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Descubre el origen de Asesinato para principiantes. Pippa no está de humor para la fiesta temática de su amigo. Especialmente porque involucra disfrazarse de los años 20, un misterioso asesinato y pretender que su ciudad, Little Kilton, es una isla. Pero cuando comienza el juego, Pip se ve fascinada por el mundo imaginario de intriga, mentiras y asesinatos. Mientras hace de detective, intentando descubrir la identidad del culpable pista por pista, el asesinato del ficticio Reginald Remy no es el único caso que tiene en mente.

Raised in the sleepy Connecticut town of Pine Grove by an undertaker and a coroner, Paislee has seen more than her fair share of death, and she’s right at home amid the morbid and macabre. She’s happy enough to spend her last months before college cobbling together a history of the place she loves most and studying the lives of the people buried in her backyard, but when the body of a classmate turns up face down in the lake, it’s Paislee’s time to shine.

È un pomeriggio come tanti alla scuola Deepdean, quando Hazel trova nella palestra il cadavere della signorina Bell, l'inflessibile insegnante di scienze. Ma poco dopo, quando lei e l'amica Daisy tornano sul luogo del delitto, il corpo della professoressa è scomparso. Per la Wells&Wong, neonata società investigativa fondata da Daisy e Hazel, non si tratta solo di scovare l'assassino, ma anche di dimostrare che un omicidio è avvenuto davvero... il tutto cercando di battere la polizia sul tempo!

When Izzy meets Jade on a cruise to Bermuda, her new daredevil friend turns Izzy’s boring family vacation into the trip of a lifetime. Until Jade goes missing. The investigators claim Jade fell overboard, but Izzy knows better. Her friend had secrets—secrets that might have gotten her killed. As Izzy digs deeper into Jade’s disappearance, she realizes that someone doesn’t want her to find the truth. And if she’s not careful, Izzy might not get off this ship alive.

Sixteen-year-old Quinn is a liar, but she isn’t a murderer. When her sleepy town of Boiling Springs, North Carolina is roused by the murder of a local teen, Quinn is thrust into a life of danger, disrupting her normally unnoticeable existence. Now romantically involved with Gilly, the best friend of the dead girl who also happens to be the sheriff’s daughter, Quinn must navigate a budding relationship in the midst of all the chaos surrounding Gilly and her friend group.

A missing dog. A heartbroken young man. Stolen out of anger or affection? Or to be put at stud? After all, the Shar-Pei was a beauty and worth a lot of money! When Wade’s dog goes missing, Holly and the sheriff’s department join in the search. But is it too late for Zeus? If you’ve ever felt the pain of losing a dog, you’ll have no trouble identifying with Holly’s boyfriend as he searches for his best friend.

Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed, Steeplejack is New York Times best-selling A. J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African fantasy world. Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives and works as a steeplejack in Bar-Selehm, a sprawling city known for its great towers, spires, and smokestacks - and even greater social disparities. Ang's world is turned upside down when her new apprentice, Berrit, is murdered the same night that the city's landmark jewel is stolen.

When a lion cub is mysteriously stolen from the Houston Zoo, the police are too busy to help. Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Christina Maxwell, who everyone calls AC, is determined to solve the mystery. After all, her father is the renowned private investigator Alex Maxwell, and her mother is the famed investigative reporter Christy Madaris Maxwell. That means solving mysteries is in her blood.

Der Bestseller ALEX RIDER - die Vorlage zur actiongeladenen TV-Serie! Der MI6 schleust Alex Rider in ein Schweizer Eliteinternat ein - eine Schule für die missratenen Söhne superreicher Eltern. Das Internat ist abgeschottet wie ein Gefängnis für Schwerverbrecher. Doch noch mehr alarmiert Alex, dass die Schüler gar nicht rebellisch, sondern schrecklich brav sind. Bei seinen Nachforschungen macht Alex eine grauenhafte Entdeckung.

Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it.

Danny Jordan is one of two lucky winners of the US Basketball Writer's Association's contest for aspiring journalists. His prize? A trip to New Orleans and a coveted press pass for the Final Four. It's a basketball junkie's dream come true! But the games going on behind the scenes between the coaches, the players, the media, the money-men, and the fans turn out to be even more fiercely competitive than those on the court.

