Pan macmillan aug 2025 (143 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Wonder Team and the Football Phantom is the fifth book in the bestselling time-twisting adventure series from Leah Williamson, captain of the Euros-winning England team!It's time to kick off an adventure with the Wonder Team!Leah and the Wonder Team are back! This time they've been magically transported to 1970s Mexico and something spooky is going on . . .A phantom has been seen terrorizing the local football stadium and the organizers are threatening to cancel the Women's World Cup. Can Leah, Mimi and George solve the mystery in time to save the tournament Written with debut author Jordan Glover and with brilliant illustrations by Robin Boyden, this is the perfect book for children aged 8 - 12! Don't miss Leah's other adventures in The Wonder Team and the Space Race and The Wonder Team and the Rainforest Rescue. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Celebrate the 160th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland!Lewis Carroll's timeless heroine Alice has been enchanting children for 160 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts, the grinning Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time.Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865, and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic as Lewis Carroll's text are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland. This beautiful edition brings the world of Wonderland to life like never before!Part of The Macmillan Alice range, celebrating the 160th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with new editions of the classic books, plus The Complete Alice, The Macmillan Alice Pack of Cards, and The Nursery Alice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Highly Commended for the Children's Wainwright Prize for Picture Books.Join in all the woodland fun with this funny picture book with an important environmental message, starring Pete the Badger, star of Emily Gravett's award-winning books Tidy and Too Much Stuff! (We promise no bugs were harmed in the making of this book!) Pete the Badger is choosing a delicious recipe from his new fruit cookbook when his peace is interrupted by a teeny tiny fly. The fly becomes a swarm and soon all the animals are being bothered by bugs and insects of all kinds . . . before helping Pete to rid the forest of every single one. Disaster! Now nobody's around to clean up the poo, and come autumn, there's not a berry or a cherry to be found. But the lesson is learned, the bugs are released, and order is restored to the forest once again.Richly detailed, wonderfully humorous illustrations will keep readers coming back for more, and this gorgeous book features some very easy fruit-based recipes for everyone to enjoy.Twice Kate Greenaway Medal winner Emily Gravett's delightful rhyming story is a colourful celebration of nature's equilibrium and promises fun, laughter and learning. The perfect book to read aloud.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You and Me and the Cave of the Peanut-Butter Beast is the second book in the action packed, hilarious illustrated series Adventures Unlimited, from the author behind the multi-million bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Bill Hope.Hey, you - yes, you!Remember when we found that really deep hole and you jumped in and I had to jump in to rescue you and at the bottom of the hole we found the cave of the legendary Peanut Butter Beast That was one of our deepest - and most dangerous - adventures ever! What You don't remember Well, have I got a story for you!Let me remind you how it all went down . . . and down . . . and down . . . and down . . .Join You and Me on their very many adventures in the Land of Lost Things. Hope, Bill (illustrator).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Push, pull and slide the colourful scenes to bring a classic fairy tale to life in this delightful introduction for toddlers to Jack and the Beanstalk!Little ones can immerse themselves in a magical world as Jack spills the magic beans before climbing the giant beanstalk and coming face to face with the fierce giant.Reimagined for a new generation with vibrant illustrations by Natascha Rosenberg, this is perfect for toddlers who like to play as they read, with the story retold in gentle rhyming text to capture their imagination and easy-to-handle mechanisms to develop fine motor skills.Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.Discover more magical tales in the First Stories series with Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast and The Three Little Pigs.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together. From the award-winning author and UK Children's Laureate 2024-2026, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton.'A funny, charming, life-affirming book' - Richard OsmanWhat if your best friend was a robot When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong, but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly one hundred year's old and ready for the scrap heap.Can Alfie find a way to save Eric from destruction - before Eric destroys everything around him. Lenton, Steven (illustrator). …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join the fun of Toddler Time! Goat Goes to Nursery is a funny rhyming story from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and Nick Sharratt. The ideal story for any child starting playgroup or nursery.With a free audio reading via a QR code! (Previously published as Goat Goes to Playgroup.) There's a commotion in the classroom as Goat and the other animals spend the day at nursery. The musical instruments and the dressing up box are lots of fun, but - oh dear! - Goat gets into a muddle or two. Even the smallest toddler will enjoy the wonderfully silly animal antics in this book!A sturdy board book for small hands, Goat Goes to Nursery is perfect for younger readers and ideal for reading out loud together! Julia Donaldson's charming story and Nick Sharratt's mischievous and funny illustrations make this bright and playful book a sure winner.A series of first books for relatable toddler experiences, look out for other Toddler Time stories: Hippo Has a Hat, Toddle Waddle and Animal Music.