New Releases by Antony Johnston

O(A) leitor(a) é o(a) detetive principal e a sua função é investigar o crime mais misterioso da sua carreira. Houve um homicídio no Elysium, um retiro de bem–estar situado numa mansão rural inglesa. É encontrado o corpo de um empresário local no relvado — com uma rosa colocada na boca. Aparenta ter sido esfaqueado com um garfo de jardinagem, caído da varanda acima, morrendo na queda. Rapidamente se percebe que a varanda só pode ser acedida a partir do interior da mansão, através de uma porta trancada cuja chave está desaparecida. Todos no Elysium são agora suspeitos... Quem fez isso e porquê? Caberá a quem ler descobrir. Reúna as provas e examine as pistas. Escolha quem interrogar a seguir e quem acusar como o seu principal suspeito. Mas lembre -se de que todas as decisões que tomar têm consequências _ e algumas delas serão fatais...

Le lecteur mène l'enquête ! Bienvenue à Elysium, institut luxueux de remise en forme niché dans un manoir de la campagne anglaise. Une oasis de calme et de sérénité pour ses pensionnaires fortunés. Et pourtant... à peine êtes-vous arrivé que vous tombez sur le corps sans vie d'un homme d'affaires, Harry Kennedy. Les circonstances de sa mort sont plus que troublantes. Et c'est à vous de mener l'enquête ! Tous les résidents, ainsi que les membres du personnel, deviennent vite des suspects potentiels. Saurez-vous être aussi malin que Hercule Poirot ou Miss Marple pour découvrir les indices qui vous mèneront au coupable ? À vous de jouer ! Avec ce roman interactif au concept totalement innovant, vous êtes au cœur des investigations. À la fin de chaque chapitre, c'est à vous de décider quels témoins vous souhaitez interroger, quelles pistes vous voulez suivre... Parviendrez-vous à identifier le meurtrier – et ses mobiles ? Les paris sont ouverts !

Een interactieve whodunit van New York Times-bestsellerauteur Antony Johnston waarin jij de moord moet oplossen Nadat zakenman Harry Kennedy dood wordt aangetroffen in een exclusief kuuroord, zijn er meer vragen dan antwoorden. Hij wordt gevonden op het gazon met een tuinharkje in zijn borst en een rode roos in zijn mond. Alles wijst erop dat hij van het balkon erboven moet zijn gevallen. Maar de kamer die uitkomt op het balkon is alleen toegankelijk voor het personeel en zat op slot. De sleutel is onvindbaar, dus iedereen kan de dader zijn. Hoe is Harry in de kamer gekomen? Wie was er bij hem? Waarom werd hij neergestoken en van het balkon geduwd? Verzamel zo veel mogelijk aanwijzingen en ondervraag alle mogelijke verdachten. Heb jij het in je om deze mysterieuze moord op te lossen? Antony Johnston in de pers 'Antony Johnston heeft met Los jij de moord op? een ingenieus verhaal in elkaar gezet.' vrouwenthrillers.nl 'Al met al vond ik het echt een heel leuk boek en heb ik al vele mensen horen zeggen dat zij het boek ook willen lezen. Niet gek dus dat het van mij vijf sterren krijgt!'' ***** young-adults.nl 'Modern, razendsnel en op het allerhoogste niveau van spionagefictie. Sterk aanbevolen!' M.W. Craven, auteur van De curator 'Slim en venijnig grappig. Speelt behendig in op onze angst voor het onbekende.' Dreamwatch over Frightening Curves 'Johnston levert scherp, geestig en briljant geobserveerd proza.' Strange Alliances over Stealing Life

“Follow leads, find clues, and interrogate suspects in this intricately crafted page-turner! Will you make the right calls and catch the culprit, or will they slip through your fingers?” —G. T. Karber, author of Murdle One murder. Six suspects. One truth for YOU to uncover. YOU are the lead detective and it's your job to investigate the most mysterious crime of your career. There’s been a murder at Elysium, a wellness retreat set in an English country manor. You arrive to find the body of a local businessman on the lawn – with a rose placed in his mouth. It appears he was stabbed with a gardening fork and fell to his death from the balcony above. You quickly realize that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door, the key is missing, and everyone in Elysium is now a suspect… Who did it and why? It’s up to you to figure it out. YOU gather the evidence and examine the clues. YOU choose who to interview next, and who to accuse as your prime suspect. But remember that every decision YOU make has consequences – and some of them will prove fatal… Do you have what it takes? Can YOU solve the murder? Put your sleuthing skills to the test!

Lo mejor de la novela y del libro-juego: ponte en la piel de un detective e investiga el crimen más misterioso de tu carrera. «Un misterio maravillosamente intrigante que pone a prueba tus habilidades de investigación.» G. T. KARBER, autor de Murdle Ha ocurrido un asesinato en el Elíseo, un retiro situado en una mansión en medio de la campiña inglesa. Cuando llegas al lugar de los hechos te encuentras con la víctima: el cuerpo de un empresario local yace en el césped con una rosa en la boca y una horca de jardinería clavada en el corazón. Todo parece indicar que se trata de un asesinato y que ya estaba muerto cuando cayó desde el balcón de arriba. Sin embargo, solo se puede acceder a él a través de una puerta cerrada, cuya llave ha desaparecido... ¡Toma el control de la investigación! Reúne las pruebas, examina las pistas y elige qué dirección quieres tomar para resolver este crimen junto a tus compañeros, el agente Zwale y la subinspectora McAdam. Recuerda que cada decisión que tomes tendrá sus consecuencias... y algunas podrían ser mortales. «Un misterio maravillosamente intrigante que pone a prueba tus habilidades de investigación.» G. T. KARBER, autor de Murdle

ONE OF THE HOTTEST GAMING FRANCHISES OF THE DECADE! Anticipating the release of Dead Space 3, we collect Dead Space: Salvage #1-6 in a stunning graphic novel, including never-before-seen materials! When a group of freelance miners find the abandoned USG Ishimura in deep space, their once-fortunate luck turns into a catastrophe. With the Earth Government racing to reclaim the ship and an army of Necromorphs wreaking havoc on board, do the miners have any hope of surviving?

It's almost Christmas, and Gwinny Tuffel's thoughts are on what she'll buy for DI Birch and whether she can adopt another furry friend. But sorting through her late father's papers leads her into his mysterious past, pointing to an enigmatic liaison now living in a Somerset commune. Gwinny and DI Birch find themselves unexpectedly snowed in with a group of retired spies, along with an energetic Cocker Spaniel, and embroiled in a murder case. Will they uncover the culprit and escape in time for Christmas?

Un nuovo caso per la dog-sitter detective Gwinny Tuffel Per le indagini ci vuole fiuto L’attrice Gwinny Tuffel si sta preparando per il suo primo ruolo dopo un decennio di inattività, ma nel frattempo continua a lavorare come dog- sitter. Quindi, quando la vecchia gloria del rock Crash Double le chiede aiuto con il suo vivace border collie Ace, coglie al volo l’occasione. Dopotutto, prendersi cura del delizioso Ace sulla casa galleggiante di Crash a Little Venice non dovrebbe essere un compito oneroso. Almeno fino a quando nel canale non viene rinvenuto il cadavere del cantante, durante i festeggiamenti annuali del Canal Carnival. Mentre la polizia considera la morte di Clash un incidente, Gwinny ritiene che si tratti di omicidio. Con una rocambolesca pletora di sospetti e alcuni moventi inverosimili tra cui districarsi, ci penserà Gwinny, con l’aiuto di Ace, a impedire che l’assassino la faccia franca. Quando un mistero chiama, Gwinny risponde. Oramai ci ha preso gusto a indagare, sempre con il prezioso aiuto dei suoi amici scodinzolanti. «Una delizia per gli amanti dei cani.» S.J. Bennett «Il cozy crime nella sua forma migliore.» Tom Mead «Sono stato molto felice di incontrare Gwinny, il suo amico detective, Ronnie e Ace (la componente canina). Un giallo molto divertente che mi ha fatto scoprire una parte di Londra che non avevo mai visto.» «Un libro che ho adorato leggere e una serie che non vedo l’ora si arricchisca di un nuovo volume.» «Sono rimasta sveglia fino a notte fonda per finirlo perché non potevo andare a dormire senza sapere chi fosse il colpevole!» Antony Johnston È l’autore del graphic novel Coldest City, da cui è stato tratto nel 2017 il film Atomica bionda. Ha lavorato con moltissimi generi della fiction, dal thriller al romanzo di spionaggio fino al sovrannaturale, e ha firmato la sceneggiatura di film e videogiochi. Nutre un infinito amore per i cani, da cui è scaturita la serie di gialli classici di cui fanno parte Un matrimonio, un delitto e due investigatori a quattro zampe e Un cane, un indizio, un cadavere, pubblicati dalla Newton Compton.

