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Claire and Mel follow a clue to the local Victoriana Fun Fair, which seems to be a little bit funny…
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Victorian London buzzes with excitement as the Crystal Palace unveils the world’s first aeronautical exhibition! But when a fatal balloon crash sparks a thrilling mystery, it’s a race against time for young H. G. Wells and his friends to uncover the truth. Join them on a journey of courage, friendship and discovery as international aeronauts compete for supremacy of the skies and daring daredevils like Leona Dare rise into the heavens hanging beneath her balloon with her iron jaw.

This mystery thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games is a gripping story of high stakes, betrayal, and unpredictable twists. When Tess Kendrick is sent to stay with her older sister in Washington D.C., she has no idea that Ivy is the capitol’s go-to “fixer,” a person who can make powerful people’s scandals disappear with a snap of her fingers.

Watcher in the Cloud (Echoes in the Cloud Trilogy: Book 1)In a quiet suburban town, 16-year-old Lila Thompson loves spending time coding and taking photos. She dreams of winning a big coding competition that could change her life. But when one of her photos, a stunning shot of a meteor shower, goes viral, her private world is turned upside down. At first, the fame feels exciting—new followers, sponsorship offers, and attention at school. But then, an anonymous user called "ShadowWatcher" starts sending her creepy messages, revealing they know far too much about her life.

Jack wacht nach dem Experiment zerschlagen und orientierungslos an einem unbekannten Ort auf. Als er auf einen dort ansässigen jungen Mann trifft, muss er sich entscheiden, eine völlig neue Rolle einzunehmen. Im Prozess gegen Elisabeth Báthory kommen weitere grausige Wahrheiten ans Licht. Die Bediensteten berichten von schrecklichen Strafen, brutaler Folter und magischen Praktiken. Im Himalaya-Gebirge führen einige Mitglieder der Expedition Schäfer anscheinend noch andere, geheime Aufgaben aus. Und dann sorgt ein rätselhafter Fund für Bestürzung.

When sixteen-year-old Naomi Stoakes and her family head to a secluded cabin in the Shenandoah Valley for summer vacation they don’t know the small, mountainous town of Sparksburg, Virginia has a dark and twisted past. But when they arrive, Naomi can’t shake the feeling that something about Sparksburg just isn’t right. When she learns Sparksburg had once been a Sundown Town—a town where Blacks weren’t allowed after sunset lest they be murdered—well Naomi’s unease starts to make sense.

Descubre el origen de Asesinato para principiantes. Pippa no está de humor para la fiesta temática de su amigo. Especialmente porque involucra disfrazarse de los años 20, un misterioso asesinato y pretender que su ciudad, Little Kilton, es una isla. Pero cuando comienza el juego, Pip se ve fascinada por el mundo imaginario de intriga, mentiras y asesinatos. Mientras hace de detective, intentando descubrir la identidad del culpable pista por pista, el asesinato del ficticio Reginald Remy no es el único caso que tiene en mente.

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Sadie Katz and Cleo Chapman have been rivals since birth. Literally. They entered the world competing to be the first baby born in the new year, and ever since Cleo beat out Sadie for that title, she has been nonchalantly beating Sadie at just about everything—and making it look easy. Now in the fall of their senior year, Sadie and Cleo are neck-and-neck for valedictorian. But then a string of increasingly serious pranks take over their high school, and all signs point to Sadie and Cleo as the perpetrators.

"The Ghost In The Crater" is a gripping tale of resilience, friendship, and the unyielding human spirit. Set in a close-knit community, the story unfolds after a tragic night of intoxication and violence that leads to the disappearance of Alex, a beloved friend. The events of that night, concealed by guilt and fear, haunt the lives of those involved.

Red thought she had everything figured out. It has been a month since the Shadow Pack chased Darius Hawker out of Laschion. The police have begun their investigations and Red Lake is settling into a routine. She can finally get her magic under control. Yet fate has other ideas. Two days before her family leave for a tour of Faelosergon, Red discovers her kidnapper has escaped. She’s also given an ultimatum where she has to battle logic and instinct to prevent history from repeating itself. Can Red learn to trust those closest to her, or will her decisions lead to her downfall?

