the housemaid is watching freida mcfadden

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs.Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home.My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way…I used to clean other people's houses—now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play.My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. Even though I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends.Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street.I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next instalment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

Objev podobné jako The Housemaid Is Watching - Freida McFadden

WINNER OF THE GOODREADS AWARD FOR BEST CRIME AND THRILLER 2023 As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can''t risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .It''s hard to find an employer who doesn''t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.It''s almost perfect. But I still haven''t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I''m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I''m doing laundry. And one day I can''t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....That''s when I make a promise. After all, I''ve done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It''s simply a question of how far I''m willing to go....An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!Read what everyone''s saying about The Housemaid''s Secret:''Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS''I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS''I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns - I actually said "Wait, what?" out loud'' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS

Objev podobné jako The Housemaid's Secret - Freida McFadden

The Quaker is watching you…In the chilling new crime novel from award-winning author Liam McIlvanney, a serial killer stalks the streets of Glasgow and DI McCormack follows a trail of secrets to uncover the truth…Winner of the 2018 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the YearA city torn apart.It is 1969 and Glasgow has been brought to its knees by a serial killer spreading fear throughout the city. The Quaker has taken three women from the same nightclub and brutally murdered them in the backstreets.A detective with everything to prove.Now, six months later, the police are left chasing a ghost, with no new leads and no hope of catching their prey. They call in DI McCormack, a talented young detective from the Highlands. But his arrival is met with anger from a group of officers on the brink of despair.A killer who hunts in the shadows.Soon another woman is found murdered in a run-down tenement flat. And McCormack follows a trail of secrets that will change the city – and his life – forever…

Objev podobné jako The Quaker - Liam McIlvanney

Manon Pawlak has just turned eighteen, a debutant at the start of the Virtue Season: a process that will result in a match with a suitable genetic mate. Her best friend, Agatha, has been decommissioned, forbidden to partake in the season and unite with the boy who has had her heart since they were children. When Manon's mother wades out into the waters of Penn Vale with stones sewn into the lining of her coat, Manon's genetic purity is called into question and she's forced to rely on the fisherman's son, Wick, to keep her secret.But as they dance, the truth about their world starts to unravel, and Manon finds herself at the centre of it all. And the council is watching.

Objev podobné jako The Virtue Season - Nathan L.M.

TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . .Read most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession ‘This compelling psychological thriller set in the acting world is both uncompromising and unsettling, with deeply layered characters and a narrative voice that grabs you from the opening line and won’t let you go’ Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient ---- Actor Adam Sealey owes his Oscar nomination to mentor Jonathan Dors. It was Jonathan who trained him in the Method: digging deep into personal trauma in pursuit of the greatest performance. It gets results.But there’s a price. For Adam, it cost him the love of his life. And then there’s what happened twenty years ago.An awful secret he’s buried deep inside. Yet as Oscar night beckons, someone is threatening to dig up the truth. Adam is finally in the spotlight that he craved for so long.But it might just mean the world is watching as everything falls apart . . .----‘A compulsive thriller . . .very, very moving, I adored it’ Abigail Dean ‘Twisty, compulsive fun’ i ‘A barnstorming performance' The Times ‘A brilliantly twisted (and twisting) tale . . .I loved it’ Mat Osman‘Brilliantly evoked, totally compelling. A first-class thriller’ Daily Mail‘Brilliant, dark, immersive, and ultimately hugely satisfying’ Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

Objev podobné jako The Actor - MacDonald Chris

The Cold War between the US and China is heating up as China is getting more vocal and aggressive with its demands. Rex Dalton and his team are sent on a covert mission to recruit one of the People's Liberation Army's most senior generals to spy for the CIA. But then it is discovered that China is facing a famine much worse than the Great Chinese Famine of 1959 to 1961, during which thirty million people starved to death. A hellish abyss of food insecurity and starvation—the breeding ground for war. The world is watching with bated breath as US-China relations are spiraling out of control towards war. Rex's mission has to succeed--the world depends on it—but time is running out. THE ABYSS is a full-length novel, a nail-biting thriller by best-selling author JC Ryan. It is the fourteenth book in the electrifying Rex Dalton series and the sequel to Holes In The Wall.

Objev podobné jako The Abyss - J.C. Ryan

A BRAND NEW COSY MYSTERY SERIES SET IN THE PICTURESQUE CITY OF YORK. FOR FANS OF FAITH MARTIN, BETTY ROWLANDS AND LJ ROSS.Meet Kitt Hartley: librarian, trilby-wearer, Lady Grey tea-drinker, taker of no nonsense... detective?It''s a perfectly normal day for Kitt Hartley at her job at the University of the Vale of York library, until Detective Inspector Halloran arrives at her desk to tell her that her best friend, Evie Bowes, is under suspicion of murder. Evie''s ex-boyfriend Owen has been found dead - with a fountain pen stabbed through his heart - and all the evidence points to her.Kitt knows there is no way Evie could murder anyone - let alone Owen, who she adored. Horrified that the police could have got it so wrong, Kitt decides there''s only one thing to do: she''s going to investigate Owen''s murder herself. She''s read hundreds of mystery novels - how hard can it be?With the help of her assistant Grace, and the occasional hindrance of the library''s eccentric regulars, Kitt summons up all her investigative powers (absorbed over years of reading everything from Agatha Christie to Ian Rankin) and gets to work. She soon discovers that down the quaint streets and snickelways of York lie darker doings than she''d ever dreamed, but she needs to watch her step: the murderer is watching her. And they haven''t finished killing yet...

