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The internationally acclaimed #1 bestselling thriller, now in English. This program features multicast narration. “This rollercoaster of a novel is highly imaginative and totally unique. I devoured it — no pun intended! — in one sitting. By turns gory, shocking, macabre and often very...

Mein Name ist Max - nicht Maxl, wie mein Frauchen behauptet -, und ich muss da mal was loswerden. Mein Frauchen hat einen neuen Freund. Er mag angeblich Hunde, aber gegen mich hat er jede Menge Vorurteile, das rieche ich. Immerhin sind wir uns einig, dass ein Urlaub auf Sylt eine ziemlich doofe Idee ist, noch dazu in einem Wohnwagen auf dem Campingplatz. Zumindest dachte ich das, bis ich beim ersten Spaziergang über Frauchens Lieblingsinsel meine Jugendliebe Goldie erschnüffelt habe.

Was, wenn das größte Abenteuer deines Lebens mit einer Lüge beginnt? Laura Babler plant gern. Am liebsten alles. Doch dann muss sie allein quer durch Deutschland fahren, zu ihrer eigenen Hochzeit, mit feuchten Händen am Lenkrad und einem großen Bogen um jede Autobahnauffahrt. Und dann springt ihr Sir Cat vors Auto. Ein theatralischer, struppiger schwarzer Kater auf einem persönlichen Rachefeldzug bringt ihre Reise zum Entgleisen, bevor sie überhaupt richtig begonnen hat.

Spanning six decades, from a 1970s rehearsal dinner at a Malibu mansion to a crystal mine wedding in 1990s Sedona, a bachelorette party at a presidential estate in the 2000s, a penthouse ceremony in 2025, and an intergalactic courtroom in 2089, each of Lady Miss' weddings is less about the groom and more about the scheme. Whether she's blackmailing a senator, pitching a reality TV empire to her mother-in-law, or battling a tech billionaire for advertising rights on the moon, Lady Miss always has a plan, and it never goes the way she expects.

"Flowers in the rain, indeed. Big jump in the grain count. I can hear them jumping. This old hippy is sneezing already. Ya Ya! The flowers are spurting pollen all over the Manchester map. Gumbo never seen such a giant, golden step before." In a strange re-mixed future Manchester a cloud of...

After a global disaster prompts thousands of impossibly unlikely deaths, a bisexual statistics professor?who has convinced herself she might not exist?and an ethically dubious government agent must travel to Las Vegas to unravel the connection between deadly bouts of absurdity and a...

Winner of the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award. From the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Getting It Right is a touching comedy about a young man trying desperately to come of age. Gavin – a sensitive, shy, hairdresser in the West End – is, at...

In Mustard Seed they discover a massive underground complex stretching through miles of ancient lava tubes, and Mister Frostie grows up in a familiar, almost mythical mid-century small town with parks and stores and movie theatres and schools, even a miniature golf course. It's a time capsule full of people meant to preserve a tiny seed of the human experiment—just in case the human experiment blows up in the lab.

Eberhofer im Neubau, Birkenberger im Saustall und Susi (fast) im Bürgermeisteramt – und als wäre das Chaos in Niederkaltenkirchen nicht schon perfekt, geht auch noch die Oma auf Kur! Gut, dass die neue Haushaltshilfe Julika für Ordnung auf dem Eberhofer-Hof sorgt, während Franz sich wohl oder übel zwischen Susis Wahlkampf und dem neuen Hobby von Sohn Paul zurechtfinden muss. Als der örtliche »Steckerlfischkönig« plötzlich mausetot auf dem neu errichteten Golfplatz liegt, kommt das dem Dorfsheriff deshalb gar nicht so ungelegen.

An award-winning novel from an international rising star – spanning ancient and modern China – in the dazzlingly inventive style of Haruki Murakami and Kaliane Bradley 'Lu has a brilliant mind for style, language, pace and ideas, and this is a funny and fascinating book that I can’t wait...

‘An absolute riot of a read' THE SCOTSMAN ‘A gleeful state-of-the-nation dystopia' DAILY MAIL A high NRG, whip-smart look at the state of modern Britain through the eyes of a disparate band of rave rebels, from the author of the acclaimed, bestselling debut The Young Team and one of...

Two best friends. One messy love story. After another horrendous first date, Lizzie is DONE with the apps. No more swiping. No more small talk. Instead, she’s hatching a plan so brilliantly chaotic that her two best gal pals can’t say no: the ex-swap. It’s genius, each woman nominates her...

'Such a good time – a warm and funny story of found family that brings a whole neighbourhood to life. By the end of the book I felt like I'd lived there myself' Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands When Mona moved into her glorified broom closet in a broken-down apartment block...

She's fake dating the wrong guy. Enter Mr. Right. Scottie I've spent my whole life cleaning up after Jake Rodgers—the bad boy of Major League Baseball. So when his latest PR disaster threatens to send him to the minors, agreeing to fake date him feels noble. Temporary. Manageable. Then hot...

Confined to her apartment, a professor falls into an unlikely romance—with a pangolin. Ana, a literature professor, plans her remote classes while confined to her apartment during lockdown. Her lover, Alice, has died of Covid. In her place are a series of animals that demand Ana's care and...

Three gifted siblings bound by a troubled upbringing navigate fame, scandal, and co-dependent relationships, revealing how their emotional dependence on one another both sustains and ultimately threatens to destroy them. When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose...

From the author of THE NIGHTMARE ROOM and SUCKERVILLE . . . Derek Stratton, a widowed storm chaser and huckster, is doing his best to support his daughter. Their lives take a dangerous turn when a colossal tornado releases a swarm of prehistoric bees from the Colorado soil, plunging them into a...

In the Florida Keys, you have to take the shady with the sunny. And Tarpon Cove has more than fifty shades of shady going on.

They thought the portal was their biggest threat. But the curse—real or imagined—might tear their family apart. MILLS: I never imagined raising a baby in 1646. But here we are: surrounded by clan allies and enemies, protective charms, and a brooch that glows when danger's near. Just when I...

Two best friends. One apartment. Zero chance of this going to plan. Austin and Sydney have been best friends since he moved into her shoebox apartment in New York City over a decade ago. Now in their early thirties and living with their long-term partners, their lives are finally on track...