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Nach einer außerweltlichen Begegnung in den Wäldern von Maine machen zwei Freunde urplötzlich große Karriere; ihr Geheimnis nehmen sie mit in den Tod. Danny träumt von einer Leiche, die er dann tatsächlich findet; in den Augen der Polizei kann nur er der Mörder sein. Vic macht Ferien in...

Kaksi lontoolaista miestä kilpailee siitä, kumpi pääsee ensin viettämään yhden illan jutun newyorkilaisen kaunottaren, Debbien, kanssa. Lopputulos yllättää miehet. Aatelismies kokee suuren yllätyksen, kun kallis perintöesine vaikuttaakin olevan väärennös. Englantilainen kirjailija...

"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING." --People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to...

WINNER OF THE 2025 AUDIO PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION AUDIE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT STORY COLLECTION 'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King...

One of the finest and most influential horror writers of the twentieth century, Richard Matheson has left his stamp on the collective imagination. Here are more than twenty of Matheson's most memorable tales of fear and paranoia, personally selected by the author himself. Many of these stories...

Kun kirjailija päättää jättää tyttöystävänsä halveksuttavalla tavalla, tyttöystävä järjestää koston. Koston, joka vetäisi maton alta jokaiselta kirjailijalta. Toisaalla rikosjuristi saa työkseen tapauksen, jossa on jotakin outoa – miehensä murhasta syytetty vaimo vaikuttaa...

Experience the rugged world of the Old West in W. C. Tuttle: Lawmen, Outlaws, and Frontier Justice, a collection of classic Western tales filled with gunfighters, deception, frontier law, and hard-earned justice. Featuring Law-Star for an Outlaw, The Trail of Deception, and Skeeter Bill Comes to...

Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers. A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman...

Gathered together for the first time and featuring two brand new stories, this collection contains all of the short stories and novellas featuring Bunny McGarry, star of the million-selling Dublin Trilogy. Spanning his entire career in law enforcement and beyond, these stories give a whole new perspective on Ireland’s most truly unconventional police officer as he juggles being a force for justice and managing the world’s worst under-12s hurling team.

The Stephen King Amusement Park - an unnerving experience, with rides every which way to hell...and a few to glory. A solitary finger pokes out of a drain. Novelty teeth turn predatory. The Nevada desert swallows a Cadillac. Meanwhile, the legend of Castle Rock returns... and grows on you. What...

In this classic collection of four novellas, the grand master takes you on irrestistible journeys into the far reaches of horror, heartache and hope. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is the story of two men convicted of murder - one guilty, one innocent - who form the perfect partnership...

In diesem Buch warten finstere Wälder, flüsternde Schatten und die grausigen Fratzen menschlicher Abgründe darauf, dich einzuholen. Jede der packenden Horrorkurzgeschichten bohrt sich tief in uralte Urängste – bis du das unsichere Flackern der Nachttischlampe plötzlich als letzten Schutzschild wahrnimmst.

DREI SYLTTHRILLER ALS WEIHNACHTSEDITION ZUM ABSOLUTEN SPARPREIS! Enthalten sind die Bücher: Deine perfekte Lüge, Das Verborgene, Keine perfekte Ehefrau.

News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage...

Berlin, Treptowers, BKA-Einheit "Extremdelikte": Ein Anruf reißt Rechtsmedizinerin Sabine Yao jäh aus ihrem Arbeitsalltag im Sektionssaal. Ihre seit Tagen verschollene Tante wurde im Umland von Kiel tot aufgefunden. Die Kollegen in der Kieler Rechtsmedizin, darunter auch Yaos ehemaliger Lebenspartner, gehen von einem unnatürlichen Tod aus. Yaos Chef, Professor Paul Herzfeld, führt einige Telefonate mit der Kieler Staatsanwaltschaft, um ihr sehr unbürokratisch Akteneinsicht in den Todesfall zu gewähren.

In diesem Buch erwarten dich 30 rabenschwarze Kurzgeschichten, jede so kompakt, dass sie in fünf Minuten gehört ist, doch ihr Echo hallt viel länger in deinem Kopf nach. Düsterer Humor, unheimliche Wendungen und kleine Alltagsmomente, die plötzlich aus dem Ruder laufen, ziehen dich in ihren Bann. Jede Story ist ein schneller Trip in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche, perfekt für zwischendurch, aber garantiert nichts für schwache Nerven.

The #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King—four chilling novellas that will “grab you and not let go” (The Washington Post). ONE PAST MIDNIGHT: The Langoliers takes a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only eleven passengers...

A collection of tales to invade and paralyse the mind as the safe light of day is infiltrated by the shadows of the night. As you read, the clutching fingers of terror brush lightly across the nape of the neck, reach round from behind to clutch and lock themselves, white-knuckled, around the...

Sometimes the only way to do the right thing is to break the rules. Love, Lies, and Murder is a collection of 19 short stories that explore the extremes of human emotion and the conflicts that result. Every story will leave you tense and breathless as the characters race to a conclusion that is as unexpected as it is satisfying. Intense and gripping, each story features a hero that seeks justice and the triumph of good over evil by whatever means necessary - regardless of what society’s rules find acceptable.

Ten mysteries. Ten unexplained events. Countless clues waiting to be discovered. Someone Opened the Door is a collection of suspenseful mystery stories filled with strange disappearances, hidden rooms, forgotten records, abandoned places, mysterious figures, and unexpected discoveries. From an empty house showing signs of life to seven missing minutes, a strange door deep in the woods, and a midnight intrusion that leaves behind more questions than answers, each story begins with an ordinary moment that quickly becomes a mystery.