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Ewout Storm van Leeuwen Temple of Zong? Never heard of.

novel

Indochina, 1951. Tonkin and northern Annam have been liberated by the Vietminh. In the south, the French are fighting a vicious battle to keep the corrupt regime in Saigon in power. We meet him in Nha Trang, an Annamese port town where he debarked from a French ocean liner in search of a monastery that a dream said had to be somewhere in the mountains of Annam. It was not the only reason for his quest: he had inherited a chest with unusual contents a small skeleton. Accompanying the chest was a manuscript...

Engels | 188 pagina's (PDF, 0,8 MB) | [Artscience], [Amsterdam] | 2023

E-book
Vivian Helena Murdered in cold blood

To get away from her troublesome ex-boyfriend for a while, Kate decides to supervise a ski camp for children at the Les Portes du Soleil ski resort. Before the children have even arrived, the camp is overshadowed by a murder. When another death occurs a day later, the camp is stopped. Kate no longer knows who she can trust. Especially for her roommate Tristan, she has extremely conflicting feelings for. Fear and attraction are dangerously close to each other while a heavy snowstorm rages outside....

Engels | 203 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Zors Books, [Edegem] | 2023

E-book
Peter Römer DeKok and the lost child

Rechercheur DeKok wordt geconfronteerd met twee moordzaken. Hij vermoedt dat het gaat om een oude vete in de onderwereld.

Fictie

Engels | ePub2, 5,7 MB | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

E-book
A.C. Baantjer DeKok and Variations on Murder

As has been her habit since the death of her husband, Mrs. Van Haesbergen does nightly rounds in the large office building where she resides. Her husband had been the building superintendent, and an apartment on the top floor came with the job. One night she encounters the managing director in the boardroom, sitting in his chair at the head of the table. She hastily walks up to him, and to her horror, she finds him dead. She rushes up to her apartment to call someone, but who? Deciding it better...

Engels | ePub2, 5,8 MB | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

E-book
Tim O'Brien America fantastica

a novel

Komische reis door Amerika door een bankrover en zijn gekidnapte metgezel.

Fictie

Engels | 449 pagina's | Mariner Books, New York | 2023

Gedrukt boek
Love lies bleeding

In een dorp in New Mexico wordt het leven van sportschoolmanager Lou volledig op zijn kop gezet wanneer bodybuilder Jackie verschijnt. Hun liefde leidt al snel tot geweld als ze diep in het web van Lous criminele familie terechtkomen.

Fictie

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James Patterson Guilty wives

Na een avond stappen in Monte Carlo worden vier vriendinnen beschuldigd van moord op een beroemde Fransman.

Fictie

Engels | 424 pagina's | Century, London | 2012

Gedrukt boek
Peter Robinson Standing in the shadows

Inspecteur Banks krijgt te maken met een opgegraven lijk.

Fictie

Engels | 359 pagina's | Hodder, London | 2024

Gedrukt boek
Paul Cleave His favourite graves

Het leven van de sheriff valt uiteen wanneer zijn vader het verzorgingstehuis in brand steekt en de sheriff achterlaat met grote schulden.

Fictie

Engels | 295 pagina's | Orenda Books, London | 2023

Gedrukt boek
Sophie Flynn If They Knew

"Grips from the first page. An emotive thriller which I couldn't put down." - Carys Jones, author of ´We Are All Liars´. Hannah and Charlie have finally achieved their dream family with their two-year-old daughter, Isabelle, after years of heartbreak. However, their happiness is threatened when a global popstar is found murdered in their sleepy Gloucestershire village, and Hannah's past comes back to haunt her. She is forced to make a dangerous choice - risk everything, even her own life, to protect...

Engels | 10 uur 29 minuten (470 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Sophie Flynn Keep Them Close

She trusted a stranger with her secrets. Now she's paying the price. Frazzled mum, Emily, loves her four-year-old twin daughters. Amidst trying her best to be the perfect mum all while keeping her sanity intact, she finds solace in the anonymous internet forum MumsOnline during her darkest days. But when a newfound friendship takes a dark turn, and her past is exposed, Emily's perfect life is threatened. Can she protect her family from a dangerous stalker? Praise for "Keep Them Close": ´A splendidly...

