Inhalt: Ligurien, 1953. Vor der schillernden Kulisse der italienischen Riviera spielt diese mitreißende Geschichte zweier Menschen ? Hal und Stella ?, deren Wege sich in Rom in einer schicksalhaften Nacht kreuzen. Ein Jahr später begegnen sie sich wieder, diesmal jedoch unter Umständen, die ihnen zum Verhängnis werden könnten ? Als Hal und Stella sich auf einer Yacht auf einer Reise entlang der ligurischen Küste inmitten einer Schar illustrer Gäste zufällig wiedersehen, kommen sie nicht voneinander los. Doch nicht nur Stellas Ehemann, der skrupellose amerikanische Investor Frank Truss, auch Stellas eigene Vergangenheit stehen ihrem gemeinsamen Glück im Weg. Sie versuchen, gegen ihre Gefühle anzukämpfen, jedoch erfolglos, und die Spannungen an Bord nehmen immer mehr zu. Und so beschließen sie, allen Widerständen zum Trotz, alles auf eine Karte zu setzen. Große Emotionen, schicksalhafte Lebensgeschichten und prächtige Bilder verweben sich zu einem üppigen und bittersüßen Schmöker, der das Lebensgefühl des Dolce Vita in all seiner Sinnlichkeit heraufbeschwört. Schlagworte:F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FR Liebesromane, FRH Historische Liebesromane, FT Generationenromane, Familiensagas Umfang: 450 S. ISBN: 978-3-458-75194-6
Inhalt: Vom alten England in die Straßencafés von Paris, über das in der Augusthitze flirrende Korsika bis ins pulsierende New York führt uns diese fesselnde Familiensaga. Sie erzählt von der Macht der wahren Liebe über Jahrzehnte, Kontinente und Generationen hinweg ? und davon, wie Herzen und Familien gerade dann miteinander vereint werden, wenn sie für immer verloren scheinen.England, 1928: Alice und Tom kennen sich aus unbeschwerten Kindertagen: sie, die vor Energie sprühende junge Aristokratin, und er, der noch unbekannte Maler. Ihre Liebe fühlt sich an wie die reinste Magie ? doch nicht nur Alices Familie setzt alles daran, eine gemeinsame Zukunft zu verhindern.London, sechzig Jahre später: Die junge Fotografin Kate findet im Nachlass ihrer Großmutter eine alte Porträt-Skizze, die ihrer verstorbenen Mutter verblüffend ähnlich sieht. Was hat es mit der Zeichnung auf sich? Und wer ist die Frau darauf? Um dem Geheimnis um das Porträt und um die Vergangenheit ihrer Mutter näher zu kommen, macht sich Kate auf die Suche nach dem Künstler, dem berühmten Maler Thomas Stafford ?Die Stunde der Liebenden erzählt von Sehnsucht und Hoffnung, von Verlust und Schmerz, von Abenteuer und Freiheit. Davon, aus Konventionen auszubrechen und den Mut zu finden, seine Ängste zu überwinden. Und vor allem von Liebe und Nähe, die man zulassen muss, um sein Glück im Leben zu finden. Schlagworte:F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FR Liebesromane, FT Generationenromane, Familiensagas Umfang: 450 S. ISBN: 978-3-458-74219-7
Inhalt: *Also look out for Lucy Foley's Sunday Times bestselling crime debut, THE HUNTING PARTY, available to buy now.* 'This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story' Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill series ISTANBUL, 1921 Before the Occupation, Nur's city was a tapestry of treasures: the Grand Bazaar alive with colour, trinkets and spices; saffron sunsets melting into the black waters of the Bosphorus; the sweet fragrance of the fig trees dancing on the summer breeze . . . Now the shadow of war hangs over the city, and Nur lives for the protection of a young boy with a terrible secret. Stumbling through the streets, carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, she avoids the gazes of the Allied soldiers. Survival is everything. When Nur chances upon George Monroe, a medical officer in the British Army, it is easy to hate him. Yet the lines between enemy and friend grow fainter. She and the boy would both be at risk. Nur knows that she cannot afford to fall - impossibly and dangerously - in love . . . Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-816909-1
Inhalt: War es ein Unfall? Oder doch nur ein Mord unter Freunden? Winter in den schottischen Highlands: Neun Freunde verbringen den Jahreswechsel in einer abgelegenen Berghütte. Sie feiern ausgelassen, erkunden die einsame Landschaft und gehen auf die Jagd ? doch was als ein unbeschwerter Ausflug beginnt, wird bitterer Ernst, als heftiger Schneefall das Anwesen von der Außenwelt abschneidet. Nicht nur das Gerücht von einem umherstreifenden Serienmörder lässt die Stimmung immer beklemmender werden, auch innerhalb der Gruppe suchen sich lang begrabene Geheimnisse ihren gefährlichen Weg ans Licht. Dann wird einer der Freunde tot draußen im Schnee gefunden. Und die Situation in der Hütte eskaliert ? Schlagworte:F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FHX Psychothriller, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung Umfang: 448 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-25394-3
Inhalt: Neun Londoner, die sich vom Studium her kennen, verbringen den Jahreswechsel auf einem schottischen Landgut, das durch einen Schneesturm von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten wird. Alte Konflikte brodeln. Als dann draußen eine tote Frau gefunden wird, wachsen Spannungen, Ängste und Verdächtigungen. Schlagworte:Psychothriller Systematik: SL Umfang: 447 Seiten Standort: Krimi Foley / 1. OG ISBN: 978-3-328-10641-8
Inhalt: Vierzehn Gäste. Alle haben ein Geheimnis. Und nicht alle werden die Insel lebend verlassen ...Eine abgelegene Insel vor der wilden Küste Irlands: An einem Sommertag versammeln sich Familie und alte Freunde, um die Hochzeit von Julia und Will zu feiern. Alles ist bis ins kleinste Detail geplant, es soll ein rauschendes Fest werden ? doch der Wind dreht, und ein heftiger Sturm schneidet die Insel von der Außenwelt ab. Bald macht das Gerücht die Runde, dass dieser Ort ein schreckliches Geheimnis verbirgt. Und auch unter den Gästen dringen immer unaufhaltsamer alte Feindseligkeiten und lang begrabene Geheimnisse ans Licht. Dann wird einer der Feiernden tot draußen im Moor gefunden. Und die Situation auf der Insel eskaliert ...»Auf jeder Seite ein Twist ? und ein atemberaubendes Ende!« Reese Witherspoon Schlagworte:F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FHX Psychothriller, FY Belletristik: Besonderheiten, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung Umfang: 464 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-25848-1
Inhalt: Auf einer einsamen irischen Insel feiert ein illustres englisches Paar seine Event-Hochzeit mit Familie, Freunden und Bekannten. Doch trotz großen Aufwands entsteht keine Hochzeitsstimmung, sondern schwerwiegende alte Konflikte müssen ausgetragen werden und entladen sich schließlich in einem Mord. Schlagworte:Psychothriller Systematik: SL Umfang: 461 Seiten Standort: Krimi Foley / 1. OG ISBN: 978-3-328-10845-0
