New Releases by Antony Johnston

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 ‘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

Step into the shoes of a detective and 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. But that balcony can be accessed only through a locked door, the key is missing and everyone in Elysium is now a suspect. Gather the evidence and examine the clues. 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?

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?

Gwinny Tuffel is on location in the misty Yorkshire Dales filming a small part in Draculania, a genderswapped remake of Bram Stoker''s classic tale, when life begins to imitate art a little too closely. One of the cast members is found dead inside a locked trailer, with a stake through their heart. With a prima donna in the starring role, filming is already facing delays, while Gwinny is being run ragged by Lily, the Jack Russell terrier she''s looking after for a friend in hospital. Against the backdrop of Hendale Hall with its own vampire legend, a flesh-and-blood killer has struck. Will Gwinny be able to find the murderer before the production or any further victims are cut?

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.

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 Dann 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.

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.

A bold and striking graphic novel adaptation of the sixth novel in Anthony Horowitz''s acclaimed Alex Rider series. After a chance encounter with the son of billionaire Nikolei Drevin, Alex Rider finds himself in the middle of an international plot to destroy the Pentagon. The weapon Ark Angel, a revolutionary space hotel with catastrophic potential. Another bold and stylish graphic novel adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s thrilling and acclaimed Alex Rider series.

Alex Rider is in hospital and determined to put his spying days behind him. But he is forced back into action when the vicious terrorist group Force Three takes him prisoner. Alex makes his escape - yet his most perilous adventure is only just beginning. Alex must stop Force Three in their attempt to destroy Russian billionaire Nikolei Drevin and his revolutionary space hotel Ark Angel; but this time, the teenage superspy will have to push himself to the limits - and beyond.A bold and stylish graphic novel adaptation of the sixth novel in Anthony Horowitz''s acclaimed Alex Rider series.

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.

FROM THE CREATOR OF "ATOMIC BLONDE!" BABOUSHKA''S BACK FOR A BRAND-NEW MISSION! "Ghost Stations" are abandoned Soviet bases from the Cold War, long forgotten and useless...or so people think! When an EON agent goes missing on the trail of a Ghost Station in the Swiss mountains, Mr. Clay turns to crime-boss-turned-blackmailed-international-superspy BABOUSHKA to investigateu0084and what she finds is EXPLOSIVE! Collects GHOST STATION ZERO #1-4

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Ghost station zero #1-4"--Copyright page.

From Switzerland to Canada, Baboushka is hot on the trail of the elusive Ghost Stations! But why are people willing to kill over long-closed Cold War bases? How much did Clay actually know before sending Baboushka on this mission? And can a digger really outrun a bomb?!

On the trail of the Ghost Stations high in the Swiss Alps, Baboushka has found a lead but will it be the death of her? What betrayal lies in wait deep inside the mountains? And can a snowmobile really outrun an avalanche?!

Teen superspy Alex Rider faces a pop star bent on world destruction and a lethal group of assassins in graphic novel adaptations of two of his thrilling adventures. When his relaxing holiday with Sabine Pleasure and her family is interrupted by a ruthless attack, teenage MI6 agent Alex Rider knows it’s no accident. Determined to hunt down the hit man who sent Sabine’s father into a coma, Alex plunges headfirst into a world of violence and mystery, uncovering a sinister plan to start a nuclear war. And once the missiles are launched, Alex has just ninety minutes to save the world. . . .

After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.

FROM THE CREATOR OF ATOMIC BLONDE Ð BABOUSHKA''S BACK FOR A BRAND-NEW MISSION! "Ghost Stations" are abandoned Soviet bases from the Cold War, long forgotten and useless...or so people think! When an EON agent goes missing on the trail of a ghost station in the Swiss mountains, Mr. Clay turns to crime-boss-turned-blackmailed-international-superspy BABOUSHKA to investigateÑand what she finds is EXPLOSIVE!

"A bit of a masterpiece... reminded me of John Le Carré in its very plausible complexity, but a lot more engaging and exciting." — Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Batman: The Killing Joke) THE ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE MOVIE! 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. Don''t miss the thrilling sequel, The Coldest Winter, available now.

Die Comic-Vorlage zum neuen Kinofilm mit Charlize Theron und James McAvoy! November 1989. Der Mauerfall steht kurz bevor, doch der Westen befindet sich noch immer im Kalten Krieg mit dem Osten. Lorraine Broughton, eine hochrangige Agentin des MI6, wird nach Berlin geschickt, um den Mord an einem Undercover-Agenten zu untersuchen. Dieser war im Besitz einer streng geheimen Liste, die die Namen aller britischen, in Berlin stationierten Agenten enthält. Um ihr Ziel zu erreichen, muss sie sich widerwillig mit US-Agent und Frauenhasser David Percival zusammentun, denn die Zukunft aller Geheimdienste des Westens steht auf dem Spiel. Eine Comic-Fest für Fans von John le Carré, Robert Ludlum oder Eric van Lustbader!

"Contains materially originally published in magazine form as The Fuse #19-24."--Indicia.

What if the sexy Russian femme fatale was actually the main character?Mysterious young heiress Contessa Annika Malikova has been part of Manhattan high society for several years but if they knew the truth, her dinner companions would faint! The white-haired Contessa is in fact the notorious criminal BABOUSHKA a former Moscow gang leader, now living in exile! But Baboushkas retirement is about to be shattered, as the US government has somehow discovered her true identity, and blackmails her into working for them! Now she must infiltrate a secret conclave of global crime lords, on a cruise liner, to retrieve information for the Americans. But nobody reckoned on the boat being hijacked by piratesu0083 Collects CODENAME BABOUSHKA: THE CONCLAVE OF DEATH #1-5.

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.

The truth 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.