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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami, read by Kirby Heyborne. The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84. In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife...

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved.

Masterfully told and as suspenseful as it is haunting, The Green Mile is Stephen King’s classic #1 New York Times bestselling dramatic serial novel and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block...

Lauren Hope likes her life perfectly measured and 'just so'. Running her cosy café in the idyllic Somerset village of Lower Brambleton provides all the fun and friendship she needs - from the safe side of the counter. But when her mother and long-time sounding board heads off on an adventure of her own, Lauren sees a chance to shake things up, especially when a mysterious new neighbour moves to the village. Marc Hathaway is desperate for a fresh start. Still reeling from the loss of his wife, he's moved to his dream house with his energetic six-year-old twin boys.

In einer stürmischen Winternacht wird in dem uralten Steinkreis von Boscawen-ûn eine Leiche entdeckt. Der Mann ist auffällig gekleidet, ohne Ausweise, seine Identität unbekannt. Erste Untersuchungen lassen offen, ob es sich um einen Unfall, Suizid oder ein Verbrechen handelt. Detective Chief Inspector Fiona Sutherland übernimmt die Ermittlungen. Zur selben Zeit brennt in Penzance das Antiquitätengeschäft von Antony Rowe vollständig aus, der Ladenbesitzer gilt seitdem als vermisst.

Als Liliane von ihrem ersten Urlaub nach der Scheidung zurückkommt, erreicht sie ein Anruf aus einem Krankenhaus in Schottland: Ihr 89-jähriger Vater ist allein in die Highlands gereist und hat in der Wildnis einen Herzinfarkt erlitten. Noch in Strandschuhen und T-Shirt fährt Liliane ihm nach, um ihn nach Hause zu holen. Doch ihr geschwächter Vater will nur eines: bis zur nördlichsten Spitze Schottlands laufen, wie damals als junger Student. Liliane sieht keine andere Möglichkeit, als ihn zu begleiten.

Amid the lakes, forests, and long winters of northern Wisconsin, Calhoun Dunn lives a small life by choice. In his hometown of Winter Lake, population 800, Cal keeps his days deliberately simple: early mornings, steady work, familiar faces, and long stretches of quiet in the woods and on the water. It is a life carefully built to keep the past at a manageable distance. Five years earlier, a family tragedy upended everything Cal thought he knew about himself. Since then, he has lived with the conviction that some mistakes cannot be undone and some people are not worthy of repair.

A Southern Gothic family saga that reveals its secrets like a nesting doll. Disillusioned with his soulless New York career, RJ Burnette returns to his Appalachian home to find himself, only to discover a web of family secrets, including a decades-old murder. As he peels back layers of deception, RJ must confront the community’s rigid code of silence that forces him to question his identity, his past, and the very definition of justice in the insular world of Gizzard’s Holler.

Der Buchclub des englischen Küstendorfs St Tredock ist eine eingeschworene Gemeinschaft: Die Rentnerin Phyllis kennt alle Agatha-Christie-Krimis in- und auswendig, Arthur liest seiner Frau Liebesgeschichten vor, und der schüchterne Teenager Ash flüchtet sich am liebsten in Science-Fiction-Romane. Eines Tages bekommt die bunte Runde unerwarteten Zuwachs: Der geheimnisvolle Michael taucht auf – und verschwindet während eines Treffens genauso plötzlich wieder. Kurz darauf wird seine Mutter tot aufgefunden, und 10.000 Pfund fehlen in der Kasse des Gemeindezentrums.

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien’s epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, available as a complete and unabridged audiobook. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

Cormac McCarthy, best-selling author of National Book Award winner All the Pretty Horses, delivers his first new novel in seven years. Written in muscular prose, No Country for Old Men is a powerful tale of the West that moves at a blistering pace.

Grace Evans, an overworked New Yorker looking for a total escape from her busy life, books an Airbnb on a ranch in the middle of Wyoming. When she arrives at the idyllic getaway, she’s pleased to find that the owner is a handsome man by the name of Calvin Wells—and he’s eager to introduce her to his easygoing way of life. But there are things Grace discovers that she’s not too pleased about: A lack of cell phone service. A missing woman. And a feeling that something isn’t right with the ranch.

Moving to my fiancé Adam's hometown was supposed to be an adventure, the beginning of our life together. Instead, I'm met by his unwelcoming family and an old friend who wants more than friendship from Adam. He let me down once. Adam swears Millie is just a friend, like a little sister to him. That their feelings for each other are completely platonic. I just wonder if she believes this. To his family and friends, I'm the outsider standing in the way of Adam and Millie's destined love story.

#1 New York Times Bestseller! Read by Academy Award–winning actress Viola Davis. “Davis is a force of nature, and her performance is riveting.” — Kirkus Reviews Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson’s Judge Stone "delivers first-class courtroom drama...

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her twin. Too bad for Naomi, her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with a niece she didn’t know she had. Now, she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no home - and an 11-year-old to take care of. Since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least Knox can do is help her out. And just as soon as she's out of trouble, he can get back to his peaceful, solitary life. That’s the plan, until the trouble turns to real danger.

In Magnolia Grove, the race for mayor is heating up… and someone just turned it deadly. The town is buzzing about three things: the upcoming election, the grand opening of the historic underground tunnel tours, and a shiny new coffee bar opening right across from Parker Hayes's cozy cafe Catch You Latte. The whole town seems excited about the competition. Parker? Not so much. When a promotional event in the tunnels ends with a tragedy, everyone is ready to call it an accident. But as questions pile up, whispers of murder start spreading through town.

**DREAM COUNT, the searing new bestselling novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is out now!** THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION ‘WINNER OF WINNERS’ One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' ‘A literary masterpiece’ DAILY MAIL ‘An immense achievement’ OBSERVER In 1960s Nigeria...

If you aren't helping catapult my family's vineyard to success, you're in my way. I don't have the time or patience for problems...and the gorgeous little social media manager my cousins just hired is a big problem. Constance Maverick pushes every button I have, and she does it with a smile on her face. That doesn't stop me from fantasizing about the ninety different ways I'd like her tied to my desk. It certainly doesn't stop me from claiming her as mine, either.

A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables . . . before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the...

Iniziato nel 1795 e pubblicato nel 1811, Ragione e sentimento di Jane Austen narra le vicende umane e sentimentali delle sorelle Dashwood...