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I fratelli Venerando e Gualtiero Scaccola sono titolari dell’omonima forneria a Bellano. Tirati su a pedate dal padre panettiere, conoscono solo il piccolo mondo del forno e dell’abitazione al piano di sopra. Si alternano in negozio con un sincronismo perfetto, che però inizia a cedere la mattina del 7 aprile 1930.

Once every 1,000 years, a great adventure comes along. This is the blockbuster historical thriller from bestselling author James Patterson.Freedom - in eleventh-century France, it is a luxury enjoyed by only the King and nobility. For the serf, it is surely worth fighting for. But is it worth dying for? Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted.

The New York Times best-selling author continues his colonial-era thriller series with eight tales of mystery, adventure, and supernatural suspense.

Former FBI profiler Adrian West is in Rome for a history conference when she learns that her friend and colleague, Dr. Sebastian Rossi, has been abducted.

The wheels on the Syndicate's deadliest racket–taking over unions to leverage the old protection racket on whole industries–have begun to steam-roll over the shipping business in the quiet California town of Pacific Port. They send an S.O.S. for the one-man army–P.I. and ex-spy Morocco Jones.

Una niña perdida en una Europa en guerra, y la lucha desesperada de una madre por encontrarla.

936 AD. Brittany is torn apart by war. Many nobles have sought refuge in King aethelstan's England, including Louis, prospective king of Francia. Einar and the Wolf Coats, disillusioned by events in Norway, are also at aethelstan's court. When Louis decides to take up his throne, aethelstan sees a way to make a crucial ally: a powerful noble whose support Louis needs. And aethelstan has just the men he needs to carry his message... and undertake a secret mission.The Wolf Coats' quest is fraught with danger and foreboding, for the world is changing.

Schweden 1981: In einer forensischen Psychiatrie - nahe Stockholm - sitzt der gefährlichste Serienmörder seiner Zeit: KURT SENGE. Obwohl er insgesamt sechs Frauen tötete, bereut er bis heute nichts und legte nie ein Geständnis ab. Trotzdem löste dieser Mann einen wahren Tumult um seine Person aus, denn Kurt war jung, gutaussehend und charismatisch. Seit seinem Gerichtsprozess vor 17 Jahren, kennt ihn in Schweden jedes Kind. Noch heute erhält er täglich Post von liebeshungrigen Frauen und anderen Verehrern.

Nel cruciale settembre del 1793, la Rivoluzione si dibatte in grave difficoltà, stretta tra nemici interni ed esterni. A Parigi, mentre il Comitato di Salute Pubblica instaura il Terrore, un misterioso giustiziere vendica le vittime della Rivoluzione con una serie di delitti efferati. A indagare con discrezione e prudenza viene chiamato un avvocato di sicura fede repubblicana, Etienne Verneuil.

Lucy Braithwhite lives a privileged existence as heir to the fortune of Braithwhite & Company - the most successful purveyor of English luxury wallpapers the world over. The company's formulas have been respected for nearly a century, but have always remained cloaked in mystery. No one has been able to explain the originality of design, or the brilliance of their colours, leaving many to wonder if the mysterious spell-like effect of their wallpapers is due simply to artistry, or something more sinister.

After a series of failed assaults on Guadalcanal and Henderson Field, Japan is rallying for a major offensive. Ground troops, surface bombardment, and a carrier-supported invasion of the island looms darkly on the horizon. Now, Bull Shark must circle the nearby islands to discover and slow down this onslaught long enough for Allied forces to dig in.

Er singt ein Lied für dich, doch vorher musst du sterben! Gegenwart: Als Kriminalkommissar Oliver Bergmann zu einem Doppelmord gerufen wird, bietet sich ihm ein schreckliches Bild. Ein Ehepaar wurde brutal ermordet. Es scheint sich nicht um einen Raubmord zu handeln, denn offenbar hat der Täter nichts aus dem Haus entwendet. Ganz im Gegenteil, er hat etwas für Oliver zurückgelassen. Neben der Toten steht ein Lautsprecher, aus dem ein bekanntes Kinderlied erklingt. Ein jahrhundertealtes Wiegenlied, das Oliver zu einem schrecklichen Geheimnis in der Vergangenheit führt.

