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Killer Potential

Killer Potential

Author: Deitch, Hannah

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 400 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89616

Translated
Evie Gordon tutors the daughter of a wealthy Beverly Hills family. Until one day she finds her parents dead in their backyard: Mr. Victor drowned in the pool, his wife killed with a rock. As Evie tries to alert the police, a voice calls for help from the house. In a closet under the stairs, Evie finds a woman bound, injured, and dehydrated. She frees the stranger, but when Victor's daughter arrives, Evie beats her in self-defense and panic.

Evie and the stranger are no longer witness and victim, but suspected murderers on the run.

The press condemns Evie as a brutal killer, while online she is celebrated as a class warrior. To prove her innocence, she must find the real culprit. But who is the stranger who doesn't speak a word and who is now Evie's only ally?
The Love Dare

The Love Dare

Author: Bello, Abiola

Genre: Romance

Year: 2025 | Pages: 315 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89593

Translated
It Girl Eva Òjo is used to boys falling in love with her one after the other without her having to lift a finger. When, at the urging of her friend, she dances with a strange boy at the Notting Hill Carnival, she meets someone for the first time who isn't interested in her: Saint Rowe-Falade.

When her father's car is damaged at a party, Eva's friends pressure her into a bet: If she manages to get Saint to ask her out on a date, they will help Eva pay the bill for the car repairs. But just as Saint develops feelings for Eva and Eva feels attracted to Saint, Saint finds out about the bet
Zeig mir Für immer

Zeig mir Für immer

Translated title: Show Me Forever

Series: Book 1

Author: Lück, Anne

Genre: Romance

Year: 2024 | Pages: 380 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 88291

Romantic novel
Das Gesicht meines Mörders

Das Gesicht meines Mörders

Translated title: My Murderer's Face

Author: Kendrick, Sophie

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 320 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89614

She must remember in order to survive.

When Clara awakens from her coma, her previous life has been wiped out. She remembers neither her own name nor her husband, the writer Roland Winter. Nor the burglar who is said to have beaten her to death. She seems to have no friends - Roland is her only connection to the past. With his help, Clara dares to make a new start. Until someone tries to kill her. And the young woman realizes that she must remember in order to survive. Step by step, Clara reconstructs her life and comes across a mysterious woman with whom she had arranged to meet on the day of the accident. And who has since disappeared without a trace
The Murder Game - Der Tod isst mit

The Murder Game - Der Tod isst mit

Translated title: The Murder Game - Death Eats With

Author: Hindle, Tom

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 416 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89611

Translated
One house. Nine guests. Countless motives for murder...

In the tranquil coastal town of Hamlet Wick, nine guests gather for a special party. The owner of the mansion, Hamlet Hall, a somewhat dated hotel, has invited them to a murder mystery dinner in the style of the 1920s, and everyone must play the role assigned to them.

The spectacle has barely begun when a guest is found with a fatal head injury. An accident can be ruled out. No one is allowed to leave the house until the police arrive. But in the midst of the party is a murderer who plays by his own rules. Can anyone stop him before he chooses his next victim?
House of Eternity

House of Eternity

Series: Book 1

Author: Woolf, Marah

Genre: Romance / Fantasy

Year: 2024 | Pages: 524 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 88294

Eternity is at risk.

With time running out and the Guardians of Chronos failing to secure enough of it, Eternity's collapse seems inevitable.

Twenty-three-year-old Averie Aslanidis is determined to save her home and competes for a coveted spot as a storm hunter. But when her former love, Atticus Maverick, takes over the training, her plans become more complicated. Despite still being drawn to him, she's ready to betray him - no love is worth the loss of eternity.

Volume 1 of the Zodiac Chronicles - dark, romantic, irresistible
Infinity Falling - Change My Mind

Infinity Falling - Change My Mind

Series: Book 2

Author: Sprinz, Sarah

Genre: Romance

Year: 2024 | Pages: 508 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 88299

From the author of the bestselling Dunbridge Academy comes a new series.

The tension between Holly Triano and Ruben Belton isn't limited to the set of Infinity Falling. Their rivalry extends to every event where their clients, Aven Amenta and Hayes Chamberlain, appear. Holly, a young agency owner in a male-dominated field, and Ruben, the son of a powerful media mogul, clash at every turn. Yet, amid the filming and networking, they discover they might not be so different after all. But as fierce competitors, a relationship seems impossible - or does it?
White Riot

White Riot

Author: Thomas, Joe

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 512 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89610

Translated
At the end of the 1970s, Great Britain was facing a breaking point. Margaret Thatcher's neoliberal policies were leading to social unrest, while at the same time the National Front was on the rise. Resistance was forming when anti-fascist groups, with the participation of well-known punk bands such as The Clash and X-Ray Spex, organized the Rock Against Racism festival in Victoria Park. In this heated atmosphere, Detective Constable Patrick Noble was tasked with solving the racially motivated murder of a Bengali man. But certain forces were trying by all means to prevent the truth from coming to light
Perfect Crime - Wenn niemand dir glaubt

Perfect Crime - Wenn niemand dir glaubt

Translated title: Perfect Crime - If Nobody Believes You

Author: Douglas, Claire

Genre: Thriller / Crime

Year: 2025 | Pages: 396 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 89603

Translated
They all have a secret. But only one would murder for it.

As a successful author, Emilia only knows the depths of human nature from her own books. Until the day a terrible accident throws her sheltered life in the London suburbs off track. The incident is unmistakably from her latest thriller. But how can that be? Only a handful of people know the content of her unpublished crime novel and are suspected perpetrators. Emilia begins to investigate on her own and is horrified to discover that everyone around her is keeping secrets - the friend she confides in, the father who has always been by her side. And even her husband, next to whom she falls asleep peacefully every night. Emilia knows they are all lying. But which of them is out to kill her?
Infinity Falling - Mess Me Up

Infinity Falling - Mess Me Up

Series: Book 1

Author: Sprinz, Sarah

Genre: Romance

Year: 2024 | Pages: 542 | Origin: GER | BA Seq Num: 88298

Actress Aven Amenta feels most alive when she's stepping into other people's lives. But after a stalker invades her privacy, the 20-year-old is eager to hide away. The move to Vancouver for the blockbuster Infinity Falling seems like the perfect escape. However, she's surprised when Hayes Chamberlain, a former boy band star with a media frenzy, is cast in the male lead role. While Aven hoped to avoid the spotlight, she finds it increasingly hard to stay away from Hayes. But as their connection deepens, Hayes realizes that being with Aven could put her in danger

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