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On a cold December morning, Detective Kim Stone arrives at Halesowen Police Station to meet her new team, unaware that a young man's killer is already at large. The victim is discovered beheaded and staked in a remote woodland area, prompting Kim and her squad to rush to the scene. A search of the victim's home reveals a little girl's bedroom and a hidden laptop, raising urgent questions about the child's whereabouts and the sister's unsettling relief over her brother's death. As Kim delves deeper, she uncovers shocking truths, including a connection to a recent murder involving a man found stabbed beneath Redland Hall. Both victims share dark secrets linked to a women's shelter, which could hold the key to solving the case. Having grown up in the care system, Kim understands vulnerability all too well. With the killer poised to strike again, she faces the challenge of leading a rookie squad. Inexperienced Stacey shows potential but struggles with pressure, while D.S. Bryant remains steady, and D.S. Dawson's personal turmoil threatens the team's cohesion. Kim must rein in Dawson's volatility and unite her crew to catch the killer before another life is lost, knowing that one of her own could be in grave danger.

When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide - a final devastating act from a troubled girl. But then the broken body of a young boy is discovered at the same school and it's clear to Detective Kim Stone that these deaths are not tragic accidents

When the lifeless body of a man is found on an industrial estate, Detective Kim Stone arrives on the scene and discovers he's been tortured in the worst way imaginable. But as she breaks the devastating news to the victim's wife, Diane Phipps, Kim can't help feeling that something isn't quite right about the woman's reaction. Twenty-four hours later, the victims family disappears into thin air. Then a second body is found staked to the ground in a local nature reserve. Desperate to crack the case open quickly, Kim and her team unravel a vital clue -- a fiercely guarded secret that links both victims and could cost even more lives. A secret that some police officers are also protecting. Faced with deceit from those she should be able to trust, family members who won't talk, and local reporter Tracy Frost opening a can of worms on the case of a woman murdered by her husband a year ago -- Kim is in deep water like never before. Kim must find the motive if she is to find the killer who is systematically targeting and torturing his victims. But can she unlock the shocking truth and stop him before he strikes again?

"When Detective Kim Stone is called to the home of Samantha Brown, she finds the young woman lying in bed with her throat cut and a knife in her hand. With no sign of forced entry or struggle, Kim rules her death a tragic suicide. But a visit to Samantha's parents rings alarm bells for Kim - there's something they're not telling her. And, when she spots a clue in a photograph, Kim realises she's made a huge mistake. Samantha didn't take her own life, she was murdered. Then a young man's body is found in a local lake with his throat cut and Kim makes a link between the victim and Samantha. They both spent time at Unity Farm, a retreat for people seeking an alternative way of life.Beneath the retreat's cosy façade, Kim and her team uncover a sinister community preying on the emotionally vulnerable.Sending one of her own undercover into Unity Farm is high risk but it's Kim's only hope if she is to catch a killer - someone Kim is convinced the victims knew and trusted. With Bryant distracted by the emergence of a harrowing case close to his heart, and an undercover officer in way over her head, Kim's neck is on the line like never before. Can she protect those closest to her before another life is taken?"--Publisher description

Eeeny meeny, miney, moe. Who lives, who dies only I know. When the body of a doctor is discovered brutally murdered in local woodland, Detective Kim Stone is shocked to discover the victim is Gordon Cordell – a man linked to a previous case she worked on involving the death of a young school girl. Gordon has a chequered past, but who would want him dead? As the investigation gets underway, Gordon’s son is involved in a horrific car crash which leaves him fighting for his life. Kim's sure this was no accident. Then the body of a woman is found dead in suspicious circumstances and Kim makes a disturbing link between the victims and Russells Hall Hospital. The same hospital where Gordon worked. With Kim and her team still grieving the loss of one of their own, they’re at their weakest and facing one of the most dangerous serial killers they’ve ever encountered. Everything is on the line. Can Kim keep her squad together and find the killer before he claims his next victim? The killer is picking off his victims at a terrifying pace, and he’s not finished yet.

