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Un corpo sulla spiaggia. Una nuova vita in pericolo. E un’oscurità che nemmeno Garrick ha mai affrontato. Mentre cerca di guarire dai traumi del passato e di prepararsi alla paternità, il sovrintendente David Garrick spera in un nuovo inizio. Ma la scoperta di un cadavere su una spiaggia isolata minaccia di distruggere quel fragile equilibrio. Quello che sembra un caso di routine si trasforma presto in una rete di criminalità spietata — così crudele che perfino le bande più dure la evitano. Garrick e la sua squadra vengono spinti al limite, costretti ad affrontare pericoli, inganni...

Baserad på långfilmen! Det magiska landet Equestria regeras av fyra prinsessor. En regerar över dagen, en regerar över natten, en regerar över kärleken, och en regerar över den viktigaste kraften av alla - vänskap. Hon heter Twilight Sparkle, och är den mest speciella av alla ponnyer. Twilight Sparkle förbereder inför Equestrias vänskapsfestival, som både hon och alla hennes vänner ser fram emot. Plötsligt byts Equestrias glada förväntan mot rädsla då Stormkungens armé attackerar det fredliga landet.

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The award winning Colonial Theatre on the Air has dramatized G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories from The Innocence of Father Brown with a full cast, music score, and sound effects.

Hearing a dying stranger call you by name would leave anyone full of questions. When it happens to private eye Leo Waterman, the more he learns about the late lottery winner's rags-to-riches-to-ruination life, the more he wants not just answers but justice. That means a road trip to Idaho to find out how a good-hearted young man with millions got skinned - in more ways than one. It's all downhill from there as Leo gets roped into an ugly battle between elderly ranchers and a ruthless developer who knows how to make a killing.

When the forces of law and order are arrayed before your door pre-dawn, a certain trepidation is in order. He tried to comb his hair with his fingers as he unchained, unlocked, and through wide his door. Detective Golczewski was staring at him. He hadn't seen her in months, but they had parted company on cordial terms; she had even given him her card. But her large dark eyes were fixed on him. “Detective Golczewski! Vonda! How are you?” Her hair was pulled back as always. She had on her hunter green winter coat over a cocoa brown dress that almost matched her skin. It was shot with pine...

Algunos crímenes se niegan a permanecer enterrados… El inspector jefe David Garrick, de permiso en la Policía de Kent, viaja a Estados Unidos decidido a cerrar para siempre el capítulo del brutal asesinato de su hermana —un caso relacionado con un macabro club de asesinos en serie. Junto a la periodista Molly Meyers, Garrick descubre pronto que cazar asesinos al otro lado del Atlántico es mucho más peligroso de lo que jamás había imaginado. El último asesino superviviente, además, no tiene intención de dejarle encontrar la paz: su juego apenas ha comenzado. A medida que la ...

In 2015, the historian Chris Momany helped discover a manuscript that had been forgotten in a storage closet at Adrian College in Michigan. He identified it as the journal of a nineteenth-century Christian abolitionist and missionary, David Ingraham. As Momany and a fellow historian Doug Strong pored over the diary, they realized that studying this document could open new conversations for twenty-first-century Christians to address the reality of racism today. They invited a multiracial team of fourteen scholars to join in, thus launching the Dialogue on Race and Faith Project.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WRITERS' TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE From one of Canada's most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji, comes a thoughtful meditation on what it means to belong in the world. Home is...

A short story of suspense from Agatha Award-winning author G.M. Malliet. "Think Agatha Christie meets Ian Fleming" ― Library Journal on A DEMON SUMMER When New Orleans private investigator Lizzie Guillot checks Room 202, looking for her whistleblower client Valerie Sampson, she finds only a messy, abandoned room. But Valerie soon reveals herself as a long-lost heiress who has spent years running from the dark empire built by her family. Faking her death to escape a forced marriage and the sickening legacy of her father's powerful dynasty, Amelia is tired of hiding. Her family's vast ...

