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Der Drehbuchautor Henry Sparrow erhält den Auftrag, eine TV-Serie über den „Baltimore Butcher", einen brutalen Serienmörder, zu schreiben, der bereits fünf Opfer gefunden hat und sich immer noch auf freiem Fuß befindet. Bei seinen Recherchen taucht Henry mehr und mehr in die Welt des Killers ein – bis er schließlich vor dessen Haustür steht und eingelassen wird. Als Henry die Schwelle übertritt, gibt es kein Zurück mehr.

Pericles, prince of Tyre, leaves home to escape death only to win a jousting contest and marry a princess. Once he can return home, his family sails with him, but a storm separates them, so Pericles returns alone. Years later, Pericles finds his daughter and reunites with the wife he had thought was dead. 

Irene Adler und Mr. Wu müssen feststellen, dass sie sich unmöglich selbst aus dem Moor befreien können. Große Chancen auf eine Rettung bestehen nicht, denn außer Mr. Jacobs weiß niemand, dass die beiden diesen abgelegenen Weg durch das Moor genommen haben. Möglicherweise ist sogar Mr. Jacobs für ihre ausweglose Lage verantwortlich. Sollte sich diese Vermutung bewahrheiten, dann wäre es dem Zirkel der Sieben tatsächlich gelungen, den Sonderermittlern der Krone einen schweren Verlust zuzufügen.

The anti-busing riots of 1974 forever changed Southie, Boston's working class Irish community, branding it as a violent, racist enclave. Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up in Southie's Old Colony housing project. He describes the way this world within a world felt to the troubled yet keenly...

Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn’t there. Tessa is the 23-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind—a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods and one of America’s...

Michael Smith spent 20 years restoring Melbourne's beloved Sun Theatre and becoming one of Australia's last independent cinema operators. He then set off on a rather different journey: to become the first person to fly solo around the world in an amphibious plane. With limited flying experience, no support team and only basic instruments in his tiny flying boat, the Southern Sun, Smith risked his life to make modern aviation history.

From the co-creator of the landmark series, the story millions of fans have been waiting to get their hands on for more than 25 long years. A vastly layered, wide-ranging history that deepens the mysteries of the iconic town in ways that will thrill disciples of the original series, and will...

Po und seine Begleiter sind auf dem Weg nach England, doch kommen sie kaum voran, da Windstille herrscht. Außerdem neigen sich die Vorräte dem Ende. Um alle abzulenken erzählt Po die Geschichte von den Jägern, die das Monster Nian besiegten, das jedes Jahr zum Mond-Neujahr schlimme Verwüstungen anrichtete.

Die Mini-Creatures haben den Superkristall erobert. Der Eisdrache und die anderen Eis-Creatures greifen Smashrador unerschrocken und mit allen Kräften an. Doch die Mini-Creatures sind vorbereitet. Mithilfe ihrer Kampf-Roboter und der ausgeklügelten Verteidigungsanlagen Smashradors werden die Eis-Creatures zum Rückzug gezwungen. Aber etwas stimmt nicht: Goldor kann den Superkristall nicht wirklich beherrschen. Doch kurz darauf taucht ein neuer goldener Mini-Hero auf: Ganador!

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 ‘Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny … like Educated and Hillbilly Elegy’ DAVID LIPSKY ‘After reading The Good Hand you may reassess whether you have ever truly done a hard day’s work in your life … This lyrical and engrossing memoir is an...

It's been eight years since the Change rendered technology inoperable across the globe. Rising from the ashes of the computer and industrial ages is a brave new world. Survivors have banded together in tribal communities, committed to rebuilding society. In Oregon's Willamette Valley, former...

Spy. Liar. Scoundrel. Redcoat. Provocateur and spy for His Majesty, Captain John Carlisle returns to Fort Niagara with the secrets he learned in the arms of his lover, Dellis McKesson. Determined to complete his mission and clear his name, John will see justice done—and damn the consequences. Now, he finds himself drawn into political intrigue as the British prepare to launch a three-pronged attack that will bring the Rebels and the Mohawk River Valley to its knees. Meanwhile, a dangerous revelation finds Dellis as whispers of intrigue insinuate her beloved is not all that he seems.

Coming back into Leadville, Marshal Spencer comes across a murdered Utes and the site of an ambush. Back in town Sheriff Gannon suspects a group of US Marshals transporting a prisoner is not what it seems. A necklace, a marshal star and a handful of clues, set off a violent shoot out and lead to a brutal punishment.

After the disappearance of a suspect and a hastily organized election, the power balance in Leadville and the friendship of Sheriff Gannon and Marshal Spencer are thrown into turmoil. But the unknown forces driving the election, push both men to decide on which side of justice they are willing to reside; lawman or outlaw.

Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin Jesse Woodson James of Clay County Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston meets his cousins, Jesse and Frank, and joins them to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces. Later, after the war, he rides with the James-Younger gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia - the man responsible for the death of his child.

Die Mittdreißigerin Ilsa zieht mit ihrem Mann Lennard und dem verhaltensauffälligen Sohn Jan auf eine Hallig. Während Lennard das verfallene Haus seiner Eltern renoviert, will sich die erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau zukünftig voll und ganz ihrer Familie widmen - und dem Schreiben von Romanen. Doch das Ankommen gestaltet sich schwierig: Die Halligbewohner sind misstrauisch, die Nachbarin übergriffig und Ilsa selbst wird zunehmend von Albträumen geplagt. Nachdem ihr die siebenjährige Estrid begegnet, die ein Jahr zuvor ertrunken sein soll, glaubt sie zunächst den Verstand zu verlieren.

Erschrocken über ihre Entdeckung machen sich Irene Adler und Mr. Wu weiter auf den Weg zu Hayden and Son. Der Besuch bei der Firma, die die Ausgrabungsarbeiten in Auftrag gegeben hat, verläuft ganz anders, als es Irene Adler und Mr. Wu erwartet haben. Die beiden scheinen bei ihren Ermittlungen auf der Stelle zu treten, während es der Gegenseite immer mehr gelingt, ihre gefährlichen Pläne in die Tat umzusetzen.

Thirteen years ago, Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace. Now, after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother, she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance. Jori has a rare form of synesthesia, meaning she can “hear” colors; to her, tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints. With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop, Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth. But those responsible will go to any length - including murder - to keep their dark secrets buried.

In this second collection in the Music and Murder Mystery series, nine award-winning, bestselling authors have written their own interpretations of the Thriller song list. With original work from some of the best mystery authors out there, the anthology includes stories from Heather Graham, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger, Dahlia Rose, and David R. Slayton, among others. With poignant, frightening, and intriguing stories from some of the best writers in the genre, this eerie collection is sure to keep you up at night—and maybe even haunt your dreams.