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Maurice Leblanc On the Top of the Tower, the Eight Strokes of the Clock, the Adventures of Arsène Lupin

On the top of the tower is a short story in the « The Eight Strokes of the Clock » collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. Their main character: Arsène Lupin, the beloved gentleman thief, one of the most famous characters of the detective genre. All eight stories are independent but brought together by a leading thread. Posing as Prince Rénine, Lupin uses his legendary wit to free a young woman from a tedious destiny before having her make him a promise: she will become his bride...

Engels | 49 minuten (36 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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Alex Kane The Housewife

Even perfect mothers have secrets... Meet Leah, the perfect wife and mum with a closet full of skeletons - and if the secret gets out, her carefully crafted world could crumble. Then there's Annie, the gangster's moll with a sharp mind. She's not afraid to get her hands dirty, but no one knows the devastating secret haunting her. And lastly, Terry, the king of Glasgow gangland. He's ruthless when it comes to growing his empire, but his weakness is women. As their three stories collide, the lives...

Engels | 10 uur 37 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Heather J Fitt Open Your Eyes

Can you see danger when it's right in front of you? When Edinburgh reporter Frankie is assigned a high-profile crime story about a series of sexual assaults, she relishes the prospect of her big break. As she begins uncovering the truth behind women's safety, online trolls known as incels start threatening her very existence. Will Frankie uncover the truth, or will she become the next target? This intense and unsettling thriller about resentment and rage is perfect for fans of Pascal Engman's...

Engels | 8 uur 21 minuten (372 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Nicholas Carter Storming Party

Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War. 1643: Sir William Waller’s army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliament’s bastion in the West – Bristol. The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them. And to make matters worse, rumour has...

Engels | 10 uur 18 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter King's Men Crow

It takes courage to survive in this atmospheric historical adventure set during the English Civil War. August 1643: the Siege of Gloucester continues. Can the weak city walls really survive against the might of the Royalists? William Sparrow and Hugo Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be over and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win the war, and only one...

Engels | 12 uur 10 minuten (535 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter Harvest of Swords

Rivalry in love and battle in this historical adventure set in the English Civil War. In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale. As they struggle through the bitterly cold Dorset winter, their hard-won experience is enough to lead their men, but never...

Engels | 12 uur 21 minuten (541 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads When the World Was Young and Moon-Face

"When the World Was Young" introduces us to a thief named Dave Slotter, who intends to steal from James Ward - a famous and wealthy businessman. However, while Slotter walks through Ward’s property, he encounters a wild barbarian and is forced to fight for his life. Will Slotter escape from the wild man who wants to kill him? Who is the barbarian and what is he doing on Ward’s lands? Will the thief succeed in his plan? "Moon-Face" introduces us to John Claverhouse, a man who is unreasonably despised....

Engels | 1 uur (44 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Unexpected

Edith Whittlesey is born in a country district of England, where life flows as per the rule of thumb. She is married to an honest and hardworking miner, who works together with four other men. Usually no unexpected things happen, but one day it all changes. One of the miners bursts into the hut where his partners are sitting together with Edith. The man kills two of them but is stopped and tied up thanks to Whittlesey’s quick reaction. Why did the miner tried to kill his partners? Is it because...

Engels | 51 minuten (37 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Emily McIntire Scarred

a never after novel

Een jonge vrouw trouwt met de oudere van twee broers die de kroon erft, maar wordt tijdens haar nachtelijke uitstapjes met de duistere jongere broer verliefd op hem.

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Engels | 463 pagina's | Bloom Books, Naperville, Illinois | 2022

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Gillian McAllister The evidence against you

Izzy, een jonge Engelse vrouw wordt geconfronteerd met haar vader die na twintig jaar uit de gevangenis komt. Hij beweert zijn vrouw, de moeder van Izzy niet vermoord te hebben en samen gaan ze op onderzoek uit.

Fictie

Engels | 437 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2019

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Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray

"You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit." One day, the artist Basil Hallward is painting a picture of his muse Dorian Gray with his friend Lord Henry watching. Dorian listens as Lord Henry confidentially presents his hedonistic world view, saying beauty is the only thing in life that truly matters. It makes Dorian wish that his painting would age instead of him. Not long thereafter, Dorian sees his girl perform Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet...

Engels | 9 uur 55 minuten (431 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Anna Charlotta Petricevic GONE

Three teenage boys disappear from an exclusive suburb in Sydney. The kidnappers contact the boys' families - but two of the boys' dead bodies are found floating in the harbour before any ransom sums have been paid. DS Morgan Callaghan has taken time off work for personal reasons, but now he's called in to lead the investigations of the kidnappings and the murders - and once again, Morgan must face cruelty and violent deaths... During the course of the investigations, it becomes known that inner...

Engels | 10 uur 24 minuten (452 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Anna Charlotta Petricevic GAME

Three women are found naked and brutally murdered in central parts of Sydney - and DS Morgan Callaghan is assigned to lead the investigations of what seems to be the work of a serial killer. One of the murder victims is a young Danish citizen - and as Sydney is hosting the World Cup in a few weeks' time, Morgan has added pressure from his superiors and FIFA to find the killer before more people from all over the world descend on Sydney to watch the World Cup games. At the same time, Morgan's mother...

Engels | 9 uur 11 minuten (400 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist

An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...

Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild

Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...

Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief

The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...

Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

When a brilliant doctor's experiment goes wrong, a dangerous pursuit of separating good and evil follows... Tucked away in the dark and murky streets of London, a lawyer finds himself investigating strange incidents between his old friend Dr Henry Jekyll and the reclusive Edward Hyde. Although seemingly nothing alike, the two are more similar than what meets the eye... This classic tale is perfect for fans of Heather Parry and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was...

Engels | 2 uur 39 minuten (116 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Alex Gough Emperor's Fate

Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire in peril. Caracalla is on the warpath. Time, he has decided, to put his enemies in their place. To invade the Parthians at the edge of the Empire. To destroy everything in his way. For Imperial Assassin Silus, this is a time of crisis. Forced to guard the Emperor as part of his elite bodyguard, Silus knows that the situation is untenable. As everything threatens to crumble, Silus must make the ultimate choice... and face the ultimate...

Engels | 10 uur 57 minuten (484 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Alex Gough Emperor's Lion

A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless...

Engels | 10 uur 44 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Damion Hunter Empire's Edge

Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain… Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne. But victory is a fleeting thing, and back in Caledonia, fears grow that the...

Engels | 13 uur 35 minuten (597 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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