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What would you kill for? The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller about the dark legacy of a notorious games designer. A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship.And a legendary games designer, now dead. When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation appears, Arcadia 'Dia' Gannon rushes to apply. Veda's game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious and terrifying games back in the day and Dia is as obsessed with them as anyone.The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now, Dia is thrust into the enigmatic heart of the operation. But who are these other interns? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? And why was she really chosen? It soon becomes clear that this summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all.

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Jedné deštivé říjnové noci je v opuštěném skladišti na Manhattanu nalezeno mrtvé tělo krásné a mladé Ashley Cordovové. Přestože policie označí její smrt za sebevraždu, dlouholetý investigativní žurnalista Scott McGrath má jiné podezření. Vyšetřování podivných okolností obklopujících Ashleyin život a smrt dovede McGrathe tváří v tvář odkazu jejího otce: legendárního režiséra kultovních hororů Stanislase Cordovy - muže v ústraní, kterého na veřejnosti nikdo neviděl již déle než třicet let. Poháněn touhou po pomstě, zvědavostí a potřebou odhalit pravdu nechá se McGrath i se svými dvěma novými pomocníky vtahovat hlouběji a hlouběji do Cordovova tajemného, hypnotického světa. Když se k odhalení režisérových tajemství přiblížil naposledy, stálo ho to manželství i kariéru. Tentokrát by mohl přijít o mnohem víc. Marisha Pesslová (1977) vyrůstala po rozvodu rodičů jen s matkou (i když za otcem, Rakušanem, jezdila pravidelně do Evropy), která vybavila dceru nejrůznějšími schopnostmi: Marisha jezdila na koni, malovala, hrála jazz a učila se francouzsky. Vystudovala literaturu. Psát začala v Londýně, kde se na čas usadila. V současnosti žije v New Yorku. Začala psát dva romány, a teprve rukopis toho třetího - Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom (česky Argo, 2008) o velmi jedinečném vztahu dcery a otce - poslala literární agentuře a po dvou letech pak vyšel. Stal se knihou roku, dostal se do žebříčku deseti nejlepších debutů a jeho práva se prodala do zahraničí.

Objev podobné jako Noční film - Marisha Pesslová

Od tajemné smrti svého přítele Jima Beatrice se svými někdejšími kamarády z drahé internátní školy nepromluvila. Je přesvědčená, že jeden z nich ví, co se tehdy Jimovi doopravdy stalo. Znova se s nimi setkává až po roce, ale hned při návratu z prvního společného flámu jejich auto v bouřlivé noci havaruje. Z nehody sice vyváznou, vzápětí však zabuší na jejich dveře zlověstně vypadající muž a oznámí jim šokující zprávu: všichni jsou mrtví, jeden z nich však má šanci žít dál. Stačí, aby se shodli, kdo to má být… Tak začíná jejich hlídka v Bezčasí. Během neustále se opakující časové smyčky se roztáčí kolotoč obviňování a podezírání. Přitom postupně vychází najevo i to, co se stalo s Jimem a jak jeho smrt jejich současnou situaci ovlivnila. Oceňovaná americká autorka bestselleru Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom věnovala svou novou knížku mladým čtenářům. "Nádherně děsivý příběh… (The New York Times) "Provokativní a napínavý debut známé autorky na poli literatury pro mládež hledá odpověď na otázku, do jaké míry můžeme poznat a pochopit své nejbližší přátele." (Publisher Weekly) "Temný a spletitý psychologický thriller." (Bustle)

Objev podobné jako Hlídka v Bezčasí - Marisha Pesslová

Prvotina čtyřiadvacetileté, neobyčejně nadané americké autorky, vzbudila v roce svého vydání, 2006, nebývalý ohlas: nejdříve z důvodů atraktivní podoby jako krásná autorka (mnozí tvrdili, že se jí dostalo takové pozornosti jen kvůli tomu, jak vypadá), a hned vzápětí chválou kritiků za výjimečný talent. Detektivní příběh je napsaný s takovou bravurou pro detail i celkovou koncepci, matení i napětí, a s takovým vtipem, že jej někteří recenzenti označili za příliš "velkolepý ohňostroj nápadů a bonmotů".Román je koncipovaný do kapitol nazvaných podle povinné četby z kánonu americké a světové literatury. Hlavní hrdinkou a vypravěčkou je studentka na vysoké škole Blue van Meerová, která pouze se svým otcem (matka zahynula), vysokoškolským hostujícím profesorem jezdí semestr od semestru od školy ke škole, až na jeden celý rok zakotví na prestižní škole St. Gallway (smyšlené) v Severní Karolíně. Zde se Blue stane záhy členkou tajného eltiního spolku studentů vedených profesorkou filmové vědy charizmatickou Hannou Schneiderovou, jejíž život (i smrt) jsou opředeny samými tajemstvími.

