the bitter truth

Tiki Lovers White Rum 50% Von der Firma The Bitter Truth mit den gleichnamigen Spirituosen gibt es auch die Marke Tiki Lovers zu entdecken. Bei ihr ist der Name Befehl: Sie richtet sich an alle Fans von Tiki Drinks und ist passenderweise dem Rum gewidmet, den man für solche Drinks braucht. Der leckere Tiki Lovers White Rum und ein brauner Rum / Aged Rum, der lagern durfte, machen bisher das beliebte Sortiment aus. Kennzeichnend für den weißen Rum ist, dass er schon mit seiner Optik auf den Genuss einstimmt. Er greift den Namen auf und präsentiert sich im Tiki-Holzstatuen-Look der Karibikinseln und verströmt damit Exotik und Urlaubsstimmung. Das greift das Trinkerlebnis gekonnt auf. Der unwiderstehlich leckere Tiki Lovers White Rum ist zwar ein weißer, also farbloser, Rum, aber sein Erfolgsgeheimnis liegt in den Details der Herstellung. Für gewöhnlich wird Blanco Rum ohne eine Reifelagerung im Fass abgefüllt. Es gibt aber einige Ausnahmen, bei denen eine kurze Ruhephase in Eichenholz ansteht und denen hinterher durch eine Filterung der blasse Farbton der Flüssigkeit entzogen wird. Genau dies trifft auf den rundum gelungenen Tiki Lovers White Rum aus der Karibik zu. Er umfasst jamaikanischen Rum aus Melasse, der traditionell im pot still destilliert und danach zwischen drei und fünf Jahren gelagert wurde. Eine Holzkohle-Filterung macht ihn kristallklar. Interessanterweise gab man dem Blend noch column still Rum aus Trinidad bei. Produktinformationen zum Tiki Lovers White Rum: Im Aroma punktet der Tiki Lovers White Rum mit Noten von Früchten und Zuckerrohr. Etwas Florales schwingt mit. Der leichte, kräftige, frische Blanco besitzt auch ein bisschen alkoholischen Biss wie ein Overproof Rum, ohne es damit zu übertreiben. Im Geschmack kommen dieselben blumigen, süßen und fruchtigen Töne zum Ausdruck. Der gehaltvolle Tiki Lovers White Rum will dem Genießer gefallen, verzichtet jedoch nicht auf Charakter und Qualität. Die kurze Ruhephase hat dem für Tiki Drinks konzipierten Blended Rum aus Jamaika und Trinidad sichtlich gut getan.

Her silence destroyed him. Only the truth will set them free. Catherine has experienced something so traumatic that she can't speak. Or won't speak. The doctors say the only way forward is to look into her past. Fifteen years ago, Catherine met the love of her life at university. Lucian was charming, adored her and she was drawn into the hedonistic and careless lifestyle of his wealthy friends. They were inseparable - then one morning Catherine left him without a word. She married, had two children, and was convinced she'd moved on. But when they are unexpectedly reunited, the memories of their intoxicating love affair come rushing back. They could be that boy and girl again, and this time get it right. To do that, Catherine will have to tell Lucian why she left all those years ago. She's lived with the truth. But can he? 'Dark, addictive and ultimately heart-breaking' RUTH HOGAN, author of The Keeper of Lost Things 'Taut and sophisticated, not a word wasted. I loved this book' FRANCESCA JAKOBI, author of Bitter 'Elegant and pacey. Brideshead recalibrated by way of Big Little Lies' LEX COULTON, author of Falling Short Previously published as HIM under Clare Empson

