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Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities,"

Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying to learn how not to be one. Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien, and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John...

One of the world’s greatest novelists, Leo Tolstoy was also the author of a number of superb short stories, one of his best known being “The Kreutzer Sonata.” This macabre story involves the murder of a wife by her husband. It is a penetrating study of jealousy as well as a piercing complaint about the way in which society educates men and women in matters of sex - a serious condemnation of the mores and attitudes of the wealthy, educated class.

Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark...

What made Sherlock Holmes a household name and cultural icon? This very first collection of stories featuring the astute sleuth and his loyal assistant, Dr. Watson. In these twelve ingenious mysteries, Holmes is embroiled in betrayal, abduction, thievery, deception, and murder. Relying on logic, driven by instinct, and employing his uncanny powers of observation, Holmes cracks the cases that elude Scotland Yard. This Baker Street dozen by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is all the evidence listeners will need to understand why Sherlock Holmes is an enduring legend in detective fiction.

The second immortal volume in this dark and fantastic series, Fangs is a scintillating and sinister collection of vampire stories and part of the now legendary vampire archives. Including Clive Barker, Anne Rice, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many, many, more...Featuring: Bloody fangs, dark and foreboding crypts, mysterious nighttime apparitions, and languid ladies.

A stellar line up of stars, including Celia Imrie (The Crown), Joan Sims (Carry On), Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van), Geoffrey Palmer (As Time Goes By) and Lynda Bellingham (Loose Women), play a cast of moving and memorable characters in this brilliant six-part comedy drama. Let these sensory delights take you into the classic five senses we know… plus the other one.

From Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Kernick - the UK's answer to Harlan Coben - come two electrifying novellas and three gripping short stories published in book form for the very first time. Fans of David Baldacci, Stuart MacBride and Peter James will not be disappointed.

Welcome to the Nightside. It's the secret heart of London, beating to its own rhythm, pumping lifeblood through the veins of its streets and alleys hidden in eternal darkness, where creatures of the night congregate, and where the sun is afraid to shine. Tales from the Nightside presents ten macabre mysteries that shine a dim beam into the neighborhood's darkest corners to reveal things that should never come to light. Take a walk with such deadly and dangerous denizens as Razor Eddie, Dead Boy, and Larry Oblivion as they encounter things far more inhuman and inhumane than them.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sleeping in the Ground comes this brilliantly nuanced short story collection of twenty stories—most never before published in the US, and one of them an Edgar winner—which also features three Inspector Banks tales. Peter Robinson pens thrilling...

Ein Mann kehrt in das Dorf seiner Kindheit zurück und beschwört die Erinnerung an einen dunklen Sommer herauf. Damals machten er und seine Freunde auf der Mülldeponie eine schreckliche Entdeckung... Ein junger Mann glaubt, alles erreicht zu haben: Rodney hat eine hübsche Verlobte und einen guten Job bei der Bank. Bis ein Überfall alles zunichtemacht... Ein Junge verirrt sich und findet auf einer abgelegenen Farm Zuflucht. Terry ist heilfroh, bei der freundlichen Mrs. Perrin unterzukommen. Doch da beginnt der Albtraum erst.

This star-studded anniversary anthology features over twenty-five unforgettable stories from internationally bestselling authors and literary legends. From the Nordic noir of Jo Nesbø and the lyricism of Tennessee Williams to the timeless imagination of Ray Bradbury and the courtroom wit of John Mortimer, these vivid tales reflect the range and tone that have defined The Strand Magazine for a quarter century.

Små historier 4 er Peter Adolphsens fabulerende og originale fortællinger om verdens tilstand i den mest vidtfavnende forstand. Universets geologiske egenrådighed forenes her med eventyrlige scenarier, myter, overnaturlige historier, økokritik, tankeeksperimenter, menneskelig indbildskhed og små hverdagsglimt af det ganske banale og kosmisk foranderlige. Som altid hos Adolphsen gøres der vold på virkeligheden, hvis fænomener kun sjældent passer ned i de post-faktum så nydeligt opfundne kasser.

Frühling. Kleine Frühlingsgeschichten über die erste Jahreszeit. Ein Buch über Licht, Vogelgezwitscher, Schneeglöckchen, Blumenwiesen und Marienkäfer. Betrachtungen zum Verliebtsein, Spazierengehen und Eisessen.

Winter - Kleine Wintergeschichten über die weiße Jahreszeit. Ein Buch über Schneeflocken, Eiskristalle, Weihnachtsmärkte, Winterspaziergänge und Kälte. Betrachtungen zum Lesen, Schlittenfahren und Eisbaden. Dieses Buch ist für Sie geeignet, wenn Sie auf der Suche nach wunderschönen Wintergeschichten sind, die eine winterliche Stimmung zu Ihnen nach Hause bringen, nach einem tollen Geschenk für Menschen suchen, die den Winter lieben und gerne lesen und Ihren wintersüchtigen Lieben eine kleine Freude bereiten wollen.

Der forensische Anthropologe Dr. David Hunter wird an die Küste von Dorset gerufen. Dort sucht die Polizei nach einem vierzig Jahre alten Grab. Es scheint unmöglich, in der sich ständig verändernden Dünenlandschaft, die seit mehreren Jahrzehnten Wind und Gezeiten ausgesetzt ist, noch sterbliche Überreste aufzufinden. Als die diensthabende Polizistin Reddy zu unkonventionellen Mitteln greift, nimmt der Fall eine düstere Wendung.

A gripping narrative from the master of the race against time thriller. Have you ever been in the wrong place at the wrong time? You are hiking in the Scottish highlands with three friends when you come across a girl. She is half-naked, has been badly beaten, and she can’t speak English. She is clearly running away from someone. Do you stop to help her? Even if it means putting your friends’ lives - and your own - in terrible danger?

An exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy. Over the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people’s stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into...

Sommer. Kleine Sommergeschichten über die warme Jahreszeit Ein Buch über Sommernachtsträume, Freibäder, Sonnenblumen, Getreidefelder und die Hängematte. Betrachtungen zum Urlaub, Garten und See. Dieses Hörbuch ist für Sie geeignet, wenn Sie auf der Suche nach wunderschönen Sommergeschichten sind, die eine sommerliche Stimmung zu Ihnen nach Hause bringen.

Round the Fire was the title of a series of 12 mystery and suspense short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, published monthly in The Strand Magazine between June 1898 and May 1899. The series was popular with contemporary readers, and while some of the individual stories, such as "The Brown Hand", have been regularly anthologised for many years and are well-known, there are some overlooked gems here, too.