Steve Berry De verdwenen orde

Cotton Malone (12) Ridders van de Gouden Cirkel was het grootste geheim genootschap in de Amerikaanse geschiedenis. Ze vergaarden miljarden aan gestolen goud en zilver, wat door het hele land verborgen werd. Nu, ruim honderdvijftig jaar later zijn twee nazaten van de Ridders op zoek naar de schatten. Cotton Malone raakt betrokken op een manier die hij niet had kunnen voorzien. Via de achterkamers van het Smithsonian instituut, de bossen in Arkansas tot de bergen in Nieuw Mexico; de jacht op een lang...

Nederlands | 16 uur 4 minuten (925 MB) | De Fontein Romans & Spanning, Utrecht | 2023

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Marianne Hoogstraaten | Theo Hoogstraaten Zondeval

Emilia heeft de verloren gewaande brieven van Michelangelo in haar bezit. De informatie in deze brieven is explosief en maakt dat meerdere mensen motieven hebben om deze brieven in handen te willen krijgen. Al snel beseft Emilia dat de jacht op haar is geopend. Florence 1526. Mirabella heeft Angelina en Michael, haar twee kinderen, allebei iets nagelaten waarmee ze hun een zorgeloze toekomst dacht te bezorgen. Niet lang na haar dood reizen de twee samen naar Rome om Michaels vader te zoeken. Daar...

Nederlands | 7 uur 13 minuten (475 MB) | De Crime Compagnie, Laren nh | 2019

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Robert E. Howard Red Shadows

First published in Weird Tales, August 1928, alternatively titled 'Solomon Kane'. This was the first Solomon Kane story ever published. In France, Kane finds a girl attacked by a gang of brigands led by a villain known as Le Loup. As she dies in his arms, Kane determines to avenge her death, and the trail leads from France to Africa, ending with Kane's first meeting with N'Longa. Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) was an American author of a wide range of genres. He created the pulp fiction hero...

Engels | 1 uur 2 minuten (48 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Edgar Rice Burroughs The Return of Tarzan

This follow-up to `Tarzan of the Apes‘ begins where the first novel ended, with Tarzan‘s beloved Jane set to marry his cousin. Disappointed in love, Tarzan leaves for Europe, and after a bit of trouble, becomes a spy for the French government. Soon, he finds himself back in the same jungle, in which he grew up, and coincidentally, so does Jane. Duals, attempted murders, espionage, suicide, ancient treasure, a shipwreck, lion attacks and numerous escapes, `The Return of Tarzan‘ (1915) does not lack...

Engels | 9 uur 8 minuten (421 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Rudyard Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill

Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author, journalist, poet, and novelist. His most famous work is "The Jungle Book" (1894), inspiring two Disney adaptations; the 1967 animated feature and the 2016 live-action film...

Engels | 5 uur 55 minuten (273 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Edgar Rice Burroughs The Beasts of Tarzan

Old enemies are back to make life hard for Tarzan in ‘The Beasts of Tarzan’ (1916), the third novel in the thrilling adventure series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dividing their time between Africa and England, Tarzan and Jane and their little son Jack are comfortably settled. But when they get kidnapped and separated, they must fight harder than ever to find a way back to each other. Tarzan returns to his roots in this particularly jungle-oriented novel in the series, and, using his primal intelligence,...

Engels | 5 uur 15 minuten (247 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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G. A. Henty On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

As the first Anglo-Burmese War is raging, a young man, Stanley, finds himself involved. Set in early nineteenth century India and Burma, "On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War" is an exciting adventure, loaded with historical detail. G. A. Henty (1832-1902) was an English novelist and war correspondent, best known for his historical adventure stories. His works include "The Dragon & The Raven" (1886), "For The Temple" (1888), "Under Drake's Flag" (1883) and "In Freedom's Cause" (1885)....

Engels | 8 uur 42 minuten (398 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Mark Twain A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur

Hank Morgan, a mechanic at a gun factory, is knocked unconscious and wakes up in England in the year 528. After he is captured and taken to Camelot, he is put before the knights of King Arthur‘s Round Table where he is condemned to death. However, he remembers having read of an eclipse on the day of his execution and he astonishes the court by predicting the phenomenon. Hank is made minister to the ineffectual king and in an effort to bring democratic principles and mechanical knowledge to the kingdom,...

Engels | 11 uur 43 minuten (526 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Herman Melville Typee

The young adventurous sailors, Tommo and Toby, abandon ship and flee into the jungle of an island in French Polynesia. But their feelings of victory will be short-lived. Because they are about to run straight into the hands of the Typee, the most feared of the battling cannibal tribes. Inspired by his own adventures, twenty-five-year-old Herman Melville wrote `Typee‘ (1846) as a blend of creative memoir, cultural commentary, and good story-telling. He would later tell his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne...

Engels | 11 uur 35 minuten (539 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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Lori Benton De zoon van de kraai

roman

Als in 1774 een moeder op zoek gaat naar haar door indianen ontvoerde zoon, brengt dat allerlei gevaren met zich mee.

Fictie | Historische roman | Protestants milieu

Nederlands | ePub2, 4,9 MB | KokBoekencentrum Fictie, Utrecht | 2019

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Rhys Bowen | Erica Feberwee Oorlogsdochters

Lord Westerham heeft vijf dochters die allemaal hun plek in de wereld proberen te vinden, terwijl de Tweede Wereldoorlog in alle hevigheid losbarst. Dochter Pamela werkt in het diepste geheim voor MI5 in Londen, terwijl haar zus Margot bij het Franse verzet betrokken raakt. De rest van het gezin deelt hun landgoed met het leger en probeert het leven in het dorp op een zo normaal mogelijke wijze voort te zetten. Als ze een dreigend bericht ontvangen, worden alle verhoudingen echter op scherp gezet:...

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Nederlands | 327 pagina's (ePub2, 1 MB) | Xander, Haarlem | 2021

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