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Dean R. Koontz‘ "Ukendte veje" indeholder syv noveller, der alle på en eller anden måde handler om menneskets rejse - både i bogstaveligste forstand og i overført betydning. Vi kan gå den rigtige vej og den forkerte vej, og vi kan vælge den lange eller den korte vej. Fælles for novellerne er, at de er temmelig uhyggelige. Det er jo Dean R. Koontz, der er forfatteren. Den amerikanske forfatter Dean R. Koontz (f. 1945) er kendt for sine spændingsmættede thrillere, som ofte strejfer andre genrer så som gyser, fantasy, science fiction og satire.

Spannung, Romantik und Mystery vereint in drei aufregenden Romantischen Thrillern von Ann Murdoch! Ein seltsamer Talisman bringt Physikstudentin Charlotte mit dem jungen Arzt Marius in Verbindung in "Der graue Zirkel". In "Bilder für die Ewigkeit" wird eine junge Galeristin ausgeraubt und versucht, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen, wobei sie in lebensbedrohliche Situationen gerät! Mit Ritualmorden hat es die Polizistin Philippa in "Steinerne Rache" zu tun. Zum Glück bekommt sie Hilfe vom Geschichtsprofessor Nicholas Raymond.

Souce: Luego de un año de retiro y reflexión, Humberto Ramos regresa para demostrar que no ha aprendido nada, y en su camino por encontrar "la verdad" arrastrar a Víctor Hernández a los rincones más absurdos de los conspiranoicos.

Encounters is a curated collection of six contemporary short stories set across three continents. The stories reflect disparate adventures in a globalized, rapidly changing world: A young couple discovers the luxurious allure of Monte Carlo’s Grand Casino, a woman from San Francisco reveals an inspirational uncle’s secrets, a Bangkok expatriate lives out a night of excess, and a Russian immigrant navigates her unique New World voyage. Each story shines a different, up-close perspective on a lived moment in a certain place and time.

Muž sedící ve vězení je přesvědčen, že člověk, kterého údajně zavraždil, si plnými doušky užívá života. • Řidičku neúnavně pronásleduje vůz s děsivou osobou za volantem. Mladé umělkyni se podaří největší průlom v kariéře. Neposedná kráska najde dokonalý narozeninový dárek. Uprchlý Iráčan, který figuruje na Husajnově seznamu odsouzenců k smrti, nedobrovolně navštíví svou rodnou zemi. Jak se protagonisté s nastalou situací vypořádají? A co byste na jejich místě dělali vy?

Welcome to Valentine’s Day in Banford, where snow is drifting, love is in the air, and murder is rediscovered. Cassie Bridgestone isn’t ready for Valentine’s Day - not with a recent breakup stinging her heart, and the alluring Daniel tempting her to move on. So, when Cassie and Daniel stumble across the skeleton of a woman murdered in the '60s, Cassie can’t resist diving into the mystery to discover where love went wrong all those years ago.

Uno de los grandes maestros en el arte de contar historias nos trae esta colección de catorce fascinantes cuentos repletos de elaborados timos, argucias políticas, comportamientos inmorales y aventuras peligrosamente ilícitas; todas ellas aderezadas de los sorprendentes giros inesperados que son signo de identidad de Jeffrey Archer.

Cassie Bridgestone adores Christmastime in Banford when crowds descend on the cozy village to visit its quaint shops, see the Christmas train, and enjoy the weeklong festival. And this year will be extra special now that she’s dating the gorgeous firefighter Spencer. But when she decides to help out the local food bank, she runs into her old flame, Daniel, and finds her heart torn in two all over again.

Una de las colecciones de relatos de terror más celebradas por el público y la crítica norteamericana en lo que va de siglo, "Contemplad el vacío" ha colocado a Philip Fracassi en el panorama del terror contemporáneo como una de sus voces más interesantes y refrescantes. En estos cuentos encontramos tanto horror cósmico lovecraftiano como gozosas historias dignas de la mejor carnaza ochentera, todo con una visión y una prosa no vista hasta entonces en el género.

Everyone comes from someplace. Everyone has somewhere they feel safe. Some people have found their home and are content where they are. Others feel trapped and yearn to go somewhere else. Many are somewhere else and yearn to go back. But even in these safest of places, sometimes…crime hits home. What happens then?

Face your fears - one step at a time. A misguided attempt at redemption by a former hitman; a vengeful anti-hero; another chance at love for a dead man in the future; a regretful prisoner in a far away land; a sleepwalker who believes he's a violent killer.

Cassie Bridgestone enjoys her simple life in Banford, grateful for fall, her cat, and her growing friendship with Daniel, the handsome bookstore owner. But once again, her life is turned upside down when a deliberate explosion kills a woman, and injures Cassie - and the wrong person is blamed. Now, she must juggle an attractive fireman’s affections along with Daniel’s, but not let the intense love triangle distract her from finding the truth. Before the real murderer silences her for good.

Cassie Bridgestone’s life is simple. Along with running her country décor shop, she loves to cuddle her cat, sip tea, attend church, and watch birds. But then, things go awry. First, the handsome but mysterious Daniel opens a bookstore in her building and challenges her to face long-buried feelings about her previous relationship. Then, a friendly fishing tournament turns deadly and her friend is accused of murder, throwing Cassie’s world into a tailspin she might never recover from.

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive... a female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle... a young artist gets the biggest break of her career... a restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration... an escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland... How will they react? How would you? "Twelve Red Herrings" is the third collection of irresistible short stories from master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer.

Elles també maten no és un exercici de literatura criminal femenina, que ja existeix i rutlla molt bé. Simplement és un recull de relats que demostra que les autores catalanes escriuen allò que els surt de l’ànima, però que si cal matar, maten. Tretze escriptores han compost un relat ben negre. Fora manies i supersticions. El tretze és un bon número i entre totes han construït una antologia que enlluerna per la diversitat de les veus que la integren.

Una joven monja pierde su fe al sentirse vulnerable en medio de una epidemia, en Etiopía. De regreso a casa es perseguida por un ser que ella siente, pero no conoce. Al final tendrá que enfrentarse a este ser para descubrir su propósito en este mundo.

Con ánimo de vengarse de una pasada humillación, Montresor busca a Fortunato en plenos carnavales de alguna ciudad italiana (al parecer, Venecia) del siglo XIX. Ambos van disfrazados y gracias a que Fortunato está ebrio, el narrador logra convencerlo de que lo acompañe a la cueva de su palacio, las catacumbas de los Montresor, con el pretexto de probar un nuevo vino amontillado. Anímate a descubrir cómo el vengativo narrador, con una notable maligna inteligencia, humor negro, ironía y sadismo, consuma la más horrible venganza.

Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome. In 1879, he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881, he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University.

The protected escapees of the blood-farm experiments are free, secure, and set for life. Kind of. Because there’s something new to fear in this short thriller, the twisting finale of the Young Blood Trilogy.

Their captivity was traumatizing. And draining. But revenge is in the blood for a group of brave survivors in this chilling short story of conspiracies and youthful pleasures gone awry.