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A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all its forms, following four estranged siblings whose lives collide in the lead-up to a family wedding, when new clues surface about their long-missing father “Truly a great American novel that does...

Nach einem traumatisierenden Erlebnis mit ihrem Lebensgefährten Graham scheint das Schicksal es mit Anna Eliot, einer jungen Lehrerin aus North Fork, endlich gut zu meinen. Sie lernt Robert Wright kennen und heiratet ihn überstürzt. Doch plötzlich tauchen Gedächtnislücken auf, die sie sich nicht erklären kann. Nach und nach zweifelt Anna an ihrem Verstand. Der Albtraum fängt an, als ein Nachbar einzieht, der ihr von Anfang an unheimlich ist. Und dann verschwindet eines Tages ihr geliebter Hund.

Zoey Andrews verschwindet an einem warmen Herbsttag aus einem Park mitten im Herzen von New York City. Es gibt keine Zeugen. Die Cops des New York City Police Departments halten das Mädchen für das dritte Opfer des von ihnen spöttisch genannten „Dolly-Lovers“. Für die Journalistin Doreen Bertani beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

Das Leben der Profilerin Angel Davis gerät gänzlich aus den Fugen, als sie einen wichtigen Einsatz vermasselt. Sie wird suspendiert. Während sie versucht, ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen, ahnt sie nicht, dass sie sich bereits im Visier eines Psychopathen befindet. Wird sie ihre größte Angst besiegen und eine neue Liebe finden? Ein nervenaufreibendes Katz-und-Maus-Spiel beginnt, doch die Zeit wird knapp.

Lucy Robinson ist fest entschlossen, sich das Leben zu nehmen, als sie plötzlich entführt wird. Ein Jahr später beginnt eine seltsame Mordserie, die die Verhaltensanalyseeinheit des FBI vor eine ihrer schwersten Aufgaben stellt: einen Täter zu ermitteln, der keine verwertbaren Spuren hinterlässt. Das Werk eines Geisteskranken? Als das New Yorker Ermittlerteam um Scott Goodwin den bizarren Zusammenhang erkennt, verschwinden wieder zwei Menschen. Und der Serienkiller ist noch nicht fertig. Noch lange nicht.

Berlin. Für Julia Hoffman, eine junge, aufstrebende Professorin, endet die Karriere plötzlich, als sie des Mordes angeklagt wird. Alle Indizien scheinen zu stimmen, doch die Erinnerung an jenen Tag ist verschwunden. Mit viel Schmerz im Herzen muss Julia zusehen, wie ihr Leben mit jedem Tag immer mehr zum Albtraum ohne Wiederkehr wird. Doch plötzlich findet sie etwas heraus, das eine Wendung ihres grausamen Schicksals zu sein scheint. Diese Tür hätte nie geöffnet werden dürfen.

A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr. Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr. Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of narrative experimentation into a gripping morality tale of good versus evil.

An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband’s life without her in a Modern Love column in the New York Times. On March 3, 2017...

Alice is pregnant with her husband Sir Richard Trevlyn’s child. One day, she listens to a conversation between her husband and a visitor through a keyhole. What she hears is shocking enough to make her faint, and when she comes to, her husband is found dead. Years later, the sixteen-year-old Paul applies for a job at the estate, and it becomes clear that there is more to him than meets the eye. What happened to Sir Richard Trevlyn, and who is the mysterious Paul? Louisa May Alcott’s mystery novella from the 19th century, read by B.J.

J. B. Priestley was one of Britain's most significant writers. His output was prodigious: in his lifetime, he penned 26 novels, 39 plays and hundreds of essays. He enjoyed great success on stage, notably with Dangerous Corner, Time and the Conways and An Inspector Calls, which experimented with narrative structure and unorthodox theories of time. Included here are some of his most esteemed works, adapted for radio and brought together in one statement collection.

B.J. Harrison narrates "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving" by author Louisa May Alcott. Thanksgiving is here, but the mother and father of seven children are called away to the bedside of an ill grandmother. The farm is left in charge of the eldest child and the children decide to whip up a Thanksgiving dinner that will make their parents proud, but the task turns out to be more difficult than they had imagined.

"Why a B-Minus Economy May Be Causing a Turbulent Election" is from the May 24, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Eavis and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In "Lost in a Pyramid; or The Mummy's Curse" by Louisa May Alcott, Paul Forsyth and his fiancée Evelyn discover that taking souvenirs back from ancient places may not be the best idea. Paul returns from an expedition to Egypt with his risk-taking colleague Professor Niles with a box of seeds, which Evelyn takes a liking to. The problem is, the seeds were collected from the grave of a sorceress, who has vowed to take revenge on anyone disturbing her resting place.

It's Me Frankie B will be a weekly podcast where Frankie will be joined by friends, family, and special guests to talk about life, community, sports, careers, and many more! Please feel free to reach out to the podcast if there are certain topics you would like Frankie and his guests to discuss!

""Chilling, thought-provoking, and hauntingly written, Mother May I kept me on the edge of my seat with its breathless race against time."" –Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl from Widow Hills ""A master of domestic suspense."" —Entertainment Weekly The New...

In the years before Little Women, Louisa May Alcott anonymously wrote several thrillers in order to make ends meet. Dubbed as her “blood and thunder tales”, they reveal a bright, inventive and passionate writer driven to keep the listener riveted. Behind a Mask is considered the best of these tales. Jean Muir works her will on the Coventry family, who are rich, indolent, and ripe for the picking. While also tackling themes of social status and feminism, Alcott deftly delivers a shocking tale of obsessive intrigue.

This story casts penetrating light on how struggles in Europe and Asia merged into a tightly entwined global war. It features not just battles, but also the sweeping political, economic, and social effects of the war, and are graced with a rich tapestry of individual characters from top-tier political and military figures down to ordinary servicemen, as well as the accounts of civilians of all races and ages.

There are situations that fill even the most seasoned FBI K-9 handlers with shock and horror. Meg Jennings is preparing for another workday when she gets word of a catastrophic scene in downtown Washington, D.C. Part of a twelve-story condo building has collapsed, and the rest of the structure could soon follow. Every search-and-rescue worker and K-9 team is needed on-site immediately to find survivors—and assess the casualties.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

Meet the World's Funniest First Grader—Junie B. Jones! Ho, ho...uh-oh! With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for over 20 years! In the 25th...