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Preston & Child continue their #1 bestselling series featuring FBI Special Agent Pendergast and Constance Greene, as they take a final stand against New York’s deadliest serial Pendergast’s own ancestor…and Constance’s greatest enemy. A desperate bargain is broken… Constance Greene confronts Manhattan’s most dangerous serial killer, Enoch Leng, bartering for her sister's life — but she is betrayed and turned away empty-handed, incandescent with rage. A clever trap is set… Unknown to Leng, Pendergast’s brother, Diogenes, appears unexpectedly, offering to help — for mysterious reasons of his own. Disguised as a cleric, Diogenes establishes himself in New York's notorious Five Points slum, manipulating events like a chess master, watching Leng’s every move…and awaiting his own chance to strike. A vengeful angel will not be deterred… Meanwhile, as Pendergast focuses on saving the unstable Constance in her fanatical quest for vengeance, she strikes out on her to rescue her beloved siblings from a tragic fate and take savage retribution on Leng. But Leng is one step ahead and has a surprise for them all…

Erebus Resort, occupying a magnificent, hundred-thousand–acre valley deep in the Colorado Rockies, offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators. As killings mount and the valley is evacuated, Cash and Colcord must confront an ancient, intelligent, and malevolent presence at Erebus, bent not on resurrection but on extinction.

The gripping new twisty psychological thriller from international bestselling author, Sebastian Fitzek.

Milan Berg is standing at a set of traffic lights when a car stops next to him. In the back seat he sees a frightened young girl. Desperate, she presses a piece of paper against the window.

Milan can't read it - because he suffers from alexia, the inability to read or comprehend the written word. It's a secret that he's managed to hide for most of his life, even from friends and loved ones. But he understands the meaning of the note: the girl is in mortal danger.

Milan's search for the kidnapped girl brings a cruel realisation: sometimes the truth is too terrible to live with - and ignorance is the greatest gift on earth.

With a twisty non-linear storyline that charts one man's descent into a real-life nightmare, The Gift is perfect for fans of Chris Carter and Lars Kepler.

في عالمٍ يتقاطع فيه الماضي مع ألاعيب الحاضر، خرجت قطعة صغيرة سرًّا من دار سك العملة في فيلادلفيا عام 1913، واختفت بين الأيدي تاركة أثرًا لا يلاحظه إلا القليل.

تعاود الظهور بخيط يربط بين قصر القبة أيام فاروق وصخب القاهرة المعاصرة.

خيط يمسك أطرافَه فريقٌ لا يشبه بعضه بعضا:

عباقرة، مشكّكون، وهاربون من ماضيهم. يجمعهم فقط هوس بشيء لا يعرفون إن كان حقيقة أم فخًّا متقنًا.

رحلة أقرب إلى مطاردة بين زمنين وحكاية تغيّر شكلها كلما شارفت علي النهاية.

ويظل السؤال الحائر بلا إجابة.

مَن يطارد مَن: الحقيقة... أم الأسطورة؟؟؟

SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO TURN THEIR LAST PAGE...

'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAIL
'These are must-read detective novels.' MARK BILLINGHAM
'One of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHS

Beware a well-read murderer...

A bookseller is found dead in his shop on a quiet square in Bristol, surrounded by rare books, first editions and a shocking amount of blood.

DS George Cross, usually the first to spot holes in a suspect's story, is distracted. His father's recent diagnosis has left him unsettled, relying on others in a way he is not comfortable with. It's impacting the case – and himself – more than he'd like to admit.

The truth only gets murkier as George uncovers tales of lost manuscripts and rival dealers, revealing how dangerous the rarefied world of bookselling can be – especially when the suspects are so familiar with crime novels.

They know exactly how to get away with murder.

Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is the seventh book in the bestselling million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, by the 2025 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award longlistee.

كلّما اتّسعت الرؤيا ضاقت العبارة"، جملةٌ شهيرة للنّفري فاضت عن سياقها وصارت علامةً تَسِمُ شتّى أشكال التعبير الوجيزة حيث تقترن الرؤيا بكثافة اللغة وأثرها، وما الذي يبقى من الكلمات غير الأثر؟ والأُثر؟ أليس ما تخلّفه أشياء العالم فينا؟ أليس ما يبقى في واقع منذور للتحول والأفول؟ ذلك ما تحاول أمل السهلاوي نقله في هذا الكتاب، فإذا كانت الحركة في المكان موسّعة للرؤية مغذية للنظر، فإن الحركة هنا حركة في الزمان، على متن قطار الكاتبة الليلي، وهي بذلك مفتوحة على البصيرة والفكر حيث تتوقف حدود النظر، ويمسى الخارج مفتوحا على الداخل. إن هذه الشذرات التي وسمتها المؤلفة بـ"أدب الكتابات العابرة" ليست تمرينًا جريئًا على الكتابة فحسب، بل هي تمرين على الإقامة بشكل مغاير على الأرض لا يلتقط من الأشياء غير آثارها في الذات، ومن الكلمات غير ما استعصى على النسيان. وهي من هذه الزاوية تمرين على مطاردة المعنى، وتمرين على تأصيل الكيان في عالم كلّ ما فيه عابرٌ إلا آثار خطواتنا على الطريق وقد أزهرت في ربيع الكلمات.

tevenson published this collection of his early fiction in 1882, after the pieces had appeared in various magazines. The first half features two popular detective-story cycles, The Suicide Club and The Rajah's Diamonds, which deal with a macabre secret society and the intrigues and escapades involving exotic jewels. The second half brings together unrelated pieces, including the seminal 'The Pavilion on the Links' – described by Conan Doyle as the first short story in the world – which is set in a cottage surrounded by quicksand and tells the story of two old friends who become rivals for the affection of a woman.

An eclectic, entertaining compilation, New Arabian Nights represented a milestone in Stevenson's creative development and confirmed his reputation as one of the finest storytellers in the English language.

The dynamic new thriller in the Jason Bourne series from the world of Robert Ludlum. A lover from Bourne's past seeks his help when assassins threaten her husband, but only treachery burns hotter than true love. Two years ago, and with assassins after his head, Bourne knew he had to let Abbey Laurent walk away from his dangerous world. Now Abbey is back - and she's married to a top government official. But she's convinced someone is trying to kill her husband, and she wants Bourne's help. Bourne follows the plot into a deadly web of conspiracy that puts them all at risk. But the deeper he descends into the violence and duplicity, the more he believes that Abbey may not know who her husband really is... 'This guy can tell a story.' Michael Connelly

When his lover is murdered, Jason Bourne plunges into a maelstrom of violence and deceit. The thrilling new instalment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from the world of Robert Ludlum. One moment Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. The next, he finds himself alone, floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky.With his memory fragmented once more, Bourne must piece together the truth behind the attack even as Johanna's killers try to complete their mission.A deadly game is being played from Moscow to Washington. Bourne's surrogate father, a long-missing spy chief, is revealed to be alive. Bourne's controller, Shadow, has answers... but she also has hidden agendas of her own.Bourne must track down his father figure before his enemies do, and avenge Johanna at the same time. But in a game destined to have no winners, the only certainty is that the body count will continue to rise.'This guy can tell a story' Michael Connelly