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When a brutally murdered man is found hanging in a London theatre, Detective Sergeant Rex King becomes obsessed with the case. Who is this anonymous corpse, and why has he been ritually mutilated? As Rex digs deeper into the crime scene, the investigation begins to unravel, refusing the logic of a conventional murder inquiry.Clues fracture into symbols, witnesses contradict themselves, and the case starts to mirror Rexs own buried past. The search for the victims identity becomes inseparable from a more troubling question: who, beneath the certainty of his badge and rank, is Rex King himself?Shifting between Holborn Police Station, an abandoned village in rural 1980s France, and the violent clash between state power and counterculture at Stonehenges Battle of the Beanfield, The Fountain in the Forest reimagines the crime novel as something stranger and more daring. At once a gripping police procedural, an avant-garde experiment in language, and a philosophical meditation on liberty and identity, it is an iconoclastic novel of rare ambition.

When a dead man appears in his waiting room, Bergen private detective Varg Veum finds himself investigating a controversial death from fourteen years earlier. The internationally bestselling Varg Veum series continues `As searing and gripping as they come New York Times`One of my very favourite Scandinavian authors Ian Rankin`The Norwegian Chandler Jo Nesb_________There was a dead man sitting in my waiting room.So begins another unsettling case for Bergen private detective, Varg Veum.The identity of the dead man soon becomes clear. He had come to see Veum about a case of his own, one rooted in a death on the Mre coast fourteen years earlier. A woman walked into the sea and never returned. The verdict was suicide, but not everyone believed it.As Veum follows the trail his silent visitor left behind, the investigation leads back to a radical student collective in Bergen in the 1970s, where political loyalties, personal rivalries and old decisions still cast long shadows. Someone has gone to great lengths to keep that past concealed, and the price of digging too deep has already proved fatal.Tense, atmospheric and uncompromising, Face to Face is Gunnar Staalesen at his very, very best.________

Dennis Orphen is a young, clever novelist with a keen eye for a good story. This time, however, his material is drawn from the romantic woes of his closest friend, Effie Callingham. More than a decade earlier, Effies husband-the superstar writer Andrew Callingham-abandoned her for a younger, prettier woman. In the years since, Effie has stubbornly defended his reputation, clinging to the desperate hope that he might one day come to his senses and return.When Denniss novel is published, their friendship is put to the test. In his thinly veiled portrait, Effies private pain is exposed to a scandal-hungry literary society, while Andrew is unmasked as a womanising egoist. Meanwhile, Dennis finds himself entangled in romantic troubles of his own, locked in an uneasy relationship with Corinne, a married woman whose presence provokes both longing and jealousy.Together, Dennis and Effie are forced to confront unpalatable truths about themselves in this immensely entertaining yet deeply poignant satire, set in the seedy underbelly of New York society, from brandy-drenched nightclubs to cab-lined curbs.

Stories traversing identity, sexuality, and human connection across the industrial towns and satellite villages of Northern England. Opening with the Commonwealth Prize-winning "Lech, Prince, and the Nice Things," the collection weaves through teenage sexual awakening, family secrets, and post-pandemic isolation. Characters grapple with class divisions, discrimination, and desires they barely understand themselves. Unflinching and deeply human, these stories capture pivotal moments when lives quietly but irrevocably change course.

É comum não sabermos como orar ou o que pedir, mas a Bíblia nos garante que a vontade de Deus é boa, perfeita e agradável. O devocional Orando as Promessas de Deus é um convite para transformar a sua

Todo dia é uma nova chance de mudar e este livro é um convite inspirador para isso.Em Um novo eu, você encontra dicas acessíveis, acolhedoras e baseadas em especialistas para cultivar hábitos que tra

A saúde é um dos nossos bens mais preciosos — e, ainda assim, muitas vezes passa despercebida em meio à correria do dia a dia. Lembretes para uma Vida Melhor reúne 29 conselhos simples, práticos e in

A ansiedade faz parte da vida, é um sinal do corpo de que precisamos olhar com mais atenção para nós mesmos. Mas, quando esse sentimento transborda e começa a atrapalhar a rotina, surgem dúvidas, med

Comer vegetais todos os dias é mais simples — e muito mais gostoso — do que parece. "5 Vegetais por Dia" reúne informações práticas, dicas nutricionais e 25 receitas saborosas para inspirar uma relaç

A rotina pode ser mais leve, econômica e sustentável e este livro mostra exatamente como. "Como Fazer Tudo Render Mais" reúne 60 dicas práticas e descomplicadas para estender a vida útil dos itens qu

Economizar é um hábito que transforma a vida e este livro mostra como isso pode ser simples, acessível e até prazeroso. Em 51 ideias para economizar na sua casa, você encontra orientações práticas pa

Economizar é mais do que cortar gastos: é transformar hábitos, usar recursos com consciência e criar uma vida mais leve para você, sua família e o planeta. Este e-book reúne 51 ideias simples, prátic

Administrar um negócio exige criatividade, organização e escolhas inteligentes — especialmente quando o objetivo é fazer o dinheiro render. Este e-book reúne 51 ideias simples, diretas e aplicáveis p

O tédio não tem vez quando a imaginação entra em cena! Brinca Comigo? reúne 52 atividades simples, criativas e acessíveis, perfeitas para transformar qualquer momento em diversão, seja numa tarde chu