Objev podobné jako Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom - Marisha Pesslová

Elektronická kniha - Oceňovaná americká autorka bestselleru Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom věnovala svou novou knížku mladším čtenářům. - autor Marisha Pesslová, 272 stran, česky Oceňovaná americká autorka bestselleru Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom věnovala svou novou knížku mladším čtenářůmOd tajemné smrti svého přítele Jima Beatrice se svými někdejšími kamarády z drahé internátní školy nepromluvila. Je přesvědčená, že jeden z nich ví, co se tehdy Jimovi doopravdy stalo. Znova se s nimi setkává až po roce, ale hned při návratu z prvního společného flámu jejich auto v bouřlivé noci havaruje. Z nehody sice vyváznou, vzápětí však zabuší na jejich dveře zlověstně vypadající muž a oznámí jim šokující zprávu: všichni jsou mrtví, jeden z nich však má šanci žít dál. Stačí, aby se shodli, kdo to má být…Tak začíná jejich hlídka v Bezčasí. Během neustále se opakující časové smyčky se roztáčí kolotoč obviňování a podezírání. Přitom postupně vychází najevo i to, co...

Objev podobné jako Hlídka v Bezčasí (9788025731697)

Kniha - autor Marisha Pesslová, 436 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem matná Prvotina čtyřiadvacetileté, neobyčejně nadané americké autorky, vzbudila v roce svého vydání, 2006, nebývalý ohlas: nejdříve z důvodů atraktivní podoby jako krásná autorka (mnozí tvrdili, že se jí dostalo takové pozornosti jen kvůli tomu, jak vypadá), a hned vzápětí chválou kritiků za výjimečný talent. Detektivní příběh je napsaný s takovou bravurou pro detail i celkovou koncepci, matení i napětí, a s takovým vtipem, že jej někteří recenzenti označili za příliš "velkolepý ohňostroj nápadů a bonmotů". Román je koncipovaný do kapitol nazvaných podle povinné četby z kánonu americké a světové literatury. Hlavní hrdinkou a vypravěčkou je studentka na vysoké škole Blue van Meerová, která pouze se svým otcem (matka zahynula), vysokoškolským hostujícím profesorem jezdí semestr od semestru od školy ke škole, až na jeden celý rok zakotví na prestižní škole St. Gallway (smyšlené) v Severní Karolíně....

Objev podobné jako Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom (978-80-257-0064-8)

Kniha - autor Marisha Pesslová, 272 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Od tajemné smrti svého přítele Jima Beatrice se svými někdejšími kamarády z drahé internátní školy nepromluvila. Je přesvědčená, že jeden z nich ví, co se tehdy Jimovi doopravdy stalo. Znova se s nimi setkává až po roce, ale hned při návratu z prvního společného flámu jejich auto v bouřlivé noci havaruje. Z nehody sice vyváznou, vzápětí však zabuší na jejich dveře zlověstně vypadající muž a oznámí jim šokující zprávu: všichni jsou mrtví, jeden z nich však má šanci žít dál. Stačí, aby se shodli, kdo to má být… Tak začíná jejich hlídka v Bezčasí. Během neustále se opakující časové smyčky se roztáčí kolotoč obviňování a podezírání. Přitom postupně vychází najevo i to, co se stalo s Jimem a jak jeho smrt jejich současnou situaci ovlivnila. Oceňovaná americká autorka bestselleru Vybrané okruhy z mechaniky pohrom věnovala svou novou knížku mladým čtenářům. „Nádherně děsivý příběh…...

Objev podobné jako Hlídka v Bezčasí (978-80-257-3075-1)

With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was one of the great masters of Victorian of mystery and horror fiction, and can be regarded as the father of the modern ghost story. In a Glass Darkly (1872), one of his most celebrated volumes, purports to be the casebook of Dr Hesselius, a pioneer psychologist. These five tales represent some of Le Fanu's most accomplished work, which rises above the staid conventions of the age. Although drawing on Gothic conventions - the book features both ghosts and vampires - Le Fanu redefined the parameters of supernatural fiction. He had little interest in the crude depiction of other worldly phenomena in order to provide the reader with a pleasurable frisson of fear. Le Fanu concern rather lay in the examination of the results of supernatural experience on the psyche of his protagonist, in this he paved the way for the work of Henry James and M. R. James. This volume is an indispensable cornerstone of modern horror and remains one of the finest collections of unsettling fiction in the language.

Objev podobné jako In A Glass Darkly - Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu

Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief.Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising skills to seduce women online. It’s a pursuit that quickly becomes a dangerous fixation, often requiring even more creativity and deception than his award-winning ad campaigns. Dazzling, daunting, and darkly hilarious, this spellbinding sequel is a spectacular indictment of a modern love twisted beyond recognition.This title was previously published as Chameleon on a Kaleidoscope.

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Kniha - autor Louis Sachar, 240 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Louis Sachar, 240 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Stanley Yelnats tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment-and redemption.

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Kniha - autor Tom Coraghessan Boyle, 320 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Inspired by real-life events of the Biosphere II experiment, this is a darkly comic story placing human behaviour under the microscope. This is also the tale of animal instincts, idealism and ambition.