Objev podobné jako Murder by the Minster - Helen Cox

Named a New York Times Best Thriller of the Year and Best Book to Gift! "An unsettling and atmospheric thriller that’s almost impossible to put down . . . Will keep you guessing right up until its satisfying but unexpected conclusion." — Buzzfeed"Riveting." — The New York Times Book ReviewThe acclaimed author of The Nanny and What She Knew—hailed by stalwarts including Ruth Ware, Liane Moriarty, Tess Gerritsen, and Shari Lapena—returns with another serpentine thriller that cleverly blends atmosphere, tarnished memories, mystery, and twisty secrets from the past into a potent, intense read that will leave you questioning everything you believe.To tell you the truth . . . everybody lies.Lucy Harper’s talent for writing bestselling novels has given her fame, fortune and millions of fans. It’s also given her Dan, her needy, jealous husband whose own writing career has gone precisely nowhere.Now Dan has vanished. But this isn’t the first time that someone has disappeared from Lucy’s life. Three decades ago, her little brother Teddy also went missing and was never found. Lucy, the only witness, helplessly spun fantasy after fantasy about Teddy’s disappearance, to the detectives’ fury and her parents’ despair. That was the start of her ability to tell a story—a talent she has profited from greatly. But now Lucy’s a grown woman who can’t hide behind fiction any longer. The world is watching, and her whole life is under intense scrutiny. A life full of stories, some more believable than others. Could she have hurt Teddy? Did she kill Dan? Finally, now, Lucy Harper’s going to tell the truth.Cross her heart.And hope to die. "Spellbinding . . . Bold, suspenseful, and impossible to put down. This one will stay with me for a long time." — Samantha Downing, #1 internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

Objev podobné jako To Tell You the Truth - Gilly Macmillan

Is it harder to keep a secret when the world is watching – or to tell the truth when no-one is listening?Belle Simon was just 12 years old when she was one of six girls plucked from obscurity to star in reality TV sensation The Real Deal. Under the wing of dazzling star Donna Mayfair, she and the other five girls were meant to become world-famous actresses, singers and dancers.But at 26, Belle is trying to live anonymously, away from being loved or loathed. The public eye has never fully shut, however, and when a producer offers Belle a big paycheck to join a reunion special for The Real Deal, she finds it hard to say no. If people are going to talk about that shocking final episode anyway, maybe this is an unexpected opportunity.Everyone watching thinks they know what happened, but only Belle knows what really occurred away from the cameras and outside the editing room. Is she ready to go back and confront her past? And will anyone believe her if she reveals the truth?

Objev podobné jako The Real Deal - Caitlin Devlin

A gripping, twisty thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!The guiltiest people aren't always the ones behind bars…As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all prisoners with respect. Never reveal any personal information. Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.But nobody knows that Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. They certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart—the star quarterback, the golden boy who's serving a life sentence for a series of grisly murders.Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. He knows more than anyone.And he will never forget. The Inmate is a propulsive, mind-bending thriller about how we define guilt—and who has to pay for it, from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden.

Objev podobné jako The Inmate - Freida McFadden

"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am.They don't know what I'm capable of . . .An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won't be able to put this down!

Objev podobné jako The Housemaid - Freida McFadden

Audiokniha: Práce u Winchesterových je moje poslední šance začít s čistým štítem. Jenže se ukáže, že jejich tajemství jsou mnohem nebezpečnější než ty moje… Každý den uklízím jejich krásný dům, vyzvedávám jejich dceru ze školy a vařím pro celou rodinu. Sama pak jím ve svém pokojíku v podkroví. Snažím se nevnímat, jak Nina dělá nepořádek, jen aby se mohla dívat, jak ho uklízím. Jak o vlastní dceři vypráví podivné lži. A jak se její manžel Andrew zdá být den ode dne ztrápenější. Ale když se dívám do jeho krásných očí, je těžké si nepředstavovat, jaké by to bylo žít Ninin život. Winchesterovi nevědí, kdo doopravdy jsem. Nevědí, čeho jsem schopná… Freida McFadden: POMOCNICE / Překlad Naděžda Funioková / Čte Marie Štípková, Sarah Haváčová / Režie Alexandra Bauerová / Zvuk, střih, mastering David Pravda / Hudba David Pravda / Natočeno ve studiu Mixing.Today / Produkce David Pravda / Supervize Kateřina Višinská / Vydala Euromedia Group a.s. - Témbr, 2024. Pomocnice Freida McFadden THE HOUSEMAID Copyright © Freida McFadden, 2022 Překlad © Naděžda Funioková, 2023 Vydala Euromedia Group, a. s., v edici Kalibr, 2023.

Objev podobné jako Pomocnice - Freida McFadden - audiokniha

A twisty psychological thriller from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!Some doors are locked for a reason…While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence.Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way. Then one of her young female patients is murdered, killed in the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims. Somebody knows who Nora is.Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she's not like her father. The police can't pin anything on her.As long as they don't look in her basement…From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a riveting psychological thriller about guilt, secrets, and whether it's possible to outrun what's in our blood.

Objev podobné jako The Locked Door - Freida McFadden

Od Freidy McFadden, autorky bestsellerov New York Times! Jediné, čo potrebuje, je len zvládnuť nočnú službu… Na oddelení D sú hospitalizovaní duševne chorí pacienti a študentka medicíny Amy tu musí získať pracovné skúsenosti. Jej kolegovia však netušia, že je donútená čeliť svojej minulosti, na ktorú sa tak veľmi snažila zabudnúť. Noc sa začína. A s ňou aj odpočítavanie. Hodiny ubiehajú a Amy je čoraz viac presvedčená o tom, že za prísne zabezpečenými stenami tohto oddelenia sa deje niečo strašné. Pacienti a zamestnanci začnú bez stopy miznúť a zrazu je jasné, že všetkým na oddelení hrozí veľké nebezpečenstvo. Amy nikdy nechcela stráviť noc na oddelení D. Teraz z neho možno nevyviazne živá. Autorka bestsellerov New York Times Freida McFadden prináša v knihe Oddelenie D napínavý triler z uzavretého prostredia psychiatrickej liečebne, pri ktorom budete musieť nechať rozsvietené…