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join the fun of Toddler Time! Toddle Waddle is a fun noisy story from Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and Nick Sharratt. The perfect first book for toddlers who are learning walk and talk.With a free audio reading via a QR code!There's a hullabaloo at the seaside when a toddler takes his friends on a stroll to the end of the pier. There are buzzing bees, bicycle bells and a whole beachful of noisy fun.Even the smallest toddler will enjoy the wonderfully silly sounds in this book, so join in and waddle along - you've never been on a walk like it!In sturdy board book format, Toddle Waddle is perfect for younger readers and ideal for reading out loud together! Julia Donaldson's charming story and Nick Sharratt's mischievous and funny illustrations make this bright and playful book a sure winner.A series of first books for relatable toddler experiences, look out for other Toddler TIme stories: Hippo Has a Hat, Animal Music and Goat Goes to Nursery. Sharratt, Nick (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea.'A joyously animal-packed adventure.' - Hilary McKay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark's WarIn 1946, Rosa Sweetman, a young Kindertransport girl, is longing for her family to claim her. The war in Europe is over and she is the only child left at Westwood, a rambling country estate in the north of England, where she'd taken refuge seven years earlier.The arrival of a friend of the family, Yara Fielding, starts an adventure that will take Rosa deep into the lush beauty of the Amazon rainforest in search of jaguars, ancient giant sloths and somewhere to belong. What she finds is Yara's lively, welcoming family on the banks of the river and, together, they face a danger greater than she could ever have imagined.Featuring places and characters known and loved by fans of Journey to the River Sea (including, among others, Maia, Finn, Miss Minton and Clovis) this spectacular story tells of the next generation and the growing threats to the Amazon rainforest that continue to this day.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in Running Close to the Wind, a queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron, Alexandra Rowland.'Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp' - Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world - and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must work with his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar. Together, they will have to risk journeying to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls.The only things in their way A calculating new Arasti ambassador to the Isles . . .Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own . . . . . And the fact that they're sailing straight into sea-serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they'll all be as wealthy as kings - and, more importantly, they'll be legends . . .'Uproariously funny, exquisitely witty, brimming with buckling of swashes and scuttling of butts' - Premee Mohamed, Nebula Award-winning author of Beneath the Rising.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Warm, gorgeous, tender and hopeful . . . Simply brilliant' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable'Relatable . . . a celebration of female friendship' - Stylist'Funny and moving' - Daily Mail'A stunning novel' - Cosmopolitan\* \* \*A beautiful, razor-sharp novel by Sarah Handyside, Instructions for Heartbreak is a life-affirming story about female friendship, self-love and how to survive a broken heart.What if heartbreak came with a manual It starts with a late-night knock on the door. Katie's three best friends share a flat in South London, while Katie lives close by with her boyfriend. But when her nine-year relationship ends - suddenly and brutally - she turns up on her friends' doorstep with no idea what to do next.Out comes the martini shaker (an old, well-washed gherkin jar), an unused sketchbook and an idea. They'll make Katie the handbook she needs to process her heartbreak and start rebuilding her life.But Katie is not the only one nursing a broken heart. With notes on everything from tears and hangovers to new bedding and white-hot rage, could the heartbreak handbook they intended for Katie contain the words they all need to hear \* \* \*Readers are loving Instructions for Heartbreak:'Amazing female friendships. I flew through this book . . . a MUST-read''A wonderfully nuanced, emotionally intelligent and insightful story of female friendships, relationships, growing up and finding your family''There is nothing better than the power of female friendships and women coming together to