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and author of the Cairo Trilogy, comes Akhenaten, a fascinating work of fiction about the most infamous pharaoh of ancient Egypt. In this beguiling novel, originally published in Arabic in 1985, Mahfouz tells with extraordinary insight the story of the "heretic pharaoh," or "sun king,"--the first known monotheistic ruler--whose iconoclastic and controversial reign during the 18th Dynasty (1540-1307 B.C.) has uncanny resonance with modern sensibilities. Narrating the novel is a young man with a passion for the truth, who questions the pharaoh's contemporaries after his horrible death--including Akhenaten's closest friends, his most bitter enemies, and finally his enigmatic wife, Nefertiti--in an effort to discover what really happened in those strange, dark days at Akhenaten's court. As our narrator and each of the subjects he interviews contribute their version of Akhenaten, "the truth" becomes increasingly evanescent. Akhenaten encompasses all of the contradictions his subjects see in him: at once cruel and empathic, feminine and barbaric, mad and divinely inspired, his character, as Mahfouz imagines him, is eerily modern, and fascinatingly ethereal. An ambitious and exceptionally lucid and accessible book, Akhenaten is a work only Mahfouz could render so elegantly, so irresistibly.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF ESSENCE S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race (The Washington Post Book World). Quite extraordinary. Toni Morrison In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Praise for Dreams from My Father Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . This book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride s The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williams s Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride America s racial categories. Scott Turow Provocative . . . Persuasively describes the phenomenon of belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither. The New York Times Book Review Obama s writing is incisive yet forgiving. This is a book worth savoring. Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here One of the most powerful books of self-discovery I ve ever read, all the more so for its illuminating insights into the problems not only of race, class, and color, but of culture and ethnicity. It is also beautifully written, skillfully layered, and paced like a good novel. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of In My Place Dreams from My Father is an exquisite, sensitive study of this wonderful young author s journey into adulthood, his search for community and his place in it, his quest for an understanding of his roots, and his discovery of the poetry of human life. Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white. Marian Wright Edelman

Fracture Your Foes: Learn your enemies' weaknesses, then Fracture their guard and dish out the damage in classic, turn-based RPG gameplay that's easy to pick up, and hard to put down. Take extra turns with Driver's High to really turn the tables! Ride High on your Motorbot: Every character has a personal Motorbot that's suited to their own personality and battle style. Lukida rides high in her slingshot-wielding robot, while Gwendoll cruises along in her flashy hoverbike. Secrets Beneath the Dunes: The sands of Bitter hide many secrets. Uncover the truth in this gripping story of regret, revenge, and forgiveness.

Fracture Your Foes: Learn your enemies' weaknesses, then Fracture their guard and dish out the damage in classic, turn-based RPG gameplay that's easy to pick up, and hard to put down. Take extra turns with Driver's High to really turn the tables! Ride High on your Motorbot: Every character has a personal Motorbot that's suited to their own personality and battle style. Lukida rides high in her slingshot-wielding robot, while Gwendoll cruises along in her flashy hoverbike. Secrets Beneath the Dunes: The sands of Bitter hide many secrets. Uncover the truth in this gripping story of regret, revenge, and forgiveness.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama "guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race" (The Washington Post Book World). "Quite extraordinary."-Toni Morrison In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father-a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man-has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey-first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Praise for Dreams from My Father "Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . This book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride's The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williams's Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride America's racial categories."-Scott Turow "Provocative . . . Persuasively describes the phenomenon of belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither."-The New York Times Book Review "Obama's writing is incisive yet forgiving. This is a book worth savoring."-Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here "One of the most powerful books of self-discovery I've ever read, all the more so for its illuminating insights into the problems not only of race, class, and color, but of culture and ethnicity. It is also beautifully written, skillfully layered, and paced like a good novel."-Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of In My Place "Dreams from My Father is an exquisite, sensitive study of this wonderful young author's journey into adulthood, his search for community and his place in it, his quest for an understanding of his roots, and his discovery of the poetry of human life. Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white."-Marian Wright Edelman

Fracture Your Foes: Learn your enemies' weaknesses, then Fracture their guard and dish out the damage in classic, turn-based RPG gameplay that's easy to pick up, and hard to put down. Take extra turns with Driver's High to really turn the tables! Ride High on your Motorbot: Every character has a personal Motorbot that's suited to their own personality and battle style. Lukida rides high in her slingshot-wielding robot, while Gwendoll cruises along in her flashy hoverbike. Secrets Beneath the Dunes: The sands of Bitter hide many secrets. Uncover the truth in this gripping story of regret, revenge, and forgiveness.

