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Ο λαβύρινθος των πνευμάτων - τόμος 2 by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsΗ Αλίθια έβρεξε την πένα στο μελανοδοχείο και την άφησε να γλιστρήσει πάνω στο χαρτί, χαράζοντας μια γραμμή σε μπλε γυαλιστερό χρώμα. Έγραψε το όνομά της κι έμεινε να κοιτάζει το μελάνι που στέγνωνε σιγά σιγά. Η απόλαυση της λευκής σελίδας, που πάντα στην αρχή ανάδινε ένα άρωμα μυστηρίου γεμάτο υποσχέσεις, χάθηκε μεμιάς... -
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Privateers by Charlie Newton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree fierce women. A ghost ship’s treasure. And a bone-chilling Caribbean warlord. WWI rages. U.S. Marines storm Haiti’s Banque Nationale, loot $26 million in gold, then vanish . A century later, clues surface during the demolition of a Chicago racetrack, pointing to the Corazón Santo—the malevolent triangle of Havana, Kingston, and Port-au-Prince... -
![King of Swords by Nick Stone]()
King of Swords by Nick Stone
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSuch was the acclaim that greeted Nick Stone's amazing debut novel, Mr Clarinet, that a curious syndrome soon developed: if you hadn't read the novel (and claimed to have any interest in the crime genre), you had to say (to all who would listen) 'I really must read Mr Clarinet -- I've heard so much about it!' (preferably said with a pronounced guilty note in the voice)... -
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68 Kill by Bryan Smith
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt started with a couple of dead bodies and $68,000 in stolen cash. Chip Taylor’s girlfriend Liza had the perfect plan to rip off her rich sugar daddy. It should have been an easy in and out kind of deal. Nobody would get hurt and they would come out of it with enough loot to solve their problems... -
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![Bangkok Burn by Simon Royle]()
Bangkok Burn by Simon Royle
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOrphaned as a child and raised as the only son of a Thai mafia godfather, Chance plans to quit the family business for the woman he loves.Chance’s father is the godfather of Pak Nam and owner of the largest crocodile farm on earth. He didn’t get to where he is without knowing a thing or two about people, including how long it takes for a crocodile to digest one... -
![Strictly for Cash by James Hadley Chase]()
Strictly for Cash by James Hadley Chase
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJames Hadley Chase is probably the best know synonym of René Lodge Brabazon Raymond, an English writer also known by other pen names, including James L. Docherty, Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. He is one of the best known thriller writers of all time... -
![The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil]()
The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller, Dennis O'Neil
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Complete Frank Miller Batman contains: Batman Year One, Wanted: Santa Claus Dead Or Alive and The Dark Knight Returns. With a new introduction by Richard Bruning, then DC design director. Batman Year One and The Dark Knight Returns are reprints of their trade paperbacks and not individual issues so they include the introductions to those volumes by Frank Miller and Alan Moore... -
![Absolute Planetary Book Two by Warren Ellis]()
Absolute Planetary Book Two by Warren Ellis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCollects issues 13-27 of the original series as well as 14 pages of additional content.As the series hurtles towards its conclusion, Snow initiates the second part of his comeback plan to stop The Four, makes a startling revelation about his past, and uncovers information on the world's first moon shot .. -
![Hawkeye: Omnibus by Matt Fraction, David Aja]()
Hawkeye: Omnibus by Matt Fraction, David Aja
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's Marvel's most critically acclaimed comic in recent memory! Clint Barton, breakout star of a little Marvel movie you might have seen a while back, continues his fight for justice...and good rooftop BBQs! With Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, he's out to get some downtime from being one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.. -
![Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder]()
Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAfter a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he’s sworn to protect... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 5: The Slavers by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a pitch-black Brooklyn night, in a dead-end alley, Frank Castle brutally dispatches a crew of Albanian thugs menacing a young woman. Her name is Viorica, she's from Moldavia, and when she tells Frank her story, that's when the real killing starts!Collects Punisher #25-30... -
![Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli]()
Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCollects Daredevil #226-233. "And I -- I have shown him... that a man without hope is a man without fear." The definitive Daredevil tale! Karen Page, Matt Murdock's former lover, has traded away the Man Without Fear's secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find strength as the Kingpin of Crime wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get... -
![Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka]()
Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the shadow of the Bat.It's not easy being a cop in Gotham City.Not only must you deal with the violence and corruption of the world's most notoriously crime-infested city catering to some of the most insane and homicidal criminals, but you also have to deal with a vigilante who's hellbent on playing by his own rules...Categorized as:
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![Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock]()
Batman: The Black Mirror by Scott Snyder, Jock
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA NEW YORK TIMES #1 Bestseller.In "The Black Mirror," a series of brutal murders pushes Batman's detective skills to the limit and forces him to confront one of Gotham City's oldest evils... -
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![Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev]()
Daredevil, Vol. 7: Hardcore by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDaredevil is simultaneously faced with murder charges, a new girlfriend, being outted by the tabloids, the return of one of his deadliest foes, Typhoid Mary, and the Kingpin's attempt to restore his fallen empire. And the surprise ending changes Daredevil's place in the Marvel Universe forever.Collects Daredevil #46-50... -
![Daredevil, Volume 14: The Devil, Inside and Out, Volume 1 by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark]()
Daredevil, Volume 14: The Devil, Inside and Out, Volume 1 by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor the past few years, Matt Murdock's life has been teetering on the edge of destruction. Now, pushed beyond the limit, Matt finds himself behind the eight ball with no clear way out, the people he calls friends slowly deserting him, and Hell's Kitchen gradually slipping out of control... -
![Criminal Volume 4: Bad Night by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark]()
Criminal Volume 4: Bad Night by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA woman in trouble, friends on the run from cops and mobsters, and a secret no one is prepared to face! Five years ago, Jake was a happy family man, long-retired from the life of crime he grew up in, and then the police made him the prime suspect in a horrible crime and ripped his life apart! Now, years later, Jake is less than a shadow of his former self, a hopeless insomniac who walks the city... -
![Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller, John Romita Jr.]()
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller, John Romita Jr.