Inhalt: Sweeping, escapist and heartrending - the perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. LONDON, 1986: Bequeathed an old portrait by her grandmother, Kate Darling begins to unpick the tapestry of her family's secret history in a journey that takes her to Corsica, Paris and back to the heady days of the Roaring Twenties where it all began. PARIS, 1939: Alice Eversley and Thomas Stafford meet once again in the City of Light. Tom is now a world-famous artist, Alice is much-changed too - bruised from the events of the last decade. Perhaps they can lose themselves in the love story that ignited by a moonlit lake all those years ago? But sometimes there's no place for happy endings - and there's no hiding from the shadow of war . . . Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-757534-3
"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong." — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
""Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics...Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters' pasts. They are all clues." — New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party. The bride - The plus one - The best man - The wedding planner - The bridesmaid - The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride's oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn't wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong." — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics...Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters' pasts. They are all clues." — New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride - The plus one - The best man - The wedding planner - The bridesmaid - The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride's oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn't wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
"My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best — with an extra dose of acid." — Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient
Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...
During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they've chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves.
The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group's tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year's Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.
Two days later, on New Year's Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it.
Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close?
Inhalt: 'The perfect summer read... Gorgeously compelling' Good Housekeeping 'Full of mystery and long-reaching shadows of the past . . . richly drawn and compelling' Rosanna Ley It's 1951. In Europe's post-war wreckage, the glittering Italian Riviera draws an eclectic cast of characters; lured by the glamour but seeking an escape. Amongst them, two outcasts: Hal, an English journalist who's living on his charm; and Stella, an enigmatic society beauty, bound to a profiteering husband. When Hal receives a mysterious invitation from a wealthy Contessa, he finds himself aboard a yacht headed for Cannes film festival. Scratch the beautiful surface, and the post-war scars of his new companions are quick to show. Then there's Stella, whose secrets run deeper than anyone's - stretching back into the violence of Franco's Spain. And as Hal gets drawn closer, a love affair begins that will endanger everyone... The Invitation is an epic love story that will transport you from the glamour of the Italian Riviera, to the darkness of war-torn Spain. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Victoria Hislop. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-0-00-757538-1
"Irresistible...Blair Witch meets Fyre Festival." - People
""Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet."" — Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark
"A deliciously juicy, smartly paced blend of folk horror, psychological thriller, and social satire... Thoroughly satisfying." — AirMail
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...
It's the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; the "Manor Mule" cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor's immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And it's not too long before the local police are called. Turns out the past has crashed the party, with deadly results.
THE GIRLBOSS · THE HUSBAND · THE KITCHEN HELP · THE MYSTERY GUEST
Everyone's got a secret. Everyone's got an agenda. But not everyone will survive...The Midnight Feast
"Agatha Christie for the Instagram age." - Guardian
"Irresistible...Blair Witch meets Fyre Festival." - People
"Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." — Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark
"A deliciously juicy, smartly paced blend of folk horror, psychological thriller, and social satire... Thoroughly satisfying." — AirMail
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...
It's the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; the "Manor Mule" cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor's immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And it's not too long before the local police are called. Turns out the past has crashed the party, with deadly results.
THE GIRLBOSS · THE HUSBAND · THE KITCHEN HELP · THE MYSTERY GUEST
Everyone's got a secret. Everyone's got an agenda. But not everyone will survive...The Midnight Feast
"Agatha Christie for the Instagram age." - Guardian
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." — Vogue
""[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller."" — People
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide...
Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up - to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? - he's not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Ben's neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it's starting to look like it's Ben's future that's in question.
The socialite - The nice guy - The alcoholic - The girl on the verge - The concierge
Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling.
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." — Vogue
"[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." — People
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide...
Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up - to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? - he's not there.
The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother's situation, and the more questions she has. Ben's neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it's starting to look like it's Ben's future that's in question.
The socialite - The nice guy - The alcoholic - The girl on the verge - The concierge
Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they're not telling.
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