarre case of two students whose claims of abduction are revealed to be a hoax, a case that takes an odd turn when one student is found murdered and the other vanishes.

Lynn Spencer's world is torn apart when her husband dies mysteriously in a plane crash. His body is never found. Still reeling from her loss, Lynn is shocked when revelations surface that her husband had looted his reseach company, Gen-Stone, of huge sums of money - and no-one will believe that she did not participate in the crime. A chance fire at her house raises concerns for Lynn's life. Someone out there wants her dead. In desperation she turns to her journalist step-sister, Carly, to help prove her innocence before it's too late. As Carly proceeds to ask questions she finds herself becoming the target of a dangerous group, involved in a sinister and fraudulent scheme. And it quickly becomes clear that she is facing her toughest assignment yet - to stay alive ...

From the bestselling author of 'The Husband's Secret' comes a compelling story where nothing is as simple as it seems.

Every wondered where the lost things go? A redemptive and captivating novel from the bestselling author Since Sandy Shortt's childhood schoolmate disappeared twenty years ago, Sandy has been obsessed with missing things. Finding becomes her goal - whether it's the odd sock that vanished in the washing machine, the car keys she misplaced in her rush to get to work or the graver issue of finding the people who vanish from their lives. Sandy dedicates her life to finding these missing people, offering devastated families a flicker of hope. Jack Ruttle is one of those desperate people. It's been a year since his brother Donal vanished into thin air and the sleepless nights and frantic days aren't getting any easier. He thinks Sandy Shortt could well be the answer to his prayers. But when Sandy goes missing too, her search ends when she stumbles upon the place - and people - she's been looking for all of her life. A world away from her loved ones and the home she ran from for so long, Sandy soon resorts to her old habit again, searching. Though this time, she is desperately trying to find her way home...

This provocative, powerful novel explores class, race and star-crossed love in modern, small-town America - in the vein of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere.

A box of possessions. A father with no memory. A daughter with just one day to piece together the past. When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father’s belongings, her seemingly uneventful life suddenly alters and shifts. In the single day she has to search for answers about the man she thought she knew, a man who can no longer remember his own story, Sabrina uncovers far bigger secrets than she could have imagined. And discovers that sometimes it’s the people closest to us that we know the least.

*Winner of the Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year* A thoughtful, captivating and ultimately uplifting novel from this uniquely talented author The year that changed my life. For Jasmine, losing her job felt like losing everything. The year I found home. With a life built around her career and her beloved sister Heather, suddenly her world becomes the house and garden she has hardly seen and the neighbours she has yet to meet. The year I met you. But being fired is just the beginning for Jasmine. In the year that unfolds she learns more about herself than she could ever imagine and more about other people than she ever dreamed. Sometimes friendship is found in the most unexpected of places."

Maybe it was time I forgot about Nico Peterson, and his sister, and the Cahuilla Club, and Clare Cavendish. Clare? The rest would be easy to put out of my mind, but not the black-eyed blonde . . . It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Private Detective Philip Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover, a man named Nico Peterson. Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell of the Black-Eyed Blonde; but tangling with one of Bay Cityâe(tm)s richest families âe" and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune . . . In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction.

Lou Clark zna mnogo toga. Zna koliko je koraka od autobusne postaje do njezine kuće. Zna da voli raditi u čajani Prhko pecivo i zna da možda ne voli svojeg dečka Patricka. Ali ono što Lou ne zna jest da će izgubiti posao, kao ni to da joj neznanje čuva zdrav razum. Will Traynor zna da mu je prometna nesreća oduzela želju za životom. Zna da je trenutačno sve oko njega skučeno i neveselo, a zna i točno kako tome stati na kraj. Ono što Will ne zna jest da će u njegov život banuti Lou u vrtlogu boja. I nijedno od njih ne zna da će se međusobno zauvijek izmijeniti.

Ubivsi postarijeg svećenika, ubojica tako grubo pretraži svoju žrtvu da pri tom razdere ionako istrošenu svećeničku halju. Što je to ubojica tražio? I što je to nekoliko sati ranije žena na samrti povjerila svećeniku? Mark Easterbrook i njegova pomoćnica Ginger Corrigan to su odlučili doznati. Hoće li odgovore pronaći kod tri žene koje stanuju u nekadašnjem svratištu Kod sivog konja i za koje se govorka da se bave crnom magijom?

Zbirka priča Cecelije Ahern SVAKE GODINE sadrži tri priče o ljubavi, darivanju, prijateljstvu, obitelji, vezama, čaroliji riječi i ljepoti čudesnog. Kao sve knjige Cecelije Ahern, i ovaj je naslov prožet karakterističnim spojem suza i smijeha koje ova kraljica suvremenih bajki majstorski odmjerava. „Svake godine“ priča je o malenim božićnim ritualima koje ima svaka obitelj, a koji se s vremenom ipak moraju preispitati i ponovno postaviti na možda malo drugačiji način kako čarolije ne bi nestalo…

"Sudbina katkad jednostavno ne zna prestati zabadati nos... Autorica bestselera ..P.S. volim te"" donosi čaroban roman o dvoje prijatelja iz djetinjstva s kojima se sudbina ne prestaje poigravati... ! kao nestašna djeca, i kao buntovni tinejdžeri. Rosie i Alex ostali su jedno uz drugo u dobru i zlu. Ali upravo kad ou otkrili draži mladenačkih noći u gradu i propalih spojeva. bivaju razdvojeni Alexova oe obitelj seli iz Dublina u Ameriku - i Alex odlazi s njima. Zauvijek. Rosie je bez njega izgubljena. Ali uoči planiranog preseljenja kAlexu u Bcston. Rosie prima vijesti koje će joj zauvijek promijeniti život - i zadržati je kod kuće u Irskoj. Njihova čudesna povezanost pomaže im prebroditi životne uspone i padove, ali nijedno od njih ne zna može li njihovo prijateljstvo preživjeti godine i kilometre - i nove veze. Rosie se negdje duboko u sebi pita bi li možda trebali biti nešto više od prijatelja. Sve ih vrijeme razdvajaju nesporazumi, okolnosti i obična zla sreća, a kad im se ukaže posljednja prilika, hoće li sve staviti na kocku u ime istinske ljubavi?