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Nicola May Kerst met Evie
Nicola May vertelt in de novelle Kerst met Evie het bijzondere verhaal van de Londense Evie. Twee dagen voor de kerst biecht haar vriend op dat hij een een affaire heeft en bij haar weggaat. Evies hart is gebroken en ze besluit haar verdriet te verdrinken met haar beste vriendin Bea. In de pub komt ze de vriendelijke Greg tegen, die toevallig hoort dat Evie geen plannen heeft voor de kerst. Hij runt een daklozenopvang en kan tijdens de koude wintermaanden een extra paar handen gebruiken. Evie besluit...
Nederlands | 1 uur 31 minuten (88 MB) | Zomer & Keuning, Utrecht | 2019
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Nicci French Huis vol leugens
In Huis vol leugens van Nicci French leidt de vijfenveertigjarige Neve een ogenschijnlijk gelukkig leven, met haar echtgenoot en drie kinderen. Schijn bedriegt, want ze heeft een affaire met een getrouwde man. Ze spreken regelmatig af in zijn pied-à-terre in Londen. Op een dag krijgt Neve een berichtje dat ze naar het appartement moet komen en ze treft daar haar minnaar dood aan; zijn schedel is ingeslagen. In paniek begaat ze een grote fout: ze maakt de plaats delict schoon, zodat het lijkt alsof...
Nederlands | 10 uur 41 minuten (615 MB) | AmboAnthos, Amsterdam | 2019
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Arthur Conan Doyle De Griekse tolk
Tot verrassing van Dr. Watson blijkt Sherlock Holmes een broer te hebben. De gaven van deze broer, Mycroft genaamd, overtreffen zelfs die van de beroemde detective. Toch is hij niet van plan zich te mengen in de kwestie van een Griekse tolk die werd ontvoerd. De man moest bemiddelen in een schimmige deal. Het is aan Sherlock om uit te vinden wat er speelt. De Griekse tolk is een van de 56 verhalen over Sherlock Holmes van de hand van Arthur Conan Doyle. Het verhaal verscheen in de bundel De memoires...
Nederlands | 44 minuten (63 MB) | OORkracht 8, Amsterdam | 2019
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Arthur Conan Doyle Het raadsel van Reigate
Dr. Watson haalt Sherlock Holmes over om een weekje uit te rusten op het platteland na het oplossen van een gewichtige internationale kwestie. Van rust komt er weinig terecht, want kort nadat de twee arriveren vindt er een moord plaats. De politie denkt dat een inbreker verantwoordelijk is, maar Holmes heeft een andere verdachte op het oog. Het raadsel van Reigate is een van de 56 verhalen over Sherlock Holmes, van de hand van Arthur Conan Doyle. Het verhaal verscheen in de bundel De Memoires van...
Nederlands | 46 minuten (67 MB) | OORkracht 8, Amsterdam | 2019
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Peter James Doodsimpel
'Doodsimpel' is deel 1 in de Roy Grace-serie van Peter James waarvan alle delen lost te lezen zijn. Een macabere grap loopt gruwelijk uit de hand. Michael Harrison gaat bijna trouwen. Zijn vrienden besluiten hem eens flink te grazen nemen en verzinnen een sinistere grap. Op zijn vrijgezellenavond voeren ze hem dronken, waarna ze hem achterlaten in een doodskist met een fles whisky en een walkietalkie. Maar wanneer de vrienden wegrijden om hem een paar uur flink te laten zweten, krijgen ze een fataal...
Nederlands | 12 uur 44 minuten (733 MB) | De Fontein Romans & Spanning, Utrecht | 2019
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Fiona Woodifield A Wedding at the Jane Austen Dating Agency
Love, laughter, and lots of matchmaking mishaps. Sophie Johnson's life seems picture-perfect with her dream job at The Jane Austen Dating Agency and a relationship with the irresistible Darcy Drummond. But all is not as it seems. Darcy's awful mother is wrecking havoc, the agency is struggling, and then there's the amusing and disturbingly cute Henry Baxter who is making it hard for Sophie to focus. As the pressure mounts and her love life falters, Sophie must ask herself: Can she juggle it all...
Engels | 9 uur 45 minuten (427 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Elizabeth Flynn End of the Roadie
A killer riff that hits a deadly note. When a member of rock star Brendan Phelan's road crew turns up dead, all fingers point to the colourful cast of characters on stage - including front man Phelan. With guns, whips, and a trail of suspects, DI Angela Costello and her team must race against time to catch the killer before the show's over for good. But with a web of secrets to unravel, the truth may be harder to find than a backstage pass... An electrifying read, "End of the Roadie" is the third...
Engels | 8 uur 56 minuten (393 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Elizabeth Flynn Dead Gorgeous
In the cutthroat world of fashion, beauty comes at a deadly price... As the top model for the Ivano King fashion house and girlfriend of the label's founder, Ian King, Kirsty was destined for stardom. But when she is found dead in her flat, D.I. Angela Costello is called to the scene. D.I. Costello's investigation leads her to the local gym, and as she delves deeper, she discovers a seedy underworld of theft, addiction, and prostitution lurking behind the glamorous façade of the fashion world...
Engels | 8 uur 52 minuten (390 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Steve Kedie Running and Jumping
Two rivals. One winner. Fresh off his fourth-place finish in his first Olympic final, British long jumper Adam Lowe finds himself standing face-to-face with the man who beat him to a medal. Little does he know, this chance encounter will spark a rivalry that, for Lowe, will become all-consuming. Through epic victories and crushing defeats, Lowe pushes himself to the brink, testing his mental, physical, professional, and personal limits. But when this fierce competition spirals out of control,...
