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When former high-powered lawyer turned PI Selma Falck is shot and her oldest friend, a junior MP, is killed in a sniper attack, everyone - including the police - assume that Selma was the prime target. But when two other people with connections to the MP are also found murdered, it becomes clear that there is a wider conspiracy at play. As Selma sets out to avenge her friend's death and discover the truth behind the conspiracy, her own life is threatened once again. Only this time, the danger may be closer to home than she could possibly have realised.

Den lille pige Drusilla og hendes to venner Lavinia og Fabian leger gemmeleg på godset og finder tilfaeldigvis en indisk vifte af påfuglefjer. Rygterne siger, at der knytter sig onde, overnaturlige kraefter til den smukke vifte, men Drusilla vaelger alligevel at tage den til sig. Da Drusilla er blevet voksen, rejser hun til Indien, og efterhånden får den ene katastrofale begivenhed efter den anden hende til at indse, at rygterne om viften talte sandt.

Lenore vokser op i familien Sallongers silkehus; et imperium der bygger på silke og silkefabrikation i Viktoriatidens England. Hendes bedstemor er højt værdsat som en fremragende kjoledesigner, og hun og Lenora bliver accepteret næsten som medlemmer af familien. Lenores liv centrerer omkring huset jævnaldrene unge: Arrogante og flirtende Charles, alvorlige, men venlige Philip, selvviske Julia, og den blide, handicappede Cassie.

Kaerlighed. Had. Staerke lidenskaber. Gådefuld mystik. Jessica har altid kendt til legenden om Det grønne Lyn, den enestående opal, som regnes for at vaere verdens smukkeste, og som man siger bringer lykke til dens ejer. Men Det grønne Lyn har også en skyggeside, og nu er den forsvundet Siden hun var lille, har Jessica vidst, at hendes liv er omspundet i mystik. Som barn vokser hun op i skyggen af Oakland Hall, men da ejeren Ben Henniker, hvis rigdom kun bliver overstrålet af hans drillesyge vaesen, begynder at interessere sig for den ensomme pige, bliver Jessicas liv for altid aendret.

Jane Lindsay havde aldrig drømt, at hun ville blive rig. Heller ikke, at hun ville forelske sig i en mand, hun ikke kunne stole på. På baggrund af 1800-tallets England og Hong Kong, kommer her historien om en ung kvinde i en strålende, og faretruende ny verden Jane Lindsay har vaeret fascineret af De Tusinde Lampers Hus siden hun hørte om det første gang. Nu, da hun omsider efter en ulykkelig kaerlighedsaffaere og et fornuftsaegteskab står i huset, er alt anderledes end hun havde forestillet sig.

Ellen Kellaway er altid blevet betragtet som den fattige slaegtning, en pige uden fremtid. Men da den flotte og rige Philip Carrington forelsker sig i hende - og også frier - ser fremtiden endeligt lysere ud. Tragiske haendelser spolerer imidlertid de unges spirende kaerlighed, og Ellen må affinde sig med sin skaebne - en trist guvernantestilling hos en usympatisk familie. Men endnu engang tager begivenhederne en overraskende vending.

Fra det øjeblik, unge Suewellyn fangede det første glimt af slottet Mateland, har hun vidst, at hun en dag ville komme til at bo der. Men hvordan kan et uaegte barn nogensinde straebe efter sådan en drøm? Mystiske omstaendigheder har sendt Anabel og Joel Mateland i landflygtighed. På en vulkanø ved Australiens kyst vokser deres datter Suewellyn op, og minderne om England synes at blegne.

As you pour your energy and resources into raising a special child, it's easy to struggle with feelings of isolation, competition, guilt, and overwhelm. Here's the encouragement and practical help to navigate the emotional reality of your situation. In The Other Side of Special, three mothers raising children with physical, medical, mental, and emotional special needs have joined forces and pooled their experience and expertise to provide such a resource. They take a deep dive into the most common emotions felt by special needs moms.

In 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long thereafter Dina's mother dies under mysterious circumstances, and Dina's father, Jonas, is convicted of her murder. In 2016, the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme, who tries to convince his mentor Hanne Wilhelmsen that the father might have been wrongly convicted. Holme and Wilhelmsen discover that the case could be connected to the suicide of an eccentric blogger as well as the kidnapping of the grandson of a EuroJackpot millionaire.

In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organisation now known as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the "wise gals" by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humour and even quicker intelligence, were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels. They were smart, courageous, and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering—and insisting that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved.

Esra Weaver, exo-geologist, is hired for the Kerberos-90 Mining expedition, but when she awakens in her Emergency Egress Pod on a tropical, uninhabited planet, she realizes her life has taken a drastic turn for the worse.

Den foraeldreløse Judith Osmund vokser op på en praestegård i Cornwall. Som ganske ung møder hun den sympatiske og charmerende Tybalt Travers at kende - og forelsker sig straks in ham. Da Tybalts far, der er en berømte arkaeolog, omkommer på mystisk vis under en ekspedition til faraoernes gravkamre i Egypten, bliver Judith klar over, at det kan vaere farligt at kende familien Travers. Men Judith ignorerer alle advarsler og gifter sig med Tybalt, så snart han frier.

When Barbara Pym died in 1980, she left a considerable amount of unpublished material. This volume contains an early novel, Civil to Strangers, three novellas and an autobiographical essay, 'Finding a Voice', Pym's only written comment on her writing career.

My Boy Jack is the extraordinary story of Kipling's search for his son. John Kipling was reported missing in the Battle of Loos on the Western Front in 1915. His father, Rudyard, had pulled strings to get his myopic son into the firing line. Devastated at the loss of his only son, Rudyard undertook the sad mission to find John's grave but tragically never succeeded in his quest.

From America's leading authorities in childcare comes the definitive guide to having a healthy pregnancy - and a healthy baby. The Healthy Pregnancy Book guides expectant mothers and fathers through all stages of pregnancy from preconception through birth, focusing on how to enhance the health of mother and baby.

Genealogist Freya Cameron has the perfect life. A devoted husband of nearly 30 years and career-driven, successful twin daughters. But what if it's all a lie? So skilled at excavating her clients' family histories, Freya has no idea her family are so cold towards her - but they know something she doesn't and are determined to make her pay for it.

Created for her class in grant writing, Dr. Anne H. Holts' grant writing book allows you to collect the information you need to apply for grants for any project. Following the method outlined in this book you will develop the confidence to find and apply for grants to pay for your goals.

Eva Jackson is Rosemary’s cousin ("umpteen times removed"), and she has moved back to her childhood home in Taviscombe after the untimely death of her beloved husband, Alan. As is the way of the village, Eva has been pounced upon by the local charities, and it is during a coffee morning that she mentions to Sheila Malory that she fears Alan might have died an unnatural death.... Sheila is intrigued and sets out to find out more.

Every personal dream and aspiration - their lifelong study and achievement - is about to culminate in one unfathomable moment for Chris and Becky. Partnering to share a private lab for their personal research, two powerful minds brilliantly intersect where experimental biology and chemistry meet. Together, they formulate a chemical solution with the power to change every facet of life on Earth for every culture and every country: a solution with the ability to grow breast tissue at a rapid rate upon human ingestion.

Red never shies away from a challenge. Never. But when Miss Hannah St. John strides into his life demanding - yes, demanding - he help her, he's certain she's more challenge than even he can handle. Hannah is determined to transport an artifact from France - one that will change everything - even if it means working with a lawless man like Red. Nothing is more important than preserving history.