Uncle Chip Proctor deserves a pat on the back. Sure it was touch and go for a little while there, but he’s pleased to have settled quite nicely into his role as a stay-at-home human guardian for two royal half-fae kids. But he’s soon rushing to whisk the thirteen-year-old queen-to-be away for summer break when unruly puberty angst delivers a dose of magical chaos.

Paradox strikes Kinsley’s life to the core in this binge-worthy conundrum that strangely moves the Ghost Hunting club from Louisiana to California and engulfs them in the most dangerous mystery yet. While divine intervention plays a role in saving their lives and they are brought into a treasure trove of unpatented inventions and unpublished manuscripts of a time traveler, who has mysteriously disappeared from Providence Place. Set a course with these teen sleuths as they venture into trouble and engage in their most daring adventure coming face to face with spiritual beings and the unknown.

When people start dying in the town of Dewpointe, rumors surface that Indiana Swanson is behind the fatalities. Desperate to clear her name, she investigates why her family is said to carry a deadly curse. While driving home, she strikes a young man. The uninjured teen claims he is an angel there to stop the deaths. On top of the strange visitor, an abnormal frost covers the town as the death toll rises. Dewpointe is out to make Indiana pay for events outside her control. Answers seem far from reach with a mystery that spans over a decade.

Jasmin has always known that monsters are real. And they wear ordinary faces. When she was a child, she witnessed her famous, adored grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother. Now Jasmin is seventeen, watchful and curious. She hangs out at the local college, sneaking into the lectures of charismatic professor Theo Merrick and spying on an intoxicatingly cool group of older students. She can only dream of being part of their world.

Após sobreviverem a uma tentativa de assassinato e ao caso de um assassino em série que imitava o modus operandi do pai de Dean, os Naturais agora estão autorizados pelo FBI a se juntar em casos ativos, e sua primeira tarefa envolve uma nova série de assassinatos em Las Vegas. Diferente de todos os padrões que estudaram até então, esse assassino não utiliza o mesmo método para cometer seus crimes. A única constância é que as mortes acontecem em público e uma série de números é marcada no punho das vítimas.

Bræk er en realistisk roman for unge om kriminalitet og flugt fra et liv som underdog. En bog med interessant stof til både diskussion og eftertanke.

Sjak vågner op på hospitalet med en bandage om hovedet og brækker sig ud over den betjent der udspørger ham om et væbnet røveri på tanken. I sengen ved siden af ligger offeret for overfaldet i koma. Hvad skete der egentlig den aften på tanken? Vil drengen ved siden af vågne op? Måske er det bedre at slå ham ihjel inden han når at afsløre for meget …

Nick har svært ved at se meningen. Meningen med at gå i skole, meningen med sig selv, meningen med at leve. På et morgenværtshus møder han en gammel bekendt, pusheren Tjavse, der holdt ham som gidsel for halvandet år siden. Tjavse bedyrer han er kommet på ret køl, ikke mindst pga sin lille datter. Da Nick har lovet Liv og Mateus at tage med til Roskilde, men ikke lige har penge til billetten, er det nærliggende at takke ja til Tjavses tilbud om en billet tilgengæld for lidt hash-salg under festivalen. Lette penge, så hvorfor ikke fortsætte til Skanderborg?

Det er et år og fem måneder siden, Jonathan forsvandt. En aften i byen vælger Rasmus fra klassen at springe ud overfor Nick og Mateus og introducerer dem til Close - en homobar i Indre By. Her møder de bøssen Lars, som er meget optaget af hate crimes, de stadigt stigende hadforbrydelser, der begås mod homoseksuelle. Og så er "Ikaros" pludselig på facebook igen: "Jonathan kom i miljøet. Han kendte Englen.” Var Jonathan homo? Hvem er Englen? Var det derfor han forsvandt?

Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance. But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home.