On an August afternoon, eight-year-old Grace Lennard disappears from her childcare centre. Meanwhile, Steven Harte confesses at a police station, claiming he has information about Melody Jones, a girl abducted from a playground twenty-five years earlier. Detective Kim Stone finds Steven's confession suspicious and initially dismisses it. However, upon investigating Grace's disappearance, she uncovers a chilling piece of evidence: Melody's heart bracelet. To find Grace alive, Kim must engage in Steven's twisted game, but on her terms. With only twenty-four hours to interrogate him, Kim and her team connect Steven to the abduction of several vulnerable girls, two of whom were released unharmed after a year. As they dig deeper, small bones are found in a local park, raising fears for Grace's safety. While Kim is close to convicting a killer, she faces a personal threat from Dr. Alex Thorne, a dangerous woman Kim previously imprisoned. Alex is poised to reveal a shocking secret that could undermine Kim's focus and jeopardize her mission to save Grace and the other missing girls. Time is running out, and Kim must navigate this perilous situation carefully.

"In a busy shopping centre, a little girl clutches a teddy bear, clinging to it in the absence of her mother, Katrina. Hours later, Katrina's body is discovered in an abandoned building. For Detective Kim Stone, it looks like a quick, functional murder. But Kim's instincts tell her there's more to this senseless murder than meets the eye. What was the motive for killing a young mother out shopping with her child? Days later, a second victim is found in a local park, her neck broken just like Katrina's and her six-year-old son missing. But with her colleague, Detective Stacey Wood, working on another unsolved crime and a member of the team grieving the loss of a close relative, Kim is struggling to make inroads on what is fast becoming a complex case. And when a handwritten letter from the killer lands on Kim's desk addressed to her, and pleading for help, she knows time is running out to bring the little boy home alive. With the support of a handwriting analyst and profiler, Kim and the team begin to get inside the mind of the killer and make a shocking discovery. Some of the victims have scratch marks on their wrists. But these are no random scratches. The killer is using them to communicate with someone. The question is ... with whom?"--Provided by publisher

"On the fourth floor of Chaucer House, two teenagers are found chained to a radiator. The boy is dead but the girl is alive. For Detective Kim Stone every detail of the scene mirrors her own terrifying experience with her brother Mikey, when they lived in the same tower block thirty years ago. When the bodies of a middle-aged couple are discovered in a burnt-out car, Kim can't ignore the chilling similarity to the deaths of Erica and Keith - the only loving parents Kim had ever known. Faced with a killer who is recreating traumatic events from her past, Kim must face the brutal truth that someone wants to hurt her in the worst way possible. Desperate to stay on the case, she is forced to work with profiler Alison Lowe who has been called in to observe and monitor Kim's behaviour. Kim has spent years catching dangerous criminals and protecting the innocent. But with a killer firmly fixed on destroying Kim, can she solve this complex case and save her own life or will she become the final victim?"--Publisher's description

The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone - one which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood.

The truth was dead and buried until now. When a collection of human bones is unearthed during a routine archaeological dig, a Black Country field suddenly becomes a complex crime scene for Detective Kim Stone. As the bones are sorted, it becomes clear that the grave contains more than one victim. The bodies hint at unimaginable horror, bearing the markings of bullet holes and animal traps. Forced to work alongside Detective Travis, with whom she shares a troubled past, Kim begins to uncover a dark secretive relationship between the families who own the land in which the bodies where found. But while Kim is immersed in one of the most complicated investigations she's ever led, her team are caught up in a spate of sickening hate crimes. Kim is close to revealing the truth behind the murders, yet soon finds one of her own is in jeopardy and the clock is ticking. Can she solve the case and save them from grave danger before its' too late?

Devatenáctiletého Jamieho Millse našli oběšeného na stromě v místním parku. Jeho smrt byla označena za sebevraždu, detektiv Kim Stoneová však tuší, že něco není v pořádku. Proč se jeho matka, když se to dozvěděla, nerozplakala? A jak mohl Jamie, který se nedávno zranil, vylézt na strom? Další zjištění přinese šok: rodiče poslali Jamieho na soukromou kliniku, aby ho „vyléčili“ z jeho sexuality. Kdokoli, kdo tam absolvoval terapii, se o tom bojí mluvit. A pak zemře další bývalá pacientka – a opět to má vypadat, že si život vzala dobrovolně sama…

"500 years ago: eight martyrs burned. 30 years ago: two teenagers vanished. Two months ago: a vicar died mysteriously. Welcome to Chapel Croft. For Rev. Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo, it's a fresh start. New job, new home. But in a close-knit community, old superstitions and a mistrust of outsiders mean treading carefully. Yet right away, Jack has more frightening concerns. Why did no one say that the last vicar killed himself? Why is Flo plagued by visions of burning girls? And who is sending them threatening messages? Old ghosts with scores to settle can never rest. And Jack is standing in their way..."--Back cover.

