sourcebooks jun 2022 (27 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A dark and complex mystery that will consume you, starring a protagonist who is equal parts quirky Milhone and steady Gamache.'-Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last FlightThey thought he was a helpless old man. They were wrong. When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he's been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he'll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his tormentors, the lines blur between victim, abuser, and protector. Personal tragedy has sent former police officer Ben Packard back to the small Minnesota town of Sandy Lake in search of a fresh start. Now a sheriff's deputy, Packard is leading the investigation into the missing teens, motivated by a family connection. As clues dry up and time runs out to save them, Packard is forced to reveal his own secrets and dig deep to uncover the dark past of the place he now calls home. Unrelentingly suspenseful and written with a piercing gaze into the dark depths of the human soul, And There He Kept Her is a thrilling page-turner that introduces readers to a complicated new hero and forces us to consider the true nature of evil.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Don't miss the first book in a brand-new gripping and hilarious bookish cozy mystery series by author Tamara Berry! Put your sleuthing hat on-Buried in a Good Book features: A thriller writer who knows way more than anyone should about death and dismemberment Her young daughter who's more intrigued by dead bodies than she probably should be An isolated cabin in the woods that's probably-definitely-hiding something The tiny mountain town that seems less than troubled by a sudden abundance of murders Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's raining fish guts and.is that a human arm Tess was hardly convincing Gertie that a summer without Wi-Fi and running water would be an adventure. Now she's thrust into a murder investigation, neighbors are saying they've spotted Bigfoot in the woods near her cabin, and the local sheriff is the spitting image of her character Detective Gabriel Gonzales-something he's less than thrilled about. With so much more than her daughter's summer plans at stake, it's up to Tess to solve this case before anyone else gets hurt'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Artemis Jones--'respectable' finishing-school teacher by day and Gothic romance writer by night--has never lost sight of her real dream: to open her own academic ladies' college. When Artemis is unexpectedly called upon by a dear friend, a fellow Byronic Book Club member, to navigate her first London Season, she comes at once. Who knows, perhaps she can court the interest of a wealthy patron for her school. As long as she can avoid her high-handed aunt's schemes to marry her off. Dominic Winters, the widowed Duke of Dartmoor, needs a wife--someone who will provide him with an heir and help him to manage his spitfire adolescent daughter. The problem is, Society has dubbed him 'The Dastardly Duke.' Rumors are rife that he murdered his mad wife, so his choices for a suitable bride are limited. But then, he meets the ravishing and passionate Artemis Jones, who might just be everything he needs'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'An exciting backlist reissue of the third of USA Today bestselling author Amanda Bouchet's beloved Kingmaker series, full of exciting new bonus material and sure to appeal to fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout. Cat Fisa never asked to be given the power to divine truth from lies, and she has no intention of being dragged into the middle of a war that will shape her world forever.but the godstouched never could outrun their fates'Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the person they kiss good luck, but when Remy breaks one of her family's oldest rules, she puts their legacy in jeopardy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Elkerton, Andy (illustrator). Neuware - From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new, hilarious back-to-school adventure!The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Join along in this school adventure that will delight fans of the bestselling How to Catch series! Perfect for young readers and educators alike, this fun-filled picture book blends STEAM concepts with hilarity and chaos to encourage reading, learning, and imagination.Featuring an approachable school theme that kids will relate to plus cute animal characters, this silly story will inspire repeat reads again and again!Join the fun and find out if YOU have what it takes to catch these riotous pets! Perfect for children ages 4-10, this book makes a delightful first day of school gift, gift for teachers, stocking stuffer, graduation gift, or for read-aloud fun anytime of year!We all went inside to our classrooms,but there wasn't one pet to be found.It seems they all watched us this morning,and escaped for recess on the playground.Also in the How to Catch Series:How to Catch a UnicornHow to Catch a DinosaurHow to Catch a MermaidHow to Catch a MonsterHow to Catch a Snowmanand more!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The SS Arcadia vanished during a routine voyage. A strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, but no trace of the ship, or of its crew, could be found. Sixty years later, its wreck has finally been discovered more than three hundred miles from its intended course. A small team are granted permission to dive to it. Their purpose is straightforward: explore the wreck, film everything, and, if possible, uncover how and why the supposedly unsinkable ship vanished. But the Arcadia has not yet had its fill of death, and the submerged halls hold more than simple mysteries. Trapped hundreds of feet beneath the surface, the dive team must fight for their lives in a place where even the smallest mistake turns deadly'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Originally published as Mystical Rules for My Magical Daughter in 2015 by the phazelFOZ Company LLC.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When Millie Ward loses her job in New York and decides to finally chase her dream of being a social media influencer in California, her best friends have her back. They send her to Peacock Bay with the little black dress they share, giving Millie the confidence she needs to make the move. But Peacock Bay is full of mega influencers who have perfected the look of the surf lifestyle, and a minor misunderstanding has Millie and her magical dress joining their ranks. Now she has to convince her crush Pete Santana that pretending to be her Instagram Husband will help bring new business to his struggling hotel and help her launch her influencer career. But maybe posting all her failures isn't the best way to win Pete's heart, no matter how good it is for his business. When she reveals her biggest screw-up of all-their fake relationship-there's a good chance she could lose not only her new following, but Pete as well.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published in 2021 in Great Britain by Wren & Rook.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'From the animal mysteries of Arthur Conan Doyle and F. Tennyson Jesse through to more modern masterpieces of the subgenre from Christianna Brand and Penelope Wallace, this anthology celebrates one of the liveliest and most imaginative species of classic crime fiction. The collection includes an introduction on animals in detective fiction by Martin Edwards. Since the dawn of the crime fiction genre, animals of all kinds have played a memorable part in countless mysteries, and in a variety of roles: the perpetrator, the key witness, the sleuth's trusted companion. This collection of fourteen stories corrals plots centered around cats, dogs, and insects alongside more exotic incidents involving gorillas, parakeets, and serpents-complete with a customary shoal of red herrings'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An exciting backlist reissue of the third of USA Today bestselling author Amanda Bouchet's beloved Kingmaker series, full of exciting new bonus material and sure to appeal to fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout. Cat Fisa never asked to be given the power to divine truth from lies, and she has no intention of being dragged into the middle of a war that will shape her world forever.but the godstouched never could outrun their fates'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This edition of Average Jones is based on the first edition in the Library of Congress's collection, originally published in 1911 by the Bobbs-Merrill company. The illustrations by M. Leone Bracker are original to the book'--Title page verso.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you've ever questioned the logic of basing an entire identity around what you have between your legs, it's time to embark on a daring escape outside of the binary box. Written in a choose-your-own path style, you'll explore over one hundred different scenarios that embrace nearly every definition of gender around the globe and throughout history in a creative exploration of the ways gender colors and shapes our world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Laurence Alison and Neil Shortland have spent over 20 years helping soldiers, police officers, doctors and other professionals in high-stakes environments make tough decisions when lives are on the line. In Decision Time, they demonstrate how the same techniques used in high-stakes environments can help you become a confident decision maker in all areas of your life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Daisy is the night security guard at the Manchester Museum of Social History. She takes her job very seriously, protecting the museum from teenage troublemakers. Nate works the day shift, though he'd be more suited as a museum guide the way he chats with the visitors. Daisy doesn't approve: how does he find it so easy to talk to strangers For five minutes each day their shifts overlap at handover. It's the only interaction they have. until mysterious things begin to happen at the museum. Daisy notices priceless objects going missing and then reappearing, with no explanation (with nothing on the CCTV!). No one believes her except Nate, and he agrees to help her solve the mystery. They soon discover they have a lot more in common than they realized. and their investigations uncover more than just the truth'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Nazis are no match for the physicists' daughter.New Orleans, 1944Sabotage. That's the word on factory worker Justine Byrne's mind as she is repeatedly called to weld machine parts that keep failing with no clear cause. Could someone inside the secretive Carbon Division be deliberately undermining the factory's war efforts Raised by her late parents to think logically, she also can't help wondering just what the oddly shaped carbon gadgets she assembles day after day have to do with the boats the factory builds.When a crane inexplicably crashes to the factory floor, leaving a woman dead, Justine can no longer ignore her nagging fear that German spies are at work within the building, trying to put the factory and its workers out of commission. Unable to trust anyone-not the charming men vying for her attention, not her unpleasant boss, and not even the women who work beside her-Justine draws on the legacy of her unconventional upbringing to keep her division running and protect her coworkers, her country, and herself from a war that is suddenly very close to home.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman's terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until they determine there is no threat. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers who had been sitting in the reading room get to chatting and quickly become friendly. Harriet, Marigold, Whit, and Caine each have their own reasons for being in the reading room that morning--and it just happens that one of them may turn out to be a murderer. For readers of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, with shades of The Secret History, THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY is an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most dangerous weapons of all'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A timely and arresting debut for anyone looking for insight into what it means to be a Black woman in the world. Three Black women are linked in unexpected ways to the same influential white man in Stockholm as they build their new lives in the most open society run by the most private people. Successful marketing executive Kemi Adeyemi is lured from the U.S. to Sweden by Jonny von Lundin, CEO of the nation's largest marketing firm, to help fix a PR fiasco involving a racially tone-deaf campaign. A killer at work but a failure in love, Kemi's move is a last-ditch effort to reclaim her social life. A chance meeting with Jonny in business class en route to the U.S. propels former model-turned-flight-attendant Brittany-Rae Johnson into a life of wealth, luxury, and privilege--a life she's not sure she wants--as the object of his unhealthy obsession. And Somali refugee Muna Saheed, who lost her entire family, finds a job cleaning the toilets at Jonny's office as she works to establish her residency in Sweden and, more importantly, seeks connection and a place she can call home. Told through the perspectives of each of the three women, In Every Mirror She's Black is a fast-paced, richly nuanced yet accessible contemporary novel that touches on important social issues of racism, classism, fetishization, and tokenism, and what it means to be a Black woman navigating a white-dominated society.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Ramona Smith went missing, presumed murdered twenty-one years ago; her body was never recovered. Gerald Lace, accused, tried, and acquitted of the crime, took his own life shortly thereafter in the treacherous waters along the Crooked Shore. In his suicide note, he blamed the police for wrongfully arresting him and ruining his life. On the twentieth anniversary of his father's suicide, Darren Lace has drowned himself in the very same spot. His death reopens the murder investigation for cold case detective DCI Hannah Scarlett, who had doubts about Gerald Lace's arrest from the get-go. Beginning fresh with a clean slate, Hannah and her team chase leads as meandering as the shoreline. As the body count rises, old scores threaten to consume those dearest to Hannah. Will she be able to unwind both mysteries before her loved ones become collateral damage '.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'On the island of Guernsey, as WWII looms, many islanders make the heartbreaking choice to ship their children to safety in England, not knowing when (or if) they will be reunited. Acting on faith, Ava and Joseph Simon reluctantly send their 9-year-old son Henry and four-year-old daughter Catherine with their children's teacher Helen, who will escort them to the mainland. But Helen's sister Lily is fleeing an abusive, childless marriage, and, just as the ferry is about to leave, she convinces her sister to let her take Helen's place so that she can make a new start for herself. It is Lily who takes the children to England, and it is Lily who lets Henry get on a train by himself. But Lily has always wanted a child, and she's unable to let Catherine go. So she decides to walk the other way, taking Catherine with her in her arms. That split-second decision impacts the lives of everyone long after the war ends. Perfect for readers of Sold on a Monday, For Those Who Are Lost is at once heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and uplifting'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Dias-Hayes, Michaela (illustrator). Neuware - 'Originally published as Sunflower Sisters in 2021 in the United Kingdom by Owlet Press.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - '1988. A group of outcasts gather at a small, prestigious arts camp nestled in the Maine woods. They're the painters: bright, hopeful, teeming with potential. But secrets and dark ambitions rise like smoke from a campfire, and the truths they tell will come back to haunt them in ways more deadly than they dreamed. 2018. Esteemed art professor Max Durant arrives at his protâegâe's remote home to view her graduate thesis collection. He knows Audra is beautiful and brilliant. He knows being invited into her private world is a rare gift. But he doesn't know that Audra has engineered every aspect of their weekend together. Every detail, every conversation. Audra has woven the perfect web'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published in 2021 in Great Britain by Wren & Rook.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman's terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until they determine there is no threat. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers who had been sitting in the reading room get to chatting and quickly become friendly. Harriet, Marigold, Whit, and Caine each have their own reasons for being in the reading room that morning--and it just happens that one of them may turn out to be a murderer. For readers of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, with shades of The Secret History, THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY is an unexpectedly twisty literary adventure that examines the complicated nature of friendship and shows us that words can be the most dangerous weapons of all'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'When misguided teenagers Jesse Crawford and Jenny Wheeler are forced to rob Emmett Brown to escape impossible circumstances, what starts as a home invasion quickly turns into a nightmare for the teens. What Jesse and Jenny don't know is that although Emmett is now old, severely obese, and in chronic pain, Emmett was responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of two young women almost twenty years ago, crimes that have never been solved. So Emmett is quick to turn the tables, blurring the lines between who the real victim is here. Ben Packard, a sheriff's deputy and former Minneapolis cop who fled the Twin Cities after his boyfriend was killed in the line of duty, is leading the investigation into the missing teens with a keen sense of urgency because Jenny is his cousin's daughter. Ben's been living like a monk in the small town of Sandy Lake for almost two years, battling to keep his private life private while moving up the ranks of the sheriff's department. But the more he works this case, the more he's forced to unveil his own secrets, and in turn the dark pasts of the people he's sworn to serve'--]cProvided by publisher.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Julie Clark has done it again.taking you straight into the collision course of two dynamic, complicated women.' -Laura Dave, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFrom the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight! She's back.Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be-a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you need to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything.Kat Roberts has been waiting ten years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.The Lies I Tell is a twisted domestic thriller that dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women and their unwavering quest to seek justice for the past and rewrite the future.