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Felice Picano The Lure

Shocking and controversial, The Lure has become a classic of gay fiction with its candid description of New York’s gay subculture. The works of Felice Picano need little introduction. As one of the founding members of The Violet Quill, the foremost post-Stonewall gay writing movement, (other members included Edmund White and Andrew Holleran), Picano has published many acclaimed works of both fiction and non-fiction. First published in 1979, The Lure rocketed Picano to commercial literary fame....

Engels | 15 uur 23 minuten (671 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Gemma Rogers De huwelijksreis

In een oogwenk stort je hele wereld in... Mijn bruiloft is perfect. De gelukkigste dag van mijn leven. Totdat ik mijn geliefde echtgenoot, Ryan, betrap in een innige omhelzing met Liza, de vrouw van zijn beste vriend. Mijn wereld stort in en ik kan geen kant op. Overrompeld door dit ultieme verraad, vlucht ik van mijn eigen bruiloft. Ik wil alleen maar ontsnappen aan deze nachtmerrie. De vlucht naar onze luxe huwelijksreis vertrekt over een paar uur, dus vraag ik me af of tien dagen alleen op...

Nederlands | ePub2, 5,1 MB | Boldwood Books, Amsterdam | 2025

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C.L. Miller The antique hunter's guide to murder

Een jonge vrouw keert terug naar haar geboorteplaats omdat ze heeft gehoord dat haar voormalige mentor, een antiquair, onder verdachte omstandigheden is overleden. Samen met haar tante Carole gaat ze op zoek naar antwoorden.

Fictie

Engels | 360 pagina's | Macmillan, London | 2024

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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family

"A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family" is a Gothic short story by Sheridan Le Fanu focusing on a young woman who marries a Scottish landowner with a dark past. A short story whose haunting and semi-supernatural elements might have influenced Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre", Le Fanu’s tale combines a lot of elements – horror, romance, thriller, and drama – to create a compelling and sophisticated world from which there is no easy escape. All this, together with the countless secrets, murders,...

Engels | 1 uur 36 minuten (69 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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A. Frank. Pinkerton Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

In this High Victorian detective novel, Dyke Darrel investigates the robbery of the Central Railroad’s midnight express, during which Dyke’s friend Arnold Nicholson, a messenger, was murdered. He is helped by his sister Nell, with whom he was supposed to go on holiday. Dyke Darrell turns "the Gotham of the North" - as he calls Chicago - upside down in search of the culprit. On the way he encounters old ennemies, kidnappers and masquerades, as he tries to solve "the most audacious crime of my remembrance."...

Engels | 3 uur 58 minuten (179 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Red Silk Scarf

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Arsene Lupin is suddenly and suspiciously willing to share some secrets with Inspector Ganimard which will help the police unveil a murder. But is Lupin helping out of the goodness of his heart or does a large jewel connected to the deceased have anything to do with it? The fifth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic...

Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...

Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Sign of the Shadow

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. On 15th April, every day, Louise d’Ernemont leaves the house in the morning with her daughter and does not return home until nightfall – and nobody knows where she goes. It turns out that she is in fact the granddaughter of the wealthy d'Ernemont, who was guillotined on that exact date years earlier. A lost fortune, hidden jewels, a family mystery, it’s time for Arsene Lupin to step in to help the heirs of d’Ernemont. The...

Engels | 47 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story

"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...

Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 4

THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. With Carsten’s help, Nina tries to get Gabriela out of the Herstedvester Prison. But time is not on their side. If they’re going to survive, they need to get out of the country as soon as possible. And just when they think they’re safe, their revengeful and armed past nemesis, driving a dark Audi, runs them down ... Steffen Jacobsen’s debut novel The Passenger (Passageren in Danish) came out in 2008,...

Engels | 50 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 2

THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. Nina has moved into her rich sister’s splendid villa and is adapting to life outside of prison. She passes the time by getting involved in her 18-year-old niece’s boyfriend problems and exercising obsessively. She senses that the wrong people are on her tail and that it’s best to be prepared ... Steffen Jacobsen’s debut novel The Passenger (Passageren in Danish) came out in 2008, but his big break came...

Engels | 53 minuten (42 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 1

THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. In Herstedvester Prison sits a frustrated and restless Nina with her young protégée, Gabriela. They’re both on the run from an ominous dark past that’s constantly on their heels. When Nina is released on parole, she has difficulty enjoying her newfound freedom. Firstly, because she has to leave the defenseless Gabriela in prison, and secondly, because Nina’s new legal guardian definitely isn’t to her liking...

Engels | 54 minuten (43 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Steffen Jacobsen The Promise - Part 3

THE PROMISE is an intense, fast-paced and gripping Scandinavian thriller told in four parts. Nina’s presence in her sister’s grand villa has a strong impact on the whole family, and Nina and Klara’s bond grows stronger. But the peace doesn’t last long. Suddenly, Nina’s past catches up with her in a dark alley, and she only escapes thanks to her quick reflexes and hard knuckles. Then, she gets a call from the institution where Gabriela is still imprisoned, and it’s not good news ... Steffen Jacobsen’s...

Engels | 54 minuten (43 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Lee Child Killing floor

Een ex-marinier, die wordt verdacht van moord op zijn broer die bezig was met een onderzoek naar valsemunters, gaat zelf op zoek naar de moordenaar.

Fictie

Engels | 536 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2022

Gedrukt boek
A. Frank. Pinkerton Won by Crime

"'It is no use!' she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; 'I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples and other mysterious buildings; it is so annoying staying here day after day, never seeing anything outside the palace.'" In "Won by Crime", the Portuguese Viceroy Don Garcia has brought his daughter Lianor and nephew Pantaleone to the wild island...

Engels | 1 uur 20 minuten (58 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Joyce Kostakis Streaming Sarah

In 2035 Portland, Oregon, a Homicide Detective awakens from a coma with the ability to see into parallel worlds. A Doppelgänger teaches her to stream the soul and memories of her Department's murdered victims to bring their killers to justice. Dying was the break she needed... Or so she thought. Homicide Detective Katie Hanson prided herself on being an advocate for the dead. When she returns home from the hospital after a near-death experience, she realizes the door to the spirit world remained...

Engels | 5 uur 29 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Kirk Kjeldsen The Depths

After trailing spouse Marah Lenaerts suffers her third miscarriage in as many years, her husband Eden surprises her with a vacation to Malaysia, hoping it will lift her spirits. And it does, as they enjoy trading the bustle of their Shanghai life behind for the idyllic tropical paradise. But while on a diving excursion, they’re taken hostage by a group of terrorists, who take them to a remote island and hold them there for ransom. The longer that time drags on, though, the more doubts Marah begins...

Engels | 5 uur (228 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2019

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Jeffrey Archer The Fourth Estate

Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire. Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father’s newspaper with similar ambitions. As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than...

Engels | 19 uur 34 minuten (851 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads The Room in the Dragon Volant

"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J. Harrison started his Classic...

Engels | 4 uur 43 minuten (204 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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J.A. Andrews You Let Him In

The second book from J A Andrews, author of Mummy’s Boy. The only thing she was guilty of was trusting him... All Jenny Clifton ever wanted was to be the ideal wife and mother. When she married Michael in a fairytale wedding, followed by the birth of baby Daniel, her life was complete. Yet just three years later, the shine has faded. Now, money is tight, and the occasional argument has become daily screaming matches between Jenny and Michael. Something needs to change... and it does, when Michael...

Engels | 8 uur 49 minuten (389 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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