Alcuni crimini non restano mai sepolti… In congedo dalla polizia del Kent, il sovrintendente David Garrick vola negli Stati Uniti deciso a chiudere per sempre il capitolo della brutale uccisione di sua sorella — un caso legato a un grottesco circolo di serial killer. Accompagnato dalla giornalista Molly Meyers, Garrick scopre presto che dare la caccia ai killer oltre l’Atlantico è molto più pericoloso di quanto avesse immaginato. E l’ultimo assassino sopravvissuto non ha alcuna intenzione di lasciargli trovare la pace: il loro gioco è appena cominciato. Mentre il confine tra ...

Un cadáver congelado. Un negocio inmobiliario por el que vale la pena matar. Y un asesino que no sigue ninguna regla. El inspector jefe David Garrick pensaba que ya lo había visto todo… hasta que los cuerpos comenzaron a acumularse. En el interior de un congelador industrial aparece un cadáver con un rostro demasiado familiar. Lo que parecía un simple caso de codicia y traición pronto se convierte en algo mucho más siniestro. Garrick lucha por conciliar las noches sin dormir con un recién nacido, mientras su equipo, antaño leal, se fractura bajo el peso de la ambición personal. ...

"¿Por qué los malvados prosperan?" como lo exponen en la Biblia, y ¿por que aquellas personas honestas e integras aparentan no prosperar? Te presentamos una explicación simple, te invito a descubrirla y tengas una comprensión de donde viene el éxito presente para que puedas vivir una vida de llena de abundancia. TODO AQUÍ.

Bolty, Jennifer's husband, was heading for her office. This did not bode well for Mr. James Nemec. He tried and failed to wipe the smile from his face. Bolty pushed the door open hard enough to slam it against the wall. The glass wobbled and seemed to flex. “Get out.” Bolty was a blond, squat, muscular titan. Nemec was just blond. Still he smirked at Bolty. “I'm a partner. I can go anywhere I like...Bolty.” Which was the wrong thing to say. Bolty grabbed Nemec by the throat and began to pound him against the wall as if he was driving in a nail to hang a painting. Dana started ...

Il sovrintendente capo David Garrick è perseguitato dal passato—e presto questo costerà altre vite. Ancora segnato dall’omicidio brutale della sorella e tormentato da visioni che non riesce a spiegare, Garrick a malapena riesce a tenere unita la sua squadra quando corpi mutilati cominciano a comparire nei villaggi da cartolina del Kent. Ogni cadavere porta la stessa firma grottesca: un trofeo ricavato dalla carne della vittima. Man mano che Garrick scava più a fondo, scopre un mondo nascosto di traffico di esseri umani e criminalità organizzata che ribolle sotto la superficie ...

Un cadavere congelato. Un affare immobiliare da uccidere. E un assassino che non segue alcuna regola. Il sovrintendente David Garrick pensava di aver visto tutto… fino a quando i corpi hanno iniziato ad accumularsi. Nel cuore di un congelatore commerciale giace un cadavere con un volto familiare. Quello che inizia come un caso di avidità e tradimento si trasforma presto in qualcosa di molto più sinistro. Garrick fatica a gestire notti insonni e un neonato, mentre la sua squadra, un tempo leale, si sfalda sotto il peso delle ambizioni personali. Nel frattempo, un assassino spietato ...

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors, and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The award-winning Colonial Theatre on the Air has dramatized G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories.

For years, most of us believed that remarkably talented people were born different, and that exceptional performance lay beyond our grasp. Now, groundbreaking neuroscience studies are revolutionizing our understanding of "genius" and how it works. Brain Apps is the first book to consolidate that research into a unifying theory for radically boosting your achievement. Robert G. Best combines years of study with one-on-one interviews featuring renowned scientists like Karl Anders Ericsson, B.J. Fogg, and Arne Dietrich.

The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos, and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe. Chairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong "a national treasure" and nicknamed him "the King of Violins". But Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. Ma and his family made a breathtaking escape to America.

Anticipating problems, a prestigious global restaurant convention hires Leo as a security liaison. His assignment: monitor the movements of two adversarial steak-house competitors whose "beef" has previously made for some nasty confrontations and landed a food critic in the crossfire of two warring factions. Leo sends "the Boys" off to shadow all three parties and report back to him. But even the simplest of plans can cascade into catastrophe. And Leo soon finds himself served up as the prime suspect in a murder...realizing that both his life and career are at stake.

You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker—Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.