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    A Brightness Long Ago
    Third Voice
    The good mother
    Svart gryning
    The original Ginny Moon
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    • Sov du lilla videung

      • 442pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      En natt snubblar den hemlösa Muriel över en mager gråtande flicka. Hon heter Folami och har flytt från Nigeria. Muriel tar med henne till en sommarstuga ute i skogen. En eftermiddag attackeras Folami brutalt av en man i grannskapet. Muriel vågar inte bo kvar med henne i stugan utan söker hjälp hos den före detta uteliggaren Tom Stilton. Han arbetar just nu hos kriminalkommissarie Mette Olsäter. Tillsammans med Olivia Rönning utreder han ett mord på en okänd tonårspojke som hittats nedgrävd i Småland med halsen avskuren. Utredningen har förgreningar till kloakerna i Bukarest. När Olivia träffar Folami ser hon att flickan bär ett smycke som har kopplingar till den mördade pojken. Tillsammans med Folami lyckas hon och Stilton tränga in i och avslöja en chockerande verksamhet. Cilla och Rolf Börjlind lyckas i Sov du lilla videung återigen para en stor portion samhällsengagemang och samtidskommentar med fantastiska karaktärer och spänning utöver det vanliga.

      Sov du lilla videung
      4,4
    • 'Brilliant' Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie ProjectGinny sees the world differently. Now you will too. 'Funny and wildly moving' Daily MailMy name is Ginny Moon. Ginny is fourteen years old and has autism. She likes the colour red, making lists and knowing exactly what time it is. She doesn't like hugs, surprises or people telling lies. After years in foster care, she has finally found her forever family. She has a new house, new parents and even a new name. But Ginny also has a Big Secret Plan of Escape. Every day she wakes up at nine o'clock and eats nine grapes for breakfast. Because when she was nine years old something terrible happened. Something only Ginny knows. And she's the only one who can put it right...The Original Ginny Moon is a poignant story of love and family, inspired by the author's own experiences. Perfect for fans of A Boy Made of Blocks and Shtum.

      The original Ginny Moon
      4,3
    • Svart gryning

      • 423pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      Olivia Rönning har valt att återvända till polisyrket och fått en tjänst i skånska Höganäs. När den lilla orten Arild drabbas av ett fruktansvärt barnmord dras Olivia in i utredningen. Några dagar senare begås ett nytt barnmord. Denna gång på Värmdö. Sjuårige Aram har fått sin nacke avvriden på samma sätt som treåriga Emelie i Arild. De brutala morden ger eko över hela landet. Rikskrim och Mette Olsäter kopplas in. Misstankarna riktas mot rasistiska kretsar som uttalat hot mot båda barnens föräldrar. Tom Stiltons vän Ronny ger honom en bok som han har fått in till sitt antikvariat. I boken ligger ett stort antal urklipp. Alla handlar om ett olöst mordfall på en gravid lyxprostituerad från 2006. "Jillfallet" var det fall som Stilton blev utmanövrerad från och aldrig har kunnat glömma. När Marianne Boglund på SKL får en träff i registret söker hon upp Mette Olsäter. Testresultatet styr in utredningen på märkliga vägar. Svart gryning är den tredje boken i Cilla och Rolf Börjlinds hyllade serie om Oliva Rönning och Tom Stilton.

      Svart gryning
      4,3
    • The good mother

      • 464pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      A heart-warming and heart-breaking story, beautifully written and sensitive, this narrative explores difficult subjects with compelling authority. It is a delicately told tale filled with warmth and heart. The protagonist, Kate, has endured tremendous challenges with her three children after being left devastated and homeless due to her husband's affair. As she begins to rebuild her life, her resilience is tested when her twelve-year-old daughter, Jessica, is diagnosed with cancer. Kate faces the struggle of managing her eighteen-year-old son, who harbors deep resentment towards his father, and a bewildered seven-year-old who is acting out. Meanwhile, her ex-husband shirks his responsibilities, leaving Kate to navigate this turmoil alone. With a beloved child growing increasingly ill, Kate must confront her own fears and heartbreak to support her children, particularly Jessica. The story raises the question of whether doing the right thing might require making unthinkable choices. Praise for the author highlights the heartfelt and deeply moving nature of the writing, with readers finding it gripping, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down. The narrative promises love, lies, and longing, along with dramatic twists that keep readers engrossed.

      The good mother
      4,3
    • De (zelf)moord van een douanebeambte in Stockholm, de diefstal van drugs, de moord op de assistente van een messenwerpster in Marseille en de verwaarlozing van ouderen in verpleeghuizen lijken in eerste instantie niets met elkaar te maken te hebben.

      Third Voice
      4,2
    • A Brightness Long Ago

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Guy Gavriel Kay, bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven, River of Stars and Children of Earth and Sky returns with yet another breathtaking epic.

      A Brightness Long Ago
      4,1
    • The Helicopter Heist

      The Race-Against-Time Thriller Based On An Incredible True Story

      A page-turning thriller based on an incredible true story about the spectacular theft of hundreds of millions of pounds.

