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‘Conrad is a delight’ – S. J. Bennett Join Lulu Lewis, a retired detective with a knack for exposing mysteries, and Conrad, her extraordinary talking cat, as they take on their spookiest case yet . . . Lulu and Conrad dock in Stratford-upon-Avon to visit friends for Halloween. But the...

Eine abgetrennte Nase, ein Bankenskandal und ein Müllmann auf Spurensuche Im Jahr 2008 steht Island am Rande des Zusammenbruchs. Die Banken wanken, die Börse crasht und der gutmütige Müllmann Gómur Barðdal entdeckt eine abgetrennte menschliche Nase in einem Abfallcontainer eines...

Ein ermittelnder Hausmeister auf St. Pauli? Na klar! Es liegt in seiner Natur, Ordnung zu schaffen! Kaputte Glühbirnen, tropfende Wasserhähne … Alltag für Hausmeister Penzkofer in seiner Wohnanlage auf St. Pauli. Auch die Beschwerde einer Mieterin über Lärmbelästigung ist für ihn nichts...

Glamour ist ein Überlebenskampf – und nicht alle sind ihm gewachsen Von einem Gig als Osterhase bei einem Mode-Designer steigt Felix Kellergeist kometenhaft in die Welt der Supermodels auf. Alles scheint dem Goldjungen in den Schoß zu fallen. Auch seine neuen besten Freunde: Merc, Genie...

In the summer of 1968, Rose sets off for the United States from Kentish Town; in her suitcase a polka-dot dress and a one-way ticket. Together with the sinister man known only as Washington Harold, she goes in search of the charismatic and elusive Dr Wheeler – the man Rose credits with rescuing her from a terrible childhood, and against whom Harold nurses a silent grudge. As the odd couple journey across an America on the brink of paranoid disintegration, their journey mirrors that of Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign.

Surprise, you’re dead! This hilarious and moving novel follows a couple forced into unthinkable challenges when, after dying in a plane crash, they find themselves in the lowest tier of heaven, filled with laughter and dread, fear and acceptance, and family bonds even death can't break...

A propulsive, electrifying novel about a hitman who is forced to take an impossible job, by the rising literary sensation and comedian Sam Tallent, author of Running The Light “With his American contract killer in Paris, Sam Tallent has created a protagonist you’ll never forget as the bodies...

A scorching-hot romance about what happens when you break a golden rule: Don’t get hooked on your hookup. When Lucy, a recent NYU law grad with plans to work abroad, and James, a caterer who dreams of opening a small-town restaurant, indulge in a summer fling, they know there’s an expiration...

In Soviet Russia of the 1920s, a dying woman reveals a tantalizing secret: her family’s fortune in jewels has been hidden inside one of twelve ordinary chairs. This confession sets off a madcap treasure hunt that spans small provincial towns, the bustling streets of Moscow, and the glittering...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes possibles... du moins, c'est ce qu'on a appris au jeune Candide. Chassé du château de Thunder-ten-tronckh pour un baiser volé à la belle Cunégonde, ce héros naïf part pour un tour du monde...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. SOME SECRETS ARE WORTH MORE THAN MONEY Reyes has owned Reyes Stationery and Sundries for eleven years. In that time he's developed exactly one skill worth mentioning: he could sell a ballpen to someone who'd only walked in to escape the rain. But when a...

కార్టూనిస్ట్ మల్లిక్ తన రచనలతో ఎంతో మంది పాఠకుల పెదాల పై ఇట్టే చిరునవ్వు పువ్వులు కురిపిస్తాడు. కడుపుబ్బా...

Joshua Cross was supposed to die once. Instead, Heaven made it permanent. Every time Joshua dies, he's dragged back before celestial bureaucracy, handed another bill, and thrown into another century. Ancient Rome mistakes him for a political threat. Viking-age Norway mistakes him for something disturbingly Odin-shaped. Egypt turns him into the most blamed man in the Exodus. Every death adds another legend. Every resurrection adds another fee. Joshua doesn't want to change history. He just wants to survive long enough to stop accidentally becoming part of it.

Riley Ellison thought she was making a bold move when she left her job at the Tuttle Corner Library for the exciting world of print journalism. Except it hasn’t been all that exciting so far. As the Tuttle Times’ new obituary writer, her career prospects seem deader than ever. But all that changes when Riley’s former co-worker Tabitha finds her soon-to-be father-in-law dead on his office floor. Now Riley has plenty of questions to answer if she wants to give this obit the attention it deserves—especially with Tabitha’s fiancé suspected of the murder.

This book is an Aspiring Baker’s Journey through Norse Mythology and Viking Sagas. Delve deep into the dough of the Norse Mythology and learn how Odin baked the Universe. Explore the bakeries and ovens of the Master Bakers in the nine Realms and taste the baking adventures of gods, dwarves and giants. Sail on the longship mobile bakeries with the adventurous Viking bakers and see how they spread their sourdough starter across the world. The Norse Mythology and Key Viking Sagas are here, kneaded, proofed, baked and covered with chocolate icing.

Broadfield Lane isn’t just an estate—it’s a living, breathing ecosystem of chaos. In this second edition of the saga, The Woman At Number 12 returns as the quiet centre of a neighbourhood that refuses to behave like a normal neighbourhood.

A MAGICAL WORLD. A RELUCTANT HERO. A RAGTAG TEAM. It’s already been a bad day for Richard Parry, and that’s before he’s shot. After that it just gets worse. Thrown into a surreal world, he is seen by some as the manifestation of a prophecy and bringer of doom who might need to be soundly terminated. On the positive side, the Ministry of Insecurity think he will be useful on a suicide mission.

Robert designs graffiti-inducing products. The more they’re vandalized, the more money he makes. Disillusioned with his absurd job and sad about his aimless life, he embarks on a poorly planned, covert, self-improvement journey that goes terribly, hilariously wrong.

Edward Mills and George Benton (A Tale): These two were distantly related to each other seventh cousins, or something of that sort. While still babies they became orphans, and were adopted by the Brants, a childless couple, who quickly grew very fond of them. The Brants were always saying: "Be pure, honest, sober, industrious, and considerate of others, and success in life is assured.

'Home - Sweet Home is how people usually describe their attachment to their homes. A home is sweet when the members living there execute their duties well. If we consider a husband and wife living in a home, it is their responsibility to make it a Sweet home. From understanding each other to...