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Lady Marbely finanziert die Suche nach der legendären Stadt Rungholt, die im 14. Jahrhundert vom Nordfriesischen Wattenmeer verschlungen wurde. Als einige der Taucher und Archäologen auf mysteriöse Weise ums Leben kommen, begeben sich der Butler und die Lady selbst nach Nordfriesland.

A Guest of Ganymede is a tale of a scoundrel and a blind passenger who have discovered alien beings that can reverse human afflictions. The blind passenger has chartered a spaceship to take him to Ganymede where he hopes to have his sight restored. The rogue plans to steal the secret for reversing the afflictions and make himself rich beyond his dreams.

Peter Rabbit has a great deal of curiosity and loves to hear stories. In this collection of 16 short stories, Peter Rabbit learns more about many of his neighbors in the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. Sometimes Grandfather Frog tells him a story but there are other neighbors who also share their "knowledge" with him. Mother West Wind's Where Stories explains how Old Mother Nature gives special attention to each creature's special needs when the "world was young".

Cape May, 1947. Cole Harper thought he was taking a simple case—check on an aging vaudeville star for his worried son. But Marigold House, a crumbling seaside boarding house filled with retired vaudeville performers, has more secrets than applause lines.

Cole Harper came to Atlantic City for a break—a few days to clear his head, sip a drink, and forget the mess he left behind in Philly. But when a redhead with a Southern drawl and a face he almost recognizes wins big in a backroom casino, then ends up bound to his hotel bed, vacation is over.

Private investigator Cole Harper doesn't go looking for trouble, but when a woman walks into his office claiming her husband is cheating, a simple domestic case turns into something far more dangerous. A photo, a Chinatown receipt, and a string of half-truths lead Harper into a fog of deception, opium dens, and velvet-draped rooms where the wrong question can get a man killed.

Hugh Kellard stepped over his grandfather's home threshold with a weak smile and slumped shoulders as if the weight of all he'd been through had finally caught up to him. He had no plans to ever return to space, but he knew that Halfrich wouldn't accept this answer. When asked why he was leaving, Hugh refused to explain, an unspoken acknowledgment that there was something more than he was letting on. As pressure mounted, Kellard resigned himself to the inevitable: he would have to return and show Halfrich what he saw on Mercury.

This gripping thriller takes listeners on an adrenaline-filled journey through the shadowy world of sabotage in 1942 America. Ric Dymond is an inexperienced young FBI agent on a mission to bring a covert and deadly sabotage plot hatched by the German Abwehr to justice. Ric is forced to go undercover and rely on his wits and intuition to uncover the unknown saboteurs, aware that another uncover agent was brutally murdered. But the mission is further complicated when Ric meets an old flame, throwing his resolve and focus into question.

Abe believed his life was set—rooted in his Amish community, grounded in faith, and following the path laid out before him. But when a profound loss tore through that foundation, everything he believed in started to unravel. Left searching for answers that never seemed to come, no matter how hard he prayed, Abe questioned his faith and his entire way of life.

Philadelphia, 1947. When private investigator Cole Harper is summoned to the penthouse of Sam Hensley—a powerful but shadowy industrialist--he knows it's no ordinary case. Luxury goods, military surplus, and counterfeit money are disappearing from Hensley's warehouses, and the clues point to an operation as sophisticated as it is ruthless. But Harper soon discovers this is no simple theft—this is the black market at its most dangerous.

When retired Navy Commander George Praddle vanishes without a trace, his wife turns to private investigator Cole Harper for help. With a sharp wit and a knack for uncovering hidden truths, Harper dives into a labyrinth of lies, betrayal, and dangerous motives. Set in 1947, against the gritty backdrop of post-war Philadelphia, this gripping noir mystery thrusts Harper into a shadowy world where trust is scarce, and peril waits at every turn.

Rick and Scotty go to work on a project at an experimental rocket installation in Nevada at the request of Dr. John Gordon. Someone has been trying to sabotage the rocker launches and leaves pictures of a knight sticking a sword through a rocket. The person calls themselves The Earthman.

Ein Blick in die Kristallkugel. Die Wahrsagerin Signora Futuro ist in der Stadt und hat Hausmeister Maulhart vorausgesagt, dass Direktor Dobermeier in Gefahr ist. Doch der Leiter der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule nimmt die Warnung nicht ernst. Als CHAT die vier Freunde Anna, Caro, Jonas und Finn darüber informiert, beschließen sie, einen geheimen Rettungsplan für den Direktor zu schmieden.

Anna, Caro, Finn und Jonas beobachten, wie Henriette aus ihrer Parallelklasse heimlich auf dem Schulhof der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule raucht. Aber es kommt noch schlimmer: Während eines Ausflugs in das angrenzende Waldstück wirft Henriette ihre noch glimmende Zigarette achtlos weg. Im Handumdrehen entfacht sich ein verheerendes Feuer. Während die Feuerwehr alle Kräfte mobilisiert, um ein nahegelegenes, vom Brand bedrohtes Seniorenheim zu schützen, steht das Schulgebäude den lodernden Flammen schutzlos gegenüber.

Alarm in der Bärbel-Rapunzel-Grundschule. Die Schule droht einzustürzen! Nach einem heftigen Schneefall sitzen die Kinder, Lehrer und Lehrerinnen der Bärbel-Grundschule abgeschnitten von der Außenwelt in ihrer Schule fest. Zum Glück hat Herr Maulhart im Keller ein geheimes Lager mit Proviant eingerichtet, so dass erstmal für das Nötigste gesorgt ist. Als auch noch ein gewaltiger Schneetornado die Schule bedroht, sind die Grundschul-Superhelden gefordert.