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From sultry international jungles to the rugged terrain of the American Southwest, join the larger-than-life, scorching-hot alpha heroes of the Bureau of American Defense, Black Ops, Inc., and the US Navy SEALs for all the pulse-pounding, heart-racing, toe-curling excitement. They're cool under pressure, steamy under the sheets, and when the enemy strikes, there's not a lethal mission these gorgeous men can't handle.

It's Emmy and Daniel's first wedding anniversary. They're having dinner at Sky Cornerstone, one of the best restaurants in town. Some people recognize Emmy for being in charge of the biggest change in Sky Valley's police department, courtesy of the sacking of Lena McMahon, the woman who almost destroyed Emmy's life during the past year. In the middle of dinner, everyone in the restaurant is shocked by a scream coming from the powder room: a woman has died.

Vor laufender Fernsehkamera bricht die Weinkönigin Monika I. bei einem Weinfest im badischen Irthingen tot zusammen. Alles deutet auf einen tragischen Tod aufgrund eines angeborenen Herzfehlers hin. Aber Monikas Freundin Stephanie kommt daran einiges merkwürdig vor. Sie bittet die Reisejournalistin Alexandra Berger um Hilfe, die bereits gemeinsam mit Kater Brown die Klostermorde in der Eifel aufklären konnte. Kater Brown, Alexandra und ihr Kollege Tobias, der wieder mit von der Partie ist, stoßen bei ihren Nachforschungen auf eine jahrzehntelange Fehde zwischen zwei benachbarten Weindörfern, jede Menge Lügen, Intrigen und Vorurteile. Und wer ist der geheimnisvolle Freund, dessen Namen Monika nicht verraten wollte?

Following the success of Paris Noir, the Akashic Noir Series has expanded to include the famously diverse and sometimes controversial suburbs of this legendary city.

Very British - drei Cherringham-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 31: Ein jähes Ende. Drei Mädchen und ein großes Abenteuer: Die Wanderung zum Abschluss der Highschool hat Tradition in Cherringham. Auch Holly, Amy und Jasmine beschließen, fünf Tage lang durch die dichten Wälder der Cotswolds zu wandern und nachts unter dem Sternenhimmel zu zelten. Doch dann verschwindet eines der Mädchen mitten in der Nacht und wird am nächsten Morgen tot aufgefunden. Zunächst sieht alles nach einem schrecklichen Unfall aus. Doch Jack und Sarah sind davon nicht überzeugt.

A fictional priest and amateur detective named Father Brown had a face once described “as round and dull as a Norfolk dumpling”. This made him appear somewhat clumsy and naïve, but that didn’t take into account his keen understanding of human nature and exceptional intuition. Stories include: “The Blue Cross”, “The Secret Garden”, “The Queer Feet”, “The Flying Stars”, “The Invisible Man”, and more.

Ready to stay up all night? This suspenseful collection includes four books in the heart-stopping, engrossing Leine Basso Thriller Series: Cargo, The Last Deception, Dark Return, and Absolution. Hours of edge-of-your-seat action and suspense!

Get your mystery fiction fix with this collection of short stories featuring retired federal agent Chris Matheson; sleuths Mac Faraday, Joshua Thornton, and Cameron Gates; and a rambunctious crime-solving dog named Gnarly. 

Berlin does not make it easy to write noir fiction - or perhaps Berlin makes it too easy. Noir tradition casts a long, influential, and even daunting shadow. Neither Döblin nor Benn, Brecht nor Lang, catered to any crime fiction traditions. They merely steeped their literary projects in a great deal of noir. And so it is with most of the stories in our anthology: they do not necessarily follow the usual patterns of crime fiction, but regard noir as a license to write as they wish, a certain way of approaching the city, and a prism through which its nature is viewed....

On the evening of Saturday, January 15, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neighboring village. She phones her daughter to confirm that she’s on her way, but she never arrives home. In the ensuing police investigation, no trace of Jennifer Evans is ever found. The only evidence is a photograph of footprints in the snow in front of Holdergate station. It appears someone was fleeing for their life….

In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set between the events of his novels RomanBlood and Catilina’s Riddle, these nine stories of previously untold adventures from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son, Eco, was still a mute boy and his wife, Bethesda, was but his slave - will delight Saylor’s many fans while illuminating details of the ancient world like no other writer can.

Very British - drei "Cherringham"-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 37: "Das vergessene Haus": Ein junger Mann stirbt auf mysteriöse Art und Weise in einem alten, verlassenen Haus, einem so genannten "Lost Place". Doch was hat er dort gemacht? Wollte er wirklich nur das einsam gelegene Gebäude erforschen und ist dabei verunglückt? Seine Freunde glauben nicht an einen Unfall und wenden sich an Jack und Sarah. Schon bald muss das Ermittler-Duo erkennen, dass es ziemlich gefährlich sein kann, an alten Geheimnissen zu rühren.

Do you love a good whodunit? Detectives and mobsters, newshawks and murderers–all ingredients for disaster in this murder mystery collection. Whether it was sending a detective after missing ships at sea or chasing down grisly headhunters at a carnival, Ron knew how to thrill readers and keep them guessing until the end.

After suffering a personal tragedy, Abby Sullivan buys a huge old seaside mansion she has never even seen, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay Maine, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos. What Abby thought she needed was alone time to heal.

The Order of the Black Sun series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night.

"Eggnog Murder": When a gift-wrapped bottle of eggnog proves to be a killer concoction for a Tinker's Cove local, all Lucy Stone wants for Christmas is to find the murdering mixologist who's stirring up trouble. "Death By Eggnog": Food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell has never cared much for Bar Harbor's grouchy town librarian, Agatha Farnsworth. But after the Scroogy senior has a fatal - and suspicious - allergic reaction to supposedly non-dairy eggnog, it's up to Hayley to ladle out some justice.

Magic, mayhem, and friendship. That’s what these strong heroines (and the people they surround themselves with) share. This three-book omnibus includes Bourbon Street Ghosts, Fiends in Low Places, and Wicked Graves.

Buffalo, New York, is still the second-largest metropolis in the state, but in recent years its designation as the Queen City has been elbowed aside by a name that's pure noir: The City of No Illusions. Presidents came from here; and in 1901 a president was killed here while visiting the Pan-American Exposition, by a man who checked into a hotel under a name that translates as Nobody.

Thrilling crime stories about cars, driving, and the road from the world's best-selling and critically acclaimed writers. Like fiction, cars take us into a different world: from the tony enclaves of upper-crust society to the lowliest barrio; from muscle-car-driving con men to hardscrabble kids on the road during the Great Depression; from a psychotic traveling salesman to a Mexican drug lord who drives a tricked-out VW Bus. We all share the roads, and our cars link us together.

No sooner does she set foot in the quirky village of Pin Cherry Harbor to claim her inheritance, than the handsome sheriff catches her standing over a corpse. Desperate to prove her innocence, she’s forced to accept help from her granny’s entitled cat and a spirit from beyond the grave.