June 1144. When the naked corpse of an unknown man is discovered and the Prince of Powys's messenger fails to reach Earl Robert of Gloucester, Bradecote, Catchpoll and Walkelin head to Wales to confirm his identity, and piece together evidence that the dead man deserved a noose rather than a dagger. Retracing his steps leads them to a manor with a sarcastic lord, a neglected wife, a bitter mother and a fevered brother, all amidst folk who do not want the truth uncovered. The lord sheriff's men have to unravel a knot where the law and justice seem to be in opposition.

An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.' The Times 'I think her life has been one long death threat. At a time when nobody else was talking, she spoke the unspeakable' Margaret Atwood 'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.' So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either. As she grows up and escapes the fetters of her childhood, each new relationship teaches her a bitter but liberating truth that the only free people are those who want nothing, fear nothing and hope for nothing. This classic novel has been an inspiration to countless people across the world. Saadawi's searing indictment of society's brutal treatment of women continues to resonate today.

In Someone Like You are fifteen classic tales told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Here, in Roald Dahl's first collection of his world famous dark and sinister adult stories, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach. Through vendettas and desperate quests, bitter memories and sordid fantasies, Roald Dahl's stories portray the strange and unexpected, sending a shiver down the spine. 'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation' The Times Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Longlisted for The Millions Best Translated Book Awards for Fiction Longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature Four siblings. Two summer houses. One terrible secret. When a dispute over her parents' will grows bitter, Bergljot is drawn back into the orbit of the family she fled twenty years before. Her mother and father have decided to leave two island summer houses to her sisters, disinheriting the two eldest siblings from the most meaningful part of the estate. To outsiders, it is a quarrel about property and favouritism. But Bergljot, who has borne a horrible secret since childhood, understands the gesture as something very different-a final attempt to suppress the truth and a cruel insult to the grievously injured. Will and Testament is a lyrical meditation on trauma and memory, as well as a furious account of a woman's struggle to survive and be believed. Vigdis Hjorth's novel became a controversial literary sensation in Norway and has been translated into twenty languages.

Betray a kingdom or betray my heart. My union to the crowned prince will determine the fate of the kingdom, but it isn't my betrothed who haunts my dreams: it's the half-fae bastard who stands at his side. He is darkness and sin, and when he whispers wickedness in my ear, I crave a man I can't have. Every thought I have is treasonous. The way my hands ache to touch him deceitful. Even my dreams make me a traitor to the kingdom I am sworn to protect. But when our kingdom is attacked, I am forced to make a choice...and face a bitter truth. For our lies and deception are entangled in the shadows and stars, and as they unravel, so shall my fate.

From the desks of Nigeria's newsrooms, two journalists are recruited to find the kidnapped wife of a British oil engineer. Zaq, an infamous media hack, knows what's in store, but Rufus, a keen young journalist eager to get himself noticed, has no idea what he's let himself in for. Journeying into the oil-rich regions of the Niger Delta, where militants rule and the currency dealt in is the lives of hostages, Rufus soon finds himself acting as intermediary between editor, husband, captive and soldier. As they follow the trail of the missing woman, love for the 'story' becomes about much more than just uncovering her whereabouts, and instead becomes a mission to make sense of their own muddled lives. In a cruel twist of fate, Rufus finds himself taking on Zaq's role much more literally than he ever anticipated, and as the body count rises, and the environment burns, he learns that truth can often be a bitter pill to swallow.

Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis) Der Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis) 42% ist eine Hommage an die tropische Aromenwelt der Karibik und wurde speziell für echte Tiki-Cocktail-Liebhaber entwickelt. Die Basis dieses außergewöhnlichen Rums bildet eine sorgfältig abgestimmte Mischung aus hochwertigen Pot Still und Column Still Rums, die aus renommierten Destillerien in Jamaika, Barbados und Trinidad stammen. Die verwendeten Rums reifen in Eichenfässern, wodurch sie eine angenehme Tiefe und Komplexität entwickeln. Danach wird dieser Blend mit natürlichen Bananenextrakten verfeinert, die aus vollreifen, sonnenverwöhnten Bananen gewonnen werden. Das Ergebnis ist ein kraftvoller, aromatisierter Rum, der sich perfekt für exotische Drinks eignet und zugleich den Anspruch an Qualität und Authentizität erfüllt, den sich Tiki Lovers – eine Marke von The Bitter Truth – gesetzt hat. Die Idee hinter dem Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis) ist es, die intensive Fruchtigkeit reifer Bananen harmonisch mit der Tiefe eines kräftigen Rums zu verbinden – ganz im Geiste klassischer Tiki-Kultur. Dabei wird vollständig auf künstliche Aromen verzichtet, denn die natürliche Süße und Fülle der Banane steht hier im Mittelpunkt. Die Auswahl der Rums bringt zudem eine angenehme Melasse-Note und leichte Holzanklänge mit sich, was die Basis für vielseitige Mix-Optionen schafft. Besonders in Drinks wie dem Banana Daiquiri, Mai Tai oder auch im Rum Old Fashioned entfaltet dieser Rum sein volles Potenzial. Doch auch pur überzeugt der Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis) mit seiner harmonischen Balance aus Frucht, Süße und Rumkraft. Mit seinen 42 % Vol. Alkohol bringt er genug Stärke mit, um sich auch in kräftigeren Cocktails perfekt durchzusetzen. Produktinformationen zum Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis): Geschmacklich überzeugt der Tiki Lovers Banana (Rum-Basis) mit einem intensiven Bananenaroma, das bereits in der Nase präsent ist. Reife, fast karamellige Noten treffen auf frische, leicht grüne Bananennuancen und werden von einer warmen, runden Rumbasis getragen. Am Gaumen entfaltet sich eine vollmundige und weiche Textur, bei der die Fruchtigkeit perfekt mit der Tiefe des Rums verschmilzt. Die natürliche Bananensüße bleibt angenehm präsent, ohne künstlich zu wirken. Im Abgang zeigt sich der Rum erneut warm, rund und mit einer harmonischen Mischung aus Banane und der feinen Würze des karibischen Blends. Ein Muss für alle, die Tiki-Drinks lieben oder einfach einen aromatischen Bananen-Rum in exzellenter Qualität suchen.

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore di Firenze. I am an Assassin...' The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish alongside the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key to a conspiracy that goes back to the centuries-old conflict between the shadowy Templar Knights and the elite Order of Assassins. Ezio must avenge the deaths of his kinsmen and in doing so fulfil his destiny, and live by the laws of the Assassin's Creed. Truth is written in blood Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include Assassin's Creed: Forsaken, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist.

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is the thrilling novelisation by Oliver Bowden based on the game series. 'I will seek Vengeance upon those who betrayed my family. I am Ezio Auditore di Firenze. I am an Assassin...' The Year of Our Lord 1476 - the Renaissance: culture and art flourish alongside the bloodiest corruption and violence. Bitter blood-feuds rage between the warring political families of Italy. Following the murder of his father and brothers, Ezio Auditore di Firenze is entrusted with an ancient Codex, the key to a conspiracy that goes back to the centuries-old conflict between the shadowy Templar Knights and the elite Order of Assassins. Ezio must avenge the deaths of his kinsmen and in doing so fulfil his destiny, and live by the laws of the Assassin's Creed. Truth is written in blood Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is based on the phenomenally successful gaming series. Fans of the game will love these stories. Other titles in the series include Assassin's Creed: Forsaken, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Oliver Bowden is the pen-name of an acclaimed novelist.

Bloomsbury presents Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi, read by Amira Ghazalla.'An unforgettable, unmissable book for the new global feminist.'The Times'I think her life has been one long death threat. At a time when nobody else was talking, she spoke the unspeakable' – Margaret Atwood'All the men I did get to know filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.'So begins Firdaus's remarkable story of rebellion against a society founded on lies, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression. Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus struggles through childhood, seeking compassion and knowledge in a world which gives her little of either. As she grows up and escapes the fetters of her childhood, each new relationship teaches her a bitter but liberating truth – that the only free people are those who want nothing, fear nothing and hope for nothing.This classic novel has been an inspiration to countless people across the world. Saadawi's searing indictment of society's brutal treatment of women continues to resonate today.

Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade. But the truth is far grimmer. James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace. Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead; Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power; and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial. And that he himself may be the killer they seek.

