The Risk of Darkness - formato ePub

Cuando el joven abogado Arthur Kipps recibe el encargo de viajar a un pueblo remoto del interior rodeado de marismas brumosas para asistir al entierro de una anciana no puede ni imaginar lo que le espera,...

A short story by Susan Hill from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre. In ‘Reader, I Married Him’, an American socialite reflects on her rise through England’s...

Jack l'Éventreur s'est-il invité à Lafferton ? En vacances à Taransay, une petite île sauvage à l'ouest de l'Écosse, l'inspecteur Simon Serrailler se remet d'une opération difficile quand il est rappelé...

À quelques semaines de la grande fête locale, un sniper terrorise la paisible ville de Lafferton... Une toute jeune mariée qui attend le retour de son époux, la maman célibataire d'un bébé de dix-huit...

Angleterre, début du XXe siècle. Par un mois de novembre froid et brumeux, Arthur Kipps, jeune avoué londonien, est dépêché dans le nord du pays pour assister aux funérailles d'Alice Drablow, 87 ans,...

Après Meurtres à Lafferton, une nouvelle enquête de l'inspecteur Serrailler. Le mal s'acharne sur la petite ville de Lafferton : David, neuf ans, a disparu sur le chemin de l'école. Le temps passe,...

Tandis que dans la petite ville de Lafferton on continue à vivre, à aimer, à souffrir, à mourir... Un garçon de neuf ans a disparu un matin de la petite ville de Lafferton, sans explication. L'affaire...

Late one summer evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow is returning from a client visit when he takes a wrong turn. He stumbles across a derelict Edwardian house, and compelled by curiosity, approaches...

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' Camilla, Queen ConsortA gunman is terrorising young women.What links these seemingly random...

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALLChildren are vanishing.The village of Lafferton is shattered.There...

Arthur Kipps, um jovem advogado, é chamado para acompanhar o funeral da Sra. Alice Drablow, a única moradora da Casa do Brejo da Enguia, localizada em uma região remota da Inglaterra. Enquanto trabalha...

" Il faut bien reconnaître que les Anglaises ont un génie très particulier pour tricoter ce genre de romans alliant le charme au sordide. Alors, que God save the queens... of the crime ! " Pascale Frey,...

" C'est alors que je sentis une petite main se glisser dans ma main droite, comme si un enfant s'était matérialisé à côté de moi dans l'obscurité pour s'en saisir. Elle était fraîche et ses doigts se...

Dans l'appartement du vieux professeur d'Oliver, étudiant à Cambridge, on peut admirer un tableau représentant un groupe de Vénitiens masqués faisant la fête pendant le carnaval.Au cours d'une froide...

For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Sharon Creech comes this “both raw and warm in its compassionate telling” (Publishers Weekly) middle grade novel about a young girl, her pet bearded dragon, and the friends...

“Entertaining and emotionally resonant.” —Kirkus Reviews “Long nails the voice of a kid trying as hard as she can to tackle adult problems on her own when the well-meaning adults in her life fall short.”...

A collection of 15 dark stories with twists and turns from flash fiction to poetry and a short story!The darker side of what happens if you just . . . shouldn't. But really, wouldn't you try . . .Using...

Desert. Sun. Sand. No roads or human settlements within fifty miles in any direction. The perfect place to found a town? That's what Steve Ragsdale believed. So he and his wife bundled up their four kids...

13 tales of pure Adventure.Action-Adventure tales to lead you to places you've never been — and hope you make it back.Make a wildfire your ally. Tread softly with the French Resistance during WWII. Extract...

"Sherlock Holmes and the Prophets of the Bible Elohim"Prepare for a revolutionary literary experience that dares to challenge centuries of religious and historical assumptions. In this provocative work...

Terri's life is turned upside down in the gripping conclusion to the "This Love is Real" series. Without recollection of the past year, she is thrust into a world of uncertainty and heartache. Terri's...

Adam Perdue finds people no one really wants found, in places nobody else wants to look. When Michele Rathborn vanishes from the streets of Orman, her brothers hire him so they can challenge the will...

