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In Woolrich's iconic tale, Detective Tom Shawn saves a lovely young woman from a suicide attempt one night, and later hears her story. She is in despair because the death of her wealthy father has been predicted by a confidence man seemingly gifted with the power of clairvoyance; a man whose predictions have unerringly aided her father in his business many times before. Shawn and a squad of detectives investigate this dire prediction and try to avert the millionaire businessman from meeting his ordained end at the stroke of midnight.

Welchen Weg gehst du, wenn dein Leben auf der Kippe steht? Wähle weise, es könnte deine letzte Entscheidung sein. Cornell Rohde, ein gescheiterter Ex-Polizist aus München, baut sich in Salzburg ein neues Leben auf. Es nimmt eine drastische Wendung, als er Zeuge eines mysteriösen Banküberfalls wird. Er versucht, den Geheimnissen hinter dem Verbrechen auf die Spur zu kommen, und gerät in eine Verschwörung, die sein Weltbild ins Wanken bringt.

Detective Sergeant Aaron Fowler of the Metropolitan Police doesn’t count himself a gullible man. When he encounters a graphologist who deduces people’s lives and personalities from their handwriting with impossible accuracy, he needs to find out how the trick is done. Even if that involves spending more time with the intriguing, flirtatious Joel Wildsmith than feels quite safe. Joel’s not an admirer of the police, but DS Fowler has the most irresistible handwriting he’s ever seen. If the policeman’s tests let him spend time unnerving the handsome copper, why not play along?

Welchen Kurs schlägst du ein, wenn dir die Verzweigungen des Lebens die Wahrheit offenbaren? Cornell Rohde wacht in einem Leichenhaus auf. Bevor er begreift, was mit ihm geschehen ist, jagen ihn mysteriöse Agenten. Er trifft auf einen Fremden, der ihm eine Wahrheit offenbart, die jenseits seiner Vorstellungkraft liegt. Cornell sieht ein, dass er sein Schicksal noch lange nicht erfüllt hat. Auf der Flucht trifft er auf alte Bekannte. Als sich die Puzzleteile zusammenfügen, erkennt Cornell, dass die Welt viel größer ist als gedacht.

Welche Richtung schlägst du ein, wenn es keine Wegweiser an den Kreuzungen des Lebens gibt? Cornell Rohde steht kurz davor, ins Delta-Team, die Spezialeinheit einer Geheimorganisation, aufgenommen zu werden, doch eine Nachricht der Hackergruppe Entblendung konfrontiert ihn mit seiner Vergangenheit. Als ein Maulwurf droht, das Delta-Team zu verraten, gerät Cornell zwischen die Fronten. In einem Katz-und-Maus-Spiel quer durch Europa versucht er, seinen Weg zu finden.

Von Southampton nach New York: Kaum haben sich der berühmte Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes und sein Medizinisches Pendant Doktor Watson die Wunden ihres letzten Falles versorgt, wartet schon das nächste Abenteuer auf die beiden. Was eigentlich als Erholung mitten auf dem offenen Atlantik gedacht war, verläuft für Holmes und Watson wie eine ‚Arbeitsreise‘ mit viel Aufklärungsarbeit. Zwei Meister der Kriminalgeschichte auf hoher See Richtung Amerika.

Outmaneuvered at every turn by the figure known as "M," only Kempthorne can free Dom, but juggling the horrors of his own past, containing a rising preternatural threat and the twisted machinations of "M" might just be too much, even for Kempthorne. Can Kage Mitchell be trusted to help?

Gabriel is a security expert for Cipher Security, and a former UN Peacekeeper with a fierce protective streak that finds its focus on the beautiful P. I., Shane. Their attraction is like an elephant in a room full of breakable things, and figuring out how to trust each other with their hearts, and maybe their lives, is the most fragile thing of all.

Now the shocking truth about Vee's identity is revealed; the five are forced from to leave the UK in pursuit of the god threatening to end the world. But Chaos hasn't finished his games, yet. The countdown is on to stop the portals opening and to discover his whereabouts. The arrival of new allies sends shockwaves through the group when they discover Joss's theories are true. But with them comes new hope. And following one more stunning twist about Vee's identity, and her connection to them, the five discover their place in the world is much bigger than they realized.

From her first step onto Canderfey University's campus, Joanna Wick, the new librarian-in-training, is overwhelmed by the bustle of people and the wealth of magical information now available to her. Most overwhelming of all, she attracts the attention of three handsome professors. But Aiden King, Callum Pike, and Isaac Metclaffe are a coven waiting to find their fourth and complete their home, and Joanna knows she can't be that witch. She's barely magical.

The threat to the Four Horsemen and the world continues, but now they have solid leads and are closer to uncovering who is behind the attacks. Vee and the Four become closer as barriers fall and trust grows, yet one person remains worried about what will happen if Vee reaches full power. An opportunity to regain Portia's trust, some help from a supernatural mercenary, and an investigation into the Myriad Foundation reveal more answers about the chaos surrounding them.

Three humans are dead, and the search is on for the surviving member from Vee's online group. If he's alive, Seth could hold the key to who's behind the attacks - and why the group are targets. Thanks to their broken alliance with the fae, the Four Horseman and Vee must turn to others for help and are pulled deeper into the supernatural underworld. The danger the world faces is greater than they imagined, and someone is determined the Horsemen will fail.

Who is Vee? Where did she come from? And what is the darkness the fae can see inside her? Xander's reaction to these questions drives a bigger wedge between the fae and the Horsemen. His move isn't popular with the others because right now they need help from the fae more than ever. A bloody message and a series of murders lead to a search for a threat from the past. Instead, the Horsemen encounter something new and dangerous. The race is on to find out what the creatures are and how big a threat they are to an already chaotic world.

Ewan's shock revelation sends Vee's life further into chaos, and she faces an uncertain future in a secret world she never knew existed. The Four Horsemen now have their missing link and will each do anything to protect and support her, but Vee's determined to show them she can be their equal. When Vee joins the Four Horsemen's hunt for those behind the plot to murder a fae queen, she discovers society faces bigger dangers than she realised. One night changes everything and increases Vee's determination to harness her power and step into her new role.