Zastrozzi: A Romance

A boy vanishes, and no one can find him. An open-and-shut case, except there are no leads. Three hundred people around him, and no one saw anything?

A penetrating portrayal of the innermost essence of power, an exciting story about those who rule and those who suffer, about power and powerlessness, and ultimately: about perpetrators and victims. It is election night. Linda Jakobsson, married for 30 years to the Social Democratic finance minister Gert Jakobsson, sits at home on the sofa watching the election drama unfold on TV. Linda hears the commentators talking about the Social Democrats' biggest defeat, and just a glimpse of her better half on TV is enough: she can see that he has now decided to crush Prime Minister Per Viksten and take over as party leader himself. She can see it because she knows her husband as the power-hungry person he is. Mentally and physically, he has been exploiting his power over her for many years now.

CIA director Bill Martin knows that an incoming president means a new direction for the country—and another set of eyes on the top secret Primula Report. Martin tries to build a rapport with his new boss, but President Richard Monckton is more interested in settling old scores and cleaning house with the help of the FBI.

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.

War rages between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. With two new brilliant young leaders at the helm, anything can happen in this military space opera.

Xiao Chu Yue had admired Xiao Ji for ten years, yet as his nominal younger sister, she could only watch him take countless concubines. At a palace banquet, Xiao Ji, in order to protect a favored concubine, forced her to marry the Regent. Cold and disillusioned, on her wedding night she asked, “No consummation?” The Regent, known as the “Living Devil,” replied, “If I wish, may I?” She closed her eyes: “You may.”

Can a coward commit suicide? Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend's death anniversary as his suicide date, which is 11 days away. The number 11 has been quite significant throughout his life: he was born on November 11th; his roll call number at school was #11; and 11 years ago, he and his wife, Mizuho, went through a divorce. Debt-laden and feeling unneeded to the world, he sells off all his belongings and plans for his death date. However, on the 1st day, he meets Yashiro Heita as well as numerous other characters who will cause him to experience the most eventful 11 days of his life.

Four residents train in the OB/GYN department at Pingling University Affiliated Hospital. With guidance from mentors, they overcome challenges, build strong bonds, and find true purpose in their medical careers through respect from peers and gratitude from patients.

An imperial princess and a border prince, born on opposing sides of a century-old feud, enter a marriage of schemes and grudges that spirals into a doomed yet unforgettable love.

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When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women, Maddie Schwartz and Cleo Sherwood, converge on a fatal collision course.

Nan Xiangwan, a successful HR manager, struggles with anxiety. Through psychiatric treatment, she revisits her high school years, where she faced personal and academic challenges. Along the way, she forms a meaningful friendship with Lin Xiaoran, a sports student, and begins to learn valuable lessons about success and self-worth.

For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.

After losing everything, Chihiro falls into a life of crime, sex, and emotional co-dependence with a man who never uses his real name.

Photographer Mo Xiangbei becomes pregnant just as her boyfriend, Mu Yinan, focuses on his rising career. Feeling neglected and suspicious of his absences, Mo Xiangbei 's world shatters after the loss of her mother and unborn child. She leaves her old life behind, moving to Dali to open "Regret Inn," where she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and healing.

The early adventures of young Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy.