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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A double murder. A missing body. A shocking death. Can DI Holler connect the three cases in time 'My standout novel of the year and puts Payne at the top table of crime writers.'--Graham Bartlett 'DI Sheridan Holler is one of my all time favourite detectives.'--Jo Callaghan 'A must read for all crime fiction fans'--D. S. ButlerIn Liverpool, a woman inexplicably leaps to her death. The following morning, two bodies are found on nearby Crosby Beach: a woman tied to a statue, and a man buried up to his neck and left to drown.When a nine-month-old murder case is reopened, DI Sheridan Holler is shocked to uncover family connections between the victim, Daniel Parks, and the three unexplained deaths. With Daniel's body still missing and the number-one suspect cleared of the crime, Holler's cold case suddenly becomes a major murder investigation.Someone seems hell-bent on destroying the Parks family--but why And as the links between the victims become increasingly sinister, can DI Holler find who's pulling the strings before the killer strikes again.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A moving and inspirational memoir about true love, the darkness of grief--and learning how to find your way back into the light.'A work of staggering grace.'--Women's Health'Raw, relatable, uncensored.'--Jeff Brazier'The ultimate book about what it is to be human.'--Stacey Heale'Raw, brave, deeply moving and powerful.'--Angela ScanlonFrom the moment Lotte first met Ben, she knew they were meant to be together. And for a few years, their life was truly idyllic: flourishing careers, adored friends, and travel to every corner of the planet.But when Ben was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Lotte was catapulted into the uncharted landscape of cancer medicine, becoming his caregiver overnight. With the world around them in lockdown, they refused to give up the fight for his survival, travelling from London to Mexico in hope of a cure at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.When Ben lost his life, many miles from home, Lotte found herself asking: how do you see what the future looks like--without the person you love most in it Heartfelt and heartbreaking, healing and hopeful, this intimate memoir reminds us that grief and joy can coexist, and that life after loss can still be beautiful.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sometimes, when you look into your past, your past looks back at you.It's been over a decade since renowned author Beckett Ryan set foot in her bleak childhood hometown on the southern coast of England. When her estranged parents die within a week of each other, she reluctantly returns to bury them, only to find herself as reviled in the community as they were revered. Of course, the locals didn't really know her parents. Nobody did.Then a warm welcome emerges from the sea of cold faces: Leanne. Beckett's best friend when they were younger, and now a super-fan. Only. Beckett is pretty sure she's never met her before in her life.But as Beckett battles increasing hostility from the locals and the terrifying return of long-buried childhood memories, Leanne is just what she needs: a safe harbour from the storm. Isn't she. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From bestselling author J. B. Turner comes a deadly mission for Jon Reznick--but when the target is a master of disinformation, finding him might be harder than killing him.Black-ops specialist Jon Reznick is hoping for some well-earned down time under the Florida sun when he gets a surprise call from the CIA. An embittered US counterintelligence expert is about to sell a career's worth of state secrets to the Russians, and the Agency wants Reznick to track him down.With the spook holed up somewhere in the diplomatic cauldron of the Middle East, protected by highly trained Russian mercenaries, Reznick knows it's almost certainly a suicide mission. But with tough Scot Mac McCafferty and cybersecurity genius Trevelle Williams to back him up, patriot Reznick is soon racing across the region in pursuit of the target.Time is ticking and death is a strong possibility, but with stakes this high, for Jon Reznick there are no rules that can't be broken.and failure is never an option.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Years after a young woman's mysterious disappearance, her stepsister is compelled to discover the truth in a novel of haunting psychological suspense.Four years ago, beautiful yet troubled Allie Andersen vanished without a trace. The twenty-one-year-old daughter of an acclaimed actress, her disappearance captivated the media, left her family distraught, and became a fixation for online theorists, who implicated everybody Allie knew and loved. Everyone, including her devoted stepsister, Natasha.Now, Natasha is finally trying to move on. The panic attacks and episodes of hysterical blindness she has suffered since her stepsister's disappearance have diminished, and she no longer obsesses over the speculations of strangers. Until the remains of a young woman's body are discovered in a lonely mountain canyon.As Natasha reconnects with the sympathetic Detective Ruiz, inexplicable pieces of evidence surface that open her eyes to a family she thought she knew. It seems that everyone in Allie's life had a credible motive for wanting Allie to vanish. Following each new clue, Natasha is determined to finally find the truth, wherever it leads, and whatever the cost.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brilliant and ambitious young woman strives to find her place amid the promise and tumult of 1920s Wall Street in a captivating historical novel by the author of The Lobotomist's Wife.