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LP vinyl - Nové interpretace skladeb legendárního hudebníka na dvou LP Nové interpretace skladeb legendárního hudebníka Moby, vlastním jménem Richard Melville Hall, je americký skladatel, zpěvák, DJ, hudební producent, fotograf a aktivista za práva zvířat. Narodil se v New Yorku, kde řadu let žil. Přezdívku Moby mu po narození rodiče dali podle románu Bílá velryba od Hermana Melvilla, jeho praprapraprastrýce Rok vydání 2023 Seznam stop 2LP in my heart ft. gregory porter / extreme ways ft. the temper trap / south side ft. rick wilson / flower (find my baby) ft. amythyst kiah / in this world ft. marisha wallace / helpless ft. margo timmins, damien jurado / signs of love / perfect life ft. ricky wilson / when it's cold i'd like to die ft. p.t. banks / slipping away / second cool hive ft. oum, sarah willis / hyenas / last night / run on ft. danielle ponder, elijah ponder / walk with me ft. lady blackbird

Objev podobné jako Moby: Resound NYC (2xLP) - LP (4863337)

LP vinyl - Nové interpretace skladeb legendárního hudebníka na dvou LP Nové interpretace skladeb legendárního hudebníka Moby, vlastním jménem Richard Melville Hall, je americký skladatel, zpěvák, DJ, hudební producent, fotograf a aktivista za práva zvířat. Narodil se v New Yorku, kde řadu let žil. Přezdívku Moby mu po narození rodiče dali podle románu Bílá velryba od Hermana Melvilla, jeho praprapraprastrýce Rok vydání 2023 Seznam stop 2LP in my heart ft. gregory porter / extreme ways ft. the temper trap / south side ft. rick wilson / flower (find my baby) ft. amythyst kiah / in this world ft. marisha wallace / helpless ft. margo timmins, damien jurado / signs of love / perfect life ft. ricky wilson / when it's cold i'd like to die ft. p.t. banks / slipping away / second cool hive ft. oum, sarah willis / hyenas / last night / run on ft. danielle ponder, elijah ponder / walk with me ft. lady blackbird

Objev podobné jako Moby: Resound NYC (2xLP) (Crystal) - LP (4863399)

Kniha - autor Mona Awad, 214 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Mona Awad, 214 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A darkly funny, deeply resonant and exquisitely written literary debut, 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FAT GIRL is the story of one woman's journey from fat adolescence to an ex-fat adulthood, as she seeks love and acceptance from everyone except herself.

Objev podobné jako 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl (0143128485)

Prequel to the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series!In the beginning, there was darkness.Before he met Callie, before he became the Bargainer, there was Desmond Flynn, the bastard son of a scribe. A boy born to a weak mother, cursed with little magic, and destined to marry a slave.But fate had something else in mind.Till darkness dies.From the barren caves of Arestys to the palace of Somnia to the streets of earth, this is how Desmond Flynn, a fairy who began with nothing, became the Emperor of Evening Stars.

Objev podobné jako The Emperor of Evening Stars - Laura Thalassa

Kniha - autor Markus Zusak, 460 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A darkly funny and ultimately uplifting thriller from the author of "The Book Thief". Ed Kennedy is just your average underage taxi driver until he single-handedly manages to catch a bank robber, then receives a playing card in the mail; the Ace of Diamonds. This is the first message. Four more will follow. But before this particular card game can end, Ed will be changed forever. Ages: 12+.

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Welcome to Buenos Aires, a place of nightmares and twisted imaginings, where missing children come back from the dead and unearthed bones carry terrible curses. Thrumming with murderous intentions, family betrayals and morbid desires, these stories shine a light on a violent city gripped by urban madness; giving voice to the lost, the oppressed and the forgotten. Lucid and darkly poetic, unsettling and otherworldly, these tales of revenge, witchcraft and fetishes are a masterpiece of contemporary Gothic and a bewitching exploration of the dark inclinations that threaten to lead us over the edge.

Objev podobné jako The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - Mariana Enríquezová

Kniha - anglicky In one of the most memorable novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now 31, Never Let Me Go hauntingly dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

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An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic. When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Objev podobné jako One Dark Window - Rachel Gillig

I was supposed to be having the time of my life . . .Working as an intern for a New York fashion magazine in the summer of 1953, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future. Yet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal. Esther's vision of the world shimmers and shifts: day-to-day living in the sultry city, her crazed men-friends, the hot dinner dances . . .The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, is partially based on Plath's own life. It has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society, and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

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After Abriella's sister was sold to the fae, she thought life couldn't get any worse. But when she suddenly finds herself caught in a web of lies of her own making - loving two princes and trusting neither - things are not quite as clear as she once thought.As civil war wages in the Court of Darkness, Brie finds herself unable to choose a side. How can she know where she stands when she doesn't even know herself anymore? In this darkly romantic thrill ride, the more Faerie is torn apart from the inside, the clearer it becomes that prophecies don't lie and Brie has a role to play in the fate of this magical realm - whether she likes it or not.