VERSIÓN ADAPTADA para los más jóvenes de uno de los libros clásicos más populares e influyentes de la literatura norteamericana. Versión adaptada que se ajusta con fidelidad al texto original de Louisa May Alcott. El señor March se encuentra sirviendo como capellán en la Guerra Civil Americana y sus hijas y esposa leen emocionadas las cartas que éste les envía desde el frente. Esta novela sigue las aventuras de sus cuatro hijas, Meg, Jo, Beth y Amy, que crecen al calor del amor de su madre y tratan de sobrellevar las adversidades que su condición de familia pobre acarrea. Pensando en acercar la obra al lector más joven, Austral ofrece una versión reducida de la historia de las cuatro hermanas March. A través del texto de Rosa Navarro, cuyo objetivo ha sido preservar la belleza, el atractivo, la amenidad y toda la fuerza reivindicativa de la novela, accedemos a las aventuras de esta familia entrañable que ha dejado una marca indeleble en tantas generaciones de lectores.

Na zarostlém hřbitově došlo k brutální vraždě. Oběť, Sandru Deakinovou, musel někdo hluboce nenávidět. Sandra věřila, že dokáže komunikovat s mrtvými. Živou ji naposledy viděla skupina žen, které s ní měly noc před jejím zabitím seanci. Každá z nich žádala Sandru o pomoc. A všechny lžou o tom, proč. Pár dní poté je nalezeno tělo mladíka se stejnými ranami v obličeji, jaké měla i Sandra… Kim Stoneová a její tým mají opět co do činění se sériovým vrahem – a opět vražedně málo času na to, aby zamezili dalšímu jeho řádění.

The manga adaptation of the beloved novel by #1 Bestselling author Rainbow Rowell! New York Journal of Books Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, everybody is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath just can't let go. Now that they’re in college, Cath must decide if she’s ready to start living her own life. But does she even want to if it means leaving Simon Snow behind? Cath doesn’t need friends IRL. She has her twin sister, Wren, and she’s a popular fanfic writer in the Simon Snow community with thousands of fans online.  But now that she’s in college, Cath is completely outside of her comfort zone. There are suddenly all these new people in her life. She's got a surly roommate with a charming boyfriend, a writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome new writing partner ... And she's barely heard from Wren all semester!

Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he'll be safe. Simon can't even enjoy the fact that his room-mate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can't stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires. And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you're the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savour anything. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters.

In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages -- and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled a cursed American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough.

The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected--she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.​ To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia​. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way--and stop more girls from being sacrificed

In Destined, the forces of Light and Dark collide as their epic struggle focuses on Tulsa’s House of Night. Zoey is home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side – and preparing to face off against Neferet. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx’s gift of a human form, he and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together – if Rephaim can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father’s shadow.But is Zoey really safe? Does she truly know those who are closest to her? And will love win when it is tested by the very soul of Darkness?

"In the placid, progressive suburb of Shaker Heights everything is meticulously planned, from the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson. Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist and single mother, arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants : all four Richardson children are drawn to the alluring mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries on with her disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When the Richardsons' friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town and puts Mia and Mrs Richardson on opposing sides. Mrs Richardson becomes determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs to her own family - and Mia's."--Page 4 of cover.

Zoey has returned from the Otherworld to her rightful place as High Priestess at the House of Night. Her friends are just glad to have her back, but after losing her human consort, Heath, will Zoey--or her relationship with her super-hot Warrior, Stark--ever be the same?

Oscuros secretos y sospechas se interponen entre Zoey y Stevie Rae, poniendo en riesgo su amistad... y la Casa de la Noche. Después de que Zoey Redbird y sus amigos desterrasen a Kalona y Neferet de Tulsa, parecía que llegaría la calma. Pero con Zoey y su sexi guerrero Stark, que puede leer sus emociones, y con los iniciados tratando de asumir las consecuencias de la caída del reino de terror de Neferet, esa calma no llega. Stevie Rae, por su parte, no cuenta qué ha estado haciendo ni dónde, y Zoey empieza a preguntarse si puede confiar en quien pensó que siempre estaría a su lado. ¿Destruirán sus decisiones a Zoey y a Stevie Rae? ¿Consumirá la oscuridad la Casa de la Noche?