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Seventeen-year-old Theodora Briggs left home in the dead of night, after a brutal crime shattered her life. Thirteen years later, she's made a name for herself as Gemma: beautician, wife, and mother. But the trauma still lingers. And then one day, it's more than just a phantom pain. Gemma is suddenly accosted by stranger after stranger, all of whom seem to know the truth about her. They confront her with her real name and ominous allusions to the tragedy that drove her out of town. When her family begins to have their own strange episodes, Gemma is rattled. There's no one left to trust but herself-except Gemma can't even remember what happened that night. Accusations and danger lurk around every corner, and Gemma's not sure where to turn. But if she can't put together the pieces of her past, the new life she's built might disappear just as quickly-and violently-as her old one'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing's missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan. When Jodi's restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can't say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi's podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she's not the only grandma at Lisa's house. Lisa's mother-in-law, Di--a hard-nosed real estate agent--has moved into the house. What's more, there's Grannie Annie, the twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend of Lisa's oddball father-in-law. They're not the only surprises. Lisa's marriage is faltering even as her new restaurant is taking off. As the competition for Macallan's attention among the three 'grandmas' increases, Lisa drops a bomb about her life that changes everything. Under pressure, and determined to help her daughter, Jodi must choose her next step. Her decision surprises everyone--Jodi, most of all'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets political thriller in this heart-pounding series debut about two undercover flames whose new mission risks exposing their true identities to the world.and, worse, each other.Caspian Anderson is a translator for the United Nations--or so he's led everyone to believe. No one suspects that mild-mannered Caspian, with his baggy clothes and sensible car, is actually an elite assassin for the US government. And that's just how he wants it.For ten years, Caspian has worked under the code name Elias for Onyx, a black program deep within the Department of Homeland Security. His latest mission takes him to Switzerland to kill a target tied to a human trafficking ring. There, Caspian stumbles onto a web of conspiracies involving high-level political figures.Meanwhile, Caspian's girlfriend is starting to pull away, and he wonders whether she may have secrets of her own. The truth is, Liesel Bergmann's a spy. But neither knows the truth about the other.yet. As their covert operations converge, trust becomes paramount. Can they work together to bring down the enemy with their lives--and hearts--still intact.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The trail of missing coders leads a spy into an international underworld of treachery, double agents, and digital espionage in a propulsive thriller by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court--she's Jenna's childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.Five years earlier, Keera's father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company's chief scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears that this time she's telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I don't want visitors. But when the butler says the caller is a she, I spring to attention. The night just got a lot more interesting. Alas, my wicked hopes are dashed the moment I note her delicate, freckled face and Scottish brogue. Too chaste for my taste. And probably just looking for a handout. I was hoping for a hand job. Her parents dead, young Helia Wallace has come to see my mother, her godmother, for help with a dastardly cousin after her dowry. A likely story. But there's a snowstorm brewing, and she begs me to let her stay the night. I reluctantly agree. It's her reputation at stake, not mine. With the duke and duchess wintering elsewhere, I have Horace House all to myself. Free to do whatever I want. And what I want is Helia. The Marquess of Wingrave and virgins don't typically mix, but this one is different-too bad I could ruin her forever'. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Faking an engagement to my secret high school crush was not on my to-do list when I landed for a short visit home. But when Amanda Anderson announces that she's my fiance, I take a leap and play along with the farce. Why Because the Capulets and Montagues have nothing on the Andersons and Silvers of Tinsel, Michigan. In the name of bringing peace to our Christmas-themed hometown and ourselves, we'll play the part of Romeo and Juliet. If our relatives think we're in love, they'll have to end this ridiculous feud. Right Amanda's a professional dog walker, and I'm an engineer who loves dogs--how hard could it be to show our families what else we all have in common The heat and this town's infernal holiday cheer are messing with my head, though. And once we start making our fake wedding plans, I can't seem to keep my heart out of it'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true-crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd, one of the twentieth century's most notorious and enigmatic killers.It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they're pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.The search for, and eventual apprehension of, the Trunk Murderess quickly becomes a headline-making sensation. Even the Phoenix murder house is a sideshow attraction. The one question on everyone's lips: How could a twenty-six-year-old reverend's daughter and doctor's wife--petite, pretty, well educated, and poised--commit such a heinous act on two people she'd called 'my dearest friends in the world' Everyone has their theories and judgments, but no one knows the whole truth.What unfolds in this gripping work of true-crime fiction is a collision of jealousy, drug addiction, insanity, rage, and inescapable choices. At its heart, a condemned and tragic mystery woman whose trial--and its shocking twists--will make history.