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その秘奥義を使った者は、必ず死ぬ。天保十一年陰暦六月。牛久藩の勘定方下役の岡部隼人は、藩の特産品の取引をめぐる不正が行われていることに気付く。

From the author of What the Body Remembers, an extraordinary story of love and espionage, cultural tension and displacement, inspired by the life of Noor Inayat Khan (code name “Madeleine”), who worked against the Occupation after the Nazi invasion of France. When Noor Khan’s father, a teacher of mystical Sufism, dies, Noor is forced to bow, along with her mother, sister and brother, to her uncle’s religious literalism and ideas on feminine propriety.

Ambientada en el Madrid de los años 30, Tea Rooms cuenta el día a día de las trabajadoras de un distinguido salón de té. La gran obra de Luisa Carnés, la gran narradora invisible de la Generación del 27.

John Smith Okada, americano mestizo, hijo de un filólogo norteamericano pacifista y una japonesa que se ha separado de su padre y reside en Japón. John es uno de los meteorólogos más preparados de su país y sus capacidades no pasan desapercibidas al ejército americano. Es reclutado para formar parte de un grupo especial encargado de bombardear ciudades japonesas al final de la 2ª Guerra Mundial. En esta parte comprobamos con fascinación el papel determinante que las predicciones meteorológicas jugaron en el desenlacen de gran parte de las batallas.

Camilo Escobedo, un competente neurólogo que ha llegado a ser ingresado en un psiquiátrico, nos traslada en primera persona su increíble lucha contra la enfermedad a la que precisamente dedicaba su investigación. "Las defensas" es, en realidad, una novela basada en la historia de superación de Domingo Escudero, científico que enfermó de lo mismo que estaba estudiando, la autoinmunidad, encefalitis NMDA, cuyos trastornos son parecidos a los del brote psicótico o la bipolaridad.

La profecía del Coyote hambriento lo decía: habría de salvar al pueblo chichimeca del tirano Tezozómoc, aquel que juró en su juventud recuperar la grandeza del señorío de Azcapotzalco; aquel que logró unir las voluntades de varios pueblos y alzar los cimientos de una civilización que se convirtió en imperio; aquel que sería el primer gran ejemplo de la política brutal y sanguinaria que dominaría el Valle de México por más de un siglo.

"Seré tu canalla, no tu héroe". Herido y devastado, el exduque de Grandhampton, lord Spencer Seaton, regresa a casa de la guerra y descubre que lo ha perdido todo. Su único objetivo es vengarse del hombre responsable de su miseria. Nada lo detendrá… excepto la señorita Joanna Digby: inteligente, sagaz y misteriosa. Es una marisabidilla que oculta su verdadera esencia detrás de una fachada y acaba desvelando que el mismo hombre que arruinó a Spencer ahora amenaza a su familia. Por azares del destino, lord Seaton se encuentra en su camino, y ella, en el de él.

Elizabeth Bennet, a rookie counterintelligence officer, lands an intriguing first assignment—investigating the CIA's legendary William Darcy, who is suspected of being a double agent. Darcy's charmed existence seems at an end as he fights for his career and struggles against his love for the young woman he doesn't know is watching his every move. Elizabeth's confidence dissolves as nothing is like she planned—and the more she discovers about Darcy, the more she finds herself in an ever-tightening web of danger.

Dora Fairweather wasn’t cut out to be a wife and mother, and as soon as she’s able, she turns her back on her young daughter Lissie. With no parents to protect her, Lissie has no option but the dangerous streets of soot-sodden Bradford or the workhouse orphanage. Life in the orphanage is bleak and Lissie longs for the warm embrace of her beloved father. As the years pass, Lissie learns to enjoy the camaraderie of the other girls in the workhouse, and when she’s taken under the wing of matron Connie Briggs, things begin to look up..

In Wreath of Wyn, we witness Braewyn living in Ārōs amongst Jarl Hrōlfr’s Danish household, allowing herself the distance she needs from Eirīkr. She becomes a more competent young woman, learning to align with peace and love despite seemingly endless challenges.

A sequel to The Indian and Me, this book has the same characters and introduces two new ones. They are, Jenny and Jake, who on their way to America for very different reasons, find themselves on a raft after their ship goes down. That is when the adventure starts, and these two unlikely people find themselves in a fake marriage to stay alive and survive in the New World.

A man in a desperate situation goes to commit suicide and ends up in an encounter with Jesus. He has addiction to alcohol, pornography and violence. He is taken through Jesus’ experience to give him freedom and a new life that he has to take back to his family and lifestyle. He has to apply what Jesus showed him to every area of his life and faces the people of his past and present.

Ania hears the explosion of gunshots before she sees the Nazi soldiers approach her beloved home. Her family don’t have time to run, but she does. Hiding nearby, she listens to her sister’s screams and – stroking the red ribbon she keeps tied around her wrist – she begins to plot her revenge… Taunted her whole life for being smarter than anyone else in the village, now living in war-torn Poland, being governed by Nazis who think Poles are subhuman and women only good for one thing… Ania now only has her wits to rely on, if she's going to survive.

Rosie Burrows loves being part of the Foyles team, and outwardly, she’s a happy young woman, engaged to the love of her life. But inside, Rosie faces a horrible dilemma. When Alfie enlisted, she promised to wait for him to return from France. And she has waited, quietly preparing for him to come home so they can marry. But for years her letters to him have gone unanswered, and now she doesn’t know where she stands. To keep occupied, Rosie starts volunteering at the local school.

The year is 1642. As a decades-long war rages through Central Europe, military field surgeon Martin shares a shocking truth with his apprentice Gustav: Demons are real, and the victims of battle are their reward for fighting for mankind. A reveal that changes everything…

For lovers of tragic romance, magical settings and unforgettable characters, The Queen Is Dead is a speculative retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth told from the perspective of literature's most fiendish queen. Inspired by the historical figures behind the infamous characters, this unflinching re-examining seeks a more satisfying origin story for the serpent beneath the flower. If love made her a traitor, then hate made her a queen.

Новая порция дневников Нестора Васильевича Загорского — это сборник небольших историй из жизни действительного статского советника, большинство из которых повествует о международном шпионаже перед Первой мировой войной и во время нее. Здесь Загорский проявляется в двух ипостасях — как разведчик, и как детектив. Побег из Каира: Одно из первых дел двадцатилетнего Загорского, где ему предстоит расследовать дерзкое ограбление ювелирного магазина в Каире.

Wer war Hanna? Diese Frau, die so oft aus der Rolle fiel, immer mit Gedichten im Kopf, über die sie den Haushalt vergaß, die ihren Platz suchte zwischen Familie, den Erwartungen an sie und dem Wunsch, Dichterin zu werden – und nur selten für sich sein konnte? Viele Jahre nach Hannas Tod blickt die Tochter zurück auf das Leben ihrer Mutter, auf die eigene Kindheit im Rheinland der Siebziger und Achtziger, in der Hanna dafür sorgt, dass der Alltag immer etwas anders ist als üblich. Ein Leben zwischen Bürgerlichkeit und Boheme.

Looking for a new start after her father’s death, Lara Hope arrives in Lisbon in search of a family she’s never met. As war storms across Europe, Lara finds solace and belonging in her landlady’s tranquil bookshop in one of the most beautiful corners of the city. But when she witnesses a customer secretly swapping a book, she realises the bookshop is not all it seems. Lara is plunged into a labyrinthine world of mystery and facades, encountering new friends, an unexpected romance, and even royalty…

Book 2 in this war-filled journey through the crusades and into the depths of the ancient Noctis Bellum. Filled with legendary characters both barbaric and gray, driven by valor and treachery alike!