Objev podobné jako These Twisted Bonds - Lexi Ryanová

There's always a price for defying destiny.Violet is a seer and a liar, influencing the court with her cleverly phrased - and not always true - divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not-charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to banish her once he's crowned.But when the king orders her to predict Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet accidentally awakens a dreaded curse that could ruin them all. Her wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate - nor the doomed attraction growing between her and the prince . . .The first in a darkly enchanting fantasy duology about a morally grey witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies.

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eBook: A paranoid thriller of life under surveillance in Communist Czechoslovakia. A deputy minister in the Communist Party, Ludvík enjoys all the luxuries that political success affords him, but he must be careful since he knows the secret police have bugged his apartment. Penned under the oppressive watch of Soviet authorities in 1960s Czechoslovakia—but touching on still-current themes of surveillance and paranoia—this darkly comic, cinematic thriller is as tense and timely as ever. Author Jan Procházka knew firsthand the gnawing terror of life in a surveillance state. A promising Party member who became persona non grata after the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia, his own apartment was discovered to contain no less than twelve hidden microphones.

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The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanatorium where Yozo Oba-the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age-is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, his friends and family visit him, and other patients and nurses drift in and out of his room. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a light-hearted, even clownish atmosphere: playing cards, smoking cigarettes, vying for attention, cracking jokes and trying to make each other laugh.While No Longer Human delves into the darkest corners of human consciousness, The Flowers of Buffoonery pokes fun at these same emotions: the follies and hardships of youth, of love and of self-hatred and depression. A glimpse into the lives of a group of outsiders in pre-war Japan, The Flowers of Buffoonery is a darkly humorous and fresh addition to Osamu Dazai's masterful and intoxicating oeuvre.

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Kniha - autor Pat Barker, 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Queen Briseis has been stolen from her conquered homeland and given as a concubine to a foreign warrior. The warrior is Achilles: famed hero, loathed enemy, ruthless butcher, darkly troubled spirit. Briseis's fate is now indivisibly entwined with his. No one knows it yet, but there are just ten weeks to go until the Fall of Troy, the end of this long and bitter war. This is the start of The Iliad: the most famous war story ever told. The next ten weeks will be a story of male power, male ego, male violence. But what of the women? The thousands of female slaves in the soldiers' camp - in the laundry, at the loom, laying out the dead? Briseis is one of their number - and she will be our witness to history.

Objev podobné jako The Silence of the Girls (0241983207)

Kniha - autor Billie Eilish, 336 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Billie Eilish is a phenomenon. With distinctive visual flare and darkly poignant lyrics that are unparalleled among music icons of the 21st century, Billie is a musician who stands out from the crowd. Between her record-shattering award-winning music and her uncompromising and unapologetic attitude, it’s no surprise that her fanbase continues to grow by millions month after month. She is that rare combination of wildly popular and highly respected for her prodigious talent, a once in a generation superstar. Now in this stunning visual narrative journey through her life, she is ready to share more with her devoted audience for the first time, including hundreds of never-before-seen photos. This gorgeous book will capture the essence of Billie inside and out, offering readers glimpses into her childhood, her life on tour, and more. A must-have for any fan.

Objev podobné jako Billie Eilish (1526364107)

The most profound book yet from the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story.A woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has fled to the California high desert to escape a cloud of sorrow — for both her father in the ICU and a husband whose illness is worsening. What the motel provides, however, is not peace but a path, thanks to a receptionist who recommends a nearby hike.Out on the sun-scorched trail, the woman encounters a towering cactus whose size and shape mean it should not exist in California. Yet the cactus is there, with a gash through its side that beckons like a familiar door. So she enters it.What awaits her inside this mystical succulent sets her on a journey at once desolate and rich, hilarious and poignant. This is Melissa Broder at her most imaginative, most universal, and finest. This is Death Valley.

Objev podobné jako Death Valley - Melissa Broder

The finale to the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series!There are worse things than death. Things that lurk in the shadows and slip into your dreams. Things that have no business existing. Things that once slept... but have now awoken.For Callypso Lillis, the fae magic that now runs through her veins is equal parts curse and good fortune. For the very thing that bonds her to Desmond Flynn, the King of the Night, also makes her vulnerable to the Thief of Souls, a man who wants to break the world... and Callie along with it.But it's not just the Thief whose shadow looms over the Otherworld. Des's father is back from the dead, and he wants revenge on the son who sent him to the grave in the first place.Des and Callie must figure out how to stop both men, and time is running out. Because there are forces at play working to tear the lovers apart once and for all... and unfortunately for them, death is no longer the worst thing to fear.

Objev podobné jako Dark Harmony - Laura Thalassa

Enter the circus at your own risk . . . and discover the greatest show on earth in this explosive and darkly magical fantasy novelFor humans, the circus is a place filled with wonder and amazement. For Harrow, it's a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. Disguising her abilities as part of her act has kept her true identity safe for years.Until he arrives.A strange new attraction with no name, no memory of who - or even what - he is, let alone an explanation for his odd yet deadly powers. But beneath the layers of anger and isolation, one glimpse into his inky eyes reveals a soul that calls out to the loneliness in her own.And so, she chooses him.Harrow is drawn to the darkness, to her insatiable need to soothe the beast who threatens their very existence. But with every secret she unlocks from his past, another from hers is revealed - luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their final revenge on Harrow. And she's afraid she's given them the perfect weapon against her because he's not what he seems.But maybe it's time they finally learn neither is she...