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this whip-smart workplace romance from the author of Chick Magnet, a former teen star and an accidental intimacy coordinator have a plan to fix their images--and falling in love would ruin everything.Cole James's reputation as Hollywood's favorite himbo no longer suits him. His fans can't separate the real man from the character he played on a soapy teen drama decades ago. But that's going to change with Waverley, the hit streaming historical romance series.Maggie Niven hates her own notoriety. Fired for directing a divisive play, Maggie takes her fight against censorship public. When Hollywood comes calling, she becomes the new intimacy coordinator for Waverley. But it's harder than she imagined to focus on the job.Cole isn't what she expected--and Maggie is more than he dreamed of. As filming gets underway, the cast's old traumas lead to real intimacy, and Cole and Maggie struggle with feelings they shouldn't have. Having an affair on set could destroy his comeback and her new career.The show must go on. But if Cole and Maggie want a happy ending, they'll have to start doing things their own way.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A missing student. A singular investigation. A new romance. Every bit of it is a mystery in a delightful novel of cosmic twists by the author of How to Win a Breakup.East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace. It's irresistible to an aspiring investigative journalist like Aleeza.But when she starts receiving texts from Jay, the mystery takes an unexpected turn. To put it mildly. His messages are coming not only from Aleeza's own dorm room but from the past--only weeks before he disappeared. Sharing space, if not time, Aleeza and Jay are living the impossible, and they start working together to prevent his inevitable disappearance. Causing a temporal paradox that could blow up the universe is a risk they're going to have to take.Aleeza digs through Jay's suspicious friends, enemies, and exes, determined to find out what happened to him. Or what will happen to him. But it's becoming more than a mystery. Aleeza is catching feelings for her charming new roommate. Wherever, and whenever, he may be.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny novel about facing your fears--to the extreme--by New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster.Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols--the academic kind, not the physician kind--was an eco-crusader who was shot with water cannons, hunted by poachers, and chased by a bulldozer. Now Action Emily lives in a bland condo with gray walls and teaches disengaged students at a university alongside a risk-allergic boyfriend, asking herself every day: How did I get here Then one afternoon Emily and her best friend, people-pleasing real estate agent Liv Bennett, witness an attempted robbery at their local coffee shop that is foiled by a yoga mom wielding a baby stroller. Their hero attributes her bravery to a mysterious class called Fearless, Inc. Its enigmatic and dizzyingly muscular instructor, Zeus, is now fully committed to helping Emily and Liv overcome their fears, too--one thrilling self-help lesson at a time.Along with a ragtag group of other wimps, Emily and Liv must embrace the passionately unconventional methods of the leader to harness their powers, gain a bracing new perspective on life, act on their impulses, and be the no-holds-barred anti-heroes of their dreams.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Los Alamos, 1943. The US Army has gathered scientists to create the world's first nuclear weapon. Their families, abruptly moved to the secret desert base with no explanation, have simple orders: Stand by. Make do. Above all, don't ask questions. Christine, forced to abandon her art restoration business in New York for her husband's career, struggles to reinvent herself and cope with his increasing aloofness. Gertie, the inquisitive teenage daughter of a German Jewish refugee physicist enlists Christine to help her unravel hidden truths and deal with parents haunted by their past. Gertie's father, Kurt, anguished by what the Nazis have done to his family and bent on defeating them, carries burdens he longs to share but cannot confide in his wife--leading him to find comfort elsewhere. And Jimmy, a young army technician, falls for Gertie but is unsure if even her deep affection can overcome his agonizing self-doubts. Will so much secrecy save them or destroy them '. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A CBC Kids Favorite title for K-2ND Grade!Two mittens. A pair of friends.The little red left mitten and the little red right mitten enjoy their life as a pair, keeping Little One's hands warm and toasty. But one day Little One loses the right mitten--and it's off on an adventure through the forest! Passed among various woodland creatures, the little right mitten soon becomes tattered--yet it remains cherished, always, by those who find it. Meanwhile, the left mitten can't help but worry about its old pal, even after a new right mitten is knitted. Will these dear friends ever see each other again. Okada, Chiaki (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds.My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I'd ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn't my boss. But he wasn't not my boss either.Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn't exist. I don't let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I'm pregnant with his baby.