help one another. This book delivers that message and more! I loved every minute'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Ally Carter is a rom-com genius!' - Sarah Adams, author of Practice Makes Perfect 'A thrilling second-chance love story full of twists and turns' - The Daily ExpressTen years ago, they joined the CIA. Six years ago, he left the game.Five years ago, they fell in love. One year ago, she ran out into the cold with absolutely no intention of ever coming back.And two minutes ago, they woke up, bloody and bruised and handcuffed together in the dark . . .They don't know where they are. They don't know how they got there. And they have absolutely no idea who is after them or what this nameless, faceless villain wants. The only thing that's clear is that, after ten years of covers and chemistry, secrets and lies, these two rival spies have been sucked into their greatest mission yet - and now they're going to have to team up to stay alive. If they don't kill each other first . . .The Blonde Who Came in From the Cold is an action-packed, second-chance rom-com about two rival spies who must join forces in order to stay alive, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Blonde Identity, Ally Carter.Praise for Ally Carter:'Delightful, hilarious, unputdownable' - Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis'Brilliant banter, clever humour, and so many swoon-worthy scenes' - Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series'A thrilling and amusing romance . . . and a twisty, page-turning story. Readers will be on the edge of their seats' - Library Journal, starred review'Snappy dialogue, slow-burning romantic tension, and some exciting twists' - Publishers Weekly.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Daily Express Book of the Year'The most important novelist to have been publishing in all of Europe over the past three decades' - The Sunday Times'An extended meditation on human frailty and the lack of spirituality in the Western world . . . Houellebecq displays compassion and empathy, and a belief in the redemptive power of love' - New StatesmanIt is 2027. France is in a state of economic decline and moral decay.As the country plunges into a closely-fought presidential campaign, the French state falls victim to a series of mysterious and unsettling cyberattacks. The sophisticated nature of the attacks leaves the best computer scientists at the DGSI - the French counter-terrorism agency - scrambling for answers.An advisor to the country's Finance Minister, Paul Raison is close to the heart of government. His wife Prudence is a Treasury official, while his father Édouard, now retired, has spent his career working for the DGSI. When Édouard has a stroke, his children have an opportunity to repair their strained relationships, as they determine to free their father from the medical centre where he is wasting away.Michel Houellebecq's Annihilation reveals new sides to his writing, adding compassion and tenderness to the emotions of rage and irony that have powered both him and his earlier works to international fame.'We have no one to match Houellebecq' - The Daily TelegraphTranslated from the French by Shaun WhitesideAnnihilation was a #1 Livres Hebdo bestseller in France w/c 10/01/2022, and a #1 Spiegel bestseller in Germany w/c 24/01/2022.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Hands down one of my favourite reads of the year' - Freida McFadden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid\*\*\*Meghan, Brecia and Skye have just one thing in common.They were all murdered by the same man.He hunted them online, masquerading as an eligible bachelor. Then he played the perfect gentleman - a thick layer of charm and a thousand-watt smile hiding the fact that his first dates end in shallow graves.He's got away with murder three times now.The only thing that could keep him from killing again The women he murdered.Meghan, Brecia and Skye might be dead, but they're not gone. They've found each other. And they won't rest until they find a way to stop him.The haunt is on.Ask for Andrea is a pulse-pounding thriller from BookTok sensation Noelle W. Ihli.\*\*\*Praise for Noelle W. Ihli:'Ihli's voice is magical and absorbing' - Kiersten Modglin, bestselling author of The Arrangement 'A true classic in the genre' - TM Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mother 'Noelle has mastered the art of keeping readers on the edge of their seats' - John Marrs, bestselling author of The One 'A full throttle thriller that'll demand to be read in one sitting' - Steph Nelson, author of The Final Scene 'Utterly gripping . . . I couldn't put it down' - Nicola Sanders, author of Don't Let Her Stay'An immersive, spine-tingling, deeply visceral experience. I recommend reading it with the lights blazing' - Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest'Riveting and heart-wrenching' - Deborah J. Ledford, award-winning author of Redemption'Will grip you from the first sentence and won't let you go until the last' - Faith Gardner, author of The Slaying Game'What could be better than a thriller AND a ghost story Left me equal parts terrified and haunted' - Ellery Kane, author of The Good Wife.