After years of living in Vermont, Lauren is at the Jersey shore for the summer after a devastating divorce, and her house rental appears to be anything but luxurious.Lauren hasn't been back to Ocean City,...

The Stygian Lepus Magazine is a thrilling foray into dark speculative fiction. In each new edition, readers explore the depths of imagination, where fear and fascination intertwine.Offering diverse genres...

1837. At the Graduation Ball of Miss Debenham's Finishing School, the Husband Hunters Club is formed. Livy Monteith is as strong-willed as she is beautiful, and she refuses to wed the man of her parents'...

Here are ten really short stories from my imagination. There contain some saddness, some happiness, some hope, some dispair and some advertures included in these stories. I hope you are entertainied by...

Welcome to Cole County, where we bring you the best of all worlds: city living in Carruthersville, mountain views from Slate Ridge, sandy beaches along Lake Boulder, and quaint towns filled with family-owned...

Stories You Read in the Dark is a collection of three short horror stories that are perfect to read at nights. These stories includes a young boy conquering a witch, a demon escaping prison time, and...

A fan chasing her dreamThe idol she worships from afarAnd the magical adventure which brings them togetherRachel has the best night of her life at Sasin's mind-blowing concert. The show is a wild ride...

A short story involving: a stolen colony, and a lost cat, a new beginning, and justice for the past. Can Tika find a way to keep the colony in place for those arriving, or will she be too late? And can...

Trapped inside the ARK's dream worlds Lukas and Jean have to find a way out to stop the ancient machine's plans to spread across the modern world. All the while the worshipers of Darkness Erebus make...

Syllaba city is a mega city broken up into twenty-four distinct districts or wards. Outside of the central Ward Zero each ward is run by a particular company in charge of a key aspect of the city's function....

According to myth the world began when the Goddess descended upon the land and with her 'light' brought life into the world. From the Humans she chose four to serve as her speakers and together they created...

Two years have passed since the military coup was foiled by the efforts of Lukas and Jean. Since that time Lukas has pursued new strengths after learning of his own weaknesses. After his long training,...

On a rock on the road to a hill temple are carved the names 'Aravindan' and 'Poorani'. Barely out of her teens, Poorani is plunged into crisis with the sudden passing of her father. As she brings her...

A newly turned vampire and a necromancer shouldn't work. But what if they do? Briley Reed never expected to be a vampire or thought she'd find herself heading to Eerie, but a brutal attack changes everything....

Three books with the romance author Ashira Datya. all three books from the Magik Saga: Resisting Evil, Evil Resists, and A Pack's Destruction all in a convenient collection.

For the first time in my life I'm surrounded by attractive, eligible males. If only I could choose one.KearneyDraconian Warriors are not only drop dead gorgeous, they're more accommodating than any other...

What's more dangerous?Hunting the human trafficker or saving the governor's daughter? I am the collector for the family, and the governor owes me.But when his daughter crashes the auction, I'm intrigued.I...

Aliens on Earth… An expanding colony on Mars… A great starship lost in the Void… Politics and pleasure… New technologies and old concerns.By turns comic, tragic, uplifting and disturbing, this debut collection...

A psychiatric facility. An upscale hotel. A casino. A place for wellness. A retreat. No matter the decade, the towering edifice perched on the top of a mountain inspires both awe and fear. Holding the...

Three hearts. Two doctors. One chance at forever. Destiny Lancey thought her life was on track—until her fiancé ended their engagement without warning. Desperate and heartbroken, she turns to the only...

You know things are bad when you wished your only concern was sleepwalking off a balcony straight into a killer's knife.Felix's college life is already a mess— failing classes, hiding his gay crush on...

   "Echoes of Us" is a raw and deeply moving collection of poetry that delves into the quiet yet powerful moments of love, loss, hope, and self-discovery. Each poem in this book explores the delicate...

I have an online admirer that sets my heart on fire. So why am I falling for my shy, husky co-worker? Everyone knows I'm the unluckiest woman in Deepwood Mountain when it comes to love. That's why I'm...

Thessaly's life is laid out before her, a sparkling path toward the goals any young woman of Albion should aspire to. Her own magic is strong, she's a gifted duellist  mastering the enchantments of illusion...