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Das Kalender Mädchen – Sebastian Fitzek
Was, wenn der Tod deine einzige Chance ist, zu überleben? Sebastian Fitzeks neuer Psychothriller für die dunkle Jahreszeit …
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Mord im Bernina Express – Philipp Gurt
Als der feuerrote Bernina Express zwischen dem Lago Bianco und dem Lej Nair den höchsten Punkt seiner Fahrt erreicht, gellt ein Schrei durch den Zug. Eine japanische Touristin hat eine junge Frau gefunden, die zweifellos Opfer eines Verbrechens geworden ist. Der Mörder muss sich im Zug befinden. Corina Costa, Beamtin der Kantonspolizei Graubünden, der man nachsagt, sie habe ein besonderes Gespür für die Berge und das Verbrechen, steigt inmitten dieser rauen Einsamkeit zu. Während der Ermittlungen erhält die Engadinerin Unterstützung von einem der Passagiere – Dirk Obermann, ein ranghoher Beamter des Bundeskriminalamts Wiesbaden, drängt ihr seine Hilfe auf, um den rätselhaften Fall zu lösen, und sorgt dabei für zusätzlichen Zündstoff.
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Die Kuh im Dorf lassen – Blaise Hofmann
Die Kuh im Dorf lassen
oder die Herausforderungen einer nachhaltigen Landwirtschaft in der Schweiz
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Jane A Murder – Maggie Nelson
Part elegy, part true crime story, this memoir-in-verse from the author of the award-winning The Argonauts expands the notion of how we tell stories and what form those stories take through the story of a murdered woman and the mystery surrounding her last hours.
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The God Of The Woods – Liz Moore
When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn’t just any camper, she’s the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp–as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara’s older brother also went missing 16 years earlier, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again?;
Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer.
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Circe – Madeline Miller
The Sunday Times and New York Times number one bestseller. Scorned, rejected and at last exiled from her father’s house for her dark gifts, Circe arrives on the remote island of Aiaia with nothing but her wits and magic to help her. Complicated and wounded, gifted and passionate, Madeline Miller’s captivating Circe steps out of myth and into the present as a heroine for our time, and all times.
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The Song Of Achilles – Madeline Miller
The god touches his finger to the arrow’s fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air – as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles’ back. Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear.
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Blue Sisters – Coco Mellors
The Blue sisters have always been exceptional – and exceptionally different.
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – Sangu Mandanna
She found magic in the most unlikely of places.
The House in the Cerulean Sea meets Practical Magic in this cosy, heartwarming, and uplifting magical romance about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family – and a new love – changes the course of her life.
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The Housemaid’s Secret (2) – Freida Mcfadden
As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can »t risk losing this job – not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .
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The housemaid – Freida Mcfadden
An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won »t be able to put this down!
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Yellowface – R.F. Kuang
Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody.
White lies
When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song.Dark humour
But as evidence threatens June »s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.Deadly consequences…
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Babel – R. F. Kuang
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
Oxford, 1836.
The city of dreaming spires.
It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.
And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.
Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.
Until it became a prison…
But can a student stand against an empire?
An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.
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One Hundred Flowers – Genki Kawamura
The fragrance of a single stem in a vase.
The shimmering reflection of fireworks in a lake.
The quiet of a bookshop as evening falls.
The feeling of opening a brand-new diary and beginning to write …Moments of beauty endure. But what happens when you begin to forget?
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
The only way to survive is to open your heart.
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Mongrel – Hanako Footman
Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. Yuki leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home and in an unfamiliar city, she finds herself caught up in the charms of her older teacher. Haruka attempts to navigate Tokyo’s nightlife and all of its many vices, working as a hostess in the city’s sex district. She grieves a mother who hid so many secrets from her, until finally one of those secrets comes to light . . . Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope.