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Johannes Steck

    The Other Wife
    The Resistance Man
    Written in Bone
    The scent of death
    La caída de los gigantes
    The Last Devil to Die
    • The Last Devil to Die

      • 421 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN ---------- Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die? ---------- WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES 'Infectious, charming and full of heart' GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'I adored this thrilling adventure. His best yet!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Another witty, charming and hugely entertaining read ... his best yet' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A joy to be back...intrigue, red herrings and loads of charm'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'I snickered so much reading this one' THE OBSERVER 'Opening the new Osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you - deliciously!' PETER JAMES 'Full of humour and heart, Osman delivers another must-read. I loved it' HARLAN COBEN 'A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly' VAL MCDERMID 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' IAN RANKIN 'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' MARK BILLINGHAM

      The Last Devil to Die2023
      4,5
    • The scent of death

      • 448 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      It's been a good summer for forensics expert Dr David Hunter. His relationship is going well and he's in demand again as a police consultant. Life is good. Then a call comes from an old associate: a body has been found, and she'd like Hunter to take a look. The empty shell of St Jude's Hospital now stands awaiting demolition, its only visitors society's outcasts, addicts and dealers. A partially mummified corpse has been discovered in the hospital's cavernous loft, but not even Hunter can say how long it's been there. All he knows for sure is that it's the body of a young woman. And that she was pregnant. But the collapse of the loft floor reveals another of the hospital's secrets. A sealed-off chamber, still with beds inside. Some of them occupied... For Hunter, what began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare that threatens everyone around him. And as the investigation springs more surprises, one thing is certain. St Jude's hasn't claimed its last victim . . . With its viscerally authentic forensics, menacing atmosphere and nerve-shredding tension, Simon Beckett's new crime thriller will leave you gasping.

      The scent of death2019
      4,2
    • The Other Wife

      • 512 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Childhood sweethearts William and Mary have been married for sixty years. William is a celebrated surgeon, Mary a devoted wife. Both have a strong sense of right and wrong. This is what their son, Joe O'Loughlin, has always believed. But when Joe is summoned to the hospital with news that his father has been brutally attacked, his world is turned upside down. Who is the strange woman crying at William's bedside, covered in his blood - a friend, a mistress, a fantasist or a killer? Against the advice of the police, Joe launches his own investigation. As he learns more, he discovers sides to his father he never knew - and is forcibly reminded that the truth comes at a price. A mesmerising psychological thriller from one of the greatest crime writers of today, Michael Robotham, the internationally bestselling author of THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS. Praise for Michael Robotham's writing: 'Will have you turning the pages compulsively' The Times 'Robotham doesn't just make me scared for his characters, he makes my heart ache for them' Linwood Barclay 'Superbly exciting ... a terrific read' Guardian 'A nerve-shredding thriller with the heart and soul so often missing from lesser crime and suspense novels. I couldn't stop reading, yet I didn't want Audie's story to end. Robotham is an absolute master' Stephen King on Life or Death

      The Other Wife2018
      4,0
    • The Resistance Man

      • 352 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura

      In south-west France, WW2 casts the longest shadow when some rare bank notes are discovered, notes that may have links to the legendary Neuvic train robbery in 1944 in the sixth internationally-bestselling case for Bruno, chief of police

      The Resistance Man2014
      4,1
    • The Darkest Room

      • 480 páginas
      • 17 horas de lectura

      'The dead are our neighbours everywhere on the island, and you have to get used to it.'It is bitter mid-winter on the Swedish island of Oland, and Katrine and Joakim Westin have moved with their children to the boarded-up manor house at Eel Point.

      The Darkest Room2011
      3,9
    • La caída de los gigantes

      • 1024 páginas
      • 36 horas de lectura

      Esta es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros...KEN FOLLETT..Tras el éxito de Los pilares de la Tierra y Un mundo sin fin , Ken Follett presenta esta gran novela épica que narra la historia de cinco familias durante los años turbulentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución rusa y la lucha de hombres y mujeres por sus derechos...«Alta política y bajas pasiones (y viceversa) conforman un folletín de grandes dimensiones que confirma a Follett como relojero mayor del reino del best seller.».Qué Leer..«Ken Follett no es un escritor, sino un fenómeno social.».El Cultural, El Mundo.

      La caída de los gigantes2010
      4,3
    • Written in Bone

      • 494 páginas
      • 18 horas de lectura

      Detective and mystery stories. Forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter should be at home in London with the woman he loves. Instead, as a favour to a beleaguered colleague, he's on the remote Hebridean island of Runa to inspect a grisly discovery.

      Written in Bone2009
      4,2
    • La Cabaña

      • 279 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Una excursión familiar se transforma en tragedia cuando Missy, la hija pequeña de Mack, desaparece. Ante la evidencia del asesinato de la niña, Mack y su familia arrastran un dolor que no pueden superar. Su padre considera una injusticia que Dios haya permitido tanto sufrimiento y lo enjuicia. Transcurridos cuatro años, Mack recibe una extraña carta, al parecer procedente de Dios, donde lo invita a reunirse con él en La Cabaña (lugar donde se encontraron los últimos rastros de Missy), lo cual lo lleva sufrir una serie de cambios que lo volverán diferente con respecto a su percepción de Dios.

      La Cabaña2009
      3,8