In this hotly anticipated sequel to the haunting #1 bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer...or has the depraved prince been brought back to life?
Dwór Gniewu miał być dla Emilii di Carlo tylko przystankiem w drodze do dworu Pana Pychy. Emilia, siostra bliźniaczka zamordowanej Vittorii, przybywa do Królestwa Siedmiu Kręgów – krainy piekieł, którą włada siedmiu demonicznych braci. Jest przekonana, że pierwszy z nich, król demonów, oczekuje jej na swoim dworze jako narzeczonej. Zdeterminowana, by odszukać winnych śmierci siostry, wierzy, że na dworze Pana Pychy będzie miała możliwość prowadzenia śledztwa. Książę Gniewu, sojusznik w świecie ludzi, pomaga Emilii wejść do krainy podziemi i przedostać się przez Korytarz Grzechu. To ma być tylko chwilowy pobyt, ale sprawy przybierają zupełnie inny obrót. Co się wydarzy w gościnie u Pana Gniewu? Jakie magiczne więzi odkryje Emilia? Czy poślubi Księcia Pychy?
In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer---or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?
Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they're delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But then, privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow ever more freakish, with nowhere to escape except the unforgiving sea. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation as even more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale?
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deliciously creepy horror novel with a story line inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.
Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself . . . From the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco! Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin . . . desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems . . .
Le roman de Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn, est une fantasy captivante qui raconte l'histoire d'une princesse maudite, dont le toucher est empoisonné, et qui découvre le pouvoir que peut receler cette malédiction. Soraya, qui a vécu cachée, à l'écart de sa famille et en sécurité dans ses jardins, se retrouve face à un dilemme alors que le jour du mariage de son frère jumeau approche. Elle doit décider si elle est prête à sortir de l'ombre pour la première fois. Dans le donjon se trouve un démon qui détient la connaissance qu'elle désire, la clé de sa liberté. Au-dessus, un jeune homme n'a pas peur d'elle, ses yeux ne trahissent pas la peur, mais une compréhension de qui elle est au-delà du poison. Soraya pensait connaître sa place dans le monde, mais lorsque ses choix entraînent des conséquences qu'elle n'avait jamais imaginées, elle commence à remettre en question son identité et ce qu'elle devient... humaine ou démon. Princesse ou monstre.