Ever heard of Fenton Pareto? He's only the coolest private investigator around. But when the Bay Area turns into a nightmare of disappearing jewels, tormented pets, and mysteriously glitching cellphones, even he needs some backup. Enter Charlie and Clarke Pareto, his super-smart daughters, ready to take on the mystery that's stumping their dad.

When a threat like no other can only be stopped by a perfect assassin team, the organization recruits these two unlikely vigilantes with complementary skill sets. Too bad they can’t stand each other. He’s dangerous. She’s peaceful. He’s loud. She’s meditative. They don’t see eye to eye, but they’ll have to fight side by side. As their target hunts the innocent and threatens to destroy the delicate balance of magic, everything rests on the duo’s ability to work together.

À la fin du XIIe siècle, un pèlerin de Saint-Jacques est retrouvé assassiné dans l'enceinte de l'abbaye de Hautefage. Peu après, un homme qui détenait de précieuses informations sur le crime meurt à son tour, noyé. Qui est le meurtrier ? Plus l'enquête avance, plus on se demande s'il y a encore des innocents...

Arcadia Greentree knows she isn't exactly normal. But then she discovers she isn't Arcadia Greentree either. Arcadia sees the world like no one else. Exceptionally observant, the sixteen-year-old is aware of her surroundings in a way that sometimes gets her into trouble — and out of it again. But when she seeks to unravel a mystery at school, a tragedy at home forces her to use her skills to catch a killer.

Sixteen-year-old Day Connor views life through the lens of her camera, where perspective is everything. But photographs never tell the whole story. After Day crosses paths with Julian, the world she pictures and the truths she believes - neatly captured in black and white - begins to blur. Julian is not the "armed and dangerous" escapee the police are searching for, but his alibis don't quite add up, either. There is more to his story. This time, Day is determined to see the entire picture...whatever it reveals. Did he? Or didn't he?

Lockwood & Co. lösen ihren schwierigsten und letzten Fall! In ihrem letzten Abenteuer begeben sich die Agenten von Lockwood & Co. auf eine lebensgefährliche Mission: Sie brechen in das mit Sprengfallen gesicherte Mausoleum ein, in dem die legendäre Agentin Marissa Fittes ruht. Doch tut sie das wirklich? Und das ist nur eine der alles entscheidenden Fragen, deren Antwort die blutjungen Agenten ergründen müssen.

Czternastoletni Władek przyjeżdża na wakacje na Wyspy Andamańskie, gdzie na plantacji herbaty pracują jego rodzice. Na miejscu spotyka Dżaira z plemienia Minkopi. Chłopiec jest wnukiem Jomagi - słynnego wodza porwanego przed laty przez groźnego gubernatora Horna, pragnącego przejąć należącą do Minkopi kolekcję niezwykłych pereł zwaną skarbem Tamaranów. Młodzi bohaterowie szybko znajdują wspólny język i razem odkrywają uroki wyspy. Ale sielanka nie potrwa długo: chłopcy zostają porwani i uwięzieni w górach Szalati przez plemię Kalabanów.

De achttienjarige Isobel 'Izzy' Stanhope heeft geheimen. Zo is ze smoorverliefd op een jonge hertog die niet eens weet dat ze bestaat. Ook is haar familie berooid achtergebleven nadat Izzy's vader overleed, maar niemand uit de hogere elite mag dat weten. En dan is er nog haar baan bij de Aviary (Volière), een onderzoeksbureau volledig gerund door vrouwen en gespecialiseerd in het opgraven van schandalen en louche zaken van machtige mannen.

Having barely escaped the clutches of the Guard, Sefia and Archer are back on the run, slipping into the safety of the forest to tend to their wounds and plan their next move. Haunted by painful memories, Archer struggles to overcome the trauma of his past with the impressors, whose cruelty plagues him whenever he closes his eyes. But when Sefia and Archer happen upon a crew of impressors in the wilderness, Archer finally finds a way to combat his nightmares: by hunting impressors and freeing the boys they hold captive.