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Osiem dni przed letnim przesileniem pod jedną z największych europejskich budowli megalitycznych dochodzi do brutalnego mordu. Na oczach tłumu tajemniczych zakapturzonych postaci ginie mężczyzna w niewyobrażalnych męczarniach. Kilka godzin później światowej sławy poszukiwacz skarbów odbiera sobie życie, zostawiając synowi, młodemu archeologowi, tajemniczy list z zaszyfrowaną wiadomością. Przy pomocy nieustraszonej policjantki hrabstwa Wiltshire mężczyzna odkrywa wkrótce istnienie tajnej organizacji, od tysięcy lat związanej ze Stonehenge.

W San Francisco Mitzi Fallon zaczyna pracę jako agentka FBI w Wydziale Przestępstw na tle Historycznym, Religijnym i Spraw Niewyjaśnionych. Prowadzi sprawę morderstwa sprzedawcy antyków, któremu skradziono bezcenny celtycki artefakt. Mitzi zostaje wciągnięta w tajemniczą intrygę, która bierze swój początek w zakulisowych posunięciach amerykańskiego rządu i sięga daleko w przeszłość Wielkiej Brytanii, do zdegradowanego niegdyś do postaci mitycznej króla Artura.

Księga Ezechiela: 25, 17. "Ścieżka sprawiedliwych wiedzie przez nieprawości samolubnych i tyranię złych ludzi. Błogosławiony ten, co w imię miłosierdzia i dobrej woli prowadzi słabych doliną ciemności…" Dwa morderstwa po przeciwnych stronach Stanów Zjednoczonych - jedno na małej nowojorskiej uliczce, drugie na prowincji w Montanie. Seria zabójstw przetacza się przez cały świat - wydaje się, ze ofiary są zupełnie przypadkowe. Co bowiem mają wspólnego indyjskie slumsy i rajskie plaże Cape Town? To proste - nic.

Meet the ultimate Dream Team! Tito loves spending his nights dreamweaving with Neena! Not only is it fun seeing his dreams come to life but he is also getting stronger. But with Darkweavers on a mission to break down the barrier between the dream and waking worlds, the Dream Team are on high alert! Then a mysterious creature starts hounding their teacher’s dreams – making them cranky (to say the least) and turning school into an actual nightmare. Will Tito be ready to put his skills to the test and face the beast?

What would you do if your son suddenly disappeared in Syria, and you had no idea what had happened to him? Would you contact the FBI? The State Department? Pray? Would you Google “What to do if your son disappears in Syria”? When the unthinkable happened, the answer, in the case of Ann Goodwin and her husband Tag, was: all of the above. Their 30-year-old son Sam, who was attempting to become one of the few people in history to travel to every single country on the planet, vanished in a supposed safe-zone run by the Kurds on the Turkish border.

Five milksops sticking to her heels like horse manure. On a ship with a captain who cannot be trusted. On a voyage into the heart of enemy territory, teeming with cutthroats. In search of a lost legend that could vanish into thin air like a camel fart. Time is crying out for change. A mysterious parchment finally leads Karek and his companions to their destination. But what they find there knows no laws, no faith, no mercy.

When a world-renowned psychiatrist is found dead in an abandoned ranch house in the Californian Santa Carina Valley, a Post-it note with the words “Susan Parker” and a cell phone number is taped to the basement door. Still grieving her husband’s devastating suicide less than a year ago, FBI agent Susan Parker is taking a break from work and trying to rebuild her life as a single mom to her seven-year-old daughter, Natalie. When she’s called to the crime scene of Doctor Magnusson, a chill runs down her spine.

The “Roadmap to Wealth” is written by pros who walked away from cubicle hell with little money to make millions through real estate investing. Based on their 60+ years of combined experience, the Roadmap has been tested and proven by their friends following the same path to success. You can be next. Each listen will take you from the beginning of your journey with a self-assessment of skills and resources, key concepts and goal setting needed to win, and realistic steps you can take to find and profit from distressed assets – whether you start with $0, $50,000 or $500,000.

Temple Baker knows that evil runs in her blood. Her father is the North Point Killer, an infamous serial killer known for branding his victims. He was the talk of countless true crime blogs for years. Some say he was possessed by a demon. Some say they never found all his victims. Some say that even though he’s now behind bars, people are still dying in the woods.

Hurricane Matthew is a force to be reckoned with. It has been forecasted to drown the city of Houston in an unrelenting torrent of rain. In the days before its arrival, the city was evacuated, leaving behind only a skeleton police force and civilians unable to flee its destructive path. It’s the perfect time and the perfect place for the perfect crime.

