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En sørgmunter roman om et ægteskab mellem to tilsyneladende uforenelige naturer - Maggie og Ira Moran, der har været gift i 28 år. Deres liv oprulles i løbet af en varm sensommerdag, dels i tilbageblik, dels gennem Maggies samtaler med nogle af de mennesker, hun ustandselig ramler ind i. De er på vej fra Baltimore til begravelse i en lille by i Pennsylvania, og dagen begynder og ender som en rigtig Tycho Brahes dag.

Middag på Restaurant Hjemve er skrevet af den amerikanske forfatter Anne Tyler (f. 1941). Den udkom oprindeligt på dansk i 1983; oversat af Inge Rifbjerg. Romanen er en skildring fra det amerikanske midtvesten i mellemkrigstiden af en enlig mor, der i skuffelse og bitterhed forpester livet for sine tre børn.

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The Crisis Management Unit know Lara Grant is missing—but they have no idea just how much danger their agent is in! The lone wolf has gone rogue before, after all, and they have a suspect to catch. So while the investigation moves on, and Lara’s private torment by her captor continues, she has to wonder—was she his ultimate target all along? No matter what, Lara knows one thing for sure: there’s another bomb out there, somewhere. And time is running …

Protecting people is Mack Atwood's job. But when a mysterious murder leaves Aiden Riggs in danger, the determined bodyguard will go off book to keep the quick-witted computer genius safe. Neither is prepared for the heated chemistry flaring between them—even as a killer closes in. Until Mack realizes Aiden's case is directly connected to shared events from both their pasts....

The Tactical Crime Division, a specialized unit of the FBI, handles the toughest cases in the most remote locations. In these four books, the agents based in Traverse City will stop at nothing to keep people safe!

The bomber’s latest threat has thrown the Crisis Management Unit into chaos! As Lara Grant struggles to hold her fractured team together, she discovers a possible connection between this case and her own past—something she can’t reveal to anyone, especially now. Because when the bomber’s next target chooses to keep his secret, terror turns to an intimate form of torture, and anyone’s past can be used against them...

Der etwas seltsame, aber durchaus charmante Mr Leary schreibt Reiseführer für Leute, die geschäftlich unterwegs sein müssen, das Reisen aber hassen – ganz wie er selbst! Sein höchstes Ziel ist es, Tipps zu geben, dank derer man sich möglichst wie zu Hause fühlt. Als seine Frau Sarah beschließt, sich nach zwanzig Jahren Ehe von ihm zu trennen, gerät sein höchst organisiertes Leben ins Wanken, und er wird gezwungen, die gewohnten Wege zu verlassen.

Following a deadly anthrax attack, TCD's biological weapons expert Carly Welsh springs into action. The problem is the Amish trust no one—especially not an FBI special agent. That's where Noah Miller comes in. Even though the rancher left the fold decades ago, the community trusts him...and so does Dr Welsh. But even their combined courage and smarts might not be enough against sinister forces that want them both to perish.

Nel 1959 Robin Garrett e sua moglie Mercy decidono di fare una vacanza con i figli, Alice, Lily e David. È la prima che si concedono e non ce ne saranno altre in futuro: affittano una baita in riva al lago e trascorrono lì una settimana insieme. Durante quei pochi giorni, un episodio apparentemente banale finirà per segnare non solo la vita dei tre figli, ma anche quella delle generazioni successive.