New Releases by Peter Abrahams

Ein kleines Detail, das alles in Frage stellt ... Delia war eine Schönheit, klug und lebenslustig – bis sie bei einem schweren Unfall tragisch verstarb. Seit fünfzehn Jahren trauert der renommierte Bildhauer Roy nun schon um seine Frau, deren Tod eine Wunde hinterließ, die trotz neuer Beziehungen in seinem Leben nie wirklich verheilt ist. Als er mit Lungenkrebs diagnostiziert wird, beschafft sich der eitle Roy Einblick in seinen Nachruf – und stößt bei seiner illegalen Recherche auf Ungereimtheiten, die ausgerechnet den Tod seiner geliebten Frau betreffen. Kurz darauf wird der Verfasser des Nachrufs ermordet – und Roy ahnt, dass sich ein tödliches Geheimnis zwischen den Zeilen versteckt, das ihn dazu zwingt, mit seinen Fragen ganz am Anfang einzusetzen: Wer war seine Frau wirklich? Wie ist sie gestorben? Ist sie gestorben? »Mit ›Dear Wife‹ ist dem amerikanischen Autor ein gut konstruierter und spannender Thriller gelungen, dessen einfühlsame Sprache überzeugt.« Frankfurter Neue Presse Atemlose Spannung und schockierende Wendungen – ein Thriller für Fans von Harlan Coben und Dennis Lehane

In a world grappling with the aftermath of a global pandemic, a renowned chemistry teacher, Thaddaeus, finds himself thrust into the spotlight. As the school''s sole biology teacher succumbs to the virus, pressure mounts on Thaddaeus to fill the void. However, he refuses, harboring a deep-seated grudge against the theory of natural selection. A battle of ideologies ensues when the principal''s wife, a staunch advocate of Darwinian principles, vows to teach Thaddaeus a painful lesson. Armed with her connections and influence, she sets out to expose the flaws in his beliefs. Unbeknownst to her, Thaddaeus is guided by prophetic dreams and mentored by a cunning lawyer with a deep understanding of human nature. As the conflict escalates, the nation faces a moral crisis, forced to confront the consequences of unchecked power and the erosion of fundamental principles. The story unfolds as a gripping exploration of the clash between traditional wisdom and the relentless march of progress, ultimately questioning the very foundations of our society.

A BELIEVER ARRIVES in a Marble Arch store in central London to buy what can be used to kill Covid. He finds himself in the company of a socialist shop assistant who dislikes the government intensely because of what it allowed Covid to do to his grandmother. All the Believer wants is to kill Covid because he has a guest trapped in one part of London because of Covid. He has three other guests trapped in another part of the city because of Covid. One of his best friends is critically ill and at the point of death in hospital because of Covid. His business and only source of income is not making any money and could collapse because of Covid. Should his business collapse a mission to Glastonbury that could help rescue hundreds of millions of people trapped in a living hell will be put in jeopardy, Will it be a happy ending or yet another total disaster brought about by cruel Covid?

La rappresentazione dell’Anatomia umana normale che ci viene fornita dalle tecniche di imaging è fondamentale per la diagnostica clinica ma anche per l’Anatomia di base; le ricostruzioni tridimensionali rese possibili dalle apparecchiature di tomografia computerizzata e di risonanza magnetica consentono di apprezzare la volumetria e la spazialità degli organi. Le immagini in vivo sono complementari ai disegni e alle dissezioni da cadavere nello studio dell’Anatomia di base: comprendere l’Anatomia radiologica e “cross-sectional” è un modo di avvinarsi concretamente alla futura attività professionale.

This essential companion to Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery covers the clinical conditions most commonly encountered by medical students, junior clinicians,and surgeons in training. This is clinical anatomy at its best ! Structured by body region, each chapter includes plentiful clinical photographs and images supplementing the high-quality anatomical diagrams, using the best modality to demonstrate anatomical relevance. Highlighted descriptions of clinical relevance emphasise the integrated approach so central to current teaching practice, and facilitated by the wealth of both clinical and anatomical experience of the distinguished author team.

Discover how the individual parts of the human body function and work together: in this accessible and fascinating examination, you can navigate through the body from head to toe, looking at each individual area. Clear, jargon-free text describes the function of individual parts of the body.

Arranged according to the body's different structures and systems, How The Body Works is a highly detailed guide that will appeal to general readers and students alike.