Do you want rich friendships, deep bonds, and healthy connection? You can have a better relationship with anybody--God, your children, your spouse, or friends. The answers for how to do so are found in Scripture. Counselor James P. Hilt has helped hundreds of people who wanted healthier, happier relationships with his principles derived from the insights of Scripture. He will help you: Identify and get rid of problems that separate you from others Stop feeling bitter and resentful Listen more effectively Become more patient Celebrate others more readily Feel more satisfied in your relationships Study what the Bible has to say about relationships, apply these healing truths to your life, and discover the remarkable difference it can make. Christ's love can flow unhindered through your life. Don't put up with disconnection and resentment any longer. Get started today.

A killer brew with a touch of magic. Alexis Belrose has spent the past year building a quiet life in Larkspur Valley, Colorado. Running The Cozy Purrch, a cat café nestled in the mountains, she serves specialty drinks to friendly locals and finds homes for rescued cats. It's the perfect place to hide from a dangerous past and the coven she fled without looking back. But Alexis has a secret. She's a witch who can communicate telepathically with cats. And her four permanent feline residents see and hear everything that happens in their small mountain town. When her dear friend Hazel is found dead in the alley behind the café, staged to look like an accident, Alexis knows the truth. This was murder. And her cats witnessed it. The problem? She can't exactly tell Sheriff Iris Scott that her grumpy black and white cat Gus can identify the killer by scent. With suspicion swirling and the real murderer still walking free, Alexis must investigate on her own. Using her cats as covert operatives, she begins untangling a web of small-town secrets, bitter rivalries, and old grudges worth killing for. As Alexis gets closer to the truth, threatening notes appear and break-ins escalate. Someone knows she's asking questions. Someone wants her to stop. And if she's not careful, the killer might decide that the nosy café owner knows too much. But Alexis isn't just fighting for justice. She's fighting to protect the life she's built and the community that's slowly becoming home. Even if solving this murder means using the magical abilities she's spent years hiding. In a town where everyone knows everyone, trust is dangerous. And in a cozy café full of cats with opinions, nothing stays secret for long. Purr-colated Poison is the first book in The Cozy Purrch Café Mysteries, a paranormal cozy mystery series featuring a witch in hiding, telepathic cats, and a mountain town with more magic than anyone suspects. Perfect for fans of Amanda M. Lee, Annabel Chase, and readers who love their mysteries with a side of whiskers and witchcraft.

“There’s so much to love in Susan Bickford’s newest novel, Dread of Winter: a profound sense of place, the visceral evocation of a bitter winter’s cold, a dead-on depiction of the pit of despair that is the opioid epidemic, and language so beautiful on the page it’ll give you goosebumps. I’m a newcomer to Bickford’s work, but I’m putting her on my list of must-read authors. You should, too.” —William Kent Krueger The remote town of Oriska, New York, hasn’t been home for Sydney Lucerno for thirteen years. She’s escaped the creeping addictions and long-simmering anger that are as much a part of the landscape as the bitter cold. But when she gets the call that her mother is dying, every secret and fear she left behind is waiting to welcome her back. Two days later, her mother’s lover is dead too. And Sydney’s sworn to protect a half-sister she never knew she had, a prickly teenager named Maude, with an opiate habit and a bad-news family. But more lies and feuds are poised to spring from every once-familiar corner. The predators Sydney thought she’d escaped are threatening both her and Maude. To get free, Sydney will have to discover the truth about what happened when she left—and decide what should stay buried, deep in the unforgiving snow . . . Praise for A Short Time to Die “By the end of the first chapter I was totally hooked.” —Lisa Black “Gripping; chilling, and original . . . is sure to stay with you for a long, long time.” — Eric Rickstad “Kept me reading late, late into the night, to an ending I never expected.” —Taylor Stevens

