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Living back at Mom's place with her and Gram is not how this ex-district attorney intended to start the next chapter of her life, but I shouldn't be surprised it's where I ended up. You see, my family is cursed. Literally. At least that's what both Gram and Mom claim. I've never given much thought to their ridiculous superstitions, but when three local patrons from my mom's occult shop end up dead, even I'm a bit unnerved. So I decide to dive right into the crazy headfirst. And what I thought would be the end of my journey...may only be the beginning.

Widow and empty nester Ava Harper never dreamed of turning 40 without the love of her life. Nor did she know she would bury her favorite aunt, who raised her after the death of her mother, a few years later. Then again, she doesn't have the power of foresight. No, her powers are much darker. With her only son off to college and her life savings depleted, Ava returns home to Shipton Harbor, Maine. When an old friend of the family turns up dead, Ava must delve deep into the powers she's repressed all her adult life to find the killer. Now she must open up to her own wells of dark magic.

Agatha's husband has bought her a first-class ticket on the scenic six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a gift―a one-day writing retreat so she can get some serious work done on her new book, a highly-anticipated follow-up to Agatha's runaway bestseller debut novel. But Agatha has other plans for her day out…plans that are unexpectedly derailed when the train breaks down in the middle of the frigid Canadian woods and one of Agatha's fellow passengers dies quietly in his seat.

Antique store owner and ostracized paranormal hunter, Blair Braden lives a quiet small-town life, running her antique shop and minding her business. Life is good and drama free. Until Lachlan James, her baby-daddy, Alpha of the local wolf pack, and a very good friend comes to her for help. One of his wolves is being haunted, and Blair is just the non-hunter for the job. She's got an affinity for hauntings, despite not technically being a hunter anymore.

When Maigret's .45 revolver is stolen from his home, he becomes embroiled in a murder in which the gun may have played a deadly role. Maigret is the victim of a burglary in which the .45 revolver he had received as a gift from the FBI is stolen. That evening Maigret attends a dinner where François Lagrange, an acquaintance of Maigret's friend, is expected but fails to appear due to ill health. Following his instincts, Maigret decides to investigate Lagrange's absence and uncovers a body stowed in a trunk....

Sid and Ronnie Abel are a first-rate husband-and-wife detective team, both retirees of the LAPD. Ed and Nicole Hoyt are married assassins for hire living in the San Fernando Valley. Except for deadly aim with a handgun, the two couples have little in common—until they are both hired to do damage control on the same murder case. A body was recovered from one of the city's overwhelmed storm sewers, and the victim identified as James Ballantine, who worked as a research scientist for a prestigious company. Two bullets to the back of the head looked like nothing if not foul play.

The suitcase looks like a standard weekend bag. But like the man who carries it, it isn't what it seems. Lined with tinfoil to mask the smell, it is a smuggler's bag and will soon be filled to the brim with marijuana bricks. The smuggler is a Harvard student who has come to California to make his fortune. He hopes to score not just with his connection but with his new girlfriend, a Golden State beauty with an appetite for fine weed. When the deal goes south, she takes the fall, and a crooked FBI agent swipes half the stash.

Torie Bliss thought that being over 40 and having your husband dump you over your favorite meal would be rock bottom. Then she learned that the perfect life he had created for them was built on a foundation of lies. A very public fall from grace leaves her penniless and homeless. Thinking she had nothing else to lose, she decides to move in with her estranged mother in a picturesque town in the mountains of North Carolina. Only to discover that her mother is quite the witch. Literally.

Hochspannend und dramatisch: Der neue Standalone-Thriller des Autorenduos Ulrike Gerold und Wolfram Hänel. Auf dem Marktplatz neben der Kirche wird ein Mann aufgefunden – nackt, von Kopf bis Fuß in Asche eingerieben und mit einer Ziffer auf der Stirn. Im Krankenhaus wird bei dem bekannten Restaurantkritiker eine extreme Unterernährung festgestellt. Kriminalkommissarin Hannah Meyer, die gerade erst aus dem hohen Norden in die Alpen versetzt wurde, vermutet einen Zusammenhang zwischen der Tat und den religiösen Praktiken der Fastenzeit.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Betty Grable, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and many more. Volume 40: Audio Table of Contents: The Adventures of...

