Verlag: Bu Classics Books
An observant insurance manager suspects a polished gentleman of plotting a fatal crime against his niece to claim a policy. A tense psychological battle ensues as the manager tracks the poisoner through the guise of respectability. This gripping story exposes the cold calculation of a villain hiding in plain sight.
Venture into the chilling mystery of The Adventure of the Devil's Foot, where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's seaside holiday in Cornwall takes a deadly turn. When three siblings are found stricken, two driven insane and one mysteriously dead, Holmes is called to unravel a crime steeped in terror and the unknown. Every clue uncovers a sinister force at work, and only Holmes' keen intellect can expose the dark secret behind this horrifying night.Zum Buch
Enter The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger, where Sherlock Holmes faces a haunting case of secrets, fear, and hidden horror. A mysterious tenant, her face hideously disfigured, haunts her landlady with midnight cries of "Murder! You cruel beast!" Holmes must unravel the dark past behind Mrs. Ronder's torment, an unsettling tale of tragedy, vengeance, and the human heart's darkest secrets.Zum Buch
A Templar and an Assassin are caught up in a quest for vengeance during the French Revolution in this novel based on the Assassin's Creed™ video game series."I have been beaten, deceived and betrayed. They murdered my father—and I will have my revenge at whatever cost!"1789: The magnificent city of Paris sees the dawn of the French Revolution. The cobblestone streets run red with blood as the people rise against the oppressive aristocracy. But revolutionary justice comes at a high price . . . At a time when the divide between the rich and the poor is at its most extreme, and a nation is tearing itself apart, a young man and woman fight to avenge all they have lost. Soon Arno and Élise are drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and the Templars—a world with dangers more deadly than they could ever have imagined. Contains mature themes.Zum Buch
Just one person can save the children from a terrifying future. But to do so, she must master her past. Beth Wright, a newspaper reporter, is hot on the trail of a story that could expose something very ugly at the St. Clair Children’s Home. Someone else is hot on Beth Wright’s trail—someone who wants to make sure her story never sees the press. Between them stands Nick Hutchins, a social worker who finds his own gut hunches about the children’s home increasingly confirmed, first by Beth’s investigation . . . then by a high-speed attempt on her life . . . and finally, by an intruder’s startling confession. As the drama unfolds, a horrifying picture emerges of helpless children under the sway of a modern-day Fagin. Just one person holds the key that can save them: Beth herself. But using that key could cost Beth her reputation . . . if it doesn’t first cost her life. Presumption of Guilt is a gripping portrayal of the depths of human evil, the soul-twisting influence of lies . . . and of the liberating power of truth and the far-reaching freedom of God’s mercy and grace. Presumption of Guilt is book four in the Sun Coast Chronicles by award-winning author Terri Blackstock. From absorbing legal drama to lightning-paced action, the Sun Coast offers suspense at its finest, tempered with remarkable realism and penetrating insights into the human heart.Zum Buch
A fractured America. A deadly contest. One editor must risk everything to lead the last free newsroom. After a coordinated foreign cyberattack brings the U.S. to its knees, chaos erupts across the nation. Markets crash. Factions rise. And disinformation becomes the deadliest weapon of all. Feonix Cheenoma has spent her life surviving in the shadows. But when she’s offered a place at Station 7—the last independent news network fighting back—she believes she’s finally found something worth fighting for. But Feonix’s battle has only just begun… Thrust into a brutal contest to become the station’s next director, she must navigate a deadly maze of lies, rivalries, and betrayals. When competitors start dying and a hopeless romance threatens her focus, Feonix finds herself torn between exposing the truth and protecting the people she loves. With the nation crumbling and the line between fact and manipulation fading fast, Feonix must decide: will she stay safe inside Station 7’s fortress of secrets—or risk everything to rebuild what disinformation destroyed? Read the novel readers are calling “gripping, smart, and impossible to put down.” It’s The Hunger Games, all grown up.Zum Buch
Paul Lambert, a quiet introspective young man, is thrown, bewildered and unprepared, into the daunting world of a busy surgical unit. Through his eyes numerous ʻpatient episodesʼ are described - many amusing, some serious, others poignant but all very ʻhumanʼ. After early misadventures, both surgical and romantic, he gains confidence and experience and becomes a key member of the team. Had James Herriot been a young surgeon, not a vet, these are the tales he might have told.Zum Buch