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA fire burns deep within Matt Murdock. He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life! Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark by Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 9: Long Cold Dark by Garth Ennis, Howard Chaykin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Punisher's wildest foe is back! Left gut-shot in shark-infested waters, Barracuda's got a major score to settle with Frank Castle. But Barracuda's no dummy. Charging in with guns blazing is for suckers. He's got something serious planned. Something that's going to hit Frank where he hasn't been hit in years: the black pit that used to be his heart... -
![Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker]()
Sleeper: Season One by Ed Brubaker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSLEEPER is the critically acclaimed graphic novel series written Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Philips, the Eisner Award winning creative team of Criminal, which tells the story of agent Holden Carver and the secret criminal organization he becomes enmeshed with... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 4: Up is Down and Black is White by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 4: Up is Down and Black is White by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUber-gangster Nicky Cavella is back with a vengeance - this time hitting Frank Castle where he least expects it - right in the black pit of his hardened heart. With an unspeakable act, Nicky will go right to the top of Frank's "to-do" list - and there's nowhere he'd rather be.Collects Punisher #19-24... -
![Punisher Max: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson]()
Punisher Max: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsExperience the gritty and uncompromising Punisher MAX from the very beginning! When a mob hit killed his beloved wife and children, Frank Castle became the Punisher - an unstoppable one-man army waging war on every piece of criminal scum plaguing New York's streets. But do the Punisher's origins trace back even further? In 1971 Vietnam, Captain Castle's platoon faces a Viet Cong attack.. -
![Batman: Curse of the White Knight by Sean Murphy]()
Batman: Curse of the White Knight by Sean Murphy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAncient curses are awoken and timeless secrets are revealed in this explosive sequel to the critically acclaimed blockbuster Batman: White Knight from writer/artist Sean Murphy!The Joker recruits Azrael to help him expose a shocking secret about the Wayne family's legacy--and run Gotham City into the ground! As Batman rushes to protect the city and his loved ones from danger, the mystery of his... -
![The Punisher MAX, Vol. 3: Mother Russia by Garth Ennis]()
The Punisher MAX, Vol. 3: Mother Russia by Garth Ennis
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNick Fury's got a job that needs doing - in Russia. The kind of suicide mission any sane man wouldn't ponder for a second. And that's exactly why he needs the Punisher. Searching for a deadly retrovirus whose sale on the black market could bring the world to its knees, Frank Castle penetrates a Russian nuclear silo...and comes face-to-face with the Mongolian!Collects Punisher #13-18... -
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![Batgirl, Volume 1: Batgirl Rising by Bryan Q. Miller, Phil Noto]()
Batgirl, Volume 1: Batgirl Rising by Bryan Q. Miller, Phil Noto
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the wake of “Batman R.I.P.”and BATTLE FOR THE COWL, Stephanie Brown, the vigilante formerly known as The Spoiler and Robin has taken on the identity of Batgirl as she begins her nocturnal crusade to take back the night from the underworld... -
![In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka]()
In the Line of Duty by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Gotham's Finest.Living in the shadows of the Dark Knight makes the detectives of Gotham's police force determined to prove that have what it takes to enforce the law in a city rife with criminals... with or without Batman's help.Meet Commissioner Akins and his Major Crimes Unit commander Maggie Sawter (fresh from Metropolis)... -
![Batman: Under the Hood, Volume 1 by Judd Winick]()
Batman: Under the Hood, Volume 1 by Judd Winick
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBatman is confronted with a hidden face from the past: the return of the Red Hood... -
![The Punisher, Volume 1: Welcome Back, Frank by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon]()
The Punisher, Volume 1: Welcome Back, Frank by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Punisher, aka Frank Castle, returns to Manhattan to take on Ma Gnucchi and her crime family, and on the way he battles The Russian and encounters a vigilante squad composed of Elite, Mr. Payback, and The Holy... -
![Daredevil: Marvel Knights, Vol. 3 by Brian Michael Bendis]()
Daredevil: Marvel Knights, Vol. 3 by Brian Michael Bendis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter his secret identity as Daredevil is publicly exposed, Matt Murdock is forced to reckon with the problems and legal ramifications that emerged as a result of his public outing. But there isn?t much time for Matt to dwell on his problems, as a new love appears on the horizon and one of Daredevil?s most dangerous foes returns to take over the NYC underworld... -
![Powers: Definitive Collection, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming]()
Powers: Definitive Collection, Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing hot on the heels of the first-ever Powers hardcover, it's a hardcover collection of the entire second year of Powers in chronological order! These epic Powers stories are presented in order of publication - remastered, redesigned and reformatted! Also featuring all the Powers bonus features you've come to know and love: sketchwork, scripts, interviews, galleries, original designs and...
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