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Welcome to Barton Mallet, a remote village in the Midlands that has been chosen as the unlikely location for a new feature film from Hollywood producer Max Crow. Teenagers from the local drama group are encouraged to audition for a story about the trials and tribulations of growing up. Benjamin Knot, the CEO of a well-known architecture firm, discovers that his children, Lily and Nathan, have each been offered a role. But Barton Mallet has a deep wound that has never truly healed.

With dark secrets, small-town intrigue, and a chilling, relentless danger stalking them, Beretti faces one of her most harrowing cases yet in Savage Rogue, an electrifying start to a series listeners won't be able to put down.

Ein Verrückter treibt sein Unwesen in London. Dieser Ansicht ist zumindest Inspektor Lestrade. Wie sonst ist es zu erklären, dass ein Unbekannter scheinbar sinnlos Napoleonbüsten zerschlägt? Als ein Mord passiert, nimmt Sherlock Holmes sich des Falles an.

In The Monkey's Paw, W.W. Jacobs delivers one of the most iconic and chilling tales of supernatural horror. The story follows the White family as they come into possession of a cursed monkey's paw, capable of granting them three wishes—but at a terrible cost. As their desires are fulfilled, the consequences of tampering with fate become disturbingly clear, leading to a horrifying and tragic outcome.

Vicestatsadvokaten, den velansete Andy Barber, som bor i Newton, Massachusetts, med sin kone, Laurie og deres 14-årige søn Jacob, bliver stillet over for sit livs mareridt, da den 14-årige Ben Rifken findes brutalt myrdet i byens park. Andy er overbevist om, at en lokal børnemishandler er den skyldige, men da internetanklager og uomstødelige beviser peger i retning af Andys egen søn, Jacob, tager sagen en uventet drejning.

On the Caribbean island of Camaho, forensics expert Michael 'Digger' Digson is in deep trouble. His fellow CID detective Miss Stanislaus kills a man in self-defence - their superiors believe it was murder, and Digger is given just six weeks to prove his friend is innocent. While the authorities bear down on them, Digger and Miss Stanislaus investigate a shocking roadside murder, the first tremors of a storm of crime and corruption that will break over Camaho at any moment.

This is a story about Jacob Pratt who "stood bond” for his brother and then lost all his money and was unable to pay his debts. Two years later his brother is finally able to restore him to an enviable financial position. Jacob rewards those who stood beside him during his time of trials and attempts to get even with those who had cast him aside. He finds that revenge is not always sweet. Even though Jacob has plenty of money, he is unable to win the girl of his dreams.

Liv has been forced to take a leave of absence from her job at the FBI following the tragic death of her love, Jack Linwood. She finds herself back home in Rapid City, South Dakota, far from her closest friend and colleague, Streeter Pierce, and her trusted dog, Beulah. Struggling with the risks and pressures of her career and the nostalgia of home, a heartbroken Liv questions whether or not she has made the right choices in life. As if that weren’t enough, she finds herself sitting in a bar staring up into the faces of the bizarre wax heads of the infamous citizens of of Deadwood.

Derfor begraver hun sig i jagten på en morder, der har tortureret sit offer grusomt. Da et nyt lig dukker op på Julias obduktionsbord, antager kriminalkommissær Florian Kessler, at der er tale om en ny sag.

On Christmas Eve in 1988, seven-year-old Alfie Marsden vanished in the Wentshire Forest Pass when a burst tyre forced his father, Sorrel, to stop the car. Leaving the car to summon the emergency services, Sorrel returned to find his son gone. No trace of the child, nor his remains, have ever been found. Alfie Marsden was declared officially dead in 1995. Elusive online journalist Scott King, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the disappearance, interviewing six witnesses, to try to find out what really happened that fateful night.

Wohin führt die Treppe mit den 28 Stufen? Und warum kostete sie einen braven Schneider das Leben? Sherlock Holmes ermittelt in Newcastle upon Thyne.

An investigation by Lt. Maberly into the violent deaths of Indian Agent Jacob Creed and his superior officer Colonel Richard Dandridge of Fort Bloodworth discovers the secret diary of Jacob Creed. What he reads is a shocking and an almost unbelievable confession of passion, infidelity, treachery, murder and an avenging ghost on the Arizona frontier.

After years of learning how to manage her bipolar disorder, Emily Firestone finally has it under control. Even better, her life is coming together: she's got a great job, her own place, and a boyfriend, Paolo, who adores her. So when Paolo suggests a weekend sailing trip, Emily agrees - wine, water, and the man she loves? What could be better? But when Emily wakes the morning after they set sail, the boat is still adrift ... and Paolo is gone.

Jessie doesn't hate singer Shelly James - quite the opposite. One summer, she followed Shelly's tour everywhere. But Shelly wasn't flattered; she was terrified by Jessie's devotion - especially after Jessie was arrested. But after a year of therapy, Jessie understands what happened. She's not the same person anymore. Jessie keeps her head down, but when Shelly is found dead, Jessie's troubled past comes tumbling out, and she quickly becomes a suspect in the high-profile murder.

Logan West and Emma James grew up together but are now high school seniors going in totally opposite directions after graduation. When they are assigned to work together on one last history project, they hardly expect the monotony of high school life to change. Instead, as they decode a series of unexplained clues hidden within their history project itself, Logan and Emma manage to unfold an ancient mystery that has baffled scientists and archaeologists, one with powerful implications for the present day.

The world’s largest volcano does not reside beneath Hawaii’s mountains, or in Washington state, but Yellowstone National Park. Past eruptions have darkened our continent and covered it with a blanket of ash that smothered both plant and animal life. Now the supervolcano, with its earthquakes and geysers, is monitored on a daily basis for signs of the beast reawakening.

En lejemorder kommer til den lille svenske by December, og John Wagner bliver trukket ind i endnu en hæsblæsende og dødsenfarlig jagt på liv og død. Er hun nødt til at sælge sin sjæl til djævlen for at fortsætte sin intense private efterforskning? I denne serie er der ingen, der holder sig tilbage, hverken hovedpersonerne eller deres modstandere.

En kvinde findes myrdet i sit hjem i den lille svenske by. John Wagner står over for en tilsyneladende umulig opgave. Han har brug for hjælp til at logge sig ind på Saras computer. Kim Cordell graver i fortiden og tager alle midler i brug for at få styr på de uretfærdigheder, hun har været udsat for. Men hun er på randen af et nervøst sammenbrud, og helvede er så tæt på at bryde løs.

Spannung pur! Ein Waldarbeiter des beschaulichen Ortes Ijsselmonde macht zufällig einen grausigen Fund: den abgetrennten Kopf eines jungen Mannes südländischer Herkunft. Der Rest des Körpers ist nirgends aufzufinden. Lange tappt das Team um Inspektor van Arkel im Dunkeln, doch dann erhält es einen Tipp von einem dem Schlachthofangestellten, der wenige Tage später selber tot aufgefunden wird... Die Jagd auf den unsichtbaren Mörder beginnt!

Vier Freunde, eine schicksalhafte Begegnung. Drei Tage und Nächte in den Sylter Dünen. Zwei geheimnisvolle Mädchen. Ein verhängnisvolles Spiel... Sonne, Meer, Strand und Sex. Ein exzessives Wochenende in einem luxuriösen Ferienhaus in den Dünen. Vier Freunde und viele Geheimnisse. Was an einem heißen Augusttag als unbeschwertes Spiel beginnt, gerät bald außer Kontrolle und mündet in eine Katastrophe.