Der Tod und das dunkle Meer

Maskenball auf dem Anwesen der Familie Hardcastle. Am Ende des Abends wird Evelyn, die Tochter des Hauses, sterben. Und das nicht nur ein Mal. Tag für Tag wird sich ihr mysteriöser Tod wiederholen - so lange, bis der Mörder endlich gefasst ist. Familie Hardcastle lädt zu einem Ball auf ihr Anwesen Blackheath. Alle Gäste amüsieren sich, bis ein fataler Pistolenschuss die ausgelassene Feier beendet. Evelyn Hardcastle, die Tochter des Hauses, wird tot aufgefunden. Unter den Gästen befindet sich jemand, der mehr über diesen Tod weiß, denn am selben Tag hat Aiden Bishop eine seltsame Nachricht erreicht: »Heute Abend wird jemand ermordet werden. Es wird nicht wie ein Mord aussehen, und man wird den Mörder daher nicht fassen. Bereinigen Sie dieses Unrecht, und ich zeige Ihnen den Weg hinaus.« Tatsächlich wird Evelyn nicht nur ein Mal sterben. Bis der Mörder entlarvt ist, wiederholt sich der dramatische Tag in Endlosschleife. Doch damit nicht genug: Immer, wenn ein neuer Tag anbricht, erwacht Aiden im Körper eines anderen Gastes und muss das Geflecht aus Feind und Freund neu entwirren. Jemand will ihn mit allen Mitteln davon abhalten, Blackheath jemals wieder zu verlassen. Stimmen zum Buch »Stellen Sie sich darauf ein, dass dieses Buch Sie völlig umhauen wird ... ein berauschendes Verwirrspiel und ausgesprochen originelles Leseerlebnis.« Daily Express   »Komplex, faszinierend und verblüffend ... Ein erstaunlich ausgefeiltes Debüt.«  The Times   »Was für ein Vergnügen, sich von diesem Buch in die Irre führen zu lassen.«  Guardian   »Dieses Buch verdient es, ein echter Hit zu werden ... Unvergleichlich unterhaltsam und spannend.« Sunday Express

Can you solve the mystery of Evelyn Hardcastle? WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NOVEL AWARD A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR Gosford Park meets Groundhog Day by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror - the most inventive story you'll read Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed ... Again It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, I PAPER, FINANCIAL TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPH AND CURRENTLY BEING ADAPTED BY NETFLIX INTO A SEVEN PART SERIES The mind-blowing new murder mystery from Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water, is OUT NOW.

122 Überlebende, 1 Mörder, 107 Stunden bis zum Ende der WeltDie letzte bewohnte Insel der Welt. Eine Idylle. Hier leben Dorfbewohner und eine Handvoll Wissenschaftler friedlich zusammen. Doch dann geschieht das Undenkbare: Eines Morgens wird die Leiche einer brutal ermordeten Wissenschaftlerin gefunden. Sie sorgte für Sicherheit auf der Insel. Wird ihr Mörder nicht rechtzeitig gefunden, steht das Überleben der Menschheit auf dem Spiel.'Ein ausgeklügelter, fesselnder Thriller, in dem nichts so ist, wie es scheint.' The Guardian'Stuart Turton beweist wieder einmal, was für ein hervorragender Thrillerautor er ist.' Independent (lib)

Buch des Jahres der Krimi-Couch1634: Ein Schiff auf dem Weg von Indonesien nach Amsterdam. Eine dunkle Prophezeiung und ein Detektiv, der selbst Gefangener ist. Samuel Pipps und Arent Hayes stehen vor dem Fall ihres Lebens, denn der Teufel ist mit an Bord. Aberglaube, Hexenjagd, Machtgier - Stuart Turton führt uns ins dunkle Meer der menschlichen Abgründe. Gerade noch hat Samuel Pipps im Auftrag der mächtigen Männer der Ostindien-Kompanie einen kostbaren Schatz in der Kolonie Batavia wiedergefunden. Nun befindet er sich auf dem Weg zu seiner Hinrichtung. Sein Assistent und Freund Arent Hayes ist mit an Bord der Saardam. Genau wie der Generalgouverneur und seine Frau Sara Wessel. Doch kaum auf See, beginnt der Teufel sie heimzusuchen. Unerklärliche Morde geschehen, und ein Flüstern weht durch das Schiff, das alle an Bord dazu verführt, ihren dunkelsten Wünschen nachzugeben. Pipps muss seinem Freund Arent und Sara dabei helfen, ein Rätsel zu lösen, das alle Passagiere verbindet und weit in die Vergangenheit zurückreicht. Bevor das Schiff sinkt und sie alle in die Tiefe reißt.