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How can a boy be a girl Confused and caring, a young girl tries to understand what her brother means when he says he is not a boy. This is a story about love, learning, and acceptance in language young children can understand. This book provides a compassionate look at the world of gender identity.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this sharp and suspenseful sequel to Sleeping with Friends, a reluctant detective investigates a suspicious death, the party where it happened--and the secrets no one's willing to tell.Book editor Agnes Nielsen never anticipated the viral celebrity that would come after solving the attempted murder of her best friend. Suddenly swept up in a world of luxury, she finds herself mingling with New York's movers, shakers, and moneymakers--among them the enigmatic heiress Charlotte Bond, who takes Agnes under her wing.But those wings, it turns out, aren't enough to save Charlotte from a fatal fall.When police dismiss the death as accidental, Agnes takes on the scions and wannabes of New York society, even if she sometimes doubts her new skill set as a hipster detective. After all, she only has a vague recollection of the party that ended Charlotte's life, and everyone else has a different story. Or so they say.As she digs into the details of that night, Agnes finds that the sparkling veneer of wealth and success hides plenty of blemishes.and the cracks below may be deep enough to swallow her whole.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How can a boy be a girl Confused and caring, a young girl tries to understand what her brother means when he says he is not a boy. This is a story about love, learning, and acceptance in language young children can understand. This book provides a compassionate look at the world of gender identity.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An exiled political operative in search of redemption is drawn back into her past in a piercing thriller about secrets, scandals, and capital chaos by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.In another life, Agatha Cardiff was Congressman Paul Paxton's chief of staff, a coolheaded fixer who made all his problems disappear. At Paxton's behest, she covered up a shocking scandal that would have ruined a powerful senator's career. It was one moral compromise too far and Agatha vowed, Never again.After twenty years in exile, Agatha's life in the margins of Washington, DC, is about to become much more difficult. The rules have changed in her absence--that senator is now president, and Paxton, number three in the House, expects a nomination to the Supreme Court. After all, he knows where the president's skeletons are buried.At the same time, Agatha's quiet life on Capitol Hill shatters when her tenant--a woman with complex connections to DC--vanishes. Suddenly, Agatha is drawn back into a mire of corruption, blackmail, and deception precisely when she can least afford it. Any hope of redemption won't come easy, because the true cost of Agatha's sins is finally coming to light, and it is far from certain who will pay. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court--she's Jenna's childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.Five years earlier, Keera's father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company's chief scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears that this time she's telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men and one extraordinary woman and the legacy they built--if their own secrets don't destroy it.In the midst of World War II, a Tennessee farm boy, a Jewish Cambridge student, and a German POW forge a connection that endures--against all odds.But now everything that Will Dobbins, Dov Silverberg, and Hans Hessler fought for is at risk as their descendants clash for control of the corporation they founded together. In an attempt to remake its tattered corporate image, the firm hires event planner Hadley Jacks and her sister Kitzie to organize a reunion for the families on St. Simons Island, Georgia, the place that changed all three men's lives forever.As Hadley and her sister delve into the friends' past, they uncover the life of the courageous young woman who links them all together.and the old wounds that could tear everything apart.Told in dual timelines spanning World War II and the present, Echoes of Us follows the ripple effects of war, the bonds that outlast it, and the hope that ultimately carries us forward.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny novel about facing your fears--to the extreme--by New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster.Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols--the academic kind, not the physician kind--was an eco-crusader who was shot with water cannons, hunted by poachers, and chased by a bulldozer. Now Action Emily lives in a bland condo with gray walls and teaches disengaged students at a university alongside a risk-allergic boyfriend, asking herself every day: How did I get here Then one afternoon Emily and her best friend, people-pleasing real estate agent Liv Bennett, witness an attempted robbery at their local coffee shop that is foiled by a yoga mom wielding a baby stroller. Their hero attributes her bravery to a mysterious class called Fearless, Inc. Its enigmatic and dizzyingly muscular instructor, Zeus, is now fully committed to helping Emily and Liv overcome their fears, too--one thrilling self-help lesson at a time.Along with a ragtag group of other wimps, Emily and Liv must embrace the passionately unconventional methods of the leader to harness their powers, gain a bracing new perspective on life, act on their impulses, and be the no-holds-barred anti-heroes of their dreams. 252 pp. Englisch.…