The definitive biography of the celebrated naval hero who brought down a Prime Minister.Roger Keyes was one of the most inspiring and controversial military figures Britain produced in the twentieth century, pursuing a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.In 1918, his leadership of the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids became the stuff of legend, earning eleven Victoria Crosses and transforming him into a national hero who symbolised Britains fighting spirit.Passed over for the position of First Sea Lord due to his opposition to naval disarmament, in 1934 Keyes entered Parliament, where he campaigned fiercely against appeasement alongside Churchill. It was his decisive, fiery intervention in the 1940 Norway debate that broke the back of Neville Chamberlains government and cleared the path for Churchill to become Prime Minister.Just months later, Churchill restored him to command as the first head of Combined Operations. Keyes created and championed the Commandos, forging the elite special forces unit that terrorised Hitlers coastal defences.A hero in two world wars, Keyes was revered by the men under his command and frequently compared to Nelson, but his abrasive style also made him powerful enemies. Cutting through the controversy that surrounds his name, this definitive, warts-and-all biography aims to restore Keyes to his rightful place in British history.

Witness macabre ceremonies, malicious creatures, and elder gods emerging in this companion anthology to Shadows Over Innsmouth and Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth, containing 17 short stories inspired by the legendary horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, and curated by award-winning anthologist Stephen Jones.Featuring stories from some of the biggest names in horror fiction, including Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, A. G. Slatter, and many more. This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Introduction and Contributor Notes, along with additional artwork exclusive to this printing.The final volume in the original trilogy that began with Shadows Over Innsmouth and Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth. Witness a macabre ceremony conducted by moonlight, kid detectives unearthing a sinister supernatural secret, and a skilled harpist lulling the old gods back to sleep beneath the seaalong with an Innsmouth poem by H. P. Lovecraft himself and a "posthumous collaboration" between the author and August Derleth.Featuring 17 short horror stories from some of todays top Lovecraftian writers, curated by World Fantasy Award-winning editor Stephen Jones. This newly redesigned edition also includes a revised and updated Introduction and Contributor Notes, along with additional artwork exclusive to this printing.Including stories from: H. P. Lovecraft Ramsey Campbell Adrian Cole August Derleth John Glasby Brian Hodge Caitlin R. Kiernan Brian Lumley Kim Newman Reggie Oliver Angela Slatter Michael Marshall Smith Simon Kurt Unsworth Conrad Williams

A vengeful god is about to break free and destroy the land. Only the Trinity can stop him wreaking vengeance.Saved from death by a powerful act of Spiriting, Torkyn Gynt lives in hiding from his enemies, threats that loom from many directions. In Tallinor, Alyssa believes her beloved Tor is dead and must find the strength to forgive the king who ordered his execution.But the Trinity itself remains a mystery. Can Tor discover its identity to fulfil his destiny?

In these two novellas and three short stories for adult readers, Hans Christian Andersen displays the imagination and descriptive brilliance familiar from his fairy tales, but turns his eye to subtler social themes: class mobility in a changing Europe; the unfairness with which talents and opportunities are meted out in this world; the struggle between natures claims on humanity and civilizations.The title novella, The Ice Virgin, unites all these ideas in a piece of beautifully structured storytelling considered by some to be Andersens masterpiece. Rudy is orphaned young, rescued as an infant from a glacial crevasse where his mother fell and died. He lives, but the stunning yet unforgiving mountain landscape of Switzerland may yet claim him. His love for the rich millers daughter Babette brings out all his bravery and ingenuity - but also his stubbornness and resistance to change. In a masterfully ambivalent climax Andersen makes us wonder what happiness and fulfilment truly mean.Elsewhere in the collection Andersen turns his gaze to the hostile shores and wooded heights of Denmarks Jutland, where in his time submissive poverty was giving way to feverish social transformation. We meet a shipwrecked youngster struggling to fit into his adopted community, a couple whose wise humility echoes down the wealthy generations that follow with comically unexpected effects, and a steadfast friend whose saintly patience is ill rewarded by the object of her loyalty. Full of irony, enchanting imagery and bravura prose, these stories showcase Andersens perceptiveness, empathy, and deep engagement with the world around him.

On holiday at a fashionable German spa, young civil engineer Herr von Gordon meets Colonel von St Arnaud and his younger wife, the beautiful Cécile. Gordon is drawn to this elegant and melancholy woman, who seems to hold herself at a distance from her husband. As he and the married pair tour local attractions and enjoy the scenery of the Harz Mountains, he finds himself ever more fascinated by Cecile - and by the mystery surrounding her past.As Gordon and Cecile grow closer, her husbands jealousy, the gossip of polite society, and the secrets of the past converge. When they meet again in Berlin society, the attraction between the two young people will have tragic consequences for all.A challenge to societal conventions, a portrait of a complex woman and a biting send-up of early tourist culture, Fontanes novel is an elegant, ironic and moving classic of 19th-century realist fiction.

Moving through somnambulant states, Sleep Gate evokes Inger Christensens description of the necessity for us to dream our way inward. The poems in Sleep Gate push Christensens dream inward further, into biological dreaming itself. Fully absorbed in the fabric of sleep, enfolded into the inventory of dreams, these poems become part of the process of sleep respiration, so that we might consider the world around us from another perspective. Moving through the changing states of peoplesdreamscapes and what might affect them, like nightmares, insomnia and other sleep disorders, Sleep Gate captures the disjunctive, jump-cutting quality of dreams: within the unspoken context of deep-sleep tectonic logic, these poems jump from a time before the clouds are inventoried to the present, from Winters gnashing bruxism to a garden anointed with gluey residue. A collection that, as on waking, assembles the world through distortion and towards clarity.