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Simply wonderful: Mit dem "Marlow Murder Club" ist der gute alte englische Krimi zurück! Die siebenundsiebzigjährige Judith Potts lebt allein in einem Herrenhaus im idyllischen Marlow und arbeitet als Kreuzworträtsel-Autorin. Sie genießt ihren beschaulichen Alltag mit gelegentlichem Nacktschwimmen in der Themse. Ihr Leben wird jedoch auf den Kopf gestellt, als sie Zeugin eines Mordes auf dem Nachbargrundstück wird. Weil es weit und breit von der Leiche keine Spur gibt und die Polizei den Fall nicht ernst nimmt, beginnt Judith, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln.

New York Times Bestseller! An electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose record-breaking rise from NCAA women’s basketball to the WNBA has captivated the nation—by award-winning journalist Christine Brennan, one of the most respected voices in women’s sports. America...

Falling into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross's thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. Beautifully written, deeply felt, Falling into the Fire brings us inside the doctor’s mind, illuminating the grave human costs of mental illness as well as the challenges of diagnosis and treatment. At once rigorous and meditative, Falling into the Fire is an intimate portrait of psychiatry, allowing the reader to witness the humanity of the practice and the enduring mysteries of the mind.

A vision board is a deeply powerful and creative way to help you achieve clarity to your biggest questions surrounding career, business, relationships, and personal projects. When you surround yourself with images of who you want to become, what you want to have, where you want to live, or where you want to vacation, your life changes to match those images and those desires.

Broadstairs, Kent, 1851. Once a sleepy fishing village, now a select sea-bathing resort, this is a place where people come to take the air and where they come to hide.... Delphine and her cousin, Julia, have come to the seaside with a secret, one they have been running from for years. The clean air and quiet outlook of Broadstairs appeal to them, and they think this is a place they can hide from the darkness for just a little longer.

After a harrowingly close contact with juvenile sociopath Simon Gutmunsson, junior FBI consultants Emma Lewis and Travis Bell went their separate ways. Emma rejected her Quantico offer and Travis stayed to train within a new unit of the FBI Behavioral Science division. But the unit’s latest case is feeling eerily familiar and Kristin Gutmunsson – Simon Gutmunsson’s eccentric twin – reaches out to Travis to send a warning: Emma is in peril. When Travis and Kristin turn up evidence that points back to Daniel Huxton, the serial killer that Emma had escaped, things become more complicated.

When the Reverend Elaine Metcalfe is inducted as the vicar of Pontvale, she hopes the job will have more to it than lending out spare sets of keys. She soon discovers there's plenty of challenges in her new home - not least the daily needs of her parishioners, which range from community theatre productions, arranging a wedding and a funeral for the same day, and local scandal over the vicar's culottes.

Simply wonderful: Mit dem "Marlow Murder Club" ist der gute alte englische Krimi zurück! Die siebenundsiebzigjährige Judith Potts lebt allein in einem Herrenhaus im idyllischen Marlow und arbeitet als Kreuzworträtsel-Autorin. Sie genießt ihren beschaulichen Alltag mit gelegentlichem Nacktschwimmen in der Themse. Ihr Leben wird jedoch auf den Kopf gestellt, als sie Zeugin eines Mordes auf dem Nachbargrundstück wird. Weil es weit und breit von der Leiche keine Spur gibt und die Polizei den Fall nicht ernst nimmt, beginnt Judith, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln.

Still stalked by an unseen force and plagued by unspeakable visions, Lucy feels she cannot carry on for much longer - especially now that Byron, the one person who understood what she was going through, is dead. No one else believes her. She is still alone. And still in grave danger. In the first two books in The Unseen series, horror maven Richie Tankersley Cusick will take you on a journey into a nightmare so frightening, you will have to sleep with a light on.

There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. Crow Planet reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter "nature." Rather, even in the suburbs and cities where...

The hunt is over. After 15 years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent. If it escapes quarantine, the ancient hemorrhagic plague called the Kettling will kill hundreds of millions...not just in Falcrest but all across the world. History will end in a black bloodstain. Is that justice? Is this really what Tain Hu hoped for when she sacrificed herself?

Forget the aesthetics of mainstream minimalism and discover a life of authenticity and intention with this “warm, engaging guide” (Laura Fenton, author of The Little Book of Small Living) to living with less…your way. When Christine Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never...

Faleeha Hassan became intimately acquainted with loss and fear while growing up in Najaf, Iraq. Now, in a deeply personal account of her life, she remembers those she has loved and lost.

This comprehensive guide delves deep into understanding the root causes of procrastination, equipping you with effective strategies and practical tools to foster a proactive mindset and achieve your objectives more swiftly. Discover how to reshape your mental approach to tasks, optimize your workspace, and master your daily schedule for peak productivity. Through Laser Focus, you'll gain insights into creating an environment that promotes concentration and minimizes distractions.

When Dash and his classmates start coming down with blue spots all over their faces, nobody knows what's going on. But Dash has his suspicions. Does it have something to do with the Face-Pulling Championships later in the day? Dash needs to act, and fast!

School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd had hoped that her maternity leave would be at least a little relaxing, but when she and her husband, Wally, meet with the priest to discuss their newborn twins' christening, an explosion at the nearby bowling alley rocks the rectory. And although the business was closed at the time of the blast, there's a body inside. As police chief, Wally is inevitably drawn into the investigation, which seems to indicate that foul play is afoot again in Scumble River, and Skye can't help but do a bit of her own sleuthing.

Uprooted from her beloved Great Western Beach, Emma Smith moves with her family from Newquay to the Devonshire village of Crapstone. But the dust has hardly settled when tragedy strikes, and Emma’s father, a DSO-decorated hero of the Great War, is so frustrated by the hardship of life as a lowly bank clerk and by his thwarted artistic ambitions that he suffers a catastrophic breakdown - from which disaster Emma's resourceful mother rallies courageously. Then, in 1939, the war again becomes a reality.

From new best friend to girl of her dreams. Sorry, Bro is an #ownvoices debut rom-com - a bisexual My Big Fat Greek Wedding. When Nar’s boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her a San Francisco bar, she realizes it’s time to find someone who shares her idea of romance. Enter her...

Join Ahnjii Fate in the epic conclusion to the Khimmer Chronicles series as she embarks on a mission to save the peoples of Earth. Ahnjii must locate the sleeping god Ipnys while the goddess Nyx holds the portal gates closed against the relentless enemy. Meanwhile, the allies are embroiled in disputes that threaten to tear them apart. Ahnjii’s unique abilities may hold the key to victory if she can unite everyone to work toward a common goal.

In Distracted, journalist Maggie Jackson ponders our increasingly cyber-centric world and fears we're entering a dark age of interruption that will render us unable to think critically, work creatively or cultivate meaningful relationships.