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Lena was just an ordinary girl in an ordinary village until the sky cracked open and an Otherworlder fell through. They say these beings come from a distant realm called Earth, summoned by a mysterious spell known as isekai. They look harmless until you see what they can do. Otherworlders wield impossible power, the kind that can change the world or destroy it with a single thought. So she does the only thing she can. She befriends it.

She arrived into Heathrow after a difficult week at work. Her bag had been stolen. Her whole life was in there - passport, wallet, house key. When she tried to report the theft, she couldn't remember her own name. All she knew was her own address. Now she is at the door of Tony and Laura, a young couple living in Wiltshire. She says she lives in their home. They say they have never met her before. One of them is lying. But which one?

It isn't unusual for crop circles to appear overnight on Hackpen Hill. In this part of Wiltshire, where golden wheat fields stretch for miles, the locals have gotten used to discovering strange mathematical patterns stamped into the earth. But this time, it's different. Not only because this particular design of dramatic spiralling hexagons has never been seen before. But because of the dead body positioned precisely in the centre of the circle. DI Silas Hart, of Swindon Police, is at a loss.

Jarlath 'Jar' Costello's girlfriend, Rosa, committed suicide when they were both students at Cambridge. Jar is obsessed with the idea that Rosa is still alive and is tormented by disturbingly real sightings of her. When a startling discovery convinces him more than ever that these are not just hallucinations, Jar is thrust into the heart of a larger intrigue that may finally shed some light on Rosa's death.

Kate used to be good at recognising people. So good, she worked for the police, identifying criminals in crowds of thousands. But six months ago, a devastating car accident led to a brain injury. Now the woman who never forgot a face can barely recognise herself in the mirror. At least she has Rob. Young, rich, handsome and successful, Rob runs a tech company on the idyllic Cornish coast. Kate met him just after her accident, and he nursed her back to health. Until one day, she looks at Rob anew.

Adam lives a picture-perfect life: happy marriage, two young children, and a flourishing career as a doctor. But Adam also lives with a secret. Hospital CCTV, strangers' mobile phones, city traffic cameras–he is convinced that they are all watching him, recording his every move. All because of something terrible that happened at a drunken party when he was a student. Only two other people knew what happened that night. Two people he's long left behind. Until one of them, Clio–Adam's great unrequited love–turns up on his doorstep, and reignites a sinister pact twenty-four years in the making...

When a man arrives at Swindon police station declaring it's his 'death day' before taking his own life, DI Silas Hart is shaken. Days later, another man dies in the same way, the small hourglass lying beside him the only evidence police have to work with. The trail leads Hart to disgraced psychiatrist Dr Garstan, whose controversial research claims to predict the moment of death. Both victims were his patients - but what really happened to them? To uncover the truth, Hart's partner goes undercover.

A veces elegimos ver solo lo que queremos ver. Otras veces lo que vemos cambia nuestra forma de ver todo lo demás. Hace cinco años, Rosa recorrió el muelle en plena noche, miró el agua oscura y turbulenta y saltó. Era una estudiante de Cambridge, una joven brillante que acababa de perder a...

Ein sensationelles Verwirrspiel - spannend, schnell, überzeugend! Mitten in der Nacht geht Rosa Sandhoe zum Cromer Pier. Sie blickt ins tosende Wasser - und sie springt. Der Tod einer jungen Studentin, die gerade ihren Vater verloren hat. Tragisch, aber nicht unerwartet, ihre Leiche bleibt verschwunden. Seither sind fünf Jahre vergangen, und Rosas Freund Jar glaubt noch immer nicht an ihren Selbstmord. Wie ein Besessener klammert er sich an die Vergangenheit.

Ein sensationelles Verwirrspiel - spannend, schnell, überzeugend! Mitten in der Nacht geht Rosa Sandhoe zum Cromer Pier. Sie blickt ins tosende Wasser - und sie springt. Der Tod einer jungen Studentin, die gerade ihren Vater verloren hat. Tragisch, aber nicht unerwartet, ihre Leiche bleibt verschwunden. Seither sind fünf Jahre vergangen, und Rosas Freund Jar glaubt noch immer nicht an ihren Selbstmord. Wie ein Besessener klammert er sich an die Vergangenheit.

Once a year, a psychological storm sweeps over Neira’s entire species. They call it the Heat. From the moment its gnarled fingers grasp their kind, shifters turn feral. It’s a whirlwind of aggression and chaos, and Neira is no stranger to it. Against all odds, Neira has lasted an incredible amount of time alone. Twice now, she has withstood the ferocity of the Heat, but as a third year approaches, Neira is losing hope. Females don’t usually survive independently, and Neira’s strength makes finding an equal all but impossible.