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"The Book Case" is a story that features Nelson DeMille's most famous (successful) character, Detective John Corey, who has appeared in six DeMille novels: Plum Island, The Lion's Game, Night Fall, Wild Fire, and The Lion. In this story, we see John Corey in his early years as an NYPD Detective...

Eine Thriller-Autorin aus Leidenschaft, ein Dämon mit Vorliebe für Spinat-Smoothies und ein gutaussehender Barkeeper, dessen Freundin spurlos verschwunden ist. Eine Nacht in einer verschneiten, von Bergen umgebenen Harzer Bar, die alles verändern wird. Schriftstellerin Oona Havenhurst hat gerade ihr neues Manuskript fertiggestellt und möchte diesen Erfolg mit einem Drink in ihrer Stammbar feiern, als sich ein Dämon zu ihr gesellt. Dieser hat es auf Oonas autobiographische Geschichten abgesehen, die sie bisher unter Verschluss hielt, denn sie hütet ein Geheimnis.

Two bloody brilliant short stories from No. 1 bestselling crime writer Stuart MacBride, featuring DS Logan McRae and his boss DI Steel STRAMASH: Something fishy is happening on the isle of Jura. DS Logan McRae gets a phone call from DI Steel ordering him to come to the island at once. One...

Told by Alexander the Great himself, this “sharp and colorful” (Washington Post Book World) novel presents a stunningly intimate account of the battles, the loves, the triumphs, and the tragedy of a man who conquered the world, from the bestselling author of Gates of Fire. “Simply superb...

The weird, wild west - an American frontier populated by gunslingers, rattlesnakes, outlaws, zombies, aliens, time travelers, and steampunk! Twenty-three of science fiction and fantasy's hottest and most popular authors create all-new tales, written exclusively for this anthology. Aliens and monsters, magic and science are introduced to the old west, with explosive results.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, published in 1886, is another brilliant work from Robert Louis Stevenson about the life and death struggle between two opposing personalities - one essentially good, the other essentially evil - for the soul of one man. The kind and intelligent Dr. Jekyll concocts a drug intended to separate his good self from his evil self, and after drinking it, turns into a psychopathic monster: Mr. Hyde!

"The Most Dangerous Game" wird auch als die "beliebteste Kurzgeschichte, die jemals auf Englisch geschrieben wurde" bezeichnet. Das Buch ist inspiriert von den Großwild-Jagdsafaris in Afrika und Südamerika, die in den 1920er-Jahren unter wohlhabenden Amerikanern besonders in Mode waren. Die Geschichte wurde mehrfach adaptiert und auf die Kinoleinwand gebracht. Der Großwildjäger Sanger Rainsford und sein Freund Whitney reisen für eine Jaguarjagd in den Amazonas-Regenwald.

Road Rage unites Richard Matheson's classic Duel and the contemporary work it inspired—two power-packed short stories by three of the genre's most acclaimed authors. Duel, an unforgettable tale about a driver menaced by a semi truck, was the source for Stephen Spielberg's acclaimed first film...

A rare pearl is fought over during a hurricane on a South Sea island. A zealous missionary sets out to spread the gospel in a land of cannibals. The son of a Polynesian chief becomes the slave of a white man. These stories and others portray life in the South Seas in the days of tall ships over...

A STUNNING COLLECTION OF STORIES THAT SENDS BOND TO BERMUDA, THE BAHAMAS, AND BEYOND. Narrated by Johnny Flynn! “From a View to a Kill” whisks Bond to the French countryside where he must go undercover to expose a deadly secret-intelligence plot, and in “For Your Eyes Only,” 007 is...

Le choix des textes, composé par Julien Gracq pour cette lecture, invite à suivre « la trace sinueuse du voyage de l’auteur ». « Le Rivage des Syrtes » : une guerre où rien ne se passe pour celui qui est chargé d’observer le bord d’une mer éternellement vide, et qui attend...

Notre-Dame de París cuenta la historia de la gitana Esmeralda, quien en compañía de su cabra Djali toca la pandereta y baila en las calles de París para subsistir, hasta que se la acusa de haber asesinado al capitán Phoebus, su amado, y se la condena a la horca. Sin embargo, el jorobado Quasimodo, campanero de Notre-Dame, quien tras su deformidad esconde un corazón sensible y sediento de amor, luchará para salvar a la gitana.

Оповідання Джека Лондона Жага до життя написане понад сто років тому, однак і сьогодні популярне серед читачів та включене до шкільної програми як блискучий зразок американської літератури. Випробування, які припали на долю головного героя оповідання, екстремально висвітлюють, що насправді є головним у житті, як воля і гідність людини переборюють виклики природи. Герой, покинутий товаришем посеред голої канадської тундри, сильно голодував та піддавався зневодненню, але жага до життя брала верх.

Dive deep into the mystical world of Aboriginal culture with Charles William Peck's landmark work, Australian Legends. As one of the earliest compilations, this book intricately narrates tales steeped in Dreamtime mythology, helping you explore the indigenous culture's understanding of the cosmos, morality, and the natural world. Peck's storytelling draws you into an ancestral past that resonates profoundly with modern listeners.

Life is so unfair, and it sends many things to try Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of Portuguese Irregular Verbs and pillar of the Institute of Romance Philology in the proud Bavarian city of Regensburg. There is the undeserved rise of his rival (and owner of a one-legged...

From bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, the first installment in an exciting new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels featuring former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his partner, Army working dog Kane, introduced in the New York Times bestseller Bloodline and the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of unexplored Africa lies an ancient secret - the lost city of Eridu. When adventurer Bill Kirby and his scientist companion stumble upon this forgotten Sumerian civilization, they're plunged into a world of dark rituals, forbidden love...

As part of Counterpoint's celebration of beloved American author Wendell Berry comes this reissue of his 1986 classic, The Wild Birds: Six Stories of the Port William Membership. Those stories include "Thicker Than Liquor," "Where Did They Go?," "It Wasn't Me," "The Boundary," "That Distant Land," and the titular "The Wild Birds." Spanning more than three decades, from 1930 to 1967, these wonderful stories follow Wheeler Catlett, and reintroduce listeners to the beloved people who live in Berry's fictional town of Port William, Kentucky.

Two men. One gun. No escape. A gripping Colter Shaw short story from the master of suspense, with a twist you won’t see coming. A captive held at gun point. In search of a missing woman in Kansas, unique investigator Colter Shaw finds himself in the middle of a violent kidnapping that sends...

Jack Roberts is back from the Sudan and with a crippling wound, no longer an active soldier. When he is sent to Iran to help find oil for British battleships he has to leave home once more. This time he leaves a son who is about to embark on a military career too. The Roberts family is soon...