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With the passing of a new state law, it becomes a felony to harbor an undocumented immigrant in Oklahoma. So when Robert John Brown, a churchgoing family man and respected community member, is caught hiding a barnful of migrant workers with no papers, he is arrested and sent to prison. Meanwhile...

In 1537, amidst England's religious turmoil, fifteen-year-old Anne Askew is forced to take her dead sister’s place in an arranged marriage. The witty, well-educated daughter of a Lincolnshire knight, Anne is determined to free herself from her abusive husband, harsh in-laws, and the cruel strictures of her married life. But this is the England of Henry VIII, where religion and politics are dangerously entangled.

This is a fact: Ryan Summers walked into Three Rivers College and killed 13 women, then himself. But no one can say why. The question is one that cries out to be answered - by Ryan's mother, Moira; by Ishbel, the mother of Abigail, the first victim; and by DI Helen Birch, put in charge of the case on her first day at her new job. But as the tabloids and the media swarm, as the families' secrets come out, as the world searches for someone to blame...the truth seems to vanish.

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 15 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Aylmer Vance - Abenteuer eines Geistersehers" und "Aylmer Vance - Neue Abenteuer eines Geistersehers" von Alice & Claude Askew.

Alice Askew (born in 1874) along with her husband, Claude (born in 1865) wrote over 90 novels and short stories in various magazines between 1904 and 1918. Alice and Claude both died on 6th October, 1917.

A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers. You can support Lost Ladies of Lit by visiting https://www.patreon.com/c/LostLadiesofLit339.

Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. Collaborating and sounding off of one another, in the right circumstances and with complimenting skills, can work wonders as these very talented duos now demonstrate.

Der englische Geisterseher Aylmer Vance und sein treuer Freund Dexter sind in der Zeit vor dem ersten Weltkrieg so etwas wie das Detektivgespann Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson für das Übersinnliche. Der erste Fall führt die Ermittler in die beschauliche Stadt Sandminster. Beryl Verriker, die Tochter von Colonel Verriker, fällt immer wieder unerwartet in Trance, was ihre Eltern verständlicherweise sehr beunruhigt. Des weiteren stellen Aylmer Vance und Dexter in Camplin Castle, einem offensichtlich unbewohnbaren Schloss, Ermittlungen an...

Der englische Geisterseher Aylmer Vance und sein treuer Freund Dexter sind in der Zeit vor dem ersten Weltkrieg so etwas wie das Detektivgespann Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson für das Übersinnliche. Ob es sich um ruhelose Geister, geheimnisvolle Erscheinungen, unerklärliche Begegnungen oder unbewohnbare Häuser und Schlösser handelt Aylmer Vance scheut vor nichts zurück, um seine gruselig-spannenden Fälle aufzuklären.

Der englische Geisterseher Aylmer Vance und sein treuer Freund Dexter sind in der Zeit vor dem ersten Weltkrieg so etwas wie das Detektivgespann Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson für das Übersinnliche. Diesmal ermitteln sie in einem vertrackt mysteriösen Fall von Vampirismus in Schottland und bekommen es außerdem in einem Fall in Essex mit einem unangenehm lärmenden Poltergeist zu tun.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E. Nesbit, and E.F. Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

CHASING A KIDNAPPER A K-9 team will do anything to protect a baby in danger When patrol officer Trisha McCord's six-month-old son is nearly abducted, K-9 officer West Cole saves him just in time. The single mom has no leads on who would try to take her baby—or why. And West won’t let her...

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

A K-9 team will do anything to protect a baby in danger When patrol officer Trisha McCord's six-month-old son is nearly abducted, K-9 officer West Cole saves him just in time. The single mom has no leads on who would try to take her baby—or why. And West won’t let her deal with the threat on...

Elver season on the River Severn - a time of mystery and danger. The wrong time and place for a young man to be searching for his place in the world. Starring Robert Lonsdale, Emily Wachter, Ian Gelder, Stuart McLoughlin, Lizzy Watts, Stephen Hogan, Benjamin Askew and Matt Addis. Written by...