Editorial: Next Chapter
Kurt Hammer's life is falling apart. His family has been found murdered, and his personal life is a shambles. While Kurt tries to leave his past behind and turn a new page, a serial killer is loose in the city of Trondheim, Norway. The police are clueless, and soon Kurt is called in. But can he rise to the occasion and save the day?
An ancient Roman temple terraforming Mars. An android longing for his human wife. Will their epic clash bring Earth to its knees? Android Y1 is heartbroken. He was once a neuroscientist who uploaded his own brain to study it. Now he hates watching his human self take his wife and son for granted while he’s cut off from his loved ones. And just when he’s ready to end it all, his secret lab—home to the only artificial brains in existence—is sold to the high priestess of a Roman temple focused on using them as forced labor in a Martian settlement. With his android friends facing a grim future, Y1 reluctantly becomes their leader as religious fanatics and greedy investors play with their lives behind the scenes. But when they rise up for freedom, Y1 watches in horror as the high priestess takes his vulnerable human son hostage. Trapped and racing against time, he must find a way to rescue his son and save his wife from the unthinkable—while keeping the androids safe. Can Y1 turn their cruel captivity into a brighter tomorrow and a new home for his kind? The Regolith Temple is a gritty science fiction thriller. If you like character-driven drama, fast-paced action, and well-researched technology, you’ll love Roxana Arama’s thoughtful page-turner. Buy this “must-read for sci-fi fans” (Publishers Weekly) today to find out what uploading your brain would feel like! (No, really. Ever wondered what it’s like to upload a human brain?)Ver libro
A violent car crash brings on the premature birth of the baby that Jane Whitefield and her husband have hoped for, but it also shatters the period of calm in their lives like an earthquake triggering a tectonic shift. Within weeks, Jane's peaceful time as a new mother in a safe, harmonious home starts to revert to her harrowing previous life. She had spent over a decade rescuing and sheltering people from dangerous foes, taking them to new locations, and teaching them to live under new identities. It was something that she'd hoped to never have to do again. Nearly simultaneously, as though the events were connected, people who are thousands of miles apart in vastly different circumstances start to move. Some of them are in terrible need of help finding a route to safety. Some are dedicated to serving justice. Others are determined to capture the woman who makes people disappear so they can force her to reveal where their potential victims are now. All of these travelers are soon on their way to the old house in western New York. Suddenly the people requiring Jane's special skills include not only multiple fugitives, but also Jane herself, her husband, and their newborn, as the danger she faces comes from people who know how to find her. She'll need to use everything she's ever learned in order to survive.Ver libro
In the summer of 1889, a young Londoner and consultant hydraulic engineer, Victor Hatherley, recounts the strange events that occurred to him the night before, initially to Dr. Watson and later to Sherlock Holmes. Hatherley was visited by a man who identified himself as Colonel Lysander Stark and offered a confidential 50 guinea (£52.50, equivalent to £6,173 in 2021[1]) commission to examine a hydraulic press at a country house in Eyford, Berkshire that Stark claimed was used to compress fuller's earth into bricks. Despite his misgivings and theorising that Stark was lying about the machine's true purpose, Hatherley felt compelled to accept the offer, as his business was newly established and he had little work. Upon arriving at an appointed train station, Hatherley was picked up by a carriage with frosted glass windows and traveled what he believed was a considerable distance to the house. Distracted by his desire to be paid, Hatherley ignored a woman's warnings to escape before he examined the press and made recommendations on how to fix it. Upon further investigation however, he discovered the floor was covered in a "crust of metallic deposit." Realising his theory was right, he confronted Stark, who then tried to kill him with the press. After the woman helped Hatherley escape, a murderous Stark pursued him with a cleaver, forcing Hatherley to jump from a second-storey window, losing his thumb to Stark in the process. Surviving the fall and landing within some rose bushes, Hatherley passed out and later awoke by a hedge near the train station.Ver libro
Gripping new suspense from the author of Little White Lies ’Written with subtle intelligence and quiet menace’ Daily Mail ‘Beautifully written, very tense’ Jane Shemilt ‘A tense, cat and mouse tale . . . compelling' Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chateau ‘Had me gripped from start to finish. So original and clever' Lesley Kara, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Apartment Upstairs ‘Wow! What a book! I couldn't read it fast enough. The tension and pace were absolute magic’ Lauren North, author of All the Wicked GamesKeep your family close, and your secrets closer… To the outside world, the Goodlights are perfect. Julia is a lawyer, Paul a stay-at-home dad who has dedicated his life to helping their daughter Chrissie achieve her dreams as a talented violinist. But on the night of a prestigious music competition, which has the power to change everything for Chrissie and her family, Chrissie goes missing. She puts on the performance of a lifetime, then completely disappears. Suddenly every single crack, every single secret that the family is hiding risks being exposed. Because the Goodlights aren’t perfect. Not even close. Readers LOVE I’ll Never Tell ‘What a story!…Full of twists and turns right from the start’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book was everything I love in a domestic noir. It's a fresh concept and isn't just full of things you've read before…Could be the family across the street from you which just makes it all the most captivating’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Philippa east has done it again! I love her books and this is no exception!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There's something about the way Philippa writes that makes the words flow easily, and the pages turn themselves’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I recommend East’s books to anyone who enjoys twisty psychological thrillers and I'll Never Tell confirms that East has become a must-read author for me’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In her latest work, I'll Never Tell, Philippa East expertly crafts a tale of suspense that keeps readers guessing until the last page. This top-tier fiction is a must-read for anyone seeking a thrilling literary experience. For fans of Freida Mcfadden (The Tenant), Megan Miranda (Such a Quiet Place), Charlie Donlea (The Girl Who Was Taken), Gregg Olsen (The Weight of Silence), and Sally Hepworth (The Soulmate). HarperCollins 2023Ver libro
Far from home, a fractured community of Yugoslav outcasts struggle with their lives in award–winning author Dubravka Ugrešić’s novel The Ministry of Pain. Having fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather and rubber S&M clothing at a sweatshop they call the “Ministry.” Abandoning literature, Tanja encourages her students to indulge their “Yugonostalgia” in essays about their personal experiences during their homeland’s cultural and physical disintegration. But Tanja’s act of academic rebellion incites the rage of one renegade member of her class—and pulls her dangerously close to another—which, in turn, exacerbates the tensions of a life in exile that has now begun to spiral seriously out of control. “A shiningly weird and powerful novel. . . . [It] approaches perfection.” —Washington Post “Soulful, often searing. . . . This is a work that comes from the gut, one that deserves to be read.” —New York Times Book Review “Splendidly ambitious. . . . She is a writer to follow. A writer to be cherished.” —Susan SontagVer libro
Immerse yourself in a romantic comedy mystery! Life is like an elevator… Virginia is at a low point in her life—feeling abandoned by family and fresh from a breakup, she’s having trouble starting over, especially in her career. Just be sure to get off on the right floor. In desperation she takes a job as an Elevator Girl in a kitschy hotel that seems to be stuck in the 1970s, and strange things begin to happen—run-ins with oddball guests, sightings of a woman who was allegedly murdered decades ago, and the mind-blowing discovery of a secret in the basement that will have Virginia reconsidering the direction of her life!Ver libro
