The Absolution - format ePub

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

'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...

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....

'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...

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...

“A delectable read.” —C.S. Pacat, New York Times bestselling author A young lord, his future bride, and his former lover become unlikely allies to survive a deadly mystery in this spine-tingling historical...

The Unnatural Quarter becomes a grim fairy tale in Dan Shamble's most pointed case.When the Big Uneasy returned all monsters and mythical beasties to the world, something was missing. After his vampire...

For fans of Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni, Illusionist is a contemporary crime thriller where PI McPherson must choose between killing an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest or letting...

Reunions can be murder, especially when the past refuses to stay buried.Myrtle is less than thrilled to receive an invitation to her high school reunion. Fond memories of her teenage years? Not quite....

Welcome to Murders Under the Sun, a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the dark side of sunny Southern California. I'm Molly Shure, and last March, I stumbled upon a chilling pattern—seven crimes,...

For Gabriel Cooper, resurfacing might prove deadly.Driven by the need to confirm that one of his brothers-in-arms has survived, he risks his own safety for a glimmer of hope that there's life beyond Blackwater-type...

On the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, a group of young men who call themselves the Hammerhead Gang create the Shark List, a file of people who commit civil wrong doings and sometimes criminal...

Greens Senator Martin O'Folley is demanding answers. His nephew and four friends have gone missing while on holiday in Melbourne. Maverick believes that there is a possibility that the kids have just...

Abduction. Curse. Murder.Rosalinde Grimm believed she had finally found peace, shedding her generation's old family curse linked to the legend of Rapunzel—and escaping with her beloved and their expected...

Max Jorgens thought this time would be different. He was right, but he also got more than he hoped for.In The Door 2: P.R.I., Max steps through the door again, expecting to return to the life he lost....

"The Numbers Six", is a helical tale, wound together from fantasy and lore. Heavily layered with engaging personalities who illustrate varied aspects of the spirits. Part One immediately entwines its...

They say it's not personal. They lie.When rage smiles at you… duck.Ever since con man Quinn Richards first stole data for Gerry Kerkhoff, the former President of the United States has tricked and abused...

Four-Time Agatha Award Nominee Kaye George brings a new edge-of-your-seat suspense! Someone is stalking Darla. She has a lot on her plate already. Dealing with a breakup. Her best friend shutting Darla...

Some of the writers you'll encounter in these pages have published dozens of stories; some are making their debut. What they all have in common is courage. In this brave new digital world, it takes courage...

For fans of Louise Penny, a riveting political thriller set in today's Washington D.C., exploring the high stakes of power and corruption.US Senator Oliver Michaels of Maine campaigned on the hopes of...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

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...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..." Ancient, beautiful Manderley, between the rose garden and the sea, is the county's showpiece. Rebecca made it so - even a year after her death, Rebecca's...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

'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...

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'I inhaled The Woman in Ward 9. Such a clever unputdownable thriller . . . with a killer twist that made me want to read it all over again' CLAIRE DOUGLASVICTIM. WITNESS. KILLER? Laura is found covered...

Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine.It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah haslong since moved...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci’s newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second...

Homicide. Suicide. Attempted murder in a Swiss cathedral . . . Fans of cops pursuing justice against the odds will love the new Linder and Donatelli book.Sometimes, a murder stays hidden in plain sight....

Sharp Objects meets I Have Some Questions for You in this haunting novel—inspired by a true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart,...