A woman must untangle a dark enigma that dates back to World War II in order to find her kidnapped son in this riveting international thriller from Peter Abrahams, aka Spencer Quinn, author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries Rachel Monette arrives home to a scene of unspeakable violence: Her French-born husband, Dan, is dead—the victim of a savage stabbing—and her five-year-old son is missing. A neighbor claims she saw a rabbi taking Adam away. But there are no synagogues in Williamstown. The only clue is a letter Rachel finds in Dan''s safety deposit box. Written in 1942, it''s about the reassignment of three German soldiers to a place called Camp Siegfried in the supposedly unoccupied western part of North Africa. Convinced that the murder and abduction are related to a book Dan recently completed about German-occupied countries during World War II, Rachel travels to North Africa and then on to Israel, where a mass murderer hiding in plain sight is determined to keep the horrors of the past buried forever.

A chilling and explosive tale of revenge set in the Middle East from acclaimed suspense novelist Peter Abrahams, aka Spencer Quinn, author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries After his unit is decimated in the Israeli war, Lieutenant Isaac Rehv returns to Haifa to find his family savagely murdered. Torn apart with grief and rage, he vows that his enemies—and the enemies of Israel—will pay. Months later, Rehv, who is a former literary scholar and professor of Arabic literature, has moved to America and is waiting tables at a local café in Manhattan. There, a chance encounter with a member of the Israeli resistance called Haganah and a botched assassination attempt will sow the seeds of a brilliantly orchestrated revenge plot. As Rehv prepares to unleash his secret weapon on an unsuspecting Islamic world, a terrorist watch group, led by a former CIA agent named Krebs, follows his every move. But Krebs may be too late to prevent the coming destruction.

A thrilling adventure set in the world of underwater diving from acclaimed suspense novelist Peter Abrahams, aka Spencer Quinn, author of the Chet and Bernie Mysteries Deciding on her thirty-ninth birthday that a baby is the best present she could give herself, single Manhattan public relations executive Nina Kitchener makes an appointment to undergo artificial insemination at the Human Fertility Institute. Nine months later, the nightmare begins. Just hours after she gives birth, someone kidnaps her infant son from the nursery. The police aren''t helping, the fertility institute has shut down, and Nina believes that the only way to find her baby is to learn the identity of the sperm donor. Nina''s hunt for answers leads her to the Bahamas and the rich, reclusive Standish family who funded the institute. But Nina isn''t the only one investigating them. Joining forces with divorced ex–Navy SEAL and deep-sea diver Nate Matthias, Nina is unprepared for the horrors they uncover. A long-buried secret that dates back to Nazi survivors of World War II is still deadly enough to threaten Nina''s life, her baby''s, and that of the mysterious man who''s protecting her.

L''Anatomie est une matière fondamentale pour les futurs professionnels de santé : soigner sans connaître l''anatomie n''est pas possible et l''apprendre sans la comprendre est illusoire. L''Atlas d''anatomie humaine de McMinn et Abrahmas permet de se familiariser avec cette discipline en utilisant une technique précise et infaillible : la dissection. L''anatomie normale est exposée ainsi que les modifications pathologiques à l''origine des principaux syndromes cliniques. La démarche pédagogique des auteurs et leurs choix iconographiques en font un outil majeur de l''apprentissage de l''anatomie avec : une progression visuelle allant du cliché au schéma ; une richesse et une qualité des illustrations qui permettent, grâce à la corrélation entre photos, radios et schémas, de voir ce qu''il faut rechercher dans la structure anatomique ; des compléments en ligne d''une grande richesse avec de nombreuses vignettes cliniques et plus de 200 vidéos qui aident de manière dynamique à la compréhension de l''anatomie. Ces atouts, auxquels il faut ajouter la renommée internationale du professeur Abrahams, font de cet atlas un outil indispensable pour les étudiants et internes en médecine et les spécialistes en exercice, plus particulièrement les radiologues et les chirurgiens. Il s''adresse plus généralement à tous ceux qui veulent apprendre l''anatomie humaine.

The monster storm "Bernardine" did more than devastate the tiny Gulf Coast community of Belle Ville. It uncovered suppressed evidence that exonerates a man wrongly imprisoned for murder. Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau identified Alvin "Pirate" DuPree as the murderer who killed her boyfriend right in front of her—and she later went on to marry the detective, now the police chief, who made the arrest. She and Clay raised a daughter and had a happy life—but now Pirate is free, leaving Nell haunted by doubt, guilt, fear . . . and troubling hints that a rot may be festering at her own family''s core. For the sake of her sanity, her marriage, and the safety of those she loves, Nell must uncover the truth about a nightmare that will not end. But the search is leading her into twisting dark alleys she might never escape from . . . where a wild card ex-con waits in the shadows.