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the Costa Book of the Year'I can't think of anyone who would not love this story' - Matt Haig, author of The Midnight LibraryThe Lie Tree is a wonderfully evocative and atmospheric gothic novel by award-winning author Frances Hardinge. This edition has a beautiful new cover to celebrate the 10th anniversary and an introduction by Kiran Milwood Hargrave.When Faith's father is found dead under mysterious circumstances, she stumbles upon a strange tree amongst his belongings. Faith, a gifted liar, is amazed to discover that the tree thrives on untruths - and delivers secrets to those who consume its fruit.Convinced that the tree holds the key to her father's murder, Faith begins to use its powers to try and get to the bottom of the mystery. But webs of lies are far easier made than untangled, and there are truths at the heart of this small island community that are better left buried . . .'Dark, thrilling, utterly original' - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Works has been a great go-to book for thousands of teachers for the last 25 years. Poetry needs space, time and 'air' so that children can find it, browse it, hear it and speak it. The Works does the work.' - Michael RosenThe Works poetry collection is 25 years old! This special anniversary edition features brand-new lesson plans from poets including John Foster, Brian Moses, Valerie Bloom and Pie Corbett. The Works contains every kind of poem you will ever need for school, but it is also a book packed with brilliant poems that will delight any reader.It's got chants, action verses, riddles, tongue twisters, shape poems, puns, acrostics, haikus, cinquains, kennings, couplets, thin poems, lists, conversations, monologues, epitaphs, songs, limericks, tankas, nonsense poems, raps, narrative verse and performance poetry that's just for starters.Featuring poems from the very best classic and modern poets, including: William Blake, Michael Rosen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Allan Ahlberg, W.H. Auden, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Roald Dahl, Charles Causley, Eleanor Farjeon, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes, T.S. Eliot and William Shakespeare and many more.A book packed with gems for dipping in to time and time again.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age.The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything from a German spy to a war hero. People clamour for invitations to his wild parties. But Jay Gatsby doesn't heed them. He cares for one person alone - Daisy Buchanan, the woman he has waited for all his life. Little does he know that his infatuation will lead to tragedy and end in murder.Parties and Passions, Mrs Dalloway and The Picture of Dorian Gray are also available in this Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous paperbacks featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Extraordinary!' Rebecca YarrosShe stole from a monster - now she must pay the price . . .Street thief Kierse should have known something wasn't right. Now she's trapped in a library - with a monster. She can't run. She can't hide. And this man - this being, filled with terrible power and darkness - is well within his rights to kill her.By trespassing, Kierse has broken the fragile peace treaty between monsters and humans. But instead of killing her, Graves does the unexpected: he offers her a job. A chance to find out who she really is.Kierse has always known she's different. That she can do things a little better, a little faster. And there's that sense she has when danger is only a breath away. But if the old tales are true, there are worse things in the world than monsters.Like a threat more ancient than legend. Like Graves. Or like Kierse herself . . .From bestselling author K. A. Linde comes the start of an addictive dark romantasy series where monsters live among humankind, and ancient secrets threaten to destroy everything . . . Discover the next book in the series, The Robin on the Oak Throne.Tropes include . . .- Forced proximity- Enemies to lovers- Now you work for me- Celtic mythology- Heists- And they were roommates- Touch her and die- Tortured heroThe Wren in the Holly Library was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller w/e 13/07/2024Set in an alternate day New York filled with monsters, The Wren in the Holly Library is a dark, spicy urban fantasy loosely inspired by Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Leigh Bardugo. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I must confess my devotion immediately: I read every word this man writes. I wait for every new novel and the wait has been worth it: this is gorgeous. I simply love the way this man writes' - Russell T. DaviesAlan Hollinghurst, the Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty, brings us a dark, heartbreaking but wickedly funny portrait of England spanning six decades. It is a story of race and class, theatre and sexuality, love and the cruel shock of violence, from one of the finest writers of our age.Dave Win is thirteen years old when he first goes to stay with the sponsors of his scholarship at a local boarding school. This weekend, with its games and challenges and surprising encounters, will open up heady new possibilities, even as it exposes him to their son Giles' envy and violence.As their lives unfold over the next half a century, the two boys' careers will diverge dramatically: Dave, a gifted actor struggling against convention and discrimination, Giles an increasingly powerful and dangerous politician.Our Evenings is the intimate and touching story of Dave Win's life as a schoolboy and student, his first love affairs, in London, and on the road with an experimental theatre company. Then, a late-life affair, which transforms his sixties with a new sense of happiness and a perilous security.'The best novel that's been written about contemporary Britain in the past ten years. It's funny but desperately moving too' - The Sunday TimesOur Evenings entered the Sunday Times Fiction Hardback chart at #9 w/b 07-10-24.