Objev podobné jako Oddelenie D - Freida McFadden

Audiokniha: Ona hľadá dokonalého muža. On zasa dokonalú obeť.Sydney Shawová má ako veľa iných žien v New Yorku hroznú smolu na mužov. Zažila už všetko: takých, ktorí mali falošnú fotku v profile na zoznamke alebo ju nechali zaplatiť za večeru, ale čo je najhoršie, natrafila aj na mužov, ktorí neustále hovorili o svojej matke. No to sa zmenilo. Konečne totiž stretla toho pravého. Jej nový frajer je úplne dokonalý. Je šarmantný, pekný a pracuje ako lekár v miestnej nemocnici. Sydney je z neho celá bez seba. Políciu medzitým zaskočí brutálna vražda mladej ženy a ukáže sa, že ide iba o jednu zo série úmrtí. Hlavný podozrivý je záhadný muž, ktorý najprv so svojimi obeťami randí a potom ich umučí a zabije.Sydney by sa mala cítiť bezpečne. Koniec koncov, chodí s mužom svojich snov. Nemôže sa však zbaviť podozrenia, že ten dokonalý muž možno nie je až taký bezchybný, ako sa zdá. Niekto totiž sleduje každý jej krok, a ak sa nedozvie pravdu, stane sa ďalšou obeťou…Povedali o titule"Freida McFadden vždy zaboduje. Frajer má viac zvratov ako vývrtka. Strhujúce." ― Tami Hoag, najpredávanejší autor podľa New York Times"Najnovší bestseller McFadden udržiava autorkine typické zvraty rýchle a zbesilé...McFadden rozširuje svoju horúcu sériu o tento rafinovaný prieskum lásky, smrti a randenia." ― Publishers Weekly

Objev podobné jako Frajer - Freida McFadden - audiokniha

“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.They don’t know what I’m capable of…

Objev podobné jako Housemaid - Freida McFadden

From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a dark, twisting thriller about a group of friends lost in the woods: one by one, they each will fall, and only the killer will return home alive... A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children.A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven.Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren't as easy to navigate as they thought.Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost. And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one.Has a wild animal been hunting them? Or is the hunter one of them?But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear: Only one of them will return home alive.

Objev podobné jako One by One - Freida McFadden

Eve má pekný život. Každý deň vstane, dostane bozk od manžela Natea a odchádza do práce na miestnu strednú školu, kde učí matematiku. Všetko je tak, ako má byť. Až na to, že... Minulý rok casehamskou strednou školou otriasol škandál. Hovorilo sa o afére medzi učiteľom a študentkou menom Addie. Eve však vie, že za týmito škaredými klebetami sa ukrýva oveľa viac, než by sa na prvý pohľad mohlo zdať. Addie nemožno veriť. Klame. Ubližuje ľuďom. Ničí životy druhým. Aspoň to všetci tvrdia. Nikto však nepozná skutočnú Addie. Nikto nevie tie tajomstvá, ktoré by ju mohli zničiť. A Addie urobí všetko pre to, aby to tak zostalo. Autorka bestsellerov New York Times Freida McFadden nám prináša príbeh plný zvrátených tajomstiev a dlho očakávanej pomsty. Máte sa na čo tešiť

Objev podobné jako Profesorka - Freida McFadden

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!Sometimes the truth kills... Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr.Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal. Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr.Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance. With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and a web of lies slowly unravels.But by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late... From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth?

Objev podobné jako Never Lie - Freida McFadden

Existuje dôvod, prečo sú niektoré dvere zamknuté... Kým si jedenásťročná Nora Davisová robila vo svojej detskej izbe domáce úlohy, jej otec zabíjal v pivnici ženy.Až kým sa pred ich dverami jedného dňa neobjavila polícia.O pár desaťročí neskôr trávi Norin otec svoj život za mrežami a z Nory sa stala úspešná chirurgička, ktorá vedie tichý, osamelý život. Nikto nevie o jej minulosti a Nora urobí všetko pre to, aby to tak aj zostalo.Jedného dňa však zavraždia jednu z jej mladých pacientok – rovnakým ohavným spôsobom, akým zabíjal svoje obete Norin otec.Niekto pozná Norino tajomstvo. Niekto chce, aby ju zatkli za ten hrozný zločin. No ona nie je ako jej otec. Polícia jej nemôže nič dokázať. Pokiaľ nenazrú do jej pivnice... Od autorky bestsellerov podľa New York Times Freidy McFadden prichádza nový strhujúci psychologický triler o vine, tajomstvách a o tom, či je možné potlačiť to, čo máme v krvi.

Objev podobné jako Za zamknutými dverami - Freida McFadden

The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed…Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move.But she doesn’t realise she’s heading straight into a blizzard. She never arrives at her destination. Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake.Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears. But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realise she is in grave danger.This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet. And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself – and her unborn child. A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations from the master of mystery and suspense, Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.

Objev podobné jako Crash - Freida McFadden

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. All she has to do is make it through the night shift...Ward D is the hospital’s mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her to confront a past she’s fought hard to forget. The night starts.The countdown begins. As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the ward’s tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now, she might not make it out alive. Ward D once again demonstrates why Freida McFadden is the most talked-about voice in contemporary crime fiction, delivering a taut psychological thriller that will have you gripped right to the thrilling final twist.

Objev podobné jako Ward D - Freida McFadden

Nočná mora, pred ktorou uteká, nie je nič v porovnaní s tým, čo ju čaká.Tegan je v ôsmom mesiaci tehotenstva sama a zúfalo túži zabudnúť na svoje problémy. Preto nasadne do auta a rozhodne sa zostať u svojho brata, kým sa jej nepodarí vymyslieť, čo ďalej. Neuvedomuje si však, že mieri priamo do snehovej búrky.Do svojho cieľa nikdy nedorazí.Tegan uviazne na vidieku v Maine s nabúraným autom a so zlomeným členkom. Obáva sa, že urobila hroznú chybu. Potom sa stane zázrak: zachráni ju manželský pár, ktorý jej ponúkne izbu vo svojej teplej chate, kým neprestane snežiť.Niečo však nie je v poriadku. Tegan si myslela, že u nich len prečká búrku, ale ako čas plynie, uvedomuje si, že je vo vážnom nebezpečenstve. A teraz musí urobiť všetko pre to, aby zachránila seba a svoje nenarodené dieťa. Autorka bestsellerov New York Times Freida McFadden prináša strhujúci príbeh o materstve, prežití a zvrátených očakávaniach, ktorý vás zamrazí do špiku kostí.

Objev podobné jako Nehoda - Freida McFadden

Who knows what the storm will blow in…Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood.The girl won't explain where she came from, or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse. The girl has a dark secret.One she'll kill to keep. And if Casey gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning. In this taut, deadly tale of survival and desperation, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden explores how far one girl will go to save herself.

