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![Billie Jo by Kimberley Chambers]()
Billie Jo by Kimberley Chambers
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer dad’s a villain. She’s his princess.And their world is about to crash. For Terry, family is everything. But it’s far from perfect… Billie Jo is the adored only child of wealthy villain, Terry, and Michelle, the drunken wife he hates... -
![La noche de la Usina by Eduardo Sacheri]()
La noche de la Usina by Eduardo Sacheri
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings«Pampa y política, tiempos muertos de vida cotidiana y diálogos muy vivos, con un trasfondo crítico lleno de suspenso en el que la rabia fecunda es compatible con el humor más fresco.»Del acta del juradoEl secreto de sus ojos, que inspiró la película ganadora del Oscar.En un pueblo perdido de la provincia de Buenos Aires, muchas cosas están a punto de extinguirse... -
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![Boy on a Shelf by J.T. Daniels]()
Boy on a Shelf by J.T. Daniels
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by a true story, J T Daniels exposes the horrific life of Peter. His family lived a normal life – work, school, church – while he was chained in a room, starving. Peter was their dirty, little secret. They would go to any lengths to keep him hidden from others... -
![The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams]()
The Arrangements - Box Set by Annie Adams
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Final Arrangment The Vulture is dead. The body of Quincy McKay's nemesis and biggest competitor in the floral business has just been discovered in a casket at the mortuary, complete with flowers on the lid. Derrick Gibbons, aka The Vulture, stole all of Quincy's funeral business, and now she's on a mission to get it back... -
![خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى]()
خرائط التيه by بثينة العيسى
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"تعتبر رواية خرائط التّيه الرواية السادسة ل بثينة العيسى جاءتها بأسلوب و أفكار مختلفة عما سبق .قد يوحي عنوان الرواية خرائط التيه بأنّه يحاكي التيه العربي بشكل عام في ظلّ أحداثٍ مدوّخة تُذهب العقل. لكنّ سرعان ما يتبدّد هذا الانطباع أمام معنى أكبر تطرحه بثينة حين تضع القارئ في مواجهة التيه الإنساني داخل عالمٍ مشوّه تغدو الحياة فيه أشبه بمتاهة لا خلاص منها... -
![Death by Dangerous by Olly Jarvis]()
Death by Dangerous by Olly Jarvis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath by Dangerous is a compelling legal thriller set in Manchester and Bradford. John Anderson is one of the North West’s most dedicated and successful prosecution barristers. His career is going from strength to strength and he is on the verge of becoming Queen’s Counsel. But the life he once knew suddenly comes crashing down following a fatal road traffic accident.. -
![Extra Dirty by Mia Gold]()
Extra Dirty by Mia Gold
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEXTRA DIRTY is book #2 in the Ruby Steele Mystery, which begins with ON THE ROCKS (Book #1).Ruby Steele, 30, beautiful, fit, seems just like any other ex-pat hiding out in the Bahamas and playing local bartender. But unruly patrons find out the hard way: Ruby is a mixed-martial-arts pro, and not one you’d want to cross.A 40-something female tourist seeks out Ruby, desperate for her help... -
![Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson]()
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTurns out that reading nothing but true crime isn't exactly conducive to modern dating—and one woman is going to have to learn how to give love a chance when she's used to suspecting the worst. PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She's even analyzing the genre in her dissertation—if she can manage to finish writing it... -
![Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl]()
Zwei Leben in einer Nacht by Carolin Wahl
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEine Challenge, eine Nacht, (k)ein Ausweg. Freitag, der 13., Mitternacht. Caspar beobachtet, wie Sams blaues Haar im Wind flattert, als der Zug vorbeirast. Eigentlich weiß er nichts über sie, nur, dass sie beide von Ghost für diese Challenge ausgewählt worden sind. Gemeinsam warten sie auf die erste Nachricht. Die Anweisungen für eine von fünf Aufgaben in dieser Nacht... -
![All Hat by Brad Smith]()
All Hat by Brad Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“All Hat is a winner all the way.” — The Globe and Mail Ray Dokes is fresh out of prison and fresh out of options… He’s determined to turn his life around and stay out of trouble, but that means avoiding Sonny Stanton – the rich and violent heir of a thoroughbred dynasty Two horses – one an arrogant creature that’ll bite you as soon as you look away, the other gentle and friendly... -
![One Strange Date by Laurence Shames]()
One Strange Date by Laurence Shames
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect romance. Perfect nightmare. Sometimes it’s a fine line. Meet Key West native Renita Daughtry--22, wide-eyed, gorgeous, and very much in love with love. In other words, an irresistible target for professional impostor and pathological liar Richie Pestucci, who plans to charm her into utter helplessness. But there’s just one problem... -
