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Assassins Anonymous isn't just a weekly recovery meeting for reformed killers—it's also a family. When Valencia receives troubling news that her brother has gone missing, she wants to rush off to LA to find him. But she can’t bring her baby girl, Lucia. Enter the other members of Assassins Anonymous—Mark, Astrid, and Booker, who offer to watch the toddler while she's gone. After all, they're three of the deadliest, most highly skilled people on the planet; what could go wrong? Turns out, a lot.

Adrian Chase always thought the zombie apocalypse would be fun; you bash in a few heads, gather up some food, and go on your merry way. But when reporters and journalists in her news building begin turning into flesh eating monsters, however, she realizes it's very different than what she's seen in movies. Armed with barely any food, a couple of Nerf weapons, and a vague idea of what is happening, she and a rag tag team of employees fight to survive as long as possible in their situation.

There are many sides to Danny McBride: he starred as the iconic character Kenny Powers in the cult classic HBO show Eastbound & Down, a series he also wrote and created, just as he did with Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones. He’s produced horror films (Halloween) and starred in sci-fi (Alien: Covenant). But ever since he was young, he’s been writing short fiction, and it’s always been private. Until now.

Bad Grandma! Written by Jacquelyn Bishop | Narrated by Claire Glover | Produced & Published by Audiobook Publishing ServicesA laugh-out-loud family adventure with sound effects and music that bring every scene to life! Meet Grandma Jackie — sweet on the outside, mischievous on the inside! In Bad Grandma! by Jacquelyn Bishop, listeners are introduced to a lively grandmother and her four energetic grandchildren — Taylor, Kirsten, Katelyn, and Riley — who turn everyday moments into unforgettable adventures.

Seventeen-year-old Kitty Heath is determined to shine at Harvard’s Class Day celebrations, outfitted in a fashionable Paris organdie gown with daisies in her bonnet and a train she insists upon having. Behind her excitement stands her devoted sister Priscilla, quietly sacrificing to make Kitty’s dreams possible. But amid flirtations, mishaps, and a humiliating tumble, Kitty learns that true happiness lies not in appearances or admiration, but in the steadfast love of family and the honest affection of her cousin Jack.

"The Empathizer" is a provocative dystopian political satire that transports listeners to a fractured America after a second civil war. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death," this limited audio series follows one man's harrowing journey when he returns to the progressive West Coast and becomes trapped as the deadly pandemic sweeps through the region.

Welcome to Maizeville, a quaint little town nestled in the heart of corn country, where the sun always shines, the corn is always tall, and the zombies are just a tad bit corny. As you step into this charming community, you might notice the slightly off-kilter scarecrows that seem to be watching you with an unsettling enthusiasm. Don’t worry; they’re just keeping an eye on the crops and your snack choices. In Maizeville, the locals take their corn seriously, and the only thing they love more than sweet corn is a good chuckle—unless, of course, they’re gnawing on your leg.

When Aunt Hypatia arrives with the horrifying Euphonia Gumboot in tow, Bentley suggests an escape to New York in the company dirigible. Alas, the cat finds its way out of the bag and the dirigible becomes a kind of flying ark filled with friends, enemies... and Miss Gumboot. It will be a miracle if Cyril returns from America unbetrothed!

È la topa quella cosa, copricapo in tutta fretta, ma se mastichi l’uvetta, è la topa di tu’ ma’.

Questo audiolibro è dedicato ai libri umoristici e alle parodie di Valerio Di Stefano.

Spiraling from a disastrous falling-out with her best friend, Savannah retreats to her parents’ empty lake house in upstate New York to tend her wounds. Isolated and reeling from rejection, she spends her days in a fog, drinking and overthinking in equal worrisome measure. Until she wakes up one morning in the woods behind the house—next to a dead body. Instead of calling the police, Savannah reads the journal she finds nearby, reliving the last desperate months of this woman’s life lost in the wilderness, fighting for survival. Ava, as it turns out, is more than just a cold, lonely corpse.

The Secret Dinner by Raphael Montes is a forthcoming title from Celadon Books...

In The Cosmic Con, the wildly inventive final installment of the Sacred Fool Trilogy, A.J. Salara delivers a hilarious and heartfelt sendoff to a generation of seekers chasing downloads, DNA upgrades, and their place among the stars. It’s a parody of New Age consumer culture—and a deeply human exploration of what happens when the myth collapses and all that’s left is... you.

Once one of the CIA’s most talented agents, Elayna Miller struck off on her own for moral reasons. Now surrounded by a like-minded team, she selects her cases carefully and only kills those who really have it coming. When her latest case leads Elayna to Mexico, it also takes her in an unexpected direction--toward her past. In the aftermath, Elayna has to confront the fact that no one she loves is as safe as she has believed, and her team will never be the same again.

Ernst Scharrer (1925-2020) wurde in Nürnberg geboren und verbrachte die meiste Zeit seines Lebens in seiner fränkischen Heimat. Als Teilnehmer des Zweiten Weltkriegs war sein eigentliches literarisches Beschäftigungsgebiet die Zeitgeschichte. Doch diese anspruchsvolle Thematik verließ er hin und wieder, um sich in humorvolleren Gefilden mittels Kurzgeschichten zu entspannen. Die vorliegenden „Dialoge höherer Art“ aus Franken sind solch eine literarische Verschnaufpause, im überwiegend fränkischen Dialekt der Umgebung seiner Geburtsstadt.

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s international best seller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un....

This is a collection of the first six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series. It includes "Cave of the Kobolds"; "Zombie Attack"; "Orcs, Bears, and Assholes"; "Shipfaced"; "Dungeon Crawl"; and "The Creep on the Borderlands".

Tuesday Mooney loves a puzzle. So when an eccentric billionaire drops dead, leaving behind a fiendish treasure hunt - open to anyone - to his fortune, Tuesday can’t resist. Although she works best alone, she soon finds herself partnering up with best friend Dex (money manager by day, karaoke zealot by night) and the mysterious Nathaniel Arches, eldest son of a wealthy family who held a long-running feud with the dead man.

Era de suponer que las autoras June Hayward y Athena Liu iban a alcanzar juntas el estrellato: ambas se graduaron a la vez en Yale y publicaron su primer libro el mismo año. Pero, pasado el tiempo, Athena ha triunfado en varios géneros literarios y June no ha conocido aún las mieles del éxito. Así que cuando June es testigo de la muerte de Athena en un horrible accidente, actúa de forma impulsiva: roba la obra maestra que Athena acababa de terminar, una novela sobre las contribuciones de los trabajadores chinos tanto en Gran Bretaña como en Francia durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.

Miles, the now iconic alter ego of author Rex Pickett—who was first introduced in the critically acclaimed book Sideways and its award-winning movie adaptation—resurfaces on the South Island of New Zealand. All he has in life is a half hectare of Pinot Noir, a guest cottage where his days are numbered, a special needs cat named Max, and a winemaker partner pressing him for a more committed relationship.