Teenage spy Alex is forced into the Australian secret service. His target is the criminal underworld of South East Asia, and a ruthless organization known as the Snakehead.

Action, Adrenalin, Abenteuer Nach dem Tod seines Onkels Ian wird der vierzehnjährige Alex vom MI6 rekrutiert. Innerhalb nur weniger Tage wird so aus einem einfachen Schuljungen der Top-Agent Alex Rider. In einer ersten Mission soll er als "Praktikant" die Organisation des obskuren Mulitmilliardärs Darrius Sayle infiltrieren. Und es schaut fast so aus, als wäre sein erster Einsatz auch sein letzter. Die unvergesslichen Abenteuer von Alex Rider als Graphic Novel Lies jetzt die rasanten Abenteuer des jüngsten Geheimagenten der Welt als Graphic Novel! Anthony Horowitz' rasante Reihe um den jungen Geheimagenten Alex Rider, endlich als Graphic Novel spektakulär in Szene gesetzt von Marvel Autor Antony Johnston und im angesagten Mangastil illustriert von den Schwestern Kanaku und Yuzuro. Ausgezeichnet als boys & books Top-Titel

40 years have passed since the release of PIECE OF MIND. More than an album, it was a thunderous statement of intent by a band whose meteoric rise from the East End of London would propel them to the world stage, thrusting them into the realms of legend. This commemorative tome, containing comics, art, and remembrances from acclaimed writers, artists, musicians and storytellers, is a powerful celebration of the unparalleled vision which inspired them -- the living legend that is IRON MAIDEN.

Per le indagini ci vuole fiuto Guinevere “Gwinny” Tuffel, ex attrice in pensione, scopre improvvisamente di essere al verde: la consistente eredità lasciatale da suo padre si è esaurita, a lei non resta che vendere la grande casa di famiglia e cercare un modo per guadagnarsi da vivere. Ma cosa potrebbe mai fare un’anziana diva del cinema ormai dimenticata da tutti? Il matrimonio dell’amica Tina con il facoltoso imprenditore Remington De Lucia offre a Gwinny la possibilità di prendersi una pausa dai problemi finanziari e rilassarsi in una stupenda villa. O almeno, così pensava: infatti, poco prima della cerimonia, lo sposo viene assassinato. E non è tutto: la polizia concentra i suoi sospetti proprio sulla povera Tina. Forte della sua passione per i puzzle e decisa a dimostrare l’innocenza dell’amica, Gwinny comincia a indagare tra i vari invitati riuniti nella dimora di campagna. E non sarà sola: a farle compagnia e ad aiutarla nelle indagini ci saranno anche Fede e Spera, i due cani saluki che Tina ha ricevuto in regalo dalla futura cognata e di cui, adesso, Gwinny deve prendersi cura... Venite a conoscere la nuova Miss Marple e i suoi adorabili levrieri «Una lussuosa dimora di campagna, un cadavere in biblioteca, una lunga lista di possibil sospettati e un’investigatrice amante dei cani... Assolutamente delizioso!» «Scritto in modo brillante, avvincente e divertente.» «Incantevole... rannicchiatevi con una tazza di tè, una coperta (e magari uno o due compagni pelosi) e semplicemente divertitevi.» «Mistero, cani e un’eroina favolosa, cosa potrebbe chiedere di più un lettore? Un matrimonio, un delitto e due investigatori a quattro zampe è una lettura fantastica.» Antony Johnston È l’autore del graphic novel Coldest City, da cui è stato tratto nel 2017 il film Atomica bionda. Ha lavorato con moltissimi generi della fiction, dal thriller al romanzo di spionaggio fino al sovrannaturale, e ha firmato la sceneggiatura di film e videogiochi. Un matrimonio, un delitto e due investigatori a quattro zampe è il suo primo giallo classico, scaturito da un infinito amore per i cani.

