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Gifty is a sixth-year PhD candidate in neuroscience at Stanford University School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who died of a heroin overdose after an ankle injury left him hooked on OxyContin. Her suicidal mother is living in her bed. Gifty is determined to discover the scientific basis for the suffering she sees all around her. But even as she turns to the hard sciences to unlock the mystery of her family's loss, she finds herself hungering for her childhood faith and grappling with the evangelical church in which she was raised, whose promise of salvation remains as tantalizing as it is elusive. Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief--a novel about faith, science, religion, love. Exquisitely written, emotionally searing, this is an exceptionally powerful follow-up to Gyasi's phenomenal debut.

Amerikanische Autorin, geb. 1969. - Sie sind eine der geheimnisvollsten Bruderschaften, die je gegründet wurden: die Gemeinschaft der BLACK DAGGER. Und sie schweben in tödlicher Gefahr: Denn die BLACK DAGGER sind die letzten Vampire auf Erden, und nach jahrhundertelanger Jagd sind ihnen ihre Feinde gefährlich nahe gekommen. Doch Wrath, der ruhelose, attraktive Anführer der BLACK DAGGER, weiß sich mit allen Mitteln zu wehren ¿

Mit diesem 7. Band beschließt der australische Autor die mit "Schwarzer Montag" begonnene Reihe "Schlüssel zum Königreich". Wie im vorangegangenen Band, "Mächtiger Samstag", steigt G. Nix mit einer fulminanten Szene in einen Plot ein, der genauso komplex wie das Universum seiner Reihe ist. Während ein fast chaotischer Kampf zwischen unterschiedlichen Armeen und Interessen um das letzte heile Stück Welt - Lord Sonntags Reich - herrscht, nimmt dieser Arthur in den "Unvergleichlichen Gärten" gefangen. Doch der inzwischen selbstbewusste, körperlich veränderte Arthur weiß sich zu helfen, bis ihn seine Freunde und Dame Primus unterstützen können ... Band 7 nimmt die Fäden der vorangegangenen Bände auf und verbindet sie zu einem Feuerwerk fantasievoller Szenen, überraschender Allianzen und einem faszinierenden Ende, das weit von einer einfachen Weltrettung entfernt ist. Bis zum Schluss brilliert Nix mit bildreicher Sprache, Wortgewandtheit, Einfallsreichtum und Humor. Ein hervorragender Abschlussband einer außergewöhnlichen Reihe, deren Bände ohne großen Zeitabstand gelesen werden sollten.

Ein Serienkiller treibt in New Orleans sein Unwesen. Er foltert und ermordet seine Opfer bei lebendigem Leibe. Detective Rick Bentz ermittelt in diesem Fall. Als eine Leiche mit einem Heiligenmedaillon in der Hand aufgefunden wird, hegt Bentz den Verdacht, dass sich der Täter am katholischen Heiligenkalender orientiert. Seine Geliebte Olivia will die Morde in ihren Träumen vorhergesehen haben. Kurze Zeit später ist sie spurlos verschwunden.

Österreich-Ungarn im 15. Jahrhundert. Sie ist die letzte Hoffnung für die ungarische Krone: Helene, die Kammerfrau der Königin Elisabeth. Als der König stirbt und die hochschwangere Königin vor dem aufständischen Adel fliehen muss, nimmt Helene die heilige Stephanskrone - die kostbare Insignie der ungarischen Könige - an sich. Eine gefährliche Reise durch das Land beginnt. Helenes Ziel: Die Donaustadt Komorn, in der Elisabeth sie erwartet, um ihren neugeborenen Sohn zum neuen Herrscher zu krönen. Kann Helene die Hoffnungen ihrer Königin erfüllen und ihr die Krone bringen?

Krimi. Da privatdetektiven V.I. Warshawski påtager sig en sag om en forsvunden ung mand, fører sporene tilbage til raceurolighederne i Chicago i 1966 og afslører racisme, korruption og magtmisbrug dengang og nu.

A spicy second-chance standalone romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Archer's Voice.Sometimes, you don't even realize anything is wrong until someone comes along and changes you, and makes you want more.Grace Hamilton is the girl with a plan. She knows exactly where her life is going, and prides herself on always achieving her goals. She's never stepped outside the lines she draws for herself, and never considered what her heart truly wants. That is, until him.Carson Stinger doesn't play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he doesn't care what others think of his choices, and takes each day as it comes. No direction, no plan. He knows what women want from him, and in his eyes, it's all he has to offer…until her.When unexpected circumstances force them together, Grace and Carson are swept up into the electric chemistry between them, surrendering to a steamy Las Vegas weekend in each other's arms. But for two people whose worlds could never coexist, they know their time is short. That is, until their hearts get involved without their permission…

A "captivating and bittersweet" novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69: Their secret love affair has lasted for decades—but this could be the summer that changes everything (People).When Mallory Blessing's son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his mother to call a number on a slip of paper in her desk drawer, he's not sure what to expect. But he certainly does not expect Jake McCloud to answer. It's the late spring of 2020 and Jake's wife, Ursula DeGournsey, is the frontrunner in the upcoming Presidential election.There must be a mistake, Link thinks. How do Mallory and Jake know each other?Flash back to the sweet summer of 1993: Mallory has just inherited a beachfront cottage on Nantucket from her aunt, and she agrees to host her brother's bachelor party. Cooper's friend from college, Jake McCloud, attends, and Jake and Mallory form a bond that will persevere—through marriage, children, and Ursula's stratospheric political rise—until Mallory learns she's dying.Based on the classic film Same Time Next Year (which Mallory and Jake watch every summer), 28 Summers explores the agony and romance of a one-weekend-per-year affair and the dramatic ways this relationship complicates and enriches their lives, and the lives of the people they love.

Surrender Your Sons is an LGBTQ+ YA mystery / thriller that expertly blends together humor, horror, and heart, in a wholly unique read like no other. A blend of Lost and Lord of the Flies … just with gay teenagers taking the horrors of the world head on.A 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist, Young Adult FictionA 2020 Booklist Top 10 First Novels for Youth selectionA 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books selectionConnor Major’s summer break is turning into a nightmare.His SAT scores bombed, the old man he delivers meals to died, and when he came out to his religious zealot mother, she had him kidnapped and shipped off to a secluded island. His final destination: Nightlight Ministries, a conversion therapy camp that will be his new home until he “changes.” But Connor’s troubles are only beginning. At Nightlight, everyone has something to hide—from the campers to the “converted” staff and cagey camp director—and it quickly becomes clear that no one is safe. Connor plans to escape and bring the other kidnapped teens with him. But first, he’s exposing the camp’s horrible truths for what they are—and taking this place down.

En storslået intermagisk begivenhed vil finde sted på Hogwarts i år. Harry Potter stilles over for de hidtil mest krævende udfordringer i sin troldmandskarriere; men Mørkets repræsentanter lurer i hver en krog, og alt tyder på, at udfordringerne denne gang er mere, end Harry kan magte.