Ergebnis für "Seven" in Literatur & Belletristik

The Mortician I've always known I was different. My name is Seven Grey, and I hang out with dead people. Yes, Seven like the number, and yes… literal dead people. I'm the only mortician in a small town tucked away in backwoods Maine, and I've known this was my dream job since the day they...

CREATURE COMFORTS Newly emerged from their mausoleum, Wang Xiaomie and Wen Fengjin settle into a life of domestic bliss, surrounded by all the comforts and conveniences of the modern world. But life among the living isn't as peaceful as it seems. Lurking in the shadows is a secretive group known...

Ausverkauft! So mancher glaubt beim Studieren von Hagen Rethers Tourplan, dies sei der Titel des Programms, denn Restkarten sucht man bei seinen Terminen vergeblich. Obwohl oder gerade weil sich Hagen Rether in den Medien rar macht, füllt er deutschlandweit die größten Hallen. Flache Witze und Mainstreamhumor darf man bei seinen Auftritten nicht erwarten. Charmant und klavierbegleitet nimmt er sein Publikum mit auf eine abendfüllende Gewissensreise quer durch die Gesellschaft. Auch bei seinem neuesten Hörbuch bleibt einem so mancher Lacher im Halse stecken, wohlwissend das die bittere Wahrheit oft nur mit Humor zu ertragen ist.

Mud wrestling, motorcycles, fast cars, fast food, and fast men abound in this wildly entertaining seventh installment of the Stephanie Plum series from Janet Evanovich, the “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times). Semiretired mob guy Eddie DeCooch is caught trafficking...

Who is Malinda Albert Kabalana? How did he die?Renegade war photographer Maali Almeida has to solve his own murder. Does that sound fun? It would be if there wasn’t so much bloody red-tape to get through. Oh and it’s not as though anyone alive actually seems to miss him, and it certainly...

When Val tries to revive her old writing career, story ideas prove as elusive as a moment alone without her boyfriend Tom breathing down her neck. Tom’s moved in, and Val’s itching to move out–at least temporarily. A last-minute getaway to the country seems like the perfect solution for dissolving her writer’s block. But a fateful fish fry ends up inspiring a whole different kind of dead end.

'Big-hearted and charming.' - James Hannah, author of The A to Z of You and Me Funny, heartwarming and ultimately triumphant, The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard is the perfect story for anyone who doesn’t quite fit in – and for everyone who chooses not to. Elvira...

Janet Evanovich, the “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times), is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen stash of dirty diamonds in this instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty...

Adapted into a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon! From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer comes Where the Truth Lies, a tour de force of sinister mystery, sly comedy, grand cuisine, and all-consuming desire—“a narcotically addictive...

Tara Heinz began her modeling career at the tender age of twelve. After spending fifteen years drooling over forbidden foods, she does the unthinkable. She enrolls in culinary school and becomes a pastry chef. After a nasty breakup with her rock star boyfriend that leads to tabloid war, Tara takes a job at a rural lodge in Oregon to escape the spotlight she no longer desires. James Cavanaugh is a farmer in Oregon. His days are spent building his business and his nights are spent sleeping, so he can get up at four in the morning. 

I signed up to marry a stranger on reality TV. Turns out the bride is someone I know, and I'm pretty sure she still hates me for what happened between us in high school... I knew the terms: marry a stranger on the spot, handpicked by experts just for me. But that's not what's happening. My bride...

Classic warped and wonderful stories from a “genius” (The New York Times) and master storyteller. Brief, intense, painfully funny, and shockingly honest, Etgar Keret’s stories are snapshots that illuminate with intelligence and wit the hidden truths of life. As with the best writers of...

Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and her volunteering awards, she still has time to relax with a nice glass of pinot at the end of the day. The only thing that ruins it all is her workaholic, career-obsessed neighbor, who makes no secret of what she thinks of Celeste’s life choices every chance she gets.

Funny, heart-warming and ultimately triumphant, The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard is a story for anyone who doesn’t quite fit in – and for everyone who chooses not to. Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. 'Wonderful' – Rosie Walsh, author of...

'Liv Little pulls you into a world where the characters feel like everyone you've ever known, loved and learned. Bitter Melon is deftly written, full of heart and human nature's complexities.' Candice Carty-Williams The hotly anticipated second novel from Liv Little, founder of gal-dem and...

When her old friend Karen drops by with her two-year-old son, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit. But when night falls, the toddler is still in residence, and Karen isn't answering her phone. Concerned, Meg spends the next morning retracing her friend's steps - and what she discovers makes her begin to suspect that Karen has either been killed or kidnapped or is on the run. Since the police don't seem to care, Meg once again plays sleuth.

TRAPPED IN (TWO?) LOVE TRIANGLES! Himari's got the hots for Saito, and a certain incident leaves Akane down in the dumps over her newfound married life. Saito's heart is also left shaken, and Saito offers Akane a peace offering in the form of a date. Akane and Saito head out on the town together...

A family can’t escape their secrets when they’re forced to spend a week in quarantine in this “sharply funny” (People) novel—an Indie Next and #1 Library Reads Pick! It's Christmas, and for the first time in years the entire Birch family will be under one roof. Even Emma and Andrew's...

You probably know the name Nathaniel Hawthorne. Often described as one of the greatest fiction writers of the 19th century, and master of the allegorical and symbolic tale, he penned The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables, and was a close friend of Herman Melville, Merson, Thoreau, and...

Hilda Tablet is a fictitious ‘twelve-tone composeress’ created by Henry Reed in a series of radio mockumentaries. She first appeared in the play A Very Great Man Indeed, which follows the quest of a fictional biographer, Herbert Reeve, who is writing the biography of the equally fictional novelist Richard Shewin.