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Maura Dalai

    Kingdom of the Wicked
    Stalking Jack the Ripper
    Escaping from Houdini
    Capturing the Devil
    Le Royaume des maudits
    Hunting Prince Dracula
    • Le Royaume des maudits

      • 432pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      Dwór Gniewu miał być dla Emilii di Carlo tylko przystankiem w drodze do dworu Pana Pychy. Emilia, siostra bliźniaczka zamordowanej Vittorii, przybywa do Królestwa Siedmiu Kręgów – krainy piekieł, którą włada siedmiu demonicznych braci. Jest przekonana, że pierwszy z nich, król demonów, oczekuje jej na swoim dworze jako narzeczonej. Zdeterminowana, by odszukać winnych śmierci siostry, wierzy, że na dworze Pana Pychy będzie miała możliwość prowadzenia śledztwa. Książę Gniewu, sojusznik w świecie ludzi, pomaga Emilii wejść do krainy podziemi i przedostać się przez Korytarz Grzechu. To ma być tylko chwilowy pobyt, ale sprawy przybierają zupełnie inny obrót. Co się wydarzy w gościnie u Pana Gniewu? Jakie magiczne więzi odkryje Emilia? Czy poślubi Księcia Pychy?

      Le Royaume des maudits2022
      4,1
    • Two sisters. One brutal murder. A quest for vengeance that will unleash Hell itself . . . From the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco! Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe - witches who live secretly among humans, avoiding notice and persecution. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family's renowned Sicilian restaurant. Emilia soon finds the body of her beloved twin . . . desecrated beyond belief. Devastated, Emilia sets out to find her sister's killer and to seek vengeance at any cost-even if it means using dark magic that's been long forbidden. Then Emilia meets Wrath, one of the Wicked-princes of Hell she has been warned against in tales since she was a child. Wrath claims to be on Emilia's side, tasked by his master with solving the series of women's murders on the island. But when it comes to the Wicked, nothing is as it seems . . .

      Kingdom of the Wicked2021
      3,9
    • Le roman de Melissa Bashardoust, Girl, Serpent, Thorn, est une fantasy captivante qui raconte l'histoire d'une princesse maudite, dont le toucher est empoisonné, et qui découvre le pouvoir que peut receler cette malédiction. Soraya, qui a vécu cachée, à l'écart de sa famille et en sécurité dans ses jardins, se retrouve face à un dilemme alors que le jour du mariage de son frère jumeau approche. Elle doit décider si elle est prête à sortir de l'ombre pour la première fois. Dans le donjon se trouve un démon qui détient la connaissance qu'elle désire, la clé de sa liberté. Au-dessus, un jeune homme n'a pas peur d'elle, ses yeux ne trahissent pas la peur, mais une compréhension de qui elle est au-delà du poison. Soraya pensait connaître sa place dans le monde, mais lorsque ses choix entraînent des conséquences qu'elle n'avait jamais imaginées, elle commence à remettre en question son identité et ce qu'elle devient... humaine ou démon. Princesse ou monstre.

      Girl, Serpent, Thorn2021
      3,7
    • Capturing the Devil

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      In the shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer---or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?

      Capturing the Devil2020
      4,1
    • Escaping from Houdini

      • 480pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      A New York Times Bestseller! Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell find themselves aboard a luxurious ocean liner that becomes a floating prison of horror when passengers are murdered one by one...with nowhere to run from the killer. The #1 bestselling series that started with Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula continues its streak in this third bloody installment.... Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The strange and disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow more and more bizarre. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation before more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale?

      Escaping from Houdini2020
      4,0
    • Hunting Prince Dracula

      • 480pages
      • 17 heures de lecture

      In this New York Times bestselling thriller, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could it be a copycat killer...or has the depraved prince been brought back to life? FEATURES BONUS CONTENT EXCLUSIVE TO THIS PAPERBACK EDITION! Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper's true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe's best schools of forensic medicine...and to another notorious killer, Vlad the Impaler, whose thirst for blood became legend. But her life's dream is soon tainted by blood-soaked discoveries in the halls of the school's forbidding castle, and Audrey Rose is compelled to investigate the strangely familiar murders. What she finds brings all her terrifying fears to life once again. EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION: Bonus letters between characters, revealing intimate content never previously available!

      Hunting Prince Dracula2020
      4,2
    • Stalking Jack the Ripper

      • 360pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deliciously creepy horror novel with a story line inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion... Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world. The story's shocking twists and turns, augmented with real, sinister period photos, will make this #1 New York Times bestselling debut from author Kerri Maniscalco impossible to forget.

      Stalking Jack the Ripper2020
      4,0