Engels | 10 uur 11 minuten (452 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Hannah Hendy An Unfortunate Christmas Murder

In the small town of Dewstow, 'tis the season for gold, frankincense, and murder… It’s Margery’s first year as kitchen manager for Summerview school and supported by her wife, Clementine, she is trying to stay focused. When a tragic accident claims the life of the music teacher during rehearsals for the Christmas concert planning, they are caught in the crossfire. Mrs Smith, the Head of Drama, becomes the prime suspect, and is desperate for the Dinner Lady Detectives to clear her name. Mrs Smith...

Engels | 9 uur 10 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Hannah Hendy The Dinner Lady Detectives

Murder is a dish best served ice cold... In the idyllic, small town of Dewstow, Margery and Clementine are eagerly awaiting retirement from their work on the front-line serving meals to the students at Summerview secondary school. Their peaceful life is shattered when their kitchen manager is found dead in the school’s walk-in freezer. The police are adamant that it’s an open-and-shut case of accidental death. But Margery and Clementine are convinced that something more sinister is afoot and take...

Engels | 7 uur 32 minuten (330 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Hannah Hendy A Terrible Village Poisoning

The local mayor has a dinner date with death… With school out for the summer, dinner ladies Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are off on holiday to the picturesque village of St-Martins-on-the-Water. But on their first night, their meal at the hotel ends in disaster, when the local mayor is found dead on the restaurant floor, supposedly poisoned by his dinner. The village has a history of poisoning, and the locals are convinced the Poisoner is back. Immediately suspicion turns on Margery and...

Engels | 8 uur 3 minuten (352 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Barbara Comyns The Vet's Daughter

'A small Gothic masterpiece... I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' - Sarah Waters. Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her...

Engels | 5 uur 4 minuten (224 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Barbara Comyns Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead

That evening the baker's wife ran down the village street in a tattered pink nightgown. She screamed as she ran. Strange things are afoot in the English village where the Willoweed family live. First, the river floods in June. The family wakes to find ducks sailing around the drawing room and dead peacocks bobbing in the garden. But the flood is only the beginning of their troubles. All of a sudden the miller goes mad and drowns himself. Then the butcher slits his throat. A peculiar illness is...

Engels | 4 uur 6 minuten (182 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Alex Kane The Angels

Amber. As the top performer at Angel Silk gentleman’s club, she’s seen it all, been forced to do things she never wanted to do. She’s tired of this life... but can she escape it? Lizzy. To the women at Angel Silk, she’s the strong queen bee, mother to the girls. But she’s hiding her own dark secrets - and if they come to light, her life could be destroyed. Jade. The newest dancer at Angel Silk, she’s innocent, beautiful... and trapped. She’s in over her head – but does she have the strength to...

Engels | 10 uur 33 minuten (473 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Alex Kane The Housewife

Even perfect mothers have secrets... Meet Leah, the perfect wife and mum with a closet full of skeletons - and if the secret gets out, her carefully crafted world could crumble. Then there's Annie, the gangster's moll with a sharp mind. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, but no one knows the devastating secret haunting her. And lastly, Terry, the king of Glasgow gangland. He's ruthless when it comes to growing his empire, but his weakness is women. As their three stories collide, the lives...

Engels | 10 uur 37 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Alex Kane The Mother

Being head of a family is what she knows best A decade ago, Cara Fraser, wife to one of Glasgow’s most notorious gangsters, was left a widow after Kyle Fraser was slain on the city streets. The intervening years haven’t been easy – not least as Kyle’s murder left her to bring up little Ryan and Sean alone. Now, Ryan and Sean are adults, and honouring their father’s memory by rising up to become the top gangsters on the dark streets of Glasgow. Cara’s kept her head down, but has spent the last...

Engels | 9 uur 19 minuten (421 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

Luisterboek (digitaal)
Elizabeth Flynn End of the Roadie

A killer riff that hits a deadly note. When a member of rock star Brendan Phelan's road crew turns up dead, all fingers point to the colourful cast of characters on stage - including front man Phelan. With guns, whips, and a trail of suspects, DI Angela Costello and her team must race against time to catch the killer before the show's over for good. But with a web of secrets to unravel, the truth may be harder to find than a backstage pass... An electrifying read, "End of the Roadie" is the third...

Engels | 8 uur 56 minuten (393 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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