Walter Tevis The Queen's gambit

Beth wordt op 8-jarige leeftijd naar een weeshuis gestuurd, waar ze verslaafd raakt aan kalmerende middelen. Al gauw blijkt dat ze een bijzonder schaaktalent heeft, en raakt daardoor geobsedeerd. Er staat voor Beth echter meer op het spel dan winnen en verliezen. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Fictie | Psychologische roman | Sport

Engels | 243 pagina's | Vintage Contemporaries, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York | 2020

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A.C. Baantjer DeKok and Murder by Melody

Inspector DeKok finds himself in the midst of outwardly disparate motives and personalities surrounding the deaths of two reformed junkies and their landlady, a former prostitute. However, there is one connection in the madness, because music threads its way among and around the list of suspects and victims. DeKok discovers that the trail leading to this melodious murderer is as long as a symphonic masterpiece. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | 5 uur 45 minuten (331 MB) | De Fontein Romans & Spanning, Utrecht | 2024

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H. C. Andersen The Little Mermaid

How much are you willing to sacrifice in the name of love? In the beloved fairy tale ´The Little Mermaid´, Hans Christian Andersen beautifully depicts a mermaid princess' tranquil but tragic life under the sea. Curious about humans, the princess daringly ventures above the surface and finds herself drawn to a human prince. However, being unable to do anything about her growing love for the prince, she eventually seeks help from a mystical sea witch, who changes her life forever - but at what cost?...

Engels | 51 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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A.C. Baantjer DeKok and murder by melody

Inspector DeKok finds himself in the midst of outwardly disparate motives and personalities surrounding the deaths of two reformed junkies and their landlady, a former prostitute. However, there is one connection in the madness, because music threads its way among and around the list of suspects and victims. DeKok discovers that the trail leading to this melodious murderer is as long as a symphonic masterpiece. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

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A.C. Baantjer DeKok and the geese of death

DeKok takes on Igor Stablinsky, a man accused of bludgeoning a wealthy old man and his wife. To DeKok’s unfailing eye the killing urge is visibly present in the suspect during questioning, but did he commit this particular crime? All signs point to one of the few remaining grand estates in Holland. The answer lies within a strange family, suspicions of incest, deadly geese, and a horrifying mansion. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

Engels | ePub2 | De Fontein, Utrecht | 2023

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