Cent and Torres have been trapped with evil before but this isn’t quite the same thing. Stuck on Harold Campbell’s island with nowhere to go and surrounded by a growing number of obayifo, they will have to find allies if they want to make it out. But not everyone can be trusted, and even those you think you can trust have ulterior motives. As the long night drags on, and with morning—and the promise of safety—still hours away, shadowy forces make their move, further complicating Cent and Torres’s plans.

After surviving one brutal night against a creature they call the obayifo, Cent and Torres are unexpectedly reunited when both are recruited by the mysterious billionaire Harold Campbell to join his fight against the creatures that lurk in the shadows. For Cent, it’s an easy decision: Find and kill the obayifo and rid the world of their scourge. For Torres, it’s a little more complicated. There are forces turning her against people she trusts, with her future—and those of the people she loves—in the balance.

La battaglia contro i nemici conduce Farin e il cavaliere Emicho alla capitale. Grazie agli ingredienti demoniaci di Schifo, il figlio del becchino diventa l'attrazione principale alla corte reale. Fin troppo presto, dovrà mettersi alla prova tra macchinazioni e intrighi. L'altro continente chiede ad Aross più di quanto lei sia disposta a dare. Il suo percorso la conduce a una misteriosa gilda in un antico monastero. Più impara a conoscere la loro magia, meno ne vuole sapere.

Il figlio del becchino cerca disperatamente un modo per salvare il suo signore Emicho. Per farlo, una missione urgente lo porta ad attraversare le montagne più alte e impervie del Regno e a raggiungere una misteriosa palude. Ma il vero pericolo della missione si nasconde nel tradimento, nella sfiducia e nella disperazione. Riuscirà lo scudiero a salvare il suo signore da sé stesso? In un mondo sconosciuto, tutta sola, Aross deve mantenere il suo segreto. È spaventata dal suo discutibile passato e dal futuro inquietante.

Minen der Macht. Der Grauzorn ist ein epischer Fantasyroman und ein fantastischer Krimi aus der Feder von fünf Besteller-Autoren. Tauwetter in der Minenstadt. Doch für Frühlingsgefühle bleibt keine Zeit, denn zum dritten Mal fordert ein rätselhafter Todesfall den Scharfsinn des Hauptmanns Gunter vom Adlerstein heraus. Ausgerechnet in der ›Knospe‹ geht ein Mann wie von Geisterhand in Flammen auf, doch den Wirt Woulf plagen noch größere Probleme – der Zustand seiner Hand lässt ihn um sein Leben fürchten.

Today, for the first time in history, the scientific exploration of death and what happens when we die is real, active and ongoing. Contrary to popular perceptions, this subject is no longer the remit of philosophy, religion, or personal opinion. Truly remarkable scientific discoveries that will fundamentally affect everyone’s lives now and in the future are taking place, yet very few people are aware of them. Most people—including scientists and doctors—maintain strong beliefs about death and its experience. Those beliefs are rooted in traditional, and often cultural, notions of death.

Praised as “chaotic and vibrant” (Charles Yu), “visionary” (Sam Lipsyte), and “supremely original” (John Cusack), the work of Mark Leyner has inspired a generation of contemporary novelists and has long deserved its place of recognition among the literary superstars of the seismic postmodernism-influenced movement of the early 21st century. A Shimmering, Serrated Monster!: The Mark Leyner Reader samples the staggering highlights from Leyner’s extraordinary career in all of its bizarre and infatuating glory.

I escaped the terrible queen's clutches, so I should be safe, right? Apparently, the fates didn't get the message because while I was on my honeymoon, someone tried to kill me. Twice. And right in the middle of it is him—Crown Prince Draven. He's waiting until my guard is down, but is it to kiss me or kill me? Or both?

The Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey’s past – the nation the author’s father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man. It is not about Erdogan or Atatürk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have appeared impossible to escape. Instead Sami Kent’s book goes deep beyond them, revealing a history as rich, layered and absurd as his family’s favourite dessert, künefe: a shredded wheat pastry with a core of melted cheese, a topping of pistachios, and a drowning of syrup.

Chaos reigns supreme as my world is turned upside down by Neil’s bombshell revelation: I’m the Timekeeper’s Daughter, born to be a doomsday device for magical snakes. Just as I’m trying to wrap my head around that, Neil disappears, using his minions to launch a series of attacks on me and my allies.