Engels | 10 uur 13 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Justin David Tales of the Suburbs
Growing up in the Black Country under Mrs Thatcher's iron grip, Jamie dreams of a life in a magical metropolis, rubbing shoulders with the mythical creatures from Smash Hits. Despite the quirky characters in his hometown and his mother's witty one-liners, Jamie's heart is set on something greater. Follow him through secondary school, teenage turmoil, and art school, where he falls in love with Billy and the allure of the big city. Will he choose to play it safe in Welston or take a chance on a new...
Engels | 3 uur 2 minuten (133 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Ola Mustapha Other Names, Other Places
"What were we, then, if ‘English’ was a prize out of our reach and ‘Tunisian’ was the mask we wore at home?" Caught between cultures and struggling to find her identity, Nessie, a Londoner with Tunisian roots, navigates the complexities of belonging. With her multiple name - Nesrine, Susu, Nessie - and a yearning for acceptance, she grapples with not being "enough" for anyone. But when Mrs Brown enters their lives, her charismatic presence becomes the glue holding their dysfunctional family together...
Engels | 8 uur 18 minuten (376 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Graeme Hampton Shame the Devil
Exposing old lies can be deadly... When a young father and well-liked sports coach is stabbed to death on his front doorstep in East London, D.I. Matthew Denning and D.S. Molly Fisher are quickly thrown into an investigation with no leads to follow... And when the body of a respectable schoolteacher is discovered, the two murders mirroring each other, the case gets even more complex. As the mystery unfolds, Denning and Fisher unearth a sinister connection between the victims. But the closer they...
Engels | 8 uur 44 minuten (394 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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R.D. Shah Project Icarus
An old enemy, a new threat, and a secret that could tear the world apart. Hostage negotiator Ethan Munroe is called urgently to a developing crime scene. A serial killer is holding a young girl hostage, and, inexplicably, demands his attendance. Events quickly spiral out of control, and the security of Ethan's life is stripped away, as he is thrown headlong into a perilous world of deception, espionage and danger, lurking deep within the shadows of political power. Ethan will discover things about...
Engels | 10 uur 47 minuten (475 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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R.D. Shah The Fallen
From bastions of freedom... to fallen saints. DSV, the elite secret service tasked with fighting Daedalus, the descendants of the Nazis, are winning. They have captured more of their agents and assets in the past six months than in the previous twenty years, and the plans for a Fourth Reich appear to be crumbling. But all is not as it seems. A whistleblower has identified a mole high up in the DSV hierarchy. But more worrying still is the identity of that informant... ruthless Daedalus commander...
Engels | 10 uur 40 minuten (469 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Sasha Morgan Escape to Lilacwell
She wanted an adventure. What she found was so much more... Adira Summers has spontaneously quit her high-flying career as a barrister in London. She needs to escape from the rat race and, encouraged by her bohemian gran, has bought a campervan to do so. Taking off for a tour around Britain, disaster strikes early on when her van breaks down outside the quaint village of Lilacwell. But things look up after she meets handsome Jasper, who is visiting to check on his ailing uncle and his crumbling...
Engels | 8 uur 4 minuten (360 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Rachael Featherstone Puzzle Girl
Love is a riddle waiting to be solved... Meet Cassy Brookes, a composed 26-year-old whose life is about to be flipped by a twist of fate. Stuck in a doctor's office, Cassy scribbles a message in a puzzle book, and when she returns for a check-up, she sees someone has replied. She soon finds herself torn between searching for love and outwitting her work rival, Martin. Will finding the mystery puzzle man be the cure to all her problems or will the truth be a bitter pill to swallow? Perfect for fans...
Engels | 9 uur 5 minuten (396 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Elizabeth Flynn Season to Kill
Beneath the blooms of Chelsea Flower Show, danger lurks behind every petal... When a suspicious death occurs at the high-profile book launch party of Welsh TV chef Griff Madoc, DI Angela Costello finds herself entangled in yet another tantalizing web of intrigue With cyanide-laced champagne and a long list of suspects, DI Costello and her team must unravel the truth behind the deadly incident before it's lights out for another victim... A thrilling and entertaining read, "Season to Kill" is the...
Engels | 9 uur 18 minuten (407 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Jane Davis Smash All the Windows
"Smash all the Windows" won the inaugural Selfies Book Award in 2019. It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again. London, 22 August 2003. A day that began like any other would end in tragedy. Fifty-eight people set off for work, only to never return. For more than thirteen years, the search for truth has eaten up everything: marriages, families, health, careers and finances. A flawed justice system failed the victims' kin, but hope arises when...
Engels | 10 uur 19 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Elizabeth Flynn Game, Set and Murder
Something wicked has happened on court eighteen... When a double grand slam winner is found dead on the first day of Wimbledon, newly promoted Detective Inspector Angela Costello finds herself uncovering a trail through the complicated life of the beloved victim. While she has no way of proving her many suspicions, she gets closer to the truth when a prime suspect overlooks a vital detail... A classic murder mystery in the Christie tradition, "Dead Gorgeous" is ideal for fans of Netflix's "Glass...
Engels | 8 uur 36 minuten (378 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Barbara Comyns Our Spoons Came from Woolworths
´I defy anyone to read the opening pages and not to be drawn in, as I was... Quite simply, Comyns writes like no one else.´ - Maggie O'Farrell, author of "Hamnet". Pretty, unworldly Sophia is twenty-one years old and hastily married to a young painter called Charles. An artist's model with an eccentric collection of pets, she is ill-equipped to cope with the bohemian London of the 1930s, where poverty, babies (however much loved) and her husband conspire to torment her. Hoping to add some spice...
Engels | 5 uur 41 minuten (255 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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