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Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels
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When Lemuel Gulliver wakes up on an island after a shipwreck, tied on his hands and feet and with arrows pointed at him, you would think all hope is lost. But his captors are the size of a finger, their rope is as thin as thread, and their tiny arrows barely break the surface of his skin. This is not even as absurd as it gets on Gulliver’s travels at sea, but, hilariously, he has no emotional response to any of it. Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ (1726) is political satire at its best. Published...
Engels | ePub3, 0,2 MB | SAGA Egmont, [Nederland] | 2017
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Elizabeth Day The Party
**Elizabeth Day’s new novel Magpie is available to pre-order now.**AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARA gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment.‘A terrifying, hilarious, brilliantly written original with a wit to die for’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of taking a different direction, plotted according to a new constellation. Because, although I didn''t know it yet,...
Engels | ePub2, 1,6 MB | Fourth Estate, [Nederland] | 2017
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Simone van der Vlugt Midnight Blue
Amsterdam 1654: a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five year old Catrin leaves her small village and takes a job as housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in the Golden Age and Dutch ships bring back exotic riches from the Far East. When a figure from her past threatens her new life, Catrin flees to Delft. There, her painting...
Engels | ePub2, 1,8 MB | HarperCollins, [Nederland] | 2017
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Linda Huber Paradise Trees
An emotionally intelligent thriller - a little gem of a book. ' --Caro Ramsay, International best-selling author'Menace crackles through the prose in Linda Huber's disturbing thriller The Paradise Trees. ' --We Love This Book'I was gripped by the incredible writing style; the ability to keep the reader guessing and the love that the family share... I am glad I read this book. ' --Newbooks MagazineHe had found exactly the right spot in the woods. A little clearing, green and dim, encircled by tall...
Engels | ePub2, 0,6 MB | Barbara Cartland Ebooks Ltd, [Nederland] | 2016
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Nicci French Saturday Requiem
A Frieda Klein Novel (6)
Nicci French's darkest most shocking thriller yet, Saturday Requiem is the stand-alone sixth instalment of the Frieda Klein series, about a young girl accused of murdering her familyThirteen years ago eighteen-year-old Hannah Docherty was arrested for the brutal murder of her family. It was an open-shut case and Hannah's been incarcerated in a secure hospital ever since. When psychotherapist Frieda Klein is asked to meet Hannah and give her assessment of her, she reluctantly agrees. What she finds...
Engels | ePub3, 3,8 MB | Penguin, [Nederland] | 2016
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Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10
The unputdownable thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The IT Girl
Reads like Agatha Christie got together with Paula Hawkins to crowdsource a really fun thriller'' StylistA PASSENGER IS MISSING...BUT WAS SHE EVER ON BOARD AT ALL?This was meant to be the perfect trip. The Northern Lights. A luxury press launch on a boutique cruise ship.A chance for travel journalist Lo Blacklock to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her on the verge of collapse.Except things don''t go as planned.Woken in the night by screams, Lo rushes to her window to see a body thrown...
Engels | ePub3, 2,4 MB | Vintage Digital, [Nederland] | 2016
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J.S. Raynor See all evil
When British soldier, twenty-four year old Captain Alex McCloud is injured and blinded in Afghanistan during 2010, he is flown back to the U. K. for treatment at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham. After a painful, slow recovery, during which his fiance, Helen, ends their engagement, he is feeling angry and thoroughly dejected, with no possible hope for the future. A small ray of hope seems possible when he is offered the chance of sight using bionic implants, developed by Professor Goldman...
Engels | ePub2, 0,6 MB | Dolman Scott Publishing, [Nederland] | 2016
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Scott Mariani The Devil's Kingdom
HAS BEN HOPE FINALLY MET HIS MATCH?The master bestseller returns with the explosive follow up to STAR OF AFRICA. The second in a two-part series.The adventure began in Star of Africa, now ex-SAS major Ben Hope is in the most desperate situation of his life...Held hostage by a despicable tyrant in the heart of Africa, it's not looking good for Ben Hope.General Khosa's lust for blood is matched only by his lust for power - and he wants to use Ben's superior military skills to turn his rabble of inexperienced...
Engels | 496 pagina's (ePub2, 0,9 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2016
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Bea Davenport In too deep
A tense and suspenseful debut. ' --Margaret Murphy... The window's so small I can't see what happens next. But what I do know is that Kim is dead. And I know this, too that I helped to kill her. Kim, my lovely, only, best friend. Five years ago Maura fled life in Dowerby and took on a new identity, desperately trying to piece her life back together and escape the dark clouds that plagued her past. But then a reporter tracks her down, and persuades her to tell her story, putting her own life in danger...
Engels | ePub2, 0,8 MB | Legend Press, [Nederland] | 2016
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Jemma Wayne Chains of Sand
The new novel from the award-winning author of After Before (longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction; shortlisted for the Waverton Good Read Award; longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker Prize)Shortlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016'This is a wonderful book. Intriguing, moving, absorbing... a great read. ' -- Daniel Finkelstein, Associate Editor, The TimesHe has always been good at tracking down things that are hidden, like cockroaches in his mother's kitchen cupboard,...