Pre-order the gripping new mystery in the Hidden Norfolk series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author J M Dalgliesh. A family estate with a deadly secret... When a young man's body is discovered on a remote stretch of farmland in Norfolk, DI Tom Janssen's quiet morning is shattered. He is surprised to learn that the victim was a stable hand at Vale Racing - a yard steeped in tradition, where reputation and credibility are everything. It isn't long before Tom finds bitter rivalries hidden beneath the surface of the Vale family estate. Whispers spread that the yard's future is at risk. And the victim's private life - which he kept secret, even from those closest to him - begins to emerge. When another dead body turns up, Tom realises that everyone on the estate is lying to him. No one wants the truth to come to light. But which of them is capable of murder? Readers love J M Dalgliesh: 'Fantastic' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'The best detective series I've read' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'You can't put these books down' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'J M Dalgliesh never disappoints' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'Like watching Shetland on TV' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 'So much tension' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Barbara Nadel's gripping Ikmen mysteries are the inspiration behind The Turkish Detective, BBC Two's sensational eight-part TV crime drama series, out now. Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut are locked in a bitter inheritance battle and need a sample of their mother's DNA to contest her Will. But when her body is exhumed, her corpse is found to be missing and a fresh body, with its heart removed, has been put in her grave. Assigned to the case, Inspector Mehmet Süleyman quickly realises that the heart has been illegally harvested, and his team has a murder inquiry on its hands. Meanwhile, retired inspector Çetin Ikmen is tracking down a missing person: Sevval Kalkan, a once-famous actress, who has joined an underground movement called the Moral Maze, whose mission is to help the destitute living on Istanbul's streets. The unidentified body in the grave cannot be Sevval's, but her shocking reappearance leads Ikmen to fear that she, too, is a victim of organ harvesting... Joining forces, Süleyman and Ikmen confront Istanbul's darkest underbelly to expose the horrifying truth of a city in crisis.

Wit and wisdom abound in this illustrated gift book from Fresh Cut Grass, Critical Role’s favorite robot therapist! Join Fresh Cut Grass, an extremely helpful and empathetic robot, as they dispense hilariously unusual but well-meaning advice to the members of Bells Hells. As the adventuring party’s licensed therapist*, FCG grows frazzled trying to help everyone with every single problem that crops up—and soon realizes that they’ve forgotten one very important member of the crew: themself! With FCG as your guide, you’ll learn important gems such as: Truth is like engine oil. It might taste bitter, but you gotta drink it!** Do unto others as if you know what the word “unto” means. And more! Written by cast member Sam Riegel and featuring beautiful, full-color illustrations by Thorn L. Knight, this is the perfect gift for Critters of all ages who need a friendly reminder that taking care of themselves is important in order to have a Smiley Day! *Not actually licensed or a therapist. **Do not drink engine oil.

In the third part of the Writing Sisters series, we meet Jade Love. She is Britain's most beloved romance author, about to embark on a book tour celebrating her bestselling medieval series featuring Sir Drake and Lady Cecilia. With her entourage in tow, Jade travels around the country in a luxurious minibus, greeted by adoring fans at every stop. Yet behind her public smile, Jade struggles to savour her success. Each champagne toast serves as a bitter reminder of her own disastrous love life. Worse still, the secrets she has desperately kept hidden are threatening to surface. Jade is convinced her career would crumble if the truth emerged. After all, who could possibly love and respect her if they discovered the broken, lost soul behind the bestselling name? Astray is a warm and at times dark story about finding the courage to reveal your true self, imperfections and all. This captivating read reminds us that we are indeed our own harshest critics - and that perhaps our flaws make us more lovable than we realise.

Buried secrets come to light as we near the end of Part 4 of this biblio-fantasy! Rozemyne returns to Ehrenfest once more after her second term at the Royal Academy. Her days unfold peacefully as she meets her new little brother, searches for a younger retainer, tries her hand at cooking fish, and delves into her grandfather's past... yet she can't help but notice that Ferdinand is acting strangely. The mention of Adalgisa deepens the mystery, and as Rozemyne ponders what it might mean, Ferdinand reveals a shocking truth to her. The secrets surrounding his birth, his final promise to his father, and a bitter choice... How will Ferdinand respond when the very future of Ehrenfest rests on his shoulders? Find out in this volume, along with two new short stories and four-panel manga by You Shiina!