Objev podobné jako Intruder - Freida McFadden

Audiokniha: Jediné, čo potrebuje, je len zvládnuť nočnú službu… Alebo skôr doslova ju prežiť?Amy nikdy nechcela stráviť noc na psychiatrickom oddelení D. Sú tu hospitalizovaní duševne chorí pacienti a ona ako študentka medicíny tu musí získať pracovné skúsenosti. Jej kolegovia však netušia, že je donútená čeliť svojej minulosti, na ktorú sa tak veľmi snažila zabudnúť.Dvere oddelenia sa uzamknú. Noc sa začína. A s ňou aj odpočítavanie. Hodiny sa však vlečú nekonečne pomaly. Táto noc je ešte desivejšia ako zvyčajne. Niečo zlé je vo vzduchu a Amy začína pochybovať, či aj ona neprišla o zdravý rozum a má pocit, že sa odtiaľto už nedostane von, že za týmito stenami sa deje niečo strašné. Pacienti a zamestnanci začnú bez stopy miznúť a zrazu je jasné, že všetkým na oddelení hrozí veľké nebezpečenstvo.Autorka bestsellerov New York Times Freida McFadden prináša v knihe Oddelenie D mrazivý triler z uzavretého prostredia psychiatrickej liečebne, v ktorom sa hranice medzi zdravým rozumom a šialenstvom stierajú a vy si pri počúvaní budete musieť nechať rozsvietené…

Objev podobné jako Oddelenie D - Freida McFadden - audiokniha

All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly.Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door. "Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about the girl who disappeared last night..." A high school girl has vanished from their quiet neighbourhood, and the police suspect the worst. Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something… different in her seemingly perfect oldest child.He’s charming, smart and popular, but mothers have the best instincts. Erika knows there’s more to her son than meets the eye. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth? Liam may have done the unthinkable.

Objev podobné jako The Perfect Son - Freida McFadden

She's looking for the perfect man.He's looking for the perfect victim. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profiles, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers.Until she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital.Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman?the latest in a string of deaths across the coast?confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.Sydney should feel safe. After all, she has Tom, the man of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems.Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim...

Objev podobné jako The Boyfriend - Freida McFadden

The upwardly mobile Kim family employs a young woman to help manage their new house. Mr. Kim begins an affair with the nameless ‘housemaid’, who soon drags the entire family into a terrible tragedy… The director Kim Ko-young played a formative part in South Korean cinema’s “Golden Age” of the 1960s and 1970s; his 1960 masterpiece, Hanyo (The Housemaid), rescued and restored after almost being lost, is today widely regarded as one of the greatest South Korean films of all time. Directors such as Park Chan-wook, Im Sang-soo, Kim Ki-duk, Ryu Seung-wan and Kim Jee-woon have all praised the film, and Bong Joon-ho has referred to Hanyo as “the Citizen Kane of Korean cinema,” citing it as an inspiration for his film, Parasite (2019). In this book, Youngmin Choe argues that Hanyo encapsulates the mood of social change in postwar South Korea during the period of tremendous upheaval and rapid transformation that followed the devastating war, which divided families across the newly formed Cold War boundaries. The housemaid – a figure that Kim Ki-young would explore repeatedly throughout his career – was a young woman driven by greed and envy, a femme-fatale set loose on the middle-class home. A monstrous embodiment of the destructive desires of capitalism, which recklessly eroded the foundations of tradition, this housemaid served as the conscience of a period that otherwise leaned heavily into economic transformation, pointing to the anxiety that undergirded what might be otherwise regarded as a time of ‘progress’. Going beyond the traditionalist approaches that resist feminist readings of Hanyo, Youngmin Choe insists that the enduring legacy of Hanyo is both due to its uncanny aesthetics and - though it certainly was not intended to be an explicitly feminist film - in the questions it raises about class mobility, gender oppression and women’s work.

Objev podobné jako Hanyo (The Housemaid) - Youngmin Choe

„Nechoďte do hosťovskej izby.“ Keď sa Douglas Garrick dotkne končekmi prstov dverí, dopadne na jeho tvár tieň. „Moja žena... je veľmi chorá.“ Zatiaľ čo mi ďalej ukazuje ich neuveriteľný podkrovný byt, mňa zožiera pomyslenie na tú ženu za dverami. Nemôžem však riskovať, že prídem o túto prácu – nie ak si chcem uchovať svoje najtemnejšie tajomstvo... Je ťažké nájsť zamestnávateľa, ktorý by sa príliš nevypytoval na moju minulosť. A tak ďakujem šťastene, že mi nejakým zázrakom Garrickovci dali prácu: upratovanie ich úžasného podkrovného bytu s výhľadom na celé mesto a prípravu luxusných jedál v ich nablýskanej kuchyni. Môžem tu chvíľu potichu pracovať, kým nezískam to, čo chcem.Je to takmer dokonalé. Stále som sa však nezoznámila s pani Garrickovou a ani som nevidela vnútro hosťovskej izby. Som si istá, že z tej izby počujem plač. Pri praní jej bielej nočnej košele vidím okolo goliera škvrny od krvi. A jedného dňa to už nevydržím a zaklopem na dvere. Pomaly sa otvoria a to, čo uvidím vnútri, všetko zmení... Vtedy si niečo sľúbim. Koniec koncov, už som to raz urobila. Dokážem ochrániť pani Garrickovú a zároveň udržať vlastné tajomstvá bezpečne ukryté.Douglas Garrick urobil niečo zlé. Bude za to pykať. Ide len o to, ako ďaleko som ochotná zájsť...

Objev podobné jako Tajomstvo pomocníčky - Freida McFadden

There’s no place like home…Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone he shares with his fiancée, he's desperate to make ends meet. Enter Whitney.Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?Because something isn't quite right.The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night.And soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets... Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.