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An instant classic' - Daily Mail'Perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie' - Philip Gray, author of Two Storm WoodThe ship was doomed before it ever left port. His fate was sealed before he ever stepped on board. From R. L. Graham, Death on the Lusitania is an immersive WW1 historical novel set aboard the ill-fated ocean liner.Welcome on board the Lusitania's final voyage . . .New York, 1915. RMS Lusitania, one of the world's most luxurious ocean liners, departs for war-torn Europe. Among those on board is Patrick Gallagher, a civil servant in Her Majesty's government tasked with escorting a British diplomat back to England.When a fellow passenger is believed to have shot himself in his cabin, Gallagher is asked by the captain to investigate the scene. But one crucial detail doesn't fit. The man's body was discovered in a locked cabin with the key inside and no gun to be found. Was it really suicide Or murder Gallagher believes one of the passengers is a deadly killer - one who could strike again at any moment. And all the while, the ship sails on towards Europe, where enemy submarines patrol dark waters . . .'An enthralling locked-room mystery' - Chris Lloyd, author of Paris Requiem'Totally absorbing' - Leonoa Nattrass, author of Blue WaterReaders are loving Death on the Lusitania:'Absolutely riveting reading' - Five Star Review'This book was definitely a page turner, I read it in one sitting' - Five Star Review'I would absolutely recommend this book, it was brilliant' - Five Star Review.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Suspenseful and mesmerizing, This Was a Man is the seventh and final novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles - an epic and poignant conclusion. Harry Clifton is set to write his magnum opus, and as he reflects on his days, the lives of his family continue to unfold, unravel and intertwine in ways no one could have imagined.Harry's wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary when she receives a surprise call from Margaret Thatcher.In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife, but is she a pawn in a larger game Sebastian Clifton finds himself in a new role after an unexpected resignation and his talented daughter, Jessica, goes to art school but gets into trouble. Can her aunt help Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the death of a duchess gives her another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the two families.The epic saga that has charted the lives, loves and adventures of the Clifton and Barrington families reaches its stunning conclusion in this, the final heart-stopping volume from the master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Riveting and heart-wrenching' - Deborah J. Ledford, award-winning author of Redemption\*\*\*\*Three women, connected by one of the most brutal mass slayings in US history.Lucy is sick of turning the other cheek. Ten years ago, an anti-Mormon mob drove her family and friends from their homes in Illinois. But now the tables have turned. Rumour has it some of those same men are travelling through Utah on their way to California. And this time Lucy won't run.Katrina knew the trek west would be difficult. But she had no idea she'd be walking straight into hell. The young mother-of-four is prepared to do whatever it takes to protect her family from the violence closing in, but the battle to survive will be more harrowing than anything she can imagine.Sally has just been 'gifted' to a man she barely knows - as his fourth wife. Trapped and lonely, she tries to make the best of her new situation. Until her husband insists on joining a group of religious zealots' plans for revenge and she's forced to reconsider her loyalties. Even if it means putting her own life on the line.Based on true events, None Left to Tell is the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.\*\*\*\*\*\*Praise for Noelle W. Ihli:'Hands down one of my favourite reads of the year' - Freida McFadden, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid'An immersive, spine-tingling, deeply visceral experience' - Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest'Ihli's voice is magical and absorbing' - Kiersten Modglin, bestselling author of The Arrangement'A true classic in the genre' - TM Logan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mother 'Noelle has mastered the art of keeping readers on the edge of their seats' - John Marrs, bestselling author of The One 'An absolute masterclass in suspense. I loved every single page' - Faith Gardner, author of The Slaying Game'Utterly gripping . . . I couldn't put it down' - Nicola Sanders, author of Don't Let Her Stay.