The Undesired - format ePub

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...

Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS ROCK'Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations...

'Yrsa is a magnificent writer' Karin Slaughter'The queen of Icelandic thriller writers' Guardian A chilling note written by a thirteen-year-old predicting the deaths of six people is found in a time...

The third crime novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurdardottir, ASHES TO DUST is tense, taut and terrifying - not to be missed for fans of Nordic Noir. Thora peered at the floor, but couldn't...

A chilling new case for Thora Gudmundsdottir, from Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson.When all contact is lost with two Icelanders working in a harsh and sparsely populated area on the northeast coast...

WINNER OF THE 2015 PETRONA AWARDA Sunday Times '100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945' pick!The most chilling novel yet from the Queen of Nordic Noir, not to be missed for fans of Jo Nesbo and...

A creepy, compelling thriller, SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME is the fifth Thora Gudmundsdottir novel from Yrsa, 'Iceland's answer to Stieg Larsson' (Daily Telegraph). A young man with Down's Syndrome has been...

The first Thora Gudmundsdottir novel from Yrsa Sigurdardottir - 'Queen of Icelandic crime'.'Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.' - Peter JamesA young man is found...

A chilling crime novel from the Queen of Icelandic crime and author of the highly-acclaimed LAST RITUALS.If I die before I wake . . .A grisly murder is committed at a health resort situated in a recently...

A chilling don't-read-it-in-the-dark ghost story . . . Things get seriously scary' Marie Claire_____'The crunching noise had resumed, now accompanied by a disgusting, indefinable smell. It could best...

Selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020The first in an exciting new series from 'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' (Daily Express) Yrsa Sigurdardottir.THE...

22 gennaio 1973, sudovest dell’Islanda, isola di Heimaey. Un’inaspettata eruzione vulcanica investe un villaggio di pescatori. La popolazione viene evacuata in tempo, ma gran parte delle case finisce...

Islanda, inverno 2008. Un incendio uccide in modo atroce quattro disabili e il custode della residenza in cui vivevano. Le autorità individuano il colpevole in un ragazzo down che, condannato per aver...

Il villaggio di Hesteyri nei mesi invernali è disabitato e quasi irraggiungibile. L’unico contatto con il resto dell’Islanda è un traghetto perennemente in balia del vento e del mare. In questo luogo...

22 gennaio 1973, sudovest dell'Islanda, isola di Heimaey. Un'inaspettata eruzione vulcanica investe un villaggio di pescatori. La popolazione viene evacuata in tempo, ma gran parte delle case finisce...

Qui pouvait bien vouloir tuer Elísa Bjarnadóttir, cette jeune mère de famille islandaise sans histoires ? Et pourquoi tant de sauvagerie ? Avec pour seul témoin une fillette de sept ans murée dans le...

Douze ans après le viol et le meurtre d’une jeune fille à Hafnarfjördur, une capsule témoin est déterrée à Reykjavik. Elle contient entre autres un message anonyme qui liste les initiales de personnes...

Quels sont les sombres secrets du foyer éducatif pour adolescents Krókur ? Que s’est-il réellement passé lorsque deux jeunes garçons y ont trouvé la mort ? Et pourquoi personne ne semble oser en parler...

La police découvre le crime comme tout le monde : sur Snapchat. La vidéo montre la victime, terrifiée, en train de demander pardon. Une feuille de papier a été laissée près du corps retrouvé quelques...

Une poupée retrouvée par hasard dans un filet de pêche, des ossements remontés des profondeurs de l’océan, des accusations d’abus sexuels sur mineurs : quel peut bien être le lien entre toutes ces affaires...

Un homme est retrouvé pendu entre deux rochers du champ de lave de Gálgaklettar, un lieu historique d’exécution dans le passé colonialiste islandais devenu une attraction touristique. La pièce manquante...

Reykjavik. Par une froide journée d’hiver, un nouveau-né disparaît de son landau. À sa place, le père trouve le corps d’un enfant mort. Le bébé disparu est né grâce à une mère porteuse, avec laquelle...

