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Anita Davison Death at the Abbey
a gripping, historical cosy crime series
Even the most glamorous stately homes hide secrets and lies from the past... When Flora receives a shocking telegram about her father’s sudden death in a riding accident, she rushes back to her childhood home, Cleeve Abbey. Once a governess to young Eddy, Viscount Trent, and daughter of the Earl’s trusted butler, Flora finds the house steeped in unease. Her plans to lay her father to rest beside her mother, Lily, are upended when mystery surrounds Lily’s final resting place. With her father’s death...
Engels | 12 uur 10 minuten (536 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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Anita Davison Death by the Thames
a totally addictive cosy mystery series
Some secrets hide in plain sight. Others are stolen in the dead of night… Flora Maguire has everything she could wish for—a beautiful Belgravia home, a devoted husband, and baby Arthur to dote on. But her perfect world is shattered when she accepts an invitation to tour St Philomena’s Children’s Hospital in poverty-stricken Southwark. The conditions are appalling, but the real horror lies in a chilling discovery: children are vanishing from the hospital. With the police indifferent and the hospital’s...
Engels | 12 uur 46 minuten (563 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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Sasha Morgan Together in Lilacwell
Will they find their happy-ever-after in Lilacwell? Eva needs a change. After a tragic miscarriage and breaking up with her unsupportive boyfriend, she is desperate for a new start somewhere peaceful, where she can focus on her pottery. In The Cobbled Courtyard of Lilacwell, she meets the mysterious Fitz, a carpenter who similarly escaped to the tiny village a few years ago. But can you ever really run away from your past? Eva and Fitz – two wounded souls – will need to help each other heal to find...
Engels | 9 uur 56 minuten (436 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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Anita Davison Death of a Suffragette
a fast-paced historical cosy mystery series
London, 1903: Glamour thrives, but so do deadly secrets. Amid the dazzling theatres and opulent restaurants of fashionable Knightsbridge, Flora Maguire is drawn into a web of intrigue that stretches far beyond London’s polished facade. When the body of a prominent socialite and leader of the women’s suffrage movement is discovered, Flora’s curiosity leads her to uncover mysterious letters, cryptic ties to the Foreign Office, and a chilling connection to the assassination of a Baltic king. As she...
Engels | 13 uur 8 minuten (578 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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World History The Greatest Mysteries of History
Hidden in the lush vegetation of the Central American rainforest lie the remnants of the Mayan civilisation. These ruins bear witness to a thriving society that flourished for almost four millennia. Here, rulers presided over communities with millions of inhabitants, scholars developed advanced mathematical calendars, and slaves toiled to raise pyramids so towering that they surpassed even the great structures of the Egyptians. Yet, inexplicably, the Mayans vanished from their cities, and their once-mighty...
Engels | 3 uur 37 minuten (161 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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World History U–Boat Hunters in the Atlantic
For six years, Britain and Nazi Germany fought a bitter battle for control of the Atlantic. Allied offensives against Hitler's armies on the continent were conditioned by their bases on the British Isles, which made air strikes and landings possible. But during 1939, the Germans began to ‘starve’ the British into surrender by cutting off vital supplies of food and equipment from the Allies. This was done with the help of U-boats that tried to sink more cargo ships than the shipyards could produce...
Engels | 3 uur 58 minuten (174 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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J. A. Andrews I Let Her Go
Some secrets refuse to stay buried… Abandoned by her mother, Lucy Mitchell grew up in foster care, where she found solace in her best friends, Amber and Josh. In a strict foster home, Lucy and Amber made a pact – friends for life – often escaping to the woods to hide from their overbearing carer, Linda. Then, one day, only one of them comes back. Amber was gone, leaving behind only a note: I’ve run away. Fifteen years later, Lucy is planning her dream wedding to Josh – until a body is discovered....
Engels | 8 uur 26 minuten (375 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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Anita Davison Death on a Train
a page-turning, historical cosy mystery series
In 1905 London, where glittering wealth collides with political unrest, Flora Maguire faces her most personal mystery yet. When a body is found on a train bound for Paddington and her beloved charge Viscount Edward Trent is accused of murder, Flora refuses to leave his fate in the hands of the police. Teaming up with her husband Bunny, Flora dives into a murky underworld of spies, communists, and fraudsters. And with the police surer than ever that Edward is their murderer, Flora must work fast...
