Ein hervorragendes Buch. Es hat das Paranormale, es hat Romantik, es hat Mysterien und es hat Intrigen. (Goodreads) "Du meinst, du hast tatsächlich gesehen, was du für einen Geist gehalten hast?" "Ich habe einen Geist gesehen, Ma'am; daran besteht kein Zweifel! Sie ging in dem Raum dort auf und ab und rang die ganze Zeit die Hände - ich hatte den Ausdruck gehört, Ma'am, aber ich schon Ich habe noch nie jemanden gesehen, der es getan hat." "Ist sonst noch etwas passiert?" "Schließlich ging sie zum Fenster hinüber, und da schien es keine Vorhänge mehr zu geben, nichts als nur eine...

The Lodger is a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes. A cryptic thriller that explores the guilt and mistrust in an older couple who take in roomers for their means, coupled with the story of Jack the Ripper.

The Heart of Penelope is the absorbing story of a young girl Penelope who falls in love with a man but doesn't marry him. Penelope goes through a series of life-altering events after that. But fate brings them together again, and they share an intimate relationship. When everybody starts foreseeing that she will marry him at last, another character enters the story. Whether Penelope will marry her old lover or not unfolds later in the story. The stories of diverse characters in this book are woven skillfully into a novel of unique power and interest. The characters are drawn deftly and seem...

This incredible biography gives us a deep insight into to life of the royal family during the greatest era in British History! Edward VII (1841-1910), the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he was heir apparent and held the title of Prince of Wales for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing...

Ellen and Robert Bunting from London have fallen on hard times, finding themselves on the verge of bankruptcy. But one night, a mysterious stranger, who introduces himself as Mr. Sleuth, takes the lodge with them for a rent they so desperately need to survive. The Buntings ignore the lodger's mysterious experiments and late night walks, relaxing into their good fortune. However, at the same time Mr. Sleuth arrives, a serial killer, who calls himself "The Avenger," starts terrorizing the city of London, leaving behind several dead bodies of young blonde women.