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Corre el año 1834 y Madrid, una pequeña ciudad que trata de abrirse paso más allá de las murallas que la rodean, sufre una terrible epidemia de cólera. Pero la peste no es lo único que aterroriza a sus habitantes: en los arrabales aparecen cadáveres desmembrados de niñas que nadie reclama. Todos los rumores apuntan a la Bestia, un ser a quien nadie ha visto pero al que todos temen.

Durante una conferencia sobre el futuro del libro digital, Mauro Balaguer, editor de larga trayectoria profesional, se ve abordado por una elegante y bella anciana que le hace entrega de una tarjeta en cuyo reverso aparece escrito en rojo "La bella bestia", al mismo tiempo que, mostrándole un tatuaje, le comenta: "Fui su esclava y esta es la prueba. Si quiere más detalles, llámeme".

This is the story of what happens when an unlikely bond is formed between enemies, causing tensions to rise, and igniting a chemistry that threatens to burn them both. Together, they'll learn that sometimes even the best laid plans can fail.

Helena has always prided herself on being a good mother, a constant for her daughters, Vanessa the responsible one, and Rachel—fragile and sensitive. But as her daughters navigate adulthood, a chilling question begins to fester: has her devotion been a delusion? Now, Rachel walks the city streets, lost to addiction, while Vanessa's endless nights at work leave her children vulnerable in Helena's care—proof of their fractured family.

Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible...but luckily, he has the right people in mind. The Damned, the Ghost, the Wild Card...and his ex-girlfriend, Annie Anybody. A woman who can be anyone, with the power to make technology fall in love with her. If things go well, they'll all get what they want. And if they're lucky, they might not even die trying.

Gideon Sable is a thief and a con man. He specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't normally be stolen. Like a ghost's clothes, or a photo from a country that never existed. He even stole his current identity. Who was he originally? Now, that would be telling. One thing's for sure though, he's not the bad guy. The people he steals from always have it coming. Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible....

Jeder hat einen Freund wie Carl. Einen Freund, zu dem man nicht Nein sagen kann. Einen Freund, zu dem man wirklich Nein sagen sollte. Ich habe mir endlich ein gutes Leben aufgebaut. Habe ein schönes Zuhause. Einen festen Job. Und Jason. Der verlässliche, ehrliche, herzensgute Jason – mein Partner. Und mein bester Freund. Ich vertraue ihm bedingungslos. Aber wenn jemand Jason in die Irre führen kann, dann ist es Carl. Sein bester Freund. Und jetzt steht Carl vor unserer Tür. Er bittet um Hilfe.

Brought to you by Penguin. *Now a major TV series starring Sarah Snook* ONE MISSING BOY. Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn't a mother she recognises. She...

Investigator Till Buchinger can help anyone disappear. Or track them down. When the police of Hamburg, Germany, let a dangerous serial killer slip through their fingers, they turn to Till Buchinger for help. Buchinger knows the tricks that people use to disappear - because he teaches those tricks himself. Now Buchinger must piece together scraps of evidence to track down the murderer before she kills again. But his adversary, an ex-correctional psychologist, is calculating and smart. She locks Buchinger in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where it is anyone’s guess who’s the mouse.

All it took was a lapse...a momentary lapse...to bring Clementine Jones’ world crashing down. Now she’s living like a hermit in small-town Katinga, coaching the local footy club. She’s supposed to be lying low, but here she is, with her team on the cusp of their first premiership in 50 years - and the whole bloody town counting on her, cheering her on.

It was supposed to be fun. A relaxing trip to a remote mountain retreat where there’s no phone reception. Three couples, friends since high school, are looking forward to a weekend of drinking, reminiscing and flirting. When someone suggests swapping partners, it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. The lights will be switched off, for privacy. It’s not really cheating if you don’t know who you were with, right? But when the lights come back on, one of the men is dead. No-one can agree who was in which bedroom with whom.

It started as a day like any other for Alex Mercer. Then he heard the news. Something that only happens in other places is happening in his hometown. Just a few miles away at his daughter's middle school, a shooter is on the loose. Alex does what every other parent in town does - he races to the school to find out if his loved ones are safe. His world falls apart around him, and he can't turn to his best friend because they're both dealing with scathing terror. As the motive behind the shooting comes to light, secrets and betrayals spiral out of control.

Brought to you by Penguin. *AN INSTANT NO.1 BESTSELLER* All the neighbours have secrets. But how far will they go to keep them? Have you ever sent a message to the wrong person? You text your sister. Your message is full of gossip about your neighbour. But you accidentally send it to the entire...

How well do you really know your best friend? Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a friendship forged in shared confidences and long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. Though they’re very different women—the artsy socialite and the struggling suburbanite—they’re each other’s rocks...

A group of elite thieves target the Parker ranch, unaware they're going head-to-head with the most dangerous man alive.

A USA TODAY Bestseller Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet. He's also a diagnosed pathological liar. When a predatory...

He wants power, and she wants revenge. The Best Laid Plans is full of manipulators, dirty dealers, and dastardly rascals, all snatching at power—political, financial, and sexual, or all of the above. Against the backdrop of Washington politics and the war in Bosnia, a handsome, charismatic attorney is determined to win the presidency at all costs, while his jilted fiancée is intent on revenge and grows a media empire to destroy him. In a world of beautiful people, money, and deception, two equally determined people are headed on a collision course.

‘Compelling’ Hello! ‘[A] deliciously dark story shot through with black humour.’ Sunday Mirror A loving husband. The perfect killer? ‘I wonder if Mia thinks I have a dark side. Most likely as far as she knows, I am just her dear loving husband.’ Paul Strom has spent years building...

Damián es un contable inmerso en una situación difícil. Es detenido por la policía, acusado de desfalco, y su muerte a manos del preso al que perjudicó al cometer su delito está garantizada. Julia, la agente que le detuvo, le ofrece un trato: recurrir a su antigua amistad con Lorenzo, un mafioso que trabaja para la familia Méndez, para que le permita unirse a ella y así ir filtrando información a la policía para desarticularles. Comienza así el descenso a los infiernos de Damián, que tendrá que hacer lo imposible para ver salir el sol un día más.

Sam lives a mild-mannered, trailer park life looking after her little sister, caring for her drunk father, and watching over her brothers. High school graduation is looming, woes of virginity hang overhead, and on top of it all, her perverted brother won’t stop pushing his affection on her. Though her thoughts are on leaving the lazy life, the dog attacks will pull her in deeper than she’d ever imagined.