“A damn good read.”—Alan FurstA brilliant debut novel, at once teasing literary thriller and a darkly comic blend of history and invention, The Torqued Man is set in wartime Berlin and propelled by two very different but equally mesmerizing voices: a German spy handler and his Irish secret agent, neither of whom are quite what they seem.Berlin—September, 1945. Two manuscripts are found in rubble, each one narrating conflic...

The number one bestselling memoir of one of New Labour’s three founding architects, now with a revealing new chapter updating this e-book edition.Peter Mandelson is one of the most influential politicians of modern times. ‘The Third Man’ is his story – of a life played out in the backroom and then on the frontline of the Labour Party during its unprecedented three terms in government.Much of the book is devoted to the defining political relationships of Peter Mandelson’s li...

READ BY PETER MANDELSON. The hotly anticipated memoir of one of New Labour’s three founding architects.READ BY PETER MANDELSON. Peter Mandelson is one of the most influential politicians of modern times. The Third Man is his story – of a life played out in the backroom and then on the frontline of the Labour Party during its unprecedented three terms in government.Much of the book is devoted to the defining political relationships of Peter Mandelson’s life – with Tony Blair...

Viel Zeit für die Geliebte, Schach mit dem Nachbarn - Leo Petermann genießt die Ruhe in seinem Land-haus, als die Nachricht eines dubiosen »Todesfonds« sein friedliches Leben stört. Der perfide Erfinder dieses Fonds ist ein alter Bekannter: Quintus Heinrich, Chef der Cautio-Versicherung, den Petermann von der Uni her kennt. Ein eisiges Duell beginnt, aus dem Peter-mann um jeden Preis als Sieger hervorgehen will und dafür alle seine Möglichkeiten nutzt … Der Nachfolger des für den Friedrich...

Leo Petermann geht seinen Neigungen nach: der vermögende Privatier genießt die absolute Ruhe seines Landsitzes und widmet sich seinen Hobbys. Das nötige Kleingeld dafür fließt aus den Anteilen seines Konzerns, für den er nur noch sporadisch als Berater tätig ist. Die friedliche Welt des ehemaligen Managers wird allerdings empfindlich gestört, als sein Nachbar stirbt. Kaum ist der alte Mann unter der Erde, übernimmt dessen Enkel das Regiment auf dem Anwesen, mit seinen Kumpanen terrorisiert...

THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'One of the best regarded crime series of recent years.' Independent'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of BooksA MAN WITH NO NAMEAn uniden...

The stunning debut fantasy novel from author Peter V. Brett.The Painted Man, book one of the Demon Cycle, is a captivating and thrilling fantasy adventure, pulling the reader into a world of demons, darkness and heroes.AS DARKNESS FALLS, THE DEMONS RISEFor hundreds of years these creatures have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human population. It was not always this way. Men and women did not always cower behind pr...

A San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller • An NPR Best Book of the YearThe New York Times’s Global Economics Correspondent masterfully reveals how billionaires’ systematic plunder of the world—brazenly accelerated during the pandemic—has transformed 21st-century life and dangerously destabilized democracy.“Davos Man will be read a hundred years from now as a warning.” —Evan Osnos“Excellent. A powerful, fiery book, and it could well be an essential one.” —NPR.org...

**THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of BooksCan evil be unmasked before it's too l...

Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is haunted by the past in his latest case, and his private life, in Dead Man's Time, by award winning crime writer Peter James.A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant fighting for her life. Millions of pounds’ worth of valuables have been stolen.Within days, Grace is racing against the clock, following a murderous trail that leads him from the shady antiques world of England, a...

'One of the best British crime writers' – Lee ChildIt's a race against time as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tries to stop a grieving mother from taking the law into her own hands . . .A university student is killed in a tragic traffic accident while riding their bicycle. When two of the drivers involved are hunted down by a sadistic killer, Grace knows that the third driver, Carly Chase, may be next.Carly, a solicitor, belie...

As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity.For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Nigh...