      The Helicopter Heist
      4,0
    • The Night Circus

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture

      A romantic fantasy with a touch of history and suspense. Vietnamese translation by Nguyen Thi Cam Linh. In Vietnamese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

      The Night Circus
      4,0
    • Spring Tide

      • 474pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      A compelling crime thriller from acclaimed Swedish script-writers Cilla & Rolf Borjlind. Olivia Ronning hopes to follow in her detective father's footsteps when she completes her police training; she has only one last hurdle to overcome over the summer break, a challenge from her professor to pick a cold case and solve it. Should be simple, she thinks. Little does she know the danger she faces and the ugly truths she risks uncovering.

      Spring Tide
      4,0
    • Koudvuur

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Terwijl Olivia Rönning een bomaanslag in Stockholm onderzoekt, gaat Tom Stilton in Thailand op verzoek van een zwaar verminkte vrouw op zoek naar een man die zich schuilhoudt in de jungle. De twee zaken blijken met elkaar verbonden te zijn.

      Koudvuur
      4,0
    • De Samaritaan

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Wanneer Olivia Rönning wordt vermist, gaat haar collega Lisa Hedqvist samen met Tom Stilton – die daarvoor zijn zelfgekozen coronaquarantaine in de Stockholm-archipel beëindigt – naar haar op zoek. Het spoor leidt naar een afgelegen vakantiehuisje, dat echter in lichterlaaie staat wanneer ze er aankomen. In de nog nasmeulende resten wordt even later het verkoolde lichaam van een vrouw gevonden…Intussen is Mette Olsäter, de inmiddels gepensioneerde leidinggevende van Olivia, benoemd tot nationale veiligheidscoördinator rondom de levering van de Covid-vaccins. Maar iemand lijkt er alles aan te doen de transporten te saboteren.

      De Samaritaan
      3,8
    • The Forgetting Time

      • 356pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Noah is four and wants to go home. The only trouble is he's already there. Janie's son is her world, and it breaks her heart that he has nightmares. That he's terrified of water. That he sometimes pushes her away and screams that he wants his real mother. That it's getting worse and worse and no one seems to be able to help. In desperation, she turns to someone who might have an answer - but it may not be one she's ready to hear. It may also mean losing the one thing she loves more than anything. Noah. A novel that spans life, death and everything in between, The Forgetting Time tells an unforgettable story - about Noah, about love, and, above all, about the things we hold onto when we have nothing else.

      The Forgetting Time
      3,8
    • The Snow Angel

      • 332pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      A teenage suicide. A murdered pharmacist. A missing girl. Is the obvious connection the right one? When a boy leaps to his death from a bridge in the northern town of Umeå, Sweden, police discover drugs scattered in the snow near his body. The town has seen a dramatic increase in narcotic use among its youth, but nobody knows where the pills are coming from. Relocating from Stockholm with her teenage daughter, Detective Charlotte von Klint expected Umeå to be a quiet backwater, a snow-covered change of pace from fighting the criminal underworld of the capital. But when a pharmacist is found brutally murdered in her apartment, and a young girl and her dealer boyfriend vanish without a trace after a party, suddenly Umeå doesn't seem so benign. And the boy on the bridge doesn't feel like an isolated incident. Is the dealer the perpetrator? Or just another victim? And can it be a coincidence that a shadow from Charlotte's past, Syndicates boss Tony Israelsson, has recently been released from prison and is reportedly headed for Umeå? As the snow deepens and the body count rises, Charlotte and her boss, local cop Per Berg, find themselves in a deadly pursuit, with time rapidly running out.

      The Snow Angel
      3,7
    • Pichlavá láska

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Když někdo žije tak dlouho sám, uzavřen ve svém vlastním mikrosvětě, stejně jako Sylvie, zákonitě se stane trochu pichlavým. Obzvlášť, když se s vámi život právě nemazlí. Sylvie již léta tajně miluje svého šéfa, profesora Lomaxe, a tiše doufá, že se třeba jednou rozvede a zjistí, že je vedle něho i ona. Když právě neobdivuje pana profesora, pomáhá Sylvie v místním útulku pro ježky. Život plyne v příjemné jednotvárnosti a nic zvláštního se neděje. Až do okamžiku, kdy se Sylvie dozví, že se její milovaný profesor opravdu rozvádí. Že by se její naděje konečně naplnily? Už konečně nebude muset jen snít… Ovšem ouha, pan profesor nasměroval svou náklonnost úplně jiným směrem – k mladé a krásné doktorandce Lole. Sylvie se po letech tvrdě probouzí ze svého snu, kterého se však nechce jen tak lehce vzdát.

      Pichlavá láska
      3,7
    • Pénitence

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture

      Gil Martins, agent au FBI, lutte contre le terrorisme depuis Houston, Texas, où il est le témoin quotidien d'actes de violence perpétrés par des extrémistes. Autrefois croyant, la cruauté de son travail le porte à remettre en question l'existence de Dieu. Lorsque plusieurs personnalités athées trouvent la mort de façon aussi étrange qu'inexpliquée, Martins ouvre une enquête malgré le scepticisme de ses supérieurs et la colère de sa femme. Ses recherches le conduisent à l'église Izraël, où une jeune membre de sa congrégation, terrifiée, est convaincue que leurs prières ont provoqué ces disparitions. Quand cette dernière est retrouvée morte à son tour, Martins découvre chez elle une liste de noms ; une liste de toutes les précédentes victimes... et bien d'autres encore. Déterminé à mettre fin à cette barbarie, Gil Martins semble alors devenir lui-même la cible d'un Dieu vengeur. Son unique planche de salut ? La pénitence...

      Pénitence
      3,3