Objev podobné jako Tenant - Freida McFadden

„Vy musíte byť naši noví susedia!“ nadšene kričí a máva spoza dreveného plota pani Lowellová. Stisnem dcérinu ruku a opätujem jej úsmev. Keď však pani Lowellová zbadá môjho manžela, objaví sa jej na tvári zvláštny výraz. Vtedy si dám záväzok. Moja minulosť je už dávno za nami. A urobím všetko pre to, aby to tak aj zostalo... Kedysi som upratovala ľuďom domy – teraz nemôžem uveriť tomu, že tento dom je skutočne môj. Je v tichej slepej uličke, má obrovský dvor, kde sa môžu hrať naše deti. S manželom sme roky šetrili, aby sme mohli poskytnúť deťom taký život, aký si zaslúžia.Hoci mám pocit, že by som sa mala mať pred našou novou susedkou, pani Lowellovou, na pozore, keď nás pozve na večeru, vnímam to ako príležitosť spriateliť sa. Dvere nám otvára jej pomocníčka v bielej zástere a s vlasmi zopnutými do pevného drdola. Presne viem, aké je to byť na jej mieste. Jej chladný pohľad mi však naháňa strach.Som si istá, že vidím ťažko rozoznateľnú postavu, ktorá nás pozoruje. Môj manžel odchádza z domu neskoro večer, a keď sa zoznámim so ženou, ktorá býva oproti, z jej slov ma zamrazí až do špiku kostí: „Dávajte si pozor na susedov.“ Mohla by však táto pokojná ulička na predmestí byť najnebezpečnejším miestom zo všetkých?

Objev podobné jako Pomocníčka ťa vidí - Freida McFadden

She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for. Abby wants a baby more than anything.But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer to serve as a surrogate. It’s an offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true.But soon, strange things start happening. And it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret.And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Objev podobné jako Surrogate Mother - Freida McFadden

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it.She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel.The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past.And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching. In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel.She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.

Objev podobné jako Do Not Disturb - Freida McFadden

The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller, shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book Award.In 1996, Damon Hill was crowned Formula One World Champion. For the first time ever he tells the story of his journey through the last golden era of the sport when he took on the greats including Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher and emerged victorious as World Champion in 1996, stepping out of the shadow of his legendary father Graham Hill.Away from the grid, Watching the Wheels: The Autobiography is an astonishingly candid account of what it was like to grow up as the son of one of the country''s most famous racing drivers. It also tells the unflinching story of dealing with the grief and chaos that followed his father''s tragically early death in an aircraft accident in 1975, when Damon was fifteen years old. Formula One drivers have always been aware of their mortality, and the rush that comes with the danger of racing was as intoxicating for Hill as it had been for his father''s generation, until he came face-to-face with catastrophe when his team-mate, Ayrton Senna, was killed in 1994. The swirling emotions that Hill was faced with in light of the death of Senna was a defining moment for his generation of drivers and for the first time ever Hill talks candidly about the impact that Senna had on his life, even as he watched his own son step into motor racing.Courageously honest, and hugely rewarding, Watching the Wheels is a return to the last golden era of F1 racing, whose image still burns ferociously for those who love the sport for what it reveals about human skill in the face of near certain death.

Objev podobné jako Watching the Wheels - Hill Damon

''A fantastic debut - an edge of the seat thriller that keeps you turning the pages'' Patrice Lawrence, award-winning author of Eight Pieces of SilvaAn abandoned prison. A deadly game. How far would you go for a dare?Nia would do anything to win the approval of her boyfriend Scott and his friends, especially mean girl Olivia. When Olivia dares Nia to explore an abandoned prison, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to prove herself. Facing dark tunnels, distant noises and creepy mementoes left behind by incarcerated criminals will surely all be worth it.But it isn''t long before Nia and her little sister, Kayla, find themselves trapped inside. And then Kayla vanishes. Suddenly, this feels like more than a game gone wrong. Someone is hellbent on making Nia and Kayla the prison''s last inmates . . . An utterly compelling, terrifying thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, from remarkable new author Tess James-Mackey.PRAISE FOR SOMEONE IS WATCHING YOU''I held my breath from the first page. Tightly plotted with a main character to root for, this is tense and immersive addition to the YA thriller genre'' Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die''A genuinely chilling horror and a brilliantly layered tale of toxic friendship, Someone Is Watching You is not only frightening but moving too . . .'' Amy Beashel, author of We Are All Constellations''I flew through this in one sitting . . . Don''t plan for a good night''s sleep after this'' Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills''Tess storms on to the YA scene with a relentless thriller full of genuine jump-scares and spine-tingling chills. I couldn''t put it down!'' Kesia Lupo, author of We Are Blood and Thunder''I tore through this book in a state of breathless excitement. Tess James-Mackey traps you in a tense and twisty tale that won''t let you go, even after the final page'' Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

Objev podobné jako Someone is Watching You - Tess James-Mackey

Birds are everywhere. Why not start really watching them?Sometimes, all it takes is a “spark bird” to open the door. A bird, seen well, so unexpectedly beautiful and interesting that it cracks you wide open. Bird Watching For Dummies is a spark book, teaching you all you need to know about this fun, affordable, and accessible hobby. It gently guides as you explore your local habitats, learn to recognize more and more species, and reap the many mental health benefits of connecting to the outdoors and all the wonders it holds. This book gets you started, teaching you how to identify birds by sight and sound, find birdwatching hotspots, and get the birds to come to your own backyard. You’ll learn about the latest gear, the best field guides and online apps that will jump-start your bird identification skills. Into photography? This book has your back, with tips on getting good photos for identification and aesthetic purposes. Find out how to join a local bird club, find a field trip or a group tour to rainforest, desert, seacoast, mountains or prairie. Every habitat has its own special birds, and when the birding bug bites, you’ll want to see them all. Get started with bird watching or take your hobby to the next levelImprove your skills with tips for identifying birds by sight and soundUnderstand bird behavior and learn gardening tips that will bring the birds to youChoose field guides, binoculars, apps, and other tools of the trade Bird Watching For Dummies will teach beginners and novices how to start bird watching, sharpen their bird watching skills, and expand their knowledge.