Inspired by Moulin Rouge! and set on an island in a magical version of Prohibition-era New York, Revelle is a breathtaking YA stand-alone fantasy full of dazzling magic, romance, and mystery from debut author Lyssa Mia Smith. On the island of Charmant, magic flows like bootlegged champagne, and fantasies can be bought for the price of a gemstone. Luxe Revelle, star of her family’s fantastical show, knows the splendor is just an illusion. With Prohibition threatening their livelihood, her family struggles to make a living, watering down champagne and patching holes in their sequined costumes. So when the son of Charmant’s wealthiest family makes her an offer—everything the Revelles need to stay in business, in exchange for posing as his girl and helping him become mayor—she can’t refuse. The moment Jamison Port sets foot in Charmant, he can’t shake the feeling of familiarity. An orphan with as few memories as gemstones, he’s desperate to learn what happened to his parents. But as he delves into the island’s secrets, he risks angering the wrong person and discovering a truth that just might break his heart. When Luxe and Jamison accidentally meet, the sparks that fly are more than her magical enchantments. But keeping secrets from powerful people is a dangerous game . . . one that could destroy them both. Fake Dating: To save her family’s magical show, performer Luxe Revelle agrees to pose as the girlfriend of the powerful bootlegger, Dewey Chronos. The plan is simple: help him become mayor, and her family’s problems disappear. Secrets and Lies: Jamison Port is an orphan with a past he can’t remember. As he searches for the truth on the island of Charmant, he finds that his own story is dangerously tangled with the island’s most powerful families. Rivals to Lovers: The Revelles and the Chronoses are bitter rivals, but when Luxe and Jamison meet, the connection is undeniable. Falling for him could be the one thing that unravels all of Luxe’s careful plans. Prohibition-Era Fantasy: Set in a dazzling, Roaring Twenties world inspired by Moulin Rouge!, this magical New York island is full of bootlegged champagne, family rivalries, and dangerous enchantments.

In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, discover the legacy of Rogue Squadron and its fabled pilots, who became a symbol of hope throughout the galaxy. They are sleek, swift, and deadly. They are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still-powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last-ditch effort to control the stars! Its very name strikes fear into enemy hearts. So when Rebel hero Wedge Antilles rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron, he seeks out only the best the most skilled and most daring X-wing pilots. Through arduous training and dangerous missions, he weeds out the weak from the strong, assembling a group of hard-bitten warriors willing to fight, ready to die. Antilles knows the grim truth: Even with the best X-wing jockeys in the galaxy, many will not survive their near-suicidal missions. But when Rogue Squadron is ordered to assist in the assault on the heavily fortified Imperial stronghold of Blackmoon, even the bravest must wonder if any at all will survive. . .

Bloomsbury presents Un-American by Erik Edstrom, read by Christopher Ragland."Eloquent, devastating . . . packed with gimlet-eyed analysis — cultural, economic, historical — of how American life came to look the way it does . . . Edstrom's keen observational powers encompass both the physical world and social nuance." —Los Angeles Review of BooksA manifesto about America's unchallenged war machine, from an Afghanistan veteran and new kind of military hero.Before engaging in war, Erik Edstrom asks us to imagine three, rarely imagined scenarios: First, imagine your own death. Second, imagine war from "the other side." Third: Imagine what might have been if the war had never been fought. Pursuing these realities through his own combat experience, Erik reaches the unavoidable conclusion about America at war. But that realization came too late—the damage had been done.Erik Edstrom grew up in suburban Massachusetts with an idealistic desire to make an impact, ultimately leading him to the gates of West Point. Five years later, he was deployed to Afghanistan as an infantry lieutenant. Throughout his military career, he confronted atrocities, buried his friends, wrestled with depression, and struggled with an understanding that the war he fought in, and the youth he traded to prepare for it, was in contribution to a bitter truth: The War on Terror is not just a tragedy, but a crime. The deeper tragedy is that our country lacks the courage and conviction to say so.Un-American is a hybrid of social commentary and memoir that exposes how blind support for war exacerbates the problems it's intended to resolve, devastates the people allegedly being helped, and diverts assets from far larger threats like climate change. Un-American is a revolutionary act, offering a blueprint for redressing America's relationship with patriotism, the military, and military spending.