Ruth Ware
1) One by one
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Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers...each with something to gain, something to lose. An off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes...
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Lyla Santiago and Nico Reese have been dating for more than two years, and she's beginning to feel like their relationship may be hitting a wall; she loves him, but his main focus at 28 is on his acting career, while, at 32, scientist Lyla is starting to dream about settling down. When Nico pleads with her to join him on a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, Lyla views it as an opportunity to see whether their relationship can go the distance--in...
3) Zero days
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"Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect--her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer...
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On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister. The next morning, three women in and around London -- Fatima, Thea, and Isabel -- receive the text they had always hoped would never come, from...
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, and The Lying Game comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fourth novel. On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money....
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fifth novel. When she stumbles across the ad, she's looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss--a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten--by...
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"From New York Times bestselling author of the "twisty-mystery" (Vulture) novel In a Dark, Dark Wood, comes The Woman in Cabin 10, an equally suspenseful and haunting novel from Ruth Ware--this time, set at sea. In this tightly wound, enthralling story reminiscent of Agatha Christie's works, Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of...
8) The it girl
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"April Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they cultivated a group of devoted and inseparable friends--Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily--during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing...
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What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinsister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted debut psychological thriller. Leonora is a reclusive writer, unwilling to leave her nest of an apartment unless it is absolutely necessary. But when a friend she hasn't spoken to in years unexpectedly invites her to a weekend away in an eerie glass house. she reluctantly agrees to make the trip....
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dtv Verlagsgesellschaft
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2017
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Wie kann eine Frau verschwinden, die es nie gegeben hat?
Was tust du, wenn du Zeugin eines Mordes wirst – und niemand glaubt dir?
Ein Luxusschiff mit Kurs auf die norwegischen Fjorde. Eine Frau, die Zeugin eines Mordes wird. Aber hat es diesen Mord wirklich gegeben?
Meisterhaft erzählte Psycho-Spannung
Die Reise auf einem Luxusschiff mit Kurs auf die norwegischen Fjorde: Für die Journalistin Lo Blacklock ein wahr gewordener Traum. Doch gleich...
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La invitación a un crucero de lujo, que zarpa de Londres rumbo a los fiordos noruegos, es como un sueño hecho realidad para Laura Blacklock, una joven periodista en horas bajas. La oportunidad es doble: no sólo podrá contemplar la maravillosa aurora boreal, sino que se codeará con gente influyente que podría ayudarla a reconducir su carrera profesional. Los primeros compases de la travesía discurren conforme a lo previsto: el ambiente del...
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One of Agatha Christie's most famous novels, featuring her beloved detective Hercule Poirot--and her most surprising twist.The story that made Agatha Christie famous ends with one of her most dramatic twists. The villagers of King's Abbot are shocked when a wealthy local widow commits suicide and the very next day her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, is stabbed to death. Dr. James Sheppard, the local physician, discovers the body of his friend and narrates...
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"On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten, along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister."--Provided by publisher.
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A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery ... Miss Marple...
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Izdatelʹstvo AST
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2019.
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"I︠U︡nai︠a︡ Khėl Vestuėĭ edva svodit kont︠s︡y s kont︠s︡ami, a potomu pisʹmo s soobshcheniem, chto umershai︠a︡ babushka ostavila eĭ ogromnoe nasledstvo -- denʹgi i imenie v Kornuolle, -- kazhetsi︠a︡ podarkom sudʹby. Pravda, nikakoĭ babushki iz Kornuolla u Khėl nikogda ne bylo. No ee ėto malo volnuet: nasledstvo -- edinstvennai︠a︡ nadezhda nachatʹ novui︠u︡ zhiznʹ, i Khėl gotova na vse, chtoby ego poluchitʹ....
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RBA
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Nora no ha visto a Clare desde hace diez años. No desde que Nora salió del instituto un día para no volver jamás. Hasta que, inesperadamente, recibe una invitación para la despedida de soltera de Clare. Un fin de semana en unacasa en la profundidad del bosque. ¿Es ésta la oportunidad para Nora de recuperar la relación con su mejor amiga? ¿La ocasión de superar su pasado? Y sin embargo algo va a ir mal. Muy mal.
What should be a cozy and...
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Czwarta Strona Grupa Wydawnictwa Poznańskiego
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[2021]
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"On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person--but also that the cold-reading skills she's honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased ... where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance...
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HarperCollins Brasil
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2023
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DOZE HISTÓRIAS. DOZE AUTORAS. UMA SÓ MISS MARPLE. Pela primeira vez em 45 anos, Miss Marple volta às páginas para investigar novos crimes. Agora nas narrativas de doze autoras contemporâneas, a clássica personagem é levada a uma volta ao mundo para desvendar mistérios que só podem ser resolvidos por ela. Nesta coletânea, a detetive investigará um jantar de Natal interrompido por convidados inesperados, descobrirá que o palco da Broadway,...
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2022
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple." — Rhys Bowen, Washington Post
"Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It
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