As danger increases in the County, Tom is sent far north by his master to be trained by Bill Arkwright, another Spook. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. But he has toughened up many previous apprentices and now he must do the same for Tom and prepare him for the gravest dangers of his life.

But when the Fiend sends his own daughter, the ancient powerful water witch Morwena, to destroy Tom, Arkwright makes an error of judgement and Tom finds himself facing his enemies alone. The Spook and Alice realising his danger, hasten to his aid but will even their combined strengths suffice in the face of such terrible dark power? And what is the Spook's mistake, the consequences of which might give final victory to the dark?

A wonderful and terrifying series by a new writer about a young boy training to be an exorcist. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have failed before Thomas. Somehow Thomas must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. But when he is tricked into freeing Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the County, the horror begins…

In het voorjaar van 1991 verblijft de Engelse architect Nicolaas Newman korte tijd in een hotel in het Zwitserse Zug. Hij rouwt nog steeds om het verlies van zijn geliefde Madeleine, die drie jaar eerder op gruwelijke wijze werd vermoord. Hij kan er maar niet overheen komen. In het hotel ontmoet hij de Ikars, een excentriek Hongaars echtpaar op leeftijd. Trots tonen ze hem de foto's van hun Italiaanse villa, die ze weer in oude glorie laten herstellen. Tot zijn verbijstering ontwaart Nicolaas op één daarvan een klein beeldje van Amethist: het enige object dat na de moord op Madeleine werd vermist..Vanaf dat moment wordt Nicholas bestaan bedreigd. Zijn shampoo is vervangen door een bijtend zuur; zijn bankrekeningen zijn leeggehaald; een onbekende gooit kerosine over hem heen, die in de brand wordt gestoken. Meer dood dan levend belandt hij op intensive care. En daar dient het verleden zich ondubbelzinnig aan. In de persoon van Lukas Waterman, die zich voorstelt als Madeleines mentor. En in de vorm van oude documenten, die Nicolaas van hem moet lezen. Dagboekaantekeningen en verslagen van een verwegen experiment van de nazi's waarvan Madeleine ooit het slachtoffer was. Goebbels geheime familieanstalt, het instituut waarmee hij het joodse ras van binnenuit probeerde uit te roeien. Door de symmetrische vernietiging van de geest. Briljant, stijlvol en gruwelijk.

"Verslavend. Een van de indrukwekkendste thrillers in jaren. Volkomen onvoorspelbaar, en met een einde
dat je niet mag missen!' - Lisa Gardner
"Verbazingwekkend en heel erg slim – een vrijwel perfecte psychologische thriller.' - Lee Child

(source: Bol.com)

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After a brutal Civil War, America is a land divided. As commander of her nation's border guards, Ever is a warrior sworn to protect her country and her queen. When an airship attacks and kills the monarch, Ever must infiltrate enemy territory to bring home the heir to the throne, and the dirigible Dark Hawk is her fastest way to the Union.

Captain Spencer Pierce just wants to pay off the debt he owes on the Dark Hawk and make a life for himself trading across the border. When the queen's assassination puts the shipping routes at risk, he finds himself Ever's reluctant ally.

As they fly into danger, Ever and Spencer must battle not only the enemy but also their growing attraction. She refuses to place her heart before duty, and he has always put the needs of his ship and crew above his own desires. Once the princess is rescued, perhaps they can find love in the Badlands—if death doesn't find them first...

From Publishers Weekly

Delaney's meandering novel follows an American priest as he travels along Ireland's Shannon River in search of his family roots, and while it's peace he seeks, trouble has a way of finding him. After witnessing the atrocities of WWI, Father Robert Shannon returns to the United States shell-shocked, and the church eventually sends him to Ireland to restore himself and seek out his origins along the famed Shannon River. Along the way, he gets by through the kindness of strangers and witnesses Ireland's descent into civil war. With leads to his family history few and far between, Robert finds comfort in the home of a nurse he knew while serving as a chaplain during the war in France. Meanwhile, there's a hired killer from the states hot on his tail, and an unknowing Robert could make for a very easy target. The narrative is slow and thoughtful, spiritual though not overbearing and rounded out with a nice vein of intrigue. Though the family roots/hired gun mix may sound bizarre, Delaney handles the disparate thematic elements with a sure hand. (Feb.)
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“A rousing tale of forbidden love, civil war, horrible death and other things Irish. …A fine adventure in storytelling…[and] a well-crafted, satisfying work of historical fiction, as are all of Delaney’s novels; respectful of the facts while not cowed by them, and full of life.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A tale of personal healing and spiritual redemption against the Irish Civil war…Delaney takes great pains to evoke not only the physical but spiritual beauty of the land and people along the River Shannon. He provides incredibly researched details about not only the geological nature of a river winding its way to the sea but the mystical effect this simple body of water has had on its residents for millennia [and] provides timely insights about the raw, damaged output of war and the far-reaching impact it can have…This book is almost impossible to put down and provides a very satisfying, and maybe even surprising, conclusion to all the different storylines.”—Midwest Irish Focus

“Thoughtful, spiritual though not overbearing, and rounded out with a nice vein of intrigue.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Hardcover edition.

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Warning: Not to be read after dark...'I stood there, terrified. My master was about to die.'The County is facing dark days. But, for the Spook, it is the nights that are darkest. Having always stood against evil, he is now haunted by vivid, terrifying dreams. Dreams that seem to be more like premonitions . . .With his precious library burned to the ground and his arch rival, Bony Lizzie, free again, things are falling apart. As nightmares turn real, are the Spook's powers waning - just when he needs them the most?Can Tom, the Spook's apprentice, face the dark alone?The seventh chilling installment in the Wardstone Chronicles. Read on if you dare . . .