Death Is a Stranger

Few authors have written more mesmerizingly about Victorian London than Anne Perry. Readers enter her world with exquisite anticipation, and experience a rich variety of characters and class: aristocr

'Has God become as familiar and forgettable as a fridge magnet? That's the danger Krish Kandiah faces up to in this wonderfully readable and very challenging book. Bible stories come to life as Krish

For the prostitutes of Leather Lane, nurse Hester Monk's clinic is a lifeline, especially welcome since lately their ailments have escalated from bruises and fevers to broken bones and knife wounds. A

Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop

Elon Musk、Peter Thiel、Alexander Karp，這些科技巨頭如今不只影響科技產業，也逐漸成為美國國家安全領域的重要人物。資深國安記者 Sharon Weinberger 透過深入且獨家採訪，追溯美國軍方、情報機構與矽谷長久以來的密切關係，揭示一個由科技企業主導的新「軍事工業複合體」如何形成。從反恐戰爭到 Donald Trump 執政時期，國防科技的重心逐漸移向私人企業。SpaceX、Palantir、Anduril 等公司提供 AI、雲端運算、無人機與先進武器技術，也因此取得前所未有的影響力。本書關注的不只是科技如何改變戰爭，更進一步分析：當原本由政府掌握的關鍵技術轉入少數企業與億萬富豪手中，美國民主、國家安全與全球權力平衡將面臨哪些改變。Drawing on deep, exclusive reporting, a veteran national security correspondent reveals how a new military-industrial complex is arising from the cradle of Silicon Valley, with vast implications for American democracy and the global balance of power.Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Alexander Karp. These tech titans are fast becoming some of the most powerful figures in the realm of national security, with enormous implications for us all. As Sharon Weinberger reveals in this gripping account, the American military and spy agencies helped to create Silicon Valley as we now know it, and some of its biggest and most valuable companies today owe much of their suc

A festive hotel, a deadly secret, and Mary's Christmas is about to get complicatedWhen Mary Blake agrees to help an old acquaintance being blackmailed, she never imagined she'd stumble into another murder investigation.Within 24 hours of her arrival, a suspicious death occurs, plunging the Rudolph Hotel into chaos just before their big Christmas event. With the police dismissing foul play, Mary dives headfirst into the case, joined by her trusty assistant Dot and her eager brother Pea. Together, they must track down the killer and prove their worth in their new career as amateur sleuths.A Death at Dinner is the second book of the Mary Blake Mysteries, a clever, character-driven cozy mystery, with a fantastic heroine and a charming supporting duo, Dot and Pea.________________________________Praise for the Mary Blake Mysteries: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ... plenty of suspects and twists lead to an unexpected conclusion.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The threads, twists and red herrings are superb.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a wonderful