Objev podobné jako Bird Watching For Dummies - Dawn Hewitt, Julie Zickefoose, Jessica Vaughan

* PRE-ORDER LISA''S LATEST NOVEL - NONE OF THIS IS TRUE - NOW! *You''re not the only one watching. . . The gripping psychological suspense from the number one bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs.''I inhaled it in one sitting'' Sarah Pinborough ''I was totally gripped by this excellent psychological thriller'' Marian Keyes''Page one intrigued me. Page three hooked me. By page five, I was consumed'' A.J. Finn_______________You''re back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow.You''re keen to find a place of your own. But for now you''re crashing in your big brother''s spare room.That''s when you meet the man next door.He''s the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age. Extraordinarily attractive. You find yourself watching him.All the time.But you never dreamed that your innocent crush might become a deadly obsession.Or that someone is watching you._______________Reader''s can''t get enough of Watching You . . .***** ''Intelligent, suspenseful, and shocking-my first experience reading the incredible Lisa Jewell blew my mind!!!''***** ''Entrancing, irresistible and compelling!''***** ''A creepy compulsive character driven thriller that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!''***** ''I really really enjoyed this book. Amazing.''***** ''Omg, Lisa Jewell has totally blown me away again.''

Objev podobné jako Watching You - Lisa Jewellová

An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author*A Marie Claire Book Club Pick* Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning…Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block—her neighbor Theo.But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised.When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear?Featured in Parade, Essence, Bustle, Popsugar, Elle, Shondaland, Marie Claire, Buzzfeed, Entertainment Weekly, Good Housekeeping, Brit + Co, Real Simple, Lit Hub, Crime Reads, Blavity, Ms. Magazine, Hello Giggles, The New York Times, Town & Country, Newsweek, New York Post, Refinery29, Woman''s World, Washington Post, the Skimm, Book Riot, Bookish, Huffington Post, and more!

Objev podobné jako When No One Is Watching - Cole Alyssa

With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is a feminist fantasy adventure that shows the power of female friendship and how love - both romantic and familial - can conquer even death itself. In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendship is put to the test when Aina is kidnapped by a death goddess and taken to the mythical underworld Tuonela. Determined to save her friend, Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey north to seek out Väinämöinen, the only mystical shaman to travel to Tuonela and return alive. As the dark winter looms, Siiri uses all the strength she possesses to survive her journey, which is plagued by trappers, a band of roving wolves, and a cunning snow witch with her own quest for power. But finding Väinämöinen is only the beginning. Siiri must convince him to share his magic so she can sneak into Tuonela and save Aina. In Tuonela, Aina is forced to play the sadistic games of Tuonetar, the cruel queen of the underworld, alongside other captured maidens. But Aina''s kindness allows her to make allies in the dark, harsh environment. She soon discovers that Tuoni, the god of death and king of Tuonela, is also a victim of Tuonetar''s spells that can only be broken when he remarries. To save him and the other girls, Aina offers herself as his bride. As she spends more time in the underworld, Aina falls in love with Tuoni and must make a decision that will alter the course of her fate forever . . . not knowing her fearless friend is on the way and plotting a daring escape. Readers LOVE North Is The Night! ''Beautifully weaves together elements of Finnish mythology'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ''Has everything you could ever wish for, all wrapped up in a fantasy masterpiece. I didn''t read this book, I devoured it!'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ''Beautifully crafted, utterly captivating, drenched in folklore, drowning in danger and dripping with emotion . . . wondrously enchanting'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ''Truly magical . . . packed with action, magic, love and Finnish mythology, this tale is perfect to get lost in'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ''The core of it is all Emily: excellent visuals, compelling writing, slooooow burn, and complex characters you are rooting for'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ''I absolutely LOVED this book! Everything about it is fantastic'' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ An extraordinary story of love, of courage, of friendship and of magic, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is the stand-alone first novel in an incredible duology.

Objev podobné jako North Is The Night - Emily Rath

In the vein of Neil Strauss The Game and Joshua Foer s Moonwalking with Einstein comes the fascinating story of one man s colorful, mysterious, and personal journey into the world of magic, and his unlikely invitation into an underground secret society of revolutionary magicians from around the world. Magic Is Dead is Ian Frisch s head-first dive into a hidden world full of extraordinary characters and highly guarded secrets. It is a story of imagination, deception, and art that spotlights today s most brilliant young magicians a mysterious club known as the52, who are revolutionizing an ancient artform under the mantra Magic Is Dead. Ian brings us with him as he not only gets to know this fascinating world, but also becomes an integral part of it. We meet the52 s founding members Laura London, Daniel Madison, and Chris Ramsay and explore their personal demons, professional aspirations, and what drew them to their craft. We join them at private gatherings of the most extraordinary magicians working today, follow them to magic conventions in Las Vegas and England, and discover some of the best tricks of the trade. We also encounter David Blaine; hang out with Penn Jillette; meet Dynamo, the U.K. s most famous magician; and go behind the scenes of a Netflix magic show. Magic Is Dead is also a chronicle of magic s rich history and how it has changed in the internet age, as the young guns embrace social media and move away from the old-school take on the craft. As he tells the story of the52, and his role as its most unlikely member, Ian reveals his own connection with trickery and deceit and how he first learned the elements that make magic work from his poker-playing mother. He recalls their adventures in card rooms and casinos after his father s sudden death, and shares a touching moment that he had, as a working journalist, with his childhood idol Shaquille O Neal. Magic the romanticism of the inexplicable, the awe and admiration of the unexpected is an underlying force in how we view the world and its myriad possibilities, Ian writes. As his journey continues, Ian not only becomes a performer and creator of magic even fooling the late Anthony Bourdain during a chance encounter he also cements a new brotherhood, and begins to understand his relationship with his father, fifteen years after his death. Written with psychological acuity and a keen eye for detail, Magic Is Dead is an engrossing tale full of wonder and surprise.

