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Doc Schultz soll die Leiche von Jimmy untersuchen, doch niemand kann ihn erreichen. Dafür findet Landers endlich entscheidende Details über den Manila Club heraus - und muss sich zusammen mit seinen Hilfs-Sheriffs einem schier übermächtigen Gegner stellen. Die Frage ist nur, wie?

Eine uralte Prophezeiung, eine weltweite Verschwörung und ein ungleiches Ermittler-Duo im Wettlauf gegen skrupellose Bosse und irre Kleriker: "Mission Impossible" meets "Die nackte Kanone" - nur schlimmer! Weltweit verschwinden unter mysteriösen Umständen Frauen unter Sonnenbänken - was kaum jemand zur Kenntnis nimmt.

Receiving letters by post or via e-mail has always been important to me. Even now I feel slightly disappointed if the postman passes the door without anything for me, even though I know the chances are it will be a bill, a parking fine, a bank statement or a catalogue offering me clothing or garden furniture. The same applies when my inbox is empty save for someone offering a deal on a used car or urging me to change my energy provider.

When pop megastar Zach Crystal dies in a fire at his remote mansion, his mysterious demise rips open the bitter divide between those who adored his music and his endless charity work, and those who viewed him as a despicable predator who manipulated and abused young and vulnerable girls. Online journalist Scott King, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the accusations of sexual abuse and murder that were levelled at Crystal before he died. But as Scott begins to ask questions and rake over old graves, some startling inconsistencies emerge.

'A lyrical, fascinating, important book. More than just a family story, it is an essay on belonging, denying, pretending, self-deception and, at least for the main characters, survival.' Literary Review 'Simon May's remarkable How to Be a Refugee is a memoir of family secrets with a ruminative...

Sebastian Fitzek, Val McDermid, Michael Connelly und zehn weitere Thrillerautoren lassen Ihnen das Blut in den Adern gefrieren...

Superinvestors lays bare the investing secrets of legendary investors – from early 20th-century figures such as Benjamin Graham and John Maynard Keynes, through to more modern names such as Anthony Bolton and Warren Buffett. The investors have been picked for a variety of criteria, including their investing excellence, the different ways in which they have made money – and above all for what they can teach individual investors.

Shakespeares Komödie versetzt den Zuhörer ins schöne Padua, wo die noch schönere Bianca nur verheiratet wird, wenn ihre aufsässige Schwester Katharina zuerst einen Bräutigam findet. Doch niemand will das "scharfzüng'sche Weib" freien - außer Petruchio, der glaubt, einer Frau nur beizukommen, wenn man sie wie einen Falken abrichtet. Sagt's, tut's, und schafft es mit allerlei Tricks und psychischer Manipulation, Katharina sich ihm gefügig zu machen. David Nathan (Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, u.v.a.) und Simon Jäger (Matt Damon, Heath Ledger u.v.a.

In den verschneiten Karpaten in den 1880er Jahren: Auf einem einsamen Felsen erhob sich einst das alte, halbverfallene Schloss Tartakow, von dem der Volksmund mancherlei unheimliche Sagen zu berichten wusste. Immer wieder fühlten sich junge Männer davon angezogen und wagten es, das alte Gemäuer zu betreten, um hinter sein Geheimnis zu kommen....

Anne Shirley steckt mitten in den Vorbereitungen für ihre romantische Hochzeit mit Gilbert Blythe im Obstgarten von Green Gables. Es wird der letzte Sommer für die beiden in ihrem Heimatort Avonlea sein, denn der Umzug nach Four Winds steht an. Dort wird Gilbert die Landarzt-Praxis seines Onkels übernehmen...

Lord Robert Saint Simon, ein umschwärmter Junggeselle der feinen englischen Gesellschaft, hat am Tag seiner Hochzeit Schlimmes erleben müssen und wendet sich Hilfe suchend an Sherlock Holmes.

Duke Vincentino, the ruler of Vienna, fears that under his mild sovereignty, the people may have become lazy and lax. He decides to “go over cover” in the disguise of a monk and appoint his deputy, Angelo, who is a reputed paragon of virtue, as temporary ruler. On assuming power, Angelo inaugurates draconian provisions regarding sexual propriety. One of the first victims of this new regime is young Claudio, who has impregnated his lover Juliet, and is accordingly sentenced to death.

“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad … “So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and matures into an educated lawyer—while Aline sets her mind on marrying the rich but dishonorable Marquis de la Tour d’Azyr. But when Moreau’s closest friend is killed by the Marquis in a duel, Moreau vows vengeance. After publicly denouncing the aristocracy and stirring up the crowds, Moreau is forced to go into hiding.

In the fashionable spa town of Bath, one man is the arbiter of taste and the epitome of elegance: the self-proclaimed ‘King of Bath’, Beau Nash. In his capacity as Master of Ceremonies, he presides over the city’s social life, arranging balls and concerts for the ‘ton’, keeping a discreet eye on distinguished visitors and smoothing over any quarrels or disagreements. In these six episodes, he has his work cut out for him...

A Family Obsession is the fascinating result of Harry and Jamie sitting round the kitchen table, where they discuss, debate, select and celebrate all aspects of the game that have inspired them. Who are the men who impacted their careers and fired that all-consuming passion for football? This is a deep dive into the matches, the players, the managers and the changes that have spanned their two generations.