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dangerous cult craves a dark power.The spellbinding fourth instalment of the Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Rivers of London.'Engrossing and entertaining . . . with genuine emotion - and genuine betrayal' - Genevieve Cogman, author of the Invisible Library seriesRopa Moyo is a wannabe magician, can speak to the dead, and has officially given up being an intern at the Society of Sceptical Enquirers. Leaving Scottish magic behind, she now works for the English Sorcerer Royal. But just as she adjusts to working for the English, an old enemy reveals a devastating secret about her Gran, and Ropa's world falls apart.Outraged, she rushes home, but finds her grandmother dead - murdered - with no killer in sight. And now she's the prime suspect. In a quest to find the true murderer, Ropa becomes caught in the dark tendrils of a cult, hell-bent on resurrecting an ancient power. Ropa must use her wits, her magic, and call in all favours to stop the ritual - and clear her name.The Legacy of Arniston House is followed by Secrets of the First School, the nail-biting conclusion to the Edinburgh Nights series.The Edinburgh Nights SeriesThe Library of the DeadOur Lady of Mysterious AilmentsThe Mystery at Dunvegan CastleThe Legacy of Arniston HouseSecrets of the First SchoolPraise for the Edinburgh Nights series:'Fast-moving and entertaining . . . Stupendously engaging'- Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London series'I am such a fan of T. L. Huchu and this series - I recommend it to everyone I meet'- Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six'I highly recommend The Library of the Dead'- Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series'Edinburgh Nights is essential reading for fans of urban fantasy'- The British Fantasy Society. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Tense, marvellously detailed' - The Sunday TimesEye of the Needle, Ken Follett's breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racing, exciting tale about the fate of the Second World War as it rests in the hands of a master spy, his opponent and one brave woman.Written when he was only twenty-seven, it launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett, and was later adapted for the screen by Richard Marquand, starring Donald Sutherland.\*\*\*VICTORY HANGS IN THE BALANCE1944. In the weeks leading up to D-Day, the Allies are disguising their invasion plans with elaborate decoy ships and planes. If they can land a force on mainland Europe, they will gain the upper hand in a war that has ravaged the world for years, and can then take the fight to the Nazi menace.A COLD-BLOODED KILLERHis weapon is the stiletto; his code name: The Needle. He is Hitler's prize undercover agent - a ruthless, professional murderer. In England, he uncovers the Allies' D-Day plans, but his cover is blown in the process.A DEADLY CHASELeaving a trail of bodies in his wake and with MI5 on his tail, The Needle ruthlessly races to a U-boat that is waiting to convey him and his critical message to Germany. But he hasn't planned for a storm-battered island and the remarkable young woman who lives there . . .\*\*\*'Really thrilling' - The New York Times Book Review'An absolutely terrific thriller, so pulse-pounding, so ingenious in its plotting and so frighteningly realistic that you simply cannot stop reading' - Publishers Weekly'Top-notch suspense . . . a terrific thriller . . . spellbinding' - Miami Herald'Great . . . one of the twelve best thrillers from the last fifty years' - Rocky Mountain News'Extraordinarily satisfying . . . a truly suspenseful novel . . . heart-stopping, nerve-freezing terror' - Los Angeles Times 'A spy novel of the highest order' - The Baltimore Sun.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bold and experimental, Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway is a landmark in twentieth-century fiction and a book that gets better and better with every reading.On a perfect June morning, Clarissa Dalloway - fashionable, worldly, wealthy and an accomplished hostess - sets off to buy flowers for the party she will host that evening. She is preoccupied with thoughts of the present and memories of the past, and from her interior monologue emerge the people who have touched her life.On the same day, Septimus Warren Smith, a shell-shocked survivor of the Great War, dies by suicide, and casual mention of his death at the party provokes in Clarissa thoughts of her own isolation and loneliness.Parties and Passions, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Great Gatsby are also available in this Macmillan Collector's Library series of gorgeous paperbacks featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A high-octane, tautly-written dark romance with an unforgettable twist that will leave readers gasping, Pen Pal is a story of undeniable love from superstar J. T. Geissinger.Now with an original bonus chapter, this BookTok sensation is not to be missed!It all began with just one line. . .The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary and contained a single sentence:I'll wait forever if I have to.It was signed by Dante, a man I didn't know.Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply You.I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn't. I said we'd never met, but he said I was wrong.We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then, one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late.Dante was at my doorstep.And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Famous is the darkly funny, skin-crawlingly suspenseful standalone thriller from Blake Crouch, the bestselling author of Dark Matter, for fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz\* \* \*Meet Lance. 