Detective Age

Talented, ambitious designer-dressmaker Rose Burnham knows well both the strains of her profession and the secrets it can yield. Newly established in her own business, she and her sisters are privy to the hushed conversations that unspool behind the fitting room’s closed doors. So when a major client finds herself the victim of a deception, it is Rose she tells. Driven by the shortage of men following the Great War, Miss Holmes had engaged the services of a matrimonial agency, only to be cheated out of her inheritance by a fake suitor.

Back to "Night School". Nach einem missglückten Partybesuch muss Gray Langerty, die rebellische 16-jährige Tochter der neuen Premierministerin in Hausarrest. Die unfreiwillige Freizeit nutzt sie, um die Downing Street Number 10 mit all ihren verborgenen Winkeln und Ecken zu erkunden. Eines Nachts stößt sie dabei auf einen alten Tunnel, der direkt ins Parlament führt. Dort belauscht sie ein Gespräch zweier Politiker: Sie planen einen Mordanschlag auf Grays Mutter, um selbst an die Macht zu gelangen. Sofort erzählt Gray ihrer Mutter davon.

When Nick O'Reilly is invited to Sherlock Lake by his friend Danny, he is more than apprehensive. Nick is familiar with the ghost story that surrounds that place, and he is not one to meddle with situations like that. However, after Danny pushes him into it, criticizing his confidence, Nick feels like he has no choice. The two wander down to the lake to explore the legend that surrounds it, and when they do, they get more than they bargained for. The Mystery at Sherlock Lake is a short story that will thrill you with its mysterious twists and turns and leave you wondering what will happen ...

I knew I was in Paris, I knew that was the Seine beneath me, the sky above, but when I looked around for help, the grand apartment buildings of the Quai Voltaire stared back at me, indifferent. In the sixth arrondissement everything is perfect, and everyone is lonely. This is the Paris of 13-year-old Paul. Shy and unloved, he quietly observes the lives of the self-involved grown-ups around him: his glamorous maman Séverine; her young musician lover, Gabriel; and his fitness-obsessed papa, Philippe.

A thirteen-year-old boy against a serial killer who has kidnapped his girlfriend. A psychopath terrorizes the city, slashing the throats of men dressed as Santa Claus. A fierce countdown to Christmas Eve. A THRILLER NOVEL SUPERCHARGED WITH UNEXPECTED TWISTS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN! JACK KENNETT IS A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD TECH GEEK WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER that confines him to a bedroom bounded by a glass wall. Health and getting better was his only concern until his girlfriend is kidnapped by a serial killer who seems to hold a particular grudge against Santa Claus. DETECTIVE RACHEL...

A journey through time gave her a chance to make things right. But some things weren’t meant to change... Amy Snowberger has always felt lost and alone. After her father’s death, her life seemed to spiral into one tragedy after another. But when a car accident lands her in the hospital, the young woman soon finds herself trapped in a terrifying ordeal... When Amy wakes up, she is shocked to find herself in her childhood room. Her hair is shorter, her body smaller...and her father is waiting for her in the kitchen. Somehow, she has traveled back in time. Trapped in the body of her ...

Das Schicksal der Bienen liegt in ihren Händen... Mel weiß noch nicht so recht, was sie mit ihrem Leben anstellen will und gönnt sich ein Jahr Auszeit: als Köchin, Gärtnerin und Seele ihrer WG in San Francisco. Im Garten der alten Villa kümmert sie sich liebevoll um einen Bienenstock, denn zu diesen Tieren verspürt sie eine besondere Verbundenheit, ähnlich wie vor Jahren schon ihre Großmutter. Doch eines Tages wird der Stock von einer täuschend echten Bienen-Drohne angegriffen. Unversehens geraten die vier jungen WG-Freunde in eine hochbrisante Verschwörung.

Judit é unha nena a piques de facer os doce anos que debuxa moi ben. Vive con súa nai e co seu avó en Xenebra. O pai, un famoso pintor, marchou para Hungría cando era pequena. Mentres Judit se está a preparar para participar nun concurso de debuxo, o xadrez crúzaselle inesperadamente no camiño e comeza a afeccionarse. Judit xogará moitas partidas, pero unha delas vaille cambiar a vida. O seu contrincante será Mr. Aliyat, un estraño mestre do xadrez, nacido en Irán, que se comunica con ela a través de enigmáticas notas.