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Claes Johansen The Boatman and the Boy

By now the sun was up, and through the periscope he minded he could see the stony plateau in front of the position. On the other side of it were the outskirts of the jungle where the enemy was hiding and building his camps, preparing for new attacks. He observed the vastness of the wild jungle stretching north and west, pierced by hundreds of hilltops, each surrounded by a white fog. French Indochina was a gigantic and mysterious place, and he was gradually losing hope that he would ever find what...

Engels | 7 uur 38 minuten (358 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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A. Frank. Pinkerton Dyke Darrel the Railroad Detective Or, The Crime of the Midnight Express

In this High Victorian detective novel, Dyke Darrel investigates the robbery of the Central Railroad’s midnight express, during which Dyke’s friend Arnold Nicholson, a messenger, was murdered. He is helped by his sister Nell, with whom he was supposed to go on holiday. Dyke Darrell turns "the Gotham of the North" - as he calls Chicago - upside down in search of the culprit. On the way he encounters old ennemies, kidnappers and masquerades, as he tries to solve "the most audacious crime of my remembrance."...

Engels | 3 uur 58 minuten (179 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Ben Kane De zilveren adelaar

Het legioen van de Parthiaanse leiders wordt aangevalllen door een vijandige stam terwijl Fabiola in Italië vlucht voor een slavenvanger. Vervolg op 'Het verloren legioen'.

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Nederlands | 527 pagina's | Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, Amsterdam | 2012

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Hernan Diaz In the distance

In 1850 gaat een jonge Zweed vanuit Californië op zoek naar zijn broer die in New York zou moeten wonen, maar komt onderweg in allerlei bizarre situaties terecht.

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Engels | 336 pagina's | Daunt Books, London | 2018

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Damion Hunter The Wall at the Edge of the World

Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested. Postumus will...

Engels | 11 uur 1 minuut (528 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Red Silk Scarf

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. Arsene Lupin is suddenly and suspiciously willing to share some secrets with Inspector Ganimard which will help the police unveil a murder. But is Lupin helping out of the goodness of his heart or does a large jewel connected to the deceased have anything to do with it? The fifth story in Maurice Leblanc’s collection "The Confessions of Arsene Lupin" about gentleman thief and criminal mastermind, Arsene Lupin. A classic...

Engels | 54 minuten (39 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...

Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The Sign of the Shadow

From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. On 15th April, every day, Louise d’Ernemont leaves the house in the morning with her daughter and does not return home until nightfall – and nobody knows where she goes. It turns out that she is in fact the granddaughter of the wealthy d'Ernemont, who was guillotined on that exact date years earlier. A lost fortune, hidden jewels, a family mystery, it’s time for Arsene Lupin to step in to help the heirs of d’Ernemont. The...

Engels | 47 minuten (34 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Leopard Man's Story

"King" Wallace is a lion-tamer, who has been viciously murdered by a man who hated him. Now everyone wants to know who the murderer is. The "Leopard Man" is a leopard trainer with mysterious scars on his arms. He finds out that the murderer attended every performance of the lion-tamer in hope of seeing the lion tear his trainer apart. Who is the murderer and why did he hate the lion trainer so much? Who does the "Leopard Man" suspect and will he be able to reveal the truth? What will happen to...

Engels | 10 minuten (7,3 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Nicholas Carter Turncoat's Drum

The country is in turmoil in this thrilling historical adventure of the English Civil War. It is 1643, and the struggle between Parliament and the King erupts in the West Country, tearing families apart and setting village against village. But for some, this fight is not only about crown and country: it is far more personal than that. Royalist soldier Hugo Telling wishes Parliamentarian William Sparrow dead. This rivalry will take them across battlefields the breadth of England, and all for the...

Engels | 11 uur 25 minuten (504 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist

An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...

Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild

Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...

Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief

The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...

Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Shari J. Ryan Brief aan Isaac

1941, Auschwitz. In het door de nazi's bezette Polen kan Sofia haar vader niet in de ogen kijken. Hoewel Sofia en haar moeder Joods zijn, heeft hij ervoor gekozen om als dokter voor de SS te werken. Ze kan hem niet vergeven, zelfs niet als de afspraak was gemaakt om hun levens te sparen. Isaac, een gevangene in Auschwitz, moet van zonsopgang tot zonsondergang op het land van een boerderij vlak bij het kamp zwoegen. Elke ademhaling voelt alsof het Isaacs laatste zou kunnen zijn, dus wanneer hij een...

Nederlands | 9 uur 18 minuten (803 MB) | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2023

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A. Frank. Pinkerton Won by Crime

"'It is no use!' she cried, at last, pushing back the mass of thick black hair falling over her white brow; 'I shall never be able to get India by heart, unless I can see the places. I wish papa would let us go reconnoitering amongst the ruined temples and other mysterious buildings; it is so annoying staying here day after day, never seeing anything outside the palace.'" In "Won by Crime", the Portuguese Viceroy Don Garcia has brought his daughter Lianor and nephew Pantaleone to the wild island...

Engels | 1 uur 20 minuten (58 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020

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Robyn Young Opstand

Na de dood van de Schotse koning in 1286 zijn er diverse troonpretendenten onder wie de Engelse koning Edward I en een jonge edelman, de latere Robert I.

Fictie

Nederlands | 574 pagina's | Boekerij, [Amsterdam] | 2015

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Stuart Turton De duivel en de duistere diepte

1634. De Saerdam, een Oost-Indiëvaarder van de VOC, vertrekt naar Amsterdam met behalve een vrachtruim vol specerijen, ook een aantal passagiers aan boord. Een van hen is detective Samuel Pipps, die in Amsterdam zal worden geëxecuteerd. Hij wordt vergezeld door zijn trouwe lijfwacht Arent Hayes, die vastbesloten is de onschuld van zijn kameraad te bewijzen. Onder de andere aanwezigen bevinden zich ook de gouverneur-generaal en zijn echtgenote, een vrouw met een geheim. Wanneer het schip op het...

Nederlands | 16 uur 47 minuten (1449 MB) | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2021

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Katja Ivar Evil things

Hella Mauzer, de enige vrouwelijke inspecteur van de Finse moordbrigade, doet in 1952, ten tijde van de Koude Oorlog, onderzoek naar vermissing en moord in het Finse deel van Lapland.

Fictie

Engels | 319 pagina's | Bitter Lemon Press, London | 2019

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Henry James B.J. Harrison Reads The Turn of the Screw

A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess...

Engels | 4 uur 36 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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James Fenimore Cooper The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in February 1826. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was an American writer and seaman, popular for his historical and political fiction. His most famous work is ‘The Last of the Mohicans’, which is the second in a series of five about life among...

Engels | 17 uur 7 minuten (768 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017

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