Objev podobné jako Sanctuary of the Shadow - Aurora Ascher

Enter the circus at your own risk . . . and discover the greatest show on earth in this explosive and darkly magical fantasy novelFor humans, the circus is a place filled with wonder and amazement. For Harrow, it's a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. Disguising her abilities as part of her act has kept her true identity safe for years.Until he arrives.A strange new attraction with no name, no memory of who - or even what - he is, let alone an explanation for his odd yet deadly powers. But beneath the layers of anger and isolation, one glimpse into his inky eyes reveals a soul that calls out to the loneliness in her own.And so, she chooses him.Harrow is drawn to the darkness, to her insatiable need to soothe the beast who threatens their very existence. But with every secret she unlocks from his past, another from hers is revealed - luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their final revenge on Harrow. And she's afraid she's given them the perfect weapon against her because he's not what he seems.But maybe it's time they finally learn neither is she...

Objev podobné jako Sanctuary of the Shadow - Aurora Ascher

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble comes a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and its inheritance - the safety and wealth that they fought for, and the precarity of their survival that is their legacy.In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He is brutalised, held for ransom and then returned to his family.Miraculously, Carl, his wife and his three kids are left to move on with their lives, and resume their prized places in the ongoing saga of the American dream.But nearly forty years later, when Carl's mother dies, the trauma that has been bubbling beneath the Fletchers' lives all this time surfaces at last. It becomes apparent that Carl has been quietly pursuing closure to the kidnapping for all these years, and his wife and children must face that the money that they believed bought them safety was actually never capable of doing any such thing.Long Island Compromise spans generations, winding through decades of history all the way through to the wild present, dealing along the way with all the mainstays of American Jewish life and the timeless questions about wealth, trauma, and the American soul.

Objev podobné jako Long Island Compromise - Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Book two in the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series!All your debts must be repaid...Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. But the nightmare isn't over. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there.When a fae celebration thrusts Callie and her mate, Desmond Flynn, into the Kingdom of Flora, they take their investigation with them. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, they find there are more immediate issues to deal with. No place is more uniquely savage than the great fae halls, and no amount of bargains can save Callie from royal intrigues.Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want things too unspeakable to utter. One thing is for sure: no one is who they appear to be. Not even Des, who only grows more enigmatic with every passing secret.But the Kingdom of Flora has its own secrets, from bleeding trees to branded slaves and missing guards. Something is stirring in the land of all that grows, and if Callie isn't careful, it will claim everything and everyone she loves - and her along with it.

Objev podobné jako A Strange Hymn (Defekt) - Laura Thalassa

Book two in the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series!All your debts must be repaid...Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. But the nightmare isn't over. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there.When a fae celebration thrusts Callie and her mate, Desmond Flynn, into the Kingdom of Flora, they take their investigation with them. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, they find there are more immediate issues to deal with. No place is more uniquely savage than the great fae halls, and no amount of bargains can save Callie from royal intrigues.Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want things too unspeakable to utter. One thing is for sure: no one is who they appear to be. Not even Des, who only grows more enigmatic with every passing secret.But the Kingdom of Flora has its own secrets, from bleeding trees to branded slaves and missing guards. Something is stirring in the land of all that grows, and if Callie isn't careful, it will claim everything and everyone she loves - and her along with it.

Objev podobné jako A Strange Hymn - Laura Thalassa

The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black. Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love's kiss. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one in Briar cares what happens to our princess. I thought I didn't care, either. Until I met her. Princess Aurora, last heir to the throne, the future queen her realm needs. One who isn't bothered that I am Alyce, the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. But with less than a year before the curse kills her, any future I might imagine for us is quickly disappearing - and she can't stand to kiss yet another idiotic prince. But maybe I can help her. If my power began the curse, it might be the one to lift it. Perhaps, together, we could forge a new world. But we all know how this story ends. Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I am the villain.

Objev podobné jako Malice - Book 1 - Heather Walter

The Number 1 Sunday Times-bestselling novel, from the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and A Darker Shade of Magic.A darkly magical and thrilling tale of a young woman caught between the world and its shadows, who must embrace her legacy to stop the approaching darkness. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black and Susan Cooper.Fourteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she's never met, her father's older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to remain, but must follow two rules: don't go out after dusk, and always stay on the right side of a wall that runs along the estate's western edge. Beyond it is another realm, ancient and magical, which calls to Olivia through her blood...

