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"Er beobachtet dich im Schlaf. Und wenn er dir einen Schmetterling schenkt, dann beginnt seine tödliche Liebe …" Alleinstehende Frauen werden von einem psychopathischen Stalker verfolgt. Der stille Beobachter schleicht nachts in ihre Häuser und legt sich unbemerkt zu ihnen ins Bett. Als die...

In einem Haifischbecken einer Forschungseinrichtung auf Rügen treibt die Leiche des Meeresbiologen Marius Langenfeld. Der Forscher war sehr bekannt und hatte sich aktiv für die Erhaltung der Meereswelt der Ostsee eingesetzt. Damit hatte er sich viele Feinde gemacht. Hauptkommissarin Gretchen Larssen und ihr Team beginnen zu ermitteln und stellen fest, dass Marius kaltblütig ermordet wurde, da er mit einem Seil gefesselt worden war.

Greed and corruption, bribery and fraud, insiders getting fabulously rich while workers get robbed. Sound familiar? That was the great battle for Butte, Montana, at the dawn of the 20th century when it was the richest hill on earth. Copper was the treasure, eagerly sought for wiring the modern...

When a magical accident reveals the strings of fate, a wandering demon mercenary becomes entangled with her soulmate, a tea maker who is struggling to revive her parents' floating teahouse, in Tea Leaves & Fate Strings, the newest cozy YA fantasy from New York Times-bestselling author C.B. Lee...

Eine junge Prostituierte stürzt von einer Brücke in ein fahrendes Auto. Eine Zweite sitzt tot an einem Campingtisch bei einer Raststation. Als die alarmierte Polizei am Tatort eintrifft, stellt sie fest, dass die toten Mädchen ein schreckliches gemeinsames Merkmal aufweisen: Sie haben Rabenmasken auf ihrem Gesicht geklebt.

Harare, Zimbabwe, 2011. This is a story of five marriages and one gun. A British couple wonder at the unknowable city beyond their guarded compound while they build walls between themselves. An American begins to suspect his new home is having an insidious effect on his 'African queen' and their young daughter. An enthusiastic young intellectual follows his wife and his dreams to the city and finds only disillusion. An intelligence officer loses a crucial piece of evidence.

Summer love was never supposed to behave. Summer Lovin’ is a Spellwings Press anthology filled with romance, fantasy, darkness, humour, heat, heartbreak, and beautiful chaos. Across this collection, love takes many forms: dangerous vampires drawn together by blood and desire, ancient gods playing at war and seduction, a spicy ghost story, a chaotic Carnivale romp, longing and duty, and vulnerability beneath the summer sun. These stories range from sweet to spicy, dark to playful, tragic to satirical.

Eine junge Mutter wird grausam zugerichtet auf einer Parkbank gefunden, neben sich ihr quicklebendiges Baby - und ein Rattenschädel. Das ist nicht der einzige geheimnisvolle Hinweis, den Chefinspektor Tony Braun erhält: Ausgerechnet Viktor Maly, ein Insasse der Psychiatrie, scheint mehr über den Fall zu wissen. Doch er hat seit über einem Jahr keinen Kontakt mehr zur Außenwelt. Wurde die Frau Opfer eines lange geplanten Komplotts? Da geschieht eine weitere Bluttat. Und es gibt nur einen Zeugen: Viktor Maly ...

Jackson and Bear. A spree killer awakened. An impending hurricane. The perfect storm. His legal troubles behind him, Jackson Clay joins his friend and business partner, Bear Beauchamp, for a hunting trip on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. An opportunity for some “R&R”, it’s supposed to be a relaxing getaway to the quiet town of Chincoteague. But when Jackson and Bear’s hunting guide is found dead, things soon change. The police ruled the death a tragic accident, but Jackson isn’t so sure. He starts looking into the beloved local when a tourist is also found dead in the local wildlife refuge.

The gods have been banished from Asgard! Odin, paranoid in a fit of paranoia over the prophecy of his death, has stranded them on earth until the time of Ragnarok, the apocalyptic war that permanently ends their lives the life of the gods. These the Asgardian outcasts, now living among humans, are now hiding in plain sight among humans on earth.

Teenager Vernon Gregory Little's life has been changed by the Columbine-style slaughter of a group of students at his high school. Soon his hole-in-the-wall town is blanketed under a media siege, and Vernon finds himself blamed for the killing. Eulalio Ledesma is his particular nemesis...

This comprehensive manual provides a thorough exploration of modern interrogation techniques, grounded in psychological insights and ethical practices.

'Hellishly good fun' The Times ‘A blackly funny twist on the Country House mystery, with bodies and wit galore’ John Connolly And Then There Were None meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Ten strangers. An old dark house. A killer picking them off one by one. And a missing girl who's...

Unlock the secrets to unshakable confidence and master the art of conversation with "Confidence and Conversation Starters Without Being Weird." This comprehensive guide offers practical tools and techniques to help you engage confidently with anyone, anywhere. Discover the true definition of confidence, learn how it develops, and implement actionable steps like setting achievable goals, using positive affirmations, and mastering confident body language.

From “one of the brightest stars in the British crime writing firmament” (John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author), a twisty thriller that combines Agatha Christie with Shutter Island as it follows a group of strangers in a race against time to stop a serial killer. Ten strangers...

The fragile peace between realms shatters as Eero's fight to reclaim his throne pushes the rebellion forward. War looms on the horizon, and his destiny rests on a blade's edge. Amidst the chaos, Aurelie and Eero uncover the darkest shadows of their realm that threaten the fabric of their bond. What was an unlikely union twists into life or death, and restoring balance becomes a greater threat than just reclaiming his throne. A malevolent force born by the chaos of war emerges from the depths of the fae realm as Aurelie grapples with the consequences of her magic. 

Two murders before lunch make for a pretty bad day. But when your sister is the prime suspect, you just want to howl at the moon. Thankfully, no one would notice in Barkview—the dog-friendliest town in America, where humans are starting to look like the endangered species. Cat Wright has barely had time to regret the good deed that landed her in trouble when her younger sister, Lani, calls with a crisis. She's just performed mouth-to-mouth on her unconscious professor—and possible boyfriend—Peter Gallardo.

A death row cell that recounts the dark stories of its inmates. An informant who consumes shards of crystallized skulls to see the past. A world where to speak of the dead is a violation of an unjust society's rules. Heists, drugs, cults, detectives, murder, monsters, revenge.

Jackson Clay used to be many things. An Army Ranger. A loving husband. A doting father. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, in the wake of unspeakable tragedy, he's simply the missing's last hope. When quiet high schooler Sara Beth Parker disappears in the night from her home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Detective Angela Cole is assigned the case. A black woman in a department full of white men, she's made a career for herself working harder and being better than the badges beside her.

When two sisters decide to record their random ramblings, this is what happens.