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Einst fesselten sie das Radiopublikum, heute sind sie Hörbuchkult: Die Hörspiele um den leicht versnobten Durbridge-Helden Paul Temple zählten zu den ersten Radiomehrteilern. Heute werden die instigen "Straßenfeger" in Clubs und Lounges aufgelegt.

The end of the world begins at dawn, when the sun rises later than it should. Then the holes appear. The first forms in Central Park, within sight of an apartment where Repairman Jack and a man as old as time watch with growing dread. Gaping holes, bottomless and empty…until sundown, when the first unearthly, hungry creatures appear.

Repairman Jack doesn’t believe a house can be haunted. But he’s about to change that tune… In the borough of Queens, just across the river from Manhattan, two clever practitioners of spiritualist hocus-pocus use high-tech tricks to dupe their marks. Perhaps they’re too good: they’ve lured too many clients from other mediums and are now under attack. Unable to go to the police for fear of exposing their own scams, they hire Repairman Jack to fix their problem.

Polar Shift is the sixth NUMA Files novel by the inimitable Clive Cussler. Giant freak waves send an unsinkable cargo ship to the bottom of the Atlantic and a herd of killer whales attack a party of kayakers in the Pacific - random events, or evidence of polar shift? For Kurt Austin of NUMA...

I'm not saying the entire magical population of North Yorkshire want us dead. Just the majority. Which is why we fled Leeds to hide out in the dubious safety of the seaside town of Whitby. But lying low isn't really in our skillset, and when one of our few remaining friends is taken by the sea, we can't just walk away. We've got to get her back. Especially as her partner is a reaper with a scythe that can slice through reality, and the whole situation might be a teeny, tiny bit our fault. We're not going after Emma alone, though.

Fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will love this high-octane and utterly compelling thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick, the UK's answer to Harlan Coben. 'As ever, Kernick's research is impeccable. The plotting is brilliant and makes for a tense...

Outside of Pakistan, the world's highest concentration of al-Qaeda lurks in South-East Asia and there, Nick Stone¹s bosses get wind of an act of terror that will dwarf even the nightmare of 9/11. When Stone is despatched to Malaysia by the CIA to assassinate a biochemist, he expects his mission...

Struggling for answers when two murders occur - the first on a crowded city bus, and the second a busy subway - inexplicably without witnesses, police lieutenant Marian Larch uncovers a deadly murder-for-hire ring.

It should be an easy solve: a murder in broad daylight with two eyewitnesses. But the victim is the son of a notorious local crime family who has a habit of hitting on other men’s wives; the witnesses are Serbian nationals who speak limited English. For DCI Warren Jones, this is his most challenging case yet. As the suspects pile up, the victim’s family work to protect their son’s memory by destroying any evidence that could betray his criminal past - or might have led to his killer.

It's a routine fraud trial in Miami, until... A witness is murdered... And Jake Lassiter is the prime suspect. The mystery leads Lassiter and his wisecracking delinquent nephew to an abandoned silver mine deep beneath the Aspen ski slopes. The evidence that can clear the lawyer--or bury him--is revealed in an explosive finale.

Gegen Inspektor Barbarotti wird in Stockholm polizeilich ermittelt. Er und seine Kollegin Eva Backman gerieten in eine Situation, die für einen Jugendlichen tödlich endete. Um Abstand von den Ereignissen zu bekommen, beschließen Barbarotti und Backman, sich in die herbstliche Abgeschiedenheit Gotlands zurückzuziehen. Doch auch dort findet Barbarotti nicht die ersehnte Ruhe, denn er glaubt in einem Fahrradfahrer jenen unglückseligen Busfahrer zu erkennen, der für den Tod einer Schulklasse verantwortlich war, und vor sechs Jahren spurlos von einer Fähre verschwand.

'Clever, pacey, compulsive' Sunday Mirror ******** One family. One night. Ten years of lies. It's June 2008 and twenty-one-year-old Adam Lattimer vanishes, presumed dead. The strain of his disappearance breaks his already fragile family. Ten years later, with his mother deceased and siblings...

Raven's secrets have shaped the woman she is: solitary and closed off. After being let down by the one person that should have always been there, Raven has built her walls up so high, nobody could possibly scale them. She takes care of herself. She has her own back. She might live surrounded by her brother's club, the Fallen Lords MC, but the family and brotherhood they preach is a load of crap and she isn't buying any of it.

Immer mehr Untaten der Plume Noir werden Lupin angehängt und der Meisterdieb ist zutiefst gekränkt ob dieser schlimmen Verschandelung seines Rufs. Bei seinem großen Coup in Zusammenarbeit mit seinem neuen Partner plant er, seinen Namen endgültig reinzuwaschen. Fraglich ist nur, ob er sein Vertrauen den richtigen Personen schenkt.

Melville ne tarde pas à payer le prix de ses découvertes en Suisse. Mathilde cherche désespérément la piste de Vincent dans les ruines de Val-Rebours. Poursuivi, Melville arrive à s'enfuir pour regagner Paris ; mais là d'autres ennemis l'attendent.

Ein alter Freund von Dave bittet ihn und das Team um Dr. Zephyre um Hilfe. In Deutschland wurden mehrere Menschen auf mysteriöse Weise getötet, die Bevölkerung ist verängstigt und die Polizei hat den unaufgeklärten Fall mit Absicht ad acta gelegt. Dank Daves ausgeprägten Sprachkenntnissen kommen er, Nina und Dr. Zephyre dem Ursprung dieses Übels schnell näher - doch die erste Begegnung mit der Krégula überleben sie nur mit knapper Not.

The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered. Arsène Lupin has set himself a challenge: to rob Madame Imbert's safe, in which are kept millions. The Imberts are a tough pair, their private mansion is a fortress, and Madame Imbert keeps the only key on her person at all times. This is a case for one master thief.

"The Lady with the Hatchet" is a short story in the "The Eight Strokes of the Clock" collection of eight short stories by Maurice Leblanc. Their main character: Arsène Lupin, the beloved gentleman thief, one of the most famous characters of the detective genre. All eight stories are independent but brought together by a leading thread. Posing as Prince Rénine, Lupin uses his legendary wit to free a young woman from a tedious destiny before having her make him a promise: she will become his bride if together, they manage to solve seven other mysteries before the eighth stroke of the clock, three months from then.

"Shadowed by Death" is a short story from "The Confessions of Arsène Lupin": ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance!

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