Objev podobné jako Magic Is Dead: My Journey into the World's Most Secretive Society of Magicians - Ian Frisch

With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is a feminist fantasy adventure that shows the power of female friendship and how love -- both romantic and familial -- can conquer even death itself.In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendship is put to the test when Aina is kidnapped by a death goddess and taken to the mythical underworld Tuonela.Determined to save her friend, Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey north to seek out Vainamoinen, the only mystical shaman to travel to Tuonela and return alive. As the dark winter looms, Siiri uses all the strength she possesses to survive her journey, which is plagued by trappers, a band of roving wolves, and a cunning snow witch with her own quest for power.But finding Vainamoinen is only the beginning. Siiri must convince him to share his magic so she can sneak into Tuonela and save Aina.In Tuonela, Aina is forced to play the sadistic games of Tuonetar, the cruel queen of the underworld, alongside other captured maidens. But Aina's kindness allows her to make allies in the dark, harsh environmen.She soon discovers that Tuoni, the god of death and king of Tuonela, is also a victim of Tuonetar's spells that can only be broken when he remarries. To save him and the other girls, Aina offers herself as his bride.As she spends more time in the underworld, Aina falls in love with Tuoni and must make a decision that will alter the course of her fate forever . . . not knowing her fearless friend is on the way and plotting a daring escape.An extraordinary story of love, of courage, of friendship and of magic, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is the stand-alone first novel in an incredible duology.

Objev podobné jako North Is The Night - Emily Rath

In a dazzling fusion of Quentin Fiore''s bold and inventive graphic design and Marshall McLuhan''s unique insight into technology, advertising and mass-media, The Medium is the Massage is a unique study of human communication in the twentieth century, published in Penguin Modern ClassicsMarshall McLuhan is the man who predicted the all-pervasive rise of modern mass media. Blending text, image and photography, his 1960 classic The Medium is the Massage illustrates how the growth of technology utterly reshapes society, personal lives and sensory perceptions, so that we are effectively transformed by the means we use to communicate. His theories, many of which are illustrated in this astonishing ''inventory of effects'', force us to question how modes of communication have shaped society. This concept, and his ideas such as rolling, up-to-the-minute news broadcasts and the media ''Global Village'' have proved decades ahead of their time.How do we see the world around us? The ''Penguin on Design'' series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever. Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher and scholar - a professor of English Literature, a literary critic and a communications theorist. McLuhan''s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Among his other works are The Mechanical Bride (1951), The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962) and Understanding Media (1964). Quentin Fiore (b. 1920) is a graphic designer renowned for his collaborations with writers including the academic Marshall McLuhan and the futurist and engineer Buckminster Fuller.If you enjoyed The Medium is the Massage, you might like Bruno Munari''s Design as Art, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''The media prophet of the 1960s''The New York Times''In the tumult of the digital revolution, McLuhan is relevant anew''Wired

Objev podobné jako The Medium is the Massage - McLuhan Marshall

The mind-bending sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You.''The world''s greatest storyteller'' Guardian''Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting'' Mick Herron‘Splendidly serpentine and immaculately plotted, this is British thriller writing at its very best’ Daily Mail__________Trouble has a way of finding those those who spend most of their time trying to avoid it. Or so it appears to Superintendent Taleb, whose attempts to wind his career down to an unobtrusive retirement are once again in jeopardy.When delegated a television interview to discuss a thirty year old political controversy, his instructions are clear enough: whatever you say, do not rock the boat. But an inexplicable urge in the moment to tell the truth lands him in dangerously hot water. It also reopens some decades wounds which will bring him to the forefront of an investigation he is keen to avoid.Whether he likes it or not, the past is coming for him. And the past in Algeria is venomous, vengeful and relentless, quick to consume the unwary traveller. He will soon find himself staring down the barrel of a long buried mystery, which looks likely to add him to its lengthy roster of victims.This Is the Day They Dream Of is the scintillating sequel to the critically acclaimed This Is The Night They Come For You, which introduced the world-weary Taleb and his always resourceful colleague Agent Hidouchi of the Algerian Secret Service. Together they must navigate the country’ treacherous history to save themselves from its perilous present._________Praise for This is the Night They Come For You''Truly ingenious'' The Tablet''Goddard sprinkles head-turning double-crossing with delightful by-play between his two leads'' The Times''Fast-paced, beautifully crafted with some excellently drawn characters... engages from start to finish'' Choice Magazine''Goddard writes amazing novels of mystery/suspense. His new one is magical and the title is simply the best'' Stephen King

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"Standard theories of the causes of climate breakdown will not survive this book. Readers will be all the wiser."—Andreas Malm, author of How to Blow Up a PipelineWhy the market will never solve the climate crisisWhat if our understanding of capitalism and climate is back to front? What if the problem is not that transitioning to renewables is too expensive, but that saving the planet is not sufficiently profitable?This is Brett Christophers'' claim. The global economy is moving too slowly toward sustainability because the return on green investment is too low.Today''s consensus is that the key to curbing climate change is to produce green electricity and electrify everything possible. The main economic barrier in that project has seemingly been removed. But while prices of solar and wind power have tumbled, the golden era of renewables has yet to materialize.The problem is that investment is driven by profit, not price, and operating solar and wind farms remains a marginal business, dependent everywhere on the state''s financial support.We cannot expect markets and the private sector to solve the climate crisis while the profits that are their lifeblood remain unappetizing. But there is an alternative to providing surrogate green profits through subsidies: to take energy out of the private sector''s hands.An essential intervention, The Price Is Wrong is as politically far-reaching as it is factually illuminating.

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA''S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEARA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION''A beautifully readable reminder of how much of our urgent, collective history resounds in places all around us that have been hidden in plain sight.'' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - which offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping a nation''s collective history, and our own.It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned-maximum-security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.A deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our most essential stories are hidden in plain view - whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth or entire neighbourhoods like downtown Manhattan, where the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.How the Word is Passed is a landmark book that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of the United States. Chosen as a book of the year by President Barack Obama, The Economist, Time, the New York Times and more, fans of Brit(ish) and Natives will be utterly captivated.What readers are saying about How the Word is Passed:''How the Word Is Passed frees history, frees humanity to reckon honestly with the legacy of slavery. We need this book.'' Ibram X. Kendi, Number One New York Times bestselling author''An extraordinary contribution to the way we understand ourselves.'' Julian Lucas, New York Times Book Review''The detail and depth of the storytelling is vivid and visceral, making history present and real.'' Hope Wabuke, NPR''This isn''t just a work of history, it''s an intimate, active exploration of how we''re still constructing and distorting our history." Ron Charles, The Washington Post''In re-examining neighbourhoods, holidays and quotidian sites, Smith forces us to reconsider what we think we know about American history.'' Time''A history of slavery in this country unlike anything you''ve read before.'' Entertainment Weekly''A beautifully written, evocative, and timely meditation on the way slavery is commemorated in the United States.'' Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