Penniless Gwinny Tuffel is delighted to attend her good friend Tina's upmarket wedding. But when the big day ends with a dead body and not a happily-ever-after, Gwinny is left with a situation as crooked as a dog's hind leg. When her friend is accused of murder, Gwinny takes it upon herself to sniff out the true culprit. With a collection of larger-than-life suspects and two pedigree Salukis in tow, she is set to have a ruff time of it.

Award-winning and bestselling author Antony Johnston introduces a major new techno-thriller series featuring an MI6 cyber-espionage specialist. Brigitte Sharp is a brilliant but haunted young MI6 hacker who has been deskbound and in therapy for three years after her first field mission in Syria went disastrously wrong. Despite her boss's encouragement, Bridge isn’t ready to go back in the field. But now one of her best friends has been murdered, and Bridge believes his death is connected to strange “ASCII art” posts appearing on the internet that carry encrypted hidden messages. On decoding the messages, she discovers evidence of a mole inside a top-secret Anglo-French military drone project—an enemy who may also be her friend’s killer. Her MI6 bosses force her back into the field, sending her undercover in France to find and expose the mole. But the truth behind the Exphoria code is worse than anyone imagined, and soon Bridge is on the run, desperate and alone, as a terrorist plot unfolds and threatens everything she has left to live for. Drawing on cutting edge technology and modern global threats, Brigitte Sharp is a highly credible female spy in a truly original and contemporary story.

The Organised Writer is a practical, no-nonsense system that allows you as an author to write without worrying about administration, business affairs, or scheduling, because you know those non-writing tasks will be dealt with at the right time. This straight-talking guide will help you become more productive, cope with multiple projects, and make time within your life to write - while also dealing with non-writing tasks more efficiently. It includes advice on how to: · Manage your schedule · Prioritise your writing time · Take notes effectively · Work with a 'clean mind' · Get more written every day · Deal effectively with non-writing tasks · Set up a foolproof filing system · Organise your working space Read the book, then spend a weekend setting up the system described, and you'll make the time back with interest. You'll get more written every day and complete more of your non-writing tasks without being overwhelmed by all the things you have to do, forgot to do, or don't want to do.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! November 1989. MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton was sent to Berlin to investigate the death of another agent, and the disappearance of a list revealing every spy working there. She found a powder keg of mistrust, assassinations and bad defections that ended with the murder of MI6's top officer, as the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now Lorraine has returned from the Cold War's coldest city, to tell her story. And nothing is what it seems.

It’s just another job… right? Nicco Salarum is a thief, and a good one. In the rough-and-tumble city of Azbatha, where every street hustler has an enchantment in his back pocket, Nicco prides himself on using his skills – and the best technology money can buy – to get him into the houses and boardrooms of the wealthy. But Nicco’s last job went sour, leaving him in debt to a powerful gang boss, and deep in trouble. When a foreign wizard offers him a vast sum for a visiting diplomat’s trinket, he leaps at the opportunity. But nothing happens in a vacuum. Caught in a game where the futures of whole nations are at stake, Nicco finds himself racing against time to right his wrongs… and save his own skin.