Objev podobné jako Gallant - Victoria E. Schwabová

Book two in the darkly hypnotic Bargainer series!All your debts must be repaid...Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. But the nightmare isn't over. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there.When a fae celebration thrusts Callie and her mate, Desmond Flynn, into the Kingdom of Flora, they take their investigation with them. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, they find there are more immediate issues to deal with. No place is more uniquely savage than the great fae halls, and no amount of bargains can save Callie from royal intrigues.Fairies play dangerous games. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want things too unspeakable to utter. One thing is for sure: no one is who they appear to be. Not even Des, who only grows more enigmatic with every passing secret.But the Kingdom of Flora has its own secrets, from bleeding trees to branded slaves and missing guards. Something is stirring in the land of all that grows, and if Callie isn't careful, it will claim everything and everyone she loves - and her along with it.

Objev podobné jako A Strange Hymn (Defekt) - Laura Thalassa

'The feminist update to Rosemary's Baby we all needed' - ANDREA BARTZ 'A darkly visceral and magically evocative novel' - SARAH LAWTON I wanted this baby so badly. But she may be the death of me... Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a gruelling IVF regime, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments are moved without her knowledge. She's sure she's being followed. And when she finally does get pregnant, someone breaks into her house and steals the ultrasound photograph of her baby. But despite everything she's gone through, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her. Then her doctors tell her she's lost the baby. Despite her grief, Anna ignores the grave-faced men lecturing her - because she can still feel the baby moving, can see the toil it's taking on her weakened body. Isolated in a remote snowbound town, Anna is sure that whoever has been following her is closing in. And as her symptoms become more terrifying, she can't help but wonder what exactly is growing inside her... and why no-one will listen when she says that something is horribly wrong. Exploring visceral themes of loss, medical misogyny and female power, The Push meets The Silent Patient in this spellbindingly dark thriller.

Objev podobné jako Delicate Condition - Danielle Valentine

'Where the Dark Stands Still is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmospheric prose that swept me up and away to the enchanted forests of Polish folklore. You'll never want to leave this beautiful, magical world'. Sarah Underwood, NYT Bestselling Author of Lies We Sing to the SeaA sweeping gothic fairytale romance for fans of Belladonna by Adalyn Grace and Gallant by V.E. Schwab.Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters.After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood - the Leszy - who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish.Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain and all of her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her host's spool of secrets and face the ghosts of his past.Those who enter the wood do not always return . . .'An enchanting spell of a read, woven through with petal-soft romance and roots-deep self-acceptance. The dark, gothic fairy tale of my dreams' Kika Hatzopoulou, author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Threads that Bind'Folkloric and beautiful, Where The Dark Stands Still invites you to stray from the safe paths into a darkly whimsical fairytale forest, where secrets and bargains lead to tentative hope' Lyndall Clipstone, author of Unholy Terrors and the World at the Lake's Edge duology.

Objev podobné jako Where the Dark Stands Still - A.B. Poranek

The bestselling author of Getting Rid of Matthew and Strictly Between Us tells a bitter-sweet tale of high passions, infidelity and revenge. Watch your back ...I want to make my husband fall back in love with me. Let me explain. This isn't an exercise in 1950s wifeydom. I haven't been reading articles in old women's magazines. 'Twenty ways to keep your man'. That couldn't be further from the truth. I want him to fall back in love with me so that when I tell him to get the hell out of my life he'll care. He won't just think, 'Oh good'. I want it to hurt. Paula has had Robert's back since they got together as drama students. She gave up her dreams so he could make it. Now he's one of the nation's most popular actors. And Paula's just discovered he's having an affair. She's going to remind Robert just what he's sacrificing. And then she's going to break his heart like he broke hers. It will be her greatest acting role ever. Revenge is sweet. Isn't it? 'Compulsively readable. Sent icy shivers down my spine. I loved it' Daily Mail 'A delightfully acerbic and entertaining revenge fantasy.Will keep your riveted' Sunday Mirror 'A romp-along tale of infidelity, manipulation and getting even. Very pleasing' Good Housekeeping 'A deliciously devious plot. A darkly comic and addictive read' Daily Express 'The twists and turn will totally hook you' Closer 'You can always rely on Jane Fallon for a well-crafted, dryly funny, just-one-more-chapter-before-I-turn-out-the-light read. My Sweet Revenge ticks all those boxes' Red

Objev podobné jako My Sweet Revenge - Jane Fallon

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old Beatrice Willoughby vanished at the Amadeuses' annual All Hallows Eve party, people in the tiny mountain town of Nevermore were quick to whisper: They were always odd. Their house is full of dark magic. And when Mort Amadeus was pegged for the crime, the Amadeuses, once the center of society, retreated. They closed their doors, disappeared from life. People almost forgot. Until thirteen years later, when six envelopes land at the doorstep of six households in town: We cordially invite you to a celebration on the 31st of October this Saturday evening at the Amadeus household. So begins the mystery of who was really responsible for the missing girl thirteen years ago. Was it Duchess von Pelt, whose face no one has ever seen? Mrs. Raven, the keeper of the local inn? Wormwood, the Amadeuses' mysterious caretaker? Dr. Foozle, the town pharmacist? Count Baines, who seems to know when unlucky things are about to happen? Judge Ophelius, who presided over Beatrice's case originally? Mr. and Mrs. H, a couple who no one can ever quite remember? Or somehow, might precocious, eleven-year-old Dewey and his storytelling dad, Chaucer, be somehow mixed up in all this? The guests must work together to identify the guilty party among them over the course of the evening--but beware the ticking clock, because at midnight, everything is going to change! Told from different perspectives, this is a sly, darkly funny mystery. Filled with strange characters and set in a mansion deep, deep in the woods. G. Z. Schmidt has crafted an unforgettable puzzle, perfect for reading on a dark autumn night.