38-years-old. Works a meaningless job. Still lives above his parents' garage. By all accounts, a world-class loser.Except for one glaring exception . . . he has a million-dollar face. Lance has been mistaken twenty-eight times for the Oscar-winning movie star, James Jansen, and for the last 10 years, he's saved his money, studied Jansen's films, his moves, his idiosyncrasies, even the way he speaks. Now, after an unceremonious termination from his job, Lance has decided that the time has come to go after his dream.From New York's ridiculous avant-garde, off-off Broadway scene, to the surreal glitter of Los Angeles, follow Lance on his madcap journey of self-abandonment to become his likeness. Part comedy, part human tragedy, and part suspense, the world through the eyes of Lancelot Blue Dunkquist is like none you've ever seen . . .\* \* \*Praise for Blake Crouch:'Blake Crouch has invented his own brand of page-turner - fearlessly genre-bending, consistently surprising, and determined to explode the boundaries of what a thriller can be' - Karin Slaughter, author of Pretty Girls'Blake Crouch has a mind like Crichton and a heart like King' - David Koepp, author of Cold Storage'Crouch isn't just a world-class thriller writer, he's a Philip K. Dick for the modern age' - Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong' - Stephen KingWhen a body is found, Banks must confront his past.A skeleton has been unearthed. Soon the body is identified, and the horrific discovery hits the headlines.Fourteen-year-old Graham Marshall went missing during his paper round in 1965. The police found no trace of him. His disappearance left his family shattered and his best friend, Alan Banks, full of guilt.That friend has now become Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, and he is determined to bring justice for Graham. But he soon realizes that in this case the boundaries between victim and perpetrator, between law-guardian and law-breaker, are becoming increasingly blurred . . .In The Summer That Never Was, Alan Banks must return home and face the greatest fear of his childhood. If you enjoyed it, then you'll love the next instalment in the Banks series - which became the major British ITV drama DCI Banks - Playing With Fire.\*\*\*\*\*Critical acclaim for the Inspector Banks series:'A powerfully moving work' - Ian Rankin'Top-notch police procedure' - Jeffery Deaver'A wonderful novel' - Michael Connelly'An addictive crime-novel series' - The New York Times'A guaranteed page-turner' - Daily Mirror'Demonstrates how the crime novel, when done right, can reach parts that other books can't . . . A considerable achievement' - The Guardian'One of the most authentic and atmospheric of crime series' - Independent'The master of police procedural' - The Mail on Sunday'Near, perhaps even at, the top of the British crime writers' league' - The Times'Banks is genuinely human, rather than a hard man' - The Observer.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A young doctor must come to terms with some of the greatest medical advances made in history. Dark truths are revealed in Bellevue, the gripping suspense-horror from New York Times bestselling author Robin Cook.Twenty-four-year-old Michael 'Mitt' Fuller starts his surgical residency at the iconic Bellevue Hospital. With the pressure on, Mitt uses his secret sixth sense - a sensitivity to the nonphysical - to his advantage.Between the fatigue, stress and nerves, the first few days and nights of his surgical residency are tough ones. Then his patients begin to die from mysterious causes. Mitt struggles to find the cause of the deaths, but things rapidly spiral out of control.As bodies mount and Mitt's stress level rises, he finds himself drawn into the secrets of the abandoned Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital building - having defied demolition a few doors north of the modern Bellevue Hospital high-rise. Forcing an unauthorized entry into this storied but scary structure, Mitt discovers he's more closely tied to the sins of the past than he ever thought possible . . .'You'll find yourself completely hooked' - Daily Mail'Robin Cook virtually invented the medical thriller' - The Guardian'Fiction, at its best, is pure entertainment. But Cook, like Michael Crichton, offers readers a smart dissection of contemporary issues that affect us all' - USA Today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Part of The Macmillan Alice range, celebrating the 160th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with new editions of the classic books, plus The Complete Alice, The Macmillan Alice Pack of Cards, and The Nursery Alice.Join Alice on her second adventure as she heads through the looking-glass to a place even curiouser than Wonderland. It isn't as easy as she thought it would be: she's instantly launched into the great looking-glass chess game, and hampered along the way by eccentric characters who pop up and insist on reciting poetry. Some of these poems, such as 'Jabberwocky' and 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', are as famous as the Alice stories themselves.Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865, and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic as Lewis Carroll's text are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland.This beautiful edition of Alice Through the Looking-Glass has a gorgeous cover with shiny foil, and is packed full of bonus material including a quiz, a wordsearch and a glossary. The world of Wonderland is brought to life like never before.…