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On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.

It’s the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.

During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of 30-something friends from Oxford meets to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students 10 years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands - the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there.

Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection. Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation.

On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges. Happy families.Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests.One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive.One guest won’t leave this wedding alive....

From London to Corsica to Paris — as a young woman pursues the truth about her late mother, two captivating love stories unfurl in this captivating novel from the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Paris Apartment and The Guest List.

In a beautiful old apartment block, deep in the backstreets of Paris, secrets are stirring behind every resident’s door. The lonely wife. The party animal. The curtain-twitcher. The secret lover. The watchful caretaker. The unwanted guest. There was a murder here last night. Who holds the key to the mystery of apartment three?

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. And the candles have barely been lit for a solstice supper when the body is found.

In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness, ‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond. Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins collection Marple: Twelve New Stories.

Rome, 1953: Hal, an itinerant journalist flailing in the postwar darkness, has come to the Eternal City to lose himself and to seek absolution for the thing that haunts him. One evening he finds himself on the steps of a palazzo, walking into a world of privilege and light. Here, on a rooftop above the city, he meets the mysterious Stella. Hal and Stella are from different worlds, but their connection is magnetic. Together they escape the crowded party and imagine a different life, even if it's just for a night.

An epic, escapist novel that will transport you away to an extraordinary time in history. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Victoria Hislop. Rome, 1950s. One fateful night, Hal Jacobs meets Stella, a beautiful society darling from New York. To Hal, flailing in the postwar darkness, she's a point of light. They're from different worlds but both trying and failing to carve out new lives. Stella vanishes all too quickly, until a curious invitation from an Italian Contessa reels her back into Hal's world.

Everyone's invited. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone's talking about it. In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year. The beautiful one. The golden couple. The volatile one. The new parents. The quiet one. The city boy. The outsider. The victim. Not an accident - a murder among friends.

Programado para acontecer em um cenário idílico, o réveillon que Miranda, Katie e os outros amigos que conheceram na faculdade passarão juntos este ano promete refeições deliciosas regadas a champanhe, música, jogos e conversas descontraídas. No entanto, as tensões começam já na viagem de trem―o grupo não tem mais nada em comum além de um passado de convivência, feridas jamais cicatrizadas e segredos potencialmente destrutivos.

Un mariage sélect sur une île. Treize invités. Un cadavre. Un mariage au large de l'Irlande, sur une île belle et sauvage. Julia, à la tête d'un magazine, est déterminée et ambitieuse ; Will une étoile montante de la télé-réalité. La fête se doit d'être à l'image de leur insolente réussite : tenues de créateur, décor somptueux et hôtes triés sur le volet. Le réseau mobile est peut-être capricieux et la mer agitée, pourtant chaque détail a été planifié d'une main experte par la wedding planner. Mais la perfection est toute théorique, les invités bien trop humains.

Constantinople, 1921. Each day Nur gazes across the waters of the Bosphorus to her childhood home, a grand white house, nestled on the opposite bank. Memories float on the breeze - the fragrance of the fig trees, the saffron sunsets of languid summer evenings. But now those days are dead. The house has been transformed into an army hospital, it is a prize of war in the hands of the British. And as Nur weaves through the streets carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, Constantinople swarms with Allied soldiers - a reminder of how far she and her city have fallen.

Es ist Mittsommer an der Küste von England. Im kühlen Schatten eines uralten Waldes versammeln sich die Gäste zum Eröffnungswochenende von "The Manor", einem Luxushotel für einflussreiche Londoner. Doch schon früh stören Jugendliche aus dem Dorf das Fest. Und irgendetwas Dunkles regt sich unter dem offen geäußerten Unmut der Dorfbewohner, die das Hotelgelände für sich reklamieren. Die Feier eskaliert. Wahre Identitäten werden aufgedeckt und Geheimnisse gelüftet. Feindschaften treten zutage, die unter dem Deckmantel alter Freundschaft daherkamen.

Fueron un grupo unido, alegre, divertido. Han pasado varios años desde que dejaron la universidad, pero les gusta reunirse de vez en cuando. Este año han elegido un idílico pabellón de caza en medio de las montañas de Escocia para pasar los últimos días del año. El viaje comienza de manera inocente: admirando el paisaje, bebiendo y recordando anécdotas del pasado. Sin embargo, el resentimiento y el peso de los secretos han ido creciendo.

Der neue Thriller von Bestsellerautorin Lucy Foley ("Neuschnee"). Eine abgelegene Insel vor der wilden Küste Irlands: An einem Sommertag versammeln sich Familie und alte Freunde, um die Hochzeit von Julia und Will zu feiern. Alles ist bis ins kleinste Detail geplant, es soll ein rauschendes Fest werden - doch der Wind dreht, und ein heftiger Sturm schneidet die Insel von der Außenwelt ab. Bald macht das Gerücht die Runde, dass dieser Ort ein schreckliches Geheimnis birgt. Und auch unter den Gästen dringen immer unaufhaltsamer alte Feindseligkeiten ans Licht.