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Die blinde Maria ist ein "mudlark", sie sucht im Schlamm des Londoner Themseufers nach verborgenen Schätzen. Eines Tages findet sie einen abgehackten menschlichen Finger mit einem gelben Diamantring, dazu eine Botschaft in Braille: "Willst du mich heiraten, Maria?" Detective Inspector Jonathan Dark ist höchst beunruhigt, sucht er doch unter Hochdruck nach einem Stalker, der sein letztes Opfer, Tanya, mit ebensolchen Botschaften beglückte, bevor er die junge Frau tötete.

ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE . . . DI Lyla Rondell is on the case of a lifetime. Tasked with investigating a series of perplexing deaths, the only lead she has is that each appears to be based on a different classic fairy tale. Far from the stuff of bedtime stories, the...

Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a...

A collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James: Casting the Runes, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbott-Thomas and A View from the Hill.

Comme le rapporte la mystérieuse lady Whistledown dans sa chronique mondaine, on a vu, lors du fameux bal masqué des Bridgerton, le cadet de la famille, Benedict, en compagnie d'une ravissante inconnue vêtue d'une robe argentée. Mais à minuit, la belle s'est enfuie. Depuis, la haute société se perd en conjectures sur son identité. Benedict a beau la chercher dans tout Londres, elle semble s'être évaporée à jamais.

Emeritus Pope Benedict commands both adulation and unremitting criticism. In this second volume of Peter Seewald’s authoritative biography, the story runs from the Second Vatican Council (1965-68) that shaped Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s conservative ideas about the role of the Catholic Church, through his short, scandal-ridden papacy and unprecedented resignation. Volume two introduces listeners to the Pope Emeritus living in the Vatican Gardens, contemplating the future of the church and his controversial legacy within it.

Stephen Killigan has been cold since the day he arrived in Cambridge. Seven hundred years of history staining the stones of the university have given him a chill he can't shake. Then he stumbles across the body of a missing beauty queen - a body which disappears before the police arrive...

En pleine nuit, au beau milieu des ombres inquiétantes d'une forêt du Hampshire, Katie, jeune autrice de polars, est brutalement kidnappée. Elle se réveille dans un grenier, sans souvenir de ce qui lui est arrivé et découvre un mot de son ravisseur, Le Loup. Celui-ci lui impose un choix effroyable : écrire des crimes inspirés de contes de fées, des récits qui prendront vie et entraîneront la mort de véritables personnes, ou mourir elle-même. A. K. Benedict réinvente les contes de notre enfance dans un thriller horrifique, glaçant et surprenant.

Maria King knows a secret London. Born blind, she knows the city by sound and touch and smell. But surgery has restored her sight - only for her to find she doesn't want it. Jonathan Dark sees the shadowy side of the city. A DI with the Metropolitan Police, he is haunted by his failure to save a woman from the hands of stalker. Now it seems the killer has set his sights on Maria and is leaving her messages in the most gruesome of ways.

The brilliant and beloved gang from the New York Timesbestselling series is back -- and ready to face new threats, dangerous dilemmas, and irresistible adventures. The Mysterious Benedict Society is a modern classic, drawing comparisons to J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl, named a Timemagazine "Best...

A collection of thrilling tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, including six full-cast dramas and a short story read by Benedict Cumberbatch In the first half of the 20th century, the detective story exploded in popularity. Innovative authors penned whodunits, whydunits and...

Can't get enough of Class on BBC America? This thrilling companion novel to the new Doctor Who spin-off features the group of extraordinary humans (and aliens) from the show, facing down an wholly original threat. Created by New York Times bestselling novelist Patrick Ness, author of The Rest of...

Bloomsbury presents The Way of St Benedict by Rowan Williams, read by Peter Noble. With typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict’s sixth-century Rule, showing it to be a document of great relevance to present day Christians and...

A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window', the inspiration behind Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more.

Compilation de récits adorés par les sorcières et sorciers de tous âges, "Les Contes de Beedle le Barde" sont l'équivalent des contes des frères Grimm dans le monde des sorciers. Cette édition a été traduite des runes originales par Hermione Granger en personne et contient des annotations du professeur Dumbledore et de J.K. Rowling. Parfaite occasion de découvrir les histoires qui ont joué un rôle crucial dans le combat contre Lord Voldemort, ces classiques de la littérature raviront petits et grands. Cinq contes sont présentés : "Le Conte des trois frères", qui ne sera pas inconnu aux lecteurs et lectrices de "Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort", ainsi que "La Fontaine de la bonne fortune", "Le Sorcier au cœur velu", "Le Sorcier et la marmite sauteuse" et "Babbitty Lapina et la souche qui gloussait".

"La Cinquième Saison" jette les derniers vestiges de la civilisation dans une froide nuit sans fin. Essun - jadis Damaya, puis Syénite, mais qui n'est plus aujourd'hui que vengeance - a trouvé un abri, mais pas sa fille. Son chemin croise à nouveau celui d'Albâtre, le destructeur du monde revenu d'entre les morts, porteur d'une demande qu'elle seule peut satisfaire et dont il ne peut résulter que le chaos.

Fifteen amazing authors. Fifteen tales with “cemetery plots”. Welcome to the 2021 Capitol Crimes Anthology. A cadre of superlative judges selected the best of the best to put in this audiobook. With a foreword by best-selling author Catriona McPherson, delve into the creative minds of Capitol Crimes members. The setting: Northern California. The theme: that place we all finally must visit, the cemetery. The plots and characters are as diverse as the authors. And their stories will touch your spirit where adventure and fear intersect.

Come away with us now to the far off future days of AD 1985, after men have landed on the moon! When Space Marshal Rory Rammer, and his sidekick, "Skip" Sagan, guard the rule of law and the rights of the innocent from the skies of Earth to the orbit of the moon!

A moment of drunken disrespect sets the stage for the battle for the soul of a man in this Rudyard Kipling classic! A multi-cast, fully soundscaped audio drama!

Ever notice sounds? I mean really notice them? I do. I don't have any choice, not since I fell into The Loop. And what's The Loop? It's a world - a world of sounds and narration, of incidental music and special effects. The Loop is ambiance, implication, and the subtle - and not-so-subtle - manipulations of the Off-Mike People. But people are the same on or off The Loop, a distressing fact that always seems to add up to Blues for Johnny Raven.