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''Awe-inspiring. Prepare to fall in love with epic fantasy all over again.'' ANNA SMITH SPARK, author of The Court of Broken KnivesThe thrilling opening chapter in an epic new fantasy from the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen...Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to Silver Lake. Now the tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. The town has recovered and yet the legacy remains. Indeed, one of the three, Karsa Orlong, is now revered as a god, albeit an indifferent one. In truth, many new religions have emerged and been embraced across the Malazan world. There are those who worship Coltaine, the Black-Winged Lord, and the cult of Iskar Jarak, Guardian of the Dead, is popular among the Empire''s soldiery.Responding to reports of a growing unease among the tribes beyond the border, a legion of Malazan marines marches towards Silver Lake. They aren''t quite sure what they''re going to be facing, but, while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not the marines of old, one thing hasn''t changed: they''ll handle whatever comes at them. Or die trying.And in those high mountains, a new warleader has risen amongst the Teblor. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god even if he has to cut a bloody swathe through the Malazan Empire to do so. But further north, a new threat has emerged and now it seems it is the Teblor who are running out of time. Another long-feared migration is about to begin and this time it won''t just be three warriors. No, this time tens of thousands are poised to pour into the lands to the south. And in their way, a single company of Malazan marines . . . It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake, and that is never a good thing . . .

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Kniha skutečných příběhů "posledních" nejvýznamnějších kanibalských Papuánských náčelníků a autentický záznam komunikace při symbolickém "Posledním Prvním Kontaktu". Po tisíciletí byly takového příběhy předávány z generace na generaci pouze verbálně. Tato kniha /bohatě doplněných černobílými fotografiemi/ je první zaznamenaný materiál přepsaných autentických nahrávek rozhovorů s posledními přírodními lidmi doby kamenné předtím, než je navždy změní globalizace. Všichni mluví v první osobě a popisují své skutečné zážitky, neboť v džungli se nerozlišuje (západním úhlem pohledu) přirozené od nadpřirozeného. Všechno je reálné. Až dosud bývaly "první kontakty" věcí moci, násilí, zvětšování teritorií a území vlivu, /ale naše země nikdy nekolonizovala jiné/ a o dnes již zaniklých animistických kulturách se zachovala svědectví prospektorů, misionářů, vojáků a antropologů, aniž domorodci vyprávějí sami o sobě. První kontakt s posledními přírodními národy až dosud nikdy neučinili umělci, přestože jde o "Setkání kultur".... Jedná se rozšířenou verzi knihy Proč je noc černá, jejíž první vydání roku 2005 získalo cenu Magnesia Litera za objev roku. A book of true stories told by the ‘last' prominent cannibal Papuan tribal chiefs and the authentic record of communication during the symbolic ‘Final First Contact'. For thousands of years, stories like these have been part of the tribes' oral tradition, passed down from generation to generation. This book /richly supplemented with black and white photographs/ is the first ever transcription of authentic recorded interviews, conducted with the final indigenous tribespeople before their primeval culture is forever changed by globalisation. The first-person accounts describe the tribesmen's true stories, at least from their point of view: for them, there is no distinction between the natural and the supernatural - everything is equally real. Until now, ‘first contacts' have been a matter of power, violence, the expansion of territories and spheres of influence /but our country has never colonized others/ and there are testimonies of prospectors, missionaries, soldiers, and anthropologists about the now extinct animist cultures, without the natives telling their own stories. The first contact with the last natural nations had never previously been made by artists, despite the fact that it was a Meeting of Cultures… This is an expanded version of the book Why the Night is Black, the first edition of which won the 2005 Magnesia Litera Award for Discovery of the Year.

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Five billion people, two-thirds of the world's mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massive technological innovation, the newest crop of top-ranked universities. Asia is also the world's most ethnically, linguistically and culturally diverse region of the planet, eluding any remotely meaningful generalization beyond the geographic label itself. Even for Asians, Asia is dizzying to navigate.Whether you gauge by demography, geography, economy or any other metric, Asia is already the present - and it is certainly the future. It is for this reason that we cannot afford to continue to get Asia so wrong. The Future Is Asian accurately shows Asia from the inside-out, telling the story of how this mega-region is coming together and reshaping the entire planet in the process.

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''A cosy romp of cream teas, double-barrelled names and murder.'' THE SUNThe new book in the Val and Arbie mysteries from the multi-million-copy selling author Faith Martin.One of these guests has a date with death…Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift arrives at Dashwood House, a glamorously modern hotel in the up-and-coming resort of Galton-next-the-Sea, but all plans for a relaxing stay are scuppered when one of the guests is found dead.The body is found in the writing room, the victim part of a set visiting the seaside town for an engagement party, which happens to include Arbie’s old friend, Val.Familiar with Val and Arbie’s previous experience in solving puzzling crimes, the bride asks the pair to investigate. They quickly discover that the victim had no shortage of enemies, and many of the guests are up to no good. But who is simply hiding a secret, and who is hiding murder?Readers have fallen in love with The Last Word is Death''Absolutely gorgeous storytelling with characters and setting perfect for the time frame’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''This one is perfect for readers who love Agatha Christie-style stories and cosy murder mysteries. A great second book!''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''It has the hallmarks of an Agatha Christie mystery’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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''The pages sing in this beautiful book.'' – Bono''Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.'' – The Irish TimesYou’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you.The numbness had set in long before I sat at your bedside. But even with senses impaired as the flight touches down at Belfast City I can somehow still feel the screeching of wheels on tarmac scorching something deep into me. Gary Lightbody''s phenomenal companion to Snow Patrol''s No.1 Album of the same name is a remarkable work of narrative writing.The Forest is the Path explores some of the main themes of the album; time, home, love, death and life, and serves as a prequel to the record, telling the story of his dad Jack''s death. It tracks the journey he went on – a journey whose end seemed to unlock a part of Gary that had been dormant until he started to write songs again.This is the book that emerged from that time.

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