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"On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twenty-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian...

"Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move, making sure she's living...

007 attempts to stop Goldfinger and Pussy Galore from stealing the gold from Fort Knox.

Claire Darrow, a lawyer, fights for what's right, regardless of whether it makes her a dime. Naomi, Claire's estranged mother and a lawyer as well, would rather make a profit. They clash on nearly everything, even on the best way to raise Claire's daughter. When a close friend is convicted of stealing from an expensive jewelry store, it's up to Claire to bring justice.

Friends Rachel and Kirsty are traveling to Fairyland for the very best time of the year--the Candy Harvest! They can't wait to see all of their fairy friends and sample delicious treats. But when Jack Frost steals the Sweet Fairies' magic candies, everyone is in a sticky situation. Now the goblins have Franny's magic jelly bean, and it's up to Rachel and Kirsty to help get it back--before the Candy Harvest meets a bitter end!

"There's a mystery mischief-maker on the loose in Hills Village! Can Junior solve the mystery before disaster strikes?"--

INVICTOR is the biggest hero in the city: there is not a case that he can t solve. He is the best detective of them all! That's why, when he is called to catch a bank robber, everyone trusts that he will. What nobody imagined was that the thief would escape... and much less that the case would be related to something much bigger than a robbery: THE KIDNAPPING OF THE COMPAS! WILL HE BE ABLE TO SOLVE THE CASE AND SAVE HIS FRIENDS? SOLVE THE MOST...

"Rebecca Zamolo has managed to foil the Game Master's plans before, but this time the Game Master has snake-napped Nacho, her good friend Miguel's pet. No way is Becca going to let the Game Master get away with this dastardly plan. But when the clues lead Becca and her new friends in the direction of the one house in their entire neighborhood that none of them ever want to go near, they know they have no choice but to screw up their courage and dare...

Eva's teacher, Miss Featherbottom, is getting married, but when her special necklace disappears, Eva and her friends set out to track down the thief and return the necklace before the wedding. ¡La maestra de Eva se va a casar! ¡Y su clase está invitada a la boda! Eva organiza un club para ayudar a planear la boda. Pero cuando un collar especial se pierde, ¡el club se convierte en un club de detectives! ¿Podrá Eva encontrar el collar antes del...

"Visitar un apartamento en venta no es una situacion de vida o muerte. A menos que sea la vispera de Nochevieja, vivas en una pequena ciudad en Suecia y alguien haya tenido la peor idea de su vida y decidido atracar un banco que no maneja efectivo. Entonces, si lo es. Porque, cuando alguien es asi de idiota, es inevitable que no sepa como huir y termine en un apartamento en venta tomando rehenes sin querer. Pero puedes confiar en la policia. A menos...