Une poupée retrouvée par hasard dans un filet de pêche, des ossements remontés des profondeurs de l’océan, des accusations d’abus sexuels sur mineurs : quel peut bien être le lien entre toutes ces affaires...

Reykjavik. Par une froide journée d’hiver, un nouveau-né disparaît de son landau. À sa place, le père trouve le corps d’un enfant mort. Le bébé disparu est né grâce à une mère porteuse, avec laquelle...

'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTERA murdered woman. A missing child. And a father intent on revenge.On a cold day in Reykjavik, a baby goes missing from her pram. When the child's blanket washes up...

The Sunday Times top crime read of the year. A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their...

A chilling modern horror novel from the author of THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award - perfect for fans of Let the Right One In.The light spilling in from the corridor would have...

'I love the Children's House series and Yrsa delivers again with The Doll. Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery - I couldn't put it down!' SHARI LAPENA'Yrsa is a wonderful...

The new novel from the internationally bestselling, prizewinning, queen of Icelandic crime. All he wants is for them to say sorry. The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat....

'Iceland's outstanding crime novelist' Daily ExpressOn a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this...

Morgan has been lonely. She hasn't had a partner for a while and she's growing restless. Since the popularity of a certain Vampire series in the early 2000s, she's found that she can earn her way into...

What if your only chance of survival laid in the hands of a man who can't even remember his own name? Arakiba wakes up on a derelict ship run by ruthless Ozevroc aliens—galactic gangsters with no mercy...

Sometime between the years of A.D. 81 and A.D. 96, a persecuted Christian called John the Divine went to the Greek island of Patmos and wrote the BOOK OF REVELATION. Theologians and scholars to this day...

Tomás had long resigned himself to the voices…Until he found his constant. Tomás's childhood passed by in a fog of mysterious voices that no one else could hear. Without a family or friend to keep his...

A queen must take on many responsibilities. Her culture, her entire history, could become meaningless to the growth of a kingdom. Treasured stories held throughout youth are challenged. Enemies become...

While investigating the kidnappings of young, impoverished girls, Arianell Acraea uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving rogue Champions of Ares and forbidden sacrificial rituals fuelled by a magic...

The Poppy War meets The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi in this queer adult fantasy."A high-seas adventure unlike any you've ever read. Daniels-Annachi amazes in this utterly unique take on The Little Mermaid."...

Her blood carries ancient secrets. His blood carries her death …Blind student, Ardenne Bartolli, has worked hard to prove herself worthy to be the next Prime to Vampire King, Lord Hei. Despite all the...

A travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that spring from these strange realms.In your hands is a guide to the strange and surreal. From arcades...

Originally crafted in 1800s Edo period Japan, this precursor to manga is an honored fantasy adventure that has inspired readers for generations. Immerse yourself in this captivating story of bravery,...

I know how the story goes.Little Red Riding Hood is eaten by the Big Bad Wolf, then she is rescued by the Brave Huntsman.It's a sweet story, but it doesn't expose us to the truth of how the girl gets...

THE DEMON TARANTULA IS BACK.After the catastrophic failure of the Temptation Project, Lucifer exiles Tarantula to hard labor in a remote cavern in Hell. Lilith, a powerful high demon, pays her an unexpected...

Compassion has its price.The former archangel Gabriel's quiet, human life is shattered when his brother Michael delivers a dire warning. An ancient evil he spared has reawakened and is collecting archangels...

Tumble down the rabbit hole… Alissa Maravilla has spent her life playing it safe. She gave up her dream of being a professional musician for the steady, predictable world of nursing at a Chicago hospital....

After her husband's death on the battlefield, Laurel Gunn had no choice—her freedom and body were traded for queen and country. Now a courtesan and spy, Laurel walks a razor's edge of loyalty and survival...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. She's her Captain's protector, and he's a rival Captain who just couldn't mind his own business.A Grim Pirates Fantasy With...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

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THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

War is coming. But is it Hunters versus the other Supes, or is it far worse than that?Everything is going well with us. The new compound is nearly built, I have a mate; he's a Hunter turned into a Shifter,...