Objev podobné jako The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby - G. Z. Schmidt

*Molly the maid returns in THE MAID''S SECRET – available to pre-order now*_________________________________________________________________Get swept away by the million-copy bestseller …*THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER*WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL CRIME FICTION*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK‘An escapist pleasure’ SUNDAY TIMES‘An instantly gripping whodunnit’STYLIST‘Smart, riveting, and deliciously refreshing ’ LISA JEWELL_________________________________________________________________It begins like any other day for Molly Gray, silently dusting her way through the luxury rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel.But when she enters suite 401 and discovers an infamous guest dead in his bed, a very messy mystery begins to unfold. And Molly’s at the heart of it – because if anyone can uncover the secrets beneath the surface, the fingerprints amongst the filth – it’s the maid . . ._______________________________________________________Everyone’s getting swept away by The Maid:‘Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time’ STEPHEN KING‘This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I''m recommending it to everyone I know'' EMMA STONEX‘I loved everything about this book’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I didn’t think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page’ CHRIS WHITAKER‘Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping’ READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A Sunday Times No.4 bestseller for w/c 24/01/2022A New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 31/01/2022

Objev podobné jako The Maid - Nita Prose

WINNER OF THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'The Glorious Heresies heralds the arrival of a glorious, foul-mouthed, fizzing new talent' SUNDAY TIMES 'Totally and unmistakably the real deal' KEVIN BARRY 'A real stunner; a wild ride of a read' DONAL RYAN 'A gripping and often riotously funny tale' COLIN BARRETT 'A punchy, edgy, sexy, fizzing feast of a debut novel' JOSEPH O'CONNOR 'He was definitely dead, whoever he was. He wore a once-black jumper and a pair of shiny tracksuit bottoms. The back of his head was cracked and his hair matted, but it had been foxy before that. A tall man, a skinny rake, another string of piss, now departed. She hadn't gotten a look at his face before she flaked him with the Holy Stone and she couldn't bring herself to turn him over.' One messy murder affects the lives of five misfits who exist on the fringes of Ireland's post-crash society. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father Tony, whose obsession with his unhinged next-door neighbour threatens to ruin him and his family. Georgie is a prostitute whose willingness to feign a religious conversion has dangerous repercussions, while Maureen, the accidental murderer, has returned to Cork after forty years in exile to discover that Jimmy, the son she was forced to give up years before, has grown into the most fearsome gangster in the city. In seeking atonement for the murder and a multitude of other perceived sins, Maureen threatens to destroy everything her son has worked so hard for, while her actions risk bringing the intertwined lives of the Irish underworld into the spotlight . . . Biting, moving and darkly funny, The Glorious Heresies explores salvation, shame and the legacy of Ireland's twentieth-century attitudes to sex and family.

Objev podobné jako The Glorious Heresies - Lisa McInerney

*FROM THE BESTSELLING & INTERNATIONAL NED KELLY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE MAID COMES A SPARKLING NEW MYSTERY* 'Witty, joyful and utterly unique' A J FINN'Polished to perfection' SHARI LAPENA'A rollicking, riotous, rollercoaster of a mystery' BENJAMIN STEVENSON________________________________________________ A new mess. A new mystery. Molly the maid returns . . . Molly Gray wears her Head Maid badge proudly for every shift at the Regency Grand Hotel, plumping pillows, sweeping up the guests' secrets, silently restoring rooms to a state of perfection. But when a renowned guest - a famous mystery writer - drops very dead in the grand tea room, Molly has an unusual clean-up on her hands. As rumours and suspicion swirl in the hotel corridors, it's clear there's grime lurking beneath the gilt. And Molly knows that she alone holds the key to the mystery. But unlocking it means thinking about the past, about a dusty old house, and everything else she's tidied away in her memory. Because Molly knew the dead guest once upon a time - and she knows his secrets too . . ._________________________________________________________________ Over a million readers have loved getting swept away by The Maid: 'Excellent and totally entertaining . . . the most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time' STEPHEN KING 'This is phenomenal thriller. Maid or murderer or victim? Find out in the book' READER REVIEW 'Gripping, deftly written, and led by a truly unforgettable protagonist in Molly. I'm recommending it to everyone I know' EMMA STONEX 'I loved everything about this book' READER REVIEW 'I didn't think I could love a character any more than I loved Eleanor Oliphant but along comes Molly the Maid. God, I love her' READER REVIEW 'Fresh, fiendish and darkly beguiling. The Maid is so thrillingly original, and clever, and joyous. I just adored every page' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Felt like a modern day homage to Agatha Christie' READER REVIEW 'Lots of twists and turns and highly gripping' READER REVIEW The Maid was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 31/01/2022