Richard Knox, freshly returned to active duty after a year out of the field, is ordered to uncover the invisible enemy that's infiltrated the Service in his absence. His quest takes him to Hong Kong, a city on the brink of chaos, where he discovers the lines between friend and foe have never been more blurred. Who is behind the assault on MI5? How long have they been operating in the shadows? And what is their endgame?

No final do século XIX, o sertanejo Tonho Pólvora compra a fazenda Alvorada, no interior de Minas Gerais. Com trabalho duro e falando a língua da terra, ele faz o lugar prosperar e se torna uma das lideranças da região. Na mesma época, em São Paulo, o jovem contador José Antônio dá um golpe na empresa onde trabalha e se lança, em fuga, para o interior do país, atrás de um lugar seguro para se estabelecer.

In the depths of winter at an ancient German castle, high up in the mountains, a noble is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Back at Rourell, Arnau is taking on the responsibilities of a full Templar Knight. But when he is tasked with returning Brother LUtolf's papers to settle a legal dispute between his family and the Order, Arnau is unexpectedly drawn into the killing at the castle. Here he enters a dark game of knives and double-crosses.

Gefährliche Experimente. Hamburg 1907. Im Hafenkrankhaus begegnet der Bakteriologe Carl-Jakob Melcher einem Schulfreund. Ludolf Harberg ist sehr angeschlagen durch die Schlafkrankheit. In seinen wachen Momenten erzählt er von seinen Erlebnissen in Ostafrika - von den Experimenten, die er mit dem Mediziner Robert Koch an Einheimischen unternommen hat. Bevor er Genaueres erzählen kann, stirbt Harberg. Für die Ärzte eine Folge seiner Krankheit, doch Carl-Jacob glaubt an Mord und beginnt zu ermitteln, ohne zu ahnen, dass es nicht der einzige Todesfall in seiner Nähe bleiben wird.

Kommissar Berger und seine Leute haben das Opfer rasch identifiziert: Ines Reuther, 45 Jahre alt, geschieden und sehr wohlhabend. Vieles deutet auf einen Raubmord hin, aber auch andere Motive sind denkbar. Die Tote war eine exzentrische Frau mit einem ausschweifenden Liebesleben. War es ein eifersüchtiger Verehrer? Oder eine der beiden Töchter, die an das Geld herankommen wollten, bevor ihre Mutter alles verschleudert? Eine von ihnen ist mit einem SS-Offizier liiert, was Bergers Arbeit nicht gerade erleichtert.

Decades earlier Appius Tranquillus Surus wrote his will: it freed his slaves and bequeathed his businesses to them. He left an orchard to the Prisci, a family he was friendly with, on the condition that his freedmen could still take its harvest. The convoluted arrangement has led to a feud between the two families, each of which has its own internal strife. Endless claims and counterclaims lead to violence and even death. Lawyers have given up in exasperation as the case limps on. The original will has disappeared, along with a falsified codicil - and might there be another one?

It is Coronation Year, 1953, and a new queen is about to be crowned. The people of London are in a mood to celebrate, none more so than the residents of the Blue Lion hotel. Edie Howard, owner and operator of the floundering Blue Lion, has found the miracle she needs: on Coronation Day, Queen Elizabeth in her gold coach will pass by the hotel’s front door, allowing Edie to charge a fortune for rooms and, barring disaster, save her beloved home from financial ruin. Edie’s luck might just be turning, all thanks to a young queen about her own age.

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old, is searching for a mysterious middle-aged aghori (Shiva devotee), Om Shastri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island. When the aghori was drugged and hypnotized for interrogation by a team of specialists, he claimed to have witnessed all four yugas (the epochs in Hinduism) and even participated in both Ramayana and Mahabharata.