Engels | ePub2, 0,8 MB | Legend Press, [Nederland] | 2016
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Ruth Dugdall Woman before me
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Ruth Dugdall's novels are intelligent and gripping, with a sophisticated psychological sensibility. She is a huge talent. ' Sophie Hannah'An absolute tour de force that left me thinking for days. ' Alex MarwoodThey came for me, just like I knew they would. Luke had been dead for just three days. Rose Wilks' life is shattered when her newborn baby Joel is admitted to intensive care. Emma Hatcher has all that Rose lacks. Beauty. A loving husband. A healthy son. Until tragedy...
Engels | ePub2, 0,5 MB | Legend Press, [Nederland] | 2016
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Paul Read Art teacher
This is a superb debut... gritty, disturbing and pacy. It opens with thrilling intensity and never lets up. ' -- Alex Lake, author of After AnnaPatrick Owen managed seven years at Highfields Secondary School without punching a pupil in the face. Unknowingly drawn into a war against his own pupils, Patrick's patience finally snaps as he finds himself the number one target with the boy the school just can't seem to expel. When one of his Art students needs his help, she unwittingly pulls Patrick further...
Engels | ePub2, 0,8 MB | Legend Press, [Nederland] | 2016
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Camilla Lackberg The Ice Child - Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 9
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck - irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.SEE NO EVILIt's January in the peaceful seaside resort of Fjallbacka. A semi-naked girl wanders through the woods in freezing cold weather. When she finally reaches the road, a car comes out of nowhere. It doesn't manage to stop.HEAR NO EVILThe victim, a girl who went missing four months...
Engels | 432 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2016
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James Patterson Private Sydney - Private
Even for Private Investigations, the world s top detective agency, it s tough to find a man who doesn t exist . . .Craig Gisto has promised Eliza Moss that his elite team at Private Sydney will investigate the disappearance of her father. After all, as CEO of a high-profile research company, Eric Moss shouldn t be difficult to find. Except it s not just the man who s gone missing. Despite the most advanced technology at their disposal, they find every trace of him has vanished too. And they aren...
Engels | 400 pagina's (ePub3, 0,9 MB) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2015
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James Patterson Murder House - Part Two
4 weeks, 5 parts, 1 thrilling story.Part two in the gripping murder mystery from bestselling thriller writer James Patterson, with exclusive extra content.The town of Bridgehampton has been shocked by the murder of a Hollywood power broker and his mistress and the killing of a local prostitute. Detective Jenna Murphy is the only one convinced that the killings are linked. Does a shocking event that happened over fifteen years ago hold the key?Find out in part two of James Patterson s Murder House....
Engels | 83 pagina's (ePub3, 2,5 MB) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2015
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James Patterson Private Vegas - Private 9
Showgirls. Millionaires. Murder.Jack Morgan, head of Private Investigations, the global PI agency of the rich and famous, is being pushed to the limit. His car has been firebombed, his ex is dating someone else, and his twin brother is still out to destroy him.But Private doesn t rest, and nor do its clients: not the LAPD who need Private s help catching two scumbags with diplomatic immunity, and not the client who has just confessed to murdering his wife.Add to that Jack s best friend being held...
Engels | 512 pagina's (ePub2, 1,8 MB) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2015
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Nicci French Friday on My Mind
A Frieda Klein Novel (Book 5)
Rich in intrigue, intensity and atmosphere, Friday on my Mind is classic Nicci French - a dark, gripping and sophisticated masterclass in psychological suspense in which nothing is quite what it seems ... When a bloated corpse is found floating in the River Thames the police can at least sure that identifying the victim will be straightforward. Around the dead man's wrist is a hospital band. On it are the words Dr F. Klein ... But psychotherapist Frieda Klein is very much alive. And, after evidence...
Engels | ePub3, 3,2 MB | Penguin, [Nederland] | 2015
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Karin Fossum The Drowned Boy - Inspector Sejer
He'd just learnt to walk, she said. He was sitting playing on his blanket, then all of a sudden he was gone. A 16-month-old boy is found drowned in a pond right by his home. Chief Inspector Sejer is called to the scene as there is something troubling about the mother s story. As even her own family turns against her, Sejer is determined to get to the truth. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 256 pagina's (ePub3, 0,8 MB) | Random House, [Nederland] | 2015
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Scott Mariani The Martyr's Curse - Ben Hope, Book 11
THE EXHILARATING AND ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER BY THE MASTER BESTSELLER SCOTT MARIANI.AN ANCIENT CURSE. A SHOCKING MASSACRE.A THREAT TO UNLEASH THE ULTIMATE DISASTER.Could Ben Hope have found peace at last?That's the question he's asking himself after his wanderings through Europe have led him to a remote medieval monastery in the French Alps. A haven of serenity, a place he wants to remain.But wherever Ben goes, trouble is never too far behind.When a team of merciless killers invade his newfound sanctuary...
Engels | 448 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Harper Collins, [Nederland] | 2015
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Ronan Bennett Zugzwang
Na de moord op een gerespecteerd journalist in St. Petersburg raakt een psychoanalyticus verstrikt in diverse plots en intriges.
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Engels | 288 pagina's (ePub, 3 MB) | Bloomsbury, London | 2014
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