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In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again. That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper—even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she’s been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.

Detective Sergeant Chris Waters got the call at 05.29 that July morning. This is it, said DCI Reeve, you'll be first there, it's all yours, you're the crime scene manager. Suddenly, after months of waiting and wondering, Waters finds himself in at the deep end, and alone at the scene of a puzzling murder. As the investigation proceeds, the detectives at Kings Lake Central find themselves visiting familiar places and talking to some familiar faces, while old enmities reappear in the incident room. Before this is over, Chris Waters will need to make a career-changing decision.

TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in a remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough.

When a bird flu pandemic reaches the picturesque yet uncanny island Gotland, panic spreads among the inhabitants who are frantic for an elusive cure. As the community becomes more desperate, the hunt for scapegoats begins. Extremist and anti-immigrant groups gain ground while nurse Sandra Hägg...

Das Dörfchen Rosefield steht kopf! Die Dorfkirche soll geschlossen werden, denn der Dachstuhl ist marode und es besteht Einsturzgefahr. Für die Sanierung fehlt Geld. Einzige Rettung: ein Kirchenbasar! Während Elisabeth voll in der Organisation aufgeht, ereignet sich im Nachbarort Candleham ein dubioser Todesfall, der bei Margret und ihrer berühmt-berüchtigten Spürnase mehr als nur eine Frage aufwirft.

“NXIVM meets Southern suspense…. Gripping, timely, and ominous.” —Allison Buccola, author of Catch Her When She Falls Three women work to uncover the scorching lies and scandal behind a self-help movement, igniting a powder keg of secrets that could blow their town apart, in this...

Radu Anghel studiaza clarinetul la Liceul de muzica din Marele Oras, odinioara manastire de calugari franciscani. Surprinzator insa, lumea internatului, fascinant univers in miniatura, ascunde nu doar chicoteli si farse camaraderesti, ci si o crima oribila, pentru comiterea careia Anghel este invinovatit pe nedrept si condamnat la inchisoare. Experienta carcerala ii schimba fundamental viata, privindu-l de o cariera muzicala de exceptie si aruncindu-l intr-un virtej de drame si intimplari cu final neasteptat.

La Melancolia de los Hombres Pajaroe este thriller, muy recomendable para escuchar en un viaje largo o durante una semana de puesta en forma paseando, nos encontramos con un empresario de éxito, propietario de barcos, aviones e incluso bancos, que de repente, cuando su hija aparece brutalmente asesinada, se da cuenta que su escala de valores está más que trastocada.En el exótico e incomparable marco de la isla de Pascua van a coincidir una serie de personajes variopintos invitados a la inauguración de un hotel de lujo por parte del empresario Camargo.

Detective Tom Fabian's past is catching up with him. It has been years since the most high-profile case of his career - when his evidence put infamous serial killer Christopher Wisher behind bars forever. But when Wisher summons a reluctant Fabian to his prison cell to hand over a diary, he realises that Wisher’s twisted games are far from over. Shortly after Fabian’s visit, Wisher is found dead in his cell. And a few days later, the police find a woman’s body bearing Wisher’s signature, a dead songbird....

Drei Einbrecher begehen jeder einen Einbruch - ohne sich zu kennen, brechen sie in derselben Nacht in dieselbe Villa ein. Sie haben ganz unterschiedliche Ziele und nachdem sie sich begegnet sind, macht sich jeder alleine auf die Suche. Schnell merken sie, dass sie sich verbünden müssen, um ans Ziel ihrer Wünsche zu kommen. Sie kommen einem Geheimnis ungeahnten Ausmaßes auf die Spur und geraten dadurch in Lebensgefahr.

Dieses Hörbuch ist anders als alles, was Sie bisher gelesen haben. Nicht, weil drei Autoren drei Helden in drei Thrillern auf drei irrwitzige Trips schicken. Sondern weil die drei Autoren dabei ihre Helden tauschen. Ja, Sie haben richtig gelesen. Das Ergebnis dieser ungewöhnlichen Idee: Drei Novellen, wie sie, abgesehen von den Handlungen, unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Mehr noch.

Svart Marmor är en roman om makt och om okända krafter i Sverige. Bokens huvudpersoner, Lea och Jack dras in i ett spel där det kan kosta livet att veta för mycket om en orden med gamla anor och internationella förgreningar - och där någon till sist måste betala ett pris. David Ericssons erfarenheter som långtradarchaufför har han haft nytta av som journalist och författare. Han har under de senaste tio åren framgångsrikt givit ut ett antal romaner och en novellsamling och hans historier ofta haft anknytning till chaufförslivet.