QB of the varsity football team. Passing grades in all his classes. Dating the hottest—and smartest—girl at school. Summer job paying more than minimum wage. Things in Cody''s world seem to be going pretty well. Until, that is, his girlfriend, Clea, is sent off to boarding school across the country, and a torn ACL ends his high school football career. But bad things come in threes—or in Cody''s case, sixes and twelves—and the worst is yet to come. While limping through town one day, Cody sees a newspaper heading: "Local Girl Missing." Clea, now his ex, has disappeared from her boarding school in Vermont, and the only clue is a letter she sent to Cody the morning of her disappearance. With that as his guide, Cody sets out to find out what happened. Once in Vermont, he unearths the town''s secrets—and finds out that football isn''t the only thing he''s good at. Reality Check is another edge-of-your-seat suspense novel by the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author of Down the Rabbit Hole.

In Echo Falls, secrets buried in the past don''t always stay there. In the third book in the Edgar Award–nominated and national bestselling Echo Falls series, Peter Abrahams''s talent for building suspense shines as Ingrid embarks on her most harrowing adventure yet. Perfect for middle schoolers looking for a good mystery. An idyllic day of snowshoeing on Grampy''s land with the sheriff''s son, Joey, turns out to be less than idyllic when thirteen-year-old super sleuth Ingrid Levin-Hill stumbles on a body lying in the snow. This discovery sends the town of Echo Falls into a tailspin in which secrets long hidden are revealed and Grampy gets sent to jail. While Ingrid works to clear Grampy''s name and uncover what really happened to the man in the snow, she discovers even more secrets she wishes she never knew. Just like the character Gretel, whom Ingid is playing in a local production of Hansel and Gretel, Ingrid must go deep into the darkness to find the truth. The Kliatt reviewer commented: "I’ve read the two previous Echo Falls mysteries featuring Ingrid (Down the Rabbit Hole and Behind the Curtain) and enjoyed them, but I think this one may be the best of all."

"My all-time favorite. Astonishing." (Stephen King) Down the Rabbit Hole is the first book in the Echo Falls mystery series by bestselling crime novelist Peter Abrahams. Perfect for middle school readers looking for a good mystery. Welcome to Echo Falls, home of a thousand secrets. In Down the Rabbit Hole, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Or at least her shoes are. And getting them back will mean getting tangled up in a murder investigation as complicated as the mysteries solved by her idol, Sherlock Holmes. With soccer practice, schoolwork, and the lead role in her town''s production of Alice in Wonderland, Ingrid is swamped. But as things in Echo Falls keep getting curiouser and curiouser, Ingrid realizes she must solve the murder on her own—before it''s too late. "Deft use of literary allusions and ironic humor add further touches of class to a topnotch mystery," said School Library Journal. "Intriguing twists." Publishers Weekly agreed: "The fresh dialogue and believable small-town setting will tempt fans to visit Echo Falls again." The next book in this Edgar Award-nominated series in Behind the Curtain, followed by Into the Dark.

Presents five short stories about teens who stay up all night, written by award-winning authors.

A husband hunts for the secrets behind his wife''s death in this ingenious new novel from the Edgar Award-nominated author who has Ra truly remarkable talent for writing psychological thrillers of enormous powerS ("Denver Post").

A young woman who hopes to give up her bartending job to become a successful writer, Ivy Seidel falls under the spell of Vance Harrow, convicted for a terrible crime, while teaching writing to inmates at a maximum security prison.

Fussballtraining, Theaterproben, Familienprobleme und zuletzt auch noch ein Mord. Ingrid ist die letzte, die das Opfer lebend gesehen hat. Sie beschliesst das Verbrechen auf eigene Faust aufzuklären.