Objev podobné jako The Mystery Guest (A Molly the Maid mystery, Book 2) - Nita Prose

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENTDelicious'' JOJO MOYES''Super-sharp, lethally witty'' NIGELLA LAWSON‘Wonderfully wicked’RED''Very funny… I inhaled it'' JOE LYCETT‘Taut, pacy, seamless… a huge pleasure to read’ MARIAN KEYES‘I was immensely grateful that despite the gruesome way my husband died, he’d done it with his clothes on.’Anthony Wistern is wealthy beyond imagination. Fragrant wife, gaggle of photogenic children, French chateau, Cotswold manor, plethora of mistresses, penchant for cutting moral corners, tick tick tick tick tick tick.Unfortunately for him, he’s also dead. Suddenly poised to inherit his fortune, each member of the family falls under suspicion.And that’s when everything comes crashing down…''A blend of Miss Marple-style whodunnit and social comedy — a gleeful satirising of the awfulness of the 1 per cent in TV shows such as The White Lotus and Succession’SUNDAY TIMES, Pick of the Month‘Mackie has assembled a gloriously repugnant cast – everyone here, apart from her rather sweet TikTok sleuth, is dreadful, but in a pleasurably awful way… A dark, funny story of a very dysfunctional family’ OBSERVER‘Wonderfully wicked’ RED MAGAZINE‘Ferociously entertaining’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘Gripping, sharp and funny, this window on the mega-wealthy is perfect for fans of Succession’ WOMAN & HOME‘Another caustic satire from the million-copy bestseller of How to Kill Your Family’ i NEWS''Still not over Succession? A dysfunctional family with four inheritance-obsessed children gives the Roy clan a run for its money, with a murderous twist'' SUNDAY TIMES STYLEWHAT READERS LOVE ABOUT BELLA MACKIE:‘Just when you think you''re a step ahead, she pulls something out of the bag’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Caustic sarcasm… delivered with elegance’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Mackie’s writing is sharp and funny’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Her sarcasm knows no bounds and I love it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Sparky, slick, wildly compulsive’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Macabre, flippant, and darkly hilarious’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Her irreverent, withering put-downs and sharply observed comments’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐What A Way To Go was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16.09.24

Objev podobné jako What A Way To Go - Bella Mackie

Darkly funny, searingly honest short stories from Hans Fallada, author of bestselling Alone in Berlin. In these stories, criminals lament how hard it is to scrape a living by breaking and entering; families measure their daily struggles in marks and pfennigs; a convict makes a desperate leap from a moving train; a ring - and with it a marriage - is lost in a basket of potatoes. Here, as in his novels, Fallada is by turns tough, darkly funny, streetwise and effortlessly engaging, writing with acute feeling about ordinary lives shaped by forces larger than themselves: addiction, love, money.

Objev podobné jako Tales from the Underworld - Hans Fallada

The fifth and final breathtaking instalment in the darkly seductive and best-selling WICKED LOVELY series, about the collision of mortal and faery worlds…

Objev podobné jako Darkest Mercy - Melissa Marr

'Delightfully subversive, I loved it' RED The darkly funny new novel from Polari Prize-shortlisted author Crystal Jeans, inspired in part by Dickens' Great Expectations…

Objev podobné jako Accidental Darlings - Crystal Jeans

Melissa Marr’s New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series continues with the fourth – and penultimate – instalment in the darkly seductive story about the collision of the mortal and faery worlds…

Objev podobné jako Radiant Shadows - Melissa Marr

At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd, whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself, Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

Objev podobné jako A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness

You're my favourite plot twist... It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball. A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger.But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn't driven by love. He's fueled by revenge. To him, I'm a chess piece.Leverage. His rival's betrothed. To me, he is a man deserving of poison.A dark prince I refuse to marry. He thinks I'll accept my fate. Well, I plan to rewrite it.And in my story, Juliet doesn't die. But Romeo? He perishes. Perfect for fans of Lauren Asher and Ana Huang, My Dark Romeo is darkly funny, completely outrageous and thoroughly addictive.Now over 100 million views on TikTok for #mydarkromeo!

Objev podobné jako My Dark Romeo - L.J. Shen

A riveting selection of short stories in Spanish alongside their English translations This new dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Spain. Each story appears in Spanish alongside an expert English translation, providing unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a poignant tale of betrayal to a darkly humorous exchange between wedding guests, this captivating collection includes works from authors such as Leopoldo Alas (Clarin), Cristina Fernandez Cubas, Medardo Fraile, Carmen Martin Gaite, Karmele Jaio, Carmen Laforet, Javier Marias, Carme Riera, Manuel Rivas, and Esther Tusquets.

Objev podobné jako Great Spanish Stories: 10 Parallel Texts - kolektiv autorů