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Spies come in all shapes and sizes but all of the spies in this volume are decidedly not like the urbane British agent James Bond, who regularly saves the world. These spies are on a missionand whether that’s saving their own lives, or the lives of many others imperilled by their Nation’s foes.

Murder is that most heinous of crimes. But some murderers simply can’t get enough of it. Beneath the well-known monsters such as Lecter there lurk those other evil-doers who are the vivid confessions of our classic authors.

Struggling to recover from a particularly bad breakup, Amy is unable to resist the allure of drugs and alcohol, but an explosive and unexplainable death at a party leaves questions that she is wary to press. Six friends marked for death. An unrelenting and merciless force hunting them. Amy and friends must face the harsh reality of their actions before there is no one left to save.

Some things are not meant to be forgotten. An ancient timber circle emerges from a storm-lashed coast. A secret chamber is discovered beneath a Victorian zoo. A long-lost tomb of undead knights is unearthed beneath the streets of Paris. What happens when the buried and the drowned break free? The Buried and the Drowned is my collection of dark, thrilling short stories that will take you from the volcanic shores of Iceland to the silent depths of the Pacific, from the catacombs of history to the frontiers of genetic science.

The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is the very talented Nobel prize winning Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf.

In a remote valley bound by prayer and fear, two boys are chosen to take part in The Drawing—a sacred ritual meant to cleanse sin from their village. But when mercy defies doctrine, and friendship challenges faith, the fire meant to purify consumes everything instead.

Qualche settimana dopo l'inattesa morte del padre, Paul Auster si ritrova nella grande casa ormai deserta di un uomo che per tutta la vita aveva vissuto caparbiamente distaccato dal mondo e dagli affetti. Accostando i frammenti sparsi di un'esistenza pressoché estranea, facendo lo spoglio delle carte e degli oggetti personali di quel padre distante e sfuggente, Auster si imbatte nelle testimonianze di un lontano delitto che aveva scosso la vita della famiglia all'inizio del secolo.

Die Rache ist eine Kurzgeschichte des russischen Schriftstellers Anton Tschechow: Lew Ssawwitsch Turmanow, ein Durchschnittsbürger im Besitze eines kleinen Kapitals, einer jungen Frau und einer großen Glatze spielte einmal bei der Namenstagsfeier eines seiner Freunde Whist. Nach einem ordentlichen Verlust, der ihm den Schweiß in die Stirne trieb, erinnerte er sich plötzlich, dass er schon lange keinen Schnaps getrunken hatte...

In A Birthday by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of responsibility, selfishness, gender roles, appearance, suffering and paralysis. Taken from her In a German Pension collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of responsibility. Andreas if anything thinks only of himself. True he goes to fetch Doctor Erb but apart from this Andreas takes no responsibility for the condition that Anna may be in.

In fünf Erzählungen setzt sich Salman Rushdie mit dem Leben, dem Tod und der elften Stunde des Lebens auseinander – großartig gelesen von Thomas Loibl! Indien, England, Amerika – die großen Stationen in Salman Rushdies Leben bilden auch die Schauplätze seines Erzählungsquintetts, in denen er sich mit der elften Stunde des Lebens auseinandersetzt, der Zeit, in der das Leben und der Tod immer näher aneinanderrücken.

When Unity returns to port early with a bountiful harvest of whale oil, Captain Septimus Brooks and his men think they’ve earned an extended time off of the raging waves. But Pittman Whaling and Shipping sees an opportunity for a double harvest. Before the men can even take to the sea again, though, Brooks becomes injured and is forced to put his son, Seth Brooks, in charge of the ship. He imparts the wisdom earned from decades on the water, then waves his son and crew off from shore. All seems well until Unity is hailed by the Rachel, its captain calling for help.

This Isn’t Real, Is It? is a haunting collection of short stories where reality slips, memories misfire, and trauma refuses to stay buried. A woman answers a phone call—from her own number—and hears herself dying on the other end. A survivor of eye surgery finds familiar objects in her new home that shouldn't be there… unless she never truly left the old one. A little girl is pushed through a broken window and told to unlock the door—never mind the blood on her knees.

A stirring literary collection that explores the human experience with wisdom and honesty, by award-winning author Dustin Beall Smith. In Free Fall, author and writing teacher Dustin Beall Smith delivers a powerful collection of personal essays, talks, short fiction, and poetry. With a broad range of subjects—from American culture and academia to desire, failure, love, and the impermanence of all things—Smith delves into the lived life. At the same time, he champions the importance of process over product, attention over intention, and implicit meaning over overt messaging.

Welcome to Arkham—a place where reason crumbles, forbidden knowledge festers, and shadows move of their own accord. In this chilling anthology, we'll explore the haunted heart of H. P. Lovecraft’s New England mythos. These seven tales chart the descent of scholars, doctors, and dreamers as they brush against the secrets lurking beneath Arkham’s ivy-clad halls and crumbling colonial homes. From reanimation experiments gone awry to occult rituals beneath moonless skies, each story peels back the veil on a world not meant to be known.

My ex's bad decisions got him killed. Now, I'm on the run. Working at a funeral home seemed like a safe way to lay low—until one of the bodies jumped off the table and attacked me. Forced to hit the road again, I end up stranded in Shadow Ridge when my car breaks down. Desperate, I break into what I thought was an empty house, only to come face-to-face with a dangerously handsome werewolf. He’s intense, lethal, and says he wants to help. But with danger closing in from every direction, I can’t decide what’s riskier: the people chasing me… or trusting him with my heart.

Ein Unikum ist eine Kurzgeschichte des russischen Schriftstellers Anton Tschechow: Ein Uhr nachts. Vor der Türe der alten Jungfer und Hebamme Marja Petrowna Koschkina bleibt ein schlanker Herr im steifen Hut und Mantel mit Kapuze stehen. Im Dunkeln kann man weder sein Gesicht noch seine Hände unterscheiden, doch seine Art zu hüsteln und zu klingeln zeugen schon von einem soliden, positiven und respekteinflößenden Charakter. Die Tür geht nach dem dritten Läuten auf, und Marja Petrowna selbst kommt zum Vorschein.

The Luft Bad is a short story by Katherine Mansfield: I think it must be the umbrellas which make us look ridiculous. – When I was admitted into the enclosure for the first time, and saw my fellow-bathers walking about very nearly “in their nakeds,” it struck me that the umbrellas gave a distinctly “Little Black Sambo” touch...

Lucy and Michael keep a regular lunch date, but their rendezvous hides a twisted secret that neither wants to share…

A Bright and Beautiful Eternal World collects a dozen tales of cosmic horror and monstrosities lurking beneath the civilized veneer of this mythical town, where artists, fishermen, scientists, writers, and everyday people (not all of them entirely human) live in the shadows of entities and powers beyond their comprehension, where the echoes of history never cease ringing, and if you hike into the hills at night or linger too long by the harbor, you might never find your way back.

In her newest book, a collection of short stories, Mary Tonetti Dorra has amassed a group of characters based in part on her own real friends and relatives who interact with those which are purely fictional.