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Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 'An instant classic' - THE GUARDIAN 'A bloody masterpiece.' - MELISSA BRODER, author of THE PISCES 'Witty, emotional and gripping, Open Throat is a short but savage thrill ride' - THE INDEPENDENT 'Open Throat is Bret Easton Ellis meets...

Book agent extraordinaire Jane Stuart finally crawls out from under a stack of unread manuscripts. She starts a much-needed vacation, when her late husband's cousin, Stephanie, calls. She's about to start a new job in Shady Hills and wants to stay with Jane for a few days. Stephanie's new job as...

After spending several months banged up in Sunny Banks rescue center, life is looking good for Aubrey, a large tabby cat who has finally found his forever home with Molly and Jeremy. However, all that changes when a killer begins to target elderly people in the neighborhood. Aubrey wasn't particularly upset by some of the previous deaths—particularly that of Miss Jenkins, who enjoyed throwing stones at cats. But the latest victim, Mr. Telling, was one of the good humans.

Queen Elizabeth II was best known for two things—as the longest reigning monarch in British history and her love for corgis. Now, in this elegant gift book, we have a beautiful tribute to the final days of QEII, told from the poignant point of view of Muick, the Queen’s corgi. Muick is the...

After Jane's last brush with a murderer landed her with a feature in People magazine, she is eager to get back to her literary life as a book agent—reading book proposals, making deals, talking to authors. She's glad to put fame aside and now that her beloved son Nick's birthday is coming up...

Ein Hund aus dem Tierheim? Tommi ist begeistert, als seine Eltern den süßen Mischling Otter adoptieren. Allerdings zunächst nur auf Probe. Während Tommi und seine ältere Schwester Emma von dem quirligen Familienzuwachs begeistert sind, freuen sich ihre Eltern weniger. Otter liebt nämlich nichts mehr als Bäche, Flüsse und schmutzige Pfützen und richtet jeden Tag ein neues Chaos an. Tommis Vater droht, den Hund zurück ins Tierheim zu bringen, doch dann ist Otter plötzlich verschwunden. Tommi will ihn retten und erlebt das größte Abenteuer seines Lebens.

"A swoon-tastic rom-com that readers will love from beginning to end." —Romance by the Book on The Dachshund Wears Prada Can you ever really forget the one who got away? August Merriweather has always been good with animals. In fact, she’s known as Manhattan’s Dog Whisperer. Men, on the...

Can an officer and her K-9 partner survive a bomber with a vendetta? When a serial bomber’s explosion in Olympic National Park lands K-9 officer Willow Bates in the hospital, her estranged husband, FBI agent Theo Bates, rushes to her side. He’s determined to protect her and the baby he...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Hamilton Literary Award for Fiction Named a Best Book of the Year So Far by Audible In the tradition of Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!, a once-famous but now-abandoned aquarium-in-a-ship in Florida is the captivating backdrop for a novel of family secrets and...

Jack London was the epitome of the hard-drinking, hard-living novelist. His extraordinary career included spells as an oyster pirate, sailor, hobo, prospector in the Klondike Gold Rush, reporter in the Russo-Japanese war and round-the-world yachtsman. A chronic alcoholic, he died aged just 40...

When ex-boxer turned strip club bouncer Reggie Levine is recruited to retrieve a Chinese crested terrier from a fleapit roadside zoo, where the ugly mutt has been mistaken for the Chupacabra, our hapless hero soon finds himself embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy.

For a group of ship wrecked people, it's a dream come true to find themselves on the Isle of Legends, a ready to open resort with a zoo of animals genetically altered to resemble mythical beasts. While some of them indulge in the luxuries of the resort, others are skeptical of the excess around them, and of the dangers of tampering with nature to make new life.

Are sea otters as cute and clever as they seem? Miranda Jones is as captivated by their sweet faces as she is spellbound by their antics. She can hardly wait to interact with them on her kayaking expedition off California’s Central Coast. Yet nothing could be more surprising than the controversy they’ve caused in the sun-drenched Santa Barbara waters, nor more disturbing than the vehement hatred they seem to inspire among local fishermen.

Doctor Dolittle returns from his voyages and sets his house in order. This includes expanding his zoo to include a home for crossbred dogs and a club for rodents. Doctor Dolittle's Zoo is different from all others because there are no cages; the animals stay there voluntarily and are free to leave whenever they want.

Te presentamos a Molly, un cachorro muy especial con una razón de vida muy importante.

Molly sabe que su tarea en este mundo es cuidar de su pequeña C. J., pero no es una misión fácil. Gloria, la descuidada madre de C. J., no le permitirá tener un perro en casa, ya que pasan por un momento difícil, por lo que la misión de Molly es permanecer oculta en la habitación de C. J., acurrucarse con ella por las noches y protegerla de las malas personas. Y no importará nada de lo que Gloria diga o haga, porque nada en este mundo podrá alejar a Molly de la niña a la que ama...

Jane Stuart is a widowed young mother and literary agent with a knack for solving mysteries. Winky, her tortoiseshell cat, has a nose for trouble. In Missing Marlene, they team up to solve the mystery of a missing nanny who may have met with foul play. The last thing a working mom like Jane...

Пятнистая смерть... Так аранхские саки называли леопардов, водившихся в непролазных зарослях чангалы. Пятнистая смерть нападала внезапно, одним ударом лапы вырывала сердце. Она была беспощадна и кровожадна. Она убивала, чтобы насытиться кровью жертвы.

Holly ist 32, freiberufliche PR-Managerin und zieht nach dem Aus einer zweijährigen Beziehung an den östlichen Stadtrand von Hamburg. Die Nähe zur Natur gibt ihr Halt und Kraft; es erinnert sie an die glücklichen Tage ihrer Kindheit auf einem Hof in Nordfriesland. Auf dem heimatlichen Hof zeichnet sich ein Konflikt ab. Hollys Bruder Rolf und dessen Frau Pia beschließen, auf Massentierhaltung umzustellen, um endlich rentabel wirtschaften zu können. Hollys und Rolfs Mutter, ein Blumenkind der 1968er, ist gegen die Pläne, kann sich der Argumentation aber nicht verschließen.

This collection of short stories of Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little includes: "Upper Story," "The Iggy Papers," and "The Numbers After Two."

Zwischen seinem Job als CEO einer Trading-Gesellschaft und dem Schritt in die Selbstständigkeit möchte sich Aiven Kelly ein paar Wochen Auszeit in einer irischen, kleinen Küstenstadt gönnen. Doch schon bei seinem ersten wortwörtlichen Zusammenstoß mit Kiana läuft alles ganz anders als geplant. Ihr freches Mundwerk zieht ihn genauso an wie ihre natürliche Art, da ändern auch ihre Lügen vor der Polizei nichts daran. Kiana kann mit dem arroganten Touristen absolut nichts anfangen.