At last, the mysteries of the Ghost Stations are revealed and the mythical Ghost Station Zero gives up its surprising secrets! Can Baboushka foil the plot one more time? Just how cowardly are these villains anyway? And can a Jeep really outrun Baboushka? (Spoilers: no.)

Writer ANTONY JOHNSTON and artist STEVEN PERKINS return to Cold War-era Berlin for this prequel to THE COLDEST CITY. After a string of botched assignments for MI6 in Berlin, David Perceval is being sent home. Even his final mission before leaving — the defection of a Soviet scientist — goes badly wrong, as the coldest winter for 30 years descends on Europe. With transport out of Berlin impossible, and the KGB searching everywhere for their lost scientist, Perceval must improvise a deadly game of cat and mouse through the frozen city to keep the Russians at bay, and deliver his own unique brand of revenge!

The END OF STORY ARC The plot is revealed! The gauntlet is thrown down! Everything explodes or at least, it will if Baboushka can't stop it! Don't get in her way!uth about the pirates' plan is revealed or is it?! Can Baboushka trust anyone? Or is it just safer to shoot everyone and ask questions later? Take a wild guess.

A stylish new edition of the acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Alex Rider's second thrilling mission.Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy, a school for rebellious rich kids run by the sinister Dr Grief and set high in the French Alps. Armed with a new collection of gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what is really happening there.

When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex must discover the truth about the Stormbreaker computer.

CODENAME BABOUSHKA is an action-packed modern pulp spy thriller full of high-stakes thrills in exotic locations, with a kick-ass female hero in the style of James Bond and Modesty Blaise! Written by ANTONY JOHNSTON (THE FUSE, The Coldest City, Daredevil) and illustrated by SHARI CHANKHAMMA (SHELTERED, The Sisters' Luck). The enigmatic Contessa is a wealthy socialite, the last heiress to a noble Russian line and secretly a deadly assassin! Blackmailed by the US government to carry out dirty jobs even the CIA can't sanction, she's got nothing to lose...and everything to fight for!

The sci-fi western epic continues! Michael and Abi have resumed their search for A-Ree-Yass-I, leaving the city's troubles behind them. But before they can cross the wasteland they must face the Dog Tribes—bands of nomads who live and die with hounds by their side. As two tribes go to war, Michael and Abi are caught in the middle! But help can come from the most unlikely of places.

The hit sci-fi western epic continues with a very special collection, featuring all the previously uncollected one-shot issues from the series so far into one trade paperback! Features guest art from Ignatz Award-winner Carla Speed McNeil (Finder), Eisner Award-winner Chuck BB (Black Metal), Eisner Award-nominee Joe Infurnari (Borrowed Time), and a full-color, double-length story from regular series artist Christopher Mitten!

The hit sci-fi western epic continues! After the Sand-Eater attack, the city of Newbegin is in turmoil as the Sunner rebellion gathers strength and Marcus seems to lose interest in the council. Follow the next six months through the eyes of Jakob, Skot, Yan, Dexus, and Golden Voice, with a chapter dedicated to each point of view in this latest collection of the series that Comics Should Be Good called "a masterpiece!"

Michael and Abi continue their journey West, through the wasteland—with the assassin Gerr secretly at their side! But after a mysterious midnight visit in the desert, they come across the town of Godsholm—but will the townsfolk aid them in their quest for A-Ree-Yass-I or bring it to a halt?

Collects Daredevil (1964) #508-512 and Shadowland: After the Fall #1. It's the battle for the soul of Matt Murdock! Daredevil has taken over The Hand, hoping to transform the clan of coldblooded killers into a force for justice. But after returning from Japan, it's Daredevil who's changed. He's locked down Hell's Kitchen - placing it under martial law and his friends have no choice but to confront him. Foggy Nelson, Dakota North, Power Man and Iron Fist brave the dangers of Shadowland to save Matt Murdock. Meanwhile, Master Izo and Elektra travel to Japan to learn the ninjas' true plan for Daredevil!