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Saying all priests and preachers are good people is like saying all politicians are honest. That is a bridge too far. So, have a laugh at this bewildering congregation of ghosts who were in limbo, the name of the place between Heaven and Hell where they were free of their vows of silence and were able to giggle at the confessions they had heard and even their own follies that they owned up to when the pressure was off.

Absolute Anhedonia is a satirical novel about Jeff Winters, a man living in a dystopian society. Believing life to be meaningless, Jeff has lost the ability to feel anything. He is addicted to the internet, working, and generally tries to avoid contact with other people as much as realistically possible. When he makes a big mistake at his job, Jeff is forced to abandon his comfort zone and flees to an island with no real plan.

Oma Käthe, 81, die lustige und robuste Schwiegermutter des bekannten Dorfpolizisten Jupp Backes aus der Bestseller-Reihe »Familie Jupp Backes ermittelt« bekommt ihren 2. Mordfall zum Lösen. Ohne Vorkenntnisse lesbar. Für alle, die es gerne lustig und spannend mögen. Klappentext: Mord in der Sylter-High-Society! Oma Käthe hat neuerdings ein Helfer-und-Putz-Syndrom: Sie übernimmt für eine erkrankte Bekannte deren Job als Haushälterin in der Villa der Unternehmerfamilie Lindholm. Dort rasselt sie sofort mit der jungen und bildhübschen Millionärsgattin Fernanda aneinander.

A wickedly funny, “compulsively readable” (Sophie Stava, author of Count My Lies) novel about a San Diego housewife whose obsessive love affair with her neighbor’s roofer is interrupted by a murder. Perdita Jungfrau thought she was going to be married to her husband forever, so falling in...

From the nationally bestselling author of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, comes a funny and moving novel in which a former college swimmer falls off a cruise ship and must keep treading water as memories and regrets wash over him—perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette; Florence Adler...

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An old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine, on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric Claude and his wife Julia. The girl in the centre is dreamy Lily, whose latest failed love affair forms the purpose of the weekend, as Lily's friends set out to help her ensnare an unwitting father for her unborn child. Next to her is Norman, a Marxist romantic hell-bent on seducing his milk-white hostess; behind them is old, persecuted Shebah; and, slightly apart, the young man on whom all hopes are pinned: quiet, pleasant Edward.

From the incendiary voice behind Your Driver is Waiting, a riotous novel following a family of Tamil refugees who fled civil war in Sri Lanka to pursue a better life, just for it to be up-ended by the schemes of a self-proclaimed day-trading savant, jeopardizing everything they’ve worked so...

On a comedown from one of their infamous parties, the dysfunctional Morland siblings find a guest has been murdered… and hide the body in their wine cellar. This locked-room crime thriller is a deliciously dark descent into privilege and paranoia, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, and...

What’s the worst way to be found dead? How about in an apparent auto-asphyxiation accident, complete with latex gear and gimp mask… When Gabe’s friend Ben is discovered in such a situation, the author goes on a drug-fueled adventure to prove that the death was no accident. Set in the world of deviant sexuality and consensual torture, what Gabe uncovers is nearly beyond comprehension. Will he catch a killer or lose himself while wading through the most miserable filth this planet can offer?

"On any list of writers that make me laugh, Mary Pauline Lowry is near the top. Last Night Was Killer, but it's also killer fun." -- Steven Rowley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guncle A suspenseful, bighearted, and laugh-out-loud story of a single mom trying to do it all—including...

Ein Mädchen verschwindet spurlos auf dem Heimweg von der Schule. Am selben Tag wird eine Frau aus einem Hotel entführt. Kriminalhauptkommissar Harry Stangl steht vor einem Rätsel – und vor einem noch größeren Problem: Sein eigenes Auto wurde am Tatort gesichtet. Während die Ermittlungen unter Hochdruck laufen, verdichten sich die Hinweise auf eine dunkle Wahrheit, die tief unter der Oberfläche der beschaulichen Küstenstadt schlummert.

In this twisty, uproarious debut for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht — while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friend's untimely passing. This is a...

Despite being son to Don Allesandro Fugue, AKA Big Al, AKA The Al Mighty, AKA King of the Denver streets, Tommy Fugue has never had much interest in the family business. But when his father assigns him the “summer job” of mastering digital money laundering, Tommy figures he can list some fake projects on FunFunder, pledge them with zombie accounts, and clean a dirty $20,000 in time for college in the fall.

Maria ha vent'anni, studia a Milano in Bocconi, ha una camera in un appartamento centralissimo, frequenta locali di grido, i suoi amici sono gender-fluid e i suoi compagni di corso guidano Porsche e Lamborghini. È il suo strano mondo. O così - strano - sembra a suo padre Gil, che invece abita in provincia, a Pavia, e ha più di sessant'anni. Gil adora Maria, e come non potrebbe? Ma tra lui e lei, figlia unica, passano due generazioni.

“Brat is a raucous story of the messy, messed-up business of living, dying and having a family.” —Financial Times “The novel crackles with gothic horror, deadpan humor, and a damning sense of alienation that you won’t soon shake.” —Chicago Review of Books From a provocative...

A single momentous day transforms the lives of students and professors at a school for stand-up comedy in a novel that “[brims] with insecure characters, clever repartee, dark jokes and funny riffs” (The Wall Street Journal) “Insightful, compassionate, biting and honest.”—The...

Dem Renovierungswahnsinn der Villa Mimmi endlich entronnen, gönnen sich Maike und Alex zum Jahreswechsel einen wohlverdienten Kurzurlaub auf Fuerteventura. Doch schon auf dem Weg dorthin warten einige Überraschungen. Auch der Hotelaufenthalt im All-Inclusive-Wunsch-Resort verläuft nicht immer so entspannend, wie sich die frischgebackenen Hausbesitzer das vorstellen.

Mike Kovacs is an economics professor, who's trying to get over a bitter divorce. He’s barely on speaking terms with his only child. And he’s just killed two bicyclists in an inebriated hit-and-run at a deserted Michigan beach. (In his defense, he hadn’t meant to get that drunk. And what’s the use of getting caught and going to jail if it means you can no longer make positive contributions to society?)

Am letzten Wochenende vor Semesterbeginn, das sie wie immer in der Strandvilla der Eltern von John und Gretchen verbringen, kommt es zwischen John, Tom und Nicolas zu einer Wette: Wer es schafft, die ahnungslose Susan—Zimmergenossin von Gretchen und berüchtigte harte Nuss—zu verführen, bekommt das beste Zimmer im Verbindungshaus.