 Mistakes? I've made many. My ex can attest to that, but none bigger than accidentally giving life to the dying god. Now, he's coming, full of vengeance and wrath, determined to destroy me and everything I hold dear. 

Die Sherlock Holmes Hörspiel Box 11 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der verschwundene Kutscher", "Das Haus mit den Zwingern", "Eine Frage des Teers", "Die dritte Botschaft".

Silvesterabend. Während es im Hause van Dusen festlich wird und die ersten Dinnergäste eintreffen, fallen draußen vor dem Haus plötzlich Schüsse. Im nächsten Augenblick fällt der Strom aus, und die gesamte Appartementanlage versinkt im Dunkel. Ein polizeilich gesuchter Mörder ist in das Haus eingedrungen. Doch warum? Und zu wem wollte er? Van Dusen schaltet sich in die Ermittlungen ein. Doch selbst er kann einen Mord nicht verhindern. Ihm bleibt nicht viel Zeit, den Täter zu finden, denn er hat noch eine andere Aufgabe zu erledigen, von der kaum jemand im Haus etwas ahnt.

Ali Baba and Cassim are two Persian brothers. Ali Baba barely manages to put food on the table for his family, while his brother lives an easy life thanks to his rich wife. One day, while chopping wood in the forest, Ali Baba sees a band of thieves laden with treasures approaching. They stop in front of a rock and the captain shouts "Open Sesame!". What happens next is pure magic. The giant rock moves to the sides and opens a portal which the thieves enter.

Raoul d'Avenac, alias Arsène Lupin, rentre tard un soir du théâtre, dans une de ses garçonnières. À sa surprise, l'appartement est tout éclairé et une jolie jeune femme blonde est là, appuyée sur un guéridon et qui semble l'attendre. Raoul pense à une bonne fortune mais la "gracieuse vision" ne veut pas qu'il la touche. En réalité, elle est épouvantée et c'est pour chercher refuge qu'elle s'est introduite chez lui.

Mosela Mosholi, ’n ou vriendin, bel Sarah Fourie op ’n koue wintersoggend wakker. Mosi se rekenaars voorspel ’n vierde moord op ’n toeris en Sarah met haar kuberkrakerkennis moet kom help. Sarah kan nie nee sê nie. So sy sleep haarself uit die bed en bel vir Jaap. Mosi is in die moeilikheid en Jaap Reyneke is al raad wat sy het. Van Seepunt en Manenberg tot Tokio en Hakone.

Is Sydney gun city? It certainly seems so when Cliff Hardy is hired by entrepreneur and one-time pistol-shooting champion Timothy Greenhall to investigate the violent death of his troubled son. Soon Hardy is pitched into a world of crooked cops - former members of the Gun Control Unit - outlaw bikies and honest police trying to clean the stables quietly. Two more murders raise the stakes, and relationships are stretched to the breaking point.

Eine neue Zeit. Eine neue Mission. Ein neuer Held: Erleben Sie die Geburt einer neuen Legende! "COTTON RELOADED" ist das Remake der erfolgreichen Kultserie "Jerry Cotton". Drei spannende Hörbuch-Thriller in einem Sammelband: "Ein schmutziges Nest", "Heißes Pflaster Hawaii" und "Bluthochzeit".

Mae West is just hoping for a peaceful weekend at Happy Trails Campground during the Climb the Cliffs Festival in the heart of Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest. But when the festival's star climber, James Rafferty, is found dead at the base of the Cascades, Mae's plans for a quiet weekend crumble faster than a buttermilk biscuit. What looks like a tragic accident turns out to be murder, and Mae armed with her sleuthing notebook and the unwavering support of the Laundry Club Ladies, is on the case.

Ein Meisterkoch und kulinarischer Alchemist bittet Holmes um Hilfe bei der Suche nach einer gestohlenen Zutat. Es handelt sich dabei um eine einzigartige Wurzel aus weit entfernten Kolonien, die dem Koch Weltruhm einbringen soll. Auf der Suche nach dem Dieb öffnet sich Holmes eine ungeahnte Subkultur von Gourmets und Küchenzauberern. Als es schließlich auch noch zu einem grotesken Todesfall kommt, bei dem sich ein Mann zu Tode isst, wird klar, dass hinter der Zutat mehr steckt als nur ein Geschmacksveredler.