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Read by Daniel Weyman (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) and featuring an author's note read by Peter James 'What a fool I've been not to have read Peter James until The Hawk Is Dead! A great story' – James Patterson, bestselling author of the Alex Cross series Roy Grace never dreamed...

Thomas Finbow, falconer to Sir Robert Vicary, is sent to the remote Salisbury Plain by his master to assist on the estate of the impoverished Sir Giles Buckeridge. Thomas is to train a ramage hawk – an immature, half-wild bird – and to teach the arts of falconry to Sir Giles’s young ward, Gervase. It soon becomes clear, however, that Sir Giles has much bigger problems than falconry as he is struggling to secure respectable futures – and provide sufficient dowries - for his three spirited daughters.

Hugh d’Avranches, Earl of Chester, is enraged when his hawk is killed by an arrow in the Forest of Delamere. When two poachers are caught, he orders their execution, yet neither of them fired the arrow. As Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret come to Cheshire to settle a series of disputes between Church and State, they are guests of the earl. But when they explore the castle and discover that the Prince of Gwynedd is being held there as a hostage, a number of questions arise.

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home. These shiver-inducing tales introduce listeners to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge.

Kriminalroman um die Entführung eines Sportwagen-Prototypes in Berlin und Umgebung. Spannend und überraschend.

An FBI agent is murdered on a snow-covered mountain in Idaho. Retired Agent Lane Palmer recovers a courier valise with evidence of a secret organization in Washington involving powerful government leaders operating in drugs, oil, organized crime and directing terrorists. The evidence is stolen when FBI Director Pat O'Neill is shot, and President Armstrong asks Palmer to find the valise, and who killed the agent. Palmers' search leads him across the country.

Ex-FBI-Agentin Jane Hawk suchte die wahren Schuldigen für den vermeintlichen Freitod ihres Ehemannes Nick und hat die Verschwörung um die elitäre Gruppe der Arkadier aufgedeckt. Während ihres Kreuzzuges gegen die Terrorgruppe hat sie sich viele Feinde gemacht, die auf Rache sinnen. Nun endlich scheinen diese ihrem Ziel nahe: Die Arkadier haben Janes fünfjährigen Sohn Travis aufgespürt, den sie bei Freunden in Sicherheit wähnte. Zeitgleich bereiten sie sich darauf vor, die Schwiegereltern von Jane mental umzuprogrammieren.

Alexandra fährt zusammen mit Kater Brown und ihrem Arbeitgeber, Scheich al Faruq, ins Nachbardorf Dunston. Dort besuchen sie den Fantasy-Fanshop von al Faruqs Freund Darryl. Doch der entspannte Ausflug findet ein jähes Ende, als Kater Brown Darryls Leiche entdeckt. Sie steckt in einer goldenen Rüstung und wurde von Darryls Schwert durchbohrt! Al Faruq bittet Alex und Kater Brown, ihm dabei zu helfen, den Mörder seines Freundes zu fassen. Die Ermittlungen führen sie nach Hawkwind Castle auf eine Fantasy-Convention, wo es von Schwert-schwingenden Rittern nur so wimmelt.