"-Bono conoció a la que sería su mujer en el instituto -dijo Park. -Sí, y también Jerry Lee Lewis -contestó Eleanor. -No estoy bromeando. -Pues deberías. Tenemos 16 años -dijo Eleanor. -¿Y qué pasa con Romeo y Julieta? -Superficiales, confundidos y, posteriormente, muertos. -Te quiero, y no estoy bromeando -le dijo Park. -Pues deberías". Eleanor es nueva en el instituto: su vida familiar es un desastre; con su intenso pelo rojo y su extraña y poco conjuntada forma de vestir no podría llamar más la atención aunque lo intentase. Park es un chico mitad coreano: su vida familiar es tranquila; no es exactamente popular, pero con sus camisetas negras, sus cascos y sus libros ha conseguido ser invisible. Todo empieza cuando Park accede a que Eleanor se siente a su lado en el autobús del instituto el primer día de clase. Al principio ni siquiera se hablan, pero poco a poco comparten sus hobbies y empiezan una relación de amistad... para terminar enamorándose de la forma en que te enamoras la primera vez, cuando eres joven, y sientes que no tienes nada y todo que perder.

Aquellos que parecían ser amigos de la vampira iniciada Zoey Redbird resultan ser enemigos. Y, por extraño que parezca, los enemigos acérrimos se transforman en inesperados aliados. Su mejor amiga, Stevie Rae, es una no muerta que lucha por aferrarse a su humanidad. Zoey no tiene ni idea de cómo ayudarla, pero sí sabe que todo lo que descubran juntas debe permanecer en secreto, porque las paredes de la escuela parecen tener oídos. Además, Zoey tiene que aclarar sus sentimientos, porque casi sin darse cuenta ya tiene tres novios... Pero entonces comienzan a aparecer vampiros muertos. Verdaderamente muertos. Y mientras ella y sus amigos desvelan el misterio, las cosas en La Casa de la Noche se ponen realmente feas…

Wayward Son, the sequel to Carry On, is the stunning YA novel by the bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. With all of her signature wit and heart, this is Rainbow at her absolute best.The story is supposed to be over.Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after ... So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch?What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. He just needs to see himself in a new light ... That's how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. They find trouble, of course. (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place ... With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. And a book for everyone who was ever more curious about the second kiss than the first. Come on, Simon Snow. Your hero's journey might be over - but your life has just begun.

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La vecina nos ha invitado a una pequeña fiesta en su casa pero prefiere que mi hija de seis meses no vaya. Nada personal, es solo que no soporta la idea de que llore. Y mi marido está de acuerdo. Después de todo, dice, es la casa de al lado. El plan que me propone es que nos llevemos el monitor infantil y nos turnemos para ir a verla cada media hora. La niña duerme la última vez que voy a verla. Pero ahora la casa me parece excesivamente tranquila, así que subo tan rápido como puedo las escaleras hasta que confirmo que mi peor pesadilla se ha hecho realidad: ¡mi hija ha desaparecido! Nunca hasta hoy había tenido que llamar a la policía. Pero ahora están en mi casa y quién sabe lo que pueden llegar a encontrar. ¿De que eres capaz cuando has sobrepasado tus límites? ¿De verdad conoces a tus vecinos? ¿Y a tu marido? ¿Y a ti misma? Las personas somos capaces de casi cualquier cosa

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Winner of the Alex Award and the Massachusetts Book Award • Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Grantland Booklist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Shelf Awareness, Book Riot, School Library Journal, Bustle, and Time Our New York The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine “Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.

The gripping and extraordinarily moving new novel from the internationally bestselling Celeste Ng.