SOLVE THE MURDER TO SAVE WHAT'S LEFT OF THE WORLD THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A mind-bending, genre-blending, boy-that-ending mystery unlike any I've ever read' A. J. FINN 'I loved it' C. J. TUDOR 'An absolute blast' BENJAMIN STEVENSON'Wildly inventive' M. W. CRAVEN 'Believe the hype' ALICE BELL 'Extraordinary' WILL DEAN An Observer Thriller of the MonthOutside the island there is nothing: the world destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the island: it is idyllic. 122 villagers and 3 scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And they learn the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island - and everyone on it.But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer - and they don't even know it...Readers love The Last Murder at the End of the World: 'Mind-bending''Absolutely loved it''Captivating' 'Thrillingly fast-paced' 'New favourite book' 'Another masterpiece' 'Unique' 'Explosive' 'Absolutely unforgettable' 'Unlike anything I've ever read before' 'Still shocked by the ending' 'Wonderfully imaginative'The Last Murder at the End of the World was No. 1 in the Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart w/e 30th March 2024 (lib)

"Ingeniously shocking -- and incredibly thought-provoking." --The New York Times Book Review"A gripping tale that reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel set in a broken future." --NPRFrom the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution.Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.Outside the island there is nothing: the world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched.On the island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. The villagers are content to fish, farm and feast, to obey their nightly curfew, to do what they're told by the scientists.Until, to the horror of the islanders, one of their beloved scientists is found brutally stabbed to death. And then they learn that the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island, the only thing that was keeping the fog at bay. If the murder isn't solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island--and everyone on it.But the security system has also wiped everyone's memories of exactly what happened the night before, which means that someone on the island is a murderer--and they don't even know it.And the clock is ticking. (lib)

Batavia, Indie orientali olandesi, 1634. La Saardam, col suo carico di pepe, spezie, sete e trecento anime tra passeggeri e membri dell'equipaggio, è pronta a salpare alla volta di Amsterdam. Una traversata non priva di insidie, tra malattie, tempeste e pirati in agguato in oceani ancora largamente inesplorati. Le vele ripiegate, il galeone accoglie nel suo ventre il corteo dei passeggeri aperto da Jan Haan, il governatore generale di Batavia. In sella a uno stallone bianco, seguito da un'accozzaglia di cortigiani e adulatori e da quattro moschettieri che reggono una pesante cassa dal contenuto misterioso, Haan procede impettito. Ad Amsterdam riceverà l'ambito premio per i suoi servigi: sarà uno degli enigmatici Diciassette del consiglio direttivo della Compagnia. Poco dietro avanza il palanchino che ospita Sara Wessel, sua moglie, una nobildonna dai capelli rossi decorati di gemme preziose e un segreto ben custodito nel cuore, e Lia, sua figlia, una ragazzina insolitamente pallida. Seguono dignitari e passeggeri di riguardo, ciambellani, capitani della guardia e viscontesse e, alla fine, a chiudere il corteo, un uomo coi ricci scuri appiccicati alla fronte e un altro con la testa rasata e il naso schiacciato. Sono Samuel Pipps, celebre detective appena trasferito al porto dalle segrete del forte, dov'era recluso con l'accusa di aver commesso un crimine meritevole di processo in patria, e il tenente Arent Hayes, sua fedele guardia del corpo. Le operazioni di imbarco proseguirebbero secondo un consolidato copione se un oscuro evento non funestasse la partenza. In piedi su una pila di casse, un lebbroso vestito di stracci grigi, prima di prendere stranamente fuoco, annuncia che «il signore dell'oscurità» ha decretato che ogni essere vivente a bordo della Saardam sarà colpito da inesorabile rovina e che la nave non arriverà mai alla sua meta. Non è il solo segno funesto. Non appena il galeone prende il largo, sulle vele compare uno strano simbolo: un occhio con una coda. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. (lib)

'If you read one book this year, make sure it's this one' Daily Mail CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND i PAPER WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR FICTION SELECTED FOR THE BBC TWO BOOK CLUB BETWEEN THE COVERS AND THE RADIO 2 JO WHILEY BOOK CLUB An impossible murder A remarkable detective duo A demon who may or may not exist It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent, while also on board are Sara Wessel, a noble woman with a secret, and her husband, the governor general of Batavia. But no sooner is their ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. A strange symbol appears on the sail. A dead leper stalks the decks. Livestock are slaughtered in the night. And then the passengers hear a terrible voice whispering to them in the darkness, promising them three unholy miracles. First: an impossible pursuit. Second: an impossible theft. Third: an impossible murder. Could a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent and Sara can solve a mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board. 'A glorious mash-up of William Golding and Arthur Conan Doyle' Val McDermid 'A superb historical mystery: inventive, twisty, addictive and utterly beguiling ... A TRIUMPH' Will Dean From the author of the dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award, comes an audacious and original new high concept murder mystery. **STU TURTON'S NEXT NOVEL, THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW**