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1. Nick Harkaway

Titanium Noir

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel - the story of a detective investigating the murder of a Titan, one of society's most powerful, medically-enhanced elites.

1. Marc , Gruppe
2. Stephan , Bosenius

Sherlock Holmes Case 05: The Butcher of Boston

Missing women. A city in fear. A case for Sherlock HolmesSeveral women disappear without a trace in Boston - no demands, no bodies, no discernible pattern. The police are baffled.Holmes and Watson travel to America to take on the case. The trail leads to a wealthy couple, an empty bank account and a chambermaid who seems to know more than she is letting on.As the investigation intensifies, the perpetrator always seems to be one step ahead. And with every hour that passes, the danger of never finding any of the women grows...

1. Morgan Robertson

The Wreck of the Titan

1. Cécile , Roumiguière

Im Schatten der Titanic

Ein beeindruckende, illustrierter Titanic-Roman, der intime Schicksale und kollektive Erinnerungen über zwei Epochen hinweg miteinander verknüpft, verbunden durch ein einziges geheimnisvolles Rätsel. An der funkelnden Riviera von 1929 - einer Welt voller atemberaubender Feste und Eleganz - treffen wir auf eine bezaubernde junge Frau, deren Leben plötzlich auf den Kopf gestellt wird. Sie wird von seltsamen Visionen aus einer anderen Zeit heimgesucht. Im Jahr 1912, an Bord der Titanic, inmitten der Pracht der Salons und der Verheißungen der Neuen Welt, treffen wir auf andere Frauen, die bald mit einer Tragödie mit dem Ozean konfrontiert sein werden. Das Werk vereint die poetische Prosa von Cécile Roumiguière mit dem spektakulären visuellen Universum von Benjamin Lacombe, der Öl-Gouache, Tinte und Aquarell meisterhaft miteinander verschmelzen lässt. Am Ende des Buches befindet sich ein eingearbeiteter Umschlag, der Nachbildungen von Archivdokumenten der Titanic enthält - Tickets, Briefe, Speisekarten - die von Lacombe kunstvoll rekonstruiert wurden.

1. Marc , Gruppe
2. Stephan , Bosenius

Sherlock Holmes Case 04: The Harry Houdini Case

An assassination attempt in the limelight. A missing magician. A case for Sherlock Holmes.When Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go to the Circus Busch in Berlin, they are looking forward to a spectacular performance by the famous escape artist Harry Houdini. But while watching the show, Holmes already senses that something is not right.Shortly afterwards it becomes clear that Houdini was the victim of an acid attack - carried out with such daring and precision that the audience didn't notice a thing. The magician has his suspicions, but the alleged perpetrators have long since gone to the ground.Houdini thinks he knows who is responsible for the attack and refuses to involve the authorities. Only at the request of his wife Bess does Holmes begin his own investigation - and immerses himself in the colourful and shady world of Berlin's variety shows and bohemian establishments.But just as the clues become conclusive, Houdini disappears without a trace - and the case takes an unexpected turn.

1. Morgan , Robertson

The Wreck of the Titan

Before the Titanic became history, The Wreck of the Titan imagined it. First published in 1898, Morgan Robertson's astonishing novella tells of the Titan, the largest and most advanced ocean liner ever built, deemed practically unsinkable and a triumph of modern engineering. When the ship strikes an iceberg in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, that confidence proves fatal, and catastrophe unfolds with chilling inevitability.At the heart of the disaster is John Rowland, a fallen naval officer seeking redemption. Thrown into the chaos of a sinking ship and a sea filled with desperate survivors, Rowland faces moral choices that will define his character and his fate. His struggle to save an innocent child becomes a powerful story of courage, responsibility, and human endurance against overwhelming odds.Eerily prophetic in its details, The Wreck of the Titan mirrors the real-life tragedy of the Titanic with uncanny accuracy, from the scale of the ship to the shortage of lifeboats and the icy Atlantic setting. Part gripping sea adventure, part moral drama, and part literary curiosity, this classic novella remains one of the most remarkable examples of fiction anticipating history.