![Who Painted My Money White? by Sree Iyer]()
Who Painted My Money White? by Sree Iyer
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ship carrying 2 containers, each containing Rs.5000 crores in 500- and 1000-rupee notes, docks in the dark of night at Kochi. The money is quickly distributed to members of a minority community using a network of 100 Chartered accountants. The bulk of the money finds its way back into fake firms, shell corporations and charities with the sole aim of destabilizing the country... -
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![Close by Martina Cole]()
Close by Martina Cole
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe #1 bestselling novelist in the UK makes her U.S. debut with a hard-hitting story that combines the brutality and deep family ties of The Sopranos with an unparalleled look at the underbelly of London's gang land. Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He is a risk-taker like his alcoholic father, and knows exactly how far he is prepared to go to get what he wants... -
![Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote]()
Music for Chameleons by Truman Capote
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAt the centre of Music for Chameleons is Handcarved Coffins, a ‘nonfiction novel’ based on the brutal crimes of a real-life murderer. Taking place in a small Midwestern town in America, it offers chilling insights into the mind of a killer and the obsession of the man bringing him to justice... -
![The Governor's Wife by Mark Gimenez]()
The Governor's Wife by Mark Gimenez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBode Bonner is the Republican governor of Texas. He has everything he ever wanted: money, power, influence. But something isn't right in his life -- everything feels too settled and easy. He longs for one more moment of excitement, one more challenge. Lindsay Bonner is Bode's wife, and she's bored too. Bored of Bode's womanizing, bored of the endless cocktail parties and receptions... -
![When No One Is Watching by Joseph Hayes]()
When No One Is Watching by Joseph Hayes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the eve of announcing his run for Congress, a charismatic Chicago politician causes a deadly accident. Panicked, he frames his best friend, a good-hearted alcoholic, and flees the scene. As one man tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered life, the other embarks on a meteoric rise to political stardom... -
![The Blow-In by Susanne O'Leary]()
The Blow-In by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRomance can lurk where you least expect it. Even in the depths of the Irish countryside. Political reporter Finola McGee is not the romantic type. She leads with her chin, shoots from the hip and takes no prisoners. When living on the edge loses its appeal, she escapes Dublin to run the local newspaper in a small Tipperary town... -
![Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad]()
Mr. Monk Gets on Board by Hy Conrad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsObsessive. Compulsive. Detective. An all-new original mystery starring Adrian Monk, the brilliant investigator who always knows when something’s out of place... Of all the things that make Adrian Monk uneasy, change ranks high on the list. So when Natalie completes her P.I. license—and technically becomes Monk’s boss—it’s not easy for him to accept... -
![Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh]()
Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpence Tailor, a lawyer with an actual set of principles, loves his mama, Rose. Rose—with advanced cardiomyopathy and a rare blood type—is scheduled for a heart transplant. But when the president's heart craps out during a photo op three months before the national election, the White House chief of staff orders the FBI to seize the heart that was going to Rose—all in the name of democracy... -
![He Who Dares by Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter]()
He Who Dares by Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack-the-lad, wheeler-dealer, and international playboy (just ask the manageress of El Sid's, Torremolinos, 1978), this was a man destined for greatness. One day he would mature into an award-winning man of business, thriving entrepreneur and glittering member of the jet-set. A force of nature, a man who beat the odds, if only for a bit. This is his story. The story of Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter... -
![Louboutins, Lattes & Live TV by Miriam Sawan]()
Louboutins, Lattes & Live TV by Miriam Sawan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnna-Simone is a savvy television producer, desperate to find her place in lifestyle television. The colour, the madness and the manic deadlines form the perfect harmony of creative chaos she knows she can tackle. Enter Sky-High, the top-rated television network in the country, taking a chance on the ‘yes’ girl of the century... -
![البارمان by أشرف العشماوي]()
البارمان by أشرف العشماوي
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsأبطال هذه الرواية مزيج غريب من شخصيات متباينة اجتماعيا وثقافيا وماديا اختارها المؤلف بعناية وغاص فى أعماق كل منها ، يجمعها كلها حى الزمالك العريق وشارع قصر النيل بوسط القاهرة ويلتقى غالبيتهم فى حانة شهيرة على النيل بذات الحى العريق حيث يحلق بنا اشرف العشماوي فى عالم غريب بتفاصيله الدقيقة المدهشة مستخدما لغة جمالية سلسة وأسلوب سردى بديع ليعرض مآسي انسانية تدمى لها القلوب وأحداث مشوقة متسارعة... -
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![Τα Βατράχια by Δημήτρης Σίμος]()
Τα Βατράχια by Δημήτρης Σίμος
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsΧαλκίδα 2010To ποτάμι φουσκώνει. Τα βατράχια ετοιμάζονται για το τραγούδι τους. Μια δεκατετράχρονη μαθήτρια ανασύρεται νεκρή από τα παγωμένα νερά του Ευβοϊκού. Η υπόθεση επαναφέρει τον αστυνόμο Χρήστο Καπετάνο στη δράση, κάνοντας τη σύλληψη του δολοφόνου να φαντάζει ως η μόνη ευκαιρία για τη λύτρωση... -
![The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson]()
The Day We Disappeared by Lucy Robinson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnnie has a secret. But if she's not going to tell, we won't either. As well as battling daily with her secret, Annie is falling in love for the first time... Aged thirty-two. Kate has run away. But she's not going to tell us why - that would defeat the point of running, wouldn't it? It's proving difficult to reinvent herself, however, with one man always on her mind... -
![Getaway by Nelson DeMille, Lisa Scottoline]()
Getaway by Nelson DeMille, Lisa Scottoline
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this short story from the International Thriller Writers’ anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Lisa Scottoline—along with their popular series characters John Corey and Bennie Rosato—team up for the first time ever... -
![Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon]()
Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKen and Chris have found their host Charley, a prominent Government official, in his bedroom, too dazed to speak, with a bullet wound in his ear lobe! Len and Claire arrive, themselves injured in a car crash, and are soon joined by Ernest and Cookie, Glenn and Cassie, each with their own problems... -
![ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini]()
ILUSANITI by Adib Zaini
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsILUSANITIIni kisah sekumpulan kawan.Lama sudah kenal secara online.Untuk kali pertama mereka bertemu.Seorang mati bunuh diri selepas itu.Ataupun ada konspirasi yang mereka tidak tahu.Nisan siapa bakal diukir lagi?Ingatan semakin hilang setiap hari.Tidur dipenuhi dengan mimpi ngeri... -
![The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis]()
The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA burnt-out political aide quits just before an election — but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock — an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers — to let his name stand in the election... -
![Out of the Storm by JoAnn Ross]()
Out of the Storm by JoAnn Ross
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSouthern hospitality can kill you.... There's no escaping the sweltering heat when White House correspondent Laurel Stewart arrives in Somersett, South Carolina, and discovers that her best friend -- the vice president's protocol advisor -- has disappeared... -
![Bösland by Bernhard Aichner]()
Bösland by Bernhard Aichner
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSommer 1987. Auf dem Dachboden eines Bauernhauses wird ein Mädchen brutal ermordet. Ein dreizehnjähriger Junge schlägt sieben Mal mit einem Golfschläger auf seine Mitschülerin ein und richtet ein Blutbad an... -
![Callisto by Torsten Krol]()
Callisto by Torsten Krol
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOdell Deefus, who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, has one goal: to "try my hardest to be a good soldier against the mad dog Islamites." But while driving to an army enlistment office in Callisto, Kansas, his '78 Chevy breaks down on the side of a country road, and it's only the beginning of his troubles... -
![Ting-A-Ling by Mike Faricy]()
Ting-A-Ling by Mike Faricy
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTing-A-Ling is the Seventh mystery in the highly entertaining Dev Haskell Private Investigator mystery series. In Hitchcockian fashion, the telephone rings at two in the morning. PI Dev Haskell answers, half-asleep, to a giggling woman named Danielle. It seems she's found his phone number on a bathroom stall... -
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![Roscoe by William Kennedy]()
Roscoe by William Kennedy
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first novel from William Kennedy in more than five years and universally acclaimed as his most powerful work since the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ironweed, Roscoe shows Kennedy at his very best. It's V-J Day, the war is over, and Roscoe Conway, after twenty-six years as the second in command of Albany's notorious political machine, decides to quit politics forever... -
![Doctor Who: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman]()
Doctor Who: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! by Gareth Roberts, Clayton Hickman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark Space 8 - an advanced monitoring station floating serenely among the stars. Its crew - a dedicated and highly-skilled group of professionals, calmy going about their vital work. Its mission - to boldy host the Intergalactic Song Contest.With representatives from myriad worlds competing, the eyes of the universe are on the station. But dark deeds are afoot aboard Dark Space 8.. -
![Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov]()
Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsViktor – last seen in Death and the Penguin fleeing Mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha – seizes a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Clear now as to the enormity of abandoning Misha, then convalescent from a heart-transplant, Viktor determines to make amends... -
![To Play the King by Michael Dobbs]()
To Play the King by Michael Dobbs
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter scheming his way to power, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart faces a crisis that could destroy his Government. But as he plots the drastic measures needed to save his political future he finds one determined man standing in the way - the idealistic new King. Urquhart will stop at nothing to cling to power... -
![Sutton by J.R. Moehringer]()
Sutton by J.R. Moehringer
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWillie Sutton was born in the squalid Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the twentieth century, and came of age at a time when banks were out of control. If they weren't failing outright, causing countless Americans to lose their jobs and homes, they were being propped up with emergency bailouts... -
![摩丑世代 by Santiago Lorenzo, 聖地亞哥‧羅倫佐]()
摩丑世代 by Santiago Lorenzo, 聖地亞哥‧羅倫佐
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratings西班牙導演聖地亞哥・羅倫佐，拿下西班牙電影最高殊榮哥雅獎後，厭倦了名聲帶來的浮華和紛擾，決定搬到一個只有七個人的小鎮，過著每日砍柴、喝咖啡及做模型的日子，背離電影界的繁忙勞碌，他在小鎮裡意外找到他所追求的快樂，並寫下《摩丑世代》這個故事。 這是一個充滿「摩丑族」的時代。摩丑族，家中塞滿3C產品，一天到晚確認手機，害怕寂靜、害怕陷入只有自己的情境，老是將一天填滿，渴望更多朋友和更多人愛，說服自己正過著快樂的生活。對摩丑族來說，孤獨是他們亟欲擺脫的事。 本書主角馬努爾是一個二十歲出頭的年輕人，剛出社會的他為了維持生計，將時間、身心靈全部投注於工作，幾乎無心思考其他事。他渴望與人產生連結，卻發覺難以融入任何群體。馬努爾就這樣於人世間遊蕩，不停尋求寄託。... -
![Magnolias in Paradise: The Man with the Hourglass by Leonard Seet]()
Magnolias in Paradise: The Man with the Hourglass by Leonard Seet
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Available in October 2016) Ernst arrives at the Paradise train station with fifty-thousand dollars to ransom his sweetheart, and while looking among the crowd for the young man with a magnolia, a beggar seizes his bag of cash and escapes through the revolving door. Chasing after the rascal, he slams into his contact--his girlfriend's lover in town... -
![La hija del caníbal by Rosa Montero]()
La hija del caníbal by Rosa Montero
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLucía and Ramón have lived 10 bland and uneventful years as a married couple until the day they decide to spend New Year’s in Vienna and Ramón disappears at the airport. With the help of Adrián, a strange-ish young man, and of Fortuna, the anarchist, former matador and hit man for Durruit Fortuna, Lucía will search for her husband... -
![Maid of the Mist by Colin Bateman]()
Maid of the Mist by Colin Bateman
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing much ever happens in Niagara Falls. It is a sleepy town full of honeymooners and tourists, and that's how Inspector Frank Corrigan likes it. He saw enough trouble as a cop in Northern Ireland. Now he's happy dealing with parking offences and the odd drunk, although since his wife has left him and taken their daughter, 'happy' may not quite be the word... -
![Heiress, P.I. by Amanda Mahan]()
Heiress, P.I. by Amanda Mahan
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Stephanie Plum, Veronica Mars and Gossip Girl... Meet Lucy Hansen. She’s the richest teenager in the world – and possibly the shyest. She doesn’t flash her business to the paparazzi as she’s getting out of limos or send selfies while smoking salvia. No, Lucy hides behind her frizzy bangs, environmental causes and organic hemp-blend sweats... -
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![Die Sünde der Engel by Charlotte Link]()
Die Sünde der Engel by Charlotte Link
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelches furchtbare Geheimnis teilt Janet Beerbaum mit ihren über alles geliebten Söhnen?Janet Beerbaum würde alles für ihre Söhne tun. Die Zwillinge Maximilian und Mario, die sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen, standen schon immer im Mittelpunkt ihres Lebens. Für sie hat Janet sogar einst auf ihre große Liebe verzichtet, um den Jungen die Familie und den Vater zu erhalten... -
![Home Invasion by Joy Fielding]()
Home Invasion by Joy Fielding
Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKathy Brown suddenly wakes up. Was that a noise in the house, or part of her dream?In her dream, Kathy was about to kiss Michael, her high school boyfriend. Her husband, Jack, lies beside her, snoring. Michael is exciting. Jack is boring.When Kathy hears the noise again, she gets up. Then she hears whispers. Then she feels a gun at her head. Two men are in the house...
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