Engels | 12 uur 4 minuten (532 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2025
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TJ Klune Somewhere beyond the sea
Arthur Parnassus is directeur van het weeshuis op het afgelegen eiland Marsyas. Samen met zijn grote liefde Linus Barker, de eilandnimf Zoé Chapelwhite en haar vriendin Helen Webb vecht hij voor een betere toekomst van de jongeren en van alle magische wezens. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
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Engels | 405 pagina's | TOR, London | 2024
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Percival Everett James
Hervertelling van ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ vanuit het perspectief van James, de zwarte tot slaafgemaakte metgezel
Fictie
Engels | 302 pagina's | Mantle, London | 2024
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Nisha J. Tuli Fate of the Sun King
Lor wil het zonnepaleis infiltreren en haar magie terugkrijgen, maar haar missie is niet makkelijk. Ze bezit de Heart Crown en moet vechten tegen vijanden die haar bloed willen. Vanaf ca. 17 jaar.
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Engels | 541 pagina's | Orbit, London | 2025
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Rebecca Yarros Onyx storm
Een jonge vrouw gaat verder in haar opleiding tot Draken-Rijder. Wanneer er een invasie dreigt moet ze in het buitenland op zoek naar bondgenoten en naar een nieuwe soort draak, terwijl haar geliefde dreigt te ontsnappen.
Fictie
Engels | 524 pagina's | Piatkus, London | 2025
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Taylor Jenkins Reid After I do
a novel
Lauren en Ryan zijn elf jaar getrouwd en hebben een punt in hun huwelijk bereikt dat ze alleen maar ruzie maken. Ze besluiten om elkaar een jaar niet te zien.
Fictie
Engels | 336 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, London | 2023
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Jane Austen Emma
Het leven van een jong, intelligent en zelfbewust meisje uit de gegoede middenstand in Engeland omstreeks 1800. Verhaal in korte zinnen en gemakkelijke woorden. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 64 pagina's | Pearson Education, Harlow | 2008
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Thea Lu Dive, dive into the night sea
"Swooping manta rays, vibrant coral reefs and sleeping whales are just a few of the wonders waiting to be discovered in this eye-catching and atmospheric picture book. Lift the flaps to uncover the secrets of the night sea and fascinating facts about the creatures that live there. What will you discover?"-- Uitgever
Fictie
Engels | Walker Studio, London | 2024
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Estelle Nadel The girl who sang
a Holocaust memoir of hope and survival
"Born to a Jewish family in a small Polish village, Estelle Nadel-then known as Enia Feld-was just seven years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. Once a vibrant child with a song for every occasion, Estelle would eventually lose her voice as, over the next five years, she would survive the deaths of their mother, father, their eldest brother and sister, and countless others. A child at the mercy of her neighbors during a terrifying time in history, The Girl Who Sang is an enthralling first-hand...
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Engels | 244 pagina's | Roaring Brook Press, New York, NY | 2024
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Randy Ribay Everything we never had
"The Maghabol family journey begins with sixteen-year-old Francisco, who has left everything behind in the Philippines to seek his fortune in California. Following this life-changing decision, each generation of Maghabol boys must forge a path forward while contending with the past. Watsonville, CA, 1930. Francisco barely ekes out a living picking apples. As he spends what little he earns at dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town, Francisco wonders if he should've never...
Fictie
Engels | 264 pagina's | Kokila, New York | 2024
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Francisco Jiménez The circuit
graphic novel
"Now a powerful graphic novel, this award-winning memoir is an honest and evocative account of a family's journey from Mexico to the fields of California as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home."-- Uitgever
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Engels | 233 pagina's | Clarion Books, New York | 2024
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Frances Tosdevin Grandad's star
"Fascinated by her grandad, a famous astronomer, a little girl could listen to his star stories for hours. But one day he starts to forget the constellations and eventually he can't even remember her name. Discover how love can reach across galaxies whether stars shine brightly or grow dim."-- Uitgever
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Engels | 25 pagina's | Rocket Bird Books, London | 2024
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Clare Furniss The things we leave behind
"Civil unrest in London has reached an all-time high after years of a growing authoritarian regime, and it?s no longer safe for Clem and her half-sister Billie in the city. Clem tells of their treacherous journey to Scotland, by road and then by sea, fleeing with nothing but a notebook filled with stories and memories of home. But is there something Clem's not saying? And how will this journey - and the sisters? story - end? With the start of a new life? Or a mirror held up to the past?"-- Achterflap
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Engels | 305 pagina's | Simon & Schuster, New York | 2024
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