Ingrid est footballeuse et actrice. Le jour où son chemin croise celui de Katie la Fêlée, elle est obligée de devenir aussi détective. Car Katie est assassinée. Pire, Ingrid a vu l''assassin. Et cerise sur le gâteau : elle a oublié ses Puma rouges sur le lieu du crime. L''emploi du temps d''Ingrid se complique. Elle doit éloigner les soupçons du commissaire Strade qui la surveille de près, rassurer sa mère qui la trouve bizarre, dénoncer le vrai coupable et surtout récupérer ses chaussures au plus vite

“Peter Abrahams is my favorite American suspense novelist.”—Stephen King “Mackie dreaded the mail.” From this simple beginning, Peter Abrahams opens the curtains on a mesmerizing world down on the Mexican border, a world of complex and passionate people whose ambitions will lead them on a relentless collision course, a desert world that rises to the mythic in Their Wildest Dreams. The suspense will grab you and not let go, the surprises will shock you, but in the end it will be the wonderful characters who linger in your mind. Characters like Mackie Larkin, a suburban mother desperate for money, who finds she can earn it as a stripper; Kevin Larkin, her ex-husband whose get-rich-quick schemes left her with a mountain of debt, and who now dreams up an even better one; Lianne, their beautiful, impulsive teenage daughter, for whom almost anything, even bank robbery, is possible; Jimmy Marz, the wrangler she loves, who gets a dangerous onetime offer that could take him to the life he’s always wanted; Buck Samsonov, the charismatic strip-club owner building a southwestern empire in the lawless style of a 19th-century robber baron; Clay Krupsha, a twenty-first-century captain of detectives in a border town where no crime is what it seems; and Nicholas Loeb, a struggling mystery writer whose encounter with an unstable muse entangles him in a web of true crime more mysterious than anything he imagined. Utterly original, multilayered, and marked by the gripping suspense, sharp wit, and fascinating psychological insights for which Peter Abrahams has been acclaimed, here is a major work—a riveting story of modern-day desperadoes living their wildest dreams.

Master of psychological suspense Peter Abrahams returns with an ingenious tale of an ordinary family that unknowingly invites the agent of their destruction into their own home. When Scott and Linda Gardner hire Julian Sawyer to tutor their troubled teenage son Brandon, he seems like the answer to a prayer. Capable and brilliant, Julian connects with Brandon in a way neither of his parents can. He also effortlessly helps Linda to salvage a troubled business deal and gives Scott expert advice on his tennis game. Only eleven-year old Ruby—funny, curious, devoted to Sherlock Holmes—has doubts about the stranger in their midst who has so quickly become like a member of the family. But even the observant Ruby is far from understanding Julian’s true designs on the Gardners. For Julian, the Gardners are like specimens in jars, creatures to be studied— and manipulated. Scott is a gambler with no notion of odds, festering in the shadow of his more successful brother. Linda is ambitious, hungry for the cultured stimulation Julian easily provides. Brandon is risking his future late at night in the town woods. And Ruby—well, she’s just a silly little girl. And in that miscalculation lies the Gardner family’s only possible salvation. In The Tutor, Peter Abrahams creates a living, breathing portrait of an American family, their town, their secrets, their dreams—and a portrait just as compelling of the menace they welcome into their home. It is his most chilling, suspenseful novel to date.

Roy Hill married the girl of his dreams, dotes on his eleven-year-old son, and is next in line for a big promotion in the Atlanta office of a global corporation. Then, almost imperceptibly at first, everything starts to unravel. He losing control of his life. When his best friend joins a Civil War reenactment group, spending his weekends in camps where the year is forever 1863, Roy finds the idea laughable . . . even though he is the descendent and namesake of a Confederate Civil War hero. But when he visits the regiment just to be polite, something unexpected happens, gradually opening Roy’s eyes to the secret of a distant conflict that never ended–and leading him down a path that grows more menacing at every turn. With his job disappearing in a way he could never have foreseen, his whole life slipping out of control, Roy falls deeper and deeper into the Rebel past. A strange and powerful idea takes hold: that his life went wrong long before he was born, in the fateful campaigns that preceded the burning of Atlanta. Among the men, a hard-core splinter group is formed–with Roy at its center. On an ancient battlefield, the once-clear lines between reenactment and reality begin to disappear. When his son is taken hostage is it real? When the old muskets fire will they still fire blanks? Or will a bloody history come stunningly to life? An extraordinary novel about the fate of men and women no longer in step with the rhythms of the modern world, marching back into Southern history to make things right, Last of the Dixie Heroes is Peter Abrahams’s most dazzlingly original work yet.

When a baseball star fails to bring victory to his team, Gil Renard, an outraged fan who has lost everything except his fanatic passion for baseball, decides to murder him. The novel follows the murderer, a knife salesman, as he infiltrates the world of the fallen hero to make things right. By the author of Pressure Drop.