En este vecindario, el peligro acecha. Un thriller doméstico lleno de secretos, la historia se desarrolla con giros implacables. Karen y Tom Krupp disfrutan de su vida juntos en el norte del estado de Nueva York, felices en su encantadora casa y sin las interrupciones de los niños. Sin embargo, todo cambia cuando Tom llega a casa y descubre que Karen ha desaparecido: su coche no está, y se ha ido de prisa, abandonando su bolso, teléfono e identificación. Pronto, la policía informa a Tom que Karen ha tenido un accidente automovilístico en una zona peligrosa de la ciudad. Aunque sufre una conmoción cerebral y algunos rasguños, su memoria del incidente es confusa, lo que despierta sospechas entre las autoridades que creen que su amnesia es conveniente. A medida que Karen se recupera y regresa a casa con Tom, ansiosa por seguir adelante, pronto nota que algo no está bien: objetos en su casa han sido alterados, sugiriendo que alguien ha estado allí. Con la policía investigando su accidente y los secretos de su vida, la atmósfera se vuelve tensa. En esta casa, todos son extraños, ocultando sus propios secretos, y algunos pueden llegar a extremos para mantenerlos enterrados.

El nuevo y electrizante thriller de la autora de La pareja de al lado. «Un novela que enorgullecería a Agatha Christie» USA Today. Los huéspedes que van llegando al encantador y remoto hotelito Mitchell's Inn se observan mutuamente con interés pero desde una prudente distancia. Todos ellos han recalado allí en busca de un relajante (quizá hasta romántico) fin de semana en medio del bosque y lejos de sus vidas. El hotel presume de contar con acogedoras habitaciones, elegantes chimeneas de leña y una bodega bien surtida. La oportunidad perfecta para practicar el esquí o acurrucarse en la cama con una buena novela de misterio. Pero cuando una violenta tormenta azota las montañas y corta la electricidad, el grupo se ve completamente aislado del resto del mundo. Nadie puede entrar... ni salir. Entonces descubren el primer cadáver, y la horrible verdad sale a la luz. Tienen a un asesino entre ellos. Y no hay escapatoria.

Echando la vista atrás, todo comenzó el día del terrible accidente durante la feria, cuando Eddie, de doce años, conoció al Hombre de Tiza. Fue el Hombre de Tiza quien le dio la idea de los dibujos: una manera de dejar mensajes secretos entre el grupo de amigos. Fue divertido hasta que los dibujos condujeron al cuerpo sin vida de una niña. Sucedió hace treinta años y Ed pensaba que todo había quedado olvidado. Sin embargo, recibe una carta que contiene solo dos cosas: una tiza y el dibujo de un muñeco. La historia se repite y Ed se da cuenta de que el juego en realidad nunca terminó...

LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD A stunning, heartbreaking debut - 'We Are Not Ourselves' is both the intimate story of a family and an epic of the American Century.

Mrazivý, vzrušujúci psychothriller o lžiach, stratách a túžbach skrytých v hlbinách spánku. Krásna Annalee Ahlbergová zmizla. V noci odišla z domu a zostal po nej len útržok nočnej košele na vetvičke uschlého stromu pri rieke. Mestečkom sa šíri strach a fámy. Stala sa obete zločinu, alebo opustila manžela a dve dcéry, aby mohla začať iný život? Jej rodina však vie, k čomu došlo. Nie je to prvýkrát, čo sa Annalee vydala na bizarnú nočnú výpravu – je totiž náměsíčná. A nie je to prvýkrát, čo sa kvôli tomu ocitla v ohrození. Jej staršia dcéra Lianna má v živej pamäti, ako matke zabránila vrhnúť sa z mosta do rieky. O náměsíčnosti vie svoje aj detektív Gavin Rikert, ktorý zmiznutie vyšetruje. Snáď práve to na ňom Liannu priťahuje – ale čo všetko ho vlastne spája s Annalee? A kto ešte pred Liannou skrýva ťaživé tajomstvá?

Fledging vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night finishing school. She finally feels like she belongs, even gets chosen as the Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, she actually has a boyfriend... or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey’s old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night, and Zoey must find the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart, her soul, and jeopardize the very fabric of her world.

Set amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second in the thrilling, Golden Age-style Mitford Murders series by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times bestselling Downton Abbey books. Meet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home. The police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon, chaperone to the Mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes Dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl's name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away.

Estamos en 1919, y Louisa Cannon sueña con escapar de su vida de pobreza en Londres y, sobre todo, de su peligroso y opresivo tío.

For once both comparisons (with Harry Potter and Philip Pullman's Northern Lights ) are apt . . . this is a novel that stays in the imagination long after it is read THE GUARDIAN 20160716